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| Note | 2026 | 2025 | ||
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| Tangible assets | 6 |
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| Investments | 7 |
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| 59,277 | 82,771 | |||
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| Debtors | 8 |
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| Cash at bank and in hand | 9 |
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| 6,690,282 | 5,259,549 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 10 | (
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| Net current assets | 5,535,074 | 4,103,926 | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 5,594,351 | 4,186,697 | ||
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| Called-up share capital | 11 |
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| Profit and loss account |
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| Total shareholders' funds |
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Directors' responsibilities:
The financial statements of Weatherden Limited (registered number:
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Prof H Ashrafian
Director |
Ms E Tinsley
Director |
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.
Weatherden Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office is 264 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DY, United Kingdom.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value, and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the functional currency of the Company and rounded to the nearest £.
The prior year figures have been restated to correct errors identified during the preparation of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026, as explained in note 3.
Exchange differences are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account in the period in which they arise except for exchange differences arising on gains or losses on non-monetary items which are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Short term benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised as an expense when the Company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Defined contribution schemes
The Company operates a defined contribution scheme. The amount charged to the Profit and Loss Account in respect of pension costs and other post-retirement benefits is the contributions payable in the financial year. Differences between contributions payable in the financial year and contributions actually paid are included as either accruals or prepayments in the Balance Sheet.
Equity-settled share-based payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted using the Black Scholes model. The fair value determined at the grant date is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the estimate of shares that will eventually vest. A corresponding adjustment is made to equity.
When the terms and conditions of equity-settled share-based payments at the time they were granted are subsequently modified, the fair value of the share-based payment under the original terms and conditions and under the modified terms and conditions are both determined at the date of the modification. Any excess of the modified fair value over the original fair value is recognised over the remaining vesting period in addition to the grant date fair value of the original share-based payment. The share-based payment expense is not adjusted if the modified fair value is less than the original fair value.
Cancellations or settlements (including those resulting from employee redundancies) are treated as an acceleration of vesting and the amount that would have been recognised over the remaining vesting period is recognised immediately.
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.
| Land and buildings | depreciated over the life of the lease |
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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 credited or charged to profit or loss.
Assets held under finance leases, hire purchase contracts and other similar arrangements, which confer rights and obligations similar to those attached to owned assets, are capitalised as tangible fixed assets at the fair value of the leased asset (or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments as determined at the inception of the lease) and are depreciated over the shorter of the lease terms and their useful lives. The capital elements of future lease obligations are recorded as liabilities, while the interest elements are charged to the Profit and Loss Account over the period of the leases to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Rentals under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term, even if the payments are not made on such a basis. Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are similarly spread on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each Balance Sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in the Profit and Loss Account.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the Company are recorded at the fair value of cash or other resources received or receivable, net of direct issue costs. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the Company.
Government grants are recognised based on the performance model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable when there is reasonable assurance that the company will comply with conditions attaching to them and the grants will be received.
A grant that specifies performance conditions is recognised in income only when the performance conditions are met. Where a grant does not specify performance conditions it is recognised in income when the grant proceeds are received or receivable. A grant received before the recognition criteria are satisfied is recognised as a liability.
The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the Balance Sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (when the effect of the time value of money is material).
Following a review of the company's share option arrangements, management identified that share options granted on 29 October 2024 had not been included in the share-based payment calculations for the year ended 31 March 2025. The options were fully vested at the grant date and therefore the related share-based payment charge should have been recognised in full in the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 26 of FRS 102. In addition, management identified that an investment acquired during the year ended 31 March 2025 for £200 had been incorrectly recognised within subscriptions expense rather than fixed asset investments.
The comparative figures have been restated accordingly. The effect of the restatement was to increase administrative expenses by £394,877 in respect of previously unrecognised share-based payment charges, reclassify £200 from subscriptions expense to fixed asset investments, increase investments by £200, and increase the share option reserve by £394,877. The net effect of the adjustments was to reduce the profit and loss account reserve at 31 March 2025 by £394,677.
The effect of the restatement on the profit and loss account and balance sheet for the year ended 31 March 2025 is summarised below.
| As previously reported | Adjustment | As restated | ||||
| Year ended 31 March 2025 | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Administrative expenses | 1,757,704 | 394,677 | 2,152,381 | |||
| Profit for the financial year | 859,132 | (394,677) | 464,455 | |||
| Investments | 0 | 200 | 200 | |||
| Other reserves (share option reserve) | 8,349 | 394,877 | 403,226 | |||
| Profit and loss account reserve | 4,126,539 | (394,677) | 3,731,862 |
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| Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors |
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Equity-settled share-based payment schemes
During the year, the Company identified that certain options granted on 29 October 2024 had not been included within the share-based payment calculations prepared for the year ended 31 March 2025. As these options were fully vested at grant date, the related share-based payment charge should have been recognised in full in the prior year. The comparative figures have therefore been restated as disclosed in the note 3.
Details of the share options outstanding during the financial year are as follows:
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The Company recognised total expenses of £
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| At 31 March 2026 | 1,651 | 57,426 | 59,077 | ||
| At 31 March 2025 | 8,254 | 74,317 | 82,571 |
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| Carrying value at 31 March 2026 |
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The company has granted a fixed charge over certain bank accounts as security for banking facilities. The charge was registered at Companies House on 17 June 2025.
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| Other creditors |
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Commitments
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