MAR_ESTATES_LIMITED - Accounts


Company Registration No. SC203007 (Scotland)
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
P R B Agnew
B H Lemond
W S Wilson
Secretary
B H Lemond
Company number
SC203007
Registered office
Dalsetter House
37 Dalsetter Avenue
Glasgow
G15 8TE
Auditor
Campbell Dallas Audit Services
Titanium 1
King's Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1 - 2
Directors' report
3 - 4
Independent auditor's report
5 - 6
Profit and loss account
7
Statement of comprehensive income
8
Balance sheet
9
Statement of changes in equity
10
Statement of cash flows
11
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 27
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Fair review of the business

The company aims to generate long term growth and profitability by enhancing and improving its offering to the market place. The company therefore has in place a constant programme of renewal and regeneration of fabric and facilities. The quality of the hotel is reflected in the quality and competence of staff, and the company continually strives to improve all aspects. In supporting the growth of the business and the attainment of the company's goals, the directors have once again not charged any remuneration to the company in the year under review.

 

During the period the company has continued to trade profitably and the directors are confident that it will continue to do so in the future.

 

The company have started the construction of the first of twenty stand-alone lodges, which will in due course, provide a further eighty bedrooms, on land adjacent to the golf course. This bedroom stock will be brought on in stages and will compliment the addition of a further number of bedrooms being developed within the existing buildings.

 

The first phase of that development, consisting of twenty bedrooms, is nearing completion and the directors consider that the addition of these bedrooms will improve the company's profitability going forward and add to the hotel's value

Principal risks and uncertainties

The scale of operations enjoyed by the company is now more than sufficient to support the debt repayment programme which the company has agreed with its bankers.

 

The management of the business and the nature of the company's strategy are subject to a number of risks. The directors have set out below the principal risks facing the business. The directors' are of the opinion that a thorough risk management process is adopted which involves the formal review of all the risks identified below. Where possible, processes are in place to monitor and mitigate such risks.

 

The principal risks faced by the company is that of the decrease in trading revenue brought about by external geopolitical or environmental forces beyond the control of the directors.

 

The company's operations expose it to a variety of financial risks that include the effects of changes in the debt market prices, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. The company has a risk management programme that seeks to limit the adverse effects of the financial performance by monitoring the level of debt finance and the related finance costs. The company does not use derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate costs and as such, no hedge accounting is applied.

 

Given the size of the company, the directors have not delegated the responsibility of monitoring financial risk management to the sub-committee of the board. The policies set by the board of directors are implemented by the company's finance department.

 

The company maintains a mixture of long-term and short-term finance that is designated to ensure the company has sufficient available funds for its operations.

 

The company has both interest bearing assets and liabilities. The interest bearing assets only include cash balances. The company has a policy of maintaining debt at a fixed rate to ensure certain future interest cash flows. The directors will revisit the appropriateness of this policy should the company's operations change in size or nature

MAR ESTATES LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
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Key performance indicators

The directors are pleased to report a 6.6% increase in turnover for the year to 31 December 2018 of £5,926,477 (2017: £5,557,733) with a gross profit margin of 44.7% (2017: 38.7%. The company achieved an operating profit of £626,454 (2017: £623,269). The directors consider the level of sales, operational profitability and occupancy to be the KPI of the company.

 

On behalf of the board

B H Lemond
Director
20 November 2019
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company continued to be operating Mar Hall, a five star resort hotel complex situated close to Glasgow in the West of Scotland. This is an area where the hospitality market has shown signs of continued improvement.

Directors

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

P R B Agnew
B H Lemond
W S Wilson
Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 7.

No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Financial instruments
Financial risk management objectives and policies

The management of the business and the nature of the company's strategy are subject to a number of risks. The directors have set out below the principal risks facing the business. The directors; are of the opinion that a thorough risk management process is adopted which involves the formal review of all the risks identified below. Where possible, processes are in place to monitor and mitigate such risks.

 

The company's operations expose it to a variety of financial risks that include the effects of changes in the debt market prices, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. The company has a risk management programme that seeks to limit the adverse effects of the financial performance by monitoring the level of debt finance and the related finance costs. The company does not use derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate costs and as such, no hedge accounting is applied.

