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CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED
 









FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

 
CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED
 
 
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

The directors of Cathedral (Preston Barracks) Limited (the 'Company') present their report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Directors' responsibilities statement

The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' Report and the audited financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
 
Company law requires the directors to prepare audited financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the audited financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 101 ‘Reduced Disclosure Framework’. Under company law the directors must not approve the audited financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the profit or loss of the Company for that period.

 In preparing these audited financial statements, the directors are required to:


select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

prepare the audited financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the audited financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Principal activity, review of the business and future developments

The Company has continued its business of property development in the United Kingdom. No changes in the Company’s principal activity are anticipated in the foreseeable future.

Going concern

The directors have determined that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued financial support of the ultimate parent company, Land Securities Group PLC (together with its subsidiaries referred to as the ‘Group’). The directors’ going concern assessment covers the period to 28 February 2025 and confirmation has been received that Land Securities Group PLC will support the Company until this date, so long as the Company remains a subsidiary of Land Securities Group PLC. If the Company was sold within the next 12 months from 29 February 2024, confirmation has been received that Land Securities Group PLC would ensure the Company remains in a position to continue as a going concern at the point of sale. The Company’s ability to meet its future liabilities is therefore dependent on the financial performance, position and liquidity of the Group as a whole. At the Group level, considerations included potential risks and uncertainties in the business, credit, market, property valuation and liquidity risks, including the availability and repayment profile of bank facilities, as well as forecast covenant compliance. Stress testing has been carried out to ensure the Group has sufficient cash resources to continue in operation for the period to 28 February 2025. This stress testing modelled a scenario with materially reduced levels of cash receipts over the next 12 months. Based on these considerations, together with available market information and the directors’ knowledge and experience of the Company, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Results for the year and dividend

The results are set out in the Statement of Comprehensive Income on page 6.

The directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2023 (2022: £Nil).

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of this report unless otherwise stated were:

G M Richardson 
U and I Director 1 Limited (appointed 20 October 2022)
U and I Director 2 Limited (appointed 20 October 2022)
R Upton (resigned 30 April 2022)

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CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED
 

DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023


Indemnity

The Company has made qualifying third-party indemnity provisions for the benefit of the respective directors which were in place throughout the year and which remain in place at the date of this report.

Small companies exemption

The Directors' Report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Strategic report

The Company has taken advantage of the exemption under s414B of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare a Strategic Report.

Statement of disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' Report is approved has confirmed that:
 
so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditor  unaware; and

the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company's auditor is aware of that information.


Registered Office

100 Victoria Street

London

SW1E 5JL
This report was approved by the Board and signed on its behalf.
 





L McCaveny, for and on behalf of U and I Company Secretaries Limited
Company Secretary

Date: 15 February 2024

Registered and domiciled in England and Wales
Registered number: 08867764
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Cathedral (Preston Barracks) Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes 1 to 14, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 101 ‘Reduced Disclosure Framework' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion,  the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the Company's affairs as at 31 March 2023 and of its profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion 

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report below. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period to 28 February 2025.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this statement is not a guarantee as to the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Other information 

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report.   

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in this report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of the other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

the information given in the Directors’ Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the Directors' Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.


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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED (CONTINUED)
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
 
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Directors' Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which  the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
 
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies’ regime and take              advantage of the small companies’ exemptions in preparing the Directors’ Report and from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report.
 
Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors’ responsibilities statement set out on page 1, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.  

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect irregularities, including fraud. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and management.

