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REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884 (England and Wales)















STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

FOR

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 5

Income Statement 9

Other Comprehensive Income 10

Balance Sheet 11

Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Notes to the Financial Statements 13


HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024







DIRECTORS: S P Wantling
B Higginbottom
S L Kynaston





SECRETARY: S L Haycock





REGISTERED OFFICE: The Mill
Morton
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY10 8BH





REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: D.R.E. & Co. (Audit) Limited
Kingsland House
39 Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6BL

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Limited operates a factory processing and marketing poultry products.

The directors are pleased with the results and are confident that further growth and profitability can be achieved.

Key performance indicators

The company monitors its performance using key performance indicators. The company considers its main key performance indicators to be like for like sales growth, gross margin percentage and operating profit as well as cash generation. Performance on these measures is shown below and is in line with expectations of the board.

2024 2023 % change
Turnover £57,000,627 £53,869,519 5.81%
Gross margin 26.89% 25.98% 0.91%
Operating profit £613,703 £817,315 (24.91% )

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Financial risk management objectives and policies

The company's activities expose it to a number of financial risks including cash flow and liquidity. The board approves treasury policies, which are controlled on a day-to-day basis by senior management.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





S L Kynaston - Director


20 November 2024

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of processing and marketing of poultry products.

DIVIDENDS
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 March 2024.

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

S P Wantling
B Higginbottom
S L Kynaston

DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT
The company has chosen, in accordance with s414C(11) of the Companies Act, to set out in the company's strategic report information regarding the review of business and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties facing the company.

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

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law), 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;
-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.

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024


AUDITORS
The auditors, D.R.E. & Co. (Audit) Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





S L Kynaston - Director


20 November 2024

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, 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).
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In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of its profit for the year then ended;
-have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
-have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

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

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

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

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

Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE 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 Report of the Directors.

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

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page three, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE 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 a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

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

- the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

- we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the sector;

- we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, employment, environmental, health and safety legislation. We also consider regulations such as General Data Protection Regulations and Anti money laundering throughout the audit.

- we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management; and

- identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

- making enquiries of management as to their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and

- reviewing the client's system notes and internal controls.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

- performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

- tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

- review of the cashbook to identify any large or unusual transactions that appear to have no commercial basis.

- assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates set out in note 3 were indicative of potential bias; and

- investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

- agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

- enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and

- reviewing correspondence with HMRC.

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED


Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.

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




Francis Nock F.C.C.A. (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of D.R.E. & Co. (Audit) Limited
Kingsland House
39 Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6BL

20 November 2024

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

31.3.24 31.3.23
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 4 57,000,627 53,968,519

Cost of sales (41,672,615 ) (39,946,383 )
GROSS PROFIT 15,328,012 14,022,136

Distribution costs (33,643 ) (22,217 )
Administrative expenses (15,383,358 ) (13,745,697 )
(88,989 ) 254,222

Other operating income 702,692 563,093
OPERATING PROFIT 6 613,703 817,315

Interest receivable and similar income 341,400 130,043
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 955,103 947,358

Tax on profit 7 (252,367 ) (162,252 )
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 702,736 785,106

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

31.3.24 31.3.23
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 702,736 785,106


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

702,736

785,106

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2024

31.3.24 31.3.23
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 9 2,355,512 2,428,836

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 10 395,411 396,890
Debtors 11 5,852,648 6,110,068
Cash at bank and in hand 2,584,103 1,945,918
8,832,162 8,452,876
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 3,744,025 4,142,572
NET CURRENT ASSETS 5,088,137 4,310,304
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

7,443,649

6,739,140

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 14 287,315 285,542
NET ASSETS 7,156,334 6,453,598

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 15 7,701 7,701
Retained earnings 16 7,148,633 6,445,897
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 7,156,334 6,453,598

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 20 November 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





S L Kynaston - Director


HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 April 2022 7,701 7,660,791 7,668,492

Changes in equity
Dividends - (2,000,000 ) (2,000,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 785,106 785,106
Balance at 31 March 2023 7,701 6,445,897 6,453,598

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 702,736 702,736
Balance at 31 March 2024 7,701 7,148,633 7,156,334

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Limited is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated and registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The company's principal place of business is Manor House Lane, Higher Heath, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY12 2HJ.

2. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

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

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

These financial statements are for the individual entity only.

The financial statements are presented in Sterling (£), rounded to the nearest £1.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
the requirement of paragraph 3.17(d);
the requirements of paragraphs 11.42, 11.44, 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and
11.48(c);
the requirements of paragraphs 12.26, 12.27, 12.29(a), 12.29(b) and 12.29A;
the requirements of paragraphs 26.18(b), 26.19 to 26.21 and 26.23;
the requirements of paragraphs 29.28(b) and 29.29;
the requirement of paragraph 33.7.

Turnover
Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods, excluding value added tax. Turnover is recognised when the goods are physically delivered and services are provided to the customer.

Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are stated at historic cost less accumulated depreciation. Costs include original purchase price of the asset and the costs attributable to bringing the asset to its working condition for its intended use.

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write of each asset over its estimated useful life.

