SANTO U.K LIMITED


SANTO U.K LIMITED

Company Registration Number:
02629696 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 January 2023

End date: 31 December 2023

SANTO U.K LIMITED

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2023

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes

SANTO U.K LIMITED

Directors' report period ended 31 December 2023

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 December 2023

Principal activities of the company

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of WPP plc and operates as part of the group's global integrated agencies network. The company has ceased trading with the company's operations merged with VML(UK) Limited (formerly Wunderman Thompson (UK) Limited.

Additional information

The income statement on page 5 of the financial statements discloses a loss before tax of £35 (2022: loss of £35). The loss is wholly due to administrative expenses of £35 (2022: £ 35). The balance sheet on page 6 of the financial statements shows that the company held cash of £303,959 (2022: £303,994): a decrease on the prior year. The company held net current assets of £303,959 (2022: £303,994) and net assets of £303,959 (2022: £303,994); a decrease on the prior year. The company paid no interim dividends to the ordinary £1 shareholders in 2023 (2022: £nil) and no final dividend is proposed (2022: £nil). It is anticipated that the company will remain dormant for the year ended 31 December 2024.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023

Tsvetan Borisov
Julian Gautier


Secretary P H Dipple

The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
24 June 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Tsvetan Borisov
Status: Director

SANTO U.K LIMITED

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 December 2023

2023 2022


£

£
Administrative expenses: ( 35 ) ( 35 )
Operating profit(or loss): (35) (35)
Profit(or loss) before tax: (35) (35)
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: (35) (35)

SANTO U.K LIMITED

Balance sheet

As at 31 December 2023

Notes 2023 2022


£

£
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand: 303,959 303,994
Total current assets: 303,959 303,994
Net current assets (liabilities): 303,959 303,994
Total assets less current liabilities: 303,959 303,994
Total net assets (liabilities): 303,959 303,994
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital: 32,000 32,000
Share premium account: 215,621 215,621
Profit and loss account: 56,338 56,373
Total Shareholders' funds: 303,959 303,994

The notes form part of these financial statements

SANTO U.K LIMITED

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 December 2023 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

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

This report was approved by the board of directors on 24 June 2024
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Tsvetan Borisov
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

SANTO U.K LIMITED

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2023

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Financial Reporting Standard 101

    Other accounting policies

    Going concern As disclosed in the Directors report, the company has ceased trading. The financial statements has thus been prepared on a basis other than going concern. . This basis includes consideration by the Directors whether writing down the company assets to net realisable value and providing for the costs of terminating the business is appropriate. It was concluded no write-downs or additional provisions were required for the financial year ended 31 December 2023. The carrying amount of investments in subsidiaries at the balance sheet date was £nil (2022: £nil) with no impairment loss recognised. TaxationThe tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.Current taxCurrent tax, including UK corporation tax and foreign tax, is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recovered) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. 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.A provision is recognised for those matters for which the tax determination is uncertain but it is considered probable that there will be a future outflow of funds to a tax authority. The provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amount expected to become payable. The assessment is based on the judgement of tax professionals within the ultimate parent company supported by previous experience in respect of such activities and in certain cases based on specialist independent tax advice.Deferred taxDeferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet 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 based on tax laws and rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited in other comprehensive income, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in other comprehensive income.The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis. Current tax and deferred tax for the yearCurrent and deferred tax are recognised in the income statement, except when they relate to items that are recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case, the current and deferred tax are also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

SANTO U.K LIMITED

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2023

  • 2. Employees

    2023 2022
    Average number of employees during the period 0 0

    The company had no employees in the current or prior year. The staffing requirement of the company was borne by the employees of VML(UK) Limited (formerly Wunderman Thompson (UK) Limited.)