Company registration number 07967367 (England and Wales)
BRAND POWER LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
BRAND POWER LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Director
C J Phyland
Company number
07967367
Registered office
1st Floor Arthur Stanley House
40-50 Tottenham Street
London
United Kingdom
W1T 4RN
Auditor
Goodman Jones LLP
1st Floor Arthur Stanley House
40-50 Tottenham Street
London
W1T 4RN
BRAND POWER LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Director's report
1 - 2
Independent auditor's report
3 - 5
Statement of comprehensive income
6
Balance sheet
7
Statement of changes in equity
8
Notes to the financial statements
9 - 19
BRAND POWER LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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The director presents his annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be the provision of advertising services.
Director
The director who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements was as follows:
C J Phyland
S Sadiq
(Resigned 30 April 2026)
Supplier payment policy
The company's current policy concerning the payment of trade creditors is to follow the CBI's Prompt Payers Code (copies are available from the CBI, Centre Point, 103 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DU).
The company's current policy concerning the payment of trade creditors is to:
settle the terms of payment with suppliers when agreeing the terms of each transaction;
ensure that suppliers are made aware of the terms of payment by inclusion of the relevant terms in contracts; and
pay in accordance with the company's contractual and other legal obligations.
Trade creditors of the company at the year end were equivalent to 15 day's purchases, based on the average daily amount invoiced by suppliers during the year.
Auditor
The auditor, Goodman Jones LLP, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.
Statement of director's responsibilities
The director is responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the director must not approve the financial statements unless he is satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the director is required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The director is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.
BRAND POWER LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Small Company's Exemption
The company is not required to produce an enhanced business review or strategic report as it is exempt from the requirement under s415 of the Companies Act 2006.
On behalf of the board
C J Phyland
Director
24 June 2026
BRAND POWER LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF BRAND POWER LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Brand Power Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2025 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The director is responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
the information given in the director's report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the director's report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
BRAND POWER LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF BRAND POWER LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the director's report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of director
As explained more fully in the director's responsibilities statement, the director is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the director determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the director is responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
BRAND POWER LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF BRAND POWER LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
Based on our understanding of the company and industry, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to industry sector regulations and unethical and prohibited business practices, and we considered the extent to which noncompliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006 and and UK Tax Legislation. We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls). Appropriate audit procedures in response to these risks were carried. These procedures included:
• Discussions with management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulation and fraud;
• Reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;
• Obtaining and reading correspondence from legal and regulatory bodies including HMRC;
• Identifying and testing journal entries;
• Challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in their significant accounting estimates.
We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members; and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Amit Sharma (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Goodman Jones LLP, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
1st Floor Arthur Stanley House
40-50 Tottenham Street
London
W1T 4RN
24 June 2026
BRAND POWER LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
3,789,149
3,768,265
Administrative expenses
(2,701,409)
(2,900,312)
Operating profit
5
1,087,740
867,953
Interest receivable and similar income
6
74,589
103,579
Interest payable and similar expenses
7
(8,740)
(14,265)
Profit before taxation
1,153,589
957,267
Tax on profit
8
(277,229)
(231,617)
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
876,360
725,650
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
BRAND POWER LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
31 December 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
9
99,584
182,138
Current assets
Debtors
10
4,554,619
3,154,603
Cash at bank and in hand
100
100
4,554,719
3,154,703
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
11
(1,578,492)
(1,053,814)
Net current assets
2,976,227
2,100,889
Total assets less current liabilities
3,075,811
2,283,027
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
11
(83,576)
Net assets
3,075,811
2,199,451
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
15
100
100
Profit and loss reserves
3,075,711
2,199,351
Total equity
3,075,811
2,199,451
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 24 June 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
C J Phyland
Director
Company registration number 07967367 (England and Wales)
BRAND POWER LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2024
100
1,473,701
1,473,801
Year ended 31 December 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
725,650
725,650
Balance at 31 December 2024
100
2,199,351
2,199,451
Year ended 31 December 2025:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
876,360
876,360
Balance at 31 December 2025
100
3,075,711
3,075,811
BRAND POWER LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Brand Power Limited, formerly known as Buchanan Advertising UK Limited, is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is , 1st Floor Arthur Stanley House, 40-50 Tottenham Street, London, United Kingdom, W1T 4RN. The company's principal activities and nature of its operations are disclosed in the director's report.
