Unilever Financial Statement
Unilever Financial Statement
Unilever Financial Statement
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• Preparing and fairly presenting the accompanying financial statements of Unilever Caribbean
Limited (the Company), which comprise the statement of financial position as at December
31, 2022, the statement of profit or loss, statement of comprehensive income, changes in
equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and notes, comprising significant accounting
policies and other explanatory information;
In preparing these financial statements, management utilised the International Financial Reporting
Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and adopted by the Institute
of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago. Where International Financial Reporting
Standards presented alternative accounting treatments, management chose those considered most
appropriate in the circumstances.
Nothing has come to the attention of management to indicate that the Company will not remain a
going concern for the next twelve months from the reporting date, or up to the date the
accompanying financial statements have been authorised for issue, if later.
Management affirms that it has carried out its responsibilities as outlined above.
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Independent Auditors’ Report
To the Shareholders of Unilever Caribbean Limited
Opinion
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2022, and its
financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance
with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate
to provide a basis for our opinion.
A key audit matter is a matter that, in our professional judgement, was of most
significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. 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.
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Independent Auditors’ Report (continued)
The Company operates four (4) pension plan schemes as outlined below:
The use of significant assumptions and judgments increases the risk that the
estimate of the retirement benefit obligation can be materially misstated and
therefore required special audit consideration.
Our audit procedures comprised but was not limited to the following:
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Independent Auditors’ Report (continued)
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Other Information
Management is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises
the information included in the Company’s annual report, but does not include the
financial statements and our auditors’ report thereon. The 2022 Annual Report is
expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditors’ report.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we
do not express any form of assurance or conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the 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 financial
statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be
materially misstated.
When we read the 2022 Annual Report, if we conclude that there is a material
misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged
with governance.
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the Company’s
financial statements in accordance with IFRS and for such internal control as
management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial
statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company’s
financial reporting process.
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Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance
is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in
accordance with ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually
or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic
decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements,
whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive
to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to
provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement
resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may
involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the
override of internal control.
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Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements (continued)
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have
complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and
communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be
thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, actions taken to eliminate
treats or safeguards applied.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine
those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of
the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters
in our auditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the
matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should
not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so
would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such
communication.
The engagement partner in charge of the audit resulting in this independent auditors’
report is Dushyant Sookram.
Chartered Accountants
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
March 29, 2023
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Statement of Financial Position
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Notes 2022 2021
$'000 $'000
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 8 4,285 8,943
Retirement benefit asset 9(i) 99,142 137,039
Deferred tax asset 10 14,250 6,459
117,677 152,441
Current assets
Inventories 11 29,250 26,808
Taxation recoverable 7,575 7,575
Trade and other receivables 12 63,988 102,948
Due from related companies 13 74,491 176,388
Cash at bank and in hand 171,778 118,132
Assets held for sale 31 - 58,146
347,082 489,997
Total assets 464,759 642,438
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Retirement and termination benefit obligation 9(ii) 3,085 6,989
Lease liabilities 27 1,979 605
Deferred tax liabilities 10 29,105 40,104
34,169 47,698
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 15 72,280 63,400
Lease liabilities 27 711 4,170
Due to related companies 13 14,878 31,528
Provisions for other liabilities 16 5,158 15,750
Liabilities directly associated with the assets held for sale 31 - 2,949
93,027 117,797
Total liabilities 127,196 165,495
Total equity and liabilities 464,759 642,438
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Expenses
Selling and distribution costs (60,554) (62,936)
Administrative expenses (16,252) (17,615)
Impairment reversal on trade receivables 358 18
(76,448) (80,533)
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Notes 2022 2021
$'000 $'000
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit for the year 9,769 188,812
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 8 4,947 5,375
Interest expense 20 450 642
(Gain) loss on disposal of and impairment losses on PPE (4,493) 2,145
Gain on sale of discontinued operations - (164,423)
Net pension benefit 9 (15,269) (1,469)
Contributions paid 9 (2,595) (3,383)
Interest income 20 (551) (7)
Taxation (credit) expense 21 (4,394) 10,940
(12,136) 38,632
Changes in:
Inventories (2,442) (1,051)
Trade and other receivables 38,960 (11,111)
Due from related companies 101,897 (135,280)
Trade and other payables 7,154 9,880
Provisions for other liabilities (10,592) 3,439
Due to related companies (16,650) (7,867)
Cash from operating activities 106,191 (103,358)
Interest paid 20 (450) (642)
Taxation Refund - 1,710
Taxation paid (1,787) (1,713)
Net cash generated from (used in) operating activities 103,954 (104,003)
1. General Information
Unilever Caribbean Limited (‘the Company’) was incorporated in the Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago in 1929, and its registered office is located at Albion Plaza, Third Floor, 22-24 Victoria
Avenue, Port of Spain. During 2022, the Company changed its office to this new location. The
Company is a public limited liability company and is listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock
Exchange. The principal business activity is the sale of home care, personal care and food
products. The Company is a subsidiary of Unilever Overseas Holdings AG (50.01% of shares
held), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever PLC, a company incorporated in the
United Kingdom.
