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Registration number: 04658838

Bedruthan Hotel Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2 to 3

Directors' Report

4 to 5

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

6

Independent Auditor's Report

7 to 10

Profit and Loss Account

11

Statement of Comprehensive Income

11

Balance Sheet

12

Statement of Changes in Equity

13

Notes to the Financial Statements

14 to 25

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Company Information

Directors

R Whittington

R J Waghorn

E Stratton

Company secretary

E Stratton

Registered office

Bedruthan Hotel
Mawgan Porth
Newquay
Cornwall
TR8 4BU

Bankers

Barclays Bank Plc
Cornwall Truro 9
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE87 2BB

Auditors

Thompson Jenner LLP
Chartered Accountants
28 Alexandra Terrace
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 1BD

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Strategic Report for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

The directors present their strategic report for the period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is operation of a hotel establishment.

Fair review of the business

Turnover in the 52 weeks ended 29 December 2024 rose by 3.3% to £7.158m (2023: £6.927m). The small rise in turnover was largely due to lower room and spa income being offset by an increase in spend on food and drink.

In the 52-week period ended 29 December 2024 occupancy averaged 64% (2023: 66%) and the ADR was £152.67 (2023: £159.46). The gross profit margin fell significantly to 33.6% (2023: 38.4%) due to increases in wages and salary costs in the year. Administrative expenses however fell by 2.8% helped by a significant fall in utility costs albeit they are still at levels well above pre-pandemic levels. Overall, this meant that EBITDA in the period was a loss of £88,380 (2023: profit £49,754).

During the year the company continued its refurbishment of more hotel bedrooms as part of its objective to make it more appealing to a wider group of potential guests and make it less reliant on particular segments of the market. It also sought to make the hotel more appealing on a year-round basis.

The company uses various key performance indicators to analyse the business on a monthly basis. The KPI's which the directors consider to be most important to understand operating trends over the reporting period are shown below:

Turnover £7,157,599 (2023: £6,927,438)

Occupancy 63.9% (2023: 66.1%)

Average Daily Rate (ADR) £152.67 (2023: £159.46)

EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Tax and Depreciation) loss £88,380 (2023: profit £49,754)

The ethos of the company continues to be underpinned by a passion for protecting the environment and business decisions are taken to ensure that the impact on the planet is at the forefront of the mind. There is much discussion about the responsibility that the business has beyond simply its financial performance and the company seeks to carefully balance the importance of delivering profits alongside investing in its people and ensuring that decisions are taken in the long-term best interests of the company and the environment.

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Strategic Report for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

Principal risks and uncertainties

The board of directors undertake a regular review of the company and have identified that the principal risks facing the company relate to competition and the effects of the current economic climate.

The company has worked hard over recent years to try to ensure that the hotel has become more of a year-round destination so as to smooth out the impact that seasonality has on the business although the summer months will still be key to the company's overall success. It is vital that the hotel maintains very high standards and continues to invest in its facilities in order that we can provide our guests with a memorable experience during their stay. The company seeks to mitigate this risk by ensuring that it provides an offer that is considered to be excellent value for money and significant effort and investment is made to create an environment that provides guests with a range of internal and external spaces that enable them to have a relaxing and enjoyable stay that will hopefully mean that our guests choose to return on a regular basis.

The quality of our staff is key to the success of the business. We aim to ensure that we invest in our teams and compensate them appropriately thereby facilitating a positive working environment which aids staff retention and seeks to deliver our guests with a high level of customer service. All employees are paid at least the Real Living Wage.

There continues to be ongoing pressure on consumer’s disposable incomes and we are very mindful of the need to ensure that the prices that we charge are fair and reasonable for our services and our guests consider them to be good value for money.

Future developments

Despite the challenges the Directors are committed to ensuring that they continue to invest in the facilities and the team who work in the business. The Directors expect that the cost of living challenges, the vagaries of the British weather and the appetite for potential guests to visit Cornwall will have an impact on the company.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 12 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
R J Waghorn
Director

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Directors' Report for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024.

Directors of the company

The directors who held office during the period were as follows:

R Whittington

R J Waghorn

E Stratton - Company secretary and director

Financial instruments

Objectives and policies

The company's principal financial instruments comprise the bank balance, trade creditors and trade debtors. The main purpose of these instruments is to raise funds for the company's operations.

Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk

The company's approach to managing risks applicable to the financial instruments is shown below.

In respect of the bank balance, the liquidity risk is managed by maintaining a balance between the continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of bank borrowings at various rates of interest.

Trade debtors are managed in respect of credit and cash flow by policies concerning the credit offered to customers and the regular monitoring of amounts outstanding for both time and credit limits. The amounts presented in the balance sheet are net of allowances for doubtful debts.

Trade creditors liquidity risk is managed by ensuring that sufficient funds are available to meet amounts due.

Employment of disabled persons

Applications for employment by disabled persons are always fully considered, bearing in mind the aptitudes of the applicant concerned. In the event of members of staff becoming disabled, every effort is made to ensure that their employment within the group continues and that the appropriate training is arranged. It is the policy of the group that the training, career development and promotion of disabled persons should, as far as possible, be identical to that of other employees.

Employee involvement

The group's policy is to consult and discuss with employees matters likely to affect employees' interests.

Information on matters of concern to employees is given through information bulletins and reports which seek to achieve common awareness of the part of all employees of the financial and economic factors affecting the group's performance.

There is no employee share scheme at present.

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Directors' Report for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

Disclosure of information to the auditors

Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 12 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
R J Waghorn
Director

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual 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 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 apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

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 and in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). 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.

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Bedruthan Hotel Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Bedruthan Hotel Limited (the 'company') for the period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, 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).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 29 December 2024 and of its loss for the period then ended;

have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

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 auditor 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 UK, including the FRC’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.

Other matters

The financial statements of the company for the year end 31 December 2023 were audited by another auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements on 11 September 2024.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 original financial statements were 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.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. 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.

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Bedruthan Hotel Limited

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial period for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or

we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities [set out on page 6], the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor Responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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 auditor’s 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.

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Bedruthan Hotel Limited

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit.

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.

The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the hospitality and tourism sector;

we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental, fire safety, Licensing Act 2003 and health and safety legislation;

we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management, reviewing licenses, certificates and relevant correspondence including the inspection of legal correspondence; and

identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and

considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and

investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Bedruthan Hotel Limited

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;

enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and

reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators and the company’s legal advisors.

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company’s members, 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 members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s 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 members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

......................................
Mr Simon Lewis FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Thompson Jenner LLP, Statutory Auditor

28 Alexandra Terrace
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 1BD

22 September 2025

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Profit and Loss Account for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Turnover

3

7,157,599

6,927,438

Cost of sales

 

(4,753,366)

(4,263,944)

Gross profit

 

2,404,233

2,663,494

Administrative expenses

 

(3,044,642)

(3,132,175)

Other operating income

4

119,195

102,640

Operating loss

5

(521,214)

(366,041)

Other interest receivable and similar income

6

9,903

22,384

Interest payable and similar expenses

7

(4,854)

(2,220)

Loss before tax

 

(516,165)

(345,877)

Taxation

11

89,977

55,761

Loss for the financial period

 

(426,188)

(290,116)

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

The company has no recognised gains or losses for the period other than the results above.

Statement of Comprehensive Income for Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

2024
£

2023
£

Loss for the period

(426,188)

(290,116)

Total comprehensive income for the period

(426,188)

(290,116)

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Balance Sheet as at 29 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

12

6,950,248

7,249,273

Current assets

 

Stocks

13

88,481

76,362

Debtors

14

5,238,369

4,426,673

Cash at bank and in hand

 

451,264

1,192,276

 

5,778,114

5,695,311

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

16

(2,488,384)

(2,189,257)

Net current assets

 

3,289,730

3,506,054

Total assets less current liabilities

 

10,239,978

10,755,327

Provisions for liabilities

17

(17,709)

(106,870)

Net assets

 

10,222,269

10,648,457

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

19

104,255

104,255

Share premium reserve

20

67,018

67,018

Profit and loss account

20

10,050,996

10,477,184

Total equity

 

10,222,269

10,648,457

Approved and authorised by the Board on 12 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
R J Waghorn
Director

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

104,255

67,018

10,477,184

10,648,457

Loss for the period

-

-

(426,188)

(426,188)

At 29 December 2024

104,255

67,018

10,050,996

10,222,269

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 2 January 2023

104,255

67,018

10,767,300

10,938,573

Loss for the period

-

-

(290,116)

(290,116)

At 31 December 2023

104,255

67,018

10,477,184

10,648,457

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Bedruthan Hotel
Mawgan Porth
Newquay
Cornwall
TR8 4BU

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 were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.

