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Company No: SC040128 (Scotland)

MONYMUSK LAND COMPANY LIMITED

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
PAGES FOR FILING WITH THE REGISTRAR

MONYMUSK LAND COMPANY LIMITED

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Contents

MONYMUSK LAND COMPANY LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
MONYMUSK LAND COMPANY LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET (continued)

AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
Note 2024 2023
£ £
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 3 7,826 16,113
Tangible assets 4 24,011,027 24,021,781
Biological assets 5 189,794 175,925
Investments 6 1,701 1,201
24,210,348 24,215,020
Current assets
Stocks 975,457 1,060,821
Debtors 7 563,108 650,399
Cash at bank and in hand 140,387 295,822
1,678,952 2,007,042
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 8 ( 4,136,082) ( 3,855,562)
Net current liabilities (2,457,130) (1,848,520)
Total assets less current liabilities 21,753,218 22,366,500
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 9 ( 77,816) ( 101,919)
Provision for liabilities ( 3,869,259) ( 4,710,034)
Net assets 17,806,143 17,554,547
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 10 246,050 246,050
Revaluation reserve 19,968,619 19,968,619
Capital redemption reserve 53,358 53,358
Profit and loss account ( 2,461,884 ) ( 2,713,480 )
Total shareholders' funds 17,806,143 17,554,547

For the financial year ending 31 March 2024 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The financial statements of Monymusk Land Company Limited (registered number: SC040128) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 21 August 2024. They were signed on its behalf by:

Sir Archibald Grant
Director
MONYMUSK LAND COMPANY LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
MONYMUSK LAND COMPANY LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.

General information and basis of accounting

Monymusk Land Company Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in Scotland. The address of the Company's registered office is Brodies House, 31-33 Union Grove, Aberdeen, AB10 6SD, United Kingdom.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

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

Going concern

The directors are actively seeking to dispose of non core properties on the estate in order to reduce the level of borrowings. The directors note that the business has net current liabilities of £2,457,130 (2023 - £1,848,520). They believe that the company will have access to sufficient funding to allow the company to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due in the normal course of business. Consequently the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.

Employee benefits

Defined contribution schemes
The Company operates a defined contribution scheme. The amount charged to the Profit and Loss Account in respect of pension costs and other post-retirement benefits is the contributions payable in the financial year. Differences between contributions payable in the financial year and contributions actually paid are included as either accruals or prepayments in the Balance Sheet.

Taxation

Current tax
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recoverable) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Balance Sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax arises as a result of including items of income and expenditure in taxation computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the Company's financial statements. Deferred tax is provided in full on timing differences which result in an obligation to pay more or less tax at a future date, at the average tax rates that are expected to apply when the timing differences reverse, based on current tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the fair value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.

Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Other intangible assets 2 years straight line
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than investment property and freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a straight-line or reducing balance basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Land and buildings not depreciated
Leasehold improvements not depreciated
Plant and machinery 25 % reducing balance
Vehicles 25 % reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings 25 % reducing balance
Computer equipment 25 % reducing balance

No depreciation is provided in respect of land and buildings. While the non-depreciation of buildings does not comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, the directors are of the opinion that, as the buildings have a high residual value and are well maintained, any depreciation would be immaterial.

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

Biological assets

The company breeds cattle to sell. In accordance with FRS102, such breeding animals are defined as biological assets. The company measures all biological assets at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses with the breeding animals included within fixed assets.

Leases

The Company as lessee
Assets held under finance leases, hire purchase contracts and other similar arrangements, which confer rights and obligations similar to those attached to owned assets, are capitalised as tangible fixed assets at the fair value of the leased asset (or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments as determined at the inception of the lease) and are depreciated over the shorter of the lease terms and their useful lives. The capital elements of future lease obligations are recorded as liabilities, while the interest elements are charged to the Profit and Loss Account over the period of the leases to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Rentals under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term, even if the payments are not made on such a basis. Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are similarly spread on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Impairment of assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

Fixed asset investments

Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans and loans from fellow group companies, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the Company are recorded at the fair value of cash or other resources received or receivable, net of direct issue costs. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the Company.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised based on the performance model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable when there is reasonable assurance that the company will comply with conditions attaching to them and the grants will be received.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the Balance Sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (when the effect of the time value of money is material).