Our approach was as follows:
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the company and determined that the most significant which are directly relevant to specific assertions in the financial statements are those that relate to the reporting framework (FRS 101 and the Companies Act 2006) and the relevant tax regulations in the United Kingdom, including the UK REIT regulations.
We understood how the Company is complying with those frameworks through enquiry with the Company and by identifying the Company’s policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations. We also identified those members of the Company who have the primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, and for reporting any known instances of non-compliance to those charged with governance.
We assessed the susceptibility of the Company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur by reviewing the Land Securities Group risk register and through enquiry with the Company’s Management during the planning and execution phases of the audit. Where the risk was considered to be higher we performed audit procedures to address each identified fraud risk, specifically the risk over impairment of amounts due from group undertakings and trade and other receivables.
Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations. Our procedures involved:
°Enquiry of Management, and when appropriate, those charged with governance of the Company, regarding their knowledge of any non-compliance or potential non-compliance with laws and regulations that could affect the financial statements;
°Reading minutes of the meetings of those charged with governance;
°Obtaining and reading correspondence from legal and regulatory bodies, including HMRC; and
°Journal entry testing, with a focus on manual journals and journals indicating large or unusual transactions based on our understanding of the business.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at https://www.frc.org.uk /auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED (CONTINUED)
Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006.  Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.







Graeme Downes (Senior statutory auditor) 
For and on behalf of
Ernst & Young LLP, Statutory Auditor

London

20 February 2024
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CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED
 

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

2023
2022
Note
£000
£000

Costs
 4 
(1)
(62)

Gross loss
  
(1)
(62)

Management and administrative expenses
 5 
136
(318)

Operating profit/(loss)
  
135
(380)

Interest expense
 6 
(2)
-

Profit/(loss) before tax
  
133
(380)

Taxation
 7 
-
-

Profit/(loss) and total comprehensive income/(loss) for the financial year
  
133
(380)

  

There were no recognised gains and losses for 2023 or 2022 other than those included in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

All amounts are derived from continuing activities.
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CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER:08867764

BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2023

2023
2022
Notes
£000
£000

  

  

Current assets
  

Trade and other receivables
 8 
1,452
1,536

Amounts due from Group undertakings
 9 
8,516
16,430

Cash at bank and in hand
      10
-
5

  
9,968
17,971

Trade and other payables
      11
(2,364)
(4,480)

Amounts owed to Group undertakings
      12
-
(6,020)

Net assets
  
7,604
7,471


Capital and reserves
 

Share capital
      13
-
-

Retained Earnings
  
7,604
7,471

Total Equity
  
7,604
7,471




The financial statements on pages 6 to 14 were approved by the Board of Directors and were signed on its behalf by: 





C Lund, for and on behalf of U and I Director 1 Limited
Director

Date: 15 February 2024

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CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED
 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023


Share capital
Retained earnings
Total equity

£000
£000
£000


At 1 April 2021
-
7,851
7,851



Total comprehensive loss for the financial year
-
(380)
(380)



At 31 March 2022
-
7,471
7,471



Total comprehensive income for the financial year
-
133
133


At 31 March 2023
-
7,604
7,604


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CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

1.Accounting policies

 
1.1

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework' ('FRS 101') and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention modified to include the revaluation of investment properties. 
During the year, the Company changed its reporting framework from Financial Reporting Standard 102 ('FRS 102' The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland to Financial Reporting Standard 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework' ('FRS 101') in order to align with accounting framework of its ultimate parent company Land Securities Group PLC. Refer to Note 2 - Changes in accounting policies for further information.

Cathedral (Preston Barracks) Limited (the ‘Company’) is a private company limited by shares and is incorporated, domiciled and registered in England and Wales (Registered number: 08867764). The nature of the Company’s operations is set out in the Directors' Report on page 1. The results of the Company are included in the consolidated financial statements of Land Securities Group PLC which are available from the Company's registered office at 100 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JL.

The accounting policies which follow set out those policies which apply in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023. The financial statements are prepared in Pounds Sterling (£) and are rounded to the nearest thousand pounds (£000) unless otherwise stated.

 
1.2

Financial reporting standard 101 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions under FRS 101:
 
the requirements of IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures
the requirements of paragraphs 91-99 of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement
the requirement in paragraph 38 of IAS 1 'Presentation of Financial Statements' to present comparative information in respect of:
 - paragraph 79(a)(iv) of IAS 1;
 - paragraph 73(e) of IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment;
 - paragraph 118(e) of IAS 38 Intangible Assets; and
 - paragraphs 76 and 79(d) of IAS 40 Investment Property; 
the requirements of paragraphs 10(d), 10(f), 16, 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D, 40A, 40B, 40C, 40D, 111 and 134-136 of IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements
the requirements of IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows
the requirements of paragraphs 30 and 31 of IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors
the requirements in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures to disclose related party transactions entered into between two or more members of a group, provided that any subsidiary which is a party to the transaction is wholly owned by such a member
the requirements of paragraphs 134(d)-134(f) and 135(c)-135(e) of IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.

