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Company Registration number: 05760193

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2 to 3

Directors' Report

4

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

5

Independent Auditor's Report

6 to 9

Profit and Loss Account

10

Balance Sheet

11

Statement of Changes in Equity

12

Notes to the Financial Statements

13 to 27

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Company Information

Directors

J H Hammond

J Proctor

Registered office

Dartington Crystal Town Park
School Lane
Torrington
Devon
EX38 7AN

Auditors

Albert Goodman LLP Goodwood House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is the manufacture and distribution of fine crystal, glass stemware, giftware and ceramics under the brands of Dartington Crystal, Royal Brierley Crystal, Caithness Glass and John Beswick.

Fair review of the business

During 2024 the company maintained its level of turnover, despite the continued pressures placed on households and businesses alike. We saw a significant reduction within our key accounts of luxury spirit producers and an increase in orders within our wine related market.

As a result of economic pressures and managerial inefficiencies, our operating profit experienced a decline. This fell from a profit of £156k to a loss of £717k.

We have continued with our investment into electric furnaces and overcome some of the technological challenges, but this remains a focus point within production.

The company remains the UK’s only large-scale producer of crystal and glass and continues to operate from its manufacturing facilities in Torrington, North Devon and Crieff, Central Scotland. We are delighted that Royal Brierly Crystal retains its Royal Warrants and continues to hold a royal warrant from His Majesty the King.

Future developments

In 2025, we continued to invest in electric furnace technology, supporting reductions in our carbon footprint and enabling the exploration of additional sustainability benefits. The business has implemented ongoing cost reviews to strengthen financial discipline and reduce overspending. A new on-site management team has been appointed to oversee this work and implement effective cost-control measures.

Our shareholders have provided sustained investment, supplying additional finance to support the development of our site and production infrastructure.

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Principal risks and uncertainties

The highly specialised skill sets of the production workers always remain a dependency, particularly in glass blowing, however on-going training and staff retention remain at the forefront of the Company’s policies to ensure that the skill levels throughout the business continue to be retained and improved.

Our diverse customer base, comprising of both individual consumers and retail partners, continues to be influenced by broader economic conditions. We remain confident that the strength of our established brands, combined with ongoing investment in new processes, will support the continued expansion of our customer base and drive growth in revenue and profitability.

Approved by the Board on 15 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:


J H Hammond
Director

   
 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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

Directors of the company

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

J H Hammond (appointed 27 August 2024)

A Ramsay (ceased 26 September 2024)

J Paveley (ceased 27 August 2024)

J Proctor (appointed 27 August 2024)

Financial instruments

Objectives and policies

The company’s principal financial instruments at the year-end comprise bank balances, trade creditors and debtors and loans to group companies. The main purpose of these instruments is to provide finance for the company’s operations and growth. The company's approach to managing risks applicable to the financial instruments is detailed below.

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

Trade debtors are managed in respect of credit and cashflow with policies in place for credit offered to customers and regular monitoring of amounts outstanding. The company closely monitors and forecasts its cash flow so that availability of funds is managed within the finance available to the company and its parent company.

Future Developments

The future developments of the business are included within the strategic report.

Disclosure of information to the auditors

Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.

Reappointment of auditors

The auditors Albert Goodman LLP are deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved by the Board on 15 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:


J H Hammond
Director

   
 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable United Kingdom 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.

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its 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 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 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

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.

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.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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, 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 Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page 5, 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.

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Dartington Crystal (Torrington) 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.

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:

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:

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, 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 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:

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;

enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and

reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators including the Health and Safety Executive, 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.

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.





Neil Johnston (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Albert Goodman LLP, Statutory Auditor

Goodwood House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX

23 December 2025

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

Profit and Loss Account
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Turnover

3

8,478,313

8,573,911

Cost of sales

 

(5,574,485)

(5,134,018)

Gross profit

 

2,903,828

3,439,893

Administrative expenses

 

(3,621,302)

(3,283,670)

Operating (loss)/profit

4

(717,474)

156,223

Interest payable and similar charges

5

(69,530)

(49,055)

(Loss)/profit before tax

 

(787,004)

107,168

Taxation

9

-

(24,045)

(Loss)/profit for the financial year

 

(787,004)

83,123

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

The company has no other comprehensive income in either period.

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

(Registration number: 05760193)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

10

522,756

351,691

Current assets

 

Stocks

12

1,285,103

1,628,433

Debtors

13

2,302,927

2,736,884

Cash at bank and in hand

 

200,637

144,007

 

3,788,667

4,509,324

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

15

(2,249,714)

(2,178,494)

Net current assets

 

1,538,953

2,330,830

Total assets less current liabilities

 

2,061,709

2,682,521

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

15

(234,338)

(68,146)

Provisions for liabilities

16

(66,256)

(66,256)

Net assets

 

1,761,115

2,548,119

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

221,140

221,140

Capital redemption reserve

157,038

157,038

Retained earnings

1,382,937

2,169,941

Shareholders' funds

 

1,761,115

2,548,119

Approved and authorised by the Board on 15 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 


J H Hammond
Director

   
 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

Share capital
£

Capital redemption reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

221,140

157,038

2,169,941

2,548,119

Loss for the year

-

-

(787,004)

(787,004)

At 31 December 2024

221,140

157,038

1,382,937

1,761,115

Share capital
£

Capital redemption reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2023

221,140

157,038

2,086,818

2,464,996

Profit for the year

-

-

83,123

83,123

At 31 December 2023

221,140

157,038

2,169,941

2,548,119

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) 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.

