# FIRST CRAFT SECURITIES, LLC X-17A-5 (2023-02-13) — Broker-dealer annual report
- Company: FIRST CRAFT SECURITIES, LLC
- Form: X-17A-5
- Filed: 2023-02-13
- Period: 2022-12-31
- Accession: 0001534667-23-000001
- CIK: 1534667
- File #: 8-69006
- Type: Broker-dealer
- Material weakness: No
- Auditor: Mercurius & Associates LLP (formerly AJSH & Co. LLP)
- Auditor location: New Delhi, K7
- Contact: Daniel Conway
- Phone: 310-919-8842
- Email: dconway@craftpartnerslic.com
- Website: craftpartnerslic.com
- Signed by: Daniel Conway (Member)
Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1534667/000153466723000001/DSCFinalAuditPack2022.pdf
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#### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
| ANNUAL REPORTS |
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| FORM X-17A-5 |
| PART III |
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# SEC FILE NUMBER
#### FACING PAGE
Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING 01/01/2022 | | AND ENDING | | |
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| | MM/DD/YY | | | MM/DD/YY |
| | A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION | | | |
| NAME OF FIRM. | First Craft Securities, LLC | | | |
| TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes):
Broker-dealer | Security-based swap dealer
Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer | | _ Major security-based swap participant | |
| | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) | | | |
| 103 Mulberry Street | | | | |
| | (No. and Street) | | | |
| St Michaels | MD | | | 21663 |
| (City) | | (State) | | (Zip Code) |
| PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | |
| Daniel Conway | 310-919-8842 | | dconway@craftpartnerslic.com | |
| (Name) | (Area Code - Telephone Number) | | (Email Address) | |
| | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | |
| | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing * | | | |
| | Mercurius & Associates LLP (formerly known as AJSH & Co. LLP) | | | |
| | (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | |
| | A-94/8, Wazirpur Industrial Area AreaMain Ring Road, New Delhi-110052 INDIA | | | |
| (Address) | (City) | | (State) | (Zip Code) |
| 02/10/2009 | | | 3223 | |
| (Date of Registration with PCAOB)(if applicable) | | | | (PCAOB Registration Number, if applicable) |
| | FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | | | |
\* Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports be covered by the reports of an independent public accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e){1)(ii), if applicable.
Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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#### OATH OR AFFIRMATION
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| I, Daniel Conway - swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
financial report pertaining to the firm of First Craft Securities, LLC
as of |
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| December 31
, 2022 is true and correct. I further swear (or affirm) that neither the company nor any |
| partner, officer, director, or equivalent person, as the case may be, has any proprietary interest in any account classified solely |
| as that of a customer.
DANEN |
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| OTARY
Signature: |
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| Title: |
| PUBLIC
Member |
| Subscribed and sworn befor |
| Notary Public in and for the State of
Notary Public |
| Maryland Talbot County this 13 |
| day of ren
This filing ** contains (check all applicable boxes): |
| X (a) Statement of financial condition. |
| My commission expires 3/15
(b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. |
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| (c) Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of
comprehensive income (as defined in § 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). |
| X (d) Statement of cash flows. |
| (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. |
| (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. |
| (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. |
| X (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable. |
| [i] Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. |
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| I (j) Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. |
| [ k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or |
| Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. |
| [1) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to § 240.15c3-3. |
| (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. |
| [n] Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR |
| 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. |
| X (o) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capital or tangible net |
| worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-1, or 17 CFR 240.18a-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 |
| CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences
exist. |
| [p] Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. |
| X (q) Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.17a-12, or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. |
| [r] Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. |
| |
| [s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. |
| [t] Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. |
| (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial statements under 17 |
| CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. |
| [v] Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 |
| CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. |
| X {w] Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 |
| CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. |
| [x] Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.15c3-1e or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, |
| as applicable. |
| [y] Report describing any material inadequacies found to exist or found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or |
| a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). |
| (z) Other: |
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### First Craft Securities, LLC