The equivalent disclosures relating to IFRS 7, IFRS 13 and IAS 36 are included in the consolidated financial statements of Land Securities Group PLC, in which the entity is consolidated.

 
1.3

Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables are recognised initially at fair value, subsequently at amortised cost and, where relevant, adjusted for the time value of money. The Company assesses on a forward-looking basis, the expected credit losses associated with its trade receivables. A provision for impairment is made for the lifetime expected credit losses on initial recognition of the receivable. If collection is expected in more than one year, the balance is presented within non-current assets.

In determining the expected credit losses, the Company takes into account any recent payment behaviours and future expectations of likely default events (i.e. not making payment on the due date) based on individual customer credit ratings, actual or expected insolvency filings or company voluntary arrangements and market expectations and trends in the wider macro-economic environment in which our customers operate. Where a concession is agreed with a customer after the due date for the rent, this amount is recognised as an impairment of the related trade receivable.

Trade and other receivables are written off once all avenues to recover the balances are exhausted and the lease has ended. Receivables written off are no longer subject to any enforcement activity.

  
1.4

Cash and cash equivalent

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances, deposits held at call with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or fewer.

  
1.5

Provisions

A provision is recognised in the Balance Sheet when the Company has a constructive or legal obligation as a result of a past event and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. Where relevant, provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability.
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CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED
 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

1.Accounting policies (continued)

  
1.6

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

  
1.7

Going concern

The directors have determined that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued financial support of the ultimate parent company, Land Securities Group PLC (together with its subsidiaries referred to as the ‘Group’). The directors’ going concern assessment covers the period to 28 February 2025 and confirmation has been received that Land Securities Group PLC will support the Company until this date, so long as the Company remains a subsidiary of Land Securities Group PLC. If the Company was sold within the next 12 months from 29 February 2024, confirmation has been received that Land Securities Group PLC would ensure the Company remains in a position to continue as a going concern at the point of sale. The Company’s ability to meet its future liabilities is therefore dependent on the financial performance, position and liquidity of the Group as a whole. At the Group level, considerations included potential risks and uncertainties in the business, credit, market, property valuation and liquidity risks, including the availability and repayment profile of bank facilities, as well as forecast covenant compliance. Stress testing has been carried out to ensure the Group has sufficient cash resources to continue in operation for the period to 28 February 2025. This stress testing modelled a scenario with materially reduced levels of cash receipts over the next 12 months. Based on these considerations, together with available market information and the directors’ knowledge and experience of the Company, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.

  
1.8

Expenses

Property and contract expenditure is expensed as incurred.

  
1.9

Income taxation

Income tax on the profit or loss for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax is the tax payable on the taxable income for the year and any adjustment in respect of previous years. Deferred tax is provided in full using the Balance Sheet liability method on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and are expected to apply when the asset is realised, or the liability is settled.

No provision is made for temporary differences (i) arising on the initial recognition of assets or liabilities, other than on a business combination, that affect neither accounting nor taxable profit and (ii) relating to investments in subsidiaries to the extent that they will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

  
1.10

Intercompany loans

Amounts due from Group undertakings

Amounts due from Group undertakings are recognised initially at fair value less attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, amounts due from Group undertakings are stated at amortised cost and, where relevant, adjusted for the time value of money. The Company assesses on a forward-looking basis, the expected credit losses associated with its amounts due from Group undertakings. A provision for impairment is made for the lifetime expected credit losses on initial recognition of the amounts due. If collection is expected in more than one year, the balance is presented within non-current assets.

In determining the expected credit losses, the Company takes into account any future expectations of likely default events based on the level of capitalisation of the counterparty, which is a fellow subsidiary undertaking of Land Securities Group PLC.

