| REGISTERED NUMBER: SC307418 (Scotland) |
| Group Strategic Report, Report of the Director and |
| Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| for |
| PDK Shellfish Limited |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: SC307418 (Scotland) |
| Group Strategic Report, Report of the Director and |
| Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| for |
| PDK Shellfish Limited |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Contents of the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Group Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Director | 4 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 5 |
| Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income | 8 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet | 9 |
| Company Balance Sheet | 10 |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 11 |
| Company Statement of Changes in Equity | 12 |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 13 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 14 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 16 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| DIRECTOR: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors |
| 145 St Vincent Street |
| Glasgow |
| G2 5JF |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Group Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| The director presents his strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 31 August 2025. |
| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES |
| The group is engaged in the sourcing, processing, sale and distribution of shellfish. PDK Shellfish Limited trades principally in live shellfish, supplying customers in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. Orkney Crab Limited processes crab and other shellfish products at its facilities in Orkney and supplies customers in the United Kingdom and export markets. The activities of the group are complementary, combining access to shellfish supply, processing capability and established routes to market. |
| BUSINESS REVIEW |
| the group operates in seasonal markets in which performance is influenced by the availability, quality and cost of shellfish, the timing and level of customer demand and prevailing conditions in its principal markets. The live-shellfish business is also affected by the risks and costs associated with transporting live product over significant distances, while the processing business is dependent upon maintaining reliable supplies of suitable raw material and managing production and stock levels in line with demand. |
| During the year the group continued to develop its trading and processing activities and to invest in the operational asset base required to support the business. Management remained focused on product quality, customer service, the effective use of processing and transport capacity and the maintenance of established customer and supplier relationships. |
| Working-capital management remains an important feature of the business. Requirements vary during the year according to purchasing patterns, stockholding, customer-payment cycles and the seasonality of trading. The director monitors cash requirements, available facilities and the timing of investment to ensure that the group's operations are supported by appropriate funding arrangements. |
| FINANCIAL REVIEW |
| The group's financial performance and position for the year are summarised below: |
| Key indicator | 2025 | 2024 |
| Revenue | £20,750,497 | £18,514,997 |
| Gross profit | £2,668,413 | £2,430,203 |
| Gross margin | 12.86% | 13.13% |
| Profit/(loss) before taxation | (£12,973) | £178,154 |
| Net assets | £2,952,073 | £1,945,988 |
| KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| The director reviews the performance and financial position of the group using measures that include revenue, gross margin, operating profitability, stock levels, customer balances, cash generation, borrowings and available funding. Operational performance is also assessed by reference to product availability and quality, production requirements, logistics performance and service to customers. |
| The availability, quality and purchase price of shellfish can vary as a result of seasonality, weather, fishing conditions and wider market demand. The group manages these risks through its supplier relationships, purchasing decisions, quality controls and the close monitoring of stock and customer requirements. |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Group Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The group is exposed to changes in demand in the United Kingdom and export markets, customer concentration and the risk of delayed or irrecoverable customer balances. Management monitors sales, margins, customer exposures and payment performance and seeks to maintain a diversified customer base across its principal markets. |
| The handling, processing and transportation of shellfish require appropriate facilities, equipment, temperature control and operational procedures. Disruption to transport, equipment or processing capacity could affect product quality and the group's ability to meet customer requirements. The group maintains and invests in its operational assets and monitors the performance of its processing and distribution activities. |
| The group is subject to food-safety, traceability, environmental, employment and export requirements. Failure to comply could affect the group's ability to trade and damage customer confidence. Management seeks to maintain appropriate controls, operating procedures and oversight of the relevant requirements. |
| Seasonal purchasing, stockholding and customer-payment cycles can create significant fluctuations in working-capital requirements. The director monitors cash flow, facility utilisation and funding headroom and maintains regular contact with the group's funding providers. |
| FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
