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Strategic Report,

Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

for

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 4

Income Statement 6

Other Comprehensive Income 7

Balance Sheet 8

Statement of Changes in Equity 9

Cash Flow Statement 10

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 11

Notes to the Financial Statements 12


IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023







DIRECTORS: A A Newman-Carter
T Becker





REGISTERED OFFICE: Retford Enterprise Centre
Randall Way
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 7GR





REGISTERED NUMBER: 12111005 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Wright Vigar Limited
Statutory Auditors
Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers
Chancery Court
34 West Street
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 6ES

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

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

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited's turnover in the year decreased from £5,458,262 in 2022 to £4,217,510 in 2023. Pre-tax profits increased from £728,393 in 2022 to £732,690 in 2023.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The directors of the Company regularly meet to review any risks and uncertainties that are either currently faced by the Company or will potentially be faced by the Company in the future.

The principal risks of the business are to ensure a good working relationship is maintained with customers, adapt to any local market and regulatory changes, in particular the packaging and sustainability agenda, and ensure that our supply chain remains strong. The directors are focused on delivering a high level of service to its customers by strengthening the capabilities of the business.

During 2023, focus was placed on new business development and as such prospects look positive for 2024 and beyond, with an increasing portfolio. After sales activities remained strong and the expansion and development of the service team continued to produce positive results, serving our new and established customer base.

Supply chains have stabilised and delivery lead times have now started to return to pre COVID-19 levels. The Company, together with IMA Dairy and Food Holding GmbH, remains focused to ensure that it can meet the needs of its customers and mitigate any delays wherever possible.

The directors remain committed to the strategy of expanding the UK operation to support and serve a key strategic market. Further expansion is planned in 2024.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The directors continuously monitor KPI's which include sales performance (new equipment, refurbishments, spare parts and service), performance against budgets, efficiency and profitability.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





A A Newman-Carter - Director


21 February 2024

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2023.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of engineering activities.

DIVIDENDS
Interim dividends per share were paid as follows:
£216,769 - 21 September 2023
£214,335 - 6 December 2023
£431,104

The directors recommend that no final dividend be paid.

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 December 2023 will be £ 431,104 .

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2023 to the date of this report.

A A Newman-Carter
T Becker

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors 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 then apply them consistently;
-make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-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.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS
The auditors, Wright Vigar Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





A A Newman-Carter - Director


21 February 2024

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Cash Flow Statement, 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 December 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 Auditors' 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

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 Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have 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 Report of the Directors.

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; or
- the directors were not entitled to take advantage of the small companies' exemption from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited


Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page three, 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 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.

Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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:

Our work is performed to include an assessment of the susceptibility of the entity's financial statements to material misstatement, including the risk of fraud. Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatements in the financial statements may not be detected, even though the audit is properly planned and performed in accordance with the ISAs (UK).

In identifying and assessing risk of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following:
- We plan our work to gain an understanding of the significant laws and regulations that are of significance to the
entity and the sector in which they operate. We perform our work to ensure that the entity is complying with its
legal and regulatory framework.
- We obtained an understanding of how the company is complying with those legal and regulatory frameworks by
making inquiries to the management and people charged with governance.

We assessed the susceptibility of the Company's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:
- Substantive procedures performed in accordance with the ISAs (UK).
- Challenging assumptions and judgments made by management in its significant accounting estimates.
- Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular material journal entries and an assessment of year end
journals.
- Assessing the extent of compliance with the relevant laws and regulations.

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 Report of the Auditors.

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 a Report of the Auditors 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.




