WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited - Limited company accounts 22.3

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited - Limited company accounts 22.3


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REGISTERED NUMBER: 10135302 (England and Wales)















WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited

Directors' Report and

Consolidated Financial Statements

for the Period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022






WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Contents of the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022










Page

Company Information 1

Directors' Report 2

Independent Auditors' Report 4

Consolidated Income Statement 7

Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income 8

Consolidated Balance Sheet 9

Company Balance Sheet 10

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 11

Company Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 13


WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited

Company Information
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022







Directors: R Marcelin-Horne
S M Gregg
Edition Capital Directors Ltd





Registered office: New Derwent House
69-73 Theobalds Road
London
WC1X 8TA





Registered number: 10135302 (England and Wales)





Auditors: Haines Watts
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor
New Derwent House
69-73 Theobalds Road
London
WC1X 8TA

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Directors' Report
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


The directors present their report with the financial statements of the Company and the Group for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022.

Principal activity
The principal activity of the Group in the period under review was that of Public houses and bars

Dividends
No dividends will be distributed for the period ended 27 July 2022.

Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 August 2021 to the date of this report.

R Marcelin-Horne
S M Gregg

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

H J Heartfield - resigned 13 January 2022
Edition Capital Directors Ltd - appointed 13 January 2022

R Kiveal ceased to be a director after 27 July 2022 but prior to the date of this report.

Political donations and expenditure
Donations of £1,645 (2021: £3,531) were made during the period, none of which were political in nature.

Statement of directors' responsibilities
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 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 the Group and of the profit or loss of the Group 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 and the Group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and the Group 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 the Group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Directors' Report
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


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 Group's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Group's auditors are aware of that information.

On behalf of the board:





R Marcelin-Horne - Director


22 March 2023

Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of
WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited


Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (the 'Parent Company') and its subsidiaries (the 'Group') for the period ended 27 July 2022 which comprise the Consolidated Income Statement, Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Changes in Equity 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 Group's and of the Parent Company affairs as at 27 July 2022 and of the Group's loss for the period 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 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.

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 and the Parent 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 Directors' Report, but does not include the financial statements and our Auditors' 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 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 Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Directors' Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of
WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Group and the Parent Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in 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 by the Parent Company, or returns adequate for our audit have
not been received from branches not visited by us; or
- the Parent Company 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 Group
Strategic Report or in preparing the Directors' Report.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities, 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 Group's and the Parent 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 Group or the Parent 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 an Auditors' 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.

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

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the Group and the industry in which it operates, and considered the risk of acts by the Group that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. We discussed with the directors the policies and procedures in place regarding compliance with laws and regulations. We discussed amongst the audit team the identified laws and regulations, and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance.

During the audit we focused on laws and regulations which could reasonably be expected to give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, the Companies Act 2006 and UK tax legislation. Our tests included agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation and enquiries with management.

Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of
WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited


Our procedures in relation to fraud included but were not limited to: inquires of management whether they have any knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud, and discussions amongst the audit team regarding risk of fraud such as opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of financial statements. We determined that the principal risks related to posting manual journal entries to manipulate financial performance and management bias through judgements in accounting estimates. We also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including testing journals and evaluating whether there was evidence of bias by the directors that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

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 Auditors' 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 Auditors' 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.




Andrew Jepson FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Haines Watts
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor
New Derwent House
69-73 Theobalds Road
London
WC1X 8TA

23 March 2023

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Consolidated
Income Statement
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022

Period
1/8/21
to Year ended
27/7/22 31/7/21
Notes £ £

Turnover 6,524,813 3,730,809

Cost of sales (5,601,119 ) (2,909,062 )
Gross profit 923,694 821,747

Administrative expenses (2,364,720 ) (1,514,649 )
Operating loss (1,441,026 ) (692,902 )


Interest payable and similar expenses (89,615 ) (3,229 )
Loss before taxation 4 (1,530,641 ) (696,131 )

Tax on loss - -
Loss for the financial period (1,530,641 ) (696,131 )
Loss attributable to:
Owners of the parent (1,530,641 ) (696,131 )

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Consolidated
Other Comprehensive Income
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022

