Company registration number 15602408 (England and Wales)
THE BETTER CONVERSATIONS FOUNDATION LTD
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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THE BETTER CONVERSATIONS FOUNDATION LTD
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
Mr S J Coles
(Appointed 29 March 2024)
Mrs C D Dutton
(Appointed 29 March 2024)
Company number
15602408
Registered office
3 Darby Vale
Warfield
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG42 2PJ
Accountants
Kirk Rice LLP
The Courtyard
High Street
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7HP
THE BETTER CONVERSATIONS FOUNDATION LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Accountants' report
1
Balance sheet
2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 5
THE BETTER CONVERSATIONS FOUNDATION LTD
ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE PREPARATION OF THE UNAUDITED STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE BETTER CONVERSATIONS FOUNDATION LTD FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of The Better Conversations Foundation Ltd for the period ended 31 March 2025 which comprise, the balance sheet and the related notes from the company’s accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of The Better Conversations Foundation Ltd, as a body. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of The Better Conversations Foundation Ltd and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of The Better Conversations Foundation Ltd, as a body. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than The Better Conversations Foundation Ltd and its Board of Directors as a body, for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that The Better Conversations Foundation Ltd has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and surplus of The Better Conversations Foundation Ltd. You consider that The Better Conversations Foundation Ltd is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the period.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of The Better Conversations Foundation Ltd. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
Kirk Rice LLP
The Courtyard
High Street
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7HP
16 December 2025
THE BETTER CONVERSATIONS FOUNDATION LTD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 MARCH 2025
31 March 2025
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2025
Notes
£
£
Current assets
Debtors
4
2,500
Cash at bank and in hand
1,965
4,465
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
5
(3,586)
Net current assets
879
Reserves
Income and expenditure account
879
Total members' funds
879
For the financial period ended 31 March 2025 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 period 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 and expenditure account within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 15 December 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr S J Coles
Director
Company registration number 15602408 (England and Wales)
THE BETTER CONVERSATIONS FOUNDATION LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
The Better Conversations Foundation Ltd is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 3 Darby Vale, Warfield, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 2PJ.
1.1
Reporting period
This is the company's first accounts, the figures for the current period represent a 12 month and 3 day period from date of incorporation on the 29 March 2024 to 31 March 2025 year end.
1.2
Basis of preparation
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.
1.3
Going concern
Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.4
Income
Income represents invoices issued for the provision of the company's course. The company is not VAT registered and therefore sales are not VATable.
1.5
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.
1.6
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention 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.
THE BETTER CONVERSATIONS FOUNDATION LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Classification of financial liabilities
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.
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.
1.7
Taxation
The company is exempt from corporation tax, it being a company not carrying on a business for the purposes of making a profit.
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 period was:
2025
Number
Total
0
4
Debtors
2025
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
Trade debtors
2,500
THE BETTER CONVERSATIONS FOUNDATION LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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5
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
£
Corporation tax
206
Other creditors
3,380
3,586
6
Members' liability
The company is limited by guarantee, not having a share capital and consequently the liability of members is limited, subject to an undertaking by each member to contribute to the net assets or liabilities of the company on winding up such amounts as may be required not exceeding £1.