Company registration number 08599531 (England and Wales)
KING BERT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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KING BERT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
CONTENTS
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Statement of financial position
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Notes to the financial statements
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KING BERT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
4
6,018
7,771
Investments
5
105
105
6,123
7,876
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
7
2,303,920
1,950,949
Cash and cash equivalents
393,295
306,969
2,697,215
2,257,918
Current liabilities
8
(848,324)
(1,110,250)
Net current assets
1,848,891
1,147,668
Total assets less current liabilities
1,855,014
1,155,544
Non-current liabilities
9
(7,901)
(18,215)
Provisions for liabilities
(1,505)
(2,078)
Net assets
1,845,608
1,135,251
Equity
Called up share capital
4
4
Retained earnings
1,845,604
1,135,247
Total equity
1,845,608
1,135,251
KING BERT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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For the financial year ended 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 of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 26 September 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
J Sargent
Director
Company registration number 08599531 (England and Wales)
KING BERT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
King Bert Productions Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 27 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3BL.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Revenue
Revenue represents amounts receivable in developing/producing and exploiting television programmes and is recognised over the period of the production or as per the contract where payment is dependent on materials delivered. Gross profit on production activity is recognised over the period of the production or in accordance with the underlying contract and where there is uncertainty of this being realised overages on productions are recognised as they arise and underages are recognised on completion of the productions.
1.3
Research and development expenditure
Research expenditure is written off against profits in the year in which it is incurred. Identifiable development expenditure is capitalised to the extent that the technical, commercial and financial feasibility can be demonstrated.
1.4
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
25% Straight line
Computer equipment
25% Straight line
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.
1.5
Investments in subsidiaries
Except as stated below, fixed asset investments, including investments in subsidiaries are shown at cost less provision for impairment.
KING BERT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
Impairment of non-current 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.
1.7
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recognised in profit or loss immediately, together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk.
1.8
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
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.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.9
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
KING BERT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
7
7
4
Property, plant and equipment
Plant and machinery etc
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024
59,465
Additions
4,920
At 31 December 2024
64,385
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2024
51,694
Depreciation charged in the year
6,673
At 31 December 2024
58,367
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
6,018
At 31 December 2023
7,771
5
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
105
105
KING BERT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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6
Subsidiaries
Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 December 2024 are as follows:
Name of undertaking
Registered
Nature of business
Class of
% Held
office
shares held
Direct
Indirect
Big Bert Limited
England and Wales
Television Production
Ordinary Shares
100.00
0
Happy Bert Ltd
Scotland
Television Production
Ordinary Shares
100.00
0
Little Bert Limited
England and Wales
Television Production
Ordinary Shares
100.00
0
Queen Bert Limited
England and Wales
Television Production
Ordinary Shares
100.00
0
Queen Bert Malory Limited
England and Wales
Television Production
Ordinary Shares
100.00
0
The investments in subsidiaries are stated at cost.
7
Trade and other receivables
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade receivables
26,199
89,864
Amounts owed by group undertakings
1,188,665
1,090,359
Other receivables
1,089,056
770,726
2,303,920
1,950,949
8
Current liabilities
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans
10,311
10,056
Trade payables
12,460
34,624
Taxation and social security
110,816
79,817
Other payables
714,737
985,753
848,324
1,110,250
9
Non-current liabilities
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
7,901
18,215
KING BERT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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10
Related party transactions
The company has taken advantage of the exemption under paragraph 33.1a of FRS 102 from disclosing transactions between two or more members of a group, where any subsidiary undertaking which is a party to the transaction is the ultimate parent company or a wholly owned by a member of that group.