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Registrar

Registration number: 05328849

The Unique Paper Company Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

 

The Unique Paper Company Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Financial Statements

4 to 9

 

The Unique Paper Company Limited

Company Information

Directors

C P Scamponi

G P Nokes

L E Scamponi

Company secretary

L E Scamponi

Registered office

3 Warners Mill
Silks Way
Braintree
Essex
CM7 3GB

Bankers

HSBC Bank plc
Midland House
26 North Station Road
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1SY

Accountants

Lambert Chapman LLP
Chartered Accountants3 Warners Mill
Silks Way
Braintree
Essex
CM7 3GB

 

The Unique Paper Company Limited

(Registration number: 05328849)
Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

386,230

296,993

Current assets

 

Stocks

915,719

773,780

Debtors

5

136,577

178,096

Cash at bank and in hand

 

80,013

17,270

 

1,132,309

969,146

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

6

(528,811)

(475,465)

Net current assets

 

603,498

493,681

Total assets less current liabilities

 

989,728

790,674

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

6

(143,103)

-

Provisions for liabilities

(87,028)

(72,225)

Net assets

 

759,597

718,449

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

7

546,243

546,243

Capital redemption reserve

88,757

88,757

Revaluation reserve

251,049

139,956

Retained earnings

(126,452)

(56,507)

Shareholders' funds

 

759,597

718,449

For the financial year ending 31 January 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

 

The Unique Paper Company Limited

(Registration number: 05328849)
Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2025

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 22 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
L E Scamponi
Company secretary and director

   
     
 

The Unique Paper Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England & Wales.

The address of its registered office is: 3 Warners Mill, Silks Way, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3GB, United Kingdom.

The principal place of business is: Arbour Farm, Wormingford Road, Fordham, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3NS.

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 22 October 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).The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' .

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention.

These financial statements are presented in Sterling (£), which is the company's functional currency.

Revenue recognition

Turnover represents net invoiced sales of specialist paper, recognised on an accrued basis excluding value added tax.

Government grants

Grants are recognised when the company has an entitlement to the funds and conditions linked to the grants have been met.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate on the date when the fair value is re-measured.

Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Tax

Current Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, 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.

Deferred tax is recognised on material temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

 

The Unique Paper Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position at cost or revaluation, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Leasehold property improvements

10% to 33% Straight line method

Motor vehicles

25% Reducing balance

Origination plates and cylinders

20% Reducing balance method

Plant and Machinery

10% to 25% Reducing balance method

Fixtures and fittings

25% Reducing balance method

Exhibition stands and equipment

33% Straight line method

Computer equipment

25% Reducing balance method

Stocks

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value including a provision for overheads, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving stock.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the Profit and Loss Account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

 

The Unique Paper Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

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.

 

The Unique Paper Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 14 (2024 - 14).

4

Tangible assets

Leasehold property improvements
£

Fixtures and fittings and Computer equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Origination plates & cylinders
 £

Plant and machinery and exhibition stands
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 February 2024

46,653

71,141

13,736

255,614

549,854

936,998

Revaluations

-

-

-

-

121,378

121,378

Additions

-

-

-

8,245

1,153

9,398

At 31 January 2025

46,653

71,141

13,736

263,859

672,385

1,067,774

Depreciation

At 1 February 2024

41,613

64,326

13,138

193,189

327,740

640,006

Charge for the year

1,044

1,704

150

13,494

25,146

41,538

At 31 January 2025

42,657

66,030

13,288

206,683

352,886

681,544

Carrying amount

At 31 January 2025

3,996

5,111

448

57,176

319,499

386,230

At 31 January 2024

5,040

6,815

598

62,426

222,114

296,993

 

The Unique Paper Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

Revaluation

The fair value of the company's material assets included within plant and machinery as at the balance sheet date were revalued on 31 January 2025 by an independent valuer Redfern Converting Machinery Limited. The directors have considered the value of the assets and do not consider them to be materially different to the carrying value.
Had this class of asset been measured on a historical cost basis, the carrying amount would have been £1,720 (2024 - £2,293).

5

Debtors

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

 

91,030

126,287

Directors loan account

9

9,910

-

Prepayments and accrued income

 

34,493

15,244

Other debtors

 

1,144

36,565

 

136,577

178,096

The amount of Trade Debtors under invoice factoring arrangements as at 31 January 2025 totalled £91,030 (2024: £126,287).

6

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

8

53,555

-

Trade creditors

 

57,834

99,231

Directors loan account

9

38,922

468

Taxation and social security

 

75,555

71,265

Accruals and deferred income

 

64,239

71,127

Other creditors

 

238,706

233,374

 

528,811

475,465

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

8

143,103

-

 

The Unique Paper Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

7

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2025

2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary Shares of £1 each

546,243

546,243

546,243

546,243

       

8

Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Loans and borrowings

53,555

-

Non-current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Loans and borrowings

143,103

-

9

Related party transactions

2025

At 1 February 2024
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 January 2025
£

Directors Loan Account

379

(56,851)

46,562

(9,910)