| The group's priorities are to maintain the quality and reliability of its supply and processing operations, support established customer relationships, develop opportunities in its principal markets and improve operational efficiency. Investment and funding decisions will continue to be considered in the context of trading requirements, available resources and the seasonal working-capital cycle. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Report of the Director |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| The director presents his report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 31 August 2025. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 August 2025 will be £129,123. |
| EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR |
| Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements. |
| DIRECTOR |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES |
| The director is responsible for preparing the Group Strategic Report, the Report of the Director and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. |
| Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has 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 director must not approve the financial statements unless he is satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and the group and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the director is required to: |
| - | select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; |
| - | make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
| - | prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
| The director is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group and enable him to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. |
| STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
| So far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the group's auditors are unaware, and he has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group's auditors are aware of that information. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| PDK Shellfish Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of PDK Shellfish Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 August 2025 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). |
| In our opinion the financial statements: |
| - | give a true and fair view of the state of the group's and of the parent company affairs as at 31 August 2025 and of the group's 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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. |
| Conclusions relating to going concern |
| In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. |
| Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. |
| Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. |
| Other matters |
| The financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2024 were unaudited as the group was entitled to, and availed of, the exemption from audit under sections 477 and 479 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Accordingly, the corresponding figures for the prior period were not subject to audit. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter. |
| Other information |
| The director is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Director, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon. |
| Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. |
| In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| PDK Shellfish Limited |
| Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 |
| In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: |
| - | the information given in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Director for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
| - | the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Director have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
| Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
| In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group Strategic Report or the Report of the Director. |
| We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: |
| - | adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
| - | the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
| - | certain disclosures of director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
| - | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
| Responsibilities of director |
| As explained more fully in the Statement of Director's Responsibilities set out on page four, the director is 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 director determines 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 director is responsible for assessing the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the director either intends to liquidate the group or the parent company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| PDK Shellfish Limited |
| Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements |
| Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. |
| The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: |
| In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and |
| non-compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following: |
| - the nature of the industry and sector, control environment and business performance; |
| - results of our enquiries of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks and irregularities; |
| - any matters we identified having reviewed the group's internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or |
| noncompliance with laws and regulations; |
| - the matters discussed among the audit engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud. |
| We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the group operates in. The key laws and regulations we considered included the UK Companies Act and tax legislation. We assessed the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items. In addition we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the group's ability to operate. These included health and safety, GDPR and employment laws. Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non - compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. These limited procedures did not identify actual or suspected non-compliance. |
| A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors. |
| Use of our report |
| This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. |
| for and on behalf of |
| Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors |
| 145 St Vincent Street |
| Glasgow |
| G2 5JF |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 20,750,497 | 18,514,997 |
