Company Registration No. 06453034 (England and Wales)
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 AUGUST 2025
Vivian House
Newham Road
Truro
Cornwall
United Kingdom
TR1 2DP
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Company information
1
Strategic report
2
Directors' report
3 - 4
Independent auditor's report
5 - 8
Statement of comprehensive income
9
Balance sheet
10
Statement of changes in equity
11
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 25
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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Directors
Mr A Bray
(Appointed 19 March 2025)
Mrs L Norton
Company number
06453034
Registered office
Units 4 & 5
Hurling Way
St Columb Major Business Park
Newquay
Cornwall
United Kingdom
TR9 6SX
Auditor
TC Group
Vivian House
Newham Road
Truro
Cornwall
United Kingdom
TR1 2DP
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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BUSINESS REVIEW

 

The Directors are pleased to announce that sales have broken through the £9m level and that a profit before tax for the year of £1,474,778 (2024 - £2,017,795) was achieved. The reduction in profit was due to taking on a new Unit from September 2024 that did not commence production until March 2025 following a fit out.

 

The core operation of the company remains the production of bakery items, in particular Cornish Pasties, speciality flavour pasties and other savoury food items such as sausage rolls and wraps. The company opened a second site in the year following a £950k investment in a new production line and the relocation and expansion of the onsite shop. The company now operates from two production sites run by an experienced management team. The company operates closely with the other group companies and this allows for efficient movement of raw materials and finished goods; group buying power has helped to counter the inflationary pressures experience during the period. Cross selling to each site’s customers has maximised sales growth and reinforced customer relationships.

 

The company’s brand strength, product range and quality and high levels of customer service has resulted in increased demand for its products resulting in a sales growth of 6.9% versus 2024. The opening of the new larger shop in March 2025 has resulted in an increase of shop sales of 36%. This growth has continued in 2025/26 and turnover is expected to break though £10m in the current financial year. The company concentrates its sales efforts on customers from which it is able to generate sustainable profit margins; no customer exceeds 15% of turnover. Despite the sales growth achieved, there remains great demand for the company’s products with no shortage of potential new customers.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

 

There are many external risks beyond the control of the company. These include market conditions, raw material inflation, labour availability, competitor activity and consumer confidence. The company’s growth over recent years demonstrates the Group’s resilience and is testament to its investment in product quality and business management. The Directors and the company’s management monitor all aspects of business performance on a daily basis to ensure continued and sustainable profit margins.

 

FINANCIAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

 

The group’s key focus is on profit margins and EBITDA. Wage costs as a percentage of sales are monitored on a weekly basis by the directors along with sales per man hour to determine efficiency and productivity. Profitability on an individual product line basis is monitored on a monthly basis to ensure margin contribution.

On behalf of the board

Mrs L Norton
Director
22 May 2026
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the production of bakery items.

Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 9.

The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1,256,830 (2024: £1,503,658).

 

Dividends of £110,000 were proposed for the year (2024: £850,000).

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

Mr A Bray
(Appointed 19 March 2025)
Mrs L Norton
Mr. M Norton
(Deceased 26 November 2024)
Future developments

The company will continue to focus on producing high quality food items for its customers in a profitable and sustainable way. As demand continues, further production capacity will be sought to maintain customer supply and business growth.

Statement of directors' responsibilities

The directors are responsible for preparing the annual 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 United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). 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:

 

 

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

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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Statement of disclosure to auditor

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' report is approved has confirmed that:

 

POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS

There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.

On behalf of the board
Mrs L Norton
Director
22 May 2026
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Cornish Premier Pasties Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 August 2025 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The 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:

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 UK, including the FRC’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.

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 report. Our 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.

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBER OF CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
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Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

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:

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, 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.

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. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

 

Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

The objectives of our audit, in respect to fraud, are: to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses; and to respond appropriately to fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and its management.

 

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBER OF CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
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Our approach was as follows:

 

 

Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations. Where the risk was considered to be higher, we performed audit procedures to address each identified fraud risk. These procedures included: testing manual journals; reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation; performing analytical procedures; and enquiring of management, and were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements were free from fraud or error.

