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Registered number: 08460511
MCCARTHY DENNING LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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CONTENTS
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Statement of Financial Position
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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MCCARTHY DENNING LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER:08460511
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 MARCH 2025
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
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Current asset investments
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
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MCCARTHY DENNING LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER:08460511
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 MARCH 2025
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.
The financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The Company has opted not to file the statement of comprehensive income in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 11 December 2025.
The notes on pages 3 to 10 form part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
McCarthy Denning Limited is a private limited liability company incorporated in England and Wales, with its registered office at Suite 102, 70 Mark Lane, London EC3R 7NQ.
The principal activity of the Company continued to be that of provision of legal services.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
Turnover comprises revenue recognised by the company in respect of services supplied during the year, exclusive of Value Added Tax.
Revenue is recognised in the period in which services are provided.
Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
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Short-term leasehold property
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over term of the lease of 5 years
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The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
Intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.
The intangible asset is considered to have a finite useful life and is amortised accordingly at the rate of 25%on a straight line basis.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Investments in listed company shares are remeasured to market value at each reporting date. Gains and losses on remeasurement are recognised in profit or loss for the period.
Short term debtors are measured at the transaction price less any impairment.
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions.
Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. The Company recognises accruals contingent on the receipt of debtors in it's balance sheet. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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Foreign currency translation
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The Company's functional and presentational currency is £ Sterling.
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Exchange gains and losses are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
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Operating leases: the Company as lessee
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Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term, unless another systematic basis is representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit from the use of the leased asset.
Defined contribution pension plan
The Company contributes to a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.
The contributions are recognised as an expense in the Statement of Comprehensive Income when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Statement of Financial Position. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
All borrowing costs are amortised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income over the term of the loan.
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Provisions for liabilities
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Provisions are recognised when an event has taken place that gives rise to a legal or constructive obligation, a transfer of economic benefits is probable and a reliable estimate can be made.
Provisions are measured as the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation, taking into account the related risks and uncertainties.
Increases in provisions are generally charged as an expense to profit or loss.
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Current and deferred taxation
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Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
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 income.
Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the Statement of Financial Position date, except that:
- The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
- Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.
Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences.
Grants are accounted under the accruals model as permitted by FRS 102. Grants relating to expenditure on tangible fixed assets are credited to profit or loss at the same rate as the depreciation on the assets to which the grant relates. The deferred element of grants is included in creditors as deferred income.
Grants of a revenue nature are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income in the same period as the related expenditure.
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 11 (2024 - 11).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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Charge for the year on owned assets
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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Short-term leasehold property
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Charge for the year on owned assets
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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Prepayments and accrued income
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Corporation tax recoverable
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Current asset investments
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Taxation and social security
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Accruals and deferred income
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Details of the security for bank facilities are set out in Note 9.
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
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The Company's bank facilities are secured by an unlimited fixed and floating charge over all the assets of the Company.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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Released to Statement of Comprehensive Income
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The provision for deferred taxation is made up as follows:
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Accelerated capital allowances
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Allotted, called up and fully paid
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6,900 (2024 - 6,900) Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
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Allotted, called up and partly paid
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1,725 (2024 - 1,725) Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
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12.Directors' personal guarantees
R A D Beresford has provided personal guarantees totalling £245,000 (2024 - £245,000) and a Deed of Subordination as security for the Company's banking facilities.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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Related party transactions
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At the reporting date there were outstanding balance due from two directors totalling £221,613 (2024 - £117,960). The balance at the reporting date was the maximum balance outstanding during the year.
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The auditors' report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 was unqualified.
The audit report was signed on 11 December 2025 by Stephen Iseman FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) on behalf of Sopher + Co LLP.
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