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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
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COMPANY INFORMATION
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STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
The Directors present their report and the financial statements for the 12 months ended 2 July 2023.
Hedderwick Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oakman Inns (P&E) Limited which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oakman Inns and Restaurants Limited and is part of Oakman Group. The Company owns and operates two freehold premium pubs.
The Government support that had been put in place following the Covid 19 pandemic, including Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, grant support schemes and the temporary VAT relief for the hospitality sector all ended prior to the beginning of the financial year.
At this time the hospitality industry suffered generally from a shortage of workers. We had to limit opening hours and trading capacity across the business until those pressures lifted in the summer of 2022. Inflation had impacted energy prices, not unconnected to Russia invading Ukraine, and although we had negotiated long term energy supply agreements prior to market prices becoming unsustainable, shielding us from the worst of that cost increase, consumer confidence became impacted by what was becoming a cost-of-living crisis. The Government’s Mini Budget in September 2022 had the opposite effect that was intended and saw interest rates and inflation spiral upwards putting more pressure on both business and households. The business struggled to reach the performance levels reached in the prior year reflecting the pressures outside of our control. The business focused on providing an environment to retain our best talent, paying as much as we could afford, rather than as little as we could get away with. Of particular concern was the employment landscape for kitchen workers and chefs generally. The training and development of our kitchen teams was a key part of this strategy and has provided us with the employee resources to continue to run the business. The continuation of outside factors impacting our ability to trade, resulted in the Company producing a Turnover of £3.5m with EBITDA of £0.3m . The Balance Sheet shows Net Assets of £3.3m.
• During the year, sales performance was down some 11% on prior year and behind the market.
• Average net sales per site reduced to almost £34k per week compared to £37k achieved in the period. • Wet Margins improved by 1% compared to the previous year. • Dry Margins fell back by some 2% compared to the previous year. • Staff turnover for the period was 60%.
The principal risks facing the business in the period are covered below. They continue to be risks to the operation of the pubs however the risk has transferred to Oakman Inns (P&E) Limited given the post year end hive up of trade.
The Directors restructured the intercompany loans within Oakman Group at the start of July 2023 and have “hived up” the trade and assets of the Company net of liabilities by transferring them to Oakman Inns (P&E) Limited. Following this “hive up” the Company no longer trades and the intention of the Directors is to liquidate this entity. Therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
The principal risks facing the business are: -
• Funding – the size and type of leverage exposes the business to short term fluctuations in market conditions. Although cashflow and other information is constantly monitored, re-engineering the structure of the balance sheet is the primary focus of the board. • Employment landscape – as a service business, access to sufficient labour is critical. Post Brexit and the impact of Covid-19. The labour market has contracted and the business is facing this challenge by creating and developing a strategy that attracts, develops and retains the best talent in our market, including but not limited to the development of our Chef Academy. • Inflation – like all retail businesses, consumer confidence can impact discretionary spending decisions by families. High energy prices on households that drive inflation that impact day to day prices risks damaging that confidence. • Food safety – the business retains the highest standards of food safety and correctly places this issue at the top of every management meeting. • Data security – the board has implemented sufficient defences in our networks to prevent criminal attacks. A sustained attack, if successful, would disrupt our ability to trade using payment cards.
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
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DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
The Directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 2 July 2023.
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, 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 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 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 for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
∙make judgments 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 to 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.
The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £176,583 (2022 - £844,252).
No dividends were paid in the year (2022: £nil).
The Directors who served during the year were:
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DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
The auditors, Haysmacintyre LLP, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF HEDDERWICK LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of Hedderwick Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 2 July 2023, which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Financial Position, the 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 Company 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.
We draw attention to note 2.3 of the financial statements. This explains that the Directors have restructured the intercompany loans within Oakman Group and have “hived up” the trade and assets of the Company net of liabilities by transferring them to Oakman Inns P&E Limited on 3 July 2023. Following this “hive up” the Company no longer trades.
For this reason, the Directors have concluded that the Company is no longer a going concern and therefore these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern as described in noted 2.3. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF HEDDERWICK LIMITED (CONTINUED)
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. The Directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
∙the information given in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
∙the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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 Strategic Report or the Directors' Report.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF HEDDERWICK LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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.
