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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
MEMBERS' REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The members present their annual report together with the audited financial statements of Hemel Hempstead Investment LLP (the "LLP") for the period ended 31 March 2025.
Principal activity
The LLP was incorporated on
The principal objective of the LLP is that of property development
Designated Members
Bridges Property Alternatives Fund VI (General Partner) LLP (acting in its capacity as General Partner of Bridges Property Alternatives Fund VI LP) and Wrenbridge (Hemel Hempstead) LLP were Designated Members of the LLP throughout the period.
Members' capital and interests
Each Members' subscription to the capital of the LLP is determined by their share of the profit and is repayable following retirement from the LLP.
Details of changes in members' capital in the period ended 31 March 2025 are set out in the Reconciliation of Members' Interests.
Members are remunerated from the profits of the LLP. Profits are allocated and divided between members automatically. Automatic division of profits is recognised as 'Members' remuneration charged as expense' in the Profit and Loss Account and reflects the provisions of the Members' agreement. Members draw a proportion of their profit shares, subject to the cash requirements of the business.
Going concern
The LLP is currently reliant on its members for financial support. The members are committed to sustaining the LLP and its property development activities, and their forecasts indicate that the LLP has the resources to continue operating for at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are authorised. The members have concluded that it is appropriate that the financial statements be prepared on a going concern basis.
Members' responsibilities statement
The members are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law, (as applied by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008), requires the members to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the members 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, (as applied by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008) the members 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 LLP and of the profit or loss of the LLP for that period.
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
MEMBERS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
In preparing these financial statements, the members are required to:
∙select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
∙make judgments 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 LLP will continue in business.
The members are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the LLP's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the LLP and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 (as applied by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of the Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008). They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the LLP and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Disclosure of information to auditors
Each of the persons who are members at the time when this Members' Report is approved has confirmed that:
∙so far as that member is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the LLP's auditors are unaware, and
∙that member has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a member in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the LLP's auditors are aware of that information.
Auditors
Pursuant to Section 487 of the Companies Act 2006, the auditor will be deemed to be reappointed and Sumer
Auditco Limited will therefore continue in office.
This report was approved by the members on 24 October 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
We have audited the financial statements of Hemel Hempstead Investment LLP (the "LLP") for the period ended 31 March 2025, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows, the Reconciliation of Members' Interests and the related notes, 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).
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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the LLP in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Members' 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 LLP's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Members with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP (CONTINUED)
The Other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. The Members are responsible for the Other information contained within the Annual Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the Other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 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 course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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.
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' 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.
Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
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: Based on our understanding of the LLP and industry, we identified and assessed the risks of material misstatements, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations that could be expected to have a material impact on the financial statements. We also enquired of management and those charged with governance about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities. During the engagement team briefing, the outcomes of these discussions and enquiries were shared with the team, as well as consideration as to where and how fraud may occur in the entity. We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the LLP operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included, but were not limited to, the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Recommended Practice for LLPs and taxation legislation. In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the LLP’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty. As a result of performing the above, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in relation to revenue and profit/loss recognition. We also evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls). Audit procedures undertaken in response to the potential risks relating to irregularities (which include fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations) comprised: inquiries of management and those charged with governance as to whether the entity complies with such laws and regulations; enquiries with the same, concerning any actual or potential litigation or claims; inspection of relevant legal correspondence; obtaining an understanding of the policies and controls over the recognition of income and testing their implementation during the year; testing the appropriateness of entries in the nominal ledger, including journal entries; reviewing transactions around the end of the reporting period; challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in their significant accounting estimates; and the performance of analytical procedures to identify unexpected movements in account balances which may be indicative of fraud. No instances of material non-compliance were identified. However, the likelihood of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is limited by the inherent difficulty in detecting irregularities, the effectiveness of the entity’s controls, and the nature, timing and extent of the audit procedures performed. Irregularities that result from fraud might be inherently more difficult to detect than irregularities that result from error. As explained above, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatements may not be detected, even though the audit has been planned and performed in accordance with ISAs (UK).
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP (CONTINUED)
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' Report.
