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Registered number: 04093925
Bryan's Salads Ltd.
Strategic Report, Directors' Report and
Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 30 November 2025
Bishops Chartered Accountants
Contents
Page
Company Information 1
Strategic Report 2—3
Directors' Report 4—7
Independent Auditor's Report 8—11
Profit and Loss Account 12
Statement of Comprehensive Income 13
Balance Sheet 14—15
Statement of Changes in Equity 16
Cash Flow Statement 17
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 18
Notes to the Financial Statements 19—33
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Company Information
Directors Mr Robert Bryan
Mr George Bryan
Mr Joe Bryan
Mr Jonathan Bragg
Mr Samuel Bryan
Mr Matthew Bryan
Mrs Rachel Bryan
Secretary Mrs Rachel Bryan
Company Number 04093925
Registered Office Poplars
Gorse Lane, Tarleton
Preston
Lancashire
PR4 6LJ
Accountants Bishops Chartered Accountants
Phoenix Park
Blakewater Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 5BG
Auditors Bishops Audit Limited
1 Croft Court, Plumpton Close
Whtehills Business Park
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 5PR
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Strategic Report
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 30 November 2025.
Review of the Business
The directors were very pleased with the results for 2025.
The trading results are shown on page 12 and show a profit before tax of £2,410,425 (2024: £2,897,200).
Although total sales were down from £56,620,159 to £54,439,457 the gross profit margin remained acceptable despite a decrease from 9.64% to 9.15%.
The reduction in turnover was only 3.9%. 
The company continues to have a strong balance sheet with shareholders funds totaling £11,518,748 (2024 - £9,824,956) and a healthy increase in net current assets which stood at £7,582,116 compared with £6,728,655 at the previous year end.
Principal Risks and Uncertainties
The company continues to be aware of the possible impact of a number of global actions which have been out of our control. The main ones being the continuing war in the Ukraine and the war in Iran which continue to place pressures on our electricity costs. 
Fertiliser on our farm has also continued to be impacted with prices continuing to be higher than in previous years.
The pressures on other fuel and power costs through agricultural diesel used in the tractors and on the farm, road diesel used by hauliers and gas used by suppliers all continue to be a concern.
Each year we are also impacted by a minimum wage rise which has to be passed on to all staff not just those at the minimum wage level.
As an employer we have no control on any of the above increases which clearly can put a strain on our activities.
Development and performance
As stated above the directors are satisfied with the development and performance of the company during the year.  Despite the marginal decline in turnover and  slightly reduced margins the directors expect that the policies introduced will enable the margin to be maintained.
Key performance indicators
The directors actively monitor sales and gross margins as the key indicators to enable them to assess the performance of the business.  They also have concern for the cash available to the business to meet the demands of the business as they arise.  The increase in available cash in the year is a reflection of the improvement in the operation of the business.
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Section 172(1) Statement
Promoting the success of the company
Employee involvement
The directors recognise that the workforce is the most valuable asset of the business in order to achieve the growth desired and maintain the reputation of the business .  They therefore consider that the health and safety of the workforce is a primary concern in the way that the business is managed and encourage safe working practices.
The company has a diverse and inclusive workforce and remains committed to offering opportunities to all staff.  In particular, as part of the food manufacturing sector and with a high level of migrant workers the organisation recognises that it has a responsibility to take a robust approach to the possibility of acts of slavery and human trafficking both within the business itself and the supply chain.
With this in mind the company recruits workers directly and is committed to preventing modern slavery and human trafficking in its corporate activities and seeks to ensure that the supply chains are also free from modern slavery human trafficking.
Relationships with suppliers and customers
The directors recognise the importance of good and lasting relations with both customers and suppliers.
The company is keen to offer excellent customer service together with quality products to benefit all within the supply chain and the community in which the company operates.
The company is committed to trading ethically with its supply chain partners.
