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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
CONTENTS
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
The principal activity of the company during the year was the operation of a midscale hotel.
The hotel is located in Bath and opened in 2022, this is the first full year of trade since opening.
The results for the first full year of trade show a gross profit of £5,189,584 (2022: £3,593,042). The company made an operating profit for the year of £1,223,614 (2022: £347,608). The overriding aim of the company is to further strengthen its financial position, produce the reserves needed to continue to reward its employees and shareholders, provide funds for future capital investment and provide support to the local community. Operationally the company is focused on customer and guest satisfaction and has attracted a talented and passionate team of people who we consider to be some of the best professionals in the sector. The aim of the company is to meet those needs, develop customer loyalty and to continue to grow the business sustainably and responsibly. Throughout the year the health and safety of our teams and guests has been integral to company's decision making.
The key business risks and uncertainties affecting the company are considered to relate to the fact that the company operates within a highly competitive market place, in an industry that is influenced by political and economic conditions such as recession, inflation, unemployment rates, national minimum wage levels and the availability of credit.
The low growth in the UK economy and rising costs due to inflation and supply chain pressures are risks that have continued since the last quarter of 2022. In particular, fuel costs and labour shortages are affecting UK hospitality's business and leisure travel with a knock on effect on hotel demand. The company continues to work with its employees, customers and suppliers to deliver first class services during this time. In addition, inadequate contingency planning or recovery capability in relation to a major incident or crisis may prevent operational continuity and consequently impact the reputation of the company. During the year, management have continued to monitor and improve processes, policies and systems to be competitive in the market. Health and safety, death or serious injury as a result of company negligence and non compliance with government regulations are risks to the company. The company addresses this by undergoing annual independent health and safety audits on site. Cyber and data security are risks as they could reduce the effectiveness of our systems or result in a loss of data which could in turn lead to substantial reputational damage and a loss of income for the business and its customers. The company has robust internal IT controls and partner with independent security experts to help maintain IT systems and manage cyber security risk
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
We have deployed relevant KPIs to evaluate the success of our company and the business activities engaged in.
Management monitors the performance of the company by reviewing KPIs on a regular basis. Key indicators identified are summarised below:- Rooms (i.e. Rooms Sold, Occupancy %, ADR, REVPAR) Food and Beverage (i.e. Covers, Price/Volume Variance) Profits (GOP / EBITDA)
This report was approved by the board on 16 September 2024 and signed on its behalf.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.
The directors are responsible for preparing the strategic report, the directors' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
∙select suitable accounting policies for the company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
∙make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
∙prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the 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 to 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.
The loss for the year, after taxation, amounted to £615,820 (2022 - loss £557,200).
No dividends were paid during the year nor the prior year.
The directors who served during the year were:
The directors are confident that the business will continue to grow organically with an emphasis on adding value to guest experiences and the current portfolio of services provided by the hotel.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.
The auditors, Nyman Libson Paul LLP, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board on
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of Dominus Bath Hotel Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2023, which comprise the statement of income and retained earnings, the statement of financial position, the statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the 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.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED (CONTINUED)
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our auditors' report 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
∙the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
∙the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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 directors' report.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED (CONTINUED)
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non- compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following:
∙the nature of the industry and specific sector, the control environment and business performance;
∙results of our enquiries of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities;
∙matters identified from the review of company documentation in respect of their policies and procedures relating to:
−identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of non-compliance;
−detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual suspected or alleged fraud;
−internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations; and
−matters discussed among the audit engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud.
We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the company operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included UK legislation and regulations in relation to the operation and governance of the company and direct and indirect tax legislation. In addition, we considered other laws and regulations that could have an effect on the company and result in the imposition of financial or other penalties and litigation. 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 of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. These limited procedures did not identify actual or suspected non-compliance. All matters in relation to non-compliance with laws and regulations and potential fraud risks were communicated to all members of the engagement team and we remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit. As a result of performing the above, we identified the susceptibility of assets to misappropriation as a potential risk of fraud.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED (CONTINUED)
Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:
∙reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;
∙enquiries with management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims;
∙assessing the appropriateness and where appropriate with third parties concerning actual and potential litigation and claims;
∙physical inspection of assets;
∙performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;
∙examining minutes of meetings of those charged with governance and correspondence with HMRC and other third parties; and
∙in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, reviewing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditors' report.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
for and on behalf of
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
124 Finchley Road
NW3 5JS
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 10589940
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on
The notes on pages 14 to 24 form part of these financial statements.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
ANALYSIS OF NET DEBT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Dominus Bath Hotel Limited is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England & Wales. The address of its principal place of business is Avon Street, Bath, BA1 1UP.
2.Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the company's accounting policies (see note 3).
The company's functional and presentational currency is GBP, rounded to the nearest £1.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The company shows net current liabilities at the balance sheet date of £13,633,654. The company has received formal confirmation from its parent, Dominus Bath Holdings Limited, that the company will receive the financial support it requires to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due.
Existing funding facilities, forecasts and projections indicate that the group has adequate resources to continue with some level of activity from minimal to full levels, therefore the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements. In making their assessment of going concern, the directors have considered information for a period of at least twelve months from the date the financial statements were authorised for issue.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Income from rooms Revenue consists of charges made for occupancy of hotel rooms and is recognised when rooms are occupied and services have been rendered. Any room income received relating to a future period is deferred to the period in which the service is used. Income from bars and restaurants Revenue comprises sales of food and drink, including mini bar facilities at the hotel and is recognised as income at the point of sale. Income from hires Revenues from hiring of meeting rooms, conference facilities and provision of catering services for events are recognised at the point of event date. Capitalisation of borrowing costs ceases when substantially all of the activities necessary to prepare the asset for its intended use or sale are complete.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
The company adds to the carrying amount of an item of fixed assets the cost of replacing part of such an item when that cost is incurred, if the replacement part is expected to provide incremental future benefits to the company. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognised. Repairs and maintenance are charged to profit or loss during the period in which they are incurred.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 “Basic Financial Instruments” of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include trade and other receivables, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.
Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other receivables due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instruments any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after the deduction of all its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other payables, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price after transaction costs. When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.
Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade payables are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade payables are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Tangible fixed assets, other than investments properties, are depreciated over their useful lives taking into account residual values, where appropriate. The actual lives of the assets and residual values are assessed annually and may vary depending on the number of factors. In re-assessing asset lives, factors such as technological innovation, product life cycles and maintenance programmes are taken into account. Residual value assessments consider issues such as future market conditions, the remaining life of the asset and projected disposal values.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
There were no factors that may affect future tax charges.
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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DOMINUS BATH HOTEL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Profit and loss account
The company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the group to the fund and amounted to £21,881 (2022: £15,840). Contributions totalling £10,408 (2022: £10,628) were payable to the fund at the reporting date and are included in creditors.
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