| Cost of sales | (18,082,084 | ) | (16,084,794 | ) |
| GROSS PROFIT | 2,668,413 | 2,430,203 |
| Administrative expenses | (2,765,529 | ) | (2,149,211 | ) |
| (97,116 | ) | 280,992 |
| Other operating income | 28,059 | 26,751 |
| OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT | 4 | (69,057 | ) | 307,743 |
| Loan from lender impaired | 5 | 18,060 | - |
| (50,997 | ) | 307,743 |
| Interest receivable and similar income | 17 | - |
| (50,980 | ) | 307,743 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 6 | 38,007 | (129,589 | ) |
| (LOSS)/PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | (12,973 | ) | 178,154 |
| Tax on (loss)/profit | 7 | (74,319 | ) | 60,641 |
| (LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
( |
) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
| Revaluation of property | 1,630,000 | - |
| Income tax relating to other comprehensive income |
(407,500 |
) |
- |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR, NET OF INCOME TAX |
1,222,500 |
- |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
1,135,208 |
238,795 |
| (Loss)/profit attributable to: |
| Owners of the parent | (87,292 | ) | 238,795 |
| Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
| Owners of the parent | 1,135,208 | 238,795 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet |
| 31 August 2025 |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 10 | 148,089 | 158,929 |
| Tangible assets | 11 | 3,553,682 | 1,577,055 |
| Investments | 12 |
| Interest in associate | 49 | 49 |
| 3,701,820 | 1,736,033 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 13 | 1,000,019 | 813,508 |
| Debtors | 14 | 2,537,543 | 2,007,964 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 314,106 | 246,860 |
| 3,851,668 | 3,068,332 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 15 | (3,117,397 | ) | (2,272,893 | ) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 734,271 | 795,439 |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
4,436,091 |
2,531,472 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
16 |
(792,406 |
) |
(375,691 |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 20 | (691,612 | ) | (209,793 | ) |
| NET ASSETS | 2,952,073 | 1,945,988 |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 21 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Revaluation reserve | 22 | 1,222,500 | - |
| Retained earnings | 22 | 1,728,573 | 1,944,988 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 2,952,073 | 1,945,988 |
| The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 31 August 2026 and were signed by: |
| P D Knight - Director |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Company Balance Sheet |
| 31 August 2025 |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 10 |
| Tangible assets | 11 |
| Investments | 12 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors | 14 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 15 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
16 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 20 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 21 |
| Retained earnings | 22 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| Company's profit for the financial year | 653,957 | 491,854 |
| The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Revaluation | Total |
| capital | earnings | reserve | equity |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 September 2023 | 1,000 | 2,106,193 | - | 2,107,193 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | (400,000 | ) | - | (400,000 | ) |
| Total comprehensive income | - | 238,795 | - | 238,795 |
| Balance at 31 August 2024 | 1,000 | 1,944,988 | - | 1,945,988 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | (129,123 | ) | - | (129,123 | ) |
| Total comprehensive income | - | (87,292 | ) | 1,222,500 | 1,135,208 |
| Balance at 31 August 2025 | 1,000 | 1,728,573 | 1,222,500 | 2,952,073 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Company Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Total |
| capital | earnings | equity |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 September 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 August 2024 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 August 2025 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 | 583,460 | (25,779 | ) |
| Interest paid | (61,726 | ) | (102,540 | ) |
| Interest element of hire purchase payments paid |
(43,738 |
) |
(27,049 |
) |
| Tax paid | (14,024 | ) | (44,799 | ) |
| Net cash from operating activities | 463,972 | (200,167 | ) |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| Purchase of intangible fixed assets | - | (173,382 | ) |
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | (35,577 | ) | (866,820 | ) |
| Sale of tangible fixed assets | 257,078 | 378,921 |
| Interest received | 17 | - |
| Net cash from investing activities | 221,518 | (661,281 | ) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| New loans in year | 500,000 | 873,300 |
| Loan repayments in year | (417,715 | ) | (348,885 | ) |
| Capital repayments in year | (610,327 | ) | (322,094 | ) |
| Amount introduced by directors | 129,123 | 645,546 |
| Amount withdrawn by directors | (90,202 | ) | (39,066 | ) |
| Equity dividends paid | (129,123 | ) | (400,000 | ) |
| Net cash from financing activities | (618,244 | ) | 408,801 |
| Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 67,246 | (452,647 | ) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
2 |
246,860 |
699,507 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 2 | 314,106 | 246,860 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF (LOSS)/PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| (Loss)/profit before taxation | (12,973 | ) | 178,154 |
| Depreciation charges | 567,629 | 500,216 |
| Profit on disposal of fixed assets | (131,123 | ) | (105,548 | ) |
| Finance costs | (38,007 | ) | 129,589 |
| Finance income | (17 | ) | - |
| 385,509 | 702,411 |
| Increase in stocks | (186,511 | ) | (813,508 | ) |
| Increase in trade and other debtors | (568,500 | ) | (289,433 | ) |
| Increase in trade and other creditors | 952,962 | 374,751 |
| Cash generated from operations | 583,460 | (25,779 | ) |
| 2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts: |
| Year ended 31 August 2025 |
