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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
CONTENTS
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
The directors present the strategic report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2025.
The last 12 months' trading has been steady as the business has navigated a very competitive market made more difficult by deflation in some areas. Turnover for the year was £37,122,982 (2024 £41,963,635) and profit before tax was £1,744,837 (2024 £2,331,252).
Principal risks and uncertainties
The management of the business and the execution of our strategy are subject to a number of risks. The following section comprises a summary of the main risks which we believe could potentially impact upon our operating and financial performance.
Macroeconomic environment:
Profitability of trading suffers through the economic cycle as consumer demand softens. Our investments in consumer marketing reduce the economic impact on our business. Euro denominated commodities are subject to exchange rate fluctuations. We constantly monitor exchange rates and maintain an appropriate level of forward cover to reduce exposure to fluctuations.
Economic and market risks:
The economic environment, and supplier and competitor pricing can affect the performance of the business in terms of both sales and costs. In order to mitigate losses arising from exchange rate fluctuations our Euro based purchases are hedged and, through development of our product ranges and quality, the company works to ensure that we deliver value for all our customers.
The company hedges its exposure to currency fluctuations by forward buying currency and this is done in a systematic way. The directors do not consider the exposure to market risk to be material as the hedge mechanism is designed so that there is no risk variable; that its gains are offset by losses such that there would be no effect on profitability.
Regulatory Risk:
The company's operations are subject to a broad spectrum of regulatory requirements particularly in relation to food hygiene and environmental issues, employment, pensions and tax. The directors monitor regulatory development, regular reviews and audits are carried out to ensure compliance and training needs are regularly reviewed and addressed as required.
IT systems and infrastructure:
The company is reliant on its IT infrastructure in order to trade. A failure in these systems could have a significant impact on our business. The company has controls in place to maintain the integrity and efficiency of its systems which are regularly updated and tested.
Foreign currency risk:
The company has no operations outside the UK but it buys most goods denominated in Euros. As a result the value of the company's assets and liabilities can be affected by movements between Sterling and the Euro. At the year end the exchange rate for the Euro was at 1.14 (2024 - 1.19).
Credit risk:
The risk of financial loss due to third parties failing to honour their obligations arises principally where the company sells goods to customers. The company has implemented policies to minimise such losses, and they require that terms are only granted to customers who meet the internal requirements for having suitable payment history and adequate creditworthiness.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
The year end position is reflected in the company's balance sheet, and represents a tough but successful year of trading.
In recent years the sales team was expanded in order to strengthen further the company's core business base.
Existing invoice finance facilities were not fully utilised at the year end, and remain available to fund any expansion of business activities in the current year. In a time of economic uncertainty the directors are confident that the company is well placed to maintain or improve its position in the market place. The directors are aware of market conditions which affect shipping costs and buying prices, however, the directors are hopeful that the current contracts will be similar in the next statutory accounts. The directors do not anticipate any material changes to the structure and supply chain of the business for the foreseeable future.
There are no known impending developments or negotiations which in the opinion of the directors would be seriously prejudicial to the interests of the company.
The strategy for longer term development is to maintain the core values of the company and objectives set out in the business objectives above.
Future developments
The directors will continue to monitor the market for opportunities to further develop the product range that the company can offer to its customers.
This report was approved by the board on 3 March 2026 and signed on its behalf.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2025.
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic report, the Directors' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
∙select suitable accounting policies for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
∙make judgments 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 transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 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.
The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1,290,126 (2024 - £1,619,826).
The dividends declared for the year totalled £100,000 (2024 - £Nil).
The directors who served during the year were:
The company has chosen in accordance with the section 414C of the Company's Act 2006, to set out the following information which would otherwise be required to be continued in the Director's Report within the Strategic Report:
Likely financial risk management objectives and policies and future developments in the business of the company.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.
During the year Barnes Roffe LLP resigned as auditors due to the transfer of its audit business and its successor Barnes Roffe Audit Limited was appointed by the directors under s485 Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board on
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of Daybreak Foods Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 October 2025, which comprise the Statement of comprehensive income, the Statement of financial position, the Statement of changes in equity and the related notes, 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 auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
∙the information given in the Strategic report and the Directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
∙the Strategic report and the Directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic report or the Directors' report.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.
Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with law and regulations, was as follows:
∙The Senior statutory auditor ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
∙We identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussion with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the relevant sector;
∙The specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, are as follows:
i) Companies Act 2006 ii) FRS 102 iii) Tax legislation iv) Employment legislation v) Agents and Brokers Global Standards. vi) Food Standards Act 1999 vii) Health & safety
∙ We assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and reviewing supporting evidence where applicable; and
∙Laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team at the planning meeting, and during the audit as any further laws and regulation were identified. The audit team remained alert to instances of noncompliance throughout the audit.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 consider there was susceptibility to fraud and their knowledge of actual suspected and alleged fraud;
∙Considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations;
∙Reviewing the financial statements and testing the disclosures against supporting documentation;
∙Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected trends or anomalies;
∙Inspecting and testing journal entries to identify unusual or unexpected transactions;
∙Assessing whether judgement and assumptions made in determining significant accounting estimates, were indicative of management bias; and
∙Investigating the rationale behind significant transactions, or transactions that are unusual or outside the company’s usual course of business.
The areas that we identified as being susceptible to misstatement through fraud were:
∙Management bias in the estimates and judgements made;
∙Management override of controls; and
∙Posting of unusual journals or transactions.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
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 Auditors' report.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' 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.
for and on behalf of
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
3 Brook Business Centre
Cowley Mill Road
Middlesex
UB8 2FX
Date:
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 06787889
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2025
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 06787889
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2025
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on
The notes on pages 14 to 29 form part of these financial statements.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Daybreak Foods Limited is a company limited by shares, incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office address is Madison House, 31 High Street, Sunninghill, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9NP.
The company specialises in importing and selling ambient temperature food products.
2.Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The directors note that the company is trading adequately and has sufficient working capital and other finance available to continue trading for a period of not less than 12 months from the Statement of financial position date. As such, the directors believe that there are no significant uncertainties in their assessment of whether the business is a going concern and therefore have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":
- the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows. This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Daybreak Group Holdings Limited as at year ended 31 October 2025 and these financial statements may be obtained from Companies House, Madison House 31 High Street, Sunninghill, Ascot, SL5 9NP.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Commissions are recognised when the service is provided.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the difference between amounts paid on the cost of a business combination and the acquirer’s interest in the fair value of its identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquiree at the date of acquisition. Subsequent to initial recognition, Goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is amortised on a straight line basis to the Statement of comprehensive income over its useful economic life of three to ten years.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, on the following basis.
Depreciation is provided on the following bases:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in the Statement of comprehensive income.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Functional and presentation currency
Transactions and balances
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
The directors consider that the implementation of hedging for forward contracts is a key accounting policy, and the value is obtained from the other party to the contract. The directors consider the estimation of intangible asset life and its value to the business a key area of estimation uncertainty.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
12.Taxation (continued)
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
21.Deferred taxation (continued)
Foreign exchange reserve
Profit and loss account
The company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to £88,859 (2024 - £139,091) for the year. Contributions totaling £15,835 (2024 - £33,335) were payable as at the year end.
Included within other debtors is an amount of £3,397,000 (2024 - £92,000) owed by a director of the company.
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DAYBREAK FOODS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
The immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is Daybreak Group Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales and whose registered address is Madison House, 31 High Street, Sunningdale, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9NP. The ultimate controlling party is Mr N Dowthwaite by virtue of his shareholding in the parent company.
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