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UkrProduct
Annual Report 2021

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CONTENTS

Management report

CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE 
STATEMENT ���������������������������������������������������6

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ������������������������8

REMUNERATION 
COMMITTEE REPORT �������������������������������� 12

Corporate Governance Report

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT  ����� 16

CORPORATE SOCIAL 
RESPONSIBILITY REPORT  ����������������������� 19

DIRECTORS’ REPORT  �������������������������������� 22

STATEMENTS 
OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES  ������� 25

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT �������� 26

Financial statements

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME  ��������������������� 34

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF FINANCIAL POSITION  ������������������������� 35

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF CHANGES IN EQUITY  �������������������������� 36

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT 
OF CASH FLOWS  ��������������������������������������� 37

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ������������������������ 40

Chairman and Chief Executive 
Statement

Trading
Ukrproduct Group Ltd (“Ukrproduct”, the “Company” 
or, together with its subsidiaries, “the Group”) is one 
of the leading Ukrainian producers and distributors 
of branded dairy foods and beverages (kvass)�

During  2021,  Ukrproduct  experienced  several 
global  challenges�  There  was  an  acute,  ongoing 
shortage  of  dairy  raw  materials,  and  an  increase 
in  imports  of  dairy  products  from  abroad  which 
hampered  the  development  of  the  Ukrainian  dairy 
products  market�  Rising  costs  of  raw  materials 
and  consumables,  energy  and  transport  created 
additional  problems�  Increases  in  selling  prices 
could not keep pace with the growth in costs and 
this affected manufacturers in 2021� Manufacturers 
were  forced  to  raise  selling  prices  in  stages  and 
over time, as they faced resistance from retailers�

For  FY  2021,  consolidated  sales  stood  at  £52�0 
million,  down  6�3%  from  the  previous  year  (2020: 
£55�5 million), though in local currency it grew 0�6%�

Due to an increase of 18% in the price of raw milk 
over  the  period,  the  Group  limited  the  volume  of 
raw milk procured and used previously purchased, 
semi-finished  products  for  production.  The  Group 
also suspended operations at its minor production 
facility in Letychiv due to the rise in raw milk prices 
in its captive raw milk zone�

Despite  the  challenging  situation  and  limited 
its 
marketing  activities,  Ukrproduct  exceeded 
expectations  in  sales  of  branded  dairy  products 
in  2021  achieving  7%  growth  compared  to  2020� 
This  increase  in  sales  was  delivered  following  a 
revision  of  the  Company’s  marketing  strategy 
with  renewed  focus  on  processed  cheese  and 
processed  cheese  products,  where  sales  have 
grown  by  24%  and  98%  respectively�  The  overall 
Group  market  share  in  processed  cheese  and 
processed  cheese  products  in  Ukraine  increased 
from 14% in 2020 to 21% in 2021�  

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Also in 2021, the Group resumed cooperation with the 
largest  national  retail  chain  in  Ukraine,  ATB-Market 
LLC,  for  the  production  of  Private  Label  Cheese� 
However, due to a significant increase in costs as a 
result of the above noted factors, the sales margin 
of  processed  cheese  and  other  processed  cheese 
products decreased from 20�2% and 7�5% in 2020 to 
16�0% and 6�4% in 2021, respectively�

In  order  to  maintain  profitability  in  the  Company’s 
key segment, butter, Ukrproduct reduced low-margin 
sales of packaged butter in retail chains in the second 
half of 2021 and utilised the butter in the production 
of processed cheeses� This led to a 46�3% decrease 
in  sales  of  packaged  butter  in  2021,  but  allowed 
for  a  significant  increase  in  the  category’s  margin 
(from 7�4% in 2020 to 10�6% in 2021), which almost 
maintained the gross margin at 2020 levels� 

The Group increased sales of spreads by 8�1% in 2021, 
despite the market contraction in Ukraine� However, a 
significant increase in the cost of vegetable fats (up 
35%  compared  to  2020)  led  to  a  decrease  in  sales 
margin from 19�9% in 2020 to 14�7% in 2021� 

An  additional  factor  contributing  to  the  slight 
growth of turnover in 2021 (in local currency) was 
an increase in sales of kvass and beverages of 5�8% 
in volume and 5�9% in value� Ukrproduct continued 
to increase its range of products in 2021, launching 
several new drinks into the market during the year�

The Group expanded its exports in 2021 both in terms 
of  geographic  locations  and  penetration  in  existing 
markets,  which  resulted  in  an  increase  in  sales  of 
exported branded products by 55�5% in volume (from 
3,600  tons  in  2020  to  5,600  tons  in  2021),  and  by 
60�5%  in  value  (from  $7�1  million  in  2020  to  $11�4 
million in 2021)� The main growth was delivered in the 
processed cheese category, sales of which increased 
2�4 times in volume (from 1,900 tons in 2020 to 4,600 
tons in 2021) and 2�6 times in value (from $3�2 million 
in 2020 to $8�4 million in 2021)�

In 2021, the Group minimized production and export 
of skimmed milk powder, instead using the raw milk 
in the production of other semi-processed products�

as of 31 December 2020 with a cash balances of 
£0�2 million�

The  export  of  spreads  declined  significantly 
compared to 2020 due to cost inflation, the impact 
of  COVID-19  lockdowns  on  transportation,  and  a 
reluctance  by  major  customers  including  retailers 
to pass on the respective price increases� 

Additionally,  Ukrproduct  undertook  a  number  of 
initiatives to improve its operational cost efficiency, 
including  optimised  energy  consumption  and 
production standards complemented with increased 
productivity�    The  Group  was  also  successful  in 
maintaining the same level of logistical costs as in 
2020 due to further optimisation of transportation 
routes  and  processes�  This  was  a  material 
achievement offsetting fuel inflation in 2021. 

In 2021, the Group operating expenses rose by 12�0% 
compared to 2020, mainly driven by increases in salaries, 
legal and audit costs, marketing and fuel expenses� 

These  trading  headwinds  were  significant  and 
meant the Group’s EBITDA in 2021 level reduced by 
21�6% to £1�1 million compared with the prior year, 
with  the  EBITDA  margin  decreasing  from  2�6%  in 
2020 to 2�2% in 2021�

The consolidated net profit of Ukrproduct for 2021 
amounted to £0�4 million compared with a net loss 
of £1�2 million loss in 2020�

Financial Position
As  at  31  December  2021,  Ukrproduct  reports  net 
assets  of  £5�9  million  including  cash  balances  of 
£0�3 million compared to net assets of £5�3 million  

For  the  year  ended  31  December  2021,  the 
Group  was  in  breach  of  several  provisions  of 
the  loan  agreement  with  the  European  Bank 
for  Reconstruction  and  Development  (“EBRD”), 
missed  some  repayments  and  the  bank  has  not 
issued  a  waiver  for  the  breaches�  The  Company 
have  been  holding  negotiations  with  the  EBRD 
to  potentially  restructure  the  loan  repayment 
schedule  since  June  2021�  At  this  current  stage 
the active phase of negotiations with EBRD have 
been slowed owing to the ongoing war in Ukraine�  
At  present  the  EBRD  has  taken  no  action  to 
accelerate repayment of the loan�  

Outlook
Trading  in  2022  has  been  severely  affected  by 
the  Russian  invasion  of  Ukraine  and  the  ongoing 
war�  Dairy  processing  enterprises  will  not  have 
the  opportunity  to  maximize  production  capacity 
in  2022�  As  at  1  June  2022  the  reduction  of  raw 
material  supply  for  processing  amounted  to  2�9 
million  tons,  and  this  is  16%  lower  than  last  year� 
Ukrainian  regions  have  experienced  a  loss  of 
production  capacity  in  the  occupied  territory  and 
in the war zone� Moreover, damaged infrastructure, 
and  increases  in  fuel  prices  complemented  with 
fuel  shortages,  have  impacted  transportation  and 
adversely  affected  logistics  costs,  both  on  the 
supply and distribution side� As the Ukrainian sea 
ports  have  been  blockaded  by  the  Russian  Navy, 
there is increased pressure on the remaining routes 
for export� Ukrproduct expects to make provisions 
for some of its sales to distributors, which operate 
in  the  regions  engaged  in  military  activities  and 
cannot pay on time�

Jack Rowell 
Non-Executive Chairman

Alexander Slipchuk
Chief Executive Officer

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The Board of Directors

NAME

Jack Rowell

POSITION

DATE APPOINTED

Non-Executive Chairman

November 2004

Sergey Evlanchik

Executive Director

April 2008

Alexander Slipchuk

Chief Executive Officer

November 2004

Yuriy Hordiychuk

Chief Operational Officer

January 2013

All directors were re-elected at Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 22 July 2021.

Jack Rowell

Non-Executive Chairman

Jack  Rowell  has  acted  as  Chairman  of  a  number  of  companies  in  the  public 
and private sector, mainly within the food production industry. He was previously 
an executive director on the board of Dalgety plc responsible for the consumer 
foods division. Jack also served as Chairman of Celsis plc. He has also been 
Manager of Bath Rugby, then the Champions of England and the English national 
team. Prior to this, Jack Rowell was CEO of Golden Wonder Ltd. and Lucas Food 
Ingredients (also part of the Dalgety Food Group). He was educated at Oxford 
University and is a Chartered Accountant.

Alexander Slipchuk
Chief Executive Officer

Alexander  Slipchuk  is  responsible  for  the  Group’s  overall  performance  and 
strategy implementation and is a founder of Ukrproduct Group.
He studied at Far-Eastern High Engineering Marine School in USSR and graduated 
as  a  maritime  navigator  in  1989.  Together  with  Sergey  Evlanchik,  Alexander 
established  the securities house Alfa-Broker in 1994, developed the equity trading 
business and acquired initial stakes in the companies that later became part of 
Ukrproduct Group. Later in 1998, Alexander took on the executive positions at 
the Molochnik and the Starokonstantynivsky Dairy plants, Ukrproduct’s two main 
operating assets.

Sergey Evlanchik 

Executive Director

Sergey  Evlanchik  received  his  Master’s  degree  at  Oxford  University,  where  he 
studied Business Administration at Said Business School.
Together with Alexander Slipchuk, he established the equity trading group, Alfa-
Broker  in  1994  and  after  the  downturn  of  equity  markets  in  1998,  Mr  Evlanchik 
refocused  his  activities  on  business  development  in  the  industrial  sector  of 
Ukraine, particularly within the dairy industry, where he joined the companies that 
would subsequently form Ukrproduct Group in 2004. Sergey then led the Group to 
its successful listing on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2005.
In 2011 under the leadership of Sergey Evlanchik the Group secured debt finance 
with EBRD focused on energy and production efficiency upgrade of the existing 
production facilities.
Sergey is also a partner in Rengy Development that is focused on development of 
renewable projects – mainly solar power generation in Ukraine.

Yuriy Hordiychuk 

Chief Operational Officer

Yuri  Hordiychuk  has  been  with  the  Group  since  2002.  Firstly,  he  was  Director 
of Procurement, and in 2005 was promoted to Director of Production. The next 
significant  step  in  the  career  of  Mr.  Hordiychuk  was  taken  in  2008,  when  the 
owners of Ukrproduct Group appointed him as Chief Operational Officer of the 
Company. Yuri has a successful track record of business administration and a 
degree in “Production Organization Management”.
In 2006, Mr. Hordiychuk received his MBA Degree from the School of Economics.”

Andrii Honcharuk  

Chief Financial Officer

Andrii  Honcharuk  has  joined  the  Group  in  September  2021  and  has  overall 
control  and  responsibility  for  all  financial  aspects  of  company  strategy.  He 
holds Master`s degree in Finance and possesses 15 years’ in corporate finance, 
including 10 years in managerial positions.

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Remuneration 
Committee Report

This  report  is  prepared  by  the  Remuneration 
Committee of the Board and sets out the Group’s 
policy  on  the  remuneration  of  the  Directors, 
with  a  description  of  service  agreements  and 
remuneration packages for each Director�

Remuneration Committee
The  Remuneration  Committee  comprises 
one Non-Executive Director, Jack Rowell� This 
Committee is scheduled to meet at least twice 
per annum to advise the Board on the Group’s 
remuneration  strategy  and  to  determine  the 
terms of employment and total remuneration of 
the respective Executive Directors of the Group 
and of its subsidiary companies, including the 
granting  of  share  options�  Among  others,  the 
objective of this Committee is to attract, retain 
and motivate Executives capable of delivering 
the  Group’s  objectives�  The  Remuneration 
the 
Committee 
evaluation  of  the  performance  of  Executive 
Directors�

responsible 

is  also 

for 

The  board  members  were  invited  to  discuss 
issues on the Remuneration Committee, three 
meetings took place during 2021�

Remuneration Policy
The Group’s remuneration policy is to provide 
remuneration packages which:
• are designed to attract, motivate and retain 

high calibre Executives;

• are competitive and in line with comparable 

businesses;
•  are  rooted 

in  practices  exercised 

in 

countries where the Group operates;

• 

intend  to  align  the 

interests  of  the 
Executives with those of the shareholders 
by means of fixed and performance related 
remuneration; and

•  set  challenging  performance  targets  and 
motivate  Executives  to  achieve  those 
targets both in the short and long-term�

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Base salary

job 

into  account 

The  Committee  on  an  annual  basis  reviews 
base  salaries  of  the  respective  Executive 
Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, 
taking 
responsibilities, 
competitive market rates and the performance 
of  the  Executive  concerned�  Consideration  is 
also given to the cost of living and the Director’s 
professional experience� While determining the 
base  salaries,  the  Committee  also  considers 
general  aspects  of  the  employment  terms 
and conditions of employees elsewhere in the 
Group�

Incentive Bonus Plans and Equity 
Arrangements

The Committee continues to plan to introduce 
long-term  equity  incentive  arrangements  to 
make  the  overall  Executive  Remuneration 
structure  more  performance-related,  more 
competitive  and  aligned  with  shareholders’ 
interests subject to an improving environment 
in Ukraine�

Service contracts
The appointments of the respective Executive 
Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries 
are  valid  for  an  indefinite  period  and  may  be 
terminated with three months’ notice given by 
either party at any time�

The  Group’s  policy,  including  for  individual 
subsidiaries,  for  compensation  for  loss  of 
office is to provide compensation that reflects 
the  Group’s  or  a  subsidiary’s  contractual 
obligations�

Bonus Scheme
The Committee has established a cash bonus 
scheme  for  Executive  Directors  based  on 
the  overall  performance  of  the  Group  and/or 

respective subsidiary company and attainment 
of  the  operating  profit  targets.  No  bonus 
awards were made for FY 2021�

Non-Executive Directors
The appointments of non-executive Directors are 
valid for an indefinite period and may be terminated 
with three months notice given by either party at 
any  time�  The  decision  to  re-appoint,  as  well  as 
the determination of the fees of the non-executive 

Directors, rests with the Board� The non-executive 
Directors  may  accept  appointments  with  other 
companies,  although  any  such  appointment 
is  subject  to  the  Board’s  approval,  terms,  and 
conditions of Service Agreements�

Directors’ remuneration
Details of the Directors’ cash remuneration are 
outlined below:

Annual Salary/fee

Bonus

Non-cash compensation Total cash remuneration

2021

£ 000

2020

£ 000

2021

£ 000

2020

£ 000

2021

£ 000

2020

£ 000

2021

£ 000

2020

£ 000

Executive

Alexander Slipchuk

45�0

45�0

Sergey Evlanchik

Yuriy Hordiychuk

Non-Executive

Jack Rowell

General manager

35�0

15�0

95.0

35�0

15�0

95.0

22�5

22�5

Yuriy Hordiychuk*

13�3

13�3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

45�0

35�0

15�0

95.0

45�0

35�0

15�0

95.0

22�5

22�5

13�3

13�3

*This relates to fees paid to Yuriy Hordiychuk  for general management services under a separate contract to his 

service contract�

Share based payments
As at 31 December 2021 there are no outstanding options issued by Group�

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CORPORATE 
GOVERNANCE 
REPORT

Corporate Governance Policy

As  an  AIM-quoted  company,  the  Company 
is  required  to  apply  a  recognised  corporate 
governance code, demonstrating how the Group 
complies  with  such  corporate  governance 
code and where it departs from it�

(the 

The Directors of the Company have formally 
made  the  decision  to  apply  the  Quoted 
Companies  Alliance  Corporate  Governance 
Code 
“QCA  Code”)�  The  Board 
recognises  the  principles  of  the  QCA  Code, 
which  focuses  on  the  creation  of  medium 
to  long-term  value  for  shareholders  without 
stifling  the  entrepreneurial  spirit  in  which 
small  to  medium  sized  companies,  such  as 
Ukrproduct  Group  Ltd,  have  been  created� 
The  Company  will  provide  annual  updates 
on  its  compliance  with  the  QCA  Code  in  its 
Annual Report�

The Board
The Board consists of three Executive Directors 
and  one  Non-Executive  Chairman,  being 
the  Chairman,  reflecting  a  blend  of  different 
experience  and  backgrounds�  The  Board 
considers  Jack  Rowell  to  be  classified  as  an 
independent Non-Executive Director under the 
QCA guidelines�

The  Board  meets  four  times  a  year�  At  these 
quarterly meetings the Board, inter alia, discusses 
the implementation of strategy, reviews financial 
progress  and  evaluates  the 
individual  and 
collective accountability of the Board�

The Group’s day-to-day operations are managed 
by  the  Executive  Directors�  All  Directors  have 
access  to  the  Company  Secretary  and  any 
Director  needing 
independent  professional 
advice  in  the  furtherance  of  their  duties  may 
obtain this advice at the expense of the Group�

The  Board  is  satisfied  that  it  has  a  suitable 
balance  between  independence  on  the  one 

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hand,  and  knowledge  of  the  Company  on 
the  other,  to  enable  it  to  discharge  its  duties 
and  responsibilities  effectively,  and  that  all 
Directors have adequate time to fill their roles.

Details  of  the  current  Directors,  their  roles 
and background are set out on the Company’s 
website 
http://ukrproduct�com/en/
kompaniya/management-structure/�

at 

The role of the Chairman is to provide leadership 
of  the  Board  and  ensure  its  effectiveness  on  all 
aspects  of  its  remit  to  maintain  control  of  the 
Group�  In  addition,  the  Chairman  is  responsible 
for  the  implementation  and  practice  of  sound 
corporate governance� The Chairman is considered 
independent  and  has  adequate  separation  from 
the day-to-day running of the Group�

The  role  of  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  is  for 
the  strategic  development  of  the  Group  and 
for communicating it clearly to the Board and, 
once approved by the Board, for implementing 
it.  In  addition,  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  is 
responsible for overseeing the management of 
the Group and its executive management�

Application  
of the QCA Code

It  is  the  Board’s  job  to  ensure  that  the  Group 
is  managed  for  the  long-term  benefit  of  all 
shareholders  and  other  stakeholders  with 
effective 
decision-making. 
efficient 
Corporate  governance  is  an  important  part  of 
that  job,  reducing  risk  and  adding  value  to  the 
Group�  The  Board  will  continue  to  monitor  the 
governance framework of the Group as it grows�

and 

The Company remains committed to listening 
to,  and  communicating  openly  with, 
its 
its  strategy, 
shareholders  to  ensure  that 
business  model  and  performance  are 
clearly  understood�  The  AGM  is  a  forum  for 
shareholders  to  engage  in  dialogue  with  the 
Board� The results of the AGM will be published 

via  RNS  and  on  the  Company’s  website� 
Regular  progress  reports  are  also  made  via  a 
Regulatory  Information  Service�  The  point  of 
contact  for  shareholders  is  Andrii  Honcharuk, 
Chief  Financial  Officer,  andrii.honcharuk@
ukrproduct�com� 

The  Company’s  management  maintains  a 
close  dialogue  with  local  communities  and 
its  workforce�  Where  issues  are  raised,  the 
Board  takes  the  matters  seriously  and,  where 
appropriate, steps are taken to ensure that these 
are integrated into the Company’s strategy�

Both the engagement with local communities 
and  the  performance  of  all  activities  in  an 
environmentally  and  socially 
responsible 
way  are  closely  monitored  by  the  Board  and 
ensure that ethical values and behaviours are 
recognised�

Corporate Governance 
Committees

The Board has two committees comprising the 
following:

The Audit Committee

The Audit Committee consists of Jack Rowell 
(Non-Executive  Chairman)�  The 
terms  of 
reference of the Audit Committee are to assist 
all the Directors in discharging the individuals 
of  appropriate  ability  and  experience  and  to 
help in promoting the following:
•  The  Group’s  financial  and  accounting 
systems  provide  accurate  and  up-to-
date  information  on  its  current  financial 
position,  including  all  significant  issues 
and going concern;

•  The 

integrity  of  the  Group’s  financial 
statements and any formal announcements 
relating 
financial 
performance  and  reviewing  significant 
financial  reporting  judgments  contained 

the  Group’s 

to 

therein are monitored;

providing 

is  conducted 

understandable, 

• The Group’s published financial statements 
represent  a  true  and  fair  reflection  of  this 
position; and taken as a whole are balanced 
and 
the 
information necessary for shareholders to 
assess the Group’s performance, business 
model and strategy;
•  The  external  audit 

in  an 
independent, objective thorough, efficient and 
effective  manner,  through  discussions  with 
management and the external auditor; and
•  A  recommendation  is  made  to  the  Board 
for  it  to  put  to  shareholders  at  a  general 
meeting,  in  relation  to  the  reappointment, 
appointment  and  removal  of  the  external 
auditor  and  to  approve  the  remuneration 
and  terms  of  engagement  of  the  external 
auditor�

Remuneration Committee

The Remuneration Committee consists of Jack 
Rowell  (Non-Executive  Chairman)�  The  terms 
of  reference  of  the  Remuneration  Committee 
are to:
•  recommend  to  the  Board  a  framework  for 
rewarding  senior  management,  including 
Executive  Directors,  bearing  in  mind  the 
need to attract and retain individuals of the 
highest  calibre  and  with  the  appropriate 
experience; and
that 

the 
remuneration package are competitive and 
help in promoting the Group�

the  elements  of 

•  ensure 

Nominations Committee

Given  the  Company’s  size,  the  Board  has  not 
considered it appropriate to have a Nominations 
Committee�

Internal control
The Directors acknowledge their responsibility 
for  the  Group’s  system  of  internal  control, 

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should  have  at  least  two  independent  non-
executive  directors�  The  Company  only  has 
one  Non-Executive  Director,  the  Chairman, 
who  is  considered  independent,  but  has  three 
Executive  Directors�  The  Executive  Directors 
have  valuable  industry  knowledge  and  are 
integral  to  the  running  of  the  business� 
The  Chairman  has  an  extensive  business 
experience at the Board level especially in the 
Food industry�

Principle  7  –  “Evaluate  board  performance 
based on clear and relevant objectives, seeking 
continuous improvement.”
The Board is small and extremely focussed on 
implementing the Company’s strategy� However, 
given the size and nature of the Company, the 
Board does not consider it appropriate to have 
a  formal  performance  evaluation  procedure 
in  place,  as  described  and  recommended  in 
Principle  7  of  the  QCA  Code�  The  Board  will 
closely monitor the situation as it grows�

Jack Rowell
Chairman

which  is  designed  to  ensure  adherence  to 
the  Group’s  policies  whilst  safeguarding  the 
assets of the Group, in addition to ensuring the 
completeness and accuracy of the accounting 
records�  Responsibility  for  implementing  a 
system of internal financial control is delegated 
to  Andrii  Honcharuk,  the  CFO�  The  essential 
elements  of  the  Group’s 
internal  financial 
control procedures involve:
•  Strategic  business  planning:  strategic 
business  planning  is  undertaken  annually� 
This 
includes  financial  budget  for  the 
following year�

•  Performance  review:  the  Directors  aim  to 
monitor  the  Group’s  performance  through 
the  preparation  of  monthly  management 
accounts and regular reviews of expenditure 
and projections�

•  The  internal  control  system:  the  internal 
control  system  is  further  enforced  by  the 
Group’s internal audit department with the 
main  objectives  of  ensuring  the  safety  of 
the  Group’s  assets  and  the  reliability  of 
accounting records�

Departure from  
the QCA Code

In  accordance  with 
for 
Companies,  the  Company  departs  from  the 
QCA Code in the following ways:

the  AIM  Rules 

Principle  5:  “Maintain  the  board  as  a  well-
functioning, balanced team led by the chair.”
The  Company  does  not  comply  with  the 
recommendation of Principle 5 that the Board 

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Corporate Social Responsibility 
Report

Corporate Social Responsibility
The  Board  is  committed  to  developing  and 
implementing  corporate  social  responsibility 
(CSR) policies aimed at:
•  Promoting  equality  and  fairness  among 

employees, partners and suppliers 

• Ensuring safe working conditions 
•  Maintaining 

the  Group’s  corporate 
reputation  and  dedication  to  business 
ethics 

•  Supporting  the  communities  in  which  the 

Group operates 

•  Establishing 

long-term  and  healthy 
relationships  with  the  Group’s  partners, 
customers and other affiliated parties� 

The  main  elements  of  the  Group’s  approach 
towards  fulfilling  the  above  objectives  are  as 
follows:

Employees
The  Group  is  committed  to  ensuring  equal 
opportunities to all its employees, both current and 
prospective�  Each  employee’s  efforts  are  highly 
valued and the Board believes that a diverse mix 
of the workforce facilitates innovation, efficiency 
and teamwork� As a matter of corporate policy, 
regular  training  and  development  workshops 
are  conducted  for  Ukrproduct’s  staff�  These 
are  aimed  at  all  employee  groups,  including 
managerial, technical and production personnel� 
The  training  programmes  encourage  staff  to 
progress up the career ladder and are central to 
the Group’s continuing growth and success� 

Health and safety
Management at business units within the Group 
are responsible for developing and maintaining 

the  underlying  practices  that  provide  for  a 
safe  working  environment�  Special  attention 
is  given  to  the  production  facilities,  where  the 
equipment,  including  lighting,  air  conditioning, 
workspace  and  other  constituents,  undergo 
constant  reviews  and  improvements�  Regular 
monitoring  is  carried  out  to  ensure  that  the 
required standards are met and that employees 
use  the  provided  communication  channels 
to  further  improve  their  surrounding  working 
conditions�

high  quality, 

Customers
Customer  satisfaction  is  at  the  core  of  the 
Group’s  business  model�  Therefore,  the  Board 
is  keen  to  continue  supplying  the  customers 
with 
products 
required  by  current  market  demands�  The 
Group’s  segmentation  practices  are  aimed  at 
segregating  various  customer  groups  in  order 
to  meet  their  respective  needs  with  maximum 
efficiency.  In  addition,  regular  market  research 
and surveys are conducted to ensure maximum 
value is consistently offered to customers�

affordable 

Environment 
The Group recognises the importance of good 
environmental practices and seeks to minimise 
any  negative  impact  that  its  operations  or 
products  might  have  on  the  production  sites 
and surrounding areas� The Group adopted the 
environmental laws and regulations of Ukraine 
to  reduce,  control  and  eliminate  various  types 
of  pollution  and  to  protect  natural  resources� 
its 
Ukrproduct  monitors  and  controls  all 
production facilities regularly in order to ensure 
that  air  quality  is  not  adversely  impacted  by 
its  operations�  The  Group  focuses  on  cutting 

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water  and  energy  consumption,  as  well  as 
reducing  the  volumes  of  waste�  Collection 
and  processing  of  waste  have  been  organised 
through  the  local  waste  collection  plants�  The 
Group’s development programme puts specific 
emphasis  on  acquiring  and  installing  only  the 
most  advanced  and  environmentally  friendly 
production and auxiliary equipment�

Food safety 
Food safety is one of key priorities for the Group� 
Ukrproduct is committed to produce high quality 
and safe food and ensures that high standards 
are  maintained  within  its  supplier  base�  The 
certified  food  safety  management  system  in 
compliance with ISO 22000 was implemented by 
the Group� This system provides the possibility 
of fully monitoring all production stages - from 
forage control and sound health of the cattle to 
the final product distribution.

