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Registration number: 03159381

Elmers Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

Pages for filing with the Registrar

for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

 

Elmers Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Accountants' Report

2

Balance Sheet

3 to 4

Statement of Changes in Equity

5

Notes to the Financial Statements

6 to 15

 

Elmers Limited

Company Information

Director

Mr P Elmer

Company secretary

Ms A Gresham

Registered office

59/61 Edmonton Road
Kesgrave
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP5 1EQ

Accountants

Oxlade & Bond Limited
Chartered Certified AccountantsUnit 14, Riduna Park
Station Road
Melton
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 1QT

 

Chartered Certified Accountants' Report to the Director on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
Elmers Limited
for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Elmers Limited for the year ended 31 January 2025 as set out on pages 3 to 15 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at
http://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/member/professional-standards/rules-standards/acca-rulebook.html.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Elmers Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 10 October 2024. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Elmers Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Elmers Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as detailed at http://www.accaglobal.com/content/dam/ACCA_Global/Technical/fact/technical-factsheet-163.pdf. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Elmers Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Elmers Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss of Elmers Limited. You consider that Elmers Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of Elmers Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.

......................................

Oxlade & Bond Limited
Chartered Certified Accountants
Unit 14, Riduna Park
Station Road
Melton
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 1QT

24 July 2025

 

Elmers Limited

(Registration number: 03159381)
Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

4

28,138

52,256

Tangible assets

5

711,565

721,512

Other financial assets

6

2,800

2,800

 

742,503

776,568

Current assets

 

Stocks

7

716,504

903,616

Debtors

8

19,379

22,989

Cash at bank and in hand

 

444,437

328,996

 

1,180,320

1,255,601

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

9

(363,554)

(192,909)

Net current assets

 

816,766

1,062,692

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,559,269

1,839,260

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

9

-

(238,334)

Provisions for liabilities
(deferred taxation)

(9,195)

(11,385)

Net assets

 

1,550,074

1,589,541

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

100

100

Profit and loss account

1,549,974

1,589,441

Total equity

 

1,550,074

1,589,541

 

Elmers Limited

(Registration number: 03159381)
Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2025

For the financial year ending 31 January 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Director's responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the director has not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the director on 24 July 2025
 

.........................................
Mr P Elmer
Director

 

Elmers Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

Called up share capital
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total equity
£

At 1 February 2024

100

1,589,441

1,589,541

Loss for the year

-

(24,967)

(24,967)

Total comprehensive income

-

(24,967)

(24,967)

Dividends

-

(14,500)

(14,500)

At 31 January 2025

100

1,549,974

1,550,074

Called up share capital
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total equity
£

At 1 February 2023

100

1,650,320

1,650,420

Loss for the year

-

(10,879)

(10,879)

Total comprehensive income

-

(10,879)

(10,879)

Dividends

-

(50,000)

(50,000)

At 31 January 2024

100

1,589,441

1,589,541

 

Elmers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
59/61 Edmonton Road
Kesgrave
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP5 1EQ
United Kingdom

The principal place of business is:
59/61 Edmonton Road
Kesgrave
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP5 1EQ
United Kingdom

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 24 July 2025.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

The financial statements are prepared in £ sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and products in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the closing rates at the balance sheet date. All exchange differences are included in the profit and loss account.

 

Elmers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

Tax

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

The current corporation 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 taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

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

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

 

Elmers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Fixtures and fittings (incl in furniture, fittings and equipment)

15% on a reducing balance basis; assets held at farm cafe + shop write off costs over 5 years

Motor vehicles

25% on a reducing balance basis

Office equipment (incl in furniture, fittings and equipment)

15% on a reducing balance basis

Computer equipment (incl in furniture, fittings and equipment)

write off costs over 3 years

Forklift truck

25% on a reducing balance basis

No depreciation is provided on the freehold property or the tenants improvements to property since it is the company's policy to maintain these assets in a continual state of sound repair and accordingly the director considers that the lives of these assets are so long and their residual value is so high that their depreciation would be immaterial. Any permanent diminution in the value of these assets would be charged to the trading and profit and loss account.

The non depreciation of these assets represents a departure from the requirements of the Companies Act whose requirements are to depreciate all tangible fixed assets. This departure from the requirements of the Companies Act is necessary for the financial statements to show a true and fair view as the director is of the opinion that these assets do not depreciate. If this departure had not been made the net profit for the year would have been reduced by the depreciation on these assets

Business combinations

A business combination is a transaction when an acquirer obtains control of one or more businesses.

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. Under this method the cost of the business combination at acquisition date is allocated to the assets acquired and assumed.

During the 2017 year the company acquired the business known as "farm cafe + shop, marlesford". The transaction consisted of the acquisition of the assets of this business.

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

The goodwill relates to the acquisition of a business which the company runs as the "farm cafe + shop, marlesford".

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated amortisation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

 

Elmers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

write off over a period of 10 years

Investments

Fixed asset investments are stated at historical cost less provision for any impairment.

The fixed asset investments relate to shares acquired by the company in trading groups of which Elmers Limited is a member. The investments are not listed shares.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

Stocks relates to goods and products held for resale.

At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

 

Elmers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

Financial instruments

The Company only enters into basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in non-puttable ordinary shares.

Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found an impairment loss is recognised in the profit and loss.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the Balance Sheet when there is an enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.


 

Elmers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including the director) during the year, was 42 (2024 - 41).

4

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost

At 1 February 2024

241,180

241,180

At 31 January 2025

241,180

241,180

Amortisation

At 1 February 2024

188,924

188,924

Amortisation charge

24,118

24,118

At 31 January 2025

213,042

213,042

Carrying amount

At 31 January 2025

28,138

28,138

At 31 January 2024

52,256

52,256

Individually material intangible assets

Goodwill
The carrying amount of this asset is £28,138 (2024 -£52,256) and the remaining amortisation period is 1 year and 2 months (2024 - 2 years and 2 months). The goodwill was purchased as a separate asset on the acquisition by the company of the business known as the farm cafe + shop, marlesford.

 

Elmers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

5

Tangible assets

Freehold property
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Tenants improvements
£

Forklift truck
£

Total
£

Cost

At 1 February 2024

615,215

245,265

46,178

54,545

18,800

980,003

Additions

-

6,345

-

-

-

6,345

Disposals

-

(5,375)

-

-

-

(5,375)

At 31 January 2025

615,215

246,235

46,178

54,545

18,800

980,973

Depreciation

At 1 February 2024

-

215,428

24,704

-

18,359

258,491

Charge for the year

-

10,266

5,369

-

110

15,745

Eliminated on disposal

-

(4,828)

-

-

-

(4,828)

At 31 January 2025

-

220,866

30,073

-

18,469

269,408

Carrying amount

At 31 January 2025

615,215

25,369

16,105

54,545

331

711,565

At 31 January 2024

615,215

29,837

21,474

54,545

441

721,512

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £615,215 (2024 - £615,215) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

 

Elmers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

6

Other financial assets (current and non-current)

Other investments at cost
£

Total
£

Non-current financial assets

Cost

At 1 February 2024

2,800

2,800

At 31 January 2025

2,800

2,800

Impairment

Carrying amount

At 31 January 2025

2,800

2,800

7

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Other inventories

716,504

903,616

8

Debtors

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

1,840

1,413

Prepayments

17,539

21,576

19,379

22,989

 

Elmers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

9

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Bank loans and overdrafts

14

250,808

46,370

Trade creditors

 

37,498

65,585

Taxation and social security

 

47,811

48,134

Accruals and deferred income

 

10,994

13,371

Other creditors

 

16,443

19,449

 

363,554

192,909

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

14

-

238,334

10

Reserves

The profit and loss reserves of the company are wholly distributable.

11

Dividends

Interim dividends paid

2025
£

2024
£

Interim dividend of £145.00 (2024 - £500.00) per each Ordinary shares

14,500

50,000

 

 
 

Elmers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

12

Related party transactions

Other transactions with the director

Included in creditors at the year end due to be repaid within one year is an amount of £583 (2024 £238) owed to the director in respect of undrawn expenses.

13

Non adjusting events after the financial period

On the 16th February 2025 the company sold the goodwill and assets of the business operated as "farm cafe + shop, marlesford" to an unconnected third party.

The purchasers of this business have entered into a lease agreement with Elmers Limited, from February 2025, for the rental of the freehold property, from which the business operates, which is still owned by Elmers Limited.

14

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

-

238,334

Current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

250,808

46,370

Bank borrowings

Barclays loan is denominated in £ sterling with a nominal interest rate of 4.63%, and the final instalment is due on 31 March 2026. The carrying amount at year end is £250,808 (2024 - £284,704).

The bank loan is secured by a charge held over the company's assets

The company has repaid the loan in February 2025 before the maturity date