REGISTERED NUMBER: 06398416 (England and Wales)

STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

FOR

DRAGONGLASS MILTON KEYNES LIMITED

Page

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Report of the Directors

4

Report of the Independent Auditors

5

Income Statement

8

Other Comprehensive Income

9

Balance Sheet

10

Statement of Changes in Equity

11

Notes to the Financial Statements

12

DIRECTORS:

L M Becker

J D Levy

J P Levy

N S Rubin

M D Rubin

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Greenhill House

90/93 Cowcross Street

London

EC1M 6BF

REGISTERED NUMBER:

06398416 (England and Wales)

AUDITORS:

Goldwyns Limited

Statutory Auditors and Chartered Accountants

1 Nelson Mews

Southend on Sea

Essex

SS1 1AL

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2022.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

The principal activity of the company during the year under review was a hotel operating under the Delta Marriott franchise.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS

The results for the year show revenues generated of £3,992,592 (2023 - £5,784,376) and a resultant loss before tax of £(429,237) (2023 - profit before tax of £712,988). Further details of the company's financial performance can be found in the annexed financial statements.

The directors are pleased to note customer demand remaining strong and occupancy levels when adjusted for refurbishment restricted availability continued to improve. Meanwhile, the company continues to work closely with its suppliers and associates, to ensure its delivery continues to meet or exceed expectations.

Given the nature of its business structure, rising employment costs squeeze the company's available margins, although the directors look to mitigate that where possible.

During the year the company also embarked on a substantial refurbishment exercise, to bring the hotel up to brand standards. Although the work remained ongoing at the year end the directors are happy with the results and expect that will continue to supplement demand for the foreseeable future.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The principal risk to the business is inadequate occupancy of its available rooms and therefore an inability to generate sufficient revenues to service operations. The directors closely monitor the company's performance against similar businesses operating in comparable markets and respond accordingly.

Similarly, the company carefully monitors its compliance with brand standards, and regularly compares its performance against other (local and national) hotels to ensure it remains competitive.

The company is also susceptible to any loss in key members of operational staff and therefore operates a number of performance reward and incentive programmes to mitigate these risks.

Finally, the company is as susceptible to economic fluctuations as any other. The UK economic climate therefore poses a further risk to the company, and its customer base, of which the directors are very aware. As above, ensuring sufficient demand is key to combatting the threats this poses.

SECTION 172(1) STATEMENT

The board of directors have a legal responsibility under section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 to act in the way we consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the company's success for the benefit of its members as a whole, and to have regard to the long-term effect of our decisions on the company and its stakeholders. This statement addresses the ways in which we as a board handle this responsibility.

Decision making

Regular operational and strategic meetings are held by the directors and general managers. This ensures the board has access to the key factors affecting all areas of the business' decision making, shorter term or longer.

Furthermore, the company is in constant communication with Marriott and various industry specific news sources. This enables the directors to keep abreast of, and address, all longer-term shifts in the company's operating markets.

Employee engagement

The company maintains a diverse workforce of local employees spanning all aspects of the hotel delivery, supplemented by outsourced staff and suppliers where necessary. Staff are rewarded in line with comparable local markets, provided with specific training relevant to their needs and have access to wider industry opportunities as a result of the same.

Business relationships

The company actively maintains strong relationships with its key suppliers and support functions, to ensure it has access to the resources it needs to operate effectively.

The wider franchise ensures the company has access to a broad array of customers, visiting for various purposes. The company monitors compliance with brand standards to ensure all customers' expectations are satisfied and deliver the best possible service it can achieve.

Community and environmental impact

The directors remain ever conscious of the impact their business has on the local community and environment. As well as being a supportive local employer, the company also complies with all franchise environmental incentives.

Business conduct

The directors closely monitor the company's service delivery to ensure at all times the business is honest, fair and professional in its conduct with all stakeholders.

Shareholder engagement

The company is actively managed by its shareholders, who are all represented on the board of directors.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

J D Levy - Director

28 November 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2024.

DIVIDENDS

No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 December 2024.

DIRECTORS

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2024 to the date of this report.

L M Becker

J D Levy

J P Levy

N S Rubin

M D Rubin

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES

The directors are responsible for preparing the 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 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 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.

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. 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.