 

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/Our-Work/Audit/Audit-and-assurance/Standards-and-guidance/Standards-and-guidance-for-auditors/Auditors-responsibilities-for-audit/Description-of-auditors-responsibilities-for-audit.aspx. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBER OF CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
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Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company's member in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's member those matters we are required to state to the member 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 member, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

James Pearce (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of TC Group
Statutory Auditor
27 May 2026
Vivian House
Newham Road
Truro
Cornwall
United Kingdom
TR1 2DP
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
9,733,316
9,105,369
Cost of sales
(6,956,311)
(6,216,617)
Gross profit
2,777,005
2,888,752
Administrative expenses
(1,315,493)
(865,488)
Other operating income
37,087
-
0
Operating profit
4
1,498,599
2,023,264
Interest receivable and similar income
7
-
0
295
Interest payable and similar expenses
8
(23,821)
(5,764)
Profit before taxation
1,474,778
2,017,795
Tax on profit
9
(221,675)
(514,137)
Profit for the financial year
1,253,103
1,503,658

The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 AUGUST 2025
31 August 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
1,316,432
464,445
Current assets
Stocks
12
591,778
541,421
Debtors
13
6,141,004
5,212,993
Cash at bank and in hand
256,646
619,042
6,989,428
6,373,456
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
14
(775,657)
(777,844)
Net current assets
6,213,771
5,595,612
Total assets less current liabilities
7,530,203
6,060,057
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
15
(39,600)
(59,400)
Provisions for liabilities
Provisions
17
283,339
-
0
Deferred tax liability
18
167,786
104,282
(451,125)
(104,282)
Net assets
7,039,478
5,896,375
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
20
300
300
Capital redemption reserve
200
200
Profit and loss reserves
7,038,978
5,895,875
Total equity
7,039,478
5,896,375
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 22 May 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mrs L  Norton
Director
Company registration number 06453034 (England and Wales)
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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Share capital
Capital redemption reserve
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 September 2023
300
200
5,242,217
5,242,717
Year ended 31 August 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
-
1,503,658
1,503,658
Dividends
10
-
-
(850,000)
(850,000)
Balance at 31 August 2024
300
200
5,895,875
5,896,375
Year ended 31 August 2025:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
-
1,253,103
1,253,103
Dividends
10
-
-
(110,000)
(110,000)
Balance at 31 August 2025
300
200
7,038,978
7,039,478
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Cornish Premier Pasties Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Units 4 & 5, Hurling Way, St Columb Major Business Park, Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom, TR9 6SX.

1.1
Accounting convention

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 financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:

 

 

The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of Prima Bakeries Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office, Wheal Rose, Scorrier, Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom, TR16 5BX

1.2
Going concern

Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.3
Turnover

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue 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 revenue is recognised:

Sale of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are satisfied:

Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.

1.4
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Leasehold improvements
Straight line over 11 years
Plant and machinery
10% straight line
Fixtures and fittings
10% straight line
Motor vehicles
20% reducing balance

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.

 

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.

1.5
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

 

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

1.6
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. Work in progress and finished goods include labour and attributable overheads.

 

At each reporting 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.

1.7
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

1.8
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

 

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally 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.

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, 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.

Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

 

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. 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 profit or loss.

 

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

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial liabilities

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 the deduction of all its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusting for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss). When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest, discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

 

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

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

Other financial liabilities

Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.

 

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.9
Equity instruments

Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders at an annual general meeting.

1.10
Taxation

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss 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.

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Current tax

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 income.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the reporting date, except that:

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 reporting date.

1.11
Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the company has a legal or constructive present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

 

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the reporting end date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation is recognised at present value. When a provision is measured at present value, the unwinding of the discount is recognised as a finance cost in profit or loss in the period in which it arises.

1.12
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.13
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 18 -
1.14
Leases

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

 

Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities as at the balance sheet date and the amounts reported for revenues and expenses during the year. However, the nature of estimation means that actual outcomes could differ from those estimates.

Critical judgements

The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the costs of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives. The bases for depreciation charges are detailed in note 1.4 and are reviewed and adjusted prospectively if appropriate or if there is significant change since the last reporting date. Useful lives are estimated by management with reference to existing knowledge and experience.

3
Turnover and other revenue
2025
2024
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Wholesale sales
9,733,316
9,105,369
2025
2024
£
£
Other revenue
Interest income
-
295
Other Income
37,087
-
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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4
Operating profit
2025
2024
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging:
£
£
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
16,550
14,500
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
125,220
115,169
Operating lease charges
243,388
100,673
5
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2025
2024
Number
Number
Employees
79
70
Directors
2
3
Total
81
73

