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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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CONTENTS |
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Officers and professional advisers |
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Strategic report |
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Directors' report |
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Independent auditor's report to the members |
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Consolidated statement of comprehensive income |
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Consolidated statement of financial position |
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Company statement of financial position |
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Consolidated statement of changes in equity |
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Company statement of changes in equity |
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Consolidated statement of cash flows |
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Notes to the financial statements |
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OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS |
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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COMPANY SECRETARY |
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REGISTERED OFFICE |
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AUDITOR |
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Chartered accountants & statutory auditor |
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Tower House |
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Lucy Tower Street |
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Lincoln |
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LN1 1XW |
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BANKERS |
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7 Waterhouse Street |
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Halifax |
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West Yorkshire |
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STRATEGIC REPORT |
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Registered office: |
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DIRECTORS' REPORT |
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Registered office: |
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF
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(Senior Statutory Auditor) |
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For and on behalf of |
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Chartered accountants & statutory auditor |
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Tower House |
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Lucy Tower Street |
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Lincoln |
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LN1 1XW |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
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2024 |
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(restated) |
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Note |
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TURNOVER |
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Cost of sales |
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GROSS PROFIT |
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Distribution costs |
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Administrative expenses |
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Other operating income |
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OPERATING PROFIT |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
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Tax on profit |
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PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
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Actuarial gain/(loss) |
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TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION |
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Note |
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Tangible assets |
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Stocks |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year |
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NET CURRENT ASSETS |
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TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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PROVISIONS |
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NET ASSETS |
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Called up share capital |
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Revaluation reserve |
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Profit and loss account |
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SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS |
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Director |
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COMPANY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION |
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(restated) |
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Note |
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Tangible assets |
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Investments |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year |
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NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) |
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TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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PROVISIONS |
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NET ASSETS |
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Called up share capital |
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Revaluation reserve |
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Profit and loss account |
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SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS |
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Director |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
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Called up share capital |
Revaluation reserve |
Profit and loss account |
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AT 1 SEPTEMBER 2023 |
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Profit for the year |
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Other comprehensive income for the year: |
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Reclassification from revaluation reserve to profit and loss account |
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Actuarial gain/(loss) |
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TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
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Dividends paid and payable |
13 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS BY AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO OWNERS |
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AT 31 AUGUST 2024 |
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13,656,426
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14,363,516
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Profit for the year |
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Other comprehensive income for the year: |
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Reclassification from revaluation reserve to profit and loss account |
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TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
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Dividends paid and payable |
13 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS BY AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO OWNERS |
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AT 31 AUGUST 2025 |
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COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
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Called up share capital |
Revaluation reserve |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
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AT 1 SEPTEMBER 2023 |
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Profit for the year |
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Other comprehensive income for the year: |
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Reclassification from revaluation reserve to profit and loss account |
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Actuarial gain/(loss) |
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TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
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Dividends paid and payable |
13 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS BY AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO OWNERS |
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AT 31 AUGUST 2024 |
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Profit for the year |
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Other comprehensive income for the year: |
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Reclassification from revaluation reserve to profit and loss account |
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TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
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Dividends paid and payable |
13 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS BY AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO OWNERS |
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AT 31 AUGUST 2025 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS |
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2025 |
2024 |
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(restated) |
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Profit for the financial year |
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Adjustments for: |
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Depreciation of tangible assets |
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Fair value adjustment of investment property |
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Government grant income |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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Gains on disposal of tangible assets |
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Tax on profit |
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Accrued (income)/expenses |
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Changes in: |
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Stocks |
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Trade and other debtors |
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Trade and other creditors |
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Provisions and employee benefits |
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Cash generated from operations |
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Interest paid |
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Interest received |
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Tax paid |
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Net cash (used in)/from operating activities |
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Purchase of tangible assets |
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Proceeds from sale of tangible assets |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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Proceeds from borrowings |
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Government grant income |
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Dividends paid |
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Net cash used in financing activities |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (continued) |
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2025 |
2024 |
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(restated) |
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Note |
£ |
£ |
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NET (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
(
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |
2,095,110 |
2,903,698 |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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Freehold property |
- |
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Plant & machinery |
- |
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Fixtures & fittings |
- |
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Motor vehicles |
- |
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2024 |
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(restated) |
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£ |
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Sale of goods |
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2024 |
