| REGISTERED NUMBER: 11151173 (England and Wales) |
| Group Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| for |
| ASA Holdco Limited |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: 11151173 (England and Wales) |
| Group Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| for |
| ASA Holdco Limited |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Contents of the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Group Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Directors | 4 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 6 |
| Consolidated Income Statement | 11 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet | 12 |
| Company Balance Sheet | 14 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 15 |
| ASA Holdco Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| 3rd Floor, Sovereign House |
| 1 Albert Place |
| London |
| N3 1QB |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Group Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| The Directors present their strategic report of the group for the year ending 31st March 2025. |
| ACTIVITIES |
| The principal activity of the group was the operation of residential care homes and residential nursing homes. The group primarily cares for elderly people and elderly people living with dementia. The group also has the provision to care for adults over the age of 18 who have health & social care needs. |
| The operating activities of the group were conducted from care homes located in East & West Sussex. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| The results for the period and financial position of the group are as shown in the financial statements. During the year, the group has continued to have a strong regional presence in the social care market. |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The primary activities of the Group is primarily in the heavily regulated social care industry. The Directors have identified the following principle risks in the Group's operations and financial performance: |
| 1. Regulatory & compliance issues |
| 2. Major changes in Government policy or legislation that impacts on our operating performance |
| 3. Maintaining profit margins in an inflationary environment |
| 4. Maintaining occupancy levels during periods of economic uncertainty |
| 5. Recruitment challenges |
| The Directors continue to take appropriate measures to mitigate the principle risks and uncertainties. Given the geographical location of the care homes and the desirable nature of these homes, the Directors are confident that they will be able to continue to trade well. |
| FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
| The Directors are aware of the uncertainties that currently exist within social care and the broader economy. As with most social care businesses, these uncertainties are in relation to the rising inflationary costs, staffing shortages and regulatory compliance. The Directors continue to take all steps they can to protect the future of the business. |
| The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts and budgets for a period for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements and on this basis believe the company has sufficient facilities to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. |
| Despite the ongoing uncertainties, the Group's strategy in the coming year is to continue to consolidate and improve the existing operations. |
| Given the strong geographical demand for social care in the area where the Group operates, the Directors consider that it is in a favourable position to continue to support people with a quality and cost effective service provision. The Group also has continued to reduce its dependence on temporary agency staff through a robust recruitment strategy. |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Group Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| FINANCIAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| The key performance indicators that the Group monitor are occupancy rates and average weekly fees. The care homes trade well under the financial KPls. |
| OTHER KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| The other primary key performance indicator are the ratings from the Group's regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Group continues to work to improve & maintain good ratings. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 31 March 2025. |
| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
| The principal activity of ASA Holdco Limited is that of a holding company. The principle activity of the Group is the operation of residential care homes and residential nursing homes. |
| EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR |
| There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2024 to the date of this report. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| The Directors recommend a dividend for the year of £90,000 (2024: £Nil). |
| FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
| The future developments of the Group are disclosed in the Group Strategic Report. |
| MATTERS COVERED IN THE GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT |
| The Directors have chosen, in accordance with Section 414C of the Companies Act 2006, to disclose the information relating to principal risks and uncertainties, review of the business, key performance indicators and future developments in the Group Strategic Report. |
| DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT |
| The directors are responsible for preparing the Group Strategic Report, 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 the group and of the profit or loss of the group 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. |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT - continued |
| The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group 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 the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. |
| STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
| So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the group's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group's auditors are aware of that information. |
| AUDITORS |
| Under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006, MGA Accountants LLP, will be deemed to have been reappointed as auditors 28 days after these financial statements were sent to members or 28 days after the latest date prescribed for filing the accounts with the registrar whichever is earlier. |
| 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: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| ASA Holdco Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of ASA Holdco Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Consolidated Income Statement, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet 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 group's and of the parent company affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of the group's profit for the year 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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group 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. |
