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PORTLAND PORT LIMITED

STRATEGIC REPORT,

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023






PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2 to 3

Report of the Directors 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 5 to 7

Income Statement 8

Other Comprehensive Income 9

Statement of Financial Position 10

Statement of Changes in Equity 11

Statement of Cash Flows 12

Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows 13

Notes to the Financial Statements 14 to 23


PORTLAND PORT LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023







DIRECTORS: J C Langham
J M Langham
W T Reeves
A D Deves



SECRETARY: A D Deves



REGISTERED OFFICE: Port Office
Castletown
Portland
Dorset
DT5 1PP



REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010 (England and Wales)



SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR: Michael Argyle BSc ACA



AUDITORS: Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited, Statutory Auditor
3 Castlegate
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG31 6SF

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2023.

The directors aim to present a balanced and comprehensive review of the development and performance of the company and its position at the year end. The review is consistent with the size and the non-complex nature of the company and is written in the context of the risks and uncertainties faced.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The profit on ordinary activities before tax was £5,753,739 (2022 £4,917,891). Overall the turnover and profit were in line with expectations. Underlying performance was excellent and reflects the continued development of the business as a successful commercial port.

The above results have seen net assets increase by £3,673,049 to £30,798,077 as at 31 December 2023. Cash reserves are in line with expectations taking into account the investments made in the year in improvements to the port’s infrastructure.

DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE
The company continues to review opportunities to extend the capabilities of the Port and to attract tenants that will provide increased marine revenues in the future.

During the year the first phase of the redevelopment of the Deep Water Berth was completed, to create a second large deep water berth capable of handling the largest cruise ships and Panamax cargo vessels. This investment involved converting the original piled berth to a solid berth doubling the capacity for larger vessels. The work on the berth commenced in October 2022 at the end of the cruise season, with a first phase completed before the commencement of the 2023 cruise season. The first phase was completed on time and under budget. The second phase, which involved installing drainage and the final surfacing commenced at the end of the 2023 cruise season, with a view to that being completed before the 2024 season.


KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The directors consider the key performance indicators to be sales, gross profit and profit on ordinary activities before taxation. A table illustrating the performance for the last five years is as follows:

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
£ £ £ £ £

Turnover 13,806,960 10,894,767 10,607,594 6,706,502 7,033,416
Gross Profit 8,263,580 6,638,987 6,513,036 3,857,443 4,133,531
Gross Profit % 59.85% 60.94% 61.40% 57.49% 58.77%
Profit on Ordinary Activities before 5,753,739 4,917,891 4,958,841 2,860,349 3,144,393
taxation


PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The company has an increasingly broad customer base and as such the levels of activity and revenues derived from those customers is stable and growing. The investment in the new Deep Water berth reduces the future risks of turning customers away through berth capacity constraints.

Wherever possible customers are sought that combine both marine and land requirements to provide an element of long-term commitment, and long term relationships are developed wherever possible.

The operations of the business are regularly reviewed by external consultants to ensure that health and safety and marine risks are kept to an acceptable level.

With minimal borrowing the interest rate risks are minimal and the company has no foreign currency exposure.

The company’s exposure to bad debts is kept to a minimum by constant review of amounts owed by customers and a regime is in place to keep the risk to an acceptable level.

Cyber security remains a risk and as such the systems and infrastructure are constantly under review and employees are made aware of the latest protocols and the risks involved.

The directors consider the levels of risk are acceptable.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





A D Deves - Secretary


15 August 2024

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2023.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of operating a commercial port and related activities.

DIVIDENDS
An interim dividend of £373,398 (2022 - £373,398) has been declared during the year. The directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend.

EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR
Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements.

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2023 to the date of this report.

J C Langham
J M Langham
W T Reeves
A D Deves

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

-select suitable accounting policies 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 directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are 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 each director 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.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:



A D Deves - Secretary


15 August 2024

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
PORTLAND PORT LIMITED

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Portland Port Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows and Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows, 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 December 2023 and of its profit for the year then ended;
-have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
-have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

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

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

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

Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors 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 Directors 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 Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors.

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

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
PORTLAND PORT LIMITED


Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page four, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

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

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 a Report of the Auditors 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:

We have identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our general commercial experience, knowledge of the sector, a review of regulatory and legal correspondence and through discussions with Directors and other management obtained as part of the work required by auditing standards. We have also discussed with the Directors and other management the policies and procedures relating to compliance with laws and regulations. We communicated laws and regulations throughout the team and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit. The potential impact of different laws and regulations varies considerably.