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.

Summary of disclosure exemptions

The company has taken advantage of the following exemptions in line with FRS 102 paragraph 1.12 on the basis that the information is contained within the consolidated financial statements of the parent company:
1. from preparing a statement of cash flows;
2. from disclosing the company key management personnel compensation.

The company has taken advantage of the disclosure exemption in line with FRS 102 paragraph 33.1A concerning disclosure of transactions with other wholly owned group companies.

Name of parent of group

These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Red Hotels Limited.

The financial statements of Red Hotels Limited may be obtained from Companies House.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

The company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing material adjustments to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are addressed below:

a) Useful economic lives and residual values of tangible assets

The annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to changes 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. See note 12 for the carrying amount of the tangible fixed assets.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts. The company recognises revenue when, the amount of revenue can be reliably measured and it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity. As such revenue in relation to accommodation, spa, food and beverages are recognised in the period in which the service has been provided to the customer. Deposits received in advance of the service being provided are held within other creditors and released on provision of the service.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred 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.

Deferred income tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Hotel freehold property

Not depreciated

Plant and machinery

25% straight line basis

Fixtures fittings and equipment

4-10% straight line basis

Motor vehicles

25% straight line basis

Freehold land is not depreciated. The hotel buildings are maintained, as a matter of policy, by a programme of repair and refurbishment such that the residual value is at least equal to the book value. The residual value is based on the estimated amount that would be currently obtainable from disposal of the asset net of disposal costs if the asset were already of the age and condition expected at the end of its useful life.

An assessment of the hotel's residual value is performed at the end of each reporting period. In addition, the directors' policy is to ensure that the annual budget for repair and refurbishment projects takes into account matters raised in the annual impairment review.

Having regard to this, the directors are of the opinion that depreciation on the hotel buildings would not be material.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

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.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

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.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Turnover

The analysis of the company's Turnover for the period from continuing operations is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Accommodation

3,605,969

3,703,918

Food and beverage

2,787,950

2,567,349

Spa income

527,549

507,761

Sundry operations

236,131

148,410

7,157,599

6,927,438

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

4

Other operating income

The analysis of the company's other operating income for the period is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Rent receivable

119,195

102,640

5

Operating loss

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
£

2023
£

Depreciation expense

432,834

415,795

Operating lease expense - other

5,959

5,186

6

Other interest receivable and similar income

2024
£

2023
£

Interest income on bank deposits

9,903

22,384

7

Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
£

2023
£

Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings

478

1,777

Interest expense on other finance liabilities

4,376

443

4,854

2,220

8

Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Wages and salaries

6,033,316

5,855,163

Social security costs

486,730

473,111

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

106,803

110,134

Other employee expense

37,397

31,091

6,664,246

6,469,499

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

The average number of persons employed by the company during the period, analysed by category was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Operations

225

235

Management and Heads of Departments

21

18

246

253

The employee numbers and amounts disclosed above include all employees of the Red Hotels Limited group. Aggregate remuneration costs of £2,633,031 (2023: £2,815,091) have been recharged to Scarlet Hotel Limited during the period.

9

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the period was as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Remuneration

142,624

150,099

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

2,054

2,655

144,678

152,754

During the period the number of directors who were receiving benefits was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Accruing benefits under money purchase pension scheme

1

1

10

Auditors' remuneration

2024
£

2023
£

Audit of the financial statements

4,000

4,760

Other fees to auditors

All other non-audit services

2,464

3,040


 

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

11

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account

2024
£

2023
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

-

(816)

UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods

(816)

-

(816)

(816)

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

(89,161)

(54,945)

Tax receipt in the income statement

(89,977)

(55,761)

The tax on profit before tax for the period is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2023 - 25%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
£

2023
£

Loss before tax

(516,165)

(345,877)

Corporation tax at standard rate

(129,041)

(86,469)

Tax increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

67,448

55,834

Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)

594

(4,980)

Tax increase arising from group relief

39,206

35,615

Deferred tax credit from unrecognised temporary difference from a prior period

(67,368)