| 31.8.25 | 1.9.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 314,106 | 246,860 |
| Year ended 31 August 2024 |
| 31.8.24 | 1.9.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 246,860 | 703,523 |
| Bank overdrafts | - | (4,016 | ) |
| 246,860 | 699,507 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT |
| Other |
| non-cash |
| At 1.9.24 | Cash flow | changes | At 31.8.25 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Net cash |
| Cash at bank |
| and in hand | 246,860 | 67,246 | 314,106 |
| 246,860 | 67,246 | 314,106 |
| Debt |
| Finance leases | (399,154 | ) | 610,327 | (993,794 | ) | (782,621 | ) |
| Debts falling due |
| within 1 year | (436,921 | ) | (300,773 | ) | - | (737,694 | ) |
| Debts falling due |
| after 1 year | (299,688 | ) | (166,145 | ) | - | (465,833 | ) |
| (1,135,763 | ) | 143,409 | (993,794 | ) | (1,986,148 | ) |
| Total | (888,903 | ) | 210,655 | (993,794 | ) | (1,672,042 | ) |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| PDK Shellfish Limited is a |
| The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| Basis of consolidation |
| The group financial statements incorporate PDK Shellfish Limited and its subsidiaries made up to 31 August 2025. |
| Transactions between group entities which have been eliminated on consolidation are not disclosed within the financial statements. |
| Knights Offshore Support Ltd (Company number SC456329) is exempt from the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to the audit of their accounts under Section 479A of the Companies Act 2006. PDK Shellfish Limited guarantees this subsidiary under Section 479C of the Companies Act 2006 in respect of the year ended 31 August 2025. |
| The group financial statements do not incorporate the group's share of the results of associates. Their loss exceeds the investment value and in line with FRS102, the deficit does not need to be recognised as there is no constructive obligation to meet these liabilities. |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
| 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. |
| Goodwill |
| Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of unincorporated businesses over the fair value of |
| net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less |
| accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is considered to have a finite useful |
| life and is amortised on a systematic basis over its expected life, which was 10 years. |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Freehold property | - |
| Plant and machinery | - |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| Computer equipment | - |
| The company's policy is to review the remaining useful lives and residual value of all tangible fixed assets on an on-going basis and to adjust the depreciation charge to reflect the remaining useful economic life and residual value. |
| At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine if there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. |
| Government grants |
| Government grants are recognised when there is reasonable assurance that the company will comply with the conditions attaching to the grant and the grant will be received. |
| Government grants received specifically to meet hire purchase instalments are recognised in the profit and loss account on a systematic basis over the periods in which the related hire purchase finance costs to which the grant relates are recognised. |
| Investments in associates |
| Fixed asset investments are stated at cost less provision for diminution in value. |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. 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. |
| Stocks held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured at the lower of cost and replacement |
| cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential. |
| At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks |
| over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or |
| loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss. |
| Financial instruments |
| Debtors |
| Trade debtors and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due with appropriate allowances for any irrecoverable amounts when there is objective evidence the asset is impaired. |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
| Cash and cash equivalent in the balance sheet comprise cash in hand and bank overdrafts. In the balance sheet bank overdrafts are shown in creditors amounts falling due within one year. |
| Creditors |
| Trade creditors and other creditors are recognised where the company has a present obligation resulting from a past event and are recognised at the settlement amount due after allowing for any trade discounts due. |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
| Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
| Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
| Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
| Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
| Foreign currencies |
| 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 of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
| Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
| Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter. |
| The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability. |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the group's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
| 3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries | 2,329,488 | 1,957,189 |
| Social security costs | 168,124 | 116,585 |
| Other pension costs | 37,599 | 32,301 |
| 2,535,211 | 2,106,075 |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| Management and administration | 13 | 13 |
| Haulage and handling | 15 | 12 |
| Processing | 65 | 52 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Director's remuneration | 47,200 | 26,208 |
| 4. | OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT |
| The operating loss (2024 - operating profit) is stated after charging/(crediting): |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Depreciation - owned assets | 269,603 | 260,711 |
| Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts | 287,186 | 225,052 |
| Profit on disposal of fixed assets | (131,123 | ) | (105,548 | ) |