2. Basis of Accounting
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS) and interpretations issued by the IFRS Interpretations Committee
(IFRIC) applicable to companies reporting under IFRS. The financial statements have been
prepared under the historical cost convention, modified as follows:
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the
Company will be able to meet the mandatory repayment terms of its current liabilities.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
In preparing these financial statements, management has made judgments, estimates and
assumptions that affect the application of the Company’s accounting policies and the reported
amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses and contingent assets and liabilities. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to estimates
are recognised prospectively.
Information about assumptions and estimation uncertainties that have a significant risk of
resulting in a material adjustment in the next financial year to amounts reported as at and
for the year ended December 31, 2022, is included below:
The Company determines the appropriate discount rate at the end of each year. This
is the interest rate that should be used to determine the present value of estimated
future cash outflows expected to be required to settle the pension obligations. In
determining the appropriate discount rate, the Company considers the interest rates
of medium-term government bonds that are denominated in the currency in which
the benefits will be paid, and that have terms to maturity approximating the terms
of the related pension obligation.
Other key assumptions for pension obligations are based in part on current market
conditions. Additional information is disclosed in Note 9.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set
out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, except if
mentioned otherwise (Note 5).
Items included in the financial statements of the Company are presented in Trinidad
and Tobago dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency. All amounts have
been rounded to the nearest thousand, unless otherwise indicated.
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the
exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and
losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at
year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies are recognised in profit or loss. Foreign exchange gains and losses that
relate to cash and cash equivalents are presented in profit or loss within
administration expenses.
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting
provided to the chief operating decision-maker. The chief operating decision-maker, who
is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating
segments, has been identified as the management committee that makes strategic decisions.
Cost or revaluation
Freehold land and buildings are shown at fair value, based on valuations performed by
external independent valuers periodically and with sufficient frequency, less subsequent
depreciation for buildings. Additions to freehold land and buildings subsequent to the date
of revaluation are shown at cost. Any accumulated depreciation at the date of revaluation
is eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the asset, and the net amount is adjusted
to the revalued amount of the asset. All other property, plant and equipment are stated at
historical cost less depreciation. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly
attributable to the acquisition of items.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost/valuation of items of property, plant and
equipment less their estimated residual values using the straight-line method over the
shorter of their estimated useful lives and lease term and is recognized in profit or loss.
Land and capital work in progress are not depreciated. The estimated useful lives of
property, plant and equipment for current and comparative periods are as follows:
Freehold buildings - 40 years
Plant and equipment - 3 - 15 years
Motor vehicles/Warehouse/Forklifts - Lease term
Gains and losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment are determined by reference
to the proceeds and their carrying amounts and are taken into account in determining
operating profit. On disposal of revalued assets, amounts in the revaluation reserve relating
to that asset are transferred to retained earnings.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
At each reporting date, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its non-financial
assets (other than inventories and deferred tax assets) to determine whether there is any
indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset`s recoverable amount
is estimated.
For impairment testing, assets are grouped together into the smallest identifiable group of
assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the
cash inflows of other assets or Cash-Generating Units (CGUs). Goodwill arising from a
business combination is allocated to CGUs or groups of CGUs that are expected to benefit
from the synergies of the combination.
The recoverable amount of an asset or CGU is the greater of its value in use and its fair
value less costs to sell. Value in use is based on the estimated future cash flows, discounted
to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments
of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset or CGU.
An impairment loss is recognised if the carrying amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its
recoverable amount.
Trade receivables are initially recognised when they are originated. All other
financial assets and financial liabilities are initially recognised when the Company
becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. A financial asset
(unless it is a trade receivable without a significant financing component) or financial
liability is initially measured at fair value. A trade receivable without a significant
financing component is initially measured at the transaction price.
(ii) Classification
Financial assets
On initial recognition, a financial asset is classified as measured at amortised cost.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
(iii) Derecognition
Financial assets
The Company derecognises a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash
flows from the financial asset expire, or it transfers the rights to receive the
contractual cash flows in a transaction in which substantially all of the risks and
rewards of ownership of the financial asset are transferred or in which the Company
neither transfers nor retains substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership
and it does not retain control of the financial asset.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
The Company enters into transactions whereby it transfers assets recognised in its
statement of financial position but retains either all or substantially all of the risks
and rewards of the transferred assets. In these cases, the transferred assets are not
derecognised.