Neil Roberts BA FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Wright Vigar Limited
Statutory Auditors
Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers
Chancery Court
34 West Street
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 6ES

21 February 2024

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Income Statement
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 3 4,217,510 5,458,262

Cost of sales 3,074,014 4,490,483
GROSS PROFIT 1,143,496 967,779

Administrative expenses 544,204 386,216
599,292 581,563

Other operating income 133,454 149,197
OPERATING PROFIT 5 732,746 730,760


Interest payable and similar expenses 6 56 2,367
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 732,690 728,393

Tax on profit 7 176,055 146,199
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 556,635 582,194

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Other Comprehensive Income
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 556,635 582,194


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR
THE YEAR

556,635

582,194

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Balance Sheet
31 December 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 9 10,952 6,550

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 10 184,763 -
Debtors 11 1,424,428 1,527,222
Cash at bank 766,800 490,038
2,375,991 2,017,260
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 1,316,637 1,080,528
NET CURRENT ASSETS 1,059,354 936,732
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

1,070,306

943,282

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 14 2,738 1,245
NET ASSETS 1,067,568 942,037

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 15 1 1
Retained earnings 16 1,067,567 942,036
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 1,067,568 942,037

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 21 February 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





A A Newman-Carter - Director


IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2022 1 359,842 359,843

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 582,194 582,194
Balance at 31 December 2022 1 942,036 942,037

Changes in equity
Dividends - (431,104 ) (431,104 )
Total comprehensive income - 556,635 556,635
Balance at 31 December 2023 1 1,067,567 1,067,568

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 977,250 204,777
Interest paid (56 ) (2,367 )
Tax paid (262,168 ) (83,306 )
Net cash from operating activities 715,026 119,104

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (7,160 ) (3,906 )
Net cash from investing activities (7,160 ) (3,906 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Equity dividends paid (431,104 ) -
Net cash from financing activities (431,104 ) -

Increase in cash and cash equivalents 276,762 115,198
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of year

2

490,038

374,840

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 766,800 490,038

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS
2023 2022
£    £   
Profit before taxation 732,690 728,393
Depreciation charges 2,758 1,704
Finance costs 56 2,367
735,504 732,464
Increase in stocks (184,763 ) -
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors 102,794 (110,683 )
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors 323,715 (417,004 )
Cash generated from operations 977,250 204,777

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts:

Year ended 31 December 2023
31.12.23 1.1.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 766,800 490,038
Year ended 31 December 2022
31.12.22 1.1.22
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 490,038 374,840


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.1.23 Cash flow At 31.12.23
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank 490,038 276,762 766,800
490,038 276,762 766,800
Total 490,038 276,762 766,800

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

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

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 20% on cost
Computer equipment - 25% on cost

Stocks
Work in progress is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Cost is calculated using the first-in, first-out method and includes all purchase, transport, and handling costs in bringing stocks to their present location and condition.

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments
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.

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet 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
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs.Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Accelerated capital allowances are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Foreign currencies
Purchases and sales in foreign currency are translated at the day rate in force at the time of delivery. Assets and liabilities in foreign currency are translated to the functional currency at the exchange rate in force at the balance sheet date. The foreign currency gains and losses arising from these translations are taken to the income statement.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Long-term contracts
Long-term contracts are assessed on a contract-by-contract basis and reflected in the profit and loss account by recording turnover and related costs as contract activity progresses.

Where it is considered that the outcome of a long-term contract can be assessed with reasonable certainty before its conclusion, the prudently calculated attributable profit is recognised in the profit and loss account as the difference between the reported turnover and related costs for that contract.

3. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company.

An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below:

2023 2022
£    £   
United Kingdom 4,084,888 5,313,825
Europe 132,622 144,437
4,217,510 5,458,262

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2023 2022
£    £   
Wages and salaries 479,803 399,061
Social security costs 56,460 45,863
Other pension costs 8,720 8,490
544,983 453,414

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2023 2022

Directors 1 1
Engineers 3 3
Administration 2 2
Sales person 1 -
7 6

2023 2022
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 120,000 130,000

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

5. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting):

2023 2022
£    £   
Other operating leases 10,100 9,400
Depreciation - owned assets 2,758 1,704
Auditors' remuneration 9,000 8,800
Foreign exchange differences (3,211 ) (14,406 )
Foreign exchange losses 26,770 8,987

6. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2023 2022
£    £   
Group interest charge 56 2,367

7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2023 2022
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 174,562 145,780

Deferred tax 1,493 419
Tax on profit 176,055 146,199

UK corporation tax has been charged at 23.52% (2022 - 19%).

