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Registration number: 11137479

Prepared for the registrar

Oakland Wantage Care Home Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

 

Oakland Wantage Care Home Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 to 8

 

Oakland Wantage Care Home Limited

Company Information

Directors

J L Balmer

R Dooley

J H Sage

Registered office

244 Lambourne Road
Lambwood Heights
Chigwell
IG7 6HX

Auditors

Hazlewoods LLP
Wiindsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
GL50 3AT

 

Oakland Wantage Care Home Limited

(Registration number: 11137479)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023

Note

2023
 £ 000

2022
 £ 000

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

6

26,471

23,316

Current assets

 

Debtors

7

1,796

1,671

Cash at bank and in hand

 

39

19

 

1,835

1,690

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(13,161)

(13,221)

Net current liabilities

 

(11,326)

(11,531)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

15,145

11,785

Deferred tax liabilities

(3,840)

(2,983)

Net assets

 

11,305

8,802

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

-

-

Revaluation reserve

11,519

8,949

Profit and loss account

(214)

(147)

Total equity

 

11,305

8,802

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 9 August 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 


J H Sage
Director

 

Oakland Wantage Care Home Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

 

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
244 Lambourne Road
Lambwood Heights
Chigwell
IG7 6HX

 

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1,000.

Name of parent of group

These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Gibson Topco Limited.

The financial statements of Gibson Topco Limited may be obtained from Companies House.

Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Rental income
Revenue for rental income is recognised on an accruals basis in line with the rental agreement.

Judgements and estimation uncertainty

These financial statements do not contain any significant judgements or estimation uncertainty.

Going concern

Notwithstanding net current liabilities of £11,326,000 (2022 - £11,531,000) as at 31 December 2023, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.

The Company is part of the Gibson Topco Limited group (the “Group”). The Company is a property investment company with the main activity being the holding of and leasing of a care home to a fellow group entity.

The Group have multiyear cash flow forecasts including a downside scenario reflecting a possible disruption to operations as result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Under all scenarios considered, the Group would be able to operate within its borrowing facilities. The plan shows that the company and the Group are a going concern when considering the trading of the Group and continuation of the Group financing facility.

The Directors are confident having secured the businesses ongoing financing facility that the Going Concern status of the Group will remain strong for the foreseeable future.

 

Oakland Wantage Care Home Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, except that a charge attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

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

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Freehold property

nil

Freehold land

nil

Fixtures and fittings

20% straight line

Freehold property is not depreciated. The company has a regular policy of maintenance and repair on its freehold properties. The director's annually review the carrying value of the freehold properties. The directors consider this to be appropriate on the basis that the residual values of the properties are not materially different to their carrying value and therefore depreciation would be immaterial.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade creditors

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 the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

 

Oakland Wantage Care Home Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Financial instruments

Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.

 Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Financial instruments (continued)

Impairment
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.

A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.

For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

 

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was as follows:

 

Oakland Wantage Care Home Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

 

4

Auditors' remuneration

Fees payable to the company's auditors for the auditing of the company's annual accounts are borne by a related undertaking.

 

5

Taxation

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2023

Liability
£ 000

Deferred tax on revaluation of property

3,840

3,840

2022

Liability
£ 000

Deferred tax on revaluation of property

2,983

2,983

A deferred tax asset of £246,000 (2021 - £319,000) has not been recognised as sufficient taxable profits are not expected in the foreseeable future.

 

6

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£ 000

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £ 000

Total
£ 000

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2023

22,863

453

23,316

Revaluations

3,427

-

3,427

Disposals

(30)

-

(30)

At 31 December 2023

26,260

453

26,713

Depreciation

At 1 January 2023

-

-

-

Charge for the year

-

242

242

At 31 December 2023

-

242

242

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2023

26,260

211

26,471

At 31 December 2022

22,863

453

23,316

The freehold property was revalued during the year with reference to the most recent valuation by an independent valuer who is a member of RICS. The basis of valuation was full business value, including with regard to trading potential. Subsequent additions are included at cost.

There is a fixed and floating charge which covers all the property or undertaking of the company by way of a group guarantee for the loan facility in Oakland Propco A Limited, a fellow subsidiary undertaking. The balance of the loan drawdown at year end was £61,766,000 (2022 - £53,407,000).

 

Oakland Wantage Care Home Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

 

7

Debtors

2023
 £ 000

2022
 £ 000

Amounts owed by group undertakings

1,574

1,441

Other debtors

217

218

Prepayments

5

13

 

1,796

1,671

Amounts owed by group undertakings bear interest at 5% (2022 - 1.0525%) and are repayable on demand.

 

8

Creditors

2023
 £ 000

2022
 £ 000

Due within one year

Trade creditors

70

-

Amounts due to group undertakings

12,852

12,982

Accrued expenses

239

239

13,161

13,221

Amounts due to group undertakings bear interest at 5% (2022 - 1.0525%) and are repayable on demand.

 

9

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent company is Oakland Propco A Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.

 The ultimate parent is Gibson Topco Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.

 There is considered to be no single ultimate controlling party.

Gibson Topco Limited is the parent undertaking of the largest and smallest group of undertakings to consolidate these financial statements at 31 December 2023. A copy of the consolidated financial statements can be obtained from Companies House.

 

Oakland Wantage Care Home Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

 

10

Non adjusting events after the financial period

Legal Action: Oakland Wantage Care Home Limited v Stepnell Limited
On 9 August 2019, Oakland Wantage Care Home Limited entered a contract with Stepnell Limited for the construction of its care home under a JCT Design and Build Contract.

Following practical completion, disputes arose regarding the final account. Stepnell issued a final account projection on 17 February 2022, claiming £8,547,434. Oakland disputed this claim, suggesting a final account figure of £7,988,593. This disagreement led to a series of adjudications:

First Adjudication (25 March 2024): Stepnell sought payment of £758,036, as set out in their Contractor's Statement of 9 February 2024. The adjudicator determined that Stepnell’s final account projection was not a Final Statement and that Oakland’s earlier responses were not valid Payment or Pay Less Notices. The adjudicator concluded that the Contractor’s Statement was the relevant final statement but did not perform a true value assessment.

Second Adjudication (29 May 2024): Oakland initiated a true value assessment. Stepnell challenged the jurisdiction, arguing that Oakland had not disputed the Contractor’s Statement within the period, rendering it conclusive. The adjudicator concluded that Oakland's previous notices and the payment notice issued were sufficient, but ultimately they did not have jurisdiction to determine the matter due to the initial adjudicator’s findings.

Ongoing Legal Proceedings: Oakland will initiate proceedings to clarify the interplay between the legal clauses. If successful, this could lead to further adjudication or proceedings to determine the true value assessment.

Financial Implications: Oakland paid the first adjudicated sum to Stepnell to enable the further legal action, which is being pursued, to resolve the dispute over the final account value and potentially recover amounts paid.

This legal action represents a material post-balance sheet event. The resolution of this dispute may lead to adjustments in the reported figures in the subsequent financial period. Oakland is closely monitoring the situation and seeking legal advice to navigate the complexities of this contractual dispute. The Board remain confident of the position on the matter and will continue to seek a resolution that minimises financial impacts.

 

11

Audit report

As permitted by Section 444 CA 2006, these accounts do not contain a copy of the company’s Profit and Loss account or a copy of the Directors’ Report. Accordingly, the Independent Auditors Report has also been omitted.
The Independent Auditor's Report was unqualified. The name of the Senior Statutory Auditor who signed the audit report on 9 August 2024 was Simon Worsley, who signed for and on behalf of Hazlewoods LLP.