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CESTATES LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

 
CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
COMPANY INFORMATION


Directors
Bhupendra S Kansagra 
Ramesh S Kansagra 




Registered number
09068983



Registered office
Portland House
69-71 Wembley Hill Road

Wembley

Middlesex

HA9 8BU




Independent auditors
Sopher + Co LLP
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors

5 Elstree Gate

Elstree Way

Borehamwood

Hertfordshire

WD6 1JD





 
CESTATES LIMITED
 

CONTENTS



Page
Directors' report
 
1 - 2
Independent auditors' report
 
3 - 6
Statement of comprehensive income
 
7
Statement of financial position
 
8
Statement of changes in equity
 
9
Notes to the financial statements
 
10 - 17


 
CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Directors' responsibilities statement

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 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;

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 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 2006They 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.

Directors

The directors who served during the year were:

Bhupendra S Kansagra 
Ramesh S Kansagra 

Disclosure of information to auditors

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' report is approved has confirmed that:
 
so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditors are unaware, and

the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company's auditors are aware of that information.

Auditors

Sopher + Co LLP were appointed as the statutory auditors during the year. Under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006Sopher + Co LLP will be deemed to have been reappointed as auditors 28 days after these financial statements were sent to members or 28 days after the latest date prescribed for filing the accounts with the registrar, whichever is earlier.

Page 1

 
CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Small companies note

In preparing this report, the directors have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board on 22 July 2024 and signed on its behalf.
 





Bhupendra S Kansagra
Director

Page 2

 
CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CESTATES LIMITED
 

Opinion


We have audited the financial statements of Cestates Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 December 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 policiesThe financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).


In our opinion the financial statements:


give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs as at 31 December 2023 and of its loss for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.


Basis for opinion


We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the 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.


Conclusions relating to going concern


In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.


Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.


Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.


Page 3

 
CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CESTATES LIMITED (CONTINUED)

Other information


The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than 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 statementsour 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.


Opinion 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.


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Directors' report.


We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:


adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.


Responsibilities of directors
 

As explained more fully in the Directors' responsibilities statement set out on page 1, 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 is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.


In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.


Page 4

 
CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CESTATES LIMITED (CONTINUED)

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.


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:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows: 
 
the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations; 
we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the Company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the property sector; 
we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the Company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation and data protection, environmental and health and safety legislation;
we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and 
identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit. 

We assessed the susceptibility of the Company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by: 
 
making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; 
considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and 
understanding the design of the Company’s remuneration policies. 

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we: 
 
performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships; 
tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions; 
assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and 
investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions. 

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to: 
 
agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation; 
enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and 
reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators and the Company’s legal advisors. 

 
Page 5

 
CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CESTATES LIMITED (CONTINUED)

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. 
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or 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.


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 2006Our 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.





Martyn Atkinson FCA (Senior statutory auditor)
  
for and on behalf of
Sopher + Co LLP
 
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
  
5 Elstree Gate
Elstree Way
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 1JD

22 July 2024
Page 6

 
CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2023
2022
Note
£
£

  

Turnover
  
499,362
476,930

Cost of sales
  
(30,239)
(34,159)

Gross profit
  
469,123
442,771

Administrative expenses
  
(101,295)
(103,459)

Operating profit
  
367,828
339,312

Interest payable and similar expenses
  
(425,099)
(232,591)

(Loss)/profit before tax
  
(57,271)
106,721

Tax on (loss)/profit
 8 
-
(324,635)

Loss for the financial year
  
(57,271)
(217,914)

There was no other comprehensive income for 2023 (2022:£NIL).

The notes on pages 10 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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CESTATES LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER:09068983

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023

2023
2022
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Investments
  
1,000
1,000

Investment property
  
12,027,150
12,027,150

  
12,028,150
12,028,150

Current assets
  

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 11 
3,559
3,914

Cash at bank and in hand
 12 
3,808
10,068

  
7,367
13,982

Current liabilities
  

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 13 
(6,228,365)
(6,177,709)

Net current liabilities
  
 
 
(6,220,998)
 
 
(6,163,727)

Total assets less current liabilities
  
5,807,152
5,864,423

Provisions for liabilities
  

Deferred tax
  
(1,322,168)
(1,322,168)

Net assets
  
4,484,984
4,542,255


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 16 
5,000
5,000

Revaluation reserve
 17 
4,358,308
4,358,308

Profit and loss account
 17 
121,676
178,947

  
4,484,984
4,542,255


The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 22 July 2024.




