| REGISTERED NUMBER: 15990847 (England and Wales) |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited |
| Group Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the Period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: 15990847 (England and Wales) |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited |
| Group Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the Period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Contents of the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Group Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Directors | 3 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 4 |
| Consolidated Income Statement | 7 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet | 8 |
| Company Balance Sheet | 9 |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 10 |
| Company Statement of Changes in Equity | 11 |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 12 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 13 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 14 |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Chartered Accountants |
| Statutory Auditor |
| Regent's Court |
| Princess Street |
| Hull |
| East Yorkshire |
| HU2 8BA |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Group Strategic Report |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| The directors present their strategic report of the company and the group for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| On 25 October 2024 Boarcross Holdings Limited acquired the share capital of Boarcross Limited. |
| During the period to 30 June 2025 the group has seen a profitable year as a result of pig prices remaining relatively high and contract numbers increasing. |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The principle risks and uncertainties facing the group are the market price for pig meat, disease and level of feed costs. |
| Financial risk management |
| The group's operations expose it to a variety of financial risks that include price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. The group has in place a risk management programme which seeks to limit adverse effects on the financial performance of the group. |
| Price risk |
| The group is exposed to commodity price risk as a result of its operations. This risk is managed through analysis of markets and consultation with reputable agents, suppliers and customers. |
| Credit risk |
| The group monitors its risk of bad debts by trading with customers who have good credit records and by having robust internal credit management policies. As a result debtor days are maintained at acceptable levels due to this oversight and bad debts are minimal. |
| Interest rate risk |
| At times in the production cycle the group has interest bearing liabilities. The company does no use derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate cost and as such, no hedge accounting is applied. The directors will revisit the appropriateness of this policy should the operations change in size or nature. |
| Liquidity risk |
| The group manages liquidity risk by maintaining a balance between the continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of bank current accounts, overdrafts and loans. |
| GOING CONCERN |
| The directors have carefully considered the activities of the group for the period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and the liquid resources available. The directors are of the opinion that there are no material uncertainties regarding the ability of the group to continue to trade as a going concern during this period and accordingly these financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. |
| KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| The following Key Performance Indicators relate to the subsidiary company which holds the group's main trade: |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Growth in Revenue | 8% | 29% | 95% |
| Gross Profit Margin | 16% | 14% | 10% |
| Net Profit Margin | 9% | 12% | 6% |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025. |
| INCORPORATION |
| The parent company was incorporated on 1 October 2024. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| The total distribution of dividends for the period ended 30 June 2025 was £166,000. |
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
| The subsidiary company has been, and still is, undertaking qualifying research and development expenditure to improve the profitability and sustainable ways of producing pork in the farming industry. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors who have held office during the period from 1st October 2024 to the date of this report are as follows: |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
| The directors are responsible for preparing the Group Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors 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 the group and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to: |
| - | select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; |
| - | make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
| - | 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 and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group 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 the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. |
| STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
| So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the group's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group's auditors are aware of that information. |
| AUDITORS |
| The auditors, Smailes Goldie Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Boarcross Holdings Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the period ended 30th June 2025 which comprise the Consolidated Income Statement, Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of 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: |
