Annual Results for the year ended 31.03.24

21 June 2024, 07:00

Source - LSE Regulatory

RNS Number : 2957T

Alpha Real Trust Limited

21 June 2024

LEI: 213800BMY95CP6CYXK69

21 June 2024

ALPHA REAL TRUST LIMITED ("ART" OR THE "COMPANY" OR "THE GROUP")

ART ANNOUNCES ITS ANNUAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

· NAV per ordinary share 207.3p as at 31 March 2024 (31 March 2023: 216.8p).

· Basic losses for the year ended 31 March 2024 of (1.6)p per ordinary share (31 March 2023: earnings of 1.1p per ordinary share).

· Adjusted earnings for the year ended 31 March 2024 of 10.3p per ordinary share (31 March 2023: 7.7p per ordinary share)*.

· Declaration of a quarterly dividend of 1.0p per ordinary share expected to be paid on 26 July 2024.

· Robust financial position: ART remains on a robust financial footing and is well positioned to take advantage of new investment opportunities.

· Investment targets: the Company is currently focussed on selectively increasing its loan portfolio and opportunistically extending its wider investment strategy to target investments offering inflation protection via index linked income adjustments and investments that have potential for capital gains.

· H2O Madrid: sale of the shopping centre investment completed post year end.

· Diversified portfolio of secured senior and secured mezzanine loan investments: as at 31 March 2024, the size of ART's drawn secured loan portfolio was £46.4 million, representing 39.1% of the investment portfolio.

· The senior portfolio has an average Loan to Value ('LTV')** of 62.5% based on loan commitments (with mezzanine loans having an LTV range of between 49.8% and 68.0% whilst the highest approved senior loan LTV is 64.1%).

· Loan commitments: including existing loans at the balance sheet date and loans committed post period end, ART's current total committed but undrawn loan commitments amount to £1.0 million.

· Cash management: during the year the Company invested £19.5 million in short term UK Treasury Bonds (Gilts) and £10.0 million in the Morgan Stanley Sterling Liquidity Fund to enhance returns on its liquid holdings. Post year end, ART invested a further £16.5 million in Gilts and short term UK Treasury Bills.

* The basis of the adjusted earnings per share is provided in note 9

** See below for more details

William Simpson, Chairman of Alpha Real Trust, commented:

"ART's investment portfolio benefits from diversification across geographies, sectors, and asset types. As inflationary pressures increasingly dominate the economic backdrop in which the Company operates, ART remains on a robust financial footing and is well placed to capitalise on new investment opportunities.

ART remains committed to growing its diversified investment portfolio. In recent years the Company focused on reducing exposure to direct development risk and recycling capital into cashflow driven investments. The Company is currently focussed on its loan portfolio and also on its wider investment strategy which targets investments offering inflation protection via index linked income adjustments and investments that have potential for capital gains."

The Investment Manager of Alpha Real Trust is Alpha Real Capital LLP.

For further information please contact:

Alpha Real Trust Limited

William Simpson, Chairman, Alpha Real Trust +44 (0) 1481 742 742

Gordon Smith, Joint Fund Manager, Alpha Real Trust +44 (0) 207 391 4700

Brad Bauman, Joint Fund Manager, Alpha Real Trust +44 (0) 207 391 4700

Panmure Gordon, Broker to the Company

Atholl Tweedie +44 (0) 20 7886 2500

Notes to editors:

About Alpha Real Trust

Alpha Real Trust Limited targets investment, development, financing and other opportunities in real estate, real estate operating companies and securities, real estate services, infrastructure, infrastructure services, other asset-backed businesses and related operations and services businesses that offer attractive risk-adjusted total returns.

Further information on the Company can be found on the Company's website: www.alpharealtrustlimited.com.

About Alpha Real Capital LLP

Alpha Real Capital is a value-adding international property fund management group. Alpha Real Capital is the Investment Manager to ART. Brad Bauman and Gordon Smith of Alpha Real Capital are joint Fund Managers to ART. Both have experience in the real estate and finance industries throughout the UK, Europe and Asia.

For more information on Alpha Real Capital please visit www.alpharealcapital.com.

Company's summary and objective

Strategy

ART targets investment, development, financing and other opportunities in real estate, real estate operating companies and securities, real estate services, infrastructure, infrastructure services, other asset-backed businesses and related operations and services businesses that offer attractive risk-adjusted total returns.

ART currently selectively focusses on asset-backed lending, debt investments and high return property investments in Western Europe that are capable of delivering strong risk adjusted returns.

The portfolio mix at 31 March 2024, excluding sundry assets/liabilities, was as follows:

	31 March 2024	31 March 2023
High return debt:	39.2%	44.5%
High return equity in property investments:	26.1%	26.5%
Other investments:	20.6%	15.2%
Cash:	14.1%	13.8%

The Company is currently focussed on selectively increasing its loan portfolio and opportunistically extending its wider investment strategy to target high return property investments offering inflation protection via index linked income adjustments and investments that have potential for capital gains.

Dividends

The current intention of the Directors is to pay a dividend and offer a scrip dividend alternative quarterly to all shareholders.

Listing

The Company's shares are traded on the Specialist Fund Segment ("SFS") of the London Stock Exchange ("LSE"), ticker ARTL: LSE.

Management

The Company's Investment Manager is Alpha Real Capital LLP ("ARC"), whose team of investment and asset management professionals focus on the potential to enhance earnings in addition to adding value to the underlying assets, and also focus on the risk profile of each investment within the capital structure to best deliver attractive risk adjusted returns.

Control of the Company rests with the non-executive Guernsey based Board of Directors.

Financial highlights

	12 months ended 31 March 2024	6 months ended 30 September 2023	12 months ended 31 March 2023
Net asset value (£'000)	123,106	125,354	125,067
Net asset value per ordinary share	207.3p	214.3p	216.8p
Losses/(earnings) per ordinary share (basic and diluted)	(1.6)p	1.5p	1.1p
Earnings per ordinary share (basic and diluted) (adjusted)*	10.3p	4.6p	7.7p
Dividend per ordinary share (paid during the period)	4.0p	2.0p	4.0p

* The adjusted earnings per share includes adjustments for the effect of the fair value revaluation of investment property and indirect property investments, capital element on Investment Manager's fees, the fair value movements on financial assets and deferred tax provisions: full analysis is provided in note 9 to the accounts.

Chairman's statement

I am pleased to present the Company's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024.

ART's investment portfolio benefits from diversification across geographies, sectors and asset types and the Company remains on a robust financial footing and is well placed to capitalise on new investment opportunities.

The impact from higher interest rates, and speculation regarding the timing of a reduction, continues to dominate the economic backdrop in which the Company operates and clouds the outlook for the real estate market. The uncertain market offers potential opportunities in the medium term for ART to grow its diversified investment portfolio. The Company is currently focussed on risk managing and selectively growing its loan portfolio and opportunistically extending its wider investment strategy to target mezzanine opportunities as companies seek to refinance and recapitalise. The Company is also seeking to invest further in assets offering inflation protection via index linked income adjustments and investments that have potential for capital appreciation.

ART continues to take a cautious approach to new investment, including new lending, as we observe ongoing pressures in the economy. Recently the Company has again focused on recycling capital into more conservative asset backed lending while reducing exposure to development risk. In this time of heightened uncertainty, the Company is benefiting from that strategy and it has placed the Company on a robust financial footing.

ART continues to adhere to its disciplined strategy and investment underwriting principles which seek to manage risk through a combination of operational controls, diversification and an analysis of the underlying asset security.

Long leased assets

The Company's portfolio of long leased properties, comprising three hotels leased to Travelodge in the UK and an industrial facility in Hamburg, Germany, leased to a leading industrial group are well positioned in the current inflationary environment. The leased assets have inflation linked rent adjustments which offer the potential to benefit from a long term, predictable, inflation linked income stream and the potential for associated capital growth.

Diversified secured lending investment

The Company invests in a diversified portfolio of secured senior and mezzanine loan investments. The loans are typically secured on predominately residential real estate investment and development assets with attractive risk adjusted income returns. As at 31 March 2024, ART had committed £53.4 million across thirteen loans, of which £46.4 million (excluding a £6.0 million provision for Expected Credit Loss discussed below) was drawn.

The Company's debt portfolio comprises predominately floating rate loans. Borrowing rates are typically set at a margin over Bank of England ('BoE') Base Rate and benefit from rising interest rates as outstanding loans deliver increasing returns as loan rates track increases in the BoE Base Rate.

During the year, two new loans were drawn for £7.8 million, eight loans totalling £30.8 million (including accrued interest and exit fees) were fully repaid and a further £2.7 million (including accrued interest) was received as part repayments. Post year end, no new loans were drawn but additional drawdowns of £0.9 million were made on existing loans and part loan repayments were received amounting to £0.7 million (including accrued interest).

As at 31 March 2024, 51.7% of the Company's loan investments were senior loans and 48.3% were mezzanine loans. The senior portfolio has an average LTV of 62.5% based on loan commitments (with mezzanine loans having an LTV range of between 49.8% and 68.0% whilst the highest approved senior loan LTV is 64.1%). Portfolio loans are underwritten against value for investment loans or gross development value for development loans as relevant and collectively referred to as LTV in this report.

The largest individual loan in the portfolio as at 31 March 2024 is a senior loan of £12.3 million which represents 23.0% of committed loan capital and 10.0% of the Company's NAV.

Four loans in the portfolio have entered receivership: ART is closely working with stakeholders to maximise capital recovery. The Company has considered the security on these loans (which are a combination of a first charge and a second charge over the respective assets and personal guarantees) and have impaired one loan, which is accounted for at fair value, by £0.3 million; the Group also calculated an Expected Credit Loss ('ECL') on the other three loans of approximately £4.1 million; the Group have also provided for an ECL on the remainder of the loans' portfolio for an additional £1.6 million: in total, the Group have provided for an ECL of £5.7 million (31 March 2023: £3.7 million) in its consolidated accounts.

Aside from the isolated cases of receivership, illustrated above, the Company's loan portfolio has proved to be resilient despite the recent extended period of heightened uncertainty and risk. In terms of debt servicing, allowing for some temporary agreed extensions, interest and debt repayments have been received in accordance with the loan agreements. Where it is considered appropriate, on a case-by-case basis, underlying loan terms may be extended or varied with a view to maximising ART's risk adjusted returns and collateral security position. The Company's loan portfolio and new loan targets continue to be closely reviewed to consider the potential impact on construction timelines, building cost inflation and sales periods.

The underlying assets in the loan portfolio as at 31 March 2024 had diversification throughout the UK and channel islands with the majority of assets held located in London, accounting for 34.0% of the total loan investment portfolio.

H2O, Madrid

ART held a 30% stake in a joint venture, CBRE H2O Rivas Holding NV ('CBRE H2O') with CBRE Investment Management that owned the shopping centre.

Post year end, on 03 April 2024, ART completed on the sale of its investment in the H2O shopping centre in Madrid.

CBRE H2O disposed of its Spanish subsidiaries for €48.4 million (£41.4 million): the price was based on the 31 December 2023 accounts of the Spanish subsidiaries and will be adjusted for the 3 April 2024 accounts (the adjustment is estimated to be immaterial for CBRE H2O). In April 2024, ART received €14.7 million as dividend and capital return from CBRE H2O.

Under Alpha Real Trust's ownership the shopping centre had benefited from a near 50% increase in annual visitor numbers. The centre's permitted leasable area was also extended, which enabled a new standalone retail park unit and two drive thru restaurant units to be created. In addition it has facilitated the creation of a new 3,000 square metre unit which was pre-leased to Primark. Further anchor tenants, including a number of Inditex group brands, have recently extended and upgraded their stores. Operational and physical improvements to the property have resulted in a BREEAM certification being awarded.

Other investments

Investment in listed and authorised funds

The Company invested a total of £6.0 million (value as at 31 March 2024: £4.2 million) across three investments that offered potential to generate attractive risk adjusted returns. The prevailing higher interest rate environment continues to have an impact on the capital value of these investments. The investment yield offers a potentially accretive return to holding cash while the Company deploys capital in opportunities in line with its investment strategy. These funds invest in ungeared long-dated leased real estate, debt and infrastructure.

Cash management

The Company adopts an active approach to enhance returns on its cash balances.

As at 31 March 2024, the Company had invested a total of £19.5 million in three short dated UK Treasury Bonds (Gilts) (annualised yield to maturity ranging from 4.7% to 4.9% with maturities in September 2024, March 2025 and October 2025). These government backed short term investments offer the Company enhanced returns over cash balances.

Post year end, the Company invested £6.5 million in a short dated UK Treasury Bill with an annualised yield to maturity of 5.2% with maturity in October 2024 and £10.0 million in Gilts with maturity 30 January 2026 and an annualised yield to maturity of 4.3%.

During the year, the Company also invested £10.0 million in the Morgan Stanley GBP Liquidity Fund, which invests in high quality short-term money market instruments denominated in sterling, offers same day liquidity and earns an annualised return, net of Morgan Stanley's fees, of 5.2%.

Results and dividends

Results

Basic losses for the year ended 31 March 2024 are £0.7 million ((1.1) pence per ordinary share, see note 9 of the financial statements).

Adjusted earnings, which the Board believes is a more appropriate assessment of the operational income accruing to the Group's activities, for the year ended 31 March 2024 are £6.0 million (10.3 pence per ordinary share, see note 9 of the financial statements). This compares with adjusted earnings of £4.5 million (7.7 pence per ordinary share) in the same period last year. Earnings have improved predominantly due to a stronger performance from the Company's loan portfolio and revenue from Gilts and UK Treasury Bills investments.

The net asset value per ordinary share at 31 March 2024 is 207.3 pence per share (31 March 2023: 216.8 pence per ordinary share) (see note 10 of the financial statements). The decrease in value over the period mainly reflects the reduction in fair value of investment properties and of the H2O joint venture investment, which was sold after the year end, on 3 April 2024.

Dividends

The Board announces a dividend of 1.0 pence per ordinary share which is expected to be paid on 26 July 2024 (ex-dividend date 4 July 2024 and record date 5 July 2024).

The dividends paid and declared in respect of the year ended 31 March 2024 totalled 4.0 pence per ordinary share representing an annual dividend yield of 3.1% p.a. by reference to the average closing share price over the year ended 31 March 2024.

During the period, dividends of £205,762 were paid in cash and £2,126,498 settled by scrip issue of shares.

Scrip dividend alternative

Shareholders of the Company have the option to receive shares in the Company in lieu of a cash dividend, at the absolute discretion of the Directors, from time to time.

The number of ordinary shares that an Ordinary Shareholder will receive under the Scrip Dividend Alternative will be calculated using the average of the closing middle market quotations of an ordinary share for five consecutive dealing days after the day on which the ordinary shares are first quoted "ex" the relevant dividend.

The Board has elected to offer the scrip dividend alternative to Shareholders for the dividend for the quarter ended 31 March 2024. Shareholders who returned the Scrip Mandate Form and elected to receive the scrip dividend alternative will receive shares in lieu of the next dividend. Shareholders who have not previously elected to receive scrip may complete a Scrip Mandate Form (this can be obtained from the registrar: contact Computershare (details below)), which must be returned by 11 July 2024 to benefit from the scrip dividend alternative for the next dividend.

Financing

As at 31 March 2024 the Group has one direct bank loan of €9.5 million (£8.1 million), with no financial covenant tests, to a subsidiary used to finance the acquisition of the Hamburg property. The loan is secured over the Hamburg property and has no recourse to the other assets of the Group.

Further details of individual asset financing can be found under the individual investment review sections later in this report.

Share buybacks

Following the Annual General Meeting held on 7 September 2023 the Company has the authority to buy back 14.99% of its share capital (assessed on 29 June 2023) for a total of 8,709,579 shares. No shares have been yet bought back under this authority.

During the period and post period end, the Company did not purchase any shares in the market.

As at the date of this announcement, the ordinary share capital of the Company is 67,536,128 (including 7,717,581 ordinary shares held in treasury) and the total voting rights in the Company is 59,818,547.

Foreign currency

The Company monitors foreign exchange exposures and considers hedging where appropriate. Foreign currency balances have been translated at the period end rates of £1: €1.170 as appropriate.