Community support 
The  Group  is  keen  to  further  enhance  and 
maintain its partnership with local communities 
by  supporting  their  initiatives  and  charitable 
events� The  Group  contributes  cash  donations 
and  gifts,  as  well  as  employee  time,  by 
encouraging staff to participate as volunteers�

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Directors’ Report

The Directors present their report and the audited 
consolidated financial statements of Ukrproduct 
Group  Ltd  (referred  to  as  the  “Сompany”  and 
together with its subsidiaries, “the Group”) for the 
year ended 31 December 2021�

Principal Activities and Business 
Review

Ukrproduct  is  a  holding  company  for  a  group 
of  food  and  beverages  businesses  located  in 
Ukraine� The principal activities of the Group are 
the production and distribution of highly branded 
dairy  foods  and  beverages  (kvass)  in  Ukraine 
and  for  export  of  milk  powder�  The  Group  is 
one  of  the  leading  branded  food  producers  in 
Ukraine  with  its  own  nationwide  distribution 
network�  More  detailed  commentary  on  the 
Group’s  activities  during  the  year,  its  financial 
performance,  future  plans,  and  prospects  are 
outlined  in  the  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive 
Statement� 

Results and Dividends

The  results  of  the  Group  for  the  year  are  set 
out  on  the  page  34�  The  Company  recorded 
a  net  financial  result  of  the  profit  £0.4  million, 
compared  to  the  loss  of  £1�2  million  in  2020� 
The  effect  of  exchange  rates  led  to  the  Group 
reporting  a  net  foreign  exchange  gain  of  £0�6 
million� 

The Board has decided not to recommend the 
payment  of  a  dividend  in  respect  of  the  year 
ended 31 December 2021�

Directors
Details  of  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
are shown on page 8�

The  Directors’  interests  in  the  share  capital  of 
the company as at 31 December 2021 and 31 
December 2020 are shown below:

Executive

Sergey Evlanchik

Alexander Slipchuk

Yuriy Hordiychuk

Non-executive

Jack Rowell

Shares

2021

Share options

2020

2021

2020

14,967,133

14,939,133

-

14,967,133

14,939,133

-

138,690

138,690

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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Powers of the Directors

Payment Policy

Subject  to  the  Company’s  Memorandum  and 
Articles  of  Association,  Companies  (Jersey) 
Law  1991,  as  amended  and  any  directions 
given by special resolution, the business of the 
company shall be managed by the Directors who 
may exercise all such powers of the company� 
The  rules  in  relation  to  the  appointment  and 
replacement  of  Directors  are  set  out  in  the 
Сompany’s Article of Association.

The  Group  has  a  general  set  of  guidelines  for 
paying  its  suppliers  based  on  specific  criteria. 
However, it is normal practice to agree payment 
terms  with  a  specific  supplier  when  entering 
into  a  purchase  contract�  The  Group  seeks  to 
abide by the payment terms agreed whenever it 
is satisfied that the goods or services have been 
provided  in  accordance  with  the  agreed  terms 
and conditions�

Financial Risks  
Facing the Group

The principal financial risks of the business are 
credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk, including 
fair  value  or  cash  flow,  interest-rate  risk  and 
foreign  exchange  risk�  The  main  purpose  of 
the  Group's  risk  management  programme  is  to 
evaluate,  monitor  and  manage  these  risks  and 
to  minimise  potential  adverse  effects  on  the 
Group's financial performance and shareholders. 
The  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  the  Group  is  in 
charge of risk management and introduction of 
all policies as approved by the Board of Directors�

further  details  of 

For 
risk 
management please see Note 5 on page 64-68�

the  Group’s 

Employees
The  Group  is  committed  to  ensuring  provision 
of  equal  opportunities  for  all  employees, 
which  is  reflected  by  its  selection,  recruitment 
and  training  policies�  The  Group  considers 
its  employees  to  be  one  of  its  most  valuable 
assets and rewards high performance through 
competitive 
incentive 
schemes�  The  Directors  also  consider  it  a 
priority  to  give  employees  the  opportunity 
to  communicate  their  ideas  and  opinions  to 
all  levels  of  management,  both  directly  and 
through various surveys� The average number of 
employees of the Group during the year ended 
31 December 2021 was 852 (2020: 860)�

remuneration 

and 

Going Concern
On  24  February  2022,  the  Russian  Federation 
launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine� 
Having  examined  the  existing  and  potential 
implications of the war for the Ukraine located 
businesses, the management of the Group have 
identified several points of specific concern that 
require careful analysis and assessment� They 
include, but are not limited to, the following: 
- risks related to the safety of personnel; 
- 

  risk  of  physical  destruction  of  the 
production assets;

-  risks  of  disruption  of  the  supply  and 

distribution chains;

-  risk  of  liquidity  and  limited  access  to 

financing� 

In  preparing  these  financial  statements,  the 
Directors  have  assessed  the  Group’s  ability  to 
continue  as  a  going  concern�  The  Company 
performed an analysis of the future cash flows 
and budgets for the next 12 months based on 
the  known  facts  and  events  applying  to  them, 
including  multiple  scenarios  as  the  result  of 
the  ongoing  war  with  Russian  Federation�  The 
analysis revealed that the Group would continue 
to  maintain  sufficient  cash  resources  as  well 
as  stable  flow  of  revenues  in  due  course. The 
Group  fully  complies  with  all  sanctions  rules 
and regulations regarding Russia and Belarus�

The  management  is  taking  steps  to  secure 
the  supply  chain  which  is  vital  for  Company’s 

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operational continuity� Major customers have not 
been affected by the hostilities and continue to 
cooperate and fulfil their contractual obligations 
with the Group� The military action has had no 
critical impact on local distribution of products 
and  distribution  to  large  national  retail  chains� 
The share of sales in the most affected regions 
does not exceed 15%�  

Selling,  general  and  administrative  and  other 
operating  expenses,  as  well  as  CAPEX,  have 
been reduced to the minimum required to meet 
the primary needs of the Group’s core business� 
In addition the following key assumptions were 
used  for  the  forecasts:  no  further  significant 
progression of Russian troops into the territory 
of Ukraine that could severely affect the Group's 
assets,  production  facilities 
in  the 
uncontrolled  territories  remaining  physically 
to  continue 
undamaged  and  being  able 
operating; remaining logistic routes will continue 
to  be  available;  maintain  sales  level  to  cover 
operational expenses level and debt servicing� 

located 

For  the  year  ended  31  December  2021,  the 
Group was in breach of several provisions of the 
loan agreement with EBRD and the bank has not 
issued a waiver for the breaches� The Company 
have  been  holding  negotiations  with  the  EBRD 
to  potentially  restructure  the  loan  repayment 
schedule since June 2021� At this current stage 
the active phase of negotiations with EBRD has 
slowed  owing  to  the  ongoing  war  in  Ukraine�  
At  present  the  EBRD  has  taken  no  action  to 
accelerate repayment of the loan�  

Annual General Meeting

Ukrproduct’s AGM will be held on 3 November 
2022�  The  Notice  of  AGM  will  be  sent  to 
shareholders no less than 21 days prior to the 
date of the meeting�

Auditors
Moore  Stephens  Audit  &  Assurance  (Jersey) 
Limited was appointed as the Group’s auditors 
for the 2021 financial year by the resolution of 
the Directors held on 22 July 2021� A resolution 
to  reappoint  them  will  be  proposed  at  the 
forthcoming AGM�

Statement as to disclosure of 
information to the auditor

All  of  the  current  Directors  have  taken  the 
necessary steps to make themselves aware of 
any information needed by the Group's auditors 
for the purposes of their audit and to establish 
that the auditors are aware of that information� 
The Directors are not aware of any relevant audit 
information of which the auditors are unaware�

Jack Rowell
Chairman 

28 September 2022

Statements of Directors’ 
Responsibilities

The directors are responsible for the preparation 
of  the  consolidated  financial  statements  in 
accordance  with  applicable  Jersey  law  and 
other  regulations  and  enactments  in  force  at 
the  time�  The  Companies  (Jersey)  Law  1991, 
as  amended  requires  the  directors  to  prepare 
financial statements for each year in accordance 
with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles� 
Under  that  law,  the  directors  have  elected  to 
prepare the consolidated financial statements 
in  accordance  with  International  Financial 
Reporting  Standards  (IFRS)  as  adopted  by 
the European Union� Under company Law, the 
directors  must  not  approve  the  consolidated 
financial  statements  unless  they  are  satisfied 
that they give a true and fair view of the state 
of affairs of the Group and of its profit or loss 
for the period ended�

In  preparing  these  consolidated  financial 
statements, the directors are required to:
•  select  suitable  accounting  policies  and 

consolidated financial statements; and

•  prepare 

the 

consolidated 

financial 
statements  on  the  going  concern  basis 
unless  it  is  inappropriate  to  presume  that 
the Group will continue in business�

The  board  of  directors  confirms  that  the 
Group has complied with the above mentioned 
requirements  in  preparing  its  consolidated 
financial statements.

The directors are also responsible for:
•  implementing and maintaining an efficient 
and  reliable  system  of  internal  controls  in 
the Group;

•  keeping  proper  accounting  records  that 
disclose  with  reasonable  accuracy  at  any 
time the financial position of the Group;
•  taking  reasonable  steps  to  safeguard  the 
assets  of  the  Group  and  to  prevent  and 
detect fraud and other irregularities; and

•  the  maintenance  and 

integrity  of  the 

then apply them consistently;

Group's website�

•  make  judgments  and  estimates  that  are 

reasonable and prudent;

•  state 

the 

that 

information 
complies with IFRS, subject to any material 
departures disclosed and explained in the 

financial 

On behalf of the Directors:
28 September 2022

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25

 
INDEPENDENT  
AUDITOR’S REPORT
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF 
UKRPRODUCT GROUP LIMITED

Report on the Audit of the 
Financial Statements

Opinion
We  have  audited  the  consolidated  financial 
statements  of  Ukrproduct  Group  Limited  and 
its  subsidiaries  (the  “Group”)  which  comprise 
the consolidated statement of comprehensive 
income, 
the  consolidated  statement  of 
financial position as at 31 December 2021, the 
consolidated  statement  of  changes  in  equity, 
consolidated  statement  of  cash  flows  and 
notes  to  the  financial  statements  including 
significant  accounting  policies.  The  financial 
reporting  framework  that  has  been  applied 
in  their  preparation  is  applicable  law  and 
International  Financial  Reporting  Standards 
(‘IFRS’) as adopted by the European Union�

In our opinion the financial statements:
•  give a true and fair view of the state of the 
Group’s  affairs  as  at  31  December  2021 
and of its results for the year then ended;
•  have been properly prepared in accordance 
with  IFRS  as  adopted  by  the  European 
Union; and 

•  have been prepared in accordance with the 
requirements  of  the  Companies  (Jersey) 
Law 1991�

Basis for opinion
We  conducted  our  audit  in  accordance  with 
International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs 

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(UK))  and  applicable  law�  Our  responsibilities 
under  those  standards  are  further  described 
in  the  Auditor’s  responsibilities  for  the  audit 
of 
the  consolidated  financial  statements 
section  of  our  report�  We  are  independent 
of  the  Group  in  accordance  with  the  ethical 
requirements  that  are  relevant  to  our  audit 
of  the  consolidated  financial  statements  in 
Jersey, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard as 
applied to listed entities, and we have fulfilled 
our 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  audit 
opinion�

An overview  
of the scope of our audit

During  our  audit  planning,  we  determined 
materiality and assessed the risks of material 
misstatement  in  the  consolidated  financial 
statements 
including  the  consideration  of 
where Directors made subjective judgements, 
for  example,  in  respect  of  the  assumptions 
that underlie significant accounting estimates 
and their assessment of future events that are 
inherently uncertain� We tailored the scope of 
our  audit  in  order  to  perform  sufficient  work 
to  enable  us  to  provide  an  opinion  on  the 
consolidated  financial  statements  as  a  whole 
taking  into  account  the  Group,  its  accounting 
processes  and  controls  and  the  industry  in 
which it operates�

Key Audit Matters

Key  audit  matters  are  those  matters  that,  in 
our  professional  judgment,  were  of  most 
significance  in  our  audit  of  the  consolidated 
financial statements of the current period and 
include the most significant assessed risks of 
material misstatement (whether or not due to 
fraud) we identified, including those which had 

the greatest effect on the overall audit strategy; 
the  allocation  of  resources  in  the  audit;  and 
directing the efforts of the engagement team� 
These matters were addressed in the context 
of  our  audit  of  the  financial  statements  as  a 
whole,  and  in  forming  our  opinion  thereon, 
and we do not provide a separate opinion on 
these matters�

Key Audit Matter

How the matter was addressed in the audit

Going Concern
The  financial  statements  have  been  prepared 
on a going concern basis as discussed in note 
2� The Group is in a net current liability position 
due  to  a  breach  of  loan  covenants�  The  net 
current  liability  presented  in  the  Consolidated 
Balance  Sheet  totalled  was  in  the  amount  of 
£3�8m  as  at  31  December  2021�  We  included 
the  going  concern  assumption  as  a  key  audit 
matter  given  both  the  continuing  net  current 
liability position as well as the ongoing Russian 
military action in Ukraine (refer note 2�1 b to the 
financial statements).

In assessing the appropriateness of the going 
concern  assumption  used  in  preparing  the 
financial statements, our procedures included, 
amongst others:
•  Assessing  the  cash  flow  requirements  of 
the  Group  over  12  months  from  expected 
signoff of these consolidated;

• Understanding what forecast expenditure is 
committed  and  what  could  be  considered 
discretionary;

• Assessing the liquidity of existing assets on 
the statement of financial position that can 
be used to repay the Group’s obligations;
•  Considering  the  terms  of  the  EBRD  and 
other bank loan and trade finance facilities 
and the amount available for drawdown as 
well as the probability of EBRD agreeing to 
restructure the facilities;

•  Considering  the  impact  of  the  ongoing 
military  conflict  in  Ukraine  to  the  Group’s 
the  Group’s  business 
operations  and 
continuity plan, if any; and,

•  Considering  potential  downside  scenarios 
and the resultant impact on available funds�

Key Observations
In  our  opinion,  a  material  uncertainty  exists 
that may cast significant doubt as to the ability 
of  the  Group  to  continue  as  a  going  concern� 
This  has  been  highlighted  in  our  Material 
uncertainty related to going concern paragraph 
of the audit report�

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Risk of fraud in revenue recognition
Revenue 
important 
is  material  and  an 
determinant  of  the  Group’s  performance  and 
profitability. This gives rise to inherent risk that 
revenue  recognised  is  overstated  in  order  to 
present more profitable results for the year. The 
Group’s  revenue  from  local  and  export  sales 
of  milk,  dairy  foods  and  beverages  amounted 
to  £51�90  million,  excluding  the  charge  of 
bonuses�  Given  the  magnitude  of  the  amount 
and the inherent risk of revenue overstatement, 
we  consider  revenue  recognition  to  be  a  key 
audit matter (Refer to note 2�2�11 & 8)�

Our main audit procedures in respect of revenue 
recognition were as follows:
•  We  obtained  an  understanding  of  the 
policies and procedures applied to revenue 
recognition, as well as compliance therewith, 
including an analysis of the effectiveness of 
the design and implementation of controls 
related to revenue recognition employed by 
the Group;

• We performed sample based tests of details 
over the accuracy and occurrence of sales 
during the year specially responsive to the 
risk of fraud in revenue occurrence;

•  We  performed  analytical  procedures, 
including gross profit margin analysis and 
obtained explanations  for 
variances  as  compared  to  the  previous 
year;

significant 

•  We  tested  a  sample  of  journal  entries 
relating to income recognition by reference 
to supporting documents;

• We performed sales cut-off procedures for a 
sample of revenue transactions at the year 
end  in  order  to  conclude  on  whether  they 
were recognized in the correct accounting 
period; and,

•  We  reviewed  the  disclosures  related 
to  revenue  included  in  the  notes  to  the 
consolidated financial statements�

Key Observations
We  did  not  note  any  material  issues  arising 
from the procedures performed in this area�

Material uncertainty related to 
going concern

We draw attention to note 2.1 (b), in the financial 
statements,  which  indicates  that  the  Russian 
full-scale  military 
Federation 
invasion of Ukraine, and the Group is in breach 
of  covenants  in  respect  of  funding  received 
from  the  European  Bank  for  Reconstruction 

launched  a 

and Development (EBRD); - these events have 
continued after the year end� These events and 
conditions, along with other matters as set in 
note 2.1 (b) to the financial statements, indicate 
that  a  material  uncertainty  exists  that  may 
cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to 
continue as a going concern� Our opinion is not 
modified in respect of this matter.

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Our application of materiality

it  probable 

that  makes 

We  define  materiality  as  the  magnitude  of 
misstatements  in  the  consolidated  financial 
statements 
that 
the  economic  decisions  of  a  reasonably 
knowledgeable  person  would  be  changed  or 
influenced.  We  use  materiality  to  determine 
the  scope  of  our  audit  and  the  nature,  timing 
and  extent  of  our  audit  procedures  and  to 
evaluate  the  results  of  that  work�  Materiality 
was determined as follows:

Consolidated financial statements as a whole:
Materiality  was  calculated  at  £520,000  which 
is  approximately  1%  of  Total  Revenue�  This 
benchmark is considered the most appropriate 
because, based on our professional judgement, 
we considered that this is the primary measure 
used by the users of the consolidated financial 
statements  in  assessing  the  performance  of 
the Group�

the  Directors 

Communication of misstatements to the Board:
We  agreed  with 
that  any 
misstatement above £26,000 identified during 
our  audit  will  be  reported,  together  with  any 
misstatement  below  that  threshold  that,  in 
our  view,  warranted  reporting  on  qualitative 
grounds�

Other information
The  Directors  are  responsible  for  the  other 
information� The other information comprises 
the information included in the annual report set 
out on page 3 to 17 other than the consolidated 
financial  statements  and  our  auditor’s  report 
thereon�  Our  opinion  on  the  consolidated 
financial statements does not cover the other 
information and we do not express any form of 
assurance conclusion thereon�

In connection with our audits of the consolidated 
financial  statements,  our  responsibility  is  to 
read  the  other  information  identified  above 

when  it  becomes  available  and,  in  doing  so, 
consider  whether  the  other  information  is 
materially  inconsistent  with  the  consolidated 
financial  statements,  or  our  knowledge 
obtained  in  the  audits  or  otherwise  appears 
to be materially misstated� If we identify such 
material  inconsistencies  or  apparent  material 
misstatements,  we  are  required  to  determine 
whether there is a material misstatement of the 
consolidated financial statements or a material 
misstatement  of  the  other  information�  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�

Matters on which we are required 
to report by exception

We  have  nothing  to  report  in  respect  of  the 
the  Companies 
following  matters  where 
(Jersey) Law 1991 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 

•  we  have  not  received  all  the  information 
and explanations we require for our audit�

Responsibilities of directors 
for the consolidated financial 
statements
As  explained  more  fully  in  the  Statement  of 
Directors’  Responsibilities  on  page  18,  the 
Directors  are  responsible  for  the  preparation 
of the consolidated financial statements which 
give a true and fair view, and for such internal 

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control as the Directors determine is necessary 
to  enable  the  preparation  of  consolidated 
financial statements that are free from material 
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error�

In  preparing 
the  consolidated  financial 
statements,  the  Directors  are  responsible  for 
assessing  the  Group’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  Group 
or  to  cease  operations,  or  have  no  realistic 
alternative but to do so�

Auditor’s responsibilities for the 
audit of the financial statements

Our  objectives  are  to  obtain  reasonable 
the  financial 
assurance  about  whether 
statements 
from  material 
free 
misstatement,  whether  due  to  fraud  or  error, 
and  to  issue  an  auditor’s  report  that  includes 
our opinion�

are 

is  a  high 

level  of 
Reasonable  assurance 
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 
the  economic 
be  expected 
decisions of users taken on the basis of these 
consolidated financial statements.

influence 

to 

Explanation as to what extent the 
audit was considered capable of 
detecting irregularities, including 
fraud

The objectives of our audit, in respect to fraud, 
are; to identify and assess the risks of material 
misstatement of the financial statements due 
to fraud; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit 

30

evidence  regarding  the  assessed  risks  of 
material  misstatement  due  to  fraud,  through 
implementing  appropriate 
designing  and 
responses;  and  to  respond  appropriately  to 
fraud or suspected fraud identified during the 
audit�  However,  the  primary  responsibility  for 
the  prevention  and  detection  of  fraud  rests 
with  both  those  charged  with  governance  of 
the entity and management�

Our approach was as follows:
•  We  obtained  an  understanding  of  the 
legal  and  regulatory  frameworks  that  are 
applicable  to  the  Group  and  determined 
that  the  most  significant  are  those  that 
relate  to  the  Companies  (Jersey)  Law 
1991  and  the  AIM  Rules  for  Companies� 
We also reviewed the laws and regulations 
applicable to the Group that have an indirect 
impact on the financial statements�

•  We  gained  an  understanding  of  how  the 
is  complying  with  Companies 
Group 
(Jersey)  Law  1991  and  the  AIM  Rules 
for  Companies  by  making  inquiries  of 
our 
management�  We 
inquiries through our review of minutes of 
Board of Directors meetings and the review 
of various correspondence examined in the 
context  of  our  audit  and  noted  that  there 
was no contradictory evidence�

corroborated 

•  We  assessed  the  susceptibility  of  the 
Group's  financial  statements  to  material 
misstatement,  including  how  fraud  might 
occur,  by  meeting  with  management  to 
understand  where  they  considered  there 
was  susceptibility 
to  fraud�  We  also 
considered  performance  targets  and  their 
propensity  to  influence  management  to 
manage earnings and revenue by overriding 
internal  controls�  We  performed  specific 
procedures  to  respond  to  the  fraud  risk 
of  inappropriate  revenue  recognition�  Our 
procedures  also  included  testing  a  risk-

based  sample  of  journal  entries  that  may 
have  been  posted  with  the  intention  of 
overriding  internal  controls  to  manipulate 
earnings� These procedures were designed 
to  provide  reasonable  assurance  that  the 
financial  statements  were  free  from  fraud 
or error�

• Based on this understanding, we designed 
specific  appropriate  audit  procedures  to 
identify  instances  of  non-compliance  with 
laws and regulations� This included making 
those 
enquiries  of  management  and 
charged  with  governance  and  obtaining 
additional  corroborative  evidence  as 
required�

located  on 

A  further  description  of  our  responsibilities 
for  the  audit  of  the  financial  statements 
the  Financial  Reporting 
is 
Council's  website  at  https://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  Group’s 
shareholders  as  a  body,  in  accordance  with 
Article  113A  of  the  Companies  (Jersey)  Law 
1991� Our audit work has been undertaken so 
that we might state to the Group’s shareholders 
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  Group  and  the  Group’s 
shareholders as a body, for our audit work, for 
this report, or for the opinions we have formed�

Jeff Vincent

For and on behalf of Moore Stephens Audit & 
Assurance (Jersey) Limited 1 Waverley Place
Union Street St Helier Jersey
Channel Islands JE4 8SG

28 September 2022

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FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS

Ukrproduct Group

Ukrproduct Group

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 (in thousand GBP, unless otherwise stated)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 
FINANCIAL POSITION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 (in thousand GBP, unless otherwise stated)

Revenue

Cost of sales

GROSS PROFIT

Administrative expenses

Selling and distribution expenses

Other operating expenses

PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS

Net finance expenses

Net foreign exchange gain (loss)

PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXATION

Income tax сredit

PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR

Attributable to:

Owners of the Parent

Earnings per share from continuing and total operations:

Basic (pence)

Diluted (pence)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss

Currency translation differences

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss

Gain on revaluation of property, plant and equipment

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR

Attributable to:

Owners of the Parent

Non-controlling interests

Note

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 

31 December 

2021

£ ‘000

2020

£ ‘000

8

9

9

9

9

11

10

13

26

26

51 985

(47 457)

4 528

(1 415)

(2 751)

(192)

170

(440)

599

329

110

439

439

1�11

1�11

244

-

244

683

683

-

55 508

(50 778)

4 730

(1 205)

(2 464)

(223)

838

(486)

(1 547)

(1 195)

35

(1 160)

(1 160)

(2�92)

(2�92)

(494)

3 758

3 264

2 104

2 104

-

ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets

Current assets
Inventories
Trade and other receivables
Current taxes
Other financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents

TOTAL ASSETS

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity attributable to owners of the parent

Share capital
Treasury shares 
Share premium
Translation reserve
Revaluation reserve
Retained earnings

TOTAL EQUITY
Non-Current Liabilities
Liabilities for right-of-use assets
Deferred tax liabilities

Current liabilities
Bank loans
Short-term payables
Trade and other payables
Current income tax liabilities
Other taxes payable

TOTAL LIABILITIES
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Note

As at
31 December 
2021
£ ‘000

As at
31 December 
2020
£ ‘000

14
15

17
18
19
20
21

22

23
23
23

16

24

25

9 795
809
10 604

4 655
6 763
920
40
312
12 690
23 294

4 282
(315)

4 562
(14 987)
6 348
6 057
5 947
5 947

-
796
796

6 039
587
9 829
41
55
16 551
17 347
23 294

9 934
598
10 532

7 317
6 115
214
27
156
13 829
24 361

4 282
(315)

4 562
(15 231)
7 031
4 935
5 264
5 264

13
1 029
1 042

6 628
467
10 947
-
13
18 055
19 097
24 361

34

The notes on pages 40 – 95 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

These consolidated financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 28 

September 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

Alexander Slipchuk

Chief Executive Officer 2022

35

Ukrproduct Group

Ukrproduct Group

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 
CHANGES IN EQUITY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT  
OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 (in thousand GBP, unless otherwise stated)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 (in thousand GBP, unless otherwise stated)

Attributable to owners of the parent

Share 

Treasury 

Share 

Revaluation 

Retained 

Translation 

Total

Non-con-

Total 

capital

shares

premium

reserve

earnings

reserve

trolling 

Equity

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

interests

As At 31 December 2019

4 282

(315)

4 562

3 437

5 931

(14 737)

3 160

Profit for the year

Other comprehensive 

income

Currency translation 

differences

Total comprehensive 

income

Reduction of revaluation

Gain on revaluation 

of property, plant and 

equipment

Depreciation on 

revaluation of property, 

plant and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1 160)

-

-

-

-

(1 160)

-

(494)

(494)

(1 160)

(494)

(1 654)

(98)

3 856

-

-

(164)

164

-

-

-

(98)

3 856

-

As At 31 December 2020

4 282

(315)

4 562

7 031

4 935

(15 231)

5 264

Profit for the year

Other comprehensive 

income

Currency translation 

differences

Total comprehensive 

income

Reduction of revaluation 

reserve

Gain on revaluation 

of property, plant and 

equipment

Depreciation on 

revaluation of property, 

plant and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

439

-

-

-

-

439

-

244

244

439

244

683

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(683)

683

As At 31 December 2021

4 282

(315)

4 562

6 348

6 057

(14 987)

5 947

36

The notes on pages 40 – 95 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 160

(1 160)

-

(494)

(1 654)

(98)

3 856

-

5 264

439

-

244

683

-

-

-

5 947

Cash flows from operating activities
Profit/(Loss)  before taxation
Adjustments for:
Exchange difference
Depreciation and amortization
Profit/ (Loss)on disposal of non-current assets
Profit on revaluation
Write off of receivables/payables
Impairment of inventories
Interest income
Interest expense on bank loans
Operation cash flow before working capital changes
Decrease / (Increase) in inventories
(Increase) / Decrease in trade and other receivables
(Decrease) / Increase in trade and other payables
Changes in working capital
Cash generated from operations
Interest received
Income tax paid
Net cash generated from operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible 
assets
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
Repayments of loans issued
Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities
Interest paid
Decrease in short term borrowing
Repayments of long term borrowing
Net cash used in financing activities

Net Increase in cash and cash equivalents
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

Note

Year ended
31 December 
2021
£ ‘000

Year ended
31 December 
2020
£ ‘000

329

(1 195)

10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11

24

24

21

(599)
1 003
10
-
192
(41)
-
441
1 335
2 703
(1 558)
(1 118)
27
1 362
-
12
1 374

(723)

-
(11)
(734)

(379)
-
(161)
(540)

100
56
156
312

1 547
618
(4)
225
(53)
(42)
(2)
488
1 582
(2 246)
 1 232
1 662
648
2 230
2
(2)
2 230

(688)

13
(3)
(678)

(494)
-
(525)
(1 019)

533
(608)
231
156

37

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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39

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 (in thousand GBP, unless otherwise stated)
1. GROUP AND PRINCIPAL 
ACTIVITIES
(a) Introduction

reported  earlier,  Ukraine’s  GDP  contracted  by 
4%  in  2020  following  by  a  growth  in  the  four 
previous  years:  3�2%  in  2019,  3�4%  in  2018, 
2�5% in 2017, and 2�4% in 2016� 

Ukrproduct  Group  Limited  (“the  Company”)  is 
a public limited liability company registered in 
Jersey with a registered office at 26 New Street, 
St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3RA, Channel Islands�

The  Group’s  overall  management  and 
production facilities are based in Ukraine, with 
the HQ in Kyiv� The Group commands leading 
positions  in  the  Ukrainian  processed  cheese 
and packaged butter markets and owns a range 
of widely recognisable trademarks in Ukraine, 
including  “Nash  Molochnik”  (translated  as 
Our  Dairyman),  “Narodniy  Product”  (People’s 
Product)  “Molendam”  and  “Vershkova  Dolina” 
(Creamy  Valley)�  The  average  number  of 
employees of the Group during the year ended 
31 December 2021 was 852 (2020: 860)�

(b) Share capital

Significant shareholders of the Company as at 
31 December are as follows:

Ukrproduct Group
Slipchuk Alexander
Evlanchik Sergey

Year ended
31 December 
2021

Year ended
31 December 
2020

34�89%
34�96%

34�89%
34�96%

As at 31 December 2021, 7�34% of the Company’s 
issued share capital was held in treasury�

(c) Ukrainian environment

Nominal  GDP  stood  at  UAH  5,460bn,  slightly 
higher  than  our  last  prewar  forecast  (UAH 
5,438bn)�  This  was  due  to  an 
improved 
economic growth estimate, from 3�2% to 3�4%, 
and  a  slight  upward  recalculation  of  the  GDP 
deflator, which was 25.1% in 2021.

In sectoral terms, the best result, as expected, 
was  recorded  in  agriculture  (+14�4%)  on  the 
back of a record harvest of cereals and other 
crops�  There  was  also  a  rapid  recovery  in 
economic activity amid a low comparison base 
in  the  financial  sector  (+14.2%)  and  HoReCa 
(+12�7%)� Growth in construction (+7�1%) and 
IT (+6�5%) was relatively strong as well�

However,  supply  chain  disruption  harmed  the 
performance of the wholesale trade� Although 
retail  trade  recorded  a  year-on-year  increase 
(+5.1%),  the  aggregate  figure  for  the  trade 
sector  fell  by  0�6%�  There  was  also  a  decline 
in  public  administration,  compulsory  and 
social  insurance  (-2�8%),  which  is  explained 
by  poor  fiscal  discipline  on  individual  budget 
programmes  and  peculiarities  of  calculating 
social  transfers  to  the  population,  taking  into 
consideration  strong  growth  in  householder's 
revenues and fixed price on natural gas.

According to the State Statistics Service, consumer 
inflation in Ukraine for the whole of 2021 is 10.0%.

In  2021,  the  growth  of  Ukraine’s  real  gross 
domestic product (GDP) amounted to 3�2%� As 

The  acceleration  of  inflation  in  2021  was 
a  global  trend,  driven  primarily  by  the  rapid 

40

The notes on pages 40 – 95 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

recovery of economic activity after the corona 
crisis amid supply chain disruptions related to 
quarantine  restrictions�  This,  in  particular,  led 
to  an  increase  in  the  price  of  energy  carriers, 
raw materials and components� 

According to the State Statistics Service, in 2021, 
the supply of raw milk to processing enterprises 
decreased  by  8�9%  compared  to  2020,  to  3�20 
million tons � The two traditional sources - dairy 
farms and households - last year were distributed 
according  to  the  following  proportion  of  milk 
supply: 81�7% (2�48  million tons) of dairy farms 
and 18�3% (554�0 thousand tons) of households� 
Five  years  ago,  dairy  farms  provided  68�5%  of 
all  milk  supplied  and  households  31�6%�  Such 
significant  changes  in  the  proportions  are  due 
to  changes  in  the  requirements  of  food  law 
in  the  context  of  dairy  production  and  safety 
indicators of raw milk, as well as a decrease in 
milk production in households� 

indicators  of 

industrial  milk 
The  safety 
delivered  to  dairy  plants  in  2021  continued 
to  increase�  Most  milk  was  supplied  by  extra 
grade  -  39�3%,  or  973�2  thousand  tons,  which 
is 10% more than in 2020 and 2�2 times more 
than five years ago in 2017. 

The volume of deliveries of higher grade milk 
increased  from  34�2%  to  35�3%  compared  to 
2020  and  amounted  to  874�7  thousand  tons� 
Milk of the first grade was purchased by 20.9% 
less  than  in  2020  -  613,  6  thousand  tons,  or 
24�8% of the total structure�

Purchase  prices  for  raw  milk  increased  by 
18�8% in 2021 compared to 2020 and averaged 
UAH 9,385 per ton across the country� Raw milk 
for processing was procured from agricultural 
enterprises  at  the  average  of  UAH  9,936  per 
ton (up 16�0% than in 2020), from individuals - 
at UAH 6,921 per ton (up 24�2% than in 2020)�

Key  dairy  products  prices  increased  by  an 

average of 12�5% in 2021 from the prior year�

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT 
ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2.1. Basis of preparation
The  consolidated  financial  statements  have 
been prepared on a historical cost basis, except 
for  significant  items  of  property,  plant  and 
equipment  which  have  been  measured  using 
revaluation  model. The  consolidated  financial 
statements  are  presented  in  British  Pounds 
Sterling  (GBP)  and  all  values  are  rounded  to 
the  nearest  thousand  (£000)  except  where 
otherwise indicated�

(a) Statement of compliance

These consolidated financial statements have 
been prepared in accordance with International 
Financial  Reporting  Standards,  International 
Accounting  Standards  and 
Interpretations 
International  Accounting 
the 
issued  by 
Standards  Board  (IASB),  as  adopted  by  the 
European Union (collectively “IFRS”)�

The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in 
conformity with IFRS requires the use of certain 
critical  accounting  estimates�  It  also  requires 
management  to  exercise  its  judgment  in  the 
process  of  applying  the  Group’s  accounting 
policies�  Further  information  is  provided  in 
Note 3�

(b) Going concern

On  24  February  2022,  the  Russian  Federation 
launched  a  full-scale  military 
invasion  of 
Ukraine    (Note  32)�  Having  examined  the 
existing  and  potential 
implications  of  the 
war  for  the  Ukraine  located  businesses,  the 
management  of  the  Group  have  identified 
several points of specific concern that require 
careful analysis and assessment� They include, 
but are not limited to, the following: 

41

 
- risks related to safety of personal; 
- risk of physical destruction of the production 

assets;

-  risks  of  disruption  of  the  supply  and 

distribution chains;

-  risk  of  liquidity  and  limited  access  to 

financing� 

In  preparing  these  financial  statements,  the 
Directors have assessed the Group’s ability to 
continue  as  a  going  concern�  The  Company 
performed an analysis of the future cash flows 
and budgets for the next 12 months based on 
the known facts and events applying to them, 
including  multiple  scenarios  as  the  result  of 
the ongoing war with Russian Federation� The 
analysis revealed that the Group would continue 
to  maintain  sufficient  cash  resources  as  well 
as stable flow of revenues in due course. The 
Group  fully  complies  with  all  sanctions  rules 
and regulations regarding Russia and Belarus�

Management is taking steps to secure the supply 
chain which is vital for toperational continuity� The 
Group concluded contracts with new alternative 
suppliers,  where  necessary  and  developed 
new  logistics  routes�  The  central  warehouse 
was moved to the one of Group’s main plant at 
Zhytomyr, away from the line of active hostilities� 
Major customers have not been affected by the 
hostilities  and  continue  to  cooperate  and  fulfil 
their  contractual  obligations  with  the  Group� 
The military action had no critical impact on the 
local distribution� The share of sales in the most 
affected regions does not exceed 15%� 

In addition the following key assumptions were 
used  for  the  forecasts:  no  further  significant 
progression of Russian troops into the territory 
of  Ukraine  that  could  severely  affect  the 
Group's  assets,  production  facilities  located 
in 
remaining 
physically  undamaged  and  beign  able  to 
continue  operating;  remaining  logistic  routes 
will  continue  to  be  available;  maintain  sales 
level  to  cover  operational  expenses  level  and 
debt servicing� 

the  uncontrolled 

territories 

For  the  year  ended  31  December  2021,  the 
Group  was  in  breach  of  several  provisions  of 
the  loan  agreement  with  EBRD,  missed  some 
repayments  and  the  bank  has  not  issued  a 
waiver  for  the  breaches�  The  Company  has 
been  holding  negotiations  with  the  EBRD  to 
loan  repayment 
potentially  restructure  the 
schedule  since  June  2021�  At  this  current 
stage  the  active  phase  of  negotiations  with 
EBRD have been slowed owing to the ongoing 
war in Ukraine� At present the EBRD has taken 
no action to accelerate repayment of the loan�  

These financial statements are prepared using 
the going concern basis assumption�

(c) Consolidation principles 

financial 

consolidated 

The 
statements 
statements  of 
comprise 
Ukrproduct Group Limited and its subsidiaries 
as at 31 December 2021�

the  financial 

Selling,  general  and  administrative  and  other 
operating  expenses,  as  well  as  CAPEX,  have 
been reduced to the minimum required to meet 
the primary needs of the Group’s core business�

Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date of 
acquisition, being the date on which the Group 
obtains control, and continue to be consolidated 
until the date that such control ceases�

is  exploring 

various 
The  management 
opportunities  to  attract  additional  financing 
to support Group’s the liquidity under different 
state aid programs�

Control is achieved when the Group is exposed, 
or  has  rights,  to  variable  returns  from  its 
involvement with the investee and has the ability 
to  affect  those  returns  through  its  power  over 

the investee. Specifically, the Group controls an 
investee if, and only if, the Group has:
-  Power over the investee (i�e�, existing rights 
that give it the current ability to direct the 
relevant activities of the investee);

-  Exposure, or rights, to variable returns from 

its involvement with the investee;

-  The  ability  to  use  its  power  over  the 

investee to affect its returns�

Generally, there is a presumption that a majority 
of voting rights result in control� To support this 
presumption and when the Group has less than 
a majority of the voting or similar rights of an 
investee, the Group considers all relevant facts 
and circumstances in assessing whether it has 
power over an investee, including:
-  The  contractual  arrangement  with  the 

component of other comprehensive income are 
attributed to the owners of the parent and to the 
non-controlling  interests�  Total  comprehensive 
income is attributed to the owners of the parent 
and to the non-controlling interests even if this 
results in the non-controlling interests having a 
deficit  balance.  When  necessary,  adjustments 
are  made  to  the  financial  statements  of 
subsidiaries  to  bring  their  accounting  policies 
into line with the Group’s accounting policies�
If the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it:
-  Derecognises 

the  assets 

(including 

goodwill) and liabilities of the subsidiary;
-  Derecognises  the  carrying  amount  of  any 

non-controlling interests;

-  Derecognises  the  cumulative  translation 

differences, recorded in equity;

-  Recognises 

the 

fair  value  of 

the 

other vote holders of the investee;

consideration received;

-  Rights  arising  from  other  contractual 

arrangements;

-  The  Group’s  voting  rights  and  potential 

voting rights�

- Recognises any investment retained in the 
former  subsidiary  at  its  fair  value  at  the 
date when control is lost;

-  Recognises  any  surplus  or  deficit  in  profit 

The Group re-assesses whether or not it controls 
an investee if facts and circumstances indicate 
that  there  are  changes  to  one  or  more  of  the 
three  elements  of  control�  Consolidation  of  a 
subsidiary begins when the Group obtains control 
over the subsidiary and ceases when the Group 
loses control of the subsidiary� Assets, liabilities, 
income and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or 
disposed  of  during  the  year  are  included  in  the 
consolidated financial statements from the date 
the Group gains control until the date the Group 
ceases to control the subsidiary�

All intra-group balances, income and expenses 
and unrealised gains and losses resulting from 
intra-group  transactions  are  eliminated  in  full 
on  consolidation�  A  change  in  the  ownership 
interest  of  a  subsidiary,  without  a  change  of 
control, is accounted for as an equity transaction, 
that  is,  as  transactions  with  owners  in  their 
capacity  as  owners.  Profit  or  loss  and  each 

or loss;

-  Reclassifies 

the  parent’s  share  of 
components previously recognised in other 
comprehensive income to profit or loss�

The  Group  applies  the  acquisition  method 
to  account  for  business  combinations�  The 
consideration  transferred  for  the  acquisition 
of  a  subsidiary  is  the  fair  value  of  the  assets 
incurred  to  the 
liabilities 
transferred,  the 
former owners of the acquiree and the equity 
interests  issued  by  the  Group.  Identifiable 
assets  acquired  and  liabilities  and  contingent 
liabilities assumed in a business combination 
are measured initially at their fair values at the 
acquisition date�

Acquisition-related  costs  are  expensed  as 
incurred�

Non-controlling  interests  represent  a  portion 
of profits or losses and net assets not owned 

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by  the  Group�  Non-controlling  interests  are 
presented separately from parent share capital 
in  equity  in  the  Consolidated  statement  of 
financial position.

