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Registration number: 08697722

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

4

Independent Auditor's Report

5 to 7

Profit and Loss Account

8

Statement of Comprehensive Income

9

Balance Sheet

10

Statement of Cash Flows

11

Notes to the Financial Statements

12 to 23

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr Martin Cookson

Mr Ryan Mark Cookson

Mr Luke Martin Cookson

Registered office

Unit G2, Red Scar Industrial Estate
Tustin Way Off Longridge Road
Ribbleton
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 5LX

Auditors

Crossley & Davis Chartered Accountants
Ground Floor, Seneca House
Links Point, Amy Johnson Way
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2FF

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 October 2023.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is wholesale of fruit and vegetables.

Fair review of the business

It has been a successful year for Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited. In this accounting period, the company has achieved operating profits of £307,415 (2022 £338,767) and has a strong balance sheet with closing net assets of £1,085,837 (2022 £885,433). This is an excellent position and the prospects of the company continue to grow.

Key performance indicators include turnover of £20,880,230 (2022 £18,189,961) and gross profit of £2,471,624 (2022 £2,252,547), with a gross profit margin of 2023 11.84% (2022 12.38%). These are impressive results given wider economic uncertainties including inflationary pressures and cost of living pressures reported in the media.

The management buy out of Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited by Cookson Holdings Limited, has continued in line with agreements reached in August 2020.

The year saw extensive investment in fixed assets, which has strengthened the company's ability to process, store and distribute product, and support sales growth.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The company's accounting and reporting systems function very well, underpinned by a strong team of staff. Sales margins are maintained and performance is closely monitored on a weekly basis.

Capital expenditure purchases during the period and since the year end have focused on product development and enhanced customer satisfaction, as well as new markets. The company retains and where necessary adds to its very experienced workforce.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 29 July 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Luke Martin Cookson
Director

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2023.

Directors of the company

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

Mr Martin Cookson

Mr Ryan Mark Cookson

Mr Luke Martin Cookson

Financial instruments

Objectives and policies

The directors do not consider that the financial position of the company requires the need for indicators to be disclosed concerning financial instruments, other than those already incorporated in the notes to the financial statements.

The company has a strong system of internal control and the accounting and reporting systems continue to function very well. Sales margins are maintained and performance is monitored on a daily basis.

A knowledgeable and competent finance team remain in place.

Investment in capital expenditure continues in the period and after the year end, to support business growth and facilitate continued efficency and profitability.

Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk

Key risks include maintaining gross profit margins through the use of pricing strategies, monitoring operating costs and overheads, and generating net cash inflows.

Disclosure of information to the auditors

Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 29 July 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Luke Martin Cookson
Director

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual 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 of 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 apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 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.

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 October 2023, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, 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 Financial Reporting Standard 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 October 2023 and of its profit 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 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 director's 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 original financial statements were 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, 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.

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

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.

Opinion on other matter 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 Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our 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 and 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 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 Statement of Directors' Responsibilities [set out on page 4], 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 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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the group and the industry in which it operates, and considered the risk of acts by the group that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. We designed audit procedures to respond to the risk, 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 or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.

We focused on laws and regulations which could give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, the Companies Act 2006 and UK tax legislation. Our tests included agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation, enquiries with management and enquiries of legal counsel. 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. We did not identify any key audit matters relating to irregularities, including fraud. As in all our audits, we also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including testing journals and evaluating whether there was evidence of bias by the directors that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.

A further description of our responsibilities is available 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 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 company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

......................................
Mr Peter Riley (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Crossley & Davis Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditor

Ground Floor, Seneca House
Links Point, Amy Johnson Way
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2FF

29 July 2024

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Turnover

3

20,880,230

18,189,961

Cost of sales

 

(18,408,606)

(15,937,414)

Gross profit

 

2,471,624

2,252,547

Administrative expenses

 

(2,164,209)

(1,914,281)

Other operating income

4

-

501

Operating profit

6

307,415

338,767

Other interest receivable and similar income

7

2,758

1,425

Interest payable and similar expenses

8

(50,673)

(28,702)

   

(47,915)

(27,277)

Profit before tax

 

259,500

311,490

Tax on profit

12

(59,435)

(63,242)

Profit for the financial year

 

