Year Ended
Registration number:
Acanthus Health Care Limited
Balance Sheet
30 September 2024
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Debtors (including £3,228,678 due after more than one year (2023 - £2,734,359)) |
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Net current assets |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Net assets |
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Called up share capital |
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These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.
Approved and authorised by the
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Company Registration Number: 07881496
Acanthus Health Care Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 September 2024
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
The business address is the same as the registered office address, although the entity operates a care home in Norfolk, England.
Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
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', including Section 1A, and the Companies Act 2006. There are no material departures from FRS102.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
Further information about the trading situation of the company can be found in the group accounts.
Acanthus Health Care Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 September 2024
Key accounting judgements and sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company's accounting policies management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying 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 if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
The key estimates that have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements are described below:
Group recharges
Cost re-allocations are required in order to fairly reflect the cost of management services borne by group companies and entities under common control. These are based on judgemental estimates of the proportion of management time spent in areas of the business which are different from where the payroll cost is originally processed, and where joint contracts of employment are in place.
Intercompany loan interest
The business trades as part of a group. In addition to recharges of central costs and other trading settlements, management charges are raised to reflect the cost of funding arranged at a group level. Significant balances with group and other connected parties arise, these balances are due after more than one year. The lending company charges interest on these loans using a market rate for an equivalent third party loan.
The carrying value of amounts owed to/from group companies and entities under common control can be found in note 7 and 8.
Management are required to make estimates as to the outflow of economic benefits which will be required to settle an obligation in making provisions.
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the provision of services in the ordinary course of the company's activities.
Income relates to monies received for the provision of care home services and is recognised on a straight line basis over the period of residence.
Tax
Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
The current corporation tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.
Acanthus Health Care Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 September 2024
Deferred tax is recognised on all timing differences at the balance sheet date unless indicated below. Timing differences are differences between taxable profits and the results as stated in the profit and loss account and other comprehensive income. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets, except freehold land and buildings are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
Freehold land and buildings are stated in the balance sheet at fair value. An amount equal to the excess of the annual depreciation charge on revalued assets over the notional historical cost depreciation charge on those assets is transferred annually from the revaluation reserve to the profit and loss reserve.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
Freehold property |
2% straight line |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
20-100% straight line |
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:
Asset class |
Amortisation method and rate |
Goodwill |
5% straight line |
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the company has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
Leases
Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
Acanthus Health Care Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 September 2024
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
Financial instruments
Classification
• Short term trade and other debtors and creditors;
• Loans with group companies and entities under common control; and
• Cash and bank balances.
All financial instruments are classified as basic.
Recognition and measurement
Financial instruments are recognised when a company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument and de-recognised when in the case of assets, the contractual rights to cash flows from the assets expire or substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to another party, or in the case of liabilities, when the company’s obligations are discharged, expire or are cancelled.
Except for loans with group companies and entities under common control, such instruments are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, after taking account of impairment adjustments.
Loans with group companies and entities under common control are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Staff numbers |
The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was
Acanthus Health Care Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 September 2024
Intangible assets |
Goodwill |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 October 2023 |
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At 30 September 2024 |
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Amortisation |
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At 1 October 2023 |
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Amortisation charge |
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At 30 September 2024 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 30 September 2024 |
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At 30 September 2023 |
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Tangible assets |
Land and buildings |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 October 2023 |
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Additions |
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Disposals |
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At 30 September 2024 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 October 2023 |
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Charge for the year |
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Eliminated on disposal |
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At 30 September 2024 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 30 September 2024 |
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At 30 September 2023 |
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Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £24,617 (2023 - £9,432) in respect leasehold property improvements.
Acanthus Health Care Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 September 2024
Stocks |
2024 |
2023 |
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Other inventories |
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Debtors |
2024 |
2023 |
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Trade debtors |
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Amounts owed by group undertakings |
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Other debtors |
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Prepayments |
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Accrued income |
221 |
39,896 |
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Less non-current portion |
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57,533 |
132,393 |
Details of non-current trade and other debtors
£3,228,678 (2023 - £2,734,359) of amounts owed by group undertakings is classified as non current.
Acanthus Health Care Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 September 2024
Creditors |
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Due within one year |
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Trade creditors |
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Corporation tax |
158,576 |
50,212 |
Taxation and social security |
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Other creditors |
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Accruals and deferred income |
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Due after one year |
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Amounts owed to group |
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Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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Acanthus Health Care Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 September 2024
Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies |
The company is party to a cross guarantee with related parties in favour of Barclays Bank PLC. The bank borrowings are secured by a charge over the freehold properties owned by the related parties.
The bank borrowing of the companies at the balance sheet date amounted to:
Parent company and fellow subsidiaries £33,223,926 (2023 - £16,165,373)
Included within the tangible fixed assets NBV of £53,636 is £241 (2023 - £720) relating to assets held under hire purchase agreements payable by entities under common control. The depreciation charged to the financial statements in the year in respect of such assets amounted to £480 (2023 - £1,734).
Related party transactions |
The company has taken advantage of the exemption provided by FRS102 to not disclose transactions entered into between two or more members of a group, provided that any subsidiary which is a party to the transaction is wholly owned by such a member.
Summary of transactions with entities under common control
Loans to related parties
2024 |
Entities under common control |
Advanced |
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Repaid |
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At end of period |
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2023 |
Entities under common control |
Advanced |
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Repaid |
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At end of period |
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Acanthus Health Care Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 September 2024
Terms of loans to related parties
Loans from related parties
2024 |
Entities under group control |
At start of period |
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Advanced |
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Repaid |
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At end of period |
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2023 |
Entities under group control |
At start of period |
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Advanced |
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Repaid |
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At end of period |
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Terms of loans from related parties
Relationship between entity and parents |
Relationship between entity and parents
The parent of the smallest group in which these financial statements are consolidated is
The address of Peacock Holdings (2015) Limited is:
Clapham Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 1QS
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