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2025
2024
£
£
Wages and salaries
2,034,406
1,684,612
Social security costs
204,473
140,869
Pension costs
47,817
40,574
2,286,696
1,866,055
6
Directors' remuneration
2025
2024
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
56,528
-
0
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
1,211
-
57,739
-
0
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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7
Interest receivable and similar income
2025
2024
£
£
Interest income
Interest on bank deposits
-
0
295
8
Interest payable and similar expenses
2025
2024
£
£
Interest on bank overdrafts and loans
7,073
-
Interest on finance leases and hire purchase contracts
4,441
5,764
Other interest
12,307
-
0
23,821
5,764
9
Taxation
2025
2024
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
158,171
516,788
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
63,504
(2,651)
Total tax charge
221,675
514,137
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
9
Taxation
(Continued)
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The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

2025
2024
£
£
Profit before taxation
1,474,778
2,017,795
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2024: 25.00%)
368,695
504,449
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
(3,056)
2,881
Group relief
(92,061)
-
0
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
(119,093)
2,755
Pensions
609
(14)
Other differences leading to an increase (decrease) in the tax charge
-
0
6,717
Deferred tax adjustment
63,504
(2,651)
Non-trade loan relationships
3,077
-
0
Taxation charge for the year
221,675
514,137
10
Dividends
2025
2024
£
£
Final paid
110,000
850,000
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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11
Tangible fixed assets
Leasehold improvements
Plant and machinery
Fixtures and fittings
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 September 2024
280,506
1,783,808
80,821
107,728
2,252,863
Additions
244,664
731,053
1,490
-
0
977,207
At 31 August 2025
525,170
2,514,861
82,311
107,728
3,230,070
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 September 2024
275,016
1,370,929
57,545
84,928
1,788,418
Depreciation charged in the year
8,995
105,647
6,018
4,560
125,220
At 31 August 2025
284,011
1,476,576
63,563
89,488
1,913,638
Carrying amount
At 31 August 2025
241,159
1,038,285
18,748
18,240
1,316,432
At 31 August 2024
5,490
412,879
23,276
22,800
464,445
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Stocks
2025
2024
£
£
Raw materials and consumables
362,456
286,529
Finished goods and goods for resale
229,322
254,892
591,778
541,421
13
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
1,117,253
1,056,528
Amounts owed by group undertakings
4,871,490
3,832,380
Other debtors
25,820
66,801
Prepayments and accrued income
126,441
257,284
6,141,004
5,212,993
CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
13
Debtors
(Continued)
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Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Obligations under finance leases
16
19,800
19,800
Trade creditors
432,031
377,252
Amounts owed to group undertakings
8,391
10,029
Corporation tax
170,136
274,658
Other taxation and social security
56,561
34,704
Other creditors
41,056
27,451
Accruals and deferred income
47,682
33,950
775,657
777,844

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

15
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Obligations under finance leases
16
39,600
59,400
16
Finance lease obligations
2025
2024
Future minimum lease payments due under finance leases:
£
£
Within one year
19,800
19,800
In two to five years
39,600
-
0
In over five years
-
0
59,400
59,400
79,200

Liabilities under hire purchase contracts are secured on the assets to which they relate.

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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17
Provisions for liabilities
2025
2024
£
£
283,339
-

The above provision relates to capital grants received to purchase fixed assets. The grants will be amortised over the useful life of the related asset, matching the depreciation which in this case is on a straight line basis over 10 years.

Movements on provisions:
£
Additional provisions in the year
295,919
Utilisation of provision
(12,580)
At 31 August 2025
283,339
18
Deferred taxation

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:

Liabilities
Liabilities
2025
2024
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
167,786
104,282
2025
Movements in the year:
£
Liability at 1 September 2024
104,282
Charge to profit or loss
63,504
Liability at 31 August 2025
167,786

The deferred tax liability set out above relates to accelerated capital allowances.

CORNISH PREMIER PASTIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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19
Retirement benefit schemes
2025
2024
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
47,817
40,574

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. Contributions totalling £11,379 (2024: £5,523) were payable to the fund at the reporting date and are included in creditors.

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Share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
300
300
300
300
21
Operating lease commitments
Lessee

At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

2025
2024
£
£
Within one year
354,225
227,456
Between two and five years
1,303,267
826,213
In over five years
215,163
374,928
1,872,655
1,428,597
22
Related party transactions

As a wholly owned subsidiary undertaking of their ultimate parent, Prima Bakeries Limited, the Company has taken advantage of the exemption in section 33.1A of FRS 102 in not disclosing intra-group transactions where 100% of the voting rights are controlled within the group.

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Ultimate controlling party

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of its parent company Prima Bakeries Limited (registered office Wheal Rose, Scorrier, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 5BX), the consolidated accounts of which are available at Companies House.

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