FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
12258422 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 April 2024

End date: 31 March 2025

FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Directors' report period ended 31 March 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 March 2025

Principal activities of the company

The principal activity of the company was that of a food and drink association.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

Ian Pilkington
Christopher Jewitt
Desmond Kennedy
Dan Prince
Susan Justice
Kellie Campbell
Kieran McBride
Dot Smith
Ian Wright


The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 April 2024 to 19 March 2025

Nicola Reeder


The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
20 October 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Ian Pilkington
Status: Director

FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024


£

£
Turnover: 126,410 162,640
Cost of sales: ( 62,236 ) ( 102,125 )
Gross profit(or loss): 64,174 60,515
Distribution costs: 0 0
Administrative expenses: ( 70,454 ) ( 61,471 )
Operating profit(or loss): (6,280) (956)
Interest payable and similar charges: ( 89 ) ( 81 )
Profit(or loss) before tax: (6,369) (1,037)
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: (6,369) (1,037)

FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Balance sheet

As at 31 March 2025

Notes 2025 2024


£

£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets:   0 0
Tangible assets: 3 0 2,100
Investments:   0 0
Total fixed assets: 0 2,100
Current assets
Stocks:   0 0
Debtors: 4 11,146 17,824
Cash at bank and in hand: 19,830 22,507
Investments:   0 0
Total current assets: 30,976 40,331
Prepayments and accrued income: 898 1,487
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 5 ( 22,593 ) ( 28,411 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 9,281 13,407
Total assets less current liabilities: 9,281 15,507
Provision for liabilities: ( 399 )
Accruals and deferred income: ( 773 ) ( 750 )
Total net assets (liabilities): 8,508 14,358
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 8,508 14,358
Total members' funds: 8,508 14,358

The notes form part of these financial statements

FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 20 October 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Ian Pilkington
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    Income is included in the financial statements as they become receivable or due.

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    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: Fixtures and fittings 20% straight line Computers 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.

    Other accounting policies

    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, [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 Income and expenditure Income and expenses are included in the financial statements as they become receivable or due. Expenses include VAT where applicable as the company cannot reclaim it. 1.3 Research and development expenditure Research expenditure is written off against profits in the year in which it is incurred. Identifiable development expenditure is capitalised to the extent that the technical, commercial and financial feasibility can be demonstrated. 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. 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: Fixtures and fittings 20% straight line Computers 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. 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 surplus or deficit, 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 surplus or deficit, 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 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. 1.7 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. Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with 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. 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. 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. 1.8 Taxation The company is exempt from corporation tax, it being a company not carrying on a business for the purposes of making a profit. 1.9 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. The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received. Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits. 1.10 Leases As lessee 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. 1.11 Foreign exchange Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss

FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

  • 2. Employees

    2025 2024
    Average number of employees during the period 10 10

FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 April 2024 5,418 426 5,844
Additions
Disposals ( 5,306 ) ( 426 ) ( 5,732 )
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 March 2025 112 0 112
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024 3,483 261 3,744
Charge for year 32 32
On disposals ( 3,403 ) ( 261 ) ( 3,664 )
Other adjustments
At 31 March 2025 112 0 112
Net book value
At 31 March 2025 0 0 0
At 31 March 2024 1,935 165 2,100

FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

4. Debtors

2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 11,146 17,824
Total 11,146 17,824

FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2025 2024
£ £
Trade creditors 16,319 21,402
Taxation and social security 2,530 4,513
Other creditors 3,744 2,496
Total 22,593 28,411

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Company Number: 12258422 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 March 2025

Company activities and impact

FADNE’s activities in year ending 31/3/25 focused largely on business support, providing a mix of training programs, interventions, events and membership services to the food and drink community across the region. Examples of work undertaken include running training programs in both face to face (Durham Productivity program) and hybrid (Beyond the Kitchen Table in Sunderland area) formats. Additional activity included running the annual Expo event, along with 4 of our Room With A View networking events, which proved insightful, thought provoking and popular. The expertise within our network was also engaged to provide advice and support via various funded programs in the region, partnering with organisations such as RTC North, Northumberland Small Business Service to offer consultancy advice in times when businesses are under pressure and costs are rising.

Consultation with stakeholders

One specific project was started with direct consultation, as FADNE were engaged by NCC to review the “Produced in Northumberland” scheme and make some recommendations on it’s shape and form in the future. As a result, a new schme (Taste of Northumberland) is likely tio launch in October 2025, with a focus on consumer messaging around the county’s food and drink story.

Directors' remuneration

No direct remuneration was received by directors – they operate on a basis of booking time to projects and receiving consultancy fees.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
7 October 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Ian Pilkington
Status: Director