Firstly, the company is subject to laws and regulations that directly impact the financial statements (for example financial reporting legislation) and we have assessed the extent of compliance with such laws as part of our financial statements audit. We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to management bias in accounting estimates and judgemental areas of the financial statements, as well as the risk of inappropriate journal entries to manipulate reported profitability. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included the identification and testing of unusual material journal entries and challenging management on key estimates, assumptions and judgements made in the preparation of the financial statements. These key areas of uncertainty are disclosed in the accounting policies. We carried out detailed substantive tests on accounting estimates, including reviewing the methods and data used by management to make those estimates, reperforming the calculation, reviewing the outcome of prior year estimates, and also reviewing the outcome of current year estimates since the financial reporting date.

Secondly, the company is subject to other laws and regulations where the consequence for non-compliance could have a material effect on the amounts or disclosures in the financial statements. We identified the following areas as those most likely to have such an effect: Health and Safety regulations, Employment laws and Maritime laws and regulations. The company is subject to regular internal and external audits to ensure compliance with these areas.

Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the Directors and other management and inspection. This inspection included a review of the external audits conducted within the year for any evidence of non-compliance, reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance, in addition to an assessment of the company’s employment and health and safety controls. Through these procedures, if we became aware of any non-compliance, we considered the impact on the procedures performed on the related financial statement items.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. The further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. As with any audit, there is a greater risk of non-detection of irregularities as these may involve collusion, intentional omissions of the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

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 Report of the Auditors.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
PORTLAND PORT LIMITED


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 a Report of the Auditors 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.




Michael Argyle BSc ACA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited, Statutory Auditor
3 Castlegate
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG31 6SF

29 August 2024

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   

REVENUE 3 13,806,960 10,894,767

Cost of sales 5,543,380 4,255,780
GROSS PROFIT 8,263,580 6,638,987

Administrative expenses 2,019,130 1,961,260
6,244,450 4,677,727

Other operating income - 279,331
OPERATING PROFIT 5 6,244,450 4,957,058

Interest receivable and similar income 6 96,939 24,630
6,341,389 4,981,688

Interest payable and similar expenses 7 587,650 63,797
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 5,753,739 4,917,891

Tax on profit 8 1,707,292 (3,612,859 )
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 4,046,447 8,530,750

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 4,046,447 8,530,750


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 4,046,447 8,530,750

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
31 DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment 10 46,899,337 38,174,827

CURRENT ASSETS
Inventories 11 2,825 191
Debtors 12 3,168,565 4,438,806
Investments 13 1,691 1,691
Cash at bank 6,799,182 2,729,196
9,972,263 7,169,884
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 6,927,792 7,382,154
NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) 3,044,471 (212,270 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 49,943,808 37,962,557

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 15 (8,236,196 ) -

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 20 (10,909,535 ) (10,837,529 )
NET ASSETS 30,798,077 27,125,028

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 21 262,034 262,034
Share premium 22 1,310 1,310
Capital redemption reserve 22 11,113 11,113
Retained earnings 22 30,523,620 26,850,571
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 30,798,077 27,125,028

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 15 August 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





J C Langham - Director


PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

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

Called up Capital
share Retained Share redemption Total
capital earnings premium reserve equity
£    £    £    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2022 262,034 18,693,219 1,310 11,113 18,967,676

Changes in equity
Dividends - (373,398 ) - - (373,398 )
Total comprehensive income - 8,530,750 - - 8,530,750
Balance at 31 December 2022 262,034 26,850,571 1,310 11,113 27,125,028

Changes in equity
Dividends - (373,398 ) - - (373,398 )
Total comprehensive income - 4,046,447 - - 4,046,447
Balance at 31 December 2023 262,034 30,523,620 1,310 11,113 30,798,077

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 8,595,360 8,383,473
Interest paid (587,650 ) (63,797 )
Tax paid (1,238,939 ) 4,806,480
Net cash from operating activities 6,768,771 13,126,156

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (10,422,326 ) (15,587,938 )
Sale of tangible fixed assets - 84,300
Sale of fixed asset investments - 6
Interest received 96,939 24,630
Net cash from investing activities (10,325,387 ) (15,479,002 )

Cash flows from financing activities
New loans in year 8,000,000 -
Equity dividends paid (373,398 ) (373,398 )
Net cash from financing activities 7,626,602 (373,398 )

Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 4,069,986 (2,726,244 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 2 2,729,196 5,455,440

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 6,799,182 2,729,196

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS
2023 2022
£    £   
Profit before taxation 5,753,739 4,917,891
Depreciation charges 1,697,816 1,270,572
Profit on disposal of fixed assets - (84,300 )
Finance costs 587,650 63,797
Finance income (96,939 ) (24,630 )
7,942,266 6,143,330
(Increase)/decrease in inventories (2,634 ) 17,033
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors 1,270,241 (3,101,827 )
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors (614,513 ) 5,324,937
Cash generated from operations 8,595,360 8,383,473

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Statement of Cash Flows in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Statement of Financial Position amounts:

Year ended 31 December 2023
31.12.23 1.1.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 6,799,182 2,729,196
Year ended 31 December 2022
31.12.22 1.1.22
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 2,729,196 5,455,440


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS/(DEBT)

At 1.1.23 Cash flow At 31.12.23
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 2,729,196 4,069,986 6,799,182
2,729,196 4,069,986 6,799,182

Liquid resources
Current asset investments 1,691 - 1,691
1,691 - 1,691
Debt
Debts falling due after 1 year - (8,000,000 ) (8,000,000 )
- (8,000,000 ) (8,000,000 )
Total 2,730,887 (3,930,014 ) (1,199,127 )

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

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

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

Portland Port Limited is a limited company incorporated in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is given in the company information on page one of these financial statements. The nature of the company's operations and principal activities are detailed in the report of the directors on page two.

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

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.

The financial statements cover the individual entity.

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 on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":

the requirement of paragraph 33.7.

The company is a subsidiary of Langham Industries Limited. Consolidated financial statements of Langham Industries Limited can be obtained from:

Companies House
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ

Significant judgements and estimates
In the application of the Company's accounting policies, management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The key sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements are described below.

(i) Useful economic lives of property, plant and equipment
The annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to changes in the useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are re-assessed annually and amended, where necessary, to reflect current estimates based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets.

Revenue
Revenue represents sales at invoice value less trade discounts allowed and excluding value added tax.

Revenue from the provision of port services comprises berthing and wharfage dues, cargo handling charges, plant hire and infrastructure charges, marine operations and security, utilities and fuel, port related rental income and other sundry income. Revenue from the provision of these services is recognised when the service is provided.

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

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

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment assets are held at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment.

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its useful economic life.

Long term leasehold property- 2% to 5% pa on cost
Plant and machinery- 10% on cost
Furniture and equipment- 20% to 33.33% on cost
Motor vehicles- 33.33% on cost
Tugs and workboats- 4% to 33% pa on cost

At each reporting date fixed assets are reviewed to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If there is any indication of possible impairment, the recoverable amount of any affected asset is estimated and compared with its carrying amount. If the estimated recoverable amount is lower, the carrying amount its reduced to its estimated recoverable amount, and an impairment loss is recognised immediately in the income statement.

If an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but not in excess of the amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment is recognised immediately in the income statement.

Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and fair value less costs to complete and sell. Inventories are accounted for on a first-in-first-out basis.

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 statement of financial position date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position 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 is a member of the Langham Industries Group Personal Pension Plan. This Plan is a money purchase scheme and contributions payable for the year are charged to the income statement. Assets for the Plan are held in separate trustee administered funds.

Current asset investments
Current asset investments are initially recognised at cost and are subsequently revalued to fair value at each financial reporting date, with movements through the income statement.

The fair value of investments in companies traded on AIM is represented by the stock exchange value at the financial reporting date, as this is considered to be the market value.

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

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

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments
The company has chosen to adopt the Sections 11 and 12 of FRS 102 in respect of financial instruments.

Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors and cash and bank balances are initially recognised at transaction price, 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.

At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price.

Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in the income statement, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publically traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party or (c) control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions.

Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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 receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.

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. Accounts 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.

3. REVENUE

The revenue and (loss) / profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company.

The company's principal activity was carried on within the United Kingdom.

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2023 2022
£    £   
Wages and salaries 1,043,866 1,066,658
Social security costs 75,379 76,435
Other pension costs 89,796 78,676
1,209,041 1,221,769

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2023 2022

Direct 17 18
Administration 8 7
Directors 4 4
29 29

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

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

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

Portland Port Limited operates the payroll for one other group company and the relevant payroll costs are recharged to the other companies, as stated in note 28.

