GROUP ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
These financial statements are for Trafalgar Property Group Plc (“the Company”) and its subsidiary undertakings (‘the Group’). The Company is a public company, limited by shares and incorporated in England and Wales. (Company number is 04340125). The Company’s registered office is Chequers Barn, Chequers Hill, Bough Beech, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7PD.
The nature of the Group’s operations and its principal activities are set out in the Strategic Report
BASIS OF PREPARATION
The Group financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted in the United Kingdom (“UK adopted IFRS”) and those parts of the Companies Act 2006 that are relevant to companies which report in accordance with IFRS. These financial statements are for the year ended 31 March 2022 and are presented in pounds sterling (“GBP”). The comparative year is for the year to 31 March 2021.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with applicable
United Kingdom law. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
AUDIT EXEMPTION OF SUBSIDIARIES
The following subsidiaries are exempt from the requirements of the UK Companies Act 2006 relating to the audit of individual accounts by virtue of s479A of the Act.
The outstanding liabilities at 31 March 2022 of the above named subsidiaries have been guaranteed by the Company pursuant to s479AC of the Act. In the opinion of the directors, the possibility of the guarantees being called upon is remote.
GOING CONCERN
The Directors have reviewed forecasts and budgets for the coming year, which have been drawn up with appropriate regard for the current economic environment and the particular circumstances in which the Group operates. These were prepared with reference to historical and current industry knowledge, taking into account future strategy of the Group.
As indicated in note 23 subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Company has raised £400,000 for working capital purposes by way of an issue of 133,333,333 shares at 0.3p per share and agreed a re-
The Group continues to utilise banking sources for the financing of its developments, together with loans from third party investors, to ensure that there is sufficient money available for the Group to undertake and complete its various developments.
The Group does not operate an overdraft facility but borrow on a site specific basis from various bankers, with a mix of loans from outside investors geared to some of the development properties and otherwise loaned on a general basis to the Group.
The Board is comfortable with the structure of its bank finance, which usually involves the bank lending a modest sum towards the land purchase for the modest sized residential development schemes, with the Group putting up the rest of the funds required to acquire the site and the costs associated with the acquisition and then for the bank to provide 100% of the build finance.
However given that a degree of uncertainty exists in the timing of future sales, and management’s ability to refinance all loans due in the next twelve months, there exists a material uncertainty in relation to the going concern basis adopted in the preparation of the financial statements.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenue represents the amounts receivable from the investment in residential property during the year and other income directly associated with property development. This will take the form of rental income and sales of investment property.
Rental income is recognized at the point of receipt being the contractual date in accordance with the tenancy agreements.
Revenue from customers arising from the sales of development property are recognized at the transaction price which reflects the amount of consideration that is expected to be received, and is recognized at a point in time when ownership passes to the customer, which in the majority of cases is the point of legal completion of the property sale and are shown in the accounts by way of a profit/(loss) on disposal.
The Directors are of the opinion that this accounting policy accurately reflects commercial reality and the recording of revenue for the Group.
STANDARDS ISSUED BUT NOT YET EFFECTIVE
The following new standards or amendments to existing standards were applicable for the first time and have not had an impact on the financial statements.
Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16 Interest Rate Benchmark Reform – Phase 2 (issued in August 2020)
The amendments are aimed at helping companies to provide investors with useful information about the effects of the reform of interest rate benchmarks on those companies’ financial statements.
The amendments complement those issued in 2019 and focus on the effects on financial statements when a company replaces the old interest rate benchmark with an alternative benchmark rate as a result of the reform. The Phase 2 amendments relate to:
• changes to contractual cash flows—a company will not have to derecognise or adjust the carrying amount of financial instruments for changes required by the reform, but will instead update the effective interest rate to reflect the change to the alternative benchmark rate;
• hedge accounting—a company will not have to discontinue its hedge accounting solely because it makes changes required by the reform, if the hedge meets other hedge accounting criteria; and
• disclosures—a company is required to disclose information about new risks arising from the reform and how it manages the transition to alternative benchmark rates.
The amendment was effective for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2021
New standards, interpretations and amendments not yet adopted
The Group adopt early the following amendments to standards which are not yet mandatory.
Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements: Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-
The amendments clarify that the classification of a liability as current or non-
The amendment is effective for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2024 and has not yet been adopted for use in the United Kingdom.
The Group does not expect a material impact on its consolidated financial statements from these amendments.
Amendments to IFRS 3 – References to the conceptual framework (issued in May 2020)
The amendments change references and cross-
The amendment is effective for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2022.
The Group does not expect a material impact on its consolidated financial statements from these amendments.
Amendments to IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment (issued in May 2020)
The amendments require any proceeds from selling items produced (and related production costs) in the course of bringing an item property, plant and equipment into operation to be recognised in profit or loss clarifying that such items are not reflected in the cost of the asset.
The amendment is effective for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2022.
The Group does not expect a material impact on its consolidated financial statements from these amendments.
Amendments to IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets (issued in May 2020)
The amendments clarify that the cost of fulfilling a contract are costs that relate directly to
that contract. Such costs can be the incremental costs of fulfilling that contract or an allocation of other costs directly related to fulfilling that contract.
The amendment is effective for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2022.
The Group does not expect a material impact on its consolidated financial statements from these amendments.
Annual report & consolidated financial statements 2022
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6003791 |
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