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A E Rodda & Son Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2024

Registration number: 03833628

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2 to 3

Directors' Report

4

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

5

Independent Auditor's Report

6 to 9

Profit and Loss Account

10

Balance Sheet

11

Statement of Changes in Equity

12

Statement of Cash Flows

13

Notes to the Financial Statements

14 to 27

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Company Information

Directors

J W Pengelly

P E Rodda

N L Rodda

A J Rodda

R N Morriss

N A Kennedy

P J B O'Keeffe

T M Dennett

T A Bell

D Saint

A Carne

Company secretary

F L Finch

Registered office

The Creamery
Scorrier
Redruth
Cornwall
TR16 5BU

Auditors

PKF Francis Clark
Statutory Auditor
Lowin House
Tregolls Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2NA

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is the manufacturing and wholesale of Cornish clotted cream, liquid cream, bottled milk and other dairy products. As part of our activity we generate and sell considerable volumes of skimmed milk to various manufacturers.

Fair review of the business

The year ending the 31 March 2024 we saw a strong start to the year with the King’s Coronation celebrations followed by a variable sales performance for the rest of the budget year. We saw one new farm join the Direct Supply Group in the year and recruited three farms to join in 2024/25. As always, we are incredibly grateful and appreciative to our farmers, foodservice, regional customers and retailers and our loyal shoppers for the ongoing support,

The Board are able to report the operating profit before exceptional costs and other operating income is £1,819k, comparing to the prior year of £221k, a gross profit increase from 19.7% to 25.5% in the last year.

Cash generated from operating activities is £4,321k (2023: £88k). The Board are pleased to confirm existing cash reserves were utilised in the year and no additional lending was required. The two key areas for cash absorption were our continued capex investment into IT systems and the increased value of stock due to milk and energy prices.

Brand
We continued to invest into the Rodda’s brand, building, strengthening, and broadening the brand’s appeal. Our radio campaign extended to new regions and we invested in consumer price activity. We also invested in foodservice and retailer marketing activities across the year, targeting shoppers and consumers directly with our brand messaging. We have experienced excellent consumer engagement.

Commercial Insight
Our much-loved consumer brand combined with, strong commercial relationships and a ‘balanced economy’ of customers continues to give stability. King Charles III Coronation was a huge showcase success for the brand, featuring strongly across domestic and out of home celebrations.

Sustainability
We continue to work with our milk suppliers to reduce the carbon footprint of milk supplied to the Creamery. We use an IDF accredited carbon measurement tool and data is collected independently for both Rodda’s and our milk suppliers. The carbon footprint of milk supplied in the 2022/23 milk year was calculated at 1.291kg per litre of fpcm milk, a 4% reduction on the prior year. Through our Project Tevi we provide our milk suppliers with support to continue achieving a 30% reduction by 2030.

In 2023/24, we gained planning permission to install 1MWp of ground mount PV panels. Planning conditions have been executed and the installation will commence in the first quarter of 2024/25. This will remove 213T of CO2 emissions per annum compared with electricity generated using fossil fuel.

Essential ingredients
A supply of fresh Cornish milk is the essential ingredient for Rodda’s Cornish Clotted Cream, and we continue with our strategy of working with the Direct Supply Group to provide us with most of our milk requirements. Topping up with Cornish milk from other dairy businesses as and when required. We grew our direct milk supply by over 2.5% in 2023/24 and we have three additional farms scheduled to join the supply group in 2024/25 milk year.

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

People
People are our key asset in the business, and we are committed to regularly investing in ways to enhance the performance and wellbeing of our people.

This year the company has continued its investment to support our team’s health and well-being, with voluntary health assessments in work time. Continuing our focus on health and wellbeing a staff on site gym has been provided to give greater opportunity to participate in physical fitness activities.

To promote financial wellbeing, we have provided financial awareness training, and our Pension Governance Committee has planned a structured approach to pension salary exchange, ready for implementation early 2024.

To continue our focus on training and development, we commenced an exciting leadership development, programme for all people leaders in the business, we view this as key to unlocking leadership potential within the business and enabling career progression. To enhance the culture, employees at all levels participated in positive behaviour training.

