# HUDSONWEST LLC X-17A-5 (2025-02-28) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: HUDSONWEST LLC - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2025-02-28 - Period: 2024-12-31 - Accession: 0001783743-25-000002 - CIK: 1783743 - File #: 8-70384 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: Summit LLC - Auditor location: Denver, CO - Contact: Barry Gewolb - Phone: 952-201-1791 - Signed by: Barry Gewolb (CEO and Managing Member) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1783743/000178374325000002/X17A5IIIPublic.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C.20549 OMB Number: :ZSS-Of Zi Expires: Nov, 30,2026 Estimated average burden hours per response: 12 ## ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X\_17A-5 PART III SEC FILE NUMBER 8-70384 | lnformation Required Pursuant to Rutes ,r"-r,?::l; ffi"-, | | | | under the securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------| | FTLTNG FoR rHE pERroD BEGTNNTNG 1 l1 12024 | MM/DD/YY | | AND ENDTNG | 12t3ilZO{4 | | | A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION | | | MM/DD/YY | | NAMEoFFTRM: HudsonWest LLC | | | | | | TYPE OF REGTSTRANT (check all applicable boxes):
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Gewolb | 952.201 .1791 | | | barry. gewolb@h udson-west. com | | | (Area Code - Telephone Number) | | (Email Address) | | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTTFICATION | | | | | INDEPENDENT puBLrc AccouNTANT whose reports are contained
Summit LLC | | | in this firing* | | | | (Name - if individual, state last, firrt, .nd ,iddt" *rJ | | | | | 999 l Bth Street, | Suite 3000 Denver | | CO | 80202 | | (Address)
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5251 | (Zip Code) | | with PCAOB | FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | | | Number, if | | + CIaims f"r. | | | | | see cFR j.7 240.17a-5(eX1)(ii), if appticable. Persons who are to respond to the collection accountantmustbesupportedbyastatementoffactsandcircumstancesreriedonasthebasisoftheexemption. displays a currently valid OMB control number. of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form {1}------------------------------------------------ #### OATH OR AFFIRMATION l. Barrv Gewolb financi,alreportpertainffijIff,(oraffirm)that,tothe best of my knowledge and belief, the as of 12/31 tztct to)a , \*:,:l:1.^111 .:1":, ,further swear (or affirm) \*,rt nui\*,", \*,".ompany nor any :;;;il,:,::;:ffi::illl as that of of a a rr customer, rctnmor ![](_page_1_Picture_4.jpeg) | Signature: 1 | | |-------------------------|--| | Title: | | | CEO and Managing Member | | # This filing\*\* contains (check all applicabte boxes): E(a) Statement of financial condition. - - - E(b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. tr (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 S 210.1\_02 of Regulation S\_X). tr (d) Statement of cash flows. - - n(e) statement of changes in stockhorders' or partners, or sore proprietor,s equity. tr (f) statement of changes in riabirities subordinated to craims of creditors. tr (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. - - - n(h) computation of net capital under 17 cFR24o.t5c3-1 or 17 CFR 24o.Lga-1.,as applicable. tr (i) Computation of tangible net worth under l-7 CFR 240.1ga\_2. - - n(j) computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 cFR 240.15c3-3. tr (k) com putation Exhibit A for determ in ation of secu rity-based swa p reserve req u irements pu rsua nt to Exh ibit B to 17 cFR 240.15c3-3 or to 17 CFR 240.L8a-4, as applicable. - - - n(l) Computation for Determination of pAB Requirements under Exhibit A to 5 240.15c3-3. ! (m) lnformation relating to possession or control requirements for customers under l-7 cFR 240.15c3-3. tr (n) lnformation 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. tr (o) Reconciliations, - worthunderlTcFR24o'L5c3-1',L7 including appropriate explanations, of the FocUS Report with computation of net capital or tangible net cFR 240.18a-1',or17cFR240.18a-2,asapplicable,andthereserverequirementsunderlT cFR 240'15c3-3 or 17 cFR 240'1Ba-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences exist. - - tr (p) summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. E(q) oathoraffirmationinaccordancewithlTcFR240.lTa-5, 17CFR 240.17a-1,2,or17CFR 240.1.ga-T,asapplicable. tr (r) compliancereportinaccordancewithlTcFR240.lTa-5or17CFR 240.1.ga-T,asapplicable. tr (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 cFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 24o.18a-7,as applicable. n(t) lndependent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. r - - - - CFR (u) lndependent 240.17a-5, public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial report or financial statements under l-7 17CFR 240.L8a-7, or 17 CFR 24O.1,7a\_I2, as applicable. x - CFR (v) lndependent 240.17a-5 public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 or 17 CFR 240.1,8a\_7,as applicable. tr (w) lndependentpublicaccountant'sreportbasedonareviewoftheexemptionreportunderlT - CFR24o.r7a-5or17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - tr (x) supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 cFR 240.15c3 -te or !7 CFR24O.t7a-L2, as applicable. - tr (y) Report describing any material inadequacies a statement found to exist or found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or that no materiar inadequacies exist, under 17 cFR24o.17a-12(k). tr (z)Other: - \*\*To request opplicable. confidential treotment of certoin portions of this filing, see 17 cFR 240.17o-5(e)(3) or 17 CFR 2a0J8a-7(d)(2), as {2}------------------------------------------------ Financial Statements As of and for the year ending December 31, 2024 In accordance with Rule 17A-5(d) ![](_page_2_Picture_3.jpeg) **Summit LLC** Certified Public Accountants 999 18th Street • Suite 3000 Denver, CO 80202 {3}------------------------------------------------ #### **TABLE OF CONTENTS** | Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm's Report | Page(s)
2 | |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------| | Statement of Financial Condition | 3 | | Notes to Financial Statements | 4 - 6 | {4}------------------------------------------------ #### REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Members of HudsonWest LLC #### **Opinion on the Financial Statements** We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of HudsonWest LLC as of December 31, 2024, the related statements of income and loss, changes in members' equity, and cash flows for the year then 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 HudsonWest LLC as of December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. #### **Basis for Opinion** These financial statements are the responsibility of HudsonWest LLC's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on HudsonWest 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 HudsonWest 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. We have served as HudsonWest LLC's auditor since 2020. Summit LLC Denver, Colorado February 25, 2025 {5}------------------------------------------------ #### **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION DECEMBER 31, 2024** #### **ASSETS** | Cash | \$
48,862 | |--------------------------------------------------|---------------| | Fee income receivables | 75,000 | | Accounts receivable | 24,531 | | Prepaid assets | - | | | \$
