REGISTERED NUMBER: 05975461 (England and Wales)

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 MARCH 2025

FOR

THE FOOTBALL PAPER LTD

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3

DIRECTORS:

S J Emery

M D Emery

S A Hurse

SECRETARY:

S A Hurse

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Tuition House

St George's Road

Wimbledon

SW19 4EU

REGISTERED NUMBER:

05975461 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

Hartley Fowler LLP

Chartered Accountants

4th Floor Tuition House

27-37 St George's Road

Wimbledon

London

SW19 4EU

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

4

1,892

3,105

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

5

218,058

972,112

Cash at bank

8,760

89

226,818

972,201

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

6

231,169

865,461

NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS

(4,351

)

106,740

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

(2,459

)

109,845

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

28,688

30,994

NET (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS

(31,147

)

78,851

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

1

1

Retained earnings

(31,148

)

78,850

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

(31,147

)

78,851

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 29 March 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 29 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:

(a)	ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Comprehensive Income has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 18 June 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

S J Emery - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

The Football Paper Ltd is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

2.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Turnover

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Computer equipment

-

20% on cost

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 14 (2024 - 13 ) .

4.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Computer

equipment

£

COST

At 30 March 2024

11,666

Disposals

(5,616

)

At 29 March 2025

6,050

DEPRECIATION

At 30 March 2024

8,561

Charge for year

1,213

Eliminated on disposal

(5,616

)

At 29 March 2025

4,158

NET BOOK VALUE

At 29 March 2025

1,892

At 29 March 2024

3,105

5.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Trade debtors

165,634

179,938

Other debtors

52,424

792,174

218,058

972,112

6.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Bank loans and overdrafts

21,234

11,111

Trade creditors

142,150

128,907

Taxation and social security

13,734

58,455

Other creditors

54,051

666,988

231,169

865,461

7.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Bank loans

28,688

30,994

8.	RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year the following loans to related parties controlled by the shareholders of The Football Paper Ltd were written off due to an assessment of recoverability:

The Cricket Paper Ltd - £85,570

The League Paper Ltd - £161,840

The Racing Paper Ltd - £134,716

During the year £280,156 of loan from The Rugby Paper Ltd, a company controlled by the shareholders of The Football Paper Ltd, was written off due to an assessment of recoverability.