Going concern

The Company has adopted a prudent short-term strategy to move to cash conservation and a cautious approach to commitments to new investments over this uncertain time. Alert to the impact of potentially reducing income returns, this approach has supported a robust balance sheet position. The Company continues to adopt this cautious approach to new investment and is conserving cash because of the uncertainty that has characterised the past few months; this ensures the Company retains a robust financial footing, making it well positioned to take advantage of new investment opportunities.

As noted above, the Company held approximately (as at 31 March 2024) 14.1% of its assets (excluding sundry net assets) in cash (including the investment in the Morgan Stanley GBP Liquidity Fund) and 16.5% in highly liquid UK Treasury Bonds with limited current contractual capital commitments. While there is external financing in the Group's investment interests, this is limited and non-recourse to the Company; the borrowings in these special purpose vehicles are compliant with their banking covenants. See the investment review section for more details on relevant investments.

Bearing in mind the nature of the Group's business and assets, after making enquiries, with the support of revenue forecasts for the next twelve months and considering the above, the Directors consider that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

ART has no arrangements with any person currently on (or potentially on) any sanctions list. The Board continues to monitor the global political and economic situation regularly assessing impacts arising from inflation and interest rate changes for a potential material impact on ART's portfolio.

Strategy and outlook

ART's investment portfolio benefits from diversification across geographies, sectors, and asset types. As inflationary pressures increasingly dominate the economic backdrop in which the Company operates, ART remains on a robust financial footing and is well placed to capitalise on new investment opportunities.

William Simpson
Chairman

20 June 2024

Investment review

Portfolio overview as at 31 March 2024

Investment name

Investment type

Carrying value

Income return p.a. *

Investment location

Property type / underlying security

Investment notes

% of portfolio¹

Notes **

High return debt (39.2%)

Secured senior finance

Senior secured loans (excluding committed but undrawn facilities of £1.0 million)

£24.0m ²

10.3% ³

Diversified loan portfolio focussed on real estate investments and developments

Senior secured debt

20.2%

Secured mezzanine finance

Second charge mezzanine loans

£22.4m ²

17.3% ³

Diversified loan portfolio focussed on real estate investments and developments

Secured mezzanine debt and subordinated debt

19.0%

High return equity in property investments (26.1%)

H2O shopping centre

Indirect property

£12.6m

(€14.8m)

4.1% ⁴

Spain

Dominant Madrid shopping centre and separate development site

Sold post year end

10.7%

Long leased industrial facility, Hamburg

Direct property

£7.3m ⁵

(€8.6m)

8.9% ⁴

Germany

Long leased industrial complex in major European industrial and logistics hub with RPI linked rent

Medium term moderately geared bank finance facility

6.2%

Long leased hotel, Wadebridge

Direct property

£3.3m

5.3% ⁶

Long leased hotel to Travelodge, a large UK hotel group with CPI linked rent

No external gearing

2.8%

Long leased hotel, Lowestoft

Direct property

£2.7m

5.2% ⁶

Long leased hotel to Travelodge, a large UK hotel group with RPI linked rent

No external gearing

2.3%

Long leased hotel, Yardley

Direct property

£4.8m

7.7% ⁶

Long leased hotel to Travelodge, a large UK hotel group with RPI linked rent

No external gearing

4.1%

Other investments (20.6%)

Listed and authorised fund investments

£4.2m

8.9% ⁴

UK & Channel Islands

Commercial real estate, infrastructure and debt funds

Short to medium term investment in listed and authorised funds

3.6%

Affordable housing

Residential Investment

£0.6m

n/a

High-yield residential UK portfolio

100% shareholding; no external gearing

0.5%

UK Treasury Bonds

£19.5m

4.7%-4.9% ⁷

2.8%-5.0% ⁸

UK government bonds

16.5%

Cash and short-term investments (14.1%)

Cash ⁹

£6.8m

2.6% ¹⁰

'On call' and current accounts

5.7%

Sterling Liquidity Fund

£10.0m

5.2% ¹¹

Money market fund, daily liquidity

8.4%

* Return from underlying investments excluding Fund fees

** See notes to the financial statements

¹ Percentage share shown based on NAV excluding the company's sundry assets/liabilities

² Including accrued interest/coupon at the balance sheet date

³ The income returns for high return debt are the annualised actual finance income return over the period shown as a percentage of the average committed

capital over the period

⁴ Yield on equity over 12 months to 31 March 2024

⁵ Property value including sundry assets/liabilities, net of associated debt

⁶ Annualised monthly return

⁷ Range of annualised yields to maturity

⁸ Range of fixed annual coupons

⁹ Group cash of £7.2m excluding cash held with the Hamburg holding company of £0.4m

¹⁰ Weighted average interest earned on call accounts

¹¹ Annualised daily return

High return debt

Overview

ART has a portfolio of secured loan investments which contribute a diversified return to the Company's earnings position. The portfolio comprises high return senior (first charge) loans and mezzanine (second charge) loans secured on real estate investment assets and developments. ART loan underwriting is supported by the Investment Manager's asset-backed lending experience, developer and investor relationships and knowledge of the underlying assets and sectors, in addition to the Group's partnerships with specialist debt providers.

Secured Finance

Investment	Investment type	Carrying value	Income return p.a.	Property type / underlying security	Investment notes
Secured senior finance	First charge secured loans	£24.0m *	10.3%**	Diversified loan portfolio focussed on real estate investments and developments	Secured debt
Secured mezzanine finance	Second charge secured loans	£22.4m *	17.3%**	Diversified loan portfolio focussed on real estate investments and developments	Second charge secured debt and secured subordinated debt

* Including accrued interest/coupon at the balance sheet date

** The income returns for high return debt are the annualised actual finance income return over the period shown as a percentage of the average committed capital over the period

ART's portfolio of secured senior and mezzanine loan investments have increased in scale and diversity over the past year. These loans are typically secured on real estate investment and development assets with attractive risk-adjusted income returns from either current or capitalised interest or coupons.

As at 31 March 2024, ART had invested a total amount of £46.4 million across thirteen loans. Over the past twelve months the loan portfolio has decreased by 16.2%.

Each loan will typically have a term of up to two years (one loan has a term of four years), a maximum 75% loan to gross development value ratio and be targeted to generate attractive risk-adjusted income returns. As at 31 March 2024, the portfolio had an average LTV of 62.5% (with average approved LTV between 49.8% and 68.0% for mezzanine facilities while the highest approved LTV for senior loans is 64.1%).

Four loans in the portfolio have entered receivership: ART is closely working with stakeholders to maximise capital recovery. The Company has considered the security on these loans (which are a combination of a first charge and a second charge over the respective assets and personal guarantees) and have impaired one loan, which is accounted for at fair value, by £0.3 million; the Group also calculated an ECL on the other three loans of approximately £4.1 million; the Group have also provided for an ECL on the remainder of the loans' portfolio for an additional £1.6 million: in total, the Group have provided for an ECL of £5.7 million (31 March 2023: £3.7 million) in its consolidated accounts.

Current loan investment examples:

Location	Total commitment	Loan type	Loan term (months)	Current LTV	Underlying security
St. Lawrence, Jersey	£11,731,000	Senior Development Loan	24	64.15%	Development of eleven new build apartments
Throughout the UK	£12,000,000	Senior Investment Loan	36	60.32%	Refinance of a portfolio of six care homes
Central London	£8,737,000	Mezzanine Investment Loan	60	49.77%	Refinance of Hotel

High return equity in property investments

Overview

ART continues to remain focused on investments that offer the potential to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns by way of value enhancement through active asset management, improvement of income, selective deployment of capital expenditure and the ability to undertake strategic sales when the achievable price is accretive to returns.

H2O Shopping Centre, Madrid

Investment

Investment type

Carrying value

Income return p.a.

Property type / underlying security

Investment notes

H2O

Indirect property

£12.6m

(€14.8m)

4.1%*

High-yield, dominant Madrid shopping centre and separate development site

Sold post year end

* Yield on equity over twelve months to 31 March 2024, excluding Fund fees

ART held a 30% stake in a joint venture with CBRE Investment Management that owns the shopping centre.

Post year end, on 03 April 2024, ART completed on the sale of its investment in the H2O shopping centre in Madrid.

Under Alpha Real Trust's ownership the shopping centre has benefited from a near 50% increase in annual visitor numbers. Alpha Real Capital, the Company's Investment Manager has actively managed the asset and through the addition of top tier brands and targeted capital expenditure has successfully repositioned the centre. The shopping centre's leasable area has been extended, partly enabled by the transfer of building rights from a nearby separate vacant site, strategically acquired for that purpose. This has permitted a new retail box and two drive thru restaurant units to be created on the shopping centre's surface car park. More recently it has facilitated a major reconfiguration and upgrade of a mall area to create a new 3,000 square metre anchor tenant unit pre-leased to Primark. Further anchor tenants, including a number of Inditex group's brands, have recently extended and upgraded their stores. Upgrades to the property have resulted in a BREEAM certification being awarded and the centre receiving a two notch uplift in its energy rating, resulting in a Green Loan certificate being granted from the lending bank.

Long leased industrial facility, Hamburg

Investment

Investment type

Carrying value

Income return p.a.

Property type /

underlying security

Investment notes

Industrial facility, Werner-Siemens-Straße Hamburg, Germany

Direct property

£7.3m*

(€8.6m)

8.9%**

High return industrial facility in Hamburg Germany

Long leased investment with moderately geared, medium term, bank finance facility

* Property value including sundry assets/liabilities and cash, net of associated debt

** Yield on equity over twelve months to 31 March 2024, excluding Fund fees

ART has an investment of €8.6 million (£7.3 million) in an industrial facility leased to a leading international group.

The property is held freehold and occupies a site of 11.8 acres in Billbrook, a well-established and well-connected industrial area located approximately 8 kilometres south-east of Hamburg centre. Hamburg is one of the main industrial and logistics markets in Germany.

The property is leased to Veolia Umweltservice Nord GmbH, part of the Veolia group, an international industrial specialist in water, waste and energy management, with a 19-year unexpired lease term. Under the operating lease, the tenant is responsible for building maintenance and the rent has periodic inflation linked adjustments.

The Hamburg asset is funded by way of a €9.5 million (£8.1 million) non-recourse, fixed rate, bank debt facility which matures on 31 July 2028. The facility carries no financial covenant tests.

This investment offers the potential to benefit from a long term secure and predictable inflation-linked income stream which is forecast to generate stable high single digit income returns. In addition, the investment offers the potential for associated capital growth from an industrial location in a major German logistics and infrastructure hub.

Long leased hotel, Wadebridge, Cornwall

Investment

Investment type

Carrying value

Income return p.a.

Property type /

underlying security

Investment notes

Hotel, Wadebridge Cornwall, UK

Direct property

£3.3m

5.3%*

Long leased hotel to Travelodge, a large UK hotel group with RPI linked rent

No external gearing

* Annualised monthly return, excluding Fund fees

ART has an investment of £3.3 million (property valuation as at 31 March 2024) in a 55-bedroom property, which is held freehold and is situated on the outskirts of Wadebridge in the county of Cornwall. The hotel is in a well-connected location in close proximity to the A39.

The property is leased to Travelodge Hotels Limited on a 20 year unexpired lease term. Under the lease, the tenant is responsible for building maintenance.

The passing rent of £0.3 million p.a. has inflation linked adjustments.

Long leased hotel, Lowestoft

Investment

Investment type

Carrying value

Income return p.a.

Property type /

underlying security

Investment notes

Hotel, Lowestoft, UK

Direct property

£2.7m

5.2%*

Long leased hotel to Travelodge, a large UK hotel group with RPI linked rent

No external gearing

* Annualised monthly return, excluding Fund fees

ART has an investment of £2.7 million (property valuation as at 31 March 2024) in a 47-bedroom property, which is held freehold and occupies a site of 1.08 acres in Lowestoft, a well established and well connected area located in close proximity to the A47 which runs to Norwich.

The property is leased to Travelodge Hotels Limited on an 18 year unexpired lease term. Under the lease, the tenant is responsible for building maintenance.

The passing rent of £0.2 million p.a. has inflation linked adjustments.

Long leased hotel, Yardley, Birmingham

Investment

Investment type

Carrying value

Income return p.a.

Property type /

underlying security

Investment notes

Hotel, Yardley, UK

Direct property

£4.8m

7.7%*

Long leased hotel to Travelodge, a large UK hotel group with RPI linked rent

No external gearing

* Annualised monthly return, excluding Fund fees

ART has an investment of £4.8 million (property valuation as at 31 March 2024) in a 64-bedroom property, which is held freehold and occupies a site of 1.42 acres and has 116 car parking spaces in Yardley. The hotel is situated to the east of Birmingham City Centre off the A45. The hotel is in a well-connected location equidistant between Birmingham City Centre to the west and Birmingham Airport to the east. The property was purchased in August 2023 and subsequently independently valued as at 31 March 2024.

The property is leased to Travelodge Hotels Limited until November 2060 with a tenant only break option in 2035. Under the lease, the tenant is responsible for building maintenance.

The passing rent of £0.4 million p.a. has inflation linked adjustments.

Other Investments

Listed and authorised fund investments

Investment	Investment type	Carrying value	Income return p.a. *	Property type / underlying security	Investment notes
Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited	Listed equity	£2.3m	6.1%	Listed investment fund	FTSE 250 infrastructure debt fund
GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited	Listed equity	£0.9m	6.7%	Listed investment fund	FTSE 250 infrastructure fund
GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Limited	Listed equity	£1.0m	6.1%	Listed investment fund	Diversified asset back debt fund
Total		£4.2m	6.2%

*Yield on equity based on 12 months to 31 March 2024

The Company invested a total of £6.0 million (value as at 31 March 2024: £4.2 million) across three investments that offered potential to generate attractive risk adjusted returns. Current market volatility and rise in interest rates has impacted the capital value of these investments. The investment yield offers a potentially accretive return to holding cash while the Company deploys capital in opportunities in line with its investment strategy. These funds invest in ungeared long-dated leased real estate, debt and infrastructure.

Affordable Housing

The Company's wholly owned investment, RealHousingCo Limited ("RHC") has obtained successful registration with the Regulator of Social Housing as a For Profit Registered Provider of affordable homes. This status provides RHC with a platform to undertake future investment in the affordable housing sector which offers scope to generate long term, inflation-linked returns while addressing the chronic undersupply of affordable homes in the UK.

RHC owns a residential property located in Liverpool (UK), which is comprised of seven units, all of which are occupied by private individuals, each with a six month term contract. The fair value of the Liverpool property as at 31 March 2024 was £0.6 million.

UK Treasury Bonds (Gilts) and Bills

Investment	Investment type	Carrying value	Income return p.a. *	Property type / underlying security	Investment notes
Gilts	UK Treasury Bonds	£19.5m	4.7%-4.9%	Liquid Government security	Short dated (maturity in September 2024)
Total		£19.5m	4.8% **

* Annualised yield to maturity

** Weighted average

These government backed short term investments offer the Company enhanced returns over cash balances.

Cash balances

Investment	Investment type	Carrying value	Income return p.a.	Property type / underlying security	Investment notes
Cash balance *	Cash	£6.8m	2.6% **	'On call' and current accounts	n/a
Morgan Stanley Sterling Liquidity Fund	Short-term investment	£10.0m	5.2%	Money market fund, daily liquidity	n/a

* Group cash of £7.2m excluding cash held with the Hamburg holding company of £0.4m

** weighted average interest earned on call accounts

As at 31 March 2024, the Group had cash balances of £6.8 million, excluding cash held with the Hamburg holding company of £0.4 million.

The Group's cash is held with established banks with strong credit ratings.

Summary

ART has a diversified portfolio focussed on asset-backed lending and property investments in Western Europe.

The Company is currently focussed on selectively increasing its loan portfolio and extending its wider investment strategy to opportunistically target investments offering inflation protection via index linked income adjustments and investments that have potential for capital gains

Brad Bauman and Gordon Smith

For and on behalf of the Investment Manager

20 June 2024

Directors

William Simpson (aged 68)

Chairman

William Simpson has over 30 years' experience as a lawyer in financial services. His focus has been on regulated and unregulated investment vehicles, encompassing banking, finance, corporate, investment, trust and regulatory work.

William studied law at Leeds University and practised at the Bar in England before moving to the Cayman Islands and then the British Virgin Islands. William was a partner at Ozannes, now Mourant, and then managing partner of Ogier Guernsey, during which time he also served on the Ogier Group board.

In 2017 William became an independent consultant and remains a director of a number of Guernsey based financial services companies. William is a member of the English and Guernsey Bars.