| - | give a true and fair view of the state of the group's and of the parent company affairs as at 30th June 2025 and of the group's profit for the period 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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group 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 group's and the parent 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon. |
| 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. |
| In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 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. |
| Opinions 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 Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
| - | the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors 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 group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors. |
| We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: |
| - | adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
| - | the parent company 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. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited |
| Responsibilities of directors |
| As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page three, 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 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 group's and the parent 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 group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. |
| Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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. |
| The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: |
| Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was 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, tax legislation, data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation. An understanding of these laws and regulations and the extent of compliance was obtained through discussion with management and inspecting legal and regulatory correspondence. |
| 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 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 journal entries to identify unusual transactions; |
| - | assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates 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; |
| - | reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; |
| - | enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and |
| - | reviewing correspondence with relevant regulators and the company's legal advisors. |
| 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 Report of the Auditors. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited |
| 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 2006. Our 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 a Report of the Auditors 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. |
| for and on behalf of |
| Chartered Accountants |
| Statutory Auditor |
| Regent's Court |
| Princess Street |
| Hull |
| East Yorkshire |
| HU2 8BA |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Consolidated Income Statement |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| Notes | £ |
| TURNOVER | 23,988,627 |
| Cost of sales | 21,198,629 |
| GROSS PROFIT | 2,789,998 |
| Administrative expenses | (968,400 | ) |
| 3,758,398 |
| Other operating income | 226,602 |
| OPERATING PROFIT | 4 | 3,985,000 |
| Interest receivable and similar income | 62,158 |
| 4,047,158 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 6 | 61,928 |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | 3,985,230 |
| Tax on profit | 7 | 593,873 |
| PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet |
| 30th June 2025 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 10 | (1,378,333 | ) |
| Tangible assets | 11 | 6,140,643 |
| Investments | 12 | - |
| Investment property | 13 | 77,000 |
| 4,839,310 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 14 | 8,487,054 |
| Debtors | 15 | 1,366,497 |
| Investments | 16 | 1,394,641 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 3,298,832 |
| 14,547,024 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 17 | 6,364,168 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 8,182,856 |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
13,022,166 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
18 |
(1,705,746 |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 22 | (791,063 | ) |
| NET ASSETS | 10,525,357 |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 23 | 7,300,000 |
| Retained earnings | 24 | 3,225,357 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 10,525,357 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 18th June 2026 and were signed on its behalf by: |
| Mrs E S Field-Corrigan - Director |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Company Balance Sheet |
| 30th June 2025 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 10 |
| Tangible assets | 11 |
| Investments | 12 |
| Investment property | 13 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 17 |
| NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
18 |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 23 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| Company's profit for the financial year | 166,000 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Total |
| capital | earnings | equity |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Changes in equity |
| Issue of share capital | 7,300,000 | - | 7,300,000 |
| Dividends | - | (166,000 | ) | (166,000 | ) |
| Total comprehensive income | - | 3,391,357 | 3,391,357 |
| Balance at 30th June 2025 | 7,300,000 | 3,225,357 | 10,525,357 |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Company Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Total |
