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Registrar

Registration number: 06533234

J R Crayston & Sons Limited

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

 

J R Crayston & Sons Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

4 to 10

 

J R Crayston & Sons Limited

Company Information

Directors

S E Crayston

J C Crayston

Registered office

3 Warners Mill
Silks Way
Braintree
Essex
CM7 3GB

Solicitors

Holmes & Hills LLP
Bocking End
Braintree
Essex
CM7 9AJ

Bankers

Barclays Bank Plc
59 Newland Street
Witham
Essex
CM8 2AJ

Accountants

Lambert Chapman LLP
Chartered Accountants3 Warners Mill
Silks Way
Braintree
Essex
CM7 3GB

 

J R Crayston & Sons Limited

(Registration number: 06533234)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

5

221,813

293,689

Other financial assets

59,500

59,500

 

281,313

353,189

Current assets

 

Stocks

6

217,930

393,701

Debtors

7

389,176

319,177

Cash at bank and in hand

 

30,979

-

 

638,085

712,878

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(449,879)

(491,997)

Net current assets

 

188,206

220,881

Total assets less current liabilities

 

469,519

574,070

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

8

(71,463)

(104,022)

Provisions for liabilities

(51,009)

(44,139)

Net assets

 

347,047

425,909

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

100

100

Retained earnings

346,947

425,809

Shareholders' funds

 

347,047

425,909

 

J R Crayston & Sons Limited

(Registration number: 06533234)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

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 and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 30 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

S E Crayston
Director

J C Crayston
Director

 
     
 

J R Crayston & Sons Limited

Notes to the Unaudited 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 & Wales.

The address of its registered office is: 3 Warners Mill, Silks Way, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3GB, United Kingdom.

The principal place of business is: Cricks Farm, Pebmarsh, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2NP.

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 30 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.

These financial statements are presented in Sterling (£), which is the company's functional currency.

Revenue recognition

Turnover represents invoiced sales of harvested crops and contract work excluding value added tax.

Recognition of the Basic Payment Scheme

The Basic Payment is a government grant which is recognised on the performance basis. The Basic Payment income for 2024 is fully recognised in these accounts.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised at their fair value when there is reasonable assurance the entity will comply with the conditions of the grant and that the grant will be received.

Tax

Current 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.

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary 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.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation.

 

J R Crayston & Sons Limited

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

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost or valuation 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

25% and 20% reducing balance method

Motor vehicles

25% reducing balance method

Office equipment

25% reducing balance method

Solar panels

20% reducing balance method

Improvements to property

10% straight line

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Entitlement to basic payment

20% straight line method

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.

Trade debtors

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

Stocks

Stocks are valued by an independent professional valuer. The stocks have been valued in accordance with the guidelines set out in HS232. Harvested crops are valued at deemed cost. Tillages, fertilisers and other stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. No depreciation has been included in the stock valuation.

Trade 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 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.

 

J R Crayston & Sons Limited

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

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.

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

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company 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.

Financial instruments

Classification
Other financial assets on the balance sheet relates to crop storage capacity at Camgrain.
 
 

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 12 (2024 - 14).

 

J R Crayston & Sons Limited

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

4

Intangible assets

Basic payment
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

119,344

119,344

At 31 March 2025

119,344

119,344

Amortisation

At 1 April 2024

119,344

119,344

At 31 March 2025

119,344

119,344

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

-

-

 

J R Crayston & Sons Limited

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

5

Tangible assets

Improvements to property
£

Solar Panels
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Computer equipment
 £

Plant and machinery
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

34,989

8,150

21,350

6,575

1,175,446

1,246,510

At 31 March 2025

34,989

8,150

21,350

6,575

1,175,446

1,246,510

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

14,810

7,789

14,251

4,343

911,627

952,820

Charge for the year

3,499

90

1,775

558

65,955

71,877

At 31 March 2025

18,309

7,879

16,026

4,901

977,582

1,024,697

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

16,680

271

5,324

1,674

197,864

221,813

At 31 March 2024

20,178

361

7,101

2,231

263,818

293,689

 

J R Crayston & Sons Limited

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

6

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Seeds, sprays & consumables

71,333

87,375

Tillages

137,147

193,353

Crops in store

9,450

112,973

217,930

393,701

7

Debtors

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

 

227,466

243,777

Amounts owed by related parties

57,301

42,353

Prepayments

 

104,409

33,047

 

389,176

319,177

8

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

35,441

134,802

Trade creditors

 

95,029

56,284

Amounts due to related parties

218,324

111,366

Social security and other taxes

 

18,954

17,124

Other payables

 

340

29,272

Accruals and deferred income

 

7,894

13,600

Corporation tax

8,912

26,127

Directors loan

 

64,985

103,422

 

449,879

491,997

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

71,463

104,022

 

J R Crayston & Sons Limited

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

9

Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

5,555

5,556

Bank overdrafts

-

101,915

Hire purchase contracts

29,886

27,331

35,441

134,802

Non-current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

25,463

31,018

Hire purchase contracts

6,000

33,004

Other borrowings

40,000

40,000

71,463

104,022

10

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Amounts disclosed in the balance sheet

Included in the balance sheet are financial commitments of £106,904 (2024 - £238,824). The bank overdraft and fixed assets under hire purchase agreements are secured by the directors.