Summary
The Leadership Team are confident as we enter 2024/25, we look forward to the efficiencies from the capex projects coming to fruition. Additionally, once commissioned this will enable us to deliver against our sustainability objectives and commitments. We will drive steady and consistent progress with our sustainability objectives and goals, ensuring all stakeholders have an active role.

Approved by the Board on 1 August 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

.........................................
N L Rodda
Director

   
     
 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Directors of the company

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

J W Pengelly

P E Rodda

N L Rodda

A J Rodda

R N Morriss

N A Kennedy

P J B O'Keeffe

T M Dennett

S D P Daykin (ceased 19 June 2024)

T A Bell

S A Cobbledick (ceased 2 May 2024)

The following directors were appointed after the year end:

D Saint (appointed 1 July 2024)

A Carne (appointed 1 July 2024)

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 by the Board on 1 August 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

.........................................
N L Rodda
Director

   
     
 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors are responsible 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 UK 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.

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of A E Rodda & Son Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of A E Rodda & Son Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, 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 March 2024 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.

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.

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of A E Rodda & Son Limited

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 5, 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.

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:

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of A E Rodda & Son Limited

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the company at the planning stage of the audit. Firstly, the company is subject to laws and regulations that directly affect the financial statements including financial reporting legislation (including related company legislation) and taxation legislation and we assessed the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items. Secondly, the company is subject to other laws and regulations where the consequences of non-compliance could have a material effect on amounts or disclosures in the financial statements, for instance through the imposition of fines or litigation or the loss of the company’s ability to operate. In making this assessment we determined that the most significant elements of legislation include food standards, employment laws and regulations, GDPR and health and safety legislation.

Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations. Our procedures involved the following:

Enquiries of management regarding their knowledge of any non compliance with laws and regulations that could affect the financial statements. As part of these enquiries we also discussed with management whether there have been any known instances, allegations or suspicions of fraud, of which there were none;

Considering the filings made at Companies House, and any omissions thereon of which there were none identified;

Reviewing the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety ratings in the year to 31 March 2024 with no issues to note;

Discussing with management compliance with health and safety legislation, and Environment Agency rules and regulations;

Review of the company's GDPR policy and enquires to the Data Protection Officer as to the occurrence and outcome of any reportable breaches;

Reviewed company expenditure for any evidence of dispute or litigation with regulators, and there were none;

Reviewed Board minutes;

Audited the risk of management override of controls, including through testing journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale for significant transactions outside the normal course of business, of which there were none; and

Reviewed estimates and judgements made in the accounts for any indication of bias and challenged assumptions used by management in making the estimates.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements. This risk increases the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements as we are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. 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, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

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.

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of A E Rodda & Son Limited

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.

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Nicola Cornish BSc BFP FCA CTA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
PKF Francis Clark, Statutory Auditor

Lowin House
Tregolls Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2NA

1 August 2024

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Profit and Loss Account

Year Ended 31 March 2024

Note

2024
£ 000

2023
£ 000

Turnover

3

49,860

51,277

Cost of sales

 

(37,136)

(41,188)

Gross profit

 

12,724

10,089

Distribution costs

 

(6,572)

(6,409)

Administrative expenses

 

(4,333)

(3,459)

Other operating income

4

-

8

Operating profit

5

1,819

229

Interest payable and similar expenses

8

(73)

(42)

Profit before tax

 

1,746

187

Tax on profit

9

(539)

(5)

Profit for the financial year

 

1,207

182

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

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

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Balance Sheet

31 March 2024

Note

2024
 £ 000

2023
 £ 000

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

10

1,670

1,026

Tangible assets

11

4,250

4,141

 

5,920

5,167

Current assets

 

Stocks

12

2,676

4,213

Debtors

13

5,771

5,996

Cash at bank and in hand

14

3,717

806

 

12,164

11,015

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

15

(7,644)

(7,537)

Net current assets

 

4,520

3,478

Total assets less current liabilities

 

10,440

8,645

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

15

(1,127)

(1,080)