Period
1/8/21
to Year ended
27/7/22 31/7/21
Notes £ £

Loss for the period (1,530,641 ) (696,131 )


Other comprehensive income - -
Total comprehensive income for the period (1,530,641 ) (696,131 )

Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of the parent (1,530,641 ) (696,131 )

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Consolidated Balance Sheet
27 July 2022

2022 2021
Notes £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 6 87,609 4,041
Tangible assets 7 3,376,421 2,447,853
Investments 8 - -
3,464,030 2,451,894

Current assets
Stocks 268,911 112,106
Debtors 9 423,164 405,955
Cash at bank 79,644 62,016
771,719 580,077
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year 10 2,637,315 1,019,094
Net current liabilities (1,865,596 ) (439,017 )
Total assets less current liabilities 1,598,434 2,012,877

Creditors
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

11

985,451

254,295
Net assets 612,983 1,758,582

Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 2 2
Share premium 3,251,961 2,866,919
Retained earnings (2,638,980 ) (1,108,339 )
Shareholders' funds 612,983 1,758,582

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 22 March 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:





R Marcelin-Horne - Director


WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Company Balance Sheet
27 July 2022

2022 2021
Notes £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 6 - 4,041
Tangible assets 7 64,902 19,520
Investments 8 8 8
64,910 23,569

Current assets
Debtors 9 760,452 245,709
Cash at bank 57 710
760,509 246,419
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year 10 136,362 2,491
Net current assets 624,147 243,928
Total assets less current liabilities 689,057 267,497

Creditors
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

11

97,142

-
Net assets 591,915 267,497

Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 2 2
Share premium 3,251,961 2,866,919
Retained earnings (2,660,048 ) (2,599,424 )
Shareholders' funds 591,915 267,497

Company's loss for the financial year (60,624 ) (3,321,344 )

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 22 March 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:





R Marcelin-Horne - Director


WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022

Called up
share Retained Share Total
capital earnings premium equity
£ £ £ £

Balance at 1 August 2020 2 (412,208 ) 2,888,419 2,476,213

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - (696,131 ) - (696,131 )
Capital fees - - (21,500 ) (21,500 )
Balance at 31 July 2021 2 (1,108,339 ) 2,866,919 1,758,582

Changes in equity
Issue of share capital - - 484,226 484,226
Total comprehensive income - (1,530,641 ) - (1,530,641 )
Capital fees - - (99,184 ) (99,184 )
Balance at 27 July 2022 2 (2,638,980 ) 3,251,961 612,983

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Company Statement of Changes in Equity
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022

Called up
share Retained Share Total
capital earnings premium equity
£ £ £ £

Balance at 1 August 2020 2 721,920 2,888,419 3,610,341

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - (3,321,344 ) - (3,321,344 )
Capital fees - - (21,500 ) (21,500 )
Balance at 31 July 2021 2 (2,599,424 ) 2,866,919 267,497

Changes in equity
Issue of share capital - - 484,226 484,226
Total comprehensive income - (60,624 ) - (60,624 )
Capital fees - - (99,184 ) (99,184 )
Balance at 27 July 2022 2 (2,660,048 ) 3,251,961 591,915

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


1. Statutory information

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings 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.

The financial statements are presented in Pound Sterling (£). Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

2. Accounting policies

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

Set out below is a summary of principal accounting policies, all of which have been consistently applied throughout the period and preceding year (except as otherwise stated).

Basis of consolidation
The Group consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and all its subsidiary undertakings made up to 27 July 2022.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the Group. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity to obtain benefits from its activities.

Any subsidiary undertakings or associates sold or acquired during the period are included up to, or from, the dates of change of control or change of significant influence respectively.

All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation.

Significant judgements and estimates
In applying the Group's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions in determining the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities. The directors' judgements, estimates and assumptions are based on the best and most reliable evidence available at the time when the decisions are made, and are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be applicable. Due to the inherent subjectivity involved in making such judgements, estimates and assumptions, the actual results and outcomes may differ.

