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| Strategic Report, Directors' Report and |
| Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
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| Stubbins Marketing Limited |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Strategic Report, Directors' Report and |
| Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| for |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Strategic Report | 2 |
| Directors' Report | 4 |
| Independent Auditors' Report | 6 |
| Statement of Comprehensive Income | 10 |
| Statement of Financial Position | 11 |
| Statement of Changes in Equity | 12 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | 13 |
| Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows | 14 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 16 |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Chartered Accountants |
| and Statutory Auditors |
| 147a High Street |
| Waltham Cross |
| Hertfordshire |
| EN8 7AP |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2025. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| During the year under review the company's principal activity was that of growing fresh produce. |
| High energy prices continue to be an issue for the business, although these were at least partially mitigated by the use of the company's own Combined Heat and Power generation. |
| Difficulties in the availability of labour continue to plague the agricultural and horticultural industries in the UK. The company proactively managed their labour in the year to mitigate this risk. |
| During the year both nurseries were fully planted, however the Directors decided that due to adverse trading conditions the nursery at Waltham Abbey would not be planted for 2026. |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The directors consider the principal business risk to be the energy price increases. This is a key cost to the company and any increase would have an adverse effect to the business. |
| FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES |
| The company's principal financial instruments comprise of bank balances, trade creditors and trade debtors. The main purpose of these instruments is to raise funds for the company's operations. |
| In respect of bank balances, the liquidity risk is managed by maintaining a balance between the continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of overdrafts at floating rates of interest if required. |
| Trade debtors are managed in respect of credit and cash flow risk by policies concerning the credit offered to customers and the regular monitoring of amounts outstanding for both time and credit limits. Trade creditors liquidity risk is managed by ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet amounts due. This includes the monitoring of foreign currencies in order to minimise the company's exposure to exchange fluctuations. |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| The company tracks its performance using a series of financial and non-financial key performance indicators (KPIs). Non-financial KPIs monitor health and safety, people and happiness scores, and customer satisfaction. Our financial KPIs include, but are not limited to, those listed below: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Turnover | £5.48m | £4.76m |
| Gross margin % | 16% | 20% |
| Turnover growth | £0.72m | £0.09m |
| Turnover growth % |
15% |
2% |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| 11 September 2026 |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Directors' Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2025. |
| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
| The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of growing fresh produce. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| The total distribution of dividends for the period ended 31st December 2025 was £351,008 (2024: £702,016). |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2025 to the date of this report. |
| Other changes in directors holding office are as follows: |
| DONATIONS |
| During the year the company made charitable donations of £100 (2024: £nil), principally to local charities and businesses. |
| DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT |
| The company has prepared a Strategic Report in accordance with section 414C(11) of the Companies Act 2006 and (Strategic Report and Directors' Report) Regulations 2013. |
| 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 and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to: |
| - | 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. |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Directors' Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued |
| 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. |
| STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
| So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. |
| AUDITORS |
| The auditors, Thickbroom Coventry, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Stubbins Marketing Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2025 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows and Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows, Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). |
| In our opinion the financial statements: |
| - | give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended; |
| - | have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and |
| - | have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
| Basis for opinion |
| We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. |
| Conclusions relating to going concern |
| In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. |
| Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report, but does not include the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. |
| Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. |
| In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether 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. |
| Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of |
| Stubbins Marketing 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 Strategic Report and the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
| - | the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
| 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 where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: |
| - | adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
