Company Registration No. 02572727 (England and Wales)
ODYSEA LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
ODYSEA LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
Athena Gourdoumbas
Panaghiotis Manuelides
Company number
02572727
Registered office
Sovereign House Unit 2
Dorma Trading Park
Staffa Road
London
E10 7QX
Auditor
HW Fisher LLP
Acre House
11-15 William Road
London
NW1 3ER
United Kingdom
ODYSEA LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2
Directors' responsibilities statement
3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 6
Statement of comprehensive income
7
Balance sheet
8
Statement of changes in equity
9
Notes to the financial statements
10 - 21
ODYSEA LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 January 2024.

Fair review of the business

The company had a challenging but successful year seeing an increase in turnover of 31% to £36,034,309 (2023: £27,598,890 ) and an increase in profit before tax to £2,722,639 (2023: £1,771,517). The directors expect further challenges in the current year due to market forces, climate change, longer drought periods across the Mediterranean and Middle East, and disruption to international shipping lines causing delays. However, the directors remain positive for another good year.

 

The company continues to improve its wider corporate social responsibility and is committed to reducing its impact on the environment. Amongst other things the company is trying to reduce its usage of plastic across its product lines and is currently mapping its carbon footprint which will be used to reduce the company's impact on the environment. As part of this project the company has decided to install solar panels as part of its commitment to reducing electricity consumption and advancing our environmental policy. This initiative aligns with the company's strategy to achieve net zero targets by decreasing reliance on non-renewable energy sources and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. The solar panels are expected to generate a significant amount of the company's electricity needs, thus contributing to a sustainable energy mix and reducing the company’s overall carbon footprint. This investment not only supports the company's long-term environmental goals but also enhances resilience and operational efficiency reflecting our dedication to sustainable business practices.

 

The company is also exploring the application of AI and ways to incorporate this in operations and other areas of the business.

Principal risks and uncertainties

There are a number of risks affecting the business

 

 

 

 

extreme weather events through-out southern Europe and the Mediterranean.

Key performance indicators

The two key performance indicators of the company are the gross profits that it achieves on trading and the net assets of the company. At the balance sheet date the company had made a gross profit for the financial year of £8,798,253 (2023: £6,671,101) the company had net assets of £12,111,422 (2023: £9,388,783). This is in line with the directors' expectations for the year.

On behalf of the board

Athena Gourdoumbas
Director
28 October 2024
ODYSEA LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2024.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the import and wholesale distribution of food products.

Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 7.

No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

Athena Gourdoumbas
Panaghiotis Manuelides
Statement of disclosure to auditor

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.

On behalf of the board
Athena Gourdoumbas
Director
28 October 2024
ODYSEA LIMITED
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
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The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

 

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

 

 

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.

ODYSEA LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF ODYSEA LIMITED
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Odysea Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 January 2024 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. 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. 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 course of 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 our audit:

ODYSEA LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF ODYSEA LIMITED
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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 and the directors' report.

 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

As part of our planning process:

The key procedures we undertook to detect irregularities including fraud during the course of the audit included:

ODYSEA LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF ODYSEA LIMITED
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Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. The primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of irregularities and fraud rests with the directors.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Mandy Janes (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of HW Fisher LLP
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
Acre House
11-15 William Road
London
NW1 3ER
United Kingdom
28 October 2024
ODYSEA LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
36,034,309
27,598,890
Cost of sales
(27,236,056)
(20,927,789)
Gross profit
8,798,253
6,671,101
Distribution costs
(934,531)
(912,257)
Administrative expenses
(5,144,786)
(3,987,362)
Operating profit
4
2,718,936
1,771,482
Interest receivable and similar income
7
3,703
35
Profit before taxation
2,722,639
1,771,517
Tax on profit
8
(659,346)
(339,750)
Profit for the financial year
2,063,293
1,431,767

The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

ODYSEA LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 JANUARY 2024
31 January 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
10
262,828
163,748
Investments
11
142,213
142,313
405,041
306,061
Current assets
Stocks
14
4,266,670
4,972,386
Debtors
15
6,616,023
5,013,085
Cash at bank and in hand
3,893,213
3,240,030
14,775,906
13,225,501
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
16
(3,673,120)
(4,109,040)
Net current assets
11,102,786
9,116,461
Total assets less current liabilities
11,507,827
9,422,522
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
17
55,751
33,739
(55,751)
(33,739)
Net assets
11,452,076
9,388,783
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
19
5,000
5,000
Profit and loss reserves
11,447,076
9,383,783
Total equity
11,452,076
9,388,783
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 28 October 2024 and are signed on its behalf by:
Athena Gourdoumbas
Director
Company Registration No. 02572727
ODYSEA LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 1 February 2022
5,000
7,952,016
7,957,016
Year ended 31 January 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
1,431,767
1,431,767
Balance at 31 January 2023
5,000
9,383,783
9,388,783
Year ended 31 January 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
2,063,293
2,063,293
Balance at 31 January 2024
5,000
11,447,076
11,452,076
ODYSEA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Odysea Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Sovereign House Unit 2, Dorma Trading Park, Staffa Road, London, E10 7QX.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, the principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:

 

 

The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of Cavo Colona Holdings Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office,

1.2
Going concern

Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

 

Post year-end the company and group has remained profitable, which has been driven by growth in the group's supermarket

and online sectors. The directors expect further challenges in the current year due to market forces, climate change, longer drought periods across the Mediterranean and Middle East, and disruption to international shipping lines causing delays. However, the directors remain positive for another good year.

 

In the opinion of the directors, the group has sufficient financial and other resources to be able to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3
Turnover

Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

1.4
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill

Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

ODYSEA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Software
33% on cost
1.5
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Leasehold improvements
2% straight line
Plant and equipment
25% reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings
25% reducing balance
Motor vehicles
25% reducing balance

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

1.6
Fixed asset investments

Interests in subsidiaries and other unlisted investments are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

1.7
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

1.8
Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.