All recognized financial assets are subsequently measured in their entirety at either
amortized cost or fair value depending on the classification of the financial asset. The
category ‘trade and other receivables’ would have been disclosed net of its expected
credit loss as at that date with the Company’s calculation of the credit loss allowance
provided in Note 6(i)(b).
Financial liabilities
The Company derecognises a financial liability when its contractual obligations are
discharged or cancelled or expire. The Company also derecognises a financial
liability when its terms are modified and the cash flows of the modified liability are
substantially different, in which case a new financial liability based on the modified
terms is recognised at fair value. On derecognition of a financial liability, the
difference between the carrying amount extinguished and the consideration paid
(including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed) is recognised in
profit or loss.
(iv) Offsetting
Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset, and the net amount presented in
the statement of financial position when, and only when, the Company has a current
legally enforceable right to offset the amounts and it intends either to settle them on
a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Financial instruments
The Company recognises loss allowances for Expected Credit Losses (ECLs) on:
- financial assets measured at amortised cost;
When determining whether the credit risk of a financial asset has increased
significantly since initial recognition and when estimating ECLs, the Company
considers reasonable and supportable information that is relevant and available
without undue cost or effort. This includes both quantitative and qualitative
information and analysis, based on the Company’s historical experience and
informed credit assessment, that includes forward-looking information.
- the debtor is unlikely to pay its credit obligations to the Company in full,
without recourse by the Company to actions such as realising security (if any is
held); or
ECLs are a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses. Credit losses are measured
as the value of all cash shortfalls (i.e. the difference between the cash flows due to
the entity in accordance with the contract and the cash flows that the Company
expects to receive).
ECLs are discounted at the effective interest rate of the financial asset.
At each reporting date, the Company assesses whether financial assets that are carried
at amortised cost are credit-impaired.
A financial asset is ‘credit-impaired’ when one or more events that have a detrimental
impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have occurred.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Loss allowances for financial assets measured at amortised cost are deducted from
the gross carrying amount of the assets.
(ii) Write-off
The gross carrying amount of a financial asset is written off when the Company has
no reasonable expectations of recovering a financial asset in its entirety or a portion
thereof. The Company has a policy of writing off the gross carrying amount when the
financial asset is 365 days past due, and an individual assessment has been performed
with respect to the timing and amount of write-off. If based on the outcome of this
assessment the Company expects no significant recovery from the outstanding
amount, it will be written off. Financial assets that are written off could still be subject
to enforcement activities in order to comply with the Company’s procedures for
recovery of amounts due.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand and other short-term highly liquid
investments with original maturities of three months or less and are carried at amortised
cost.
(h) Inventories
Cost is determined on the following bases, which have been consistently applied:
• Inventories are stated at the lower of weighted average cost or net realisable value.
The inventories relating to the spreads and teas businesses were derecognized and
classed as other receivables, and intercompany receivables respectively.
• The cost of finished goods is determined on a weighted average cost basis.
• Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business,
less the costs of completion and less applicable variable selling expenses.
The goods procured by the Company in the capacity of an agent on behalf of other
companies, are not controlled by the Company before they are transferred to the customer.
Instead, the inventory purchased on behalf of other companies is recognised as a
receivable.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
(l) Taxation
Current tax assets and liabilities are offset only if certain criteria are met.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
The measurement of deferred tax reflects the tax consequences that would follow
from the manner in which the Company expects, at the reporting date, to recover or
settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are offset only if certain criteria are met.
(i) Short-term
Short-term employee benefits are expensed as the related service is provided. A
liability is recognised for the amount expected to be paid if the Company has a present
legal or constructive obligation to pay this amount as a result of past service provided
by the employee and the obligation can be estimated reliably. Post-employment
benefits are accounted for as described below.
Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability, which comprise actuarial gains
and losses, the return on plan assets (excluding interest) and the effect of the asset
ceiling (if any, excluding interest), are recognised immediately in OCI.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
When the benefits of a plan are changed or when a plan is curtailed, the resulting
change in benefit that relates to past service or the gain or loss on curtailment is
recognised immediately in profit or loss. The Company recognises gains and losses
on the settlement of a defined benefit plan when the settlement occurs.
The present value of the defined benefit obligation is determined by discounting the
estimated future cash outflows using interest rates of high-quality corporate bonds
that are denominated in the currency in which the benefits will be paid, and that have
terms to maturity approximating to the terms of the related pension obligation. In
countries where there is no deep market in such bonds, the market rates on
Government bonds are used.
The funds of the Plan are administered by the trustee and are separate from the
Company’s assets.
The industrial agreement covering the hourly rated employees provides for a
termination benefit which functions as a retirement benefit for those employees who
are not in the pension plan.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
(n) Provisions
Provisions are recognised when: The Company has a present legal or constructive
obligation as a result of past events; it is probable that an outflow of resources will be
required to settle the obligation; and the amount has been reliably estimated. Provisions
are not recognised for future operating losses.
