CROUDACE_PROPERTIES_LIMIT - Accounts


Company Registration No. 00469394 (England and Wales)
CROUDACE PROPERTIES LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
CROUDACE PROPERTIES LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
N D Scott BSc MRICS (Managing Director)
H Brotherton-Ratcliffe
(Appointed 3 January 2020)
A W S Glover BSc MRICS
(Appointed 1 January 2021)
Secretary
D Beard FCCA MAAT
Company number
00469394
Registered office
36 Frederick Place
Brighton
BN1 4EA
Auditors
Humphrey & Co Audit Services Ltd
7-9 The Avenue
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 3YA
Business address
36 Frederick Place
Brighton
BN1 4EA
Bankers
HSBC
The Peak
333 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London
SW1V 1EJ
CROUDACE PROPERTIES LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Statement of financial position
1
Statement of changes in equity
2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 6
CROUDACE PROPERTIES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2020
31 December 2020
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2020
2019
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investment properties
3
64,210,000
68,450,000
Current assets
Debtors
4
1,800,923
754,691
Cash at bank and in hand
1,055,942
1,348,312
2,856,865
2,103,003
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
5
(45,390,481)
(47,634,632)
Net current liabilities
(42,533,616)
(45,531,629)
Total assets less current liabilities
21,676,384
22,918,371
Provisions for liabilities
6
(323,103)
(408,000)
Net assets
21,353,281
22,510,371
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
7
6,243,488
6,243,488
Revaluation reserve
8,180,430
9,579,620
Profit and loss reserves
6,929,363
6,687,263
Total equity
21,353,281
22,510,371

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true

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

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 26 March 2021 and are signed on its behalf by:
N D Scott BSc MRICS (Managing Director)
Director
Company Registration No. 00469394
CROUDACE PROPERTIES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Share capital
Revaluation reserve
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2019
6,243,488
9,244,128
7,034,862
22,522,478
Year ended 31 December 2019:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
2,021,043
2,021,043
Dividends
-
-
(2,033,150)
(2,033,150)
Transfers
-
335,492
(335,492)
-
Balance at 31 December 2019
6,243,488
9,579,620
6,687,263
22,510,371
Year ended 31 December 2020:
Loss and total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
(58,090)
(58,090)
Dividends
-
-
(1,099,000)
(1,099,000)
Transfers
-
(1,399,190)
1,399,190
-
Balance at 31 December 2020
6,243,488
8,180,430
6,929,363
21,353,281
CROUDACE PROPERTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Croudace Properties Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 36 Frederick Place, Brighton, BN1 4EA.

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 disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

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 investment properties at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2
Going concern

The company has not suffered significantly as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic. It has continued to trade profitably and most of its tenants have been able to continue paying their rents. Consequently the company has not had to take advantage of any of the governments financial support packages.true

 

At 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.

1.3
Turnover

Turnover represents rental income from operating leases and is recognised on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

1.4
Investment properties

Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is initially recognised at cost, which includes the purchase cost and any directly attributable expenditure. Subsequently it is measured at fair value at the reporting end date. The surplus or deficit on revaluation is recognised in the income statement.

1.5
Cash and cash equivalents

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.

1.6
Financial instruments

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position 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.

CROUDACE PROPERTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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.

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 receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

1.7
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.

1.8
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 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. 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.

2
Employees

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

2020
2019
Number
Number
Total
-
0
-
0
CROUDACE PROPERTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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3
Investment property
2020
£
Fair value
At 1 January 2020
68,450,000
Additions
33,916
Disposals
(3,700,000)
Revaluations
(573,916)
At 31 December 2020
64,210,000

The fair value of the investment properties has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out as at 31 December 2020 by Chartered Surveyors who are employees of a company under common control of the shareholders. The valuation was made on an open market value basis by reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties.

If the properties were to be sold at their revalued amounts an additional corporation tax charge of £nil (2019 £nil) would arise.

4
Debtors
2020
2019
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
264,890
139,948
Corporation tax recoverable
110,000
-
0
Other debtors
1,426,033
614,743
1,800,923
754,691
5
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2020
2019
£
£
Bank loans
1,300,000
4,800,000
Trade creditors
29,153
42,906
Corporation tax
-
0
147,431
Other taxation and social security
369,185
107,406
Other creditors
43,692,143
42,536,889
45,390,481
47,634,632
6
Provisions for liabilities
2020
2019
£
£
Deferred tax liabilities
323,103
408,000
CROUDACE PROPERTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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7
Called up share capital
2020
2019
£
£
Ordinary share capital
Issued and fully paid
24,973,950 Ordinary Shares of 25p each
6,243,488
6,243,488
8
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 was unqualified.

The senior statutory auditor was Mr Michael Macefield.
The auditor was Humphrey & Co Audit Services Ltd.
9
Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities

The company's bank borrowings are secured by a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company.

10
Capital commitments

Amounts contracted for but not provided in the financial statements:

2020
2019
£
£
Acquisition of tangible fixed assets
5,470,441
-

On 23 December 2020 the company paid a deposit for the purchase of Oxenford House, Oxford. The sale was completed on 11 January 2021.

11
Parent company

The immediate and ultimate parent company is Croudace Investment Group Limited, a company registered in England and Wales whose registered office is 36 Frederick Place, Brighton, BN1 4EA.

Croudace Investment Group Limited prepares consolidated accounts.

12
Non-audit services provided by auditor

In common with many businesses of our size and nature we use our auditor to prepare and submit returns to the tax authorities and assist with the preparation of the financial statements.

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