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Registration number: 02348330

Dentons Directories Limited

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

 

Dentons Directories Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

4 to 9

 

Dentons Directories Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr D Birleson

Mr R Denton

Mr C Birleson

Registered office

Bridge House
Station Road
Westbury
Wiltshire
BA13 4HR

Accountants

Fuller & Roper Limited Unit 12 Old Mills Industrial Estate
Paulton
Bristol
BS39 7SU

 

Dentons Directories Limited

(Registration number: 02348330)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

538,498

531,521

Current assets

 

Stocks

5

17,763

31,631

Debtors

6

488,776

423,056

Cash at bank and in hand

 

91,004

78,850

 

597,543

533,537

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(632,386)

(646,857)

Net current liabilities

 

(34,843)

(113,320)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

503,655

418,201

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

(291,503)

(343,978)

Provisions for liabilities

(30,809)

(18,348)

Net assets

 

181,343

55,875

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

8

1,000

1,000

Retained earnings

180,343

54,875

Shareholders' funds

 

181,343

55,875

For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' 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 directors acknowledge their 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 and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 27 August 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

 

Dentons Directories Limited

(Registration number: 02348330)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

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Mr D Birleson
Director

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Mr R Denton
Director

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Mr C Birleson
Director

 

Dentons Directories Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1

General information

Dentons Directories Limited is a private company, limited by shares, domiciled in England and Wales. The company’s registration number is 02348330. The registered office is Bridge House, Station Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 4HR. The principle place of business is the registered office.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Items included in the financial statements are measured using Pounds sterling, the currency that represents the economic effects of the underlying transactions, events and conditions in which the entity operates (functional currency). The financial statements are presented in Pounds sterling, the company's presentational currency.

Going concern

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

 

Dentons Directories Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

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

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Freehold land and buildings

2% on cost

Plant and machinery

20% on cost

Fixtures and fittings

20% on cost

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

 

Dentons Directories Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 24 (2024 - 29).

 

Dentons Directories Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

4

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Fixtures and fittings
£

Plant and machinery
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

710,371

57,461

56,668

824,500

Additions

-

29,951

4,872

34,823

At 31 March 2025

710,371

87,412

61,540

859,323

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

198,904

48,917

45,158

292,979

Charge for the year

14,207

8,787

4,852

27,846

At 31 March 2025

213,111

57,704

50,010

320,825

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

497,260

29,708

11,530

538,498

At 31 March 2024

511,467

8,544

11,510

531,521

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £497,260 (2024 - £511,467) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

5

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Work in progress

17,763

31,631

6

Debtors

Current

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

477,194

392,707

Prepayments

11,582

30,349

 

488,776

423,056

 

Dentons Directories Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

109,695

120,111

Trade creditors

 

51,175

66,686

Taxation and social security

 

260,134

198,689

Accruals and deferred income

 

5,751

1,432

Other creditors

 

205,631

259,939

 

632,386

646,857

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

291,503

343,978

8

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2025

2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary of £0.01 each

100,000

1,000

100,000

1,000

       
 

Dentons Directories Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

9

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

291,503

343,978

Current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

80,209

93,685

Bank overdrafts

29,486

26,426

109,695

120,111

The Barclays bank loan is denominated in GBP with a nominal interest rate of 5.950%, and the final instalment is due on the 30 March 2030. The carrying amount at the 31 March 2025 is £240,402 (2024 - £282,223).

The loan is secured by a fixed charge over the company's freehold property.

The company's Barclays banking facilities are secured by a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company.

In addition the company has a loan from Funding Circle, which is denominated in GBP with a nominal interest rate of 9.90% per annum and the final installment is due on the 31 July 2029. The carrying amount at the 31 March 2025 is £131,310 (2024 - £154,440)..