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Registration number: 04846829

Dandy Booksellers Limited
Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

Dandy Booksellers Limited

Contents

Company Information | 1
Balance Sheet | 2 to 3
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements | 4 to 10

Dandy Booksellers Limited

Company Information

Director | Mrs Donna Ravenhill

Company secretary | Mr Andrew Waller

Registered office | 15 Hoopers Yard Kimberley Road London NW6 7EJ

Accountants | Kajaine Kafton LLP Chartered Accountants42-46 Station Road Edgware Middlesex HA8 7AB

Dandy Booksellers Limited

(Registration number: 04846829)
Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2025

| Note | 2025 £ | 2024 £
Fixed assets |  |  |
Tangible assets | 4 | 613,064 | 469,206
Investment property | 5 | - | 3,000,000
|  | 613,064 | 3,469,206
Current assets |  |  |
Stocks | 6 | 29,801 | 55,000
Debtors | 7 | 126,788 | 592,819
Cash at bank and in hand |  | 222,470 | 510,413
|  | 379,059 | 1,158,232
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year | 8 | (414,050) | (231,417)
Net current (liabilities)/assets |  | (34,991) | 926,815
Total assets less current liabilities |  | 578,073 | 4,396,021
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year | 8 | - | (16,800)
Provisions for liabilities |  | (39,278) | (520,682)
Net assets |  | 538,795 | 3,858,539
Capital and reserves |  |  |
Called up share capital | 9 | 1,000 | 1,000
Revaluation reserve |  | 117,832 | -
Retained earnings |  | 419,963 | 3,857,539
Shareholders' funds |  | 538,795 | 3,858,539

For the financial year ending 30 June 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Director's 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 director acknowledges her responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

Dandy Booksellers Limited

(Registration number: 04846829)
Balance Sheet as at 30 June 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 director has not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the director on 13 November 2025

......................................... Mrs Donna Ravenhill Director

Dandy Booksellers Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

1 | General information

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

The address of its registered office is:
15 Hoopers Yard
Kimberley Road
London
NW6 7EJ
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 13 November 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.

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.

Dandy Booksellers Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred 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.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.
Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used.

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.

The freehold property is stated at fair value, based on a one-off revaluation performed by Dutch and Dutch Commercial Agent. This revaluation was carried out to reflect the fair value of the property as at the valuation date. The company does not intend to adopt a policy of regular revaluations and will continue to carry the property at the revalued amount. The carrying value will only be adjusted if a subsequent revaluation is undertaken or if there are indicators of impairment.

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
Land & buildings | nil
Plant & machinery | 15% on cost
Fixtures & fittings | 15% on cost

Investment property

Investment property is carried at fair value, derived from the current market prices for comparable real estate determined annually by external valuers. The valuers use observable market prices, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.

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.

Dandy Booksellers Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

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 and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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.

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 8 (2024 - 7).

Dandy Booksellers Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

4 | Tangible assets

| Land and buildings £ | Furniture, fittings and equipment £ | Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 July 2024 | 442,890 | 166,745 | 609,635
Revaluations | 157,110 | - | 157,110
Additions | - | 1,447 | 1,447
Disposals | - | (10,000) | (10,000)
At 30 June 2025 | 600,000 | 158,192 | 758,192
Depreciation
At 1 July 2024 | - | 140,429 | 140,429
Charge for the year | - | 4,699 | 4,699
At 30 June 2025 | - | 145,128 | 145,128
Carrying amount
At 30 June 2025 | 600,000 | 13,064 | 613,064
At 30 June 2024 | 442,890 | 26,316 | 469,206

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £600,000 (2024 - £442,890) in respect of freehold land and buildings. The freehold property is stated at fair value, based on a one-off revaluation performed by Dutch and Dutch Commercial Agent. This revaluation was undertaken as a one-off exercise to reflect the fair value of the property at that date.

Dandy Booksellers Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

5 | Investment properties

| 2025 £
At 1 July | 3,000,000
Disposals | (3,000,000)
At 30 June | -

There has been no valuation of investment property by an independent valuer.

6 | Stocks

| 2025 £ | 2024 £
Other inventories | 29,801 | 55,000

7 | Debtors

Current | 2025 £ | 2024 £
Trade debtors | 34,581 | 26,091
Prepayments | 7,951 | 7,673
Other debtors | 84,256 | 559,055
| 126,788 | 592,819

Dandy Booksellers Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

8 | Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

| Note | 2025 £ | 2024 £
Due within one year |  |  |
Trade creditors |  | 212,381 | 201,527
Taxation and social security |  | 1,446 | 2,619
Other creditors |  | 141,530 | 16,052
Accrued expenses |  | 1,000 | 1,400
Corporation tax payable |  | 57,129 | 9,403
Directors current account |  | 564 | 416
|  | 414,050 | 231,417
Due after one year |  |  |
Other financial liabilities |  | - | 16,800

9 | Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

| 2025 | 2024
| No. | £ | No. | £
Ordinary Shares of £1 each | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000

10 | Reserves

The changes to each component of equity resulting from items of other comprehensive income for the current year were as follows:

| Revaluation reserve £ | Total £
Surplus/deficit on property, plant and equipment revaluation | 117,832 | 117,832

Dandy Booksellers Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2025

11 | Related party transactions

Transactions with the director

2025 | At 1 July 2024 £ | Repayments by director £ | At 30 June 2025 £
Mrs Donna Ravenhill
Loan | 250,025 | (250,025) | -

During the year director paid off the interest free loan broughforward from previous years.

2024 | At 1 July 2023 £ | Advances to director £ | At 30 June 2024 £
Mrs Donna Ravenhill
Loan | 180,525 | 69,500 | 250,025

Transactions with related parties
During the year a director and shareholder has paid back the loan brought forward. No loan is outstanding.