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REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150 (England and Wales)















STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023

FOR

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)






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




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 4

Income Statement 7

Other Comprehensive Income 8

Statement of Financial Position 9

Statement of Changes in Equity 10

Statement of Cash Flows 11

Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows 12

Notes to the Financial Statements 14


AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023







DIRECTORS: Sunil Patel
Shamir Patel





REGISTERED OFFICE: 2nd Floor
29 Dingwall Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 2NB





REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Xeinadin Auditing
Beckett House
36 Old Jewry
LONDON
EC2R 8DD

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023

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

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The results for the period and financial position of the company are as shown in the annexed financial statements.

The total turnover of the company during the year amounted to £8,204,494 (2022: £6,683,286). The company's profit amounted to £2,936,923 (2022 £3,357,601). The management is continuing to review its costs and is also looking at ways to increase the company's customer base. The management anticipates that these steps will help in the improvement of the company's performance in the coming year.

Shareholders' funds at the year end were £31,742,332 (2022: £25,805,409).

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The main risks and uncertainties affecting the company are summarised below:

Liquidity risk

With considered preparation and close monitoring of the trading activity budget, the company remains confident of being able to cover operational expenditure, illustrated by its increased profit margins. Expected interest rate rises are being monitored closely in respect of Bank debt service cover, with financial planning measures considered.


Market risk

The medium-term market stability outlook remains optimistic, added to the fact that the company's trading unit is based in an economically-strong location. Market risk is being monitored over the following 24 months.


Credit risk

Within the hotel industry payments are taken upon booking, or automatically charged to the customer on checkout. The company holds minimal trade debtors, therefore credit risk is considered to be low, due to frequent check and control procedures on debtor levels, together with vigorous recovery action when necessary.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Sunil Patel - Director


15th November 2024

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023

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

DIVIDENDS
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31st December 2023.

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

Sunil Patel
Shamir Patel

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), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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.

AUDITORS
The auditors, Xeinadin Auditing, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Sunil Patel - Director


15th November 2024

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Axcel Hospitality (Edinburgh) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31st 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 31st 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.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED


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.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page three, 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.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED


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:

- Identify and assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations or the override of internal control.

- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purposes of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company's internal control.

- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and the related disclosures made by the directors.

- Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to event or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors report to the related disclosure in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the company to cease to continue as a going concern.

- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

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.

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.




Paul Davies FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Xeinadin Auditing
Beckett House
36 Old Jewry
LONDON
EC2R 8DD

15th November 2024

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 8,204,494 6,683,286

Cost of sales (617,727 ) (514,182 )
GROSS PROFIT 7,586,767 6,169,104

Administrative expenses (3,819,864 ) (3,024,693 )
3,766,903 3,144,411

Other operating income 60,000 60,000
OPERATING PROFIT 4 3,826,903 3,204,411

Intragroup loan waivers 5 - 698,360
3,826,903 3,902,771

Interest receivable and similar income 22 330
3,826,925 3,903,101

Interest payable and similar expenses 6 (686,374 ) (545,500 )
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 3,140,551 3,357,601

Tax on profit 7 (203,628 ) -
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2,936,923 3,357,601

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 2,936,923 3,357,601


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Revaluation of properties 4,000,000 8,655,696
Income tax relating to other comprehensive
income

(1,000,000

)

(2,163,924

)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR, NET OF INCOME TAX

3,000,000

6,491,772
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

5,936,923

9,849,373

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
31ST DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 9 48,000,000 44,000,000

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 10 14,209 16,489
Debtors 11 386,811 440,509
Cash at bank and in hand 417,752 1,030,195
818,772 1,487,193
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 (1,484,985 ) (1,056,351 )
NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS (666,213 ) 430,842
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

47,333,787

44,430,842

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 13 (9,451,673 ) (13,485,651 )

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 16 (6,139,782 ) (5,139,782 )
NET ASSETS 31,742,332 25,805,409