Community and environment
The directors value the position that the company has in its local community and they seek to ensure that the company's activities do not adversely affect its neighbours.  The company operates in a responsible fashion recognising the importance of maintaining good local relationships.
On behalf of the board
Mr Robert Bryan
Director
27/08/2026
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Directors' Report
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 November 2025.
Principal Activity
The company's principal activity continues to be that of the growing, packaging and marketing of salad produce.
Directors
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Mr Robert Bryan
Mr George Bryan
Mr Joe Bryan
Mr Jonathan Bragg
Mr Samuel Bryan
Mr Matthew Bryan
Mrs Rachel Bryan
Employees
The company's policy is to consult and discuss with employees as appropriate any matters likely to affect employees' interests.
Information about matters of concern to employees is provided in ways considered appropriate to achieve a common awareness on the part of all employees of the financial and economic factors affecting the company's performance.
Disabled persons
Applications for employment by disabled persons are always fully considered, bearing in mind the aptitudes of the applicant concerned. In the event of members of staff becoming disabled, every effort is made to ensure that their employment within the company continues and that the appropriate training is arranged. It is the policy of the company that the training, career development and promotion of disabled persons should, as far as possible, be identical to that of other employees.
Statement of Engagement with Suppliers, Customers and Others in a Business Relationship with the Company
The directors are conscious of the need to establish good working relationships with suppliers and customers alike in order to maintain the good standing of the business.  The directors are mindful of the issues affecting the supply chain of which it is a part and endeavour to ensure that where possible all deadlines are met.
Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting
As the company has consumed more than 40,000 kWh of energy in this reporting period, it does not qualify as a low energy user under these regulations and is therefore required to report on its emissions, energy consumption or energy efficiency activities.
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Energy consumption
2025
2024
kWh
kWh
Electricity purchased
3,224,144
3,196,308
Fuel consumption for transportation
9,294
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3,224,144
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3,205,605
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2025
2024
Emission of CO2 equivalent
metric tonnes
metric tonnes
Scope 1 - direct emissions
Fuel consumption for owned transport
270.50
Scope 2 - indirect emissions
Electricity purchased
             667.60
                  1322.35
Scope 3 - other indirect emissions
Fuel consumption for transport not owned by the company
Total gross emissions
667.60
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1592.85
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Intensity ratio
Tonnes CO2e per full- time employee                                                                                                                                      
1.95
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4.55
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We have followed the 2019 HM Government Environmental Reporting Guidelines. We have also used the GHG Reporting Protocol – Corporate Standard and have used the 2020 UK Government’s Conversion Factors for Company Reporting.
The data quality and completeness is ensured by:
All electricity invoices have been entered into a fully managed energy database covering the reporting period, allowing data quality checks to be carried out for completeness and accuracy.
All transport information has also been entered into this energy database up to the reporting period end.  No gas data is required as the company does not consume any gas.
All Scope 1 mobile combustion emissions have been recorded using quantity of fuel consumed by vehicles.  This is high quality data for calculating the Scope 1 footprint.
Carbon intensity metrics have been calculated using the 2022-2023 reportable figures for tCO2e per full-time equivalent employee.  Total emissions were then divided by this figure to determine the tCO2e metric.
Primary data for Scope 1 was provided as approximate Litres of fuel consumption for red diesel and white derv.
Primary data for Scope 2 emissions was provided by the company as kWh electricity consumption supported by invoices.  Despite procuring a 100% renewable tariff, REGO certificates were not available.  The disclosure is therefore made using only the Location-Based method.
There was no activity reportable for Scope 3 in the year.
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Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting - continued
The company is always seeking ways to minimise energy consumption and the use of energy saving efficiencies was a consideration in the design of the new facilities on the company's main site.
The company has continued to be mindful of energy saving initiatives and new developments are undertaken with energy reducing plans incorporated.
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors' 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, comprising FRS102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', 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 the financial statements the directors are required to:
  • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
  • make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
  • state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS102, have been followed subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
  • 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.
