RE: INVENTING INVENTORIES12 May 2023 07:04
1: Capitalisation and valuation of Crete Project costs
The group inventories, held in respect of the Crete project, represent the most significant asset on the statement of financial position totalling £47.4 million as at 31 October 2022 (2021: £46.8 million). There is a risk that inappropriate expenditure may be capitalised that is not in accordance with IAS 2 Inventories, and a risk of impairment not being recognised correctly to accurately represent the value held. Furthermore, given that the Presidential Decree has been issued granting planning consent and that the Directors appear to be actively marketing the property, any lack of buyer interest in the property would be an indication of impairment. Therefore,there is a significant risk over the valuation of these inventories.
In this area, our audit procedures included:
Testing a sample of capitalised costs in the year to ensure accuracy and appropriateness for capitalisation as project costs under IAS 2;
Reviewing correspondence and other third party documentation from management experts having considered their expertise and instructions in relation to the project to confirm that the expected value of the project is in excess of the costs to date, including meeting, reviewing and testing assumptions of the Group’s appointed financial advisory and specialist hospitality partner and a qualified member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to assist with the valuation.
Reviewing and assessing the marketing activities for the site post grant of the Presidential Decree;
Inspecting management’s impairment review and recalculation in line with support from other sources to confirm the value and assess the need for any impairment.
From the work performed, we did not identify any transactions which indicated that capitalised costs were incorrectly stated, the expected value of the project is in excess of the costs held within the group as at the balance sheet date and no impairment was therefore required