| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Report of the Directors and |
| Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| for |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Report of the Directors and |
| Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| for |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited (Registered number: 13571957) |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Page |
| Company information | 1 |
| Report of the directors | 2 |
| Statement of comprehensive income | 3 |
| Balance sheet | 4 |
| Statement of changes in equity | 5 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 6 |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| SECRETARY: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited (Registered number: 13571957) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
| The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of investment in and development of build to rent property ("BTR") in Greater London. |
| EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR |
| Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2024 to the date of this report. |
| RESULTS AND DIVIDENDS |
| The profit for the year is £839,784 (2023: loss £48,338). The directors do not recommend the payment of a dividend for the period ended 31 December 2024. |
| GOING CONCERN |
| The Company is part of a sub-group which has provided guarantees in respect of the third party debt provided to fund that sub-group. The Directors have reviewed the trading prospects and projected cash flows of both the business and the debt sub-group of which it forms part and as a result have a reasonable expectation that there are adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements. |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
| The directors are responsible for preparing the Report of the directors 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 United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). 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 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 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. |
| This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited (Registered number: 13571957) |
| Statement of Comprehensive Income |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER |
| Administrative expenses | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| OPERATING PROFIT |
| Other income | - | 47,250 |
| Interest receivable and similar income |
| 680,203 | 185,646 |
| (Loss) on revaluation of investment property | (106,786 | ) | (94,530 | ) |
| 573,417 | 91,116 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 5 | ( |
) |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | 6 |
| Tax on profit | 7 | ( |
) |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR | ( |
) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR |
( |
) |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited (Registered number: 13571957) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 31 December 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 8 |
| Investments | 9 |
| Investment property | 10 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors | 11 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 12 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 14 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 15 |
| Share premium |
| Retained earnings | 16 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: |
| (a) | ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
| (b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company. |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited (Registered number: 13571957) |
| Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Share | Total |
| capital | earnings | premium | equity |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive loss | - | ( |
) | - | ( |
) |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Issue of share capital | - |
| Total comprehensive income | - | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited (Registered number: 13571957) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| London BTR Investments (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited is a |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparation |
| The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 101 "Reduced Disclosure Framework": |
| • | the requirements of IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures; |
| • | the requirements of paragraphs 91 to 99 of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement; |
| • | the requirements of |
| - | paragraphs 1 to 44E, 44H(b)(ii) and 45 to 63 of IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows. |
| • | the requirements of paragraphs 17 and 18A of IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures; |
| • | the requirements in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures to disclose related party transactions entered into between two or more members of a group; |
| Turnover |
| Rental income from investment property is accounted for under an accruals basis. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Fixtures and fittings | - |
| Investment property |
| Investment property, including that which is being constructed for future use as investment property, is measured initially at its cost including related transaction costs. After initial recognition, investment property is carried at fair value. The investment properties are valued by CBRE (UK) Limited who are qualified valuation experts and hold a recognised and relevant professional qualification. The valuation basis of market value conforms to international valuation standards. The valuation is based on market evidence of investment yields, expected gross to net income rates and actual and expected rental values. Gains or losses arising from arising from changes in the fair value of the investment property are included in profit from operations in the income statement of the period in which they arise. |
| Financial instruments |
| Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised on the Company’s Balance Sheet when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. |
| The company uses derivatives financial instruments, specifically caps, to manage interest rate risk. The group does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. Derivatives are recognised in the Balance Sheet at fair value on the date the transaction is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair values at year end. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income. |
| Financial assets are derecognised when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial assets expire, or when the financial asset and substantially all the risk and rewards are transferred. A financial liability is derecognised when it is extinguished, discharged, cancelled or expires. |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited (Registered number: 13571957) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Taxation |
| Tax on the profit or loss for the period comprises current tax and deferred tax. Current tax is the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable income or loss for the period, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date, and any adjustments to tax payable in respect of previous years. |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all material timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date where transactions or events have occurred at the date that will result in an obligation to pay more, or a right to pay less or to receive more tax with the following exceptions: |
| 1) The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that the Company anticipates making sufficient taxable profits in the future to absorb the reversal of the underlying timing differences. |
| 2) Deferred tax is measured on an undiscounted basis at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the periods in which timing differences reverse, based on tax rates and laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. |
| Fund exemption election Para 12(3) Sch5AAA TCGA 1992 |
| The company is exempt from UK corporation tax on chargeable gains by virtue of the 'Fund Exemption Election' under para 12(3) Sch 5AAA TCGA 1992 that London BTR Investments LP made effective from 29 July 2024 in relation to its 100% subsidiary London BTR Investments Ltd (and its subsidiaries - all of which are 100% owned). This treatment applies to London BTR Investments Ltd (and its subsidiaries - all of which are 100% owned) under "Exemption for direct or indirect disposals of UK land by persons in which fund invests" para 16 Sch 5AAA TCGA 1992 and is applicable from July 2024, immediately after the election was effective per para 17(4) Sch 5AAA TCGA 1992. |
| As a result of the exemption status noted above, from 29 July 2024, entities in the group that would otherwise recognise deferred tax on the difference between an investment property's balance sheet value for accounting purposes and the tax base cost of that asset do not recognise deferred tax on such items. In the current period, this has led to deferred tax credit of £294k recognised through the income statement which relates to the reversal of the opening deferred tax liabilities. |
| A review of the election's conditions was undertaken upon entry into the regime and the conditions are |
| continually monitored to ensure that they are met. |
| Annual reporting to HMRC will be undertaken as required under the regime. |
| Impairment |
| When there is an indication of impairment, the company reviews the carrying value of its assets to determine whether those assets have suffered an impairment loss. The recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. Where it is not possible to determine the recoverable amount of an individual asset the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. |
| If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognised as an expense immediately. |
| Where an impairment subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (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 (cash-generating unit) in prior years. |
| Finance income |
| Interest income from interest rate derivative hedges are accounted for on an accruals basis. |
| Investments |
| Fixed asset investments are stated at cost less provision for permanent diminution in value. |
| Going concern |
| The Company is part of a sub-group which has provided guarantees in respect of the third party debt provided to fund that sub-group. The Directors have reviewed the trading prospects and projected cash flows of both the business and the debt sub-group of which it forms part and as a result have a reasonable expectation that there are adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited (Registered number: 13571957) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 3. | CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION |
| 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, 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 estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are outlined below: |
| Fair value of investment property |
| Investment properties both completed and under construction are held at fair value, based on independent valuations provided by CBRE (UK) Limited, acting in the capacity of External Valuers as defined in the RICS Red Book. The valuation is based upon assumptions including future rental income, anticipated maintenance costs, future development costs and the appropriate discount rate. The valuers also make reference to market-based evidence of transaction prices for similar properties. |
| Derivative financial instruments valuation |
| Derivative financial instruments are held at fair value, based on independent Chatham Financial valuations, acting in the capacity of External Valuers. |
| 4. | OTHER INCOME |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Other income |
| Other income represents amounts payable by a contractor in respect of later than expected delivery of assets where the delay is attributable to the contractor. |
| 5. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loan interest |
