Legacy Beachcroft agreed £3m in new loans during the last financial year to finance its Singapore launch and revamp its Birmingham office, according to 2010-11 limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts recently filed with Companies House.

The accounts state that the firm, which merged with Davies Arnold Cooper on 31 October 2011 to form DAC Beachcroft, secured loans totalling £3m to finance the ventures.

Of the £3m, which had not been drawn down by the firm's 30 April 2011 year end, two-thirds was set aside for its Singapore office, which opened in January 2011, with the remaining £1m going towards the £1.1m refurbishment of its Birmingham office.

The accounts show that the firm also increased its bank overdraft by £1.3m to £5.1m, and that it is the guarantor of a £3.25m loan to Beachcroft Claims, a loss-making subsidiary of Beachcroft, which specialises in insurance-related claims.

Other details contained within the accounts include a £500,000 one-off cash payment for insurance boutique WHCG, which it acquired in May 2010. The acquisition gave the firm a presence in New Zealand, as well as increasing its London professional indemnity team, with four partners joining the firm.

The accounts confirm audited turnover for 2010-11 stood at £134.3m, up from £131.4m in 2009-10, with the highest-paid partner taking home £580,000, down from £615,000 last year.

Average profit per equity partner was £338,000, up 7.6% year-on-year, with the accounts showing the total number of members fell by three to 76.

LLP staff numbers also dipped, down 27 to 1,321, with total staff costs climbing by more than £1m to £72.2m.

The firm's two subsidiaries, Beachcroft Claims and Beachcroft Dublin, formed in 2009, recorded losses of £481,000 and £129,000 respectively.

DAC Beachcroft has a combined total of 230 partners and 2,000 staff working across offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Newport and Winchester, with international bases in Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and Spain.

The firm reported a 10% increase in combined turnover for the first half of the 2011-12 to £88.2m.