Company registration number SC104158 (Scotland)
PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
H Locherty
V A Gibson
AJ Prior
Company number
SC104158
Registered office
Priority House
23 Roseangle
Dundee
Scotland
DD1 4LS
Auditor
Findlays Audit Limited
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
11 Dudhope Terrace
Dundee
DD3 6TS
Bankers
Royal Bank of Scotland
Solicitors
Blackadders LLP
10 Euclid Crescent
Dundee
DD1 1AG
PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 10
PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
30 JUNE 2024
30 June 2024
- 1 -
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
5
4,836,336
3,920,167
Current assets
Stocks
1,100
1,100
Debtors
6
91,486
86,992
Cash at bank and in hand
74,506
42,559
167,092
130,651
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(1,073,713)
(879,434)
Net current liabilities
(906,621)
(748,783)
Total assets less current liabilities
3,929,715
3,171,384
Provisions for liabilities
(626,083)
(475,519)
Net assets
3,303,632
2,695,865
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
9
275,700
275,700
Revaluation reserve
10
2,805,641
2,270,670
Profit and loss reserves
222,291
149,495
Total equity
3,303,632
2,695,865

The notes on pages 2 to 10 form part of these financial statements.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 26 March 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
AJ Prior
Director
Company registration number SC104158 (Scotland)
PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
- 2 -
1
Accounting policies
Company information

Priority Care Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in Scotland. The registered office is Priority House, 23 Roseangle, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4LS.

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, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2
Turnover

Turnover is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the turnover can be reliably measured. Turnover relates to fee income from residents.

1.3
Intangible fixed assets - goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of unincorporated businesses over the fair value of net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. All intangible assets are considered to have a finite useful life. If a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made, the useful life shall not exceed ten years.

 

For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating units expected to benefit from the acquisition. Cash-generating units to which goodwill has been allocated are tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than the carrying amount of the unit, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the unit.

1.4
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill

Intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

 

All intangible assets are considered to have a finite useful life. If a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made, the useful life shall not exceed ten years.

Software
10 years straight line
PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 3 -
1.5
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:

Freehold buildings
2% straight line
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
15% 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.

1.6
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible 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.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

 

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

1.7
Stocks

Stock consists of consumable items utilised within the care homes and are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

1.8
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.

PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 4 -
1.9
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

 

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method 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. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Classification of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

 

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

1.10
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.

1.11
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 profit and loss account 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.

PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 5 -
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 profit and loss account, 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.

1.12
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.

1.13
Retirement benefits

The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.

 

The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Statement of financial position. The assets f the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.

1.14

Operating leases: the Company as leases

Rentals paid under operating leases are charge to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the lease term.

Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term, unless another systematic basis is representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit from the use of the leased asset.

The Company has taken advantage of the optional exemption available on transition to FRS 102 which allows lease incentive on leases entered into before the date of transition to the standard 01 July 2019 to continue to be charged over the period to the first market rent review rather than the terms of the lease.

1.15

Finance costs

Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognise as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.

PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 6 -
1.16

Revaluation of tangible fixed assets

Individual freehold and leasehold properties are carried at current year value at fair value at the date of the revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. revaluations are undertaken with sufficient regularity to ensure the carrying amount does not differ materially from that which would be determined using fair value at the reporting date.

Fair values are determined from market based evidence normally undertaken by professionally qualified valuers.

Revaluation gains and losses are recognised in other comprehensive income unless losses exceed the previously recognised gains or reflect a clear consumption of economic benefits, in which case the excess losses are recognised in profit or loss.

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. 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 where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows.

Depreciation

Tangible fixed assets are depreciated over a period to reflect their estimated useful lives. The applicability of the assumed lives is reviewed annually, taking into account factors such as physical condition, maintenance and obsolescence.

 

Fixed assets are also assessed as to whether there are indicators of impairment. This assessment involves consideration of the economic viability of the purpose for which the asset is used.

Freehold Property

Properties are held at fair value in accordance with FRS102.The valuations have been made by professional third party qualified valuers. The valuations are reviewed taking into account factors such as physical condition, maintenance, market conditions and obsolescence.

Accruals

The Directors estimate accruals based on post year end information. Accruals are released when there is a reasonable expectation that costs will not be invoiced in the future.

3
Employees

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

2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
42
49
PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
- 7 -
4
Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill
Software
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024
192,000
117,260
309,260
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024
192,000
117,260
309,260
Carrying amount
At 30 June 2024
-
0
-
0
-
0
At 30 June 2023
-
0
-
0
-
0
5
Tangible fixed assets
Freehold buildings
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
Total
£
£
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 July 2023
4,208,893
596,806
4,805,699
Additions
267,820
3,996
271,816
Revaluation
340,899
-
0
340,899
At 30 June 2024
4,817,612
600,802
5,418,414
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 July 2023
325,132
560,400
885,532
Depreciation charged in the year
89,536
10,868
100,404
Revaluation
(403,858)
-
0
(403,858)
At 30 June 2024
10,810
571,268
582,078
Carrying amount
At 30 June 2024
4,806,802
29,534
4,836,336
At 30 June 2023
3,883,761
36,406
3,920,167

Land & buildings with a carrying amount of £4,525,000 were revalued in 2024 by Jones Lang LaSalle, independent valuers are not connected with the company on the basis of market value. The valuation was based on recent market transactions on arm's length terms for similar properties.

The revaluation surplus is disclosed in note 11.

If the freehold property had not been included at valuation they would have been included under the historical cost convention as follows:

PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
5
Tangible fixed assets
(Continued)
- 8 -
Freehold property
2024
2023
£
£
Cost
1,775,828
1,508,008
Accumulated depreciation
(321,616)
(232,080)
Carrying value
1,454,212
1,275,928
6
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
80,354
75,779
Corporation tax recoverable
-
0
676
Prepayments and accrued income
11,132
10,537
91,486
86,992
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
32,837
31,614
Amounts owed to group undertakings
426,260
438,350
Corporation tax
45,520
-
0
Other taxation and social security
15,760
44,434
Other creditors
504,731
328,647
Accruals and deferred income
48,605
36,389
1,073,713
879,434
8
Deferred taxation

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

Liabilities
Liabilities
2024
2023
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
(4,069)
(5,155)
Revaluation on fixed assets
630,152
480,674
626,083
475,519
PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
8
Deferred taxation
(Continued)
- 9 -
2024
Movements in the year:
£
Liability at 1 July 2023
475,519
Charge to profit or loss
150,564
Liability at 30 June 2024
626,083

The deferred tax liability set out above is expected to reverse within [12 months] and relates to accelerated capital allowances that are expected to mature within the same period.

9
Called up share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
275,700
275,700
275,700
275,700
10
Revaluation reserve

Included within reserves is £2,805,641 (2023 - £2,270,670) relating to the revaluation of property in 2024. These are non distributable reserves.

11
Audit report information

As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006.

The auditor's report is unqualified and includes the following:

Opinion

In our opinion the financial statements:

Senior Statutory Auditor:
Lesley Campbell, BA, C.A.
Statutory Auditor:
Findlays Audit Limited
Date of audit report:
26 March 2025
12
Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities

There is an intercompany guarantee and off set arrangements between Priority Care Limited and the other group companies as well as standard securities over certain group properties and bond and floating charges over all the assets of the group companies.

PRIORITY CARE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
- 10 -
13
Parent company

Priority Care Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Priority Care Group Limited which has its registered office at 23 Roseangle Dundee, DD1 4LS.

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