The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Statement of Disclosure of Information to Auditors
In the case of each director in office at the date the Directors' Report is approved: 
  • so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditors are unaware; and
  • they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.
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Independent Auditors
The auditors, Bishops Audit Limited, have indicated their willingness to continue in office and a resolution concerning their re-appointment will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
On behalf of the board
Mr Robert Bryan
Director
27/08/2026
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Independent Auditor's Report
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Bryan's Salads Ltd. for the year ended 30 November 2025 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes of Equity, Cash Flow Statement 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 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".
In our opinion the financial statements:
  • give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 30 November 2025 and of its profit/(loss) 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's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions Relating to Going Concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other Information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 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.
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Opinions on Other Matters Prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
  • 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
  • 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 the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Directors' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
  • 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 or 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 Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on page 4—7, 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.
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Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: 
Based on our understanding of the company and sector, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to, but was not limited to, the Companies Act 2006 and the UK tax legislation and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements.
We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to management bias in accounting estimates and judgements, revenue recognition, going concern and the carrying value of the assets.
Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:
• enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims.
• reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexplained relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud.
• auditing the risk of management override of controls, including the testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business. 
We also communicated relevant laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members including internal specialists and remained alert to any indication of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.
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 www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
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 that 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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David Evans BA FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Bishops Audit Limited , Statutory Auditor
27/08/2026
Bishops Audit Limited
1 Croft Court, Plumpton Close
Whtehills Business Park
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 5PR
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Profit and Loss Account
2025 2024
Notes £ £
TURNOVER 3 54,439,457 56,620,159
Cost of sales (49,461,134 ) (51,163,951 )
GROSS PROFIT 4,978,323 5,456,208
Administrative expenses (2,819,092 ) (2,704,133 )
Other operating income 272,839 228,599
Fair value gains on investment properties 38,000 8,000
OPERATING PROFIT 5 2,470,070 2,988,674
Profit on disposal of fixed assets 1,099 14,756
Other interest receivable and similar income 10 46,080 26,474
Interest payable and similar charges 11 (106,824 ) (132,704 )
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 2,410,425 2,897,200
Tax on Profit 12 (716,273 ) (721,461 )
PROFIT AFTER TAXATION BEING PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1,694,152 2,175,739
The notes on pages 18 to 33 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Comprehensive Income
2025 2024
£ £
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1,694,152 2,175,739
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 1,694,152 2,175,739
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Balance Sheet
Registered number: 04093925
2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets 14 5,203,153 4,556,765
Investment Properties 15 242,000 204,000
Investments 16 2,969 2,969
5,448,122 4,763,734
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 17 1,729,016 1,569,831
Debtors 18 8,574,853 8,621,911
Cash at bank and in hand 4,157,942 3,543,292
14,461,811 13,735,034
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 19 (6,880,685 ) (7,007,368 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) 7,581,126 6,727,666
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 13,029,248 11,491,400
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Year 20 (919,150 ) (1,223,355 )
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
Deferred Taxation 23 (591,350 ) (443,449 )
NET ASSETS 11,518,748 9,824,596
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 25 1,000 1,000
Fair value reserve 79,244 50,744
Profit and Loss Account 11,438,504 9,772,852
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 11,518,748 9,824,596
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On behalf of the board
Mr Robert Bryan
Director
27/08/2026
The notes on pages 18 to 33 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Equity
Share Capital Fair value reserve Profit and Loss Account Total
