| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| for |
| JL Priestley Bulk Services Limited |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| for |
| JL Priestley Bulk Services Limited |
| JL Priestley Bulk Services Limited (Registered number: 14325513) |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Balance Sheet | 2 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 3 |
| JL Priestley Bulk Services Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Statutory Auditors |
| Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers |
| 15 Newland |
| Lincoln |
| Lincolnshire |
| LN1 1XG |
| JL Priestley Bulk Services Limited (Registered number: 14325513) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 31 December 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 4 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 5 |
| Debtors | 6 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 7 |
| NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
8 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 10 |
| Retained earnings |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| JL Priestley Bulk Services Limited (Registered number: 14325513) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| JL Priestley Bulk Services Limited is a |
| The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| Related party exemption |
| The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of |
| depreciation and any impairment losses. |
| Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over |
| their useful lives on the following bases: |
| Plant and machinery | 10%-20% straight line |
| Fixtures, fittings & equipment | 10%-20% straight line |
| Computer equipment | 10%-20% straight line |
| Motor vehicles | 10%-25% straight line |
| The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale |
| proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss. |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
| Financial instruments |
| The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section |
| 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. |
| Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to |
| the contractual provisions of the instrument. |
| Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when |
| there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a |
| net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, 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. |
| JL Priestley Bulk Services Limited (Registered number: 14325513) |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |
| Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
| 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 accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the director(s) and ultimate parent company will continue to support the company. These parties have signified their willingness to provide that support. |
| As at 31 December 2025, the company's net current liabilities exceeded its net assets by £572,749 (2024: £607,985). Should the company then not be able to continue trading, adjustments to the value of assets would be needed to provide for any further liabilities which might arise and to reclassify fixed assets and long term liabilities as current assets and liabilities. |
| 3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| The average number of employees during the year was |
| 4. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Fixtures |
| Plant and | and | Motor | Computer |
| machinery | fittings | vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| 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 |
| JL Priestley Bulk Services Limited (Registered number: 14325513) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 4. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
| Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows: |
| Plant and |
| machinery |
| etc |
| £ |
| COST |
| 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 |
| 5. | STOCKS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Stocks |
| 6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade debtors |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings |
| Other debtors |
| 7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts |
| Hire purchase contracts |
| Trade creditors |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings |
| Taxation and social security |
| Other creditors |
| 8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Hire purchase contracts |
| JL Priestley Bulk Services Limited (Registered number: 14325513) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 9. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Hire purchase contracts | 563,491 | 654,422 |
| Included in hire purchase contracts are debts of £563,491 (2024: £654,422) which are secured against the relevant leased assets held within fixed assets. |
| 10. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2025 | 2024 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary | 0.10 | 100 | 100 |
| 11. | DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 444(5B) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 |
| The Report of the Auditors was unqualified. |
| for and on behalf of |
| 12. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| The company has entered into an inter-company guarantee to secure the bank borrowings of the Melbourne Holdings Limited Group. |
| Included within sales are amounts of £193,453 to other group companies and within administrative expenses are costs of £304,800 from other group companies. |
| The immediate parent company is Melbourne Food Group Limited. Their registered office address is: |
| Melbourne Park House |
| Royal Oak Business Park |
| East Road |
| Sleaford |
| Lincolnshire |
| NG34 7EQ |
| The ultimate controlling party is Melbourne Holdings Limited. Consolidated financial statements for the ultimate parent company are filed with the Registrar of Companies where copies may be obtained. |
| The entity is controlled by J L Priestley by virtue of his shareholding in the ultimate parent company, Melbourne Holdings Ltd. |