The  Consolidated  financial  statements  of  the 
Group include the following companies:

Group’s company

Country of 
incorporation

Molochnik LLC*

Ukraine

Effective ownership 
ratio
As at 31 December
2020
100%

2021
100%

Starokonstantinovskiy Molochniy 
Zavod SC****
Krasilovsky Molochny Zavod 
Private Enterprise SC****
Molochaia Dolina LLC****

Ukraine

100%

100%

Ukraine

100%

100%

Ukraine

100%

100%

Zhiviy Kvas LLC****

Ukraine

100%

100%

Principal activities

Holder of some 
assets
Production

Owner of land 
assets
Owner of land 
assets
Production

Alternative Investments  MCVIF**
Ukrproduct Group LLC

Ukraine
Ukraine

100%
100%

100% Asset management
100%

Holder of 
some assets 
and operating 
companies
Holder of Group's 
trademarks and 
assets
Holder of Group's 
trademarks and 
assets
Export operations
Parent company 
traded on AIM

LinkStar Limited

Cyprus

100%

100%

Solaero Global Alternative Fund 
Limited

Cyprus

100%

100%

Dairy Trading Corporation Limited
Ukrproduct Group LTD

BVI
Jersey

100%

100%

* The Company is held through Ukrproduct Group LLC which is a 100%-owned subsidiary of the Company�

** Subsidiary of Solaero Global Alternative Fund Limited, the Group's holder of trademarks and assets�

**** Subsidiaries of Alternative Investments  MCVIF�

Alternative Investments  MCVIF  is a limited life entity and will cease to exist on 4 April 2032�

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(d) Accounting for acquisitions of companies 
under common control

The  Ukrainian  Hryvnia  is  the  currency  of  the 
primary  economic  environment  in  which  the 
majority of the Group companies operate�

Acquisitions of controlling interests in companies 
that  were  previously  under  the  control  of  the 
ultimate  beneficiaries  of  the  Company  are 
accounted for as if the acquisition had occurred 
at  the  beginning  of  the  earliest  comparative 
period  presented  or,  if  later,  at  the  date  on 
which  control  was  obtained  by  the  ultimate 
beneficiaries  of  the  Company.  The  assets  and 
liabilities  acquired  are  recognised  at  their  book 
values� The components of equity of the acquired 
companies are added to the same components 
within Group equity except that any share capital 
of the acquired companies is recorded as a part 
of  merger  reserve�  The  cash  consideration  for 
such  acquisitions  is  recognised  as  a  liability  to 
or a reduction of receivables from related parties, 
with  a  corresponding  reduction  in  equity,  from 
the  date  the  acquired  company  is  included  in 
these consolidated financial statements until the 
cash consideration is paid�

No  goodwill  is  recognised  where  the  Group 
acquires  additional  interests  in  the  acquired 
companies  from 
the  ultimate  controlling 
shareholders�  The  difference  between  the 
share  of  net  assets  acquired  and  the  cost  of 
investment is recognised directly in equity�

2.2.  Significant accounting 
policies

Significant  accounting  policies  given  below 
have been consistently applied by the Group in 
the preparation of these financial statements, 
unless otherwise stated�

2.2.1. Foreign currency 
translation and transactions

(a) Functional and presentation currency

Transactions  in  currencies  that  differ  from 
the  functional  currency  are  considered  to  be 
foreign currency transactions�

Management  has  considered  what  would  be 
the most appropriate presentation currency for 
consolidated IFRS financial statements and has 
concluded  that  the  Group  should  use  British 
Pounds Sterling (hereinafter “GBP” or £) as the 
Group’s presentation currency� This is because 
the Ukrainian Hryvnia is not a major convertible 
or recognisable currency outside of Ukraine, and 
also  because  the  Group’s  public  shareholder 
base is located predominantly in the UK�

(b) Transactions and balances

Foreign  currency  transactions  are  translated 
into the functional currency using the exchange 
rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions 
or  valuation  where  items  are  re-measured� 
Foreign exchange gains or losses resulting from 
the settlement of such transactions and from 
the translation at the year-end exchange rates 
of monetary assets and liabilities denominated 
in  foreign  currencies  are  recognised  in  the 
statement  of  comprehensive  income,  except 
when  deferred  in  equity  as  qualifying  cash 
flow  hedges  and  qualifying  net  investment 
hedges�  Foreign  exchange  gains  and  losses 
are  presented  in  the  Consolidated  Statement 
of Comprehensive Income within “Net foreign 
exchange gain (loss)”�

The  financial  results  and  financial  position  of 
the Group's companies are translated into the 
presentation currency as follows:

- For current year, all assets and liabilities are 
translated at the rate effective at the reporting 
date� Income and expense items are translated 

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at rates approximating to those ruling when the 
transactions took place;
-  Equity 

into  the 
items  are  translated 
presentation  currency  using  the  historical 
rate;

-  For  comparative  figures,  all  assets  and 
liabilities are translated at the closing rate 
existing  at  the  relevant  reporting  date� 
Income  and  expense  items  are  translated 
at  rates  approximating  to  those  ruling 
when the transactions took place;

-  Income  and  expenses  for  each  Statement 
of  Comprehensive  Income  are  translated 
at monthly average exchange rates; and
-  All  resulting  exchange  differences  are 
recognised  as  a  separate  component  of 
equity within "Translation reserve"�

The  principal  UAH  exchange  rates  used  in 
the  preparation  of  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements are as follows:
Average 

Currency

Average 

31 

31 

December 

exchange 

December 

exchange 

2021

rate for 

2020

rate for 

2021

UAH/GBP

36,8392

37,514

UAH/USD

27,2782

27,2659

UAH/EUR

30,9226

32,259

38�44

28�27

34�74

2020

34�91

26�99

30�85

Foreign  currency  can  be  freely  converted 
within Ukraine at a rate close to the rate of the 
National Bank of Ukraine� At present, the UAH 
is  not  a  freely  convertible  currency  outside 
Ukraine�

2.2.2. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on 
hand,  deposits  held  on  call  with  banks  and 
other  short-term  highly 
investments 
with  original  maturities  of  three  months  or 
less�  Bank  overdrafts  are  included  in  current 
liabilities  in  the  Consolidated  Statement  of 
Financial Position�

liquid 

2.2.3.  Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and 
net realisable value� Cost is determined using 
the  weighted  average  method�  Net  realisable 
value  is  the  estimated  selling  price  in  the 
ordinary  course  of  business  less  applicable 
variable selling expenses�

The  Group  identifies  the  following  types  of 
inventories:
-  raw and other materials (including main and 
auxiliary operating supply and materials);
-  work  in  progress  (including  semi-finished 

products);

-  finished goods;
-  other inventories (including fuel, packaging, 
building  materials,  spare  parts,  other 
materials,  goods  of  little  value  and  high 
wear goods)�

The  cost  of  finished  goods  and  semi-
finished  products  comprises  raw  materials, 
direct  labour,  other  direct  costs  and  related 
production  overheads 
(based  on  normal 
operating  capacity)  but  excludes  borrowing 
costs�  The  cost  of  raw  materials  and  other 
inventories  comprises  all  costs  of  purchase, 
costs  of  conversion  and  other  costs  incurred 
in  bringing  the  inventories  to  their  present 
location and condition�

At  each  reporting  date  the  Group  analyses 
inventories  to  determine  whether  they  are 
damaged, obsolete or slow-moving or whether 
their  net  realisable  value  has  declined�  The 
net  realisable  value  is  the  estimated  selling 
price  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business, 
less  applicable  variable  selling  expenses� 
The  Group  periodically  checks  inventories  to 
determine whether they are damaged, obsolete 
or  slow-moving  or  if  their  net  realisable  value 
has declined for any other reason and reduces 
accordingly  the  value  of  inventory  to  properly 
reflect 
in  the  Consolidated  Statement  of 
Comprehensive Income within cost of sales�

2.2.4. Property, plant and 
equipment
(a) Recognition and measurement of 
property, plant and equipment

The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment 
is recognised as an asset only if it is probable that 
future economic benefits associated with the item 
will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can 
be measured reliably and the entity expects to use 
the items during more than one reporting period 
(more than 12 months)�

The  Group  adopts  the  revaluation  model 
(as  defined  in  IAS  16:  Property,  Plant  and 
Equipment)  for  all  classes  of  assets,  except 
office  equipment  which  is  carried  at  cost. 
Management believes that this policy provides 
more reliable and relevant financial information 
because  it  better  reflects  the  value  in  use  of 
such assets to the Group�

All  significant  categories  of  property,  plant 
and  equipment  are  subsequently  carried  at 
fair  value  at  the  date  of  revaluation,  less  any 
subsequent  accumulated  depreciation  and 
subsequent  accumulated  impairment  losses� 
Changes in fair value are recognised in equity 
(the  “Revaluation  reserve”)�  An  appropriate 
transfer  is  made  from  the  revaluation  reserve 
to  the  retained  earnings  when  assets  are 
expensed through the Consolidated Statement 
of  Comprehensive 
through 
depreciation, impairment or sale)�

Income 

(e�g� 

Subsequent costs that increase future economic 
benefits  of  the  item  of  property,  plant  and 
equipment  also  increase  its  carrying  amount� 
Otherwise,  the  Group  recognises  subsequent 
costs as expenses of the period in which they were 
incurred. The Group classifies costs, associated 
with  property,  plant  and  equipment,  for  the 
following  categories:  repairs  and  maintenance; 
capital repairs, including modernisation�

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(b) Impairment of property, plant and 
equipment

At each reporting date the Group assesses 
the carrying value of its property, plant and 
equipment  to  determine  whether  there  is 
any evidence that the assets have lost part 
of  their  value  as  a  result  of  impairment� 
If  such  evidence  exists,  the  expected 
recoverable  amount  of  such  an  asset  is 
calculated  to  determine  the  amount  of 
impairment  loss,  if  any�  In  case  it  is  not 
practicable  to  determine  the  expected 
recoverable amount of a separate asset, the 
Group determines the expected recoverable 
amount of a cash-generating unit, to which 
the asset belongs�

When,  according  to  estimates,  the  expected 
recoverable  amount  of  an  asset  (or  a  cash-
generating  unit)  is  lower  than  its  carrying 
value, the carrying value of an asset (or a cash 
generating  unit)  is  reduced  to  its  expected 
recoverable  amount�  Impairment  losses  are 
immediately recognised as expenses, except 
when the asset is carried at revalued price� In 
such cases, the impairment loss is considered 
as a decrease in the revaluation reserve� If the 
impairment loss is subsequently reversed, the 
asset’s  carrying  value  (or  a  cash  generating 
unit) is increased to the revised estimate of 
its  expected  recoverable  amount�  In  such  a 
case,  the  increased  carrying  value  should 
not  exceed  the  carrying  value  that  could  be 
determined  in  case  the  impairment  loss  for 
an asset (or a cash-generating unit) was not 
recognised  in  previous  years�  The  reversal 
of  the 
immediately 
recognised as income�

impairment 

loss 

is 

Gains and losses on disposals are determined 
by  comparing  proceeds  with  the  carrying 
amount and are included in profit and loss on 
disposal of non-current assets�

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(c) Depreciation of property, plant and 
equipment

Depreciation of an asset begins when it becomes 
available  for  use�  Depreciation  of  an  asset 
terminates with the termination of its recognition� 
Depreciation does not terminate when an asset is 
idle or if it is removed from active use and is intended 
for disposal, unless it is already fully depreciated�

Depreciation  is  applied  to  all  items  of  property, 
plant and equipment with the exception of land and 
assets under construction� The Group calculates 
the depreciation using the straight-line method to 
allocate their cost or revalued amounts to their 
residual values over their estimated useful lives� 
The  Group  has  applied  the  production  method 
of  depreciation  to  all  production  equipment  as 
management considered this method to be the 
most appropriate for the production assets�

Terms of useful lives by groups of property, plant 
and  equipment  (except  for  those  depreciated 
under production method) are listed below:

Group of property, plant and 
equipment 
 Buildings 
 Plant and machinery 
 Vehicles 
 Instruments, tools and other 
equipment 

Useful life

 7 - 62 years 
 2 - 20 years 
 5 - 12 years 
 2 - 20 years 

The  assets’  residual  values,  useful  lives  and 
methods of depreciation are reviewed at each 
financial year-end and adjusted prospectively, if 
appropriate� Impact of any changes arising from 
estimates made in prior periods is recorded as 
a change in an accounting estimate�

by  third  parties  and  the  capitalisation  of  the 
Group's material costs incurred� No depreciation 
is charged on assets under construction� Upon 
completion, the Group assesses whether there 
is any indication that an asset may be impaired� 
If any such indication exists, the Group performs 
impairment testing as described in Note 2�2�19� 
Unless  an  indication  of  impairment  exists,  all 
accumulated costs of the asset are transferred 
to  the  relevant  fixed  asset  category  and 
depreciated  at  applicable  rates  from  the  time 
the asset is completed and ready for use�

2.2.5. Intangible assets
(a) Recognition and measurement of 
intangible assets

Intangible  assets  are  recognised  at  historical 
cost 
less  accumulated  amortisation  and 
accumulated impairment losses� 

The Group recognises an item as an intangible 
asset  if  it  meets  the  following  criteria  for 
recognition:  it  is  probable  that  the  Group  will 
receive  future  economic  benefits  associated 
with  the  asset  and  costs  of  the  asset  can  be 
reasonably estimated�

The  Group  identifies  the  following  types  of 
intangible assets:
•  Computer software licenses;
•  Rights to use natural resources;
• Trademarks�

Acquired  computer  software 
licenses  are 
capitalised on the basis of the costs incurred 
to  acquire  and  bring  to  use  the  specialised 
software�

2.2.4. Assets under construction
Assets under construction are reported at their 
cost  of  construction  including  costs  charged 

Rights to use natural resources are capitalised 
on the basis of the costs incurred to acquire�
Trademarks are shown at historical cost�
An intangible asset is derecognised at disposal, 

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or  when  the  Group  no  longer  expects  receipt 
from this asset of any economic benefits. The 
profit from cancellation or disposal is defined 
by  the  difference  between  net  proceeds  on 
the  sale  and  the  carrying  value  of  intangible 
assets� If the intangible asset is exchanged for 
a similar asset, the value of the acquired asset 
is equal to the value of the disposed asset�

conditions  as  at  the  acquisition  date�  This 
includes 
the  separation  of  embedded 
derivatives in host contracts by the acquiree�
If  the  business  combination  is  achieved  in 
stages,  the  acquisition  date  fair  value  of  the 
acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the 
acquiree is remeasured to fair value as at the 
acquisition date through profit and loss.

(b) Amortisation and useful life

Costs  of  computer  software 
licenses  are 
amortised  over  their  estimated  useful  lives 
using  the  straight-line  method  (1-10  years), 
right  of  use  natural  resources  (15-20  years)� 
The  amortisation  expense  is  included  within 
administrative  expenses  in  the  Consolidated 
Statement of Comprehensive Income�

Trademarks  have  finite  useful  lives  and  are 
carried at cost less accumulated amortisation� 
Amortisation is calculated using the straight-line 
method to allocate the cost of trademarks over 
their  estimated  useful  lives  (11-18  years)�  The 
amortisation expense is included within selling 
and  distribution  expenses  in  the  Consolidated 
Statement of Comprehensive Income�

(c) Business combinations and goodwill

the 

incurred 

The consideration transferred for the acquisition 
of  a  subsidiary  is  the  fair  value  of  the  assets 
the 
liabilities 
transferred, 
former  owners  of  the  acquiree  and  the  equity 
interests issued by the group� The consideration 
includes  the  fair  value  of  any 
transferred 
asset  or  liability  resulting  from  a  contingent 
consideration arrangement� Acquisition-related 
costs are expensed as incurred�

to 

When  the  Group  acquires  a  business, 
it 
assesses  the  financial  assets  and  liabilities 
assumed  for  appropriate  classification  and 
designation in accordance with the contractual 
terms, economic circumstances and pertinent 

Any contingent consideration to be transferred 
by the acquirer will be recognised at fair value 
at the acquisition date� Subsequent changes to 
the  fair  value  of  the  contingent  consideration 
which  is  deemed  to  be  an  asset  or  liability, 
will  be  recognised  in  accordance  with  IFRS  9 
''Financial  Instruments"  either  in  profit  or  loss 
or as change to other comprehensive income� 
If  the  contingent  consideration  is  classified 
as equity, it shall not be remeasured until it is 
finally settled within equity.

Goodwill is initially measured at cost being the 
excess  of  the  consideration  transferred  over 
the  Group’s  net  identifiable  assets  acquired 
and  liabilities  assumed�  If  this  consideration 
is  lower  than  the  fair  value  of  the  net  assets 
of  the  subsidiary  acquired,  the  difference  is 
recognised in profit or loss.

Goodwill is not amortised but is subject to testing 
for impairment as at the reporting date or more 
frequently, if events or changes in circumstances 
indicate the possibility of reducing its usefulness� 
At  the  acquisition  date,  goodwill  is  allocated 
to  each  asset  or  group  of  assets  that  generate 
cash, and benefits from which are expected to be 
received upon consolidation�

The  amount  of  impairment  is  determined  by 
assessing  the  recoverable  amount,  which  may 
be obtained for a cash-generating asset (group of 
cash generating assets) to which goodwill relates� 
Where  the  recoverable  amount  is  less  than  the 
book value of cash generating asset (group of cash 
generating assets), impairment is recognised�

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2.2.7. Financial assets

The Group classifies its financial assets in the 
following measurement categories:
•  those to be subsequently measured at fair 
value (either through other comprehensive 
income (“FVOCI”), or through profit or loss 
(“FVPL”), and 

•  those to be measured at amortised cost�

The  classification  depends  on  the  Group’s 
business  model  for  managing  the  financial 
assets  and  the  contractual  terms  of  the  cash 
flows.

Three measurement categories into which the 
Group classifies its debt financial assets are as 
follows:
1)  Amortised  cost:  assets  that  are  held  for 
collection  of  contractual  cash  flows  where 
those  cash  flows  represent  solely  payments 
of  principal  and  interest  are  measured  at 
amortised  cost�  Interest  income  from  these 
financial assets is included in finance income 
using  the  effective  interest  rate  method� 
Any  gain  or  loss  arising  on  derecognition 
is  recognised  directly  in  profit  or  loss  and 
presented 
income  / 
in  other  operating 
(expenses)� Impairment losses are presented 
in  other  operating  income  /  (expenses)  or 
as  a  separate  line  item  in  the  consolidated 
comprehensive income statement, if material�

2)  Fair  value  through  other  comprehensive 
income:  Assets  that  are  held  for  collection 
of contractual cash flows and for selling the 
financial assets, where the assets cash flows 
represent  solely  payments  of  principal  and 
interest, are measured at FVOCI� Movements 
in  the  carrying  amount  are  taken  through 
other comprehensive income, except for the 
recognition  of  impairment  gains  or  losses, 
interest revenue and foreign exchange gains 
and losses which are recognised in profit or 
loss.  Interest  income  from  these  financial 
assets is included in profit or loss using the 

effective  interest  rate  method�  Impairment 
are  presented  in  other  operating  income  / 
(expenses) or as a separate line item in the 
consolidated  statement  of  comprehensive 
income, if material�

3)  Fair  value  through  profit  or  loss:  Assets 
that do not meet the criteria for amortised 
cost  or  FVOCI  are  measured  at  FVPL� 
A  gain  or  loss  on  a  debt  investment  that 
is  subsequently  measured  at  FVPL 
is 
recognised in profit or loss and presented 
income  / 
net  within  other  operating 
(expenses) in the period in which it arises�

(a) Initial recognition
Financial assets at fair value through profit and 
loss are initially recorded at fair value� All other 
financial  assets  are  initially  recorded  at  fair 
value plus transaction costs� Fair value at initial 
recognition is best evidenced by the transaction 
price�  A  gain  or  loss  on  initial  recognition  is 
only recorded if there is a difference between 
fair  value  and  transaction  price  which  can  be 
evidenced by other observable current market 
transactions  in  the  same  instrument  or  by  a 
valuation technique whose inputs include only 
data from observable markets�

All  purchases  and  sales  of  financial 
instruments  that  require  delivery  within  the 
time frame established by regulation or market 
convention (“regular way” purchases and sales) 
are  recorded  at  trade  date,  which  is  the  date 
that  the  Group  commits  to  deliver  a  financial 
instrument� All other purchases and sales are 
recognised  on  the  settlement  date  with  the 
change in value between the commitment date 
and settlement date not recognised for assets 
carried at cost or amortised cost; recognised in 
the consolidated statement of comprehensive 
income for trading investments; and recognised 
in equity for assets classified as assets that are 
held  for  collection  of  contractual  cash  flows 
and for selling the financial assets.

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(b) Fair value estimation principles
Fair value of financial instruments is based at 
their market value, established at the reporting 
date,  less  transaction  costs�  If  market  value 
is not available, fair value of the instrument is 
determined by means of pricing and discounted 
cash flow models.

If  a  discounted  cash  flow  model  is  applied, 
the  determination  of  future  cash  flows  is 
based  on  optimal  management  estimations 
and  the  discounting  rate  is  market  rate  for 
instruments  predominated 
similar  financial 
as at reporting date� If the price model is used 
entering figures are based on average market 
data predominated as at reporting date�

(c) Subsequent measurement
After  initial  recognition,  the  Group  measure  a 
financial asset at:
(a) amortised cost;
(b)  fair  value  through  other  comprehensive 

income; or

(c) fair value through profit or loss�

Financial  assets  at  amortised  cost  are 
measured  at  amortised  cost  less  impairment 
losses� Amortised cost is calculated using the 
effective  interest rate  method�  Premiums  and 
discounts,  including  initial  transaction  costs, 
are  included  in  the  carrying  amount  of  the 
related instrument and amortised based on the 
effective interest rate of the instrument�

(d) Impairment of financial assets
The Group use a three-stage impairment model, 
based on whether there has been a significant 
increase  in  the  credit  risk  of  a  financial  asset 
since its initial recognition� These three-stages 
then determine the amount of impairment to be 
recognised  as  expected  credit  losses  (ECL)  at 
each  reporting  date  as  well  as  the  amount  of 
interest revenue to be recorded in future periods:
(a) Credit risk has not increased significantly 
since  initial  recognition  –  recognise  12 

months  ECL,  and  recognise  interest  on  a 
gross basis;

(b)  Credit  risk  has  increased  significantly 
since 
recognise 
lifetime  ECL,  and  recognise  interest  on  a 
gross basis;

recognition  – 

initial 

(c) Financial asset is credit impaired (using 
the  criteria  currently 
IFRS 
9)  –  IFRS  9  requires  that  credit  losses 
on  financial  assets  are  measured  and 
recognised using the 'expected credit loss 
(ECL) approach�

included 

in 

(e) Derecognition

Financial  assets  are  derecognised  when  the 
rights to receive cash flows from the financial 
assets  have  expired  or  where  the  Group  has 
transferred substantially all risks and rewards 
of ownership�

2.2.8. Financial liabilities
The  Group  classifies  its  financial  liabilities 
into  categories  depending  on  the  purpose  for 
which the liability was acquired� The Group has 
not classified any of its liabilities at fair value 
through profit and loss.
Financial  liabilities  held  at  amortised  cost 
include the following items:
-  Trade  payables  and  other  short-term 
monetary  liabilities,  which  are  recognised 
at amortised cost�

-  Bank  borrowings,  overdrafts,  promissory 
notes  and  bonds  issued  by  the  Group  are 
initially  carried  at  fair  value,  being  the 
amount  advanced  net  of  any  transaction 
costs directly attributable to the issue of the 
instrument� Such interest bearing liabilities 
are  subsequently  measured  at  amortised 
cost  using  the  effective 
interest  rate 
method,  which  ensures  that  any  interest 
expense over the period to repayment is at a 
constant rate on the balance of the liability 
carried  in  the  consolidated  statement  of 
financial position�

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“Interest  expense”  in  this  context  includes 
initial transaction costs and interest payable on 
redemption, as well as any interest or coupon 
payable while the liability is outstanding�

(a) Initial recognition
Financial  liabilities  are  initially  recognized  at 
fair  value,  adjusted  in  case  of  borrowings  for 
directly attributable transaction expenses�

(b) Subsequent measurement
Trade  and  other  accounts  payable  initially 
recognized  at  fair  value,  are  subsequently 
accounted  for  at  amortized  cost  at  effective 
interest rate method�

Borrowings  and  liabilities  initially  recognized 
at  fair  value 
less  transaction  costs,  are 
subsequently measured at amortized cost; any 
difference  between  the  amount  of  received 
resources  and  the  sum  of  repayment 
is 
represented as interest cost using the effective 
interest  rate  method  during  the  period,  when 
borrowings were received�

(с) Derecognition
A  financial  liability  is  derecognised  when  the 
obligation  under  the  liability  is  discharged, 
cancelled or expires�

2.2.9. Share capital
The  ordinary  shares  are  classified  as  share 
capital� The  difference  between  the  fair  value 
of  consideration  received  and  the  nominal 
value of issued share capital is recognized as 
share premium�

2.2.10. Treasury shares
The price paid for treasury shares is deducted 
from  Companies’  shareholders'  equity  until 
the  shares  are  cancelled  or  reissued�  When 
treasury  shares  are  sold  or  reissued,  the 
amount received is recognized as an increase 

in  equity�  Treasury  stock  is  held  at  cost  until 
retired  or  reissued�  Legal,  brokerage,  and 
other costs to acquire shares are not included 
in  the  cost  of  treasury  stock�  When  treasury 
stock  is  reissued,  any  gains  are  included  as 
part of additional paid-in capital� Losses upon 
reissuance  reduce  additional  paid-in  capital 
to the extent that previous net gains from the 
same class of stock have been recognized and 
any losses above that are recognized as part of 
retained earnings�

2.2.11. Revenue recognition
Revenue  is  recognised  to  the  extent  that  it 
is  probable  that  the  economic  benefits  will 
flow  to  the  Group  and  the  revenue  can  be 
is  measured 
reliably  measured�  Revenue 
in  asset 
simultaneously  with  an 
or  decrease  in  liabilities,  which  causes  the 
increase  in  shareholder’s  equity  (excluding 
increase  through  contributions 
the  capital 
from  members  of  the  enterprise),  provided 
that the amount of income can be reasonably 
estimated. Revenue is reflected in the amount 
of the fair value of assets received�

increase 

Revenue  is  the  amount  of  cash  or  cash 
equivalents  received  or  receivable�  However, 
in  case  of  delay  in  receipt  of  cash  or  cash 
equivalents, the fair value of the consideration 
may  be  less  than  received  or  the  nominal 
amount  of  cash  expected  to  be  received� 
When  the  arrangement  effectively  constitutes 
a  financing  transaction,  the  fair  value  of  the 
consideration  is  determined  by  discounting 
all  future  receipts  using  an  imputed  rate  of 
interest�  Revenue  (proceeds)  from  sale  of 
products  (goods,  works  and  services)  is  not 
corrected by an amount of related doubtful and 
uncollectible receivables� The amount of such 
debt is recognized as expenses of the Group�

Revenue comprises the invoiced value of sales 
of goods and services net of value added tax, 

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rebates  and  discounts  after  eliminating  sales 
within the Group� Revenues and expenses are 
recognized on an accruals basis�

(a) Revenue from sale of goods (products)
Revenue from the sale of goods (products) is 
recognised  when  all  the  following  conditions 
are satisfied:
-  the  significant  risks  and  rewards  of 
ownership of the goods have passed to the 
buyer;

-  the  Group  is  no  longer  involved  in  the 
management  to  the  extent  that  is  usually 
associated  with  ownership,  and  has  no 
control over the goods sold;

-  the  amount  of  revenue  can  be  measured 

reliably;

-  it  is  probable  that  the  economic  benefits 
associated with the transaction will flow to 
the Group; and

-  the  costs  incurred  or  to  be  incurred  in 
respect of the transaction can be measured 
reliably�

(b) Revenue from sale of services
The  revenue  from  rendering  of  services  is 
recognised  when  all  the  following  conditions 
are satisfied:
-  the  amount  of  revenue  can  be  reliably 

measured;

- inflow of economic benefits related to the 

transaction is probable;

- the stage of completion of the transaction 
at  the  end  of  the  reporting  period  can  be 
measured reliably; and

-  the  costs  incurred  for  the  transaction  and 
the costs to complete the transaction can 
be measured reliably� 

To  recognise  revenue  under  IFRS  15,  the 
Company  applies the following five steps:
-  definition of the contract with the customer;
-  definition of contractual obligations;
-  determining the transaction price;
-  allocation  of  prices 

to  contractual 

obligations;

-  determination  of 

from 
fulfillment of contractual obligations� 

revenue 

the 

2.2.12. Expenses recognition
Expenses which can not be related directly to a 
gain in a certain period, are shown as a part of 
expenses of the period they were incurred in�

If an asset provides economic benefits receivable 
during  several  reporting  periods,  expenses  are 
calculated by allocating its value on a systematic 
basis over respective reporting periods�

Writing  off  deferred  expenses  is  made  on 
a  straight-line  basis  within  the  periods  to 
which  they  relate,  during  which  the  receipt  of 
economic benefits is expected.