 

Given the size of the company, the directors have not delegated the responsibility of monitoring financial risk management to a sub-committee of the board. The policies set by the board of directors are implemented by the company's finance department.

Liquidity risk

The company maintains a mixture of long-term and short-term finance that is designed to ensure the company has sufficient available funds for its operations.

Interest rate cashflow risk

The company has both interest bearing assets and liabilities. The interest bearing assets only include cash balances. The company has a policy of maintaining debt at a fixed rate to ensure certain future interest cash flows. The directors will revisit the appropriateness of this policy should the company's operations change in size or nature.

Auditor

The auditors, Campbell Dallas Audit Services, will be proposed for reappointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

MAR ESTATES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
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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:

 

  •     select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

  •     make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

  •     prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

 

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.

On behalf of the board
B H Lemond
Director
20 December 2019
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF MAR ESTATES LIMITED
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Mar Estates Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2018 which comprise the profit and loss account, the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

  •     give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2018 and of its profit for the year then ended;

  •     have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

  •     have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:

  • the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or

  • the directors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

 

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

 

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

  • the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

  • the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

MAR ESTATES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF MAR ESTATES LIMITED
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report and the directors' report.

 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

 

  •     adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

  •     the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

  •     certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or

  •     we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Donald Boyd (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Campbell Dallas Audit Services
29 November 2019
Statutory Auditor
Titanium 1
King's Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
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Year
Year
ended
ended
31 December
31 December
2018
2017
as restated
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
5,926,477
5,557,733
Cost of sales
(3,338,523)
(3,405,329)
Gross profit
2,587,954
2,152,404
Administrative expenses
(1,961,500)
(1,529,135)
Operating profit
4
626,454
623,269
Interest payable and similar expenses
6
(393,407)
(389,973)
Profit before taxation
233,047
233,296
Tax on profit
7
-
-
Profit for the financial year
233,047
233,296

The Profit And Loss Account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

MAR ESTATES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
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Year
Year
ended
ended
31 December
31 December
2018
2017
£
£
Profit for the year
233,047
233,296
Other comprehensive income
Tax relating to other comprehensive income
-
96,952
Total comprehensive income for the year
233,047
330,248
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2018
31 December 2018
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2018
2017
as restated
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
9
14,722,010
13,972,965
Current assets
Stocks
11
72,268
66,100
Debtors
12
225,407
268,407
Cash at bank and in hand
5,437
77,730
303,112
412,237
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
13
(4,026,693)
(3,155,803)
Net current liabilities
(3,723,581)
(2,743,566)
Total assets less current liabilities
10,998,429
11,229,399
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
14
(8,882,542)
(9,387,173)
Provisions for liabilities
17
(264,783)
(264,783)
Net assets
1,851,104
1,577,443
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
20
191
191
Share premium account
21
2,499,908
2,499,908
Other reserves
22
446,038
493,591
Profit and loss reserves
23
(1,095,033)
(1,416,247)
Total equity
1,851,104
1,577,443
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 20 November 2019 and are signed on its behalf by:
B H Lemond
Director
Company Registration No. SC203007
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
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Share capital
Share premium account
Other reserves
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
£
£
As restated for the period ended 31 December 2017:
Balance at 1 January 2017
191
2,499,908
558,050
(1,836,551)
1,221,598
Period ended 31 December 2017:
Profit for the period
-
-
-
233,296
233,296
Other comprehensive income:
Tax relating to other comprehensive income
-
-
-
96,952
96,952
Total comprehensive income for the period
-
-
-
330,248
330,248
Transfers
-
-
25,597
90,056
115,653
Other movements
-
-
(90,056)
-
(90,056)
Balance at 31 December 2017
191
2,499,908
493,591
(1,416,247)
1,577,443
Period ended 31 December 2018:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the period
-
-
-
233,047
233,047
Transfers
-
-
40,614
88,167
128,781
Other movements
-
-
(88,167)
-
(88,167)
Balance at 31 December 2018
191
2,499,908
446,038
(1,095,033)
1,851,104
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
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2018
2017
as restated
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
28
1,812,889
1,044,868
Interest paid
(308,223)
(389,973)
Net cash inflow from operating activities
1,504,666
654,895
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(1,123,816)
(912,890)
Net cash used in investing activities
(1,123,816)
(912,890)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings
161,046
69,520
Repayment of borrowings
(457,117)
(56,821)
Proceeds of new bank loans
-
760,993
Repayment of bank loans
(310,230)
(439,060)
Payment of finance leases obligations
(12,689)
(4,650)
Net cash (used in)/generated from financing activities
(618,990)
329,982
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
(238,140)
71,987
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
77,730
5,743
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
(160,410)
77,730
Relating to:
Cash at bank and in hand
5,437
77,730
Bank overdrafts included in creditors payable within one year
(165,847)
-
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Mar Estates Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in Scotland. The registered office is Dalsetter House, 37 Dalsetter Avenue, Glasgow, G15 8TE.