Freehold property-10% on cost and not provided
Plant and machinery-Straight line over 5 and 6 years
Fixtures and fittings-25% on cost
Motor vehicles-25% on cost and 33.33% on cost

No depreciation has been provided in respect of certain freehold properties on the grounds that the charge would be immaterial due to the anticipated residual value. The directors consider that this accounting policy which represents a departure from Companies Act 2006 is necessary for the financial statements to show a true and fair view.

Factory improvements are depreciated at 10% straight line based on the net book value in 2001.

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Financial instruments
The company has 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, cash and bank balances and amounts owed by group undertakings, 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 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.

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 and amounts owed to group undertakings, 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.

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.

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

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

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


HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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

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

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

4. TURNOVER

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

5. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Wages and salaries 6,237,829 5,797,060
Social security costs 539,444 520,154
Other pension costs 162,596 144,688
6,939,869 6,461,902

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
31.3.24 31.3.23

Management and administration 37 34
Production 130 125
167 159

31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 330,778 260,108
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 15,028 13,176

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes 1 1

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Emoluments etc 330,778 260,108
Pension contributions to money purchase schemes 15,028 13,176

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

6. OPERATING PROFIT

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

31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Hire of plant and machinery 47,552 46,849
Other operating leases 100,000 -
Depreciation - owned assets 508,627 407,315
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts or finance leases - 135,000
Profit on disposal of fixed assets (1,600 ) (7,500 )
Auditors' remuneration 10,781 10,956
Auditors' remuneration for non audit work 3,421 905

7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 251,130 38,894
Adjustment in respect of prior periods (536 ) -
Total current tax 250,594 38,894

Deferred tax 1,773 123,358
Tax on profit 252,367 162,252

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

31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Profit before tax 955,103 947,358
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2023 - 19%)

238,776

179,998

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 2,024 (16,116 )
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation - (124,988 )
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 10,330 -
Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods (536 ) -
Deferred tax 1,773 123,358
Total tax charge 252,367 162,252

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

8. DIVIDENDS
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Ordinary A shares of £1 each
Interim - 2,000,000

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Freehold Plant and and Motor
property machinery fittings vehicles Totals
£    £    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 April 2023 1,678,894 8,084,204 13,901 276,735 10,053,734
Additions - 306,428 - 128,875 435,303
Disposals - - - (28,000 ) (28,000 )
At 31 March 2024 1,678,894 8,390,632 13,901 377,610 10,461,037
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2023 1,101,120 6,366,148 13,901 143,729 7,624,898
Charge for year 46,529 411,505 - 50,593 508,627
Eliminated on disposal - - - (28,000 ) (28,000 )
At 31 March 2024 1,147,649 6,777,653 13,901 166,322 8,105,525
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024 531,245 1,612,979 - 211,288 2,355,512
At 31 March 2023 577,774 1,718,056 - 133,006 2,428,836

10. STOCKS
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Finished goods, packaging and maintenance
stock

395,411

396,890

11. DEBTORS
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors 3,744,944 3,486,459
Amounts owed by group undertakings 1,456,399 1,898,704
Other debtors 103,835 222,836
Tax 250,924 255,043
Prepayments and accrued income 296,546 212,165
5,852,648 6,075,207

Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Other debtors - 34,861

Aggregate amounts 5,852,648 6,110,068

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Trade creditors 2,465,142 2,726,680
Amounts owed to group undertakings 348,979 707,409
Social security and other taxes 166,846 143,276
Accrued expenses 763,058 565,207
3,744,025 4,142,572

13. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Within one year 493,545 431,458
Between one and five years 1,392,420 290,154
1,885,965 721,612

Operating lease payments expensed through the profit and loss account in the year totalled £556,246 (2023: £390,288).

14. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Deferred tax
Accelerated capital allowances 287,315 285,542

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 April 2023 285,542
Charge to Income Statement during year 1,773
Balance at 31 March 2024 287,315

15. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 31.3.24 31.3.23
value: £    £   
5,700 Ordinary A £1 5,700 5,700
2,001 Ordinary B £1 2,001 2,001
7,701 7,701

Ordinary A shares are entitled to full voting rights and dividends.

Ordinary B shares carry no voting rights and are not entitled to dividends.

HIGHBURY POULTRY FARM PRODUCE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01208884)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

16. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 April 2023 6,445,897
Profit for the year 702,736
At 31 March 2024 7,148,633

Retained earnings includes all current and prior period retained profits and losses.

17. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Contracted but not provided for in the
financial statements 66,124 -

18. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the entity
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Sales 585,945 -
Purchases 4,173,508 1,403,113
Amount due from related party 1,454,724 1,898,704
Amount due to related party 346,234 667,942

Other related parties
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Sales 59,703 6,871
Purchases 27,976 22,532
Amount due from related party 1,675 -
Amount due to related party 2,745 39,467

19. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The immediate and ultimate parent company is LAF Holdings Limited. LAF Holdings Limited is the parent of
the largest and smallest group for which consolidated financial statements are prepared which include Highbury
Poultry Farm Produce Limited. The registered office of the immediate parent company is the same as that of
Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Limited. Group accounts are freely available from Companies House.