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REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547 (England and Wales)















STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

FOR

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Director 4

Independent Auditors' Report 6

Income Statement 9

Other Comprehensive Income 10

Balance Sheet 11

Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Cash Flow Statement 13

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 14

Notes to the Financial Statements 15


LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024







DIRECTOR: D Charles





REGISTERED OFFICE: Linden Lodge Nursing Home
Church Road
Warton
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 0JR





REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547 (England and Wales)





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS: Armstrongs Bishop Simmons
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
Gethin House
36 Bond Street
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV11 4DA

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

The director presents his strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2024.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The company continues to successfully operate three care homes in Warwickshire offering nursing, dementia, residential and respite care. Each of our residential care homes is purpose built, elegantly decorated, equipped with en-suite facilities, quite lounges and beautifully landscaped gardens.

Our outstanding care is shaped around the needs of the people we look after. All our homes provide high light, homely and relaxed atmosphere with an extremely high standard of comfort and personal care.

This year the company has shown a positive rent with a notable revenue growth of 12% compared to last year.This increase reflects the company's ongoing commitment to excellence in care and its ability to adapt and expand its services to meet the needs of its residents.

The company aims to continue this upwards trend by focusing on innovation in care services., expanding its facilities, and maintaining a strong emphasis on resident-centered care. The company is well-positioned to build on its successes and deliver even greater value to its residents and stakeholders in the coming years.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The directors recognise that within the business there are a number of risks which may affect the performance of the company.The risks are subject to regular review, and where appropriate, processes are established to minimise the level of exposure. The principal risks and uncertainties facing the group are broadly as follows:

Legislative risks
The company faces regular monitoring from Care Quality Commission (CQC). Compliance with CQC regulations imposes costs and failure to comply with the standards could materially affect the company's ability to operate. The directors ensure that care homes are run to high standards and to-date no such adverse findings. The company faces increase costs with the rise of the national minimum wage with wages being one of the largest costs to the company.

Financial risks
The company's exposed to financial risk thorough its assets and liabilities. The principal financial instruments comprise of cash, trade debtors, bank loans and the inter-company balances which arise directly from its operations.

The main risks arising from the company's financial instruments are credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk.

Credit risk
The company continues to minimise commercial credit risk and has not suffered unduly from bad debts.

Interest rate risk
The company's borrowing are on variable rate basis and is exposed to potential increases in interest rates. The directors continue to monitor its interest obligations and its investment portfolio to ensure that future increases in the interest rates will not unduly affect the performance of the business.

Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk exist when the company may face difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities. The directors aim to mitigate liquidity risk by managing cash generation by its operations and applying cash collections targets.


LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The key management has established a risk and financial management framework whose primary objectives are to protect the company from events that can impact the achievement of the company's performance objectives. Financial framework's main aim is to limit the undue counterparty exposure, ensure working capital adequacy and monitor and manage these risks at a business unit level.

The company has a robust financial control environment, controls are in place ensuring the production of accurate and timely management information.

The director has well-defined management structure with clear lines of delegation coupled with a culture of open communication with management. Our managers have a clear focus on quality care, selective recruitment and staff development.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Turnover for the year increased by 11.8% to £6.4m. Direct costs have decrease and this has resulted in an increase in the company's gross profit percentage to 33.4% (2023 - 23.6%).

Turnover and occupancy rates are continuing to improve in the year to 31 March 2025 and on current performance turnover should show an increase.

No other statistics or rates are shown as the directors feel that they are identifiable from the figures contained in the financial statements attached.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





D Charles - Director


7 August 2024

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

The director presents his report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024.

DIVIDENDS
An interim dividend of 1500 per share was paid on 31 March 2024. The director recommends that no final dividend be paid.

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 March 2024 will be £ 16,500 .

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The company continues to operate within the care home sector. There are challenges ahead within the sector which the company's strategic plan must address and overcome. The worsening United Kingdom economy and global economy present potential financial constraints, The company's director and management team are confident that the initiatives already put in place will mitigate any disruption ensuring the company can continue to see increased turnover growth and continual strengthening of the company's operations.

DIRECTOR
D Charles held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2023 to the date of this report.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES
The director is responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Director and the 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 United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). 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 of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the director is 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 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 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 hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and he has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024


AUDITORS
The auditors, Armstrongs Bishop Simmons, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





D Charles - Director


7 August 2024

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF
LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Linden Care Homes Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Cash Flow Statement, 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 company's affairs as at 31 March 2024 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 believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Independence
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.

Conclusions relating to going concern
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 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.

Other information
The director is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Director, 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 Strategic Report and the Report of the Director for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Director have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF
LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED


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 Strategic Report or the Report of the Director.

