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SAKATA UK LIMITED

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024






SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)






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




Page

Company Information 1

Report of the Directors 2

Report of the Independent Auditors 4

Income Statement 7

Other Comprehensive Income 8

Balance Sheet 9

Statement of Changes in Equity 10

Notes to the Financial Statements 11


SAKATA UK LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024







DIRECTORS: S W Cox
P F X Sicard
M F Maxant
K Nishikawa





SECRETARY: P Kidby





REGISTERED OFFICE: Spalding Road
Sutterton
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE20 2EW





REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited, Statutory Auditor
Enterprise Way
Pinchbeck
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE11 3YR

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The results for the year are set out on page 7 of the financial statements. The company made a profit after tax of £2,240,826 (2023: £2,581,687).

Trading has continued at a satisfactory level into the new year.

Despite a challenging economic and industry wide environment, Sakata UK continues to perform well, increasing sales turnover and profitability. Sakata UK continues to invest in strengthening its team and facilities, particularly in research and product development.

Recent new product introductions have helped build further resilience in the business through entering new species with new customers and by providing varieties to customers with greater climatic resilience to drought / stress conditions.

The key risk is the viability and profitability of the vegetable growing sector we serve. The market environment remains challenging as retailers compete aggressively between themselves for market share. Retailers see core vegetable prices as a "consumer price perception marker", therefore keeping prices low is seen as crucial for retailers. This represents a significant challenge for relatively small supply companies to pass on significant inflationary rises to their larger, more powerful retail customers.

Currency risk: Goods are purchased from Sakata Vegetables Europe in Euros, therefore a risk exists in currency fluctuations between GBP and the Euro. Exchange rates are continually monitored and prices adjusted in order to maintain budgeted margins.

Credit risk: The credit risk arises from the collection of trade debtors. A comprehensive credit control policy is in place. Trade debtors are regularly reviewed.

DIVIDENDS
A dividend of £500,000 was paid in the year (2023: £1,000,000).

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 W Cox
P F X Sicard

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

A Sicard - resigned 31 May 2023
M F Maxant - appointed 31 May 2023
K Nishikawa - appointed 31 May 2023

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

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

-select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024


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 or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS
The auditors, Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited, Statutory Auditor, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:



P Kidby - Secretary


31 October 2024

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
SAKATA UK LIMITED

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Sakata UK 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 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework' (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 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 Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Report of the Directors has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

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

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
SAKATA UK LIMITED


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

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

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

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

We have identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our general commercial experience, knowledge of the sector, a review of regulatory and legal correspondence and through discussions with Directors and other management obtained as part of the work required by auditing standards. We have also discussed with the Directors and other management the policies and procedures relating to compliance with laws and regulations. We communicated laws and regulations throughout the team and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit.

The potential impact of different laws and regulations varies considerably. Firstly, the company is subject to laws and regulations that directly impact the financial statements (for example financial reporting legislation) and we have assessed the extent of compliance with such laws as part of our financial statements audit. We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to management bias in accounting estimates and judgemental areas of the financial statements such as depreciation of tangible fixed assets, as well as the risk of inappropriate journal entries to increase reported profitability. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included the identification and testing of material and unusual journal entries and challenging management on key accounting estimates, assumptions and judgements made in the preparation of the financial statements. We carried out detailed substantive tests on accounting estimates, including reviewing the methods used by management to make those estimates, re-performing the calculation, and reviewing the outcome of prior year estimates.

Secondly, the company is subject to other laws and regulations where the consequence for non-compliance could have a material effect on the amounts or disclosures in the financial statements. We identified the following areas as those most likely to have such an effect: Health and Safety regulations and Employment laws.

Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the Directors and other management and inspection. This inspection included a review of the external safety audits conducted within the year for any evidence of non-compliance, in addition to an assessment of the company’s employment and health and safety controls. Through these procedures, if we became aware of any non-compliance, we considered the impact on the procedures performed on the related financial statement items.

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 further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. As with any audit, there is a greater risk of non-detection of irregularities as these may involve collusion, intentional omissions of the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

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

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
SAKATA UK 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 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.




