| Simon Finch Rare Books Ltd |
| Registered number: |
05606963 |
| Balance Sheet |
| as at 31 December 2024 |
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| Notes |
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|
2024 |
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|
2023 |
| £ |
£ |
| Fixed assets |
| Intangible assets |
3 |
|
|
40,260 |
|
|
46,572 |
| Tangible assets |
4 |
|
|
2,500,324 |
|
|
2,524,273 |
|
|
|
|
2,540,584 |
|
|
2,570,845 |
|
| Current assets |
| Stocks |
|
|
450,000 |
|
|
410,000 |
| Debtors |
5 |
|
141,374 |
|
|
173,574 |
| Cash at bank and in hand |
|
|
215,628 |
|
|
296,380 |
|
|
|
807,002 |
|
|
879,954 |
|
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
6 |
|
(780,166) |
|
|
(625,434) |
|
| Net current assets |
|
|
|
26,836 |
|
|
254,520 |
|
| Total assets less current liabilities |
|
|
|
2,567,420 |
|
|
2,825,365 |
|
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year |
7 |
|
|
(625,622) |
|
|
(897,231) |
|
|
|
| Net assets |
|
|
|
1,941,798 |
|
|
1,928,134 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Capital and reserves |
| Called up share capital |
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
300,000 |
| Fair value reserve |
8 |
|
|
1,689,667 |
|
|
1,689,667 |
| Profit and loss account |
|
|
|
(47,869) |
|
|
(61,533) |
|
| Shareholder's funds |
|
|
|
1,941,798 |
|
|
1,928,134 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| The director is satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. |
| The member has not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act. |
| The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. |
| The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. |
|
| Mr S Finch |
| Director |
| Approved by the board on 12 September 2025 |
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| Simon Finch Rare Books Ltd |
| Notes to the Accounts |
| for the year ended 31 December 2024 |
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| 1 |
Accounting policies |
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Basis of preparation |
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The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard). |
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Turnover |
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Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs. |
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Intangible fixed assets |
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Intangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative amortisation and any accumulative impairment losses. |
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Tangible fixed assets |
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Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows: |
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Freehold buildings |
NIL |
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Plant and machinery |
over 5 years |
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Stocks |
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Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first in first out method. The carrying amount of stock sold is recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised. |
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Debtors |
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Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. |
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Creditors |
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Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method. |
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Taxation |
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A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that 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, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
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Provisions |
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Provisions (ie liabilities of uncertain timing or amount) are recognised when there is an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefit will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably. |
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| 2 |
Employees |
2024 |
|
2023 |
| Number |
Number |
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|
Average number of persons employed by the company |
1 |
|
1 |
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|
|
|
|
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| 3 |
Intangible fixed assets |
£ |
|
Goodwill: |
|
|
Cost |
|
At 1 January 2024 |
326,236 |
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At 31 December 2024 |
326,236 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Amortisation |
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At 1 January 2024 |
279,664 |
|
Provided during the year |
6,312 |
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At 31 December 2024 |
285,976 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net book value |
|
At 31 December 2024 |
40,260 |
|
At 31 December 2023 |
46,572 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Goodwill is being written off in equal annual instalments over its estimated economic life of 20 years. |
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| 4 |
Tangible fixed assets |
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Land and buildings |
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Plant and machinery etc |
|
Motor vehicles |
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Total |
| £ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Cost |
|
At 1 January 2024 |
2,584,902 |
|
5,439 |
|
29,975 |
|
2,620,316 |
|
Disposals |
- |
|
- |
|
(29,975) |
|
(29,975) |
|
At 31 December 2024 |
2,584,902 |
|
5,439 |
|
- |
|
2,590,341 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
At 1 January 2024 |
87,652 |
|
1,597 |
|
6,794 |
|
96,043 |
|
Charge for the year |
- |
|
768 |
|
(6,794) |
|
(6,026) |
|
At 31 December 2024 |
87,652 |
|
2,365 |
|
- |
|
90,017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net book value |
|
At 31 December 2024 |
2,497,250 |
|
3,074 |
|
- |
|
2,500,324 |
|
At 31 December 2023 |
2,497,250 |
|
3,842 |
|
23,181 |
|
2,524,273 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Freehold land and buildings: |
2024 |
|
2023 |
| £ |
£ |
|
Historical cost |
895,235 |
|
895,235 |
|
Cumulative depreciation based on historical cost |
87,652 |
|
87,652 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
807,583 |
|
807,583 |
|
|
| 5 |
Debtors |
2024 |
|
2023 |
| £ |
£ |
|
|
Trade debtors |
67,500 |
|
69,984 |
|
Loans owed by connected companies |
|
71,807 |
|
78,338 |
|
Director's loan |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
23,238 |
|
VAT repayment |
|
|
|
|
1,763 |
|
1,719 |
|
Prepayments |
|
|
|
|
304 |
|
295 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
141,374 |
|
173,574 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 6 |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
2024 |
|
2023 |
| £ |
£ |
|
|
Bank loans and overdrafts |
124,908 |
|
158,156 |
|
Trade creditors |
14,247 |
|
11,031 |
|
Loans owed to associated companies |
|
517,381 |
|
445,153 |
|
Taxation and social security costs |
7,683 |
|
9,562 |
|
Director's loan |
114,415 |
|
- |
|
Accruals |
1,532 |
|
1,532 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
780,166 |
|
625,434 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 7 |
Creditors: amounts falling due after one year |
2024 |
|
2023 |
| £ |
£ |
|
|
Bank loans |
625,622 |
|
897,231 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8 |
Fair value reserve |
2024 |
|
2023 |
| £ |
£ |
|
|
At 1 January 2024 |
1,689,667 |
|
1,689,667 |
|
|
At 31 December 2024 |
1,689,667 |
|
1,689,667 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 9 |
Related party transactions |
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Included in creditors is £517,381 (2023 - £445,153) owed by Voewood Events Limited, a company in which the director has a 100% shareholding.
Included in debtors are £59,088 owed by Voewood Festival Limited (2023: £59,088) and £12,719 owed by Voewood Vaults Limited (2023:£19,250), companies in which the director has a 100% shareholding.
These loans are made interest free with no set repayment date. |
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| 10 |
Transactions with the director |
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As at 31 December 2024, the company owed the director S Finch a total of £114,415 (last year as at 31 December 2023, the director owed the company £23,238).
This loan is on an interest free basis with no set repayment date. |
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| 11 |
Controlling party |
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The ultimate controlling party is the director S Finch who holds 100% of the issued shares in the company. |
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| 12 |
Other information |
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Simon Finch Rare Books Ltd is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England. Its registered office is: |
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The Coach House |
|
Voewood Cromer Road |
|
High Kelling |
|
Holt, Norfolk |
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NR25 6QS |