Leagas Delaney Limited
Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Pages for Filing with Registrar
Company Registration No. 08813039 (England and Wales)
Leagas Delaney Limited
Company Information
Directors
B T Delaney
M Johnson
Company number
08813039
Registered office
Hend House
233 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
WC2H 8EE
Auditor
Moore Kingston Smith LLP
Charlotte Building
17 Gresse Street
London
W1T 1QL
Business address
Hend House
233 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
WC2H 8EE
Leagas Delaney Limited
Contents
Page
Directors' report
1 - 2
Balance sheet
3
Notes to the financial statements
4 - 13
Leagas Delaney Limited
Directors' Report
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Page 1

The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company is the provision of advertising and digital communication services.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

B T Delaney
M Johnson
Auditor

The auditor, Moore Kingston Smith LLP, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

Statement of directors' responsibilities

The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law, the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Statement of disclosure to auditor

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.

Small companies exemption

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

Leagas Delaney Limited
Directors' Report (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Page 2
On behalf of the board
M Johnson
Director
28 October 2026
Leagas Delaney Limited
Balance Sheet
As at 31 December 2025
Page 3
2025
2024
Notes
£000
£000
£000
£000
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
4
621
749
Tangible assets
5
71
108
692
857
Current assets
Debtors
6
1,961
1,181
Cash at bank and in hand
303
120
2,264
1,301
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(3,196)
(2,650)
Net current liabilities
(932)
(1,349)
Total assets less current liabilities
(240)
(492)
Provisions for liabilities
(39)
(52)
Net liabilities
(279)
(544)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
9
-
0
-
0
Profit and loss reserves
(279)
(544)
Total equity
(279)
(544)

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 28 October 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
M  Johnson
Director
Company Registration No. 08813039
Leagas Delaney Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Page 4
1
Accounting policies
Company information

Leagas Delaney Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Hend House, 233 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 8EE.

1.1
Accounting convention

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 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 £000.

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

1.2
Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation truethat the company has considerable financial resources available to it from the wider group to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

 

The company made a profit before tax for the year ended 31 December 2025 of £252K (2024: £1,128K loss) and at the balance sheet date had net liabilities of £279K (2024: £544K). The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.

 

The directors have prepared detailed group cash flow forecasts covering a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. These forecasts, which incorporate historic performance data, anticipated revenue growth and cost management initiatives, indicate that the company will have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations as they fall due, even after allowing for reasonably possible downside scenarios. The directors actively monitor the company’s financial performance and cash flows. In the event of a significant reduction in income, the directors will consider cost cutting measures in order to ensure the long term viability of the business. The forecasts also incorporate all material known commitments and expected cash flows and the bad debt provision put through in 2025 does not impact cashflow forecasts as the company was not relying on this cash inflow.

The company has a £900k gross and £500k net overdraft facility agreed with their bank should additional funding be required. In addition, Leagas Delaney Group Limited has confirmed through a letter of support that it will provide financial support to the company if required to continue to trade and to meet their liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.

Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.

 

Leagas Delaney Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 5
1.3
Turnover

Turnover is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the Turnover can be reliably measured. Turnover is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before turnover is recognised:

 

Rendering of services

 

Turnover from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all the following conditions are satisfied:

 

"Agent" vs. "Principal" Considerations

 

When third party suppliers are involved in providing services to clients, the Company considers that it is acting as "Principal" if the following criteria are satisfied:

 

Third party disbursement income

 

Third party disbursement income are fees charged to clients that are equal in value to costs paid to external suppliers when they are engaged to perform part or all of a specific project. Third party costs are recognised at the date they are billed to clients and are included in revenue.

1.4
Research and development expenditure

Research expenditure is written off against profits in the year in which it is incurred. Identifiable development expenditure is capitalised to the extent that the technical, commercial and financial feasibility can be demonstrated.

1.5
Intangible fixed assets - goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of unincorporated businesses over the fair value of net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is considered to have a finite useful life and is amortised on a systematic basis over its expected life, which is 10 years.

 

For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating units expected to benefit from the acquisition. Cash-generating units to which goodwill has been allocated are tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than the carrying amount of the unit, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the unit.

Leagas Delaney Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 6
1.6
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill

Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

 

Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the fair value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.

Amortisation 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:

Software
10 years from date of first use
1.7
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:

Leasehold improvements
Over the life of the lease
Fixtures and fittings
5 years straight line
Computers
3 years straight line

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.

1.8
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible 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.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

 

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.

Leagas Delaney Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 7

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.

1.9
Cash at bank and in hand

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.

1.10
Financial instruments

The company only has basic financial instruments measured at amortised cost, with no financial instruments classified as other or basic instruments measured at fair value.

1.11
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.

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.

1.12
Employee benefits

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.

1.13
Retirement benefits

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

Leagas Delaney Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 8
1.14
Share-based payments

Equity-settled share-based payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted using the Monte Carlo model. The fair value determined at the grant date is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the estimate of shares that will eventually vest. A corresponding adjustment is made to equity.

When the terms and conditions of equity-settled share-based payments at the time they were granted are subsequently modified, the fair value of the share-based payment under the original terms and conditions and under the modified terms and conditions are both determined at the date of the modification. Any excess of the modified fair value over the original fair value is recognised over the remaining vesting period in addition to the grant date fair value of the original share-based payment. The share-based payment expense is not adjusted if the modified fair value is less than the original fair value.