The address of its registered office is:
Dartington Crystal Town Park
School Lane
Torrington
Devon
EX38 7AN

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.

The company has used £ Sterling as its presentational currency.

Summary of disclosure exemptions

The entity has opted to take the exemption from preparing a statement of cash flows, net debt reconciliation, and from all disclosure requirements of Section 11, 'Basic financial Instruments' and Section 12, 'Other Financial Instruments Issues', where the equivalent disclosures are included in the consolidated financial statements of the group in which the entity is consolidated

The company has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS102 1.12(c) from disclosing transactions with the other members of the group.

Name of parent of group

These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Dartington Crystal Group Limited.

The financial statements of Dartington Crystal Group Limited may be obtained from Linden Close, Torrington, EX38 7AN.

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

Going concern

The company saw a reduction in both turnover and profitability in the year to December 2024 and there have been a number of contributing factors to these reductions. The level of orders from some of our key customers reduced in certain markets during 2024, however, it increased in other markets. There has been a continuation of investment into the new electric furnaces and have overcome some of the technological challenges along the way.
Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited achieved pre-tax loss of £787,004 in the year to 31 December 2024 and the directors expect the results for the year ended 2025 to be a similar loss. Forecasts for 2026 show a reduction in turnover but an increase in profitability.

The improvement in profitability that is expected is based on the on-going cost reviews to strengthen cost-control, anticipated production gains following the implementation of the new furnaces and the return of consistent demand from wholesale customers.

Whilst some orders are received in advance most sales orders are received with short term delivery requirements and so there is no certainty of the turnover levels that will be achieved over the next 12 months.

The directors have prepared forecasts which demonstrate that the group can continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the approval of these financial statements.

The directors are confident that the steps necessary to achieve the forecast are being taken. The directors fully expect that the company will be able to obtain further funding should it be required if cash generated from operations is below requirements.

Taking the factors mentioned above into account, the directors consider that the company will have adequate resources to continue in operation for a period of at least 12 months from the approval of these financial statements and therefore they have adopted the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities as at the balance sheet date and the amounts reported for revenues and expenses during the year. However, the nature of estimation means that actual outcomes could differ from those estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Any revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision only affects that period. If the revision affects both current and future periods then it is recognised in both the current and future periods.

The key estimates in the accounts relate to the cost of stock manufactured in house. The costs are based on the time and materials expected to be used on each product line together with a proportion of production overheads.

Turnover recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the Company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the company.

The company recognises revenue for wholesale sales when goods are despatched to customers and for retail sales at the point of sale.

Government grants

Income from government grants is recognised when the company has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the initial transaction dates.

Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, 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 company operates and generates taxable income.

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

Deferred tax is recognised on timing differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions for liabilities on the balance sheet.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and 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

Short leasehold land and buildings

over the term of the lease straight line

Plant and machinery

over 2 - 10 years straight line

Furniture, fittings and equipment

over 3 - 10 years straight line

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.

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.

Debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debtors.

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using a weighted average method.

The cost of finished goods, raw materials and consumables 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. 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.

Creditors

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

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and 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 company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Reserves
The profit and loss account reserves includes all current and prior period profit and losses.

The capital redemption reserve records the nominal value of shares repurchased by the company.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company's shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) 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.

Defined contribution pension obligation

The company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payments obligations.

The contributions are recognised as an expense in the profit and loss account when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the company in independently administered funds.

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.

3

Turnover

The analysis of the company's turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Wholesale of goods

7,285,806

7,317,070

Retail sale of goods

1,192,507

1,256,841

8,478,313

8,573,911

The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year by market is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

UK

7,238,838

7,651,793

Rest of world

1,239,475

922,118

8,478,313

8,573,911

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

4

Operating (loss)/profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting):

2024
 £

2023
 £

Depreciation expense

116,207

91,352

Foreign exchange losses

31,502

25,333

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

1,800

-

5

Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
£

2023
£

Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings

50,550

44,077

Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

3,000

2,485

Interest expense on other finance liabilities

15,980

2,493

69,530

49,055

6

Staff costs

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

2024
£

2023
£

Wages and salaries

2,629,076

2,667,398

Social security costs

231,576

234,039

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

68,408

81,408

Other employee expense

19,984

37,201

2,949,044

3,020,046

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

2024
No.

2023
No.

Production

44

45

Administration and support

28

34

Sales

40

38

112

117

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

7

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Remuneration

99,076

124,000

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

9,647

19,702

108,723

143,702

During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits and share incentives was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Accruing benefits under money purchase pension scheme