At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss.

1.9
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash at bank and in hand are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks.

ODYSEA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.10
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.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

 

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

 

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

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

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.

ODYSEA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities are classified as debt, 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.

Other financial liabilities

Derivatives, including forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.

 

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.11
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.

1.12
Derivatives

The company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts in order to manage its exposure to foreign exchange risk.

 

Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to fair value at each reporting end date. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.

 

A derivative with a positive fair value is recognised as a financial asset, whereas a derivative with a negative fair value is recognised as a financial liability.

1.13
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

ODYSEA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

1.14
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.15
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.16
Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.

1.17
Foreign exchange

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

 

The directors do not consider there to be any significant judgements or estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the

accounts.

3
Turnover and other revenue

An analysis of the company's turnover is as follows:

2024
2023
£
£
Turnover
Turnover - Wholesale food
36,034,309
27,598,890
ODYSEA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
3
Turnover and other revenue
(Continued)
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2024
2023
£
£
Other significant revenue
Interest income
3,703
35
2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
United Kingdom
36,034,309
27,598,890
4
Operating profit
2024
2023
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange gains
(70,363)
(203,361)
Exchange differences apart from those arising on financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss
(165,530)
(154,779)
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
33,403
32,780
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
76,265
49,666
Operating lease charges
160,682
162,938
5
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2024
2023
Number
Number
Warehouse
8
8
Technical
3
3
Admin
27
26
Total
38
37

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
1,532,138
1,387,442
Social security costs
171,728
163,162
Pension costs
100,911
81,999
1,804,777
1,632,603
ODYSEA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
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6
Directors' remuneration
2024
2023
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
223,333
204,667
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
62,200
60,600
285,533
265,267

The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 2 (2023 - 2).

Remuneration disclosed above include the following amounts paid to the highest paid director:
2024
2023
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
114,649
119,187
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
51,321
36,321
7
Interest receivable and similar income
2024
2023
£
£
Interest income
Interest on bank deposits
3,703
35
8
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
637,334
330,080
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
22,012
9,670
Total tax charge
659,346
339,750
ODYSEA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
8
Taxation
(Continued)
- 17 -

The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

2024
2023
£
£
Profit before taxation
2,722,639
1,771,517
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 24.03% (2023: 19.00%)
654,250
336,588
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
2,205
1,589
Deferred tax adjustments
858
2,321
Fixed asset differences
2,033
(748)
Taxation charge for the year
659,346
339,750
9
Intangible fixed assets
Software
£
Cost
At 1 February 2023 and 31 January 2024
44,312
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 February 2023 and 31 January 2024
44,312
Carrying amount
At 31 January 2024
-
0
At 31 January 2023
-
0
ODYSEA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
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Tangible fixed assets
Leasehold improvements
Plant and equipment
Fixtures and fittings
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 February 2023
165,265
350
447,791
11,995
625,401
Additions
-
0
-
0
56,355
118,990
175,345
At 31 January 2024
165,265
350
504,146
130,985
800,746
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 February 2023
112,702
302
336,654
11,995
461,653
Depreciation charged in the year
13,152
16
33,350
29,747
76,265
At 31 January 2024
125,854
318
370,004
41,742
537,918
Carrying amount
At 31 January 2024
39,411
32
134,142
89,243
262,828
At 31 January 2023
52,563
48
111,137
-
0
163,748
11
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Investments in subsidiaries
12
868
968
Unlisted investments
141,345
141,345
142,213
142,313
Movements in fixed asset investments
Shares in group undertakings
Other investments other than loans
Total
£
£
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 February 2023 & 31 January 2024
968
141,345
142,313
Impairment
At 1 February 2023
-
-
-
Disposals
100
-
100
At 31 January 2024
100
-
100
Carrying amount
At 31 January 2024
868
141,345
142,213
At 31 January 2023
968
141,345
142,313
ODYSEA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
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Subsidiaries

Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 January 2024 are as follows:

Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
Odysea Europe B.V
The Netherlands
Ordinary
100.00
13
Financial instruments
2024
2023
Carrying amount of financial assets
£
£
Instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss
- Currency contracts
-
25,936
Carrying amount of financial liabilities
Measured at fair value through profit or loss
- Currency contracts
69,231
-
14
Stocks
2024
2023
£
£
Finished goods and goods for resale
4,266,670
4,972,386
15
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
5,441,194
3,804,108
Amounts owed by group undertakings
910,346
926,625
Derivative financial instruments
-
25,936
Other debtors
168,758
165,059
Prepayments and accrued income
95,725
91,357
6,616,023
5,013,085
ODYSEA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
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16
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
2,981,659
3,767,075
Corporation tax
351,220
178,086
Other taxation and social security
43,125
38,397
Derivative financial instruments
69,231
-
0
Other creditors
55,486
10,733
Accruals and deferred income
172,399
114,749
3,673,120
4,109,040
17
Deferred taxation

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:

Liabilities
Liabilities
2024
2023
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
55,751
33,739
2024
Movements in the year:
£
Liability at 1 February 2023
33,739
Charge to profit or loss
22,012
Liability at 31 January 2024
55,751
18
Retirement benefit schemes
2024
2023
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
100,911
81,999

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

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Share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
ODYSEA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024
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20
Related party transactions

Included within other debtors are amounts due from the directors of £38,400 (2022: £40,800). These amounts are unsecured and interest free.

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Ultimate controlling party

The ultimate parent company is Saronikos Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Jersey.

 

The company's ultimate controlling party is P Manuelides

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