| Conclusions relating to going concern |
| In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 group's and the parent company'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 directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| ASA Holdco Limited |
| Other information |
| The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors 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. |
| 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 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. |
| Opinions on other matters 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 Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
| - | the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
| Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
| In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors. |
| 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 by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
| - | the parent company 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; or |
| - | the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemption from the requirement to prepare a Group Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Directors. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| ASA Holdco Limited |
| Responsibilities of directors |
| As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on pages four and five, 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 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 group's and the parent 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 group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| ASA Holdco Limited |
| Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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. |
| As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also: |
| 1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. |
| 2. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances,but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control. |
| 3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management. |
| 4. Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our |
| opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern. |
| 5. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. |
| 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 Report of the Auditors. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| ASA Holdco Limited |
| 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 a Report of the Auditors 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. |
| for and on behalf of |
| 3rd Floor, Sovereign House |
| 1 Albert Place |
| London |
| N3 1QB |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Consolidated Income Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 4 | 5,495,363 | 4,382,686 |
| Cost of sales | 2,677,534 | 2,240,139 |
| GROSS PROFIT | 2,817,829 | 2,142,547 |
| Administrative expenses | 792,566 | 643,479 |
| 2,025,263 | 1,499,068 |
| Other operating income | 35,043 | 46,769 |
| OPERATING PROFIT | 6 | 2,060,306 | 1,545,837 |
| Interest receivable and similar income | 8 | 194,975 | 101,034 |
| 2,255,281 | 1,646,871 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 9 | 173,434 | 181,905 |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | 2,081,847 | 1,464,966 |
| Tax on profit | 10 | 607,975 | 386,417 |
| PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
| Profit attributable to: |
| Owners of the parent | 1,473,872 | 1,078,549 |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet |
| 31 March 2025 |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 12 | 70,400 | 88,000 |
| Tangible assets | 13 | 3,902,655 | 4,017,917 |
| Investments | 14 | - | - |
| 3,973,055 | 4,105,917 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 15 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| Debtors | 16 | 242,465 | 225,780 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 4,753,994 | 3,179,405 |
| 5,002,459 | 3,411,185 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 17 | 955,326 | 796,254 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 4,047,133 | 2,614,931 |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
8,020,188 |
6,720,848 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
18 |
(2,247,335 |
) |
(2,402,010 |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 21 | (92,860 | ) | (22,717 | ) |
| NET ASSETS | 5,679,993 | 4,296,121 |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 200 | 200 |
| Retained earnings | 5,679,793 | 4,295,921 |
| 5,679,993 | 4,296,121 |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet - continued |
| 31 March 2025 |
| The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 8 December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by: |
| M/s S Amershi - Director |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Company Balance Sheet |
| 31 March 2025 |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 12 |
| Tangible assets | 13 |
| Investments | 14 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors | 16 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 17 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital |
| Retained earnings |
| Company's profit for the financial year | 1,371,764 | 62,279 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| ASA Holdco Limited is a |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires Group management to exercise judgement in applying the Group's accounting policies. |
| Basis of consolidation |
| The consolidated financial statements present the results of the Company and its own subsidiaries ('the Group') as if they form a single entity. lntercompany transactions and balances between group companies are therefore eliminated in full. |
| The consolidated financial statements incorporate the results of business combinations using the purchase method. In the Statement of Financial Position, the acquiree's identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities are initially recognised at their fair values at the acquisition date. The results of acquired operations are included in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Retained Earnings from the date on which control is obtained. They are deconsolidated from the date control ceases. |
| Related party exemption |
| The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |
| Transactions between group entities which have been eliminated on consolidation are not disclosed within the financial statements. |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Turnover |
| Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Group and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised: |
| Rendering of services |
| a. Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied: |
| - the amount of revenue can be measured reliably; |
| - it is probable that the Group will receive the consideration due under the contract; |
| - the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; |
| - the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably. |
| Goodwill |
