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REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561 (Northern Ireland)















READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED

Strategic Report, Directors' Report and

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023






READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)






Contents of the Financial Statements
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2 to 4

Directors' Report 5 to 9

Independent Auditors' Report 10 to 13

Income Statement 14

Statement of Financial Position 15

Statement of Changes in Equity 16

Notes to the Financial Statements 17 to 27


READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED

Company Information
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023







DIRECTORS: C Crawford
G Caulfield
S Kerrigan
R Crawford



REGISTERED OFFICE: 116 Crom Road
Milltate
Lisnaskea
Co. Fermanagh
BT92 0BN



REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561 (Northern Ireland)



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS: CavanaghKelly
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
36-38 Northland Row
Dungannon
Co. Tyrone
BT71 6AP



BANKERS: Ulster Bank Limited
186 Main Street
Lisnaskea
Fermanagh
BT92 0JF



SOLICITORS: A & L Goodbody
42-46 Fountain Street
Belfast
Co. Antrim
BT1 5EB

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Strategic Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

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

The Principal activity of the Company is that of egg processing.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
Ready Egg Products Limited has delivered a strong trading performance for the year ended 31 December 2023 and the business remains in a strong financial position.

Revenue for the year had increased by £12.7m to £92.533m (2022: £79.791m). Gross profit margin 22% (2022: 22%). The Company generated profit before tax of £15.319m (2022: £8.310m).

The Company's production facilities are located in Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and a second facility in Chesterfield, England.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Company directors recognise the key business risks and uncertainties relating to the industry, product, pricing and profitability. The directors continue to work closely with suppliers and customers to carefully manage the company's operations.

The food production and processing sector is affected by many factors including commodity markets, government and EU legislation, changes in international agricultural practices, competition and disease outbreaks among poultry flocks. The board has put in place systems and procedures which monitor these factors.

Competition risk:
Competition risk comes from other egg manufacturers. The directors manage this risk by ensuring a quality product is offered to all customers at a competitive price.


Business Operations and execution of the Company's strategic plan are subject to several risks and uncertainties:

Inflationary cost pressures: manufacturers continue to be exposed to pressures created by Brexit, rising energy costs, supply chain disruption and the war in Ukraine. The business remains vigilant to the potential headwinds experienced by all aspects of the project cycle and seeks to mitigate these risks through robust commercial and risk management, on-going dialogue with key stakeholders, including customers and supply chain.


READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Strategic Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

SECTION 172(1) STATEMENT
The directors have acted in a way that they considered, in good faith, to be most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole, and in doing so had regard, amongst other matters, to:

a) the likely consequences of any decision in the long term

b) the interests of the Company's employees

c) the need to foster the Company's business relationships with suppliers, customers and others

d) the impact of the Company's operations on the community and the environment

e) the desirability of the Company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct

f) the need to act fairly as between members of the Company

The directors have had regard to the matters set out in sections 172(1)(a)-(f) when discharging their section 172 duties.

The Company undertakes many local community engagements and is a proud member of Business in the Community. Working together with other member companies, we are focussed on undertaking projects and initiatives that will build a better society and a more sustainable future. We also offer work placement programmes to provide students an opportunity to develop their knowledge and skillset within the working environment.

Employee welfare is at the core of the Company's values. Our life assurance scheme with Legal & General is available for all employees and our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a welcome platform providing information, advice, training and services to help employees deal with events and issues in everyday work and personal life.

Food safety and animal welfare are fundamental to the Company. All our sites are accredited to BRC Global Standards for Food Safety (Grade AA). Our products are produced to exacting standards and customer specifications with the most robust and intricate supply chain systems ensuring full traceability. Our agricultural manager ensures our farmers remain educated on changing regulations within the industry and continue to supply the high-quality eggs that we, and our customers demand.

