Registration number:
La Tua Pasta Limited
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
La Tua Pasta Limited
Contents
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Company Information |
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Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Profit and Loss Account |
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Balance Sheet |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
La Tua Pasta Limited
Company Information
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Directors |
N J Hanson J E Hanson |
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Registered office |
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Auditors |
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La Tua Pasta Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the company is that of the manufacture and sale of fresh pasta and related products.
Fair review of the business
Sales increased by 6% from the prior year as a result of increasing sales of ready meals as well as additional sales to M&S offset by lower export sales and sales direct to consumer which slowed after the effect of COVID. Profit before tax was £922,032 for the year, a substantial increase compared to the £757,368 in 2025. The increase in profit was as a result of increased sales offset by a lower gross profit percentage. Overheads were largely controlled as a result of the steps management has taken to incorporate artificial intelligence to assist in various repetitive tasks.
As at the balance sheet date the company had net assets of £1,411,617 compared with £1,162,092 as at 31 March 2025.
The company maintains a healthy liquidity position and paid off in full its Covid Business Interruption Loan. In addition it has made significant capital investments totalling £623,698 of which approximately half was funded by borrowings. These investments will increase capacity to allow the company to continue to grow.
The company's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:
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Financial KPIs |
Unit |
2026 |
2025 |
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Turnover |
£ |
17,789,275 |
16,760,611 |
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Gross profit margin |
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41 |
43 |
Principal risks and uncertainties
The company is subject to the fluctuation in commodity prices most notably for its major ingredients of flour and eggs. These can vary significantly and the company cannot always pass on increased costs in a timely fashion. The company is also exposed to fluctuations in the Pound-Euro exchange rate against which it conducts limited hedging operations. The enhanced costs on exporting to countries in the European Union and the changing documentation required by the French customs services at the port continue to cause additional costs and disruption in exports to the EU. Labour costs continue to rise and the increased employers national insurance costs are an additional cost factor.
Future developments
The company looks to increase turnover and improve on the performance achieved during the year. In particular the company will continue its investment programme to further mechanise its packaging equipment to allow it to increase volumes of consumer sized packs.
Approved and authorised by the
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La Tua Pasta Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Directors of the company
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Dividends
Dividends of £555,001 were paid in the year (2025: £500,000).
Matters covered in the strategic report
As permitted by S414c(11) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have elected to disclose information regarding future developments and risk exposure, required in the directors' report by Schedule 7 of the ' Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Account and Reports) Regulations 2008', in the strategic report.
Disclosure of information to the auditors
Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.
Approved and authorised by the
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La Tua Pasta Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities 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:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and 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.
La Tua Pasta Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of La Tua Pasta Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of La Tua Pasta Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2026, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and 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 company's affairs as at 31 March 2026 and of its profit for the year then ended; |
• | have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and |
• | have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor 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 original financial statements were 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 included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.
La Tua Pasta Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of La Tua Pasta Limited
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our 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 and the Directors' Report.
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, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
• | the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
• | certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
• | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page 4, 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 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.
La Tua Pasta Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of La Tua Pasta Limited
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
• the Senior Statutory Auditor ensured that the audit team collectively had the appropriate competence, skills, and capabilities to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
• we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the relevant industry;
• we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, and other legislation;
• we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence where relevant; and
• identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.
We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
• making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and
• considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls we:
• performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
• tested 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 HM Revenue & Customs and relevant regulators.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more remote that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
La Tua Pasta Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of La Tua Pasta 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 an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
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For and on behalf of
Albert Place
London
N3 1QA
La Tua Pasta Limited
Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Note |
2026 |
2025 |
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses |
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Operating profit |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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(53,921) |
(98,478) |
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Profit before tax |
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Tax on profit |
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Profit for the financial year |
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The above results were derived from continuing operations.
The company has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.
La Tua Pasta Limited
(Registration number: 05587428)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026
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2026 |
2025 |
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Fixed assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Investments |
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Current assets |
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Stocks |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
100 |
100 |
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Profit and loss account |
1,411,517 |
1,161,992 |
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Shareholders' funds |
1,411,617 |
1,162,092 |
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La Tua Pasta Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Share capital |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Share capital |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
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At 1 April 2024 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
( |
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At 31 March 2025 |
100 |
1,161,992 |
1,162,092 |
La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
United Kingdom
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
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Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
The company's functional and presentational currency is Sterling (£). Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
Summary of disclosure exemptions
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by the FRS102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland':
• Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d) (inclusion of statement of cash flows);
• Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows (inclusion of statement of cash flows);
• Section 11 Financial Instruments paragraph 11.42, 11.44, 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and 11.48(c) (disclosures relating to financial instruments);
• Section 26 Share based payments (disclosures of share based payments); and
• Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7 (disclosures of key management personnel compensation).
Group accounts not prepared
La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
Going concern
Having considered the company’s forecasts, latest results and cash reserves, and after making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months from the date these financial statements were approved. Accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
Judgements in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from
other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the
period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future period.
Estimates and assumptions have been used for the calculation of the useful economic lives of leasehold properties, fixtures, fittings and equipment and motor vehicles and provision of accruals. There were no estimates or assumptions that the directors deem to pose a significant risk of misstatement to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities.