200,065

248,248

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

The company has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

2023
£

2022
£

Profit for the year

200,065

248,248

Total comprehensive income for the year

200,065

248,248

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

(Registration number: 08697722)
Balance Sheet as at 31 October 2023

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

13

40,272

52,386

Tangible assets

14

940,244

777,686

 

980,516

830,072

Current assets

 

Stocks

15

201,404

194,840

Debtors

16

2,920,932

2,425,264

Cash at bank and in hand

 

36,453

53,341

 

3,158,789

2,673,445

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

18

(2,683,893)

(2,287,146)

Net current assets

 

474,896

386,299

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,455,412

1,216,371

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

18

(158,959)

(135,061)

Provisions for liabilities

19

(210,616)

(195,537)

Net assets

 

1,085,837

885,773

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

100

100

Retained earnings

1,085,737

885,673

Shareholders' funds

 

1,085,837

885,773

Approved and authorised by the Board on 29 July 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Luke Martin Cookson
Director

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

200,065

248,248

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

6

301,730

204,113

Profit on disposal of tangible assets

5

(645)

(258)

Finance income

7

(2,758)

(1,425)

Finance costs

8

16,787

8,051

Income tax expense

12

59,435

63,242

 

574,614

521,971

Working capital adjustments

 

Increase in stocks

15

(6,564)

(38,032)

Increase in trade debtors

16

(516,226)

(206,029)

Increase in trade creditors

18

316,884

261,539

(Decrease)/increase in provisions

19

(27,500)

27,500

Cash generated from operations

 

341,208

566,949

Income taxes received/(paid)

12

28,783

(59,509)

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

369,991

507,440

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Interest received

7

2,758

1,425

Acquisitions of tangible assets

(452,779)

(647,614)

Proceeds from sale of tangible assets

 

1,250

250

Acquisition of intangible assets

13

-

(60,000)

Other investing activites

 

(1)

1

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(448,772)

(705,938)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest paid

8

(16,787)

(8,051)

Payments to finance lease creditors

 

78,680

205,160

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

61,893

197,109

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(16,888)

(1,389)

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 November

 

53,341

54,730

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 October

 

36,453

53,341

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Unit G2, Red Scar Industrial Estate
Tustin Way Off Longridge Road
Ribbleton
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 5LX

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 29 July 2024.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when 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 and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Leasehold Land & Buildings

20% Straight Line

Plant & Equipment

20% Straight Line

Fixtures & Fittings

20% Straight Line

Motor Vehicles

25% Straight Line

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Software

20% Straight Line

Purchased Goodwill

20% Straight Line

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the company has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

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

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Turnover

The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Sale of goods

20,793,155

18,133,240

Rendering of services

31,869

-

Rental income from investment property

24,996

24,996

Other revenue

30,210

31,725

20,880,230

18,189,961

The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year by class of business is as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Class 1

20,880,230

18,189,961

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year by market is as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

UK

20,880,230

18,189,961

4

Other operating income

The analysis of the company's other operating income for the year is as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Government grants

-

501

5

Other gains and losses

The analysis of the company's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Gain on disposal of Tangible assets

645

258

6

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2023
£

2022
£

Depreciation expense

289,616

195,996

Amortisation expense

12,114

8,117

Operating lease expense - plant and machinery

11,091

10,390

Operating lease expense - other

3,900

52,942

Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment

(645)

(258)

7

Other interest receivable and similar income

2023
£

2022
£

Other finance income

2,758

1,425

8

Interest payable and similar expenses

2023
£

2022
£

Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

16,787

7,523

Interest expense on other finance liabilities

-

528

Other finance costs

33,886

20,651

50,673

28,702

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

9

Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Wages and salaries

2,188,203

1,923,868

Social security costs

205,009

182,296

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

41,187

36,936

Other employee expense

41,714

39,377

2,476,113

2,182,477

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

2023
No.

2022
No.

Production

60

39

Administration and support

8

13

Other departments

12

10

80

62

10

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Remuneration

146,974

107,142

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

3,572

2,570

150,546

109,712

11

Auditors' remuneration

2023
£

2022
£

Audit of the financial statements

11,000

7,000


 

The company entered into a liability limitation agreement with the auditor on the 23rd March 2021. The liability of the auditor in respect of any claim or claims made by the company is limited to £4,000,000 inclusive of interest and costs.

