ANNUAL REPORT 2022

Contents

Company Information, Directors and Advisors

3

Environmental, Social and Governance Policy

4

Chairman's Statement

5

Corporate Governance Statement

6

Strategic Report

8

Key Performance Indicators

10

Directors' Report

12

Report of the Independent Auditors

14

Ace Portfolio Map

19

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

20

Consolidated and Company Statement of Financial Position

21

Consolidated and Company Statement of Changes in Equity

22

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

24

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

25

Expected timetable of principal events

40

Definitions

40

Letter from the Chairman

41

Notice of Annual General Meeting

42

Photos

The Inside Front and Inside Back Covers show the properties re-financed with Coutts & Co, as mentioned in the Chairman's Statement and elsewhere in this Report.

Inside Front

Top right and clockwise

Sunderland - Fawcett House, Fawcett Street, SR1T

Manchester - Grosvenor Casino, 35-39a George Street, M1

Margate - College Square, CT9

Gateshead - Shildon House, High Street NE8

Inside Back

Top right and clockwise

Hanley - 1-5 Upper Market Square, Hanley, ST1

Keighley - Worth Bridge Road, BD21

Middlesbrough - Longlands Road, Middlesbrough TS3

Barnstaple - Princess House, Queen Street, EX3

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Highlights

  • Profit before tax up 49% to £2,066,232 (FY 2021 £1,386,072)
  • Lower rental income more than offset by cost reductions
  • Shareholders funds up 5.6% to £33,988,485 (FY 2021 £32,196,180)
  • Re-financecreates stability and opportunities for growth
  • Dividend of 3.4 p per share approved

"With no end in sight for turbulent times, Ace is solidly prepared to assess opportunities for the benefit of shareholders"

Ismail Ghandour, CEO

Company Information, Directors and Advisors

Directors:

Dr Tony Ghorayeb

Non-Executive Chairman

Ismail Ghandour MBA

Chief Executive

Mark Thomas MRICS, IRRV

Commercial Director

Ivan Minter FCA

Chief Financial Officer

Keith Pankhurst

Senior Independent Director

Kayssar Ghorayeb

Non-Executive Director

Hikmat El-Rousstom

Non-Executive Director

Company Secretary:

Ivan Minter FCA

Registered Number:

06223892 (England and Wales)

Registered Office:

20 St Andrew Street

London

EC4A 3AG

Bankers:

Lloyds Bank Plc

10 Gresham Street

London

EC2V 7AE

Coutts & Co

440 Strand

London

WC2R 0QS

Auditors:

Jeffreys Henry LLP

Finsgate

5-7 Cranwood Street

London

EC1V 9EE

Registrars:

Share Registrars Limited

3 The Millennium Centre

Crosby Way

Farnham

Surrey

GU9 7XX

Solicitors:

Bracher Rawlins LLP

20 St Andrew Street

London

EC4A 3AG

Spector Constant & Williams

4th Floor

75 Wells Street

London

W1T 3QH

Brokers

SP Angel

35 Maddox Street

London

W15 2PP

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