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.

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, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2
Going concern

Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

The company has the ongoing support of its directors and bank to ensure it can meet its liabilities as they fall due. Bank loan arrangements are being restructured and current levels of operations are more than sufficient to support the debt repayment programme.

1.3
Turnover

Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and 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.

 

When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the fair value of the consideration is the present value of the future receipts. The difference between the fair value of the consideration and the nominal amount received is recognised as interest income.

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

Revenue for services provided by the company is recognised when the company has performed its obligations and in exchange obtained the right to consideration.

1.4
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.

MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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:

Development costs
20% straight line
1.5
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 property
2% on cost
Plant and machinery
10% - 25% on cost
Fixtures and fittings
10% - 25% on cost

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.

1.6
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.

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.

1.7
Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.

MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.

1.8
Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand 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.

1.9
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.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

 

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

 

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

Classification of financial liabilities

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.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

 

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Other financial liabilities

Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.

 

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value though profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.10
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.

1.11
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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.

 

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.

1.12
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.

1.14
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.

MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
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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

The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.

The fair value of freehold property

The valuation of the entity's freehold property is inherently subjective due to, among other factors, the individual nature of the property, its location and the expected future revenues from the property. As a result, the valuation the entity places on its freehold property is subject to a degree of uncertainty and is made on the basis of assumptions which may not prove to be accurate, particularly in periods of volatility or low transaction flow in the property market.

 

The value of freehold property is appraised with sufficient regularity either by independent external valuers or on the basis of internal valuations. The best evidence of fair value are current prices in an active market for a similar property. In the absence of such information, the directors determine the amount within a range of reasonable fair estimates taking into account such assumptions as the expected revenue, prevailing market yields and comparable market transactions.

3
Turnover and other revenue
2018
2017
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Hotel services
5,926,477
5,557,733

The directors consider turnover to be attributable to one geographical market.

4
Operating profit
2018
2017
Operating profit for the period is stated after charging:
£
£
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
18,000
17,000
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
364,265
371,861
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets held under finance leases
10,506
2,910
Amortisation of intangible assets
-
4,001
Operating lease charges
51,304
46,436
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
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5
Employees

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

2018
2017
Number
Number
Operations staff
146
126
Administrative staff
20
19
166
145

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2018
2017
£
£
Wages and salaries
2,235,026
2,198,416
Social security costs
138,967
129,984
Pension costs
20,097
10,419
2,394,090
2,338,819

The directors did not receive any remuneration during the year (2017: £nil).

6
Interest payable and similar expenses
2018
2017
£
£
Interest on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost:
Interest on bank overdrafts and loans
304,012
299,380
Interest on finance leases and hire purchase contracts
1,228
537
Other interest on financial liabilities
88,167
90,056
393,407
389,973
7
Taxation

In addition to the amount charged to the profit and loss account, the following amounts relating to tax have been recognised directly in other comprehensive income:

2018
2017
£
£
Deferred tax arising on:
Revaluation of property
-
(96,952)
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
7
Taxation
(Continued)
- 19 -

