The notes on pages 3 to 9 form part of these financial statements.
Field Whitebirk Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Fora Montacute Yards, Shoreditch High St, London, United Kingdom, E1 6HU.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £'000.
Notwithstanding net current liabilities of £8.1m as at 31 March 2025 and a loss for the year then ended of £79k
the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to
be appropriate for the following reasons.
The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, the company will have sufficient funds, through funding from its ultimate parent company, Aspen Borrower Ltd, to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period.
Those forecasts are dependent on Aspen Borrower Ltd not seeking repayment of the amounts currently due to the parent, which at 31 March 2025 amounted to £9m, and providing additional financial support during that period. Aspen Borrower Ltd has indicated its intention to continue to make available such funds as are needed by the company, and that it does not intend to seek repayment of the amounts due at the balance sheet date, for the period covered by the forecasts.
As with any company placing reliance on its parent for financial support, the directors acknowledge that there can be no certainty that this support will continue although, at the date of approval of these financial statements, they have no reason to believe that it will not do so. Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.
Basic financial assets, which include trade and other receivables and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method 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. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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 payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade payables are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
At inception, the company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease within the scope of IFRS 16. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Where a tangible asset is acquired through a lease, the company recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. Right-of-use assets are included within property, plant and equipment, apart from those that meet the definition of investment property.
The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability
adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date plus any initial direct costs and
an estimate of the cost of obligations to dismantle, remove, refurbish or restore the underlying asset and the
site on which it is located, less any lease incentives received.
The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement
date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term. The
estimated useful lives of right-of-use assets are determined on the same basis as those of other property,
plant and equipment. The right-of-use asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, and adjusted
for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.
The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are unpaid at the
commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily
determined, the company's incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments included in the measurement of the
lease liability comprise fixed payments, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, amounts
expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, and the cost of any options that the company is
reasonably certain to exercise, such as the exercise price under a purchase option, lease payments in an
optional renewal period, or penalties for early termination of a lease.
The lease liability is measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when
there is a change in: future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate; the company's estimate
of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee; or the company's assessment of
whether it will exercise a purchase, extension or termination option. When the lease liability is remeasured in
this way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset, or is recorded
in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.
The company has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases of
machinery that have a lease term of 12 months or less, or for leases of low-value assets including IT
equipment. The payments associated with these leases are recognised in profit or loss on a straight-line basis
over the lease term.
The Company had no employees during the period except for the directors (2024: nil). No remuneration was paid or is payable by the company (2024: £nil). The Directors are employed by other companies in the group and consider their duties to this company incidental to their other activities within the group. As a result, no qualifying services have been performed in either year.
Lease liabilities are classified based on the amounts that are expected to be settled within the next 12 months and after more than 12 months from the reporting date.
The Company has taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 33.1A from the requirement to disclose transactions with group companies on the grounds that all entities which were party to such transactions are wholly owned members of the group.