148,393 | | LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY | | | LIABILITIES: | | | Accounts payable and accrued expenses | \$
25,382 | | Total liabilities | 25,382 | | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 4, 5 and 6) | | | MEMBERS' EQUITY (Note 3): | | | Members' interests | 123,006 | | Retained Earnings | 5 | | Total members' equity | 123,011 | | | \$
148,393 | The Accompanying notes are integral part of these Financial Statements {6}------------------------------------------------ #### **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** #### *NOTE 1 - BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES* #### *Organization and Business* HudsonWest LLC (the "Company") was incorporated as a limited liability company in the state of Colorado on March 20, 2019. The Company's primary activity is rendering corporate financial advisory services to selected clients. Such advisory services typically involve advice with respect to equity-linked financings and equity-linked derivative transactions. The Company commenced operations in February of 2020 and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. as a Capital Acquisition Broker broker-dealer on February 18, 2020. The Company, under rule 15c3-3 and Footnote 74, is exempt from the customer reserve and possession or control requirements of rule 15c3-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not carry or clear customer transactions. #### *Revenue Recognition* Revenues are recognized when earned and arise from financial advisory services provided by the Company to its clients. Such revenue and fees are primarily recorded at a point in time when services for the transactions are completed and income is reasonably determinable, generally as set forth under the terms of the engagement. Payment for advisory services is generally due upon completion of the transaction. Retainer fees and fees earned from certain advisory services are recognized ratably over the service period as the customer receives the benefit of the services throughout the term of each contract, and such fees are collected based on the terms of each contract. AII revenues in this audit period were fully earned upon completion of each related transaction. The Company has identified its Managing Member, Barry Gewolb, as the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), who uses net income to evaluate the results of the business, predominantly in the forecasting process, to manage the Company. Additionally, the CODM uses excess net capital (see Net Capital Report), which is not a measure of profit and loss, to make operational decisions while maintaining capital adequacy, such as whether to reinvest profits or pay dividends. The Company's operations constitute a single operating segment and therefore, a single reportable segment, because the CODM manages the business activities using information of the Company as a whole. The accounting policies used to measure the profit and loss of the segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. #### *Income Taxes* The Company made an election to be taxed as a limited liability company under the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, there is no provision for income taxes included in the accompanying financial statements. All income and expenses are reported by the Company's members on their respective tax returns*.* The 2019 through 2024 tax years generally remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities. {7}------------------------------------------------ #### **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** (Continued) ### *NOTE 1 - BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)* #### *Use of Estimates* The preparation of financial statements in conformity 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 and disclosure of contingent 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. #### *Fair Value Measurement* The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB ASC 820 (Accounting Standards Codification 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures") defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market. Valuation techniques that are consistent with the market, income or cost approach, as specified by FASB ASC 820, are used to measure fair value. The company does not hold any positions besides cash as of December 31, 2024. ## *NOTE 2 - ADVISORY ARRANGEMENTS* The Company earns revenues and fees from financial advisory services provided by the Company to its clients pursuant to agreements entered into from time to time with its clients. ## *NOTE 3 - NET CAPITAL AND MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS* Pursuant to the net capital provisions of rule 15c3-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company is required to maintain a minimum net capital, as defined under such provisions. At December 31, 2024, the Company had net capital and net capital requirements of \$23,480 and \$5,000, respectively. The Company's net capital ratio (aggregate indebtedness to net capital) was 1.08 to 1. According to rule 15c3-1, the Company's net capital ratio shall not exceed 15 to 1. ## *NOTE 4 - MEMBERS' EQUITY* The Company is a registered limited liability company in Colorado. Ownership consist of three owners with various membership interests. {8}------------------------------------------------ #### **NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** (Continued) ## *NOTE 5 - COMMITMENTS* The Company does not lease office space from a commercial building. The are no other commitments that the Company has entered into for the year ending December 31, 2024. #### *NOTE 6 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES* For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company entered into various advisory and consulting agreements with a number of separate and independent customers. The Company's financial instruments, including cash, receivables, other assets and payables are carried at amounts that approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of those instruments. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit and cash sweep accounts that, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. Management believes that the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash. The Company enters into various transactions with other companies and/or financial institutions. In the event these counterparties do not fulfill their obligations, the Company may be exposed to risk. This risk of default depends on the creditworthiness of the counterparties to these transactions. It is the Company's policy to monitor the exposure to and creditworthiness of each party with which it conducts business. In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties that may subject the Company to litigation risk under certain circumstances. The Company's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Company that have not yet occurred. Management of the Company expects the risk of any future obligation under these arrangements to be remote. #### *NOTE 7 - SUBSEQUENT REVIEW* The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through February 25, 2025, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.