The Company is renowned for our deep-rooted commitment to caring for the environment. In 2022 our new state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility became fully operational. This plant ensures we remain within our environmental consent limits whilst giving us the capacity to grow our expanding customer base. The Company has also voluntarily entered into Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) at both our sites as a further commitment to meeting and exceeding energy efficiency and carbon reduction targets in exchange for CCL relief until 31 March 2025. As well as proactively working to reduce our carbon emissions year-on-year, any CCL relief received will be reinvested in energy efficiency projects. In 2024 we will add a further 120kwh solar panels to the site, and continue to use electricity that comes from 100% certified renewable sources.

Refer to the Principal risks and uncertainties section in the Strategic Report for further information concerning Company initiatives relating to the performance of the directors S172 duties.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Financial key performance indicators:
2023 2022
£'000 £'000
Revenue 92,534 79,791
Gross Profit 20,429 17,542
Gross Profit Margin 22.0% 22.0%

Non-financial key performance indicators:
2023 2022
Average number of employees 145 163


READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Strategic Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The Company is committed to long term creation of shareholder value by increasing the Company's market share in the UK and Irish markets. The economic environment continues to evolve and is making a return to relative stability and certainty. Overall in the coming year the Company aims to maintain revenue and operating profits. The Company will continue to develop relations with suppliers, generate new business where possible and increase retention levels while remaining highly competitive. The Company is continually researching and developing new products and services to ensure it continues to provide a strong product to the market.

ENVIRONMENT
The Company recognises its corporate responsibility to carry out its operations whilst ensuring that there is minimal environmental impact. The directors continued aim is to comply with all applicable environmental legislation, prevent pollution and reduce wastage wherever possible.

EMPLOYEES
Employees are kept as fully informed as practicable about developments within the business. It is the policy of the Company to offer opportunities to all employees having regard to their aptitudes and abilities in relation to jobs available.

The Company is aware of its requirements as a large employer in respect of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in requiring large employers to be transparent about their efforts to eradicate Slavery and Human Trafficking in their supply chain. The Company has a policy in place in respect of same, a copy of which is available on the Company's website. The policy is made in accordance with Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and is reviewed on an annual basis.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





C Crawford - Director


26 September 2024

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Directors' Report
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 is that of egg processing.

DIVIDENDS
An Interim dividend amounting to £1million was paid during 2023 (2022: £1million). The directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend (2022: Nil).

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Company continues to recognise the importance of its research and development programme, which it believes is essential to ensure that the business continues to develop new products and remain competitive in the market.

EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR
Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements.

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

C Crawford
R Crawford
G Caulfield (Resigned 08/05/2024)
S Kerrigan (Resigned 08/05/2024)
C McMenamin (Appointed 08/05/2024)
TW Lockhart (Appointed 08/05/2024)
G Roberts (Appointed 08/05/2024)

POLITICAL DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE
The Company made no political donations or incurred any political expenditure during the current year (2022: £Nil).


READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Directors' Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
The company's operations expose them to a variety of financial risks that include price risk, foreign exchange risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. The company have in place a Corporate Risk Register, subject to a regular review, that seeks to limit the adverse effects on the financial performance of the company by monitoring levels of debt finance and the related finance costs. Given the size of the company, the directors have not delegated the responsibility of monitoring financial risk management to a sub-committee of the board. The policies set by the board of directors are implemented by the company's finance department.

Price risk
The company are exposed to commodity price risk because of its operations, with on-going inflationary pressures due to a myriad of factors. However, given the size of the company's operations, the costs of managing exposure to commodity price risk exceed any potential benefits. The directors will revisit the appropriateness of this policy should the group's and company's operations change in size or nature.

Foreign exchange risk
While the greater part of the company's revenues and expenses are denominated in sterling, the company are exposed to some foreign exchange risk in the normal course of business, principally on sales recorded in Euros. The foreign exchange risk for the company extends also to subsidiary companies and branches whose functional currency is Euro which require translation to sterling for reporting purposes. While the company have not used complex financial instruments to date to hedge foreign exchange exposure, this position is kept constantly under review.

Credit risk
The company operate policies that require appropriate credit checks on potential customers before sales are made. The amount of exposure to individual customers is subject to a limit, which is reassessed regularly by the board.

