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Registration number: SC316304

Hopeburn Limited

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

Hopeburn Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Accountants' Report

2

Balance Sheet

3

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

4 to 6

 

Hopeburn Limited

Company Information

Director

Dr Margaret Ann McCann

Registered office

27 North Bridge Street
Hawick
Scottish Borders
TD9 9BD

Accountants

Deans Accountants And Business Advisors Ltd
Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors27 North Bridge Street
Hawick
Scottish Borders
TD9 9BD

 

DEANS

Chartered Accountants

Chartered Accountants' Report to the Director on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
Hopeburn Limited for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Hopeburn Limited for the year ended 31 December 2024 as set out on pages 3 to 6 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://www.icas.com/ethics/icas-code-of-ethics.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Hopeburn Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Hopeburn Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Hopeburn Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAS guidance (www.icas.com/accountsprep/guidance). To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Hopeburn Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Hopeburn Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss of Hopeburn Limited. You consider that Hopeburn Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

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Deans Accountants And Business Advisors Ltd
Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors
27 North Bridge Street
Hawick
Scottish Borders
TD9 9BD

29 July 2025

 

Hopeburn Limited

(Registration number: SC316304)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Investment property

4

347,929

347,929

Current assets

 

Cash at bank and in hand

 

5,381

6,584

Total assets less current liabilities

 

353,310

354,513

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

5

(642,977)

(641,664)

Net liabilities

 

(289,667)

(287,151)

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

7

100

100

Retained earnings

(289,767)

(287,251)

Shareholders' deficit

 

(289,667)

(287,151)

For the financial year ending 31 December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Director's responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the director on 29 July 2025
 

Dr Margaret Ann McCann
Director

   
     
 

Hopeburn Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in Scotland.

The address of its registered office is:
27 North Bridge Street
Hawick
Scottish Borders
TD9 9BD
United Kingdom

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 29 July 2025.

2

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 company is not directly impacted by Brexit.

The financial statements are presented in GBP (£) and rounded to the nearest £0.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. This assumes the continuing support of the company's shareholders. At the balance sheet date, the company had net liabilities of £289,667 (2023 - £287,151 net liabilities).

Judgements

Preparation of the financial statements requires management to make significant judgements and estimates. The items in the financial statements where these judgements and estimates have been made included:

Useful economic lives of tangible assets – the annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to change in the estimated useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are re-assessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on economic utilisation, and the physical condition of the assets.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the
transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective
functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair
value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate on the date when the fair value is
re-measured.

Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

 

Hopeburn Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current 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.

Investment property

Investment property is carried at fair value, derived from the current market prices for comparable real estate determined annually by external valuers. The valuers use observable market prices, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.

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.

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 profit and loss account 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.

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
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of it’s liabilities.
 Recognition and measurement
Where shares are issued, any component that creates, a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability in the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as an interest expenses in the profit and loss account.
 Impairment
At the end of each reporting period financial instruments measured at fair value are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. The impairment loss is recognised in the profit and loss account.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including the director) during the year, was 3 (2023 - 3).

 

Hopeburn Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

4

Investment properties

2024
£

At 1 January

347,929

At 31 December

347,929

The properties have been valued by the directors after seeking appropriate advice from an estate agent in Cape Verde.

There has been no valuation of investment property by an independent valuer.

5

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

6

642,977

641,664

6

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Other borrowings

642,977

641,664

7

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

100

100

100

100

       

8

Related party transactions

Summary of transactions with all entities with joint control or significant interest

Castle Craig Hospital Limited
Mr P McCann was a common director and shareholder in both companies. Castle Craig Hospital Limited has lent funds to Hopeburn Limited. There are no specific terms for repayment. At the year end £642,977 (2023 - £641,664) was outstanding.