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REGISTERED NUMBER: 13576684 (England and Wales)















FRUITCAST LIMITED

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025






FRUITCAST LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13576684)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025




Page

Company Information 1

Statement of Financial Position 2 to 3

Notes to the Financial Statements 4 to 8


FRUITCAST LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025







DIRECTORS: Dr R C Martin
Dr S Pearson
Mr R J Williamson
Mr J G Dobson
Dr S L Maloney





SECRETARY: Ms L J Brownlie





REGISTERED OFFICE: Plowright House
Riseholme
Lincoln
LN2 2LG





REGISTERED NUMBER: 13576684 (England and Wales)





ACCOUNTANTS: Duncan & Toplis Limited
3 Princes Court
Royal Way
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 5XR

FRUITCAST LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13576684)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
31 AUGUST 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 4 344,405 -
Property, plant and equipment 5 36,689 46,471
381,094 46,471

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 6 262,142 333,496
Cash at bank 114,205 248,386
376,347 581,882
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 7 242,065 113,095
NET CURRENT ASSETS 134,282 468,787
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 515,376 515,258

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 68,706 3,061
NET ASSETS 446,670 512,197

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 8 2 2
Share premium 993,302 993,302
Retained earnings (546,634 ) (481,107 )
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 446,670 512,197

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 August 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
(a)ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

FRUITCAST LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13576684)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION - continued
31 AUGUST 2025


The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 27 May 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:





Dr R C Martin - Director


FRUITCAST LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13576684)

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

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Fruitcast Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the company and are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements cover the individual entity.

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

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Revenue
Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales tax. Revenue is recognised upon despatch of goods or on provision of services.

Intangible assets
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Development costs are being amortised evenly over their estimated useful life of three years.

Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost (or deemed cost) or valuation less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Plant & machinery and fixtures & fittings25% on cost
Computer equipment33% on cost

At each reporting date fixed assets are reviewed to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If there is an indication of possible impairment, the recoverable amount of any affected asset is estimated and compared with its carrying amount. If the estimated recoverable amount is lower, the carrying amount is reduced to its estimated recoverable amount, and an impairment loss is recognised immediately in the income statement.

If an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but not in excess of the amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment is recognised immediately in the income statement.

FRUITCAST LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13576684)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments
The company has chosen to adopt the FRS102 1A in respect of financial instruments.

Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors and cash and bank balances are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitute a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.

At the end of each reporting period, financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in the income statement.

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

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 payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the statement of financial position date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Research and development
Research expenditure is written off to the income statement in the year in which it is incurred. Development expenditure is written off in the same way unless the directors are satisfied as to the technical, commercial and financial viability of individual projects. In this situation, the expenditure is capitalised and amortised over the period during which the company is expected to benefit

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

FRUITCAST LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13576684)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Grant income
Grants relating to revenue are recognised as income on a systemic basis over the period in which the related costs for which the grant is intended to compensate are recognised.

Grants relating to capital expenditure are credited to deferred income and are released to the income statement over the expected useful life of the assets.

Going concern
Despite the company having net assets, the company has made accumulated losses of £546,634. This necessitates the need to consider the appropriateness of preparing the financial statements on a going concern basis. The company is maintaining its strategy, with director and shareholder support, to continue to develop its fruit forecasting software. The directors considered a period in excess of 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements when making this assessment and consider that in preparing the financial statements, they have taken into account all information that could reasonably be expected to be available. The company has met its financial milestones for both grant funding and further capital investment. On this basis they consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 17 (2024 - 16 ) .

4. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Other
intangible
assets
£   
COST
Additions 516,607
At 31 August 2025 516,607
AMORTISATION
Charge for year 172,202
At 31 August 2025 172,202
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 August 2025 344,405

FRUITCAST LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13576684)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Plant and
machinery
etc
£   
COST
At 1 September 2024 74,873
Additions 19,422
At 31 August 2025 94,295
DEPRECIATION
At 1 September 2024 28,402
Charge for year 29,204
At 31 August 2025 57,606
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 August 2025 36,689
At 31 August 2024 46,471

6. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade debtors 42,600 24,000
Other debtors 219,542 309,496
262,142 333,496

7. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade creditors 7,007 4,620
Taxation and social security 16,748 25,335
Other creditors 218,310 83,140
242,065 113,095

8. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2025 2024
value: £    £   
1,828 Ordinary 0.001 2 2

FRUITCAST LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 13576684)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

9. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS

The company has the following commitments due as follows:

20252024
££

In one year12,6742,000
2-5 years8,099-
20,7732,000