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Registration number: 01391365

New Cavendish Books Limited
Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

New Cavendish Books Limited

Company Information

Director | Ms N Chakrabongse

Registered office | 44 Chatsworth Gardens Acton London W3 9LW

Accountants | Beevers Moreno Chartered Accountants 44 Chatsworth Gardens Acton London W3 9LW

Chartered Accountants' Report to the Director on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
New Cavendish Books Limited
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of New Cavendish Books Limited for the year ended 31 December 2024 as set out on pages 3 to 5 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at
http://www.icaew.com/regulation.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of New Cavendish Books Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of New Cavendish Books Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of New Cavendish Books Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than New Cavendish Books Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that New Cavendish Books Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss of New Cavendish Books Limited. You consider that New Cavendish Books Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of New Cavendish Books Limited. 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 statutory accounts.

......................................
Beevers Moreno
Chartered Accountants
44 Chatsworth Gardens
Acton
London
W3 9LW

28 April 2025

New Cavendish Books Limited

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

| 2024 £ | 2023 £
Turnover | 17,882 | 15,612
Cost of raw materials and consumables | (2,529) | (3,016)
Staff costs | (100) | (26,223)
Depreciation and other amounts written off assets | (2,512) | (2,707)
Other charges | (53,882) | (16,535)
Loss for the year | (41,141) | (32,869)

New Cavendish Books Limited

(Registration number: 01391365)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

| 2024 £ | 2023 £
Fixed assets | 47,888 | 50,318
Current assets | 19,920 | 22,566
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year | (534,466) | (490,835)
Net current liabilities | (514,546) | (468,269)
Total assets less current liabilities | (466,658) | (417,951)
Accruals and deferred income | (1,590) | (1,590)
| (468,248) | (419,541)
Capital and reserves | (468,248) | (419,541)

1 | General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England.

The address of its registered office is:
44 Chatsworth Gardens
Acton
London
W3 9LW
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 28 April 2025.

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 105 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the Micro-entities Regime'.

2 | Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including the director) during the year, was 2 (2023 - 2).

For the financial year ending 31 December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Director's responsibilities:

• | The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and
• | The director acknowledges her responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the micro-entity provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

New Cavendish Books Limited

(Registration number: 01391365)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Approved and authorised by the director on 28 April 2025

......................................... Ms N Chakrabongse Director

New Cavendish Books Limited

iXBRL Detailed Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

| 2024 £ | 2023 £
Turnover/revenue | 17,882 | 15,612
Cost of sales |  |
Opening work in progress | (14,000) | (13,000)
Purchase of raw materials and consumables | (2,029) | (3,824)
Closing work in progress | 13,500 | 14,000
Freight and haulage costs | - | (192)
Gross profit | 15,353 | 12,596
Distribution costs |  |
Administrative expenses |  |
Audit and accountancy other services | (1,908) | (1,590)
Advertising, promotions and marketing costs | (29,437) | -
Rent, rates and services costs | (14,001) | (3,821)
Utilities costs | (2,148) | (3,023)
Other repairs and maintenance costs | (1,468) | (2,319)
Depreciation of fixed assets | (2,512) | (2,707)
Wages and salaries excluding directors | - | (26,223)
Travel and subsistence | (100) | (42)
Legal and professional costs | (2,658) | (288)
Bank charges | - | (159)
Insurance costs | - | (2,849)
Telecommunications | (1,725) | (2,060)
Printing, postage and stationery | (537) | (384)
Other operating income |  |
Other items |  |
Loss for the financial year | (41,141) | (32,869)