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2023 2022
£    £   
Profit before tax 732,690 728,393
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2022 - 19%)

183,173

138,395

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 11,514 8,350
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (1,101 ) (965 )
Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods (7,568 ) -
Movement in deferred taxation 1,493 419
Movement in tax rates (11,456 ) -
Total tax charge 176,055 146,199

8. DIVIDENDS
2023 2022
£    £   
Ordinary share of £1
Interim 431,104 -

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and Computer
fittings equipment Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2023 - 8,739 8,739
Additions 3,842 3,318 7,160
At 31 December 2023 3,842 12,057 15,899
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023 - 2,189 2,189
Charge for year 291 2,467 2,758
At 31 December 2023 291 4,656 4,947
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 3,551 7,401 10,952
At 31 December 2022 - 6,550 6,550

10. STOCKS
2023 2022
£    £   
Work-in-progress 184,763 -

11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Trade debtors 1,125,722 1,121,177
Prepayments and accrued income 298,706 406,045
1,424,428 1,527,222

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Trade creditors 773,308 508,558
Tax 58,174 145,780
Social security and other taxes 22,397 13,653
Pension 1,944 1,629
VAT 208,797 202,485
Accruals and deferred income 252,017 208,423
1,316,637 1,080,528

13. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
2023 2022
£    £   
Within one year 38,406 19,336
Between one and five years 73,153 34,952
111,559 54,288

14. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2023 2022
£    £   
Deferred tax 2,738 1,245

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

14. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 January 2023 1,245
Provided during year 1,493
Balance at 31 December 2023 2,738

15. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2023 2022
value: £    £   
1 Ordinary £1 1 1

16. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 January 2023 942,036
Profit for the year 556,635
Dividends (431,104 )
At 31 December 2023 1,067,567

IMA Dairy & Food UK Limited (Registered number: 12111005)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

17. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

IMA Dairy & Food Holding GmbH

During the year the company incurred costs from IMA Dairy & Food Holding GmbH of £35,554 (2022 - £26,220). At the year end the company was owed £4,241 (2022 - £9,892) from IMA Dairy & Food Holding GmbH.

Hassia Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH

During the year the company incurred costs from Hassia Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH of £1,271,697 (2022 - £1,164,276). At the year end the company owed £341,893 (2022 - £258,408) to Hassia Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH.

During the year the company made sales of £4,108 (2022 - £32,055) to Hassia Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH and received commissions of £129,081 (2022 - £86,856). At the year end the company was owed £109,663 (2022 - £137,886) from Hassia Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH.

Gasti Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH

During the year the company incurred costs from Gasti Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH of £329,228 (2022 - £198,812). At the year end the company owed £83,042 (2022 - £25,391) to Gasti Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH.

During the year the company made sales of £518 (2022 - £nil) to Gasti Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH.

Erca SAS

During the year the company incurred costs from Erca SAS of £643,642 (2022 - £2,390,274). At the year end the company owed £260,912 (2022 - £244,480) to Erca SAS.

During the year the company made sales of £nil (2022 - £88) to Erca SAS.

Industrias Tecnológicas de Mecanización & Automatización SA ("Intecma")

During the year the company incurred costs from Intecma of £379,641 (2022 - £40,153). At the year end the company owed £146,107 (2022 - £46,043) to Intecma.

During the year the company made sales of £2,225 (2022 - £nil) to Intecma.

IMA SpA

During the year the company incurred costs from IMA SpA of £169,470 (2022 - £108,958). At the year end the company owed £13,717 (2022 - £33,408) to IMA SpA.

During the year the company made sales of £125,770 (2022 - £112,294) to IMA SpA. At the year end the company was owed £61,371 (2022 - £106,760) from IMA SpA.

18. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The controlling party is IMA Dairy & Food Holding GmbH, a company incorporated in Germany, by virtue of its ownership of 100% of the issued share capital of the company.

The ultimate controlling party is SOFIMA SpA, a company incorporated in Germany, by virtue of its indirect ownership of 74.9% of the issued share capital of the controlling party.