| Falcon Hotels Limited |
| Strategic Report |
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| Introduction |
| Trading during the first half of this year was again dominated by the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic. We entered into the third lockdown from January to mid- May. However, we made the decision to remain open for essential workers through this lockdown, offering limited service facilities, with the majority of food and liquor services, and all of leisure remaining closed. We availed of government assistance in the form of the job retention scheme, and other local authority grants, to assist in mitigating our losses. |
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| Business Review |
| The Directors consider the performance of the business this year to be satisfactory given the unprecedented trading restrictions and market conditions facing the business, especially during the first half of the year. With all restrictions being fully lifted by early July, the hotel enjoyed an exceptional period of trading during the second half of the year, which saw the Jan-Jun operating loss of £181k turn into an operating profit of £126k, but the year end. Staycation, the reduction in VAT for leisure business’, coupled with the continued assistance of government and local authority grants assisted us in achieving this. |
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| Princple Risks and Uncertainties |
The Directors consider that the risks that crystallised on the business due to the pandemic could not have reasonably been foreseen. The pandemic has presented liquidity challenges for the business, but these have been mitigated by use of government support schemes and provision of additional liquidity by the group’s funders.
The future shape and direction of the market remains uncertain post the pandemic, but the directors have sought to mitigate this risk by working closely with its professional advisors to ensure the business is well positioned in the domestic leisure market to benefit from the market recovery.
The challenge for the coming year is to analyse our cost base on an ongoing basis. Whilst we are still returning to pe-pandemic revenue levels, we must be mindful of the implications of cost price increases, and the removal of government assistance provided to the sector over the past two years. |
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| Financial Key Performance Indicators |
The hotel achieved an overall occupancy of 54.6% and an ADR of £75.68. Reliable market comparisons have been challenging due to the pandemic, but the Directors consider that this performance was at or above market.
Sales increased by £1.14 million (67%) against prior year, and operating profit increased by £356k.
Whilst sales and profit still remain well below pre-pandemic levels for the whole year, it was encouraging to see that second half year sales and profitability showed an increase on pre-pandemic levels, enabling us to re-coup part of our losses. |
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| This report was approved by the board on 22 September 2022 and signed on its behalf. |
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| H L Jaffer |
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| Director |
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| 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 group 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. |
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| Conclusions relating to going concern |
| In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. |
| Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. |
| Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. |
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| Other information |
| The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. 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. 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 course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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. |
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| Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 |
| In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: |
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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 |
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the strategic report and the directors’ report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
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| Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
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| The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud |
| Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows: |
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the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations; |
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we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the group through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the industry. |
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we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the group, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data protection, anti-money-laundering, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation; |
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we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management. |
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identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit. |
| We assessed the susceptibility of the group's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by: |
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making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; |
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considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations |
| To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we: |
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performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships; |
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tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions; |
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assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates set out in note 1 were indicative of potential bias; and |
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investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions. |
| In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to: |
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agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation; |
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reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; |
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enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and |
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reviewing correspondence with HMRC. |
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| There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion. |
| Falcon Hotels Limited |
| Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows |
| for the year ended 31 December 2021 |
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| Notes |
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2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
| Operating activities |
| Loss for the financial year |
(150,828) |
|
(1,071,784) |
|
| Adjustments for: |
| Interest payable |
279,062 |
|
316,240 |
| Tax on loss on ordinary activities |
(609,649) |
|
- |
| Depreciation |
177,651 |
|
184,900 |
| Amortisation of goodwill |
162,857 |
|
162,857 |
| (Increase)/decrease in stocks |
(8,784) |
|
20,926 |
| (Increase)/decrease in debtors |
(162,412) |
|
118,064 |
| Increase in creditors |
2,178,643 |
|
748,151 |
