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DIRECTORS | S J Levy |
Dr D P Moss | |
J Moss |
REGISTERED OFFICE | 3rd Floor |
5 Callaghan Square | |
Cardiff | |
CF10 5BT | |
United Kingdom |
COMPANY NUMBER | 00461944 (England and Wales) |
ACCOUNTANT | Gravita Business Services Limited |
Finsgate | |
5-7 Cranwood Street | |
London | |
EC1V 9EE | |
United Kingdom |
We are subject to the ethical and other professional requirements of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) which are detailed at _http://www.icaew.com/en/members/regulations-standards-and-guidance_.
It is your duty to ensure that GAT Investments Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss of GAT Investments Limited. You consider that GAT Investments Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the financial year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of GAT Investments Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
Accountant
5-7 Cranwood Street
London
EC1V 9EE
United Kingdom
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Fixed assets | ||||
Intangible assets | 3 |
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Tangible assets | 4 |
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Investment property | 5 |
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62,310,079 | 66,378,367 | |||
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Debtors | 6 |
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Investments |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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10,616,973 | 10,658,897 | |||
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 7 | (
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Net current liabilities | (17,174,812) | (16,901,436) | ||
Total assets less current liabilities | 45,135,267 | 49,476,931 | ||
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Net assets |
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Total shareholder's funds |
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Directors' responsibilities:
The financial statements of GAT Investments Limited (registered number:
Dr D P Moss
Director |
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.
GAT Investments Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office is 3rd Floor, 5 Callaghan Square, Cardiff, CF10 5BT, United Kingdom.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value, and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council.
The functional currency of GAT Investments Limited is considered to be pounds sterling because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates.
The directors have assessed the Balance Sheet and likely future cash flows at the date of approving these financial statements. The Company has net current liabilities as of 31 March 2023 and is reliant on the loans from the directors and their trusts. The directors have confirmed that these loans will not be recalled within 12 months of the date of signing the financial statements. Although the investments properties market value has suffered due to the impact initially of the pandemic and more recently due to rising borrowing interest rates and inflation, the Company continues to have both strong net assets and significant cash reserves as at the year end and continues to do so post year end. Based on this, the directors have concluded that the Company has adequate resources to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
Finance costs are charged to the Profit and Loss Account over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so 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.
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recoverable) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Balance Sheet date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax arises as a result of including items of income and expenditure in taxation computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the Company's financial statements. Deferred tax is provided in full on timing differences which result in an obligation to pay more or less tax at a future date, at the average tax rates that are expected to apply when the timing differences reverse, based on current tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.
Included within other operating income are dilapidation receipts. Income is recognised when it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably.
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The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
The Company as lessor
Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each Balance Sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in the Profit and Loss Account as described below.
Non-financial assets
If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Financial assets
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.
For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.
For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
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.
Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
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.
Financial assets are derecognised when and only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, or the Company transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or the Company, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.
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 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 creditors 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 creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the Balance Sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (when the effect of the time value of money is material).
When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.
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Other intangible assets | Total | ||
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The buy out of the lease which has been capitalised is still generating ongoing revenue and therefore no impairment has been identified by the directors at this stage and this will continue to be looked at over the coming year if any changes are noted.
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Charge for the financial year |
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Investment property | |
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Valuation | |
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Additions | 1,256,345 |
Fair value movement | (5,309,095) |
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Investment properties were professionally valued by independent valuers, registered with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) with an effective date of 1 October 2022. As a result of this valuation exercise the directors have recognised a downward fair value movement of £5.3m during the year. The directors do not believe there has been a significant change in the valuations since this date and up until the year end of 31 March 2023. The historical cost of the investment properties was £74,936,996 (2022: £73,680,651).
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Other debtors |
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Other taxation and social security |
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Other creditors |
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The total aggregate directors remuneration for the year was £120,000 (2022: £120,000). The directors are the only key management personnel of the Company.
The Company has taken advantage of the exemption available under FRS 102 Section 1A not to disclose details of transactions with wholly owned members of the group headed by its parent company.
As at 31 March 2023, loans of £13,684,000 (2022: £13,684,000) were due to trusts for which the directors J Moss, D P Moss and S J Levy are trustees.
As at 31 March 2023, a loan of £3,500,000 (2022: £3,500,000) was due to the director D P Moss jointly with his wife.
As at 31 March 2023, a loan of £3,500,000 (2022: £3,500,000) was due to the director S J Levy personally.
The loans accrue interest of 6% per annum and are repayable on demand.
The immediate and ultimate parent company is G.A.T. Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. The registered office address of G.A.T Holdings Limited is 3rd Floor, 5 Callaghan Square, Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF10 5BT.