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REGISTERED NUMBER: SC078489 (Scotland)















WESTBURN PUBLISHERS LIMITED

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023






WESTBURN PUBLISHERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC078489)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023




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Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2 to 3

Notes to the Financial Statements 4 to 9


WESTBURN PUBLISHERS LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023







DIRECTORS: Sheila Baker
Anne Elizabeth Sarah Baker Foy





SECRETARY: Sheila Baker





REGISTERED OFFICE: 23 Millig Street
Helensburgh
Argyll & Bute
G84 9LD





REGISTERED NUMBER: SC078489 (Scotland)





ACCOUNTANTS: Milne Craig
Chartered Accountants
Abercorn House
79 Renfrew Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 4DA

WESTBURN PUBLISHERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC078489)

BALANCE SHEET
31 DECEMBER 2023

31/12/23 31/12/22
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 4 - -
Tangible assets 5 8,101 5,495
8,101 5,495

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 6 20,245 15,749
Cash at bank and in hand 139,098 195,885
159,343 211,634
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 7 83,312 98,849
NET CURRENT ASSETS 76,031 112,785
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

84,132

118,280

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 8 1,464 846
NET ASSETS 82,668 117,434

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 100 100
Retained earnings 82,568 117,334
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 82,668 117,434

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

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.

WESTBURN PUBLISHERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC078489)

BALANCE SHEET - continued
31 DECEMBER 2023


The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 12 August 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





Anne Elizabeth Sarah Baker Foy - Director


WESTBURN PUBLISHERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC078489)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Westburn Publishers Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in Scotland. The company's registered number is SC078489 and registered office address is 23 Millig Street, Helensburgh, Argyll, G84 9LD.

The nature of the Company's operations and its principal activities are that of book and journal publishing.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

Going concern
At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In preparing these financial statements, the directors have made the following judgements:

Tangible fixed assets are depreciated over their useful lives taking into account residual values, where appropriate. The actual lives of the assets and residual values are assessed annually and may vary depending on a number of factors. In re-assessing asset lives, factors such as technological innovation, product life cycles and maintenance programmes are taken into account. Residual value assessments consider issues such as future market conditions, the remaining life of the asset and projected disposal values.

Assets are considered for indications of impairment. If required an impairment review will be carried out and a decision made on possible impairment. Factors taken into consideration in reaching such a decision include the economic viability and expected future financial performance of the asset and where it is a component of a larger cash-generating unit, the viability and expected future performance of that unit.

Bad debts are provided for where objective evidence of the need for a provision exists.

Inventories are assessed for evidence of obsolescence and a provision is made against any inventory unlikely to be sold, or where stock is sold post year end at a loss.

Turnover
Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Consideration is given to the point at which the Company is entitled to receive the income, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Revenue from the provision of services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided when all of the following conditions are satisfied:

- the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
- it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due;
- the costs incurred can be measured reliably.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 1998, was amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of ten years.

WESTBURN PUBLISHERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC078489)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Intangible assets
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Improvements to property - 10% on cost
Fixtures and fittings - 20% on cost

Financial instruments
The Company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 ' Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the Company's balance sheet when the Company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transactions costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the Company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.


WESTBURN PUBLISHERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC078489)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Taxation
Current tax is recognised for the amount of income tax payable in respect of the taxable profit for the current or past reporting periods using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences at the reporting date, except as otherwise indicated.

Deferred tax assets are only recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

If and when all conditions for retaining tax allowances for the cost of a fixed asset have been met, the deferred tax is reversed.

Deferred tax is calculated using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

With the exception of changes arising on the initial recognition of a business combination, the tax expense (income) is presented either in profit or loss, other comprehensive income or equity depending on the transaction that resulted in the tax expense (income).

Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions for liabilities and deferred tax assets within debtors.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset only if the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities which intend either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realise the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks and other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

WESTBURN PUBLISHERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC078489)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Impairment of assets
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.

Non-financial assets
An asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

Financial assets
For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of impairment is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal.

An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 4 (2022 - 4 ) .

4. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Goodwill
£   
COST
At 1 January 2023
and 31 December 2023 105,810
AMORTISATION
At 1 January 2023
and 31 December 2023 105,810
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 -
At 31 December 2022 -

WESTBURN PUBLISHERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC078489)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvements Fixtures
to and
property fittings Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2023 3,050 13,516 16,566
Additions - 5,725 5,725
Disposals - (3,859 ) (3,859 )
At 31 December 2023 3,050 15,382 18,432
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023 2,575 8,496 11,071
Charge for year 190 2,929 3,119
Eliminated on disposal - (3,859 ) (3,859 )
At 31 December 2023 2,765 7,566 10,331
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 285 7,816 8,101
At 31 December 2022 475 5,020 5,495

6. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31/12/23 31/12/22
£    £   
Corporation tax 4,107 -
Value added tax 2,382 2,648
Prepayments 13,756 13,101
20,245 15,749

7. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31/12/23 31/12/22
£    £   
Trade creditors 17,111 16,799
Corporation tax - 4,649
Social security and other taxes 3,628 3,622
Accruals and deferred income 62,573 73,779
83,312 98,849

8. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
31/12/23 31/12/22
£    £   
Deferred tax 1,464 846

WESTBURN PUBLISHERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC078489)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

8. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 January 2023 846
Originating and reveral of 886
timing differences
Effect of changes in tax rates (268 )
Balance at 31 December 2023 1,464

9. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

There is no ultimate controlling party as no individual shareholder can act in isolation.