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Registration number: 07867047

Mack Books Limited

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

 

Mack Books Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 to 9

 

Mack Books Limited

Company Information

Director

M Mack

Registered office

Studio E, Ground Floor
Emperor House
Dragonfly Place
London
SE4 2FL

Accountants

Landmark Accountants Limited Leavesden Park
5 Hercules Way
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD25 7GS

 

Mack Books Limited

(Registration number: 07867047)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025

Note

2025

2024

   

£

£

£

£

Fixed assets

   

 

Intangible assets

4

 

35,075

 

46,767

Tangible assets

5

 

14,357

 

12,558

Investments

6

 

10,678

 

10,678

   

60,110

 

70,003

Current assets

   

 

Stocks

7

996,814

 

826,048

 

Debtors

8

1,085,135

 

1,273,172

 

Cash at bank and in hand

 

544,062

 

516,554

 

 

2,626,011

 

2,615,774

 

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

9

(1,556,831)

 

(1,756,390)

 

Net current assets

   

1,069,180

 

859,384

Net assets

   

1,129,290

 

929,387

Capital and reserves

   

 

Called up share capital

2

 

2

 

Retained earnings

1,129,288

 

929,385

 

Shareholders' funds

   

1,129,290

 

929,387

For the financial year ending 31 December 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Director's responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the director has not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the director on 24 June 2026
 

.........................................
M Mack
Director

 

Mack Books Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Studio E, Ground Floor
Emperor House
Dragonfly Place
London
SE4 2FL

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of these accounts is £ Sterling. The level of rounding is to the nearest £.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

 

Mack Books Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when 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.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Furniture, fittings and equipment

25% straight line

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

20% straight line

 

Mack Books Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.


Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

 

Mack Books Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

Financial instruments

Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments.
 Recognition and measurement
Basic financial instruments are recognised at amortised cost.
 

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including the director) during the year, was 17 (2024 - 15).

 

Mack Books Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

4

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2025

58,459

58,459

At 31 December 2025

58,459

58,459

Amortisation

At 1 January 2025

11,692

11,692

Amortisation charge

11,692

11,692

At 31 December 2025

23,384

23,384

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2025

35,075

35,075

At 31 December 2024

46,767

46,767

5

Tangible assets

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2025

47,036

47,036

Additions

8,334

8,334

Disposals

(4,219)

(4,219)

At 31 December 2025

51,151

51,151

Depreciation

At 1 January 2025

34,478

34,478

Charge for the year

6,535

6,535

Eliminated on disposal

(4,219)

(4,219)

At 31 December 2025

36,794

36,794

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2025

14,357

14,357

At 31 December 2024

12,558

12,558

6

Investments

2025
£

2024
£

Investments in subsidiaries

10,678

10,678

 

Mack Books Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Subsidiaries

£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2025

10,678

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2025

10,678

At 31 December 2024

10,678

7

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Finished goods and goods for resale

996,814

826,048

8

Debtors

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

725,925

1,003,991

Amounts owed by group undertakings

54,154

190,967

Prepayments

38,498

25,465

Other debtors

266,558

52,749

 

1,085,135

1,273,172

9

Creditors

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

Trade creditors

602,832

505,545

Amounts owed to group undertakings

3,879

-

Taxation and social security

129,822

102,962

Accruals and deferred income

437,779

410,380

Other creditors

382,519

737,503

1,556,831

1,756,390

10

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Amounts not provided for in the balance sheet

The total amount of financial commitments not included in the balance sheet is £5,000 (2024 - £41,458).

 

Mack Books Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

11

Related party transactions

Transactions with the director

2025

At 1 January 2025
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 December 2025
£

Loan to director (3.75% interest and repayable on demand)

-

280,713

(41,441)

239,272