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Registration number: 00641227

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2 to 3

Directors' Report

4 to 5

Independent Auditor's Report

6 to 10

Consolidated Profit and Loss Account

11

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

12

Consolidated Balance Sheet

13

Balance Sheet

14

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

15

Statement of Changes in Equity

16

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

17

Notes to the Financial Statements

18 to 39

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Company Information

Directors

H D Evans

M T Evans

B A K Eyre

Registered office

Bourne End Garden Centre
Hedsor Road
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
SL8 5EE

Auditors

Sterling Grove Accountants Limited
Chartered Certified AccountantsFawley House
2 Regatta Place
Marlow Road
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
SL8 5TD

 

B.E. Enterprises 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 group, including the company and its subsidiary is to own and manage garden centres and nurseries.

Fair review of the business

The market remains challenging as we emerge from the effects of Covid and the subsequent change to customer buying habits. On balance, the business outlook is positive and improving notwithstanding unforeseen internal and external materially adverse influences.

The net assets of the group at the balance sheet date were £5,548,809 (2023: £5,947,622).

The company's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:

Financial KPIs

Unit

2024

2023

Turnover

£

9,496,913

9,516,848

Turnover growth/(decline)

%

-

4

Gross profit margin

%

34

38

Profit/(Loss) before tax

£

(237,306)

175,621

Principal risks and uncertainties

The Group faces a number of risks and uncertainties and the directors believe that the key business risks are summarised below. In view of these risks and uncertainties, the directors are aware that the development of the Group may be affected by factors outside their control.

Competitive risks
Trading is influenced by the macroeconomic environment in the UK. Demand is sensitive to economic growth, interest rate movements, inflation, unemployment and demographic trends. The Group faces competition in its business from a variety of sources including large retail chains as well as small family owned garden centres. The Group has historically developed its business by means of organic growth and new development. If a competitor develops a similar outlet in the vicinity of the Group’s existing branches, this may have an impact on footfall and the potential revenue generation at that branch, The directors are confident that the positioning of the brand and offering, the quality of premises, plus the demographics of the population, will protect future income streams for the group.

Weather risk
One of the group’s principal risks is the weather. Adverse weather can impact on footfall and sales of certain product lines at key trading times of the year. The group diversifies its product offering to mitigate and spread this risk as far as it is able.

Supply chain risk
The group maintains strong, long standing relationships with its key suppliers. The directors regularly review trading terms and monitor alternative supply options.

National wage legislation
The group has a substantial number of employees and payroll costs is one of the group’s largest overheads. The directors monitor staffing levels in line with other factors such as the weather and expected footfall and adjust staff numbers accordingly.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Approved and authorised by the Board on 25 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
B A K Eyre
Director

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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

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 group and the company and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

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 group's and the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and 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 group and the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Directors of the group

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

H D Evans

M T Evans

B A K Eyre

Dividends

Dividends paid during the year amounted to £84,000 (2023: £84,000). No final dividends are proposed.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Financial instruments

Objectives and policies

The company uses various financial instruments which include cash, trade debtors, trade creditors and amounts due to group undertakings that arise directly from its operations. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to raise finance for the company's operations. The existence of these financial instruments exposes the company to a number of financial risks, which are described in more detail in the strategic report.

Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk

The group has a normal level of exposure to price, credit, liquidity and cash flow risks arising from trading activities which are largely conducted in sterling. The group trades with foreign suppliers and is therefore exposed to currency fluctuations. The situation is regularly reviewed by the directors so that they can take appropriate action. The group does not enter into any formally designated hedging arrangements. The group continues to be financed from the sources shown within the financial statements including third party lenders and continues to be required to meet their ongoing lending requirements, in the normal way. The group does not use financial instruments to hedge against interest rate risks.

Disclosure of information to the auditor

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 auditor is aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.

Reappointment of auditors

The auditors Sterling Grove Accountants Limited are deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 25 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
B A K Eyre
Director

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of B.E. Enterprises Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of B.E. Enterprises Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, 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 group's and the parent company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of the group's loss 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 group 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 group'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.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of B.E. Enterprises 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:

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

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 by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

the parent company 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 Directors' Report [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.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of B.E. Enterprises Limited

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.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the group’s internal control.

Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors.

Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the group’s or the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the group or the parent company to cease to continue as a going concern.

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of B.E. Enterprises Limited

The extent to which the audit was considered 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:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:
- the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
- we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the sector;
- we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation and data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation;
- we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and
- identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
- making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and
- considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
- performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
- tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
- assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates set out in the accounting policies were indicative of potential bias; and
- investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:
- agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;
- enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and
- reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators and the company's legal advisors.

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of B.E. Enterprises 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.

......................................
Gino Paolo Amasanti FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Sterling Grove Accountants Limited, Statutory Auditor
 Fawley House
2 Regatta Place
Marlow Road
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
SL8 5TD

25 September 2025

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Turnover

3

9,496,913

9,516,848

Cost of sales

 

(6,248,196)

(5,855,279)

Gross profit

 

3,248,717

3,661,569

Administrative expenses

 

(4,064,149)

(3,931,147)

Other operating income

4

665,387

510,609

Operating (loss)/profit

6

(150,045)

241,031

Other interest receivable and similar income

7

1,596

5,874

Interest payable and similar expenses

8

(88,857)

(71,284)

   

(87,261)

(65,410)

(Loss)/profit before tax

 

(237,306)

175,621

Tax on (loss)/profit

11

(77,507)

(60,526)

(Loss)/profit for the financial year

 

(314,813)

115,095

Profit/(loss) attributable to:

 

Owners of the company

 

(318,999)

115,430

Non Controlling Interests

 

4,186

(335)

 

(314,813)

115,095

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

2024
£

2023
£

(Loss)/profit for the year

(314,813)

115,095

Total comprehensive income for the year

(314,813)

115,095

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

Owners of the company

(318,999)

115,430

Non Controlling Interests

4,186

(335)

(314,813)

115,095

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

(Registration number: 00641227)
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

13

5,992,346

5,791,390

Current assets

 

Stocks

15

2,834,378

3,006,299

Debtors

16

260,665

153,968

Cash at bank and in hand

 

6,826

211,211

 

3,101,869

3,371,478

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

18

(2,299,749)

(1,992,442)

Net current assets

 

802,120

1,379,036

Total assets less current liabilities

 

6,794,466

7,170,426

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

18

(810,014)

(864,668)

Provisions for liabilities

19

(435,643)

(358,136)

Net assets

 

5,548,809

5,947,622

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

21

3,260

3,260

Share premium reserve

400

400

Other reserves

770

770

Retained earnings

5,395,346

5,798,345

Equity attributable to owners of the company

 

5,399,776

5,802,775

Non Controlling Interests

 

149,033

144,847

Shareholders' funds

 

5,548,809

5,947,622

Approved and authorised by the Board on 25 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
B A K Eyre
Director

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

(Registration number: 00641227)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

13

4,407,424

4,264,666

Investments

14

278,560

278,560

 

4,685,984

4,543,226

Current assets

 

Stocks

15

2,690,303

2,849,424

Debtors

16

444,375

312,872

Cash at bank and in hand

 

6,738

211,123

 

3,141,416

3,373,419

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

18

(2,240,772)

(1,886,884)

Net current assets

 

900,644

1,486,535

Total assets less current liabilities

 

5,586,628

6,029,761

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

18

(810,014)

(864,668)

Provisions for liabilities

19

(326,602)

(277,583)

Net assets

 

4,450,012

4,887,510

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

21

3,260

3,260

Share premium reserve

400

400

Other reserves

770

770

Retained earnings

4,445,582

4,883,080

Shareholders' funds

 

4,450,012

4,887,510

The company made a loss after tax for the financial year of £353,498 (2023 - profit of £118,194).