Annual Audit Report
December 31, 2022
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### First Craft Securities, LLC December 31, 2022
### Table of Contents
| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 1 | |
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| Financial Statements: | | |
| Statement of Financial Condition | 2 | |
| Statement of Operations | 3 | |
| Statement of Changes in Member's Equity | র্ণ | |
| Statement of Cash Flows | 5 | |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 6-8 | |
| Supplemental Information: | ਰੇ | |
| Schedule I: | 10 | |
| Computation of Net Capital Under Rule 15c3-1
of the Securities and Exchange Commission | | |
| Reconciliation with Company's Net Capital Computation | | |
| Schedule II: | 11 | |
| Computation to Determination of Reserve Requirements
Under Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission | | |
| Information Relating to Possession or Control Requirements
Under Rule 15c-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission | | |
| Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on
Exemption report | 12 | |
| SEA 15c3-3 Exemption Report | 13 | |
| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Applying
Agreed-Upon Procedures | 14 | |
SIPC 7
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#### Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Members of First Craft Securities, LLC
#### Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of first Craft Securities, LC (the "Company") as of December 31, 2022 and the related statements of operations, changes in member's equity and cash flows for the year ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the First Craft Securities, LLC as of December 31, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
#### Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the First Craft Securities, LLC's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the First Craft Securities, LLC's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the First Craft Securities, LLC in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures In the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
#### Auditor's Report on Supplemental Information
The information contained in Schedule 1 - Computation of Net Capital pursuant to Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1 of Securities and Exchange Commission ("Supplemental Information") has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of First Craft Securities, LLC's financial statements. The Supplemental Information is the responsibility of the First Craft Securities, LLC's management.
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Our audit procedures included determining whether the Supplemental Information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the Supplemental Information. In forming our opinion on the Supplemental Information, we evaluated whether the Supplemental Information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with 17 C.F.R. 5 240.17a-5. In our opinion, the Supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.
Mercurius & Associates LLP (Formerly known as AJSH & Co LLP)
We have served as the First Craft Securities, LLC's Auditor since 2018.
New Delhi, India February 8, 2023
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### First Craft Securities, LLC
### Statement of Financial Condition December 31, 2022
| Assets | | | |
|---------------------------------------|----|---------|--|
| Cash and cash equivalents | \$ | 292,731 | |
| Accounts Receivable | 5 | 26,000 | |
| Prepaid expense | \$ | 1,368 | |
| Total Assets | 5 | 320,099 | |
| Liabilities and Member's Equity | | | |
| Liabilities | | | |
| Accounts Payable | 5 | 26,000 | |
| Total Liabilities | 5 | 26,000 | |
| Member's Equity | S | 294,099 | |
| Total Liabilities and Member's Equity | 5 | 320,099 | |
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### First Craft Securities, LLC
### Statement of Operations For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
| Revenue | | |
|--------------------------|----|-----------|
| Investment banking fees | 5 | 1,165,536 |
| Total Revenue | S | 1,165,536 |
| Expenses | | |
| Commission expense | 5 | 156,946 |
| Accounting fees | 5 | 4,200 |
| Taxes and licenses | 5 | 417 |
| Regulatory fees | \$ | 3,913 |
| Other operating expenses | 5 | 4,114 |
| Total Expenses | 5 | 169,590 |
| Net Income | 5 | 995,946 |
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### First Craft Securities, LLC Statement of Changes in Member's Equity For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
| December 31, 2022 | ഗ | 294,099 |
|-------------------|---|-------------|
| Distributions | న | (2,000,000) |
| Net income | ഗ | 995,946 |
| December 31, 2021 | ഗ | 1,298,153 |
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## First Craft Securities, LLC Statement of Cash Flows For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
| Accrued Payroll Expenses | 5 | (42) |
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| Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable | 5 | 25,700 |
| Prepaid expense | S | 57 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income
to net cash used in activities:
(Increase) decrease in:
Accounts Receivable | റ | (26,000) |
| | | |
| Net income | ഗ | 995,946 |
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities | | |
#### Cash Flows from Financing Activities
| Withdrawals | 5 | (2,000,000) | |
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| Net Cash from Financing Activities | 5 | (2,000,000) | |
| Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents | 5 | (1,004,339) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 5 | 1,297,070 | |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year | 5 | 292,731 | |
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### First Craft Securities, LLC Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2022
#### 1. Organization
First Craft Securities, LLC (the "Company") was organized as a Delaware limited liability company on May 13, 2011, and was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a securities broker dealer on February 21, 2013. The Company provides financial advisory and related services.