Liquidity risk
The company actively maintain a mixture of long-term and short-term debt finance that is designed to ensure that the company have sufficient available funds for operations and planned expansions.
Interest rate risk.

The company have both interest-bearing assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Interest bearing assets include cash balances, which carry interest at a variable rate. Interest bearing liabilities relate to shareholder loans and other loans and obligations under finance lease agreements, which bear interest at market rates.

Results and dividends
The company's profit for the period ended 31 December 2023 is £12.462m. An interim dividend of £1.0m was paid in year and there is no final dividend proposed.

DISCLOSURES REQUIRED UNDER SCHEDULE 7
In accordance with Section 414C (11) of Companies Act 2006, the directors have elected to disclose details of the business review, principal risks and uncertainties and future developments in the Company's Strategic Report which would otherwise be required to be disclosed in the Directors' Report.


READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Directors' Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

ENGAGEMENT WITH SUPPLIERS, CUSTOMERS AND OTHERS
Ready Egg Products is committed to operating a responsible business. This commitment is reflected in initiatives aimed at making a positive impact on society and the environment, through our operations and with key stakeholders including customers, colleagues, communities and suppliers. This includes the following:

Environment:
We are subject to Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Regulations. This requires industrial and agricultural activities with a high pollution potential to have a permit; this permit can only be issued if certain environmental conditions are met, so that the companies themselves bear responsibility for preventing and reducing any pollution they may cause. We report annually to the Environment Agency, complete inspections, and ensure we stay within our environmental consent limits.

The company had voluntarily entered into a Climate Change Agreement (CCA) at both our sites as a further commitment to meeting and exceeding energy efficiency and carbon reduction targets. We were delighted that we achieved these targets and therefore can avail of CCL relief until 31 March 2025.

Employee Engagement:
Training is paramount to our employees professional learning and development across all areas of the business. We continue to proactively invest in training and development to ensure our employees have an opportunity to progress and enhance their knowledge and skill base, which will in turn, further enhance our forward thinking and highly skilled workforce.

Community Engagement:
The Company undertakes many local community engagements and is a proud member of Business in the Community. Working together with other member companies, we are focussed on undertaking projects and initiatives that will build a better society and a more sustainable future. We also offer work placement programmes to provide students an opportunity to develop their knowledge and skillset within the working environment. A number of charities that benefitted from donations from the Company in the year included Cancer Connect NI, NI Deaf Youth Association, Marie Curie Cancer, Macmillian Cancer Support and Lisnaskea and Enniskillen Foodbank.

Further details can be found on our website at www.readyeggproducts.com/about/

STREAMLINED ENERGY AND CARBON REPORTING
Under Streamlined Energy and Carbon Report (SECR) legislation we are mandated to include energy consumption, emissions, intensity metrics, and all energy efficiency improvements implemented in our most recent financial year, for our UK operations. We are proud to say we achieved 100% verifiable data coverage with no estimations required.

Ready Egg's Scope 1 and 3 direct emissions (combustion of natural gas and transportation fuels) for this reporting year are 2,168.21 tCO2e, resulting from the direct combustion of 11,188,533 kWh. This represents a carbon increase of 70.69% from last year ending December 2022.

Scope 2 indirect emissions (purchased electricity) for this reporting year are 1,074.88 tCO2e, resulting from the consumption of 5,891,264 kWh of electricity purchased and consumed in day-to-day business operations. This represents a carbon increase of 10.97% from last year ending December 2022.

Ready Egg's operations have an intensity metric of 0.08 tCO2e/finished product tonnes for this reporting year. This represents an increase of 28.6% from last year ending December 2022.

We are committed to year-on-year improvements in our operational energy efficiency. A register of energy efficiency measures has been compiled, with a view to implementing these measures in the next five years.








READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Directors' Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023




Measure
For the year
ended 31
December
2023

For the year
ended 31
December 2022



Units
Energy consumption used to
calculate emissions

14,151,089

11,691,284

kWh
Emissions from purchased
electricity

1,074.88

1,007.72

tCO2e
Emissions from gas, fuels and
transportation

2,168.21

1,534.49

tCO2e
Total Gross tCO2e 3,247.22 2,542.21 tCO2e
Intensity ratio 0.08 0.07 Gross tCO2e/production tonne

Measures ongoing and undertaken through 2023:
1. Solar Panel Installation: In December 2023, Ready Egg significantly enhanced sustainability by
expanding solar power capacity. Ready Egg installed additional solar panels, increasing our solar
energy generation from 50kWh to 170kWh. This investment reduces dependence on
non-renewable energy sources and helps lower operational costs and carbon footprint. This
expansion is part of ongoing commitment to integrating renewable energy into production
processes
2. Energy-Efficient Equipment (New Pasteurizer) Installation: At the end of 2023, Ready Egg
upgraded the pasteurization process by fitting a new pasteurizer, P3. Compared to the previous
setup, which utilized two older pasteurizers (P1 and P2) to achieve the same output of 10 tonnes
of eggs per hour, the new pasteurizer offers significant energy savings. P3 requires 23.8kW less
in maximum electrical load and 73kW less in glycol cooling demand. This upgrade enhances
production efficiency and reduces overall energy consumption, making operations more
sustainable and cost effective.

Measures prioritised for implementation in 2024:
1. Pipework Insulation Improvement: In 2024, one of Ready Egg’s key initiatives will be to improve
the insulation on the pipework in specific areas of the factory (scrambled egg), particularly in the
scrambled egg processing section. By upgrading the insulation, Ready Egg aim to minimize heat
loss, improve energy efficiency, and contribute to more stable temperature control. This will lead
to reduced energy consumption and better overall operational efficiency.
2. Tank Chiller Replacement: Ready Egg also plan to replace an old, inefficient tank chiller with a
new, modern Carrier unit with a heat recovery system. The new chiller will not only be more
energy-efficient, but it will also allow the capture and reuse of waste heat. This recovered heat
can be utilized for other processes within the factory in the future, further reducing energy needs
and enhancing sustainability efforts.
3. Hot Water System Upgrade: In the processing plant room, the current hot water manifold is used
to heat various parts of the facility, including office spaces, sugar tank heat exchangers, CIP heat
exchangers, tray-pallet washing machines, factory sinks, and the P1 and P2 pasteurizers. This
system is currently powered by two old diesel boilers, which are both inefficient and
environmentally taxing. In 2024, Ready Egg plan to replace these boilers with an 800kW
steam-to hot-water heat exchanger. This new system will leverage the spare capacity of the
existing kerosene steam boiler, allowing Ready Egg to retire the old diesel boilers, reduce fossil
fuel dependency, and improve operations' overall efficiency and sustainability.

Human Rights, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
As the world is grappling with the challenges of human nature and climate change, it is vitally important that we continue to identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for how we address adverse human rights impacts within our business and supply chain.

We have a responsibility to respect international human rights standards (by not infringing on people's rights), and to address adverse human rights impacts that we cause or contribute to.

Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person's liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain. We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and we are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our own business or in any of our supply chains.


READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Directors' Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

From 2021 Ready Egg Products has added its annual modern slavery statement to the UK government's Modern Slavery statement registry online. Please refer to this, or visit www.readyeggproducts.com for our full statement.

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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;
-state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures
disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
-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, CavanaghKelly (Chartered Accountants) have indicated their willingness to continue in office in accordance with the provisions of Section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





C Crawford - Director


26 September 2024

Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of
Ready Egg Products Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Ready Egg Products Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the Income Statement, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Changes in Equity 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 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 Directors' Report, but does not include the financial statements and our Auditors' 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 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 Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of
Ready Egg Products Limited


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Directors' Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

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

Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of
Ready Egg Products Limited


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 an Auditors' 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:

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. The objectives of our audit in respect of fraud are to assess the risk of material misstatement due to fraud, design and implement appropriate responses to those assessed risks and to respond appropriately to instances of fraud or suspected fraud identified during the course of our audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with management and those charged with governance of the company.