£ £ £ £
As at 1 December 2023 1,000 50,744 7,597,113 7,648,857
Profit for the year and total comprehensive income - - 2,175,739 2,175,739
As at 30 November 2024 and 1 December 2024 1,000 50,744 9,772,852 9,824,596
Profit for the year and total comprehensive income - - 1,694,152 1,694,152
Movements in fair value reserve - 28,500 - 28,500
Transfer to/from Fair value reserve - - (28,500) (28,500)
As at 30 November 2025 1,000 79,244 11,438,504 11,518,748
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Cash Flow Statement
2025 2024
Notes £ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash generated from operations 1 3,004,415 2,416,371
Interest paid (106,824 ) (132,704 )
Tax paid (636,276 ) (4,697 )
Net cash generated from operating activities 2,261,315 2,278,970
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible assets (1,167,449 ) (465,583 )
Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets 3,000 75,185
Grants received 6,153 -
Interest received 46,080 26,474
Net cash used in investing activities (1,112,216 ) (363,924 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of bank borrowings (290,411 ) (287,047 )
Repayment of finance leases (66,501 ) (52,655 )
Amount withdrawn by directors (177,537) (108,469)
Net cash used in financing activities (534,449 ) (448,171 )
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 614,650 1,466,875
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 2 3,543,292 2,076,417
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 4,157,942 3,543,292
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Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
1. Reconciliation of profit for the financial year to cash generated from operations
2025 2024
£ £
Profit for the financial year 1,694,152 2,175,739
Adjustments for:
Tax on profit 716,273 721,461
Interest expense 106,824 132,704
Interest income (46,080 ) (26,474 )
Depreciation of tangible assets 594,993 566,085
Profit on disposal of tangible assets (1,099) (14,756)
Net fair value gains recognised in profit or loss (38,000) (8,000)
Grant income (6,153) -
Movements in working capital:
Increase in stocks (159,185 ) (39,126 )
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors 256,001 (530,823 )
Decrease in trade and other creditors (113,311 ) (560,439 )
Net cash generated from operations 3,004,415 2,416,371
2. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, as stated in the Statement of Cash Flows, relates to the following items in the Balance Sheet:
2025 2024
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 4,157,942 3,543,292
3. Analysis of changes in net funds
As at 1 December 2024 Cash flows New finance leases As at 30 November 2025
£ £ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 3,543,292 614,650 - 4,157,942
Finance leases (97,223) 66,501 (75,833) (106,555)
Debts falling due within one year (291,446 ) 2,874 - (288,572 )
Debts falling due after more than one year (1,169,788) 287,537 - (882,251)
1,984,835 971,562 (75,833) 2,880,564
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Notes to the Financial Statements
1. General Information
Bryan's Salads Ltd. is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 04093925 . The registered office is Poplars, Gorse Lane, Tarleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 6LJ.
2. Accounting Policies
2.1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'' and the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting poliicies are set out below.
2.2. Going Concern Disclosure
The directors have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
2.3. Significant judgements and estimations
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount 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 periods. The key estimate relates to the residual value and useful lives of fixed assets.
2.4. Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover is reduced for estimated customer returns, rebates and other similar allowances.
Sale of goods
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
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2.5. Intangible Fixed Assets and Amortisation - Other Intangible
Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. 
Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the costs or valuation of assets less their residual values over the useful lives on the followiing bases:
Software                                               5 years
2.6. Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:
Freehold Land and Property 1% on cost
Leasehold Improvements 10% on cost
Plant & Machinery 20% reducing balance
Motor Vehicles 25% reducing balance
Fixtures & Fittings 33% on cost
Glasshouses and Access Road 10% reducing balance
Included in the cost of freehold and land and property is freehold land of £295,290 (2024 : £295,290) that is not depreciated.
2.7. Investment Properties
All investment properties are carried at fair value determined annually and derived from the current market rents and investment property yields for comparable real estate, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. No depreciation is provided for. Changes in fair value are recognised in the profit and loss account.
2.8. Investments
Other investments are initially recognised at cost and subsequently measured at fair value at the reporting end date.  The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
2.9. Leasing and Hire Purchase Contracts
Assets obtained under finance leases are capitalised as tangible fixed assets. Assets acquired under finance leases are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives. Assets acquired under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their useful lives. Finance leases are those where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership are assumed by the company. Obligations under such agreements are included in the creditors net of the finance charge allocated to future periods. The finance element of the rental payment is charged to the profit and loss account so as to produce a constant periodic rate of charge on the net obligation outstanding in each period.
Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged to the profit and loss account as incurred.
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2.10. Stocks and Work in Progress
Stocks  are valued at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell on a first in first out basis. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.
At the end of each reporting period stocks are assessed for impairment. If an item of stock is impaired, the identified stock is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell and an impairment charge is recognised in the profit and loss account. Where a reversal of the impairment is required the impairment charge is reversed, up to the original impairment loss, and is recognised as a credit in the profit and loss account.
2.11. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts.
2.12. Financial Instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net
2.13. Foreign Currencies
Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate ruling on the date of the transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating profit.
2.14. Taxation
Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the statement of comprehensive income because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and items that are never taxable or deductible. The company's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.
Deferred tax is recognised on timing differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable timing differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognised for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible timing differences can be utilised. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.
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2.14. Taxation - continued
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realised, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions for liabilities and deferred tax assets within debtors. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflect the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.
Current and deferred tax are recognised in profit or loss for the year, except when they relate to items that are recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case current and deferred tax are recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
2.15. Employee Benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
2.16. Pensions
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged to the profit and loss account as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.
2.17. Government Grant
Government grants are recognised in the profit and loss account in an appropriate manner that matches them with the expenditure towards which they are intended to contribute.
Grants for immediate financial support or to cover costs already incurred are recognised immediately in the profit and loss account. Grants towards general activities of the entity over a specific period are recognised in the profit and loss account over that period.
Grants towards fixed assets are recognised over the expected useful lives of the related assets and are treated as deferred income and released to the profit and loss account over the useful life of the asset concerned.
All grants in the profit and loss account are recognised when all conditions for receipt have been complied with.
2.18. Trust
The company has created a trust whose beneficiaries will include employees of the company and their dependants. Assets held under this trust will be controlled by trustees who will be acting independently and entirely at their own discretion. Where assets are held in the trust and these are considered by the company to be in respect of services already provided by the employees to the company, the company will account for these as assets of the company until the earlier of it no longer having de facto control of these assets and it not obtaining future economic benefits from these assets. The value transferred will be charges in the company's income statement for the year to which it relates.
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2.19. Impairment of Fixed Assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
3. Turnover
Analysis of turnover by class of business is as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Sale of goods 54,439,457 56,620,159
Analysis of turnover by geographical market is as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
United Kingdom 54,439,457 56,620,159
54,439,457 56,620,159
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4. Other Operating Income
2025 2024
£ £
Grant income 2,145 699
Rental income 254,452 227,900
Other operating income 16,242 -
272,839 228,599
5. Operating Profit
The operating profit is stated after charging:
2025 2024
£ £
Bad debts - 32,694
Operating lease rentals 199,063 164,770
Exchange differences 186,730 46,456
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets - owned 537,782 543,474
