| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| CARMARTHEN AND PUMSAINT FARMERS LIMITED |
| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| CARMARTHEN AND PUMSAINT FARMERS LIMITED |
| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| CARMARTHEN AND PUMSAINT FARMERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08711738) |
| CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Abridged Balance Sheet | 2 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 4 |
| CARMARTHEN AND PUMSAINT FARMERS LIMITED |
| COMPANY INFORMATION |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| CARMARTHEN AND PUMSAINT FARMERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08711738) |
| ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET |
| 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 4 |
| Investments | 5 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| PENSION LIABILITY | 6 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital |
| Retained earnings |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: |
| (a) | ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
| (b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company. |
| CARMARTHEN AND PUMSAINT FARMERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08711738) |
| ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET - continued |
| 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| CARMARTHEN AND PUMSAINT FARMERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08711738) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Carmarthen and Pumsaint Farmers Limited is a |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| Turnover |
| Turnover represents net invoiced income, excluding value added tax. |
| 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. |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The company operates a pension scheme which is closed to new members for the benefit of its past employees. The scheme is a defined benefit scheme and the contributions are charged to the income and expenditure account annually so as to spread the cost of pensions over the service lives of the employees in the scheme. The pension charge is calculated on the basis of actuarial advice. |
| 3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| The average number of employees during the year was |
| 4. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Totals |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 October 2023 |
| and 30 September 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| At 30 September 2023 |
| CARMARTHEN AND PUMSAINT FARMERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08711738) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 5. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Information on investments other than loans is as follows: |
| Totals |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 October 2023 | 72,220 |
| Additions | 71 |
| At 30 September 2024 | 72,291 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 September 2024 | 72,291 |
| At 30 September 2023 | 72,220 |
| CARMARTHEN AND PUMSAINT FARMERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08711738) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 6. | EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS |
| The company operates a defined benefit pension arrangement known as the Carmarthen & Pumsaint Farmers Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme. The scheme provides benefits based on final salary and length of service on retirement, leaving service or death. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The scheme is a closed scheme. |
| The Scheme is subject to the Statutory Funding Objective under the Pensions Act 2004. A valuation of the Scheme is carried out at least once every three years to determine whether the Statutory Funding Objective is met. As part of the process the Company must agree with the Trustees of the Scheme the contributions to be paid to address any shortfall against the Statutory Funding Objective. The latest valuation of the scheme was at 5 April 2023. |
| All pension related amounts and information within this note relate to the year ended 30 September 2024. |
| The assumptions, which have the most significant effect on the results of the valuation, are those relating to returns on investments and the rates of mortality, ill-health, retirement, withdrawal etc. It was assumed that there would be investment returns of 5.1% (2023 - 5.6%) per annum and that rates of mortality, ill-health, retirement, withdrawal etc are based on a slightly higher life expectancy and reflect more up to date mortality studies. The pension charge/(credit) for the year was £24,000 including past service costs (2023 - £23,000). Employer contributions were £125,000 (2023 - £125,000) and the projected employer contributions for the year ended 30 September 2025 are £125,000. |
| FRS 102 Retirement Benefits |
| The most recent actuarial valuations of the defined benefit schemes have been updated to take account of the requirements of FRS 102 in order to assess the liabilities of the scheme. The market value of the Fund's assets at the valuation date was £4.183 million and represents 91% of the Fund's accrued liabilities. |
| The main assumptions used to calculate scheme liabilities under FRS 102 are: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Inflation rate - CPI | 2.80% | 2.80% |
| Discount rate for scheme liabilities | 5.10% | 5.60% |
| Rate of increase in pensions | 1.90% | 1.90% |
| Expected rate of return on the Scheme's assets | 5.10% | 5.60% |
| Post retirement mortality assumption |
| 100% of the S3PA tables with CMI 2022 projections using a long-term improvement rate of 1.25% with 0% weight parameters for 2020 and 2021, and a 25% weight parameter for 2022 | 100% of the S3PA tables with CMI 2022 projections using a long-term improvement rate of 1.25% with 0% weight parameters for 2020 and 2021, and a 25% weight parameter for 2022 |
| Tax free cash |
| 90% of members are assumed to take the maximum tax free cash possible | 90% of members are assumed to take the maximum tax free cash possible |
| CARMARTHEN AND PUMSAINT FARMERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08711738) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| Reconciliation of present value of scheme liabilities |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| At beginning of period | 4,180 | 4,137 |
| Interest cost | 231 | 228 |
| Benefits paid | (116) | (148) |
| Past service costs | - | - |
| Experience (gain)/loss on defined benefit obligation | (3) | (30) |
| Changes to demographic assumptions | (3) | 40 |
| Changes to financial assumptions | 286 | (47) |
| At end of period | 4,575 | 4,180 |
| The Value of assets in the scheme were: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Equities | 1,648 | 1,379 |
| Gilts | 1,989 | 1,837 |
| Bonds | 380 | 339 |
| Cash & money market instruments | 166 | 138 |
| Total market value of assets | 4,183 | 3,693 |
| Present value of scheme liabilities | (4,575) | (4,180) |
| Net pension (liability) / asset | (392) | (487) |
| Reconciliation of market value of scheme assets: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| At beginning of period | 3,693 | 3,673 |
| Return on plan assets less interest | 274 | (162) |
| Interest on assets | 207 | 205 |
| Benefits paid | (116) | (148) |
| Members contributions | - | - |
| Employer contributions | 125 | 125 |
| At end of period | 4,183 | 3,693 |
| Actual return on scheme assets during the year | 481 | 43 |
| Analysis of amounts charged to Accounts: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Interest on pension liabilities | 231 | 228 |
| Interest on assets | (207) | (205) |
| Charge for period | 24 | 23 |
| CARMARTHEN AND PUMSAINT FARMERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08711738) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| Actuarial Gains and Losses |
| The cumulative amount of actuarial gains / (losses) recognised in the statement of comprehensive income is £962,000 (2023 - £956,000). |
| Summary of current and prior year amounts: |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| Present value of defined benefit obligation | (4,575) | (4,180) | (4,137) | (6,863) | (7,335) |
| Scheme assets | 4,183 | 3,693 | 3,673 | 4,403 | 3,892 |
| Net pension surplus/(liability) | (392) | (487 | (464) | (2,460) | (3,443) |
| Total actuarial gains/(losses) recognised in the | (6) | (125) | 1,930 | 960 | (513) |
| Statement of Comprehensive Income |
| 7. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| There is no ultimate controlling party. |