#### 2. Significant Accounting Policies
#### Basis of presentation
The summary of significant accounting policies presented below is designed to assist in understanding the Company's financial statements. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. ("GAAP") in all material respects, and have been consistently applied in preparing the accompanying financial statements.
#### Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all demand deposits held in banks and certain highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, other than those held for sale in the ordinary course of business, to be cash equivalents.
#### Revenue
The revenue recognition guidance of ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance requires an entity to follow a five-step model to (a) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (b) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (c) determine the transaction price, (d) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (e) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In determining the transaction price, an entity may include variable consideration only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized would not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. The recognition and measurement of revenue is based on the assessment of individual contract terms. Significant judgment is required to determine whether performance obligations are satisfied at a point in time or
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#### over time.
Investment banking fees are earned from providing financial advisory services to clients. Revenue is recognized when earned either by fee contract or the success of a predetermined specified event and collection is reasonably determinable.
#### Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and may have an impact on future periods.
#### Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Unless otherwise indicated, the fair values of all reported assets and liabilities that represent financial instruments (none of which are held for trading purposes) approximate the carrying values of such amounts.
#### Income Taxes
The Company is a single member limited liability company and is treated as a disregarded entity for tax purposes. In lieu of income taxes, the Company passes 100% of its taxable income and expenses to its sole member. Therefore, no provision or liability for federal or state income taxes is included in these financial statements. The Company is however, subject to annual Maryland and Delaware LLC taxes.
#### 3. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
There were no new accounting pronouncements during the year ended December 31, 2022 that we believe would have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
#### 4. Net Capital Requirements
The Company is subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission's uniform net capital Rule 15c3-1 of Securities and Exchange Act, which requires the Company to maintain, at all times, a minimum net capital equal to or greater than \$5,000 and a ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital not exceeding 15 to 1, both as defined. At December 31, 2022, the Company's net capital was \$292,731 which exceeded the requirement by \$287,731. Aggregate indebtedness at December 31, 2022 totaled \$26,000. The Company's
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Company's net capital was \$292,731 which exceeded the requirement by \$287,731. Aggregate indebtedness at December 31, 2022 totaled \$26,000. The Company's percentage of aggregate indebtedness to net capital was 9%.
#### 5. Risk Concentration
For the year ended December 31, 2022, 86.5% of the Company revenue was earned from one client. The Company's cash consists of cash held at one financial institution. The balance at the financial institution may exceed government insurance limits during the year.
#### 6. Related Party Transactions
Pursuant to an expense sharing agreement, effective January 1, 2022, between Craft Partners, LLC and the Company, Craft Partners, LLC pays certain overhead expenses of the Company including office equipment and supplies, insurance, and other administrative and overhead expenses. The Company reimburses Craft Partners, LLC for such expenses, determined to be \$750 per quarter in 2022. Craft Partners, LLC and First Craft Securities, LLC are both owned by the Member.
#### 7. Subsequent Events
There were no subsequent events through February 8, 2023, the date which the financial statements were issued.
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### First Craft Securities, LLC Schedule I
### Computation of Net Capital Under Rule 15c3-1 As of December 31, 2022
| Net Capital | | |
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| Total member's equity | రు | 294,099 |
| Less: Non-allowable assets: | | |
| Prepaid expense | | 1,368 |
| Net Capital | 5 | 292,731 |
| Net minimum capital requirement of 6 2/3% of aggregate
indebtedness of \$1,734 or \$5,000, whichever is greater | | 5,000 |
| Excess Net Capital | S | 287,731 |
### Reconciliation with Company's Net Capital Computation (Included in Part II of Form X-17A-5 as of December 31, 2022)
There were no material differences noted in the Company's net capital computation at December 31, 2022.