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following:

- We obtained understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the company’s
financial statements and considered the most significant are the Companies Act 2006, Financial
Reporting Standards (FRS102) and UK taxation legislation;
- We have assessed the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, including risk of
material misstatement due to fraud and how it might occur by holding discussions with
management and those charged with governance;
- We enquired of management and those charged with governance as to any known instances of
non-compliance or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations;
- Understanding the internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud or
non-compliance with laws and regulations; and
- Discussions amongst the audit engagement team regarding how fraud might occur in the financial
statements and any potential indicators of fraud. As part of this discussion we identified the
following potential areas where fraud may occur: timing of revenue recognition and management
override.

The audit response to risks identified included:

- Reviewing the financial statements disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess
compliance with the relevant laws and regulations above;
- Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may
indicate risk of material misstatement due to fraud;
- In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the
appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments, assessing whether the judgements
made in making accounting estimates are reasonable and evaluating the business rationale of any
significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments, assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are reasonable and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

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 Auditors' Report.

Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of
Ready Egg Products 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 Auditors' Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.




Mr Desmond Kelly FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of CavanaghKelly
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
36-38 Northland Row
Dungannon
Co. Tyrone
BT71 6AP

26 September 2024

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Income Statement
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £ £

REVENUE 5 92,533,914 79,790,780

Cost of sales (72,105,164 ) (62,248,330 )
GROSS PROFIT 20,428,750 17,542,450

Administrative expenses (9,123,232 ) (9,290,731 )
11,305,518 8,251,719

Other operating income 423,930 210,415
OPERATING PROFIT 7 11,729,448 8,462,134

Income from shares in group
undertakings

4,000,000

-
Finance income 103,204 123,906
15,832,652 8,586,040

Finance costs 8 (514,134 ) (276,261 )
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 15,318,518 8,309,779

Tax on profit 9 (2,286,034 ) (1,956,285 )
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 13,032,484 6,353,494

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

13,032,484

6,353,494

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Statement of Financial Position
31 DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £ £
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment 11 21,035,201 21,761,970
Investments 12 33,460,682 33,460,682
54,495,883 55,222,652

CURRENT ASSETS
Inventories 13 2,623,738 3,389,662
Receivables 14 18,125,337 21,190,540
Cash at bank 9,099,324 712,910
29,848,399 25,293,112
PAYABLES
Amounts falling due within one year 15 (17,019,732 ) (23,810,803 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS 12,828,667 1,482,309
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

67,324,550

56,704,961

PAYABLES
Amounts falling due after more than
one year

16

(5,000,000

)

(6,500,000

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 19 (2,287,147 ) (2,148,380 )

GOVERNMENT GRANTS 20 (13,377 ) (65,039 )
NET ASSETS 60,024,026 47,991,542

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 21 136,600 136,600
Share premium 3,713,400 3,713,400
Capital redemption reserve 100,000 100,000
Retained earnings 56,074,026 44,041,542
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 60,024,026 47,991,542

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 26 September 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





C Crawford - Director


READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Statement of Changes in Equity
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Called up Capital
share Retained Share redemption Total
capital earnings premium reserve equity
£ £ £ £ £
Balance at 1 January 2022 136,600 38,688,048 3,713,400 100,000 42,638,048

Changes in equity
Dividends - (1,000,000 ) - - (1,000,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 6,353,494 - - 6,353,494
Balance at 31 December 2022 136,600 44,041,542 3,713,400 100,000 47,991,542

Changes in equity
Dividends - (1,000,000 ) - - (1,000,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 13,032,484 - - 13,032,484
Balance at 31 December 2023 136,600 56,074,026 3,713,400 100,000 60,024,026

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Notes to the Financial Statements
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Ready Egg Products Limited is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom. The Company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The principal activity of the Company is that of egg processing.

2. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

The financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023 have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued by the Financial Reporting Council and in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis and in accordance with the historical cost convention. Historical cost is generally based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for assets. The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the Company's financial statements.

The financial statements are prepared in Sterling which is the functional currency of the Company, and rounded to the nearest pound (£), except when otherwise stated.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
FRS 102 allows a qualifying entity certain disclosure exemptions, subject to certain conditions, which have complied with, including notification of, and no objection to, the use of exemptions by the Company's shareholders.