The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

2018
2017
£
£
Profit before taxation
233,047
233,296
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19.00% (2017: 19.25%)
44,279
44,909
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
5,258
5,930
Tax effect of utilisation of tax losses not previously recognised
(49,537)
(50,839)
Taxation charge for the period
-
-
8
Intangible fixed assets
Development costs
£
Cost
At 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018
32,641
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018
32,641
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2018
-
At 31 December 2017
-
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
- 20 -
9
Tangible fixed assets
Freehold property
Plant and machinery
Fixtures and fittings
Total
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2018
14,031,519
1,055,260
2,528,238
17,615,017
Additions
962,113
54,268
107,435
1,123,816
At 31 December 2018
14,993,632
1,109,528
2,635,673
18,738,833
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2018
975,143
606,888
2,060,021
3,642,052
Depreciation charged in the year
118,941
14,581
241,249
374,771
At 31 December 2018
1,094,084
621,469
2,301,270
4,016,823
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2018
13,899,548
488,059
334,403
14,722,010
At 31 December 2017
13,056,376
448,372
468,217
13,972,965

The net carrying value of tangible fixed assets includes the following in respect of assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts.

2018
2017
£
£
Plant and machinery
36,819
46,670
Fixtures and fittings
1,638
2,293
38,457
48,963

Freehold land and buildings with a carrying amount of £13,899,548 (2017 - £13,056,376) have been pledged to secure borrowings of the company. The company is not allowed to pledge these assets as security for other borrowings or to sell them to another entity.

 

Finance lease obligations are secured on the assets concerned.

Included in cost of land and buildings is freehold land of £7,858,849 (2017: £7,858,849) which is not depreciated.

10
Financial instruments
2018
2017
£
£
Carrying amount of financial assets
Debt instruments measured at amortised cost
185,758
227,039
Carrying amount of financial liabilities
Measured at amortised cost
12,692,334
12,328,227
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
- 21 -
11
Stocks
2018
2017
£
£
Finished goods and goods for resale
72,268
66,100
12
Debtors
2018
2017
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
59,075
82,167
Other debtors
126,683
144,872
Prepayments and accrued income
39,649
41,368
225,407
268,407
13
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2018
2017
Notes
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
15
682,458
586,400
Obligations under finance leases
16
17,291
17,291
Trade creditors
726,950
650,046
Taxation and social security
216,901
214,749
Other creditors
2,058,639
1,505,995
Accruals and deferred income
324,454
181,322
4,026,693
3,155,803
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
- 22 -
14
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2018
2017
Notes
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
15
7,372,601
7,613,042
Obligations under finance leases
16
17,153
29,842
Other borrowings
15
1,492,788
1,744,289
8,882,542
9,387,173

Other loans represent directors loans on which no interest is charged. Under FRS 102, such loans are required to be accounted for on initial recognition at fair value. As there is no active market for the loans, the fair value is required to be estimated by discounting these to the present value of future payments using an equivalent market rate of a similar instrument. Borrowings are subsequently stated at amortised cost with the difference between fair value on initial recognition and the redemption value recognised in the Profit and Loss account over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method.

 

 

 

Interest free loan from directors

 

£

Effect of discounting using effective interest rate method

 

£

 

Amortised cost

 

£

Loan repayable in 2021

(1,776,753)

283,965

(1,492,,788)

 

 

15
Loans and overdrafts
2018
2017
£
£
Bank loans
7,889,212
8,199,442
Bank overdrafts
165,847
-
Other loans
1,492,788
1,744,289
9,547,847
9,943,731
Payable within one year
682,458
586,400
Payable after one year
8,865,389
9,357,331

The bank loans are secured by a fixed charge over the company's property and a bond and floating charge over all the assets of the company for all sums due to AIB Group (UK) plc.

Interest is charged on the bank loans at 3% above LIBOR and are repayable in December 2020.

MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
- 23 -
16
Finance lease obligations
2018
2017
Future minimum lease payments due under finance leases:
£
£
Within one year
17,291
17,291
In two to five years
17,153
29,842
34,444
47,133

Finance lease payments represent rentals payable by the company for certain items of plant and machinery. Leases include purchase options at the end of the lease period, and no restrictions are placed on the use of the assets. The average lease term is 3 years. All leases are on a fixed repayment basis and no arrangements have been entered into for contingent rental payments.