Bhupendra S Kansagra
Director

The notes on pages 10 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

Page 8

 
CESTATES LIMITED
 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023


Called up share capital
Revaluation reserve
Profit and loss account
Total equity

£
£
£
£


At 1 January 2022
5,000
4,675,628
79,541
4,760,169



Loss for the year
-
-
(217,914)
(217,914)

Deferred tax movement on investment property revaluations
-
(317,320)
317,320
-



At 1 January 2023
5,000
4,358,308
178,947
4,542,255



Loss for the year
-
-
(57,271)
(57,271)


At 31 December 2023
5,000
4,358,308
121,676
4,484,984


The notes on pages 10 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

Page 9

 
CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

1.


General information

Cestates Limited is a private limited liability company registered in England and Wales. The registered address is at Portland House, 69-71 Wembley Hill Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 8BU.
The principal activity of the company is that of property investment.
The company's functional and presentational currency is £ Sterling.

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

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:

 
2.2

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

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 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7.

This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Solai Holdings Limited as at 31 December 2023 and these financial statements may be obtained from Companies House.

 
2.3

Exemption from preparing consolidated financial statements

The Company is a parent company that is also a subsidiary included in the consolidated financial statements of a larger group by a parent undertaking established under the law of any part of the United Kingdom and is therefore exempt from the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006.

 
2.4

Going concern

The company made a loss for the year and had net current liabilities. The directors have obtained assurances from Solai Holdings Limited, the company's parent undertaking, that funds will continue to be made available to the company so that it will be able to carry on trading and meet its financial obligations as and when they fall due for at least twelve months from the date the accounts are approved. The accounts have therefore been prepared under the going concern basis.

Page 10

 
CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.5

Turnover

Turnover comprises rental income receivable during the period. Rent is recognised in the period in which the properties are occupied.

 
2.6

Operating leases: the Company as lessor

Rental income from operating leases is credited to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 
2.7

Finance costs

Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount.

 
2.8

Current and deferred taxation

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.
 
Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the reporting date, except that:
The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.
 
Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

 
2.9

Investment property

Investment property is carried at fair value determined annually by the directors with guidance from external valuers and derived from the current market rents and investment property yields for comparable real estate, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. No depreciation is provided. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.

 
2.10

Valuation of investments

Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less accumulated impairment.

 
2.11

Basic financial instruments

Basic financial instruments include trade and other debtors, trade and other creditors, cash and cash equivalents, and related party loans.
Trade and other debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price less attributable transaction
Page 11

 
CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.11
Basic financial instruments (continued)

costs. Trade and other creditors are recognised initially at transaction price plus attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition they are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses in the case of trade and other debtors. If the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, for example if payment is deferred beyond normal business terms, then it is measured at the present value of future payments discounted at a market rate of interest.
Interest bearing borrowings classified as basic financial instruments are recognised initially at the present value of future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Subsequent to initial recognition, they are stated at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances and call deposits.


3.


Judgments in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In preparing these financial statements, the directors have considered estimation uncertainty over the valuation of company's investment properties at fair value. The values are determined annually by the directors with guidance from external valuers and derived from the current market rents and investment property yields for comparable real estate, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset.
The directors have not needed to make any key judgments in the preparation of the financial statements.


4.


Turnover

The whole of the turnover relates to rental income and was derived in the UK.


5.


Auditors' remuneration

2023
2022
£
£

Fees payable to the Company's auditors for the audit of the Company's financial statements
4,250
3,000


6.


Employees

There were no employees during the year or previous year other than the directors, who received no remuneration.





Page 12

 
CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

7.


Interest payable and similar expenses

2023
2022
£
£


On loans from group undertakings
424,969
232,591

Other interest payable
130
-

425,099
232,591


8.