1.1
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (FRS 101) and in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
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. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions under FRS 101:
the requirements of paragraphs 45(b) and 46-52 of IFRS 2 Share based Payment;
the requirements of paragraphs 62, B64(d), B64(e), B64(g), B64(h), B64(j) to B64(m), B64(n)(ii), B64 (o)(ii), B64(p), B64(q)(ii), B66 and B67of IFRS 3 Business Combinations. Equivalent disclosures are included in the consolidated financial statements of WPP PLC in which the entity is consolidated;
the requirements of paragraph 33 (c) of IFRS 5 Non current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations;
the requirements of IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures;
the requirements of paragraphs 91-99 of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement;
the requirement in paragraph 38 of IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ to present comparative information in respect of: (i) paragraph 79(a) (iv) of IAS 1, (ii) paragraph 73(e) of IAS 16 Property Plant and Equipment (iii) paragraph 118 (e) of IAS 38 Intangibles Assets, (iv) paragraphs 76 and 79(d) of IAS 40 Investment Property and (v) paragraph 50 of IAS 41 Agriculture;
the requirements of paragraphs 10(d), 10(f), 16, 38A to 38D, 39 to 40 ,111 and 134-136 of IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements;
the requirements of IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
the requirements of paragraphs 30 and 31 of IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors;
the requirements of paragraph 17 of IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures;
the requirements in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures to disclose related party transactions entered into between two or more members of a group, provided that any subsidiary which is a party to the transaction is wholly owned by such a member ; and
the requirements of paragraphs 134(d)-134(f) and 135(c)-135(e) of IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.
As permitted by FRS 101, the company has taken advantage of the disclosure exemptions available under that standard in relation to share based payments, financial instruments, capital management, presentation of a cash flow statement, presentation of comparative information in respect of certain assets, standards not yet effective, impairment of assets, business combinations, discontinued operations and related party transactions.
Where required, equivalent disclosures are given in the group accounts of WPP PLC. The group accounts of WPP PLC are available to the public and can be obtained as set out in note 18.
1.2
Going concern
The director has at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the truecompany has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus he continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
BRAND POWER LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.3
Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, and represents amounts receivable for goods supplied, stated net of discounts, returns and value added taxes.
The company's turnover recognition policy has changed in the year with the transition to FRS 101, where the company now recognises turnover when performance obligations have been satisfied and for the company this is when the services have transferred to the customer and the customer has control of these. See note 19 for a detailed explanation on the restatement arising from the transition in the year.
The company’s activities are described in detail below.
(a) Production commission and service fees
An estimate of the value and percentage of work completed at each stage in regards to the project is made to provide a framework for recognising turnover. The percentage is assessed on a job by job basis should the realities of the project indicate that they are not indicative of the work completed or amount of income payable from the client. The control of the asset, is effective on the shoot date as that is the date in which the asset is created and the can be utilised by the client.
(b) Concept fee
This is a stand-alone license agreement with no regard to production which will have already been completed in a prior contract. As such, the performance obligation is the granting of the client the right to use the asset in the time period specified in the contract. Therefore turnover is recognised up to the value for which the company has an enforceable right to demand payment if the customer cancelled the contract.
(c) Home Tester Club Activations
As per the production commission and service fees, the materials created for Home Tester Club campaigns are only for use by the client who has engaged the company. As such, turnover is recognised over time, which is determined by completion of the following milestones:
Delivery of the product to consumers
Completion of KPIs included in the contract, being primarily the completion of reviews and/or surveys by members.