2

1

8

Auditors' remuneration

2024
£

2023
£

Audit of the financial statements

22,000

20,000


 

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

9

Taxation

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

2024
£

2023
£

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

-

24,045

The tax on profit before tax for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2023 - 23.52%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
£

2023
£

(Loss)/profit before tax

(787,004)

107,168

Corporation tax at standard rate

(196,751)

25,206

Decrease in UK and foreign current tax from adjustment for prior periods

-

(8,506)

Tax increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

14,489

528

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

5,000

6,628

Increase from tax losses for which no deferred tax asset was recognised

174,417

-

Tax decrease arising from group relief

-

(1,737)

Deferred tax expense relating to changes in tax rates or laws

-

1,926

Total tax (credit)/charge

(2,845)

24,045

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

10

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Plant and machinery
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

57,464

829,015

1,004,846

1,891,325

Additions

-

3,703

285,369

289,072

Disposals

-

(481,725)

(707,000)

(1,188,725)

At 31 December 2024

57,464

350,993

583,215

991,672

Depreciation

At 1 January 2024

26,639

700,634

812,361

1,539,634

Charge for the year

4,323

52,023

59,861

116,207

Eliminated on disposal

-

(480,657)

(706,268)

(1,186,925)

At 31 December 2024

30,962

272,000

165,954

468,916

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

26,502

78,993

417,261

522,756

At 31 December 2023

30,825

128,381

192,485

351,691

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £26,502 (2023 - £30,825) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
 

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

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
£

Plant and machinery

97,551

109,377

   

11

Investments

Subsidiaries

£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024

1

Provision

At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024

1

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

-

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company 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

Beswick Limited

Linden Close, Torrington, Devon EX38 7AN

Ordinary

100%

100%

 

     

Dartington Glass Limited

Linden Close, Torrington, Devon EX38 7AN

Ordinary

100%

100%

 

     

Dartington Crystal Limited

Linden Close, Torrington, Devon EX38 7AN

Ordinary

100%

100%

 

     

Subsidiary undertakings

Beswick Limited

The principal activity of Beswick Limited is holding trademarks and similar items for use within the group.

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

Dartington Glass Limited

The principal activity of Dartington Glass Limited is that of a dormant company.

Dartington Crystal Limited

The principal activity of Dartington Crystal Limited is that of a dormant company.

12

Stocks

2024
£

2023
£

Raw materials and consumables

277,538

428,447

Finished goods and goods for resale

1,007,565

1,199,986

1,285,103

1,628,433

13

Debtors

Current

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

906,718

1,047,494

Amounts owed by related parties

1,211,082

1,361,082

Other debtors

20,892

1,080

Prepayments

164,235

327,228

 

2,302,927

2,736,884

Intercompany balances, included within amounts owed to related parties, are interest free and repayable on demand.

14

Cash and cash equivalents

2024
£

2023
£

Cash on hand

4,231

4,743

Cash at bank

196,406

139,264

200,637

144,007

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

15

Creditors

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

17

23,649

18,946

Trade creditors

 

926,178

874,998

Social security and other taxes

 

466,238

349,659

Other creditors

 

618,561

545,329

Accrued expenses

 

215,088

355,140

Deferred income

 

-

34,422

 

2,249,714

2,178,494

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

17

49,289

68,146

Other non-current financial liabilities

 

185,049

-

 

234,338

68,146

16

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

66,256

66,256

At 31 December 2024

66,256

66,256

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities:

2024

Asset
£

Liability
£

Accelerated capital allowances

-

66,254

2023

Asset
£

Liability
£

Accelerated capital allowances

-

66,254

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

17

Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Hire purchase contracts

23,649

18,946

Non-current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Hire purchase contracts

49,289

68,146

These borrowings are secured on the assets to which they relate.

18

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary Shares of £0.50 each

402,074

201,037.00

402,074

201,037.00

'B' Ordinary Shares of £0.50 each

32,906

16,453.00

32,906

16,453.00

'C' Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each

73,000

3,650.00

73,000

3,650.00

507,980

221,140.00

507,980

221,140.00

The different classes of shares have varying dividend, voting and rights to capital on winding up. All ordinary shares are owned by Dartington Crystal Holdings Limited and therefore the varying rights have no effect. Full details can be found in the company's Articles of Association, which are filed at Companies House.

 

Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Limited

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

19

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Not later than one year

269,118

269,230

Later than one year and not later than five years

786,454

857,159

Later than five years

458,796

657,209

1,514,368

1,783,598

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £331,428 (2023 - £271,498).

20

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £68,408 (2023 - £81,408).

Contributions totalling £11,448 (2023 - £16,934) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

21

Related party transactions

Key management personnel
The only key management personnel are the directors. The aggregate compensation paid to them is the amount shown in note 7, Directors Remuneration

Summary of transactions with parent

The company has taken advantage of the exemption provided from disclosing transactions with other group companies as the company is wholly owned by its parent, Dartington Crystal (Holdings) Limited.

22

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is Dartington Crystal Holdings Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.