| capital | earnings | equity |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Changes in equity |
| Issue of share capital | - |
| Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 30th June 2025 |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| Notes | £ |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 | 4,910,558 |
| Interest paid | (60,808 | ) |
| Interest element of hire purchase payments paid |
(1,120 |
) |
| Tax paid less refunds | 372,732 |
| Net cash from operating activities | 5,221,362 |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | (790,012 | ) |
| Purchase of fixed asset investments | (740,437 | ) |
| Interest received | 62,158 |
| Net cash from investing activities | (1,468,291 | ) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| Loan repayments in year | (230,113 | ) |
| Capital repayments in year | (17,736 | ) |
| Amount withdrawn by directors | (40,390 | ) |
| Equity dividends paid | (166,000 | ) |
| Net cash from financing activities | (454,239 | ) |
| Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 3,298,832 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
2 |
- |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
2 |
3,298,832 |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
| £ |
| Profit before taxation | 3,985,230 |
| Depreciation charges | 412,849 |
| Amortisation charges | (1,797,310 | ) |
| Finance costs | 61,928 |
| Finance income | (62,158 | ) |
| 2,600,539 |
| Increase in stocks | (1,394,745 | ) |
| Decrease in trade and other debtors | 1,909,945 |
| Increase in trade and other creditors | 1,794,819 |
| Cash generated from operations | 4,910,558 |
| 2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts: |
| Period ended 30th June 2025 |
| 30/6/25 | 1/10/24 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,298,832 | - |
| 3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS |
| At 1/10/24 | Cash flow | At 30/6/25 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Net cash |
| Cash at bank and in hand | - | 3,298,832 | 3,298,832 |
| - | 3,298,832 | 3,298,832 |
| Liquid resources |
| Current asset investments | - | 1,394,641 | 1,394,641 |
| - | 1,394,641 | 1,394,641 |
| Debt |
| Finance leases | - | (26,615 | ) | (26,615 | ) |
| Debts falling due within 1 year | - | (325,630 | ) | (325,630 | ) |
| Debts falling due after 1 year | - | (1,697,918 | ) | (1,697,918 | ) |
| - | (2,050,163 | ) | (2,050,163 | ) |
| Total | - | 2,643,310 | 2,643,310 |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited is a |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. |
| Basis of consolidation |
| The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the parent company and its subsidiary undertaking, from the date of acquisition up to 30 June 2025. |
| The results of the subsidiary are included in total comprehensive income, as appropriate using accounting policies consistent with those of the parent company. |
| All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full. |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
| Turnover, all of which arose in the United Kingdom, is recognised when the pigs are physically delivered to the customer. |
| Goodwill |
| Goodwill, being the difference between net assets at acquisition and consideration paid, is being amortised in line with the assets to which it relates. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Tangible fixed assets are 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 or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter. |
| Land and buildings | - 5% on reducing balance |
| Plant and machinery | - 15% on reducing balance |
| Motor vehicles and tractors | - 20% and 25% on reducing balance |
| Office equipment | - 33% on reducing balance |
| Freehold land is not depreciated. |
| Investment property |
| Investment properties for which fair value can be measured reliably are measured at fair value at each reporting date. Changes in fair value in the year of transfer from tangible assets are recognised in other comprehensive income, and any subsequent changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss. |
| Stocks |
| Feed stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. Cost includes all costs of purchase and other costs incurred in bringing stock to its present location and condition. Cost is calculated using the first-in, first-out basis. |
| Livestock in stock, which comprises of pigs only, are valued under the cost model in accordance with Section 34 of FRS 102, using the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell method. |
| Financial instruments |
| Basic financial assets including trade and other receivables, cash and bank balances are initially recognised at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost. |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated 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 balance sheet date. |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet 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 period 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 |
| Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred. Identifiable development expenditure is capitalised to the extent that the technical, commercial and financial feasibility can be demonstrated. |
| Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
| Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter. |
| The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability. |
| 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 group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the group's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
| 3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| £ |
| Pension costs | 40,047 |
| The average number of employees during the period was as follows: |
| Directors |
