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Company Registration No. 11109647 (England and Wales)
THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION Unaudited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION Unaudited accounts Contents
Page
Company information
3
Statement of financial position
4
Notes to the accounts
5
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THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION Company Information for the year ended 31 December 2024
Directors
ANNETTE HANNAH SHARON ELIZABETH IBBOTSON SEANA CATHERINE TALBOT KATIE EMMA GINGER MARIA BERNADETTE WILSON CATHERINE LINDA WISEMAN KATHARINE SARAH ANN ELLIOTT LUCY BEATRICE ROSE FLATMAN DEBORAH KLEE
Secretary
ALISON CLARE GRUGEON
Company Number
11109647 (England and Wales)
Registered Office
C M MITCHELL ACCOUNTANCY LTD 111 WOLSEY DRIVE KINGSTON SURREY KT2 5DR UK
Accountants
C M MITCHELL ACCOUNTANCY LTD 111 WOLSEY DRIVE KINGSTON UPON THAMES SURREY KT2 5DR
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THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2024
2024 
2023 
Notes
£ 
£ 
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
208 
458 
Current assets
Debtors
5
6,922 
3,770 
Cash at bank and in hand
114,876 
72,546 
121,798 
76,316 
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(40,741)
(35,738)
Net current assets
81,057 
40,578 
Net assets
81,265 
41,036 
Reserves
7
Profit and loss account
81,265 
41,036 
Members' funds
81,265 
41,036 
For the 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. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - Small Entities. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 17 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by
SEANA CATHERINE TALBOT Director Company Registration No. 11109647
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THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
1
Statutory information
THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION is a private company, limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, registration number 11109647. The registered office is C M MITCHELL ACCOUNTANCY LTD, 111 WOLSEY DRIVE, KINGSTON, SURREY, KT2 5DR, UK.
2
Compliance with accounting standards
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard.
3
Accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.
Company information
The Romantic Novelists' Association Limited is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales.
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and presented in £ sterling.
Going concern
The directors are confident that the company has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The directors have therefore continued to adopt the going concern basis in these financial statements.
Income and expenditure
Income and expenses are included in the financial statements as they become receivable or due. Expenses include VAT where applicable as the company is not registered for VAT.
Taxation
The company's main membership income and related expenses are exempt from corporation tax, being a company not carrying on a business for the purposes of making a profit. A small proportion of income relates to non-member activites and as such is subject to taxation.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives: Fixtures and fittings/computer equipment : over 3 years
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THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
4
Tangible fixed assets
Fixtures & fittings 
£ 
Cost or valuation
At cost 
At 1 January 2024
750 
At 31 December 2024
750 
Depreciation
At 1 January 2024
292 
Charge for the year
250 
At 31 December 2024
542 
Net book value
At 31 December 2024
208 
At 31 December 2023
458 
5
Debtors
2024 
2023 
£ 
£ 
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors
6,922 
3,770 
6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 
2023 
£ 
£ 
Taxes and social security
3,042 
389 
Accruals
11,925 
9,141 
Deferred income
25,774 
26,208 
40,741 
35,738 
7
Company limited by guarantee
The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company, in the event of a winding up, such an amount as may be required not exceeding £1.
8
Average number of employees
During the year the average number of employees was 0 (2023: 1).
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