The Company recognizes a provision for restructuring when the Company meets its
constructive obligation requirements. The Company creates a valid expectation of those
affected that it will carry out the plan by either starting to implement the plan or announcing
its main features to those affected by it. In accordance with IAS 37 a constructive obligation
is met when a formal plan is developed which specifies:
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Restructuring provisions and expenses primarily include the cost of compensation where
manufacturing, distribution, service or selling agreements are to be terminated or
significantly altered, people costs, and reversals or adjustments to impairments and
provisions. (Notes 16 and 30)
Revenue is recognized at a point in time in the amount of the price, before tax on sales,
expected to be received for goods and services supplied, as a result of their ordinary
activities, as contractual performance obligations are fulfilled, and control of goods and
services passes to the customer. Revenues are decreased by any trade discounts or volume
rebates granted to customers.
Variable consideration is recognized when it is highly probable that a significant reversal
in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized for the contract will not occur and is
measured using the expected value or the most likely amount method, whichever is
expected to better predict the amount based on the terms and conditions of the contract.
Revenue is shown net of value-added tax, rebates and discounts. Specific revenue streams
are recognised as follows:
Sales of goods
Discounts given by the Company include rebates, price reductions, incentives given to
customers, promotional couponing and trade communication costs and are based on the
contractual arrangements with each customer. Discounts can either be immediately
deducted from the sales value on the invoice or off-invoice and settled later through credit
notes when the precise amounts are known. These items are initially accrued for, and
adjusted accordingly on a monthly basis.
Customer contracts generally contain a single performance obligation and sales of goods
are recognised when control of the products being sold has transferred to the customer as
there are no longer any unfulfilled obligations. This is generally on delivery to the
customer, but depending on the terms, this can be at the time of dispatch, delivery or upon
formal customer acceptance. This is considered the appropriate point where the
performance obligations in the contracts are satisfied as the Company no longer has control
over the inventory.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Interest income
Interest income is recognised when it is determined that such income will accrue to the
Company. Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method.
Other income
Other income is recognised when the right to receive payment is established. Additional
information is disclosed in Note 19.
Agent transactions
For procurement and sales of goods and services by the Company on behalf of other
companies, revenue is recognized as commission fees for transactions where the Company
does not have control of the goods and services before their transfer to the customer. For
these transactions the Company has arranged the procurement as an agent.
To determine whether or not the Company has control over goods and services before their
transfer to the customer, the following aspects are considered: a) whether the Company is
primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specified good or service; b)
whether the Company has inventory risk before the specified good or service is transferred
to a customer, or after transfer of control to the customer; and c) whether the Company has
discretion in establishing the price for the good or service.
(q) Leases
At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a
lease. This is the case if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified
asset for a period of time, in exchange for consideration. To assess whether a contract
conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset, the Company uses the definition
of a lease as set out in IFRS 16.
The cost of a leased asset is measured as the lease liability and other direct costs at
inception, less any incentives granted by the lessor. When a lease liability is re-measured,
the related lease asset is adjusted by the same amount. Depreciation is provided on a
straight-line basis on the asset from the commencement date of the lease, to the end of the
lease term.
Refer to Notes 8 and 27 for additional details.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
(s) New and revised IFRS Standards in issue but not yet effective
The following new standards, amendments and interpretations are required to be applied
for annual periods beginning after January 1, 2022, and that are available for early
adoption in annual periods beginning on January 1, 2022. These standards are not
expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
- Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction
(Amendments to IAS 12) – January 1 2023
- Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-Current (Amendments to IAS 1) –
January 1 2024
- IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts and Amendments to IFRS17 Insurance contracts – 1
January 2023
- Disclosure of Accounting Policies (Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement
2) – 1 January 2023
- Definition of Accounting Estimates (Amendments to IAS 8) – 1 January 2023
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
The following standards were new standards, amendments and interpretations requiring adoption
by the Company for the first time for the financial year beginning on January 1, 2022.
(iii) Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018-2020 – IFRS 1, IFRS 9, IFRS 16, IAS
41
(iv) Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended Use – Amendments to IAS
16
None of the above listed amendments have had a significant effect on the financial statements.
All other standards or amendments to standards that have been issued by the IASB, and are
effective from January 1, 2022, onwards, are not applicable or material to the Company.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
The Company’s management system includes activities which assist in the identification
and analysis of the risks the Company faces, setting appropriate risk limits and controls,
and monitoring the risks and adherence to limits by means of reliable and up-to-date
information systems.
Risk management is carried out in line with policies approved by the Board of Directors.
A 1% weakening of the TT dollar against US dollar with all other variables held
constant, would have led to approximately $990 thousand (2021: $1,661
thousand) after tax gain in profit or loss. A 1% strengthening of the TT dollar
would have led to an equal but opposite effect.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
The table below shows the Company’s exposure to foreign exchange risk:
2022
2021
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
Less than one year
The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard its ability to continue as a
going concern, in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders
and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital.