| - | the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
| - | certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
| - | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
| Responsibilities of directors |
| As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on pages four and five, 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 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. |
| Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of |
| Stubbins Marketing 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 an Auditors' Report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. |
| The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: |
| Procedures to identify risks: |
| - enquiring of management concerning the company's procedures relating to: identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of noncompliance; detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud; |
| - discussing among the engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud. As part of this discussion, we identified potential for fraud in the following areas: timing of recognition of sales and purchases and their related stock movements, posting of unusual journals; and |
| - obtaining an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the company operates in, focusing on those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the financial statements or that had a fundamental effect on the operations of the company. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included UK Companies Act, employment law, health and safety, pensions legislation and tax legislation. |
| The procedures to respond to risks identified included: |
| - reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with relevant laws and regulations discussed above; |
| - enquiring of management, concerning actual and potential litigation and claims; |
| - performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud; reviewing correspondence with HMRC; |
| - testing the timing and matching of income and expense transactions relating to stock movements either side of the year end; and |
| - in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business. |
| We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members, and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit. |
| There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulation that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detection one resulting from an error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment, by for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentation, or through collusion. |
| A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' Report. |
| Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited |
| Use of our report |
| This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. |
| for and on behalf of |
| Chartered Accountants |
| and Statutory Auditors |
| 147a High Street |
| Waltham Cross |
| Hertfordshire |
| EN8 7AP |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Statement of Comprehensive |
| Income |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER |
| Cost of sales | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| GROSS PROFIT |
| Administrative expenses | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| (190,088 | ) | (117,846 | ) |
| Other operating income |
| OPERATING PROFIT | 4 |
| Interest receivable and similar income |
| 394,357 | 1,694,758 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses |
5 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
| Tax on profit | 6 | ( |
) |
| PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
| Deferred tax on revaluation reserve | ( |
) |
| Income tax relating to other comprehensive income |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR, NET OF INCOME TAX |
( |
) |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
( |
) |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Statement of Financial Position |
| 31 December 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 8 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors | 9 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 10 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
11 |
( |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 13 | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 14 |
| Revaluation reserve | 15 |
| Capital redemption reserve | 15 |
| Retained earnings | 15 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| Called up | Capital |
| share | Retained | Revaluation | redemption | Total |
| capital | earnings | reserve | reserve | equity |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2024 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | ( |
) | - | - | ( |
) |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | ( |
) | - | - | ( |
) |
| Total comprehensive income | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Balance at 31 December 2025 |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Statement of Cash Flows |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 |
| Finance costs paid | (49,676 | ) | (67,589 | ) |
| Net cash from operating activities |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Sale of tangible fixed assets |
| Interest received |
| Net cash from investing activities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| Loan repayments in year | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Equity dividends paid | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Net cash from financing activities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| (Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | ( |
) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
2 |
2,674,785 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
2 |
2,598,395 |
3,161,990 |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before taxation |
| Depreciation charges |
| Profit on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) |
| Finance costs | 49,676 | 67,589 |
| Finance income | (54,992 | ) | (72,482 | ) |
| 457,163 | 1,678,310 |
| Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors | ( |
) |
| (Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors | ( |
) |
| Cash generated from operations |
| 2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| The amounts disclosed on the Statement of Cash Flows in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Statement of Financial Position amounts: |
| Year ended 31 December 2025 |