This report is made solely to the LLP's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006, as applied by Part 12 of The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Applications of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the LLP's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' 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 LLP and the LLP's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
for and on behalf of
Statutory Auditors
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
REGISTERED NUMBER: OC451278
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2025
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Members and were signed on their behalf on
The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements.
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
RECONCILIATION OF MEMBERS' INTERESTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Hemel Hempstead Investment LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership ("LLP") incorporated in England & Wales under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000. The address of its registered office is 38 Seymour Street, London, W1H 7BP.
2.Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting by Limited Liability Partnerships".
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The LLP is currently reliant on its members for financial support. The members are committed to sustaining the LLP and its property development activities, and their forecasts indicate that the LLP has the resources to continue operating for at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are authorised. The members have concluded that it is appropriate that the financial statements be prepared on a going concern basis.
Turnover comprises proceeds from sale of property and is recognised when both parties become legally binded to the conditions of the contract. Rental income from properties let via operating leases are recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rent increases that depend on an index or rate are initially measured using the index or rate at the commencement date. Where rent increases arise from rent reviews which are not able to be determined at the outset of the lease, these are then taken into account when such reviews have been settled with the tenants. Lease incentives and initial costs to arrange leases are capitalised, then amortised on a straight-line basis over the lease term ('rent averaging’).
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
A division of profits is the mechanism by which the profits of an LLP become a debt due to members. A division may be automatic or discretionary, may relate to some or all of the profits for a financial period and may take place during or after the end of a financial period.
An automatic division of profits is one where the LLP does not have an unconditional right to avoid making a division of an amount of profits based on the members' agreement in force at the time, whereas a discretionary division of profits requires a decision to be made by the LLP, which it has the unconditional right to avoid making.
The LLP divides profits automatically. Automatic divisions of profits are recognised as 'Members' remuneration charged as an expense in the Profit and Loss Account.
In the event of the LLP making losses, the loss is recognised as a credit amount of 'Members' remuneration charged as an expense where it is automatically divided or as a debit within equity under 'Other reserves' if not divided automatically.
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
The LLP has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 “Basic Financial Instruments” of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the LLP's Balance Sheet when the LLP becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.
Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The LLP's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due within the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Other financial assets
Other financial assets, which include investments in equity instruments which are not classified as subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the recognised transaction price. Such assets are subsequently measured at fair value with the changes in fair value being recognised in the profit or loss. Where Other financial assets are not publicly traded, and therefore their fair value cannot be measured reliably, they are measured at cost less impairment.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the LLP after the deduction of all its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusting for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss). When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest, discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are initially recognised at their transaction price and are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.
Derecognition of financial instruments
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised when their contractual right to future cash flow expires, or are settled, or when the LLP transfers the asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another party. If significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained after the transfer to another party, then the LLP will continue to recognise the value of the portion of the risks and rewards retained.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the LLP's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Significant Judgement – Timing of Revenue Recognition During the period ended 31 March 2025, the LLP entered into an unconditional and irrevocable contract for the sale of a property located in Hemel Hempstead. Although legal title and physical possession transferred after the reporting date, the LLP recognised the sale at the date of exchange of contracts, based on the following considerations: • The sale agreement was legally binding and unconditional, with no outstanding conditions precedent. • The purchaser paid a substantial non-refundable deposit, evidencing a firm commitment to complete the transaction. • The LLP retained legal title only as security for the remaining balance of the purchase price. Based on these factors, the members concluded that the significant risks and rewards of ownership had substantively transferred to the purchaser at the point of exchange. Accordingly, the sale was recognised in the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Analysis of turnover by country of destination:
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD INVESTMENT LLP
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Loans and other debts due to members rank equally with debts due to ordinary creditors in the event of a winding up.
Subsequent to the year end, the LLP exchanged and completed on the sale of the property on 30 April 2025.
The ultimate parent undertaking is Bridges Fund Management Limited. This entity has its registered office at 38 Seymour Street, London, W1H 7BP. The ultimate controlling parties are Philip Newbourough and Michele Giddens.
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