| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Report of the Directors and |
| Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| for |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Report of the Directors and |
| Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| for |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Report of the Directors | 2 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 3 |
| Statement of Profit or Loss | 6 |
| Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income |
7 |
| Statement of Financial Position | 8 |
| Statement of Changes in Equity | 9 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | 10 |
| Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows | 11 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 12 |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2025. |
| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES |
| The principal activities of the company in the year under review were those of the construction of residential dwellings and property letting. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 March 2025. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2024 to the date of this report. |
| Other changes in directors holding office are as follows: |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
| The directors are responsible for preparing the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. |
| Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards. Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to: |
| - | select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; |
| - | make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
| - | prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
| The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. |
| STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
| So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. |
| AUDITORS |
| The auditors, Sumer Auditco Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Profit or Loss, the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Financial Position, the Statement of Changes in Equity, the Statement of Cash Flows and Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows, Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the UK. |
| In our opinion the financial statements: |
| - | give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of its loss for the year then ended; |
| - | have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the UK; and |
| - | have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
| Basis for opinion |
| We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. |
| Conclusions relating to going concern |
| In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. |
| Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. |
| Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. |
| Other information |
| The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon. |
| Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. |
| In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. |
| Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 |
| In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: |
| - | the information given in the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
| - | the Report of the Directors has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
| Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
| In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Directors. |
| We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: |
| - | adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
| - | the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
| - | certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
| - | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd |
| Responsibilities of directors |
| As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page two, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. |
| In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. |
| 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 a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. |
| The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: |
| Based on our understanding of the Company and industry, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to employment law and company legislation and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements of the Company. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006 and Corporation Tax Act 2010. We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate journal entries to increase revenue or reduce expenditure, and management bias in accounting estimates and judgemental areas of the financial statements. Audit procedures performed by the audit engagement team included: |
| - Discussions with management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud; |
| - Understanding of management's internal controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities, and fraud; |
| - Reviewing the Company's legal costs to check for non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud; |
| - Review of tax compliance |
| - Designing audit procedures to incorporate unpredictability around the nature, timing or extent of our testing of expenses; |
| - Testing transactions entered into outside of the normal course of the Company's business; and |
| - Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries with fraud characteristics such as journals with round numbers. |
| There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion. |
| A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd |
| Use of our report |
| This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. |
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| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Statement of Profit or Loss |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
| Revenue |
| Cost of sales | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| GROSS LOSS | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Administrative expenses | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| OPERATING LOSS | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Finance costs | 4 | (224,937 | ) | (187,930 | ) |
| Finance income | 4 | 721 | 1,000 |
| LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX | 5 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Income tax | 6 |
| LOSS FOR THE YEAR | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| LOSS FOR THE YEAR | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
( |
) |
( |
) |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Statement of Financial Position |
| 31 March 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| ASSETS |
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS |
| Property, plant and equipment | 7 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Inventories | 8 |
| Trade and other receivables | 9 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 10 |
| TOTAL ASSETS |
| EQUITY |
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
| Called up share capital | 11 |
| Retained earnings | 12 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| TOTAL EQUITY | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| LIABILITIES |
| CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| Trade and other payables | 13 |
| Financial liabilities - borrowings |
| Interest bearing loans and borrowings | 14 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Total |
| capital | earnings | equity |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 April 2023 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Balance at 31 March 2024 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Balance at 31 March 2025 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Statement of Cash Flows |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Interest paid | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Net cash from operating activities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| Sale of tangible fixed assets |
| Interest received |
| Net cash from investing activities |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| New loans in year |
| Loan repayments in year | ( |
) |
| Net cash from financing activities | ( |
) |
| Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( |
) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
2 |
9,529 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 2 |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Loss before income tax | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Finance costs | 224,937 | 187,930 |
| Finance income | (721 | ) | (1,000 | ) |
| (116,489 | ) | (162,360 | ) |
| Increase in inventories | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Decrease in trade and other receivables |
| Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables | ( |
) |
| Cash generated from operations | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| 2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| The amounts disclosed on the Statement of Cash Flows in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Statement of Financial Position amounts: |
| Year ended 31 March 2025 |
| 31.3.25 | 1.4.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 21,030 | 6,167 |
| Year ended 31 March 2024 |
| 31.3.24 | 1.4.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 6,167 | 9,529 |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd is a |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparation |
| These financial statements are presented in British Pounds (GBP), which is the company's functional and presentational currency. |
| The figures contained in the accounts have been rounded to the nearest one pound and only contain information about the company as an individual standalone entity. |
| Going concern |
| The ability of the company to continue to trade at current levels is dependent on Swindon Borough Council not calling in all or part of the amounts owed to it and continuing to support the company's cash requirments as and when needed. Cash flow will continue to improve as the company delivers the business plan; this will permit loan repayments and further investment in the business. The directors are confident that loans will not be called in and that the facility will be repaid or renewed before the renewal date. |
| The company’s forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, show that the company should be able to operate within the level of its current arrangements. After making enquiries, the directors have concluded that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts. |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Revenue recognition |
| Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the company and the revenue can be reliably measured, regardless of when the payment is being made. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, taking into account contractually defined terms of payment and excluding discounts, rebates and other sales taxes or duty. The company recognises revenue from contracts with customers based on a five-step model as set out in IFRS 15: |
| 1. Identify the contract(s) with a customer: A contract is defined as an agreement between two or more parties that creates enforceable rights and obligations and sets out the criteria for every contract that must be met. |
| 2. Identify the performance obligations in the contract: A performance obligation is a promise in a contract with a customer to transfer a good or service to the customer. |
| 3. Determine the transaction price: The transaction price is the amount of consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to a customer, excluding amounts collected on behalf of third parties. |
| 4. Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract: For a contract that has more than one performance obligation, the company will allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in an amount that depicts the amount of consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for satisfying each performance obligation. |
| 5. Recognise revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation at a point in time or over time. The company satisfies a performance obligation and recognises revenue over time, if one of the following criteria is met: |
| - The customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the company's performance as the company performs; or |
| - The company's performance creates or enhances an asset that the customer controls as the asset is created or enhanced; or |
| - The company's performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to the company and the entity has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date. |
