Company Registration No. 02937933 (England and Wales)
STERLING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
LB GROUP
1 Vicarage Lane
Stratford
London
England
E15 4HF
STERLING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 7
STERLING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2023
31 December 2023
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2023
2022
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
4
17,565,974
16,713,507
Current assets
Debtors
5
2,154,045
2,316,143
Developments
6
1,693,611
1,693,611
Cash at bank and in hand
180,690
106,912
4,028,346
4,116,666
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(15,231,571)
(14,434,253)
Net current liabilities
(11,203,225)
(10,317,587)
Total assets less current liabilities
6,362,749
6,395,920
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
8
2,500
2,500
Profit and loss reserves
6,360,249
6,393,420
Total equity
6,362,749
6,395,920
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
For the financial year ended 31 December 2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 16 September 2024 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mrs M D R Cardenoso Saenz de Miera
Director
Company Registration No. 02937933
STERLING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Sterling Property Developments Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 6th Floor, 60 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0HR.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
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 £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Going concern
Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.
Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.
1.4
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
STERLING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.5
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including 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 payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.6
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.7
Derivatives
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to fair value at each reporting end date. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.
A derivative with a positive fair value is recognised as a financial asset, whereas a derivative with a negative fair value is recognised as a financial liability.
STERLING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.8
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
1.9
Leases
Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight line basis over the lease term.
1.10
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated 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 where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors have made the following judgements:
Determining whether there are indicators of impairment of the company's tangible and intangible assets is a key judgement. Factors taken in consideration in reaching such decision include the economic viability and expected future financial performance of the asset and where it is a component of a larger cash-generating unit, the viability and expected future performance of that unit.
• Bad debt provisions are made where the assessment of full recoverability of a debt is deemed to be uncertain. This is based on an assessment of each debtor, including the age of the debt, the length of the trading relationship and the trading status of the debtor.
3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2023
2022
Number
Number
Total
4
4
STERLING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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4
Fixed asset investments
2023
2022
£
£
Other investments other than loans
17,565,974
16,713,507
Movements in fixed asset investments
Investments
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2023
16,713,507
Additions
1,564,447
Valuation changes
(350,557)
Disposals
(361,423)
At 31 December 2023
17,565,974
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2023
17,565,974
At 31 December 2022
16,713,507
5
Debtors
2023
2022
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
218
Amounts owed by group undertakings
2,000,000
2,000,000
Other debtors
153,827
316,143
2,154,045
2,316,143
6
Developments
2023
2022
£
£
Developments
1,693,611
1,693,611
STERLING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023
2022
£
£
Trade creditors
36,236
12,312
Amounts owed to group undertakings
11,237,009
10,445,710
Taxation and social security
605
Other creditors
3,957,721
3,976,231
15,231,571
14,434,253
Included in other creditors is £1,358,215 5.5% loan stock, issued on 30 December 1994. At 31 December 2023, £516,254 remained outstanding. The interest rate on the loan stock is 4% over Barclays bank base rate and is repayable on demand.
The loan stock is secured by way of a legal mortgage over all the property and assets of the subsidiary companies and a floating charge over the Company's property assets and undertakings.
8
Called up share capital
2023
2022
2023
2022
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary Shares of 1p each
250,000
250,000
2,500
2,500
9
Related party transactions
As at the balance sheet date, the following amounts were owed by fellow group undertakings:
Openport SA - £2,000,000 (2022: £2,000,000)
As at the balance sheet date, the following amounts were owed to fellow group undertakings:
Sterling Property Holdings Limited - £8,324,298 (2022: £8,324,298)
Sterling Property Trust Limited - £2,912,711 (2022: £2,121,412)
The company is controlled by Mr J K Farrell. the director and shareholder.
As at 31 December 2023, the company owed Mr J K Farrell the sum of £3,467,038 (2022: £3,467,038) in respect of loan stock and the interest accrued thereon. This is included in other creditors.
As at 31 December 2023, Mr J K Farrell was also owed the sum of £119,882 (2022: £150,966). The loan is interest free and repayable on demand. This is included in other creditors.
STERLING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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10
Parent company
The company is a subsidiary undertaking of Sterling Property Holdings Limited, which is registered in England and Wales.
Copies of the accounts will be available from 6th Floor, 60 Gracechurch Street, London EC3V 0HR and Companies House.
The ultimate controlling party is Mr J K Farrell.