Litfield Land Limited - Accounts to registrar (filleted) - small 23.2.5

Litfield Land Limited - Accounts to registrar (filleted) - small 23.2.5


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REGISTERED NUMBER: 03062821 (England and Wales)







Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2023

for

Litfield Land Limited

Litfield Land Limited (Registered number: 03062821)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 May 2023




Page

Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 4


Litfield Land Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 May 2023







DIRECTOR: S M Caple





SECRETARY: Mrs A L Caple





REGISTERED OFFICE: Woodlands Grange
Woodlands Lane
Bradley Stoke
Bristol
BS32 4JY





REGISTERED NUMBER: 03062821 (England and Wales)





ACCOUNTANTS: Dunkley's
Woodlands Grange
Woodlands Lane
Bradley Stoke
Bristol
BS32 4JY

Litfield Land Limited (Registered number: 03062821)

Balance Sheet
31 May 2023

31.5.23 31.5.22
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 4 395,471 454,387
Investments 5 904,550 904,550
Investment property 6 9,587,649 9,545,465
10,887,670 10,904,402

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 7 352,360 458,638
Cash at bank 318,696 138,595
671,056 597,233
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 8 2,967,288 2,963,660
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES (2,296,232 ) (2,366,427 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 8,591,438 8,537,975

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 9 (870,000 ) (910,000 )

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES (622,625 ) (625,676 )
NET ASSETS 7,098,813 7,002,299

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 11 404 404
Retained earnings 12 7,098,409 7,001,895
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 7,098,813 7,002,299

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 May 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for:
(a)ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

Litfield Land Limited (Registered number: 03062821)

Balance Sheet - continued
31 May 2023


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

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 26 February 2024 and were signed by:





S M Caple - Director


Litfield Land Limited (Registered number: 03062821)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 May 2023

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Litfield Land 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. 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 as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The financial statements contain information about Litfield Land Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company is exempt under Section 399(2A) of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements.

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 consists of rents receivable. Revenue is recognised evenly over the rental period.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 25% on reducing balance
Computer equipment - 25% on reducing balance

Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost.

Investment property
Investment property is shown at most recent valuation. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in fair value is recognised in profit or loss.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 5 (2022 - 4 ) .

Litfield Land Limited (Registered number: 03062821)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 May 2023

4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Plant and and Motor Computer
machinery fittings vehicles equipment Totals
£    £    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 June 2022 655,073 7,406 8,910 6,282 677,671
Additions - 12,515 - - 12,515
Disposals - (5,573 ) - (2,227 ) (7,800 )
At 31 May 2023 655,073 14,348 8,910 4,055 682,386
DEPRECIATION
At 1 June 2022 208,092 6,167 4,877 4,148 223,284
Charge for year 67,047 2,321 828 465 70,661
Eliminated on disposal - (5,076 ) - (1,954 ) (7,030 )
At 31 May 2023 275,139 3,412 5,705 2,659 286,915
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 May 2023 379,934 10,936 3,205 1,396 395,471
At 31 May 2022 446,981 1,239 4,033 2,134 454,387

5. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Shares in
group
undertakings
£   
COST
At 1 June 2022
and 31 May 2023 904,550
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 May 2023 904,550
At 31 May 2022 904,550

The investments are a 100% holding in Bristol Property Investments Limited and 50% holding in Wightstone Land & Planning Limited.

6. INVESTMENT PROPERTY
Total
£   
FAIR VALUE
At 1 June 2022 9,545,465
Additions 42,184
At 31 May 2023 9,587,649
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 May 2023 9,587,649
At 31 May 2022 9,545,465

Litfield Land Limited (Registered number: 03062821)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 May 2023

6. INVESTMENT PROPERTY - continued

Fair value at 31 May 2023 is represented by:
£   
Valuation in 2005 73,502
Valuation in 2006 400,000
Valuation in 2012 174,627
Valuation in 2013 143,000
Valuation in 2014 419,342
Valuation in 2018 104,706
Valuation in 2021 672,577
Valuation in 2022 379,444
Cost 7,220,451
9,587,649

If the investment properties had not been revalued they would have been included at the following historical cost:

31.5.23 31.5.22
£    £   
Cost 7,220,451 7,178,267

The investment properties were valued on an open market basis on 31 May 2023 by the director .

7. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.5.23 31.5.22
£    £   
Trade debtors 123,580 110,809
Other debtors 219,888 214,272
VAT - 121,076
Prepayments 8,892 12,481
352,360 458,638

8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.5.23 31.5.22
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts 40,000 40,000
Trade creditors 8,016 142,171
Tax 80,778 46,529
Social security and other taxes 6,535 3,114
VAT 36,381 -
Other creditors 2,649,123 2,608,662
Directors' current accounts 1 65
Accrued expenses 146,454 123,119
2,967,288 2,963,660

Litfield Land Limited (Registered number: 03062821)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 May 2023

9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
31.5.23 31.5.22
£    £   
Bank loans - 1-2 years 40,000 40,000
Bank loans - 2-5 years 120,000 120,000
Bank loans due after 5 years 390,000 430,000
Bank loans due after 5 years 320,000 320,000
870,000 910,000

Amounts falling due in more than five years:

Repayable otherwise than by instalments
Bank loans due after 5 years 320,000 320,000

Repayable by instalments
Bank loans due after 5 years 390,000 430,000

10. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

31.5.23 31.5.22
£    £   
Bank loans 910,000 950,000

11. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 31.5.23 31.5.22
value: £    £   
340 Ordinary A shares £1 340 340
64 Ordinary B shares £1 64 64
404 404

12. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 June 2022 7,001,895
Profit for the year 323,291
Dividends (226,777 )
At 31 May 2023 7,098,409

Non-distributable reserves as at 31/05/2023 are £1,775,398 (2022:£1,775,397)

Litfield Land Limited (Registered number: 03062821)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 May 2023

13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Litfield Land Limited own 100% of the share capital in Bristol Property Investments Limited.

At the year end, Litfield Land Limited owed Bristol Property Investments Limited £2,634,083 (2022: £2,603,176).

Litfield Land Limited owns 50% of the share capital of Wightstone Land & Planning Limited.

At the year end, Litfield Land Limited was owed £219,888 (2022: £204,272) by Wightstone Land & Planning Limited