| 6. | PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
| The profit before taxation is stated after charging: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Depreciation - owned assets |
| 7. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of tax (income)/expense |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Current tax: |
| Tax | ( |
) |
| Deferred tax | ( |
) |
| Total tax (income)/expense in statement of comprehensive income | ( |
) |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited (Registered number: 13571957) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 7. | TAXATION - continued |
| Factors affecting the tax expense |
| The tax assessed for the year is lower (2023 - higher) than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before income tax |
| Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of (2023 - |
37,732 |
21,430 |
| Effects of: |
| Disallowed expenses | - | 2,659 |
| Losses carried forward | (501,235 | ) | 107,113 |
| Amounts exempt from deferred tax | (94,507 | ) | - |
| Amounts not recognised | 185,910 | - |
| Transfer pricing adjustments | (48,601 | ) | - |
| Reversal of deferred tax post Fund Exemption Election | (294,851 | ) | - |
| Revaluation exempt from tax | 26,697 | 22,233 |
| Deferred tax on revaluation and capital items | - | 139,453 |
| Capital items expensed | - | (153,434 | ) |
| Tax (income)/expense | ( |
) |
| 8. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Fixtures |
| and |
| fittings |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Additions |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited (Registered number: 13571957) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 9. | INVESTMENTS |
| Shares in |
| group |
| undertakings |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 | 100 |
| Additions | 20,800 |
| At 31 December 2024 | 20,900 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 | 20,900 |
| At 31 December 2023 | 100 |
| The company's investments at the Balance sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
| Registered office: Floor 3, 1 St. Ann Street, Manchester, M2 7LR |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| 10. | INVESTMENT PROPERTY |
| Total |
| £ |
| FAIR VALUE |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Additions |
| Revaluations | (106,786 | ) |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| Fair value at 31 December 2024 is represented by: |
| £ |
| Valuation in 2022 | 418,708 |
| Valuation in 2023 | (94,530 | ) |
| Valuation in 2024 | (106,786 | ) |
| Cost | 15,352,608 |
| 15,570,000 |
| 11. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings |
| Other debtors |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited (Registered number: 13571957) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 12. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans (see note 13) |
| Trade creditors |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings |
| Other creditors |
| Accrued expenses |
| 13. | FINANCIAL LIABILITIES - BORROWINGS |
| The financial liability borrowing at 31 December 2024 was £8,796,000 (2023: £8,674,196), which is made up of a current bank loan. |
| The bank loan is utilised to fund the Company’s investment in private rented sector property. Interest is charged at commercial rates and the loan facility is secured on the company’s investment property. |
| The developer contracted to build some of the Group’s sites, entered administration in October 2023. This event triggered a breach of the long stop date of some of the bank facilities within the debt pool. As a result of the technical breach, the debt related to these facilities has been classified as repayable on demand at year end. |
| On 20 June 2025, the company was sold to another group company where there is no breach of the bank facilities. More details are provided in Note 17. |
| Both prior and after being sold, the company was part of a sub-group which provided guarantees in respect of third party debt provided to fund that sub-group. |
| 14. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2024 |
| Provided during year | (294,438 | ) |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 |
| The deferred tax liability related to unrealised property revaluations. The credit in the year has arisen as a result of a tax election as referenced in Note 2. |
| 15. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted and issued: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary Shares | £1 | 102 | 100 |
| London BTR Investments |
| (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited (Registered number: 13571957) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 16. | RESERVES |
| Retained | Share |
| earnings | premium | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| At 1 January 2024 | 233,738 |
| Profit for the year |
| Cash share issue | - | 5,574,476 | 5,574,476 |
| At 31 December 2024 | 6,647,998 |
| 17. | IMMEDIATE PARENT COMPANY AND POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS |
| At 31 December 2024, London BTR Investment (NW) Holdings 2 Limited owned 100% of the share capital of London BTR Investments (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited and was the parent company of the smallest group of which the entity is a member and for which group accounts are drawn up. |
| On 20 June 2025, London BTR Investments (Alma Blocks 34 & 35) Limited along with its subsidiary were sold by its immediate parent London BTR Investments (NW) Holdings 2 Ltd to London BTR Investments (NW III) Holdings 2 Ltd which became the parent company of the smallest group of which he entity is a member and for which group accounts are drawn up. |
| The group accounts are publicly available and copies can be obtained from Companies House. |
| 18. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The directors of the company regard EQT Real Estate II SCSp as the ultimate parent company and ultimate controlling party. EQT Real Estate II SCSp is a Company incorporated and registered in Luxembourg with company number B227967. It's registered office is at 51A Boulevard Royal, Luxembourg 2449. |