REGISTERED NUMBER: |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND |
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE PERIOD |
1 JANUARY 2023 TO 30 DECEMBER 2023 |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND |
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE PERIOD |
1 JANUARY 2023 TO 30 DECEMBER 2023 |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09077120) |
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2023 TO 30 DECEMBER 2023 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Report of the Director | 2 |
Report of the Independent Auditors | 3 |
Income Statement | 7 |
Balance Sheet | 8 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 9 |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED |
COMPANY INFORMATION |
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2023 TO 30 DECEMBER 2023 |
DIRECTOR: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
AUDITORS: |
Sidings House |
Sidings Court |
Lakeside |
Doncaster |
South Yorkshire |
DN4 5NU |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09077120) |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR |
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2023 TO 30 DECEMBER 2023 |
The director presents her report with the financial statements of the company for the period 1 January 2023 to 30 December 2023. |
DIRECTOR |
STATEMENT OF DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES |
The director is responsible for preparing the Report of the Director and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. |
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has 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 director must not approve the financial statements unless she is 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 director is 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 director is 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 her to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. She is 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 director is 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 she has taken all the steps that she ought to have taken as a director in order to make herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. |
AUDITORS |
The auditors, Xeinadin Audit Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED |
Opinion |
We have audited the financial statements of Ruthin Castle Hotel Limited (the 'company') for the period ended 30 December 2023 which comprise the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and 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 30 December 2023 and of its profit for the period 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. |
Material uncertainty relating to going concern |
We draw attention to Note 2 in the financial statements, which indicates that the company incurred a net profit of £216,185 (2022: net loss £59,174) during the year ended 30 December 2023 and, as of that date, the company's liabilities exceeded its total assets by £1,386,373 (2022: £1,602,558). |
As stated in Note 2, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set forth in Note 2, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. |
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter. |
Key audit matters |
Except for the matter described in the material uncertainty related to going concern section, we have determined that there are no key audit matters to be communicated in our report. |
Other information |
The director is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Report of the Director, 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 Report of the Director for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
- | the Report of the Director has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL 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 Report of the Director. |
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 director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
- | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or |
- | the director was not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemption from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Director. |
Responsibilities of director |
As explained more fully in the Statement of Director's Responsibilities set out on page two, the director is 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 director determines 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 director is 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 director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. |
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL 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: |
Based on our understanding of the company, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to the preparation of statutory accounts and corporation tax legislation and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. As part of this assessment we considered both quantitative and qualitative factors. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements, such as the Companies Act 2006 and FRS 102. |
We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements which included the risk of management override of controls. We determined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate journal entries, omitting, advancing or delaying recognition of events and transactions that have occurred during or after the reporting period, and potential management bias in the determination of accounting estimates or judgements to manipulate results. |
Audit procedures performed by the engagement team include: |
- Enquiring of and obtaining written representation from management in relation to known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud; |
- Evaluation of management's controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities; |
- Identifying and, where relevant, testing journal entries posted by senior management or with unusual combinations; |
- Assessing and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business; |
- Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations; |
- Incorporating elements of unpredictability into the nature, timing and/or extent of audit procedures performed. |
- Review of board meeting minutes and meetings of those charged with governance |
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentation, or through collusion. |
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. |
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED |
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. |
for and on behalf of |
Sidings House |
Sidings Court |
Lakeside |
Doncaster |
South Yorkshire |
DN4 5NU |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09077120) |
INCOME STATEMENT |
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2023 TO 30 DECEMBER 2023 |
Period |
1.1.23 |
to | Year Ended |
30.12.23 | 31.12.22 |
Notes | £ | £ |
TURNOVER |
Cost of sales |
GROSS PROFIT |
Administrative expenses |
231,775 | 87,956 |
Other operating income |
OPERATING PROFIT | 4 |
Interest payable and similar expenses |
PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXATION | ( |
) |
Tax on profit/(loss) |
PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD |
( |
) |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09077120) |
BALANCE SHEET |
30 DECEMBER 2023 |
2023 | 2022 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Intangible assets | 5 |
Tangible assets | 6 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Stocks |
Debtors | 7 |
Cash at bank and in hand |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 8 |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
9 |
NET LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital |
Retained earnings | ( |
) | ( |
) |
( |
) | ( |
) |
The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09077120) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2023 TO 30 DECEMBER 2023 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Ruthin Castle Hotel Limited is a |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
During the year to 30 December 2023 the Company incurred a net profit of £216,185 (2022: net loss £59,174). |
As at 30 December 2023, the company had an overall deficiency of assets amounting to £1,386,373 (2022: (£1,602,558). |
The Company is party to a composite loan in the name of Amazehotels Ltd, covering multiple other Companies, under a joint and several liability arrangement. The Company is reliant on the other companies for financial support in the event it cannot meet its repayment obligations. |
Moving into 2024 the current macro economic conditions, with significant inflationary pressures, have the potential to limit the company's future planned growth and may alter the assessment of its ability to continue as a going concern. |
The director considers it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis, however the above events and conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. |
Related party exemption |
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. |
Turnover |
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
Goodwill |
Intangible assets |
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Plant and machinery etc | - |
Stocks |
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09077120) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2023 TO 30 DECEMBER 2023 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Taxation |
Taxation for the period 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 balance sheet date. |
Deferred tax |
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet 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 period 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 |
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter. |
The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability. |
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
The average number of employees during the period was |
4. | OPERATING PROFIT |
The operating profit is stated after charging: |
Period |
1.1.23 |
to | Year Ended |
30.12.23 | 31.12.22 |
£ | £ |
Depreciation - owned assets |
Goodwill amortisation |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09077120) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2023 TO 30 DECEMBER 2023 |
5. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Goodwill |
£ |
COST |
At 1 January 2023 |
and 30 December 2023 |
AMORTISATION |
At 1 January 2023 |
Charge for period |
At 30 December 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 December 2023 |
At 31 December 2022 |
6. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Plant and |
machinery |
etc |
£ |
COST |
At 1 January 2023 |
Additions |
At 30 December 2023 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 January 2023 |
Charge for period |
At 30 December 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 December 2023 |
At 31 December 2022 |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09077120) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2023 TO 30 DECEMBER 2023 |
6. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows: |
Plant and |
machinery |
etc |
£ |
COST |
Additions |
At 30 December 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 December 2023 |
7. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Amounts owed by group undertakings |
Other debtors |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans and overdrafts |
Hire purchase contracts (see note 10) |
Trade creditors |
Amounts owed to group undertakings |
Taxation and social security |
Other creditors |
9. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans |
Hire purchase contracts (see note 10) |
RUTHIN CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09077120) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2023 TO 30 DECEMBER 2023 |
10. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
Hire purchase contracts |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Net obligations repayable: |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
Non-cancellable | operating leases |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Within one year |
11. | SECURED DEBTS |
A bank loan in the name of Amazehotels Ltd, this company's share of which amounts to £2,745,432 is secured on the land and buildings held by a subsidiary undertaking, in addition to which the director has given personal guarantees against. |
12. | CONTINGENT LIABILITIES |
The Company is party to a composite loan in the name of Amazehotels Ltd, covering multiple other Companies, under a joint and several liability arrangement. In the event that one of the other Companies is unable to meet its repayment obligations then the Company may be required to make the shortfall payments. As the amount and nature of these payments is not able to be quantified as at the Balance Sheet date, no provision has been made, rather has been disclosed as a potential contingent liability. |
13. | ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY |
Ruby Hotel Collection Holdings Limited is regarded by the Director as being the company's ultimate parent company. |
The consolidation accounts for the Group are available at companies house (company number: 12016094). |