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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
MEMBERS' REPORT
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
The members present their annual report together with the audited financial statements of Freemens Common Village LLP (the "LLP") for the period ended 28 February 2024.
Principal activities
The LLP was incorporated on
Designated Members
Equitix V Primary Infrastructure (Leicester) LP, UOL FC Limited and Leicester Educational Investments Limited were designated members of the LLP during the year.
Members' capital and interests
Each member's subscription to the capital of the LLP is determined by their share of the profit and is repayable following retirement from the LLP.
Details of changes in members' capital in the period ended 28 February 2024 are set out in the financial statements.
Members are remunerated from the profits of the LLP and are required to make their own provision for pensions and other benefits. Profits are allocated and divided between members after finalisation of the financial statements. Members draw a proportion of their profit shares, subject to the cash requirements of the business.
Going Concern
The members have reviewed the future liquidity requirements and have considered the cash flow forecasts of the LLP. The LLP produces long-term financial forecasts which show the LLP is able to operate and meet its financial obligations as they fall due, including compliance with covenants attached to its debt instruments, for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Based on this review and the future business prospects of the LLP, the members believe the LLP will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due.
In the annual review of the LLP's going concern, the members have considered the long term impact of the current macroeconomic conditions of high inflation and rising interest rates and with mitigations in place with the RPI linked interest rate bond and 5% cap on RPI have duly concluded that there has been no material impact. All rent payments have been received during this period, and there are no indications from any channel that this will not continue, therefore the members do not believe that there is any material risk to income or cashflows. The LLP is financed by a secured bond and has entered into long-term contracts with its main customer and key sub-contractors. The cashflows associated with the bond are set out in the financial model and are fixed, albeit adjusted for RPI inflationary uplifts annually. The effect of the index-linked bond has been fully forecast within the underlying financial model.
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
MEMBERS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
Revenue cashflows are not contractually fixed after the second year of the project's operational phase, such that the LLP becomes exposed to risk associated with the level of occupancy of the asset. As part of the contractual nomination agreement, the University have guaranteed full occupancy at the agreed rates for the first two years of operation. There is therefore limited exposure to this cashflow risk with the 12 months from sign-off with fixed revenue cashflows expected to end in August 2024.
The members have committed to carrying out regular reviews of the LLP's cash flows to monitor the ongoing situation. The LLP has modelled its anticipated financial performance for the full term of the project and expects to perform in line with this for the remaining concession period. The operational model has forecast continued profits for the LLP and so the members have a reasonable expectation that the LLP has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the members continue to adopt the going concern basis on preparing the financial statements.
Disclosure of information to auditors
Each of the persons who are members at the time when this Members' Report is approved has confirmed that:
∙so far as that member is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the LLP's auditors are unaware, and
∙that member has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a member in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the LLP's auditors are aware of that information.
Auditors
The auditors, Ryecroft Glenton, were appointed during the year and have indicated their willingness to continue in office. The Designated members will propose a motion re-appointing the auditors at a meeting of the members.
This report was approved by the members on 30 August 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
MEMBERS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
The members are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law, (as applied by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008), requires the members to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the members 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, as applied to LLPs, the members 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 LLP and of the profit or loss of the LLP for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the members are required to:
∙select suitable accounting policies for the LLP'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 entity will continue in business.
The members are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the LLP's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the LLP and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of the Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the LLP and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
We have audited the financial statements of Freemens Common Village LLP (the 'LLP') for the year ended 28 February 2024, which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Balance Sheet, 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 LLP in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the members' 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 LLP'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 members with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP (CONTINUED)
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. The members are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and 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.
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP (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.
The extent to which audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud
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 responsible individual 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 LLP through discussions with members and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the infrastructure 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 LLP, including the Limited Liabilities Partnerships Act 2000; • we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence made available to us; and • we ensured that the 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 LLP’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 and their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and • considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. 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; and • assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates set out in Note 3 were indicative of potential bias. 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; • reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; • enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and • reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators and the LLP’s legal expenditure.
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP (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 members 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.
This report is made solely to the LLP's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006, as applied by Part 12 of The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Applications of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the LLP'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 LLP and the LLP's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
for and on behalf of
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
32 Portland Terrace
NE2 1QP
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
Registered number: OC424059
BALANCE SHEET
As at
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
Registered number: OC424059
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
As at 28 February 2024
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the members and were signed on their behalf on
The notes on pages 12 to 25 form part of these financial statements.
