Two Temple Place Limited - Limited company accounts 20.1

REGISTERED NUMBER: 03975290 (England and Wales)

Two Temple Place Limited

Report of the Directors and

Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30th June 2021

Page

Company Information

1

Report of the Directors

2

Report of the Independent Auditors

4

Income Statement

7

Balance Sheet

8

Notes to the Financial Statements

9

DIRECTORS:

C Hoare

R H McPherson

REGISTERED OFFICE:

2 Temple Place

London

WC2R 3BD

REGISTERED NUMBER:

03975290 (England and Wales)

AUDITORS:

Sheen Stickland

Chartered Accountants

Statutory Auditors

7 East Pallant

Chichester

West Sussex

PO19 1TR

BANKERS:

C Hoare & Co

37 Fleet Street

London

EC4P 4DQ

SOLICITORS:

Wilsons Solicitors LLP

Alexandra House

St Johns Street

Salisbury

Wiltshire

SP1 2SB

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 30th June 2021.

DIRECTORS

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1st July 2020 to the date of this report.

C Hoare

R H McPherson

COVID-19 STATEMENT

The company has continued to be adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to ongoing periods of lockdown the decision was taken to cancel the planned activities in the spring and summer of 2021.

During the limit periods of relaxation of restrictions the company was able to hold some events that generated useful revenue to help limit losses. The company continued to take advantage of government support and also to contain costs where possible.

The directors have secured the ongoing support of the Trustees of The Bulldog Trust which wholly owns the company.

As restrictions have been gradually lifted the planned 2022 activities will take place along with a full range of events. This will result in a return to profitability and restoration of cash levels. This will enable the company to continue as a going concern.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES

The directors are responsible for preparing the Report of the Directors 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 AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS

So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS

The auditors, Sheen Stickland, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

C Hoare - Director

15th March 2022

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Two Temple Place Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30th June 2021 which comprise the Income Statement, Balance Sheet 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 Financial Reporting Standard 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 30th June 2021 and of its loss 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 Auditors' 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

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 company'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.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors 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 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.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

-	the information given in the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

-	the Report of the Directors has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

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 Report of the Directors.

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; or

-	the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemption from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Directors.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page two, 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 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.

Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

-

enquiry of management, those charged with governance and the entity's solicitors around actual and potential litigation and claims; and

-

auditing the risk of management override of controls including through testing journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.

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 a Report of the Auditors 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.

Paul Wright FCA DChA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Sheen Stickland

Chartered Accountants

Statutory Auditors

7 East Pallant

Chichester

West Sussex

PO19 1TR

15th March 2022

TURNOVER

71,430

431,352

Cost of sales

17,677

240,249

GROSS PROFIT

53,753

191,103

Administrative expenses

212,606

545,268

(158,853

)

(354,165

)

Other operating income

5,000

92,200

OPERATING LOSS

5

(153,853

)

(261,965

)

Interest payable and similar expenses

392

1,407

LOSS BEFORE TAXATION

(154,245

)

(263,372

)

Tax on loss

-

-

LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR

(154,245

)

(263,372

)

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

6

86,673

115,223

CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks

7

35,300

35,370

Debtors

8

98,517

122,331

Cash at bank and in hand

78,742

102,718

212,559

260,419

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

9

577,254

499,419

NET CURRENT LIABILITIES

(364,695

)

(239,000

)

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

(278,022

)

(123,777

)

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

825,002

825,002

Retained earnings

(1,103,024

)

(948,779

)

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

(278,022

)

(123,777

)

The financial statements have been prepared 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 15th March 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

C Hoare - Director

R H McPherson - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Two Temple Place Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2.	STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. Two Temple Place Limited is a company limited by shares and is incorporated in England, registration number 03975290. The registered office is 2 Temple Place, London, WC2R 3BD.

The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the company and rounded to the nearest pound.

3.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the activities and profitability of the company has been detailed in both the report of the directors and the notes to the financial statements.

Due to the actions taken and the ongoing support of The Bulldog Trust these financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Related party exemption

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Turnover

Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods and services, excluding value added tax.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Improvements to property

-

15% on cost

Plant and machinery

-

15% on cost

Assets with an initial cost of £1,000 or more are capitalised.

Stocks

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

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.

Pensions

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged in the profit and loss account as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.

Fixed asset investments

Fixed asset investments are stated at historical cost less provision for any diminution in value.

Financial instruments

The company only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments.

4.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 11 (2020 - 13 ) .

5.	OPERATING LOSS

The operating loss is stated after charging:

2021

2020

£

£

Depreciation - owned assets

39,835

41,568

6.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Improvements

to

Plant and

property

machinery

Totals

£

£

£

COST

At 1st July 2020

809,939

323,511

1,133,450

Additions

-

11,285

11,285

At 30th June 2021

809,939

334,796

1,144,735

DEPRECIATION

At 1st July 2020

728,781

289,446

1,018,227

Charge for year

31,095

8,740

39,835

At 30th June 2021

759,876

298,186

1,058,062

NET BOOK VALUE

At 30th June 2021

50,063

36,610

86,673

At 30th June 2020

81,158

34,065

115,223

7.

STOCKS

2021

2020

£

£

Stocks

35,300

35,370

8.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2021

2020

£

£

Trade debtors

92,094

100,509

Other debtors

2

2

VAT

904

15,961

Prepayments and accrued income

5,517

5,859

98,517

122,331

9.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2021

2020

£

£

Other loans

40,000

-

Trade creditors

60,263

30,564

Amounts owed to group undertakings

400,023

312,238

Accruals and deferred income

76,968

156,617

577,254

499,419

10.	ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The entire issued share capital is owned by The Bulldog Trust Limited, a company registered in England and Wales and a registered charity.The registered office is 2 Temple Place, London, WC2R 3BD.

11.	GOING CONCERN

The company has continued to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

As a result of the financial impact of further lockdowns and forced closures the company incurred a loss for the year of £154,245 compared with a loss for the previous year of £263,372. The balance sheet shows a deficit as at 30 June 2021 of £278,022 compared with a deficit at the previous year end of £123,777.

The directors have reviewed the ongoing financial position of the company and taken advantage of Government support schemes through the pandemic period. They have also sought and received the ongoing financial support of the Trustees of The Bulldog Trust for a period of at least twelve months from the date of these financial statements.

On this basis the directors are of the opinion that the company remains a going concern.