Expenses which were incurred in the reporting 
period but relate to production of semi-finished 
products  which  will  be  further  processed  to 
finished  goods  and  sold  in  future  reporting 
periods, are accounted for in the current period 
in the item "Work-in-progress", included within 
“Inventories” in the consolidated statement of 
financial position.

2.2.13. Financial expenses
Interest expenses and other costs on borrowings 
to  finance  construction  or  production  of 
qualifying  assets  are  capitalized  during  the 
period of time that is required to complete and 
prepare the asset for its intended use� All other 
borrowing  costs  are  expensed.  Net  financial 
expenses  are  recorded  in  the  consolidated 
statement of comprehensive income�

2.2.14. Value added tax
VAT  is  levied  at  two  rates:  20%  on  Ukrainian 
domestic  sales  and  imports  of  goods,  works 
and  services  and  0%  on  export  of  goods  and 

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provision  of  works  or  services  to  be  used 
outside Ukraine�

VAT  output  equals  the  total  amount  of  VAT 
collected within a reporting period, and arises 
on the earlier of the date of shipping goods to 
a  customer  or  the  date  of  receiving  payment 
from  the  customer�  VAT  input  is  the  amount 
that  a  taxpayer  is  entitled  to  offset  against 
their VAT liability in the reporting period� Rights 
to VAT input arise on the earlier of the date of 
payment to the supplier or the date goods are 
received�

2.2.15. Tax
Taxation has been provided for in the financial 
statements 
relevant 
legislation  currently  in  force�  The  charge  for 
taxation  in  the  consolidated  statement  of 
comprehensive income for the year comprises 
current tax and changes in deferred tax�

in  accordance  with 

Current  tax  is  the  amount  of  income  tax 
payable/recoverable 
in  respect  of  taxable 
profit/tax  loss  for  the  period  determined  in 
accordance  with  rules  established  by  the  tax 
authorities in respect of which income tax shall 
be paid/refundable�

Current tax liabilities and assets are measured 
at  the  amount  expected  to  be  paid  to  or 
recovered from the taxation authorities, using 
the tax rates and laws that have been enacted, 
or substantively enacted, by the reporting date�

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated 
in  respect  of  temporary  differences  using 
the  balance  sheet  liability  method�  Deferred 
income  taxes  are  provided  on  all  temporary 
differences  arising  between  the  tax  bases 
of  assets  and  liabilities  and  their  carrying 
amounts  for  financial  reporting  purposes, 
except  in  situations  where  the  deferred  tax 
arising  on  initial  recognition  of  goodwill  or 

of  an  asset  or  liability  in  a  transaction  that  is 
not a deal to merge companies and which, at 
the  time  of  its  commission,  has  no  effect  on 
accounting or taxable profit or loss.

tax 

Assessment  of  deferred 
liabilities 
and  deferred  tax  assets  reflects  the  tax 
consequences  that  would  arise  depending 
on the ways in which the Group assumes the 
reporting  date  of  realisation  or  settlement  of 
the carrying value of its assets or liabilities�

A  deferred  tax  asset  is  recognised  only  to 
the  extent  to  which  there  is  a  substantial 
probability  that  future  taxable  profit,  which 
may  be  reduced  by  the  amount  of  deductible 
temporary  differences,  will  be 
received� 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured 
at tax rates, the use of which is expected in the 
period of the asset or liability is settled, based 
on the provisions of the legislation enacted, or 
declared at that date�

Deferred  income  taxes  are  recognised  for 
all  temporary  differences  associated  with 
investments  in  subsidiaries  and  associated 
companies  and 
in 
cases  where  the  Group  controls  the  timing 
of  the  reversal  of  temporary  differences,  and 
where there is a significant probability that the 
temporary difference will not will be reduced in 
the foreseeable future�

joint  activities,  except 

The  Group  reviews  the  carrying  amount  of 
deferred  tax  assets  at  each  reporting  date 
and  reduces  it  to  the  extent  to  which  there 
is  no  longer  the  probability  that  there  will  be 
sufficient taxable profits, which allow to realise 
the  benefits  of  part  or  all  of  this  deferred  tax 
asset�  Any  such  reduction  is  restored  to  the 
extent  to  which  there  is  the  likelihood  that 
sufficient taxable profit is accrued.
Deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are  not 
discounted�

2.2.16. Share-based payments

2.2.19. Leases

Where share options are awarded to employees, 
the fair value of the options at the date of grant 
is  charged  to  the  consolidated  statement  of 
comprehensive income over the vesting period� 
Where  the  terms  and  conditions  of  options 
are  modified  before  they  vest,  the  increase 
in  the  fair  value  of  the  options,  measured 
immediately before and after the modification, 
is also charged to the consolidated statement 
of  comprehensive  income  over  the  remaining 
vesting  period�  Where  equity  instruments  are 
granted to persons other than employees, the 
consolidated  statement  of  comprehensive 
income is charged with the fair value of goods 
and services received� Where fair value of goods 
and services received from persons other than 
employees is difficult to identify, the fair value 
of  the  instruments  granted  is  charged  to  the 
consolidated  statement  of  comprehensive 
income over the vesting period�

2.2.17. Pension costs
the  Ukrainian 
to 
The  Group  contributes 
mandatory  state  pension  scheme,  social 
insurance  and  employment  funds  in  respect 
of its employees� The Group's pension scheme 
contributions  are  expensed  as  incurred  and 
are included in staff costs� The Group does not 
operate any other pension schemes�

2.2.18. Share issue costs

All  qualifying  transaction  costs  in  respect  of 
the  issue  of  shares  are  accounted  for  as  a 
deduction  from  share  premium,  net  of  any 
related  tax  deduction�  Qualifying  transaction 
costs 
include  the  costs  of  preparing  the 
prospectus, accounting, tax and legal expenses, 
underwriting fees and valuation fees in respect 
of the shares and of other assets�

Group as a lessee

lessee 
leases  various 
The  Group  as  a 
warehouses  and 
vehicles�  The  Group 
recognizes a lease liability and a corresponding 
right-of-use asset at the commencement date 
of a lease� A lease is a contract — or part of a 
contract — that conveys a right to control the 
use of an identified asset for a period of time in 
exchange for consideration� In general, Group 
splits the contractual consideration into a lease 
and  a  non-lease  component  based  on  their 
relative stand-alone prices� For vehicle leases, 
however, Group applies the practical expedient 
not  to  make  this  split  but  rather  accounts 
for  the  fixed  consideration  as  a  single  lease 
component�  In  addition,  payments  related  to 
short-term  leases  (leases  with  a  term  shorter 
than 12 months) are recognized on a straight-
line basis in profit or loss.

Right-of-use  assets  are  measured  at  cost 
comprising the following: 
-  the  amount  of  the  initial  measurement  of 

lease liability;

-  any  lease  payments  made  at  or  before 
the  commencement  date  less  any  lease 
incentives received;

-  any initial direct costs, and;
-  restoration costs�

Right-of-use  assets  are  generally  depreciated 
over  the  shorter  of  the  asset's  useful  life  and 
the  lease    term  on  a  straight-line  basis�  If 
the  group  is  reasonably  certain  to  exercise 
a  purchase  option,  the    right-of-use  asset  is 
depreciated over the underlying asset’s useful 
life�  Payments  associated  with  short-term 
leases and of low-value assets are recognised 
on a straight-line basis as an expense in profit 
or loss� 

Group as a lessor

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Amounts  due  from  lessees  under  finance 
leases  are  recorded  as  receivables  at  the 
amount  of  the  Group’s  investment  in  the 
relevant  leases.  Income  from  finance  leases 
is  allocated  to  accounting  periods  so  as  to 
reflect a constant periodic rate of return on the 
Group’s net investment outstanding in respect 
of the relevant leases� 

Lease income from operating leases where the 
group  is  a  lessor  is  recognised  in  income  on 
a straightline basis over the lease term� Initial 
direct costs incurred in obtaining an operating 
lease are  added to the carrying amount of the 
underlying  asset  and  recognised  as  expense 
over  the  lease  term    on  the  same  basis  as 
lease  income�  The  respective  leased  assets 
are  included  in  the  balance  sheet    based  on 
their nature

2.2.20. Impairment of assets
In respect of all assets, the Group conducts the 
following  procedures  ensuring  accounting  for 
these assets at an amount, not exceeding their 
recoverable amount:
-  at  each  reporting  date  the  condition  of 
these assets is analyzed for impairment;
-  in  case  any  impairment  indicators  exist, 
the  amount  of  expected  recovery  of  such 
asset 
is  calculated  to  determine  the 
amount of losses from impairment, if any� 
If it is impossible to determine the amount 
of  losses  from  impairment  of  a  separate 
asset,  the  Group  determines  the  amount 
of  estimated 
impairment  of  the  cash-
generating unit, to which the asset belongs�

The amount of expected recovery is the higher 
of  two  estimates:  net  selling  price  and  “value 
in  use”  of  the  asset�  In  estimating  value  in 
use of asset, estimated future cash flows are 
discounted  to  their  current  value  using  a  pre-
tax  discount  rate  that  reflects  current  market 
estimates  of  time  value  of  money  and  risks 

related to the asset�

If  according  to  estimates  the  amount  of 
expected  recovery  of  assets  (or  a  cash-
generating unit) is less than its book value, the 
book value of asset (or a cash-generating unit) 
is reduced to the amount of expected recovery� 
Losses 
recognised 
from 
as  expenses  directly 
in  the  consolidated 
statement of comprehensive income�

impairment  are 

2.2.21 Contingent liabilities and 
assets

Contingent  liabilities  are  potential  liabilities 
of  the  Group  arising  from  past  events  the 
existence of which will be confirmed only by the 
occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more 
future events, which are not under the complete 
control  of  the  Group,  or  current  obligations 
resulting from past events are not recognised 
in the financial statements in connection with 
the  fact  that  the  Group  does  not  consider  an 
outflow  of  resources  embodying  economic 
benefits,  and  required  to  settle  liabilities  as 
probable,  or  the value of  liabilities can  not  be 
reliably determined�

The  Group  does  not  recognise  contingent 
liabilities  in  the  financial  statements.  The 
Group discloses information about contingent 
liabilities in the notes to the financial statements 
except  when  the  probability  of  outflow  of 
resources  required  to  settle  the  obligation,  is 
remote�

Contingent  assets  are  not  recognised 
in 
the  consolidated  financial  statements,  but 
disclosed in the Notes where there is a sufficient 
probability of future economic benefits.

Provisions are recognized when the Group has 
a present obligation (legal or constructive) as 
a result of a past event, it is probable that an 

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outflow  of  resources  embodying  economic 
benefits will be required to settle the obligation 
and  a  reliable  estimate  can  be  made  of  the 
amount of the obligation

2.2.22. Related parties
A related party is a person or an entity that is 
related to the reporting entity:

A  person  or  a  close  member  of  that  person’s 
family  is  related  to  a  reporting  entity  if  that 
person has control, joint control, or significant 
influence over the entity or is a member of its 
key management personnel�

An  entity  is  related  to  a  reporting  entity  if, 
among  other  circumstances,  it  is  a  parent, 
subsidiary, fellow subsidiary, associate, or joint 
venture of the reporting entity, or it is controlled, 
jointly controlled, or significantly influenced or 
managed by a person who is a related party� 

While  considering  any  relationship  which  can 
be  defined  as  a  related  party  transaction,  the 
Group takes into consideration the substance 
of the transaction not just its legal form�

The  Group  classifies  the  related  parties 
according  to  existing  criteria  in  the  following 
categories:
a) 

  companies  that  directly  or  indirectly, 
intermediaries, 
through  one  or  more 
exercise  control  over 
the  Group,  are 
controlled  by  it,  or  together  with  it  are 
includes 
under  common  control  (this 
holding companies, subsidiaries and fellow 
subsidiaries of the parent company);

b) 

associates  are  companies  whose 
activities  are  significantly  influenced  by 
the Group, but are neither subsidiaries, nor 
joint ventures of the investor;

c) 

individuals,  directly  or 

indirectly 
holding  ordinary  shares  that  give  them  a 
possibility  to  significantly  influence  the 
Group's activities;

d) 

  key  management  personnel  are 
persons having authority and responsibility 
for planning, managing and controlling the 
activities of the Group, including directors 
and  senior  officials  (as  well  as  the  non-
executive  director  and  close  relatives  of 
these individuals); and

e) 

 companies, large blocks of shares with 
voting  rights  of  which  are  owned  directly 
or  indirectly  by  any  person  described  in 
paragraphs (c) or (d), or a person influenced 
significantly by such persons� This includes 
enterprises  owned  by  directors  or  major 
shareholders of the Group, and companies 
which  have  a  common  key  management 
member with the Group;

f) 

the entity, or any member of a group of 
which it is a part, provides key management 
personnel  services  to  the  reporting  entity 
or to the parent of the reporting entity

2.2.23. Fair value measurement
Fair  value  is  the  price  that  would  be  received 
to  sell  an  asset  or  paid  to  transfer  a  liability 
in  an  orderly  transaction  between  market 
participants  at  the  measurement  date�  The 
fair  value  measurement 
is  based  on  the 
presumption  that  the  transaction  to  sell  the 
asset or transfer the liability takes place either 
in the principal market for the asset or liability, 
or in the absence of a principal market, in the 
most  advantageous  market  for  the  asset  or 
liability� The principal or the most advantageous 
market must be accessible to the Group�

A  fair  value  measurement  of  a  non-financial 
asset takes into account a market participant’s 
ability to generate economic benefits by using 
the  asset  in  its  highest  and  best  use  or  by 
selling  it  to  another  market  participant  that 
would use the asset in its highest and best use�
All  assets  and  liabilities  for  which  fair  value 
is  measured  or  disclosed  in  the  financial 
statements  are  categorised  within  the  fair 

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value hierarchy, described as follows, based on 
the lowest level input that is significant to the 
fair value measurement as a whole:
•  Level 1: Quoted (unadjusted) market prices 
in  active  markets  for  identical  assets  or 
liabilities�

•  Level  2:  Valuation  techniques  for  which 
the lowest level input that is significant to 
the  fair  value  measurement  is  directly  or 
indirectly observable�

•  Level 3: Valuation techniques for which the 
lowest level input that is significant to the 
fair value measurement is unobservable�

recognised 

2.2.24. Dividends
Equity  dividends  are 
the 
consolidated  financial  statements  when  they 
become legally payable� Interim dividends are 
recognised when they are paid� In the case of 
final  dividends,  this  is  when  approved  by  the 
shareholders at the annual general meeting�

in 

judgments, 

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
JUDGEMENTS, ESTIMATES AND 
ASSUMPTIONS
The preparation of the Group's consolidated 
financial  statements  requires  management 
to  make 
and 
reported 
that  affect 
assumptions 
amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and 
liabilities,  and  the  disclosure  of  contingent 
liabilities,  at  the  end  of  the  reporting 
period�  However,  uncertainty  about  these 
assumptions  and  estimates  could  result  in 
outcomes that require a material adjustment 
to  the  carrying  amount  of  the  asset  or 
liability affected in future periods�

estimates 
the 

In  the  process  of  applying  the  Group's 
accounting  policies,  management  has  made 
the following judgments, which have the most 
significant  effect  on  the  amounts  recognised 

in the financial statements:

is 

Estimates of fair value of property, 
(a) 
plant and equipment based on revaluation
The  Group 
required,  periodically  as 
determined  by  the  directors,  to  conduct 
its  property,  plant  and 
revaluations  of 
equipment� Such revaluations are conducted by 
independent valuers who employ the valuation 
in  accordance  with  International 
methods 
Valuation  Standards  such  as  cost  approach, 
comparative  (market)  approach  and  revenue 
(income) approach�

Useful lives of intangible assets and 

(b) 
property, plant and equipment
Intangible  assets  and  property,  plant  and 
equipment  are  amortised  or  depreciated  over 
their  useful  lives�  Useful  lives  are  based  on 
the  management’s  estimates  of  the  period 
that  the  assets  will  generate  revenue,  which 
are  periodically 
for  continued 
reviewed 
appropriateness� Due to the long life of certain 
assets,  changes  to  the  estimates  used  can 
result  in  significant  variations  in  the  carrying 
value�  Further  information  is  contained  in 
Notes 14 and 15�

(c) Inventory
The Group reviews the net realisable value of, 
and  demand  for,  its  inventory  on  a  quarterly 
basis  to  ensure  recorded  inventory  is  stated 
at  the  lower  of  cost  or  net  realisable  value� 
Factors  that  could  affect  estimated  demand 
and selling prices are the timing and success 
of future technological innovations, competitor 
actions, supplier prices and economic trends� 
Further information is contained in Note 17�

(d) Legal proceedings
In  accordance  with  IFRS  the  Group  only 
recognises a provision where there is a present 
obligation  from  a  past  event,  a  transfer  of 
economic benefits is probable and the amount 
of costs of the transfer can be estimated reliably� 

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In  instances  where  the  criteria  are  not  met,  a 
contingent liability may be disclosed in the notes 
to the financial statements. Realisation of any 
contingent  liabilities  not  currently  recognised 
or disclosed in the financial statements could 
have a material effect on the Group’s financial 
position�  Application  of  these  accounting 
principles  to  legal  cases  requires  the  Group’s 
management  to  make  determinations  about 
various  factual  and  legal  matters  beyond  its 
control�  The  Group  reviews  outstanding  legal 
cases  following  developments  in  the  legal 
proceedings and at each reporting date, in order 
to assess the need for provisions in its financial 
statements�  Among  the  factors  considered  in 
making decisions on provisions are the nature 
of  litigation,  claim  or  assessment,  the  legal 
process and potential level of damages in the 
jurisdiction  in  which  the  litigation,  claim  or 
assessment has been brought, the progress of 
the case (including the progress after the date 
of  the  financial  statements  but  before  those 
statements are issued), the opinions or views 
of legal advisers, experience on similar cases 
and any decision of the Group’s management 
as to how it will respond to the litigation, claim 
or assessment�

judgment 

(e) Income taxes
The Group is subject to income tax in several 
jurisdictions  and  significant 
is 
required in determining the provision for income 
taxes� During the ordinary course of business, 
there  are  many  transactions  and  calculations 
for  which  the  ultimate  tax  determination  is 
uncertain�  As  a  result,  the  Group  recognises 
tax  liabilities  based  on  estimates  of  whether 
additional taxes and interest will be due� These 
tax  liabilities  are  recognised  when,  despite 
the Group’s belief that its tax return positions 
are  supportable,  the  Group  believes  that 
certain  positions  are  likely  to  be  challenged 
and  may  not  be  fully  sustained  upon  review 
by tax authorities� The Group believes that its 
accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all 

open  audit  years  based  on  its  assessment  of 
many  factors  including  past  experience  and 
interpretations  of  tax  law�  This  assessment 
relies on estimates and assumptions and may 
involve  a  series  of  complex  judgments  about 
future  events.  To  the  extent  that  the  final  tax 
outcome of these matters is different than the 
amounts recorded, such differences will impact 
income tax expense in the period in which such 
determination is made� Further information is 
contained in Notes 13 and 16�

(f) Quality claims
The Group supplies consumers and industrial 
customers  in  Ukraine  with  dairy  products 
manufactured  in  accordance  with  the  current 
laws,  food  safety  standards  and  technical 
requirements  of 
relevant  Ukrainian 
the 
authorities�  The  Group  voluntarily  applies 
non-domestic  standards  –  ISO  and  HASSP 
–  to  some  of  the  Group’s  operations�  For  the 
industrial  customers  both  domestically  and 
outside  of  Ukraine,  the  food  products  are 
manufactured  to  the  technical  specifications 
agreed with the buyers in advance of the sale� 

In  instances  where  the  quality  criteria  and/
or  technical  specifications  are  not  met  or 
the  delivery  of  products  are  made  close  to 
expiry  date,  a  quality  claim  may  arise  and 
the  corresponding  contingent 
liability  may 
be  disclosed  in  the  notes  to  the  financial 
statements�

Realisation of any such contingent liabilities not 
currently recognised or disclosed in the financial 
statements  could  have  a  material  effect  on 
the  Group’s  financial  position.  Application  of 
these  accounting  principles  to  quality  claims 
requires  the  Group’s  management  to  make 
determinations  about  the  future  matters  that 
may,  at  the  time  of  determination,  be  beyond 
management’s  control�  Among  the  factors 
considered  in  making  decisions  on  quality 
claims provisions are: the nature of the claim, 

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the quantifiable variances in quality giving rise 
to  a  claim,  the  potential  loss  from  satisfying 
the  claim  and  any  decision  of  the  Group’s 
management  as  to  how  it  will  respond  to  the 
claim�

(f) Transfer pricing
The  transfer  pricing  methods,  established  by 
the  Tax  Code  of  Ukraine,  are  in  line  with  the 
OECD  Guidelines�  The  Group  exports  dairy 
products and skimmed milk powder, performs 
intercompany  transactions,  which  is  in  the 
scope  of  the  Ukrainian  TP  regulations�  The 
Group has submitted the controlled transaction 
report  for  the  year  ended  31  December  2020 
within the required deadline, and at present the 
Group is preparing all necessary documentation 
controlled  transactions  for  the  year  ended  31 
December  2021  as  required  by  legislation� 
Management believes that the Group has been 
in compliance with all requirements of effective 
tax legislation�

(h) Impairment of non-financial assets 
Management  assesses  whether  there  are 
any  indicators  of  possible  impairment  of 
non-financial assets at each reporting date� 
If  any  events  or  changes  in  circumstances 
indicate that the current value of the assets 
may not be recoverable or the assets, goods 
or  services  relating  to  a  prepayment  will 
not  be  received,  the  Group  estimates  the 
recoverable  amount  of  assets�  If  there  is 
objective evidence that the Group is not able 
to  collect  all  amounts  due  to  the  original 
terms  of  the  agreement,  the  corresponding 
amount  of  the  asset  is  reduced  directly  by 
the  impairment  loss  in  the  consolidated 
income� 
statement  of  comprehensive 
Subsequent  and  unforeseen  changes 
in 
assumptions and estimates used in testing 
lead  to  the  result 
for 
different  from  the  one  presented  in  the 
consolidated financial statements�

impairment  may 

uses 

(i) Fair value of financial instruments 
The fair value of financial assets and liabilities 
is  determined  by  applying  various  valuation 
methodologies�  Management 
its 
judgment  to  make  assumptions  based  on 
market  conditions  existing  at  each  balance 
sheet  date.  Where  the  fair  values  of  financial 
assets  and  financial  liabilities  recorded  in  the 
consolidated  statement  of  financial  position 
cannot  be  derived  from  active  markets,  they 
are  determined  using  valuation  techniques 
including the discounted cash flows model.

(j) Fair value measurement 
Fair value is the price that would be received to 
sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an 
orderly transaction between market participants 
at  the  measurement  date�  The  fair  value 
measurement is based on the presumption that 
the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the 
liability takes place either in the principal market 
for the asset or liability, or in the absence of a 
principal  market,  in  the  most  advantageous 
market for the asset or liability� 

The principal or the most advantageous market 
must be accessible to the Group� A fair value 
measurement  of  a  non-financial  asset  takes 
into  account  a  market  participant’s  ability  to 
generate economic benefits by using the asset 
in  its  highest  and  best  use  or  by  selling  it  to 
another market participant that would use the 
asset  in  its  highest  and  best  use�  All  assets 
and liabilities for which fair value is measured 
or  disclosed  in  the  consolidated  financial 
statements  are  categorized  within  the  fair 
value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is 
significant to the entire fair value measurement.