| Goodwill amortisation | 10,840 | 14,453 |
| Auditors' remuneration | 26,000 | - |
| Foreign exchange differences | 21,702 | 2,420 |
| 5. | EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Loan from lender impaired | 18,060 | - |
| 6. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank interest | 9 | - |
| Bank loan interest | 61,682 | 102,553 |
| HMRC interest | 35 | (13 | ) |
| Bank loan interest written off | (143,471 | ) | - |
| Hire purchase | 43,738 | 27,049 |
| (38,007 | ) | 129,589 |
| 7. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge/(credit) |
| The tax charge/(credit) on the loss for the year was as follows: |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Current tax: |
| Prior year adjustment | - | (201 | ) |
| Deferred tax | 74,319 | (60,440 | ) |
| Tax on (loss)/profit | 74,319 | (60,641 | ) |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 7. | TAXATION - continued |
| Reconciliation of total tax charge/(credit) included in profit and loss |
| The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| (Loss)/profit before tax | (12,973 | ) | 178,154 |
| (Loss)/profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25 % (2024 - 25 %) |
(3,243 |
) |
44,539 |
| Effects of: |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes | 1,970 | 1,458 |
| Income not taxable for tax purposes | (73,164 | ) | (36,434 | ) |
| Capital allowances in excess of depreciation | (18,706 | ) | - |
| Depreciation in excess of capital allowances | - | 14,424 |
| Utilisation of tax losses | - | (23,987 | ) |
| Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods | - | (201 | ) |
| Tax losses carried forward | 93,143 | - |
| Deferred Tax movement | 74,319 | (60,440 | ) |
| Total tax charge/(credit) | 74,319 | (60,641 | ) |
| Tax effects relating to effects of other comprehensive income |
| 31.8.25 |
| Gross | Tax | Net |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Revaluation of property | 1,630,000 | (407,500 | ) | 1,222,500 |
| 8. | INDIVIDUAL STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
| As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Comprehensive Income of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements. |
| 9. | DIVIDENDS |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Ordinary shares shares of 1 each |
| Final | 129,123 | 400,000 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 10. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Group |
| Goodwill |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 September 2024 |
| and 31 August 2025 | 323,382 |
| AMORTISATION |
| At 1 September 2024 | 164,453 |
| Amortisation for year | 10,840 |
| At 31 August 2025 | 175,293 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 August 2025 | 148,089 |
| At 31 August 2024 | 158,929 |
| Company |
| Goodwill |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 September 2024 |
| and 31 August 2025 |
| AMORTISATION |
| At 1 September 2024 |
| and 31 August 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 August 2025 |
| At 31 August 2024 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Group |
| Freehold | Plant and | Motor | Computer |
| property | machinery | vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST OR VALUATION |
| At 1 September 2024 | 336,880 | 554,903 | 2,722,148 | 55,714 | 3,669,645 |
| Additions | - | 309,884 | 716,280 | 3,207 | 1,029,371 |
| Disposals | - | - | (878,375 | ) | - | (878,375 | ) |
| Revaluations | 1,630,000 | - | - | - | 1,630,000 |
| At 31 August 2025 | 1,966,880 | 864,787 | 2,560,053 | 58,921 | 5,450,641 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 September 2024 | 1,608 | 178,365 | 1,882,817 | 29,800 | 2,092,590 |
| Charge for year | 4,904 | 114,865 | 431,164 | 5,856 | 556,789 |
| Eliminated on disposal | - | - | (752,420 | ) | - | (752,420 | ) |
| At 31 August 2025 | 6,512 | 293,230 | 1,561,561 | 35,656 | 1,896,959 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 August 2025 | 1,960,368 | 571,557 | 998,492 | 23,265 | 3,553,682 |
| At 31 August 2024 | 335,272 | 376,538 | 839,331 | 25,914 | 1,577,055 |
| Cost or valuation at 31 August 2025 is represented by: |
| Freehold | Plant and | Motor | Computer |
| property | machinery | vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Valuation in 2025 | 1,630,000 | - | - | - | 1,630,000 |
| Cost | 336,880 | 864,787 | 2,560,053 | 58,921 | 3,820,641 |
| 1,966,880 | 864,787 | 2,560,053 | 58,921 | 5,450,641 |
| Some of the properties were independently valued by Allied Surveyors Scotland subsequent to the year end date and prior to the approval of these financial statements. The valuation was undertaken on 26 November 2025 and resulted in a valuation of £1,720,000. The director has considered the valuation as part of their assessment of the carrying value of the properties at the reporting date. |
| The carrying value of the other property has been reviewed by the director and is considered to be appropriate at the reporting date. |
| Included within the net book value above are assets held under hire purchase agreements of £1,073,131 (2024: £594,017). |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
| Company |
| Freehold | Plant and | Motor | Computer |
| property | machinery | vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 September 2024 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 August 2025 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 September 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 August 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 August 2025 |
| At 31 August 2024 |
| Included within the net book value above are assets held under hire purchase agreements of £797,284 (2024: £493,259). |
| 12. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Group |
| Interest |
| in |
| associate |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 September 2024 |
| and 31 August 2025 | 49 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 August 2025 | 49 |
| At 31 August 2024 | 49 |
| Company |
| Shares in | Interest |
| group | in |
| undertakings | associate | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 September 2024 |
| and 31 August 2025 | 50 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 August 2025 | 50 |
