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GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

CONTENTS



Page
Company information
 
1
Strategic report
 
2 - 3
Directors' report
 
4
Directors' responsibilities statement
 
5
Independent auditor's report
 
6 - 9
Profit and loss account
 
10
Balance sheet
 
11
Statement of changes in equity
 
12
Notes to the financial statements
 
13 - 21

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED
 
COMPANY INFORMATION


Directors
J M Martinez Gabaldon 
M L Gullon Rodriguez 




Registered number
10402898



Registered office
16 Great Queen Street
Covent Garden

London

WC2B 5AH




Independent auditor
Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor

16 Great Queen Street

Covent Garden

London

WC2B 5AH




Page 1

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED
 
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Introduction
 
The directors are pleased to present the company's strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Business review
 
Revenue has remained in line with previous year amounting to £20,959,508 (2024: £20,959,602). Despite our strong brand reputation, price competition in certain products has limited our ability to increase sales. This together with rising costs driven primarily by ongoing increases in key raw material such as cocoa, has resulted in a reduction in the company’s margin which is consistent with market trends. This increase in costs has been gradually passed on to customers as new sales contracts were negotiated. As the updated contracts took effects we started to see the positive effects on margins.

Principal risks and uncertainties
 
The company and the wider group are exposed to a number of risks as a result of global economic and supply chain pressures, which have led to increases in both raw material and production costs. As a result, cost of sales increased by 3% amounting to £18,208,234 (2024: £17,635,671), despite sales remaining flat year on year. Although the economic and social environment in 2025 has been turbulent due to the tariff crisis, the company has not been directly affected. However, it has experienced indirect impacts through increases in various operating costs.

The principal risks and uncertainties that the group faces, together with an explanation of how they are mitigated, are as follows:

Inflation
Although the company was not directly impacted by the tariff crisis experienced during 2025, it was indirectly affected through higher manufacturing, energy and transport costs within the wider supply chain.

The impact of the war in the Middle East on global logistics and shipping routes is monitored closely. Disruptions, particularly to freight passing through affected areas, could increase lead times or transport costs. The group has assessed all supplier relationships to ensure they are not significantly impacted by current restrictions or instability in the region.

Cost increases linked to rising raw material prices, particularly cocoa, as well as energy and transport costs continue to affect the cost of goods purchased from the parent company.

Inflation also affects UK operational costs, including labour, warehousing and distribution. These pressures can tighten margins. The group seeks to manage this risk through pricing reviews, efficient stock planning and close communication with the parent company.

Market and competitive environment
The company is exposed to changes in demand from its customer base. This risk is mitigated through continuous product development, regular engagement with customers and close collaboration with the parent company to ensure product ranges remain competitive and aligned with market trends

Liquidity risk
The group seeks to manage liquidity risk to ensure sufficient cash is available to meet foreseeable needs. Rolling cash flow forecasts are continually monitored to ensure funds are available to meet anticipated operational and trading requirements. Inventory levels and payment cycles are regularly reviewed to support effective working capital management.

Page 2

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025


Interest rate risk
The UK company does not currently have any external borrowings. As a result, the directors consider the group to have minimal exposure to interest rate risk at this time. Market conditions continue to be monitored to ensure any future financing needs can be managed effectively.

Foreign currency risk
The group purchases finished goods from its parent company in Spain, with transactions typically denominated in euros. Movements in the sterling–euro exchange rate therefore present a risk. The directors mitigate this exposure by purchasing in sterling.

Monitoring of internal controls
The Board continually monitors the UK and wider group’s financial performance through monthly management meetings, detailed product line profitability reviews and regular forecasting. This approach, together with the reinvestment of available profits back into the business, provides a strong foundation from which the group can operate successfully in the current economic environment.

Financial key performance indicators
 
Revenue and profitability are the key performance indicators. Gross profit decreased from £3,223,931 in 2024 to £2,751,274 in 2025 as a result of flat sales and increases in costs. Gross profit margin decreasing from 15.9% to 13.1%. Profit before taxation was £1,858,114 in 2025 (2024: £2,442,620).

Other key performance indicators
 
The strength of the brand and customer relationships are key performance indicators. We continue to maintain a close relationship with our existing clients, and we continue to seek new business relationships with new products and clients that are gradually taking shape, and we expect a very promising future in this regard due to the discussions held in the last six months of the year. The directors are pleased with the position of the company.


This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.



M L Gullon Rodriguez
Director

Date: 21 May 2026
Page 3

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Results and dividends

The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1,392,493 (2024 - £1,831,965).

The directors do not recommend a dividend.