| 31/12/25 | 1/1/25 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,598,395 | 3,161,990 |
| Year ended 31 December 2024 |
| 31/12/24 | 1/1/24 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,161,990 | 2,674,785 |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS |
| At 1/1/25 | Cash flow | At 31/12/25 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Net cash |
| Cash at bank | 3,161,990 | (563,595 | ) | 2,598,395 |
| 3,161,990 | ( |
) | 2,598,395 |
| Debt |
| Debts falling due within 1 year | (100,995 | ) | (547,522 | ) | (648,517 | ) |
| Debts falling due after 1 year | (647,730 | ) | 647,730 | - |
| (748,725 | ) | 100,208 | (648,517 | ) |
| Total | 2,413,265 | (463,387 | ) | 1,949,878 |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited is a |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. |
| Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty |
| Tangible assets |
| Plant and machinery and motor vehicles are depreciated based on their useful lives. Depreciation is recognised on a reducing balance basis over their estimated useful lives. The company estimates useful lives based on various factors, including technological obsolescence and the expected usage of the asset. The useful life of these assets are regularly reviewed for signs of impairment. Where an impairment is identified, the asset value is impaired, with a charge to the profit and loss account. |
| The company assesses tangible fixed assets where there are indications that the assets could be impaired. Indicators of impairment include factors both inside and outside the organisation, which give indication of a reduction in value. Where there are indicators of a reduction in the carrying value of the asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs. |
| Freehold property has not been depreciated on the grounds that the directors have revalued the property on a fair value basis. |
| Debtors |
| The directors assess the recoverability of the amounts outstanding at the balance sheet date, undertaking a review of the age profile of the debt, historic collection rates and the nature and class of the debt. |
| Revenue recognition |
| Revenue from goods is recognised when the goods are delivered. |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is derived from the sale of fresh produce and packaging, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
| Revenue from the sale of fresh produce is recognised when the significant risk 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 transactions will flow to the entity and the costs incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably. |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Freehold property | - |
| Plant and machinery | - |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less any accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. |
| Freehold property has not been depreciated on the grounds that the directors have revalued the property on a fair value basis. |
| Financial instruments |
| The company's principal financial instruments comprise of bank balances, trade creditors, trade debtors and loans to the company. The main purpose of these instruments is to raise funds for the company's operations. |
| Due to the nature of the financial instruments used by the company there is no exposure to price risk. The company's approach to managing other risks applicable to the financial instruments concerned is shown below. |
| In respect of bank balances, the liquidity risk is managed by maintaining a balance between the continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of overdrafts. |
| Trade debtors are managed in respect of credit and cash flow risk by policies concerning the credit offered to customers and the regular monitoring of amounts outstanding for both time and credit limits. |
| Trade creditors liquidity risk is managed by ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet amounts due. |
| In respect of the bank loan the interest rate and the monthly repayments are fixed. The company manages the liquidity risk by ensuring there are sufficient funds to meet the payments. |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the 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 statement of financial position date. |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position 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 statement of financial position 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. |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
| Going concern |
| The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have reached this conclusion giving due consideration to the projected future performance of the company and any potential risk that might impact the company's ability to meet its required solvency levels. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
| Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash in hand and at bank, short term bank deposits with original maturity of three months or less and bank overdrafts which are an integral part of the company's cash management. |
| 3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries |
| Social security costs |
| Other pension costs |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Directors | 2 | 2 |
| Staff | 68 | 58 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Directors' remuneration |
| Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Emoluments etc |
| 4. | OPERATING PROFIT |
| The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Depreciation - owned assets |
| Profit on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) |
| Auditors' remuneration |
| 5. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Loan interest |
| 6. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax |
| Tax on profit |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 6. | TAXATION - continued |
| Reconciliation of total tax charge 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: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before tax |
| Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of |
| Effects of: |
| Capital allowances in excess of depreciation | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Utilisation of tax losses | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Accelerated capital allowances | 170,981 | - |
| Taxable losses carried forward | (15,950 | ) | - |
| Total tax charge | 155,031 | - |
| Tax effects relating to effects of other comprehensive | income |
| 2025 |