| The average number of employees by undertakings that were proportionately consolidated during the period was 3 . |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Amount paid to third party for services of a director | 42,389 | - |
| £ |
| Directors' remuneration | - |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| 4. | OPERATING PROFIT |
| The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): |
| £ |
| Hire of plant and machinery | 42,281 |
| Depreciation - owned assets | 400,927 |
| Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts | 11,922 |
| Goodwill amortisation | (1,797,310 | ) |
| Auditors' remuneration | 16,685 |
| Auditors' remuneration for non audit work | 5,375 |
| Research and development expenditure | 3,461,622 |
| 5. | EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS |
| £ |
| Exceptional items | 1,580,552 |
| Administrative expenses includes an exceptional item which relates to the release of negative goodwill recognised on the acquisition of the subsidiary. The negative goodwill relates to stock, fixed assets and current asset investments with the element included as an exceptional item relating to the stock sold in the period ending 30 June 2025. |
| 6. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| £ |
| Bank loan interest | 60,808 |
| Hire purchase interest | 1,120 |
| 61,928 |
| 7. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| The tax charge on the profit for the period was as follows: |
| £ |
| Current tax: |
| UK corporation tax | 425,670 |
| Deferred tax | 168,203 |
| Tax on profit | 593,873 |
| UK corporation tax has been charged at 25 % . |
| Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss |
| The tax assessed for the period is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| £ |
| Profit before tax | 3,985,230 |
| Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25 % | 996,308 |
| Effects of: |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes | (445,286 | ) |
| Depreciation in excess of capital allowances | 20,702 |
| Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods | 541,393 |
| Research & development tax credit | (519,244 | ) |
| Total tax charge | 593,873 |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| 8. | INDIVIDUAL INCOME STATEMENT |
| As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements. |
| 9. | DIVIDENDS |
| £ |
| Ordinary shares of £1 each |
| Interim | 166,000 |
| 10. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Group |
| Goodwill |
| £ |
| COST |
| Additions | (3,175,643 | ) |
| At 30th June 2025 | (3,175,643 | ) |
| AMORTISATION |
| Amortisation for period | (1,797,310 | ) |
| At 30th June 2025 | (1,797,310 | ) |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30th June 2025 | (1,378,333 | ) |
| The above relates to the difference between net assets at the acquisition date (25 October 2024) and the fixed price consideration paid. The assets to which the above relates are stock and fixed assets, and the amortisation is in line with the relevant release to the profit and loss account for these assets. |
| The company acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Boarcross Limited on 25 October 2024 for total consideration of £10,112,500. The fair value of assets and liabilities acquired were: |
| £ |
| Fixed assets | 5,762,905 |
| Stock | 7,092,309 |
| Debtors | 3,649,975 |
| Investments | 1,394,641 |
| Cash at bank | 1,222,063 |
| Creditors | (5,210,891 | ) |
| Provision for liabilities | (622,860 | ) |
| 13,288,143 |
| Total consideration paid | 10,112,500 |
| Goodwill arising on acquisition | (3,175,643 | ) |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| 11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Group |
| Motor |
| vehicles |
| Land and | Plant and | and |
| buildings | machinery | tractors | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST OR VALUATION |
| Additions | 138,201 | 633,905 | 95,477 | 867,583 |
| Reclassification/transfer | 4,251,617 | 6,031,899 | 409,456 | 10,692,972 |
| At 30th June 2025 | 4,389,818 | 6,665,804 | 504,933 | 11,560,555 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| Charge for period | 78,699 | 295,181 | 38,969 | 412,849 |
| Reclassification/transfer | 1,123,617 | 3,721,369 | 162,077 | 5,007,063 |
| At 30th June 2025 | 1,202,316 | 4,016,550 | 201,046 | 5,419,912 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30th June 2025 | 3,187,502 | 2,649,254 | 303,887 | 6,140,643 |
| Cost or valuation at 30th June 2025 is represented by: |
| Motor |
| vehicles |
| Land and | Plant and | and |
| buildings | machinery | tractors | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Valuation in 2025 | 559,343 | - | - | 559,343 |
| Cost | 3,830,475 | 6,665,804 | 504,933 | 11,001,212 |
| 4,389,818 | 6,665,804 | 504,933 | 11,560,555 |
| Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows: |
| Plant and |
| machinery |
| £ |
| COST OR VALUATION |
| At 1st October 2024 | 110,150 |
| Additions | 41,750 |
| Transfer to ownership | (110,150 | ) |
| At 30th June 2025 | 41,750 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1st October 2024 | 38,428 |
| Charge for period | 11,922 |
| Transfer to ownership | (47,532 | ) |
| At 30th June 2025 | 2,818 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30th June 2025 | 38,932 |
| At 30th September 2024 | 71,722 |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| 12. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Company |
| Unlisted |
| investments |
| £ |
| COST |
| Additions |
| At 30th June 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30th June 2025 |
| 13. | INVESTMENT PROPERTY |
| Group |
| Total |
| £ |
| FAIR VALUE |
| At 1st October 2024 |
| and 30th June 2025 | 77,000 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30th June 2025 | 77,000 |
| At 30th September 2024 | 77,000 |
| Fair value at 30th June 2025 is represented by: |
| £ |
| Valuation in 2023 | 77,000 |