The Company monitors capital on the basis of the gearing ratio. This ratio is calculated as net
debt divided by total capital. Total capital is calculated as ‘equity’ as shown in the statement of
financial position plus net debt. The Company currently has no borrowings to constitute net
debt. The Company’s capital structure consists of equity and lease liabilities. There are no capital
requirements imposed on the Company.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
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Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Depreciation expense of $507 thousand (2021: $561 thousand) has been charged in cost
of sales, $4,117 thousand (2021: $4,218 thousand) in distribution costs and $323
thousand (2021: $96 thousand) in administrative expenses.
(ii) Valuation
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
At the end of 2021, the Company enlisted an international sales specialist for machinery
& equipment in order to map, list, promote and assist in the sale of the selected factory
and warehousing equipment. As such, these assets were presented separately on the
statement of financial position as assets held for sale. The reported value of the machinery
held for sale was based on a valuation by the specialist’s certified appraiser. During 2022,
the Company continued working with the international sales specialist to sell the assets.
A portion of these assets was sold to external parties, and any assets that were not sold
by the end of the year were written off. Refer to Notes 29 and 31 for further details.
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
During the financial year 2021, the Company also engaged a real estate broker to pursue a
potential sale and temporary lease-back of the land & buildings. This includes the full
premises from which the Company was operating. These assets were presented separately on
the statement of financial position under assets held for sale at the end of 2021. During 2022,
the Company continued its efforts to secure a sale, and sold the land & buildings to an
external party. The sale took place without a lease-back arrangement. Transfer of title took
place in December 2022. The assets were disposed, and a gain on sale was recorded
accordingly. Refer to Notes 29 and 31 for further details.
(v) Right-of-use
Right-of-use assets related to leased properties that do not meet the definition of investment
property are presented as property, plant and equipment. The book value of right-of-use
assets are stated below:
During 2022 the Company extended the warehousing lease agreement by another year,
and signed into a new lease agreement for its new office location. In accordance with
IFRS 16, the right of use assets, as well as the lease liability have been adjusted and
recognized on the books accordingly.
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
The Company’s Pension Plans are funded by the Company and employees, the assets of the
Pension Plans being managed separately by the Trustee. The funding requirements are based on
the pension fund’s actuarial measurement performed by an independent qualified actuary.
The Company also has two other post-retirement employee benefits arrangements.
(1) An unfunded pension plan for persons who retired prior to the establishment of the two
pension plans mentioned above.
(2) A termination lump sum plan for hourly-paid employees as part of its 2007 – 2010
Collective Labour Agreement.
All four of the Company’s post-retirement employee benefits arrangements are collectively
referred to as “the Plans”.
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
Defined benefit asset (liability)
(3,085) (6,989)
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
96,057 130,050
51,857 (25,055)
(v) Total amounts recognised in profit or loss:
Current service cost 3,422 4,130
Net interest on net defined benefit asset (8,184) (5,898)
Gains on curtailment and settlement (10,752) -
Administration expenses 245 299
(15,269) (1,469)
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Assumptions regarding future mortality are based on published mortality tables. The life
expectancies underlying the value of the defined benefit obligation as at December 31, are
as follows:
2022 2021
Years Years
Life expectancy at age 60 for current pensioner
- Male 21.9 21.8
- Female 26.1 26.1
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
The following table summarises how the defined benefit obligation as at December 31,
2022, would have changed as a result of a change in the other assumptions used:
An increase of one (1) year in the assumed life expectancies shown in (Note 9(vi)) would
increase the defined benefit obligation as at December 31, 2022, by $5,031 thousand
(2021: $4,774 thousand.)
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
An increase of one (1) year in the assumed life expectancies shown in (Note 9(vi)) would
increase the defined benefit obligation at December 31, 2022, by $413 thousand ( 2021:
$467 thousand).
These sensitivities were calculated by recalculating the defined benefit obligations using the
revised assumptions.
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Overseas equities have quoted prices in active markets. Local equities also have
quoted prices but the market is relatively illiquid. The Investment Manager
calculates the fair value of the Government bonds and Corporate bonds by
discounting expected future proceeds using a constructed yield curve. The
majority of the Plan’s TT$ bonds were either issued or guaranteed by the
Government of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Plan’s assets are invested in a strategy agreed with the Plan’s Trustee and
Management Committee. This strategy is largely dictated by statutory constraints
(at least 80% of the assets must be invested in Trinidad and Tobago and no more
than 50% in equities) and the availability of suitable investments. There are no
asset-liability matching strategies used by the Plan. Refer to Note 9 ((viii) (b) (iv))
for hourly pension plan assets).
