Cherrydownvets Ltd. - Period Ending 2018-12-31

Registration number: 06229965

Cherrydownvets Ltd.

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Period from 1 December 2017 to 31 December 2018

Hazlewoods LLP
Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
GL50 3AT

Cherrydownvets Ltd.

Contents

Company Information	1
Balance Sheet	2
Notes to the Financial Statements	3 to 9

Cherrydownvets Ltd.

Company Information

Director

P D Coxon

Registered office

Friars Gate 1011 Stratford Road Shirley West Midlands B90 4BN

Auditors

Hazlewoods LLP Windsor House Bayshill Road Cheltenham GL50 3AT

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Cherrydownvets Ltd.

(Registration number: 06229965)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2018

	Note	31 December 2018  £	30 November 2017  £
Fixed assets
Intangible assets	4	-	-
Tangible assets	5	96,212	60,125
		96,212	60,125
Current assets
Stocks	6	33,146	33,325
Debtors	7	4,276,940	3,452,760
Cash at bank and in hand		35,137	269,677
		4,345,223	3,755,762
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	8	(485,746)	(562,058)
Net current assets		3,859,477	3,193,704
Total assets less current liabilities		3,955,689	3,253,829
Deferred tax liabilities		(3,301)	(4,122)
Net assets		3,952,388	3,249,707
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital		1,200	1,200
Profit and loss account		3,951,188	3,248,507
Total equity		3,952,388	3,249,707

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.

Approved and authorised by the director on 23 July 2019
 

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P D Coxon
Director

The notes on pages 3 to 9 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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Cherrydownvets Ltd.

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 December 2017 to 31 December 2018

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:
Friars Gate
1011 Stratford Road
Shirley
West Midlands
B90 4BN

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 - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

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

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Name of parent of group

These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Mars Pet Services UK Limited.

The financial statements of Mars Pet Services UK Limited may be obtained from Companies House.

Disclosure of long or short period

The financial statements cover a period of 396 days. The accounting period has been lengthened to bring the year end in line with that of its ultimate parent undertaking, Mars Pet Services UK Limited.

Going concern

After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

Judgements and estimation uncertainty

These financial statements do not contain any significant judgements or estimation uncertainty.

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

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Cherrydownvets Ltd.

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 December 2017 to 31 December 2018

Tax

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

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

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

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, over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class	Depreciation method and rate
Short leasehold	Straight line over the term of the lease
Plant and machinery	15% reducing balance
Motor vehicles	15% reducing balance

Intangible assets

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.

Negative goodwill arising on an acquisition is recognised on the face of the balance sheet on the acquisition date and subsequently the excess up to the fair value of non-monetary assets acquired is recognised in profit or loss in the periods in which the non-monetary assets are recovered.

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 years straight line

Cash and cash equivalents

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

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Cherrydownvets Ltd.

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 December 2017 to 31 December 2018

Trade debtors

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

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debtors.

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.

Inventories are also assessed for impairment at each reporting date. The carrying amount of each item of inventory, or group of similar items, is compared with its selling price less costs to complete and sell. If an item is found to be impaired, its carrying amount is reduced to selling price less costs to complete and sell, and an impairment loss recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade creditors

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

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

Share capital

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

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.

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Cherrydownvets Ltd.

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 December 2017 to 31 December 2018

Financial instruments

Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.

 Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

 Impairment
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.

A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.

For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.
 

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Cherrydownvets Ltd.

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 December 2017 to 31 December 2018

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including the director) during the period, was as follows:

	1 December 2017 to 31 December 2018  No.	Year ended 30 November 2017  No.
Average number of employees	66	67

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Intangible assets

	Goodwill  £
Cost
At 1 December 2017 and at 31 December 2018	935,438
Amortisation
At 1 December 2017 and at 31 December 2018	935,438
Carrying amount
At 30 November 2017 and at 31 December 2018	-

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Tangible assets

	Land and buildings £	Plant and machinery  £	Motor vehicles  £	Total £
Cost
At 1 December 2017	117,831	210,046	7,588	335,465
Additions	4,920	57,317	-	62,237
At 31 December 2018	122,751	267,363	7,588	397,702
Depreciation
At 1 December 2017	111,003	157,075	7,262	275,340
Charge for the period	11,021	15,067	62	26,150
At 31 December 2018	122,024	172,142	7,324	301,490
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2018	727	95,221	264	96,212
At 30 November 2017	6,828	52,971	326	60,125

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Stocks

	31 December 2018  £	30 November 2017  £
Finished goods and consumables	33,146	33,325

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Cherrydownvets Ltd.

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 December 2017 to 31 December 2018

7

Debtors

	Note	31 December 2018  £	30 November 2017  £
Trade debtors		147,021	86,687
Amounts owed by group undertakings		4,058,103	3,291,281
Other debtors		43,540	45,180
Prepayments		28,276	29,612
		4,276,940	3,452,760

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Creditors

	Note	31 December 2018  £	30 November 2017  £
Due within one year
Trade creditors		197,375	133,517
Amounts due to group undertakings		113,735	113,735
Social security and other taxes		98,897	169,905
Outstanding defined contribution pension costs		9,326	-
Other creditors		7,826	2,438
Accrued expenses		58,587	142,463
		485,746	562,058

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Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the period represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £23,787 (2017 - £18,949).

Contributions totalling £9,326 (2017 - £2,438) were payable to the scheme at the end of the period and are included in creditors.

10

Contingent liabilities

At 30 November 2017, the company was bound by an intra-group cross guarantee in respect of loan notes of £44,024,537 and bank loans of £139,742,500 with other members of the group headed by its ultimate parent undertaking, Linnaeus Group Limited. The amounts were secured by a debenture over the assets and undertakings of certain companies in the group.

During the period, the intra-group cross guarantee has ceased following the change in controlling parties.

Amounts not provided for in the balance sheet

The total amount of financial commitments not included in the balance sheet is £388,500 (2017 - £494,500).

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Cherrydownvets Ltd.

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 December 2017 to 31 December 2018

11

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is Linnaeus Group Bidco Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.

 Up to 19 June 2018, the ultimate parent company was Linnaeus Group Limited, incorporated in England and Wales, and the ultimate controlling party was Sovereign Capital Limited Partnership III, incorporated in England and Wales.

Since 19 June 2018, the ultimate parent company is MMI Holdings Inc., incorporated in the United States of America, and there is considered to be no single controlling party.

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Disclosure under Section 444(5B) CA 2006 relating to the independent auditor's report

As permitted by Section 444 CA 2006, these accounts do not contain a copy of the company’s Profit and Loss account or a copy of the Directors’ Report. Accordingly, the Independent Auditors’ Report has also been omitted.

The Independent Auditors’ Report was unqualified. The auditor was Hazlewoods LLP and Simon Worsley signed the auditor’s report as senior statutory auditor on 23 July 2019.

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