 

Cancellations or settlements (including those resulting from employee redundancies) are treated as an acceleration of vesting and the amount that would have been recognised over the remaining vesting period is recognised immediately.

1.15
Leases

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessees. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

 

Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

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.

1.16
Foreign exchange

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

Leagas Delaney Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Page 9
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

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.

Critical judgements and estimates

The following judgements and estimates have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.

Recoverability of amounts due from group companies

Trading balances due from a connected company, detailed in note 3, have been fully provided for in the year. To determine the recoverability of this balance the directors have reviewed the forecast financial performance, internal restructuring plans and future fund raising ability of the connected company all of which require a great deal of estimation.

 

Having considered all of these factors the directors believe that the full amount of £456k is not certain to be recovered and therefore a provision has been made against this balance. Changes to the assessment of recoverability could result in a material adjustment to the accounts.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows.

Revenue Recognition

Turnover is recognised to the extent economic benefits will flow to the company and that turnover can be reliably measured. Turnover represents amounts received or receivable from clients, exclusive of Value Added Tax, for the rendering of services, and comprises charges for fees, commissions and rechargeable expenses and marketing products incurred on behalf of the clients. Turnover derived from retainers is recognised on a straight line basis in accordance with the contract. Where the term of a project straddles the period end, the Company has applied an element of judgement to determine the turnover to recognise in the period, being the percentage of completion of the work specified in the contract.

3
Employees

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

2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
36
39
Leagas Delaney Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Page 10
4
Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill
Other
Total
£000
£000
£000
Cost
At 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025
1,078
200
1,278
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 January 2025
469
60
529
Amortisation charged for the year
108
20
128
At 31 December 2025
577
80
657
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025
501
120
621
At 31 December 2024
609
140
749
5
Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings
Plant and machinery etc
Total
£000
£000
£000
Cost
At 1 January 2025
88
172
260
Additions
-
0
24
24
At 31 December 2025
88
196
284
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2025
72
80
152
Depreciation charged in the year
16
45
61
At 31 December 2025
88
125
213
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025
-
0
71
71
At 31 December 2024
16
92
108

 

Leagas Delaney Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Page 11
6
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£000
£000
Trade debtors
1,036
602
Amounts owed by group undertakings
156
161
Other debtors
270
109
Prepayments and accrued income
499
309
1,961
1,181
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£000
£000
Bank loans and overdrafts
181
98
Trade creditors
807
761
Amounts owed to group undertakings
49
-
0
Corporation tax
-
0
39
Other taxation and social security
122
126
Other creditors
2,037
1,626
3,196
2,650
8
Share-based payment transactions
Number of share options
Weighted average exercise price
2025
2024
2025
2024
Number
Number
£
£
Outstanding at 1 January 2025
13,300
11,300
1.58
1.67
Granted
-
0
2,000
-
0
0.01
Forfeited
(300)
0
-
0
0.04
-
0
Outstanding at 31 December 2025
13,000
13,300
1.62
1.58
Exercisable at 31 December 2025
5,000
5,000
3.49
3.49

The share options disclosed above were granted by Leagas Delaney Group Limited, the Company’s parent undertaking, to employees of Leagas Delaney Limited. Although the options relate to shares in Leagas Delaney Group Limited, the share-based payment arrangement is recognised and disclosed in these financial statements to reflect the share-based remuneration attributable to employees of the Company. The options outstanding at 31 December 2025 had exercise prices ranging from £0.01 to £3.49 and a weighted remaining contractual life of 2.5 years.

Leagas Delaney Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Page 12
9
Called up share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£000
£000
Ordinary Share of £1 each
1
1
-
0
-
0
10
Audit report information

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:

Opinion

In our opinion the financial statements:

Senior Statutory Auditor:
Callum Gritt
Statutory Auditor:
Moore Kingston Smith LLP
Date of audit report:
28 October 2026
Leagas Delaney Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Page 13
11
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:

2025
2024
£000
£000
Within one year
193
193
Between two and five years
281
88
Total commitments
474
281
12
Related party transactions

At the year end, an amount of £30,392 (2024: £87,176) was due from Leagas Delaney Hamburg Gmbh, £33,085 (2024: £nil) from Leagas Delaney Italy S.r.L and £93,010 (2024: £73,498) from Leagas Delaney South Africa Pty Ltd, subsidiaries that are not wholly owned.

 

At the year end, an amount of £49,310 (2024: £nil) was due to Dark Arts Studio Agency Pty Ltd, subsidiary that is not wholly owned.

 

During the year the company paid for £15k (2024: £4k) of personal expenses on behalf of the directors. At the year end £15k (2024: £4k) was due from directors in respect of these amounts.

 

During the year, the company entered into transactions with a related party by virtue of their shared directorship. In the ordinary course of business, the company made sales of £3k (2024: £269k) and loaned of £476k (2024: £132k) which incurred interest of £135k resulting in a balance due of £611k which was transferred to Leagas Delaney Group Limited during the year, therefore the amount due to Leagas Delaney Limited from the company at the balance sheet date is £nil (2024: £nil).

13
Parent company

The company is controlled by Leagas Delaney Group Limited, its immediate and ultimate parent company.

 

A copy of the group's consolidated financial statements can be obtained from the registered office of Leagas Delaney Group Limited: Hend House, 233 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8EE.

 

The ultimate controlling party is B Delaney, by virtue of his majority shareholding in the parent company Leagas Delaney Group Limited.

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