| For performance obligations where any one of the above conditions are not met, revenue is recognised at a point in time at which the performance obligation is satisfied. The company is required to assess each of its contracts with customers to determine whether performance obligations are satisfied over time or at a point in time in order to determine the appropriate method of recognising revenue. The company has concluded that for majority of its arrangements, it is either creating or enhancing an asset controlled by the customer or it is creating an asset with no alternative use and has an enforceable right to payment for work completed. Therefore, it meets the criteria to recognise revenue over time and measure progress of its projects through the time-based (output approach) as it best depicts the transfer of control of products and services under each performance obligation when the company satisfies a performance obligation by delivering the promised goods or services it creates a contract asset based on the amount of consideration earned by the performance. Where the amount of consideration received from a customer exceeds the amount of revenue recognised this gives rise to a contract liability. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, taking into account contractually defined terms of payment and excluding taxes and duty. The company assesses its revenue arrangements against specific criteria to determine if it is acting as principal or agent. The company has concluded that it is acting as an agent in all of its revenue arrangements. Revenue is recognised when the company completes its performance obligation and control is transferred to the customer. The company combines two or more contracts entered into at or near the same time with the same customer and accounts for the contracts as a single contract if one or more of the following criteria are met: |
| - The two or more contracts entered into at or near the same time with the same customer are negotiated as a package, with a single commercial objective; |
| - The amount of consideration to be paid in one contract depends on the price or performance of the other contract; or |
| - The goods or services promised in the contracts (or some goods or services promised in each of the contracts) are a single performance obligation. |
| If the above criteria are met, the arrangements are combined and accounted for as a single arrangement for revenue recognition. Revenue is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the mount of cumulative revenue recognised will not occur and the revenue and costs, if applicable, can be measured reliably. |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
| Cash represents cash in hand and deposits held on demand with financial institutions. Cash equivalents are short-term, highly-liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less (as at their date of acquisition). Cash equivalents are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and subject to an insignificant risk of change in that cash value. |
| In the presentation of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents also include bank overdrafts. Any such overdrafts are shown within borrowings under ‘current liabilities’ on the Statement of Financial Position. |
| Property plant and equipment |
| Freehold property | - |
| Useful lives and residual values are reviewed annually, and adjusted if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period. Residual values are based on the estimated amount which would be currently obtainable from disposal of the asset net of disposal costs if the asset were already of the age and condition expected at the end of its useful life. |
| The carrying values of plant and equipment are reviewed for impairment if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable, and are written down immediately to their recoverable amount. An asset's carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset's carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount. |
| Repairs and maintenance are charged to the income statement during the financial position in which it was |
| incurred. |
| An item of plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are |
| expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on the derecognition of the asset is included in the income statement in the period of derecognition. |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Financial instruments |
| Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. |
| Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. |
| All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. |
| Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the statement of financial position when a legally enforceable right exists to set off the recognised amounts and the company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. |
| Debt instruments which meet the following conditions are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method: |
| a) The contractual return to the holder is (i) a fixed amount; (ii) a positive fixed rate or a positive variable rate; or (iii) a combination of a positive or a negative fixed rate and a positive variable rate. |
| b) The contract may provide for repayments of the principal or the return to the holder (but not both) to be linked to a single relevant observable index of general price inflation of the currency in which the debt instrument is denominated, provided such links are not leveraged. |
| c) The contract may provide for a determinable variation of the return to the holder during the life of the instrument, provided that (i) the new rate satisfies condition (a) and the variation isn't contingent on future events other than (1) a change of a contractual variable rate; (2) to protect the holder against credit deterioration of the issuer; (3) changes in levies applied by a central bank or arising from changes in relevant taxation or law; or (ii) the new rate is a market rate of interest and satisfies condition (a). |
| d) There is no contractual provision that could, by its terms, result in the holder losing the principal amount or any interest attributable to the current year or prior years. |
| e) Contractual provisions that permit the issuer to prepay a debt instrument or permit the holder to put it back to the issuer before maturity are not contingent on future events, other than to protect the holder against the credit deterioration of the issuer or a change in control of the issuer, or to protect the holder or issuer against changes in levies applied by a central bank or arising from changes in relevant taxation or law. |
| f) Contractual provisions may permit the extension of the term of the debt instrument, provided that the return to the holder and any other contractual provisions applicable during the extended term satisfy the conditions of paragraphs (a) to (c). |
| Debt instruments that have no stated interest rate (and do not constitute a financing transaction) and are classified as payable or receivable within one year are initially measured at an undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, net of impairment. |
| With the exception of some hedging instruments, other debt instruments not meeting these conditions are measured at fair value through profit or loss. |
| Commitments to make and receive loans which meet the conditions mentioned above are measured at cost (which may be nil) less impairment. |
| Financial assets are derecognised when and only when a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the |