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### First Craft Securities, LLC Schedule II
### Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements Under Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission
#### For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company is exempt from the provision of Rule 15c3-3 as supported by footnote 74 to SEC Release 34-70073, and as discussed in Q & A 8 of the related FAQ issued by SEC staff. The Company does not affect transactions for anyone defined as a customer under Rule 15c3-3. Accordingly, there are no items to report under the requirements of this Rule.
### Information Relating to Possession or Control Requirements Under Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission
#### For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company is exempt from the provision of Rule 15c3-3 as supported by footnote 74 to SEC Release 34-70073, and as discussed in Q & A 8 of the related FAQ issued by SEC staff. The Company does not affect transactions for anyone defined as a customer under Rule 15c3-3. Accordingly, there are no items to report under the requirements of this Rule.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Members of First Craft Securities, LLC
We have reviewed First Craft Securities, LLC's assertions, included in the accompanying First Craft Securities, LLC's Exemption Report, in which:
(1) Company does not claim an exemption under paragraph (k) of 17 C.F.R. §240.15c3-3 and
(2) Company stated that it is filling the Exemption Report relying on Footnote 74 of the SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R.§240.17a-5 because the company limits its business activities exclusively to mergers & acquisitions, private placements of securities and the Company 11 did not directly or indirectly receive, hold, or otherwise owe funds or securities for or to customers 2) did not carry accounts of, or for, customers; and 3) did not carry PAB accounts {as defined in Rule 15c3-3 throughout the most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, without exception.
The Company's management is responsible for the assertions and for compliance with the provisions of Footnote 74 of the SEC Release No.34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R.S240.17a-5 throughout the year ended December 31, 2022.
Our review was conducted in accordince with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included inquiries and other required procedures to obtain evidence about the Company's compliance with the provisions of Footnote 74 of the SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R.§240.17a-5. A review is substantially less in scope than an examination, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion on management's assertions. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to management's assertions referred to above for them to be fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the provisions set forth in SEC Footnote 74 of the SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.17a-5.
Mercurius & Associates LLP (Formerly known as AJSH & Co LLP)
New Delhi, India February 8, 2023
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FIRST CRAFT SECURITIES, LLC PO Box 901 Sant Michaels, MD 21663 www.craftpartnerslic.com
#### SEA 15c3-3 Exemption Report
First Craft Securities, LLC (the "Company") is a registered broker-dealer subject to Rule 17a-5 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (17 C.F R. §240.17a-5, "Reports to be made by certain brokers and dealers"). This Exemption Report was prepared as required by 17 C.F.R. §240.17a-5(d)(l) and (4). To the best of its knowledge and belief, the Company states the following:
- 1. The Company does not claim an exemption under paragraph (k) of 17 C.F.R. § 240. 15c3-3.
- 2. The Company is filing this Exemption Report relying on Footnote 74 of the SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.17a-5 because the Company limits its business activities exclusively to private placements of securities as an agent and mergers & acquisitions advisory services.
- 3. The Company did not directly or indirectly receive, hold, or otherwise owe funds or securities for or to customers.
- The Company did not carry accounts of or for customers throughout the most recent 4. fiscal year without exception.
- The Company did not carry PAB accounts (as defined in Rule 15c3-3) throughout the ട്.
ഗ്ര most recent fiscal year without exception.
First Craft Securities, LLC.
I Daniel Conway affirm that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the Exemption Report is true and correct.