| Goodwill represents the difference between amounts paid on the cost of a business combination and the acquirer's interest in the fair value of the Group's share of its identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquiree at the date of acquisition. Subsequent to initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is amortised on a straight-line basis to the Consolidated Statement of Income and Retained Earnings over its useful economic life. |
| Intangible assets |
| Intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. |
| All intangible assets are considered to have a finite useful life. If a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made, the useful life shall not exceed ten years. |
| Government grants |
| Grants are accounted under the accruals model as permitted by FRS 102. Grants relating to expenditure on tangible fixed assets are credited to profit or loss at the same rate as the depreciation on the assets to which the grant relates. The deferred element of grants is included in creditors as deferred income. |
| Grants of a revenue nature are recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Retained Earnings in the same period as the related expenditure. |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Financial instruments |
| The Group only enters into basic financial instruments and transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors and loans to and from related parties. |
| (i) Financial assets |
| Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors, and amounts due from related companies, are initially recognised at transaction price, 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. |
| Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
| At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings. |
| Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are |
| transferred to another party or (c) control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions. |
| (ii) Financial liabilities |
| Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors and accruals, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. |
| Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
| Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires. |
| (iii) Offsetting |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amounts presented in the financial statements when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
| Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
| Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
| Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
| Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
| Operating leases |
| Rentals paid by the Group under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term. |
| Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term, unless another systematic basis is representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit from the use of the leased asset. |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The Group operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Group pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Group has no further payment obligations. |
| The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Statement of Financial Position. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Group in independently administered funds. |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Going concern |
| The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that the Group will continue to trade for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements and will be able to meet its debts as they fall due. The directors have reviewed forecasts and budgets and are confident of the Group's ability to continue trading as a going concern for the foreseeable future. |
| Finance costs |
| Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument. |
| Provisions for liabilities |
| Provisions are recognised when an event has taken place that gives rise to a legal or constructive obligation, a transfer of economic benefits is probable and a reliable estimate can be made. |
| Provisions are measured as the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation, taking into account the related risks and uncertainties. |
| Increases in provisions are generally charged as an expense to profit or loss. |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 3. | CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY |
| In the application of the Group's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts 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 where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. |
| The following judgements which also include estimates have been made in applying the above accounting policies: |
| (a) Debtors |
| The Group makes an estimate of the recoverable value of trade and other debtors. When assessing impairment of trade and other debtors, management considers factors including the current credit rating of the debtor, the ageing profile of debtors and historical experience. |
| (b) Useful economic life of goodwill |
| The useful economic life of goodwill arising is subject to estimation. In line with FRS 102, the directors have determined that the goodwill should be amortised over a 10 year period, the maximum amount allowed, given that the business have strong financial performance. Should the performance of the businesses change in the future, the directors will amend their estimate of the useful economic life of the goodwill. |
| (c) Useful economic lives 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 reassessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets. |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 4. | TURNOVER |
| The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the group. |
| An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below: |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Nursing and care home revenue | 5,495,363 | 4,382,686 |
| 5,495,363 | 4,382,686 |
| All turnover arose within the United Kingdom. |
| 5. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries | 2,162,728 | 1,780,276 |
| Social security costs | 186,591 | 139,711 |
| Other pension costs | 40,500 | 33,299 |
| 2,389,819 | 1,953,286 |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| Directors | 2 | 2 |
| Employees | 86 | 73 |
| 6. | OPERATING PROFIT |
| The operating profit is stated after charging: |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Depreciation - owned assets | 115,262 | 115,261 |
| Goodwill amortisation | 17,600 | 17,600 |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 7. | AUDITORS' REMUNERATION |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Fees payable to the company's auditors for the audit of the company's financial statements |
25,200 |
24,300 |
| Taxation compliance services | 3,600 | 7,200 |
| Accounting and other services | 4,200 | 5,298 |
| 8. | INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME |
| Interest income is recognised in the statement of income and retained earnings using the effective interest method. |
| 9. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loan interest | 173,434 | 181,905 |
| All borrowing costs are recognised in the statement of income and retained earnings in the year in which they are incurred. |
