Company Registration No. 10291211 (England and Wales)
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Affinia
19th Floor
1 Westfield Avenue
Stratford
London
E20 1HZ
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
W H Porter
S A Housecroft
Company number
10291211
Registered office
95 Camberwell Station Road
London
SE5 9JJ
Auditor
Affinia (Stratford)
19th Floor
1 Westfield Avenue
Stratford
London
E20 1HZ
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2
Directors' responsibilities statement
3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 7
Profit and loss account
8
Balance sheet
9
Statement of changes in equity
10
Statement of cash flows
11
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 21
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Review of the business
Sunmagic Juices Limited is a leading producer of fruit and vegetable juices in the United Kingdom and has delivered a successful year despite ongoing upward cost pressures. The company continues to hold a strong position in its chosen market sectors, which remain highly competitive.
The programme of investment in infrastructure, capability and efficiency continued in 2024, and will develop the business further for future growth and profitability. As anticipated, the company has continued to grow in sales turnover and maintain gross profitability, and the directors believe that the company can look forward to the future with confidence.
Turnover for the year was £77.3m (2023: £73.2m) which represents an increase in sales of 5.6%. Gross profit for the year was £19.2m (2023: £18.0m) which shows a gross profit percentage of 24.9% (2023: 24.5%). Profit before tax for the year was £847k (2023: £805k) which represents a net profit percentage of 5.2% (2023: 1.1%). We anticipate growth in sales and profit to continue, with a strong focus on key performance indicators to drive results.
Principal risks and uncertainties
Risks management and financial instrument Exchange rate risk: The company is exposed to exchange rate risk as some of the main suppliers are based overseas and some supply is denominated in foreign currency.
Transactions of a foreign currency nature are dealt with at spot rates and any profit or loss arising is allocated to the profit and loss. The company protects its exposure to volatility in the value of the pound by entering into forward contracts.
Credit risk: The company does not carry any credit risk insurance cover on its customers. The company enforces adherence to agreed credit terms rigidly. Internal control: The directors are responsible for maintaining a sound system of internal control.
Other key performance indicators: Customer service levels remained in excess of 99% and this is a key measurement within the business.
Outlook: The company continues to navigate the challenges of inflationary cost pressures and selling price pressure, alongside an uncertain global economic environment successfully. The directors remain confident that company will sustain growth and manage these challenges and Sunmagic Juices remains committed to investing in its facilities, equipment, and staff development to strengthen its long-term position.
S A Housecroft
Director
29 September 2025
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of manufacture of other food products.
Results and dividends
The results for the year are set out on page 8.
No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.
Directors
The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
W H Porter
S A Housecroft
Energy and carbon report
We have followed the 2019 HM Government Environmental Reporting Guidelines. We have also used the GHG Reporting Protocol – Corporate Standard and have used the 2020 UK Government’s Conversion Factors for Company Reporting.
We are actively looking at ways to reduce our energy consumption as can be seen in the results to date.
Energy consumption - Aggregate of energy consumption 10,799,540 kWh (2023: 10,940,230 kWh)
Emissions of CO2 metric tonnes:
Direct emissions 3,500 (2023 3,476)
Indirect emissions 2,549 (2024 2,516)
Statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.
On behalf of the board
S A Housecroft
Director
29 September 2025
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The directors are responsible 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:
select suitable accounting policies and then 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 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.
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Sunmagic Juices Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the profit and loss account, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including 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.
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's 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 financial statements are 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.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. 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. 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 course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the 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 or the directors' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, 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.
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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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.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud
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:
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 retail, food service and catering 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 Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data protection, anti-bribery, environmental and health and safety legislation;
We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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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 is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's 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.
