Registered number: 00541042
CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
UNAUDITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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R E S de Beer (appointed 18 November 2022)
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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
CONTENTS
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE PREPARATION OF THE UNAUDITED STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Charles Wharton Limited for the year ended 30 September 2022 which comprise the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the Company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.icaew.com /regulation.
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Charles Wharton Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 26 January 2022. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Charles Wharton Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Charles Wharton Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release TECH07/16AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Charles Wharton Limited and its Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Charles Wharton Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Charles Wharton Limited. You consider that Charles Wharton Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or review of the financial statements of Charles Wharton Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
MA Partners LLP
Chartered Accountants
7 The Close
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 4DJ
29 March 2023
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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 00541042
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
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Provisions for liabilities
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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.
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.
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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 00541042
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
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 on 17 March 2023.
The notes on pages 4 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
Charles Wharton Limited is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales. The registered office is Winsford Hall, Stokesby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3DG.
The Company's principal activity is that of arable farming.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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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:
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Foreign currency translation
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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.
Turnover comprises revenue recognised by the Company in respect of crops sold, work done, rents and arable subsidies receivable, exclusive of Value Added Tax.
Revenue is recognised in the following manner:
∙Work done - on performance of the service for the customer;
∙Crops sold - on physical delivery to the customer;
∙Rent received - amounts receivable in the year;
∙Subsidy income - in the year when the qualifying conditions entitling payment are met.
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.
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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.
Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.
All borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the year in which they are incurred.
Defined contribution pension plan
The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.
The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Balance Sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.
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Current and deferred taxation
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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.
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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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 both the straight-line and reducing balance methods.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
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straight line over 50 years
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straight line over 20 years
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straight line over 25 years
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10%, 15% and 20% reducing balance
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straight line over 3 and 6 years
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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.
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.
Stocks and closing valuation for cultivations are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value and have been valued by a professional valuer in accordance with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' and Central Association of Agricultural Valuers' Guidance Notes.
Net realisable value represents estimated selling price for produce in store with values reduced in accordance with the guidance within H M Revenue & Customs help sheet HS232 and BIM55410.
Consumable stocks are valued at cost.
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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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Cash and cash equivalents
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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.
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.
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 and loans to related parties and investments in ordinary shares.
Debt instruments (other than those wholly repayable or receivable within one year), including loans and other accounts receivable and payable, are initially measured at present value of the future cash flows and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade debtors and creditors, are measured, initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received.
Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or income as appropriate. The company does not currently apply hedge accounting for interest rate and foreign exchange derivatives.
Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders at an annual general meeting.
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 4 (2021 - 5).
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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
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Agricultural buildings & farmhouses
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Transfers between classes
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Charge for the year on owned assets
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Transfers between classes
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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
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Freehold investment property
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Transfers between classes
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The 2022 valuations were made by Strutt & Parker.
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Prepayments and accrued income
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Accruals and deferred income
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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
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Accruals and deferred income
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Secured loans
Bank loans of £4,051,083 (2021 - £3,795,700) are secured on certain farm land owned by the Company.
Included in the above is an interest rate swap contract, upon which the liability outstanding at the year end amounted to £1,749 (2021 - £9,920). The termination date of this agreement is December 2024.
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Creditors include amounts not wholly repayable within 5 years as follows:
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Released to profit and loss account in instalments
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Charged to profit or loss
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CHARLES WHARTON LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
9.Deferred taxation (continued)
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The provision for deferred taxation is made up as follows:
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Accelerated capital allowances
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Revaluation of investment properties
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Allotted, called up and fully paid
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43,200 'A' Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
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18,800 'B' Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
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1,000 'C' Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
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4,000 'D' Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
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Other reserves
The fair value reserve represents the cumulative value of revaluations of the Company's investment properties to fair value, net of deferred tax. The amounts debited or credited to this reserve are transfers from the profit and loss account. Deferred tax is provided for on these fair value adjustments at the standard rate of corporation tax applicable in the UK.
Profit & loss account
The profit and loss account includes all current and prior period retained profits and losses.
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Related party transactions
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At the year end the Company owed £125,407 (2021- £105,617) to the directors. These balances are interest free and repayable on demand and are included in other creditors due within one year in note 7 to the financial statements.
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