Approved and authorised by the Board on 25 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
B A K Eyre
Director

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Equity attributable to the parent company

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Other reserves
£

Retained earnings
£

At 1 January 2024

3,260

400

770

5,798,345

(Loss)/profit for the year

-

-

-

(318,999)

Dividends

-

-

-

(84,000)

At 31 December 2024

3,260

400

770

5,395,346

Total
£

Non-controlling interests - Equity
£

Total equity
£

At 1 January 2024

5,802,775

144,847

5,947,622

(Loss)/profit for the year

(318,999)

4,186

(314,813)

Dividends

(84,000)

-

(84,000)

At 31 December 2024

5,399,776

149,033

5,548,809

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Other reserves
£

Retained earnings
£

At 1 January 2024

3,260

400

770

4,883,080

Loss for the year

-

-

-

(353,498)

Dividends

-

-

-

(84,000)

At 31 December 2024

3,260

400

770

4,445,582

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

4,887,510

Loss for the year

(353,498)

Dividends

(84,000)

At 31 December 2024

4,450,012

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Other reserves
£

Retained earnings
£

At 1 January 2023

3,260

400

770

4,848,886

Profit for the year

-

-

-

118,194

Dividends

-

-

-

(84,000)

At 31 December 2023

3,260

400

770

4,883,080

Total
£

At 1 January 2023

4,853,316

Profit for the year

118,194

Dividends

(84,000)

At 31 December 2023

4,887,510

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Cash flows from operating activities

(Loss)/profit for the year

 

(314,813)

115,095

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

6

311,789

262,694

Loss/(profit) on disposal of tangible assets

5

53

(62)

Finance income

7

(1,596)

(5,874)

Finance costs

8

88,857

71,284

Taxation expense

11

77,507

60,526

 

161,797

503,663

Working capital adjustments

 

Decrease/(increase) in stocks

15

171,921

(117,345)

(Increase)/decrease in debtors

16

(166,697)

39,498

Increase in creditors

18

152,395

415,359

Cash generated from operations

 

319,416

841,175

Corporation tax received/(paid)

11

60,000

(77,158)

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

379,416

764,017

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Interest received

1,596

5,874

Acquisitions of tangible assets

(638,173)

(478,459)

Proceeds from sale of tangible assets

 

125,375

440

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(511,202)

(472,145)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest paid

8

(88,857)

(71,284)

Repayment of bank borrowing

 

(85,549)

(242,425)

Proceeds from other borrowing draw downs

 

82,630

89,913

Payments to finance lease creditors

 

(31,077)

(18,421)

Dividends paid

(84,000)

(84,000)

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(206,853)

(326,217)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(338,639)

(34,345)

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January

 

211,211

245,556

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December

 

(127,428)

211,211

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales, with company number 00641227.

The address of its registered office is:
Bourne End Garden Centre
Hedsor Road
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
SL8 5EE

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 25 September 2025.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

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

Statement of compliance

These financial statements 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 that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Summary of disclosure exemptions

The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'
- the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
- the requirements of Section 408 Profit and Loss Account.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 31 December 2024.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is achieved where the company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between the company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, are eliminated in full.

Intra-group losses are also eliminated but may indicate an impairment that requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements.

Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the group. Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the group’s equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling shareholder’s share of changes in equity since the date of the combination.

Judgements

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for income and expenses during the year and that affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities at the reporting date. For this reporting date there are no significant judgements, estimates or assumptions that have been required.

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 group’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the group.

The group 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 group's activities.

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 income 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 group operates and generates taxable income.

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

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Freehold property

2% on cost

Long leasehold

2% on cost

Plant and machinery

10% reducing balance

Fixtures and fittings

15% reducing balance

Motor Vehicles

20% reducing balance

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

Goodwill

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

Amortisation

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

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

10% on cost

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.


Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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 group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

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

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

Trade creditors

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

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

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 group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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 group’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the group 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.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Financial instruments

Financial asset s
Basic financial assets, including trade and other receivables, cash and bank balances and investments in commercial paper, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party, or (c) despite having retained some significant risks and rewards of ownership, control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions.


Financial liabilitie s
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities are recognised as transaction costs of the loan to the extent that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down. In this case, the fee is deferred until the draw-down occurs. To the extent there is no evidence that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fee is capitalised as a pre-payment for liquidity services and amortised over the period of the facility to which it relates.
Trade payables 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 payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade payables are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires.


Offsettin g
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amounts presented in the financial statements when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
The company has chosen to adopt Sections 11 and 12 of FRS 102 in respect of financial instruments.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

3

Turnover

The analysis of the group's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Sale of goods

9,496,913

9,516,848

4

Other operating income

The analysis of the group's other operating income for the year is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Miscellaneous other operating income

510,387

510,609

Exceptional income - in relation to fire

155,000

-

665,387

510,609

5

Other gains and losses

The analysis of the group's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

(Loss)/gain on disposal of Tangible assets

(53)

62

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

6

Operating (loss)/profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
£

2023
£

Depreciation expense

311,789

262,694

Operating lease expense - plant and machinery

19,980

29,065

Loss/(profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment

53

(62)

Auditor's remuneration - The audit of the company's annual accounts

9,000

10,700

Auditor's remuneration - The audit of the company's subsidiaries' annual accounts

3,500

3,500

Auditor's remuneration - Tax services

1,685

1,590

Auditor's remuneration - Other services

5,000

5,000

7

Other interest receivable and similar income

2024
£

2023
£

Other finance income

1,596

5,874

8

Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
£

2023
£

Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings

82,481

66,884

Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

4,575

2,549

Interest expense on other finance liabilities

1,801

1,851

88,857

71,284

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

9

Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Wages and salaries

2,458,920

2,363,546

Social security costs

182,605

173,299

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

41,719

39,547

2,683,244

2,576,392

The average number of persons employed by the group (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Administration and support

10

10

Sales

119

130

Nursery

5

5

134

145

10

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Remuneration

165,000

165,000

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

11

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the consolidated profit and loss account

2024
£

2023
£

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

77,507

60,526

The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2023 - 23.5%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
£

2023
£

(Loss)/profit before tax

(237,306)

175,621

Corporation tax at standard rate

(59,327)

41,271

Tax decrease from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

(58,124)

(45,656)

Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)

5,133

1,717

Tax increase from effect of unrelieved tax losses carried forward

112,318

2,668

Deferred tax expense from unrecognised temporary difference from a prior period

77,507

60,526

Total tax charge

77,507

60,526

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

12

Intangible assets

Group

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

136,000

136,000

At 31 December 2024

136,000

136,000

Amortisation

At 1 January 2024

136,000

136,000

At 31 December 2024

136,000

136,000

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

-

-

Company

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

136,000

136,000

At 31 December 2024

136,000

136,000

Amortisation

At 1 January 2024

136,000

136,000

At 31 December 2024

136,000

136,000

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

-

-

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

13

Tangible assets

Group

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Other tangible assets
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

5,173,632

1,156,772

335,407

3,161,028

Additions

51,885

322,628

-

263,660

Disposals

(48,005)

(99,443)

(7,500)

(90,360)

At 31 December 2024

5,177,512

1,379,957

327,907

3,334,328

Depreciation

At 1 January 2024

962,624

735,419

279,093

2,058,313

Charge for the year

52,255

111,634

11,262

136,638

Eliminated on disposal

(3,707)

(65,792)

(6,927)

(43,454)

At 31 December 2024

1,011,172

781,261

283,428

2,151,497

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

4,166,340

598,696

44,479

1,182,831

At 31 December 2023

4,211,008

421,353

56,314

1,102,715

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

9,826,839

Additions

638,173

Disposals

(245,308)

At 31 December 2024

10,219,704

Depreciation

At 1 January 2024

4,035,449

Charge for the year

311,789

Eliminated on disposal

(119,880)

At 31 December 2024

4,227,358

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

5,992,346

At 31 December 2023

5,791,390

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £2,907,032 (2023 - £2,933,817) in respect of freehold land and buildings and £1,259,308 (2023 - £1,277,191) in respect of long leasehold land and buildings.

The directors estimate that 50% of the value of the freehold property shown above relates to land. This proportion has been excluded from the depreciation calculations.
 

Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

The net carrying amount of tangible assets includes the following amounts in respect of assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts:

2024
£

2023
£

Motor vehicles

31,651

39,563

Plant and machinery

151,891

77,947

183,542

117,510

Company

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Other tangible assets
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

3,714,696

956,306

192,261

1,989,194

Additions

830

212,280

-

221,139

Disposals

-

(81,618)

-

(70,058)

At 31 December 2024

3,715,526

1,086,968

192,261

2,140,275

Depreciation

At 1 January 2024

630,196

670,731

136,663

1,150,201

Charge for the year

37,155

74,760

11,119

106,013

Eliminated on disposal

-

(56,871)

-

(32,361)

At 31 December 2024

667,351

688,620

147,782

1,223,853

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

3,048,175

398,348

44,479

916,422

At 31 December 2023

3,084,500

285,575

55,598

838,993

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

6,852,457

Additions

434,249

Disposals

(151,676)

At 31 December 2024

7,135,030

Depreciation

At 1 January 2024

2,587,791

Charge for the year

229,047

Eliminated on disposal

(89,232)

At 31 December 2024

2,727,606

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

4,407,424

At 31 December 2023

4,264,666

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £1,788,867 (2023 - £1,807,309) in respect of freehold land and buildings and £1,259,308 (2023 - £1,277,191) in respect of long leasehold land and buildings.

The directors estimate that 50% of the value of the freehold property shown above relates to land. This proportion has been excluded from the depreciation calculations.
 

Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

The net carrying amount of tangible assets includes the following amounts in respect of assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts:

2024
£

2023
£

Motor vehicles

31,651

39,563

Plant and machinery

70,152

77,947

101,803

117,510

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

14

Investments

Group

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the group holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Undertaking

Registered office

Holding

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

2024

2023

Subsidiary undertakings

Iver Flowerland Limited

Bourne End Garden Centre
Hedsor Road
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
Sl8 5EE

Ordinary Shares

89%

89%

England and Wales

The principal activity of Iver Flowerland Limited is the wholesale of flowers and plants.

Company

2024
£

2023
£

Investments in subsidiaries

278,560

278,560

Subsidiaries

£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

278,560

Provision

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

278,560

At 31 December 2023

278,560

15

Stocks

 

Group

Company

2024
£

2023
£

2024
£

2023
£

Stocks

2,834,378

3,006,299

2,690,303

2,849,424

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

16

Debtors

   

Group

Company

Current

Note

2024
£

2023
£

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

 

27,021

29,405

27,021

27,096

Amounts owed by group companies

27

-

-

195,562

170,568

Other debtors

 

179,721

18,033

179,249

18,033

Prepayments and accrued income

 

53,923

46,530

42,543

37,175

Corporation tax

11

-

60,000

-

60,000

   

260,665

153,968

444,375

312,872

17

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Group

Company

2024
£

2023
£

2024
£

2023
£

Cash on hand

6,826

6,731

6,738

6,643

Cash at bank

-

204,480

-

204,480

6,826

211,211

6,738

211,123

Bank overdrafts

(134,254)

-

(134,254)

-

Cash and cash equivalents in statement of cash flows

(127,428)

211,211

(127,516)

211,123

18

Creditors

   

Group

Company

Note

2024
£

2023
£

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

22

292,519

137,607

292,519

137,607

Trade creditors

 

1,310,638

1,200,873

1,270,614

1,124,223

Amounts due to related parties

27

325,567

330,295

322,447

327,175

Social security and other taxes

 

272,027

211,878

268,893

204,795

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

16,959

8,676

16,030

7,915

Other payables

 

16,505

45,469

15,865

44,829

Accruals

 

65,534

57,644

54,404

40,340

 

2,299,749

1,992,442

2,240,772

1,886,884

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

22

810,014

864,668

810,014

864,668

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

19

Provisions for liabilities

Group

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

358,136

358,136

Additional provisions

77,507

77,507

At 31 December 2024

435,643

435,643

The deferred tax provision relates to differences between accumulated depreciation and capital allowances. The net deferred tax liability expected to reverse in 2024 is £52,100, relating to the reversal of existing timing differences on capital allowances.

Company

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

277,583

277,583

Additional provisions

49,019

49,019

At 31 December 2024

326,602

326,602

20

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the group to the scheme and amounted to £41,719 (2023 - £39,547).

Contributions totalling £16,959 (2023 - £8,676) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

21

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

Ordinary A shares of £0.10 each

20,600

2,060

20,600

2,060

21,800

3,260

21,800

3,260

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Rights, preferences and restrictions

Ordinary shares have the following rights, preferences and restrictions:
Ordinary shares have full voting rights and rights to dividends and assets upon a winding up.

Ordinary A shares have the following rights, preferences and restrictions:
Ordinary A shares have rights to dividends but no voting rights and no rights to assets upon a winding up.

22

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

 

Group

Company

2024
£

2023
£

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

733,540

819,089

733,540

819,089

Hire purchase contracts

76,474

45,579

76,474

45,579

810,014

864,668

810,014

864,668

Current loans and borrowings

 

Group

Company

2024
£

2023
£

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

158,265

137,607

158,265

137,607

Bank overdrafts

134,254

-

134,254

-

292,519

137,607

292,519

137,607

Group

Bank borrowings

The bank loan bears interest at 1.9% above the bank base rate and matures in 2032.

The bank borrowings are secured by a fixed charge over the freehold property and a guarantee for £150,000 by two directors of the company.

Included in the loans and borrowings are the following amounts due after more than five years:

2024
£

2023
£

After more than five years by instalments

286,765

372,313

286,765

372,313

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

23

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Group

Finance leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Not later than one year

46,570

25,913

Later than one year and not later than five years

76,474

45,579

123,044

71,492

Company

Finance leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Not later than one year

46,570

25,913

Later than one year and not later than five years

76,474

45,579

123,044

71,492

24

Dividends

2024
£

2023
£

Interim dividends paid

84,000

84,000

 

 

25

Contingent liabilities

Group

The subsidiary's banking arrangements are conducted through the parent company bank accounts, as such the subsidiary's assets also secure any credit arrangements entered into by the parent company.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

26

Analysis of changes in net debt

Group

At 1 January 2024
£

Financing cash flows
£

New finance leases
£

At 31 December 2024
£

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash

211,211

(204,386)

-

6,825

Overdrafts

-

(134,254)

-

(134,254)

211,211

(338,640)

-

(127,429)

Borrowings

Long term borrowings

(930,783)

85,549

-

(845,234)

Lease liabilities

(71,492)

31,078

(82,630)

(123,044)

(1,002,275)

116,627

(82,630)

(968,278)

 

(791,064)

(222,013)

(82,630)

(1,095,707)

Company

At 1 January 2024
£

Financing cash flows
£

New finance leases
£

At 31 December 2024
£

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash

211,123

(204,385)

-

6,738

Overdrafts

-

(134,253)

-

(134,253)

211,123

(338,638)

-

(127,515)

Borrowings

Long term borrowings

(930,783)

85,549

-

(845,234)

Lease liabilities

(71,492)

31,078

(82,630)

(123,044)

(1,002,275)

116,627

(82,630)

(968,278)

 

(791,152)

(222,011)

(82,630)

(1,095,793)

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

27

Related party transactions

Group

Transactions between group companies, which are related parties, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.

Other transactions with directors

During the year the directors operated directors' loan accounts. Repayments made by the directors in the year totalled £4,728 (2023: £20,607). At the balance sheet date the amount owed to the directors by the company was £325,567 (2023: £330,295). The loans are repayable on demand, unsecured and free of interest.

Company

Other transactions with directors

During the year the directors operated directors' loan accounts. Repayments made by the directors in the year totalled £4,728 (2023: £16,247). At the balance sheet date the amount owed to the directors by the company was £322,447 (2023: £327,175). The loans are repayable on demand, unsecured and free of interest.

Summary of transactions with subsidiaries

The company has intercompany balances relating to transactions with its subsidiary as set out in note 16. The debtors relate to loans repayable on demand, unsecured and free of interest.

Management charges were payable in the year totalling £168,000 (2023: £168,000) for parent company administration that has been undertaken by the subsidiary. Purchases of goods in the year from the subsidiary totalled £341,396 (2023: £282,235).

28

Financial instruments

Group

Categorisation of financial instruments

2024
 £

2023
 £

Financial assets measured at amortised cost

233,950

318,649

Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost

2,768,195

2,857,110

Company

Categorisation of financial instruments

2024
 £

2023
 £

Financial assets measured at amortised cost

417,572

353,427

Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost

3,034,785

2,126,498

Financial assets measured at amortised cost comprise of trade debtors, other debtors, cash at bank and in hand and accrued income.

Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost comprise of trade creditors, accruals, other creditors, bank loans, bank overdrafts and hire purchase contracts.

 

B.E. Enterprises Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

29

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The ultimate controlling party is the directors.