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, if the revision affects only that year, or in the period of the revision and future periods, if the revision affects both current and future years.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The critical judgement that the directors have made in the process of applying the Group's accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the statutory financial statements are discussed below:

(i) Assessing indicators and impairment
In assessing whether there have been any indicators or impairment of assets, the directors have considered both external and internal sources of information such as market conditions, counterparty credit ratings and experience or recoverability. There have been no indicators or impairments identified during the current financial year.

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


2. Accounting policies - continued

Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant risk of causing material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below:
(ii) Recoverability of receivables
The Group establishes a provision for receivables that are estimated not to be recoverable. When assessing recoverability the director considers factors such as the aging of the receivables, and past experience of recoverability.

(iii) Determining residual values and useful economic lives of tangible and intangible assets
The Group depreciates tangible assets and amortises intangible assets over their estimated useful lives. The estimation of the useful lives is based on historical performance as well as expectations about future use and therefore requires estimates and assumptions to be applied by management. The actual lives of these assets can vary depending on a variety of factors, including technological innovation, product life cycles and maintenance programmes. Judgement is applied by management when determining the residual values for tangible and intangible assets. When determining the residual value management aim to assess the amount that the Group would currently obtain for the disposal of the asset, if it were already of the condition expected at the end of its useful economic life. Where possible this is done with reference to external market prices.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Turnover represents amounts receivable for goods/services provided in the period and is stated net of VAT.

Intangible assets
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Website development costs are being amortised evenly over their estimated useful life of three years.

Tangible fixed assets
Tangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, tangible assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses.

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

Short leasehold-Straight line over 3 to 10 years
Plant and machinery-Straight line over 7 years
Fixtures and fittings-Straight line over 3 to 10 years
Motor vehicles-Straight line over 4 years
Equipment-Straight line over 3 to 5 years

Financial instruments
Financial assets and liabilities are recognised when the Group becomes party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. The Group holds financial instruments which comprise cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, trade and other payables, loans and borrowings. The Group has chosen to apply the provisions of FRS102 Section 11 Basic Financial Instruments in full.

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


2. Accounting policies - continued

Financial assets and liabilities - classified as basic financial instruments

(i) Cash and cash equivalents
This includes cash in hand, deposits held with banks, and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

(ii) Trade and other receivables
Trade and other receivables are initially recognised at the transaction price, including any transaction costs, and subsequently measured at amortised cost including the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment. Amounts that are receivable within one year are measured at the undiscounted amount of the cash expected to be received, net of any impairment.

At the end of each reporting period, the Group assesses whether there is objective evidence that a receivable amount may be impaired. A provision for impairment is established when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. The amount of the provision is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows, discounted at the effective interest rate. The amount of the provision is recognised immediately in the Income Statement.

(iii) Trade and other payables and loans and borrowings
Trade and other payables and loans and borrowings are initially measured at the transaction price, including any transaction costs, and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Taxation
Taxation for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated 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.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Where assets are financed by leasing agreements that give rights approximating to ownership (finance leases), the assets are treated as if they had been purchased outright. The amount capitalised is the present value of the minimum lease payments payable over the term of the lease. The corresponding leasing commitments are shown as amounts payable to the lessor. Depreciation on the relevant assets is charged to profit or loss over the shorter of estimated useful economic life and the term of the lease.

Finance lease payments are analysed between capital and interest components so that the interest element of the payment is charged to profit or loss over the term of the lease and is calculated so that it represents a constant proportion of the balance of capital repayments outstanding. The capital part reduces the amounts payable to the lessor.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The Group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the Group's pension scheme are charged to the Income Statement in the period to which they relate. Employee's pension funds are maintained in a separately administered fund to the Group's own cash and cash equivalents.

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


2. Accounting policies - continued

Going concern
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

The current economic conditions present increased risks for all businesses. In response to such conditions, the directors have carefully considered these risks including an assessment of uncertainty of future trading projection and financing for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements, and the extent to which they might affect the preparation of the financial statements on a going concern basis.

Turnover for FY23 has like for like growth of 20.8% across 6 Houses, with the remaining 4 Houses continuing to outperform expectations. There has been at 9% year-on-year improvement on Group EBITDA to the end of December 2022 with each period reporting positive EBITDA (before pre-opening), and forecasting the year end to improve by a further 2.9%. Based on this assessment, budgets and forecasts prepared for the period to July 2026 and additional funding raised post year end, the Group has the appropriate level of support in place.