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, 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 director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of director
As explained more fully in the Statement of Director's Responsibilities set out on page four, the director is 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 director determines 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 director is 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 director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF
LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED


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:

Based on our understanding of the Company and industry, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to the industry, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006. We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to posting unusual journal entries to increase revenue and profits or the manipulation of accounting estimates which could be subject to management bias. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:

- Enquiry with management, those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims;
- Enquiry of entity staff to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations;
- Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
- Performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for bias;
- Performing audit work over the risk of understatement of turnover including analytical review and obtaining corroborated explanations from management.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. Also, 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 or intentional 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.

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.




Muhammed Shabbir FCA FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Armstrongs Bishop Simmons
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
Gethin House
36 Bond Street
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV11 4DA

7 August 2024

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 6,425,167 5,744,737

Cost of sales 4,281,667 4,387,196
GROSS PROFIT 2,143,500 1,357,541

Administrative expenses 1,935,947 1,216,524
207,553 141,017

Other operating income 18,836 39
OPERATING PROFIT 4 226,389 141,056

Interest receivable and similar income 12,023 2,511
238,412 143,567

Interest payable and similar expenses 6 152,570 112,778
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 85,842 30,789

Tax on profit 7 420,626 25,014
(LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL
YEAR

(334,784

)

5,775

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   

(LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE YEAR (334,784 ) 5,775


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

(334,784

)

5,775

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 9 - 23,438
Tangible assets 10 7,268,294 7,465,772
Investments 11 - 100
7,268,294 7,489,310

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 12 16,000 16,000
Debtors 13 790,593 747,109
Cash at bank and in hand 964,707 645,478
1,771,300 1,408,587
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 1,305,963 875,126
NET CURRENT ASSETS 465,337 533,461
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

7,733,631

8,022,771

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

15

(1,658,222

)

(1,941,249

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 18 (595,520 ) (250,349 )
NET ASSETS 5,479,889 5,831,173

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 19 11 11
Revaluation reserve 20 3,097,692 3,097,692
Retained earnings 20 2,382,186 2,733,470
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 5,479,889 5,831,173

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 7 August 2024 and were signed by:





D Charles - Director


LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Called up
share Retained Revaluation Total
capital earnings reserve equity
£    £    £    £   
Balance at 1 April 2022 11 2,650,232 3,186,155 5,836,398

Changes in equity
Dividends - (11,000 ) - (11,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 94,238 (88,463 ) 5,775
Balance at 31 March 2023 11 2,733,470 3,097,692 5,831,173

Changes in equity
Dividends - (16,500 ) - (16,500 )
Total comprehensive income - (334,784 ) - (334,784 )
Balance at 31 March 2024 11 2,382,186 3,097,692 5,479,889

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 509,228 106,895
Interest paid (152,570 ) (112,778 )
Tax paid (7,680 ) (148,773 )
Net cash from operating activities 348,978 (154,656 )

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets - (1,277,729 )
Sale of tangible fixed assets - 2,447,726
Interest received 12,023 2,511
Net cash from investing activities 12,023 1,172,508

Cash flows from financing activities
New loans in year 276,297 707,838
Loan repayments in year (301,569 ) (1,811,238 )
Equity dividends paid (16,500 ) (11,000 )
Net cash from financing activities (41,772 ) (1,114,400 )

Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 319,229 (96,548 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
year

2

645,478

742,026

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 964,707 645,478

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM
OPERATIONS
2024 2023
£    £   
Profit before taxation 85,842 30,789
Depreciation charges 220,915 259,169
Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets 100 (672,258 )
Finance costs 152,570 112,778
Finance income (12,023 ) (2,511 )
447,404 (272,033 )
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors (319,781 ) 126,931
Increase in trade and other creditors 381,605 251,997
Cash generated from operations 509,228 106,895

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts:

Year ended 31 March 2024
31.3.24 1.4.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 964,707 645,478
Year ended 31 March 2023
31.3.23 1.4.22
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 645,478 742,026


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT

At 1.4.23 Cash flow At 31.3.24
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 645,478 319,229 964,707
645,478 319,229 964,707
Debt
Debts falling due within 1 year (320,113 ) 18,543 (301,570 )
Debts falling due after 1 year (1,941,249 ) 283,027 (1,658,222 )
(2,261,362 ) 301,570 (1,959,792 )
Total (1,615,884 ) 620,799 (995,085 )

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Linden Care Homes 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" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value.

The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the company and rounded to the nearest £1.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

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 is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for services provided in the normal course of business.

Revenue from contracts for the provision of professional services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion when the stage of completion, costs incurred and costs to complete can be estimated reliably. The stage of completion is calculated by comparing costs incurred, mainly in relation to contractual hourly staff rates and materials, as a proportion of total costs. Where the outcome cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised that it is probable will be recovered.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2004, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of twenty years.