Directors

The directors who served during the year were:
 
J M Martinez Gabaldon
M L Gullon Rodriguez 

Matters covered in the Strategic report

As permitted by s414c(11) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have elected to disclose information, required to be in the director's report by Schedule 7 of the 'Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008', in the strategic report.

Disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this directors' report is approved has confirmed that:
 
so far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditor is unaware, and

the directors has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information.

This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
 





M L Gullon Rodriguez
Director

Date: 21 May 2026
Page 4

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED
 
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

The directors are responsible for preparing the strategic report, the directors' 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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 for the company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

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 to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006They 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.

Page 5

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED
 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Opinion


We have audited the financial statements of Gullon Biscuits Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2025, which comprise the profit and loss account, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policiesThe 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 2025 and of its profit 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's 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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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 directors' 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 financial statements are 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.


Page 6

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Other information


The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual reportOur 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. 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 course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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 matters 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 the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
 

In the light of the 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 or the directors' report.


We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which 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 director
 

As explained more fully in the director's responsibilities statement 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.


Page 7

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Auditor's 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 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 company's 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, and taxation and  employment 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 a sample of journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates set out 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:

agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation; and
enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims.

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 require that we identify non-compliance with laws and regulations through enquiry of the  directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any, as well as  any additional procedures deemed necessary.
 
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GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025


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 2006Our 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.





Herman Hang (senior statutory auditor)
  
for and on behalf of
Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
 
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
  
16 Great Queen Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2B 5AH

 
Date: 
26 May 2026
Page 9

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED
 
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

  

Turnover
 3 
20,959,508
20,959,602

Cost of sales
  
(18,208,234)
(17,635,671)

Gross profit
  
2,751,274
3,323,931

Administrative expenses
  
(889,262)
(881,311)

Operating profit
 4 
1,862,012
2,442,620

Interest payable and similar expenses
 6 
(3,898)
-

Profit before taxation
  
1,858,114
2,442,620

Tax on profit
 7 
(465,621)
(610,655)

Profit for the financial year
  
1,392,493
1,831,965

There are no items of other comprehensive income for either the year or the prior year other than the profit for the year. Accordingly, no statement of other comprehensive income has been presented.

Page 10


 
REGISTERED NUMBER:10402898
GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

  

Current assets
  

Stocks
 8 
1,377,198
1,102,979

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 9 
2,706,629
2,758,149

Cash at bank and in hand
  
1,663,041
1,562,098

  
5,746,868
5,423,226

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 10 
(925,791)
(1,994,642)

Net current assets
  
 
 
4,821,077
 
 
3,428,584

Total assets less current liabilities
  
4,821,077
3,428,584

  

Net assets
  
4,821,077
3,428,584


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 11 
100,000
100,000

Profit and loss account
  
4,721,077
3,328,584

Total equity
  
4,821,077
3,428,584


The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by 




M L Gullon Rodriguez
Director

Date: 21 May 2026

The notes on pages 13 to 21 form part of these financial statements.
Page 11

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025


Called up share capital
Profit and loss account
Total equity

£
£
£


At 1 January 2024
100,000
1,496,619
1,596,619


Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the financial year
-
1,831,965
1,831,965



At 1 January 2025
100,000
3,328,584
3,428,584


Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the financial year
-
1,392,493
1,392,493


At 31 December 2025
100,000
4,721,077
4,821,077


Page 12

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

1.


General information

Gullon Biscuits Limited is a wholesale distributor of biscuits across the UK.

Gullon Biscuits Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The address of its registered office is 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5AH.

The financial statements are presented in Sterling (£), which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgement in applying the company's accounting policies.

The company was, at the end of the year, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Galletas Gullón S.A., a company incorporated in the EEA, whose registered address is Avenida Burgos, 5, Aguiar de Campoo, Palencia, 34800, Spain.

The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102:
 
Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d) (inclusion of statement of cash flows);
Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows (inclusion of statement of cash flows);
Section 11 Financial Instruments paragraphs 11.41(b), 11.41(c), 11.41(e), 11.41(f), 11.42, 11.44, 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and 11.48(c) (disclosures relating to financial instruments);
Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7 (disclosures of key management personnel compensation).

The company is included in the consolidated financial statements of Galletas Gullón S.A. for the year
ended 31 December 2025.

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

Going concern

After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months from the date these financial statements were approved. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Page 13

 

GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.3

Revenue

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the company and the turnover can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before turnover is recognised:

Sale of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer, generally at the point of delivery;
the company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
the amount of turnover can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the transaction; and
the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

 
2.4

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, being the estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first out basis.

At each balance sheet date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stock is 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.

