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STRATEGIC REPORT, DIRECTORS' REPORT AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

FOR

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)






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

Balance Sheet 11

Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Cash Flow Statement 13

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 14

Notes to the Financial Statements 15


DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025







DIRECTORS: M N McIlroy
A Chassagne
C Endler





SECRETARY: C Endler





REGISTERED OFFICE: Victory House
Chequers Road
Long Stratton
Norwich
NR15 2YA





REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Lovewell Blake LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor
Bankside 300
Peachman Way
Broadland Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0LB

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2025.

FAIR REVIEW OF THE BUSINESS
The business of the company is principally the supply of herbs and related ingredients into retailers, food manufacturers and the Food Service sector.

The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1,377,179 (2024: £1,157,147).

The company has continued to grow and net assets have increased from £8,829,987 to £10,207,166 in the year. Cash balances have decreased by £211,700 during the year. The company continues to be part of a substantial group whose parent company is based in France and supplies its products globally.

With the ongoing global supply issues especially from Asia both in terms of costs and shipping delays, the company has worked during the year to mitigate supply risks by managing the stock levels as necessary to ensure customer needs continue to be met. This policy will continue until such times as we see a normalisation of the supply chain.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
During 2025 the business has been subjected to increased inflationary pressure within the supply chain along with difficulties in agriculture due to increased costs and water shortages which has a potential impact on supply and yields. To help mitigate these issues the company, along with the parent company, has worked to manage internal costs while protecting on-going supply. In addition, the company has increased prices to its customers to reflect the inflationary costs and protect the company's long term viability. In terms of agriculture the company's long standing relationship with its farming partners has helped maintain their loyalty and continued commitment to the growing and sustainable management of the herbs and fields. This is in line with the company's objective to be a "Company with a Purpose". In addition the company continues to seek new growing areas to ensure our customer needs are met and allow the company to continue in line with its growth objectives.

The directors consider that the sector in which the company operates is under pressure on sales and margins. The directors are satisfied that the company continues to trade profitably.

The business engages in foreign currency transactions which, in the current economic climate and with the effects of the UK's exit from the EU, is considered a risk for the business. The company mitigates the risk by agreeing fixed exchange rates with suppliers as far as possible and operates bank accounts in foreign currency.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The company's principal financial instruments comprise cash and various items such as trade debtors and trade creditors that arise directly from its operations. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to raise finance for the company's operations.

The existence of the financial instruments exposes the company to a certain element of financial risk. The main risks arising from the company's financial instruments are credit risk and liquidity risk. The directors review and agree policies for managing each of these risks. These policies have remained unchanged from previous years.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The directors consider turnover and gross profit percentage to be the key performance indicators of the business.

During the year turnover has increased with an increase of 6% which is considered positive given the pressures on the company surrounding costs, exchange rates, and the general economic pressures faced by the company as well as its customers and suppliers.

Gross profit percentage has increased in the year to 22.02% (2024: 19.41%).


DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The directors expect the company to grow further over the next five years and expand the products being sold in recognised supermarkets. Innovation with new technologies and products will be key for this growth. The company's commitment to sustainability is forged within the ethos and value of the company which will drive the business forward recognising and operating in line with our responsibility to the environment along with our colleagues and customers.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





M N McIlroy - Director


11 March 2026

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

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 supplying herbs.

DIVIDENDS
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 December 2025 (2024: £nil).

DIRECTORS
M N McIlroy has 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:

C Darbonne - resigned 15 September 2025
S Durif - resigned 2 January 2025
A Chassagne - appointed 3 January 2025
C Endler - appointed 15 September 2025

DIRECTORS AND INDEMNITIES
The Company has made qualifying third-party indemnity provisions for the benefit of its directors which were made during the year and remain in force at the date of this report.

MATTERS COVERED IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT
As permitted by paragraph 1A of Schedule 7 to the Large and Medium sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 certain matters which are required to be disclosed in the directors' report have been omitted as they are included in the strategic report. These matters relate to business review, principal risks and uncertainties and financial and non-financial KPIs.

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.

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.

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025


AUDITORS
Lovewell Blake LLP have expressed their willingness to continue as auditors and a resolution for their re-appointment will be proposed at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





M N McIlroy - Director


11 March 2026

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF
DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Daregal Gourmet Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2025 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the 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 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.

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.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF
DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED


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 page four, 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
DAREGAL GOURMET 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 the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:
- we identified the principal laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with management and our wider knowledge;
- identified laws and regulations were considered in our planning of the audit and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
- making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and
- considering the internal controls in place to mitigate material risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
- performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
- reviewed internal controls in respect of journal entries and tested journal entries considered large and/or unusual transactions; and
- assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:
- agreeing material financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation; and
- enquiring of management and directors as to actual and potential litigation and claims.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' Report.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF
DAREGAL GOURMET 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.