Amounts owed to Group undertakings

Amounts owed to Group undertakings are recognised initially at fair value less attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, amounts owed to Group undertakings are stated at amortised cost with any difference between the amount initially recognised and redemption value being recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income over the period of the loan, using the effective interest method.

 
1.11

Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables with no stated interest rate and payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Trade and other payables after one year are discounted based on the amortised cost method using the effective interest rate.
 
  
1.12

Dividends

Final dividend distributions to the Company’s shareholders are recognised as a liability in the Company’s financial statements in the period in which the dividends are approved by the Company’s shareholders. Interim dividends are recognised when paid. 
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CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

2.


Changes in accounting policies and standards

The Company presents its financial statements in accordance with FRS 101 for the financial year ended 31 March 2023 for the first time. For periods up to and including the year ended 31 March 2022, the Company prepared its financial statements in accordance with FRS 102. The date of transition to FRS 101 was 1 April 2021. Accordingly, the Company has prepared financial statements that comply with FRS 101 applicable as at 31 March 2023, together with the comparative period data for the year ended 31 March 2022, as described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company assessed the impact of this change and concluded that there are no associated material implications of this change in accounting policies and therefore no third balance sheet as of 1 April 2021 has been presented in these financial statements.

Amendments to accounting standards

A number of new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations have been issued but are not yet effective for the Company, none of which are expected to have a material impact on the financial statements of the Company. 


3.

Significant accounting judgements and estimates

The Company’s significant accounting policies are stated in note 1 above. Not all of these significant accounting policies require management to make difficult, subjective or complex judgements or estimates. The following is intended to provide an understanding of the policies that management consider critical because of the level of complexity, judgement or estimation involved in their application and their impact on the financial statements. These estimates involve assumptions or judgements in respect of future events. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Estimates

(a) Trade and other receivables

The Company is required to judge when there is sufficient objective evidence to require the impairment of individual trade receivables. It does this by assessing on a forward-looking basis, the expected credit losses associated with its trade receivables. A provision for impairment is made for the lifetime expected credit losses on initial recognition of the receivable. In determining the expected credit losses, the Company takes into account any recent payment behaviours and future expectations of likely default events (i.e. not making payment on the due date) based on individual customer credit ratings, actual or expected insolvency filings or company voluntary arrangements, likely deferrals of payments due, rent concessions and market expectations and trends in the wider macro-economic environment in which our customers operate. These assessments are made on a customer by customer basis.

The Company’s assessment of expected credit losses is inherently subjective due to the forward-looking nature of the assessments, in particular, the assessment of expected insolvency filings or company voluntary arrangements, likely deferrals of payments due and rent concessions. As a result, the value of the provisions for impairment of the Company’s trade receivables are subject to a degree of uncertainty and are made on the basis of assumptions which may not prove to be accurate.

(b)  Amounts due from Group undertakings

The Company is required to estimate the impairment of amounts due from Group undertakings. It does this by assessing on a forward-looking basis, the expected credit losses associated with its amounts due from Group undertakings. In determining the expected credit losses, the Company takes into account any future expectations of likely default events based on the level of capitalisation of the counterparty, which is a fellow subsidiary undertaking of Land Securities Group PLC.


4.


Costs

2023
2022
£000
£000

Costs


Direct property or contract expenditure
1
62

Gross loss
1
62

Direct property or contract expenditure are costs incurred in the direct maintenance and upkeep of investment properties. Void costs, which include costs relating to empty properties pending redevelopment and refurbishment, costs of investigating potential development schemes which do not proceed, and costs in respect of housekeepers and outside staff directly responsible for property services, are also included.
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CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

5.


Property management and administrative expenses

Property management and administrative expenses consist of all costs of managing the property, together with the costs of rent reviews and renewals, re-lettings of the property and management services as explained in note (a) below. No staff costs or overheads are capitalised.

(a) Management services

The Company had no employees during the year (2022: None). Management services were provided to the Company throughout the year by Land Securities Properties Limited (2022: U and I Group Limited), a fellow subsidiary undertaking, charges for which amount to £Nil (2022: £316,000).