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(restated) |
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£ |
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United Kingdom |
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Overseas |
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2024 |
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£ |
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Rental income |
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Government grant income |
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Other operating income |
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2024 |
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£ |
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Depreciation of tangible assets |
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Gains on disposal of tangible assets |
(
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Fair value adjustments to investment property |
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Impairment of trade debtors |
11,085 |
13,271 |
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Foreign exchange differences |
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Foreign exchange differences |
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Operating lease payments |
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2024 |
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£ |
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Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements |
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Taxation advisory services |
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Other non-audit services |
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20,616 |
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2025 |
2024 |
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No. |
No. |
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Production staff |
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Distribution staff |
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Administrative staff |
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Management staff |
9 |
9 |
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Sales staff |
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Technical staff |
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2025 |
2024 |
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(restated) |
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£ |
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Wages and salaries |
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Social security costs |
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Other pension costs |
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2024 |
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(restated) |
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£ |
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Remuneration |
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2024 |
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No. |
No. |
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Defined benefit plans |
– |
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2024 |
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(restated) |
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£ |
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Aggregate remuneration |
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2024 |
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(restated) |
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£ |
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Interest on loans and receivables |
283 |
395 |
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Interest on bank deposits |
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2025 |
2024 |
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(restated) |
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£ |
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Net finance costs in respect of defined benefit pension plans |
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2025 |
2024 |
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(restated) |
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£ |
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UK current tax expense |
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Origination and reversal of timing differences |
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Tax on profit |
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2025 |
2024 |
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(restated) |
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£ |
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Profit on ordinary activities before taxation |
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Profit on ordinary activities by rate of tax |
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Effect of expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
(
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Effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
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Origination and reversal of timing differences |
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(4,050)
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Tax on profit |
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2025 |
2024 |
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(restated) |
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£ |
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Equity dividends on A ordinary shares |
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Equity dividends on B ordinary shares |
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Group and company |
Freehold property |
Plant and machinery |
Fixtures and fittings |
Motor vehicles |
Total |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 September 2024 (as restated) |
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Additions |
– |
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– |
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Disposals |
– |
– |
– |
(
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(
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Revaluations |
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– |
– |
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At 31 August 2025 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 September 2024 |
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Charge for the year |
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Disposals |
– |
– |
– |
(
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(
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At 31 August 2025 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 August 2025 |
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At 31 August 2024 |
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Company |
Shares in group undertakings |
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Cost |
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At 1 September 2024 as restated and 31 August 2025 |
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Impairment |
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At 1 September 2024 as restated and 31 August 2025 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025 |
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At 31 August 2024 |
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Class of share |
Percentage of shares held |
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Subsidiary undertakings |
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Ordinary |
100 |
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Ordinary |
100 |
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Ordinary |
100 |
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Ordinary |
100 |
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Ordinary |
100 |
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Ordinary |
100 |
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Ordinary |
100 |
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Group |
Company |
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2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
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(restated) |
(restated) |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
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Raw materials and consumables |
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– |
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Company |
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2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
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(restated) |
(restated) |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Trade debtors |
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Prepayments and accrued income |
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Corporation tax repayable |
– |
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– |
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Other debtors |
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– |
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Group |
Company |
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2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
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(restated) |
(restated) |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Trade creditors |
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Amounts owed to group undertakings |
– |
– |
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Accruals and deferred income |
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Corporation tax |
|
– |
|
– |
|
Social security and other taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
Director loan accounts |
|
|
|
|
|
Other creditors |
|
|
– |
|
|
------------- |
------------- |
---------- |
------------- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
------------- |
------------- |
---------- |
------------- |
|
|
Group and company |
Deferred tax (note 20) |
Pension scheme liability |
Directors' Incentive Scheme |
Total |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
At 1 September 2024 (as restated) |
|
|
|
|
|
Additions |
|
– |
|
|
|
Adjustment |
– |
(
|
– |
(
|
|
---------- |
------------- |
------------- |
------------- |
|
|
At 31 August 2025 |
|
– |
|
|
|
---------- |
------------- |
------------- |
------------- |
|
|
Group |
Company |
|||
|
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
(restated) |
(restated) |
|||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Included in provisions (note 19) |
|
|
|
|
|
---------- |
---------- |
---------- |
---------- |
|
|
Group |
Company |
|||
|
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
(restated) |
(restated) |
|||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Accelerated capital allowances |
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value adjustment of investment property |
|
– |
|
– |
|
---------- |
---------- |
---------- |
---------- |
|
|
413,918 |
262,754 |
413,918 |
262,754 |
|
|
---------- |
---------- |
---------- |
---------- |
|
|
2025 |
2024 |
||
|
£ |
£ |
||
|
Present value of defined benefit scheme |
– |
1,213,000 |
|
|
---- |
------------- |
||
|
2025 |
2024 |
||
|
£ |
£ |
||
|
At the beginning of the year |
1,213,000 |
1,122,000 |
|
|
Interest cost |
– |
61,000 |
|
|
Actuarial losses/(profits) |
– |
30,000 |
|
|
Reversal of provision |
(1,213,000) |
– |
|
|
------------- |
------------- |
||
|
At the end of the year |
– |
1,213,000 |
|
|
------------- |
------------- |
||
|
Group |
Company |
|||
|
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
(restated) |
(restated) |
|||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Government grants released to profit or loss |
|
|
|
|
|
------- |
------- |
------- |
------- |
|
|
2025 |
2024 |
|||
|
(restated) |
||||
|
No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
|
|
|
|
2,600 |
|
2,600 |
|
|
|
2,600 |
|
2,600 |
|
|
|
4,800 |
|
4,800 |
|
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
10,000 |
|
|
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
--------- |
|
|
At 1 Sep 2024 |
Cash flows |
At 31 Aug 2025 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Cash at bank and in hand |
|
898,460 |
|
|
Debt due within one year |
(466,157) |
124,522 |
(341,635) |
|
------------- |
------------- |
------------- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
------------- |
------------- |
------------- |
|
|
|
|
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) |
|
Group |
Company |
|||
|
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
(restated) |
(restated) |
|||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Not later than 1 year |
|
|
– |
– |
|
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years |
|
|
– |
– |
|
Later than 5 years |
|
|
– |
– |
|
------------- |
------------- |
---- |
---- |
|
|
|
|
– |
– |
|
|
------------- |
------------- |
---- |
---- |
|