Company registration number 08968993 (England and Wales)
D.C. Thomson Developments Limited
unaudited financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Pages for filing with Registrar
D.C. Thomson Developments Limited
Contents
Page
Balance sheet
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 4
D.C. Thomson Developments Limited
Balance sheet
as at 31 March 2024
- 1 -
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Current assets
Debtors
4
2
2
Net current assets
2
2
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
5
30,078,934
30,078,934
Profit and loss reserves
(30,078,932)
(30,078,932)
Total equity
2
2

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true

For the financial year ended 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to dormant companies.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

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

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 15 October 2024 and are signed on its behalf by:
MF Thomson
Director
Company registration number 08968993 (England and Wales)
D.C. Thomson Developments Limited
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

D.C. Thomson Developments Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 185 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2HS.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

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 £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated financial statements. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.

 

D.C. Thomson Developments Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of D.C. Thomson & Company Limited and the results of D.C. Thomson Developments Limited are included in the consolidated financial statements of D.C. Thomson & Company Limited.

1.2
Profit and loss account

The company has not traded during the year or the preceding financial period. During this time, the company received no income and incurred no expenditure and therefore no Profit and loss account is presented in these financial statements.

1.3
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 transaction 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.

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.

D.C. Thomson Developments Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1
Accounting policies (continued)
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Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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.

 

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

1.4
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

2
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
-
0
-
0
3
Subsidiaries

These financial statements are separate company financial statements for D.C. Thomson Developments Limited.

Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 March 2024 are as follows:

Class of
Name of undertaking
Country of incorporation
Nature of business
shareholding
% Held
Wild & Wolf (Holdings) Limited
UK
Holding company
Ordinary
100.00
4
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Corporation tax recoverable
2
2
D.C. Thomson Developments Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 March 2024
- 4 -
5
Called up share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
30,078,934
30,078,934
30,078,934
30,078,934

The ordinary shares carry one vote and are entitled to any dividend or capital distribution.

 

6
Parent company

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of D.C. Thomson Consumer Products Limited, a company incorporated in Great Britain and registered in Scotland.

 

The ultimate parent company is D.C. Thomson & Company Limited, a company incorporated in Great Britain and registered in Scotland.

 

There is no individual controlling party of D.C. Thomson & Company Limited.

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