Phillip Rose (aged 64)

Phillip Rose is a Fellow of the Securities Institute and holds a Master of Law degree. He has over 40 years' experience in the real estate, funds management and banking industries in Europe, the USA and Australasia. He has been the Head of Real Estate for ABN AMRO Bank, Chief Operating Officer of European shopping centre investor and developer TrizecHahn Europe, Managing Director of retail and commercial property developer and investor Lend Lease Global Investment and Executive Manager of listed fund General Property Trust.

Phillip is currently CEO of Alpha Real Capital LLP and has been a member of the Management Committee for Hermes Property Unit Trust and its Audit Committee, and has been a Non-Executive Director of Great Portland Estates plc.

Jeff Chowdhry (aged 63)

Jeff is currently General Partner at Concept Ventures, an early stage, software focused, VC fund. It is currently the largest dedicated pre-seed fund in the UK.

He has an investment career which spans over 40 years having held senior positions at F&C, as head of emerging markets and BMO Asset Management where he was responsible for AUM of over $5 billion. He has specific expertise in ESG related matters.

He is an active Angel investor having backed over 30 start-up companies and has several board advisory positions within these rapidly growing businesses.

Melanie Torode (aged 44)

Mel Torode has 20 years' experience in the fund administration industry specifically including private equity, property and mezzanine debt and is an Independent Non-Executive Director.

Prior to founding Morgan Sharpe in April 2008 (a fund administration company sold to Estera, subsequently Ocorian, in 2017), Mel was the Company Secretary of Assura Administration, overseeing the administration of listed property funds. During the period from 2017 to 2021, Mel held the roles of Operations Director, Managing Director and subsequently Non-Executive of Ocorian Guernsey.

Mel began her career at Guernsey International Fund Managers (now Northern Trust), working on large private equity funds and European holding companies, moving to Mourant International Finance Administration (now State Street) where she spent more than two years concentrating primarily on listed property funds.

Peter Griffin (aged 65)

Peter Griffin has over 30 years' experience in financial services and is a qualified chartered accountant.

He is currently a director of Handelsbanken Alternatives Fund Limited, an investment company listed on The International Stock Exchange.

Peter previously had various senior roles in the trust services industry in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

Directors' and Corporate Governance report

The Directors present their report and financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Principal activities and status

During the year, the Company, an authorised closed-ended Guernsey registered investment company, carried on business as an investment company, investing in direct property, development, financing and other opportunities in real estate, real estate operating companies and securities, real estate services, infrastructure, infrastructure services, other asset-backed businesses and related operations and services businesses.

The Company's shares are traded on the Specialist Fund Segment ("SFS") of the London Stock Exchange ("LSE").

Business review, results and dividend

A review of the business during the year is contained in the Chairman's Statement above.

The results for the year to 31 March 2024 are set out in the financial statements. On 1 March 2024, the Company declared a dividend of 1.0p per share, which was paid to shareholders on 12 April 2024. The intention of the Company is to pay a dividend quarterly.

Share buybacks

During the period and post period end, the Company did not purchase any shares in the market.

Scrip dividend alternative

In the circular published on 18 December 2018, the Company sought shareholders' approval to enable a scrip dividend alternative to be offered to ordinary shareholders whereby they could elect to receive additional ordinary shares in lieu of a cash dividend, at the absolute discretion of the Directors, from time to time. This was approved by shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting on 8 January 2019.

The number of ordinary shares that an ordinary shareholder will receive under the scrip dividend alternative will be calculated using the average of the closing middle market quotations of an ordinary share for five consecutive dealing days after the day on which the ordinary shares are first quoted "ex" the relevant dividend.

The Board elected to offer the scrip dividend alternative to shareholders for the dividend for the quarter ended 31 December 2023: for this period, scrip dividend alternative elections were received in respect of 54,457,721 shares of the Company, which has resulted in the issue of 437,407 new ordinary shares in April 2024.

Further details on dividends are given in note 8 of the financial statements.

Corporate governance

As a Guernsey registered company traded on SFS, the Company is not required to comply with the UK Corporate Governance Code ("UK Code"). However, as a company authorised by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission ("GFSC"), it is required to follow the principles and guidance set out in the Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance issued by the GFSC and effective from 1 January 2012 (amended in February 2016 and November 2021) ("Guernsey Code"). Compliance with the Guernsey Code and general principles of good corporate governance are reviewed by the Board at least annually and, at the date of signing these financial statements, the Board is satisfied that the Company is fully compliant with the Guernsey Code. The Guernsey Code is available for consultation on the GFSC website: www.gfsc.gg.

The Board

Biographies of the Directors are set out above.

The Directors' interests in the shares of the Company as at 31 March 2024 are set out below:

	Number of ordinary shares 31 March 2024	Number of ordinary shares 31 March 2023
Phillip Rose	1,031,935	978,999
Jeff Chowdhry	5,000	5,000
Melanie Torode	-	-
William Simpson	40,347	30,000
Peter Griffin	-	-

Post year end, Phillip Rose and William Simpson increased their shareholding in ART to 1,039,179 and 50,671 ordinary shares, respectively.

Non-executive directors are not appointed for specified terms; appointments of Board members can be terminated at any time without penalty and the Company's Articles of Association ("Articles") require each Director to retire and submit himself/herself to re-election by the shareholders at every third year. In addition, the Board believes that continuity and experience add to its strength.

The Annual General Meeting of the Company will take place on 5 September 2024. At this meeting, Melanie Torode and Phillip Rose will retire and submit themselves for re-election. The remainder of the Board recommend their re-appointment.

Individual Directors may seek independent legal advice in relation to their duties on behalf of the Company.

Operations of the Board

The Board has determined that its role is to consider and determine the following principal matters which it considers are of strategic importance to the Company:

1) Review the overall objectives for the Company and set the Company's strategy for fulfilling those objectives within an appropriate risk framework

2) Consider any shifts in strategy that it considers may be appropriate in light of market conditions

3) Review the capital structure of the Company including consideration of any appropriate use of gearing both for the Company and in any joint ventures in which the Company may invest from time to time

4) Appoint the Investment Manager, Administrator and other appropriately skilled service providers and monitor their effectiveness through regular reports and meetings

5) Review key elements of the Company's performance including Net Asset Value and payment of dividends.

At Board meetings, the Board ensures that all the strategic matters are considered and resolved by the Board. Certain issues associated with implementing the Company's strategy are delegated either to the Investment Manager or the Administrator. Such delegation is over minor incidental matters and the Board continually monitors the services provided by these independent agents. The Board considers matters that are significant enough to be of strategic importance and are therefore reserved solely for the Board (e.g. all acquisitions, all disposals, significant capital expenditure, leasing and decisions affecting the Company's financial gearing).

The Board meets at least quarterly and as required from time to time to consider specific issues reserved for decision by the Board, as noted above.

At the Board's quarterly meetings, it considers papers circulated in advance including reports provided by the Investment Manager and the Administrator. The Investment Manager's report comments on:

· The property and debt markets of the UK and Europe including recommendations for any changes in strategy that the Investment Manager considers may be appropriate

· Performance of the Group's portfolio and key asset management initiatives

· Transactional or lending activity undertaken over the previous quarter and being contemplated for the future

· The Group's financial position including relationships with bankers, borrowers and lenders.

These reports enable the Board to assess the success with which the Group's investment strategy and other associated matters are being implemented and also consider any relevant risks and to consider how they should be properly managed.

The Company's service providers issue reports on their own internal controls and these reports are considered by the Board periodically.

In between its regular quarterly meetings, the Board has also met on a number of occasions during the year to approve specific transactions and for other matters.

Board and Directors' appraisals

The Board carries out an annual review of its composition and performance (including the performance of individual Directors) and that of its standing committees. Such appraisal includes reviewing the performance and composition of the Board (and whether it has an appropriate mix of knowledge, skills and experience), the relationships between the Board and the Investment Manager and Administrator, the processes in place and the information provided to the Board and communication between Board members.

Board Meeting attendance

The table below shows the attendance at Board meetings during the year to 31 March 2024:

	No of meetings attended
Phillip Rose	5
Jeff Chowdhry	5
Melanie Torode	10
William Simpson	12
Peter Griffin	11
No. of meetings during the year	12

Directors' and officers' insurance

An appropriate level of Directors' and officers' insurance is maintained whereby Directors are indemnified against liabilities to third parties to the extent permitted by Guernsey company law.

Board Committees

The Board has established three standing committees, all of which operate under detailed terms of reference, copies of which are available on request from the Company Secretary.

Audit and Risk Committee

The Audit and Risk Committee consists of Peter Griffin (Chairman), Jeff Chowdhry and William Simpson. The Board is satisfied that Peter Griffin continues to have the requisite recent and relevant financial experience to fulfil his role as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Role of the Committee

The role of the Audit and Risk Committee, which meets at least twice a year, includes:

· The engagement, review of the work carried out by and the performance of the Group's external auditor

· To monitor and review the independence, objectivity and effectiveness of the external auditor

· To develop and apply a policy for the engagement of the external audit firm to provide non-audit services

· To assist the Board in discharging its duty to ensure that financial statements comply with all legal requirements

· To review the Group's financial reporting and internal control policies and to ensure that the procedures for the identification, assessment and reporting of risks are adequate

· To review regularly the need for an internal audit function

· To monitor the integrity of the Group's financial statements, including its annual and half-year reports and announcements relating to its financial performance, reviewing the significant financial reporting issues and judgements which they contain

· To review the consistency of accounting policies and practices

· To review and challenge where necessary the financial results of the Group before submission to the Board.

The Audit and Risk Committee makes recommendations to the Board which are within its terms of reference and considers any other matters as the Board may from time to time refer to it.

Members of the Audit and Risk Committee may also, from time to time, meet with the Group's independent property valuers to discuss the scope and conclusions of their work.

Committee meeting attendance

	No of meetings attended
William Simpson	4
Jeff Chowdhry	3
Peter Griffin	4
No. of meetings during the year	4

Policy for non audit services

The Committee has adopted a policy for the provision of non-audit services by the Company's external auditor, BDO Limited, and reviews and approves all material non-audit related services in accordance with the need to ensure the independence and objectivity of the external auditor. No services, other than audit-related ones, were carried out by BDO Limited during the year.

Internal audit

The Board relies upon the systems and procedures employed by the Investment Manager and the Administrator which are regularly reviewed and are considered to be sufficient to provide it with the required degree of comfort. Therefore, the Board continues to believe that there is no need for an internal audit function, although the Audit and Risk Committee considers this annually, reporting its findings to the Board.

Nomination Committee and attendance

The Nomination Committee consists of William Simpson (Chairman), Phillip Rose and Melanie Torode.

The Committee's principal task is to review the structure, size and composition of the Board in relation to its size and position in the market and to make recommendations to fill Board vacancies as they arise and it meets at least annually. It met once during the year and all Committee members were present.

Remuneration Committee and attendance

The Remuneration Committee consists of Melanie Torode (Chairman), Jeff Chowdhry and William Simpson.

The Board has approved formal terms of reference for the Committee and a copy of these is available on request from the Company Secretary.

As the Company comprises only non-executive directors, the Committee's main role is to determine their remuneration within the cap set out in the Company's Articles and it meets at least annually. It met once during the year with Melanie Torode and William Simpson present.

Remuneration report

The aggregate fees payable to the Directors are limited to £200,000 per annum under the Company's Articles. The annual fees payable to each Director, which were last reviewed in 2019, have been increased by 10% with effect from 1 April 2022. The fees payable to the Directors are expected to reflect their expertise, responsibilities and time spent on the business of the Group, taking into account market equivalents, the activities, the size of the Group and market conditions. Under their respective appointment letters, each Director is entitled to an annual fee together with a provision for reimbursement for any reasonable out of pocket expenses.

During the year the Directors received the following emoluments in the form of fees from Group companies:

	Year ended 31 March 2024 £	Year ended 31 March 2023 £
Phillip Rose	27,500	27,500
Jeff Chowdhry	27,500	27,500
William Simpson	39,500	39,500
Peter Griffin	27,500	27,500
Melanie Torode*	48,000	52,633
Total	170,000	174,633

* This comprises £20,500 for the ART's directorship plus fees for directorships of ART's subsidiaries and joint ventures

Internal control and risk management

The Board understands its responsibility for ensuring that there are sufficient, appropriate and effective systems, procedures, policies and processes for internal control of financial, operational, compliance and risk management matters in place in order to manage the risks which are an inherent part of business. Such risks are managed rather than eliminated in order to permit the Company to meet its financial and other objectives.

The Board reviews the internal procedures of both its Investment Manager and its Administrator upon which it is reliant. The Investment Manager has a schedule of matters which have been delegated to it by the Board and upon which it reports to the Board on a quarterly basis. These matters include quarterly management accounts and reporting both against key financial performance indicators and its peer group. Further, a compliance report is produced by the Administrator for the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Company maintains a risk management framework which considers the non-financial as well as financial risks and this is reviewed by the Audit and Risk Committee prior to submission to the Board.

Investment management agreement

The Company has an agreement with the Investment Manager. This sets out the Investment Manager's key responsibilities, which include proposing a property investment strategy to the Board, identifying property investments to recommend for acquisition and arranging appropriate lending facilities. The Investment Manager is also responsible to the Board for all issues relating to property asset management.

Substantial shareholding

Shareholders with holdings of more than 3 per cent of the voting rights of the Company as at 24 May 2024 were as follows:

Name of investor

Number of

voting rights

% held

Alpha Global Property Securities Fund Pte. Ltd

26,194,335

43.79%

Rockmount Ventures Ltd

25,278,982

42.26%

Shareholder relations

The Board places high importance on its relationship with its shareholders, with members of the Investment Manager's Investment Committee making themselves available for meetings with key shareholders and sector analysts. Reporting of these meetings and market commentary is received by the Board on a quarterly basis to ensure that shareholder communication fulfils the needs of being useful, timely and effective. One or more members of the Board and the Investment Manager will be available at the Annual General Meeting to answer any questions that shareholders attending may wish to raise.

Directors' Responsibilities Statement

The Directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group at the end of the year and of the profit or loss of the Group for that year.

In preparing those financial statements, the Directors are required to:

1) select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

2) make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

3) state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

4) prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is appropriate to assume that the Group will not continue in business.

So far as each of the Directors is aware, there is no relevant information of which the Group's auditor is unaware, and they have taken all the steps they ought to have taken as Directors to make themselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the Group's auditor is aware of that information.

The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Directors confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the financial statements.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group can be outlined as follows:

· Rental income, fair value of investment properties (directly or indirectly held) and fair value of the Group's equity investments are affected, together with other factors, by general economic conditions and/or by the political and economic climate of the jurisdictions in which the Group's investments and investment properties are located.

· The Group's loan investments are exposed to credit risk which arise by the potential failure of the Group's counter parties to discharge their obligations when falling due; this could reduce the amount of future cash inflows from financial assets on hand at the balance sheet date; the Group receives regular updates from the relevant investment manager as to the performance of the underlying investments and assesses their credit risk as a result.

Going concern

Annual General Meeting

The AGM of the Company will be held in Guernsey at 9.00 am on 5 September 2024 at Floor 2, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey. The meeting will be held to receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements, re-elect Directors and propose the reappointment of the auditor and that the Directors be authorised to determine the auditor's remuneration.

Independent Auditor

BDO Limited has expressed its willingness to continue in office as auditor.

By order of the Board,

William Simpson Peter Griffin

Director Director

20 June 2024

Directors' statement pursuant to the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules

Each of the Directors, whose names and functions are listed in the Directors' and corporate governance report confirm that, to the best of each person's knowledge and belief:

· The financial statements, prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Group, and

· The Chairman's statement and the investment review include a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that the Group faces is provided above.

By order of the Board,

William Simpson Peter Griffin

Director Director

20 June 2024

Independent Auditor's Report

To the Members of Alpha Real Trust Limited

Opinion on the financial statements

In our opinion, the financial statements of Alpha Real Trust Limited ("the Parent Company") and its subsidiaries (the "Group"):

· give a true and fair view of the state of the Group's affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of its loss for the year then ended;

· have been properly prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the European Union; and

· have been properly prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008.

We have audited the financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the Consolidated balance sheet, the Consolidated cash flow statement, the Consolidated statement of changes in equity, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and IFRS as adopted by the European Union.