Respectfully submitted,
Daniel Conway Managing Partner January 23, 2023
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Mercurius & Associates LLP
(Formerly known as AJSH & Co LLP)
A-94/8, Wazirpur Industrial Area, Main Ring Road, Delhi - 110052 +91 11 45596689 www.ajsh.in info@ajsh.in
Independent Accountants' Agreed-Upon Procedures Report on Schedule of Assessment and Payment
To the Members of First Craft Securities, ULC
In accordance with Rule 17a-5(e)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SIPC Series 600 Rules, we have performed the procedures enumerated below with respect to the accompanying General Assessment Reconciliation (Form SIPC-7) to the Securities Investor Protection ("SIPC") for the year ended December 31, 2022, which were agreed to by First Craft Securities, LLC (the "Company"), and SIPC solely to assist you and SIPC in evaluating the Company's compliance with the applicable instructions of Form SIPC-7 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company's management is responsible for its compliance with those requirements. This agreed-upon procedures engagement was conducted in accordance with the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Unites States). The sufficiency of these procedures is solely the responsibility of those parties specified in this report. Consequently, we make no representation regarding the sufficiency of the procedures described below either for the purpose for which this report has been requested or for any other purpose. The procedures we performed and our findings are as follows:
- 1. Compared the listed assessment payment in Form SIPC-7 with respective cash disbursement record entries, noting no material differences;
- 2. Compared the amounts reported on the annual audited report Form X-17A-5 Part III for the year ended December 31, 2022, as applicable, with the amounts reported in Form SIPC-7 for the year ended December 31, 2022, noting no material differences;
- 3. Compared any adjustments reported in Form SIPC-7 with supporting schedules and working papers, noting no material differences;
- 4. Recalculated the arithmetical accuracy of the calculations reflected in Form SIPC-7 and in the related schedules and working papers supporting the adjustments, noting no material differences; and
- Compared the amount of any overpayment applied to the current assessment with the Form 5 1 SIPC-7 on which it was originally computed noting no material differences.
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We were not engaged to, and did not conduct an examination, the objective of which would be the expression of an opinion on compliance with the applicable instructions of Form SIPC-7. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Had we performed additional procedures, other matters might havery, we to our attention that would have been reported to you.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the specified parties listed above and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
Mercurius & Associates LLP (Formerly known as AJSH & Co LLP)
New Delhi, India February 8, 2023
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| SIPC-7 | |
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| (36-REV 12/18) | |
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### SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION Mail Code: 8967 P.O. Box 7247 Philadelphia, PA 19170-0001
General Assessment Reconcilliation
(36-REV 12/18)
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
(Read carefully the instructions in your Working Copy before completing this Form)
#### TO BE FILED BY ALL SIPC MEMBERS WITH FISCAL YEAR ENDINGS
1. Name of Member, address, Designated Examining Authority, 1934 Act registration no. and month in which fiscal year ends for purposes of the audit requirement of SEC Rule 17a-5:
| First Craft Securities, LLC
PO Box 901
St Michaels, MD 21663 | | Note: If any of the information shown on the
mailing label requires correction, please e-mail
any corrections to form@sipc.org and so
indicate on the form filed. | |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|
| | | Name and telephone number of person to
contact respecting this form. | |
| | | | |
| 2. A. General Assessment (item 2e from page 2) | | 1,748 | |
| B. Less payment made with SIPC-6 filed (exclude interest)
June 30, 2022 | | તેરૂ | |
| Date Paid
C. Less prior overpayment applied | | | |
| D. Assessment balance due or (overpayment) | | | |
| E. Interest computed on late payment (see instruction E) for _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | |
| F. Total assessment balance and interest due (or overpayment carried forward) | | 1,655 | |
| G. PAYMENT: V the box
Check mailed to P.O. Box Funds Wired
Total (must be same as F above) | ACH | | |
| H. Overpayment carried forward | | | |
| 3. Subsidiaries (S) and predecessors (P) included in this form (give name and 1934 Act registration number): | | | |
| The SIPC member submitting this form and the
person by whom it is executed represent thereby | | | |
| That all information contained herein is true, correct | | First Craft Securities, LLC
(Name of Corporation, Partnership or other organization) | |
| and complete. | | | |
| Dated the 1st day of January
20 23 | Member | (Authotized Signalure) | |
| This form and the assessment payment is due 60 days after the end of the fiscal year. Retain the Working Copy of this form
for a period of not less than 6 years, the latest 2 years in an easily accessible place. | | (111-2) | |
| Dates:
Postmarked
Received | Reviewed | | |
| PC REVIEWER
Calculations | Documentation | Forward Copy | |
| Exceptions: | | | |
Exceptions: on Disposition of exceptions:
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#### DETERMINATION OF "SIPC NET OPERATING REVENUES" AND GENERAL ASSESSMENT
Amounts for the fiscal period beginning Janaury 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2022