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RECONCILIATION OF MEMBERS' INTERESTS
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
Freemens Common Village LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership registered in England and Wales under number OC424059. The registered office is 200 3rd Floor EMS, Aldersgate Street, London, EC1A 4HD.
The limited liability partnership's principal activities and nature of its operations are disclosed in the Members' Report. In the prior year the LLP changed its accounting date from 31 March to 28 February. The period covered by these financial statements is the year ended 28 February 2024, while the comparative figures cover the period 1 April 2022 to 28 February 2023.
2.Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting by Limited Liability Partnerships".
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 LLP's accounting policies (see note 3).
The financial statements are prepared in Sterling (£), which is the functional currency of the limited liability partnership. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
The members have reviewed the future liquidity requirements and have considered the cash flow forecasts of the LLP. The LLP produces long-term financial forecasts which show the LLP is able to operate and meet its financial obligations as they fall due, including compliance with covenants attached to its debt instruments, for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Based on this review and the future business prospects of the LLP, the members believe the LLP will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due.
In the annual review of the LLP's going concern, the members have considered the long term impact of the current macroeconomic conditions of high inflation and rising interest rates and with the mitigations in place with the RPI linked interest rate bond and 5% cap on RPI have duly concluded that there has been no material impact. All rent payments have been received during this period, and there are no indications from any channel that this will not continue, therefore the members do not believe that there is any material risk to income or cashflows. The LLP is financed by a secured bond and has entered into long-term contracts with its main customer and key sub-contractors. The cashflows associated with the bond are set out in the financial model and are fixed, albeit adjusted for RPI inflationary uplifts annually. The effect of the index-linked bond has been fully forecast within the underlying financial model. Revenue cashflows are not contractually fixed after the second year of the project's operational phase, such that the LLP becomes exposed to risk associated with the level of occupancy of the asset. As part of the contractual nomination agreement, the University have guaranteed full occupancy at the agreed rates for the first two years of operation. There is therefore limited exposure to this cashflow risk with the 12 months from sign-off with fixed revenue cashflows expected to end in August 2024. The members have committed to carrying out regular reviews of the LLP's cash flows to monitor the ongoing situation. The LLP has modelled its anticipated financial performance for the full term of the project and expects to perform in line with this for the remaining concession period. The operational model has forecast continued profits for the LLP and so the members have a reasonable expectation that the LLP has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly the members continue to adopt the going concern basis on preparing the financial statements.
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
This is measured at the fair value of consideration received or receivable on construction of the non-residential site for which the entity has been requested to construct and represents the value of construction work in progress as construction progresses. Revenue on construction is recognised at cost with no margin as profitability is considered to be negligible with no interim services provided during construction and the risk fully passed down to the building contractor. When the outcome of a construction contract cannot be estimated reliably, contract turnover is recognised only to the extent of contract costs that are recoverable and the contract costs are expensed as incurred.
Finance costs are charged to the statement of comprehensive income 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. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.
Interest income is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income as it accrues.
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
During the construction phase of the project, construction costs are included in the LLP's Balance Sheet within intangible fixed assets under assets under construction. Costs incurred in respect of future activity on the contract are capitalised only to the extent it is probable they will be recovered. This is valued at the lower of cost and estimated net realisable value.
The recorded costs comprise directly attributable costs incurred during the period on the construction including construction costs, associated legal and professional fees and insurance. Upon completion, associated construction costs, having been capitalised to the Balance Sheet will be transferred to the relevant asset category and will be amortised over the life of the asset to the concession end in 2072 in line with note 2.9.
The asset under construction will take a substantial period of time to be ready for its intended use and as such, interest costs and inflation have been capitalised as part of the cost of assets under construction in line with FRS102. The commencement of capitalisation begins when both finance costs and expenditure for the assets are being incurred and activities that are necessary to get the assets ready for use are in progress. Capitalisation ceases when substantially all the activities that are necessary to get the assets ready for use are complete.
A division of profits is the mechanism by which the profits of an LLP become a debt due to members. A division may be automatic or discretionary, may relate to some or all of the profits for a financial period and may take place during or after the end of a financial period.
An automatic division of profits is one where the LLP does not have an unconditional right to avoid making a division of an amount of profits based on the members' agreement in force at the time, whereas a discretionary division of profits requires a decision to be made by the LLP, which it has the unconditional right to avoid making.