|
|
|
1,866,540 |
|
479,354 |
|
| Interest paid |
|
|
(275,580) |
|
(312,758) |
| Interest element of finance lease payments |
(3,482) |
|
(3,482) |
| Corporation tax paid |
(37,430) |
|
(11,759) |
|
| Cash generated by operating activities |
1,550,048 |
|
151,355 |
|
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|
|
|
|
| Investing activities |
| Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets |
(252,972) |
|
(583,605) |
| Proceeds from sale of intangible fixed assets |
- |
|
98,400 |
|
| Cash used in investing activities |
(252,972) |
|
(485,205) |
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|
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| Financing activities |
| Repayment of loans |
(1,355,000) |
|
497,500 |
| Capital element of finance lease payments |
(17,357) |
|
(17,356) |
|
| Cash (used in)/generated by financing activities |
(1,372,357) |
|
480,144 |
|
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|
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|
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| Net cash (used)/generated |
| Cash generated by operating activities |
1,550,048 |
|
151,355 |
| Cash used in investing activities |
(252,972) |
|
(485,205) |
| Cash (used in)/generated by financing activities |
(1,372,357) |
|
480,144 |
|
| Net cash (used)/generated |
(75,281) |
|
146,294 |
|
| Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January |
154,385 |
|
8,091 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December |
79,104 |
|
154,385 |
|
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| Cash and cash equivalents comprise: |
| Cash at bank |
79,104 |
|
154,385 |
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Investments |
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Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Listed investments are measured at fair value. Unlisted investments are measured at fair value unless the value cannot be measured reliably, in which case they are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Changes in fair value are included in the profit and loss account. |
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Stocks |
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Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first in first out method. The carrying amount of stock sold is recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised. |
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Debtors |
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Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. |
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Creditors |
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Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method. |
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Taxation |
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A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
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Provisions |
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Provisions (ie liabilities of uncertain timing or amount) are recognised when there is an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefit will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably. |
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Leased assets |
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A lease is classified as a finance lease if it transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership. All other leases are classified as operating leases. The rights of use and obligations under finance leases are initially recognised as assets and liabilities at amounts equal to the fair value of the leased assets or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments. Minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction in the outstanding liability using the effective interest rate method. The finance charge is allocated to each period during the lease so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Leased assets are depreciated in accordance with the company's policy for tangible fixed assets. If there is no reasonable certainty that ownership will be obtained at the end of the lease term, the asset is depreciated over the lower of the lease term and its useful life. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight line basis over the lease term. |
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Pensions |
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Contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed in the period to which they relate. |
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| 2 |
Analysis of turnover |
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
|
|
Sale of goods |
2,810,683 |
|
1,682,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By geographical market: |
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UK |
2,810,683 |
|
1,682,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3 |
Operating profit |
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
|
This is stated after charging: |
|
|
Depreciation of owned fixed assets |
177,651 |
|
184,900 |
|
Amortisation of goodwill |
162,857 |
|
162,857 |
|
Carrying amount of stock sold |
341,407 |
|
174,245 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 4 |
Staff costs |
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
|
|
Wages and salaries |
280,087 |
|
146,845 |
|
Social security costs |
81,266 |
|
21,194 |
|
Other pension costs |
- |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
361,353 |
|
168,039 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average number of employees during the year |
Number |
Number |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66 |
|
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5 |
Interest payable |
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
|
|
Bank loans and overdrafts |
83,430 |
|
118,173 |
|
Other loans |
192,150 |
|
194,585 |
|
Finance charges payable under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
|
3,482 |
|
3,482 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
279,062 |
|
316,240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 6 |
Taxation |
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
|
Analysis of charge in period |
|
Deferred tax: |
|
Origination and reversal of timing differences |
(609,649) |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax on loss on ordinary activities |
(609,649) |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Factors affecting tax charge for period |
|
The differences between the tax assessed for the period and the standard rate of corporation tax are explained as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
|
Loss on ordinary activities before tax |
(760,477) |
|
(1,071,784) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standard rate of corporation tax in the UK |
19% |
|
19% |
|
| £ |
£ |
|
Profit on ordinary activities multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax |
|
(144,491) |
|
(203,639) |
|
|
Effects of: |
|
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
144,491 |
|
203,639 |
|
|
Current tax charge for period |
- |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 7 |
Intangible fixed assets |
£ |
|
Goodwill: |
|
|
Cost |
|
At 1 January 2021 |
1,628,573 |
|
At 31 December 2021 |
1,628,573 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortisation |
|
At 1 January 2021 |
746,343 |
|
Provided during the year |
162,857 |
|
At 31 December 2021 |
909,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
|
At 31 December 2021 |
719,373 |
|
At 31 December 2020 |
882,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill is being written off in equal annual instalments over its estimated economic life of 10 years. |
|
|
| 8 |
Tangible fixed assets |
|
|
Land and buildings |
|
Plant and machinery |
|
Fixtures, fittings, tools and equipment |
