Company No: 04980085 (England and Wales)

Contents

• Balance Sheet
• Notes to the Financial Statements

	Note	2026		2025
		£		£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	3	12,371		7,931
		12,371		7,931
Current assets
Stocks	4	63,044		81,829
Debtors	5	499,361		581,948
Cash at bank and in hand		216,467		225,114
		778,872		888,891
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	6	( 155,134)		( 196,635)
Net current assets		623,738		692,256
Total assets less current liabilities		636,109		700,187
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year	7	0		( 131,000)
Provision for liabilities		( 3,093)		0
Net assets		633,016		569,187
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital	8	77		77
Capital redemption reserve		25		25
Profit and loss account		632,914		569,085
Total shareholders' funds		633,016		569,187

For the financial year ending 31 March 2026 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

• The members have not required the Company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the financial year 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; and
• These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and a copy of the Profit and Loss Account has not been delivered.

The financial statements of Footprint Ecology Limited (registered number: 04980085) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 06 October 2026. They were signed on its behalf by:

Dr Durwyn Liley Director

1. Accounting policies

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.

General information and basis of accounting

Footprint Ecology 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 Forest Office, Cold Harbour, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 7PA, 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 £.

Turnover

Turnover is stated net of VAT and trade discounts and is recognised when the significant risks and rewards are considered to have been transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the goods are physically delivered to the customer. Revenue from services is recognised as they are delivered.

Employee benefits

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

Taxation

Current tax
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recoverable) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Balance Sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax arises as a result of including items of income and expenditure in taxation computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the Company's financial statements. Deferred tax is provided in full on timing differences which result in an obligation to pay more or less tax at a future date, at the average tax rates that are expected to apply when the timing differences reverse, based on tax rates and laws substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than investment property and freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a straight-line basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Fixtures and fittings	5 years straight line
Computer equipment	3 years straight line

Residual value represents the estimated amount which would currently be obtained from disposal of an asset, after deducting estimated costs of disposal, if the asset were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life.

Leases

The Company as lessee
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.

Impairment of assets

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 as described below.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to sell, which is equivalent to the net realisable value. Cost is calculated using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method. Provision is made for obsolete, slow-moving or defective items where appropriate.

Financial instruments

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 receivable within one year, such as trade debtors and bank balances, are measured at transaction price less any impairment.

Basic financial assets receivable within more than one year are measured at amortised cost less any impairment.

Financial assets are derecognised when and only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, or the Company transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or the Company, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities that have no stated interest rate and are payable within one year, such as trade creditors, are measured at transaction price.

Other basic financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost.

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the Company's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

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).

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

2. Employees

	2026		2025
	Number		Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors	9		8

3. Tangible assets

	Fixtures and fittings		Computer equipment		Total
	£		£		£
Cost
At 01 April 2025	12,411		31,780		44,191
Additions	1,824		7,322		9,146
Disposals	0		( 9,860)		( 9,860)
At 31 March 2026	14,235		29,242		43,477
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 April 2025	10,002		26,258		36,260
Charge for the financial year	775		3,931		4,706
Disposals	0		( 9,860)		( 9,860)
At 31 March 2026	10,777		20,329		31,106
Net book value
At 31 March 2026	3,458		8,913		12,371
At 31 March 2025	2,409		5,522		7,931

4. Stocks

	2026		2025
	£		£
Stocks	250		250
Work in progress	62,794		81,579
	63,044		81,829

5. Debtors

	2026		2025
	£		£
Trade debtors	204,789		223,580
Short term loans to Group companies	283,500		0
Other debtors	11,072		358,368
	499,361		581,948

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2026		2025
	£		£
Trade creditors	30,058		28,817
Corporation tax	18,700		33,221
Other taxation and social security	69,478		86,059
Other creditors	36,898		48,538
	155,134		196,635

7. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

	2026		2025
	£		£
Other creditors	0		131,000

There are no amounts included above in respect of which any security has been given by the small entity.

8. Called-up share capital

	2026		2025
	£		£
Allotted, called-up and fully-paid
75 Ordinary shares of £ 1.00 each	75		75
2 Preference shares of £ 1.00 each	2		2
	77		77

9. Financial commitments

Commitments

Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

	2026		2025
	£		£
Within one year	4,476		0
Between one and five years	4,849		0
	9,325		0

10. Ultimate controlling party

Parent Company:

Footprint Ecology Trustees Limited