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Company registration number: 02004167
Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd
Financial statements
31 August 2023
Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd
Contents
Directors and other information
Strategic report
Directors report
Independent auditor's report to the members
Statement of income and retained earnings
Statement of financial position
Statement of cash flows
Notes to the financial statements
Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd
Directors and other information
Directors Mr F J L Van Der Knaap
Mr G M Fitzpatrick (Appointed 21 November 2022)
Mr A J Tucker (Resigned 21 November 2022)
Secretary Mrs V T H Tailor
Company number 02004167
Registered office Sovereign Way
Chester West Employment Park
Chester
CH1 4QJ
Business address Sovereign Way
Chester West Employment Park
Chester
CH1 4QJ
Auditor BK Plus Audit Limited
Sterling House
501 Middleton Road
Chadderton
Oldham
OL9 9LY
Bankers National Westminster Bank plc
5 Ormskirk Street
St Helens
Merseyside
WA10 1DR
Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd
Strategic report
Year ended 31 August 2023
Business review
We have seen a decrease of our volumes as we have re-organised capacities in our network. New production volumes are moving towards Chester in the next fiscal year.
This gap has resulted in a decrease of volume and EBIT, actions on both sides have been put in place to remedy this.
Financial Key Performance Indicators
Given the nature and size of the Company, the Directors do not believe that discussion of financial key performance indicators is required.
This report was approved by the board of directors on 15 December 2023 and signed on behalf of the board by:
Mrs V T H Tailor
Secretary
Mr G M Fitzpatrick
Director
Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd
Directors report
Year ended 31 August 2023
The directors present their report and the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 August 2023.
Directors
The directors who served the company during the year were as follows:
Mr F J L Van Der Knaap
Mr G M Fitzpatrick (Appointed 21 November 2022)
Mr A J Tucker (Resigned 21 November 2022)
Dividends
The directors do not recommend the payment of a dividend.
Disclosure of information in the strategic report.
In accordance with section 414C(11) of the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors' Report) Regulations 2013, the company has chosen to include the business review, details of the principal risks and uncertainties facing the company and details of future developments within the strategic report.
Directors responsibilities statement
The directors are responsible for preparing the strategic report, directors report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and the profit or loss of the company for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Auditor
Each of the persons who is a director at the date of approval of this report confirms that:
- so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditor is unaware; and - they have taken all steps that they ought to have taken as a director to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information.
The auditor is deemed to have been re-appointed in accordance with section 487 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board of directors on 15 December 2023 and signed on behalf of the board by:
Mrs V T H Tailor
Secretary
Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd
Independent auditor's report to the members of
Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd
Year ended 31 August 2023
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31 August 2023 which comprise the statement of income and retained earnings, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows 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 United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). In our opinion, the financial statements: - give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 August 2023 and of its loss for the year then ended; - have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and - have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period 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.
Other Information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information. 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. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the strategic report and the directors' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors' report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: - adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or - the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and the returns; or - certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or - we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 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 company, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance related to those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006 and FRS 102. We evaluate management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate journal entries to manipulate financial results and management bias in accounting estimates. Appropriate audit procedures were therefore performed to address those risks including testing journal entries and challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in their significant accounting estimates. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above 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 would become aware of it. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion. A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Dominic Huxley (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of
BK Plus Audit Limited
Chartered Certified Accountants and Statutory Auditor
Sterling House
501 Middleton Road
Chadderton
Oldham
OL9 9LY
18 December 2023
Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd
Statement of income and retained earnings
Year ended 31 August 2023
2023 2022
Note £ £
Turnover 4 10,901,858 11,555,721
Cost of sales ( 10,683,916) ( 10,595,359)
_________ _________
Gross profit 217,942 960,362
Selling and distribution costs ( 809,603) ( 998,397)
Administrative expenses ( 384,483) ( 348,377)
Other operating income 5 7,730 -
_________ _________
Operating loss 6 ( 968,414) ( 386,412)
Other interest receivable and similar income 9 128,564 13,983
_________ _________
Loss before taxation ( 839,850) ( 372,429)
Tax on loss 10 - -
_________ _________
Loss for the financial year and total comprehensive income ( 839,850) ( 372,429)
_________ _________
Retained earnings at the start of the year 5,859,364 6,231,793
_________ _________
Retained earnings at the end of the year 5,019,514 5,859,364
_________ _________
All the activities of the company are from continuing operations.
Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd
Statement of financial position
31 August 2023
2023 2022
Note £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 11 404,275 489,110
_________ _________
404,275 489,110
Current assets
Stocks 12 1,805,663 1,858,998
Debtors 13 5,050,347 6,208,358
Cash at bank and in hand 351,394 441,931
_________ _________
7,207,404 8,509,287
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year 14 ( 2,542,165) ( 3,089,033)
_________ _________
Net current assets 4,665,239 5,420,254
_________ _________
Total assets less current liabilities 5,069,514 5,909,364
_________ _________
Net assets 5,069,514 5,909,364
_________ _________
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 16 40,000 40,000
Capital redemption reserve 17 10,000 10,000
Profit and loss account 17 5,019,514 5,859,364
_________ _________
Shareholders funds 5,069,514 5,909,364
_________ _________
These financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 15 December 2023 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Mr G M Fitzpatrick
Director
Company registration number: 02004167
Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd
Statement of cash flows
Year ended 31 August 2023
2023 2022
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss for the financial year ( 839,850) ( 372,429)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible assets 93,325 97,770
Other interest receivable and similar income ( 128,564) ( 13,983)
Changes in:
Stocks 53,335 ( 142,417)
Trade and other debtors 1,158,011 ( 1,181,811)
Trade and other creditors ( 546,868) 1,656,856
_________ _________
Cash generated from operations ( 210,611) 43,986
Interest received 128,564 13,983
_________ _________
Net cash (used in)/from operating activities ( 82,047) 57,969
_________ _________
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible assets ( 8,490) ( 37,460)
_________ _________
Net cash used in investing activities ( 8,490) ( 37,460)
_________ _________
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ( 90,537) 20,509
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 441,931 421,422
_________ _________
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 351,394 441,931
_________ _________
Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd
Notes to the financial statements
Year ended 31 August 2023
1. General information
The company is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Sovereign Way, Chester West Employment Park, Chester, CH1 4QJ. The principal activity of the company is the blending, packaging and sale of vending ingredients.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through profit or loss.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Changes in accounting estimates
Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods supplied and services rendered, net of discounts and Value Added Tax.
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the buyer (usually on despatch of the goods); the amount of revenue can be measured reliably; it is probable that the associated economic benefits will flow to the entity; and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transactions can be measured reliably.
Taxation
The taxation expense represents the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax recognised in the reporting period. Tax is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in capital and reserves. In this case, tax is recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in capital and reserves, respectively. Current tax is recognised on taxable profit for the current and past periods. Current tax is measured at the amounts of tax expected to pay or recover using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences at the reporting date. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Foreign currencies
Foreign currency transactions are initially recorded in the functional currency, by applying the spot exchange rate as at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rate ruling at the reporting date, with any gains or losses being taken to profit or loss.
Operating leases
Lease payments are recognised as an expense over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The aggregate benefit of lease incentives is recognised as a reduction to expense over the lease term, on a straight-line basis.
Tangible assets
tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and are subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in capital and reserves, except to the extent it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset previously recognised in profit or loss. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation is recognised in other comprehensive income to the extent of any previously recognised revaluation increase accumulated in capital and reserves in respect of that asset. Where a revaluation decrease exceeds the accumulated revaluation gains accumulated in capital and reserves in respect of that asset, the excess shall be recognised in profit or loss.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Leasehold properties - straight line over the life of the lease
Plant and machinery - 12.5 % straight line
Fittings fixtures and equipment - 20 % straight line
Motor vehicles - 25 % straight line
Warehouse equipment - 22 % straight line
If there is an indication that there has been a significant change in depreciation rate, useful life or residual value of tangible assets, the depreciation is revised prospectively to reflect the new estimates.
Impairment
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
Stocks
Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Where investments in non-convertible preference shares and non-puttable ordinary shares or preference shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment. Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in profit or loss, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.
Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately. For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets or either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics. Any reversals of impairment are recognised in profit or loss immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.
Defined contribution plans
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund. When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in finance costs in profit or loss in the period in which it arises.
4. Turnover
Turnover arises from:
2023 2022
£ £
Sale of goods 10,901,858 11,555,721
_________ _________
The turnover is attributable to the one principal activity of the company. An analysis of turnover by the geographical markets that substantially differ from each other is given below:
2023 2022
£ £
UK 10,450,470 10,951,583
Europe 451,388 604,138
_________ _________
10,901,858 11,555,721
_________ _________
5. Other operating income
2023 2022
£ £
Other operating income 7,730 -
_________ _________
6. Operating loss
Operating loss is stated after charging/(crediting):
2023 2022
£ £
Depreciation of tangible assets 93,325 97,770
Impairment of trade debtors 16,917 8,618
Operating lease rentals 16,716 17,453
Foreign exchange differences 872 ( 350)
Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements 20,439 16,250
_________ _________
7. Staff costs
The average number of persons employed by the company during the year, including the directors, amounted to:
2023 2022
Directors 2 2
Administration & Selling 9 9
Warehouse 19 17
_________ _________
30 28
_________ _________
The aggregate payroll costs incurred during the year were:
2023 2022
£ £
Wages and salaries 1,139,808 1,082,373
Other pension costs 82,911 83,045
_________ _________
1,222,719 1,165,418
_________ _________
8. Directors remuneration
The directors aggregate remuneration in respect of qualifying services was:
2023 2022
£ £
Remuneration 85,922 63,282
Company contributions to pension schemes in respect of qualifying services 5,121 7,805
_________ _________
91,043 71,087
_________ _________
9. Other interest receivable and similar income
2023 2022
£ £
Other interest receivable and similar income 128,564 13,983
_________ _________
10. Tax on loss
Reconciliation of tax expense
The tax assessed on the loss for the year is higher than (2022: higher than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00 % (2022: 19.00%).
