The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true

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

Clarion Interpreting Limited (‘the Company’) provides communication and additional support services to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafened and deafblind.

Clarion Interpreting Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Suite U2, Ground Floor Arlington Business Centre, White Rose Park, Leeds, England, LS11 0PA.

During the prior year, the financial statements were prepared for a period of nine months, in order to bring the company's year end in line with that of other group companies. As a result, the results for the period are not entirely comparable with those for the current year, which represents a full twelve months.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. 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 prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:

• Section 7 ‘Statement of Cash Flows’: Presentation of a statement of cash flow and related notes and disclosures; and

• Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instrument Issues: Interest income/expense and net gains/losses for financial instruments not measured at fair value; basis of determining fair values; details of collateral, loan defaults or breaches, details of hedges, hedging fair value changes recognised in profit or loss and in other comprehensive income.

• Section 33 ‘Related Party Disclosures’: Compensation for key management personnel.

The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of thebigword Group Holdings Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office, Suite U2, Ground Floor Arlington Business Centre, White Rose Park, Leeds, England, LS11 0PA.

The truedirectors manage the business on a UK group-wide basis, "the group", and assess going concern at both a company and group level. The going concern basis of preparation is considered applicable in the financial statements despite the group reporting a statutory loss for 2025, primarily reflecting non-cash depreciation and amortisation charges and interest expense. The group generated positive EBITDA and cash during the year and is forecast to continue generating positive EBITDA and operating cash flows during the year ending December 2026 and beyond. The group is also in a strong net asset position and holds a significant positive cash balance.

The directors have considered the group’s forecast cash flows up to 31 December 2027 and are satisfied that current performance and forecasts indicate continued positive operating cash generation sufficient to meet liabilities as they fall due over this period, subject to addressing the term loan maturity before 30 September 2027 through extension, refinancing, replacement or repayment.

The group’s debt currently includes a £24.5m term loan which, at the reporting date, was due for repayment in August 2026. Covenant compliance on the outstanding term loan includes cash flow cover, adjusted leverage and guarantor coverage. Subsequent to year end, the facility was amended to extend the maturity date to 30 September 2027.

At 31 December 2025, the group also had a £5m revolving credit facility (“RCF”), of which £2m had been drawn. The outstanding RCF balance was fully repaid in February 2026 and the RCF agreement was subsequently terminated.

The directors have considered the group’s current and forecast performance, including forecast improvements in EBITDA and cash generation, and are satisfied that the group is expected to remain in compliance with its covenants.

Based on the above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group will continue to trade as a going concern for the foreseeable future and has adequate resources.

The group guarantees the continuing operations of Clarion Interpreting Limited.

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents the amount receivable for services rendered, net of discounts and rebates allowed by the company and value added taxes.

The company provides interpreting services to customers. The company recognises turnover when the service has been provided to the customer; the amount of turnover can be measured reliably and it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the company from the services provided. Turnover is recognised in the accounting period in which the services are rendered with future revenue included within accruals and deferred income.

Where the company enters into a rebate agreement with customers, the rebate value is accrued against turnover once the turnover relating to the specific customer reaches the agreed threshold. Where the rebate period is not coterminous to the year end, the company estimates whether or not the threshold will be met and accrues for the rebate value accordingly.

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

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.

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks.

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets, which include debtors, 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.

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.

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, 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.

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 issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

Amounts owed by group undertakings are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

A debenture was granted by Clarion Interpreting Limited (“Clarion”) on 27 September 2011, securing all monies due or becoming due from Clarion to HSBC Bank PLC.

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

Contributions amounting to £nil (2024: £nil) were payable to the scheme at the year end.

The Ordinary shares have full rights in the company with respect to voting, dividends and to participate in the capital of the company. The B Ordinary shares have no rights to voting or rights of redemption, but have full rights to dividends and to participate in the capital of the company and rank equally with the Ordinary shares in this respect.

As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006.

The auditor's report is unqualified and includes the following:

In our opinion the financial statements:

• give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

• have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

The company is a subsidiary of thebigword BSL UK Limited, a company incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

thebigword Group Holdings Limited is the parent company of the largest group for which consolidated financial statements are drawn up.

Copies of the consolidated financial statements of thebigword Group Holdings Limited may be obtained from: Suite U2, Ground Floor Arlington Business Centre, White Rose Park, Leeds, England, LS11 0PA.