The Company has taken advantage of the following exemptions:

- from preparing a Statement of cash flows on the basis that it is a qualifying entity and its ultimate parent Company, Lough Erne Investments Limited, includes the Company's cash flow in its own consolidated financial statements;
- from the financial instrument disclosures, required under FRS 102 paragraphs 11.41(b) to 11.48(c) and 12.26 to 12.29 as the information is provided in the consolidated statement disclosure; and
- from disclosing the Company's key management personnel compensation as required by FRS 102 paragraph 33.7.

Revenue
Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Sale of goods:
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
- the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer;
- the company retains no continuing involvement or control over the goods;
- the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
- it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the company
- the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Property, plant and equipment and depreciation
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.

The charge to depreciation is calculated to write off the original cost or valuation of property, plant and equipment, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives as follows:

Freehold Land Nil
Freehold buildings 5% Straight line
Plant and machinery 5% - 33% Straight line
Fixtures, fittings and equipment15% - 33% Straight line

The carrying values of property, plant and equipment are reviewed annually for impairment in periods if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable and is charged to the Income Statement.

Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost comprises expenditure incurred in the normal course of business in bringing inventories to their present location and condition. Full provision is made for obsolete and slow moving items. Net realisable value comprises actual or estimated selling price (net of trade discounts) less all further costs to completion or to be incurred in marketing and selling.

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments
The company have chosen to adopt Sections 11 and 12 of FRS 102 in respect of financial instruments.

(i) Financial assets

Basic financial assets, including trade and other receivables, and cash and bank balances are initially recognised at transaction price, 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. Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. 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 the Income Statement.

Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party or (c) despite having retained some significant risks and rewards of ownership, control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions.

(ii) Financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables, bank loans and overdrafts and hire purchase contracts 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 receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities are recognised as transaction costs of the loan to the extent that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down. In this case, the fee is deferred until the draw-down occurs. To the extent there is no evidence that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fee is capitalised as a pre-payment for liquidity services and amortised over the period of the facility to which it relates.

Trade payables 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 payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade payables are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires.

(iii) Offsetting

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and 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.


READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Taxation and deferred taxation
Current tax represents the amount expected to be paid or recovered in respect of taxable profits for the year and is calculated using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Statement of Financial Position date.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position date where transactions or events have occurred at that date that will result in an obligation to pay more tax in the future, or a right to pay less tax in the future. Timing differences are temporary differences between the company's taxable profits and its results as stated in the financial statements.

Deferred tax is measured on an undiscounted basis at the tax rates that are anticipated to apply in the periods in which the timing differences are expected to reverse, based on tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the Statement of Financial Position date.

Research and development
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.


Foreign currencies
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange ruling at the Statement of Financial Position date. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated at the rates of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary items that are measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value was determined. The resulting exchange differences are dealt with in the Income Statement.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Property, plant and equipment held under leasing and Hire Purchases arrangements which transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the Company are capitalised and included in the Statement of Financial Position at their cost or valuation, less depreciation. The corresponding commitments are recorded as liabilities. Payments in respect of these obligations are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements, with interest charged to the Income Statement.

Investment in subsidiary
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost.

Employee benefits
The Company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company in an independently administered fund.

Distributions to equity holders
Dividends and other distributions to the Company's shareholders are recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the period in which the dividends and other distributions are approved by the Company's shareholders. These amounts are recognised in the statement of changes in equity.

Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new ordinary shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.

Government Grants
Grants received in respect of capital equipment purchases are credited to a deferred income account and released to the profit and loss accounts over the useful life of the asset.

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

4. SIGNIFICANT JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experiences and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

a) Critical judgements in applying the entity's accounting policies
There are no critical judgements in applying the entity's accounting policies.

b) Key accounting estimates and assumptions
There are no critical accounting estimates and assumptions.