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets - finance leases and hire purchase contracts 57,211 22,611
6. Auditor's Remuneration
Remuneration received by the company's auditors and their associates during the year was as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Audit Services
Audit of the company's financial statements 18,000 17,787
7. Staff Costs
Staff costs, including directors' remuneration, were as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 10,523,187 10,096,934
Social security costs 1,193,039 934,941
Other pension costs 165,138 137,698
11,881,364 11,169,573
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8. Average Number of Employees
Average number of employees, including directors, during the year was as follows:
2025 2024
Office and administration 6 6
Manufacturing 327 337
333 343
9. Directors' remuneration
2025 2024
£ £
Emoluments 414,175 389,898
Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes 81,041 48,156
495,216 438,054
The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:
2025 2024
Money purchase pension schemes 6 6
Information regarding the highest paid director was as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Emoluments 120,140 119,736
Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes 73,334 40,000
193,474 159,736
10. Interest Receivable and Similar Income
2025 2024
£ £
Bank interest receivable 34,511 21,842
Other interest receivable 11,569 4,632
46,080 26,474
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11. Interest Payable and Similar Charges
2025 2024
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 95,154 130,356
Finance charges payable under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 989 2,348
Other finance charges 10,681 -
106,824 132,704
12. Tax on Profit
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
Tax Rate 2025 2024
2025 2024 £ £
Current tax
UK Corporation Tax 25.0% 25.0% 475,571 736,234
Prior period adjustment 92,801 -
568,372 736,234
Deferred Tax
Deferred taxation 147,901 (14,773 )
Total tax charge for the period 716,273 721,461
The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit and the standard rate of corporation tax as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Profit before tax 2,410,425 2,897,200
Tax on profit at 25% (UK standard rate) 602,606 724,300
Goodwill/depreciation not allowed for tax 5,780 8,721
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 4,669 4,510
Short term timing differences 10,417 (9,365 )
Prior period adjustment 92,801 -
Deferred tax from unrecognised timing difference from a prior period - (6,705 )
Total tax charge for the period 716,273 721,461
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13. Intangible Assets
Software
£
Cost
As at 1 December 2024 14,085
As at 30 November 2025 14,085
Amortisation
As at 1 December 2024 14,085
As at 30 November 2025 14,085
Net Book Value
As at 30 November 2025 -
As at 1 December 2024 -
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14. Tangible Assets
Land & Property
Freehold Land and Property Leasehold Improvements Plant & Machinery Motor Vehicles
£ £ £ £
Cost or Valuation
As at 1 December 2024 2,593,118 121,900 8,290,019 302,790
Additions 203,507 - 995,201 10,500
Disposals - - (11,800 ) -
As at 30 November 2025 2,796,625 121,900 9,273,420 313,290
Depreciation
As at 1 December 2024 203,869 117,457 6,283,860 160,505
Provided during the period 24,151 4,443 514,869 38,195
Disposals - - (9,899 ) -
As at 30 November 2025 228,020 121,900 6,788,830 198,700
Net Book Value
As at 30 November 2025 2,568,605 - 2,484,590 114,590
As at 1 December 2024 2,389,249 4,443 2,006,159 142,285
Fixtures & Fittings Glasshouses and Access Road Total
£ £ £
Cost or Valuation
As at 1 December 2024 282,930 48,775 11,639,532
Additions 34,074 - 1,243,282
Disposals - - (11,800 )
As at 30 November 2025 317,004 48,775 12,871,014
Depreciation
As at 1 December 2024 273,447 43,629 7,082,767
Provided during the period 12,819 516 594,993
Disposals - - (9,899 )
As at 30 November 2025 286,266 44,145 7,667,861
Net Book Value
As at 30 November 2025 30,738 4,630 5,203,153
As at 1 December 2024 9,483 5,146 4,556,765
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Included above are assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts with a net book value as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Plant & Machinery 161,012 216,435
Motor Vehicles 50,875 67,834
211,887 284,269
15. Investment Property
2025
£
Fair Value
As at 1 December 2024 204,000
Revaluations 38,000
As at 30 November 2025 242,000
If investment property had been accounted for under historical cost accounting rules, the amounts would be:
2025 2024
£ £
Cost 143,686 143,686
Investment property comprises £242,000. The fair value of the investment property has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out at 30 November 2025 by the directors. The valuation was made on an open market value basis by reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties.
