Company Registration number: 08385731

Origins Caterers Limited

Contents

Pages

Balance sheet	1 to 2
Notes to the financial statements	3 to 13

Origins Caterers Limited

Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2026

	Note	2026 £	2025 £
Fixed assets
Intangible assets	4	113,750	125,125
Tangible assets	5	141,897	134,900
Investments		100	100
		255,747	260,125
Current assets
Stocks	7	107,169	88,689
Debtors	8	164,339	123,347
Cash at bank and in hand		2,918	-
		274,426	212,036
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	9	(328,252)	(270,785)
Net current liabilities		(53,826)	(58,749)
Total assets less current liabilities		201,921	201,376
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year	9	(193,986)	(144,454)
Provisions for liabilities		(4,365)	(4,365)
Net assets		3,570	52,557
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital		1,000	1,000
Retained earnings		2,570	51,557
Shareholders' funds		3,570	52,557

Origins Caterers Limited

Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2026 (continued)

For the financial year ending 31 January 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.

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 12 October 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

......................................... Mr P R Johnston Director

Company registration number: 08385731

Origins Caterers Limited

Notes to the financial statements for the Year Ended 31 January 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:
Dalmar House
Barras Lane Estate
Dalston
Carlisle
CA5 7NY

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 12 October 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.

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 £.

Origins Caterers Limited

Notes to the financial statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2026 (continued)

2	ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

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 turnover 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.

Government grants

Grants are accounted for under the accruals model as permitted by FRS 102 Section 1A. Grants relating to expenditure on tangible fixed assets are credited to the profit and loss account at the same rate as the depreciation on the assets to which the grant relates. The deferred element of grants is included in creditors as deferred income.

Grants of a revenue nature are recognised in "other income" within profit or loss in the same period as the related expenditure. This includes the Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ('Furlough'). The group has not directly benefited from any other forms of government assistance.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises 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.
 

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.

Origins Caterers Limited

Notes to the financial statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2026 (continued)

2	ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

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:

Depreciation method and rate for Tangible assets
Asset class	Depreciation method and rate
Plant & machinery	10% reducing balance
Motor vehicles	25% reducing balance
Office equipment	25% straight line

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

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.

Intangible assets

Separately acquired trademarks and licences are shown at historical cost.

Trademarks, licences (including software) and customer-related intangible assets acquired in a business combination are recognised at fair value at the acquisition date.

Trademarks, licences and customer-related intangible assets have a finite useful life and are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Origins Caterers Limited

Notes to the financial statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2026 (continued)

2	ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

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
Goodwill	5% straight line
Web design and branding	25% straight line

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

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 stocks 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.

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.

Origins Caterers Limited

Notes to the financial statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2026 (continued)

2	ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

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.

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.

Financial instruments
Classification
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
 Recognition and measurement
Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price.
 Impairment
Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised in profit or loss immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

Origins Caterers Limited

Notes to the financial statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2026 (continued)

3	STAFF NUMBERS

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 106 (2025 - 96).

4	INTANGIBLE ASSETS

	Goodwill  £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 February 2025	227,500	227,500
At 31 January 2026	227,500	227,500
Amortisation
At 1 February 2025	102,375	102,375
Amortisation charge	11,375	11,375
At 31 January 2026	113,750	113,750
Carrying amount
At 31 January 2026	113,750	113,750
At 31 January 2025	125,125	125,125

Origins Caterers Limited

Notes to the financial statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2026 (continued)

5	TANGIBLE ASSETS

	Office equipment  £	Motor vehicles  £	Plant & machinery £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 February 2025	12,478	21,900	247,848	282,226
Additions	-	-	22,742	22,742
At 31 January 2026	12,478	21,900	270,590	304,968
Depreciation
At 1 February 2025	10,779	14,971	121,576	147,326
Charge for the year	1,010	891	13,844	15,745
At 31 January 2026	11,789	15,862	135,420	163,071
Carrying amount
At 31 January 2026	689	6,038	135,170	141,897
At 31 January 2025	1,699	6,929	126,272	134,900

6	INVESTMENTS

	2026 £	2025 £
Investments in subsidiaries	100	100