| At 31 August 2024 | 50 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 12. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued |
| The group or the company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
| Subsidiaries |
| Registered office: Crab Factory, Garson Food Park, Stromness, Scotland, KW16 3BL |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| Registered office: South Pier, Gallanach Road, Oban, Argyle, PA34 4LS |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| Joint venture |
| Registered office: Aurora, Aurora, Kirkapol, Isle of Tiree, PA77 6TW |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| 13. | STOCKS |
| Group |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Stocks | 1,000,019 | 813,508 |
| 14. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 | 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Trade debtors | 2,250,893 | 1,513,764 |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings | - | - |
| Other debtors | 22,363 | 27,655 |
| Directors' current accounts | - | 38,921 | - | 38,921 |
| VAT | 124,898 | 83,386 |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 139,389 | 344,238 |
| 2,537,543 | 2,007,964 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 | 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 17) | 72,001 | 78,877 |
| Other loans (see note 17) | 665,693 | 358,044 |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 18) | 456,048 | 323,151 |
| Trade creditors | 1,366,769 | 889,425 |
| Tax | (483 | ) | 13,541 | ( |
) |
| Social security and other taxes | 133,990 | 120,602 |
| Other creditors | 74,102 | 6,119 | ( |
) |
| Accrued expenses | 349,277 | 483,134 |
| 3,117,397 | 2,272,893 |
| 16. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 | 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Bank loans (see note 17) | 215,833 | 299,688 |
| Other loans (see note 17) | 250,000 | - |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 18) | 326,573 | 76,003 |
| 792,406 | 375,691 |
| 17. | LOANS |
| An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
| Group | Company |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 | 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Amounts falling due within one year or on | demand: |
| Bank overdrafts | - | - |
| Bank loans | 72,001 | 78,877 |
| Invoice discounting | 415,693 | - |
| Other loans | 250,000 | 358,044 | 250,000 | 358,044 |
| 737,694 | 436,921 |
| Amounts falling due between two and five | years: |
| Bank loans - 2-5 years | 215,833 | 299,688 |
| Other loans - 2-5 years | 250,000 | - |
| 465,833 | 299,688 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 18. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
| Group |
| Hire purchase |
| contracts |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Net obligations repayable: |
| Within one year | 456,048 | 323,151 |
| Between one and five years | 326,573 | 76,003 |
| 782,621 | 399,154 |
| Company |
| Hire purchase |
| contracts |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Net obligations repayable: |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| 19. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| Group | Company |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 | 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Hire purchase contracts | 782,621 | 399,154 | 529,092 | 399,154 |
| Invoice discounting | 415,693 | - | - | - |
| Bank loans | 196,167 | 250,422 | 196,167 | 250,422 |
| 1,394,481 | 649,576 |
| Hire purchase liabilities are secured over the asset to which they relate. |
| Bank of Scotland PLC holds a floating charge over the whole of the undertakings and assets of the parent company in addition to a standard security over one of the properties. |
| The invoice discounting facility of the subsidiary undertaking, Orkney Crab Ltd, is secured by a floating charge over their undertakings and assets. This facility is further supported by a cross-guarantee provided by the parent company in favour of Lloyds Banking Group. |
| 20. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| Group | Company |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 | 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Deferred tax | 691,612 | 209,793 | 249,856 | 209,793 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 20. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued |
| Group |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 September 2024 | 209,793 |
| Provided during year | 481,819 |
| Balance at 31 August 2025 | 691,612 |
| Company |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 September 2024 |
| Provided during year |
| Balance at 31 August 2025 |
| 21. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary shares | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 22. | RESERVES |
| Group |
| Retained | Revaluation |
| earnings | reserve | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| At 1 September 2024 | 1,944,988 | - | 1,944,988 |
| Deficit for the year | (87,292 | ) | (87,292 | ) |
| Dividends | (129,123 | ) | (129,123 | ) |
| Revaluation | - | 1,630,000 | 1,630,000 |
| Deferred tax | - | (407,500 | ) | (407,500 | ) |
| At 31 August 2025 | 1,728,573 | 1,222,500 | 2,951,073 |
| Company |
| Retained |
| earnings |
| £ |
| At 1 September 2024 |
| Profit for the year |
| Dividends | ( |
) |
| At 31 August 2025 |
| PDK Shellfish Limited (Registered number: SC307418) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 |
| 23. | DIRECTOR'S ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES |
| The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 31 August 2025 and 31 August 2024: |
| 31.8.25 | 31.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| P D Knight |
| Balance outstanding at start of year | 38,921 | 559,768 |
| Amounts advanced | 90,202 | 45,984 |
| Amounts repaid | (129,123 | ) | (566,831 | ) |
| Amounts written off | - | - |
| Amounts waived | - | - |
| Balance outstanding at end of year | - | 38,921 |
| 24. | POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS |
| On 11 September 2025 the entire issued share capital of PDK Shellfish Limited was acquired by I&B K Holdings Limited. As a result, I&B K Holdings Limited is now the ultimate parent company of the Group. |
| The change in ownership has not resulted in any adjustments to the amounts recognised in these financial statements. |