Company registration number 14089117 (England and Wales)
HOST BOWMORE LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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HOST BOWMORE LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 6
HOST BOWMORE LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
3
2,572,600
1,865,285
Current assets
Debtors
6
142,732
-
0
Cash at bank and in hand
992
5,524
143,724
5,524
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(1,532,558)
(1,875,164)
Net current liabilities
(1,388,834)
(1,869,640)
Total assets less current liabilities
1,183,766
(4,355)
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
(1,161,158)
-
Net assets/(liabilities)
22,608
(4,355)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
9
6
6
Profit and loss reserves
22,602
(4,361)
Total equity
22,608
(4,355)

For the financial year ended 31 December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

T he members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 27 February 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
J O Nesbitt
Director
Company registration number 14089117 (England and Wales)
HOST BOWMORE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Host Bowmore Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 9 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4DJ.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary a mounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2
Fixed asset investments

Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.

Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.

1.3
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.4
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with 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.

HOST BOWMORE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors 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.

Classification of 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 company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, 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 paymen ts 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 creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. A m ounts 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 creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

1.5
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

1.6
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

HOST BOWMORE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

1.7
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

2
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
-
0
-
0
3
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
87,253
3
Loans to group undertakings and participating interests
1,154,197
534,132
Loans
1,331,150
1,331,150
2,572,600
1,865,285
HOST BOWMORE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
3
Fixed asset investments
(Continued)
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Movements in fixed asset investments
Shares in subsidiaries and joint ventures
Loans to joint ventures
Other loans
Total
£
£
£
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024
3
534,132
1,331,150
1,865,285
Additions
87,250
620,065
-
707,315
At 31 December 2024
87,253
1,154,197
1,331,150
2,572,600
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
87,253
1,154,197
1,331,150
2,572,600
At 31 December 2023
3
534,132
1,331,150
1,865,285

Loans to joint ventures are due from Bowmore JVCo Limited and are interest-bearing at 10.38%. Other loans are due from Host (Edinburgh) Limited and are interest-free.

4
Subsidiaries

Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 December 2024 are as follows:

Name of undertaking
Address
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
Indirect
Host Bowmore GP1 Limited
1
Ordinary
100.00
-
Host Bowmore Nominee 1 Limited
1
Ordinary
0
100.00

Registered office addresses (all UK unless otherwise indicated):

1
9 Bonhill Street, London EC2A 4DJ
5
Joint ventures

Details of the company's joint ventures at 31 December 2024 are as follows:

Name of undertaking
Registered office
Interest
% Held
held
Direct
Bowmore JVCo Limited
C/O Csc Cls (Uk) Limited 5 Churchill Place, 10th Floor, London, United Kingdom, E14 5HU
B1 Ordinary
5.00

The company's 5% interest in its joint venture includes 187,005 Ordinary shares and 1,086,482 B2 Ordinary shares held as trustee on behalf of its shareholders. The £1,273,487 cost of this investment is not held on the company's Balance Sheet. The company also holds loan notes of £430,000 as trustee which are also not held on its Balance Sheet.

HOST BOWMORE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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6
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Amounts owed by undertakings in which the company has a participating interest
142,732
-
0
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Other borrowings
1,064,964
1,064,964
Trade creditors
4,800
-
0
Amounts owed to undertakings in which the company has a participating interest
-
0
350,000
Corporation tax
7,534
-
0
Other creditors
452,860
456,000
Accruals
2,400
4,200
1,532,558
1,875,164

Other borrowings are interest-free shareholder loans.

8
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Other borrowings
1,161,158
-
0

Other borrowings are loans due to Host Student Housing Management (UK) Limited which are interest-bearing at 10.38% and which have funded investment in Bowmore JVCo Limited.

9
Called up share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
3
3
3
3
A Ordinary shares of £1 each
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
6

The Ordinary shares have full rights whereas the A Ordinary shares are non-voting. Each share has equal capital rights and dividends on the A Ordinary shares are subject to unanimous shareholder resolution.

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