5. REVENUE

Turnover which arises from continuing operations comprises the invoiced value of goods and services supplied by Ready Egg Products Limited exclusive of value added tax. Disclosure of turnover for each business and geographical segment is not given because, in the opinion of the directors, such disclosure would be seriously prejudicial to the interests of the Company.

6. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

Staff costs, including directors' remuneration, were as follows:
20232022
£   £   
Wages and salaries4,120,0833,890,263
Social security costs390,551373,721
Other pension costs64,20892,773
4,574,8424,356,757

The average number of employees, including directors employed during the year, was as follows:

20232022
Production and processing staff134154
Admin staff119
145163

During the year, retirement benefits were accruing to four directors (2022: four) in respect of defined benefit pension schemes.

2023 2022
£ £
Directors' remuneration 196,450 72,097

7. OPERATING PROFIT

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

20232022
£   £   
Depreciation - owned assets2,725,4862,399,888
Profit on disposal of fixed assets(50,560)(52,847)
Auditors' remuneration26,80012,500
Taxation compliance services3,3001,060
Other advisory services18,750236,928
Foreign exchange differences54,462(98,005)
Amortisation of Government grants(51,662)(63,999)

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

8. FINANCE COSTS
2023 2022
£ £
Bank interest 514,134 276,261

9. 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 2,577,929 968,385
Over provision in respect of previous years (558,022 ) (37,402 )
Payment for consortium relief 127,360 -
Total current tax 2,147,267 930,983

Deferred tax:
Origination and reversal of temporary
differences and impact of rate change

82,501

689,127
Adjustments in respect of
previous years 56,266 336,175
Total deferred tax 138,767 1,025,302

Tax on profit 2,286,034 1,956,285

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 15,318,518 8,309,779
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK
of 23.520% (2022 - 19%)

3,602,915

1,578,858

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 12,199 14,724
Income not taxable for tax purposes (940,822 ) (14,578 )
Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods (501,756 ) 151,517
Non-relevant depreciation 113,689 78,568
Impact of super-deduction (5,073 ) (165,451 )
Impact of rate change 4,882 165,391
Consortium relief surrendered - 147,256
Total tax charge 2,286,034 1,956,285

10. DIVIDENDS
2023 2022
£ £
Ordinary shares of £1 each
Interim paid 1,000,000 1,000,000

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

11. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Fixtures
Freehold Plant and and
property machinery fittings Totals
£ £ £ £
COST
At 1 January 2023 15,198,859 24,425,333 241,433 39,865,625
Additions 690,512 1,224,622 98,568 2,013,702
Disposals - (175,107 ) - (175,107 )
At 31 December 2023 15,889,371 25,474,848 340,001 41,704,220
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023 5,593,315 12,304,182 206,158 18,103,655
Charge for year 703,209 1,986,088 36,189 2,725,486
Eliminated on disposal - (160,122 ) - (160,122 )
At 31 December 2023 6,296,524 14,130,148 242,347 20,669,019
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 9,592,847 11,344,700 97,654 21,035,201
At 31 December 2022 9,605,544 12,121,151 35,275 21,761,970

12. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Shares in
group
undertakings
£
COST
At 1 January 2023
and 31 December 2023 33,460,682
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 33,460,682
At 31 December 2022 33,460,682

The shares held in the subsidiary Skea Egg Farms Limited, which is registered and incorporated in Northern Ireland, represents a 100% holding of the issued share capital. This subsidiary was acquired in the year to 31 December 2022.

13. INVENTORIES
2023 2022
£ £
Raw materials 1,568,378 2,164,607
Finished goods 1,055,360 1,225,055
2,623,738 3,389,662

The replacement cost of inventories does not differ significantly from the figures shown.

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

14. RECEIVABLES
2023 2022
£ £
Trade receivables 13,184,292 14,570,862
Amounts owed by group undertakings 3,144,897 4,233,520
Tax 536,835 -
Other debtors 42,798 208,019
Prepayments 1,216,515 2,178,139
18,125,337 21,190,540

The amounts owed by group undertakings are unsecured, interest free and payable on demand.