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

12

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account

2023
£

2022
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

16,856

(30,094)

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

42,579

93,336

Tax expense in the income statement

59,435

63,242

Deferred tax

13

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Internally generated software development costs
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 November 2022

55,000

20,048

75,048

At 31 October 2023

55,000

20,048

75,048

Amortisation

At 1 November 2022

7,333

15,329

22,662

Amortisation charge

10,998

1,116

12,114

At 31 October 2023

18,331

16,445

34,776

Carrying amount

At 31 October 2023

36,669

3,603

40,272

At 31 October 2022

47,667

4,719

52,386

In February 2022, Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited purchased the trade and assets of another business operating in the same sector. This transaction resulted in goodwill on the business combination. The useful economic life of this purchased goodwill is 5 years and it is being amortised in the accounts to reflect the substance of this transaction.

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

14

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 November 2022

5,910

618,344

785,248

1,409,502

Additions

-

222,212

230,567

452,779

Disposals

-

(47,244)

(46,449)

(93,693)

At 31 October 2023

5,910

793,312

969,366

1,768,588

Depreciation

At 1 November 2022

5,910

325,653

300,253

631,816

Charge for the year

-

101,180

188,436

289,616

Eliminated on disposal

-

(46,642)

(46,446)

(93,088)

At 31 October 2023

5,910

380,191

442,243

828,344

Carrying amount

At 31 October 2023

-

413,121

527,123

940,244

At 31 October 2022

-

292,691

484,995

777,686

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £Nil (2022 - £Nil) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
 

15

Stocks

2023
£

2022
£

Other inventories

201,404

194,840

16

Debtors

Current

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Trade debtors

 

2,247,779

1,923,146

Amounts owed by related parties

24

374,080

251,371

Other debtors

 

87,028

100,250

Prepayments

 

90,306

63,694

Accrued income

 

99,044

43,550

Income tax asset

12

22,695

43,253

   

2,920,932

2,425,264

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

17

Cash and cash equivalents

2023
£

2022
£

Cash on hand

467

471

Cash at bank

35,986

52,870

36,453

53,341

18

Creditors

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

22

142,061

87,279

Trade creditors

 

1,721,407

1,602,203

Social security and other taxes

 

72,294

61,277

Other payables

 

309,949

359,079

Accruals

 

413,101

177,308

Income tax liability

12

25,081

-

 

2,683,893

2,287,146

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

22

158,959

135,061

The invoice discounting facility of £273,015 (2022 £321,117) included within other creditors, is secured on the debtors to which it relates.

19

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Other provisions
£

Total
£

At 1 November 2022

168,037

27,500

195,537

Additional provisions

42,579

-

42,579

Unused provision reversed

-

(27,500)

(27,500)

At 31 October 2023

210,616

-

210,616


The 'Other Provison' brought forward relates to the purchase of trade and assets in another business in the same business sector. The amount payable was £27,500 and this was paid in February 2023.

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

20

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £41,187 (2022 - £36,936).

21

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2023

2022

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary A Shares of £1 each

90

90

90

90

Ordinary B Shares of £1 each

10

10

10

10

100

100

100

100

All classes of shares have the same rights, save that 'B' shares have no rights to dividends.

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

22

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2023
£

2022
£

Hire purchase contracts

158,959

135,061

Current loans and borrowings

2023
£

2022
£

Hire purchase contracts

142,061

87,279

23

Dividends

24

Related party transactions

Key management compensation

2023
£

2022
£

Salaries and other short term employee benefits

167,016

202,362

 

Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2023

Summary of transactions with parent

The company's immediate parent is Cookson Holdings Limited.

 
As at the year end, Cookson Holdings Limited owed Sharrocks Fresh Produce Limited £374,080 (2022 £251,371). Loans are repayable on demand.

 
Cookson Holdings Limited is incorporated in England & Wales. The financial statements for Cookson Holdings Limited are available at companieshouse.co.uk.

Summary of transactions with other related parties

Loans are advanced to directors. Loans are repayable upon demand and interest is charged at the official rate of interest on any balance that exceeds £10,000 throughout the year.
 

Loans to related parties

2023

Key management
£

Total
£

At start of period

75,948

75,948

Advanced

21,263

21,263

Repaid

(30,000)

(30,000)

Interest transactions

1,587

1,587

At end of period

68,798

68,798

2022

Key management
£

Total
£

At start of period

44,523

44,523

Advanced

30,000

30,000

Interest transactions

1,425

1,425

At end of period

75,948

75,948