The Directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Brighton Harbour Hotel Limited operates as a holding company. The Company did not carry out any other trade during the year and is not expected to in the future.

The Directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

For the financial year ended 31 December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to dormant companies.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The member has not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

Brighton Harbour Hotel Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Harbour House, 60 Purewell, Christchurch, England, BH23 1ES.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. 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 company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

The company has not traded during the year or the preceding financial period. During this time, the company received no income and incurred no expenditure and therefore no Profit and loss account is presented in these financial statements.

Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.

The company only enters into basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, and loans from related parties.

Financial liabilities and equity are classified according to the substance of the financial instrument's contractual obligations, rather than its legal form.

Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. lf objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

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:

Amounts owed to group undertakings are interest free and repayable on demand.

The bank loans of Harbour Hotels Group Limited, an intermediate parent company, are secured by a cross guarantee and a fixed and floating charge debenture over the company's assets.

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harbour Hotels Group Limited. The ultimate parent company is Global Reach UK Holdings Limited, a company in which Turnstone (Isle of Man) Limited is considered the ultimate controlling party. The financial statements for Global Reach UK Holdings Limited are publicly available from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ.

The smallest group in which the results of the company are consolidated is that headed by Harbour Hotels Group Limited and the largest group in which the results of the company are consolidated is that headed by Global Reach UK Holdings Limited. The registered office of Harbour Hotels Group Limited is 60 Purewell, Christchurch, England, BH23 1ES. The registered office of Global Reach UK Holdings Limited is c/o Zedra, Booths Hall, Booths Park 3, Chelford Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, WA16 8GS.