Registered number: 10091243
RICHARD HENRY SAMPSON LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INFORMATION FOR FILING WITH THE REGISTRAR
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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RICHARD HENRY SAMPSON LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 10091243
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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RICHARD HENRY SAMPSON LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 10091243
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.
The financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The Company has opted not to file the statement of comprehensive income in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by:
The notes on pages 3 to 8 form part of these financial statements.
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RICHARD HENRY SAMPSON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Richard Henry Sampson Limited (the "Company") is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated under the UK Companies Act 2006 and domiciled in England. The address of the Company's registered office is 7 East Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1TR.
2.Accounting policies
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Summary of significant accounting policies
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The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all reporting periods presented, unless otherwise stated.
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements of the Company have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, and the UK Companies Act 2006.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Financial Reporting Standard 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the Company's accounting policies.
Details of those estimates and/or judgments made in applying the Company's accounting policies towards the preparation of these financial statements that may be considered as yielding a significant risk of a material adjustment being made to the carrying amounts of assets and/or liabilities reported in the balance sheet during the next financial reporting period are disclosed in note 3 to the financial statements.
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Functional and presentational currency
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Items included in the financial statements of the Company are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates (the "functional currency").
The functional currency of the Company and the currency in which the financial statements are presented (the "presentational currency") is 'Pounds Sterling' (£) rounded to the nearest single unit of currency.
The Company ceased trading on 31 December 2022 following the transfer of its trade and principal assets to fellow group undertaking, Worldwrites Holdings Limited and subsequent to this date the directors commenced plans to dissolve the Company.
Consequently, the directors have not been prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis with adjustments recognised to reflect the remaining assets and liabilities at their net realisable values.
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RICHARD HENRY SAMPSON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Turnover comprises revenue receivable by the Company in respect of royalties and advances receivable from the exploitation of intellectual property in connection with rights, titles and interest held by the Company in literary estates, exclusive of Value Added Tax.
Revenue in respect of royalties and advances receivable is recognised as and when the Company receives notification of amounts due during the reporting period with amounts accrued and/or deferred, where applicable, in accordance with the terms of the underlying contract.
Exceptional items are items that are unusual because of their size, nature or incidence and which the directors consider should be disclosed separately to enable a full understanding of the Company's results.
Taxation comprises of income and/or corporate taxation ("current taxation") and deferred taxation recognised solely in profit or loss.
Current taxation is calculated using tax rates and on the basis of tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date where taxable income is generated by the Company through its business operations.
Deferred taxation is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their respective carrying amounts in the financial statements. Deferred taxation is calculated using tax rates and on the basis of tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date expected to apply when the related deferred tax asset/liability is realised/settled.
As outlined in the 2020 Budget delivered to Parliament by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 11 March 2020, commencing from 1 April 2023, the corporation tax rate would be 25% (i.e. main rate) for annual taxable profits above £250,000 and 19% (i.e. small profits rate) for annual taxable profits below £50,000. Where annual taxable profits fall between £50,000 and £250,000, corporation tax at the main rate as reduced by marginal relief will apply.
Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is sufficiently probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised.
Intangible assets held by the Company comprise of rights, titles and interest held in literary estates; purchased by the Company. Said intangible assets are initially recognised at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment.
The Company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities; with said financial assets and liabilities classified in accordance with the substance of the underlying contractual obligations rather than its legal form.
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RICHARD HENRY SAMPSON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Financial instruments (continued)
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Financial assets and liabilities are recognised in the balance sheet upon becoming party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or the financial asset is transferred along with substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another party. Financial liabilities are derecognised only when the Company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled or expired.
The measurement of specific financial assets, financial liabilities and equity held by the Company is as outlined in notes 2.10 to 2.12 of the financial statements.
Debtors, excluding deferred tax assets (see note 2.7), are initially measured at transaction price (i.e fair value) and subsequently held at transaction price less provision for impairment.
Creditors are initially measured, and subsequently held, at transaction price (i.e fair value).
Ordinary share capital, shown in equity, is initially measured and subsequently held at its nominal value. Where the transaction price for issued shares exceeds their nominal value, the difference is shown under equity in a share premium account with any directly attributable transaction costs associated with the issuing of said shares deducted from said share premium account.
Equity dividends are recognised in the reporting period in which they become legally payable.
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Judgments in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty
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In the application of the Company's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Although the expected outcome of said estimates and assumptions will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results; estimates and judgments made are continually re-evaluated and are based on historical experience as well as other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Critical judgments in applying the entity’s accounting policies
There are no critical judgments made in applying the entity's accounting policies.
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions
The estimates and assumptions that are considered as having a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial period are addressed below:
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RICHARD HENRY SAMPSON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
3.Judgments in applying accounting policies (continued)
Determination of the residual value of rights, titles and interests held
∙In determining the residual value, the directors consider the expected proceeds currently receivable on disposal if it were already of the condition expected at the end of its useful economic life. Where possible this is done with reference to external market prices.
Impairment of debtors
∙When assessing the recoverable value, the directors consider a variety of factors including the ageing profile of the debt, historical and market experience with the debtor and the quality of communications to date.
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 0 (2021 - 0).
In accordance with UK legislation, office holders (i.e. registered company directors or secretaries) of the Company are not employees of the Company on the grounds that they are not party to a contract with the Company that meets the criteria for status of an employee.
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Rights, titles and interest held
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Charge for the year on owned assets
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RICHARD HENRY SAMPSON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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Falling due within one year
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Amounts owed by group undertakings
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Amounts owed by group undertakings are interest free, unsecured and repayable on demand with no fixed date of repayment.
At the balance sheet date, the provision for impairment against debtors falling due within one year was £nil (2021: £nil).
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Amounts owed to group undertakings
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Other taxation and social security
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Accruals and deferred income
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Amounts owed to group undertakings are interest free, unsecured and repayable on demand with no fixed date of repayment.
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The Company held no financial instruments during either the current or preceding financial reporting periods that would require specific disclosure under sections 1.12, 11 or 12 of Financial Reporting Standard 102 or paragraph 36 of Schedule 1 to the Companies Act 2006.
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Related party transactions
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The Company has taken advantage of exemptions provided by Section 33 of Financial Reporting Standard 102 from the requirement to disclose transactions undertaken or balances carried forward as at the balance sheet date between the Company and its fellow wholly-owned group undertakings.
There were no other related party transactions and/or period end balances to report in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 as part of these financial statements.
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RICHARD HENRY SAMPSON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
The Company's immediate parent company is WorldWrites Limited, a company incorporated under the UK Companies Act 2006 which holds a 100% interest in the total voting rights of the Company.
The parent undertaking of the smallest group to consolidate these financial statements is WorldWrites Holdings Limited and whose registered office is located at 7 East Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom, PO19 1TR.
The auditors' report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 was unqualified.
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In their report, the auditors emphasised the matters outlined in note 2.4 of the financial statements without qualifying their report.
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The audit report was signed on 3 August 2023 by Richard Paul (senior statutory auditor) on behalf of Nyman Libson Paul LLP.
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