\$1,165,536
Eliminate cents
#### Item No.
2a. Total revenue (FOGUS Lina 12/Part IIA Line 9, Code 4030)
2b. Additions:
- (1) Total revenues from the securities business of subsidiaries (except foreign subsidiaries) and predecessors not included above.
- (2) Net loss from principal transactions in securities in trading accounts.
- (3) Net loss from principal transactions in commodities in trading accounts.
- (4) Interest and dividend expense deducted in determining item 2a.
- (5) Net loss trom management of or parficipation in the underwriting or distribution of securities.
- (6) Expenses other than advertising, printing, registration fees and legal fees deducted in determining net profit from management of or participation in underwriting or distribution of securities.
- (7) Net loss from securities in investment accounts.
Total additions
- 2c. Deductions:
- (1) Revenues from the distribution of shares of a registered open end investment company or unit investment trust, from the sale of variable annuities, from the business of insurance, from investment. advisory services rendered to registered investment companies or insurance company separate accounts, and from transactions in security futures products.
- (2) Revenues from commodity transactions.
- (3) Commissions, floor brokerage and clearance paid to other SIPC members in connection with securities transactions.
- (4) Reimbursements for postage in connection with proxy solicitation.
- (5) Net gain from securities in investment accounts.
- (6) 100% of commissions and markups earned from transactions in (i) certificates of deposit and (it) Treasury bills, bankers acceptances or commercial paper that mature nine months or less from issuance date.
- (7) Direct expenses of printing advertising and legal fees incurred in connection with other revenue related to the securities business (revenue defined by Section 16(9)(L) of the Act).
- (8) Other revenue not related either directly or indirectly to the securities business. (See Instruction C):
(Deductions In excess of \$100,000 require documentation)
- (9) (I) Total interest and dividend expense (FOCUS Line 22/PART IIA Line 13, Code 4075 plus line 2b(4) above) but not in excess of total interest and dividend income.
- [11) 40% of margin interest earned on customers securities accounts (40% of FOCUS line 5, Code 3960).
- Enter the greater of line (i) or (ii)
- Total deductions
- 2d. SIPC Net Operating Revenues
- 2a. General Assessment @ . 0015
,165,536
1,748
(10 page 1, line 2.A.)
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### SIPC-7 Instructions
This form is to be filed by all members of the Securities Investor Protection whose fiscal years end in 2011 and annually thereatter. The form logether with the payment is due no later the end of the fiscal year, or after membership termination. Amounts reported herein must be readly reconcilable with the member's records and the Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17-5 report filed. Questions pertaining to this form should be directed to SIPC via e-mail al form@sipe.org of by telephoning 202-371-8300.
A. For the purposes of this form, the term \*SIPC Net Operating Revenues" shall mean gross revenues from the securities business as defined in or pursuant to the applicable sections of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 ("Act") and Article 6 of SIPC's bylaws (see page 4), less item 2c(9) on page 2.
B. Gross revenues of subsidiaries, except foreign subsidiaries, are required to be included in SIPC Net. Operating Revenues on a consolidated basis except for a subsidiary filing separately as explained hereinatter.
If a subsidiary was required to file a Rule 17a-5 annual audited statement of income separately and is also a SIPC member, then such subsidiary must itself file SIPC-7, pay the assessment, and should not be consolidated in your SIPC-7.