| 10. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows: |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Current tax: |
| UK corporation tax | 554,015 | 390,136 |
| Deferred tax | 53,960 | (3,719 | ) |
| Tax on profit | 607,975 | 386,417 |
| UK corporation tax has been charged at 25 % . |
| 11. | INDIVIDUAL INCOME STATEMENT |
| As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements. |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 12. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Group |
| Goodwill |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 April 2024 |
| and 31 March 2025 | 598,233 |
| AMORTISATION |
| At 1 April 2024 | 510,233 |
| Charge for year | 17,600 |
| At 31 March 2025 | 527,833 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 March 2025 | 70,400 |
| At 31 March 2024 | 88,000 |
| 13. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Group |
| Freehold | Short | Plant and |
| property | leasehold | machinery |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 April 2024 |
| and 31 March 2025 | 4,286,419 | 9,680 | 92,887 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 April 2024 | 342,912 | 9,680 | 46,088 |
| Charge for year | 85,728 | - | 19,361 |
| At 31 March 2025 | 428,640 | 9,680 | 65,449 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 March 2025 | 3,857,779 | - | 27,438 |
| At 31 March 2024 | 3,943,507 | - | 46,799 |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 13. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
| Group |
| Fixtures |
| and | Motor | Computer |
| fittings | vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 April 2024 |
| and 31 March 2025 | 268,568 | 49,590 | 1,274 | 4,708,418 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 April 2024 | 268,568 | 22,743 | 510 | 690,501 |
| Charge for year | - | 9,918 | 255 | 115,262 |
| At 31 March 2025 | 268,568 | 32,661 | 765 | 805,763 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 March 2025 | - | 16,929 | 509 | 3,902,655 |
| At 31 March 2024 | - | 26,847 | 764 | 4,017,917 |
| 14. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Company |
| Shares in |
| group |
| undertakings |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 April 2024 |
| and 31 March 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 March 2025 |
| At 31 March 2024 |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 14. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued |
| The group or the company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
| Subsidiaries |
| Registered office: East Dean Grange, Lower Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, BN20 0DE. |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| Registered office: East Dean Grange, Lower Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, BN20 0DE. |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| Registered office: East Dean Grange, Lower Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, BN20 0DE. |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| Registered office: East Dean Grange, Lower Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, BN20 0DE. |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| Registered office: East Dean Grange, Lower Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, BN20 0DE. |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 14. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued |
| Registered office: East Dean Grange, Lower Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, BN20 0DE. |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| 15. | STOCKS |
| Group |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Stocks | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 16. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 | 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Trade debtors | 200,886 | 223,689 |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings | - | - |
| Other debtors | 11,812 | 2,091 |
| Deferred tax asset | - | - | 74 | 43 |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 29,767 | - |
| 242,465 | 225,780 |
| 17. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 | 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts | 153,569 | 152,794 |
| Trade creditors | 28,132 | 45,690 |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings | - | - |
| Tax | 404,015 | 399,553 |
| Social security and other taxes | 38,424 | 29,909 |
| Other creditors | 190,396 | 81,973 |
| Accruals and deferred income | 140,790 | 86,335 |
| 955,326 | 796,254 |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 17. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR - continued |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings are unsecured, do not bear interest and are repayable on demand. |
| 18. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| Group |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans - 2-5 years | 2,247,335 | 2,402,010 |
| 19. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
| Group |
| Non-cancellable |
| operating leases |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year | 2,592 | 2,592 |
| Between one and five years | 5,832 | 8,424 |
| 8,424 | 11,016 |
| 20. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| Group |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans | 2,400,904 | 2,554,804 |
| The loan is due to be repaid in July 2026. The loan is secured over the property at Barons Down, Brighton Road, Lewes and Ersham House, Ersham Road, Hailsham and accrues interest at the Bank of England base rate plus a margin of between 1.75% and 2.25%. |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 21. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| Group |
| 31.3.25 | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax | 92,860 | 22,717 |
| Group |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 April 2024 | 22,717 |
| Charge to Income Statement during year | 70,143 |
| Balance at 31 March 2025 | 92,860 |
| Company |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 April 2024 | ( |
) |
| Provided during year | ( |
) |
| Balance at 31 March 2025 | ( |
) |
| 22. | CONTINGENT LIABILITIES |
| The Company is party to a debenture over all its assets including the freehold properties together with a cross-guarantee arrangement covering all the members of the ASA Holdco Limited group, and also certain related companies, in relation to bank loans granted to this company and certain other group and related companies. |
| 23. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| Included within the other debtors balance is an amount of £11,812 (2024: £1,991) which is owed from companies which are under common control. Included within the other creditors balance is an amount of £89,000 (2024: £Nil) which is owed to a company which is also under common control. |
| The above amounts are unsecured and interest free with no fixed repayment terms. |
| 24. | POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS |
| There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end. |
| ASA Holdco Limited (Registered number: 11151173) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 25. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The ultimate controlling party is Mr. Ariz Asaria. |