The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are measured at transaction price including transaction costs. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans, are recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
Land with a carrying amount of £8,235,000 was revalued at 18 August 2021 by Christie & Co, independent professional valuers not connected with the company on the basis of open market value. The valuation conforms to International Valuation Standards and was based on recent market transactions on arm's length terms for similar properties. In the opinion of the directors, the market value of the land is not materially different from the carrying value as at the balance sheet date.
The historical cost of the mobile home park land included in the valuation above is £6,859,703.
In the opinion of the directors, there has been no change in the fair value of the investment properties during the year.
The bank loan amounting to £2,254,084 (2023: £2,442,647) is secured by a fixed and floating charge on all the present and future assets of the company and of Sines Parks Limited, a company connected to the directors. Sines Parks Limited also provides a cross guarantee to the company.
The company has entered into agreements and is contractually obliged to expend fixed sums in the future to provide retirement benefits to senior employees under the terms of their pension agreements
The company provided pension benefits in respect of senior employees. Amounts payable are charged to the profit and loss account in the year the contracts are entered into between the company and the employees. The number of directors to whom benefits are accruing under these pension agreements is 1 (2023: 1).
The contributions and potential liabilities of the company in respect of the pension agreements are fixed at least until the date of retirement of the employees which is over 10 years from the year end date.
Although under section 28 of FRS 102 this pension arrangement is regarded as being a defined benefit scheme, the directors are of the opinion that it does not bear any of the hallmarks of what is usually considered to be a defined benefit scheme and therefore no further disclosures are considered necessary in order to understand the nature and measurement of the liability.
The directors are of the opinion that the liability as disclosed in the financial statements represents the full and final amount which could be expected, at this stage, to be paid in the future to settle the pension agreement liabilities
Included within profit and loss account reserves is an amount totalling £670,399 (2023: £619,599) in respect of the Preferred Ordinary shares reserve in accordance with the Articles of Association.
At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:
Included in other debtors is a balance due from Sines Parks Luxury Living Limited, a company connected to the directors, amounting to £1,668,732 (2023: £2,879,223) at the balance sheet date.
Included in other debtors is a balance due from Sines Parks Limited, a company connected to the directors, amounting to £1,772,114 (2023: £1,772,114) at the balance sheet date.
Included in other debtors is a balance due from Leisure Parks Luxury Living Limited, a company in which F Doe is a director, amounting to £100,000 (2023: £100,000) at the balance sheet date.
Included in other debtors is a balance due from Leisure Parks Real Estate Limited, a company in which F doe is a director, amounting to £553,566 (2023: £553,566) at the balance sheet date.
Included in other debtors is a balance due from Sines Parks Residential Limited, a company connected to the directors, amounting to £80,192 (2023: £80,000) at the balance sheet date.
Included in other debtors is an amount due from Sines Parks Holdings Limited, a company connected to the directors, amounting to £1,827,310 (2023: £327,000) at the balance sheet date.
Included in other debtors is an amount due from Weybridge Park Estates Ltd, a company connected to the directors, amounting to £273,337 at the balance sheet date.
Included in other creditors is an amount due to Sines Parks Luxury Services Limited, a company in which Mrs E Sines is a director, amounting to £1,558 (2023: £1,750) at the balance sheet date.
Included in other creditors is an amount due to Tetbury Industrial Estated Limited, a company connected to the directors, amounting to £49,974 (2023: £1,220) at the balance sheet date.
Included in other creditors is an amount due to Hayes Country Estates Limited, a company connected to the directors, amounting to £1,125,577 (2023: £86,599) at the balance sheet date.
Included in other creditors is an amount due to Spill Land Farm Country Park Limited, a company connected to the directors, amounting to £61,426 (2023: £86,599) at the balance sheet date.
The directors have given personal guarantees to the company's bankers limited to £500,000.