Mark Middleton (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Affinia (Stratford), Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
19th Floor
1 Westfield Avenue
Stratford
London
E20 1HZ
29 September 2025
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
77,257,797
73,255,886
Cost of sales
(58,052,912)
(55,273,107)
Gross profit
19,204,885
17,982,779
Distribution costs
(3,590,342)
(3,588,752)
Administrative expenses
(14,698,520)
(13,544,541)
Other operating income
15,549
25,409
Operating profit
4
931,572
874,895
Interest payable and similar expenses
7
(84,453)
(69,430)
Profit before taxation
847,119
805,465
Tax on profit
8
(450,744)
Profit for the financial year
847,119
354,721
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
9
11,659,880
12,640,464
Current assets
Stocks
10
5,170,117
5,516,453
Debtors
11
23,319,172
39,659,115
Cash at bank and in hand
2,607,398
217,854
31,096,687
45,393,422
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
12
(23,808,116)
(38,732,554)
Net current assets
7,288,571
6,660,868
Total assets less current liabilities
18,948,451
19,301,332
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
13
(1,330,000)
(2,530,000)
Net assets
17,618,451
16,771,332
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
14
1
1
Capital redemption reserve
13,237,277
13,237,277
Profit and loss reserves
4,381,173
3,534,054
Total equity
17,618,451
16,771,332
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 29 September 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
S A Housecroft
Director
Company registration number 10291211 (England and Wales)
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Share capital
Capital redemption reserve
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2023
1
13,237,277
3,179,333
16,416,611
Year ended 31 December 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
-
354,721
354,721
Balance at 31 December 2023
1
13,237,277
3,534,054
16,771,332
Year ended 31 December 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
-
847,119
847,119
Balance at 31 December 2024
1
13,237,277
4,381,173
17,618,451
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
4,093,575
868,526
Interest received
(69,430)
Interest paid
(84,453)
Income taxes paid
(44,624)
(183,134)
Net cash inflow from operating activities
3,964,498
615,962
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(974,954)
(1,040,702)
Net cash used in investing activities
(974,954)
(1,040,702)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings
130,000
Repayment of bank loans
(600,000)
Net cash (used in)/generated from financing activities
(600,000)
130,000
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
2,389,544
(294,740)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
217,854
512,594
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
2,607,398
217,854
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Sunmagic Juices Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 95 Camberwell Station Road, London, SE5 9JJ.
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.
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, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Going concern
Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Turnover
Revenue comprises sales of goods or services provided to customers net of value added tax and other sales taxes, less an appropriate deduction for actual and expected returns and discounts. Revenue is recognised when performance obligations are satisfied and the control of goods or services is transferred to the buyer. Where the performance obligation is satisfied over time, revenue is recognised in accordance with its progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation.
When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the promised consideration is adjusted for the effects of the time value of money, which is recognised as interest income.
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
Revenue from contracts for the provision of professional services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion when the stage of completion, costs incurred and costs to complete can be estimated reliably. The stage of completion is calculated by comparing costs incurred, mainly in relation to contractual hourly staff rates and materials, as a proportion of total costs. Where the outcome cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised that are recoverable.
1.4
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. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity, except to the extent it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset previously recognised in profit or loss. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other comprehensive income to the extent of any previously recognised revaluation increase accumulated in equity in respect of that asset. Where a revaluation decrease exceeds the accumulated revaluation gains accumulated in equity in respect of that asset, the excess shall be recognised in profit or loss.
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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:
Freehold land and buildings
33 years
Plant and equipment
20% 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 profit or loss.
1.5
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). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.6
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 cost and replacement cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential.
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.
1.7
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. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.8
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Where investments in non-convertible preference shares and non-puttable ordinary shares or preference shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.
Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in profit or loss, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.
Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately. For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics. Any reversals of impairment are recognised in profit or loss immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method 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. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Other financial assets
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.
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. 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.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, 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 payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts 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 creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Other financial liabilities
Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.9
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.10
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.11
Leases
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
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.
1.12
Foreign exchange
Foreign currency transactions are initially recorded in the functional currency, by applying the spot exchange rate as at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rate ruling at the reporting date, with any gains or losses being taken to the profit and loss account.
