16 THURLOE PLACE FREEHOLD LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2020
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2020.
The principal activity of the company is to act as the service manager of the flats and grounds of the property
known as 16 Thurloe Place, London on a non profit basis. The whole of the service and management expenses
are recoverable from the lessees in accordance with the terms of their respective leases.
The company acts as a trustee in respect of service charge monies collected in connection with the above
property. In accordance with recommendations from ARMA (Association of Residential Managing Agents), the
service charge monies are excluded from the accounts as the company acts only in a trustee capacity in this
connection. Separate service charge accounts are prepared and certified.
The directors who served during the year were:
Directors' responsibilities statement
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The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 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 surplus or deficit 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 judgments 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 to 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.
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