Provisions for liabilities

9

(974)

(433)

Net assets

 

8,339

7,132

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

21

10

10

Profit and loss account

8,329

7,122

Total equity

 

8,339

7,132

Approved and authorised by the Board on 1 August 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
N L Rodda
Director

   
     

Company Registration Number: 03833628

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity

Year Ended 31 March 2024

Share capital
£ 000

Profit and loss account
£ 000

Total
£ 000

At 1 April 2023

10

7,122

7,132

Profit for the year

-

1,207

1,207

At 31 March 2024

10

8,329

8,339

Share capital
£ 000

Profit and loss account
£ 000

Total
£ 000

At 1 April 2022

10

6,940

6,950

Profit for the year

-

182

182

At 31 March 2023

10

7,122

7,132

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Statement of Cash Flows

Year Ended 31 March 2024

Note

2024
 £ 000

2023
 £ 000

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

1,207

182

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

5

655

523

Loss on disposal of tangible assets

2

-

Finance costs

8

73

42

Taxation

9

539

5

 

2,476

752

Working capital adjustments

 

Decrease/(increase) in stocks

12

1,537

(2,697)

Decrease/(increase) in debtors

13

225

(464)

Increase in creditors

15

83

2,497

Cash generated from operations

 

4,321

88

Corporation tax paid

9

-

(85)

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

4,321

3

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Acquisitions of tangible assets

11

(504)

(459)

Acquisition of intangible assets

10

(726)

(997)

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(1,230)

(1,456)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest paid

8

(73)

(42)

Payments to finance lease creditors

16

(107)

(24)

Proceeds from issue / (Repayment) of debenture loans

 

-

200

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(180)

134

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

2,911

(1,319)

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April

14

806

2,125

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March

14

3,717

806

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

1

General information

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

The address of its registered office and principal place of business is:
The Creamery
Scorrier
Redruth
Cornwall
TR16 5BU

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 1 August 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 UK and Republic of Ireland'.

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.

The functional currency of the company is considered to be pounds sterling because this is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates.

Summary of disclosure exemptions

FRS102 allows a qualifying entity certain disclosure exemptions, which are subject to certain conditions being adhered to. The company has therefore taken advantage of the following exemptions: From the financial instrument disclosures, required under FRS102 paragraphs 11.39 to 11.48A and paragraphs 12.26 to 12.29 as the information is provided in the consolidated financial statement disclosures; from disclosing the company key management personnel compensation, as required by FRS102 paragraph 33.7; and from disclosing transactions and balances with other wholly owned members of the group as per FRS102 paragraph 33.1.

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, which are described in this note, management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historically known factors and experience and include the following:

Stock valuation – Management is required to estimate the cost of milk used in the production of various stock lines over a period of time. As the price of milk constantly varies on the commodity market management must make an assessment as to the price used when calculating the stock value at year end; and

Depreciation and useful economic lives of tangible assets - Management have carefully considered the depreciation estimates applied on the tangible assets held by the group. This assessment is performed on an annual basis and would be amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on technological advancements, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of each asset.

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; specific criteria have been met for each of the Company's activities.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the initial transaction dates. Non-monetary items measured in terms of historic cost in a foreign currency are not translated.

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 corporation 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.

Deferred tax is recognised on all timing differences at the balance sheet date unless indicated below. Timing differences are differences between taxable profits and the results as stated in the profit and loss account and other comprehensive income. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

Intangible assets

Intangibles assets are stated in the financial statement of financial position at cost, less any subsequent accumulated amortisation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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

Computer software

Over 5 to 10 years straight line basis

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, less any estimated residual value, over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Leasehold improvements

Over 25 years straight line basis

Plant and machinery

Between 5 to 25 years straight line basis

Motor vehicles

Over 10 years straight line basis

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

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.

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 stocks 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.

Leases

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.

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

Financial instruments

Classification
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

All financial instruments are classified as basic.

 Recognition and measurement
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets, which include trade and other receivables and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, after taking account of impairment adjustments. Where the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.

Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, after taking account of impairment adjustments. Where the item constitutes a financing transaction the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.

