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Registered number: 02946395
ASTON HOTELS LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INFORMATION FOR FILING WITH THE REGISTRAR
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 23 MAY 2025
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ASTON HOTELS LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 02946395
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 23 MAY 2025
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
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ASTON HOTELS LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 02946395
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
AS AT 23 MAY 2025
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.
The financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The company has opted not to file the statement of income and retained earnings in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 5 May 2026.
The notes on pages 3 to 8 form part of these financial statements.
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ASTON HOTELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 23 MAY 2025
Aston Hotels Limited is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England. The address of its principal place of business is Newton Park, Coatham Mundeville, Darlington, DL1 3NL.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 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 company's functional and presentational currency is GBP, rounded to the nearest £1.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The company shows net at the balance sheet date of £3,210,707 (2023: £2,757,613). The company has received formal confirmation from its immediate parent, The Hotelier Group Limited, that the company will receive the financial support it requires to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due.
After reviewing the company's existing funding facilities from the new parent undertaking, forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
In making their assessment of going concern, the directors have considered information for a period of at least twelve months from the date the financial statements were authorised for issue.
Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the company 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:
Sale of goods
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
∙the company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer;
∙the company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
∙the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
∙it is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the transaction; and
∙the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
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ASTON HOTELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 23 MAY 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Rendering of services
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 company 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; and
∙the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.
Revenue within the company comprises the following:
Income from rooms
Revenue consists of charges made for occupancy of hotel rooms and is recognised when rooms are occupied and services have been rendered.
Income from bars and restaurants
Revenue comprises sales of food and drink at the hotel and is recognised as income at the point of sale.
Income from hires
Revenues from hiring of meeting rooms, conference facilities and provision of catering services for events are recognised at the point of event date.
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 Statement of Income and Retained Earnings in the same period as the related expenditure.
During the year the company received employee based government grants and benefited from the business rates holiday applicable to hospitality businesses.
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.
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ASTON HOTELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 23 MAY 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Defined contribution pension plan
The company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company 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 company in independently administered funds.
Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.
Land is not depreciated. Depreciation on other assets is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, being the estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first out basis. Work in progress and finished goods include labour and attributable overheads.
At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stock is impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell. The impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment.
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ASTON HOTELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 23 MAY 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours.
Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the period was 36 (2023 - 35).
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Charge for the period on owned assets
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ASTON HOTELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 23 MAY 2025
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Amounts owed by group undertakings
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Amounts owed to group undertakings
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Other taxation and social security
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Accruals and deferred income
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Secured liabilities
Included in amounts owed to group undertakings are loans of £5,691,427 (2023: £4,136,446) which are secured over the assets of the company and bears an interest rate of 7.25% (2023: 7.25%) per annum.
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
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ASTON HOTELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 23 MAY 2025
The company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. Contributions totalling £Nil (2023: £1,990) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date and are included in creditors.
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Related party transactions
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The company has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS 102 from the requirement to disclose transactions with group companies on the grounds that the company is a wholly owned subsidiary.
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At the balance sheet date the immediate parent company is The Hotelier Group Limited. Consolidated financial statements are prepared by the ultimate parent company FS JV License Limited, whose registered office is 40 Oxford Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2EE.
After the reporting date the 100% of the ordinary share capital of the company was purchased by TKS Hotels (Darlington) Limited, which became the immediate parent undertaking. The ultimate parent undertaking for the company after the reporting date became TKS Holdings Darlington Limited.
The auditors' report on the financial statements for the period ended 23 May 2025 was unqualified.
The audit report was signed on 12 May 2026 by Ankit Shah (Senior Statutory Auditor) on behalf of Nyman Libson Paul LLP.
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