ACCOUNTS - Final Accounts


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Registered number: 01310346









R A LATTA (FARMS) LIMITED







UNAUDITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INFORMATION FOR FILING WITH THE REGISTRAR

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2022

 
R A LATTA (FARMS) LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 01310346

BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MAY 2022

2022
2021
Note
£
£

FIXED ASSETS
  

Intangible assets
 4 
8,635
17,270

Tangible assets
 5 
19,916,094
20,290,844

Investment property
 6 
632,943
632,943

  
20,557,672
20,941,057

CURRENT ASSETS
  

Stocks
 7 
952,939
1,052,895

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 8 
429,312
506,500

Cash at bank and in hand
  
2,016
2,302

  
1,384,267
1,561,697

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
  
(2,579,616)
(1,876,221)

NET CURRENT LIABILITIES
  
 
 
(1,195,349)
 
 
(314,524)

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
  
19,362,323
20,626,533

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
 9 
(5,168,706)
(5,974,680)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
  

Deferred tax
 10 
(2,793,776)
(2,868,688)

NET ASSETS
  
11,399,841
11,783,165


CAPITAL AND RESERVES
  

Called up share capital 
 11 
285
285

Share premium account
  
639,595
639,595

Revaluation reserve
  
7,944,806
7,924,830

Profit and loss account
  
2,815,155
3,218,455

  
11,399,841
11,783,165


The directors consider that the Company is entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 and members have not required the Company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

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R A LATTA (FARMS) LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 01310346
    
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 MAY 2022

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.

The financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The Company has opted not to file the profit and loss account in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by: 




Mr M Latta
Director

Date: 12 April 2023

The notes on pages 3 to 11 form part of these financial statements.

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R A LATTA (FARMS) LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2022

1.


GENERAL INFORMATION

R A Latta (Farms) Limited is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England and Wales. Its registered office is Salisbury House, Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2LA and its prinicpal trading address is Bridge Farm, Holme Fen Drove, Colne, Huntingodn, Cambridgeshire, PE28 3RE.

2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 
2.1

BASIS OF PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

TURNOVER

Turnover comprises of income recognised by the company in respect of total farming income received during the year, exclusive of Value Added Tax and trade discounts.
Turnover received from the sale of crops and related goods is recognised on the despatch of goods. 
Turnover received in respect of farming subsidies is recognised on receipt. 

 
2.3

GOVERNMENT GRANTS

Grants are accounted under the accruals model as permitted by FRS 102. Grants relating to expenditure on tangible fixed assets are credited to profit or loss 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 the Profit and Loss Account in the same period as the related expenditure.

 
2.4

INTEREST INCOME

Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.

 
2.5

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

All intangible assets are considered to have a finite useful life. If a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made, the useful life shall not exceed ten years.

 The estimated useful lives range as follows:

Basic Payment entitlements
-
8
years (to 2023)

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R A LATTA (FARMS) LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2022

2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 
2.6

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

Land is not depreciated. Depreciation on other assets is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the following methods.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

Freehold property
-
2%
Straight line
Tenants improvements
-
4%
Straight line
Plant and machinery
-
15%
Reducing balance
Motor vehicles
-
25%
Straight line
Tractors
-
25%
Reducing balance
Office equipment
-
25%
Reducing balance
Biomass Boiler
-
5%
Straight line
Other fixed assets
-
25%
Reducing balance

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.

 
2.7

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

Investment property is carried at fair value determined annually by external valuers and derived from the current market rents and investment property yields for comparable real estate, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. No depreciation is provided. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.

 
2.8

STOCKS

Stocks ar valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value using the accepted conventions to addrive at deemed cost where actual cost are not accuratley ascertainable.
Stocks on hand at the year end are valued by Hub Rural Limited in accordance with the Guidance Notes of the RICS/CAAV and the Inland Revenue Business Economic Note 19.

 
2.9

DEBTORS

Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

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R A LATTA (FARMS) LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2022

2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 
2.10

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

 
2.11

CREDITORS

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

 
2.12

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

Functional and presentation currency

The Company's functional and presentational currency is GBP.

Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.

At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.

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R A LATTA (FARMS) LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2022

2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 
2.13

CURRENT AND DEFERRED TAXATION

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

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

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the balance sheet date, except that:
The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.


3.


