FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The director presents his strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2023.
During the year the Group has successfully continued house building operations in Norfolk.
The Group has continued to trade profitably and the director is satisfied with the trading performance and the Group's overall financial position.
The Group results are shown in the Statement of Comprehensive Income on page 8 and the Balance Sheet on page 9.
The Group is primarily funded by retained reserves, loan notes and a bank overdraft facility. Other related party loans form the balance of funding requirements.
The director is mindful at all times of the risks and factors which affect the successful operation of the Group's business. Appropriate processes are in place to monitor and mitigate risks.
Operating risks include, but are not limited to, the following issues:
∙The economic climate, buyer confidence and the housing market. General housing demand and supply.
∙The availability of development land and the complexities of dealing with the planning process.
∙Attracting and retaining the very best personnel, workforce, subcontractors and professional advisers.
∙Ensuring adequate systems and procedures exist, to reduce as far as possible the health and safety risks associated with construction operations.
The following key performance indicators are highlighted:
Turnover for the year amounted to £41,402,320 (2022 - £37,079,006); Profit on ordinary activities before taxation £5,877,458 (2022 - £3,144,971); Total shareholder funds £43,281,737 (2022 - £38,784,237). The total number of employees was 58 (2022 - 53).
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GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The director has a duty to act in good faith and to promote the success of the Group for the benefit of its members.
The following details how the director has had regard to the matters set out in s172 of the Companies Act 2006.
∙The long term success of the Group - is always considered when making strategic decisions and formulating strategies and risk management procedures within the Group.
∙The interests of the Group’s employees – The Group has a very experienced and dedicated workforce which the director appreciates and recognise is a valuable asset. The director endeavours to create opportunities and the right environment for all employees to prosper and realise their full potential for mutual benefit.
∙The interests of customers and suppliers - The director promotes an environment to achieve a good and successful business relationship with customers, subcontractors, trade suppliers, third parties and professional advisers, recognising that this approach is important to ensure the Group's long term future and success.
∙The community and environment – The Group continues to support various charities and good causes in the local areas in which the group operates. The director considers carefully the impact of the group's business on communities and the environment. All development opportunities are subject to detailed assessment, and are designed and undertaken with social responsibility, and for the benefit of customers and communities. The Group is committed to electrifying their fleet of company vehicles, and to designing and building houses using the latest environmentally friendly materials, working practices and technologies.
∙Maintaining high standards and reputation – The director and Group operate and maintain high standards in all aspects of business. The director is mindful of the importance of maintaining standards and protecting the Group's goodwill and reputation.
This report was approved by the board on 16 October 2023 and signed on its behalf.
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DIRECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The director presents his report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
The director is responsible for preparing the Group Strategic Report, the Director's Report and the consolidated financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. Under company law the director must not approve the financial statements unless he is 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 director is required to:
∙select suitable accounting policies for the Group's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
∙make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
∙state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
∙prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Group will continue in business.
The director is 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 the Group and to enable him to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is 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.
The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £4,497,500 (2022 - £2,304,638).
The director does not recommend the payment of a final dividend.
The director who served during the year was:
The Group continually seeks new opportunities to acquire development land and options over potential development land.
The director believes that the Group is well positioned to prosper in the future and to continue to operate profitably.
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DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
All conversion factors and fuel properties used in this report have been taken from the 2022 "UK Government Greenhouse Gas Conversion Factors for Company Reporting".
During the year the group made a commitment to replace its fleet of motor cars with electric versions and installed solar panels at the firms office buildings.
This equates to an intensity ratio of 0.0047 kgCO2e (2022 - 0.0059) or 0.021 kWh (2022 - 0.026) per £1 of turnover.
There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the period end that require adjustment to these financial statements.
The auditors, Tony Larner Limited, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board on
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF NORFOLK HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of Norfolk Homes Holdings Limited (the 'parent Company') and its subsidiaries (the 'Group') for the year ended 31 March 2023, which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Company Balance Sheet, the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, the Company Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes, 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).
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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 or 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 director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. The director is 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.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
∙the information given in the Group Strategic Report and the Director's Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
∙the Group Strategic Report and the Director's Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF NORFOLK HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Group Strategic Report or the Director's Report.
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 Group financial statements.
