Year Ended
Registration number:
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Contents
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Company Information |
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Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Statement of Income and Retained Earnings |
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Statement of Comprehensive Income |
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Balance Sheet |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Company Information
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Directors |
JA Lakeman EJ Lakeman L Genge |
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Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 30 November 2024
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 30 November 2024.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the company is the distribution of fish to the Retail sector
Fair review of the business
Fish is sourced from South West auctions and direct boat landings, with the supply network also extending to a number of sustainable seafood partners around the world.
The Directors are pleased with the performance of the Company with expansion of sales to existing Retail customers and new customer wins
Retail turnover increased by 38% vs prior year at £26.8m. The Company has continued to strengthen its position selling into the UK retail sector as it develops new product offerings that appeal to domestic consumers as part of a balanced healthy diet. The company has continued to strengthen its market share as a result of a strong and unrivalled consolidated supply chain as well as a reputation for responsible global sourcing. The Ocean Fish brand is now well established and internationally recognised and as such Directors believe that investments made over the past few years mean that this division is well placed to capitalise on opportunities for increased seafood consumption in chilled, frozen formats and value-added formats.
The Board remain committed to investment in people and especially into the leadership team to ensure that it is well placed to grow and take advantage of development opportunities into the future. This has compounded upward pressure on overheads, although the long-term development potential of the Company is of paramount importance to Directors who recognise that investment in people is a key requirement to achieving success.
The Directors have continued to ensure that efficiency is achieved in the sourcing and production of all raw materials and that customers are offered best value and quality. The price of fish is an annual cost pressure which is adversely affected during periods of inconsistent supply, although with increased investments in the catching sector this is mitigated to some extent. The business is committed to supplying the best quality fish to its customers and working with industry bodies to continue to drive sustainability of the local fisheries.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The Directors have regular board meetings and ensure that senior managers are made aware of key risks facing the business.
A range of robust internal controls are continually monitored and reported on to ensure that an effective level of risk management exists. The principal risks facing the Company are as follows:
1. Raw material inflation - The cost of fish is increasing year on year and never more so following global economic crisis and energy market inflation. Fish is a migratory species, and the cost can fluctuate significantly depending on availability. There is also evidence that climate change is potentially impacting water temperature which is affecting the supply of aquaculture products The Company mitigates these risks by trying to influence sales patterns to optimise the supply of certain species at key points in the trading calendar and also forms long term strategic partnerships with its supply base to ensure that procurement channels are robust. This allows for a raw material purchasing efficiency to be balanced with the supply of a high-quality product that meets the required standards set by our customers.
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 30 November 2024
2. Health and safety - It is important that we protect the health, safety and welfare of all our employees and contractors. Health and safety is very high on the agenda of the directors and is reported monthly to ensure Company standards and focus remains high. Management are provided with continual training to ensure that they continue to use best practice in the factory so that health and safety is never compromised.
3. Currency risk - The Company enters into transactions in sterling and foreign currencies. It is therefore exposed to foreign currency movements which can cause raw material inflation and subsequent losses. The wider Group uses a range of hedging techniques to mitigate these risks. Foreign sales are set at a budget rate which is reviewed periodically. This is to protect the business against spot market fluctuations between the point of invoice and remittance.
Prior to exchange into base currency, consideration is given to euro payment requirements to limit cost pressures for these purchases. Forward contracts and future options with varying maturity dates are used to ensure that foreign currency assets and liabilities are effectively managed in line with commercial targets.
4. Workforce - The Company values all employees and recognises the key contribution that every staff member play’s in delivering growth and fulfilling the potential of the business. The Company invests in staff training and development programmes to maximise employee retention and not compromise the supply chain. Directors continue to lobby government to ensure that our interests are fully considered in ongoing immigration policy decisions.
The Directors’ believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks and that the Company has adequate capacity to continue its operations for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Directors’ have continued to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of these accounts.
Approved and authorised by the
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Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 30 November 2024
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 November 2024.
Directors of the company
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Future developments
The processing operations have a considerable amount of excess capacity that facilitates an increase in throughput volumes and cold storage capacity. The Company is targeting a significant increase in its current retail volumes with a mix of both core and new product offerings, including high care. This will be produced from its dedicated retail-ready site which we feel creates a unique point of difference in the South West.
Disclosure of information to the auditors
Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.
Approved and authorised by the
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Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report 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:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
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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.
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 November 2024, which comprise the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, 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 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 30 November 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 auditor 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 director's 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 original financial statements were 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 included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our 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 and the Directors' Report.
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 5, 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 is 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.
Auditor 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 an auditor’s report 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.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
The objectives of our audit, in respect to fraud, are: to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses; and to respond appropriately to fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the group and management.