|
Total |
|
|
At cost |
|
At cost |
|
At cost |
| £ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Cost or valuation |
|
At 1 January 2021 |
6,821,470 |
|
620,035 |
|
1,280,291 |
|
8,721,796 |
|
Additions |
243,080 |
|
6,771 |
|
3,121 |
|
252,972 |
|
At 31 December 2021 |
7,064,550 |
|
626,806 |
|
1,283,412 |
|
8,974,768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
At 1 January 2021 |
375,334 |
|
608,183 |
|
784,552 |
|
1,768,069 |
|
Charge for the year |
88,773 |
|
7,452 |
|
81,426 |
|
177,651 |
|
At 31 December 2021 |
464,107 |
|
615,635 |
|
865,978 |
|
1,945,720 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
|
At 31 December 2021 |
6,600,443 |
|
11,171 |
|
417,434 |
|
7,029,048 |
|
At 31 December 2020 |
6,446,136 |
|
11,852 |
|
495,739 |
|
6,953,727 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9 |
Investments |
|
|
Subsidiary undertaking |
|
|
The following was a subsidiary undertaking of the company: |
|
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Name |
Class of shares |
Holding |
Principle activity |
|
|
|
| Operation of |
| Chilworth Manor, |
| as a hotel, |
| conference and |
|
Chilworth Manor Ltd |
Ordinary |
100% |
Leisure centre. |
|
|
| £ |
|
Cost |
|
At 1 January 2021 |
6,279,180 |
|
|
At 31 December 2021 |
6,279,180 |
|
| 10 |
Stocks |
Group |
Group |
Company |
Company |
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Finished goods and goods for resale |
23,641 |
|
14,857 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 11 |
Debtors |
Group |
Group |
Company |
Company |
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Trade debtors |
17,962 |
|
(20,232) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Frank Truman Ltd |
74,229 |
|
- |
|
74,229 |
|
- |
|
Other debtors |
105,521 |
|
88,224 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Prepayments and accrued income |
146,212 |
|
113,520 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
343,924 |
|
181,512 |
|
74,229 |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 12 |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
Group |
Group |
Company |
Company |
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Bank loans |
175,000 |
|
175,000 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts |
17,350 |
|
17,350 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Trade creditors |
298,490 |
|
205,373 |
|
5,400 |
|
5,400 |
|
The Angel Hotel Limited |
- |
|
107,500 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Corporation tax |
- |
|
37,430 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Other taxes and social security costs |
257,750 |
|
207,934 |
|
(2,667) |
|
12,667 |
|
Other creditors |
355,368 |
|
322,947 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Accruals and deferred income |
759,031 |
|
291,140 |
|
4,500 |
|
4,500 |
|
|
1,862,989 |
|
1,364,674 |
|
7,233 |
|
22,567 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 13 |
Creditors: amounts falling due after one year |
Group |
Group |
Company |
Company |
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Bank loans |
2,292,500 |
|
3,647,500 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Other loans |
2,135,000 |
|
2,135,000 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts |
26,042 |
|
43,399 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Amounts owed to group undertakings |
3,160,158 |
|
1,517,260 |
|
6,599,603 |
|
6,487,021 |
|
|
7,613,700 |
|
7,343,159 |
|
6,599,603 |
|
6,487,021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The bank loan is secured on all assets of the company (including book debts and receivables). |
|
| 14 |
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase |
Group |
Group |
Company |
Company |
|
contracts |
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Amounts payable: |
|
Within one year |
17,350 |
|
17,350 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
Within two to five years |
26,042 |
|
43,399 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
43,392 |
|
60,749 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 15 |
Deferred taxation |
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
|
|
Accelerated capital allowances |
(291,076) |
|
318,573 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
|
|
At 1 January |
318,573 |
|
318,573 |
|
Credited to the profit and loss account |
(609,649) |
|
- |
|
|
At 31 December |
(291,076) |
|
318,573 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 |
Share capital |
Nominal |
|
2021 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
| value |
Number |
£ |
£ |
|
Allotted, called up and fully paid: |
|
Ordinary shares |
£1 each |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 17 |
Other reserves |
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
Revaluation reserve |
£ |
£ |
|
|
At 1 January |
375,756 |
|
375,756 |
|
|
At 31 December |
375,756 |
|
375,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The revaluation reserve represents the revaluation of the land and buildings fixed assets. The revaluation was completed in 2014. |
|
| 18 |
Profit and loss account |
2021 |
|
2020 |
| £ |
£ |
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At 1 January |
(1,215,551) |
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(143,767) |
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Loss for the financial year |
(150,828) |
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(1,071,784) |
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At 31 December |
(1,366,379) |
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(1,215,551) |
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| 19 |
Related party transactions |
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The group has taken advantage of the exemption in the reduced disclosure framework of FRS102 in relation to disclosing transactions with wholly owned members group members.
During the year the group made purchases of £84,700.83 (2020 - £76,323) from Legacy Hotels and
Resorts Limited, a company with common directors. At the year end £10,269.24 (2020 - £25,033) was owed to that group.
During the year the group incurred interest payable of £192,150 (2020 - £192,150) to Benson Securities Limited, a company with common directors.
At the year end, the group owed to Castle Green Kendal Ltd, a company with common directors, £Nil (2020: 69,000).
At the year end, the group owed to Trade Bond Limited, a company with common directors, £Nil (2020: 24,500).
At the year end, the group owed to The Angel Hotel Limited, a company with common directors, £Nil (2020: £14,000).
At the year end, the group owed £2,135,000 (2020: £2,135,000) in terms of loan to Benson Securities Ltd, a company with common directors.
At the year end, the group owed £74,229 (2020: £Nil) to Frank Truman Limited, a company with common directors.
At the year end, the group owed £3,160,158 (2020: £1,517,260) to Rosebury Capital Limited, the parent of Falcon Hotels Limited. |
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| 20 |
Presentation currency |
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The financial statements are presented in Sterling. |
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| 21 |
Controlling party |
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The parent of Falcon Hotels Ltd is Rosebury Capital Ltd, a company resident in the British Virgin Islands. |
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| 22 |
Legal form of entity and country of incorporation |
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Falcon Hotels Limited is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England and Wales. |
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| 23 |
Principal place of business |
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The address of the company's principal place of business and registered office is: Kirkland House, 11-15 Peterbrough Road Harrow, HA1 2AX |
