REGISTERED NUMBER: |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024 |
FOR |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024 |
FOR |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13601067) |
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Report of the Directors | 2 |
Report of the Accountants | 3 |
Income Statement | 4 |
Balance Sheet | 5 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 7 |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED |
COMPANY INFORMATION |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024 |
DIRECTORS: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
ACCOUNTANTS: |
Marlborough Hosue |
298 Regents Park Road |
London |
N3 2SZ |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13601067) |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024 |
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 29 February 2024. |
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the provision of consulting, legal and resourcing services to law firms and corporate in-house legal clients. |
DIRECTORS |
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 March 2023 to the date of this report. |
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED |
REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTANTS TO THE DIRECTORS OF |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED |
In accordance with the engagement letter, and in order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have compiled the financial statements of the company from the accounting records and information and explanations you have given to us. |
This report is made to the directors in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Our work has been undertaken to prepare for approval by the directors the financial statements that we have been engaged to compile, to report to the directors that we have done so, and to state those matters that we have agreed to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company's directors for our work or for this report. |
You have acknowledged on the balance sheet as at year ended 29 February 2024 your duty to ensure that the company has kept proper accounting records and to prepare financial statements that give a true and fair view under the Companies Act 2006. You consider that the company is exempt from the statutory requirement for an audit for the year. |
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit of the financial statements. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the financial statements. |
Marlborough Hosue |
298 Regents Park Road |
London |
N3 2SZ |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13601067) |
INCOME STATEMENT |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024 |
29.2.24 | 28.2.23 |
Notes | £ | £ |
TURNOVER |
Cost of sales |
GROSS PROFIT |
Administrative expenses |
OPERATING PROFIT | 4 |
Interest receivable and similar income |
112,289 | 260,299 |
Interest payable and similar expenses |
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
Tax on profit |
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13601067) |
BALANCE SHEET |
29 FEBRUARY 2024 |
29.2.24 | 28.2.23 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Tangible assets | 5 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors | 6 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 7 |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year | 8 |
NET ASSETS |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 9 |
Retained earnings | 10 |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: |
(a) | ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
(b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company. |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13601067) |
BALANCE SHEET - continued |
29 FEBRUARY 2024 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13601067) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Cognia Law Limited is a |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
Turnover |
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Taxation |
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
Foreign currencies |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
The average number of employees during the year was |
4. | OPERATING PROFIT |
The operating profit is stated after charging: |
29.2.24 | 28.2.23 |
£ | £ |
Depreciation - owned assets |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13601067) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024 |
5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Computer |
equipment |
£ |
COST |
At 1 March 2023 |
Additions |
At 29 February 2024 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 March 2023 |
Charge for year |
At 29 February 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 29 February 2024 |
At 28 February 2023 |
6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
29.2.24 | 28.2.23 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Amounts owed by group undertakings |
Other debtors |
Director's current account |
Prepayments and accrued income |
7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
29.2.24 | 28.2.23 |
£ | £ |
Trade creditors |
Amounts owed to group undertakings |
Tax liability |
Social security and other taxes |
VAT |
Accounts payable |
Pension |
Director's current account |
Accruals and deferred income |
COGNIA LAW LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13601067) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024 |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
29.2.24 | 28.2.23 |
£ | £ |
Amounts owed to group undertakings |
9. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 29.2.24 | 28.2.23 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary Shares | 1 |
10. | RESERVES |
Retained |
earnings |
£ |
At 1 March 2023 |
Profit for the year |
At 29 February 2024 |
11. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
At the balance sheet date, included in creditors due after more than one year, is an amount of £252,604 (2023: £244,421) ,included in creditors due under one year,£65 (2023: £4,253) owed to Cognia Holdings Limited. . |
At the balance sheet date, included in debtors due within one year, is an amount of £1,000 (2023:£1,000) due from Cognia Holdings Limited. |
At the balance sheet date, included in other debtors due within one year, is an amount of £13 owed by the director (2023: £41 owed to the director). This will be repaid within 9 months from year-end. |
The company is a 100% subsidiary of Cognia Holdings Limited. |