We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our commercial and sector experience and through discussions with the directors and other management. We discussed with the directors and other management the policies and procedures regarding compliance throughout the audit and have reviewed board minutes and any relevant correspondence with regulator bodies. We also evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements. This was all clearly communicated, and our team remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit.
The company is subject to laws and regulations that directly affect the financial statements, including: the Companies Act 2006; the Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'; and UK tax legislation.
The company is subject to other laws and regulations where the consequences of non-compliance could have a material effect on the amounts or disclosures in the financial statements, including: General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); health and safety regulations; employment laws; the Fisheries Act 2020; and the Merchant Shipping Act 1995; and Food Standard Agency regulations. Non-compliance could have a material effect through the imposition of fines, litigation or the loss of licences to operate.
Based on our understanding, we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations. Our procedures included: Enquiries of management regarding their knowledge of any non-compliance with laws and regulations; Reviewing board meeting minutes; Reviewing legal and professional costs; Searching the Information Commissioner’s Office website and enquiries with the group’s compliance officer; Reviewing filings made at Companies House; Reviewing estimates and judgments made in the accounts for any indication of management bias; and Auditing the risk of management override of controls, including testing journal entries; and Audited income with a multifaceted approach to assess whether income was complete, accurate and recognised in the correct period. We also assessed whether there was any evidence of fraud in revenue recognition.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate omissions, collusion, forgery, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are also less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ocean Fish (Retail) 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 an auditor’s report 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.
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Melville Building East
Unit 18, 23 Royal William Yard
Devon
PL1 3GW
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Statement of Income and Retained Earnings
Year Ended 30 November 2024
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortisation) |
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EBITDA |
310,594 |
(376,313) |
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Depreciation and amortisation |
(138,785) |
(131,650) |
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Operating profit/(loss) |
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Interest payable and similar charges |
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Profit/(loss) before tax |
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Taxation |
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Profit/(loss) for the financial year |
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Retained earnings brought forward |
1,598,389 |
2,130,174 |
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Retained earnings carried forward |
1,715,964 |
1,598,389 |
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Statement of Comprehensive Income
Year Ended 30 November 2024
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Profit/(loss) for the year |
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Total comprehensive income for the year |
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Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Balance Sheet
30 November 2024
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Capital and reserves |
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Profit and loss account |
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Shareholders' funds |
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Approved and authorised by the
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Company Registration Number: 02060546
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 November 2024
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General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
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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 were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
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.
Summary of disclosure exemptions
FRS102 grants a qualifying entity exemptions from the full requirements of FRS102. The following exemptions have been taken in these financial statements as the company is deemed to be a qualifying entity:
The company has taken advantage of the exemption, under FRS102 paragraph 1.12(b), from preparing a Statement of Cash Flows, on the basis that it is a qualifying entity and its ultimate parent company, Ocean Holdings South West Limited, includes the company's cash flows in its own consolidated financial statements.
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 November 2024
Going concern
The Directors have considered the ongoing effect of the global cost of living crisis and supply chain disruption and anticipates an ability to continue trading successfully. The Company is well diversified across its sales and integrated supply channels and has invested heavily in global sourcing strategies. This has ensured that flexible alternatives can be responsibly sourced where core supply is either restricted or commercially unviable, such that consumer demand is always prioritised. The directors continue to explore opportunities across the sector and monitor developments in a rapidly changing business environment.
The Directors have reviewed the Company’s current stock holdings, working capital and future trading ability, and as a result anticipate that the business will be able to continue successfully trading. Therefore the Directors consider it appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the company's accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are set out below:
i. Impairment of tangible and intangible assets
At each reporting date, management reviews the carrying amount of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss.
ii. Depreciation period for fixed assets
Depreciation is estimated, based upon the estimated useful economic life and residual value of assets.
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the company.
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
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.
Foreign currency transactions and balances
Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 November 2024
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.
Deferred tax is recognised on all timing differences at the balance sheet date unless indicated below. Timing differences are differences between taxable profits and the results as stated in the profit and loss account and other comprehensive income. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.
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.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction, over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
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Intangible assets
Intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.
All intangible assets are considered to have a finite useful life. If a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made, the useful life shall not exceed ten years.
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the weighted average method.
The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition. 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.
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 November 2024
Leases
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.
Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
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
Classification
• Short term trade and other debtors and creditors;
• Bank loans; and
• Cash and bank balances.
All financial instruments are classified as basic.
Recognition and measurement
Financial instruments are recognised when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument and derecognised when in the case of assets, the contractual rights to cash flows from the assets expire or substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to another party, or in the case of liabilities, when the company’s obligations are discharged, expire or are cancelled.
