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REGISTERED NUMBER: 09401797 (England and Wales)










UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

FOR

BOOKS ON THE HILL LTD

BOOKS ON THE HILL LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09401797)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024




Page

Balance Sheet 1

Report of the Accountants 3

BOOKS ON THE HILL LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09401797)

BALANCE SHEET
31 JANUARY 2024

2024 2023
£    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS 696,156 697,623

CURRENT ASSETS 167,370 232,526

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year (1,173,537 ) (1,190,065 )
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES (1,006,167 ) (957,539 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

(310,011

)

(259,916

)

CAPITAL AND RESERVES (310,011 ) (259,916 )

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Books On The Hill Ltd is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address are as below:

Registered number: 09401797

Registered office: 1 Holywell Hill
St. Albans
AL1 1ER

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).


2. PRIOR YEAR

The prior year comparative figures have been restated. A property for £661,746 and it's costs have been included within fixed assets and costs, a bank account for £170,000 has been included within current assets and other creditors has increased by £831,746.
The effects of the restatement is detailed below:
Fixed assets were originally £35,877 which have been restated to £697,623.
Current assets were originally £62,526 which have been restated to £232,526.
Creditors were originally (£341,033) which have been restated to (£1,190,065).
Capital and reserves were originally (£242,630) which have been restated to (£259,916).
Loss for the year 2023 was originally (£66,475) has been restated to (£83,759).

3. AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

The average number of employees during the year was 5 (2023 - 6 ) .

4. DIRECTOR'S ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

Within other debtors is an amount owed from the director of £85,810 (2023: Credit balance £21,900)

5. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS

The company has future operating lease commitments of £264,417 (2023:£308,917).

Pension contributions totalling £8,947 (2023: £7,064 ) were payable at the year end and included within other creditors.

BOOKS ON THE HILL LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09401797)

BALANCE SHEET - continued
31 JANUARY 2024


6. GOING CONCERN

The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, notwithstanding net current liabilities. The director believes this to be appropriate as they believe that the company will be profitable.



The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 January 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The director acknowledges her 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.

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

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 26 March 2025 and were signed by:





C P Barrow - Director


BOOKS ON THE HILL LTD

REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTANTS TO THE DIRECTOR OF
BOOKS ON THE HILL LTD

The following reproduces the text of the report prepared for the director in respect of the company's annual unaudited financial statements. In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the company is only required to file a Balance Sheet. Readers are cautioned that the Income Statement is not required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies.

As described on the Balance Sheet you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2024 set out on pages one to three and you consider that the company is exempt from an audit.

In accordance with your instructions, we have compiled these unaudited financial statements in order to assist you to fulfil your statutory responsibilities, from the accounting records and information and explanations supplied to us.






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1 Waterside
Station Road
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4US


27 March 2025