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. 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. Our audit opinion is consistent with the additional report to the audit committee.

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. Our evaluation of the Directors' assessment of the Group ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting included:

· Obtaining those charged with governance and directors' assessment in respect of going concern and challenging this, based on our knowledge of the Group, with both those charged with governance and management;

· Challenging the directors' cash flow forecasts for the twelve months from the approval of these financial statements by stress testing future income and expenditure and the impact on the going concern assessment;

· Consideration of the cash available together with the expected annual running expenses of the Group and determining whether these assumptions were reasonable based on our knowledge of the Group; and

· Reviewing the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance, the RNS announcements and the compliance reports for indication of any events or conditions which may impact on going concern.

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 Group'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.

Overview

Key audit matters (2024 and 2023)

Property Valuations

Loans advanced and IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments'

Materiality

Group financial statements as a whole

£1,990,000 (2023: £2,023,000) based on 1.5% (2023: 1.5%)

of total assets

An overview of the scope of our audit

Our Group audit was scoped by obtaining an understanding of the Group and its environment, including the Group's system of internal control, and assessing the risks of material misstatement in the financial statements. We also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including assessing whether there was evidence of bias by the Directors that may have represented a risk of material misstatement.

We tailored the scope of our audit taking into account the nature of the Group's investments, involvement of the Investment Manager, the accounting and reporting environment and the industry in which the Group operates.

The Group consists of the Parent Company, numerous subsidiaries and a joint venture entity. We concluded that the most effective audit approach to the Group, due to the same accounting processes and control environment was to audit the consolidated financial statements as if they were one entity, during which we have performed audit procedures on all key risk areas. The materiality applied was based on the consolidated financial information (see Materiality section below).

Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period and include the most significant assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) that we identified, including those which had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources in the audit, and directing the efforts of the engagement team. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key audit matter

How the scope of our audit addressed the key audit matter

Property Valuations (notes 2.(b)(a), 12, 13, 26)

The Group holds several investment properties within its subsidiaries and the joint venture structure.

The directors have valued all properties based on independent RICS valuations performed by independent valuers.

Such property valuations are a highly subjective area as the valuers will make judgements as to property yields, quality of tenants, development costs and other variables to arrive at the current open market value of the property.

Any input inaccuracies or unreasonable bases used in the valuation judgements (such as in respect of estimated rental value and yield profile applied) could result in a material misstatement of the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income and the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and we therefore determined this to be a key audit matter.

Independent valuations

For all independent property valuations, we evaluated the competence of the external valuers, which included consideration of their qualifications and expertise. We discuss their terms of engagement with the valuers to determine whether there were any matters that might have affected their objectivity or may have imposed scope limitations upon their work.

We read the valuation reports for the properties and discussed the basis of the property valuations with the valuers to understand the process undertaken by them and confirmed that the valuations were prepared in accordance with professional valuation standards and IFRS.

We have considered the reasonableness, and where appropriate agreed through to supporting documentation (for example rental income) of the inputs used by the valuers in the valuations, such as the terms of void periods, rent free periods and other assumptions that impact the value.

Key observations

Based on the procedures performed, we consider that the judgements made in the property valuations are reasonable.

Loans advanced and IFRS 9 "Financial instruments" (notes 2.(b)(b), 16)

The Group's activities include advancing senior loans and mezzanine loans secured over real estate assets. The amounts advanced represent a material balance in the financial statements and IFRS 9 requires losses to be recognised on an expected, forward-looking basis, reflecting the Group's view of potential future economic events.

As a result, the Group's IFRS 9 methodology incorporates a number of estimates to determine the expected credit loss provisions, and we therefore considered this to be a key audit matter.

Through challenge, discussion and review of example scenarios, we gained a detailed understanding of, and evaluated, the expected credit loss methodology applied by management. This was undertaken with reference to accounting standards and industry practice.

We then tested the methodology used in determining the amortised cost amount and recognition of any impairment loss. Our testing included:

· reviewing the methodology, including key assumptions and parameters, to check it is in line with IFRS 9 and appropriate, given our understanding of the loans advanced;

· obtaining and reviewing all loan agreements to confirm the appropriateness of all loans except 1 being classified as stage 3 due to the repayable on demand feature;

· obtaining and challenging, through discussion, the updates made to the existing methodology to appropriately reflect the changes in the economy;

· obtaining underlying supporting documentation, on a sample basis, we tested the inputs that drive the economic scenario applied to the loans;

· obtaining third party confirmation on a sample of loans to confirm the year end balance;

· undertaking procedures to check that the expected credit loss model applied by management was mathematically accurate; and

· challenging management's expected credit loss on four individual loans which had entered into true default and the manual adjustments made over the mechanical model. This included obtaining and considering support for expected returns, expenses payable and any security in place over the underlying assets the loans are secured on.

Key observations

Based on the procedures performed, we consider the estimates used in the determination of the expected credit losses were reasonable.

Our application of materiality

We apply the concept of materiality both in planning and performing our audit, and in evaluating the effect of misstatements. We consider materiality to be the magnitude by which misstatements, including omissions, could influence the economic decisions of reasonable users that are taken on the basis of the financial statements.

In order to reduce to an appropriately low level the probability that any misstatements exceed materiality, we use a lower materiality level, performance materiality, to determine the extent of testing needed. Importantly, misstatements below these levels will not necessarily be evaluated as immaterial as we also take account of the nature of identified misstatements, and the particular circumstances of their occurrence, when evaluating their effect on the financial statements as a whole.

Based on our professional judgement, we determined materiality for the financial statements as a whole and performance materiality as follows:

	Group financial statements
	2024 £	2023 £
Materiality	1,990,000	2,023,000
Basis for determining materiality	1.5% of total assets	1.5% of total assets
Rationale for the benchmark applied	Due to it being an investment fund with the objective of long-term capital growth with investment values being a key focus of users of the financial statements.
Performance materiality	1,492,500	1,517,250
Basis for determining performance materiality	75% of materiality This was determined using our professional judgement and took into account the complexity of the group and our long-standing knowledge of the engagement together with a history of minimal ,misstatements.

Specific materiality

We also determined that for sensitive fees including: management fees, performance fees, legal fees, directors' fees and audit fees, a misstatement of less than materiality for the financial statements as a whole, specific materiality, could influence the economic decisions of users. As a result, we determined materiality for these items based on 10% (2023: 10%) of materiality being £199,000 (2023: £202,300). We further applied a performance materiality level of 75% (2023: 75%) of specific materiality to ensure that the risk of errors exceeding specific materiality was appropriately mitigated.

Reporting threshold

We agreed with the Audit Committee that we would report to them all individual audit differences in excess of £59,700 (2023: £61,230). We also agreed to report differences below this threshold that, in our view, warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report and Financial Statements, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. 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.

Other Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 reporting

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

· proper accounting records have not been kept by the Parent Company; or

· the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or

· we have failed to obtain all the information and explanations which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, are necessary for the purposes of our audit.

Responsibilities of Directors

As explained more fully in the Directors' responsibilities statement within the Directors' and Corporate Governance Report, 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 Group'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 Group 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.

Extent to which the audit was 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 material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Based on our understanding of the Group and the industry in which it operates, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to its investment activities, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the Group's financial statements.

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the Group and have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements. We determined that the most significant frameworks which are directly relevant to specific assertions in the financial statements are those that relate to the reporting framework such as IFRS as adopted by the EU and the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of management override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to revenue recognition in relation to the rental income from properties held, revenue recognition in relation to loan interest from loans advanced and management bias and judgement involved in accounting estimates, specifically in relation to the valuation of properties and the expected credit loss provisions (the response to which are detailed in our key audit matters above).

We communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and the component auditor, and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.

Audit procedures performed by the engagement team to respond to the risks identified included:

· Discussion with and enquiry of management and those charged with governance concerning known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud;

· Obtaining an understanding of the internal control environment in place to prevent and detect irregularities;

· Reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance, correspondence with the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, internal compliance reports, complaint registers and breach registers to identify and consider any known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud;

· Recalculating loan interest income based on the underlying loan agreements; and

· Recalculating the rental income based on the lease agreements and required accounting by IFRS as adopted by the EU and comparing to that of management.

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that 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, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.

A further description of our responsibilities is available at the Financial Reporting Council's website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

The engagement audit director on the audit resulting in this independent auditor's opinion is Simon Hodgson.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Parent Company's members, as a body, in accordance with Section 262 of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Parent 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 Parent Company and the Parent Company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

.......................................................

Simon Hodgson

For and on behalf of BDO Limited

Chartered Accountants and Recognised Auditor

Place du Pré, Rue du Pré

St Peter Port, Guernsey

Date: 20 June 2024

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

		For the year ended 31 March 2024			For the year ended 31 March 2023
	Notes	Revenue £'000	Capital £'000	Total £'000	Revenue £'000	Capital £'000	Total £'000
Income
Revenue	3	1,774	-	1,774	1,325	-	1,325
Interest revenue		6,596	-	6,596	5,328	-	5,328
Change in the revaluation of investment property	13	-	(1,419)	(1,419)	-	(548)	(548)
Gains/(losses) on financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss	25	125	289	414	528	(1,597)	(1,069)
Total income		8,495	(1,130)	7,365	7,181	(2,145)	5,036

Expenses
Expected credit losses	16	(277)	(1,711)	(1,988)	(232)	(881)	(1,113)
Property operating expenses	3	(104)	-	(104)	(87)	-	(87)
Investment Manager's fee	24	(2,326)	-	(2,326)	(2,354)	-	(2,354)
Other administration costs	4	(1,083)	-	(1,083)	(943)	-	(943)
Total operating expenses		(3,790)	(1,711)	(5,501)	(3,616)	(881)	(4,497)

Operating profit		4,705	(2,841)	1,864	3,565	(3,026)	539

Share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures	12	443	(4,141)	(3,698)	1,012	(569)	443
Finance income	5	1,205	-	1,205	255	-	255
Finance costs	6	(202)	(24)	(226)	(201)	(201)	(402)

Profit/(loss) before taxation		6,151	(7,006)	(855)	4,631	(3,796)	835

Taxation	7	(110)	36	(74)	(130)	(74)	(204)

Profit/(loss) for the year		6,041	(6,970)	(929)	4,501	(3,870)	631

Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the year
Items that may be classified to profit and loss in subsequent periods
Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations		-	(752)	(752)	-	1,253	1,253
Other comprehensive (expense)/income for the year		-	(752)	(752)	-	1,253	1,253
Total comprehensive income/(expense) for the year		6,041	(7,722)	(1,681)	4,501	(2,617)	1,884
Earnings per ordinary share (basic & diluted)	9			(1.6)p			1.1p
Adjusted earnings per ordinary share (basic & diluted)	9			10.3p			7.7p

The total column of this statement represents the Group's statement of comprehensive income, prepared in accordance with IFRS. The revenue and capital columns are supplied as supplementary information permitted under IFRS. All items in the above statement derive from continuing operations.

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

Consolidated balance sheet

	Notes	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000

Non-current assets
Investment property	13	26,740	23,496
Investment in joint venture	12	-	17,654
Loans advanced	16	16,039	16,051
		42,779	57,201
Current assets
Investment in joint venture	12	12,630	-
Investments held at fair value	15	23,675	18,310
Derivatives held at fair value through profit or loss	25	327	-
Loans advanced	16	30,407	39,385
Collateral deposit	17	1,156	1,143
Trade and other receivables	18	4,500	414
Cash and cash equivalents	14	17,221	18,455
		89,916	77,707

Total assets		132,695	134,908

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables	19	(1,145)	(986)
Corporation tax	7	(56)	(34)
Bank borrowings	20	(31)	(30)
Derivatives held at fair value through profit or loss	25	-	(171)
		(1,232)	(1,221)

Total assets less current liabilities		131,463	133,687

Non-current liabilities
Bank borrowings	20	(8,053)	(8,271)
Deferred tax	7	(304)	(349)
		(8,357)	(8,620)

Total liabilities		(9,589)	(9,841)

Net assets		123,106	125,067

Equity
Share capital	21	-	-
Special reserve	22	62,602	60,550
Translation reserve	22	(300)	452
Capital reserve	22	33,177	40,147
Revenue reserve	22	27,627	23,918

Total equity		123,106	125,067

Net asset value per ordinary share	10	207.3p	216.8p

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 20 June 2024. They were signed on its behalf by William Simpson and Peter Griffin.

William Simpson Peter Griffin

Director Director

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

Consolidated cash flow statement

	For the year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	For the year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Operating activities
(Loss)/profit for the year after taxation	(929)	631
Adjustments for:
Change in revaluation of investment property	1,419	548
Net (gains)/losses on financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss	(414)	1,069
Taxation	74	204
Share of loss/(profit) of joint ventures	3,698	(443)
Interest receivable on loans to third parties	(6,596)	(5,328)
Expected credit losses	1,988	1,113
Finance income	(1,205)	(255)
Finance costs	226	402
Operating cash flows before movements in working capital	(1,739)	(2,059)
Movements in working capital:
Movement in trade and other receivables	(4,061)	(381)
Movement in trade and other payables	135	8
Cash flows used in operations	(5,665)	(2,432)

Loan interest received	1,781	1,811
Loans granted to third parties	(20,135)	(18,832)
Cash returned from escrow for loans to be granted post year end	-	1,928
Loans repaid by third parties	31,704	14,097
Interest received	220	255
Interest paid	(185)	(186)
Tax paid	(86)	(96)
Cash flows from/(used in) operating activities	7,634	(3,455)

Investing activities
Redemption of investments	-	5,290
Investment in UK Treasury Bonds and Bills	(26,413)	(13,948)
Proceeds received at maturity from UK Treasury Bonds and Bills	21,454	-
Acquisition of investment property	(5,118)	(7,407)
Dividend income from joint ventures	871	700
Dividend income from investments	374	419
Dividend income from Morgan Stanley Sterling Liquidity Fund	169	-
Coupon interest received from UK Treasury Bonds	250	-
Capital return from joint venture in arbitration	-	5,868
Collateral deposit increase	(13)	(207)
Cash flows used in investing activities	(8,426)	(9,285)

Financing activities
Share buyback	-	(9,553)
Share buyback costs	-	(49)
Share issue costs	(74)	(115)
Cash paid on maturity of foreign exchange forward	(48)	(47)
Ordinary dividends paid	(206)	(356)
Cash flows used in financing activities	(328)	(10,120)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(1,120)	(22,860)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	18,455	41,250
Exchange translation movement	(114)	65
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	17,221	18,455

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

For the year ended 31 March 2023	Special reserve £'000	Translation reserve £'000	Capital reserve £'000	Revenue reserve £'000	Total equity £'000
At 1 April 2022	68,243	(801)	44,017	21,797	133,256

Total comprehensive income for the year
(Loss)/profit for the year	-	-	(3,870)	4,501	631
Other comprehensive income for the year	-	1,253	-	-	1,253
Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the year	-	1,253	(3,870)	4,501	1,884

Transactions with owners
Cash dividends	-	-	-	(356)	(356)
Scrip dividends	2,024	-	-	(2,024)	-
Share issue costs	(115)	-	-	-	(115)
Share buyback	(9,553)	-	-	-	(9,553)
Share buyback costs	(49)	-	-	-	(49)
Total transactions with owners	(7,693)	-	-	(2,380)	(10,073)

At 31 March 2023	60,550	452	40,147	23,918	125,067
Notes 21, 22

For the year ended 31 March 2024	Special reserve £'000	Translation reserve £'000	Capital reserve £'000	Revenue reserve £'000	Total equity £'000
At 1 April 2023	60,550	452	40,147	23,918	125,067

Total comprehensive income for the year
(Loss)/profit for the year	-	-	(6,970)	6,041	(929)
Other comprehensive income for the year	-	(752)	-	-	(752)
Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the year	-	(752)	(6,970)	6,041	(1,681)

Transactions with owners
Cash dividends	-	-	-	(206)	(206)
Scrip dividends	2,126	-	-	(2,126)	-
Share issue costs	(74)	-	-	-	(74)
Share buyback	-	-	-	-	-
Share buyback costs	-	-	-	-	-
Total transactions with owners	2,052	-	-	(2,332)	(280)

At 31 March 2024	62,602	(300)	33,117	27,627	123,106
Notes 21, 22

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

1. General information

The Company is a limited liability, closed-ended investment company incorporated in Guernsey. The address of the registered office is given below. The nature of the Group's operations and its principal activities are set out in the Chairman's Statement. The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue on 20 June 2024 and signed by William Simpson and Peter Griffin on behalf of the Board.