The WatchHouse group successfully raised £2.8m in September 2022 through a mixture of the online platform CrowdCube and direct investors. The funding will be used to develop and open 3 committed sites during the first half of 2023, with further agreements to open another site agreed in February 2023 and to expand into the US market to be fully funded by capital contributions from landlords. The directors consider that the Group maintains an appropriate level of liquidity, sufficient to meet the demands of the business including any capital and servicing obligations.

In addition, the Group's assets are assessed for recoverability on a regular basis, and the directors consider that the Group is not exposed to losses on these assets which would affect their decision to adopt the going concern basis.

The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there are no material uncertainties that lead to significant doubts upon the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. Thus the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.

3. Employees and directors

The average number of employees during the period was 167 (2021 - 94 ) .

The average number of employees by undertakings that were proportionately consolidated during the period was 167 (2021 - 94 ) .

4. Loss before taxation

The loss is stated after charging:

Period
1/8/21
to Year ended
27/7/22 31/7/21
£ £
Depreciation - owned assets 554,803 328,135
Website development amortisation 4,041 4,042

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


5. Individual income statement

As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement of the Parent Company is not presented as part of these financial statements.

6. Intangible fixed assets

Group
Website
development
£
Cost
At 1 August 2021 12,125
Additions 87,609
At 27 July 2022 99,734
Amortisation
At 1 August 2021 8,084
Amortisation for period 4,041
At 27 July 2022 12,125
Net book value
At 27 July 2022 87,609
At 31 July 2021 4,041

Website development additions reflect costs incurred in the development of a new website upon which the Group will operate its e-commerce platform. The website remains in development, hence no amortisation has been charged on the additions in the year.

Company
Website
development
£
Cost
At 1 August 2021
and 27 July 2022 12,125
Amortisation
At 1 August 2021 8,084
Amortisation for period 4,041
At 27 July 2022 12,125
Net book value
At 27 July 2022 -
At 31 July 2021 4,041

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


7. Tangible fixed assets

Group
Fixtures
Short Plant and and
leasehold machinery fittings
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 August 2021 1,142,007 334,576 840,778
Additions 644,619 65,377 678,301
Disposals (43,865 ) - (14,267 )
Grants (131,306 ) - -
At 27 July 2022 1,611,455 399,953 1,504,812
Depreciation
At 1 August 2021 158,256 47,797 230,557
Charge for period 144,028 57,136 124,276
Eliminated on disposal (3,300 ) - -
At 27 July 2022 298,984 104,933 354,833
Net book value
At 27 July 2022 1,312,471 295,020 1,149,979
At 31 July 2021 983,751 286,779 610,221

Motor Computer
vehicles equipment Totals
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 August 2021 112,016 698,182 3,127,559
Additions 55,186 226,026 1,669,509
Disposals - - (58,132 )
Grants - - (131,306 )
At 27 July 2022 167,202 924,208 4,607,630
Depreciation
At 1 August 2021 58,205 184,891 679,706
Charge for period 34,177 195,186 554,803
Eliminated on disposal - - (3,300 )
At 27 July 2022 92,382 380,077 1,231,209
Net book value
At 27 July 2022 74,820 544,131 3,376,421
At 31 July 2021 53,811 513,291 2,447,853

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


7. Tangible fixed assets - continued

Company
Short Motor
leasehold vehicles Totals
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 August 2021 19,520 - 19,520
Additions 23,486 55,186 78,672
Grants (21,306 ) - (21,306 )
At 27 July 2022 21,700 55,186 76,886
Depreciation
Charge for period 2,786 9,198 11,984
At 27 July 2022 2,786 9,198 11,984
Net book value
At 27 July 2022 18,914 45,988 64,902
At 31 July 2021 19,520 - 19,520

8. Fixed asset investments

Company
Shares in
group
undertakings
£
Cost
At 1 August 2021
and 27 July 2022 8
Net book value
At 27 July 2022 8
At 31 July 2021 8

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


8. Fixed asset investments - continued

The Group or the Company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:

Subsidiaries

Chepeau Bermondsey Limited
Registered office: New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Road, London, England, WC1X 8TA
Nature of business: Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
2022 2021
£ £
Aggregate capital and reserves 270,466 1,711,905
(Loss)/profit for the period/year (1,441,439 ) 1,595,051

Chapeau Fetter Limited
Registered office: New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Road, London, United Kingdom, WC1X 8TA
Nature of business: Dormant
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
2022 2021
£ £
Aggregate capital and reserves (8,129 ) (8,129 )
Profit for the period/year - 76,407

Chapeau Commercial Limited
Registered office: New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Road, London, England, WC1X 8TA
Nature of business: Dormant
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
2022 2021
£ £
Aggregate capital and reserves 486 486
Profit for the period/year - 57,855

Chapeau Production Limited
Registered office: New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Road, London, United Kingdom, WC1X 8TA
Nature of business: Dormant
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
2022 2021
£ £
Aggregate capital and reserves (13,526 ) (13,526 )
Profit for the period/year - 1,091,699

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


8. Fixed asset investments - continued

Chapeau Roastery Limited
Registered office: New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Road, London, United Kingdom, WC1X 8TA
Nature of business: Dormant
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
2022 2021
£ £
Aggregate capital and reserves 420 420
Profit for the period/year - 87,615

Chapeau Tower Bridge Limited
Registered office: New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Road, London, United Kingdom, WC1X 8TA
Nature of business: Dormant
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
2022 2021
£ £
Aggregate capital and reserves (228,641 ) (200,064 )
Loss for the period/year (28,577 ) (283,415 )


9. Debtors: amounts falling due within one year

Group Company
2022 2021 2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Trade debtors 6,551 - - -
Amounts owed by group undertakings - - 741,702 -
Other debtors 81,808 279,045 18,750 232,980
Directors' current accounts 3,126 65,263 - -
Tax - 21,210 - -
VAT - 32,394 - 12,729
Prepayments and accrued income 331,679 8,043 - -
423,164 405,955 760,452 245,709

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


10. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Group Company
2022 2021 2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 12) 54,545 54,545 - -
Finance leases (see note 13) 277,403 - 66,330 -
Trade creditors 1,091,775 578,908 64,987 -
Tax - 21,210 - -
Social security and other taxes 143,730 60,341 - -
VAT 309,436 - 5,045 -
Other creditors 569,183 223,400 - -
Accruals and deferred income 191,243 80,690 - 2,491
2,637,315 1,019,094 136,362 2,491

11. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Group Company
2022 2021 2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Bank loans (see note 12) 177,273 231,818 - -
Finance leases (see note 13) 808,178 - 97,142 -
Other creditors - 22,477 - -
985,451 254,295 97,142 -

Amounts falling due in more than five years:

Group
2022 2021
£ £
Repayable by instalments
Bank loans more 5 yr by instal - 13,637

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


12. Loans

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

Group
2022 2021
£ £
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank loans 54,545 54,545
Amounts falling due between one and two years:
Bank loans - 1-2 years 54,545 54,545
Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years 122,728 163,636
Amounts falling due in more than five years:
Repayable by instalments
Bank loans more 5 yr by instal - 13,637

13. Leasing agreements

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

Group
Finance leases
2022 2021
£ £
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 277,403 -
Between one and five years 808,178 -
1,085,581 -

Company
Finance leases
2022 2021
£ £
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 66,330 -
Between one and five years 97,142 -
163,472 -

WatchHouse Coffee Holdings Limited (Registered number: 10135302)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the period 1 August 2021 to 27 July 2022


13. Leasing agreements - continued

Group
Non-cancellable
operating leases
2022 2021
£ £
Within one year 426,247 257,080
Between one and five years 2,161,653 1,245,403
In more than five years 2,439,013 1,655,260
5,026,913 3,157,743

14. Related party disclosures

The Group 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.

Transactions between group entities which have been eliminated on consolidation are not disclosed within the financial statements.

During the year, the Group paid consultancy fees of £70,000 (2021: £Nil) to Verum Domus Limited, a company related by virtue of a common director.

15. Ultimate controlling party

The ultimate controlling party is Roland Marcelin-Horne.