In addition, the company's contracts contain termination fee clauses which bear an enforceable right to this turnover should the contract be cancelled.
1.4
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Leasehold land and buildings
over the length of the lease
Leasehold improvements
over the length of the lease
Fixtures and fittings
20% straight line
Plant and equipment
20% straight line
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the profit and loss account.
BRAND POWER LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.5
Impairment of tangible and intangible assets
At each reporting end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.6
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash and cash equivalents 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.
1.7
Financial assets
Financial assets are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets are classified into specified categories, depending on the nature and purpose of the financial assets.
At initial recognition, financial assets classified as fair value through profit and loss are measured at fair value and any transaction costs are recognised in profit or loss. Financial assets not classified as fair value through profit and loss are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs.
Financial assets held at amortised cost
Financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity dates that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held to maturity investments.
Held to maturity investments are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method less any impairment, with revenue recognised on an effective yield basis.
The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a debt instrument and of allocating the interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the debt instrument to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.
BRAND POWER LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Trade debtors, loans and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classified as loans and receivables. Loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.
Interest is recognised by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables when the recognition of interest would be immaterial. The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a debt instrument and of allocating the interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the debt instrument to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets carried at amortised cost are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
The expected credit losses associated with these assets are estimated on a forward-looking basis. A broad range of information is considered when assessing credit risk and measuring expected credit losses, including past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the expected collectability of the future cash flows of the instrument.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity.
1.8
Financial liabilities
The company recognizes financial debt when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments. Financial liabilities are classified as either 'financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss' or 'other financial liabilities'.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when, and only when, the company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled, or they expire.
1.9
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.10
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
BRAND POWER LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Deferred tax
Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.11
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of inventories or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
1.12
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.13
Leases
As lessee
At inception, the company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease within the scope of IFRS 16. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Where a tangible asset is acquired through a lease, the company recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. Right-of-use assets are included within tangible fixed assets, apart from those that meet the definition of investment property.
The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for lease payments made at or before the commencement date plus any initial direct costs and an estimate of the cost of obligations to dismantle, remove, refurbish or restore the underlying asset and the site on which it is located, less any lease incentives received.
The right-of-use asset is subsequently adjusted for remeasurements of the lease liability and applies the relevant cost model, fair value model or revaluation model as set out within the accounting policies for the applicable asset class. Where the cost model is applied, the asset is depreciated from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term, and is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any.
BRAND POWER LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are unpaid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the company's incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise fixed payments, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, and the cost of any options that the company is reasonably certain to exercise, such as the exercise price under a purchase option, lease payments in an optional renewal period, or penalties for early termination of a lease.
The lease liability is measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. It is reassessed at each financial period end to reflect lease modifications and any changes to the factors considered at initial measurement, as set out above. When the lease liability is remeasured in this way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset, or is recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.
The company has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases of machinery that have a lease term of 12 months or less, or for leases of low-value assets including IT equipment. The payments associated with these leases are recognised in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
1.14
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.
2
Critical accounting estimates and judgements
The company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. In the future, actual experience may differ from these estimates and assumptions. There are no estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.