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
(v) Change in defined benefit obligation
Defined benefit obligation at start of year 205,575 207,419
Service cost 2,961 3,359
Interest cost 11,720 11,575
Members’ contribution 1,258 1,277
Gains on curtailment and settlement (5,463) -
Experience adjustment 8,818 1,358
Actuarial gain from change in financial assumptions - (7,009)
Benefits paid (16,244) (12,404)
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
(vi) Funding
The Company meets the balance of the cost of funding the defined benefit
Pension Plan and the Company must pay contributions at least equal to those
paid by members, which are fixed. The funding requirements are based on
regular (at least every 3 years) actuarial valuations of the Plan and the
assumptions used to determine the funding required may differ from those set
out above. The Company expects to pay no matching contribution to the
Pension Plan during 2023.
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Experience losses 43 21
(v) Funding
The Company pays the pension benefits as they become due. The Company
expects to pay $27 thousand to the Pension Plan during 2023.
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
(v) Funding
The Company pays the termination lump sums as they fall due. The Company
expects to pay $200 thousand to the Pension Plan during 2023.
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Deferred tax assets and liabilities in the statement of financial position and the deferred tax
(credit) charge in profit or loss and other comprehensive income (OCI) are attributable to the
following items:
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
11. Inventories
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
The cost of inventories recognised as an expense and included in cost of sales of continued
operations amounted to $159,476 thousand (2021: $120,244 thousand).
The Company does not consider the fair values of trade and other current receivables to be
significantly different from their carrying values. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to
trade receivables are limited, due to the Company’s customer base being large and diverse. The
historical experience of collecting receivables, supported by the level of default, is that credit
risk is low across regions and so trade receivables are considered to be a single class of financial
assets. Impairment for trade receivables are calculated for specific receivables with known or
anticipated issues affecting the likelihood of recovery and for balances past due with a
probability of default based on historical data as well as relevant forward-looking information.
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Other Receivables consist of $15,234 thousand (2021: $50,085 thousand), which is resulting
from the Reverse Master Supply Agreement between the Company and the Spreads business,
effective October 1, 2019. This agreement has come to an end per July 1, 2022, but there are still
some amounts outstanding in relation to the agreement.
On October 1, 2021, the Company transferred its tea business, and signed a Strategic
Management Agreement in relation to the tea business. The company holds inventories of the
tea business as a result of this agreement, which is derecognised from inventory, and recognised
instead as a receivable.
The $63,988 thousand of gross trade and other receivables consist of $59,620 thousand that is
impacted by the ECL model and a remaining balance of $4,368 thousand that is not subject to
ECL. Trade receivables (excluding VAT receivable) analysed by loss allowance is stated below:
59,620 (1,154)
73,960 (2,188)
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
The carrying amounts of trade and other receivables are denominated in the following currencies:
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
63,988 102,948
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
A related party is a person or entity that is related to the Company. These include both people
and entities that have, or are subject to, the influence or control of the Company. The following
transactions were carried out with related parties:
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
(i): The Company purchases Finished Products from companies within the Unilever Group
across the Globe.
(ii): The Intellectual property rights of the brands are owned by the Unilever Group. The
Company pays a Royalty fee to the related party IP holder for the license to use the IP rights.
(iii): The Company pays a shared service charge for Enterprise & Technology services,
which are provided to the Company by other entities within the Unilever Group.
(iv): Compensation of the Company’s key management personnel includes salaries, non-cash
benefits and contributions to a post-employment defined benefit plan (Note 9).
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
Income:
(v) Intercompany Transfer of Tea Business - 169,846
(v) and (vi): On October 1, 2021, the Company transferred its tea business via an
intercompany sale to a newly incorporated global Unilever tea holding company, and signed
into the Strategic Management Agreement. This was originally a related party, but as per
July 1st 2022, Unilever globally completed the sale of the tea business, and as such it is now
no longer a related party. The strategic management agreement is still in place, but treated as
a third party agreement.
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
Balances:
(vii) Year end balances arising from sales/purchases
of goods/services, royalties and service fees
The amounts due from related companies included $74,338 thousand which is held in the
Unilever Group Treasury account. No expense has been recognised in the current year or
prior year for expected credit losses in respect of amounts due from related parties. The
amounts due to related companies have no fixed repayment terms and represent normal
trading activities.
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
Authorised
An unlimited number of ordinary shares of no-par
value
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
72,280 63,400
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
These items relate to legal, and other employee related provisions such as variable employee
compensation and outstanding paid leave. The Company expects these provisions to be
substantially utilised within the next twelve months. The provisions hold a certain level of
estimation uncertainty, as assumption are used to estimate them, such as legal risk, and expected
performance outcomes.
