Registration number:
LCA PropCo Limited
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
LCA PropCo Limited
Contents
Company Information |
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Statement of Financial Position |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
LCA PropCo Limited
Company Information
Director |
P G Prickett |
Registered office |
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Auditors |
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LCA PropCo Limited
(Registration number: 10270646)
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2023
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Fixed assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Investments |
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Current assets |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current liabilities |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Net liabilities |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
100 |
100 |
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Retained earnings |
(32,289,820) |
(15,501,208) |
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Shareholders' deficit |
(32,289,720) |
(15,501,108) |
Approved and authorised by the
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LCA PropCo Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
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 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).
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.
The presentation currency of the financial statements is Pound Sterling (£) rounded to the nearest Pound.
Disclosure of long or short period
LCA PropCo Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
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Accounting policies (continued) |
Going concern
Administration of Holding Company: On 28th January, 2025 the holding company, Redbookinternational Limited, entered into administration due to financial pressure and to streamline the group companies. The appointed administrators are Paul Davies and Sandra Mundy of James Cowper Kreston. The administration process is ongoing, and the administrators are working to realize the assets of the Group and settle its liabilities.
Sale of Subsidiaries: Subsequent to the year-end date, on 29th April, 2025, the administrators completed the sale of the company's subsidiaries, Bricks Leicester Capital Limited, Bricks Salford 2 Capital Limited, Bricks Swansea Capital Limited and LCA Capital Limited, including subsidiaries of these companies to Uniquarters Limited. The sale was part of the strategy to maximize returns to creditors. The financial impact of this transaction will be reflected in the next financial period.
The Management has assessed the implications of the sale on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and concluded that the going concern basis of preparation remains appropriate as at the date of approval of these financial statements.
Notwithstanding this assessment, the Director recognises that there are issues which indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The company generated losses of £16,788,612 in the year ended 31 December 2023 and has net liabilities of £32,289,720 at 31 December 2023. The company doesn't generate sufficient income to be self-sufficient. As a result company is reliant on the on the financial support of its subsidiaries and ultimate parent company not recalling the loan due to it. The subsidiaries have material uncertainties with respect to going concern due to administration of immediate parent undertaking which has resulted in all the intercompany liabilities to ultimate parent undertaking recoverable on demand. There
is therefore a risk that such debts cannot be repaid on demand.
The subsidiaries are cross-guarantor of loans
totaling £142.404m at 31 December 2023, which are either
overdue
or due
for
repayment
within
12
months
of signing
the
financial statements, and therefore the imminent repayment calls into question the ability of the subsidiaries to continue as a going concern should it be required to repay this loan.
Although
the
Director is
strongly of
the view
that subsidiaries
will
be
able
to
re‑finance
these
loans,
such
that
the company will
be
able
to
operate
as
a
going
concern,
he
recognises
that
the
issues
above
may
cast
significant
doubt
on the
ability
of
the
subsidiaries
to
provide
this
company
the
financial
support
referred
to
above.
Accordingly
significant doubt
exists
about
this
company's
ability
to
continue
as
a
going
concern and,
therefore,
that
it
may
be
unable
to realise
its
assets
and
discharge
its
liabilities
in
the
normal
course
of
business.
LCA PropCo Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
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Accounting policies (continued) |
Audit report
The name of the Senior Statutory Auditor who signed the audit report on
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Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.
The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.
Tax
The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred 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 income 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.
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.
Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position 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.
LCA PropCo Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
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Accounting policies (continued) |
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:
Business combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.
Investments
Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
LCA PropCo Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
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Accounting policies (continued) |
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the income statement over the period of the relevant borrowing.
Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.
Leases
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the statement of financial position as a finance lease obligation.
Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the income statement and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.
Financial instruments
Classification
Staff numbers |
The average number of persons employed by the company (including the director) during the year, was
LCA PropCo Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
Tangible assets |
Land and buildings |
Fixtures and fittings |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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Revaluations |
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At 31 December 2023 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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Charge for the year |
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At 31 December 2023 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2023 |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £25,580,328 (2022 - £31,233,335) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
Investments |
2023 |
2022 |
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Investments in subsidiaries |
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Subsidiaries |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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Provision |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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At 31 December 2023 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2023 |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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LCA PropCo Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
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Investments (continued) |
Debtors |
Current |
Note |
2023 |
2022 |
Amounts owed by related parties |
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Other debtors |
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Creditors |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Note |
2023 |
2022 |
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Due within one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Trade creditors |
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Amounts owed to group undertakings |
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Accruals and deferred income |
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- |
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Deferred Taxation |
The provision for deferred taxation is made up of accelerated capital allowances
2023 |
2022 |
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Capital gains |
(167,292) |
(1,580,544) |
(167,292) |
(1,580,544) |
Other Commitments |
The total of future minimum lease payments under finance leases and hire purchase are as following:
2023 |
2022 |
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Not later than one year |
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43,648 |
Later than one year and not later than five years |
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43,648 |
LCA PropCo Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
Related party transactions |
As permitted by FRS 102, the company has taken advantage of the exemption from disclosing the transactions entered into between wholly owned group companies and those group company transactions that have been performed on an arm's length basis.
Relationship between entity and parents |
The parent of the largest group in which these financial statements are consolidated is
The address of Bricks Group Holdings Limited is:
Subsequent events after the reporting period |
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Off-balance sheet arrangements |
Charges
There exists charges over the company’s assets in favour of Rs Lender Iii, S.a R.L. as follows:
- Fixed charge with negative pledge over all property or undertaking of the company as per supplemental Mortgage document dated 17th May 2023.
- Fixed and floating charge with negative pledge relating to the development of property at 73-75 Pershore Road, Birmingham and land on northeast side of Connaught Road, London as per supplemental debenture dated 23rd December 2019.