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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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
Turnover and other revenue
2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Sale of goods
77,257,797
73,255,886
2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
United Kingdom
77,257,797
71,974,131
Europe
-
1,281,755
77,257,797
73,255,886
2024
2023
£
£
Other revenue
Other operating income
15,049
22,520
4
Operating profit
2024
2023
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange losses/(gains)
25,809
(66,381)
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
1,955,538
2,676,620
Operating lease charges
137,299
39,000
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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5
Auditor's remuneration
2024
2023
Fees payable to the company's auditor and associates:
£
£
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the company
17,700
19,450
For other services
Audit-related assurance services
800
All other non-audit services
2,500
3,300
-
6
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
192
134
26
26
12
12
Total
230
172
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
7,495,453
6,816,528
Social security costs
783,863
613,483
Pension costs
108,879
118,799
8,388,195
7,548,810
7
Interest payable and similar expenses
2024
2023
£
£
Interest on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost:
Interest on bank overdrafts and loans
84,600
63,450
Other finance costs:
Interest on finance leases and hire purchase contracts
765
1,349
Other interest
(912)
4,631
84,453
69,430
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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8
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
450,744
The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
Profit before taxation
847,119
805,465
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2023: 23.52%)
211,780
189,450
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
355
25
Unutilised tax losses carried forward
(338,965)
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
(362,055)
Depreciation on assets not qualifying for tax allowances
488,885
261,269
Taxation charge for the year
-
450,744
9
Tangible fixed assets
Freehold land and buildings
Plant and equipment
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024
10,011,875
18,974,477
28,986,352
Additions
6,501
968,453
974,954
At 31 December 2024
10,018,376
19,942,930
29,961,306
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2024
2,870,433
13,475,455
16,345,888
Depreciation charged in the year
842,452
1,113,086
1,955,538
At 31 December 2024
3,712,885
14,588,541
18,301,426
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
6,305,491
5,354,389
11,659,880
At 31 December 2023
7,141,442
5,499,022
12,640,464
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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10
Stocks
2024
2023
£
£
Raw materials and consumables
2,974,223
3,579,188
Work in progress
2,946
10,266
Finished goods and goods for resale
2,192,948
1,926,999
5,170,117
5,516,453
11
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
12,243,085
12,028,285
Amounts owed by group undertakings
10,215,442
14,342,025
Other debtors
491,330
12,667,114
Prepayments and accrued income
369,315
621,691
23,319,172
39,659,115
12
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Bank loans
600,000
Trade creditors
6,704,516
7,548,244
Amounts owed to group undertakings
2,019,303
23,659,639
Corporation tax
406,238
450,862
Other taxation and social security
1,760,665
183,275
Other creditors
141,260
247,502
Accruals and deferred income
12,176,134
6,643,032
23,808,116
38,732,554
13
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
1,330,000
2,530,000
14
Share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
1
1
1
1
SUNMAGIC JUICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Related party transactions
At 31 December 2024 there was a balance owed to Sunmagic Juices Limited from Multiple Marketing Limited of £1,418,202 (2023: £16,938,376). The transactions and balance with Multiple Marketing Limited has arisen from sales and purchases with the company under the normal course of business. During the year the Company made purchases from Multiple Marketing of £200,749 (2023: £343,555). The Company made sales to Multiple Marketing of £10,223,677(£8,317,253). Multiple Marketing is the parent company of Sunmagic Juices Limited by way of its 100% shareholding in the company.
At 31 December 2024 there was a balance owed to Sunmagic Juices Limited from Fruitapeel (Juice) Limited of £10,215,442 (2023: £13,421,620). During the year the value of purchases from Fruitapeel (Juice) Ltd was £1,160,000 (2023: £1,887,524). A director of Sunmagic Juices Limited is also a director of Fruitapeel (Juice) Limited.
At 31 December 2024 there was a balance due from Sunmagic Juices Limited to R.M.Curtis & Co.,Limted of £2,019,303 (2023: £23,659,639). The transactions and balance with R.M.Curtis & Co.,Limited have arisen from purchases on behalf of the company under the normal course of business. A director of Sunmagic Juices Limited is also a director of R.M.Curtis & Co. Limited, and both companies have the same ultimate controlling party.
16
Ultimate controlling party
The company was under the control of its parent company, Multiple Marketing Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales, from September 2017 to date.
17
Analysis of changes in net funds/(debt)
1 January 2024
Cash flows
31 December 2024
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
217,854
2,389,544
2,607,398
Borrowings excluding overdrafts
(2,530,000)
600,000
(1,930,000)
(2,312,146)
2,989,544
677,398
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