Alistair Main FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited, Statutory Auditor
Enterprise Way
Pinchbeck
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE11 3YR

1 November 2024

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   

TURNOVER 7,757,054 7,940,581

Cost of sales 4,417,171 4,601,424
GROSS PROFIT 3,339,883 3,339,157

Distribution costs - 1,472
Administrative expenses 3,433,281 2,997,002
3,433,281 2,998,474
(93,398 ) 340,683

Other operating income 2,536,043 2,761,169
OPERATING PROFIT 2,442,645 3,101,852

Interest receivable and similar income 121,593 23,297
Other finance income 18 54,000 25,000
175,593 48,297
2,618,238 3,150,149

Interest payable and similar expenses 4 22,419 16,900
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 5 2,595,819 3,133,249

Tax on profit 6 354,993 551,562
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2,240,826 2,581,687

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 2,240,826 2,581,687


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Item that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Remeasurements of defined benefit liabil (252,000 ) (398,000 )
Income tax relating to item that will not be reclassified to profit
or loss

63,000

99,500
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR,
NET OF INCOME TAX

(189,000

)

(298,500

)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 2,051,826 2,283,187

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Owned
Intangible assets 8 444,792 597,292
Tangible assets 9 1,041,533 1,128,563
Right-of-use
Tangible assets 9, 15 98,204 88,943
1,584,529 1,814,798

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 10 1,147,361 661,033
Debtors 11 2,867,173 2,611,134
Cash at bank and in hand 6,532,450 5,911,650
10,546,984 9,183,817
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 550,184 1,043,930
NET CURRENT ASSETS 9,996,800 8,139,887
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 11,581,329 9,954,685

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 13 (48,251 ) -

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 16 (230,627 ) (301,060 )

PENSION ASSET 18 994,000 1,091,000
NET ASSETS 12,296,451 10,744,625

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 17 100,001 100,001
Retained earnings 12,196,450 10,644,624
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 12,296,451 10,744,625

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 31 October 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





S W Cox - Director


SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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 100,001 9,361,437 9,461,438

Changes in equity
Dividends - (1,000,000 ) (1,000,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 2,283,187 2,283,187
Balance at 31 March 2023 100,001 10,644,624 10,744,625

Changes in equity
Dividends - (500,000 ) (500,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 2,051,826 2,051,826
Balance at 31 March 2024 100,001 12,196,450 12,296,451

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

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

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 "Reduced Disclosure Framework" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.

At 31 March 2024, the Company had cash reserves of £6.5m and the Company remains unencumbered from any financing or covenant requirements. The directors have reviewed the budget and cash flow forecasts of the Company for a period of 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides on the operations and its financial resources, the Company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period.

The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 101 "Reduced Disclosure Framework":

the requirement in paragraph 38 of IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements to present comparative information in
respect of:
- paragraph 79(a)(iv) of IAS 1; and
- paragraph 73(e) of IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment;
the requirements of paragraphs 10(d), 10(f), 16, 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D, 40A, 40B, 40C, 40D, 111 and 134 to 136 of IAS 1;
the requirements of IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
the requirements of paragraphs 88C and 88D of IAS 12 Income Taxes;
the requirements of paragraphs 17 and 18A of IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures;
the requirements in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures to disclose related party transactions entered into between two
or more members of a group.
The Company proposes to continue to adopt the reduced disclosure framework of FRS 101 in its next financial statements.

The financial statements are stated in sterling, which is the Company's functional and presentation currency.

Turnover
Turnover represents the amounts (excluding value added tax) derived from the provision of goods and services to customers during the year. Turnover is recognised when the goods are dispatched to the customer and the risks and reward of ownership are transferred.

Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

Depreciation is charged to the profit and loss account on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of each part of an item of tangible fixed assets. Land is not depreciated. The estimated useful lives are as follows:
• Freehold buildings 2 - 20% per annum
• Plant and machinery 20 - 33.33% per annum

No depreciation is provided on freehold land.

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each balance sheet date.

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

Taxation
The charge for taxation is based on the loss for the period and takes into account taxation deferred because of timing differences between the treatment of certain items for taxation and accounting purposes.

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

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

Foreign currencies
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the Company's functional currencies at the foreign exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are retranslated to the functional currency at the foreign exchange rate ruling at that date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Foreign exchange differences arising on translation are recognised in the profit and loss account.