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.
The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.
Foreign currency transactions and balances
Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
Tax
The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
The current corporation 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 taxable income.
La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.
Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
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Depreciation method and rate |
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Leasehold land and buildings |
Straight line over the life of the lease |
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Furniture, fittings and equipment |
15% - 25% straight line |
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Motor vehicles |
20% straight line |
Investments
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost less impairment.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are 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.
La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
Trade creditors
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 the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.
Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.
Leases
Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.
Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.
Dividends
Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.
La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
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Turnover |
The analysis of the company's revenue for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Sale of goods |
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Other gains and losses |
The analysis of the company's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Gain/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
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Operating profit |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
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2026 |
2025 |
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Depreciation expense |
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Foreign exchange losses/(gains) |
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Operating lease expense - property |
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Operating lease expense - plant and machinery |
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Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
( |
( |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Interest income on bank deposits |
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Other finance income |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings |
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Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
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La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Wages and salaries |
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Social security costs |
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Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
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Other employee expense |
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The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Administration and support |
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Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Remuneration |
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Contributions paid to money purchase schemes |
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103,001 |
92,700 |
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Auditors' remuneration |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Audit of the financial statements |
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La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account
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2026 |
2025 |
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Current taxation |
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UK corporation tax |
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UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
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47,506 |
(172,615) |
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Deferred taxation |
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Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
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Tax expense/(receipt) in the income statement |
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The tax on profit before tax for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK(2025 - lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2025 -
The differences are reconciled below:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Profit before tax |
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Corporation tax at standard rate |
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Tax decrease from effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
( |
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Tax increase from other short-term timing differences |
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Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
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Tax decrease arising from group relief |
( |
( |
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Tax decrease from effect of adjustment in research and development tax credit |
( |
( |
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Total tax charge/(credit) |
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( |
La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Tangible assets |
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Land and buildings |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicles |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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Additions |
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Disposals |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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Charge for the year |
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Eliminated on disposal |
- |
- |
( |
( |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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At 31 March 2025 |
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Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £340,119 (2025 - £401,777) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
The net carrying amount of tangible assets includes the following amounts in respect of assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Motor vehicles |
13,359 |
33,355 |
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Furniture, fittings and equipment |
370,328 |
73,280 |
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383,687 |
106,635 |
La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Investments |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Investments in subsidiaries |
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Subsidiaries |
£ |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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Additions |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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At 31 March 2025 |
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Details of undertakings
Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:
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Undertaking |
Registered office |
Holding |
Proportion of voting rights and shares held |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Subsidiary undertakings |
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Coliemore House, Level 100, Dalkey, Co. Dublin Republic of Ireland |
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Unit3-4 Nucleus Central Way, London, England, NW10 7XT England and Wales |
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La Tua Pasta (Ireland) Limited
The principal activity of La Tua Pasta (Ireland) Limited is the import of pasta and sale to business clients.
La Tua Pasta Markets Ltd
La Tua Pasta Markets Ltd is dormant as at 31 March 2026.
La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Stocks |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Raw materials and consumables |
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Other inventories |
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Debtors |
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Current |
Note |
2026 |
2025 |
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Trade debtors |
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Amounts owed by related parties |
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Other debtors |
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Prepayments |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Cash on hand |
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Cash at bank |
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La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Creditors |
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Note |
2026 |
2025 |
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Due within one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Trade creditors |
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Social security and other taxes |
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Outstanding defined contribution pension costs |
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Other payables |
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Accrued expenses |
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Corporation tax |
54,210 |
16,912 |
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Due after one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Other financial liabilities |
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410,320 |
242,462 |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Deferred tax |
Total |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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Fixed asset timing differences |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £
La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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2026 |
2025 |
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No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
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Ordinary shares of £1 each |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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Loans and borrowings |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Non-current loans and borrowings |
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HP and finance lease liabilities |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Current loans and borrowings |
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Bank borrowings |
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HP and finance lease liabilities |
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Bank borrowings
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The company provided security to Allied Irish Bank and Santander UK Plc by way of fixed and floating charges over its assets. |
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Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts |
Finance leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Not later than one year |
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Later than one year and not later than five years |
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La Tua Pasta Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
Operating leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Not later than one year |
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Later than one year and not later than five years |
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Later than five years |
- |
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The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £
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Dividends |
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2026 |
2025 |
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£ |
£ |
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Interim dividend of £ |
555,001 |
500,000 |
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Related party transactions |
The company has taken advantage of the exemption contained in FRS 102 section 33 “Related Party Disclosures” from disclosing transactions with entities which are a wholly owned part of the group.
Summary of transactions with other related parties
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Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
Controlling party
The ultimate parent company is Banchory Holdings Limited. In the opinion of the directors, there is no single ultimate controlling party.
The largest and smallest group for which group accounts are drawn up, and of which the company is a member, is Banchory Holdings Limited, whose registered office is Unit4 Nucleus Park, Central Way, London NW10 7XT. The consolidated financial statements for the company are available from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff CF14 3UZ.