2. (a) Material accounting policies

A summary of the principal accounting policies is set out below. The policies have been consistently applied for all periods presented unless otherwise stated.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS, as adopted by the EU, requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the accounting policies. The areas involving a high degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where the assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in this note.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS, which comprise standards and interpretations approved by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"), and International Accounting Standards and Standards Interpretations Committee's interpretations approved by the International Accounting Standards Committee ("IASC") that remain in effect, and to the extent that they have been adopted by the European Union.

Going concern

New standards, interpretations and amendments from 1 January 2023

New standards, amendments to standards and interpretations were effective for the current period, and with the exception of the Disclosure of Accounting Policies (Amendment to IAS 1) has not had a significant impact on the financial statements. The Disclosure of Accounting Policies amendment generated a review of and reduction in the accounting policy disclosures so that only the material accounting policy information is now provided. Accounting policy information is material if, when considered together with other information included in an entity's financial statements, it can reasonably be expected to influence decisions that the primary users of the financial statements make on the basis of those financial statements.

New standards, interpretations and amendments from 1 January 2024

The Directors anticipate that the adoption of these standards and interpretations will not have a material impact on the financial statements of the Group.

Basis of consolidation

(a) Subsidiaries

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and the subsidiary undertakings controlled by the Company, made up to 31 March each year. Control is achieved where the Company has power over the investee, exposure or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and the ability to use its power to affect the amount of the investor's returns.

The results of subsidiary undertakings acquired or disposed of during the year are included within profit or loss in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal as appropriate.

When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiary undertakings to bring the accounting policies used into line with those used by the Group.

All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation.

ART holds a number of direct property investments through subsidiary undertakings. The Group is actively involved in the management of these property investments and its investment plans do not include specified exit strategies for these investments. As a result, ART plans to hold these property investments indefinitely. ART reports its investment properties at fair value in its financial statements but this is not the primary measurement attribute used by management to evaluate the performance of these investments. In addition, ART holds a number of loans through subsidiary undertakings and management do not measure the performance of these on a fair value basis. In consequence, management have concluded that ART does not meet the definition of an investment entity and the subsidiaries have been consolidated into the Group's balance sheet, rather than being carried at fair value.

When a partial disposal of a subsidiary occurs which causes the entity to no longer be controlled and hence no longer a subsidiary, the Company derecognises the subsidiary and recognises the retained interest initially at fair value.

When calculating the profit or loss on disposal the Company measures the retained interest at fair value and includes this in the fair value of the consideration received. The profit or loss on disposal is the difference between the fair value of the consideration received and the carrying value of the assets and liabilities disposed of, as reduced by transactions costs incurred and any foreign currency gains or losses recycled on disposal as per the foreign currency accounting policy in respect of group companies.

(b) Joint ventures and associates

The Group applies IFRS 11 to its joint arrangement. Under IFRS 11 investments in joint arrangements are classified as either joint operations or joint ventures depending on the contractual rights and obligations of each investor. The Group has assessed the nature of its joint arrangements and determined them to be joint ventures. Joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method.

The Group also applies IAS 28: this standard defines an associate as an entity over which an investor exercises significant influence. Under IAS 28 significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but is not control or joint control of those policies and, where an entity holds 20% or more of the voting power (directly or through subsidiaries) of an investee, it is presumed that the investor has significant influence unless it can be clearly demonstrated that this is not the case. Associates are accounted for using the equity method.

Under the equity method of accounting, interests in joint ventures and associates are initially recognised at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognise the Group's share of the post-acquisition profits or losses and movements in other comprehensive income. When the Group's share of losses in a joint venture or associate equals or exceeds its interests in the joint venture or associate (which includes any long-term interests that, in substance, form part of the Group's net investment in the joint venture or associate) the Group does not recognise further losses, unless it has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of the joint venture or associate.

Unrealised gains on transactions between the Group and its joint ventures or associates are eliminated to the extent of the Group's interest in the joint ventures or associates. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.

Presentation of statement of comprehensive income

In order to better reflect the activities of an investment company and in accordance with guidance issued by the Association of Investment Companies ("AIC"), supplementary information, which analyses the statement of comprehensive income between items of a revenue and capital nature, has been presented alongside the statement of comprehensive income. The company has opted to put realised results into revenue on the statement of comprehensive income.

Revenue recognition

Rental income and service charge income from investment property leased out under an operating lease are recognised within profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. Lease incentives granted are recognised as an integral part of the net consideration for the use of the property and are therefore also recognised on the same straight line basis. Rental revenues are accounted for on an accruals basis. Therefore, deferred revenue generally represents advance payments from tenants. Revenue is recognised when it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Group and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably. Upon early termination of a lease by the lessee, the receipt of a surrender premium, net of dilapidations and non-recoverable outgoings relating to the lease concerned, is immediately recognised as revenue.

Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding and the effective interest rate applicable.

Other income is recognised when received.

Leasing

(a) Company as a lessor

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

The Group owns no leasehold property.

Foreign currencies

(a) Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group entities are measured in the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the "functional currency"). The consolidated financial statements are presented in Sterling, which is the Company's functional and presentation currency.

(b) Transactions and balances

Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates of the transactions. At each balance sheet date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the balance sheet date. Gains and losses arising on retranslation are included in profit or loss for the year.

The results and financial position of all the Group entities that have a functional currency which differs from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:

(i) assets and liabilities for each balance sheet presented are translated at the closing rate at the balance sheet date;

(ii) income and expenses for each statement of comprehensive income are translated at the average exchange rate prevailing in the period; and

(iii) all resulting exchange differences are recognised within other comprehensive income.

On consolidation, the exchange differences arising from the translation of the net investment in foreign entities are taken to equity. When a foreign operation is sold, such exchange differences are recognised within profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income as part of the gain or loss on sale.

For Euro based balances the year end exchange rate used is £1:€1.170 (2023: £1:€1.137) and the average rate for the year used is £1:€1.159 (2023: £1:€1.158).

Taxation

The Company is exempt from Guernsey taxation on income derived outside of Guernsey and bank interest earned in Guernsey. A fixed annual fee of £1,200 was payable to the States of Guernsey in respect of this exemption for the calendar year 2023 (a fee of £1,600 was paid post year end for the calendar year 2024). No charge to Guernsey taxation arises on capital gains. The Group is liable to foreign tax arising on activities in the overseas subsidiaries. The Group holds investments in Spain (H2O, sold post year end), owned through investment entities in Luxembourg and the Netherlands, in Germany (Hamburg), owned through a Guernsey subsidiary and in the United Kingdom, owned directly by a UK subsidiary (Liverpool and Travelodge Hotels in Lowestoft, Yardley and Wadebridge). The Group may therefore be liable to taxation in these overseas jurisdictions.

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the statement of comprehensive income because it excludes items of income and expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The Group's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible timing differences can be utilised.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the liability is settled or the asset realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited within profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity.

Dividends

Dividends are recognised as a liability in the Group's financial statements in the period in which they become obligations of the Group.

Investment property

Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is initially recognised at cost being the fair value of consideration given including related transaction costs.

After initial recognition at cost and/or upon commencement of construction, investment property is carried at its fair value based on half yearly professional valuations made by independent valuers or based on Directors' valuations. The independent valuers' valuations are in accordance with standards complying with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Appraisal and Valuation manual and the International Valuation Standards Committee.

Gains or losses arising from changes in fair value of investment property are included within profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income in the period in which they arise. Investment property is treated as acquired when the Group assumes the significant risks and returns of ownership and as disposed of when these are transferred to the buyer.

All costs directly associated with the purchase of an investment property and all subsequent expenditures qualifying as acquisition costs are capitalised.

Segmental reporting

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker. The chief operating decision-maker, which is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Board of Directors of the Company.

The investing policy means the Group may invest in real estate opportunities unconstrained by geography, but with a particular focus on the UK and Europe. At present, for management purposes, the Group is organised into one main operating segment being Europe.

The Group's revenue generated in the UK was £7,434,000 and in Germany was £934,000 (Year ended 31 March 2023: £5,729,000 in the UK and £924,000 in Germany).

The Group's non-current assets are located in the following countries:

Country	2024 £'000	2023 £'000
UK	27,394	23,276
Germany	15,385	16,271
Spain	-	17,654
Total	42,779	57,201

Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised on the Group's balance sheet when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. The Group shall offset financial assets and financial liabilities if the Group has a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and interests and intends to settle on a net basis.

(a) Financial assets

Under IFRS 9, on initial recognition, a financial asset is classified as measured at:

· Amortised cost;

· Fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVOCI") - debt investment;

· FVOCI - equity investment; or

· Fair value through profit or loss ("FVTPL").

The classification of financial assets under IFRS 9 is generally based on the business model in which a financial asset is managed and its contractual cash flow characteristics.

The Group only has financial assets that are classified as amortised cost or FVTPL.

(a) (i) Financial assets held at amortised cost

A financial asset is measured at amortised cost if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL:

· it is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets to collect contractual cash flows; and

· its contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Financial assets at amortised cost are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributed to its acquisition, unless it is a trade receivable without a significant financing component which is initially measured at its transaction price.

These assets are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. The amortised cost is reduced by impairment losses as detailed in (b) below.

Cash deposits with banks that cannot be accessed within a period of three months are not considered to be cash and cash equivalents.

(a) (ii) FVTPL

All financial assets not classified as measured at amortised cost or FVOCI are measured at FVTPL which includes derivative financial assets. Financial assets at FVTPL are initially and subsequently measured at fair value.

Fair value measurement

The Group measures certain financial instruments such as derivatives and non-financial assets such as investment property, at fair value at the end of each reporting period, using recognised valuation techniques and following the principles of IFRS 13. In addition, fair values of financial instruments measured at amortised cost are disclosed in the financial statements.

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

· in the principal market for the asset or liability

· in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

The Group must be able to access the principal or the most advantageous market at the measurement date. The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.

A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant's ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.

The Group uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable inputs significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:

· Level 1 - Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

· Level 2 - Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable.

· Level 3 - Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable.

For assets and liabilities that are recognised in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Group determines whether transfers have occurred between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorisation (based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.

(a) (iii) Impairment of financial assets

(i) Trade receivables

Under IFRS 9 for trade receivables, including lease receivables, the Group has elected to apply the simplified model as the trade receivables all have a maturity of less than one year and do not contain a significant financing component. Under the simplified approach the requirement is to always recognise lifetime ECL. Under the simplified approach practical expedients are available to measure lifetime ECL but forward looking information must still be incorporated. Under the simplified approach there is no need to monitor significant increases in credit risk and entities will be required to measure lifetime ECLs at all times.

The directors have concluded that any ECL on trade receivables would be highly immaterial to the financial statements due to the low credit risk of the relevant tenants.

(ii) Other receivables

The directors have concluded that any ECL on other receivables would be highly immaterial to the financial statements due to:

· collateral being held in the form of a security deposit for the Group's hedging strategy which can be called back at any time with no capital loss should the Group decide to terminate its foreign exchange contracts before their contractual maturity;

· The credit risk of the underlying banks which are utilised by the law firms by whom cash on escrow is kept before completion of a given senior or mezzanine loan.

The remaining other receivables are immaterial to the financial statements and therefore no assessment of the ECL has been completed.

(iii) Loans advanced

Despite the loans having a set repayment term, all but two of the loans have a repayable on demand feature so the Group may call for an early repayment of their principal, interest and applicable fees at any time.

Considering the 'on demand' clause, the Group concluded that the loans are in stage 3 of the IFRS 9 model as should the loans be called on demand the borrowers would technically be in default as repayment would only be possible on demand if the property had already been sold.

The two loans that have a repayment term have an immaterial lifetime ECL and hence no detailed analysis of whether those loans has suffered a significant increase in credit risk has been performed.

(b) Financial liabilities

The Group classifies its financial liabilities into one of two categories, depending on the purpose for which the liability was issued and its characteristics. Although the Group uses derivative financial instruments in economic hedges of currency and interest rate risk, it does not hedge account for these transactions.

Unless otherwise indicated, the carrying amounts of the Group's financial liabilities are a reasonable approximation of their fair values.

(b) (i) Derivatives at fair value through profit or loss

This category comprises only 'out-of-the-money' financial derivatives. They are carried in the balance sheet at fair value with changes in fair value recognised within profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income. Other than derivative financial instruments, the Group does not have any liabilities held for trading nor has it designated any other financial liabilities as being at fair value through profit or loss.

The fair value of the Group's derivatives is based on the valuations as described in note 25.

(b) (ii) Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost

Other financial liabilities include the following items:

· Trade payables and other short-term monetary liabilities, which are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method;

· Bank borrowings which are initially recognised at fair value net of attributable transaction costs incurred. Such interest bearing liabilities are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.

(b) (iii) Derecognition of financial liabilities

A financial liability (in whole or in part) is derecognised when the Company or Group has extinguished its contractual obligations, it expires or is cancelled. Any gain or loss on derecognition is taken to profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income.

Financial instruments issued by the Group are treated as equity only to the extent that they do not meet the definition of a financial liability. The Company's ordinary shares and class A shares are classified as equity instruments. For the purposes of the disclosures given in note 25 (capital risk part) the Group considers all its share capital, share premium and all other reserves as equity. The Group is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements.

(d) Effective interest rate method

The effective interest rate method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset or liability and of allocating interest income or expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts or payments (including all fees on points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the financial asset or liability, or, where appropriate, a shorter period.

2. (b) Significant accounting estimates and judgements

The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

(a) Investment property

The Group uses the valuations carried out by its independent valuers as the fair value of its investment properties, whenever possible. The valuations are based upon assumptions including future rental income, anticipated maintenance costs, future development costs and the appropriate discount rate. The valuers also make reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties. Investment property which is in the course of construction is carried at cost plus associated costs and this has been considered by the Directors to represent fair value at the balance sheet date: upon commencement of construction, valuations will be carried out by independent valuers.

As at the year ended 31 March 2024, the following valuations have been carried out:

(a) (i) Independent valuations

Independent valuations were carried out for the following investment properties:

· The directly owned properties located in Hamburg (Germany), Liverpool (UK), Lowestoft, Wadebridge and Yardley (Travelodge Hotels in UK) (notes 13 and 26);

· An indirectly owned property located in Madrid (Spain), held through CBRE H2O Rivas Holding NV (note 12).

A sensitivity analysis of these investment properties' valuations is provided in notes 12 and 26.

(b) Loans advanced - ECLs

The Group has calculated the lifetime ECLs of the loans advanced using the following three scenarios:

1. Credit criteria unchanged or strengthened since inception and expectation of repayment in full;

2. Credit criteria weakened since inception but expectation of full recovery;

3. Credit criteria significantly weakened and potential for repayment to not be fully achieved.

The criteria referred to above incorporate the following:

· Progress of development against plan;

· Borrower's financial position;

· Property market data.

In calculating the recoverable amounts under the three scenarios, the Directors have taken into account the available collateral under the loan agreements including charges over property and other guarantees.

Four loans in the portfolio have entered receivership: ART is closely working with stakeholders to maximise capital recovery. The Company has considered the security on these loans (which are a combination of a first charge and a second charge over the respective assets and personal guarantees) and have impaired one loan, which is accounted for at fair value, by £0.3 million; the Group also calculated an ECL on the other three loans of approximately £4.1 million; the Group have also provided for an ECL on the remainder of the loans' portfolio for an additional £1.6 million: in total, the Group have provided for an ECL of £5.7 million (31 March 2023: £3.7 million) in its consolidated accounts.

3. Revenue

	Year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	Year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Rental income	1,706	1,267
Service charge income	56	52
Rental revenue	1,762	1,319

Other income	12	6
Other revenue	12	6

Total	1,774	1,325

At 31 March 2024, the Group recognised non recoverable property operating expenditure as follows:

	Year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	Year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Service charge income	56	52
Property operating expenditure	(104)	(87)
Non recoverable property operating expenditure	(48)	(35)

The Group recognises rental revenue from its investment in one residential property located in Liverpool, UK and four commercial properties: a long leased industrial facility in Hamburg, Germany, and three Travelodge Hotels located in Lowestoft, Wadebridge and Yardley in the UK.

