REGISTERED NUMBER: 14598868 (England and Wales)

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

FOR

STORY 9 LTD

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

4

DIRECTORS:

R J Jolliffe

D P Moseley

R D Llewellyn

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Ground Floor

Egerton House

68 Baker Street

Weybridge

Surrey

KT13 8AL

REGISTERED NUMBER:

14598868 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

RJP LLP

Ground Floor

Egerton House

68 Baker Street

Weybridge

Surrey

KT13 8AL

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets

4

32,048

43,931

Tangible assets

5

70,378

23,532

102,426

67,463

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

6

1,640,448

827,699

Cash at bank

1,181,838

469,840

2,822,286

1,297,539

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

7

1,487,721

451,298

NET CURRENT ASSETS

1,334,565

846,241

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

1,436,991

913,704

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

9

25,606

16,866

NET ASSETS

1,411,385

896,838

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

10

3

3

Retained earnings

1,411,382

896,835

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

1,411,385

896,838

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

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.

The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 1 September 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

R D Llewellyn - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Story 9 Ltd is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Turnover

Turnover represents net invoiced sales of advertising and media services, excluding Value Added Tax.

Turnover is recognised in the period the services are carried out.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets comprise development costs and are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Development costs are amortised evenly over their estimated useful life of five years.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Plant and machinery etc

-

25% on cost and 20% on cost

Taxation

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 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.

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.

Leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 8 (2024 - 3 ) .

4.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Development

costs

£

COST

At 1 January 2025

and 31 December 2025

59,415

AMORTISATION

At 1 January 2025

15,484

Amortisation for year

11,883

At 31 December 2025

27,367

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2025

32,048

At 31 December 2024

43,931

5.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Plant and

machinery

etc

£

COST

At 1 January 2025

29,040

Additions

59,307

At 31 December 2025

88,347

DEPRECIATION

At 1 January 2025

5,508

Charge for year

12,461

At 31 December 2025

17,969

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2025

70,378

At 31 December 2024

23,532

6.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.12.25

31.12.24

£

£

Trade debtors

655,302

702,363

Other debtors

985,146

125,336

1,640,448

827,699

7.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.12.25

31.12.24

£

£

Trade creditors

405,064

74,848

Taxation and social security

635,445

330,251

Other creditors

447,212

46,199

1,487,721

451,298

8.	LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:

31.12.25

31.12.24

£

£

Within one year

143,492

3,705

Between one and five years

147,389

3,088

290,881

6,793

9.	PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

31.12.25

31.12.24

£

£

Deferred tax

25,606

16,866

Deferred

tax

£

Balance at 1 January 2025

16,866

Provided during year

8,740

Balance at 31 December 2025

25,606

10.	CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:

Number:

Class:

Nominal

31.12.25

31.12.24

value:

£

£

3

Ordinary

£1

3

3

11.	DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

The following advances and credits to directors subsisted during the years ended 31 December 2025 and 31 December 2024:

31.12.25

31.12.24

£

£

Director

Balance outstanding at start of year

35,911

(6,944

)

Amounts advanced

551,869

192,458

Amounts repaid

(510,526

)

(149,603

)

Amounts written off

-

-

Amounts waived

-

-

Balance outstanding at end of year

77,254

35,911

Director

Balance outstanding at start of year

39,432

(9,955

)

Amounts advanced

551,610

204,618

Amounts repaid

(533,020

)

(155,231

)

Amounts written off

-

-

Amounts waived

-

-

Balance outstanding at end of year

58,022

39,432

Director

Balance outstanding at start of year

30,002

(15,212

)

Amounts advanced

566,577

208,946

Amounts repaid

(531,175

)

(163,732

)

Amounts written off

-

-

Amounts waived

-

-

Balance outstanding at end of year

65,404

30,002

Interest has been charged on the overdrawn loan accounts at a rate of 2.25% per annum to 5 April 2025 and then at a rate of 3.75% per annum thereafter.