HEADWISE LIMITED
Company registration number 06156985 (England and Wales)
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
HEADWISE LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1 - 2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 8
HEADWISE LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 MARCH 2026
31 March 2026
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2026
2025
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
3
1,153,120
1,153,230
Investments
4
102
102
1,153,222
1,153,332
Current assets
Debtors
5
372,635
404,645
Cash at bank and in hand
285,712
416,588
658,347
821,233
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(380,467)
(458,857)
Net current assets
277,880
362,376
Total assets less current liabilities
1,431,102
1,515,708
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
7
(374,595)
(424,095)
Net assets
1,056,507
1,091,613
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
8
101
101
Share premium account
3,999
3,999
Profit and loss reserves
1,052,407
1,087,513
Total equity
1,056,507
1,091,613
HEADWISE LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT
31 MARCH 2026
31 March 2026
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For the financial year ended 31 March 2026 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 25 September 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
Prof A D Worthington
Director
Company registration number 06156985 (England and Wales)
HEADWISE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Headwise Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Dyke Yaxley Limited, 1 Brassey Road, Old Potts Way, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 7FA.
1.1
Basis of preparation
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.
1.2
Revenue
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.
The nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations and significant payment terms of the company's major sources of revenue are as follows:
Revenue from contracts for the provision of professional services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion when the stage of completion, costs incurred and costs to complete can be estimated reliably. The stage of completion is calculated by comparing costs incurred, mainly in relation to contractual hourly staff rates and materials, as a proportion of total costs. Where the outcome cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised that are recoverable.
1.3
Tangible fixed assets
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:
Freehold land and buildings
0% straight line
Plant and machinery
25% reducing balance
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
25% reducing balance
No depreciation is provided in respect of freehold land. Freehold buildings are not depreciated as in the opinion of the directors the expected residual value is sufficiently high and the expected useful economic life of the asset is long, and as such the resulting depreciation charge would be immaterial.
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.
HEADWISE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.4
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries and associates are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.
1.5
Impairment of fixed assets
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.
1.6
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.7
Financial instruments
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 balance sheet 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.
1.8
Equity instruments
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.
1.9
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account 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.
HEADWISE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Deferred tax
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 profit and loss account, 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.
1.10
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense.
1.11
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.12
Leases
As lessee
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
2
Employees
2026
2025
Number
Number
Total
4
4
HEADWISE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
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3
Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings
Plant and machinery etc
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2025
1,150,534
59,012
1,209,546
Additions
646
646
At 31 March 2026
1,150,534
59,658
1,210,192
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2025
56,316
56,316
Depreciation charged in the year
756
756
At 31 March 2026
57,072
57,072
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2026
1,150,534
2,586
1,153,120
At 31 March 2025
1,150,534
2,696
1,153,230
4
Fixed asset investments
2026
2025
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
102
102
Fixed asset investments not carried at market value
Investments represent amounts paid for subsidiary and associated companies at cost.
5
Debtors
2026
2025
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
268,823
304,902
Other debtors
103,812
99,743
372,635
404,645
HEADWISE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
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6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2026
2025
£
£
Bank loans
50,280
50,280
Trade creditors
4,885
11,878
Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest
102
102
Taxation and social security
193,295
249,941
Other creditors
131,905
146,656
380,467
458,857
7
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2026
2025
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
374,595
424,095
Handelsbanken PLC hold a fixed and floating charge covering all property and undertaking of the company, including the first and second floor flat at 9 Lisgar Terrace.
8
Called up share capital
2026
2025
2026
2025
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary A shares of £1 each
100
100
100
100
Ordinary B shares of £1 each
1
1
1
1
101
101
101
101
Class A Shares;
The ordinary A shares shall have full voting and capital distribution (including on winding up) rights. They shall have a right to dividends as declared from time to time by the board for that class of share. The ordinary A shares shall not rank pari passu for dividend entitlement purposes with any other class of ordinary shares in the company. The ordinary A shares are not redeemable.
Class B Shares:
The ordinary B shares shall have full voting and capital distribution (including on winding up) rights. They shall have a right to dividends as declared from time to time by the board for that class of share. The ordinary B shares shall not rank pari passu for dividend entitlement purposes with any other class of ordinary shares in the company. The ordinary B shares are not redeemable.
HEADWISE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
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9
Operating lease commitments
As lessee
At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:
2026
2025
£
£
Total commitments
37,653
10,835