The Hamburg property is leased to Veolia Umweltservice Nord GmbH, part of the Veolia group, an international industrial specialist in water, waste and energy management, with a 24-year unexpired lease term. Under the operating lease, the tenant is responsible for building maintenance and the rent has periodic inflation linked adjustments.

The Liverpool residential property is comprised of seven units, six of which are occupied by private individuals with a six month term contract with one unit being vacant at 31 March 2024.

The Travelodge Hotels in Lowestoft (47-bedroom property), in Wadebridge (55-bedroom property) and in Yardley (64-bedroom property) are leased to Travelodge Hotels on an 17 year, 19 year and 34 unexpired lease term (including landlord extension option), respectively.

At 31 March 2024, the Group had contracted with its tenants for the following future minimum lease payments:

	Year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	Year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Within one year	1,808	1,407
Year two	1,802	1,404
Year three	1,802	1,404
Year four	1,802	1,404
Year five	1,802	1,404
After five years	17,257	16,188
Total	26,273	23,211

4. Other administration costs

	Year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	Year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Auditors' remuneration for audit services	176	107
Accounting and administrative fees	429	334
Non-executive directors' fees	170	175
Other professional fees	308	327
Total	1,083	943

5. Finance income

	Year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	Year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Bank interest receivable	220	255
Income from UK Treasury Bonds and Bills	816	-
Income from Morgan Stanley Sterling Liquidity Fund	169	-
Total	1,205	255

6. Finance costs

	Year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	Year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Interest on bank borrowings	202	201
Foreign exchange loss	24	201
Total	226	402

The above finance costs arise on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. No other losses have been recognised in respect of financial liabilities at amortised cost other than those disclosed above.

7. Taxation

(a) Parent Company

The Parent Company is exempt from Guernsey taxation on income derived outside of Guernsey and bank interest earned in Guernsey. A fixed annual fee of £1,200 was payable to the States of Guernsey in respect of this exemption for the calendar year 2023 (a fee of £1,600 was paid post year end for the calendar year 2024). No charge to Guernsey taxation arises on capital gains. The Group is liable to foreign tax arising on activities in its overseas subsidiaries. The Company has investments, subsidiaries and joint venture operations in Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Cyprus.

(b) Group

The Group's tax expense for the year comprises:

	Year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	Year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Deferred tax	(36)	74
Current tax	110	130
Tax Expense	(74)	204

The charge for the year can be reconciled to the profit per the consolidated statement of comprehensive income as follows:

	Year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	Year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Tax expense reconciliation
(Loss)/profit before taxation	(855)	835
Less: income not taxable	(21,864)	(11,660)
Add: expenditure not deductible	21,879	11,185
Un-provided deferred tax asset movement	1,387	284
Total	547	644

	Year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	Year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Analysed as arising from
Cyprus entities	-	226
Dutch entity	92	73
Luxembourg entities	143	243
German investment	312	102
UK investments	-	-
Total	547	644

Tax at domestic rates applicable to profits in the countries concerned is as follows:

	Year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	Year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Cypriot taxation at 12.50%	-	28
Dutch taxation at 20%	18	15
Luxembourg entities at an average rate of 29.22%	42	71
German taxation at 15.825%	50	16
UK taxation at 25%	-	-
Total	110	130

The tax liability for the Group at year end can be analysed as follows:

	Year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	Year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Cyprus entities	-	-
Dutch entity	3	4
Luxembourg entities	25	23
German investment	28	7
UK investments	-	-
Total	56	34

The following is the deferred tax recognised by the Group and movements thereon:

	Revaluation of Investment Property £'000	Accelerated tax depreciation £'000	Tax Losses £'000	Other temporary differences £'000	Total £'000
At 31 March 2022	265	-	(336)	336	265
Release to income	84	-	(19)	19	84
At 31 March 2023	349	-	(355)	355	349
Release to income	(45)	-	(65)	65	(45)
At 31 March 2024	304	-	(420)	420	304

Certain deferred tax assets and liabilities have been offset. The following is the analysis of the deferred tax balances (after offset) for financial reporting purposes available for offset against future profits.

	2024 £'000	2023 £'000
Deferred tax liabilities	724	704
Deferred tax assets	(420)	(355)
Total	304	349

At the balance sheet date the Group has unused tax losses of £1.4 million (2024: £0.9 million). Due to the unpredictability of future taxable profits, the Directors believe it is not prudent to recognise a deferred tax asset for the unused tax losses at the year end.

Unused tax losses in Luxembourg, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom can be carried forward indefinitely. Unused tax losses in the Netherlands can be carried forward for nine years. Unused tax losses in Cyprus can be carried forward for five years.

A deferred tax liability has been provided for in relation to the Hamburg investment property in Germany.

8. Dividends

Dividend reference period	Shares	Dividend	Paid	Date of payment
Dividend reference period	'000	per share	£
Quarter ended 31 December 2022	5,299	1.0p	52,990	6 April 2023
Quarter ended 31 March 2023	5,257	1.0p	52,570	28 July 2023
Quarter ended 30 June 2023	5,037	1.0p	50,368	27 October 2023
Quarter ended 30 September 2023	4,983	1.0p	49,834	24 January 2024
Total			205,762

On 12 April 2024, the Company paid a dividend for the quarter ended 31 December 2023 of £49,236 (1.0p per share).

The Company will pay a dividend for the quarter ended 31 March 2024 on 26 July 2024.

In accordance with IAS 10, the dividends for quarters ended 31 December 2023 and 31 March 2024 have not been included in these financial statements as the dividends were declared or paid after the year end. The current intention of the Directors is to pay a dividend quarterly.

Scrip dividend alternative

During the year, the Board elected to offer the scrip dividend alternative to shareholders for every quarterly dividend, which resulted in the issue of 1,680,091 new ordinary shares. These shares are rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing issued ordinary shares.

The Board also elected to offer the scrip dividend alternative to shareholders for the dividend for the quarter ended 31 December 2023: elections were received in respect of 54,457,721 shares of the Company, which has resulted in the issue of 437,407 new ordinary shares in April 2024. These shares have been issued at a price of 124.5 pence each and were rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing issued ordinary shares. These new shares have been admitted to trading on the SFS of the LSE on 12 April 2024.

9. Earnings per share

The calculation of the basic, diluted and adjusted earnings per share is based on the following data:

	Year ended 31 March 2024	Year ended 31 March 2023
	Ordinary share	Ordinary share
(Losses)/earnings per statement of comprehensive income (£'000)	(929)	631
Basic and diluted (losses)/earnings pence per share	(1.6)	1.1

(Losses)/earnings per statement of comprehensive income (£'000)	(929)	631
Net change in the revaluation of investment properties	1,419	548
Movement in fair value of investments	161	1,338
Movement in fair value of foreign exchange forward contract	(450)	259
Net change in the revaluation of the joint ventures' investment property	4,141	569
Expected credit losses	1,711	881
Deferred tax	(36)	74
Foreign exchange (gain)/loss	24	201
Adjusted earnings	6,041	4,501
Adjusted earnings (pence per share)	10.3	7.7

Weighted average number of shares ('000s)	58,626	58,606

The adjusted earnings are presented to provide what the Board believes is a more appropriate assessment of the operational income accruing to the Group's activities. Hence, the Group adjusts basic earnings for income and costs which are not of a recurrent nature or which may be more of a capital nature.

10. Net asset value per share

	31 March 2024	31 March 2023
Net asset value (£'000)	123,106	125,067
Net asset value per ordinary share	207.3p	216.8p

Total number of shares ('000s)	59,381	57,701

11. Investment in subsidiary undertakings

A list of the significant investments in subsidiaries as at 31 March 2024, including the name, country of incorporation and the proportion of ownership interest is given below.

Name of subsidiary undertaking	Class of shares/units	% of class held with voting rights	Country of incorporation	Principal activity
Luxco 111 SARL	Ordinary shares	100	Luxembourg	Holding Company
Skyred International SARL	Ordinary shares	100	Luxembourg	Holding Company
KMS Holding NV	Ordinary shares	100	Netherlands	Holding Company
ART Germany 1 Ltd	Ordinary shares	100	Guernsey	Property Company
Realhousingco Ltd	Ordinary shares	100	United Kingdom	Property Company
ART Income Holdco Ltd	Ordinary shares	100	United Kingdom	Property Company
ART Lowestoft Ltd	Ordinary shares	100	United Kingdom	Property Company
ART Wadebridge Ltd	Ordinary shares	100	United Kingdom	Property Company
ART Southampton Ltd	Ordinary shares	100	United Kingdom	Property Company

Post year end, the Group completed the liquidation for the non-significant Cypriot structure comprising Alpha Tiger Cyprus Holdings Limited, Alpha Tiger Cyprus Investments No. 2 Limited and Alpha Tiger Cyprus Investments No. 3 Limited.

12. Investment in joint venture

The movement in the Group's share of net assets of the joint ventures can be summarised as follows:

	H2O	H2O	SPHL	Total
	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
As at 1 April	17,654	17,075	118	17,193
Group's share of joint venture profits before fair value movements and dividends	443	1,012	-	1,012
Fair value adjustment for investment property and interest rate cap	(4,141)	(569)	-	(569)
Dividends paid by joint venture to the Group	(871)	(582)	-	(582)
Capital return	-	-	(118)	(118)
Foreign exchange movements	(455)	718	-	718
As at 31 March	12,630	17,654	-	17,654

As at 31 March 2024, the Group had an investment in the H2O shopping centre in Madrid, Spain: the Group held a 30% equity investment in CBRE H2O Rivas Holding NV ('CBRE H2O'), a company based in the Netherlands, which in turn owned 100% of the Spanish entities that are owners of H2O. CBRE H2O is a Euro denominated company hence the Group translates its share of this investment at the relevant year end exchange rate with movements in the period translated at the average rate for the period. As at 31 March 2024, the carrying value of ART's investment in CBRE H2O was £12.6 million (€14.8 million) (31 March 2023: £17.7 million (€20.1 million)).

Foreign exchange movement is recognised in other comprehensive income.

The investment in CBRE H2O is deemed to be significant and material for the Group; its financial information can be summarised as follows:

	H2O	H2O
Statement of comprehensive income	Year ended 31 March 2024 £'000	Year ended 31 March 2023 £'000
Revenue	10.152	10,546
Change in the revaluation of investment property	(12,700)	(1,895)
Total (expense)/income	(2,548)	8,651
Operating expenses	(5,929)	(4,938)
Operating (loss)/profit	(8,477)	3,713
Finance costs	(3,295)	(1,730)
(Loss)/profit before taxation	(11,772)	1,983
Taxation	80	(508)
(Loss)/profit for the period	(11,692)	1,475
Other comprehensive income/(expense)	-	-
Total comprehensive (expense)/income	(11,692)	1,475

	H2O	H2O
Balance sheet	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
Investment property	94,600	104,943
Non-current assets	94,600	104,943

Trade debtors	1,433	2,160
Other debtors	495	418
Cash	4,695	10,787
Current assets	6,623	13,365

Trade and other payables	(5,578)	(4,185)
Bank borrowings	(270)	(283)
Current liabilities	(5,848)	(4,468)

Bank borrowings	(52,639)	(54,994)
Non-current liabilities	(52,639)	(54,994)

Net assets	42,736	58,846

Equity	51,728	51,728
Capital and revenue reserve	(8,992)	7,118
Total equity	42,736	58,846

The fair value of the H2O property in Madrid (Spain) of €111.0 million (£94.9 million) was set as part of the share price agreed by CBRE H2O with the buyer of the joint venture's Spanish subsidiaries (31 March 2023: €119.3 million (£104.9 million) based on an independent valuation carried out by Savills Aguirre Newman Valoraciones y Tasaciones S.A.).

The CBRE H2O group bank borrowings represent the €61.6 million (£52.6 million) provided by Aareal Bank to Alpha Tiger Spain 1, SLU less the balance of unamortised deferred finance costs of €0.2 million (£0.1 million). This loan carries an interest rate of EURIBOR (hedged by an interest rate cap to a strike rate of 2.5%) plus 190 basis points, matures in May 2029 and is secured by a first charge mortgage against the Spanish property. The borrowings are non-recourse to the Group's other investments.

13. Investment property

	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
Fair value of investment property at 1 April	23,496	15,984
Additions	5,118	7,407
Fair value adjustment in the year	(1,419)	(548)
Foreign exchange movement	(455)	653
Fair value of investment property at 31 March	26,740	23,496

Investment property is represented by a property located in Hamburg (Werner-Siemens-Straße), Germany, a residential property located in Liverpool, UK and three hotels located in the UK.

The fair value of the Hamburg property of €18.0 million (£15.4 million) (31 March 2023: €18.5 million (£16.3 million)) has been arrived at on the basis of an independent valuation carried out at the balance sheet date by Cushman & Wakefield ('C&W') (note 26).

On 23 August 2023, the Group acquired a further UK hotel located in Yardley, Birmingham, leased to Travelodge Hotels Limited, the United Kingdom's largest independent hotel brand, for £4.8 million plus acquisition costs of £0.3 million.

Each of these three investment property is held by a separate UK limited company, all 100% held by a holding company, ART Income Holdco Limited, which in turn is 100% held by ART.

The fair values of the three UK hotels have been arrived at on the basis of an independent valuation carried out at the balance sheet date by C&W and were as follows, by location:

· Wadebridge £3.3 million (31 March 2023: £3.8 million)

· Lowestoft £2.7 million (31 March 2023: £2.8 million)

· Yardley £4.8 million.

The fair value of the Liverpool residential property of £0.6 million (31 March 2023: £0.6 million) has been arrived at on the basis of an independent valuation carried out at the balance sheet date by ASL Chartered Surveyors & Valuers ('ASL').

C&W and ASL are independent valuers and are not connected to the Group.

The valuation basis used is fair value as defined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Appraisal and Valuations Standards ("RICS"). The approved RICS definition of fair value is "the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date".

Foreign exchange movement is recognised in other comprehensive income.

14. Cash and cash equivalents

	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
Morgan Stanley Sterling Liquidity Fund	10,000	-
Cash at bank	7,221	18,455
Total	17,221	18,455

During the year, the Company invested £10.0 million in the Morgan Stanley Sterling Liquidity Fund, which invests in high quality short-term money market instruments denominated in sterling, offers same day liquidity and earns an annualised return, net of Morgan Stanley's fees, of 5.2%.

15. Investments held at fair value

	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
Current
As at 1 April	18,310	10,990
Additions	26,414	13,948
Redemptions	(21,454)	(5,290)
Accrued income on UK Treasury Bonds and Bills	566	-
Movement in fair value of investments	(161)	(1,338)
As at 31 March	23,675	18,310

The investments, which are disclosed as current investments held at fair value, are as follows:

· Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited ('SEQI'), a listed fund: the market value of SEQI as at 31 March 2024 was £2.3 million (31 March 2023: £2.2 million);

· GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited ('GCP') a listed fund: the market value of GCP as at 31 March 2024 was £0.9 million (31 March 2023: £1.1 million);

· GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Limited ('GABI'): the market value of GABI as at 31 March 2024 was £1.0 million (31 March 2023: £1.0 million);

· During the year, ART invested £19.3 million in UK Treasury Bonds: the market value of UK Treasury Bonds as at 31 March 2024 was £19.5 million;

· In September 2023, ART invested £7.1 million in UK Treasury Bills, which matured in March 2024, generating proceeds for ART of £7.3 million.

· HLP (participating redeemable preference shares): HLP provides quarterly valuations of the net asset value of its shares; the net asset value of the investment as at 31 March 2024 was nil (31 March 2023: nil).

During the year, one investment in UK Treasury Bonds and one investment in UK Treasury Bills came to maturity and generated proceeds for ART of £7.0 million (market value at 31 March 2023: £7.0 million) and £7.1 million (market value at 31 March 2023: £7.0 million), respectively.

ART also received payments of coupon interests on UK Treasury Bonds amounting to £0.2 million.

16. Loans advanced

	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
Non-current
Loans granted to third parties	15,834	15,530
Interest receivable from loans granted to third parties	205	521
Total loans at amortised cost	16,039	16,051
Loans at fair value through profit or loss	-	-
Total non-current loans	16,039	16,051

Current
Loans granted to third parties	32,304	40,187
Interest receivable from loans granted to third parties	3,350	2,279
Total loans at amortised cost	35,654	42,466
Loans at fair value through profit or loss	426	604
Expected credit losses	(5,673)	(3,685)
Total current loans	30,407	39,385

As at 31 March 2024, the Group had granted a total of £46.4 million (31 March 2023: £55.4 million) of senior and mezzanine loans to third parties. These comprised thirteen loans to UK entities, which assisted with the purchase of property developments, predominantly residential, in the UK. These facilities typically range from a 6 to 36 month term and entitle the Group to a weighted average overall return on the investment of 17.3% for mezzanine loans and 10.3% for senior loans.