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 company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS

The auditors, Goldwyns Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

J D Levy - Director

28 November 2025

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Dragonglass Milton Keynes Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Other 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 31 December 2024 and of its loss 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 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.

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 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.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the 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 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 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 company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the 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, 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 four, 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 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.

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.

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.

In order to address the risks of misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud, we have:

-

obtained an understanding of the key laws and regulations applicable to the company, including the Companies Act 2006, its Delta Marriott franchise agreement and applicable taxation legislation;

-

assessed the company's own internal controls and systems for the prevention and detection of irregularities and particularly the control environment within which they operate;

-

determined a materiality level and audit approach sufficient to identify most irregularities, including fraud, that may occur;

-

considered our own involvement in the preparation of the company's statutory financial statements and taxation returns;

-

conducted audit verification work, on a sample basis, on the key audit areas and risks we have identified; and

-

reflected on the outcome of our work, and the likelihood that conclusions drawn may be indicative of other areas of potential irregularity.

We therefore consider our audit approach has been sufficient to detect material irregularities, including fraud.

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.

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.

S T Blundell FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Goldwyns Limited

Statutory Auditors and Chartered Accountants

1 Nelson Mews

Southend on Sea

Essex

SS1 1AL

14 December 2025

TURNOVER

3,992,592

5,784,376

Cost of sales

2,581,254

2,836,827

GROSS PROFIT

1,411,338

2,947,549

Administrative expenses

1,056,473

1,475,322

354,865

1,472,227

Other operating income

92,000

-

OPERATING PROFIT

4

446,865

1,472,227

Interest receivable and similar income

12,299

-

459,164

1,472,227

Interest payable and similar expenses

6

888,401

759,239

(LOSS)/PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION

(429,237

)

712,988

Tax on (loss)/profit

7

(89,640

)

196,260

(LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR

(339,597

)

516,728

(LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE YEAR

(339,597

)

516,728

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

-

-

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR

(339,597

)

516,728

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets

8

2,928,703

2,946,368

Tangible assets

9

12,938,898

10,634,991

15,867,601

13,581,359

CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks

10

24,076

7,217

Debtors

11

11,570,579

11,222,100

Cash at bank and in hand

131,937

85,024

11,726,592

11,314,341

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

12

3,098,551

2,309,811

NET CURRENT ASSETS

8,628,041

9,004,530

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

24,495,642

22,585,889

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year

13

(19,092,769

)

(16,753,779

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

17

(355,640

)

(445,280

)

NET ASSETS

5,047,233

5,386,830

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

18

100

100

Retained earnings

19

5,047,133

5,386,730

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

5,047,233

5,386,830

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 28 November 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

J D Levy - Director

Called up

share

Retained

Total

capital

earnings

equity

£

£

£

Balance at 1 January 2023

100

4,870,002

4,870,102

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income

-

516,728

516,728

Balance at 31 December 2023

100

5,386,730

5,386,830

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income

-

(339,597

)

(339,597

)

Balance at 31 December 2024

100

5,047,133

5,047,233

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Dragonglass Milton Keynes Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The company trades from its leased property in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

2.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":

•

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows.

Turnover

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Turnover represents the income receivable by the company from its trading activities as a hotel. Sales encompass room hire, food and beverage income and all other associated ancillary hotel and guest services. Turnover is recognised in the period in which the physical goods are sold, as services are performed or otherwise as entitlement accrues to the company.

Other income

During the year ended 31 December 2024 the company received £400,000 of income from its franchiser. The amounts have been deferred and are being released evenly over the life of the franchise agreement.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Amortisation policy - over a period of 175 years

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

Long leasehold

-

over a period of 175 years

Fixtures, fittings and equipment

-

33% on cost and 20% on cost

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the 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.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

2024

2023

£

£

Wages and salaries

1,184,103

1,235,408

Social security costs

94,109

89,958

Other pension costs

59,511

53,758

1,337,723

1,379,124

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:

2024

2023

Hotel staff

65

68

Directors

5

5

70

73

2024

2023

£

£

Directors' remuneration

-

-

4.	OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2024

2023

£

£

Hire of plant and machinery

21,130

30,991

Depreciation - owned assets

116,259

126,271

Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts and finance leases

159,972

61,714

Other intangibles amortisation

17,665

17,664

5.	AUDITORS' REMUNERATION

2024

2023

£

£

Fees payable to the company's auditors for the audit of the company's financial statements

13,000

12,000

Auditors' remuneration for non audit work

4,824

156

6.

INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES

2024

2023

£

£

Loan interest payable

571,273

468,914

Leasing interest

302,436

275,305

Other interest

14,692

15,020

888,401

759,239

7.

TAXATION

Analysis of the tax (credit)/charge

The tax (credit)/charge on the loss for the year was as follows:

2024

2023

£

£

Deferred tax

(89,640

)

196,260

Tax on (loss)/profit

(89,640

)

196,260

Reconciliation of total tax (credit)/charge included in profit and loss

The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2024

2023

£

£

(Loss)/profit before tax

(429,237

)

712,988

(Loss)/profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023 - 25%)

(107,309

)

178,247

Effects of:

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

3,639

2,988

Depreciation in excess of capital allowances

14,030

15,025

Total tax (credit)/charge

(89,640

)

196,260

8.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Other

intangibles

£

COST

At 1 January 2024

and 31 December 2024

3,033,850

AMORTISATION

At 1 January 2024

87,482

Amortisation for year

17,665

At 31 December 2024

105,147

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

2,928,703

At 31 December 2023

2,946,368

9.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Fixtures,

fittings

Long

and

leasehold

equipment

Totals

£

£

£

COST

At 1 January 2024

10,800,000

834,204

11,634,204

Additions

-

2,580,138

2,580,138

At 31 December 2024

10,800,000

3,414,342

14,214,342

DEPRECIATION

At 1 January 2024

293,143

706,070

999,213

Charge for year

61,714

214,517

276,231

At 31 December 2024

354,857

920,587

1,275,444

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

10,445,143

2,493,755

12,938,898

At 31 December 2023

10,506,857

128,134

10,634,991

The group's bankers hold legal charges over all of the company's property in support of the group's financing facilities.

On 8 April 2019 the company entered into agreement to sell and then leaseback the property from which it trades, over a period of 175 years. This lease substantially amounts to a financing lease, as the company will derive benefit from the property throughout a major part of its useful life, and has been recognised accordingly.

The disposal event created an accounting loss which has been recognised as an intangible fixed asset (above) and is being written down over the same period as the property.

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts and finance leases are as follows:

Fixtures,

fittings

Long

and

leasehold

equipment

Totals

£

£

£

COST

At 1 January 2024

10,800,000

-

10,800,000

Additions

-

1,965,152

1,965,152

At 31 December 2024

10,800,000

1,965,152

12,765,152

DEPRECIATION

At 1 January 2024

293,143

-

293,143

Charge for year

61,714

98,258

159,972

At 31 December 2024

354,857

98,258

453,115

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

10,445,143

1,866,894

12,312,037

At 31 December 2023

10,506,857

-

10,506,857

10.

STOCKS

2024

2023

£

£

Stocks

24,076

7,217

11.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2024

2023

£

£

Trade debtors

342,883

214,915

Amounts owed by group undertakings

9,732,861

9,732,861

Other debtors

1,295,900

1,159,946

Prepayments and accrued income

198,935

114,378

11,570,579

11,222,100

Although there are no formal terms deferring repayment, the majority of the above balances shown under group undertakings and other debtors are unlikely to be recovered within the next twelve months.

12.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2024

2023

£

£

Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 14)

236,539

209,859

Hire purchase contracts and finance leases (see note 15)

464,219

-

Trade creditors

295,968

509,423

Social security and other taxes

53,523

91,848

VAT

300,277

279,878

Other creditors

1,375,834

889,560

Accrued expenses

372,191

329,243

3,098,551

2,309,811

13.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR

2024

2023

£

£

Bank loans (see note 14)

6,062,779

5,500,000

Hire purchase contracts and finance leases (see note 15)

12,737,990

11,253,779

Deferred income

292,000

-

19,092,769

16,753,779

14.

LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2024

2023

£

£

Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:

Bank overdrafts

-

83,696

Bank loans

236,539

126,163

236,539

209,859

Amounts falling due between one and two years:

Bank loans

138,684

-

Amounts falling due between two and five years:

Bank loans

5,924,095

5,500,000