16. Investments
Other
£
Cost or Valuation
As at 1 December 2024 2,969
As at 30 November 2025 2,969
Provision
As at 1 December 2024 -
As at 30 November 2025 -
Net Book Value
As at 30 November 2025 2,969
As at 1 December 2024 2,969
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17. Stocks
2025 2024
£ £
Raw materials and consumables 1,729,016 1,569,831
18. Debtors
2025 2024
£ £
Due within one year
Trade debtors 7,012,777 7,113,052
Prepayments and accrued income 463,247 407,934
Other debtors 388,922 364,745
Corporation tax recoverable assets 192,758 126,753
VAT 228,959 464,175
Directors' loan accounts 288,190 145,252
8,574,853 8,621,911
19. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
2025 2024
£ £
Net obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 69,656 43,656
Trade creditors 4,909,978 4,998,434
Bank loans and overdrafts 288,572 291,446
Other creditors 241,607 265,731
Corporation tax 556,478 558,377
Taxation and social security 294,475 241,497
Accruals and deferred income 519,919 608,227
6,880,685 7,007,368
20. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Year
2025 2024
£ £
Net obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 36,899 53,567
Bank loans 882,251 1,169,788
919,150 1,223,355
Of the creditors falling due after more than one year the following amounts are due after more than five years.
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2025 2024
£ £
Bank loans 577,965 599,006
Of the creditors the following amounts are secured.
2025 2024
£ £
Net obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 106,556 97,223
Bank loans and overdrafts 1,170,823 1,461,234
21. Loans
The bank loans are repayable monthly by instalments. At the balance sheet date there were 3 bank loans with different repayment dates and interest rates as follows:
£71,796 - repayment date March 2031 (interest rate base plus 1.95%)
£674,026 - repayment date March 2041 (interest rate base plus 1.95%)
£425,000 - repayment date July 2027 (interest rate 3.62%)
2025 2024
£ £
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank loans 288,572 291,446
2025 2024
£ £
Amounts falling due between one and five years:
Bank loans 304,286 570,782
2025 2024
£ £
Amounts falling due after more than five years:
Bank loans 577,965 599,006
22. Obligations Under Finance Leases and Hire Purchase
2025 2024
£ £
The future minimum finance lease payments are as follows:
Not later than one year 69,656 43,656
Later than one year and not later than five years 38,383 56,040
108,039 99,696
Less: Finance charges allocated to future periods 1,484 2,473
106,555 97,223
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23. Deferred Taxation
2025 2024
£ £
Other timing differences 591,350 443,449
24. Provisions for Liabilities
Deferred Tax Total
£ £
As at 1 December 2024 443,449 443,449
Additions 147,901 147,901
Balance at 30 November 2025 591,350 591,350
25. Share Capital
2025 2024
Allotted, called up and fully paid £ £
1,000 Ordinary Shares of £ 1.00 each 1,000 1,000
26. Other Commitments
The total of future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as following:
2025 2024
£ £
Not later than one year 24,270 42,667
Later than one year and not later than five years 13,758 54,556
38,028 97,223
27. Pension Commitments
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.
During the year the charge to the profit and loss account in respect of defined contribution schemes was £165,138 (2024: £137,698).
At the balance sheet date contributions of £19,640 (2024: £17,830) were due to the fund and are included in creditors.
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28. Directors Advances, Credits and Guarantees
Included within Debtors are the following loans to directors:
During the year advances of £142,937 were made to the directors of the company. Director's overdrawn loans are unsecured and repayable on demand. Interest is charged at the beneficial loan rate % in force up to 5 April 2025 and are interest free thereafter. The balance outstanding at the year end was £288,190  (2024 - £145,253).
29. Post Balance Sheet Events
In April 2026, a share redesignation has taken place to split the ordinary shares into more categories of ordinary shares. The total number of shares and the value of called up share capital remains unchanged.
30. Related Party Disclosures
During the year rent of £164,770 (2024 - £164,770) was paid to Bryan's Salads Ltd (2001) Pension Fund. Mr and Mrs Bryan, directors of the company, are trustees of the Pension Fund. There was an amount owing to the Pension Fund at the year end of £74,012 (2024 - £90,022).
Included in debtors is an an amount of £101,193 owed by Mrs A Leadbetter at 30 November 2025 (2024: £96,250). Mrs Leadbetter is a shareholder of the company.
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