15. PAYABLES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE
WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 17)
2,102,334

4,550,673
Trade payables 4,614,429 8,033,435
Amounts owed to participating interests 192,629 317,904
Corporation Tax - 95,297
Social security and other taxes 104,675 105,797
Accruals and deferred income 10,005,665 10,707,697
17,019,732 23,810,803

The amount owed to group undertakings and participating interests are interest free and repayable on demand.

16. PAYABLES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE
AFTER ONE MORE YEAR
2023 2022
£ £
Bank loans (see note 17) 5,000,000 6,500,000

17. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2023 2022
£ £
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank overdrafts 102,334 2,550,673
Bank loans 2,000,000 2,000,000
2,102,334 4,550,673

Amounts falling due between one and two years:
Bank loans - 1-2 years 2,000,000 2,000,000

Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years 3,000,000 4,500,000

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

18. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2023 2022
£ £
Bank overdrafts 102,334 2,550,673
Bank loans 7,000,000 8,500,000
7,102,334 11,050,673

Bank Securities

The bank held the following security in respect of banks loans due at the 31 December 2023.

All monies debenture held giving a fixed and floating charge over the assets of Ready Egg Products Limited.

All Monies Inter Company Guarantee held.

All monies 1st Legal Charge held over the assets of Townlands of Milltate (folio 19000) Premises at
Manorwaterhouse, Folio 5975.

All monies debenture held giving a fixed and floating charge over the assets of Ready Egg Products Limited.

All monies 1st Legal Charge held over the assets of Markham Lane, Duckmanton, Chesterfield aka
Greaves Close, Markham Vale, Chesterfield.

All monies 1st Legal Charge held over the assets of 116 Crom Road, Milltate, Lisnaskea, County
Fermanagh.

All monies 1st Legal Charge held over the assets 15, Mullaghfurtherland Road, Pomeroy, Dungannon, County Tyrone, United Kingdom.

All monies Company Guarantee held.

19. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2023 2022
£ £
Deferred tax
Accelerated capital allowances 2,287,147 2,148,380

Deferred tax
£
Balance at 1 January 2023 2,148,380
Provided during year 138,767
Balance at 31 December 2023 2,287,147

20. GOVERNMENT GRANTS
2023 2022
£ £
Deferred government grants 13,377 65,039

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

21. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2023 2022
value: £ £
69,670 Ordinary £1 69,670 69,670
18,300 Ordinary 'B' shares £1 18,300 18,300
48,630 Ordinary 'C' shares £1 48,630 48,630
136,600 136,600

Each class of share has the right to vote, participate in dividends and return on capital of a winding up or liquidation and is not subject to rights of redemption.



22. PARENT COMPANY

The Company regards Lough Erne Investments Limited as its parent Company. Lough Erne Investments Limited has included the results of Ready Egg Products Limited in its group financial statements, copies of which are available from its business address at Manor Waterhouse Farm, Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, BT92 0BN. Lough Erne Investments Limited is a company registered in Northern Ireland.

Mr Charles Crawford is the ultimate controlling party.

23. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

There is a contingent liability to repay certain government grants received under the terms of letters of offer from Invest Northern Ireland if the Company fails to honour certain undertakings and commitments. In the opinion of the directors the terms of the letters of offer have been complied with and no loss is expected.

24. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
2023 2022
£ £
Contracted but not provided for in the
financial statements - 404,289

25. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Skea Egg Farms Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ready Egg Products Limited and the company has taken this exemption.

READY EGG PRODUCTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: NI015561)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the entity

The following have been identified as related parties due to their interest in the share capital of the company.

Greenfield Foods Limited, a Company established in Ireland, owns 35.6% of the issued
share capital of Ready Egg Products Limited and the companies have common directors.

Lough Erne Investments Limited, a Company established in Northern Ireland, owns 51% of the
issued share capital of Ready Egg Products and the companies have common directors.

The total transactions with these entities during the year are as detailed below:

2023 2022
£    £   
Purchases and Expenditure 2,182,472 2,055,866
Amounts due from related party - 135,064
Amount due to related party 192,629 317,904

26. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS

There were no post balance sheet events.