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Registered number: 01734546










SUNLEY FARMS LIMITED








UNAUDITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

 
SUNLEY FARMS LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 01734546

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023

2023
As restated
2022
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Tangible assets
 4 
1,202,099
1,242,606

Investments
 5 
4
4

Investment property
  
18,140,000
18,140,000

  
19,342,103
19,382,610

Current assets
  

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 7 
234,667
241,666

Bank and cash balances
  
228,823
179,500

  
463,490
421,166

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 8 
(8,406,768)
(8,423,450)

Net current liabilities
  
 
 
(7,943,278)
 
 
(8,002,284)

Total assets less current liabilities
  
11,398,825
11,380,326

Provisions for liabilities
  

Deferred tax
 9 
(1,039,771)
(1,039,771)

  
 
 
(1,039,771)
 
 
(1,039,771)

Net assets
  
10,359,054
10,340,555


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
  
2,000,000
2,000,000

Profit and loss account
  
8,359,054
8,340,555

  
10,359,054
10,340,555


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SUNLEY FARMS LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 01734546
    
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023

The directors consider that the Company is entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 and members have not required the Company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.

The financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The Company has opted not to file the statement of comprehensive income in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by: 




B D M Palmer
Director

Date: 4 March 2025

The notes on pages 4 to 11 form part of these financial statements.

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SUNLEY FARMS LIMITED
 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023


Called up share capital
Profit and loss account
Total equity

£
£
£


At 1 January 2022
2,000,000
(2,262,195)
(262,195)


Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the year
-
10,602,750
10,602,750
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
10,602,750
10,602,750



At 1 January 2023 (as previously stated)
2,000,000
(2,609,726)
(609,726)

Prior year adjustment
-
10,950,281
10,950,281


At 1 January 2023 (as restated)
2,000,000
8,340,555
10,340,555


Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the year
-
18,499
18,499
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
18,499
18,499


Total transactions with owners
-
-
-


At 31 December 2023
2,000,000
8,359,054
10,359,054


The notes on pages 4 to 11 form part of these financial statements.

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SUNLEY FARMS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

1.


General information

Sunley Farms Limited is a private limited company incorporated in the UK.
The registered office is Godmersham Park Estate Office, Godmersham Park, Near Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7DT. 
The principal activity of the business is estate management and farming. 

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The disclosure requirements of Section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

Going concern

The directors has reviewed the company's liabilities over the next 12 months and consider the business to be a going concern. They will continue to support the company as required along with steps taken by management to ensure that all financial commitments can be met when they fall due.

 
2.3

Revenue

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

Sale of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the Company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer;
the Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the transaction; and
the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

Rendering of services

Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured
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SUNLEY FARMS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.3
Revenue (continued)

reliably; and
the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.

 
2.4

Leased assets: the Company as lessee

Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts and finance leases are capitalised as tangible fixed assets. Assets acquired by finance lease are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives. Assets acquired by hire purchase are depreciated over their useful lives. Finance leases are those where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership are assumed by the company. Obligations under such agreements are included in creditors net of the finance charge allocated to future periods. The finance element of the rental payment is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of charge on the net obligation outstanding in each period.

 
2.5

Current and deferred taxation

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the reporting date, except that:
The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.


 
2.6

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

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SUNLEY FARMS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.6
Tangible fixed assets (continued)

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

Freehold property
-
0-2% straight line
Improvements to buildings and grounds
-
0-2% straight line
Farm improvements
-
0-10% straight line
Farm vehicles and equipment
-
20% straight line

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.

 
2.7

Investment property

Investment property is carried at fair value determined annually by external valuers and derived from the current market rents and investment property yields for comparable real estate, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. No depreciation is provided. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.

 
2.8

Valuation of investments

Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less accumulated impairment.

 
2.9

Debtors

Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

 
2.10

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

 
2.11

Creditors

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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SUNLEY FARMS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.12

Provisions for liabilities

Provisions are recognised when an event has taken place that gives rise to a legal or constructive obligation, a transfer of economic benefits is probable and a reliable estimate can be made.
Provisions are measured as the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation, taking into account the related risks and uncertainties.
 
Increases in provisions are generally charged as an expense to profit or loss.


3.


Employees

The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 6 (2022 - 6).


4.


Tangible fixed assets





Freehold property
Plant and machinery
Motor vehicles
Total

£
£
£
£



Cost or valuation


At 1 January 2023
946,755
1,878,162
329,409
3,154,326


Additions
-
-
123,161
123,161


Disposals
-
-
(46,895)
(46,895)



At 31 December 2023

946,755
1,878,162
405,675
3,230,592



Depreciation


At 1 January 2023
-
1,638,701
273,019
1,911,720


Charge for the year on owned assets
-
104,340
59,328
163,668


Disposals
-
-
(46,895)
(46,895)



At 31 December 2023

-
1,743,041
285,452
2,028,493



Net book value



At 31 December 2023
946,755
135,121
120,223
1,202,099



At 31 December 2022
946,755
239,461
56,390
1,242,606

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SUNLEY FARMS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

           4.Tangible fixed assets (continued)




The net book value of land and buildings may be further analysed as follows:


2023
2022
£
£

Freehold
946,755
458,261



5.


Fixed asset investments





Investments in subsidiary companies

£



Cost or valuation


At 1 January 2023
4



At 31 December 2023
4




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SUNLEY FARMS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

6.


Investment property


Freehold investment property

£



Valuation


At 1 January 2023
18,140,000



At 31 December 2023
18,140,000

The 2023 valuations were made by the directors, based on the input from external valuers, on an open market value for existing use basis.

2023
2022
£
£

Revaluation reserves


Net surplus/(deficit) in movement properties
-
11,981,220

At 31 December 2023
-
11,981,220



If the Investment properties had been accounted for under the historic cost accounting rules, the properties would have been measured as follows:

2023
2022
£
£


Historic cost
6,716,313
6,716,313

Accumulated depreciation and impairments
575,198
566,365

7,291,511
7,282,678


7.


Debtors

2023
2022
£
£


Trade debtors
183,982
195,166

Other debtors
16,052
20,051

Prepayments and accrued income
34,633
26,449

234,667
241,666


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SUNLEY FARMS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

8.


Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2023
2022
£
£

Trade creditors
30,476
54,999

Amounts owed to group undertakings
8,250,759
8,250,759

Corporation tax
4,744
-

Other taxation and social security
7,050
17,008

Other creditors
11,245
11,245

Accruals and deferred income
102,494
89,439

8,406,768
8,423,450



9.


Deferred taxation




2023
2022


£

£






At beginning of year
(1,039,771)
-


Charged to profit or loss
-
(1,039,771)



At end of year
(1,039,771)
(1,039,771)

The provision for deferred taxation is made up as follows:

2023
2022
£
£


Capital gains
(1,039,771)
(1,039,771)

(1,039,771)
(1,039,771)


10.


Prior year adjustment

The company has historically included its investment properties using cost model less depreciation instead of applying a policy to include its investment properties using market value model, which was adopted during the year. As a result, a prior year adjustment has been made to restate the opening position of the company's fixed assets and recognise associated deferred tax liability. As a result of this adjustment, as at 31 December 2022, fixed assets have increased by £11,990,052 provision for liabilities increased by £1,039,771 and reserves by £10,950,281.

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SUNLEY FARMS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

11.


Related party transactions

Included in trade creditors is an amount of £8,682 (2022: £8,076) due to directors of the company. Also included in creditors is an amount due to related companies of £8,250,759 (2022: £8,250,759).
Included in trade debtors is in an amount due from the directors of the company amounting to £35,755 (2022: £71,485). 


12.


Utlimate Parent undertaking

The ultimate parent company is Sunciera Holdings Corporation, incorporated in Panama. The directors do not consider there to be one single controlling party. 

 
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