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

2. Employees

2024 2023
Number Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors 7 9

3. Intangible assets

Other intangible assets Total
£ £
Cost
At 01 April 2023 16,574 16,574
At 31 March 2024 16,574 16,574
Accumulated amortisation
At 01 April 2023 461 461
Charge for the financial year 8,287 8,287
At 31 March 2024 8,748 8,748
Net book value
At 31 March 2024 7,826 7,826
At 31 March 2023 16,113 16,113

4. Tangible assets

Land and buildings Leasehold improve-
ments
Plant and machinery Vehicles Fixtures and fittings Computer equipment Total
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
Cost
At 01 April 2023 19,881,060 3,885,353 642,190 24,037 140,424 32,686 24,605,750
Additions 0 0 14,919 48,549 0 0 63,468
At 31 March 2024 19,881,060 3,885,353 657,109 72,586 140,424 32,686 24,669,218
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 April 2023 0 0 409,383 3,631 139,559 31,396 583,969
Charge for the financial year 0 0 60,337 13,193 216 476 74,222
At 31 March 2024 0 0 469,720 16,824 139,775 31,872 658,191
Net book value
At 31 March 2024 19,881,060 3,885,353 187,389 55,762 649 814 24,011,027
At 31 March 2023 19,881,060 3,885,353 232,807 20,406 865 1,290 24,021,781

Revaluation of tangible assets

Land and buildings were last revalued on 8 May 2013 by DM Hall, chartered surveyors and independent valuers not connected with the company, at £23,970,000 being on an open market basis. The valuation conforms to RICS valuation - Professional Standards, The directors are of the opinion that the current carrying value does not differ materially.

2024 2023
£ £
Historical cost 2,507,836 2,507,836
Accumulated depreciation 1,926,283 1,926,283
Carrying value 4,434,119 4,434,119

5. Biological assets

2024
£
Biological assets at cost 189,794

Assets held at cost:

Beef Total
£ £
Cost
At 01 April 2023 175,925 175,925
Increase due to purchases/ transfers in 42,550 42,550
Decrease attributable to sales/ transfers out ( 28,681) ( 28,681)
At 31 March 2024 189,794 189,794
Net book value
At 31 March 2024 189,794 189,794
At 31 March 2023 175,925 175,925

6. Fixed asset investments

2024 2023
£ £
Subsidiary undertakings 1 1
Other investments and loans 1,700 1,200
1,701 1,201

Investments in subsidiaries

2024
£
Cost
At 01 April 2023 1
At 31 March 2024 1
Carrying value at 31 March 2024 1
Carrying value at 31 March 2023 1

Other investments Total
£ £
Cost or valuation before impairment
At 01 April 2023 1,200 1,200
Additions 500 500
At 31 March 2024 1,700 1,700
Carrying value at 31 March 2024 1,700 1,700
Carrying value at 31 March 2023 1,200 1,200

Investments in shares

Name of entity Registered office Class of
shares
Ownership
31.03.2024
Ownership
31.03.2023
Aberdeenshire Farm Contracting Limited UK Ordinary 100.00% 100.00%

7. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 72,347 76,290
Amounts owed by Group undertakings 31,175 53,425
Amounts owed by own subsidiaries 348,998 397,891
Other debtors 110,588 122,793
563,108 650,399

8. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts (secured) 3,652,830 3,580,278
Trade creditors 186,946 171,454
Other taxation and social security 14,318 7,490
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 58,984 50,998
Other creditors 223,004 45,342
4,136,082 3,855,562

The aggregate amount of creditors included above for which security has been given is £3,570,830 (2023 - £3,580,278). Security for the bank borrowings comprises standard security over Monymusk Estate and a floating charge over all company assets and security for the finance leases is over the relevant asset.

9. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

2024 2023
£ £
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 77,816 101,919

There are no amounts included above in respect of which any security has been given by the small entity.

10. Called-up share capital

2024 2023
£ £
Allotted, called-up and fully-paid
246,050 Ordinary shares of £ 1.00 each 246,050 246,050

11. Related party transactions

Transactions with entities in which the entity itself has a participating interest

2024 2023
£ £
Entities over which the entity has control, joint control or significant influence. 348,998 397,891