Taxation


2023
2022
£
£

Corporation tax


Current tax on profits for the year
-
7,125

Adjustments in respect of previous periods
-
190


Deferred tax


Origination and reversal of timing differences
-
317,320


Tax on (loss)/profit
-
324,635

Factors affecting tax charge for the year

The tax assessed for the year is higher than (2022 - lower than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19% (2022 - 19%). The differences are explained below:

2023
2022
£
£


(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before tax
(57,271)
106,721


(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19% (2022 - 19%)
(10,881)
20,277

Effects of:


Expenses not deductible for tax purposes
24
-

Adjustments to tax charge in respect of prior periods
-
190

Group relief
10,857
(13,152)

Deferred tax movement
-
317,320

Total tax charge for the year
-
324,635

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CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
 
8.Taxation (continued)


Factors that may affect future tax charges

From 1 April 2023 the rate of corporation tax will remain at 19% for companies with an annual profit of £50,000 or less, increase to 25% for companies with an annual profit of £250,000 or more, and increase to a marginal rate for companies with profits between £50,000 and £250,000. These thresholds are divided by the number of associated companies.


9.


Fixed asset investments





Investments in subsidiary companies

£



Cost or valuation


At 1 January 2023
1,000



At 31 December 2023
1,000





Subsidiary undertaking


The following was a subsidiary undertaking of the Company:

Name

Registered office

Class of shares

Holding

Cestates Let Limited
Same as parent
Ordinary
100%

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CESTATES LIMITED
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

10.


Investment property


Freehold investment property

£



Valuation


At 1 January 2023
12,027,150



At 31 December 2023
12,027,150

The 2023 valuations were made by the directors with guidance from external valuers, on an open market value for existing use basis.





If the Investment properties had been accounted for under the historic cost accounting rules, the properties would have been measured as follows:

2023
2022
£
£


Historic cost
6,346,675
6,346,675


11.


Debtors

2023
2022
£
£


Prepayments and accrued income
3,559
3,914



12.


Cash and cash equivalents

2023
2022
£
£

Cash at bank
3,808
10,068


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

13.


Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2023
2022
£
£

Trade creditors
7,709
8,397

Amounts owed to group undertakings
6,214,651
6,156,095

Corporation tax
-
7,125

Other taxation and social security
680
2,937

Other creditors
1,075
-

Accruals and deferred income
4,250
3,155

6,228,365
6,177,709


Amounts owed to group undertakings comprise a loan from Solai Holdings Limited, the company's parent undertaking. The loan is secured by way of a fixed charge on the investment property. The loan is repayable on demand and bears interest at 2.25% above the Bank of England base rate.


14.


Financial instruments

The company only enters into transactions that result in the recognition of basic financial assets and basic financial liabilities. It does not have financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value. 


15.


Deferred taxation




2023


£






At beginning of year
1,322,168



At end of year
1,322,168

The provision for deferred taxation is made up as follows:

2023
2022
£
£


Fair value gains on investment property
1,322,168
1,322,168

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

16.


Share capital

2023
2022
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid



5,000 Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
5,000
5,000



17.


Reserves

Revaluation reserve

The revaluation reserve represents the cumulative balance of revaluation gains and losses on the investment properties, net of deferred tax, at the reporting date. It is a non-distributable reserve.

Profit and loss account

The profit and loss reserve contains the cumulative balance of retained profit and losses since the company started trading. It is a distributable reserve.


18.


Commitments under operating leases - lessor

During the year operating lease income of £462,803 (2022 - £473,564) was recognised as turnover in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, in relation to 12 months of rentals receivable under a contingency rent arrangement. At 31 December 2023 the Company had future minimum lease payments receivable under the same arrangement for 3 months.



19.


Related party transactions

The company has taken advantage of the exemption not to disclose transactions entered into between group entities where both entities are wholly owned within the group.


20.


Controlling party

The company's immediate parent undertaking is Solai Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales with its registered office address at Portland House, 69-71 Wembley Hill Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 8BU. 
The ultimate parent company is Matel Limited, a company incorporated in Jersey with its registered office address at Oriel House, York Lane, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 4YH.
The ultimate controlling party is The Pavel Trust.
Solai Holdings Limited is the largest and smallest group which includes the company and for which group accounts are prepared. The consolidated accounts are available from Companies House.

 
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