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 consider the most significant laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the financial statements to be:
- FRS102 and Companies Act 206 compliance: We reviewed the financial statement disclosures and performed testing on balances and disclosures. - Tax regulation: We inspected correspondence with regulators and tax authorities, and reviewed the companies tax computations. We consider the most significant laws and regulations that have an indirect impact on the financial statements are: - Food safety and hygiene: We discussed with management to identify whether they were aware of instances of non-compliance, we reviewed board minutes, we searched for a sample of sites on the FSA website to identify whether any instances of poor ratings or breaches. - Licencing: We discussed with management to identify whether they were aware of instances of non-compliance and we reviewed board minutes. - Minimum wage: We discussed with management to identify whether they were aware of instances of noncompliance, we reviewed board minutes and we remained alert for any breaches during our sample testing on payroll. 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.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF HEDDERWICK LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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.
for and on behalf of
Statutory Auditors
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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 2 JULY 2023
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by:
The notes on pages 12 to 23 form part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
Hedderwick Limited is a company limited by shares. It was incorporated in England & Wales and the registered office is Saxon House, 211 High Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, HP4 1AD. The Company traded from various locations in the UK where it operates pubs. Post year end the trade and assets of the Company were "hived up" to Oakman Inns (P&E) Limited and therefore the Company no longer trades. See 2.3 for further information.
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 management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these
financial statements, as permitted by the FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":
∙the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
∙the requirements of Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d);
∙the requirements of Section 11 Financial Instruments paragraphs 11.42, 11.44 to 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and 11.48(c);
∙the requirements of Section 12 Other Financial Instruments paragraphs 12.26 to 12.27, 12.29(a), 12.29(b) and 12.29A;
∙the requirements of Section 26 Share-based Payment paragraphs 26.18(b), 26.19 to 26.21 and 26.23;
∙the requirements of Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7.
This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Oakman Group Plc as at 3 July 2022 and these financial statements may be obtained from Companies House.
In preparing the financial statements, the Directors have made the assessment of the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Post year end the Directors have restructured the intercompany loans within Oakman Group and have “hived up” the trade and assets of the Company net of liabilities by transferring them to Oakman Inns P&E Limited on 3 July 2023. Following this “hive up” the Company no longer trades. For this reason, the Directors have concluded that the Company is no longer a going concern and these financial statements have been prepared on this basis. No material adjustments arose as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
The Company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of
financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in ordinary shares. Debt instruments (other than those wholly repayable or receivable within one year), including loans and other accounts receivable and payable, are initially measured at present value of the future cash flows and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade debtors and creditors, are measured, initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received. However, if the arrangements of a short-term instrument constitute a financing transaction, like the payment of a trade debt deferred beyond normal business terms or in case of an out-right short-term loan that is not at market rate, the financial asset or liability is measured, initially at the present value of future cash flows discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument and subsequently at amortised cost, unless it qualifies as a loan from a director in the case of a small company, or a public benefit entity concessionary loan. Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income. For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. If a financial asset has a variable interest rate, the discount rate for measuring any impairment loss is the current effective interest rate determined under the contract. For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and best estimate of the recoverable amount, which is an approximation of the amount that the Company would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
The Company is required to evaluate the carrying values of tangible fixed assets for impairment whenever circumstances indicate, in management's judgement, that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. An impairment review requires management to make subjective judgements concerning the cash flows, growth rates and discount rates of the cash generating units under review. Management concluded that no impairment was required in respect of fixed assets as at 2 July 2023 on the basis of the known information at this date. Intercompany Debtor Recoverability The recoverability of these debts has been assessed based on the underlying value of the other entities within the Group. The debt is considered recoverable on the basis the value of the Group assets exceeds the liabilities and therefore they would have sufficient reserves to clear the debt on the sale of assets. Were this to change, the material nature of intercompany balance means there could be a material impact on the accounts.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
On 24 May 2021 the increase of corporation tax to 25% was substantively enacted, as of 1 April 2023. The deferred tax at the balance sheet date has therefore been measured at this rate.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
Share premium account
Profit and loss account
The Group within which the Company sits operates a defined contributions pension scheme for all employees. 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 Company via Oakman Inns & Restaurants Limited to the fund and amounted to £16,285 (2022 - £16,324). Contributions payable to the fund at the reporting date are recognised by Oakman Inns and Restaurants Limited where the employees are contracted.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 JULY 2023
The immediate parent is Oakman Inns (P&E) Limited. The ultimate controlling party is Oakman Group Plc. Both of these companies are registered at Saxon House, 211 High Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, HP4 1AD. Oakman Group Plc prepares consolidated accounts which include the results of this company.
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