| Investment property was valued on an indicative value basis on 29 August 2023 by Alnwick Farming and Property Consultants. The directors revisited the valuation at 30 June 2025 and are confident this still represents fair value. |
| 14. | STOCKS |
| Group |
| £ |
| Raw materials | 276,936 |
| Livestock | 8,210,118 |
| 8,487,054 |
| The movement in the livestock valuation in comparison to the previous year is as a result of purchases, sales, deaths, births and the fluctuation of costs attributable to each pig. |
| Reconciliation of changes in the carrying amount of biological assets: |
| £ |
| Carrying value brought forward | 6,373,788 |
| Increases resulting from purchases and home bred stock | 12,905,945 |
| Decreases attributable to sales | (10,590,900) |
| Other changes | (478,716) |
| 8,210,118 |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| 15. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group |
| £ |
| Trade debtors | 1,075,289 |
| Other debtors | 5,999 |
| Amount due from related party | 38,758 |
| VAT | 246,451 |
| 1,366,497 |
| 16. | CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Group |
| £ |
| M Field Partnership | 1,394,641 |
| 17. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 19) | 325,630 |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 20) | 18,787 |
| Trade creditors | 4,736,747 |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings | - |
| Tax | 424,870 |
| Other creditors | 320,301 |
| Amount due to related party | 386,035 | - |
| Directors' loan accounts | 7,610 | - |
| Accruals and deferred income | 144,188 |
| 6,364,168 |
| 18. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans (see note 19) | 1,197,918 |
| Preference shares (see note 19) | 500,000 |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 20) | 7,828 |
| 1,705,746 |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| 19. | LOANS |
| An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
| Group | Company |
| £ | £ |
| Amounts falling due within one year or on | demand: |
| Bank loans | 325,630 |
| Amounts falling due between one and two | years: |
| Bank loans - 1-2 years | 219,322 |
| Preference shares | 500,000 | 500,000 |
| 719,322 |
| Amounts falling due between two and five | years: |
| Bank loans - 2-5 years | 667,457 |
| Amounts falling due in more than five years: |
| Repayable by instalments |
| Bank loans more 5 years by |
| instalments | 311,139 | - |
| 311,139 | - |
| The company holds five loan agreements with the bank, which have interest charged at 1.8% and 2.25% over base rate on the three variable loans, as well as fixed rates of 2.48% and 2.73% on the remaining loans. Overdraft interest is charged at 1.8% above base rate. |
| The irredeemable preference shares have been included as a liability, rather than equity, due to the coupon rate being the same as the equivalent market rate of interest. |
| The holders of the preference shares are entitled to a fixed cumulative preferential dividend at the annual rate of 10% of the nominal value of the preference shares. The holder(s) of the preference shares shall not be entitled to receive notice of, or to attend or vote at, any general meeting of the Company. On a return of capital on liquidation, reduction of capital or otherwise, the surplus assets of the Company shall be applied first in paying the holder(s) of the preference shares an amount equal to 100% of the issue price of the preference shares and the aggregate amount of any accrued and/or unpaid preference dividends. |
| 20. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
| Group |
| Hire |
| purchase |
| contracts |
| £ |
| Net obligations repayable: |
| Within one year | 18,787 |
| Between one and five years | 7,828 |
| 26,615 |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| 20. | LEASING AGREEMENTS - continued |
| Group |
| Non- |
| cancellable |
| operating |
| leases |
| £ |
| Within one year | 246,400 |
| Between one and five years | 787,667 |
| 1,034,067 |
| 21. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| Group |
| £ |
| Bank loans | 1,523,548 |
| Hire purchase contracts | 26,615 |
| 1,550,163 |
| Loans are secured against land and buildings owned by the subsidiary company. |
| 22. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| Group |
| £ |
| Deferred tax | 791,063 |
| Group |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at start of period | 622,860 |
| Charge to profit and loss | 168,203 |
| Balance at 30th June 2025 | 791,063 |
| The net charge of deferred tax liabilities expected to occur in the next year is £69,654. This expected charge is due to the movement in the accelerated capital allowances timing differences. |
| 23. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal |
| value: | £ |
| Ordinary | £1 | 7,300,000 |
| Boarcross Holdings Limited (Registered number: 15990847) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1st October 2024 to 30th June 2025 |
| 24. | RESERVES |
| Group |
| Retained |
| earnings |
| £ |
| Profit for the period | 3,391,357 |
| Dividends | (166,000 | ) |
| At 30th June 2025 | 3,225,357 |
| Company |
| Retained |
| earnings |
| £ |
| Profit for the period |
| Dividends | ( |
) |
| At 30th June 2025 |
| 25. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |
| Transactions between group entities which have been eliminated on consolidation are not disclosed within the financial statements. |
| Key management personnel of the entity or its parent (in the aggregate) |
| £ |
| Dividends paid to directors | 116,000 |
| Amount due to directors | 7,610 |
| Other related parties |
| £ |
| Sales | 2,768 |
| Purchases | 2,839,687 |
| Dividends paid | 50,000 |
| Amount due from related parties | 38,758 |
| Amount due to related parties | 686,035 |
| 26. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The ultimate controlling party is Mrs E S Field-Corrigan. |