17
Provisions for liabilities
2018
2017
Notes
£
£
Deferred tax liabilities
18
264,783
264,783
18
Deferred taxation

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:

Liabilities
Liabilities
2018
2017
Balances:
£
£
Revaluations
264,783
264,783
There were no deferred tax movements in the year.

Deferred tax represents a provision for potential taxation on disposal of property based on property revaluation.

19
Retirement benefit schemes
2018
2017
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
20,097
10,419

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
- 24 -
20
Share capital
2018
2017
£
£
Ordinary share capital
Issued and fully paid
191 Ordinary shares of £1 each
191
191
21
Share premium account
2018
2017
£
£
At the beginning and end of the year
2,499,908
2,499,908
22
Other reserves
£
At the beginning of the prior year
558,050
Additions
25,597
Other movements
(90,056)
At the end of the prior year
493,591
Additions
40,614
Other movements
(88,167)
At the end of the current year
446,038

On initial recognition, loans provided at below a market rate of interest are required to be recorded at fair value. As there is no active market for the loans, the fair value is estimated by discounting the amounts repayable to present value using an estimated rate. As the loans are from the shareholders the difference arising between fair value and the nominal value is recognised as a capital contribution and recorded in other reserves. Subsequent recognition is included as movements within a year.

23
Profit and loss reserves
2018
2017
as restated
£
£
At the beginning of the year
(1,416,247)
(1,836,551)
Profit for the year
233,047
233,296
Transfer to reserves
88,167
90,056
Deferred tax on revaluations
-
96,952
At the end of the year
(1,095,033)
(1,416,247)
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
23
Profit and loss reserves
(Continued)
- 25 -

Included in retained earnings is £4,807,181 (2017: £4,807,181) of non distributable reserves in respect of a property revaluation.

24
Operating lease commitments
Lessee

At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

2018
2017
£
£
Within one year
41,772
41,772
Between two and five years
27,848
69,620
69,620
111,392
25
Related party transactions
Transactions with related parties

During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:

Sale of goods
Purchase of goods
2018
2017
2018
2017
£
£
£
£
Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the company
35,220
200,000
-
359,080
2018
2017
Amounts owed to related parties
£
£
Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the company
2,027,806
1,470,159
2018
Balance
Amounts owed by related parties
£
Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the company
17,882
2017
Balance
Amounts owed in previous period
£
Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the company
19,059
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
25
Related party transactions
(Continued)
- 26 -
26
Directors' transactions

Included within creditors due after more than one year is a balance of £1,776,753. The loans are expected to be repaid in 2021 and bear a below market rate of interest. The fair value of the loans is £1,492,788.

27
Ultimate controlling party

The company is jointly controlled by PRB Agnew and WS Wilson by virtue of their direct shareholding in the company and their indirect shareholding through Oakenash Group Limited.

28
Cash generated from operations
2018
2017
£
£
Profit for the year after tax
233,047
233,296
Adjustments for:
Finance costs
393,407
389,973
Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets
-
4,001
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
374,771
374,771
Movements in working capital:
(Increase) in stocks
(6,168)
(2,363)
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
43,000
(69,986)
Increase in creditors
774,832
115,176
Cash generated from operations
1,812,889
1,044,868
29
Prior period adjustment
Reconciliation of changes in profit for the previous financial period
2017
Notes
£
Profit as previously reported
330,248
Adjustments to prior year
Treatment of deferred tax on revaluations
(96,952)
Profit as adjusted
233,296
MAR ESTATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018
29
Prior period adjustment
(Continued)
- 27 -
Notes to reconciliation
Deferred tax on revaluations

During the prior year £96,952 of deferred tax movements were recognised in profit or loss. These related to freehold property revaluations and should have been recognised in the statement of other comprehensive income as unrecognised gains. There is no effect on equity as the revaluation reserve was combined with retained earnings on transition to FRS 102 and disclosed separately as a non-distributable reserve meaning this is a presentational change only.

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