(54,945)

Further item of tax decrease

(816)

(816)

Total tax credit

(89,977)

(55,761)

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2024

Liability
£

Accelerated tax depreciation

93,057

Accrued liabilities

(62,666)

Tax losses carried forwards

(12,682)

17,709

2023

Liability
£

Accelerated tax depreciation

160,506

Accrued liabilities

(53,636)

106,870

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

12

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Plant & machinery
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

7,315,472

3,956,928

12,700

1,360,770

12,645,870

Additions

-

24,018

-

109,791

133,809

At 29 December 2024

7,315,472

3,980,946

12,700

1,470,561

12,779,679

Depreciation

At 1 January 2024

1,403,328

3,148,514

12,700

832,055

5,396,597

Charge for the period

-

155,404

-

277,430

432,834

At 29 December 2024

1,403,328

3,303,918

12,700

1,109,485

5,829,431

Carrying amount

At 29 December 2024

5,912,144

677,028

-

361,076

6,950,248

At 31 December 2023

5,912,144

808,414

-

528,715

7,249,273

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £5,912,144 (2023 - £5,912,144) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

13

Stocks

2024
£

2023
£

Merchandise

13,060

18,087

Finished goods and goods for resale

75,421

58,275

88,481

76,362

14

Debtors

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

18,343

37,618

Amounts owed by related parties

5,107,705

4,218,922

Other debtors

1,339

1,411

Prepayments and accrued income

110,982

168,722

Total current trade and other debtors

5,238,369

4,426,673

15

Cash and cash equivalents

2024
£

2023
£

Cash on hand

4,225

5,323

Cash at bank

447,039

682,265

Short-term deposits

-

504,688

451,264

1,192,276

16

Creditors

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

Trade creditors

374,301

245,819

Social security and other taxes

283,800

312,886

Other creditors

1,256,269

944,334

Accruals

574,014

686,218

2,488,384

2,189,257

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

17

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

106,870

106,870

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

(89,161)

(89,161)

At 29 December 2024

17,709

17,709

18

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the period represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £106,803 (2023 - £110,134).

Contributions totalling £23,534 (2023 - £21,944) were payable to the scheme at the end of the period and are included in creditors.

19

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

104,255

104,255

104,255

104,255

       

Rights, preferences and restrictions

Ordinary shares have the following rights, preferences and restrictions:
There are no restrictions on the distribution of dividends and the repayment of capital for this share class. Each Ordinary share carries voting rights of £1 per share.

20

Reserves

Called up share capital

Called up share capital represents the nominal value of the shares issued.

Share premium reserve

Share premium reserve represents the amount above the nominal value received for shares issued, less transaction costs.

Profit and loss account

Profit and loss account represents the cumulative profits or losses, net of dividends paid and other adjustments.

 

Bedruthan Hotel Limited
(Registration number: 04658838)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 29 December 2024

21

Contingent liabilities

The company has a composite agreement with Barclays Bank Plc, in which the company guarantees the borrowings of Red Hotels Limited, the parent company. The maximum potential liability as at 29 December 2024 was £6,108,899 (2023: £6,229,562).

22

Related party transactions

R J Waghorn, director, is a partner of Waghorn Partnership. Amounts paid to Waghorn Partnership in respect of training, consultancy and director's fees amounted to £39,278 (2023: £16,008). The balance owed to Waghorn Partnership at the year end was £nil (2023: £nil).

C Stratton, husband of E Stratton, director, charged £23,750 (2023: £14,540) during the year in respect of financial consultancy. The balance owed to C Stratton at the year end was £24,750 (2023: £nil).

The company has a trading relationship with St Austell Brewery Company Limited, a company whose Chief Financial Office, C Stratton, is the husband of E Stratton, director. During the year the company made purchases from St Austell Brewery Company Limited or £69,012 (2023: £66,480). The balance owing at the year end was £8,532 (2023: £5,207).

23

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is Red Hotels Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.

 The most senior parent entity producing publicly available financial statements in which these financial statements are consolidated is Red Hotels Limited. These financial statements are available upon request from Bedruthan House, Trenance, Mawgan Porth, Newquay, Cornwall, TR8 4BU

 The ultimate controlling party is Mrs E Stratton.