SIPC Net Operating Revenues of a predecessor member which are not included in item 2a, were not reported separately and the SIPC assessments were not paid thereon by such predecessor, shall be included in item 2b(1).
- C. Your General Assessment should be computed as follows:
- (1) Line 2a For the applicable period enter total revenue based upon amounts reported in your Rule 17a-5 Annual Audited Statement of Income prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to securities brokers and dealers. or if exempted from that rule, use X-17A-5 (FOCUS Report) Line 12, Code 4030.
- (2) Adjustments The purpose of the adjustments on page 2 is to determine SIPC Net Operating Revenues.
- (a) Additions Lines 2b(1) through 2b(7) assure that assessable income and gain items of SIPC Net Operating Revenues are totaled, unreduced by any losses (e.g., if a net loss was incurred for the period from all transactions in trading account securities. that net loss does not reduce other assessable revenues). Thus, line 2b(4) would include all short dividend and interest payments including those incurred in reverse conversion accounts, rebates on stock loan positions and repo interest which have been netted in determining line 2(a).
- (b) Deductions Line 2c(1) through line 2c(9) are either provided for in the statue, as in deduction 2c(1), or are allowed to arrive at an assessment base consisting of net operating revenues from the securities business. For example, line 2c(9) allows for a deduction of either the total of interest and dividend expense (not to exceed interest and dividend income), as reported on FOCUS line 22/PART IIA line 13 (Code 4075), plus line 2b(4) or 40% of interest earned on customers' securities accounts (40% of FOCUS Line 5 Code 3960). Be certain to complete both line (i) and (ii). entering the greater of the two in the far right column. Dividends paid to shareholders are not considered "Expense" and thus are not to be included in the deduction. Likewise, interest and dividends paid to partners pursuant to the partnership agreements would also not be deducted.
If the amount reported on line 2c (8) aggregates to \$100,000 or greater, supporting documentation must accompany the form that identifies these deductions. Examples of support information include; contractual agreements, prospectuses, and limited partnership documentation.
- (i) Determine your SIPC Net Operating Revenues, item 2d, by adding to item 2a, the total of item 2b, and deducting the total of item 2c.
- (ii) Multiply SIPC Net Operating Revenues by the applicable rate. Enter the resulting amount in item 2e and on line 2A of page 1.
- (III) Enter on line 28 the assessment due as reflected on the SIPC-6 previously filed.
- (iv) Subtract line 28 and 2C from line 2A and enter the difference on line 20. This is the balance due for the period.
- (v) Enter interest computed on late payment (if applicable) on line 2E.
- (vi) Enter the total due on line 2F and the payment of the amount due on line 2G.
- (vii) Enter overpayment carried forward (if any) on line 2H.
D. Any SIPC member which is also a bank (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) may exclude from SIPC Net Operating Revenues dividends and interest received on securities in its investment accounts to the extent that it can demonstrate to SIPC's satisfaction that such securities are held, and such dividends and interest are received, solely in connection with its operations as a bank and not in connection with its operations as a broker, dealer or member of a national securities exchange. Any member who excludes from SIPC Net Operating Revenues any dividends or interest pursuant to the preceding sentence shall file with this form a supplementary statement setting forth the amount so excluded and proof of its entitlement to such exclusion.
E. Interest on Assessments. If all or any part of assessment payable under Section 4 of the Act has not been postmarked within 15 days after the due date thereof, the member shall pay, in addition to the amount of the assessment, interest at the rate of 20% per annum on the unpaid portion of the assessment for each day it has been overdue.
F. Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17a-5(e) (4) requires those who are not exempted from the audit requirement of the rule and whose gross revenues are in excess of \$500,000 to file a supplemental independent public accountants report covering this SIPC-7 no later than 60 days after their fiscal year ends.