| Gross | Tax | Net |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Deferred tax on revaluation reserve | ( |
) | - | (510,092 | ) |
| 2024 |
| Gross | Tax | Net |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Deferred tax on revaluation reserve |
| 7. | DIVIDENDS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Ordinary B shares of £1 each |
| Interim |
| Ordinary C shares of £1 each |
| Interim |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 8. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Freehold | Plant and | Motor |
| property | machinery | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST OR VALUATION |
| At 1 January 2025 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 December 2025 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2025 |
| Charge for year |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 December 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2025 |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| Cost or valuation at 31 December 2025 is represented by: |
| Freehold | Plant and | Motor |
| property | machinery | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Valuation in 2016 | 5,435,913 | - | - | 5,435,913 |
| Valuation in 2017 | (5,435,913 | ) | - | - | (5,435,913 | ) |
| Valuation in 2018 | 4,403,750 | - | - | 4,403,750 |
| Valuation in 2020 | 856,250 | - | - | 856,250 |
| Cost | 4,926,313 | 927,399 | 18,898 | 5,872,610 |
| 10,186,313 | 927,399 | 18,898 | 11,132,610 |
| Freehold land and buildings were valued on an open market basis on 6 May 2021 by Cheffins LLP . |
| 9. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade debtors |
| VAT |
| Prepayments and accrued income |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 10. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 12) |
| Other loans (see note 12) |
| Trade creditors |
| Social security and other taxes |
| Wages and pensions | 12,532 | 8,121 |
| Accrued expenses |
| Pension contributions unpaid at the year end were £12,532 (2024: £8,121). |
| 11. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans (see note 12) |
| 12. | LOANS |
| An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Amounts falling due within one year or on demand: |
| Bank loans |
| Other loans |
| Amounts falling due between one and two years: |
| Bank loans - 1-2 years |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 12. | LOANS - continued |
| Bank loans and overdrafts include a loan from Barclays Bank Plc. This loan is to be repaid by the company in August 2026. Interest is charged on the loan at 2.75% over base rate. All loan repayments consist of both interest and capital. |
| The company has granted a legal mortgage in favour of Barclays Bank Plc dated 25 August 2021 in respect of the following properties: |
| 1. 17 Oak Tree Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SS (Title Number: CB213946) |
| 2. 18 Oak Tree Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SS (Title Numbers: CB105038, CB213947) |
| 3. 19 Oak Tree Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SS (Title Number: CB277265) |
| 4. 20 Oak Tree Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SS (Title Number: CB146780) |
| The company has granted a debenture in favour of Barclays Bank Plc dated 26 April 2021, with a fixed and floating charge over the assets not already covered by the legal mortgage granted above. |
| The company has granted a fixed charge over accounts in favour of Barclays Bank Plc dated 24 October 2022, with a fixed and floating charge over the assets not already covered by the legal mortgage and debenture granted above. |
| Other loans includes a loan from JAL Produce Limited. Interest is charged on the loan at a fixed rate of 7.9%. All loan repayments consist of both interest and capital. This loan was repaid by the company in February 2025. |
| 13. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax |
| Accelerated capital allowances |
| Tax losses carried forward | ( |
) |
| Deferred tax | 510,092 | - |
| 665,122 | - |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Provided during year |
| Balance at 31 December 2025 |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 14. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2025 | 2024 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary B | £1 | 109,500 | 109,500 |
| Ordinary C | £1 | 109,880 | 109,880 |
| 219,380 | 219,380 |
| 15. | RESERVES |
| Capital |
| Retained | Revaluation | redemption |
| earnings | reserve | reserve | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| At 1 January 2025 | 12,646,976 |
| Profit for the year |
| Dividends | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Property revaluation | - | (510,092 | ) | - | (510,092 | ) |
| At 31 December 2025 | 11,975,526 |
| 16. | PENSION COMMITMENTS |
| The amount recognised in profit or loss as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £34,042 (2024: £67,500). |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited (Registered number: 02142565) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 17. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| All of the following companies are related by the fact that they either have common directors with Stubbins Marketing Limited or are ultimately controlled by one or more of the directors or family members of Stubbins Marketing Limited. |
| Financial information on transactions and balances between related parties are as follows: |
| JAL Produce Limited |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited is connected with JAL Produce Limited due to common shareholders. |
| Included in other creditors is a loan balance due to JAL Produce Limited amounting to £nil (2024: £10,530). Interest is being charged on this loan at 7.9% per annum and the interest paid on this loan during the period amounted to £69 (2024: £3,435). This loan was fully paid off during the year. |
| Comarket Fruit (UK) Ltd. |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited is connected with Comarket Fruit (UK) Ltd. due to common shareholders. |
| Comarket Fruit (UK) Ltd. purchased £5,467,843 (2024: £4,608,050) of goods and services from Stubbins Marketing Limited during the year. Amounts due to Stubbins Marketing Limited at the end of the period amounted to £nil (2024: £nil). |
| Stubbins Marketing Limited purchased £700 (2024: £15,000) of goods and services from Comarket Fruit (UK) Ltd. during the year. Amounts due to Comarket Fruit (UK) Ltd. at the end of the period amounted to £nil (2024: £nil). |