The LLP divides profits automatically. Automatic divisions of profits are recognised as 'Members' remuneration charged as an expense' in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
In the event of the LLP making losses, the loss is recognised as a credit amount of 'Members' remuneration charged as an expense where it is automatically divided or as a debit within equity under 'Other reserves' if not divided automatically.
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.
The LLP believes that this is an infrastructure asset with the right to charge for use of the infrastructure assets to the University, either directly or via a 3rd party who would then take letting risk on a similar arrangement to the existing one with the University. The intangible asset will be amortised over the length of the concession through to August 2072, at which point ownership passes to the University. Amortisation has been charged in the year on the element of the asset which is now operational.
The estimated useful lives range as follows:
The LLP has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 “Basic Financial Instruments” of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the LLP's Balance Sheet when the LLP becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include trade and other receivables, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, 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.
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The LLP's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other receivables due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting date.
Financial assets are impaired when events, subsequent to their initial recognition, indicate the estimated future cash flows derived from the financial asset(s) have been adversely impacted. The impairment loss will be the difference between the current carrying amount and the present value of the future cash flows at the asset(s) original effective interest rate.
If there is a favourable change in relation to the events surrounding the impairment loss then the impairment can be reviewed for possible reversal. The reversal will not cause the current carrying amount to exceed the original carrying amount had the impairment not been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in the profit or loss.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instruments any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the LLP after the deduction of all its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other payables, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price after transaction costs. When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.
Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade payables are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade payables are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.
Other financial instruments
Derivatives, including forward exchange contracts, futures contracts and interest rate swaps, are not classified as basic financial instruments. These are initially recognised at fair value on the date the derivative contract is entered into, with costs being charged to the profit or loss. They are subsequently measured at fair value with changes in the profit or loss.
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions as set out in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through the profit or loss. This recognition and measurement would also apply to financial instruments where the performance is evaluated on a fair value basis as with a documented risk management or investment strategy.
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the LLP's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
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.
The taxation payable on the partnership profits is solely the liability of the individual members, consequently neither partnership taxation nor related deferred taxation arising in respect of the partnership are accounted for in these financial statements.
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FREEMENS COMMON VILLAGE LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Year Ended 28 February 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Members' participation rights are the rights of a member against the LLP that arise under the members' agreement (for example, in respect of amounts subscribed or otherwise contributed remuneration and profits).
Members' participation rights in the earnings or assets of the LLP are analysed between those that are, from the LLP's perspective, either a financial liability or equity, in accordance with section 22 of FRS 102. A member's participation rights including amounts subscribed or otherwise contributed by members, for example members' capital, are classed as liabilities unless the LLP has an unconditional right to refuse payment to members, in which case they are classified as equity. Profits are divided only after a decision by the LLP or its representative, so the LLP has an unconditional right to refuse payment. Such profits are classed as equity rather than as liabilities. They are therefore shown as a residual amount available for discretionary division among members in arriving at the result for the year and are shown as appropriations of equity when they are allocated. Losses are allocated between the members in their relevant proportion and shall be classified as equity rather than liabilities. The members are not required to make additional contributions to cover any potential losses. All amounts due to members that are classified as liabilities are presented within 'Loans and other debts due to members' and, where such an amount relates to current year profits, they are recognised within 'Members' remuneration charged as an expense' in arriving at the relevant year's result. Undivided amounts that are classified as equity are shown within 'Members' other interests'. Amounts recoverable from members are presented as debtors and shown as amounts due from members within members' interests. Classification of asset The property has been classified as an intangible asset under FRS102. The members believe that this is an infrastructure asset with the right to charge for use of the infrastructure assets to the University, either directly or via a 3rd party who would then take letting risk on a similar arrangement to the existing one with the University. Index-linked guaranteed secured bonds The measurement of the future cash flows associated with the bond, and therefore the effective cost of borrowing, requires the members to apply their judgement to the long-term rate if RPI increases are expected for the period through to August 2064. As at 28 February 2024, the members have assumed a rate of 7.4% (capped at 5%) (2023: 5%) which represents a key area of estimation uncertainty and regularly reassess this based on relevant market information.
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At 28 February 2024 the LLP had capital commitments of £nil (2023: £nil).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The immediate parent of the LLP is Equitix V Primary Infrastructure LP, a limited partnership registered in the UK. Registered address: Citypoint, 65 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5HD. In the members' view there is no single ultimate controlling party.
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