Registration number:
for the
Year Ended 31 December 2024
Stow Agricultural 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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Profit and Loss Account |
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Balance Sheet |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Stow Agricultural Limited
Company Information
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Directors |
B Wheatcroft E Wheatcroft |
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Registered office |
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Bankers |
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Auditors |
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Stow Agricultural Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the company is that of estate and farm supplies.
Fair review of the business
The results for the year which are set out in the profit and loss account show turnover of £14,512,652 (14 months to December 2023 - £14,882,900) and an operating profit of £649,684 (14 months to December 2023 - £626,532). At 31 December 2024 the company had net assets of £5,629,437 (2023 - £5,194,765). The directors consider the performance for the year and the financial position at the year end to be satisfactory.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The management of the business activities and nature of the company’s strategies are subject to a number of risks. The directors have set out below the principal risks facing the company:
Economic uncertainty:
There is continuing uncertainty within the markets in which we operate, and general economic conditions show little economic growth.
Liquidity risk:
The company finances its operations through cashflow from operating activities and the directors ensure that forward cash projections are regularly assessed to identify liquidity requirements of the company.
Weather risk:
The agricultural sector is heavily influenced by the variability of weather conditions, some of which can have a material impact on the timing and demand profile for the Company’s products. It is uneconomic to hedge against this exposure and so the company continually seeks to mitigate against this risk by broadening the geographical operating area and offering non-weather-related products.
Credit risk:
The company is exposed to the risk of non-payment of its trade debt. The directors minimise this risk through careful consideration of the grant of credit to customers based on a combination of payment history and third-party credit references, along with regular credit control management.
Approved by the
Director
Stow Agricultural Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Directors of the company
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Going concern
In accordance with the Financial Reporting Council’s ‘Going Concern & Liquidity Risk Guidance for Directors of UK Companies 2009,’ the directors of all companies are now required to provide disclosures regarding the going concern basis of accounting.
The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
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 by the
Director
Stow Agricultural 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.
Stow Agricultural Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Stow Agricultural Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Stow Agricultural Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, 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 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 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 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 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.
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:
Stow Agricultural Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Stow Agricultural Limited
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adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
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certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
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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 4, 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’s 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.
Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
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:
We considered the nature of the company’s industry and its control environment and reviewed the company’s documentation of their policies and procedures relating to fraud and compliance with laws and regulations. We also enquired of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the company operates in and identified the key laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including the UK Companies Act and tax legislation, and, those that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.
We discussed among the audit engagement team regarding the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements.
In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessed whether the judgments made in accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:
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reviewing financial statement disclosures by testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements; |
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performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatements due to fraud; |
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enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims and instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; and |
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reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance. |
Stow Agricultural Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Stow Agricultural Limited
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that 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 concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.
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.
Use of this 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.
For and on behalf of
Staverton Court
Staverton
GL51 0UX
Stow Agricultural Limited
Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
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1 November 2022 to 31 December 2023 |
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses |
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Operating profit |
649,684 |
626,532 |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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Profit before tax |
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Tax on profit |
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Profit for the financial year |
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The above results were derived from continuing operations.
The company has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.
Stow Agricultural Limited
(Registration number: 07543969)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024
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Fixed assets |
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Current assets |
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Stocks |
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Debtors |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
100 |
100 |
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Retained earnings |
5,629,337 |
5,194,665 |
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Shareholders' funds |
5,629,437 |
5,194,765 |
Approved and authorised by the
Director
Stow Agricultural Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
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Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
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At 31 December 2024 |
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Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 November 2022 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
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At 31 December 2023 |
100 |
5,194,665 |
5,194,765 |
Stow Agricultural Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 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:
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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 United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.
The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.
Summary of disclosure exemptions
This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:
Section 4 ‘Statement of Financial Position’: Reconciliation of the opening and closing number of shares;
Section 7 ‘Statement of Cash Flows’: Presentation of a statement of cash flow and related notes and disclosures;
Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instrument Issues’: Carrying amounts, interest income/expense and net gains/losses for each category of financial instrument; basis of determining fair values; details of collateral, loan defaults or breaches, details of hedges, hedging fair value changes recognised in profit or loss and in other comprehensive income;
Section 26 ‘Share based Payment’: Share-based payment expense charged to profit or loss, reconciliation of opening and closing number and weighted average exercise price of share options, how the fair value of options granted was measured, measurement and carrying amount of liabilities for cash-settled share-based payments, explanation of modifications to arrangements;
Section 33 ‘Related Party Disclosures’: Compensation for key management personnel
Stow Agricultural Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wentforth Associates Limited and the results of Stow Agricultural Limited are included in the consolidated financial statements of Wentforth Associates Limited which are available from Eastgate House, Moreton Road, Longborough, Gloucestershire GL56 0QJ.
Name of parent of group
These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Wentforth Associates Limited.