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 17 100 100
Revaluation reserve 18 18,537,175 15,537,175
Retained earnings 18 13,205,057 10,268,134
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 31,742,332 25,805,409

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





Sunil Patel - Director


AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

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

Called up
share Retained Revaluation Total
capital earnings reserve equity
£    £    £    £   
Balance at 1st January 2022 100 6,948,033 9,831,864 16,779,997

Changes in equity
Dividends - (37,500 ) - (37,500 )
Total comprehensive income - 3,357,601 6,491,772 9,849,373
Prior year adjustment - - (786,461 ) (786,461 )
Balance at 31st December 2022 100 10,268,134 15,537,175 25,805,409

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 2,936,923 3,000,000 5,936,923
Balance at 31st December 2023 100 13,205,057 18,537,175 31,742,332

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 4,129,913 3,040,844
Interest paid (686,374 ) (545,500 )
Tax paid (168,257 ) -
Net cash from operating activities 3,275,282 2,495,344

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets - (344,304 )
Interest received 22 330
Net cash from investing activities 22 (343,974 )

Cash flows from financing activities
New loans in year - 12,850,000
Loan repayments in year (3,845,478 ) (13,903,355 )
Amounts owed by group undertakings (43,676 ) (712,185 )
Equity dividends paid - (37,500 )
Net cash from financing activities (3,889,154 ) (1,803,040 )

(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (613,850 ) 348,330
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
year

2

1,028,316

679,986

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 414,466 1,028,316

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

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

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS

2023 2022
£    £   
Profit before taxation 3,140,551 3,357,601
Finance costs 686,374 545,500
Finance income (22 ) (330 )
3,826,903 3,902,771
Decrease in stocks 2,280 2,995
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors 97,712 (366,412 )
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors 203,018 (498,510 )
Cash generated from operations 4,129,913 3,040,844

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 31st December 2023
31.12.23 1.1.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 417,752 1,030,195
Bank overdrafts (3,286 ) (1,879 )
414,466 1,028,316
Year ended 31st December 2022
31.12.22 1.1.22
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 1,030,195 682,788
Bank overdrafts (1,879 ) (2,802 )
1,028,316 679,986


AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

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

3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT

At 1.1.23 Cash flow At 31.12.23
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 1,030,195 (612,443 ) 417,752
Bank overdrafts (1,879 ) (1,407 ) (3,286 )
1,028,316 (613,850 ) 414,466
Debt
Debts falling due within 1 year (385,500 ) (128,500 ) (514,000 )
Debts falling due after 1 year (12,464,500 ) 3,973,978 (8,490,522 )
(12,850,000 ) 3,845,478 (9,004,522 )
Total (11,821,684 ) 3,231,628 (8,590,056 )

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

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

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Axcel Hospitality (Edinburgh) Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).


The principal place of business is 46 Torphichen Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8JB.

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 under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

Tangible fixed assets
Freehold property includes a freehold hotel which is carried at its revalued amount, being fair value at the date of valuation less impairment losses. Revaluations are performed by professional qualified valuers with sufficient regularity to ensure that the carrying amounts do not differ materially from those that would be determined using fair values at the end of each reporting period.

It is the group's practice to maintain these assets in a continual state of sound repair and to extend and make improvements thereto from time to time and accordingly the directors consider that the lives of these assets are so long and residual values are so high that their depreciation is insignificant.

Any revaluation increase in the carrying amount of land and buildings is recognised in other comprehensive income and included in a revaluation reserve in equity, except to the extent that it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset previously recognised in profit or loss, in which case the increase is credited to profit and loss to the extent of the decrease previously expended.

Decreases that offset previous increases of the same asset are charged in other comprehensive income and debited against revaluation reserve in equity; decreases exceeding the balance in revaluation reserve relating to an asset are recognised in profit or loss. The use of a policy of revaluation provides more relevant and reliable information about the value of the property owned by the company.

Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

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 accounts receivable and payable, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in non-puttable ordinary shares.

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.

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

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

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

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.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Significant accounting estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with UK GAAP requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. 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 revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

Significant estimates and assumptions are made in particular with regard to determining the valuation of the company's hotel included in Tangible Fixed Assets. In line with many other company's in the industry, the hotel value is derived from assumed future trading results which are discounted using interest rates provided by commercial property experts.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2023 2022
£    £   
Wages and salaries 1,355,780 1,064,947
Other pension costs 12,000 11,473
1,367,780 1,076,420

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

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

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

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

Office and administration 2 2
Others 63 56
65 58

2023 2022
£    £   
Directors' remuneration - -

4. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2023 2022
£    £   
Other operating leases 603,894 387,745
Auditors' remuneration 4,500 6,000

5. EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS
2023 2022
£    £   
Intragroup loan waivers - 698,360

6. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank loan interest 686,374 545,500

7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2023 2022
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 203,628 -
Tax on profit 203,628 -

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

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

7. TAXATION - continued

Tax effects relating to effects of other comprehensive income

2023
Gross Tax Net
£    £    £   
Revaluation of properties 4,000,000 (1,000,000 ) 3,000,000

2022
Gross Tax Net
£    £    £   
Revaluation of properties 8,655,696 (2,163,924 ) 6,491,772

8. DIVIDENDS
2023 2022
£    £   
Ordinary shares of £1 each
Final - 37,500

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Freehold
land and
buildings
£   
COST OR VALUATION
At 1st January 2023 44,000,000
Revaluations 4,000,000
At 31st December 2023 48,000,000
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st December 2023 48,000,000
At 31st December 2022 44,000,000

Cost or valuation at 31st December 2023 is represented by:

Freehold
land and
buildings
£   
Valuation in 2023 24,676,956
Cost 23,323,044
48,000,000

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

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

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued

If Freehold land and building had not been revalued they would have been included at the following historical cost:

2023 2022
£    £   
Cost 23,323,044 23,323,044

Value of land in freehold land and buildings 2,310,530 2,310,530

Freehold land and building were valued on an open market basis on 31st December 2023 by the directors .

10. STOCKS
2023 2022
£    £   
Stocks 14,209 16,489

11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Trade debtors 67,534 150,514
Amounts owed by group undertakings 49,597 5,583
Other debtors and prepayments 269,680 284,412
386,811 440,509

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 14) 517,286 387,379
Trade creditors 246,072 272,658
Amounts owed to group undertakings 338 -
Tax 35,371 -
Social security and other taxes 22,273 21,593
VAT 211,362 103,142
Other creditors and accruals 319,912 231,328
Accruals and deferred income 132,371 40,251
1,484,985 1,056,351

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

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

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank loans (see note 14) 8,490,522 12,464,500
Other creditors 2-5 years 240,001 1,021,151
Other creditors over 5 years 721,150 -
9,451,673 13,485,651

14. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2023 2022
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank overdrafts 3,286 1,879
Bank loans 514,000 385,500
517,286 387,379

Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years 2,056,000 2,056,000

Amounts falling due in more than five years:

Repayable by instalments
Bank loans more 5 yr by instal 6,434,522 10,408,500

15. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2023 2022
£    £   
Bank loans 9,004,522 12,850,000

Clydesdale Bank Plc holds fixed and floating charges over the company's assets.

16. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2023 2022
£    £   
Deferred tax 6,139,782 5,139,782

AXCEL HOSPITALITY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09708150)

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

16. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1st January 2023 5,139,782
Provided during year 1,000,000
Balance at 31st December 2023 6,139,782

17. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2023 2022
value: £    £   
100 Ordinary £1 100 100

18. RESERVES
Retained Revaluation
earnings reserve Totals
£    £    £   

At 1st January 2023 10,268,134 15,537,175 25,805,309
Profit for the year 2,936,923 2,936,923
Revaluation for the year - 4,000,000 4,000,000
Deferred tax provision - (1,000,000 ) (1,000,000 )
At 31st December 2023 13,205,057 18,537,175 31,742,232

19. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.