3
Turnover
2025
2024
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Advertising services
3,789,149
3,768,265
2025
2024
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
Europe
724,638
883,310
United Kingdom
3,064,511
2,883,058
Other
-
1,897
3,789,149
3,768,265
BRAND POWER LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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4
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2025
2024
Number
Number
Account Handling
10
13
Creative
2
3
Production Traffic
16
18
Research
1
1
Total
29
35
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
2025
2024
£
£
Wages and salaries
1,349,189
1,348,314
Social security costs
150,293
146,032
Pension costs
23,514
25,745
1,522,996
1,520,091
5
Operating profit
2025
2024
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange (gains)/losses
(182,098)
76,136
Research and development costs
32,482
34,747
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
157,974
156,152
6
Interest receivable and similar income
2025
2024
£
£
Interest income
Other interest income
74,589
103,579
BRAND POWER LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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7
Interest payable and similar expenses
2025
2024
£
£
Interest on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost:
Interest payable
60
Interest on other financial liabilities:
Interest on lease liabilities
8,740
14,205
Total interest expense
8,740
14,265
8
Taxation
2025
2024
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
277,229
231,617
The charge for the year can be reconciled to the profit per the profit and loss account as follows:
2025
2024
£
£
Profit before taxation
1,153,589
957,267
Expected tax charge based on a corporation tax rate of 25.00% (2024: 25.00%)
288,397
239,317
Effect of expenses not deductible in determining taxable profit
4,323
1,349
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
(11,251)
(225)
Depreciation on assets not qualifying for tax allowances
14,268
-
Other tax adjustments
(18,508)
(8,824)
Taxation charge for the year
277,229
231,617
BRAND POWER LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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9
Tangible fixed assets
Leasehold land and buildings
Leasehold improvements
Plant and equipment
Fixtures and fittings
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2025
239,181
24,074
88,138
2,981
354,374
Additions
10,070
1,181
11,251
At 31 December 2025
239,181
24,074
98,208
4,162
365,625
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2025
87,176
11,085
71,886
2,089
172,236
Charge for the year
79,537
1,835
11,775
658
93,805
At 31 December 2025
166,713
12,920
83,661
2,747
266,041
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025
72,468
11,154
14,547
1,415
99,584
At 31 December 2024
152,005
12,989
16,252
892
182,138
Tangible fixed assets includes right-of-use assets, as follows:
Right-of-use assets
2025
2024
£
£
Net values at the year end
Property
72,467
152,005
Depreciation charge for the year
Property
79,538
79,538
10
Debtors
2025
2024
£
£
Trade debtors
1,446,254
1,035,823
Corporation tax recoverable
121,527
65,597
Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings
2,636,376
1,867,431
Other debtors
31,773
20,599
Prepayments and accrued income
318,689
165,153
4,554,619
3,154,603
Trade debtors disclosed above are classified as loans and receivables and are therefore measured at amortised cost.
BRAND POWER LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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11
Creditors
Due within one year
Due after one year
2025
2024
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Creditors
12
1,293,918
814,351
Taxation and social security
201,756
159,574
-
-
Lease liabilities
13
82,818
79,889
83,576
1,578,492
1,053,814
-
83,576
12
Creditors
2025
2024
£
£
Trade creditors
103
7,378
Amounts owed to fellow group undertakings
480,983
232,361
Accruals and deferred income
808,078
570,035
Other creditors
4,754
4,577
1,293,918
814,351
13
Lease liabilities
2025
2024
Maturity analysis
£
£
Within one year
82,818
79,889
In two to five years
-
83,576
Total undiscounted liabilities
82,818
163,465
Lease liabilities are classified based on the amounts that are expected to be settled within the next 12 months and after more than 12 months from the reporting date, as follows:
2025
2024
£
£
Current liabilities
82,818
79,889
Non-current liabilities
83,576
82,818
163,465
BRAND POWER LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
13
Lease liabilities
(Continued)
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2025
2024
Amounts recognised in profit or loss include the following:
£
£
Interest on lease liabilities
8,740
14,205
14
Retirement benefit schemes
2025
2024
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
23,514
25,745
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.
15
Share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
ordinary shares of £1 each
100
100
100
100
16
Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities
The company has a financial commitment in respect of its rental premises which amounts to £82,818 which has been recognised as a right of use asset lease liability within creditors (2024: £163,465).
17
Related party transactions
The company has taken advantage of the exemption available in accordance with paragraph 8(k) of FRS 101 not to disclose transactions entered between two or more member of a group, as the company is a wholly owned subsidiary undertaking of the group to which it is party to the transactions.
18
Controlling party
The company is 100% owned by WPP Opal Limited who is ultimately controlled by WPP PLC, a company listed on the UK stock exchange.
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