Leases (policy applicable from 1 april 2019)
The Company has applied IFRS 16 using the modified retrospective approach and therefore the comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under IAS 17.

At the inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. IFRS 16.

As a lessee

The Company recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred, less any lease incentives received.

The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the end of the lease term, unless the lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the Company by the end of the lease term or the cost of the right-of-use asset reflects that the Company will exercise a purchase option. In that case the right-of-use asset will be depreciated over the useful life of the underlying asset, which is determined on the same basis as those of property and equipment. In addition, the right-of-use asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company's incremental borrowing rate.
Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the following:
- fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments;
- variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate as at the commencement date
- amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee; and
- the exercise price under a purchase option that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise,
- lease payments in an optional renewal period if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise an extension option, and
- penalties for early termination of a lease unless the Company is reasonably certain not to terminate early.

The lease liability is measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate, there is a change in the Company's estimate of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, if the Company changes its assessment of whether it will exercise a purchase, extension or termination option or if there is a revised in-substance fixed lease payment.

When the lease liability is remeasured in this way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset, to the extent that the right-of-use asset is reduced to nil, with any further adjustment required from the remeasurement being recorded in profit or loss.

The Company presents right-of-use assets that do not meet the definition of investment property in 'property, plant and equipment' and lease liabilities in 'loans and borrowings' in the statement of financial position.

Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets

The Company has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for lease of low-value assets and short-term leases. The Company recognises the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Employee benefit costs
A defined benefit plan is a post-employment benefit plan other than a defined contribution plan. The Company's net obligation in respect of defined benefit pension plans is calculated by estimating the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods; that benefit is discounted to determine its present value, and the fair value of any plan assets (at bid price) are deducted. The Company determines the net interest on the net defined benefit liability/(asset) for the period by applying the discount rate used to measure the defined benefit obligation at the beginning of the annual period to the net defined benefit liability/(asset).

The discount rate is the yield at the reporting date on bonds that have a credit rating of at least AA that have maturity dates approximating the terms of the Company's obligations and that are denominated in the currency in which the benefits are expected to be paid.

Remeasurements arising from defined benefit plans comprise actuarial gains and losses, the return on plan assets (excluding interest) and the effect of the asset ceiling (if any, excluding interest). The Company recognises them immediately in other comprehensive income and all other expenses related to defined benefit plans in employee benefit expenses in profit or loss.

The calculation of the defined benefit obligations is performed by a qualified actuary using the projected unit credit method. When the calculation results in a benefit to the Company, the recognised asset is limited to the present value of benefits available in the form of any future refunds from the plan or reductions in future contributions and takes into account the adverse effect of any minimum funding requirements.

Trademarks
Trademarks are stated at cost less accumulated amortisation. Amortisation is charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over its useful life.
• Trademarks 10% per annum

Provisions
A provision is recognised in the balance sheet when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, that can be reliably measured and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. Provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects risks specific to the liability.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2024 2023
£    £   
Wages and salaries 1,130,049 1,068,865
Social security costs 124,713 99,215
Other pension costs 126,681 24,852
1,381,443 1,192,932

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2024 2023

Distribution and Sales 9 7
Research and Development 8 9
Administration 3 4
20 20

2024 2023
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 182,266 162,412

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

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

Defined benefit schemes 1 1

4. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2024 2023
£    £   
Currency (gains)/losses 14,122 13,593
Leasing 8,297 3,307
22,419 16,900

5. PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION

The profit before taxation is stated after charging:
2024 2023
£    £   
Cost of inventories recognised as expense 4,417,171 4,601,424
Depreciation - owned assets 147,215 135,608
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts or finance leases 74,654 99,580
Patents & trademarks amortisation 152,500 152,500
Audit of these financial
statements 29,000 55,000
Tax compliance services 14,430 8,050

6. TAXATION

Analysis of tax expense
2024 2023
£    £   
Current tax:
Tax 188,481 365,621
Adjustments in respect of prior periods 173,945 -
Total current tax 362,426 365,621

Deferred tax (7,433 ) 185,941
Total tax expense in income statement 354,993 551,562

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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