  
2.5

Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply Sections 11 and 12 of FRS 102 in respect of financial instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. 

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

The company’s policies for its major classes of financial assets and financial liabilities are set out below. 

Financial assets

Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors and cash and bank balances are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. Financing transactions are those in which payment is deferred beyond normal business terms or is financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate.

Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

 
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GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)


Financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors and intercompany working capital balances are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. Financing transactions are those in which payment is deferred beyond normal business terms or is financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the profit and loss account. 

For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount the company would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date. 

For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. If the financial asset has a variable interest rate, the discount rate for measuring any impairment loss is the current effective interest rate determined under the contract. 

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

Derecognition of financial assets and financial liabilities

Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party or (c) despite having retained some significant risks and rewards of ownership, control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions. 

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires. 

Offsetting of financial assets and financial liabilities

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the balance sheet when there is an enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

 
2.6

Cash

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours.

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GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

  
2.7

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

 
2.8

Foreign currency translation

Functional and presentation currency

The company's functional and presentational currency is Sterling (£).

Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.

At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.

Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the profit and loss account.

All foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in the profit and loss account within 'administrative expenses'.

 
2.9

Pensions

Defined contribution pension plan

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 payment obligations.

The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss 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.

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GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.10

Current and deferred taxation

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

Current tax is the amount of income tax payable in respect of taxable profit for the year or prior years.

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

Deferred tax arises from timing differences that are differences between taxable profits and total comprehensive income as stated in the financial statements. These timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in the financial statements.

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the balance sheet date, except that:
 
The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.


3.


Turnover

The whole of the turnover is attributable to the sale of goods, and arose within the United Kingdom.


4.


Operating profit

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2025
2024
£
£

Exchange differences
(100,245)
(109,182)

Audit fees payable to the company's auditor
12,000
9,300

Non-audit fees payable to the company's auditor
16,671
17,596

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GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

5.


Employees

Staff costs were as follows:


2025
2024
£
£

Wages and salaries
198,396
182,728

Social security costs
18,709
13,940

Pension costs
3,041
2,861

220,146
199,529


The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:


        2025
        2024
            No.
            No.







Employees
3
2

Directors' remuneration

During the year ended 31 December 2025, all directors of the company were remunerated through other group companies. The directors do not consider that their services to the company occupied a significant amount of their time and so they do not consider that they received any remuneration for their incidental services to the company in the current year.


6.


Interest payable and similar expenses

2025
2024
£
£


Other interest payable
3,898
-


7.


Taxation


2025
2024
£
£

Corporation tax


Current tax on profits for the year
465,621
610,655



Tax on profit
465,621
610,655
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GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
 
7.Taxation (continued)


Factors affecting tax charge for the year

The tax assessed for the year is higher than (2024 - the same as) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 - 25%). The differences are explained below:

2025
2024
£
£


Profit on ordinary activities before tax
1,858,114
2,442,620


Profit on ordinary activities multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 - 25%)
464,529
610,655


Expenses not deductible for tax purposes, other than goodwill amortisation and impairment
1,092
-

Total tax charge for the year
465,621
610,655

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GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

8.


Stocks

2025
2024
£
£

Finished goods and goods for resale
1,377,198
1,102,979



9.


Debtors

2025
2024
£
£


Trade debtors
2,697,250
2,757,674

Other debtors
9,379
475

2,706,629
2,758,149



10.


Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2025
2024
£
£

Trade creditors
121,125
204,418

Amounts owed to group undertakings
722,361
1,323,478

Corporation tax payable
-
423,155

Other taxation and social security
36,449
5,877

Other creditors
12,689
8,721

Accruals
33,167
28,993

925,791
1,994,642


Amounts owed by group undertakings are interest-free, have no fixed repayment date and are repayable on demand. 


11.


Share capital

2025
2024
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid



100,000 (2024 - 100,000) Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
100,000
100,000


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GULLON BISCUITS LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

12.


Related party transactions

The company has taken advantage of the exemption contained in FRS 102 section 33 "Related Party Disclosures" from disclosing transactions with entities which are a wholly owned part of the group. 


13.


Pension commitments

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to £3,041 (2024: £2,861). Contributions totalling £473 (2024: £nil) were payable by the company, to the funds at the balance sheet date and are included in creditors.


14.


Ultimate parent undertaking

The immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is Galletas Gullón S.A.

The largest and smallest group for which consolidated financial statements are drawn is headed by Galletas Gullón S.A., whose registered office is at Avenida Burgos, 5, Aguilar de Campoo, Palencia, 34800, Spain.

 
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