All senior and mezzanine loans granted by the Group are secured asset backed real estate loans. Senior loans have a first charge security and mezzanine loans have a second charge security on the property developments.

Loans at fair value through profit or loss represents loans that failed the 'solely payment of principal and interest' criteria of IFRS 9 to be measured at amortised cost: this is due to a loan facility agreement's clause that links those loans to a return other than interest.

Movement in expected credit losses can be summarised as follows:

	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
Opening balance of ECL	(3,685)	(2,572)
Movement for the year (revenue)	(277)	(232)
Movement for the year (capital)	(1,711)	(881)
Closing balance of ECL	(5,673)	(3,685)

The ECL table above includes general ECL on all loans in the period along with specific provision for those in receivership.

Four loans totalling £8.1 million (31 March 2023: three loans totalling £6.8 million) in the portfolio have entered receivership: ART is closely working with stakeholders to maximise capital recovery. The Company has considered the security on these loans (which are a combination of a first charge and a second charge over the respective assets and personal guarantees) and have impaired one loan, which is accounted for at fair value, by £0.3 million; the Group also calculated an ECL on the other three loans of approximately £4.1 million (31 March 2023: £2.9 million); the Group have also provided for an ECL on the remainder of the loans' portfolio for an additional £1.6 million (31 March 2023: £0.8 million): in total, the Group have provided for an ECL of £5.7 million (31 March 2023: £3.7 million) in its consolidated accounts.

Loans maturity of the total £46.4 million loans granted by the Group at year end, can be analysed as follows:

Less than 6 months

£'m

Between 6 to 12 months

£'m

Between 12 to 24 months £'m

Over 24 months

£'m

Total

£'m

Non-current

8,863

7,176

16,039

Current

25,555

4,852

30,407

Despite all of the loans having a set repayment term all but two of the loans have a repayable on demand feature so the Group may call for an early repayment of their principal, interest and applicable fees at any time.

The two loans without a repayable on demand clause amount to £8.9 million and £7.2 million and mature in April 2025 and February 2029, respectively; both loans remain in stage 1 of the IFRS 9 model. These two loans have an immaterial lifetime ECL and hence no detailed analysis of whether those loans has suffered a significant increase in credit risk has been performed.

As at 31 March 2024, ART's total undrawn loan commitments amounted to £1.0 million.

Post year end, no new loans were drawn but additional drawdowns of £0.9 million were made on existing loans and part loan repayments were received amounting to £0.7 million (including accrued interest).

17. Collateral deposit

31 March 2024

£'000

31 March 2023

£'000

Collateral deposit

1,156

1,143

The collateral deposit of £1.1 million (31 March 2023: £1.1 million) is a cash deposit with Barclays Bank PLC ('Barclays') in Guernsey in relation to the foreign exchange forward contract entered into by the Group at year end: this cash has been placed on deposit to match the maturity of the contract.

18. Trade and other receivables

	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
Current
Trade debtors	8	295
Other debtors	4,492	119
Total	4,500	414

The balance of other debtors as at 31 March 2024 comprises £4.3 million held in escrow for one loan repayment: this amount was received in early April 2024 by the Group.

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other receivables approximates to their fair value. See note 2(a)(a)(iii) 'financial instruments' for more details.

19. Trade and other payables

	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
Trade creditors	35	51
Deferred revenue	220	106
Investment Manager's fee payable	589	589
Accruals	231	229
VAT	30	5
Other creditors	40	6
Total	1,145	986

Trade creditors and accruals primarily comprise amounts outstanding for trade purchases and ongoing costs. The Group has financial management policies in place to ensure that all payables are paid within the credit time frame.

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other payables approximates to their fair value.

20. Bank borrowings

	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
Current liabilities: interest payable	31	30
Total current liabilities	31	30
Non-current liabilities: bank borrowings	8,053	8,271
Total liabilities	8,084	8,301

The borrowings are repayable as follows:
Interest payable	31	30
On demand or within one year	-	-
In the second to fifth years inclusive	8,053	-
After five years	-	8,271
Total	8,084	8,301

Movements in the Group's bank borrowings are analysed as follows:

	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
As at 1 April	8,271	7,921
Amortisation of deferred finance costs	15	15
Foreign exchange movement	(233)	335
As at 31 March	8,053	8,271

As at 31 March 2024, bank borrowings represent the Nord LB (a German bank) loan for €9.5 million (£8.1 million) (31 March 2023: €9.5 million (£8.4 million)), less unamortised deferred finance costs (£0.1 million): this loan was used to partly fund the acquisition of the investment property in Hamburg (Werner-Siemens-Straße), Germany. This loan is composed of two tranches of €4.9 million and €4.6 million, which bear a 1.85% and 2.7% fixed rate respectively and that are due to mature in August 2028.

The borrowings are non-recourse to ART and the facility carries no financial covenant tests. The fair value of bank borrowings at the balance sheet date is €7.9 million (£6.7 million).

Foreign exchange movement is recognised in other comprehensive income/(expense).

The tables below set out an analysis of net liabilities from financing activities and the movements in net liabilities from financing activities for the year ended 31 March 2024 and prior year.

	Foreign exchange forward £'000	Borrowings £'000	Total £'000
Net liabilities from financing activities as at 1 April 2023	(171)	(8,271)	(8,442)
Cash movements	48	-	48
Non cash movements
Foreign exchange adjustments	-	233	233
Unrealised gain on foreign exchange forward contract	450	-	450
Loan fee amortisation and other costs	-	(15)	(15)
Net liabilities from financing activities as at 31 March 2024	327	(8,053)	(7,726)

	Foreign exchange forward £'000	Borrowings £'000	Total £'000
Net liabilities from financing activities as at 1 April 2022	88	(7,921)	(7,833)
Cash movements	(47)	-	(47)
Non cash movements
Foreign exchange adjustments	-	(335)	(335)
Unrealised gain on foreign exchange forward contract	(212)	-	(212)
Loan fee amortisation and other costs	-	(15)	(15)
Net liabilities from financing activities as at 31 March 2023	(171)	(8,271)	(8,442)

21. Share capital

			Number of shares
Authorised
Ordinary shares of no par value			Unlimited

	Ordinary	Ordinary	Ordinary
Issued and fully paid	treasury	external	total
At 1 April 2022	2,252,065	61,685,086	63,937,151
Share issue for scrip dividend	-	1,481,479	1,481,479
Shares bought back	5,465,516	(5,465,516)	-
At 1 April 2023	7,717,581	57,701,049	65,418,630
Share issue for scrip dividend	-	1,680,091	1,680,091
Shares bought back	-	-	-
At 31 March 2024	7,717,581	59,381,140	67,098,721

The Company has one class of ordinary shares. The Company has the right to reissue or cancel the remaining treasury shares at a later date.

During the period and post period end, the Company did not purchase any shares in the market.

As at 31 March 2024, the ordinary share capital of the Company was 67,098,721 (including 7,717,581 ordinary shares held in treasury) and the total voting rights in the Company was 59,381,140.

Scrip dividend alternative

Post period end, the Company made no share buybacks.

22. Reserves

The movements in the reserves for the Group are shown above.

Special reserve

The special reserve is a distributable reserve to be used for all purposes permitted under Guernsey company law, including the buy-back of shares and payment of dividends.

Translation reserve

The translation reserve contains exchange differences arising on consolidation of the Group's overseas operations. These amounts may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss.

Capital reserve

The capital reserve contains increases and decreases in the fair value of the Group's investment property, gains and losses on the disposal of property, gains and losses arising from indirect property investment at fair value together with expenses allocated to capital.

Revenue reserve

Any surplus arising from net profit after tax is taken to this reserve, which may be utilised for the buy-back of shares and payment of dividends.

23. Events after the balance sheet date

On 3 April 2024, ART and its joint venture partner in CBRE H2O disposed of the joint venture's Spanish subsidiaries, owners of the H2O Shopping Centre in Madrid, Spain, for €48.4 million (£41.4 million): the price was based on the 31 December 2023 accounts of the Spanish subsidiaries and will be adjusted for the 3 April 2024 accounts (the adjustment is estimated to be immaterial for CBRE H2O). In April 2024, ART received €14.7 million as dividend and capital return from CBRE H2O.

On 16 April 2024, the Company invested £6.5 million in a short dated UK Treasury Bill and, on 21 May 2024, £10.0 million in Gilts with maturity 30 January 2026 and an annualised yield to maturity of 4.3%.

In April 2024, scrip dividend alternative elections were received in respect of 54,457,721 shares of the Company, which has resulted in the issue of 437,407 new ordinary shares.

On 12 April 2024, the Company paid a dividend for the quarter ended 31 December 2023 of £49,236 (1.0p per share).

24. Related party transactions

Parties are considered to be related if one party has the ability to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial or operational decisions. ARC is the Investment Manager to the Company under the terms of the Investment Manager Agreement and is thus considered a related party of the Company. The management agreement with the Investment Manager will expire on 21 December 2027.

The Investment Manager is entitled to receive a fee from the Company at an annual rate of 2 per cent of the net assets of the Company, payable quarterly in arrears. During the year a total of £2.3 million (31 March 2023: £2.4 million), net of rebates, was billed by ARC to ART. As at 31 March 2024, a total of £0.6 million (31 March 2023: £0.6 million) was outstanding.

The Investment Manager is also entitled to receive an annual performance fee calculated with reference to total shareholder return ("TSR"), whereby the fee is 20 per cent of any excess over an annualised TSR of 15 per cent subject to a rolling 3 year high water mark. As at 31 March 2024, no performance fee was due to ARC (31 March 2023: nil).

Prior to the 70% disposal of the H2O property, ARC had a management agreement directly with the H2O property company, Alpha Tiger Spain 1, SLU ('ATS1') under which it earned a fee of 0.9% per annum based upon the gross assets of ATS1. In order to avoid double counting of fees, ARC provided a rebate to the Company of a proportion of its fee equivalent to the value of the Group's net asset value attributable to the H2O investment. Subsequent to the sale of ATS1 to CBRE H2O Rivas Holding NV ('CBRE H2O'), ARC has been appointed as Asset Manager to ATS1 and Investment Manager to CBRE H2O. ARC has agreed to rebate to ART all of the fees charged by ARC directly to CBRE H2O and ATS1 that relate to the Company's 30% share in CBRE H2O.

Total rebates for the year were £0.5 million (31 March 2023: £0.5 million).

Details of the Investment Manager's fees for the year are disclosed on the face of the consolidated statement of comprehensive income and the balance payable at 31 March 2024 is provided in note 19.

Alpha Global Property Securities Fund Pte. Ltd, a company registered in Singapore, owned directly by the partners of ARC, held 26,000,909 shares in the Company at 31 March 2024 (31 March 2023: 25,060,728). ARC did not hold any shares in the Company at 31 March 2024 (31 March 2023: nil).

The following, being partners of ARC, have interests in the following shares of the Company at 31 March 2023:

	31 March 2024 Number of shares held	31 March 2023 Number of shares held
Brian Frith	-	-
Phillip Rose	1,031,935	978,999
Brad Bauman	61,478	60,092

Post year end, Phillip Rose and Brad Bauman increased their shareholdings in ART to 1,039,179 and 61,971 ordinary shares, respectively.

Details of the Directors' fees and share interests in the Company are included in the Directors Report.

Karl Devon-Lowe, a partner of ARC, received fees of £5,000 (31 March 2023: £5,000) in relation to directorial responsibilities on a number of the Company's subsidiary companies.

During the year, a total of £96,300 (31 March 2023: £96,300) was billed by Ocorian Administration (Guernsey) Limited to ART and £20,800 was outstanding at year end (31 March 2023: £14,400).

25. Financial instruments risk exposure and management

There have been no substantive changes in the Group's exposure to financial instrument risks, its objectives, policies and processes for managing those risks or the methods used to measure them from previous periods unless otherwise stated in this note.

Principal financial instruments

The principal financial instruments used by the Group from which financial instrument risk arises, are as follows:

	Financial assets and liabilities carrying value
	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Investments held at fair value	23,675	18,310
Foreign exchange forward contract	327	-
Loans advanced	426	604
Total financial assets at fair value through profit or loss	24,428	18,914

Financial assets at amortised cost
Loans advanced	51,693	58,517
Expected credit losses	(5,673)	(3,685)
Collateral deposit	1,156	1,143
Trade and other receivables	4,500	414
Cash and cash equivalents	17,221	18,455
Total loans and receivables	68,897	74,844
Total financial assets	93,325	93,758

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Foreign exchange forward contract	-	(171)
Financial liabilities at amortised cost
Trade and other payables (excluding VAT and deferred revenue)	(895)	(874)
Bank borrowings	(8,084)	(8,301)
Total financial liabilities	(8,979)	(9,346)

Net changes in realised and unrealised gains or losses on financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss can be summarised as follows:

	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
Unrealised gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss
Unrealised gain/(loss) on foreign exchange forward contract	498	(212)
Movement in fair value of investments	(161)	(1,338)
Movement in fair value of loans advanced	(249)	109
Realised gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss
Realised loss on foreign exchange forward contract	(48)	(47)
Dividend received from investments held at fair value	374	361
Distributed investment income	-	58
Net gains/(losses) on financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss	414	(1,069)

Net interest income can be summarised as follows:

	31 March 2024 £'000	31 March 2023 £'000
Bank interest receivable	220	255
Interest receivable on loans granted to third parties	6,596	5,328
Expected credit losses	(277)	(232)
Interest on bank borrowings	(202)	(201)
Net interest income	6,337	5,150

General objectives, policies and processes

The Board has overall responsibility for the determination of the Group's risk management objectives and policies and, whilst retaining ultimate responsibility for them, it has delegated the authority for designing and operating processes that ensure the effective implementation of the objectives and policies to the Group's finance function.

The overall objective of the Board is to set polices that seek to reduce risk as far as possible without unduly affecting the Group's competitiveness and flexibility. Further details regarding these policies are set out below.

Project monitoring

Projects are monitored through regular Project Control Meetings held with development partners to discuss progress and monitor risks. The Investment Manager attends these meetings and reports to the Board on a quarterly basis.

Credit risk

Credit risk arises when a failure by counter parties to discharge their obligations could reduce the amount of future cash inflows from financial assets on hand at the balance sheet date.

At 31 March 2024, trade and other receivables past due but not impaired amounted to nil (31 March 2023: nil).

The carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the financial statements, which is net of impairment losses, represents the Group's maximum exposure to credit risk.

The Group policy is to maintain its cash and cash equivalent balances with a number of financial institutions as a means of diversifying credit risk. The Group monitors the placement of cash balances on an ongoing basis and has policies to limit the amount of credit exposure to any financial institution. The Group's cash is held with established international banks such as Barclays PLC, BGL BNP Paribas, Lloyds PLC, RBS International and Santander International.

With regards to the investment property business, a property advisor monitors the tenants in order to anticipate and minimise the impact of default by occupational tenants. Where possible, tenants' risk is mitigated through rental guarantees. The Group meets with tenants frequently and monitors their financial performance closely.

The Group owns a portfolio of secured real estate loans and mezzanine loan investments. These loans are typically secured on real estate investment and development assets with attractive risk-adjusted income returns. The Group receives monthly updates from its investment advisors regarding the credit worthiness of the borrowers and values of the real estate investment and development assets, which the loans are secured on, and assesses the recoverability of each loan investment.

As at 31 March 2024, four loans in the portfolio have entered receivership: ART is closely working with stakeholders to maximise capital recovery. The Company has considered the security on these loans (which are a combination of a first charge and a second charge over the respective assets and personal guarantees) and have impaired one loan, which is accounted for at fair value, by £0.3 million; the Group also calculated an ECL on the other three loans of approximately £4.1 million; the Group have also provided for an ECL on the remainder of the loans' portfolio for an additional £1.6 million: in total, the Group have provided for an ECL of £5.7 million (31 March 2023: £3.7 million) in its consolidated accounts.

