Company Registration No. 12322423 (England and Wales)
Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2023
Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Company information
Directors
M O Warren
G A Hall
Company number
12322423
Registered office
Harbour House
60 Purewell
Christchurch
England
BH23 1ES
Auditor
Fiander Tovell Limited
Stag Gates House
63 - 64 The Avenue
Southampton
SO17 1XS
Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Contents
Page
Directors' report
1
Independent auditor's report
2 - 5
Statement of comprehensive income
6
Statement of financial position
7
Notes to the financial statements
8 - 14
Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Directors' report
For the year ended 31 December 2023
- 1 -

The Directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Directors

The Directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

M O Warren
G A Hall
Auditor

The auditor, Fiander Tovell Limited, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

Statement of directors' responsibilities

The Directors are responsible for preparing the annual report 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:

 

 

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 of disclosure to auditor

So far as each person who was a Director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the Directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as Directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the Company’s auditor is aware of that information.

Small companies exemption

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

On behalf of the board
G A Hall
Director
24 September 2024
Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Independent auditor's report
to the member of Harbour Hotels Management Limited
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Harbour Hotels Management Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of financial position and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 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:

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 Auditor's 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 contained within the annual report. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's 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. 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 course of 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 our audit:

Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Independent auditor's report (continued)
to the member of Harbour Hotels Management Limited
- 3 -
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 directors' report.

 

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:

 

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, 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 is 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.

Auditor's 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 an auditor's 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.

Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Independent auditor's report (continued)
to the member of Harbour Hotels Management Limited
- 4 -

Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

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.

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

We assessed the susceptibility of the Company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

Audit response to risks identified

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed those laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the Directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

 

 

Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Independent auditor's report (continued)
to the member of Harbour Hotels Management Limited
- 5 -

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Company's member 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 member those matters we are required to state to the member in an auditor's 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 member for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Andrew Jay ACA FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Fiander Tovell Limited
24 September 2024
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
Stag Gates House
63 - 64 The Avenue
Southampton
SO17 1XS
Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Statement of comprehensive income
For the year ended 31 December 2023
- 6 -
2023
2022
Notes
£
£
Turnover
2
5,210,939
4,821,782
Administrative expenses
(5,551,847)
(5,437,852)
Loss before taxation
(340,908)
(616,070)
Tax on loss
4
18,032
23,643
Loss for the financial year
(322,876)
(592,427)
Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Statement of financial position
As at 31 December 2023
31 December 2023
- 7 -
2023
2022
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
5
251,798
311,429
Current assets
Stocks
-
0
27,277
Debtors
6
336,393
717,764
Cash at bank and in hand
100
462,066
336,493
1,207,107
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(3,350,792)
(3,940,129)
Net current liabilities
(3,014,299)
(2,733,022)
Total assets less current liabilities
(2,762,501)
(2,421,593)
Provisions for liabilities
(15,351)
(33,383)
Net liabilities
(2,777,852)
(2,454,976)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
9
1
1
Profit and loss reserves
10
(2,777,853)
(2,454,977)
Total equity
(2,777,852)
(2,454,976)

These financial statements have been prepared 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 24 September 2024 and are signed on its behalf by:
G A Hall
Director
Company Registration No. 12322423
Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 December 2023
- 8 -
1
Accounting policies
Company information

Harbour Hotels Management Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Harbour House, 60 Purewell, Christchurch, England, BH23 1ES.

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. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2
Going concern

Notwithstanding the net liabilities at 31 December 2023, the truefinancial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate.

 

The directors of the company and the wider group have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. These demonstrate the Group has sufficient cash reserves to enable the Group to meet its obligations as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. In addition and where necessary, the company’s parent has issued a letter of support confirming that should the company require financial support to meet its liabilities as they fall due in the next 12 months that such support will be provided.

 

As such, the directors are satisfied that the company has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. For this reason the company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.

1.3
Turnover

Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for management services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.

1.4
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Plant and equipment
6% straight line
Fixtures and fittings
15% straight line
Computers
25% straight line

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2023
1
Accounting policies
(continued)
- 9 -
1.5
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

1.6
Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, being the estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first out basis.

1.7
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.

1.8
Financial instruments

The company only enters into basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, and loans from related parties.

 

Financial liabilities and equity are classified according to the substance of the financial instrument's contractual obligations, rather than its legal form.

 

Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. lf objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

1.9
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.

1.10
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2023
1
Accounting policies
(continued)
- 10 -
Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

1.11
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.

