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SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED

STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024






SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)






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




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 6

Profit and loss account 10

Balance Sheet 11

Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Cash Flow Statement 13

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 14

Notes to the Financial Statements 15


SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024







DIRECTORS: Mrs S M Manfredi
Mrs S R Manfredi
Mrs S D Thirlby
N Davies





SECRETARY: Mrs S M Manfredi





REGISTERED OFFICE: Unit 7
Claymore Tame Valley Industrial Estate
Wilnecote
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B77 5DQ





REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: UHY Hacker Young (Birmingham) LLP,
Statutory Auditor
9-11 Vittoria Street
Birmingham
B1 3ND

SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

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

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The business model stayed largely unchanged during 2024 and is expected to continue during 2025. Raw materials are mixed and pasteurised on site, the mix is sent to age in vats and packed down five possible production lines into pack sizes ranging from 90ml to 10 litres. The packed goods are stored in a 1500 pallet space cold storage facility where goods are either sent out as full pallets or are picked as multi sku pallets for smaller accounts. Two routes to market are employed, either direct haulage or via the backhaul operations of customers.

The company achieved steady growth in turnover during 2024 with some further low level growth experienced in the retail sector. Wholesale and Foodservice continued to form the majority of the client base, but has as a whole began to fall in line with the current economic predictions of a struggling hospitality sector.

For the bulk of the year overhead costs continued to put margin under pressure with some easing towards the back end of the year. The seasonal nature of the ice cream trade adds additional pressure on cash. The significant increase in the National Minimum Wage and during 2024 increased the production operative labour cost significantly and with this there was extra pressure on the tiers above. Tamworth is an area of high employment and Suncream have as usual invested early in staff salaries, ahead of the national move, in order to retain skill and stay ahead of local labour pool pressures. There is a firm view that well paid employees lead to a better product and better customer service.

2024 saw the fit out, racking and upgrade of the purchased additional storage warehouse. The lease of the previous rented warehouse space has now lapsed and all additional storage is via the purchased facility.

There has been further investment in robotics during 2024 along with another automated filling machine.

There has been some significant work towards ESG in 2024 with the achievement of a two pillar Smeta accreditation. In addition, there have been staff training days where there has been a focus on positive mental health. In addition, the membership of the Rainforest Alliance continues with ethically sourced cocoa powder. 2025 will see a RSPO accreditation for responsibly sourced palm oil.

A "Customer Comes First" initiative was launched in 2023 to ensure the customer is always centre of all that Suncream does, at every level within the business, this has continued to be the focus during 2024.

2024 saw the retention of a BRCGS AA factory accreditation.


SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The economic climate still feels unsettled, and the new Labour government has exacerbated this. Suncream is cautious to make major changes to their business model. The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East continue to bring challenges in terms of supply reliability and price stability, although Suncream are mitigating this where possible with contracts for raw materials.

Recruitment and the local labour pool is being closely monitored as any reduction in staff numbers will put the business under undue pressure. Some of new National Minimum Wage and National Insurance rise and banding has been mitigated by the reduction in some of the commodity pricing. This will be monitored very closely through 2025. There has been a brake on further recruitment until the landscape of the hospitality industry during 2025 becomes clearer.

There continues to be a need for significant investment in the short to medium term in a cross company IT solution as the merging of departmental systems is labour intensive. Labour resource has been allocated to this task in 2025 to bring about a formal plan for a new SAP system.

There are changes required as a result of the F gas legislation and plans are being made to ensure all refrigeration equipment is compliant well ahead of the cut off date of 2030.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The company uses turnover and gross profit margin to monitor ongoing results and performance targets.



2024

2023

Turnover

£13,480,195

£12,852,118

Gross profit margin

28.9%

28.0%

Current assets ratio

4.35:1

3.22:1


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mrs S R Manfredi - Director


27 May 2025

SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

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

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

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2024 to the date of this report.

Mrs S M Manfredi
Mrs S R Manfredi
Mrs S D Thirlby
N Davies

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 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.

SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


AUDITORS
The auditors, UHY Hacker Young (Birmingham) LLP, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mrs S R Manfredi - Director


27 May 2025

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Suncream Dairies Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Profit and loss account, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Cash Flow Statement, 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).

In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 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.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED


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.

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 four, 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
SUNCREAM DAIRIES 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; and
- 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 and data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation.

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 where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and
- considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

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; 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;
- reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; and
- enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above; any instance of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud which is far removed from transactions reflected in the financial statements would diminish the likelihood of detection. Furthermore, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is greater than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error. Fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentation, or through an act of collusion that would mitigate internal controls.

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
SUNCREAM DAIRIES 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.