2023 2022
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 178,444 162,234
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 10,592 15,244

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes 1 1

Retirement benefits are accruing to one director under a money purchase pension scheme.

No pension contributions are made by the company for the remaining directors.

5. OPERATING PROFIT

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

2023 2022
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 1,697,816 1,270,572
Profit on disposal of fixed assets - (84,300 )
Auditors remuneration 15,319 14,250
Operating lease rentals 44,148 11,714

6. INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank interest receivable 96,939 24,630

7. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank interest payable 502,628 -
Other interest payable 85,022 63,797
587,650 63,797

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

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

8. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge/(credit)
The tax charge/(credit) on the profit for the year was as follows:
2023 2022
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 1,625,411 964,065
Adjustment in respect of previous years - group relief - 82,994
Adjustment in respect of previous years - corporation tax - (161,998 )
Group loss relief for rolled over gains 9,875 (5,656,702 )
Total current tax 1,635,286 (4,771,641 )

Deferred tax 72,006 1,158,782
Tax on profit 1,707,292 (3,612,859 )

Reconciliation of total tax charge/(credit) 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:

2023 2022
£    £   
Profit before tax 5,753,739 4,917,891
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 23.500%
(2022 - 19%)

1,352,129

934,399

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 12,156 16,666
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (43,223 ) -
Adjustment to tax charge in respect of previous years - corporation tax - (161,998 )
Adjustment to tax charge in respect of previous years - group relief - 82,994
Fixed asset differences - depreciation on assets not qualifying for allowances 301,160 -
Adjustment to tax charge in respect of deferred tax - 1,158,782
Group loss relief for rolled over gains 9,875 (5,656,702 )
Adjustment to tax charge in respect of previous years - deferred tax 38,879 -
Remeasurement of deferred tax for changes in tax rates 1,988 -
Origination and reversal of timing differences 43,360 -
Movement in gains rolled over (12,220 ) -
Other differences 3,188 13,000
Total tax charge/(credit) 1,707,292 (3,612,859 )

The tax charge for the prior year has been impacted by a £5.6m group loss relief credit for group gains rolled over into the company's assets.

Factors affecting tax charges in future periods
The company's tax liabilities have been computed based on the corporate tax rate and tax laws prevailing at the financial reporting date. In the Spring Budget 2021, the UK Government announced that from 1 April 2023, the corporation tax rate would increase to 25%. This new law was substantively enacted 24 May 2021. For the financial year ended 31 December 2023, the current weighted averaged tax rate was 23.5%.

As a result, deferred tax balances are stated at 25% for the years ended 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2022.

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

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

9. DIVIDENDS

20232022
££

'A' Ordinary shares of £1 each 373,398 373,398

10. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Long-term
leasehold Plant and Fixtures
property machinery & fittings
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2023 33,790,770 4,455,468 1,026,297
Additions 9,194,879 792,085 77,712
Disposals - - -
At 31 December 2023 42,985,649 5,247,553 1,104,009
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023 3,560,253 2,950,909 963,386
Charge for year 799,308 276,675 65,316
Eliminated on disposal - - -
At 31 December 2023 4,359,561 3,227,584 1,028,702
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 38,626,088 2,019,969 75,307
At 31 December 2022 30,230,517 1,504,559 62,911

Motor Tugs and
vehicles workboats Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2023 212,554 9,921,719 49,406,808
Additions 26,500 331,150 10,422,326
Disposals - (166,794 ) (166,794 )
At 31 December 2023 239,054 10,086,075 59,662,340
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023 162,917 3,594,516 11,231,981
Charge for year 30,183 526,334 1,697,816
Eliminated on disposal - (166,794 ) (166,794 )
At 31 December 2023 193,100 3,954,056 12,763,003
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 45,954 6,132,019 46,899,337
At 31 December 2022 49,637 6,327,203 38,174,827

11. INVENTORIES
2023 2022
£    £   
Consumables 2,825 191

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

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

12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Trade debtors 1,891,346 1,849,650
Other debtors and prepayments 1,277,219 2,497,926
Amounts owed by group undertakings - 91,230
3,168,565 4,438,806

13. CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS
2023 2022
£    £   
Unlisted investments 1,691 1,691

14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Trade creditors 611,265 1,144,696
Corporation tax 1,257,412 861,065
Other taxes and social security 66,140 48,803
Other creditors and accruals 3,615,869 3,494,687
Amounts owed to group undertakings 1,377,106 1,832,903
6,927,792 7,382,154

15. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank loans (see note 16) 8,000,000 -
Amounts owed to group undertakings 236,196 -
8,236,196 -

16. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2023 2022
£    £   
Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loan falling due between two and five years 8,000,000 -

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

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

17. LEASING AGREEMENTS
Operating leases - lessor

Total future minimum lease payments receivable under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

20232022
££
Within one year1,627,8591,546,312
Between one and five years3,564,5994,152,053
In more than five years2,302,0352,685,960

7,494,4938,384,325
Operating leases - lessee

Total future minimum lease payments payable under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

20232022
££
Within one year52,96620,410
Between one and five years194,99475,062
In more than five years1,870,170280,448

2,118,130375,920

18. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2023 2022
£    £   
Bank loans 8,000,000 -

During the year, Portland Port Limited drew down £8 million from a HSBC loan facility secured against the long-term leasehold property.

19. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The company has the following financial instruments:
20232022
££
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Current asset investments1,6911,691

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are valued using a quoted price for an identical asset in an active market.

The income, expenses, net gains and net losses attributable the company's financial instruments are summarised as follows:

20232022
££
Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss--

The total interest income and interest expense for financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured at fair value through profit or loss was £96,939 (2022 - £24,630) and £587,650 (2022 - £63,797) respectively.

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

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

20. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2023 2022
£    £   
Deferred tax
Accelerated capital allowances 1,164,246 1,079,386
Other timing differences (188,961 ) (189,107 )
Gains rolled over 9,934,250 9,947,250
10,909,535 10,837,529

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 January 2023 10,837,529
Transfer to income statement 72,006
Balance at 31 December 2023 10,909,535

The expected net reversal of deferred tax liabilities in 2024 is not expected to be significant based on planned capital expenditure for the company and group.

21. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2023 2022
value: £    £   
248,932 'A' Ordinary £1 248,932 248,932
13,102 'B' Ordinary £1 13,102 13,102
262,034 262,034

Each class of share capital holds equal voting rights.

22. RESERVES
Capital
Retained Share redemption
earnings premium reserve Totals
£    £    £    £   

At 1 January 2023 26,850,571 1,310 11,113 26,862,994
Profit for the year 4,046,447 4,046,447
Dividends (373,398 ) (373,398 )
At 31 December 2023 30,523,620 1,310 11,113 30,536,043

23. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

The ultimate parent company is Langham Industries Limited, which is registered in England and Wales. The ultimate controlling party of Langham Industries Limited is the Langham family.

24. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

There are unlimited inter-company guarantees given by the company, thirteen fellow subsidiary companies and the parent company, in favour of Barclays plc. The total amount secured in respect of fellow group companies as at 31 December 2023, excluding this company, was £124,578 (2022 - £183,827).

PORTLAND PORT LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03158010)

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

25. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
2023 2022
£    £   
Contracted but not provided for in the
financial statements 2,725,043 11,451,070

26. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year, Portland Port Limited charged £2,133,144 for plant hire (2022 - £1,866,243) to group companies.

Portland Port Limited operates a payroll facility for one other Group company. These costs are shown in note 4 to the accounts. Other sundry amounts are recharged within the Group as appropriate.

During the year, Portland Port Limited was charged £466,952 (2022 - £361,141) in management levies and declared dividends of £373,398 (2022 - £373,398) payable to another group company.

The total amount due to group companies, at the year end was £1,613,302 (2022 - £1,741,673). All loans are repayable on demand, with the exception of £236,196 which is repayable once the bank loan has been repaid.

Key management personnel compensation in the year totalled £220,951 (2022 - £205,818).

27. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS

A dividends of £0.75p per share (totalling £186,699) was declared on 2 May 2024. These financial statements do not reflect these dividends payable, which will be accounted for in shareholders' equity as an appropriation of retained earnings in the year ended 31 December 2024.

28. RECHARGED STAFF COSTS

The company operates the payroll for one other group company and the relevant payroll costs are recharged as shown below.

The aggregate payroll costs:
2023 2022
£ £

Wages and salaries 2,642,623 2.556,607
Social security costs 216,100 210,654
Other pension costs 175,936 139,724
3,034,659 2,906,985
Less: recharged to fellow subsidiary company (1,825,618 ) (1,685,216 )
1,209,041 1,221,769

2023 2022
Directors' remuneration: £ £

Aggregate emoluments 316,246 293,316
Less: recharged to fellow subsidiary company (158,123 ) (146,658 )
158,123 146,658