(b) Directors’ remuneration

The Group's directors' emoluments are borne by Land Securities Properties Limited (2022: U and I Group Limited). The directors of the Company received no emoluments from Land Securities Properties Limited for their services to the Company (2022: £Nil).

(c) Auditor remuneration

The Group auditor’s remuneration is borne by Land Securities Properties Limited (2022: LS Development Holdings Limited). The proportion of the remuneration which relates to the Company amounts to £9,632 (2022: £8,595). No non-audit services were provided to the Company during the year (2022: None).

(d) Other expenses

In the current year, the Company wrote off VAT amounting to £15,000 (2022: £Nil) which was irrecoverable.



6.


Interest expense

2023
2022
£000
£000



Interest on amounts due to Group undertakings
2
-

Total interest expense
2
-


7.


Income tax


2023
2022
£000
£000



Total income tax charge in the Income Statement
-
-
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CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
 
7.Income tax (continued)


Factors affecting tax charge for the year

The tax assessed for the year is the same as (2022: higher than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19%          (2022:19%) as set out below:

2023
2022
£000
£000


Profit/(loss) before tax
133
(380)


Profit/(loss) before tax multiplied by UK corporation tax rate
25
(72)

Effects of:


Exempt property rental gains in the year
(17)
-

Exempt property gains in the year
(8)
-

Deferred tax losses not provided for
-
72

Total tax charge for the year
-
-

Land Securities Group PLC is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). As a result, the Company does not pay UK corporation tax on the profits and gains from qualifying rental business in the UK provided it meets certain conditions. Non-qualifying profits and gains of the Company continue to be subject to corporation tax as normal.




8.


Trade and other receivables

2023
2022
£000
£000



Trade receivables
61
102

Other receivables
1,347
1,346

Social security and other taxes
44
88

Total trade and other receivables
1,452
1,536

Of the other receivables balance, £1.3m relates to five units at Preston Barracks that were disposed and as part of the consideration the units will be given back and £0.1m relates to retention due from University of Brighton.


9.


Amounts due from Group undertakings

2023
2022
£000
£000



Amounts due from Group undertakings - fellow subsidiary
8,516
16,430

Total amounts due from Group undertakings
8,516
16,430

The unsecured amounts due from Group undertakings are interest free and repayable on demand with no fixed repayment date.

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CATHEDRAL (PRESTON BARRACKS) LIMITED
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

10.


Cash and cash equivalent

2023
2022
£000
£000



Cash at bank and in hand
-
5

Cash at bank and in hand
-
5


11.


Trade and other payables

2023
2022
£000
£000


Trade and other payables
4
5

Capital payables
358
-

Other payables
1,969
3,793

Accruals
33
682

Total trade and other payables
2,364
4,480

Capital payables represent bonus accruals amounting to £111,000 (2022: £Nil) and retention accruals amounting to £247,000 (2022: £Nil).

Other payables mainly comprise the Section 278 Works for the Cathedral (Preston Barracks) development project £2,131,107 (2022:£3,323,785) 


12.


Amounts owed to Group undertakings

2023
2022
£000
£000



Amounts owed to Group undertakings - fellow subsidiary
-
6,020

Total amounts owed to Group undertakings
-
6,020

The unsecured amounts owed to Group undertakings are repayable on demand with no fixed repayment date. Interest is charged at 4.3% per annum (2022: Nil).

13.
 

Share capital
                                                                                                             Authorised and issued                    Allotted and fully paid
 
2023
2022
2023
2022
      Number
      Number
£
        £

Ordinary shares of £1.00 each

2

2

2
 
2
 

2

2

2
 
2
 


14.


Parent company

The immediate parent company is U and I PPP Limited.

The ultimate parent company and controlling party at 31 March 2023 was Land Securities Group PLC, which is registered in England and Wales. This is the largest parent company of the Group to consolidate these financial statements.

Consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 for Land Securities Group PLC can be obtained from the Company Secretary at the registered office of the ultimate parent company, 100 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JL and from the Group website at www.landsec.com. This is the largest and smallest Group to include these accounts in its consolidated financial statements.

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