The financial statements of Wentforth Associates Limited may be obtained from the company's registered office.
Stow Agricultural Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Going concern
In assessing whether the going concern basis is appropriate, the directors take into account all available information about the future, which is at least, but not limited to, 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which the directors believe to be appropriate. The directors continue to monitor the Company's cash position and forecasts and, as at the date of approval of these financial statements, the directors believe that the Company will continue to operate successfully for the foreseeable future and be able to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due.
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
Judgements
No significant judgements have been made by management in preparing these financial statements. |
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
No key sources of estimation uncertainty have been identified by management in preparing these financial statements other than those detailed in these accounting policies.
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 sales/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 specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.
Government grants
Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised.
Foreign currency transactions and balances
Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
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 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.
Stow Agricultural Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
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 statement of financial position 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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Leasehold land and buildings |
5% reducing balance |
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Fixtures, fittings and equipment |
20% - 25% reducing balance |
Goodwill
Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed five years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.
Intangible assets
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.
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:
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Goodwill |
5 years straight line |
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Software development |
7% reducing balance |
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 or services performed 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.
Stow Agricultural Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost 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.
Stocks held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured at the lower of replacement cost and cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential.
Work in progress is assessed at each reporting date for stage of completion.
At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised 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 all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.
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.
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.
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.
Stow Agricultural Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
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
Recognition and measurement
Impairment
A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.
The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.
For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.
For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.
Stow Agricultural Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 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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2024 |
1 November 2022 to 31 December 2023 |
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Sale of goods |
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Operating profit |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
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1 November 2022 to 31 December 2023 |
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Depreciation expense |
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Amortisation expense |
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Foreign exchange losses |
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Operating lease expense - property |
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Operating lease expense - other |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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1 November 2022 to 31 December 2023 |
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Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
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2024 |
1 November 2022 to 31 December 2023 |
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Wages and salaries |
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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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Stow Agricultural Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
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Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:
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2024 |
1 November 2022 to 31 December 2023 |
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Remuneration |
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Auditors' remuneration |
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1 November 2022 to 31 December 2023 |
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Audit of the financial statements |
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Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account
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2023 |
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Current taxation |
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UK corporation tax |
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UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
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26,561 |
152,908 |
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Deferred taxation |
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Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
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Tax expense in the income statement |
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The tax on profit before tax for the year is lower than 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:
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2024 |
2023 |
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Profit before tax |
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Corporation tax at standard rate |
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Tax increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
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Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
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Tax decrease arising from group relief |
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Decrease in UK and foreign current tax from unrecognised tax loss or credit |
( |
( |
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Decrease in UK and foreign current tax from unrecognised temporary difference from a prior period |
( |
( |
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Deferred tax credit relating to changes in tax rates or laws |
- |
( |
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Tax increase from other tax effects |
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- |
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Total tax charge |
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Stow Agricultural Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Deferred tax
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
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2024 |
Asset |
Liability |
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Accelerated capital allowances |
- |
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- |
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2023 |
Asset |
Liability |
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Accelerated capital allowances |
- |
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- |
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Intangible assets |
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Goodwill |
Trademarks, patents and licenses |
Software development costs |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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Additions acquired separately |
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At 31 December 2024 |
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Amortisation |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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- |
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Amortisation charge |
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At 31 December 2024 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2024 |
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At 31 December 2023 |
- |
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Stow Agricultural Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
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Tangible assets |
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Land and buildings |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicles |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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Additions |
- |
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Disposals |
- |
( |
( |
( |
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At 31 December 2024 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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Charge for the year |
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Eliminated on disposal |
- |
( |
( |
( |
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At 31 December 2024 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2024 |
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At 31 December 2023 |
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Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £127,421 (2023 - £134,118) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
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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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Stow Agricultural Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
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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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Corporation tax asset |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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2024 |
2023 |
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Cash at bank |
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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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Trade creditors |
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Amounts due to related parties |
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- |
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Social security and other taxes |
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Outstanding defined contribution pension costs |
- |
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Other payables |
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Accruals |
- |
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Due after one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Stow Agricultural Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
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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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Non-current loans and borrowings
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2024 |
2023 |
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Hire purchase contracts |
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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 £Nil (2023 - £
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Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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2024 |
2023 |
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No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
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Ordinary shares of £1 each |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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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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The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £
Stow Agricultural Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
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Dividends |
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31 December 2024 |
31 December 2023 |
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Dividends paid |
72,000 |
84,000 |
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Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies |
The company is party to a cross guarantee arrangement over its assets in relation to £2.5m of group bank loans, of which £2.1m was outstanding at the year end.
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Related party transactions |
Summary of transactions with key management
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Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
Wentforth Associates Limited, a company registered in England and Wales, is the head of the largest and only group in which the results of the company are consolidated. The consolidated financial statements of the group are available to the public and may be obtained from Eastgate House, Moreton Road, Longborough, GL56 0QJ.
There is no ultimate controlling party.