Except for bank loans, such instruments are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, after taking account of impairment adjustments.
Bank loans are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 November 2024
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Turnover |
The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
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The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year by market is as follows:
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Operating profit/(loss) |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
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Depreciation expense |
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Foreign exchange (gains)/losses |
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Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
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Social security costs |
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Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
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The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:
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Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 November 2024
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2023 |
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Remuneration |
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Contributions paid to money purchase schemes |
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197,268 |
155,000 |
During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits and share incentives was as follows:
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Auditor's remuneration |
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2023 |
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Audit of the financial statements |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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2023 |
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Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings |
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Interest expense on other finance liabilities |
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Other finance costs |
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Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account
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Deferred taxation |
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Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
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The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of
The differences are reconciled below:
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 November 2024
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Profit/(loss) before tax |
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Corporation tax at standard rate |
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Tax decrease from effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
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Tax increase from other short-term timing differences |
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Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
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(Decrease)/increase from tax losses for which no deferred tax asset was recognised |
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Tax increase arising from group relief |
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Deferred tax credit relating to changes in tax rates or laws |
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Total tax charge/(credit) |
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Deferred tax
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
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Liability |
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Fixed asset timing differences |
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Short term timing differences |
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Losses and other deductions |
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Intangible assets |
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Development expenditure |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 December 2023 |
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Additions acquired separately |
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At 30 November 2024 |
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Amortisation |
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At 1 December 2023 |
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At 30 November 2024 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 30 November 2024 |
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At 30 November 2023 |
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Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 November 2024
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Tangible assets |
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Plant and machinery |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 December 2023 |
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Additions |
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Depreciation |
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Charge for the year |
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Carrying amount |
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At 30 November 2024 |
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At 30 November 2023 |
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Stocks |
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2024 |
2023 |
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Finished goods and goods for resale |
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Debtors |
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Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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Trade debtors |
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Amounts owed by related parties |
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Other debtors |
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Prepayments and accrued income |
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The carrying amount of existing, and future, trade debtors pledged as security for an invoice discounting facility amounted to £1,878,258 (2023 - £1,667,007).
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 November 2024
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Creditors |
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Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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Due within one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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- |
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Trade creditors |
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Amounts due to group undertakings |
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- |
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Social security and other taxes |
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Other creditors |
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Accruals and deferred income |
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Loans and borrowings |
Current loans and borrowings
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2024 |
2023 |
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Hire purchase contracts |
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- |
ire purchases contracts are secured against the assets to which they relate.
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Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts |
Operating leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
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2024 |
2023 |
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Not later than one year |
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Later than one year and not later than five years |
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- |
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The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 November 2024
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Deferred tax |
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At 1 December 2023 |
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Additional provisions |
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At 30 November 2024 |
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Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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2024 |
2023 |
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No. |
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No. |
£ |
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Ordinary Shares of £1 each |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
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Contingent liabilities |
There is an unlimited multilateral guarantee between the company and the following companies within the group: Ocean Holdings South West Ltd; Ocean Fish Group Limited; Ocean Fish (Wholesale) Limited; Ocean Fleet (SW) Ltd; and W. Stevenson & Sons Limited. The maximum full potential liability at year end is £7,208,539 (2023 - £7,748,799).
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Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £
Contributions totalling £
Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 November 2024
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Related party transactions |
The company has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS 102 "Related Party Disclosures" from
disclosing transactions with wholly owned members of the group.
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Transactions with directors |
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2024 |
At 1 December 2023 |
Advances to director |
Repayments by director |
At 30 November 2024 |
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Director 1 |
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Interest free, unsecured and repayable on demand |
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( |
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2023 |
At 1 December 2022 |
Advances to director |
Repayments by director |
At 30 November 2023 |
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Director 1 |
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Interest free, unsecured and repayable on demand |
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( |
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Summary of transactions with subsidiaries
Summary of transactions with associates
Summary of transactions with other related parties
Income and receivables from related parties
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2024 |
Subsidiaries |
Associates |
Other related parties |
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Sale of goods |
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- |
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Receipt of services |
- |
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Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 30 November 2024
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2023 |
Subsidiaries |
Associates |
Other related parties |
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Sale of goods |
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- |
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Amounts receivable from related party |
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- |
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Expenditure with and payables to related parties
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2024 |
Subsidiaries |
Associates |
Other related parties |
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Purchase of goods |
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- |
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Amounts payable to related party |
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- |
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Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
The company's immediate parent is
The ultimate parent is
The most senior parent entity producing publicly available financial statements is
The ultimate controlling party is
The parent of the smallest, and largest, group in which these financial statements are consolidated is
The address of Ocean Holdings South West Limited is: