Company registration number 02721319 (England and Wales)
THE FRESH PRODUCE CONSORTIUM (UK)
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
THE FRESH PRODUCE CONSORTIUM (UK)
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
CONTENTS
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Balance sheet
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Notes to the financial statements
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THE FRESH PRODUCE CONSORTIUM (UK)
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
261,897
264,820
Current assets
Debtors
5
86,750
25,667
Cash at bank and in hand
482,372
436,480
569,122
462,147
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(119,708)
(57,885)
Net current assets
449,414
404,262
Total assets less current liabilities
711,311
669,082
Reserves
Income and expenditure account
711,311
669,082
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income and expenditure account within the financial statements.true
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 19 September 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
A Forrester
M Parr
Director
Director
Company Registration No. 02721319
THE FRESH PRODUCE CONSORTIUM (UK)
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
The Fresh Produce Consortium (UK) is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Minerva House, Minerva Business Park, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 6FT.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Income and expenditure
Income and expenses are included in the financial statements as they become receivable or due.
Income represents net amounts receivable during the year in respect of subscriptions and consortium activities.
1.3
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Land and buildings Freehold
2% per annum on buildings
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
25% straight line
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to surplus or deficit.
The company rents out excess space to a third party and receives rental income. However as the fair value of the investment property component cannot be measured reliably the entire property is accounted for as property, plant and equipment in accordance with FRS 102 paragraph 16.4.
1.4
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
1.5
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts.
THE FRESH PRODUCE CONSORTIUM (UK)
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial assets and liabilities
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the profit and loss account in other administrative expenses.
1.7
Taxation
The company trades as a mutual enterprise and as such is only subject to taxation on surpluses generated from any non-member trading and investment income. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
1.8
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
1.9
Retirement benefits
The company contributes to independently administered pension funds on the behalf of its employees.
1.10
Leases
Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight line basis over the lease term.
2
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 amount 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 where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
13
12
THE FRESH PRODUCE CONSORTIUM (UK)
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings
Plant and machinery etc
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024
274,748
318,589
593,337
Additions
15,163
15,163
At 31 December 2024
274,748
333,752
608,500
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2024
38,530
289,987
328,517
Depreciation charged in the year
3,995
14,091
18,086
At 31 December 2024
42,525
304,078
346,603
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
232,223
29,674
261,897
At 31 December 2023
236,218
28,602
264,820
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Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
55,836
5,272
Other debtors
5,316
1,029
Prepayments and accrued income
25,598
19,366
86,750
25,667
6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Payments received on account
18,506
2,846
Trade creditors
9,528
10,493
Taxation and social security
11,362
14,280
Deferred income
9,429
Other creditors
27,609
21,937
Accruals and deferred income
43,274
8,329
119,708
57,885
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Members' liability
The company is limited by guarantee, not having a share capital and consequently the liability of members is limited, subject to an undertaking by each member to contribute to the net assets or liabilities of the company on winding up such amounts as may be required not exceeding £1.
THE FRESH PRODUCE CONSORTIUM (UK)
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Audit report information
As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006:
The auditor's report was unqualified and dated 29 September 2025.
The senior statutory auditor was Kerry Hilliard ACA FCCA CTA.
The auditor was Price Bailey LLP.
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Related party transactions
Some of the directors of the company are also directors of members organisations paying dues which are reflected as income of the company. This reflects the nature of the company, which acts in the interests of the fresh produce industry and is therefore funded by, and managed by, representatives of organisations with an interest in the fresh produce industry as a whole.