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:
Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities, including fraud
Based on our knowledge and understanding of the company and group we identified the principal risks of a material misstatement in the financial statements relating to irregularities including fraud, and non-compliance with laws and regulations.
We documented our understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the company and group operates and focused on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were the Companies Act 2006, Financial Reporting Standard 102, and compliance with relevant direct and indirect taxation regulations.
Audit procedures performed to respond to the risks identified included;
∙We assessed whether the accounting policies, treatments and presentation adopted in the financial statements were in accordance with applicable law and accounting standards.
∙We reviewed correspondence and documentation with regulatory bodies, such as HM Revenue & Customs for any indication of non-compliance with laws and regulations.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF NORFOLK HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
∙We carried out a detailed analytical review of site work in progress calculations to identify unusual or unexpected results which may have indicated a risk of material misstatement. We compared results to previous accounting periods to monitor variances and ensure that these were as expected. We also reviewed post year end evidence to support the assessment of future income and expenditure.
∙We held discussions with management regarding the potential risks related to accounting irregularities, including fraud and carried out tests of management controls in certain areas, such as the approval for payment of business expenditure to suppliers.
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion.
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.
for and on behalf of
Chartered Certified Accountants
Statutory Auditors
23 Station Road
Norfolk
NR26 8RF
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2023
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 16 October 2023.
The notes on pages 15 to 27 form part of these financial statements.
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COMPANY BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2023
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on
The notes on pages 15 to 27 form part of these financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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CONSOLIDATED ANALYSIS OF NET DEBT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Norfolk Homes Holdings Limited is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in England and Wales. The company's registered office is 52 Cambridge Road South, London, W4 3DA. The company's principle place of business is Weybourne Road, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8WB.
The group's consolidated financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102 as it applies to the financial statements of the group for the year ended 31 March 2023.
2.Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires Group management to exercise judgment in applying the Group's accounting policies (see note 3).
The Company has taken advantage of the exemption allowed under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 and has not presented its own Statement of Comprehensive Income in these financial statements.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The consolidated financial statements present the results of the Company and its own subsidiaries ("the Group") as if they form a single entity. Intercompany transactions and balances between group companies are therefore fully eliminated.
The director has prepared the accounts on a going concern basis, which assumes that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and for a period of no less than twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
The charge for taxation takes into account taxation deferred or accelerated as a result of all material timing differences between the treatment of certain items for taxation and accounting purposes. Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that they are regarded as recoverable within the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
Goodwill and amortisation
Details relating to goodwill included in the consolidated financial statements is shown in note 11.
Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets over their estimated useful lives. Freehold land is not depreciated.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Provisions are charged as an expense to the Statement of Comprehensive Income in the year that the Group becomes aware of the obligation, and are measured at the best estimate at the Balance Sheet date of the expenditure required to settle the obligation, taking into account relevant risks and uncertainties. When payments are eventually made, they are charged to the provision carried in the Balance Sheet.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Basic financial assets and liabilities
Basic financial instruments relate to transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities at transaction price like trade and other debtors, creditors, loans from banks and other third parties. Debt instruments (other than those wholly repayable or receivable within one year), also include financing transactions where loans are financed at a rate which is not considered to be a market rate of interest. Transactions of this type are initially measured at the present value of future cash flows, discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The whole of the turnover is attributable to house building.
Analysis of turnover by country of destination:
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The main rate of Corporation Tax, currently 19% within these accounts, will increase to 25% with effect from 1 April 2023. The calculation for the deferred tax liability reflects this rate change.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Freehold properties are revalued on a fair value basis by the director. Freehold property includes trading property used in the Group's business which is not held for investment purposes. The value of trading property was £112,694. The depreciation charge on trading property amounted to £1,753. Land relating to trading properties is valued at £25,000.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The interest free loan notes (2021 - 2028) are repayable in equal annual instalments of £3,160,000 over eight years. In accordance with the treatment required by Financial Reporting Standard 102 this financing transaction has been measured at the present value of future cash flows, discounted at the groups fixed cost of finance for a similar debt instrument at the date of issue of the loan notes.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Revaluation reserve
Profit and loss account
The Group operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Group in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the Group to the fund and amounted to £225,160 (2022 - £232,541). There were no contributions outstanding at the Balance Sheet date.
The controlling party is A D Clark, the director of the company.
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