Malcolm Winston, (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of UHY Hacker Young (Birmingham) LLP,
Statutory Auditor
9-11 Vittoria Street
Birmingham
B1 3ND

27 May 2025

SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 13,480,195 12,852,118

Cost of sales 9,581,192 9,256,880
GROSS PROFIT 3,899,003 3,595,238

Administrative expenses 3,180,974 2,864,836
OPERATING PROFIT 4 718,029 730,402

Interest receivable and similar income 6,034 -
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 724,063 730,402

Tax on profit 5 183,315 127,760
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 540,748 602,642

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR
THE YEAR

540,748

602,642

SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

BALANCE SHEET
31 DECEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 6 1,553,400 1,444,958
Debtors 7 3,455,343 3,009,235
Cash at bank 242,514 622,844
5,251,257 5,077,037
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 8 1,208,047 1,574,575
NET CURRENT ASSETS 4,043,210 3,502,462
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

4,043,210

3,502,462

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 10 40,000 40,000
Retained earnings 11 4,003,210 3,462,462
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 4,043,210 3,502,462

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 27 May 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





Mrs S R Manfredi - Director


SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

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

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2023 40,000 2,859,820 2,899,820

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 602,642 602,642
Balance at 31 December 2023 40,000 3,462,462 3,502,462

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 540,748 540,748
Balance at 31 December 2024 40,000 4,003,210 4,043,210

SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 (212,307 ) 126,147
Tax paid (174,057 ) (36,449 )
Net cash from operating activities (386,364 ) 89,698

Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received 6,034 -
Net cash from investing activities 6,034 -

(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (380,330 ) 89,698
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of year

2

622,844

533,146

Cash and cash equivalents at end of
year

2

242,514

622,844

SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS

2024 2023
£    £   
Profit before taxation 724,063 730,402
Increase in group undertaking (592,797 ) (558,867 )
Finance income (6,034 ) -
125,232 171,535
(Increase)/decrease in stocks (108,442 ) 142,586
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors 146,689 (208,199 )
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors (375,786 ) 20,225
Cash generated from operations (212,307 ) 126,147

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts:

Year ended 31 December 2024
31.12.24 1.1.24
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 242,514 622,844
Year ended 31 December 2023
31.12.23 1.1.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 622,844 533,146


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.1.24 Cash flow At 31.12.24
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank 622,844 (380,330 ) 242,514
622,844 (380,330 ) 242,514
Total 622,844 (380,330 ) 242,514

SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

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

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Suncream Dairies 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 preparing the financial statements
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. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Related party exemption
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

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

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell.

Cost includes all costs of purchase and other costs incurred in bringing stock to its present location
and condition, including raw materials, direct labour and manufacturing overheads.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Profit and loss account, 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.


SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

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

2. 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.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Financial instruments
Loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the transaction price including transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment.

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the income statement.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2024 2023
£    £   
Wages and salaries 2,181,188 2,279,197
Social security costs 194,339 195,176
Other pension costs 99,255 47,790
2,474,782 2,522,163

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

Employees 72 90

Costs for employees and directors are excluding agency costs of £167,245 (2023: £Nil).

SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

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

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

During the year key management personnel remuneration totalled £544,228 (2023: £487,710).

2024 2023
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 168,000 168,000
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 65,400 8,400
Directors' benefits 25,572 47,228

2024 2023
No No
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:
2024 2023
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 168,000 168,000
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 65,400 8,400
Directors' benefits 15,815 18,504

4. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2024 2023
£    £   
Hire of plant and machinery 27,559 40,430
Plant repairs 654,107 599,030
Auditors' remuneration 5,100 4,500
Operating lease payments 28,736 26,238

5. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 183,315 127,760
Tax on profit 183,315 127,760

SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

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

5. TAXATION - continued

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:

2024 2023
£    £   
Profit before tax 724,063 730,402
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK
of 25% (2023 - 23.521%)

181,016

171,798

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 2,299 2,260
R&D tax credit - (46,298 )
Total tax charge 183,315 127,760

6. STOCKS
2024 2023
£    £   
Raw materials and WiP 818,056 836,484
Finished goods 735,344 608,474
1,553,400 1,444,958

7. DEBTORS
2024 2023
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors 1,604,626 1,749,404
Prepayments 3,675 5,586
1,608,301 1,754,990

Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Amounts owed by group undertakings 1,847,042 1,254,245

Aggregate amounts 3,455,343 3,009,235

SUNCREAM DAIRIES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01806502)

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

8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade creditors 494,856 1,100,827
Corporation tax 183,315 174,057
Social security and other taxes 77,286 52,987
VAT 287,729 185,336
Accrued expenses 164,861 61,368
1,208,047 1,574,575

9. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Within one year 22,305 26,238
Between one and five years 43,934 38,596
66,239 64,834

10. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2024 2023
value: £    £   
40,000 A 1 40,000 40,000

11. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 January 2024 3,462,462
Profit for the year 540,748
At 31 December 2024 4,003,210

12. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

Suncream Holdings Limited owns 100% of the share capital and is the ultimate controlling party.