17. Revenue
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
18. Expenses
2022 2021
(a) Expenses by nature $’000 $’000
Continued Operations
Cost of imported goods sold 133,710 98,061
Employee benefit expense (Note 18 (b)) 30,613 41,223
Royalties and service fees (Note 13) 14,046 13,180
Shared services (Note 13) 5,284 5,443
Advertising and promotional costs 8,547 11,063
Distribution costs 10,891 13,272
Human resources costs 1,096 2,415
Depreciation (Note 8) 4,947 5,375
Information technology costs 644 501
Marketing and sales 7,784 9,039
Merchandising expenses 5,233 4,501
Other expenses 4,550 3,668
Restructuring costs (Note 30) 30,555 5,568
Total cost of sales, selling and distribution costs
administrative expenses and one-off restructuring 257,900 213,309
Discontinued Operations
Cost of imported goods sold - 13,578
Royalties and service fees (Note 13) - 1,860
Advertising and promotional costs - 742
Distribution costs - 2,215
Marketing and sales - 69
Merchandising expenses - 899
Other expenses - 91
Total cost of sales, selling and distribution costs
administrative expenses and one-off restructuring - 19,454
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
2022 2021
(b) Employee benefit expense $’000 $’000
30,613 41,223
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
On April 26, 2018, the Company agreed to the sale of its Spreads Business. Unilever is providing
certain services to the Spreads Business for a transitional period as part of the Reverse Master
Supply Agreement. The income generated through this agreement is recorded under other
income. As per July 1st 2022, this agreement has expired.
Subsequent to the disposal of the tea business in 2021 the Company signed a Strategic
Management Agreement in order to facilitate the transition of the tea business. Under the
agreement, the Company provides certain activities related to the tea business. The income
generated through this agreement is recorded under other income.
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
The interest expense is mainly in relation to leases recognized under IFRS 16 whereas the interest
income, is income generated from an interest-bearing account managed by the Unilever Group
Treasury.
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
2022 2021
$’000 % $’000 %
Before Tax
Tax Expense After Tax
2022 $’000 $’000 $’000
Before Tax
Tax Expense After Tax
2021 $’000 $’000 $’000
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Basic earnings per ordinary share is calculated by dividing the profit or loss for the year
attributable to equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares
outstanding during the year.
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
23. Dividends
On March 29, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a final dividend of $2.80, bringing the total
dividend in respect of 2022 to $2.80 per share (2021: $4.50 per share). These financial statements
do not reflect the final dividend which will be accounted for as an appropriation of retained
earnings in the year ending December 31, 2023.
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
112,849 20,995
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
The Company’s financial liabilities include accounts payable and accruals and finance lease
liabilities which are recognised initially at fair value and present value of future lease payments
respectively.
Impairment losses of financial assets, including trade accounts receivable, are recognized using
the expected credit loss model for the entire lifetime of such financial assets on initial
recognition, and at each subsequent reporting period, even in the absence of a credit event or if
a loss has not yet been incurred, considering for their measurement past events and current
conditions, as well as reasonable and supportable forecasts affecting collectability.
(a) Financial instruments by category
The accounting policies for financial instruments have been applied to the line items below:
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
Receivables at amortised cost:
Assets as per statement of financial position
Trade and other receivables 63,988 102,948
Cash at bank and in hand 171,778 118,132
Due from related parties 74,491 176,388
310,257 397,468
Financial liabilities at amortised cost:
Liabilities as per statement of financial position
Trade and other payables 72,280 63,400
Lease liabilities 2,690 4,775
Due to related parties 14,878 31,528
89,848 99,703
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
Cash and cash equivalents
Reputable financial institutions:
Cash at bank 171,778 118,132
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
These consist of bonds required to be kept by the Company in order to meet legal requirements
with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The probability of this bond being utilised is
remote.
The Company is a defendant in various Industrial Relations matters at the reporting date.
Management expects a favourable outcome from the matters.
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
The Company recognises short term and low value lease payments as an expense to the
statement of profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
2022 lease payments recognised directly in profit or loss for short term and low value leases
under IFRS 16 amount to $1,183 thousand. Interest on leases amount to $221 thousand, and
depreciation expenses amount to $4,239 thousand (Note 8). Total lease payments amount to
$3,921 thousand.
2021 lease payments recognised directly in profit or loss for short term and low value leases
under IFRS 16 amount to $1,150 thousand. Interest on leases amount to $404 thousand, and
depreciation expenses amount to $4,194 thousand (Note 8). Total lease payments amount to
$4,477 thousand.
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
The future aggregate minimum lease payments under the terms of non-cancellable operating
leases are as follows:
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
During 2022, the Company extended the warehousing lease agreement by another year, and
signed into a new lease agreement for its new office location. In accordance with IFRS 16, the
right of use assets, as well as the lease liability have been adjusted and recognized on the books
accordingly
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
• Beauty and Personal care - sale of a range of skin cleansing (soap, shower), hair care
(shampoo, conditioner), skin care (face, hand & body moisturisers) and deodorants
products.