4. ADOPTION OF NEW AND 
REVISED IFRS

Application of new standards
In  general,  accounting  policies  are  consistent 

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with  those  applied  in  the  previous  reporting 
year� Some new standards and interpretations 
have become mandatory beginning on or after 
January 01, 2021� New and revised standards 
and  interpretations  applied  by  the  Company 
for the first time as at January 01, 2021 are as 
follows�

amendments 

Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 
4 and IFRS 16 —Interest Rate Benchmark 
Reform—Phase 2
temporary 
provide 
The 
to  address 
that  are  applied 
exemptions 
financial reporting implications in cases where 
the Interbank Offer Rate (IBOR) is replaced by 
an alternative, virtually risk-free interest rate�
The amendments relate to the following:
-  changes  in  contractual  cash  flows  -  the 
entity  does  not  need  to  derecognize  or 
adjust  the  carrying  amount  of  financial 
instruments to reflect the changes required 
by the reform, but instead needs to update 
the  effective  interest  rate  to  reflect  the 
change in the benchmark interest rate;

- hedge accounting - the entity will not have 
to  stop  hedge  accounting  just  because  it 
makes  changes  required  by  the  reform,  if 
the  hedge  meets  other  hedge  accounting 
criteria; and

-  disclosure  -  the  entity  will  be  required  to 
disclose information about new risks arising 
from  the  reform  and  how  it  manages  the 
transition to alternative benchmark rates�

These amendments did not affect the Group`s 
financial statements.

Amendments to IFRS 16 – Covid-19-Related 
Rent Concessions beyond June 30, 2021

On May 2020, the IASB issued the Amendment 
to  IFRS  16  Leases  -  Covid-19  -  Related  Rent 
Concessions� This amendment provides relief 
to  lessees  from  applying  IFRS  16  guidance 
on  lease  modification  accounting  for  rent 

concessions  arising  as  a  direct  consequence 
of  the  Covid-19  pandemic�  As  a  practical 
expedient,  a  lessee  may  elect  not  to  assess 
whether  a  Covid-19  related  rent  concessions 
from a lessor is a lease modification. A lessee 
that  makes  this  election  accounts  for  any 
change  in  lease  payments  resulting  from  the 
Covid-19 related rent concession the same way 
it would account for the change under IFRS 16, 
if  the  change  was  not  a  lease  modification. 
The  amendment  was  intended  to  be  applied 
until  June  30,  2021,  but  as  the  impact  of  the 
Covid-19 pandemic is continuing, on March 31, 
2021, the IASB extended the period of application 
of  the  practical  expedient  until  June  30,  2022� 
The amendment is applied to annual reporting 
periods beginning on or after April 01, 2021, with 
early  application  permitted�  This  amendment 
is  mandatory  for  those  business  entities  that 
have decided to apply the previous amendment 
related to COVID-19 - related rent concessions�

The  application  of  this  amendment  did  not 
affect the Group`s financial statements. 

IFRS  and  interpretations  issued  but  not  yet 
effective

The Company did not apply the following IFRS, 
interpretations  to  IFRS  and  IAS,  changes  and 
amendments thereto that were issued but not 
yet effective�

IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts 
IFRS  17  is  a  new  financial  reporting  standard 
for  insurance  contracts  that  addresses  the 
recognition and evaluation issues, presentation 
and  disclosures�  IFRS  17  will  replace  IFRS  4 
Insurance Contracts, which was issued in 2005� 
IFRS  17  Insurance  Contracts  is  effective  for 
annual  reporting  periods  beginning  on  or  after 
January  01,  2023;  comparative  information  is 
required� Early application is permitted, provided 
that an entity also applies IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 on 
or before the date of the first application of IFRS 

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17� This standard is not applied to the Group� 

to 

IFRS  10  Consolidated 
Amendments 
Financial Statements and IAS 28 Investments 
in  Associates  and  Joint  Ventures  -  Sale  or 
Contribution  of  Assets  between  an  Investor 
and its Associate or Joint Venture. 
The  amendments  address  the  contradiction 
between  IFRS  10  and  IAS  28  in  terms  of 
accounting  of  the  loss  of  control  over  a 
subsidiary  that 
is  sold/contributed  to  an 
associate  or  joint  venture�  The  amendments 
clarify that profit or loss arising from the sale or 
contribution of assets representing a business, 
as  defined  in  IFRS  3,  are  fully  recognized  in 
an  agreement  between  an  investor  and  its 
associate  or  joint  venture.  However,  profit  or 
loss resulting from the sale or contribution of 
assets  that  do  not  represent  a  business  are 
recognized only within the limits of shares held 
by  others  other  than  the  investor's  company 
in an associate or joint venture� The IASB has 
postponed the date of entry into force of this 
amendment indefinitely, but early application is 
allowed prospectively�

to 

IAS  1  Presentation  of 

Amendments 
Financial Statements
The IASB has amended IAS 1 to clarify issues 
related  to  the  classification  of  current  and 
non-current  liabilities�  The  amendments  are 
effective  for  reporting  periods  beginning  on 
or  after  January  01,  2023�  Amendments  are 
applied  retrospectively;  early  application  is 
permitted�  The  amendments  may  affect  the 
classification  of  liabilities  in  the  Company's 
statement of financial position.

Amendments to IFRS 3 Business Combinations 
- Reference to the Conceptual Framework 
In May 2020, the IASB issued amendments to 
IFRS 3, the purpose of which is to replace the 
reference  to  the  "Conceptual  Framework  for 
the  Preparation  and  Presentation  of  Financial 
Statements" issued in 1989 with the reference 

for 

the 

to 
the 
"Conceptual  Framework 
Presentation  of  Financial  Statements"  issued 
in  March  2018,  without  making  significant 
changes to the requirements of the standard� 
These amendments will be effective for annual 
periods beginning on or after January 01, 2022 
and are applied prospectively�

Amendments  to  IAS  16,  Property,  Plant  and 
Equipment - Proceeds before Intended Use
In May 2020, the IASB published amendments 
to IAS 16, which prohibits businesses to deduct 
from  the  initial  cost  of  an  item  of  property, 
plant  and  equipment  any  proceeds  from  the 
sale  of  products  produced  during  the  delivery 
of this item to the location and bringing it into 
a  condition  that  is  necessary  for  its  operation 
in  the  manner  specified  by  the  management. 
Instead, the entity recognizes proceeds from the 
sale of such products, as well as the production 
cost of these products, in profit or loss. These 
amendments will be effective for annual periods 
beginning on or after January 01, 2022 and are 
applied prospectively� It is expected that these 
amendments will not have a significant impact 
on the Group's financial statements.

Amendments to IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent 
Liabilities  and  Contingent  Assets  —  Onerous 
Contracts — Cost of Fulfilling a Contract 
In May 2020, the IASB issued amendments to 
IAS 37 explaining what costs an entity should 
account for when assessing whether a contract 
is onerous or losing� The amendments provide 
for  an  approach  based  on  "Costs  that  relate 
directly to fulfilling contracts". Costs that relate 
directly to fulfilling contracts for the provision 
of  goods  or  services  include  both  additional 
expenses for fulfilling a contract and allocated 
expenses  directly  related  to  fulfilling  the 
contract� General and administrative expenses 
do  not  relate  directly  to  the  contract  and, 
therefore, are excluded, except in cases where 
they are clearly subject to reimbursement by the 
contract's  counterparty�  These  amendments 

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are  effective  for  annual  periods  beginning  on 
or  after  January  01,  2022�  It  is  expected  that 
these amendments will not have a significant 
impact on the Group's financial statements.

permitted� It is expected that these amendments 
will not have a significant impact on the Group's 
financial statements.

Amendments to IAS 8 - Definition of 
Accounting Estimates 
In February 2021, the IASB issued amendments 
to  IAS  8,  in  which  it  introduces  a  definition  of 
‘accounting estimates’� The amendments clarify 
the distinction between changes in accounting 
estimates  and  changes  in  accounting  policies 
and  the  correction  of  errors�  Also,  they  clarify 
how entities use measurement techniques and 
inputs  to  develop  accounting  estimates�  The 
amendments are effective for annual reporting 
periods beginning on or after January 01, 2023 
and are applied to changes in accounting policies 
and changes in accounting estimates that occur 
on or after the beginning of the abovementioned 
period�  Earlier  application  is  permitted  as  long 
as this fact is disclosed� The amendments are 
not expected to have a material impact on the 
Group’s financial statements.

Amendments  to  IAS  1  and  IFRS  Practice 
Statement  2  –  Disclosure  of  Accounting 
Policies
In February 2021, the IASB issued amendments 
to  IAS  1  and  IFRS  Practice  Statement  2 
Making Materiality Judgements, which provide 
guidance and examples, which assist entities in 
applying  materiality  judgements  to  accounting 
policy  disclosures�  The  amendments  aim 
to  assist  entities 
in  providing  accounting 
policy  disclosures  that  are  more  useful  by 
replacing 
to 
disclose  their  ‘significant’  accounting  policies 
with  a  requirement  to  disclose  their  ‘material’ 
accounting policies and adding guidance on how 
entities should apply the concept of materiality 
in  making  decisions  about  accounting  policy 
disclosures�  The  amendments  to  IAS  1  are 
applicable  for  annual  periods  beginning  on  or 
after  January  01,  2023  with  earlier  application 

requirement  for  entities 

the 

Amendments to IAS 12 – Deferred Tax Related 
to Assets and Liabilities Arising from a Single 
Transaction
The  amendments  clarify  that  the  exemption 
from  the  initial  recognition  is  not  applied 
to  transactions  where  equal  amounts  of 
deductible  and  taxable  temporary  differences 
arise  during  initial  recognition  (for  example, 
leases,  decommissioning  obligations)�  The 
amendments are applicable for annual periods 
beginning  on  or  after  January  01,  2023  with 
earlier application permitted� It is expected that 
these amendments will not have a significant 
impact on the Group's financial statements. 

Annual  Improvements  to  IFRS  (2018-2020 
cycle) 
Amendments to IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of 
International  Financial  Reporting  Standards: 
Subsidiary as a First-time Adopter
Under  this  amendment,  a  subsidiary  that 
decides to apply paragraph D16 (A) of IFRS 1 
has the right to measure accumulated foreign 
exchange  differences  using  the  amounts 
reflected  in  the  parent  company's  financial 
statements,  based  on  the  date  of  the  parent 
company's transition to IFRS� This amendment 
may  also  be  applied  by  associates  and  joint 
ventures  that  decide  to  apply  paragraph  D16 
(a)  of  IFRS  1�  This  amendment  is  effective 
for  annual  reporting  periods  beginning  on  or 
after  January  01,  2022�  Early  application  is 
permitted� This amendment will not affect the 
Group's financial statements.

Amendment to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments - 
Fees in the ‘10 per cent’ Test for Derecognition 
of Financial Liabilities
The amendment explains what amounts of fees 
an entity accounts when assessing whether the 
terms of a new or modified financial liability differ 

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significantly from the terms of the initial financial 
liability�  These  amounts 
include  only  those 
commissions  that  have  been  paid  or  received 
between a particular lender and a borrower and 
fees paid or received by the lender or borrower 
on  behalf  of  the  other  party�  The  entity  should 
apply  this  amendment  to  financial  liabilities 
that have been modified or replaced on or after 
the  start  date  of  the  annual  reporting  period  in 
which  the  entity  first  applies  this  amendment. 
This amendment is effective for annual reporting 
periods beginning on or after January 01, 2022� 
Early application is permitted� It is expected that 
this amendment will not have a significant impact 
on the Group's financial statements.

Amendment to IAS 41 Agriculture - Taxation 
in Fair Value Measurements
This  amendment  removes  the  requirement 
in paragraph 22 of IAS 41 that entities do not 
include  taxation  cash  flows  in  the  calculation 
when measuring the fair value of assets falling 
within  the  scope  of  IAS  41� The  entity  should 
apply this amendment prospectively to the fair 
value  measurement  on  or  after  the  start  date 
of  the  first  annual  reporting  period  beginning 
on or after January 01, 2022� Early application 
is  permitted�  This  amendment  will  not  affect 
the Group`s financial statements.

5. FINANCIAL RISK 
MANAGEMENT
The principal risks facing the Group’s business 
are  credit  risk,  liquidity  risk  and  market  risk, 
including  fair  value  or  cash  flow  interest-
rate risk and foreign exchange risk� The main 
purpose  of  the  Group's  risk  management 
programme is to evaluate, monitor and manage 
these risks and to minimise potential adverse 
effects  on  the  Group's  financial  performance 
and shareholders. The Chief Executive Officer 
of the Group is in charge of risk management 
and introduction of all policies as approved by 
the Board of Directors�

(a) Principal financial instruments
The principal financial instruments used by the 
Group,  from  which  financial  instrument  risk 
arises, are as follows:
-  trade and other receivables;
-  other financial assets;
-  cash and cash equivalents;
-  bank loans;
-  trade and other payables;
-  short-term payables�
The  principal  financial  instruments  are  as 
follows:

Financial assets
Financial assets at amortised cost
 - trade and other receivables (excluding non-financial assets)
 - cash and cash equivalents
 - other financial assets

Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities at amortised cost:
 - short-term payables
 - current bank loans
 - trade and other payables (excluding non-financial liabilities)
 - interest payable

Year ended
31 December 2021
£ ‘000

Year ended
31 December 2020
£ ‘000

6 264
312
40
6 616

587
6 039
8 967
193
15 786

5 506
156
27
5 689

467
6 628
10 112
179
17 386

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(b) General objectives, policies and 
processes
risk  management 
The  Group's  overall 
programme  recognises  the  unpredictability 
of  financial  markets  and  seeks  to  minimise 
potential  adverse  effects  on  the  Group’s 
financial  performance.  Risk  management  is 
carried out by the Group Chief Executive Officer 
(CEO)  under  policies  approved  by  the  Board 
of  Directors  (the  “Board”)�  The  Group  CEO 
identifies and evaluates financial risks in close 
co-operation with the Group’s operating units�

broad 

provides 

The  Board 
guidance 
and  operating  principles  for  overall  risk 
management,  as  well  as  written  policies 
covering  specific  areas,  such  as  foreign 
exchange risk, interest-rate risk, credit risk, and 
investing excess liquidity�

for 

them, 

responsibility 

The  Board  has  overall  responsibility  for  the 
determination of the Group’s risk management 
objectives  and  policies  and,  whilst  retaining 
ultimate 
it  has 
delegated  the  authority  for  designing  and 
operating  processes  that  ensure  the  effective 
implementation of the objectives and policies 
to  the  Group’s  finance  function.  The  overall 
objective  of  the  Board  is  to  set  polices  that 
seek to reduce risk as far as possible without 
unduly  affecting  the  Group’s  competitiveness 
and  flexibility.  Further  details  regarding  these 
policies are laid out below�

Credit risk

(c) 
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will not be 
able to meet its obligations in full when due� The 
Ukrproduct Group is mainly exposed to credit risk 
from  credit  sales  to  customers  in  Ukraine�  The 
Group manages its credit risk through the Group’s 
risk  assessment  policy  by  evaluating  each  new 
customer  before  signing  a  contract  using  the 
following criteria: trading history and the strength 
of  own  balance  sheet�  The  Group  attempts  to 
reduce credit risk by conducting periodic reviews 

which includes obtaining external ratings and in 
certain cases bank references�

implemented 

According  to  the  Group’s  risk  assessment 
policy, 
locally,  every  new 
is  appraised  before  entering 
customer 
contracts;  trading  history  and  the  strength 
of  their  own  balance  sheet  being  the  main 
indicators  of  creditworthiness�  While  starting 
the  commercial  relationship  with  the  Group, 
a  new  customer  is  offered  the  terms  that  are 
substantially tighter than those for the existing 
customers  and  stipulate,  as  a  rule,  the  cash-
on-delivery  payments  terms  and  no-returns 
policy  (quality-related  claims  exempted)�  If 
the  relationship  progresses  successfully,  the 
terms  are  gradually  relaxed  to  fall  in  line  with 
the  Group’s  normal  business  practices  and 
local specifics as required by the market.

The  Group’s  periodic  review  includes  external 
ratings, when available, and in some cases bank 
references� Purchase limits are established for 
each customer, which represents the maximum 
open amount without requiring approval from 
the  CEO�  These  limits  are  reviewed  quarterly� 
Customers  that  fail  to  meet  the  Group’s 
benchmark  creditworthiness  may  transact 
with the Group on a prepayment basis only�

Quantitative  disclosures  of  the  credit  risk 
exposure 
in  relation  to  trade  and  other 
receivables,  which  are  neither  past  due  nor 
impaired,  are  made  in  Note  18�  The  Group 
does not rate trade receivables by category or 
recoverability, as the Group’s historical default 
rates have been negligible in the past (less than 
5%); essentially all trade receivables due to the 
Group had been recovered�

In the future, the default rate on trade receivables 
is  expected  to  remain  stable  or 
overdue 
even  fall  because  in  Ukraine  the  Group  deals 
increasingly  with  the  modern-format  retailers 
whose  creditworthiness  is  conducive  to  the 

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Maximum  exposure  to  the  trade  and  other 
receivables  component  of  credit  risk  at  the 
reporting  date  is  the  fair  value  of  trade  and 
other receivables� There is no collateral held as 
security or other credit enhancements�

The  Group’s  credit  controllers  monitor  the 
utilisation  of  the  credit  limits  on  a  daily  basis 
by customer and apply the delivery stop orders 
immediately if the individual limits are exceeded� 
The Group’s procedure for recovery of the trade 
receivables past due includes the following steps:

- identification of the date and exact amount 
of  the  receivable  past  due,  termination  of 
all further deliveries and forwarding to the 
customer of the details of the amount due 
and the notice of the failure to pay - 3 days 
after the past due date;

-  delivery  to  the  customer  of  the  formal 
claim for the amount overdue and the visit 
of  the  representative  of  the  commercial 
credit control department to the customer 
premises- 2 weeks thereafter;

-  filing  a  claim  to  the  commercial  court  for 
repayment of the amount overdue and late 
payment fees - 2 weeks thereafter;

- obtaining a court order for repayment of the 
amount  due  and  collaboration  with  bailiff  -  2 
weeks thereafter�

Credit  risk  also  arises  from  cash  and  cash 
equivalents  and  deposits  with  banks  and 
financial  institutions.  The  Group  reviews  the 
banks and financial institutions it deals with to 
ensure that standards of credit worthiness are 
maintained�

Maximum  exposure  to  the  cash  and  cash 
equivalents  and  deposits  with  banks  and 
financial 
institutions  component  of  credit 
risk  at  the  reporting  date  is  the  fair  value  of 
the  cash  balances  due  from  such  banks  and 
financial institutions. There is no collateral held 
as security or other credit enhancements�

Cash at bank and short term deposits are kept 
on the accounts in the following banks:

Bank

Year ended

Year ended

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 

31 December 

31 December 

31 December 

JSC OTP Bank

PJSC Raiffeisen Bank Aval

CreditWest

Other

2021

Rating

uaAAA

uaAAA

uaAAA

Caa3

2020

Rating

uaAAA

Aa3�ua

 uaAA+ 

Caa3

2021

£ ‘000

8

53

146

105

312

2020

£ ‘000

8

10

86

37

141

The  Group  does  not  enter  into  derivatives  to 
manage credit risk, although in certain isolated 
cases may take steps to mitigate such risks if 
it is sufficiently concentrated.

parties and employees� This risk is considered 
to  be  low  and  is  managed  according  to  the 
Group’s risk assessment policy�

The Group is also exposed to a credit risk with 
regard to loans issued to third parties, related 

The Group’s exposure to credit risk, where the 
carrying value of financial assets is unsecured, 
is as shown below:

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Year ended

Year ended

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 2021 31 December 2021 31 December 2020 31 December 2020

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

Carrying Value Maximum exposure 

Carrying Value Maximum exposure 

(unsecured)

(unsecured)

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade receivables

Other receivables

Other financial assets

312

5 894

370

40

6 616

312

5 894

370

40

6 616

156

4 513

993

27

5 689

156

4 513

993

27

5 689

(d) Liquidity risk
Liquidity  risk  is  a  function  of  the  possible 
difficulty to be encountered in raising funds to 
meet financial obligations. The Group’s policy 
is  to  ensure  that  it  will  always  have  sufficient 
cash  to  enable  it  to  meet  its  obligations  as 
they  fall  due  by  maintaining  the  minimum 
cash balances and agreed overdraft facilities� 
The  Group  also  seeks  to  reduce  liquidity  risk 
by  fixing  interest  rates  and  hence  cash  flows 
on substantially all of its borrowings� Detailed 
information is contained in Notes 2�1 (b), 4�

The  Group’s  operating  divisions  (plants)  have 
different  liquidity  requirement  profiles.  As  the 
Group’s  products  have  short-cycled  and  long-
cycled  production,  the  liquidity  risk  of  each 
plant  is  monitored  and  managed  centrally  by 
the  Group  Treasury  function�  Each  plant  has 
a  cash  facility  based  on  cash  budgets  with 
the Group Treasury� The cash budgets are set 
locally and agreed by the CEO in advance�

The CEO (and the Board, if requested) receives 
rolling  quarterly  cash  flow  projections  on  a 
monthly basis as well as information regarding 
the  daily  cash  balances  at  each  plant  and 
overall� In the ordinary course of business, the 
Group relies on a combination of the available 
overdraft facilities and cash balances to fund the 
on-going  liquidity  needs�  Capital  expenditures 
are  usually  funded  through  longer-term  bank 
loans� In case of the inadequate cash balances 
and the overdraft facilities close to the agreed 

ceilings, the Group is expected to revert to the 
emergency  funding  made  available  through 
temporary  freeze  to  the  current  portion  of 
capital  spending,  immediate  operating  cost 
reductions, postponement of payments to the 
third  parties,  and  expansion  of  the  overdraft 
ceilings�  Although  undesirable  and  never 
occurring in the past, such emergency funding 
is the last resort on which the Group may have 
to draw while ensuring the ongoing continuity 
of the business�

(e) Market risk
Market risk may arise from the Group’s use of 
interest bearing, tradable and foreign currency 
financial  instruments.  Market  risk  comprises 
fair  value  interest  rate  risk,  foreign  exchange 
risk  and  commodity  price  risk  and  is  further 
assessed below:

(i) Interest-rate risk
interest-rate  risk  arises  only 
The  Group’s 
from  short-term  credits,  and  is  considered 
to  be  insignificant.  The  Group  analyses  the 
interest rate exposure on a year basis� Detailed 
information is contained in Note 24�

is  performed  by 
A  sensitivity  analysis 
applying  various  interest  rate  scenarios  to 
the  borrowings�  A  change  of  interest  rate  by 
1  percentage  points  (being  the  maximum 
reasonably  possible  expectation  of  changes 
in  interest  rates)  would  cause  a  decrease  in 
interest  expense  by  GBP  60  390  (decrease 

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2020: -1%-GBP 66 280)�

(ii) Foreign exchange risk

Regardless of the increase of sales in Ukraine, 
the Group's management believes that currency 
risk is rather high� This risk can be expressed 
in  the  growth  of  currencies  of  dependent  raw 
materials (vegetable fats), packaging materials, 
energy  resources  and  fuel�  The  Group  does 
the best to minimise this risk by replacing raw 
materials and other components� An increase 
in  export  sales  is  another  step  taken  to  deal 
with  exchange  risks�  All  sales  are  made  in  a 
stable currency�

Purchase  of  raw  milk,  main  semi-processed 
products  and  other  components  of 
the 
cost  price  are  produced  in  Ukraine  and  are 
represented in hryvnia� All Group’s outstanding 
balances of the trade accounts payable are in 
UAH� Currency analysis is provided in Note 29�

The Group has a long-term loan from EBRD  for the 
purpose of modernising Starokonstantinovskiy 
Molochniy Zavod SC� This debt is denominated 
in Euros� Therefore, the Group is exposed to the 
exchange  rate  risk  that  lies  in  the  possibility 
of  Euro  (EUR)  appreciation  against  Hryvna 
(UAH)� The sensitivity analysis shows that UAH 
depreciation  against  EUR  by  3%  would  cause 
an  exchange  rate  loss  of  GBP  174  thousand 
(2020 by 3%: GBP 190 thousand)�

(iii) Commodity price risk

Ukrproduct’s    principal  raw  material  needs 
consist primarily of: 
- 

  materials  needed  to  produce  dairy 
products  and  beverage  products,  mainly 
raw  milk,  sugar,  palm  oil,  corn  starch 
etc�    Changes  in  market  prices  for  these 
raw  materials  can  adversely  influence  on 
Group’s financial results� In terms of value, 
milk  is  the  main  raw  material  purchased 

from  local  producers  or  dairy  farms�  Its 
price is set locally, over contractual periods 
that vary from one region to another� Other 
materials  are  purchased  through  tenders 
or on stocks�  

- packaging materials such as foil corrugated 
packaging� Prices are influenced by supply 
and  demand  at  the  global  and  regional 
levels, economic cycles�  

- energy supplies� 

(f) Operational risk

Operational risk is a risk arising from systems 
failure,  human  error,  fraud  or  external  events� 
When  controls  fail  to  work,  this  could  have 
legal consequences or lead to financial losses. 
The  Group  cannot  expect  that  all  operational 
risks have been eliminated, but with the help of 
control system and by monitoring the reaction 
to  potential  risks,  the  Group  may  manage 
such  risks�  The  control  system  provides  an 
effective  separation  of  duties,  access  rights, 
approval  and  verification,  personnel  training, 
and valuation procedures�

6. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 
POLICIES

The Group’s definition of the capital is ordinary 
share  capital,  share  premium,  accumulated 
retained  earnings  and  other  equity  reserves� 
The Directors view their role as that of corporate 
guardians  responsible  for  preservation  and 
growth of the capital, as well as for generation 
of the adequate returns to shareholders�

The Group’s  objectives when maintaining and 
growing capital are:
-  to safeguard the Group's ability to continue 
as a going concern, so that it can continue 
to  provide  returns  for  shareholders  and 
benefits for other stakeholders;

-  to  identify  the  appropriate  mix  of  debt, 

of  approximately  1�05  improved  compared  to                        
31  December  2020  by  25�6  bp�  In  2021  the 
management implemented long-term strategy 
to  decrease  D/E  ratio  down  to  0�6  (60%)�  In 
2022 as a result of Russian military aggression 
against  Ukraine  and  further  economic  crisis 
the Group doesn’t expect further improvement 
of D/E ratio by the end of 2022�

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 

31 December 

2021

£ ‘000

6 626

(312)

2020

£ ‘000

7 095

(156)

6 314

6 939

Total debt

Less: Cash and 

cash equivalents

Net debt

Total equity

D/E ratio

5 947

106.1%

 5 264

131.8%

7. SEGMENT INFORMATION
At 31 December 2021, the Group was organised 
internationally 
into  five  main  business 
segments:

1)  Branded  products  –  processed  cheese, 
hard cheese, packaged butter and spreads

2)  Beverages – kvass, other beverages
3)  Non-branded  products  –  skimmed  milk 

powder, other skimmed milk products

4)  Distribution services and other –resale of 
third-party goods and processing services

5)  Supplementary products – grain crops

equity  and  partner  sharing  opportunities 
in  order  to  balance  the  highest  returns 
to  shareholders  overall  with  the  most 
advantageous timing of investment flows;

-  to  provide  an  adequate 

to 
shareholders  by  delivering  the  products 
in  demand  by  the  customers  at  prices 
commensurate  with  the  level  of  risk  and 
expectations of shareholders�

return 

The Group sets the amount of capital it requires 
in  proportion  to  risk�  The  Group  manages  its 
capital structure and makes adjustments to it 
in the light of changes in economic conditions 
and  the  risk  characteristics  of  the  current 
trading environment� The Group’s core assets 
consist  predominantly  of  the  property,  plant 
and  equipment  –  the  resources  that  have 
proven their ability to withstand the competitive 
erosion and inflationary pressure.