Steven Scarlett FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Lovewell Blake LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor
Bankside 300
Peachman Way
Broadland Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0LB

11 March 2026

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 4 21,002,792 19,807,275

Cost of sales 16,377,121 15,963,506
GROSS PROFIT 4,625,671 3,843,769

Administrative expenses 2,852,068 2,402,682
1,773,603 1,441,087

Other operating income 5 - 74,927
OPERATING PROFIT 7 1,773,603 1,516,014

Interest receivable and similar income 8 87,844 79,682
1,861,447 1,595,696

Interest payable and similar expenses 9 29,113 38,395
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 1,832,334 1,557,301

Tax on profit 10 455,155 400,154
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1,377,179 1,157,147

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

1,377,179

1,157,147

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

BALANCE SHEET
31 DECEMBER 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 11 42,171 49,820

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 12 4,762,127 3,916,771
Debtors 13 7,244,780 7,149,075
Cash at bank and in hand 395,774 607,474
12,402,681 11,673,320
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 2,237,686 2,893,153
NET CURRENT ASSETS 10,164,995 8,780,167
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

10,207,166

8,829,987

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 15 147,000 147,000
Retained earnings 16 10,060,166 8,682,987
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 10,207,166 8,829,987

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 11 March 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:





M N McIlroy - Director


DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2024 147,000 7,525,840 7,672,840

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 1,157,147 1,157,147
Balance at 31 December 2024 147,000 8,682,987 8,829,987

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 1,377,179 1,377,179
Balance at 31 December 2025 147,000 10,060,166 10,207,166

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 1,732,233 1,681,762
Interest paid (29,113 ) (38,395 )
Interest received 12,559 -
Tax paid (400,829 ) (324,591 )
Net cash from operating activities 1,314,850 1,318,776

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets - (59,387 )
Increase in group debtors (277,583 ) (2,508,677 )
Interest received 87,844 79,682
Net cash from investing activities (189,739 ) (2,488,382 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Decrease in group creditors (1,336,811 ) 461,214
Net cash from financing activities (1,336,811 ) 461,214

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (211,700 ) (708,392 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
year

2

607,474

1,315,866

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 395,774 607,474

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM
OPERATIONS

2025 2024
£    £   
Profit before taxation 1,832,334 1,557,301
Depreciation charges 7,649 9,567
Finance costs 29,113 38,395
Finance income (87,844 ) (79,682 )
1,781,252 1,525,581
Increase in stocks (845,356 ) (61,243 )
Decrease in trade and other debtors 214,202 220,494
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors 582,135 (3,070 )
Cash generated from operations 1,732,233 1,681,762

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 December 2025
31/12/25 1/1/25
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 395,774 607,474
Year ended 31 December 2024
31/12/24 1/1/24
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 607,474 1,315,866


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1/1/25 Cash flow At 31/12/25
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 607,474 (211,700 ) 395,774
607,474 (211,700 ) 395,774
Total 607,474 (211,700 ) 395,774

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Daregal Gourmet Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales within the United Kingdom. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the company and rounded to the nearest £.

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

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Going concern
The directors have prepared and reviewed budgets and a long term forecast for the period to 31 December 2027 which take into account the impact of the UK economic situation, especially with respect to the increase in costs across the economy and the impact on the spending capacity of customers. The key assumptions in the forecasts relate to turnover although, despite the effects of the various economic pressures, the company has continued to operate at a profitable level in which the Board have taken comfort. At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources, and the support of its parent company, to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing of these accounts. As a result the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Turnover
Turnover comprises revenue recognised by the company in respect of goods supplied, exclusive of Value Added Tax and trade discounts.

Revenue is recognised when the goods are delivered.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 20% on reducing balance

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, in full, to all of its financial instruments. Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the profit and loss account in other administrative expenses.


DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
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 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.

Foreign currencies
Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency are initially recorded at the exchange rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date.

Exchange gains and losses are recognised in the profit and loss account.

Employee benefits
When employees have rendered service to the company, short-term employee benefits to which the employees are entitled are recognised at the undiscounted amount expected to be paid in exchange for that service.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when a company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to the profit and loss account in the period to which they relate.

3. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

In the application of the company's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision only affects that period, or in the period of revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

In the opinion of the directors there are no critical accounting judgements or estimation uncertainties within the company.

4. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company.