6. TAXATION - continued

Factors affecting the tax expense
The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2024 2023
£    £   
Profit before income tax 2,595,819 3,133,249
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023 -
19%)

648,955

595,317

Effects of:
Non-taxable income (93,617 ) (26,419 )
previous periods
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 3,663 1,507
Deductible amounts (69,148 ) -
Deferred tax (charged)/credited directly to OCI (63,000 ) (99,500 )
Remeasurement of deferred tax for changes in tax rate - 68,506
Other timing differences/change in corporation tax rates (91,016 ) 12,151
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 19,156 -
Tax expense 354,993 551,562

Tax effects relating to effects of other comprehensive income

2024
Gross Tax Net
£    £    £   
Remeasurements of defined benefit liabil (252,000 ) 63,000 (189,000 )

2023
Gross Tax Net
£    £    £   
Remeasurements of defined benefit liabil (398,000 ) 99,500 (298,500 )

7. DIVIDENDS
2024 2023
£    £   
Ordinary shares of 1 each
Interim 500,000 1,000,000

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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

8. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Patents &
trademarks
£   
COST
At 1 April 2023
and 31 March 2024 1,525,000
AMORTISATION
At 1 April 2023 927,708
Amortisation for year 152,500
At 31 March 2024 1,080,208
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024 444,792
At 31 March 2023 597,292

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Land & Plant and Right of
buildings machinery use asset Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 April 2023 1,889,921 580,619 495,014 2,965,554
Additions 32,379 27,806 137,955 198,140
Disposals - - (495,014 ) (495,014 )
At 31 March 2024 1,922,300 608,425 137,955 2,668,680
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2023 940,423 401,554 406,071 1,748,048
Charge for year 97,427 49,788 74,654 221,869
Eliminated on disposal - - (440,974 ) (440,974 )
At 31 March 2024 1,037,850 451,342 39,751 1,528,943
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024 884,450 157,083 98,204 1,139,737
At 31 March 2023 949,498 179,065 88,943 1,217,506

10. STOCKS
2024 2023
£    £   
Seed 1,147,361 661,033

11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade debtors 2,227,368 1,995,728
Amounts owed by group undertakings 307,829 313,558
Other debtors 222,189 230,904
Prepayments and accrued income 109,787 70,944
2,867,173 2,611,134

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Leases (see note 14) 52,478 -
Trade creditors 43,610 88,603
Lease liability - 95,071
Amounts owed to group undertakings 152,412 584,899
Social security and other taxes 33,839 57,156
VAT 31,083 -
Accruals and deferred income 236,762 218,201
550,184 1,043,930

Amounts owed to group undertakings are repayable on 60-day terms.

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Leases (see note 14) 48,251 -

14. FINANCIAL LIABILITIES - BORROWINGS

2024 2023
£    £   
Current:
Leases (see note 15) 52,478 -

Non-current:
Leases (see note 15) 48,251 -

Terms and debt repayment schedule

1 year or
less 1-2 years Totals
£    £    £   
Leases 52,478 48,251 100,729

15. LEASING

Right-of-use assets

Amounts recognised in profit or loss
The following amounts have been recognised in profit or loss for which the Company is a lessee:


Leases under IFRS 16 2024 2023
Interest expenses on lease liabilities 8,297 3,307
Expenses relating to leases of low-value assets accounted, excluding short-term leases of
low-value assets

25,744


26,754

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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

15. LEASING - continued

Lease liabilities

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

2024 2023
£    £   
Gross obligations repayable:
Within one year 57,514 -
Between one and five years 50,663 -

108,177 -

Finance charges repayable:
Within one year 5,036 -
Between one and five years 2,412 -
7,448 -

Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 52,478 -
Between one and five years 48,251 -
100,729 -

16. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2024 2023
£    £   
Deferred tax
Accelerated capital allowances 293,627 214,619
Other timing differences (63,000 ) 86,441
230,627 301,060

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 April 2023 301,060
Credit to Income Statement during year (7,433 )
Charge/(credit) to OCI in year (63,000 )
Balance at 31 March 2024 230,627

17. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2024 2023
value: £    £   
100,001 Ordinary 1 100,001 100,001

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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

18. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS

The company operates a defined benefit pension scheme providing benefits based on final pensionable pay. The latest full actuarial valuation was carried out at 1 April 2020 and was updated annually for IAS 19 purposes to 31 March 2021.