In  order  to  maintain  or  adjust  the  capital 
structure,  the  Group  may  issue  new  shares, 
adjust  the  amount  of  dividends  paid  to 
shareholders,  repay  the  debt,  return  capital 
to  shareholders  or  sell  assets  to  improve 
the  cash  position.  Historically,  the  first  three 
methods were used to achieve and support the 
desired capital structure� The Group monitors 
capital  on  the  basis  of  the  net  debt  to  equity 
ratio  (D/E  ratio)�  This  ratio  is  calculated  as 
net  debt  to  shareholder  equity�  Net  debt  is 
calculated  as  total  debt  (as  shown  in  the 
statement of financial position) less cash and 
cash equivalents�

Traditionally, the Group’s conservative strategy 
was  to  maintain  the  D/E  ratio  at  0�6  (60%) 
maximum�  The  Directors  believe  that  for  the 
Group, as an operating company and a public 
entity,  the  maintenance  of  the  prudent  debt 
policy is crucial in preserving the capital of the 
business�

As at 31 December 2021, the D/E ratio consists 

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The segment results for the year ended 31 December 2021 are as follows:

The segment results for the year ended 31 December 2020 are as follows:

Branded 

Beverages

Non-

Distribution 

Supplementary 

Un-

Total

Branded 

Beverages

Non-

Distribution 

Supplementary 

Un-

Total

products

branded 

services and 

products

allocated

products

branded 

services 

products

allocated

£ ‘000

37 152

4 104

(983)

£ ‘000

1 756

792

(147)

products

£ ‘000

3 764

(720)

175

other

£ ‘000

2 240

218

(68)

(2 420)

(618)

720

(294)

£ ‘000

7 073

134

(42)

(50)

Sales

Gross profit

Administrative 

expenses

Selling and 

distribution 

expenses

Other operating 

-

expenses 

Profit from 

operations

Finance expenses, 

net

Loss from exchange 

differences

Profit before 

taxation

Taxation

Profit for the year

701

-

-

701

-

701

Segment assets

19 198

Unallocated 

corporate assets

-

-

27

-

-

27

-

27

913

-

Consolidated total 

19 198

913

1 954

assets

Segment liabilities

8 348

Unallocated 

corporate liabilities

Unallocated 

deferred tax

-

-

Consolidated total 

8 348

liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Depreciation and 

783

176

44

amortisation

-

-

175

(144)

-

-

-

-

175

(144)

-

175

1 954

-

-

(144)

-

-

-

406

-

-

406

-

-

42

-

-

42

-

42

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

products

and other

£ ‘000

-

-

£ ‘000

51 985

4 528

(350)

(1 415)

Sales

Gross profit

Administrative expenses

£ ‘000

34 445

4 159

(787)

Selling and distribution 

(2 035)

(89)

(2 751)

expenses

(192)

(192)

Other operating expenses 

-

Profit from operations

1 337

Finance expenses, net

Loss from exchange 

-

-

(631)

170

differences

Profit before taxation

1 337

(440)

(440)

599

599

Taxation

Profit for the year

Segment assets

-

1 337

£ ‘000

1 659

959

(186)

(553)

-

220

-

-

220

-

220

£ ‘000

6 004

(1 289)

245

645

-

(399)

-

-

(399)

-

(399)

 18 191   

 888   

 3 947   

(472)

329

assets

Unallocated corporate 

-

-

-

110

(362)

-

1 229

110

439

22 065

1 229

Consolidated total assets

 18 191   

 888   

 3 947   

Segment liabilities

Unallocated corporate 

 5 776   

 -     

liabilities

Unallocated deferred tax

 -     

Consolidated total 

 5 776   

-

 -     

 -     

 -     

 -     

 -     

 -     

 -     

1 229

23 294

liabilities

£ ‘000

1 647

538

(102)

(263)

-

173

-

-

173

-

173

-

-

 -     

 212   

 -     

 -     

 212   

Depreciation and 

 448   

 117   

 53   

-

amortization

-

7 703

8 754

7 703

890

890

8 593

17 347

-

1 003

£ ‘000

11 753

363

(69)

(178)

-

116

-

-

116

-

116

-

-

 -     

-

 -     

 -     

 -     

-

£ ‘000

-

-

(306)

(80)

(223)

(609)

(486)

£ ‘000

55 508

4 730

(1 205)

(2 464)

(223)

838

(486)

(1 547)

(1 547)

(2 642)

(1 195)

35

35

(2 607)

(1 160)

-

 23 026   

 1 335   

 1 335   

 1 335   

 24 361   

-

 5 988   

 12 080   

 12 080  

 1 029   

 1 029   

 13 109   

 19 097   

-

 618   

The unallocated corporate liabilities represent bank loans, overdrafts and accruals�

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Secondary reporting format - geographical segments:

8. REVENUE

Sales by country 

Year ended 31 December 

Sales by country 

Year ended 31 December 

(consignees)

Ukraine

Republic of Iraq

Azerbaijan

Holland

Moldova

Singapore

Lebanon

Poland

Germany

Kazakhstan

Georgia

Turkey

Uzbekistan

Denmark

Mexico

Turkmenistan

Egypt

Nigeria

Canada

Other countries

Total

2021

£ ‘000

41 805

4 811

1 981

990

775

376

233

231

198

161

125

99

83

-

-

-

-

-

-

(consignees)

Ukraine

-

Azerbaijan

Holland

Moldova

Singapore

Lebanon

Poland

Germany

Kazakhstan

Georgia

Turkey

Uzbekistan

Denmark

Mexico

477

Egypt

Nigeria

Canada

117

51 985

Other countries

Total

2020

£ ‘000

47 325

1 937

530

498

-

-

170

-

1 762

304

-

-

758

619

326

197

170

55 508

The majority of the Group’s assets and liabilities are in Ukraine� Sales to the countries in Europe 
represent  sales  to  international  traders  of  milk  powders  located  in  Europe�  These  traders 
consequently  resell  the  milk  powders  to  other  countries  worldwide�  The  Group  has  no  single 
customers that exceed 10% of total sales�

For the years ended 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020, sales revenue was presented as 
follows:

Branded (including bonuses)

Beverages (including bonuses)

Non-branded products

Distribution services (including bonuses)

Supplementary products

Gross revenue

Charges of bonuses

Total revenue (excluding bonuses)

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

38 720

2 120

3 755

2 420

7 073

54 088

(2 103)

51 985

£ ‘000

36 110

1 950

6 004

1 647

11 753

57 464

(1 956)

55 508

Bonuses are compensation granted to the Group’s main customers within its distribution network�
Bonuses are accounted for based on a fixed percentage of the product sold by customers who 
comprise retail networks and distributors� Cash compensation is paid on a periodic basis during 
the year�

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9. EXPENSES BY NATURE

10. NET FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN (LOSS)

For the years ended 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020, items of expenses were presented 
as follows:

For the years ended 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020, net foreign exchange gain (loss), 
consists of:

Cost of sales

Including:

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

(47 457)

£ ‘000

(50 778)

Exchange difference in trade and other receivables

Exchange difference in trade and other payables

Raw materials and consumables used, cost of goods sold, 

(43 482)

(47 294)

Exchange difference in short and long credits

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

(2)

18

612

(29)

599

£ ‘000

1

32

(1 536)

(44)

(1 547)

Effect of exchange rate changes and restatements on cash and 

cash equivalents

Total net foreign exchange gain (loss)

11. NET FINANCE EXPENSES

manufacture overheads etc�

Wages and salaries, social security costs (Note 12)

Depreciation

Administrative expenses

Including:

Wages and salaries, social security costs (Note 12)

PR, nominated broker, secretary, legal services etc�

Security

Lease and current repair and maintenance

Bank service

Communication

Amortization and depreciation

Audit fees

Taxes and compulsory payments

IT materials, household expenses, reading materials

Other

Selling and distribution expenses

Including:

Delivery costs

Promotion

Wages and salaries, social security costs (Note 12)

Lease and current repair and maintenance

Packaging

Amortization and depreciation

Veterinary certificates, medical examination, permits

Impairment of inventories

Other

Other operating (expenses)/income

Including:

(Loss)/Profit on revaluation

Impairment of inventories

Impairment of trade receivables

Penalties

Profit / (loss) on disposal of non-current assets

Amortization and depreciation

Other

74

(3 159)

(816)

(1 415)

(436)

(260)

(121)

(77)

(74)

(97)

(77)

(61)

(39)

(14)

(159)

(2 751)

(858)

(847)

(384)

(144)

(164)

(102)

(46)

(6)

(200)

(192)

-

(146)

(157)

(19)

(333)

(8)

471

(2 977)

(507)

(1 205)

(490)

(209)

(90)

(65)

(49)

(44)

(29)

(38)

(34)

(16)

(141)

(2 464)

(517)

(417)

(394)

(131)

(82)

(78)

(75)

(72)

(698)

(223)

(225)

(42)

(53)

(19)

(4)

(4)

124

The notes on pages 40 – 95 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

For  the  years  ended  31  December  2021  and  31  December  2020,  financial  income/(expenses) 
were presented as follows:

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

(441)

-

1

(440)

£ ‘000

(481)

(7)

2

(486)

Finance expense

Interest expense on bank loans

Interest expense on lease liabilities

Finance income

Interest income

Net finance expense recognised in the statement of 

comprehensive income

12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT EXPENSES

For the years ended 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020, employee benefit expenses were 
presented as follows:

Wages and salaries (including key management personnel)

Social security costs

Total

Average number of employees

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

(3 282)

(697)

(3 979)

852

£ ‘000

(3 213)

(648)

(3 861)

860

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Wages and salaries of operating personnel

Wages and salaries of administrative personnel

Wages and salaries of distribution personnel

Total

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

(3 159)

(436)

(384)

(3 979)

£ ‘000

(2 977)

(490)

(394)

(3 861)

Profit before tax: 

Ukraine

Cyprus 

Other (BVI, Jersey)

Profit before tax, total 

Wages and salaries of key management personnel:

Tax calculated at domestic tax rates applicable to profits in the 

For the year ended 31 December 2021, remuneration of the Group's key management personnel 
amounted to GBP 117�5 thousand (2020: GBP 130�8 thousand)�

Key management personnel received only short term benefits during the years ended 31 December 
2021 and 31 December 2020� The key management personnel are those persons remunerated by 
the Group who are members of the Board of Directors of the Company (Ukrproduct Group Ltd)�

13. INCOME TAX EXPENSES
For  the  years  ended  31  December  2021  and  31  December  2020,  income  tax  expenses  were 
presented as follows:

Current tax charge – Ukraine

Current tax charge - non-Ukraine

Deferred tax relating to the origination and reversal of temporary 

differences

Total income tax expenses

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

162

-

(272)

(110)

£ ‘000

-

1

(36)

(35)

Differences  in  treatment  of  certain  elements  of  financial  statements  by  IFRS  and  Ukrainian 
statutory taxation regulations give rise to temporary differences� The tax effect of the movement 
on these temporary differences is recognised at the rate of 18% (2020: 18%)�

The numerical reconciliation between tax charge and the product of accounting profit multiplied 
by the applicable tax rate(s) is provided in the following table�

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

1 051

(3 520)

2 798

329

(189)

-

(189)

(299)

-

(299)

(110)

-

(110)

18%

8%

Nil

26%

£ ‘000

(2 487)

95

1 197

(1 195)

(448)

-

(448)

(484)

1

(483)

(36)

1

(35)

18%

8%

Nil

26%

relevant countries

Ukraine (2021: 18%, 2020: 18%)

Cyprus (10%)

Tax calculated at domestic tax rates applicable to net income not 

subject to tax and expenses not deductible for tax purposes

Ukraine

Cyprus 

Tax charge

Ukraine

Cyprus 

The weighted average applicable tax rate

Ukraine

Cyprus 

BVI, Jersey

There  are  a  number  of  laws  related  to  various  taxes  imposed  by  both  central  and  regional 
governmental  authorities�  Although  laws  related  to  these  taxes  have  not  been  in  force  for 
significant periods, the practice of taxation and implementation of regulations are well established, 
documented  with  a  sufficient  degree  of  clarity  and  adhered  to  by  the  taxpayers.  Nevertheless, 
there remain certain risks in relation to the Ukrainian tax system: few court precedents with regard 
to tax related issues exist; different opinions regarding legal interpretation may arise both among 
and within government ministries and regulatory agencies; tax compliance practice is subject to 
review and investigation by a number of authorities with overlapping responsibilities�

Generally,  tax  declarations  remain  subject  to  inspection  for  an  indefinite  period.  In  practice, 
however,  the  risk  of  retroactive  tax  assessments  and  penalty  charges  decreases  significantly 
after  three  years� The  fact  that  a  year  has  been  reviewed  does  not  preclude  the  Ukrainian  tax 
service performing a subsequent inspection of that year�

76

The notes on pages 40 – 95 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

77

 
Production  value  increase  –  is  derived  from 
published  consumer  price  index  for  Ukraine 
or  world  price  tendencies  for  export  product 
groups�

Increase  of  raw  material  price  –  forecast  is 
obtained  got  from  published  consumer  price 
index for Ukraine�
Predicted increase data – the data are based 
on published industry research in Ukraine and 
management estimates�

Assumption regarding business segment – in 
so far as the directors are aware, forecasts in 
relation  to  the  growth  rate  of  each  business 
segment  are  based  on  a  comparison  with 
the  forecast  growth  rates  of  the  Group’s 
competitors�

The  growth  of  sales  of  branded  products  on 
the local market is related to the development 
of  sales  of  the  brands  “Nash  Molochnik”, 
“Arseniivskyi”  and  “Molendam”�  These  brand 

gave more than 50% of revenue� 

is  not  used  for  kvass 
Industry  forecast 
(beverage)  sales  forecasting,  as  the  Group 
produces  the  unique  product  “Zhyviy  Kvass” 
that  has  no  competitors  in  Ukraine  by  its 
nature� The model is based on management’s 
forecasts including sensitivity analysis� Brand 
development plans include:
-  Extension  of  brand  presence  in  distribution 
networks;
- Kvass in kegs sales increase;
-  Extension  of  beverage  product 
(production of white kvass);

range 

The  given  product  is  dependent  on  weather 
conditions�

In so far as the directors are aware, the future 
cash inflow from each CGU is not expected to 
be below its acquisition cost and, therefore, no 
impairment considerations have been included 
in the valuation�

The  Group’s  management  believes  that  it  has 
adequately  provided  for  tax  liabilities  in  the 
accompanying  financial  statements;  however, 
the risk remains that those relevant authorities 
could  take  different  positions  with  regard  to 
interpretative issues�

assets for butter, cheese, protein and skimmed 
dairy products:
- Production assets of SE Starokostyantynivski 
Dairy Plant and two other units in Zhytomir 
and Letychiv;

-  Group  vehicle  park  used  for  raw  material 

During  the  period  under  review,  the  Ukrainian 
companies within the Group paid royalties and 
interest  charges  on  the  outstanding  credits 
to  another  Group  company  –  Solaero  Global 
Alternative  Fund  Limited  (Cyprus)�  These 
payments  were  not  taxable  in  Ukraine  due  to 
the  existing  Double  Taxation  Treaty  between 
Ukraine and Cyprus�

14. PROPERTY, PLANT AND 
EQUIPMENT

In accordance with IAS 16 “Property, Plant and 
Equipment”, the Group carries out revaluations, 
with  sufficient  regularity  (at  least  once  every 
five years) to ensure that the carrying amount 
does  not  differ  materially  from  fair  value�  An 
independent valuation of the Group's property, 
plant and equipment was undertaken by Price 
Consulting LLC as at 1 December 2020�  

and product transportation;

- “Nash Molochnik”, “Vershkova Dolyna” and 

“Narodny product” trade marks�

Beverage production 

Beverage  production  combines  the  production 
assets of Live kvass “Arseniivsky”� It consists of:
-  Production  assets  of  “Zhyvyi  Kvass”  LTD 

and,

- “Arseniivsky” Trade mark�

Main assumptions used in value in use 
calculation

Value  in  use  calculation  for  production  both 
dairy  products  and  beverages  is  sensitive  to 
the following assumptions:

Gross profit margin – Gross profit margin is based 
on 2021 budget value and takes into consideration 
trends of value indexes for 2020-2023.

As  at  December  31,  2021,  the  Group  tested 
property,  plant  and  equipment  and  capital 
investments for  impairment  signs,  as  a  result 
of  which  management  recognized  that  the 
cost  of  use  of  property,  plant  and  equipment 
and capital investments exceeds their carrying 
amount�  Accordingly,  for  the  years  ended 
December  31,  2021,  no  impairment  losses 
on  property,  plant  and  equipment  and  capital 
investments were recognized�  

The Group is divided into two cash-generating 
units (CGU)�

Dairy production
Dairy  productions  consists  of  production 

Discount  rate  –  Discount  rate  assumes  current 
market  estimates  risks,  specific  for  each  CGU, 
inclusive of cash cost and individual risks and 
corresponding  assets  excluded  from  the  cash 
flow valuation. The discount is rate calculation 
based  on  specific  Group  circumstances  and 
operational  segment  and  based  on  from 
Weighted  Average  Cost  of  Capital  (WACC)� 
WACC takes into account both loan and owned 
capital� The value of owned capital is calculated 
on the basis of predicted return on investment 
of Group investors. Specific segment risks are 
included  in  usage  of  separate  facts  of  beta-
testing�  Beta  factors  are  estimated  annually 
using  generally  accessible  market  data�  The 
WACC used in the model for both CGUs is 21,5%�

78

The notes on pages 40 – 95 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

79

14.  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)

As at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020, property, plant and equipment were presented 
as follows:

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£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2020

Additions 

Transfers to/from AUC

Elimination due to revaluation

Revaluation increase / (decrease)

Disposals

71

460

(476)

-

-

-

2 898

4 739

-

43

(552)

2 002

-

-

336

(904)

1 627

(5)

(935)

694

-

41

(393)

307

(49)

(107)

823

-

56

9 225

460

-

(169)

(2 018)

443

(5)

4 379

(59)

(110)

(1 838)

Exchange differences on translation to 

(45)

(641)

the presentation currency

At 31 December 2020

Accumulated depreciation

At 1 January 2020

Depreciation charge

Disposals

Elimination due to revaluation

Exchange differences on translation to 

the presentation currency

At 31 December 2020

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2021

Additions 

Transfers to/from AUC

Disposals

Exchange differences on translation to 

the presentation currency

At 31 December 2021

Accumulated depreciation

At 1 January 2021

Depreciation charge

Disposals

Revaluation depreciation

Exchange differences on translation to 

the presentation currency

At 31 December 2021

Net book value at 31 December 2021

Net book value at 31 December 2020

Net book value at 31 December 2019

80

10

 3 750

4 858

493

1 038

10 149

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

754

(745)

-

23

42

-

-

-

-

-

-

42

10

71

613

128

-

(552)

(162)

909

247

(4)

(904)

(204)

435

102

(33)

(393)

(100)

274

77

(4)

(169)

(45)

2 231

554

(41)

(2 018)

(511)

27

44

11

133

215

3 750

4 858

-

120

(43)

147

-

526

(257)

178

493

-

18

(12)

-

1 038

10 149

-

81

(33)

32

754

-

(345)

380

3 974

5 305

499

1 118

10 938

27

46

(4)

161

3

233

3 741

3 723

2 285

44

109

(30)

341

9

473

4 832

4 814

3 830

11

44

(4)

83

8

142

357

482

259

133

63

(4)

98

5

295

823

905

549

215

262

(42)

683

25

1 143

9 795

9 934

6 994

The notes on pages 40 – 95 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

As  at  31  December  2021  the  Group  has 
no  contractual  commitments  to  purchase 
property, plant and equipment�

Fixed assets with a net book value of GBP 2�562 
thousand  at  31  December  2021  (2020:  GBP 
2�562 thousand) were pledged as collateral for 
loans�

As at 31 December 2021 any prepayments for 
property,  plant  and  equipment  were  included 
within Assets under construction in the amount 
of GBP 19 thousand (2020: GBP 20 thousand)�

As  at  31  December  2021  fully  depreciated 
assets  have  been  included  within  property, 
plant  and  equipment  with  the  original  cost  of 
GBP 345 thousand (2020: GBP 130 thousand)�

to  provide 

impracticable 

information 
It’s 
about  the  carrying  amounts  of  all  classes  of 
assets, except office equipment, as they were 
measured using the cost model without undue 
cost and effort�

In  2020,  the  Group  made  a  revaluation  of 
fixed  assets.  An  independent  valuation  of  the 
Group's  property,  plant  and  equipment  was 
undertaken  by  Price  Consulting  LLC  as  at  01 
December 2020

81

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15.  INTANGIBLE ASSETS

As at the reporting dates intangible assets were presented as follows:

Computer 
software
£ ‘000

Rights to use 
natural resources
£ ‘000

Trademarks

Total

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2020
Additions
Disposals
Exchange differences on translation to 
the presentation currency
At 31 December 2020

