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CHARLES DICKENS MUSEUM TRADING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Charles Dickens Museum Trading Limited is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in United Kingdom and registered in England and Wales, registration number 16060245. The registered office is 48-49 Doughty Street, London, WC1N 2LX. The principal activity of the company is the operation of activities of exhibition for the Museum.
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 Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006. 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 presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the company and rounded to the nearest pound sterling.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.
Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. 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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The Company has no employees other than the directors, who did not receive any remuneration.
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Cash and cash equivalents
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