The scheme is closed to further accrual and is in the process of being wound up.

The amounts recognised in profit or loss are as follows:

Defined benefit
pension plans
2024 2023
£    £   
Current service cost 80,000 121,000
Net interest from net defined benefit
asset/liability

299,000

(25,000

)
Past service cost 14,000 -
393,000 96,000

Actual return on plan assets - -

Changes in the present value of the defined benefit obligation are as follows:

Defined benefit
pension plans
2024 2023
£    £   
Opening defined benefit obligation 6,473,000 8,695,000
Current service cost 80,000 121,000
Past service cost 14,000 -
Interest cost 299,000 232,000
Benefits paid (323,000 ) (360,000 )
Actuarial (gains)/losses from changes in financial
assumptions

(490,000

)

(2,215,000

)
6,053,000 6,473,000

Changes in the fair value of scheme assets are as follows:

Defined benefit
pension plans
2024 2023
£    £   
Opening fair value of scheme assets 7,564,000 9,108,000
Contributions by employer 195,000 1,172,000
Interest income 353,000 257,000
Benefits paid (323,000 ) (360,000 )
Return on plan assets (excluding interest income) (742,000 ) (2,613,000 )
7,047,000 7,564,000

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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

18. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS - continued

The amounts recognised in other comprehensive income are as follows:

Defined benefit
pension plans
2024 2023
£    £   
Actuarial (gains)/losses from changes in financial
assumptions

490,000

2,215,000
Return on plan assets (excluding interest income) (742,000 ) (2,613,000 )
(252,000 ) (398,000 )

The major categories of scheme assets as amounts of total scheme assets are as follows:

Defined benefit
pension plans
2024 2023
£    £   
Equities - 223,000
Bonds & LDI 3,993,000 4,071,000
Other 3,054,000 3,270,000
7,047,000 7,564,000

Investment risk

Arises from assets underperforming, resulting in an investment return not being sufficient to meet the funding objective. The Company regularly reviews the investment strategy to ensure it is consistent with its funding objectives.

The Company expects to pay £nil (2023 - £188,000) in contributions to its defined benefit plans in the next annual reporting period. The weighted average duration of the defined benefit obligation at the end of the reporting period is 15 years.

Scheme assets

The above table denotes the fair value of the scheme's assets, which are not intended to be realised in the short term and may be subject to significant change before they are realised, and the present value of the scheme's liabilities, which are derived from cash flow projections over long periods and thus inherently uncertain.

Assumptions

The assumptions relating to longevity underlying the pension liabilities at the balance sheet date are based on standard actuarial mortality tables and include an allowance for future improvements in longevity. Assuming retirement at age 65, the life expectancy in years are as follows:

2024 2023
For a male aged 65 now 21.3 22.0
At 65 for a male member aged 45 now 22.6 23.3
For a female aged 65 now 23.7 24.4
At 65 for a female member aged 45 now 25.2 25.8

Principal actuarial assumptions at the balance sheet date (expressed as weighted averages):

2024 2023
Discount rate 4.85% 4.70%
Future salary increases 2.90% 3.70%
Future pension increases 2.85% 2.85%
Inflation assumptions 2.90% 2.90%

SAKATA UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822116)

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

18. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS - continued

Mortality follows the standard table known as S1PA, using 100% of the base table with the CMI_2013 mortality projections with a long-term rate of improvement of 1.25%. The same mortality assumptions were used at the previous year end.

The assumptions used by the actuary are the best estimates chosen from a range of possible actuarial assumptions which, due to the timescale covered, may not necessarily be borne out in practice.

19. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY AND PARENT OF LARGER GROUP

The Company is a subsidiary undertaking of European Sakata Holdings which is incorporated in France. The ultimate controlling party is Sakata Seed Corporation, incorporated in Japan.

The largest group in which the results of the company are consolidated is that headed by Sakata Seed Corporation, incorporated in Japan. The smallest group in which they are consolidated is that headed by European Sakata Holdings. The consolidated financial statements of European Sakata Holdings are available to the public and may be obtained from Rue Jean Moulin, 30620 Uchaud, France.