Mail this completed form to SIPC together with a check for the amount due, made payable to SIPC, using the enclosed return PO BOX envelope, pay via ACH Debit Authorization through SIPC's ACH system at www.sipc.org/for-members/assessments or wire the payment to:
On the wire identify the name of the firm and its SEC Registration 8-# and label it as "for assessment." Please fax a copy of the assessment form to (202)-223-1679 or e-mail a copy to form@sipc.org on the same day as the wire.
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#### From Section 16(9) of the Act:
The term "gross revenues from the securities business" means the sum of (but without duplication)-
(A) commissions earned in connections in securities effected for customers as agent (not of commissions paid to other brokers and dealers in connections) and markups with respect to purchases or sales of securities as principal:
(B) charges for executing or clearing transactions in securities for other brokers and dealers;
(C) the net realized gain, if any, from principal transactions in securities in trading accounts;
(D) the net profit, if any, from the management of or participation in the underwriting or distribution of securities;
(E) interest earned on customers' securities accounts;
(F) fees for investment advisory services (except when rendered to one or more registered investment companies or insurance company separate accounts) or account supervision with respect to securities;
(G) fees for the solicitation of proxies with respect to, or tenders or exchanges of, securities;
(H) income from service charges or other surcharges with respect to securities;
(1) except as otherwise provided by rule of the Commission, dividends and interest received on securities in investment accounts of the broker or dealer:
(J) fees in connection with put, call, and other options transactions in securities:
(K) commissions earned for transactions in (i) certificates of deposit, and (ii) Treasury bills, bankers acceptances, or commercial paper which have a malurity at the of issuance of not exceeding nine months, exclusive of days of grace, or any renewal thereot, the maturily of which is likewise limited, except that SIPC shall by bylaw include in the aggregate of gross revenues only an appropriale percentage of such commissions based on SIPC's loss experience with respect to such instruments over at least the preceding five years; and
(L) fees and other income from such other categories of the securities business as SIPC shall provide by bylaw.
Such term includes revenues earned by a broker or dealer in connection in the portlolio margining account of a customer carried as securities accounts pursuant to a portlolio margining program approved by the Commission. Such term does not include revenues received by a broker in connection with the distribution of shares of a registered open end investment company or unit investment trust or revenues derived by a broker or dealer from the sales of variable annuities, the business of insurance, or transactions in security futures products.
#### From Section 16(14) of the Act:
The term "Security" means any note, stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebledness, any collateral trust orrificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, votificate, certificate of deposit for a security, or any security future as that term is delined in section 78c(a)(55)(A) of this title, any Investment on certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or in any oil, gas or mineral royalty or lease (if such investment contract u connect is the subject of a registration statement with the Commission of the Sourities Act of 1933 [5 U.S.C. 7a el seq.]), any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any pul, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange of or warent or sight to system of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase or sell any of the foregoing, and any other instrument commonly known as a securily. Except as specifically provided above, the term "security" does not include any currency, or any commodity or related onlyact on futures contract, or any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase or sell any of the foregoing.
#### From SIPC Bylaw Article 6 (Assessments): Section 1(f):
RIBE Crandidas Anthorition
The term "gross revenues from the securities business" includes the revenues in the definition of gross revenues from the securities business set forth in the applicable sections of the Act,
#### Section 3:
For purpose of this article:
(a) The term "securities in trading accurities held for sale in the ordinary course of business and not identified as having been held for investment.
that in accedence with a newstment accounts" shall man securities that are clearly identified as having been acquired for investment in accordance with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to dealers in securities.
(c) The term "fees and other income from such other categories of the securities business "shall mean all revenue related either directly or indirectly to the securities business except revenue included in Section 16(9)(A)-(L) and revenue specifically axcepted in Section 4(c)(3)(C)[Item 2c(1), page 2].
Note: Il its annual of assession in the 2017 at the at 'gross seemes how the securites business is defines a sellines a sellines a loculari the eliculal along with the SIPC-7 lorm to SIPC and pay the amount, subject to review by your Examining Authority and by SIPC.
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