ACCOUNTS - Final Accounts preparation


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Denby Brands Limited
























Directors' report and financial statements



for the year ended 31 December 2022



Registered number: 06761664

 
Denby Brands Limited


Company Information


Directors
Robert Barton 
Richard Eaton 
Christopher Emmott 
Sebastian Lazell 
Paul McGowan 




Company secretary
Robert Barton



Registered number
06761664



Registered office
Denby Pottery

Denby

Derbyshire

DE5 8NX




Independent auditor
Buzzacott LLP

130 Wood Street

London

EC2V 6DL




Bankers
Bank of Scotland
Butt Dyke House

33 Park Row

Nottingham

NG1 6GY




Solicitors
Wright Hassall LLP
Olympus Avenue

Leamington Spa

Warwickshire

CV34 6BF





 
Denby Brands Limited


Contents



Page
Directors' report
 
1 - 2
Independent auditor's report
 
3 - 6
Statement of income and retained earnings
 
7
Statement of financial position
 
8
Notes to the financial statements
 
9 - 16


 
Denby Brands Limited

 
Directors' report
for the year ended 31 December 2022

The directors present their report and the financial statements for Denby Brands Limited ('the company') for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Results and dividends

The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £52,000 (2021 - £68,000).

The directors do not recommend a dividend for the year (2021 - no dividends).

Directors

The directors who served during the year were:

Robert Barton 
Richard Eaton 
Christopher Emmott 
Sebastian Lazell 
Paul McGowan 

Directors' responsibilities statement

The directors are responsible for preparing 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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 for the company's financial statements 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 to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006They 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.

Future developments

The Company continues to work on an exciting range of new products on behalf of Group companies for launch in future years across global markets and in mixed materials. The business will also continue to develop and refresh high quality marketing collateral for deployment in support of current and new Group product ranges. Demand for the Company’s services continues to be strong.

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Denby Brands Limited
 
Directors' report (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2022

Qualifying third party indemnity provisions

Directors' and officers' insurance cover was in place throughout 2022 to provide appropriate cover for their reasonable actions on behalf of the company.

Disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' report is approved has confirmed that:
 
so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditor is unaware, and

the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information.

Small companies note

In preparing this report, the directors have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board on 3 May 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
 





Christopher Emmott
Director

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Independent auditor's report to the members of Denby Brands Limited
for the year ended 31 December 2022

Opinion


We have audited the financial statements of Denby Brands Limited ('the company') for the year ended 31 December 2022, which comprise the Statement of income and retained earnings, the Statement of financial position and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policiesThe 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' ('FRS 102') and the Companies Act 2006.


In our opinion the financial statements:


give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2022 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 Auditor's 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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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 other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and  our Auditor's report thereon.  The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual Report.  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. 
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 course of 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.

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Independent auditor's report to the members of Denby Brands Limited (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2022


Opinion 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 Directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the Directors' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.


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 Directors' report.


We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which 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; or
the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemptions in preparing the Directors' report and from the requirement to prepare a Strategic report.


Responsibilities of directors
 

As explained more fully in the Directors' responsibilities statement, 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 is 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.


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Independent auditor's report to the members of Denby Brands Limited (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2022

Auditor's 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 Auditor's 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.


Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

How 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:

the Senior Statutory Auditor ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
we made enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, and their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud;
we identified the laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements of the company through discussions with directors and other management at the planning stage;
the audit team held a discussion to identify any particular areas that were considered to be susceptible to misstatement, including with respect to fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and
we focused our planned audit work on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company including the Companies Act 2006, employment legislation and taxation legislation.

We assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through:

making enquiries of management;
inspecting legal expenditure throughout the period for any potential litigation or claims; and
considering the internal controls in place that are designed to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

determined the susceptibility of the company to management override of controls by checking the implementation
of controls and enquiring of individuals involved in the financial reporting process;
reviewed journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
performed analytical procedures to identify any large, unusual or unexpected transactions;
reviewed accounting estimates and evaluated where judgements or decisions made by management indicated bias on the part of the company's management;
tested the occurrence and accuracy of revenue by comparing to corresponding invoices and proofs of delivery; and
carried out substantive testing to check the occurrence and accuracy of expenditure.

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Independent auditor's report to the members of Denby Brands Limited (continued)
for the year ended 31 December 2022

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements (continued)
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included:

agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;
enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims.

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. Irregularities that result from fraud might be inherently more difficult to detect than irregularities that result from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.


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 Auditor's report.


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 2006Our 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 Auditor's 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.





Peter Chapman (Senior statutory auditor)
for and on behalf of
Buzzacott LLP
Senior statutory auditor
130 Wood Street
London
EC2V 6DL

4 May 2023
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Denby Brands Limited


Statement of income and retained earnings
for the year ended 31 December 2022

2022
2021
Note
£000
£000

  

Revenue
  
1,682
1,707

Gross profit
  
1,682
1,707

Distribution costs
  
(1,035)
(1,064)

Administrative expenses
  
(612)
(579)

Other operating income
 3 
13
14

Operating profit
  
48
78

Tax on profit
  
4
(10)

Profit after tax
  
52
68

  

  

Retained earnings at the beginning of the year
  
213
145

Profit for the year
  
52
68

Retained earnings at the end of the year
  
265
213
There was no other comprehensive income for 2022 or 2021.
The notes on pages 9 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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Denby Brands Limited - Registered number: 06761664

Statement of financial position
as at 31 December 2022

2022
2021
Note
£000
£000

Fixed assets
  

Intangible assets
 5 
1,035
1,192

Tangible assets
 6 
55
18

Investments
 7 
550
400

  
1,640
1,610

Current assets
  

Debtors
 8 
5,809
4,503

  
5,809
4,503

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 9 
(7,184)
(5,900)

Net current liabilities
  
 
 
(1,375)
 
 
(1,397)

Total assets less current liabilities
  
265
213

  

Net assets
  
265
213


Capital and reserves
  

Profit and loss account
 11 
265
213

  
265
213


The company's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board on 3 May 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:




Christopher Emmott
Director

The notes on pages 9 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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Denby Brands Limited

 
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022

1.


