REGISTERED NUMBER: |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 |
FOR |
WITTON CASTLE COUNTRY PARK LIMITED |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 |
FOR |
WITTON CASTLE COUNTRY PARK LIMITED |
WITTON CASTLE COUNTRY PARK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06422069) |
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Balance Sheet | 2 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 3 |
WITTON CASTLE COUNTRY PARK LIMITED |
COMPANY INFORMATION |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 |
DIRECTORS: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS: |
Chartered Accountants & Statutory |
Auditors |
32 Portland Terrace |
Newcastle Upon Tyne |
NE2 1QP |
WITTON CASTLE COUNTRY PARK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06422069) |
BALANCE SHEET |
31 DECEMBER 2023 |
31.12.23 | 31.12.22 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Intangible assets | 4 |
Tangible assets | 5 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Stocks |
Debtors | 6 |
Cash at bank and in hand |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 7 |
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
8 |
NET ASSETS |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 10 |
Retained earnings | 11 |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings has not been delivered. |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
WITTON CASTLE COUNTRY PARK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06422069) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Witton Castle Country Park Limited is a |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. |
Going concern |
The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis of accounting, which assumes that the company is able to continue operating as a going concern. The board have considered this assumption, in particular relating to the uncertainty in the UK economy and the ongoing war in the Ukraine and the resultant impact to the company's costs. |
Having considered all relevant factors, the board are of the opinion that the going concern basis of accounting remains appropriate. |
Related party exemption |
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |
Turnover |
Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods and services provided by the company as part of the operation of the caravan parks, excluding value added tax. |
Income regarding site fees and insurance is deferred and released over the term of chargeable period, with the deferred amount being recorded as a current liability. |
Income regarding light and heat recharges and other sundry park income is accrued and released over the term of the chargeable period, with the accrued amount being recorded as a current asset. |
Income regarding park services, caravans and other goods sold are recognised on a receipts basis. |
Goodwill |
At the time of the acquisition the directors of the company considered the life of the goodwill to be at least 20 years with information provided at that time. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Land, buildings & site development | - |
Site offices | - |
Plant and equipment | - |
Motor vehicles | - |
Hire fleet | - |
Fixed assets are depreciated in full in the year of acquisition. |
WITTON CASTLE COUNTRY PARK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06422069) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Government grants |
Grants relating to revenue are recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings on a systematic basis over the accounting periods in which the company recognises the related costs for which the grant is intended to compensate. |
Grants that are received in respect of expenses or losses already incurred by the company are recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings in the accounting period in which the grant becomes receivable. |
Grants to fund capital assets are initially recognised as a liability in the Statement of Financial Position and are not deducted from the carrying value of an asset. These grants are subsequently released as income in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings on a systematic basis over the useful economic life of the relevant assets. |
Stocks |
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost, market and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
Financial instruments |
The company only enters into basic financial instruments that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities such as trade and other debtors and creditors. |
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. |
Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income. For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying value and the present value of estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. If a financial asset has a variable interest rate, the discount rate for measuring any impairment loss is the effective interest rate determined under the contract. For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and the best estimate of the recoverable amount, which is an approximation of the amount that the company would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date. |
Taxation |
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, 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. |
WITTON CASTLE COUNTRY PARK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06422069) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
The company has implemented automatic enrolment into a workplace pension scheme in relation to all employees. |
All contributions payable for the year are charged to the income statement in the period to which they relate. |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
The average number of employees during the year was |
4. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Goodwill |
£ |
COST |
At 1 January 2023 |
and 31 December 2023 |
AMORTISATION |
At 1 January 2023 |
Charge for year |
At 31 December 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 December 2023 |
At 31 December 2022 |
5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Plant and |
Land and | machinery |
buildings | etc | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
COST OR VALUATION |
At 1 January 2023 |
Additions |
Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
At 31 December 2023 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 January 2023 |
Charge for year |
Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
At 31 December 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 December 2023 |
At 31 December 2022 |
Included in cost or valuation of land and buildings is freehold land of £ 7,500,000 (2022 - £ 7,500,000 ) which is not depreciated. |
WITTON CASTLE COUNTRY PARK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06422069) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 |
5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
A valuation was done in 2014 on transition to FRS 102 1A and is classed as deemed cost. |
6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
31.12.23 | 31.12.22 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Amounts owed by group undertakings |
Other debtors |
7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
31.12.23 | 31.12.22 |
£ | £ |
Trade creditors |
Amounts owed to group undertakings |
Taxation and social security |
Other creditors |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
31.12.23 | 31.12.22 |
£ | £ |
Other creditors |
9. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: |
31.12.23 | 31.12.22 |
£ | £ |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
10. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 31.12.23 | 31.12.22 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary | £1 | 1 | 1 |
11. | RESERVES |
Included within retained earnings are distributable reserves of £20,528,764 (2022: £20,107,434). |
The profit and loss account includes a revaluation reserve totalling £(8,637,646) (2022: £(8,637,646)) which relates to the company's land and buildings. The value of the land and buildings under historical cost accounting rules is £20,616,042 (2022: £20,682,163). |
WITTON CASTLE COUNTRY PARK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06422069) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 |
12. | DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 444(5B) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 |
The Report of the Auditors was unqualified. |
for and on behalf of |
13. | CONTINGENT LIABILITIES |
The company's bankers hold a cross guarantee between the company and the other members of the group being North Bay Leisure Limited, Marton Hall Leisure Limited, Shorewood Parks Limited, Hornsea Leisure Limited and Shorewood Leisure Group Limited. |
It is the opinion of the directors that this guarantee will not crystallise and therefore, nothing has been provided in these financial statements. |
14. | CONTINGENT ASSET |
During the period the company lodged a retrospective claim with HMRC. At the period end date this claim had not been resolved and it did not meet the recognition criteria for an asset. Post- year end, this claim has been settled for the net amount of £95,450. |
15. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
The company's ultimate parent undertaking is Shorewood Leisure Group Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. Group consolidated financial statements are available from the group and company's registered office, Marton Hall, Church Lane, Sewerby, Bridlington, YO15 1DS. |