1.12
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.13
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
Turnover and other income

Turnover is attributable to the principal activity of the company wholly undertaken in the United Kingdom.

The company received monies in the previous year received monies for both Business Rates Relief support grants and furloughed employees under the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme.

3
Employees

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

2023
2022
Number
Number
Total
55
54
Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2023
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4
Taxation
2023
2022
£
£
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
21,411
(7,983)
Adjustment in respect of prior periods
(39,443)
(15,660)
Total deferred tax
(18,032)
(23,643)

The Finance Act 2021 introduced an increase to the main rate of corporation tax to 25% from 1 April 2023.

The actual credit for the year can be reconciled to the expected credit for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

2023
2022
£
£
Loss before taxation
(340,908)
(616,070)
Expected tax credit based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 23.50% (2022: 19.00%)
(80,113)
(117,053)
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
112
-
0
Adjustments in respect of prior years
36,762
-
0
Effect of change in corporation tax rate
(861)
(1,917)
Group relief
26,597
114,255
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
(529)
(3,268)
Deferred tax adjustments in respect of prior years
-
0
(15,660)
Taxation credit for the year
(18,032)
(23,643)

The company has tax losses of approximately £0.1m (2022 - £0.1m) available to carry forward against future taxable profits.

 

Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2023
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5
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and equipment
Fixtures and fittings
Computers
Total
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2023
10,050
23,173
422,897
456,120
Additions
2,419
12,900
41,476
56,795
At 31 December 2023
12,469
36,073
464,373
512,915
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2023
1,056
3,053
140,582
144,691
Depreciation charged in the year
1,134
3,591
111,701
116,426
At 31 December 2023
2,190
6,644
252,283
261,117
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2023
10,279
29,429
212,090
251,798
At 31 December 2022
8,994
20,120
282,315
311,429
6
Debtors
2023
2022
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
55,392
21,792
Amounts owed by group undertakings
36,000
455,125
Other debtors
38,065
60,651
Prepayments and accrued income
206,936
180,196
336,393
717,764

Amounts owed by group undertakings are interest free and repayable on demand.

7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023
2022
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
8,466
-
0
Trade creditors
324,260
128,330
Amounts owed to group undertakings
2,429,292
3,226,511
Taxation and social security
233,937
147,490
Other creditors
8,778
-
0
Accruals and deferred income
346,059
437,798
3,350,792
3,940,129

Amounts owed to group undertakings are interest free and repayable on demand.

Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2023
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8
Deferred taxation

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:

Liabilities
Liabilities
2023
2022
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
40,523
47,454
Tax losses
(22,784)
(13,242)
Other short term timing differences
(2,388)
(829)
15,351
33,383
2023
Movements in the year:
£
Liability at 1 January 2023
33,383
Credit to profit or loss
(18,032)
Liability at 31 December 2023
15,351
9
Called up share capital
2023
2022
2023
2022
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
1
1
1
1
10
Profit and loss reserves

The profit and loss account represents cumulative profits and losses, net of any dividends and other adjustments.

 

11
Related party transactions
Transactions with related parties

During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:

Sales
Purchases
2023
2022
2023
2022
£
£
£
£
Entities over which the entity has control, joint control or significant influence
152,323
-
0
34,199
-
Harbour Hotels Management Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2023
11
Related party transactions
(continued)
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Other Costs
2023
2022
£
£
Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the company
-
8,965

The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:

2023
2022
Amounts due to related parties
£
£
Entities over which the entity has control, joint control or significant influence
46,181
-
0
2023
2022
Amounts due from related parties
£
£
Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the company
-
19,339
Entities over which the entity has control, joint control or significant influence
8,084
-
Other information

The company has taken advantage of the exemption available in Section 33.1A of FRS 102 whereby it has not disclosed transactions between group companies who are wholly owned within the group.

12
Ultimate controlling party

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harbour International Limited. The ultimate parent company is Global Reach UK Holdings Limited, a company in which Turnstone (Isle of Man) Limited is considered the ultimate controlling party. The financial statements for Global Reach UK Holdings Limited are publicly available from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ.

 

The smallest group in which the results of the company are consolidated is that headed by Harbour International Limited and the largest group in which the results of the company are consolidated is that headed by Global Reach UK Holdings Limited. The registered office of Harbour International Limited is 60 Purewell, Christchurch, England, BH23 1ES. The registered office of Global Reach UK Holdings Limited is c/o Zedra, Booths Hall, Booths Park 3, Chelford Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, WA16 8GS.

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