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DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2020.
The directors who served during the period were:
Under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006, Menzies LLP will be deemed to have been reappointed as auditors 28 days after these financial statements were sent to members or 28 days after the latest date prescribed for filing the accounts with the registrar, whichever is earlier.
In preparing this report, the directors have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
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STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTORS' REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' Report and the
financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year
. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. Under company law the directors must not approve the 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 financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
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make and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the 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 financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They 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.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE REAL LIVE LEISURE COMPANY LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of The Real Live Leisure Company Limited (the 'Company') for the period ended 31 December 2020, which comprise the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, the Statement of Financial Position
and the related notes, 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 Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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.
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 of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' 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 our 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 this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE REAL LIVE LEISURE COMPANY LIMITED (CONTINUED)
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Directors' Report for the financial period for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the Directors' Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE REAL LIVE LEISURE COMPANY LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' 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.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
The Company is subject to laws and regulations that directly affect the financial statements including financial reporting legislation, and general regulations such as health and safety. The industry specific laws and regulations which would be deemed to have a significant impact on the financial statements are the compliance with the 'supply aquariums and zoo with marine species' regulations and food safety standards. We assessed the extent of compliance with the appropriate laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items. We understood how the Company is complying with the legal and regulatory frameworks by, making inquiries to management, those responsible for legal and compliance procedures and the company secretary. We corroborated our inquiries through our review of board minutes. The engagement partner assessed whether the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence and capabilities to identify or recognize non-compliance with laws and regulations. The assessment did not identify any issues in this area. We assessed the susceptibility of the Company financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included: - Identifying and assessing the design effectiveness of controls management has in place to prevent and detect fraud; - Understanding how those charged with governance considered and addressed the potential for override of controls or other inappropriate influence over the financial reporting process; - Challenging assumptions and judgments made by management in its significant accounting estimates; and - Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries posted with unusual account combinations. As a result of the above procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the following areas: - Posting of unusual journals and complex transactions. - Misappropriation of funds through fraulent purchase ledger and payroll activity - Manipulation of amounts subject to significant judgment or estimate. Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at:
www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE REAL LIVE LEISURE COMPANY LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' 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.
for and on behalf of
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
3000a Parkway
Hampshire
PO15 7FX
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STATEMENT OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2020
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by
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The notes on pages 9 to 21 form part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
The Real Live Leisure Company Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is disclosed on the company information page. The registered address is also the principal place of business.
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Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in
the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006
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The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by the FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":
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the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
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the requirements of Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d);
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the requirements of Section 11 Financial Instruments paragraphs 11.42, 11.44 to 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and 11.48(c);
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the requirements of Section 12 Other Financial Instruments paragraphs 12.26 to 12.27, 12.29(a), 12.29(b) and 12.29A;
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the requirements of Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7.
This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Parques Reunidos Servicios Centrales, S.A. as at 31 December 2020 and these financial statements may be obtained from Parques Reunidos Servicios Centrales S.A., Paseo de la Castellana, 216, 16th Floor, 28046, Madrid, Spain.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Accounting policies (continued)
As widely reported in the media Covid-19 is impacting many businesses at the time these accounts are being filed.
The pandemic and lockdown regulations imposed by the UK Government has had a significant impact on the business. However, though the aquariums could not trade during the national and local lockdowns, they have been open to the public in between, and trade in these periods has been higher than the same periods in the previous year. This is largely due to the strict safety measures that have been put in place and more people choosing to staycation in the UK. The company also has given an unlimited guarantee in respect of the overdraft of subsidiary undertakings within the Group's banking offset agreement (as detailed in note 18). The Directors continually review government announcements and guidelines, along with the current management accounts to assess the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Finances remain strong and the company has the support of it's parent company. Having taken that into consideration along with the expected performance over the foreseeable future, the Directors consider that the company has sufficient resources to continue to operational existence for that time. For this reason, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these annual financial statements.
Fish stock is held as a fixed asset in the accounts at the cost on acquisition.
Functional and presentation currency
Transactions and balances
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Accounting policies (continued)
Grants of a revenue nature are recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings in the same period as the related expenditure.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Accounting policies (continued)
Depreciation 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.
Assets under construction are recorded at cost and are not depreciated until they are brought into use.
Fish stock is not depreciated because they are considered to have an unlimited useful life, since the fish stocks reproduce.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Accounting policies (continued)
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost, being purchase price after many adjustments for obsolete and slow moving items and net realisable value. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first out basis.
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 the statement of income and retained earnings. Provisions are charged as an expense to profit or loss in the year that the Company becomes aware of the obligation, and are measured at the best estimate at the Statement of Financial Position date of the expenditure required to settle the obligation, taking into account relevant risks and uncertainties. When payments are eventually made, they are charged to the provision carried in the Statement of Financial Position. that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgments are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Revenue recognition - deferred income: Revenue for seasonal passes are required to be recognised over the time the customer enters the aquarium validity period. As actual numbers of season pass visitors and revenues are not definitive until the end of the year the estimate for the current year is based on the 'annual pass per capita per visit' of the previous year. This is used to match the revenue across the period in a reasonable pattern.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Employees (continued)
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Deferred taxation (continued)
Profit and loss account
This reserve records retained earnings and accumulated losses.
The company has given an unlimited guarantee in respect of the overdraft of subsidiary undertakings within the Group's banking offset agreement. The pooled overdraft position at 31 December 2020 was £3,335,455 (2019 - £3,673,686). Where the company enters into financial contracts to guarantee the indebtedness of other companies within its Group, the Company considers these to be insurance agreements, and accounts for them as such. In this respect, the Company treats the guarantee contract as a contingent liability until such time as it becomes probable that the Company will be required to make a payment under the guarantee.
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from
those of the company in independently administered funds. Contributions payable by the company amounted to £29,002 (2019 - £26,986). Contribution payable outstanding at the period end amounted to £483 (2019 - £3).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
The company is a subsidiary undertaking of Grant Leisure Group Limited, a company incorporated in England in the
UK. The registered office address of Grant Leisure Group Limited is Blackpool Zoo, East Park Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8PP. The ultimate controlling party as at the period end was Piolin II, S.a.r.l., a company registered in Luxembourg. The smallest and largest group in which the results of the Company are consolidated is that headed by Piolin Bidco S.A.U., c/Federico Mompou, 5, 28050, Madrid, Spain. The consolidated financial statements of these groups are available to the public and may be obtained from Piolin Bidco S.A.U. at their address above.
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