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Registration number: 00661348

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Accountants' Report

2

Balance Sheet

3 to 4

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

5 to 14

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr M Sainsbury

Mrs A Sainsbury

Registered office

Lyegrove Farm
Badminton
Glos
GL9 1HA

Accountants

Burton Sweet
Chartered Certified AccountantsCornerstone House
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol
BS35 2BS

 

Chartered Certified Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited for the year ended 31 March 2026 as set out on pages 3 to 14 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/member/standards/rules-and-standards/rulebook.html.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as detailed at http://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/technical-activities/technical-resources-search/2009/
october/factsheet-163-audit-exempt-companies.html. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited. You consider that R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.

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Burton Sweet
Chartered Certified Accountants
Cornerstone House
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol
BS35 2BS

14 July 2026

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

(Registration number: 00661348)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

4

8,186

9,356

Tangible assets

5

1,797,362

1,841,328

 

1,805,548

1,850,684

Current assets

 

Stocks

6

431,564

434,227

Debtors

7

178,515

147,106

 

610,079

581,333

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(346,663)

(362,358)

Net current assets

 

263,416

218,975

Total assets less current liabilities

 

2,068,964

2,069,659

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

8

(457,561)

(463,402)

Provisions for liabilities

(271,336)

(277,383)

Net assets

 

1,340,067

1,328,874

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

22,230

22,230

Retained earnings

1,317,837

1,306,644

Shareholders' funds

 

1,340,067

1,328,874

For the financial year ending 31 March 2026 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

(Registration number: 00661348)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 14 July 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr M Sainsbury
Director

.........................................
Mrs A Sainsbury
Director

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Lyegrove Farm
Badminton
Glos
GL9 1HA

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 14 July 2026.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Property improvements

10% Reducing balance

Plant and machinery

15% Reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% Reducing balance

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Protected Tenancy Compensation

4% Straight line

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Leases

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 6 (2025 - 5).

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

4

Intangible assets

Protected Tenant Compensation
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2025

23,396

23,396

At 31 March 2026

23,396

23,396

Amortisation

At 1 April 2025

14,040

14,040

Amortisation charge

1,170

1,170

At 31 March 2026

15,210

15,210

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2026

8,186

8,186

At 31 March 2025

9,356

9,356

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

5

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Long leasehold land and buildings
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Other tangible assets
 £

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2025

453,826

981,770

54,313

2,483,656

Additions

-

8,913

-

267,610

Disposals

-

-

-

(201,157)

At 31 March 2026

453,826

990,683

54,313

2,550,109

Depreciation

At 1 April 2025

-

703,801

36,712

1,391,724

Charge for the year

-

28,691

4,574

189,218

Eliminated on disposal

-

-

-

(103,151)

At 31 March 2026

-

732,492

41,286

1,477,791

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2026

453,826

258,191

13,027

1,072,318

At 31 March 2025

453,826

277,969

17,601

1,091,932

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2025

3,973,565

Additions

276,523

Disposals

(201,157)

At 31 March 2026

4,048,931

Depreciation

At 1 April 2025

2,132,237

Charge for the year

222,483

Eliminated on disposal

(103,151)

At 31 March 2026

2,251,569

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2026

1,797,362

At 31 March 2025

1,841,328

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £453,826 (2025 - £453,826) in respect of freehold land and buildings and £258,190 (2025 - £277,969) in respect of long leasehold land and buildings.
 

6

Stocks

2026
£

2025
£

Raw materials and consumables

431,564

434,227

7

Debtors

Current

2026
£

2025
£

Trade debtors

164,037

130,347

Prepayments

2,379

56

Other debtors

12,099

16,703

 

178,515

147,106

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

8

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

165,852

260,904

Trade creditors

 

105,473

74,001

Taxation and social security

 

60,523

19,097

Accruals and deferred income

 

13,172

7,423

Other creditors

 

1,643

933

 

346,663

362,358

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

457,074

462,829

Deferred income

 

487

573

 

457,561

463,402

9

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2026
£

2025
£

Bank borrowings

408,731

448,430

Hire purchase contracts

48,343

14,399

457,074

462,829

Current loans and borrowings

 

R.P. Sainsbury & Sons Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

2026
£

2025
£

Bank borrowings

35,901

32,104

Bank overdrafts

57,552

121,661

Hire purchase contracts

72,399

107,139

165,852

260,904