EMPLOYEES

The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 10 (2021 - 10).

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R A LATTA (FARMS) LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2022

4.


INTANGIBLE ASSETS




Basic Payment Entitlements

£



COST


At 1 June 2021
84,328



At 31 May 2022

84,328



AMORTISATION


At 1 June 2021
67,058


Charge for the year on owned assets
8,635



At 31 May 2022

75,693



NET BOOK VALUE



At 31 May 2022
8,635



At 31 May 2021
17,270



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R A LATTA (FARMS) LIMITED


 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2022


5.


TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS






Freehold property
Improve-ments
Plant and machinery
Motor vehicles
Tractors
Biomass boiler
Other fixed assets
Total

£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£



COST OR VALUATION


At 1 June 2021
16,348,935
98,000
3,636,918
47,915
755,351
1,926,966
27,787
22,841,872


Additions
-
6,502
79,311
-
135,851
37,515
253
259,432


Disposals
-
-
(17,269)
-
(119,990)
-
-
(137,259)



At 31 May 2022

16,348,935
104,502
3,698,960
47,915
771,212
1,964,481
28,040
22,964,045



DEPRECIATION


At 1 June 2021
252,600
3,920
1,660,985
47,915
301,578
264,647
19,383
2,551,028


Charge for the year on owned assets
37,000
4,180
150,485
-
3,297
21,740
3,150
219,852


Charge for the year on financed assets
-
-
156,600
-
134,408
76,488
-
367,496


Disposals
-
-
(9,245)
-
(81,180)
-
-
(90,425)



At 31 May 2022

289,600
8,100
1,958,825
47,915
358,103
362,875
22,533
3,047,951



NET BOOK VALUE



At 31 May 2022
16,059,335
96,402
1,740,135
-
413,109
1,601,606
5,507
19,916,094



At 31 May 2021
16,096,335
94,080
1,975,933
-
453,773
1,662,319
8,404
20,290,844

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R A LATTA (FARMS) LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2022

6.


INVESTMENT PROPERTY


Freehold investment property

£



VALUATION


At 1 June 2021
632,943



AT 31 MAY 2022
632,943

The 2022 valuations were made by directors, on an open market value for existing use basis.




7.


STOCKS

2022
2021
£
£

Consumable stocks
113,804
108,159

Growing crops and tenant rights
645,193
656,988

Harvested crops in store
193,942
287,748

952,939
1,052,895



8.


DEBTORS

2022
2021
£
£


Trade debtors
54,804
103,852

Other debtors
268,497
307,972

Prepayments and accrued income
106,011
94,676

429,312
506,500


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R A LATTA (FARMS) LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2022

9.


CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR

2022
2021
£
£

Bank loans
4,546,574
5,025,825

Net obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
534,087
797,695

Other creditors
88,045
151,160

5,168,706
5,974,680


Secured loans
Bank loans and overdrafts advanced are secured by fixed legal charges over commerical freehold land at North Fen Drove, Colne Fen Drove and Ferry Farm, Meadlands Farm, freehold land and commercial properties at Holwood Farm and two freehold residential properties at 1 Holwood Farm Cottage and 2 Holwood Farm Cottage in addition to an unlimited debenture secured by a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company.
Net obligations under finance leases and hire purchases contracts are secured on the associated fixed assets. 

The aggregate amount of liabilities repayable wholly or in part more than five years after the balance sheet date is:

2022
2021
£
£


Repayable by instalments
3,185,225
3,185,225



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R A LATTA (FARMS) LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2022

10.


DEFERRED TAXATION




2022
2021


£

£






At beginning of year
(2,868,688)
(1,945,001)


Charged to profit or loss
74,912
(923,687)



AT END OF YEAR
(2,793,776)
(2,868,688)

The provision for deferred taxation is made up as follows:

2022
2021
£
£


Accelerated capital allowances
(707,323)
(681,676)

Tax losses carried forward
178,101
58,629

Other short-term timing differences
2,517
-

Revalued freehold property
(2,267,071)
(2,245,641)

(2,793,776)
(2,868,688)


11.


SHARE CAPITAL

2022
2021
£
£
ALLOTTED, CALLED UP AND FULLY PAID



285 (2021 - 285) Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
285
285



12.OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS

Total financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies that are not included in the balance sheet amount to £32,556 (2021: £86,024)

 
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