2023 2022
£ £
Loss before taxation ( 839,850) ( 372,429)
_________ _________
Loss multiplied by rate of tax ( 209,963) ( 70,762)
Effect of expenses not deductible for tax purposes ( 7,209) 5,217
Effect of capital allowances and depreciation 6,322 ( 4,362)
Tax losses carried forward 210,850 69,907
_________ _________
Tax on loss - -
_________ _________
11. Tangible assets
Long leasehold property Plant and machinery Fixtures, fittings and equipment Warehouse equipment Total
£ £ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 September 2022 118,926 740,896 171,559 691,133 1,722,514
Additions - 2,735 - 5,755 8,490
Disposals - - ( 318) - ( 318)
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
At 31 August 2023 118,926 743,631 171,241 696,888 1,730,686
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Depreciation
At 1 September 2022 97,150 680,813 164,981 290,460 1,233,404
Charge for the year 17,711 16,526 1,555 57,533 93,325
Disposals - - ( 318) - ( 318)
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
At 31 August 2023 114,861 697,339 166,218 347,993 1,326,411
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Carrying amount
At 31 August 2023 4,065 46,292 5,023 348,895 404,275
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
At 31 August 2022 21,776 60,083 6,578 400,673 489,110
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
12. Stocks
2023 2022
£ £
Raw materials and packaging 1,088,172 1,390,254
Finished goods 717,491 468,744
_________ _________
1,805,663 1,858,998
_________ _________
13. Debtors
2023 2022
£ £
Trade debtors 1,124,318 2,348,563
Amounts owed by group undertakings 3,790,947 3,724,942
Prepayments and accrued income 29,951 21,514
Other debtors 105,131 113,339
_________ _________
5,050,347 6,208,358
_________ _________
14. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023 2022
£ £
Trade creditors 68,022 63,478
Amounts owed to group undertakings 2,092,044 2,643,923
Accruals and deferred income 355,505 333,355
Social security and other taxes 26,594 48,277
_________ _________
2,542,165 3,089,033
_________ _________
15. Employee benefits
The amount recognised in profit or loss in relation to defined contribution plans was £ 82,911 (2022: £ 83,045 ).
16. Called up share capital
Issued, called up and fully paid
2023 2022
No £ No £
Ordinary shares shares of £ 1.00 each 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
_________ _________ _________ _________
17. Reserves
The profit and loss reserve represents cumulative profits or losses net of dividends paid and other adjustments. The capital redemption reserve represents the nominal value of the company's own shares purchased by the company.
18. Operating leases
The company as lessee
The total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
£ £
Not later than 1 year 6,263 17,452
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years 1,093 5,189
_________ _________
7,356 22,641
_________ _________
19. Related party transactions
During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:
Transaction value Balance owed by/(owed to)
2023 2022 2023 2022
£ £ £ £
Barry Callebaut Services NV 128,564 - 3,731,994 3,603,430
Barry Callebaut Services NV ( 205,974) ( 82,436) ( 114,961) ( 104,948)
Barry Callebaut Sweden 144,338 48,177 58,953 ( 11,370)
Barry Callebaut UK Limited ( 993) - - -
Barry Callebaut Belgium NV 45,190 294,631 - 116,278
Barry Callebaut Belgium NV ( 3,747,534) ( 3,726,762) ( 396,585) ( 741,862)
Barry Callebaut Sourcing ( 4,443,761) ( 3,627,381) ( 1,572,400) ( 1,743,558)
Barry Callebaut Manufacturing UK Limited 13,174 ( 20,097) - ( 3,445)
Barry Callebaut AG ( 1,190) - ( 506) -
Barry Callebaut Cocoa AG ( 222,809) ( 247,056) ( 7,592) ( 33,507)
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The company is supplied with goods and services from other Barry Callebaut group companies. The company receives interest on funds held and managed by Barry Callebaut Services NV.
20. Controlling party
The immediate parent company is Barry Callebaut Denmark ApS based in Copenhagen, Denmark which owns the whole of the issued share capital in the company. The ultimate controlling entity is Barry Callebaut AG based in Zurich, Switzerland.