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Webster Associates Ltd

Registered Number
12970049
(England and Wales)

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year ended
31 December 2025

Webster Associates Ltd
Company Information
for the year from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

Directors

Joseph Webster
Paul Webster

Registered Address

Virginia Villas High Street
Hartley Wintney
Hook
RG27 8NW

Registered Number

12970049 (England and Wales)
Webster Associates Ltd
Balance Sheet as at
31 December 2025

Notes

2025

2024

£

£

£

£

Fixed assets
Intangible assets45,073,8185,406,528
Tangible assets543,11629,123
Investments6450450
5,117,3845,436,101
Current assets
Debtors7199,865194,770
Cash at bank and on hand7348
199,938194,818
Creditors amounts falling due within one year8(805,671)(686,411)
Net current assets (liabilities)(605,733)(491,593)
Total assets less current liabilities4,511,6514,944,508
Creditors amounts falling due after one year9(4,232,246)(4,704,568)
Provisions for liabilities(5,619)(7,281)
Net assets273,786232,659
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital100100
Profit and loss account273,686232,559
Shareholders' funds273,786232,659
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 4 March 2026, and are signed on its behalf by:
Joseph Webster
Director
Registered Company No. 12970049
Webster Associates Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2025

1.Accounting policies
Statutory information
The company is a private company limited by shares and registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.
Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102 Section 1A as it applies to the financial statements for the period and there were no material departures from the reporting standard.
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, the financial reporting standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard).
Turnover policy
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the rendering of services.
Employee benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company’s pension scheme are charged to the profit and loss account in the period to which they relate.
Foreign currency translation
Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recognised at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. At the end of each reporting period foreign currency monetary items are translated at the closing rate of exchange. Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost are translated at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction. All differences are charged to profit or loss.
Current taxation
Current tax is recognised on taxable profit for the current and past periods. Current tax is measured at the amounts of tax expected to pay or recover using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. 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. 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. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets are stated at cost less amortisation. Amortisation is provided on all intangible assets on a straight-line basis over a twenty-year period.
Goodwill
Goodwill arising on an acquisition of a business is carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses, if any. Goodwill is amortised over its expected useful life which is estimated to be ten years. Goodwill is assessed for impairment when there are indicators of impairment and any impairment is charged to the income statement. No reversals of impairment are recognised.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation less depreciation. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets as follows:

Reducing balance (%)Straight line (years)
Vehicles25-
Office Equipment-4
Investments
Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Listed investments are measured at fair value where the difference between cost and fair value is material. Unlisted investments are measured at fair value unless the value cannot be measured reliably, in which case they are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Changes in fair value are included in the profit and loss account.
Finance leases and hire purchase contracts
Assets held under finance leases which are leases where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset have passed to the company, and hire purchase contracts are capitalised in the balance sheet. They are depreciated over the shorter of their useful lives or the term of the lease.
Trade and other debtors
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.
Trade and other creditors
Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method.
2.Average number of employees

20252024
Average number of employees during the year1212
3.Prior period adjustment
Comparatives have been restated to account for the purchase of shares in Webster Associates Southern Limited (07279915) that took place in March 2021 where the underlying trade and assets were immediately hived up to the parent Webster Associates Limited. Historically the acquisition of shares had been accounted for at cost and the intercompany balance had been taken to the profit and loss account as non recoverable. Goodwill has now been recorded on the share acquisition and amortised over the estimated useful life. The intercompany write off has been reversed.
4.Intangible assets

Total

£
Cost or valuation
At 01 January 256,654,188
At 31 December 256,654,188
Amortisation and impairment
At 01 January 251,247,660
Charge for year332,710
At 31 December 251,580,370
Net book value
At 31 December 255,073,818
At 31 December 245,406,528
5.Tangible fixed assets

Total

£
Cost or valuation
At 01 January 2575,747
Additions24,924
At 31 December 2598,795
Depreciation and impairment
At 01 January 2546,624
Charge for year10,931
At 31 December 2555,678
Net book value
At 31 December 2543,116
At 31 December 2429,123
6.Fixed asset investments
Other investments other than loans.

Total

£
Cost or valuation
At 01 January 25450
At 31 December 25450
Net book value
At 31 December 25450
At 31 December 24450
7.Debtors: amounts due within one year

2025

2024

££
Trade debtors / trade receivables184,775179,653
Other debtors7,9477,942
Prepayments and accrued income7,1437,175
Total199,865194,770
8.Creditors: amounts due within one year

2025

2024

££
Trade creditors / trade payables37,08332,803
Bank borrowings and overdrafts535,486502,863
Taxation and social security199,031121,341
Finance lease and HP contracts6,953-
Other creditors27,11827,118
Accrued liabilities and deferred income-2,286
Total805,671686,411
9.Creditors: amounts due after one year

2025

2024

££
Bank borrowings and overdrafts4,222,2994,704,568
Other creditors9,947-
Total4,232,2464,704,568
10.Directors advances, credits and guarantees
At the start of the year one of the directors owed £7,371.50 to the company. During the year the balance remained unchanged.
11.Off-balance sheet arrangements
The total amount of financial commitments not included in the balance sheet is £42,000 (2024 - £42,000). These commitments relate the rental lease.