Financial assets are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

3

Turnover

An analysis of turnover by geographical location is given below:

2024
 £ 000

2023
 £ 000

UK

48,705

50,279

Europe

688

552

Rest of world

467

446

49,860

51,277

4

Other operating income

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

2024
£ 000

2023
£ 000

Miscellaneous other operating income

-

8

5

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging

2024
 £ 000

2023
 £ 000

Depreciation expense

573

508

Amortisation expense

82

15

Auditor's remuneration

13

12

Operating lease expense - other

148

136

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

2

-

6

Staff costs

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

2024
 £ 000

2023
 £ 000

Wages and salaries

5,610

5,097

Social security costs

615

542

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

257

330

6,482

5,969

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

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

2024
 No.

2023
 No.

Production

129

150

Administration and support

29

31

Other departments

26

24

184

205

7

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2024
£ 000

2023
£ 000

Remuneration

616

665

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

56

130

672

795

During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits and share incentives was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Accruing benefits under money purchase pension scheme

4

4

In respect of the highest paid director:

2024
£ 000

2023
£ 000

Remuneration

90

97

Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes

11

23

101

120

8

Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
 £ 000

2023
 £ 000

Finance charges

14

3

Other interest payable

59

39

73

42

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

9

Taxation

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

2024
 £ 000

2023
 £ 000

Current taxation

UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods

(1)

-

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

540

5

Tax expense in the income statement

539

5

The tax on profit before tax for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2023 - 19%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
 £ 000

2023
 £ 000

Profit before tax

1,746

187

Corporation tax at standard rate

437

36

Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)

23

19

UK deferred tax expense (credit) relating to changes in tax rates or laws

-

35

Increase (decrease) from effect of tax incentives

-

(85)

Tax (decrease)/increase arising from group relief

71

-

Other tax effects for reconciliation between accounting profit and tax expense (income)

8

-

Total tax charge

539

5

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2024

Liability
£ 000

Difference between accumulated depreciation and amortisation and capital allowances

1,026

Other timing differences

(52)

974

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

2023

Liability
£ 000

Difference between accumulated depreciation and amortisation and capital allowances

863

Other timing differences

(37)

Trading loss carried forward

(393)

433

10

Intangible assets

Computer software
 £ 000

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2023

1,268

Additions acquired separately

726

Disposals

(6)

At 31 March 2024

1,988

Amortisation

At 1 April 2023

242

Amortisation charge

82

Amortisation eliminated on disposals

(6)

At 31 March 2024

318

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

1,670

At 31 March 2023

1,026

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

11

Tangible assets

Short leasehold land and buildings
£ 000

Plant and machinery
 £ 000

Motor vehicles
 £ 000

Total
£ 000

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2023

4,856

9,430

49

14,335

Additions

-

682

-

682

Disposals

-

(30)

-

(30)

At 31 March 2024

4,856

10,082

49

14,987

Depreciation

At 1 April 2023

4,067

6,083

44

10,194

Charge for the year

70

498

5

573

Eliminated on disposal

-

(30)

-

(30)

At 31 March 2024

4,137

6,551

49

10,737

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

719

3,531

-

4,250

At 31 March 2023

789

3,347

5

4,141

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £719,000 (2023 - £789,000) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
 

Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

The net carrying amount of tangible assets includes the following amounts in respect of assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts:

 

2024
£ 000

2023
£ 000

Plant and machinery

361

227

     

12

Stocks

2024
 £ 000

2023
 £ 000

Raw materials

195

152

Packaging

442

416

Finished goods

2,020

3,582

Other inventories

19

63

2,676

4,213

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

13

Debtors

Note

2024
 £ 000

2023
 £ 000

Trade debtors

 

4,806

5,576

Amounts owed by other related parties

24

-

37

Other debtors

 

533

207

Prepayments and accrued income

 

432

176

 

5,771

5,996

14

Cash and cash equivalents

2024
 £ 000

2023
 £ 000

Cash on hand

1

1

Cash at bank

3,716

805

3,717

806

15

Creditors

Note

2024
 £ 000

2023
 £ 000

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

16

67

42

Trade creditors

 