With regards to its other investments, the Group receives regular updates from the relevant Investment Manager as to the performance of the underlying investments and assesses credit risk as a result.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that arises when the maturity of assets and liabilities does not match. An unmatched position potentially enhances profitability but can also increase the risk of losses. The Group has procedures with the object of minimising these risks such as maintaining sufficient cash and other highly liquid current assets. Cash and cash equivalents are placed with financial institutions on a short term basis reflecting the Group's desire to maintain a high level of liquidity in order to enable timely completion of investment transactions.

The following table illustrates the contractual maturity analysis of the Group's financial liabilities.

31 March 2024	Within 1 year £'000	1-2 years £'000	2-5 years £'000	Over 5 years £'000	Total £'000	Total carrying amount £'000
Trade and other payables	1,145	-	-	-	1,145	1,145
Interest payable on bank borrowings	184	184	429	-	797	31
Bank borrowings	-	-	8,053	-	8,053	8,053
Total	1,329	184	8,482	-	9,995	9,229

31 March 2023	Within 1 year £'000	1-2 years £'000	2-5 years £'000	Over 5 years £'000	Total £'000	Total carrying amount £'000
Trade and other payables	986	-	-	-	986	986
Interest payable on bank borrowings	189	189	567	64	1,009	30
Bank borrowings	-	-	-	8,271	8,271	8,271
Foreign exchange forward contract	171	-	-	-	171	171
Total	1,346	189	567	8,335	10,437	9,458

Market risk

(a) Foreign exchange risk

The Group operates in Germany and Spain and is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from currency exposures with respect to Euros. Foreign exchange risk arises from recognised monetary assets and liabilities.

The Group's policy is, where possible, to allow Group entities to settle liabilities denominated in their functional currency with the cash generated from their own operations in that currency.

On 28 April 2023 the Group had entered into a six month contract to hedge €12.0 million of its Euro exposure in the balance sheet; this contract terminated on 31 October 2023 and, on the same date, the Group entered into a six month contract to hedge €13.0 million of its Euro exposure in the balance sheet; this contract matured on 30 April 2024. At that point, the Group entered into another six month contract to hedge €4.0 million of its Euro exposure in the balance sheet; this contract will mature on 31 October 2024.

The Board monitors the Group's exposure to foreign currencies on a quarterly basis as part of its Risk Management review.

A strengthening of the Euro by 5 cents would increase the net assets by £891,000 (2023: £1,213,000). A weakening of the Euro by 5 cents would decrease net assets by £818,000 (2023: £1,111,000).

(b) Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk

The Group's interest rate risk arose primarily from bank borrowings. The Group is not directly exposed to interest rate risk related to bank borrowings: the bank debt of ART Germany 1 Ltd, owner of the Hamburg investment property in Germany, bears a fixed coupon until maturity in 2028 (note 20).

The Group holds significant cash balances and loan assets which accrue interest based on variable interest rates.

The Group's cash flow is periodically monitored by the Board.

The sensitivity analysis below is based on a change in an assumption while holding all other assumptions constant. In practice, this is unlikely to occur, and changes in some of the assumptions may be correlated - for example, changes in interest rate and changes in market value.

For the Group, a decrease of 25 basis points in interest rates would result in a £0.1 million decrease in post-tax profits (2023: £0.2 million decrease). An increase of 25 basis points in interest rates would result in a £0.1 million increase in post-tax profits (2023: £0.2 million increase).

The Group has invested in the ordinary shares of GCP, SEQI and GABI, which are closed ended investment funds traded on the LSE so are subject to market fluctuation.

The Group has invested in UK Treasury Bonds and Treasury Bills. UK Treasury Bonds are traded on the LSE so are subject to market fluctuation. UK Treasury Bills are an over-the-counter instrument so not traded on an exchange and were bought from Barclays Bank PLC: they are a zero-coupon discount instrument, priced at a discount to par with a locked-in yield, which then move towards par at maturity.

The Group has performed a sensitivity analysis on the values of the investments in GCP, SEQI and GABI: if the share prices of these investments were to fall by 10% (a decrease by £0.4 million) the resulting total investment value of these funds would be £3.8 million (2023: £3.9 million); if the share prices of these investments were to increase by 10% (an increase by £0.4 million) the resulting total investment value of these funds would be £4.6 million (2023: £4.8 million).

(d) Fair values

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate fair values:

· Cash and short-term deposits, trade receivables, trade payables, and other current liabilities approximate their carrying amounts due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

· The fair value of the foreign exchange forward contract is determined by reference to the year end forward market rate and based on observable inputs; this investment is therefore deemed to be a level 2 financial asset.

· The fair values of the ART's investments in the SEQI, GCP and GABI shares, which are traded daily on the LSE, are based upon the market value of the shares at the balance sheet date.

· The fair values of the ART's investments in UK Treasury Bonds, which are traded regularly, are based upon the market value of those instruments at the balance sheet date.

· The fair values of the ART's investments in UK Treasury Bills, are based upon the market value of those instruments provided by Barclays Bank PLC at the balance sheet date.

· The fair value of the HLP investment is based upon the price provided by the issuer for the relevant share class owned: this is calculated by reference to the net asset value of the investment and principally driven by the fair value of HLP's underlying property investments. This net asset value is therefore mainly based on unobservable inputs and is deemed to be level 3 financial assets (see note 26).

· The loans advanced at fair value have been valued based on the discounted cash flow of the respective instruments. Due to the short time since inception and to maturity there has not been a material movement in discount rates or cashflows.

· The fair value of bank borrowings has been calculated based on the discounted cash flows of the Nord LB bank loan up to maturity date in July 2028; the fair value of bank borrowings at the balance sheet date is €9.5 million (£8.1 million).

As a result the carrying values less impairment provision of loans and receivables and financial liabilities measured at amortised cost are approximate to their fair values.

Capital risk management

The Board's objectives when managing capital, which comprises all components of equity, are to safeguard the Group's ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital.

In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt.

The Board regularly reviews the adequacy of the Group's level of borrowings by monitoring its compliance with the relevant bank covenants.

26. Fair value measurement

IFRS 13 requires disclosure of the fair value measurement of the Group's assets and liabilities, the related valuation techniques, the valuations' recurrence and the inputs used to assess and develop those measurements.

The Group discloses fair value measurements by level of the following fair value measurement hierarchy:

· Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1).

· Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices) (level 2).

· Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs) (level 3).

The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the asset or liability is categorised is determined on the basis of the lowest input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety into one of the three levels.

Investment property is valued on a recurring basis: half yearly.

The Group's valuers derive the fair value of the investment property by applying the methodology and valuation guidelines as set out by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the United Kingdom.

The valuation approach for investment property available to rent is based on discounting the future net income receivable from properties to arrive at the net present value of that future income stream. Future net income comprises the rent secured under existing leases, less any known or expected non-recoverable costs and the current market rent attributable to vacant units. The consideration basis for this calculation excludes the effects of any taxes on the net income. The discount factors used to calculate fair value are consistent with those used to value similar properties, with comparable leases in each of the respective markets. A decrease in the net rental income or an increase in the discount rate will decrease the fair value of the investment property.

The investments and loans advanced held at fair value and derivative contracts are valued quarterly.

The fair value of the investments in the ordinary shares of GCP, SEQI and GABI, which are traded on the LSE, is based upon the mid price of the ordinary shares at the balance sheet date.

The fair value of the investments in UK Treasury Bonds which are traded on the LSE, is based upon the market price of those instruments at the balance sheet date.

The fair value of the investments in UK Treasury Bills, is based upon the market valuation of those instruments provided by Barclays Bank PLC at the balance sheet date.

The following table shows an analysis of the fair values of assets and liabilities recognised in the balance sheet by level of the fair value hierarchy described above:

31 March 2024	Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
Assets measured at fair value
Non-current
Investment property (note 13)	-	-	26,740	26,740
Loans advanced	-	-	426	426
Current
Investments held at fair value (note 15)	23,675	-	-	23,675
Foreign exchange forward contract	-	327	-	327

31 March 2023	Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
Assets measured at fair value
Non-current
Investment property (note 13)	-	-	23,496	23,496
Loans advanced	-	-	604	604
Current
Investments held at fair value (note 15)	18,310	-	-	18,310

Liabilities measured at fair value
Current
Foreign exchange forward contract	-	(171)	-	(171)

The carrying amounts of the Group's financial liabilities and assets not carried at fair value through profit or loss are a reasonable approximation of their fair values due to either their short term nature or short period of time since they were acquired.

The Group determines whether transfers have occurred between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorisation (based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.

Movements in levels 1 to 3 of the fair value measurements, during the year ended 31 March 2024 and prior year, can be summarised as follows:

	Loans advanced	Investment property	Investments held at fair value	Total
	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
At 1 April 2023	604	23,496	18,310	42,410
Additions	-	5,118	26,414	31,532
Redemptions	-	-	(21,454)	(21,454)
Accrued income	-	-	566	566
Fair value adjustment	(178)	(1,419)	(161)	(1,758)
Effect of foreign exchange	-	(455)	-	(455)
At 31 March 2024	426	26,740	23,675	50,841

	Loans advanced	Investment property and asset held for sale	Investments held at fair value	Total
	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
At 1 April 2022	495	15,984	10,990	27,469
Additions	-	7,407	13,948	21,355
Redemptions	-	-	(5,290)	(5,290)
Fair value adjustment	109	(548)	(1,338)	(1,777)
Effect of foreign exchange	-	653	-	653
At 31 March 2023	604	23,496	18,310	42,410

There were no transfers between level 1 and level 2 fair value measurements and no transfers into or out of level 3 fair value measurements during the year ended 31 March 2024 and prior year.

The fair value of investment property is based on unobservable inputs and it is therefore disclosed as level 3.

The following methods, assumptions and inputs were used to estimate fair values of investment property:

31 March 2024 - Hamburg (Werner-Siemens-Straße), Germany
Class of investment property	Carrying amount / fair value '000	Area (acres)	Valuation technique	Significant unobservable inputs	Value
Europe	€18,000 (£15,385)	11.8	Discounted cash flow	Gross Estimated Rental Value ('ERV') per sqm p.a.	€74.6
				Discount rate	5.85%

Sensitivity analysis for the 31 March 2024 valuation of the Hamburg investment property:

31 March 2024
Significant unobservable inputs	Change applied	Fair value change €'000	Change applied	Fair value change €'000
ERV	-10%	-€2,000	+10%	+€2,000
Discount rate	-1%	+€1,400	+1%	-€1,300

31 March 2023 - Hamburg (Werner-Siemens-Straße), Germany
Class of investment property	Carrying amount / fair value '000	Area (acres)	Valuation technique	Significant unobservable inputs	Value
Europe	€18,500 (£16,271)	11.8	Discounted cash flow	Gross Estimated Rental Value ('ERV') per sqm p.a.	€70.9
				Discount rate	5.70%

Sensitivity analysis for the 31 March 2023 valuation of the Hamburg investment property:

31 March 2023
Significant unobservable inputs	Change applied	Fair value change €'000	Change applied	Fair value change €'000
ERV	-10%	-€1,940	+10%	+€1,800
Discount rate	-1%	+€1,400	+1%	-€1,300

31 March 2024 - Travelodge Hotels, UK
Location	Class of investment properties	Carrying amount / fair value '000	Area (square meters)	Valuation technique	Significant unobservable inputs	Weighted average/Value
Lowestoft	UK	£2,700	1,259	Comparable transactions analysis	Comparable evidence	Not applicable
Wadebridge	UK	£3,300	1,572
Yardley	UK	£4,800	1,998

31 March 2023 - Travelodge Hotels, UK
Location	Class of investment properties	Carrying amount / fair value '000	Area (square meters)	Valuation technique	Significant unobservable inputs	Weighted average/Value
Lowestoft	UK	£2,800	1,259	Comparable transactions analysis	Comparable evidence	Not applicable
Wadebridge	UK	£3,800	1,572	Comparable transactions analysis	Comparable evidence	Not applicable

A sensitivity analysis has been considered for the Travelodge Hotels: if the value of comparable transactions were to drop by 10% due to adverse market conditions, the values of the Wadebridge, Lowestoft and Yardley assets would be £2,970,000, £2,430,000 and £4,320,000, respectively (2023: Wadebridge and Lowestoft assets £3,420,000 and £2,520,000, respectively); if instead the value of comparable transactions were to increase by 10% due to positive market conditions, the values of the Wadebridge, Lowestoft and Yardley assets would be £3,630,000, £2,970,000 and £5,280,000, respectively (2023: Wadebridge and Lowestoft assets £4,180,000 and £3,080,000, respectively).

31 March 2024 - Liverpool, UK

Class of investment properties

Carrying amount /

fair value

'000

Area

(square meters)

Valuation technique

Significant unobservable inputs

Weighted average/Value

£655

475

Comparable transactions analysis

Comparable evidence

Not applicable

31 March 2023 - Liverpool, UK

Class of investment properties

Carrying amount /

fair value

'000

Area

(square meters)

Valuation technique

Significant unobservable inputs

Weighted average/Value

£625

475

Comparable transactions analysis

Comparable evidence

Not applicable

No sensitivity analysis has been provided for the Liverpool property since immaterial to the Group.

Directors and Company information

Directors

William Simpson (Chairman)
Jeff Chowdhry
Peter Griffin
Phillip Rose
Melanie Torode

Registered office

Floor 2, Trafalgar Court

Les Banques

St Peter Port

Guernsey GY1 4LY

Investment Manager

Alpha Real Capital LLP
Level 6, 338 Euston Road

London NW1 3BG

Administrator and secretary

Ocorian Administration (Guernsey) Limited

Floor 2, Trafalgar Court

Les Banques, St Peter Port

Guernsey GY1 4LY

Broker

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited

One New Change

London EC4M 9AF

Independent valuers in the UK

Cushman & Wakefield

No 1 Colmore Square

Birmingham B4 6AJ

Independent valuers in Spain

Savills Aguirre Newman

Paseo de la Castellana, 81

Madrid, 28046

Spain

Independent valuers in Germany

Cushman & Wakefield

Rathenauplatz, 1

Frankfurt, 60313

Germany

Independent Auditor

BDO Limited
Place du Pré, Rue du Pré
St Peter Port
Guernsey GY1 3LL

Tax advisors in Europe

KPMG LLP
15 Canada Square

London E14 5GL

Ernst & Young LLP

1 More London Riverside

London SE1 2AF

Legal advisors in Guernsey

Carey Olsen

PO Box 98, Carey House

Les Banques

St Peter Port

Guernsey GY1 4BZ

Legal advisors in the UK

Norton Rose

3 More London Riverside

London SE1 2AQ

Legal advisors in Spain

Ashurst LLP

Alcalá, 44

Madrid, 28014

Spain

Registrar

Computershare Investor Services (Jersey) Limited

Queensway House
Hilgrove Street
St Helier
Jersey JE1 1ES

Shareholder information

Further information on the Company, compliant with the SFS regulations, can be found at the Company's website:

www.alpharealtrustlimited.com

Dividends

Ordinary dividends are declared and paid quarterly. Shareholders who wish to have dividends paid directly into a bank account rather than by cheque to their registered address can complete a mandate form for this purpose. Mandates may be obtained from the Company's Registrar. Where dividends are paid directly to shareholders' bank accounts, dividend vouchers are sent directly to shareholders' registered addresses.

Shareholders who have not previously elected to receive scrip may complete a Scrip Mandate Form, which can be obtained from the Company's Registrar.

Share price

The Company's Ordinary Shares are listed on the SFS of the LSE.

Change of address

Communications with shareholders are mailed to the addresses held on the share register. In the event of a change of address or other amendment, please notify the Company's Registrar under the signature of the registered holder.

Investment Manager

The Company is advised by Alpha Real Capital LLP which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom.

Financial calendar

Financial reporting

Reporting/

Meeting dates

Dividend period

Ex-dividend date

Record date

Last date for election to scrip dividend

(if applicable)

Share certificates posted

(if applicable)

Payment date

Annual report published and dividend announcement

July

2024

Quarter ended

31 March 2024

July

2024

July

2024

July

2024

July

2024

July

2024

Annual General Meeting

September

2024

Trading update statement (Quarter 1)

September

2024

Quarter ending

30 June 2024

September

2024

September

2024

October

2024

October

2024

October

2024

Half year report

November

2024

Quarter ending

30 September 2024

December 2024

January

2025

January

2025

January

2025

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