General information

Denby Brands Limited is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England & Wales. The registered
number is 06761664. The registered office is located at Denby Pottery, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX.

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 FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' ('FRS 102') and the Companies Act 2006.

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

Revenue

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Sale of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer;
the company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the transaction; and
the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

 
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 Statement of income and retained earnings in the same period as the related expenditure.

 
2.4

Taxation

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 reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates income.

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Denby Brands Limited

Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.5

Intangible assets

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the difference between amounts paid on the cost of a business combination and the acquirer’s interest in the fair value of its identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquiree at the date of acquisition. Subsequent to initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is amortised on a straight-line basis to the Statement of income and retained earnings over its useful economic life.

 The estimated useful lives range as follows:

Goodwill
-
20
years
Intellectual property
-
20
years

 
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.

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

Short-term leasehold property
-
10%
per annum
Plant and machinery
-
10%
per annum
Fixtures and fittings
-
10%
per annum
Capital work in progress
-
10%
per annum

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

Valuation of investments

Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less accumulated impairment.

 
2.8

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.

 
2.9

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.

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Denby Brands Limited

Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.10

Financial instruments

The company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in ordinary shares.

 
2.11

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.


3.


Other operating income

2022
2021
£000
£000

Research and Development Expenditure Credits
13
14



4.


Employees

The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 20 (2021 - 20).

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Denby Brands Limited

 
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022

5.


Intangible assets




Intellectual property
Goodwill
Total

£000
£000
£000



Cost


At 1 January 2022
497
2,629
3,126



At 31 December 2022

497
2,629
3,126



Amortisation


At 1 January 2022
251
1,683
1,934


Charge for the year
25
132
157



At 31 December 2022

276
1,815
2,091



Net book value



At 31 December 2022
221
814
1,035



At 31 December 2021
246
946
1,192



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Denby Brands Limited

 
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022

6.


Tangible fixed assets





Short-term leasehold property
Fixtures and fittings
Assets under construction
Total

£000
£000
£000
£000



Cost or valuation


At 1 January 2022
5
137
7
149


Additions
-
-
44
44


Transfers between classes
-
51
(51)
-



At 31 December 2022

5
188
-
193



Depreciation


At 1 January 2022
5
126
-
131


Charge for the year
-
7
-
7



At 31 December 2022

5
133
-
138



Net book value



At 31 December 2022
-
55
-
55



At 31 December 2021
-
11
7
18

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Denby Brands Limited

 
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022

7.


Fixed asset investments





Investments in subsidiary company

£000



Cost or valuation


At 1 January 2022
400


Additions
150



At 31 December 2022
550




During the year the company increased its investment in its subsidiary by £150,000 (2021: £230,000)


Subsidiary undertaking


At 31 December 2022, the following was a subsidiary undertaking of the company:

Name

Registered office

Principal activity

Class of shares

Holding

Denby China
China
Tableware retailer
Ordinary
100  -%


8.


Debtors

2022
2021
£000
£000


Amounts owed by group undertakings
5,788
4,498

Other debtors
18
-

Prepayments and accrued income
3
5

5,809
4,503


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Denby Brands Limited

 
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022

9.


Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2022
2021
£000
£000

Trade creditors
48
101

Amounts owed to group undertakings
7,083
5,691

Other taxation and social security
15
27

Other creditors
7
81

Accruals and deferred income
31
-

7,184
5,900



10.


Share capital

2022
2021
£
£

Allotted, called up and fully paid


1 (2021: 1) Ordinary share of £1
1
1

There is a single class of ordinary share. There are no restrictions on dividends and the repayment of capital.


11.


Reserves

Profit and loss account

Includes all current and prior year retained profits and losses.


12.


Contingent liabilities

Guarantees on behalf of group undertakings give rise to a contingent liability to the extent of all monies and other
liabilities which are due to the company's asset finance providers. The maximum amount of contingency at the
year end was £4,242,000 (2021: £2,045,000).


13.


Capital commitments


The company had no capital commitments at 31 December 2022 or 31 December 2021.



14.


Pension commitments

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to be £43,000 (2021: £36,000). Contributions totaling £6,000 (2021: £5,000) were payable to the fund at the Statement of financial position date.

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Denby Brands Limited

 
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022

15.


Related party transactions

The company has taken advantage of the exemption in Section 33.1A of FRS 102 and has not disclosed transactions with wholly owned members of the group under Denby Holdings Limited.


16.


Controlling party

The parent undertaking of the company is Denby Group Limited, a company registered in the UK.
The smallest group of undertakings for which consolidated group accounts, which include the company, have been
drawn up is headed by Denby Group Limited, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8NX.
The directors do not consider there to be an ultimate controlling party.

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