2,798

3,656

Amounts due to related parties

24

3,226

2,537

Corporation tax liability

9

-

1

Social security and other taxes

 

128

135

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

38

56

Other creditors

 

81

9

Accrued expenses

 

1,306

1,101

 

7,644

7,537

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

16

227

180

Debentures

24

900

900

 

1,127

1,080

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

The various debenture loans carry interest at a rate of 2% over the bank base rate per annum or 5%. They carry no fixed repayment terms and are secured by a mortgage over leasehold property and by a floating charge over the company's other assets and undertakings.

The debentures were issued on 31 March 2001 and 22 March 2023 to relatives of some Directors and the Directors consider the debentures to be part of the long term funding of the company.

16

Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings includes the following liabilities, on which security has been given by the company:

2024
£ 000

2023
£ 000

Current loans and borrowings

Hire purchase contracts

67

42

2024
£ 000

2023
£ 000

Non-current loans and borrowings

Hire purchase contracts

227

180

Included in the loans and borrowings are the following amounts due after more than five years:

2024
£ 000

2023
£ 000

After more than five years by instalments

10

19

-

-

Amounts due under hire purchase contracts are secured against the underlying assets.

17

Analysis of changes in net debt

At 1

At 31

April

March

2023

Cash flow

Non-cash changes -

2024

£ 000

£ 000

£ 000

£ 000

Cash at bank and on hand

806

2,911

-

3,717

Bank overdrafts

-

-

-

-

Cash and cash equivalents

806

2,911

-

3,717

Hire purchase contracts

(222)

107

(178)

(294)

Debentures

(900)

-

-

(900)

Net debt

(316)

3,018

(178)

2,523

 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

18

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Finance leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
£ 000

2023
£ 000

Not later than one year

67

50

Later than one year and not later than five years

218

188

Later than five years

10

22

295

260

19

Deferred tax and other provisions

Deferred tax
£ 000

At 1 April 2023

433

(Decrease)/increase in existing provisions

541

At 31 March 2024

974

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 £257,000 (2023 - £330,000).

Contributions totalling £38,000 (2023 - £56,000) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

21

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

 

2024

2023

 

No. 000

£ 000

No. 000

£ 000

Ordinary shares of £1 each

10

10

10

10

         
 

A E Rodda & Son Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2024

22

Commitments

Capital commitments

Financial commitments not included in the balance sheet consists of capital commitments. The total amount contracted for but not provided in the financial statements was £2,875,000 (2023 - £Nil).

Other financial commitments

The company has given an unlimited multilateral guarantee against the bank borrowings of its parent company, A E Rodda & Son Group Limited. The contingency disclosed is the maximum full potential liability at year end. The total amount of other financial commitments not provided in the financial statements was £544,000 (2023 - £738,000).

23

Off-balance sheet arrangements

Milk Volume Arrangements
The company has contracts with milk suppliers where a set notice period is required to terminate the supply arrangement. During the notice period the company is committed to procuring a certain volume of milk depending on forecasts. Due to the uncertainty regarding volumes and future milk prices a financial commitment cannot be reliably quantified.

24

Related party transactions


Related Partnership
(Certain directors of the company are partners in the partnership)

The partnership operates the distribution side of the business. During the year the company purchased services from the partnership amounting to £1,872,000 (2023 - £1,589,000). At the balance sheet date the amount due (from) / to the partnership was £398,000 (2023 - (£37,000)).


Relatives of some Directors

Relatives of some Directors hold debenture loans in the company which were issued on 22 March 2023 and 31 March 2001. Interest totalling £65,000 (2023 - 34,000) was charged on these debenture loans in the year. At the balance sheet date the amount due to relatives of some Directors was £900,000 (2023 - £900,000).

The Directors consider the debentures to be part of the long term funding of the company.

25

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate and ultimate parent is A E Rodda & Son Group (formerly known as North Downs Farm Limited), incorporated in England and Wales.

 The ultimate controlling party is some of the directors, who own 95% of the share capital of the parent company.