Accumulated amortization
At 1 January 2020
Amortization charge for the year
Disposals
Exchange differences on translation to 
the presentation currency
At 31 December 2020
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2021
Additions
Disposals
Exchange differences on translation to 
the presentation currency
At 31 December 2021

Accumulated amortization
At 1 January 2021
Amortization charge for the year
Disposals
Exchange differences on translation to 
the presentation currency
At 31 December 2021
Net book value at 31 December 2021
Net book value at 31 December 2020
Net book value at 31 December 2019

69
190
-
1

260

29
2
-
5

36

260
211
-
(2)

469

36
2
-
(8)

30
439
224
40

-
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-

-

-
53
-
-

53

-
-
-
-

-
53
-
-

951
-
-
45

996

498
62
-
62

622

996
-
-
(154)

1 020
190
-
46

1 256

527
64
-
67

658

1 256
264
-
(156)

842

1 364

622
56
-
(153)

525
317
374
453

658
58
-
(161)

555
809
598
493

The  remaining  amortization  periods  of  the 
intangible assets are as follows:
-  Computer software 1-10 years;
-  Trademarks 11-18 years;
-  Right of use natural resources 15-20 years;

The  Group  performed  its  annual  impairment 
test  in  December  2021  and  2020�  The  Group 
considers the relationship between its market 
its  book  value,  among 
capitalisation  and 
other  factors,  when  reviewing  for  indicators 
of  impairment�  As  at  31  December  2021,  the 
market capitalisation of the Group was below 
the book value of its equity, indicating a potential 
impairment of goodwill and impairment of the 
assets of the operating segment�

Trademark “Zhyviy Kvas”

The  recoverable  amount  of  the  trademark 
“Zhyviy  Kvas”  CGU,  GBP  1  458  thousand  as 
at  31  December  2021,  has  been  determined 
based  on  a  value  in  use  calculation  using 
cash  flow  projections  from  financial  budgets 
approved  by  senior  management  covering  a 
five-year period. The projected cash flows have 
been updated to reflect the recovering demand 

for  products  and  services�  The  discount  rate 
applied to cash flow projections is 19.3% (2020: 
18�2%)�  The  growth  rate  used  to  extrapolate 
the  cash  flows  of  the  unit  beyond  the  five-
year period is 0%� As a result of the analysis, 
management  did  not  identify  an  impairment 
for this CGU�

Group of the trademarks within the “Dairy 
segment”

the 

recoverable  amount  of 

The 
three 
trademarks  within  the  “Dairy  segment”  CGU, 
GBP  1  548  thousand  as  at  31  December 
2021,  is  also  determined  based  on  a  value  in 
use  calculation  using  cash  flow  projections 
from  financial  budgets  approved  by  senior 
management  covering  a  five-year  period. The 
projected  cash  flows  have  been  updated  to 
reflect  the  decreased  recovering  for  products 
and services� The pre-tax discount rate applied 
to  the  cash  flow  projections  is  19.3%  (2020: 
18�2%)�  The  growth  rate  used  to  extrapolate 
the  cash  flows  of  the  unit  beyond  the  five-
year period is 0 %� As a result of the analysis, 
management  did  not  identify  an  impairment 
for this CGU�

82

The notes on pages 40 – 95 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

83

 
 
 
16.  DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

For  the  year  ended  31  December  2021,  deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  were  presented  as 
follows:

As at 31 December 

As at 31 December 

Deferred tax assets at the beginning of the year

Deferred tax liability at the beginning of the year

Deferred tax liability recognised in SOCI during the year

Reduction in deferred tax due to decrease in property, plant and 

equipment revaluation reserve because of amortization

Property, plant and equipment revaluation reserve

Exchange differences on translation to the presentation currency

Deferred tax assets at the end of the year

Deferred tax liability at the end of the year

2021

£ ‘000

-

1 029

(122)

(150)

-

39

-

796

2020

£ ‘000

-

242

-

(36)

825

(2)

-

1 029

17.  INVENTORIES

As at the reporting dates inventories were presented as follows:

Finished goods

Raw materials

Work in progress

Other inventories

Total

As at

As at

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

2 665

749

339

902

4 655

£ ‘000

5 060

999

537

721

7 317

During 2021, GBP 43,512 thousand (2020: GBP 30,355 thousand) was recognised as an expense 
in cost of sales�

18.  TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Maturity of trade receivables as at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020 is presented as 
follows:

Total

Neither past

Past due but not impaired

due nor impaired

<30 days

30-60 days

61-90 days 91-120 days

>120 days

2021

2020

£ ‘000

5 894

4 513

£ ‘000

4 067

4 092

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

822

207

149

34

124

-

136

-

597

180

Provisions were created for impaired trade and other receivables�

Impaired trade and other receivables at the beginning of the year

Accrual / (Reversal)

Use of allowances

Effect of translation to presentation currency

Impaired trade and other receivables at the end of the year

19. CURRENT TAXES

VAT receivable

Current income tax prepayments

Other prepaid taxes

Total

20.  OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS

As at

As at

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

277

157

-

(166)

268

£ ‘000

251

41

(29)

14

277

As at

As at

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

838

54

28

920

149

63

2

214

As at

As at

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

40

-

40

21

6

27

As at

As at

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

Loans and receivables

Loans issued to third parties

Loans issued to employees

Total

Trade receivables, net of impairment

Other receivables

Prepayments

Total

£ ‘000

5 894

370

499

6 763

£ ‘000

4 513

993

609

6 115

The  Group’s  management  believes  that  the  carrying  value  for  trade  and  other  receivables  is  a 
reasonable approximation of their fair value�

Loans issued are short term in nature, repayable on demand and are interest free�

84

The notes on pages 40 – 95 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

85

21. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (EXCLUDING BANK 
OVERDRAFTS)
As at the reporting dates cash and cash equivalents were presented as follows:

23.  OTHER RESERVES

At the reporting date other reserves were presented as follows:

Cash on hand - on UAH

Cash in bank - on UAH

Cash in Bank - in other currencies

Total

As at

As at

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

£ ‘000

7

273

32

312

15

49

92

156

22. SHARE CAPITAL
As at the reporting dates share capital was presented as follows:

As at

As at

As at

As at

31 December 2021 31 December 2021 31 December 2020 31 December 2020

Authorised

Ordinary shares of 10p each

60 000

Number '000

£ ‘000

6 000

Number '000

60 000

£ ‘000

6 000

Issued and fully paid at beginning and end of the year

As at

As at

As at

As at

31 December 2021 31 December 2021 31 December 2020 31 December 2020

Ordinary shares of 10p each

At beginning of the year

Own shares acquired

Number '000

-

39 673

-

At end of the year (excluding 

39 673

shares held as treasury shares)

£ ‘000

-

3 967

-

3 967

Number '000

-

39 673

-

39 673

£ ‘000

-

3 967

-

3 967

Treasury shares

As at

As at

As at

As at

31 December 2021 31 December 2021 31 December 2020 31 December 2020

Number '000

£ ‘000

Number '000

£ ‘000

Ordinary shares of 10p each

At beginning of the year

At end of the year 

-

3 145

3 145

-

315

315

-

3 145

3 145

-

315

315

Share  capital  and  treasury  shares  presented  as  separate  lines  in  the  Consolidated  statement 
of financial position as at 31 December 2021. In the Annual report 2020 the Share capital was 
presented on a net value reduced by the value of treasury shares�

As at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020 the Company held a total of 3,144�800 ordinary 
shares as treasury shares and the total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held 
as treasury shares) was 39,673�049�

86

The notes on pages 40 – 95 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

At 1 January 2020

Depreciation on revaluation of property, 

plant and equipment

-

Reduction of revaluation reserve

Gain on revaluation of property, plant 

and equipment

Exchange differences on translation to 

the presentation currency

At 31 December 2020

Depreciation on revaluation of property, 

plant and equipment

Reduction of revaluation reserve

Gain on revaluation of property, plant 

and equipment

Exchange differences on translation to 

the presentation currency

At 31 December 2021

Share premium

Translation 

Revaluation 

Total other 

£ '000

4 562

reserve

£ '000

(14 737)

reserve

£ '000

3 437

reserves

£ '000

(6 738)

-

-

-

-

(164)

-

-

(494)

4 562

(15 231)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

244

(164)

(98)

3 856

-

7 031

(683)

-

-

-

(98)

3 856

(494)

(3 638)

(683)

-

-

244

4 562

(14 987)

6 348

(4 077)

Reserve

Description and purpose

Share premium

Amount subscribed for share capital in excess of nominal value�

Revaluation

Gains arising on the revaluation of the Group’s property� The balance on this reserve is 

wholly undistributable�

Translation

Amount of all foreign exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial 

information of Group entities to presentation currency� 

87

 
24.  BANK LOANS AND SHORT-
TERM PAYABLES

As  at  31  December  2021  the  Group  has  two 
loans:  the  loan  from  Creditwest  Bank  in  the 
amount  of  1�735  thousand  GBP  (in  UAH  63�9 
million)  and  the  loan  from  the  EBRD  in  the 
amount of 4�304 thousand GBP (in EUR 5�127 
thousand)�

In  March  2021  the  Group  made  a  principal 
payment at the amount of  EUR 65 435 and an 
interest  payment  of  EUR  32  240�  The  Group 
agreed to defer the principal  amount payment 
of EUR 200 000 due to the loan terms�

On  1  June  2021,  Ukrproduct  entered 
discussions  with  the  EBRD  to  potentially 
restructure  the  loan  repayment  schedule  as 
a  result  of  pressure  on  the  working  capital 
requirements�  The  Group  settled  the  interest 
amount  due  June  2021,  however  it  did  not 
repay  the  quarterly  loan  tranche  due  on  that 

date�  In September 2021 with reference to the 
loan agreement, the Group settled the payment 
of  interest  in  the  amount  of  EUR  28  582  and 
overdue  principal  in  the  amount  of  EUR  107 
200� In December 2021 the Group settled only 
the interest in the amount of EUR 29 899� 

Fixed assets with a net book value of GBP 2�562 
thousand  at  31  December  2021  (2020:  GBP 
2�562 thousand) were pledged as collateral for 
loan�

Assets pledged as security for the EBRD loan 
include property and land in Starokonstantinov, 
equipment for dairy production and production 
of hard cheese, as well as trademarks�

The  Group  classified  the  loan  from  the  EBRD 
as  a  current  liability  following  the  breach  of 
certain  covenants  and  as  no  formal  waivers 
were  received  by  the  Group  from  the  EBRD� 
At  present  the  EBRD  has  taken  no  action  to 
accelerate repayment of the loan�  

Bank

Currency

Type

Opening 

Termination 

Interest 

Limit

As At 31 

As at 31 

date

date

rate

December 

December 

EUR

UAH

Loan

31�03�2011 30�11�2024

5-7%

Credit line 05�02�2018 05�02�2021

15�89%

EBRD

Creditwest 

Bank Ukraine

Total

£ ‘000

7 070

2 095

2021

£ ‘000

4 304

1 735

2020

£ ‘000

4 956

1 672

6 039

6 628

The average interest rate as at 31 December 2021 was 11% (2020: 11%)�

Maturity of financial liabilities

On demand

In less than 1 year

In more than 1 year

Total

Interest rate profile of financial liabilities

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

-

6 039

-

6 039

£ ‘000

-

6 628

-

6 628

On demand

Expiry within 1 year

Expiry in more than 1 year

Total

Floating rate

Fixed rate

As at

As at

31 December 2021 31 December 2020

£ '000

-

4 304

-

4 304

£ '000

-

1 735

-

1 735

£ ‘000

-

6 039

-

6 039

£ ‘000

-

6 628

-

6 628

The currency profile of the Group's financial liabilities is as follows:

Floating rate 

Fixed rate liabilities

Total as at 31 

Total as at 31 

liabilities

£ '000

-

4 304

4 304

December 2021

December 2020

£ '000

1 735

-

1 735

£ '000

1 735

4 304

6 039

£ '000

1 672

4 956

6 628

UAH

EUR

Total

The book value and fair value of financial liabilities are as follows:

Book value as at 31 

Fair value as at 31 

Book value as at 31 

Fair value as at 31 

December 2021

December 2021

December 2020

December 2020

Bank loans

Total

£ '000

6 039

6 039

£ '000

6 039

6 039

£ '000

6 628

6 628

£ '000

6 628

6 628

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Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities

26. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share have been calculated by dividing net profit attributable to the ordinary 
shareholders by the weighted average number of shares in issue�

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

439

39 673

1.11

39 673

1.11

£ ‘000

(1 160)

39 673

(2.92)

39 673

(2.92)

Net profit/loss attributable to ordinary 

shareholders

Weighted number of ordinary shares in issue 

Basic earnings per share, pence

Diluted average number of shares

Diluted earnings per share, pence

27. DIVIDENDS

Due  to  the  business  circumstances  dictating  prudence  and  cash  conservation,  the  Board  has 
decided not to pay a final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December 2021.

28. SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

The  Company  operates  an  equity-settled  share  based  remuneration  scheme  for  employees� 
During 2021, the Group did not issue options to the third parties� They were not exercised� There 
are no outstanding options issued by the Group�

As at 31 

Financing 

Accrual of 

Foreign 

Other 

Effect from 

As at 31 

December 

cash flows

interest

exchange 

changes

translation to 

December 

2020

£ '000

6 628

179

Bearing loans and 

borrowings 

Interest 

Interest-bearing loans 

6 807

and borrowings 

movement

presentation 

2021

£ '000

(161)

(379)

(540)

£ '000

-

£ '000

(550)

£ '000

(151)

currency

£ '000

273

441

441

(17)

(567)

-

(151)

(31)

242

£ '000

6 039

193

6 232

25.  TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
At the reporting date trade and other payables were presented as follows:

Trade payables

Prepayments received

Accruals

Interests payable

Provisions

Other payables

Total

As at

As at

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

£ ‘000

8 847

174

253

193

242

120

9 829

£ ‘000

9 412

272

209

179

176

699

10 947

The  Group’s  management  believes  that  the  carrying  value  for  trade  and  other  payables  is  a 
reasonable approximation of their fair value�
For the year ended 31 December 2021, provisions were presented as follows:

As at

As at

31 December 2021

31 December 2020

Allowance at the beginning of the 

year

Accrual/(Reversal)

Use of allowances

Effect of translation to presentation 

currency

 Allowance at the end of the year

£ ‘000

176

262

(304)

10

242

£ ‘000

138

251

(180)

(33)

176

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29.  CURRENCY ANALYSIS

Currency analysis for the year ended 31 December 2021 is set out below:

UAH

USD

GBP

EUR

Total

Assets

Trade and other receivables

6 171

Current taxes

Other financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Liabilities

Bank borrowings

Trade and other payable

Current income tax liabilities

Other taxes payable

Total Liabilities

889

40

286

7 386

1 735

8 907

-

55

10 697

93

31

-

25

149

-

16

-

-

16

-

-

-

-

-

-

30

-

-

30

-

-

-

1

1

4 304

14

-

-

6 264

920

40

312

7 536

6 039

8 967

-

55

4 318

15 061

Currency analysis for the year ended 31 December 2020 is set out below:

UAH

USD

GBP

EUR

Total

Assets

Trade and other receivables

Current taxes

Other financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Liabilities

Bank borrowings

Trade and other payable

Current income tax liabilities

Other taxes payable

Total Liabilities

5 241

200

27

64

5 532

1 673

10 473

-

13

12 159

264

14

-

92

370

-

11

-

-

11

2

-

-

-

2

-

28

-

-

28

-

-

-

-

-

4 956

164

-

-

5 120

5 507

214

27

156

5 904

6 629

10 676

13

17 318

3%  strengthening  of  Hryvnia  rate  against  USD  and  18%  strengthening  of  Hryvnia  rate  against 
EUR the following currencies as at 31 December 2021 and 2020, would increase /decrease the 
amount of profits /or losses for the period by the amounts mentioned below. This analysis was 
conducted based on the assumption that all other variables, in particular, interest rates, remained 
unchanged� The change of GBP exchange rate does not have an impact on the result as all the 
balances in GBP are attributable to the Group’s companies where GBP is a functional currency�

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Increase/ decrease in rate

Effect on income before 

Effect on income before 

tax in 2021

tax in 2020

USD

EUR

USD

EUR

3%

18%

3%

18%

£ ‘000

4

(777)

(4)

777

£ ‘000

11

(922)

(11)

922

30.  RELATED PARTY 
TRANSACTIONS
A related party is a person or an entity that is 
related to the reporting entity:
A  person  or  a  close  member  of  that  person’s 
family  is  related  to  a  reporting  entity  if  that 
person has control, joint control, or significant 
influence over the entity or is a member of its 
key management personnel�
An  entity  is  related  to  a  reporting  entity  if, 
among  other  circumstances,  it  is  a  parent, 
subsidiary, fellow subsidiary, associate, or joint 
venture of the reporting entity, or it is controlled, 
jointly controlled, or significantly influenced or 
managed by a person who is a related party�

Transactions and balances between the Group 
companies  and  other  related  parties  are  set 
out  below�  Remuneration  of  key  management 
personnel is disclosed in Note 12�

Sales of goods and services to related parties 
and  purchases 
related  parties  are 
summarised  below�  All  sales  and  purchases 
were with related parties under common control 
of the ultimate beneficiaries of the Company.

from 

Year ended

Year ended

31 December 

31 December 

2021

£ ‘000

-

-

-

-

2020

£ ‘000

-

268

18

-

Sales

Cost of sales

Administrative 

expenses

Other operational 

expenses

Balances due from/(to) related parties at each 
period end are shown below�

As at

31 

As at

31 

December 

December 

2021

£ ‘000

2020

£ ‘000

Receivables and 

prepayments

Other financial assets

Trade and other payables

-

-

-

-

-

5

The Group didn’t have commercial relationships 
with the related parties in 2021� There were no 
guarantees given to or provided by the Group to 
related parties and vice versa�

ultimate 

and 
controlling 
The 
beneficiaries  of  the  related  parties  were  Mr. 
Alexander Slipchuk and Mr� Sergey Evlanchik�

owners 

30.  COMMITMENTS AND 
CONTINGENCIES

Economic environment

(a) 
The  Group  carries  out  most  of  its  operations 
in  Ukraine�  Laws  and  other  regulatory  acts 
affecting the activities of Ukrainian enterprises 
may  be  subject  to  changes  and  amendments 
within  a  short  period  of  time�  As  a  result,  the 
assets  and  operating  activity  of  the  Group 
may  be  exposed  to  the  risk  in  case  if  any 

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unfavourable  changes  that  take  place  in  the 
political and economic environment�

(b) 
Retirement and other liabilities
Employees  of  the  Group  receive  pension 
benefits  from  the  Pension  Fund,  a  Ukrainian 
Government  organization  in  accordance  with 
the applicable laws and regulations of Ukraine� 
The Group is required to contribute a specified 
percentage of the payroll to the Pension Fund 
to finance the benefits. The only obligation of 
the  Group  with  respect  to  this  pension  plan 
is  to  make  the  specified  contributions  from 
salaries�  As  at  31  December  2021  the  Group 
had no liabilities for supplementary pensions, 
health  care,  insurance  benefits  or  retirement 
indemnities to its current or former employees�

Compliance with covenants

(c) 
The  Group  is  subject  to  a  covenant  related 
primarily to its borrowings� As at 31 December 
2021 the Group had been in breach of certain 
loan  repayments 
covenants  regarding  the 
settlement with the EBRD. The Group classified 
the  loan  from  the  EBRD  as  a  Current  Liability 
following the breach of certain covenants and 
no formal waivers were received by the Group 
from  the  bank�    To  the  best  of  the  Group’s 
management knowledge, as of today the EBRD 
has taken no action to accelerate repayment of 
the loan� 

including 

developments 

Litigations and claims

(d) 
The  Group’s  operations  and  financial  position 
will  continue  to  be  affected  by  Ukrainian 
the 
political 
application  of  existing  and  future  legislation 
and tax regulations� Management believes that 
the  Group  has  complied  with  all  regulations 
and  paid  or  accrued  all  taxes  that  are 
applicable� In the ordinary course of business, 
the  Group  is  subject  to  various  legal  actions 
and  complaints�  Management  believes  that 
the  ultimate  liability,  if  any,  arising  from  such 
actions or complaints will not have a material 

developed;

-  the  Group  concluded  contracts  with  new 

alternative suppliers�

As of June 2022 the price of energy-intensive 
products increased by up to 90�9% because of 
the  war  and  overall  input  prices  are  expected 
to rise considerably� The higher prices of these 
inputs  will  translate  into  higher  production 
costs� 

War  has  interrupted  regular  economic  and 
livelihood activities and has constrained income 
flows.  In  January  2022  Ukraine  experienced 
elevated  levels  of  food  price  inflation  prior  to 
the outbreak of the war� In June 2022, consumer 
inflation accelerated to 21.5% yoy, up from 18% 
in May� Concerns exist that the continuation of 
hostilities  and  war-induced  disruptions  could 
keep  food  inflation  levels  persistently  high 
in  Ukraine,  thus  decreasing  the  purchasing 
power of local populations adversely affect the 
Group’s net sales� 

adverse effect on the financial condition or the 
results of the Group’s operations� Where the risk 
of outflow of resources is probable, the Group 
has accrued liabilities based on management’s 
best estimate�

Other

(e) 
The  amount  of  non-cancellable 
commitments is insignificant. 

lease 

As at 31 December 2021, the Group does not 
possess  any  finance  lease  and  hire  purchase 
commitments,  capital  commitments  and 
guarantees�

32.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
(a) 
EBRD – breach of loan covenants
As at 31 December 2021 the Group had been in 
breach of loan covenants with EBRD� The Group 
was  still  in  breach  of  this  covenant  as  at  23 
September  2022,  however  the  Board  believes 
that  the  EBRD  will  not  demand  accelerated 
payments  in  respect  of  this  breach,  therefore 
no further commitments or contingencies have 
arisen�

Foreign exchange rates

(b) 
Post  year  end,  the  Ukrainian  Hryvnia  has 
strengthened  against  the  USD,  EUR  and  GBP� 
According  to  the  information  provided  by  the 
National  Bank  of  Ukraine,  the  main  exchange 
rates are set at the following rates:

Currency

UAH/GBP

UAH/USD

UAH/EUR

21 September 2022

41�80

36�56

36�52

(c)  War
On  24  February  2022,  the  Russian  Federation 
launched  a  full-scale  military 
invasion  of 
Ukraine�  The  ongoing  military  attack  has 
caused  and  continues  to  cause  significant 
displacement, 
casualties, 
population 
to 
infrastructure  damage  and  disruption 

economic  activity  in  Ukraine�  Seaports  and 
airports  are  closed  and  damaged�  Export 
through  seaports  is  completely  frozen�  This 
raises significant pressure on other means of 
alternative transportation for export operation�  
The  situation  remains  highly  volatile  and  the 
outlook highly uncertain� 

On  15  March  2022,  the  Verkhovna  Rada  of 
Ukraine  adopted  the  Law  of  Ukraine  “On 
amendments  to  the  Tax  Code  of  Ukraine  and 
other legislative acts of Ukraine concerning the 
effect  of  regulations  for  the  period  of  martial 
law”  №  2120-IX  in  order  to  support  Ukrainian 
business for the period of martial law� The key 
innovation is that all companies can now waive 
VAT and income tax (CIT) by switching to a 2% 
sales tax� For automotive fuel, the excise tax is 
reset to zero, and the VAT rate is reduced from 
20% to 7%� 

As  of  the  date  of  this  report,  the  Group 
continues  to  operate�  The  management  of 
the  Group  controls  all  its  operations�  The 
Group’s  production  facilities  are  located  in 
Khmelnytskyi  and  Zhytomyr  regions,  where 
missiles  attacks  have  been  incurred�    As  a 
result,  the  Group's  business  activities  have 
been affected as follows:
-  none  of  the  Group's  critical  facilities  or 
infrastructure has suffered any significant 
damage; 

-  as  at  23  September  2022  all  the  Group's 
assets  are  located  in  the  de-occupied 
territories;

-  the Group does not have a labor shortage 
and has managed to retain its staff� Office 
staff work remotely, while production staff 
work at their sites;

-  the Group have lost sales of dairy products 

in the occupied territories;

-  Black Sea ports in Ukraine remain blocked 
for  export  activities�  Alternative  logistics 
chains for dairy products exports by other 
transportations  have  been 
means  of 

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