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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
CONTENTS
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
The turbine house at Linton Falls was originally built in 1909 by the Grassington Electricity Supply Company, providing the local community with its first electricity by taking advantage of the Upper Linton Falls Weir that had been constructed around a century earlier. In 1921 the site was taken over by the Linton Mill Electricity Supply Company who extended the original turbine house with two new hydroelectricity generators which were installed in the turbine bays that can still be seen today. The station continued generating until 1948, when the arrival of the national grid meant that local power generation was no longer financially viable. As a consequence, the structure was abandoned and left open to the elements.
The importance of the site as a rare example of early industrialisation in the Yorkshire Dales was recognised and the plant has been protected as a "Scheduled Ancient Monument" by English Heritage. The redevelopment of the site as a source of renewable energy was commenced upon the incorporation of Linton Falls Hydroelectric Power Company Limited. Following approvals from English Heritage, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and licensing from the Environment Agency, work upon the restoration of the site commenced in April 2011. The redevelopment scheme involved the installation of two new Archimedean screw turbines to harness the power of the River Wharfe and create the connections required to feed the generated electricity into the National Grid. The site will generate sufficient renewable and clean energy to power over a hundred homes and save the environment more than two hundred tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, when compared to fossil fuel generation. The site became fully operational in October 2011.
The directors who served during the year and up to the date of this report were:
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
For the year ended 31 December 2024, the company generated a profit before tax of £80,687 (2023: £172,778) from turnover of £177,811 (2023: £267,822).
Since restoration, the installation has been generating renewable energy and the generation data to date is given in the table below:
Under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006, AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited will be deemed to have been reappointed as auditors 28 days after these financial statements were sent to members or 28 days after the latest date prescribed for filing the accounts with the registrar, whichever is earlier.
In preparing this report, the directors have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
This report was approved by the board on
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' Report 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), 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 for the Company's financial statements 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 to 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.
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of Linton Falls Hydroelectric Power Company Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, the Statement of Financial Position and the related notes, 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).
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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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.
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.
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual Report. 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. 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 course of 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.
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED (CONTINUED)
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
∙the information given in the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
∙the Directors' Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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 Directors' Report.
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 an Auditors' Report 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.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the company operates, focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were Companies Act 2006 and UK Taxation legislation. We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities including fraud to be: • Management override of controls to manipulate the company’s key performance indicators to meet targets • Timing of revenue recognition • Management judgement applied in calculating provisions • Compliance with relevant laws and regulations which directly impact the financial statements and those the company needs to comply with for the purpose of trading Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included: • Testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness • Evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business • Reviewing judgements made by management in their calculation of accounting estimates for potential managment bias • Enquiries of management about litigation and claims and inspection of relevant correspondence • Reviewing legal and professional fees to identify indications of actual or potential litigation, claims and any non-compliance with laws and regulations • Analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected trends or relationship; • Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance to identify any matters indicating actual or potential fraud
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
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 Auditors' Report.
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED (CONTINUED)
This report is made solely to the Company's directors, 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 directors those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' Report 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 directors, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
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Accountants & statutory auditor
5-7 St Paul's Street
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 07401908
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on
The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements.
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The company is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered offices is 19 Hornbean Square South, Hornbean Park, Harrogate, HG2 8NB. The principal activity of the company is generation of electricity from renewable sources.
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with Section 1A of FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard application in the UK and the Republic of Ireland'.
3.Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 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 entity.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities as at the date of the statement of financial position and the amounts reported for revenues and expenses during the year. However, the nature of estimation means that actual outcomes could differ from those estimates. Details of these judgements are set out in the accounting policies.
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
3.Accounting policies (continued)
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.
For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
At each reporting date the Company assesses whether there is any indication of impairment. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is determined which is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. An impairment loss is recognised where the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount.
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
3.Accounting policies (continued)
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
Linton Falls is a Scheduled Monument and as such the land and the buildings on the site are not depreciated as it is anticipated that their value will not diminish over time.
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
3.Accounting policies (continued)
Financial instruments are recognised in the Company's Statement of Financial Position when the Company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, 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.
Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.
Basic 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 the deduction of all its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusting for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss). When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest, discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The immediate parent undertaking is
The directors consider that Mr J N Bentley has the controlling interest in that company.
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LINTON FALLS HYDROELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
A management charge is paid to a company under common control of £17,840 (2023: £16,977).
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