| WARDS SHOE SHOPS LIMITED |
| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2026 |
| WARDS SHOE SHOPS LIMITED |
| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2026 |
| WARDS SHOE SHOPS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03378820) |
| CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2026 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Balance Sheet | 2 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 4 |
| WARDS SHOE SHOPS LIMITED |
| COMPANY INFORMATION |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2026 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| ACCOUNTANTS: |
| Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers |
| Sixth Floor |
| Cavendish Building |
| 1 Agard Street |
| Derby |
| Derbyshire |
| DE1 1DZ |
| WARDS SHOE SHOPS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03378820) |
| BALANCE SHEET |
| 28 FEBRUARY 2026 |
| 2026 | 2025 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Website | 4 |
| Tangible assets | 5 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks |
| Debtors | 6 |
| Cash at bank and in hand |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 7 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
8 |
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| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 11 | ( |
) | ( |
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| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 12 |
| Retained earnings |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| 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. |
| WARDS SHOE SHOPS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03378820) |
| BALANCE SHEET - continued |
| 28 FEBRUARY 2026 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| WARDS SHOE SHOPS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03378820) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2026 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Wards Shoe Shops Limited is a |
| The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
| Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer, the amount of turnover can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the company and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably. This is usually on delivery of goods to the buyer. |
| Intangible assets |
| Website costs are being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of five years. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Short leasehold | - |
| Fixtures and fittings | - |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| Computer equipment | - |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, 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. |
| WARDS SHOE SHOPS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03378820) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2026 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| 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. |
| Foreign currencies |
| Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
| 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 |
| 4. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Website |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 March 2025 |
| and 28 February 2026 |
| AMORTISATION |
| At 1 March 2025 |
| Amortisation for year |
| At 28 February 2026 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 28 February 2026 |
| At 28 February 2025 |
| WARDS SHOE SHOPS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03378820) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2026 |
| 5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Fixtures |
| Short | and | Motor | Computer |
| leasehold | fittings | vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 March 2025 |
| Additions |
| At 28 February 2026 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 March 2025 |
| Charge for year |
| At 28 February 2026 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 28 February 2026 |
| At 28 February 2025 |
| 6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2026 | 2025 |
| £ | £ |
| Other debtors |
| 7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2026 | 2025 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts |
| Trade creditors |
| Amounts owed to participating interests | 283,632 | 188,988 |
| Taxation and social security |
| Other creditors |
| 8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| 2026 | 2025 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans |
| WARDS SHOE SHOPS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03378820) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2026 |
| 9. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: |
| 2026 | 2025 |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| 10. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| 2026 | 2025 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans |
| The bank loan is secured under a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company. |
| 11. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| 2026 | 2025 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax | 1,500 | 7,100 |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 March 2025 |
| Provided during year | ( |
) |
| Balance at 28 February 2026 |
| 12. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2026 | 2025 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary | £1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |