Kenneth Brown Financial Services Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1	General information

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

The address of its registered office is: 42 Dunminning Road, Cullybackey, Ballymena, BT42 1PE.

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 24 September 2025.

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.

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.

Government grants

Revenue grants are accounted for under the performance model. Revenue grants that do not impose specified future performance-related conditions are recognised when the grant proceeds are received or receivable

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current 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.

Kenneth Brown Financial Services Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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
Office equipment	20% straight line

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date.

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.

Short-term debtors and creditors

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the income statement in operating expenses.

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.

Kenneth Brown Financial Services Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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 the director) during the year, was 1 (2023 - 1).

4	Intangible assets

	Goodwill  £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024	10,000	10,000
Disposals	(10,000)	(10,000)
At 31 December 2024	-	-
Amortisation
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024	-	-
At 31 December 2023	10,000	10,000

Kenneth Brown Financial Services Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

5	Tangible assets

	Furniture, fittings and equipment  £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024	10,276	10,276
At 31 December 2024	10,276	10,276
Depreciation
At 1 January 2024	10,116	10,116
Charge for the year	160	160
At 31 December 2024	10,276	10,276
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024	-	-
At 31 December 2023	160	160

6

Debtors

Current	2024 £	2023 £
Trade debtors	885	10,096
Prepayments	2,275	2,275
Other debtors	103,657	-
	106,817	12,371

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2024 £	2023 £
Due within one year
Directors current account	84,107	77,636
Other creditors and accruals	49,824	22,926
	133,931	100,562

Kenneth Brown Financial Services Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

8	Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

	2024		2023
	No.	£	No.	£
Ordinary Shares of £1 each	1	1	1	1

9	Related party transactions

	2024  £	2023  £
Directors current account	(84,107)	(77,636)