4.7% of the company's turnover (2024: 4.6%) is attributable to geographical markets outside the United Kingdom.

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

5. OTHER OPERATING INCOME
2025 2024
£    £   
Discounts received - 33,818
Sundry receipts - 41,109
- 74,927

6. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2025 2024
£    £   
Wages and salaries 944,884 834,379
Social security costs 102,217 82,954
Other pension costs 82,538 88,159
1,129,639 1,005,492

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2025 2024

Management 2 2
Administration 6 6
Technical 2 2
Commercial 4 4
14 14

2025 2024
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 260,065 235,836
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 32,100 42,100

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes 1 1

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Emoluments etc 260,065 235,836
Pension contributions to money purchase schemes 32,100 42,100

7. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting):

2025 2024
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 7,649 9,567
Auditors' remuneration 20,250 19,500
Foreign exchange differences (37,810 ) (39,247 )
Other operating leases 30,284 37,997

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

8. INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME
2025 2024
£    £   
Group interest 75,285 73,789
HMRC interest 12,559 5,893
87,844 79,682

9. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2025 2024
£    £   
Group interest 29,113 38,395

10. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 487,479 400,154

Deferred tax (32,324 ) -
Tax on profit 455,155 400,154

UK corporation tax has been charged at 25% (2024 - 25%).

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2025 2024
£    £   
Profit before tax 1,832,334 1,557,301
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2024 - 25%)

458,084

389,325

Effects of:
Deferred tax not provided (2,929 ) 10,829
Total tax charge 455,155 400,154

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and
fittings
£   
COST
At 1 January 2025 122,337
Disposals (48,166 )
At 31 December 2025 74,171
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2025 72,517
Charge for year 7,649
Eliminated on disposal (48,166 )
At 31 December 2025 32,000
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2025 42,171
At 31 December 2024 49,820

12. STOCKS
2025 2024
£    £   
Finished goods and goods
for resale 4,762,127 3,916,771

During the year, an impairment loss on finished goods of £35,577 (2024: £43,975) was recognised within cost of sales.

13. DEBTORS
2025 2024
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors 3,888,037 3,589,645
Amounts owed by group undertakings 2,917,923 2,956,418
Other debtors 4,167 9,300
VAT 76,184 67,898
Prepayments and accrued income 326,145 525,814
7,212,456 7,149,075

Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Deferred tax asset 32,324 -

Aggregate amounts 7,244,780 7,149,075

During the year, an impairment gain on trade debtors of £23,264 (2024: loss of £15,000) was recognised in the profit and loss account.

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade creditors 1,190,431 721,699
Amounts owed to group undertakings 85,969 1,371,900
Tax 366,836 267,627
Social security and other taxes 27,640 23,140
Other creditors 5,244 7,117
Accruals and deferred income 561,566 501,670
2,237,686 2,893,153

15. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2025 2024
value: £    £   
147,000 Ordinary £1 147,000 147,000

16. RESERVES

Profit and Loss Account: This reserve records retained earnings and accumulated losses.

17. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS

At the year end, the company had total outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows:
20252024
££
Operating leases which expire:
Less than one year23,93323,933
Later than one year and not later than five years33,96157,894
Later than five years--
57,89481,827

18. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

The company has taken advantage of the exemptions available under FRS 102 whereby wholly owned undertakings do not have to disclose intra group transactions with other wholly owned undertakings within the same group.

The company entered into transactions with another group company, Daregal SA, which is not 100% owned by the group. During the year, Daregal Gourmet Limited purchased goods from Daregal SA of £12,927,327 (2024: £13,090,376) and made sales to Daregal SA of £64,631 (2024: £526,588) and charged interest of £87,844 (2024: £79,683). At the year end there was an amount due from Daregal SA of £2,917,923 (2024: amount due from Daregal SA of £2,952,775).

The company entered into transactions with another group company, Supherb Farms, an entity which is not 100% owned by the group. During the year, Daregal Gourmet Limited purchased goods from Supherb Farms of £48,936 (2024: £nil). No balance was outstanding at the year end.

Key management personnel includes all persons that have authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the company. This includes directors, close family of the Directors and other key personnel. The total compensation paid to key management personnel for services provided to the company was £530,640 (2024: £472,548).

DAREGAL GOURMET LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06032669)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

19. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

Darome SAS, a company incorporated in France, is the ultimate parent undertaking. This is the smallest and largest group that the company is consolidated in. The registered office of Darome SAS is 6 Boulevard Joffre, Milly-la-Forêt, 91490 France.

The ultimate controlling party is C Darbonne, the majority shareholder in Darome SAS.