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Registration number: 8497461

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

 

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Financial Statements

4 to 11

 

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr D J James

Mr R H James

Mrs M D James

Registered office

Llys Deri
Parc Pensarn
Carmarthen
SA31 2NF

 

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

(Registration number: 8497461)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

5

7,749,169

7,142,805

Current assets

 

Stocks

6

1,680,100

1,076,865

Debtors

7

4,863,419

4,111,012

Investments

8

192,226

258,028

 

6,735,745

5,445,905

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

9

(9,241,273)

(8,423,855)

Net current liabilities

 

(2,505,528)

(2,977,950)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

5,243,641

4,164,855

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

9

(2,885,902)

(2,383,490)

Net assets

 

2,357,739

1,781,365

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

50

30

Profit and loss account

2,357,689

1,781,335

Total equity

 

2,357,739

1,781,365

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

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

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

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.

 

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

(Registration number: 8497461)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Approved and authorised by the Board on 23 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr D J James
Director

.........................................
Mr R H James
Director

 
     
 

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

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:
Llys Deri
Parc Pensarn
Carmarthen
SA31 2NF

The principal place of business is:
Langdon Mill
Begelly
Kilgetty
SA68 0NJ

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 23 December 2025.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

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

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

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.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Revenue recognition

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

The group recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the group's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

 

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the group operates and generates taxable income.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Plant and machinery

15% reducing balance

Office Equipment

20% reducing balance

Motor Vehicles

15% reducing balance

Fixture and fittings

15% reducing balance

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

Stocks

Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Herd
The production herd has been included within the fixed assets at tax value under ITTOIA 2005, s111, as there is a herd basis election in place.

 

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Creditors

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

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

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

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

 

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the group has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 27 (2024 - 24).

4

Profit/loss before tax

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2025
£

2024
£

Depreciation expense

343,241

282,654

 

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

5

Tangible assets

Tenants Improvements
£

Fixtures and fittings
£

Plant and machinery
£

Office equipment
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Dairy Herd
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

2,242,653

569,526

2,977,496

4,359

75,643

3,289,048

9,158,725

Additions

560,947

-

729,006

541

3,500

-

1,293,994

Disposals

-

-

(259,763)

-

-

(268,000)

(527,763)

At 31 March 2025

2,803,600

569,526

3,446,739

4,900

79,143

3,021,048

9,924,956

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

-

440,748

1,540,177

3,083

31,912

-

2,015,920

Charge for the year

-

19,316

316,476

364

7,085

-

343,241

Eliminated on disposal

-

-

(183,374)

-

-

-

(183,374)

At 31 March 2025

-

460,064

1,673,279

3,447

38,997

-

2,175,787

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

2,803,600

109,462

1,773,460

1,453

40,146

3,021,048

7,749,169

At 31 March 2024

2,242,653

128,778

1,437,319

1,276

43,731

3,289,048

7,142,805

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £2,803,600 (2024 - £2,242,653) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

 

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

6

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Closing non productive livestock

1,296,000

1,011,065

Closing deadstock

384,100

65,800

1,680,100

1,076,865

7

Debtors

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

 

1,188,887

1,108,959

Amounts owed by related parties

12

2,994,270

2,418,240

Other debtors

 

680,262

583,813

 

4,863,419

4,111,012

8

Current asset investments

2025
£

2024
£

Other investments

192,226

258,028

 

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

9

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Bank loans and overdrafts

11

1,825,215

1,872,991

Trade creditors

 

5,962,785

5,187,108

Taxation and social security

 

29,697

-

Directors' loan accounts

12

1,288,438

1,310,350

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

2,382

-

Corporation tax liability

 

78,690

53,406

Other creditors

 

54,066

-

 

9,241,273

8,423,855

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

11

2,885,902

2,383,490

10

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

 

2025

2024

 

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

10

10

10

10

Ordinary 'A' shares of £1 each

40

40

20

20

 

50

50

30

30

 

Langdon Mill Farms Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

11

Loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Non-current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

2,292,142

1,975,503

HP and finance lease liabilities

593,760

407,987

2,885,902

2,383,490

2025
£

2024
£

Current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

258,958

187,064

Bank overdrafts

1,186,304

1,228,478

HP and finance lease liabilities

379,953

457,449

1,825,215

1,872,991

12

Related party transactions

Other transactions with directors

At the balance sheet date, the directors were owed £1,288,438 (2024 - £1,310,350) from the company. These are interest free loans with no fixed repayment terms.

Summary of transactions with other related parties

MD James & Sons Partnership - The Directors Mr RH James, Mr DJ James and Mrs MD James are joint partners in MD James & Sons.

 During the year, purchases, sales and transfers were made to and from MD James & Sons Partnership.
At the balance sheet date, the company owed £1,178,339 (2024 - £981,818) to MD James & Sons Partnership.