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Company No: 02869063 (England and Wales)

MACLENNAN WARD RESEARCH LIMITED

Unaudited Financial Statements
For the financial year ended 31 December 2024
Pages for filing with the registrar

MACLENNAN WARD RESEARCH LIMITED

Unaudited Financial Statements

For the financial year ended 31 December 2024

Contents

MACLENNAN WARD RESEARCH LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION

For the financial year ended 31 December 2024
MACLENNAN WARD RESEARCH LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION (continued)

For the financial year ended 31 December 2024
DIRECTORS E S Maclennan
D J Ward
SECRETARY E S Maclennan
REGISTERED OFFICE 2 Leman Street
London
E1W 9US
United Kingdom
COMPANY NUMBER 02869063 (England and Wales)
ACCOUNTANT Gravita Business Services II Limited
Aldgate Tower
2 Leman Street
London
E1 8FA
United Kingdom
MACLENNAN WARD RESEARCH LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at 31 December 2024
MACLENNAN WARD RESEARCH LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (continued)

As at 31 December 2024
Note 2024 2023
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 3 0 482
0 482
Current assets
Debtors 4 0 7,718
Cash at bank and in hand 90,620 99,673
90,620 107,391
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 5 ( 17,844) ( 41,129)
Net current assets 72,776 66,262
Total assets less current liabilities 72,776 66,744
Net assets 72,776 66,744
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 6 100 100
Profit and loss account 72,676 66,644
Total shareholders' funds 72,776 66,744

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.

Directors' responsibilities:

The financial statements of Maclennan Ward Research Limited (registered number: 02869063) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 26 September 2025. They were signed on its behalf by:

E S Maclennan
Director
MACLENNAN WARD RESEARCH LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the financial year ended 31 December 2024
MACLENNAN WARD RESEARCH LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the financial year ended 31 December 2024
1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.

General information and basis of accounting

Maclennan Ward Research Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office is 2 Leman Street, London, E1W 9US, United Kingdom.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value, and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the functional currency of the Company and rounded to the nearest £.

Going concern

The directors have assessed the Statement of Financial Position and likely future cash flows at the date of approving these financial statements. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Foreign currency

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate of exchange at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the Statement of Financial Position date are reported at the rates of exchange prevailing at that date.

Exchange differences are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income in the period in which they arise except for exchange differences arising on gains or losses on non-monetary items which are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

Turnover

Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.

Turnover is recognised when the significant risks and rewards are considered to have been transferred to the customer.

Employee benefits

Short term benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised as an expense when the Company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

Defined contribution schemes
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

Taxation

Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than investment property and freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a straight-line or reducing balance basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Fixtures and fittings 3 years straight line

Residual value represents the estimated amount which would currently be obtained from disposal of an asset, after deducting estimated costs of disposal, if the asset were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life.

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

Impairment of assets

Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each Statement of Financial Position date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income as described below.

Non-financial assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.


Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand.

Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Financial assets are derecognised when and only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, or the Company transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or the Company, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

2. Employees

2024 2023
Number Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors 3 3

3. Tangible assets

Fixtures and fittings Total
£ £
Cost
At 01 January 2024 46,848 46,848
At 31 December 2024 46,848 46,848
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 January 2024 46,366 46,366
Charge for the financial year 482 482
At 31 December 2024 46,848 46,848
Net book value
At 31 December 2024 0 0
At 31 December 2023 482 482

4. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Other debtors 0 7,718

5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024 2023
£ £
Taxation and social security 6,864 22,578
Other creditors 10,980 18,551
17,844 41,129

6. Called-up share capital

2024 2023
£ £
Allotted, called-up and fully-paid
100 Ordinary shares of £ 1.00 each 100 100

7. Financial commitments

Commitments

2024 2023
£ £
Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating lease 631 4,417