Discontinued operations reflect the sales related to the tea category up until September 30,
2021. The tea category was originally reflected under the Foods & Refreshments business
segment. There are no sales or other transactions between the business segments.
(i) Business
Total
Beauty & Foods & Discontinued Continued
Home Care Personal Care Refreshments Operations Operations
2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
Segment
revenue 128,208 107,046 101,937 103,485 26,001 22,655 - 30,150 256,146 233,186
Operating
Profit before
restructuring
cost 12,270 7,713 15,215 14,717 1,316 3,015 - 10,696 28,801 25,445
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Total Assets
The “other” segment includes revenue and receivables from sales to other Caribbean
countries including CARICOM and the Dutch Caribbean.
Level 1: Inputs that are quoted market prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical
instruments.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable either
directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices). This category includes
instruments valued using: quoted market prices in active markets for similar instruments;
quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are considered less than
active; or other valuation techniques in which all significant inputs are directly or indirectly
observable from market data.
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Valuation techniques include net present value and discounted cash flow models,
comparison with similar instruments for which observable market prices exist and other
valuation models.
The objective of valuation techniques is to arrive at a fair value measurement that reflects
the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability in an
orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
For 2022, this methodology was not repeated, as the held for sale assets were either sold
during the year, or disposed of if a sale was not achieved by end of year when the
Company vacated the premises. See Note 31 for further details.
The Company’s policy is to recognise transfers into and out of fair value hierarchy levels
as of the date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer. There were
no transfers between levels during the year.
Land - - -
Buildings - - -
Total - - -
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
Non-Recurring Fair
Value Measurements
2022
Land $36.7m $(36.7)m - - $0m
Buildings $17.0m $(17.0)m - - $0m
Total $53.7m - - - $0m
2021
Land $36.7m - - - $36.7m
Buildings $17.2m - $(0.2)m - $17.0m
Total $53.9m - $(0.2)m - $53.7m
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
1% pa increase 1% pa decrease
$’000 $’000
2022
Land & Building
Gross monthly rental value - -
Outgoings - -
Perpetuity Rate - -
2021
Land & Building
Gross monthly rental value 720 (720)
Outgoings 17 (17)
Perpetuity Rate 550 (550)
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
30. Restructuring
During 2022, the Board of Directors approved the restructuring of the Spreads manufacturing
plant operations at its site, as a result of the expiration of the Spreads supply agreement, and the
consequent cessation of local manufacturing, production, and warehousing activities. As well,
the Board of Directors approved the sale of the land & buildings, and the relocation to the new
office. For 2022, expenses were recorded in relation to Manpower, dismantling work, fixed asset
disposals and sales, as well as consultancy fees.
In 2021, expenses were recorded under restructuring for the dismantling work of the plant assets
and the impairment from the revaluation exercise on the saleable machinery (refer to Notes 29
and 31).
2022 2021
Restructuring costs $’000 $’000
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
In quarter 4 of 2021, the Company also committed to a plan to sell the land and buildings from
which it performed its operations. The location was surplus to the future needs of the
organisation, so the Company engaged a real estate broker to pursue a sale and intends to move
to a location better suited for the organisation. The cumulative value of these land and building
reported on the financial statements was equal to $53.7 million. Significant interest in the
property was received from interested parties. The land and buildings were classified as held
for sale at year end on the basis that the Board of Directors expected to be able to sell these
assets with a three- month lease available to complete its production agreements. The Company
pursued the interest received in the property, and in December 2022, the Company successfully
completed the sale, for $65.0 million. After subtracting the commission and other costs to sell,
the recorded proceeds were equal to $63.1 million.
The equipment, land and buildings were reflected at the lower of their carrying amount
and its fair value minus cost to sell, based on a certified valuation of the equipment
performed by the sales specialist. An impairment loss of $2,100 thousand was recorded
in 2021. Land and buildings were already represented on the balance sheet at fair value
through the revaluation method, and were sold in 2022. The detailed disclosures can be
found in Note 29. The Equipment held for sale that was not sold at the end of December
2022 was disposed of, with an impairment of $2.7 million.
As at December 31, 2021, the assets held for sale represented equipment related to the
shut-down home care factory and the exited warehouse, as well the land & buildings
of the premises. At December 31, 2021, the disposal group was stated at fair value less
costs to sell, and comprised the following assets and liabilities. At December 31, 2022,
the values for both assets and liabilities are zero, as the land and buildings assets were
sold and the liabilities were settled.
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UNILEVER CARIBBEAN LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2022
(Expressed in Trinidad and Tobago Dollars)
2022 2021
$’000 $’000
Equipment - 4,464
Land and Buildings - 53,682
There were no cumulative income or expenses included in OCI relating to the disposal
groups.
The fair value measurement for the assets has been categorised as a Level 3 fair value
based on the inputs of the valuation techniques used (refer to Note 29).
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