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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 05516269

Gentian Investments Limited

Filleted Unaudited Financial Statements

31 December 2025

Gentian Investments Limited

Balance Sheet

31 December 2025

| 2025 | 2024
Note | £ | £ | £ | £

Fixed assets

Tangible assets | 6 |  | 29,023,589 |  | 30,459,778
Investments | 7 |  | 2,263,863 |  | 212,173
|  | ------------- |  | -------------
|  | 31,287,452 |  | 30,671,951

Current assets

Debtors | 8 | 8,869,472 |  | 7,688,284 |
Cash at bank and in hand | 1,411,689 |  | 3,626,173 |
| ------------- |  | ------------- |
| 10,281,161 |  | 11,314,457 |

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 9 | 6,110,888 |  | 6,377,924 |
| ------------- |  | ------------- |
Net current assets |  | 4,170,273 |  | 4,936,533
|  | ------------- |  | -------------
Total assets less current liabilities |  | 35,457,725 |  | 35,608,484

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | 10 |  | 14,000,000 |  | 15,600,000
|  | ------------- |  | -------------
Net assets |  | 21,457,725 |  | 20,008,484
|  | ------------- |  | -------------

Capital and reserves

Called up share capital | 11 |  | 2 |  | 2
Profit and loss account | 12 |  | 21,457,723 |  | 20,008,482
|  | ------------- |  | -------------
Shareholders funds |  | 21,457,725 |  | 20,008,484
|  | ------------- |  | -------------

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with Section 1A of FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
In accordance with section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the profit and loss account has not been delivered.
For the year ending 31 December 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
- The 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 Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements .

Gentian Investments Limited

Balance Sheet (continued)

31 December 2025
These financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 29 June 2026 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr N K Ekins | Mr S Fitzsimmons
Director | Director

Company registration number: 05516269

Gentian Investments Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 December 2025
1. General information
The company is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 146 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0AW.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with the provision of FRS 102 Section 1A small entities, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland'.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through profit or loss. The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Investment property
Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is measured using the fair value model and stated at its fair value at the reporting end date. The surplus or deficit on revaluation is recognised in the profit and loss account.
Where fair value cannot be achieved without undue cost or effort, investment property is accounted for as tangible fixed assets.
Leasehold premium
Short leasehold premiums are included in prepayments and amortised over the period of the lease.
Consolidation
The company has taken advantage of the option not to prepare consolidated financial statements contained in Section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 on the basis that the company and its subsidiary undertakings comprise a small group.
Revenue recognition
The turnover shown in the profit and loss account represents net amounts invoiced during the year, exclusive of Value added tax.
Income tax
The taxation expense represents the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax recognised in the reporting period. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case, tax is recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively. Current tax is recognised on taxable profit for the current and past periods. Current tax is measured at the amounts of tax expected to pay or recover using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences at the reporting date, except where there is an exemption under FRS 102 Section 29. Unrelieved tax losses and other 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. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity, except to the extent it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset previously recognised in profit or loss. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other comprehensive income to the extent of any previously recognised revaluation increase accumulated in equity in respect of that asset. Where a revaluation decrease exceeds the accumulated revaluation gains accumulated in equity in respect of that asset, the excess shall be recognised in profit or loss.
Investments
Fixed asset investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.
Impairment of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
Financial instruments
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as either financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
4. Average number of employees
During the year the average number of employees was 2 (2024: 2) which consisted of the directors only.
5. Deferred tax
There is a potential deferred tax liability of £4,879,683 (2024: £5,131,180) on the revaluation of the properties which is unprovided in accordance with FRS 102 Section 29.16.
6. Tangible assets

| Investment property
| £
Cost or valuation |
At 1 January 2025 | 30,459,778
Additions | 42,330
Revaluations | ( 1,478,519)
| -------------
At 31 December 2025 | 29,023,589
| -------------
Depreciation |
At 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025 | –
| -------------
Carrying amount |
At 31 December 2025 | 29,023,589
| -------------
At 31 December 2024 | 30,459,778
| -------------

Leasehold Property was adjusted to fair value by the directors at year end. The directors have appropriate expertise and have valued the properties on the basis of the agreed letting terms.
7. Investments

| Shares in group companies
| £
Cost |
At 1 January 2025 | 212,173
Additions | 2,051,690
| ------------
At 31 December 2025 | 2,263,863
| ------------
Impairment |
At 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025 | –
| ------------

Carrying amount |
At 31 December 2025 | 2,263,863
| ------------
At 31 December 2024 | 212,173
| ------------

The directors consider the value of the investments to be at least equivalent to cost.
8. Debtors

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Trade debtors | 76,047 | 285,280
Amounts owed by group undertakings | 1,397,456 | 41,457
Prepayments and accrued income | 7,245,969 | 7,361,547
Other debtors | 150,000 | –
| ------------ | ------------
| 8,869,472 | 7,688,284
| ------------ | ------------

9. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Bank loans and overdrafts | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000
Trade creditors | 612,699 | 384,543
Amounts owed to group undertakings | 101 | 101
Accruals and deferred income | 2,994,876 | 3,542,150
Corporation tax | 632,985 | 479,131
Social security and other taxes | 270,224 | 370,496
Amounts owed to related undertakings | 3 | 3
Other creditors | – | 1,500
| ------------ | ------------
| 6,110,888 | 6,377,924
| ------------ | ------------

Barclays Bank Plc holds 11 charges over the assets of Gentian Investments Limited as part of the loan agreement. At the year end, the total amount outstanding on the loan was £15,600,000.
10. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Bank loans and overdrafts | 14,000,000 | 15,600,000
| ------------- | -------------

11. Called up share capital
Issued, called up and fully paid

| 2025 | 2024
| No. | £ | No. | £
Ordinary A shares of £ 1 each | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
Ordinary B shares of £ 1 each | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
| ---- | ---- | ---- | ----
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
| ---- | ---- | ---- | ----

12. Reserves
Profit and loss account - This reserve includes both distributable and non-distributable reserves.
13. Operating leases
The total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Not later than 1 year | 1,900,474 | 862,900
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years | 3,896,463 | 3,756,795
Later than 5 years | 7,936,816 | 8,713,909
| ------------- | -------------
| 13,733,753 | 13,333,604
| ------------- | -------------

14. Related party transactions
During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:

| Transaction value
| 2025 | 2024
| £ | £
Related undertakings | 642,624 | 398,358
| --------- | ---------

The company has taken advantage of the exemption granted under FRS 102 section 33.1A not to disclose transactions with any wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.