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.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Freehold property - 2% on cost
Fixtures and fittings - 25% on reducing balance and 20% on reducing balance
Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance

Government grants
The company receives government grants in respect of 'Digital Transformation Grant'. These grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset or received when there is reasonable assurance that the company will comply with conditions attaching to them and the grants will be received using the performance model.

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

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Provision is made for damaged, obsolete and slow-moving stock where appropriate.

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

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

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
2024 2023
£    £   
Wages and salaries 4,099,543 3,870,723
Social security costs 11,473 11,461
Other pension costs 117,592 441,187
4,228,608 4,323,371

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2024 2023

Office and management 11 11
Care, cleaning and maintenance 195 191
206 202

2024 2023
£    £   
Director's remuneration 92,015 88,061

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

4. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting):

2024 2023
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 197,478 202,919
Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets 100 (672,258 )
Goodwill amortisation 23,438 56,250
Auditors' remuneration 11,538 12,082

5. EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS
2024 2023
£    £   
Exceptional items (99,307 ) -

6. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2024 2023
£    £   
Bank loan interest 152,570 112,778

7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 75,455 29,045

Deferred tax 345,171 (4,031 )
Tax on profit 420,626 25,014

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

7. TAXATION - continued

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2024 2023
£    £   
Profit before tax 85,842 30,789
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2023 - 19%)

21,461

5,850

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 409 1,737
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation - (80,517 )
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 53,585 -
Chargeable gain - 80,707
Group Relief - (97 )
Origination and reversal of timing differences 345,171 (4,031 )
Underprovision previous year - 21,365
Total tax charge 420,626 25,014

8. DIVIDENDS
2024 2023
£    £   
Ordinary shares of 1 each
Interim 16,500 11,000

9. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Goodwill
£   
COST
At 1 April 2023
and 31 March 2024 1,125,000
AMORTISATION
At 1 April 2023 1,101,562
Amortisation for year 23,438
At 31 March 2024 1,125,000
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024 -
At 31 March 2023 23,438

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Freehold and Motor
property fittings vehicles Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 April 2023
and 31 March 2024 9,522,737 933,190 67,015 10,522,942
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2023 2,149,107 845,513 62,550 3,057,170
Charge for year 175,835 20,449 1,194 197,478
At 31 March 2024 2,324,942 865,962 63,744 3,254,648
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024 7,197,795 67,228 3,271 7,268,294
At 31 March 2023 7,373,630 87,677 4,465 7,465,772

The historic cost of freehold land and buildings was £5,431,364.

Freehold land and buildings were subject to independent, professional valuation at 30 May 2022. The valuation was undertaken by Christie & Co.

11. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Shares in
group
undertakings
£   
COST
At 1 April 2023 100
Disposals (100 )
At 31 March 2024 -
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024 -
At 31 March 2023 100

12. STOCKS
2024 2023
£    £   
Stocks 16,000 16,000

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade debtors 713,970 362,266
Amounts owed by group undertakings - 276,297
Other debtors 5,001 51,907
Prepayments 71,622 56,639
790,593 747,109

14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 16) 301,570 320,113
Trade creditors 197,583 173,047
Corporation tax 75,455 7,680
Social security and other taxes 55,307 46,394
Other creditors 10,315 9,365
Accrued expenses 665,733 318,527
1,305,963 875,126

15. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Bank loans (see note 16) 1,658,222 1,941,249

16. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2024 2023
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank loans 301,570 320,113

Amounts falling due between one and two years:
Bank loans - 1-2 years 301,570 320,113

Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years 904,709 960,339

Amounts falling due in more than five years:

Repayable by instalments
Bank loans more 5 yr by instal 451,943 660,797

LINDEN CARE HOMES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02748547)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

17. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Within one year 7,960 10,511
Between one and five years 16,211 21,259
24,171 31,770

18. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2024 2023
£    £   
Deferred tax 595,520 250,349

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 April 2023 250,349
Provided during year 345,171
Balance at 31 March 2024 595,520

19. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2024 2023
value: £    £   
11 Ordinary 1 11 11

20. RESERVES
Retained Revaluation
earnings reserve Totals
£    £    £   

At 1 April 2023 2,733,470 3,097,692 5,831,162
Deficit for the year (334,784 ) (334,784 )
Dividends (16,500 ) (16,500 )
At 31 March 2024 2,382,186 3,097,692 5,479,878

21. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

This company is not ultimately controlled by one person.

22. BANK SECURITY

National Westminster Bank PLC hold various fixed and floating charges over the company's assets.