| financial asset expire or are settled, b) the company transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and |
| rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or c) the company, despite having retained some, but not all, |
| significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party. |
| Financial liabilities are derecognised only when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires. |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Inventories |
| Work in progress is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. |
| Cost includes all direct expenditure and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads. |
| Inventories are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised. |
| At the end of each reporting period stock is assessed for impairment. If inventories are impaired, they are reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell and an impairment is recognised in the profit and loss account. Where a reversal of the impairment is recognised the impairment charge is reversed, up to the original impairment loss, and is recognised as a credit in the profit and loss account. |
| Taxation |
| Current taxes are based on the results shown in the financial statements and are calculated according to local tax rules, using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted by the statement of financial position date. |
| Borrowing costs |
| Borrowing costs which are directly attributable to the construction of property, plant and equipment are capitalised as part of the cost of those assets. Capitalisation begins when both finance costs and expenditures for the asset are being incurred and activities that are necessary to get the asset ready for use are in progress. Capitalisation ceases when substantially all the activities that are necessary to get the asset ready for use are complete. |
| Finance costs |
| Finance costs of financial liabilities are recognised in the statement of income and retained earnings over the term of such instruments at a constant rate on the carrying amount. |
| Segmental reporting |
| All activities are undertaken in the UK. The company's turnover is all from the construction of residential dwellings, in addition the company is exploring the options around purchasing land and supplying it to the market with full planning permission in place. The company also receives rental income from property it is holding that is awaiting redevelopment. |
| 3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| The company does not currently have any employees. As a result, there were no staff costs for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024. |
| 4. | NET FINANCE COSTS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Finance income: |
| Deposit account interest |
| HMRC Interest received | 7 | - |
| Finance costs: |
| Loan interest |
| Net finance costs |
| 5. | LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX |
| The loss before income tax is stated after charging: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Cost of inventories recognised as expense |
| Auditors' remuneration | 7,688 | 8,166 |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 6. | INCOME TAX |
| Analysis of tax expense |
| No liability to UK corporation tax arose for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024. |
| Factors affecting the tax expense |
| The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Loss before income tax | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Loss multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of (2024 - |
( |
) |
( |
) |
| Effects of: |
| Investment income | (136 | ) | (190 | ) |
| Losses carried forward | 63,890 | 66,555 |
| Disallowable expenses | 980 | - |
| Tax expense |
| 7. | PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
| Freehold |
| property |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 April 2024 |
| Disposals | ( |
) |
| At 31 March 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 March 2025 |
| At 31 March 2024 |
| 8. | INVENTORIES |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Work-in-progress |
| 9. | TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Current: |
| VAT |
| 10. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank accounts |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 11. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2025 | 2024 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 12. | RESERVES |
| Retained |
| earnings |
| £ |
| At 1 April 2024 | ( |
) |
| Deficit for the year | ( |
) |
| At 31 March 2025 | ( |
) |
| 13. | TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Current: |
| Trade creditors |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| 14. | FINANCIAL LIABILITIES - BORROWINGS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Current: |
| Other loans | 1,781,000 | 2,041,000 |
| Terms and debt repayment schedule |
| 1 year or |
| less |
| £ |
| Other loans | 1,781,000 |
| The company has an unsecured loan balance of £1,781,000 owed to Swindon Borough Council at year end with interest being charged at the Bank of England base rate plus 5.5%. Repayments are made when cashflow allows. |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 15. | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
| Financial Instruments by category |
At 31 March 2025 |
Loans and receivables |
At fair value through profit & loss |
Liabilities at amortised cost |
Total |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Financial assets |
| Trade and other receivables excluding prepaid expenses |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 21,030 | - | - | 21,030 |
| Financial liabilities |
| Trade and other payables | - | - | (1,901,919 | ) | (1,901,919 | ) |
| 21,030 | - | (1,901,919 | ) | (1,880,889 | ) |
| Financial Instruments by category |
At 31 March 2024 |
Loans and receivables |
At fair value through profit & loss |
Liabilities at amortised cost |
Total |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Financial assets |
| Trade and other receivables excluding prepaid expenses |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 6,167 | - | - | 6,167 |
| Financial liabilities |
| Trade and other payables | - | - | (2,121,567 | ) | (2,121,567 | ) |
| 6,167 | - | (2,121,567 | ) | (2,115,400 | ) |
| Risk management |
| Exposure to credit, liquidity and cash flow interest rate risks arises in the normal course of the Company’s business. These risks are limited by the Company’s financial management policies and practices described below. |
| Market risk - cash flow interest rate risk |
| The Company is exposed to interest rate risk through the impact of rate changes on interest-bearing borrowings. The interest rates on the Company’s loans are set at 5.5% above bank base rate, with flexible repayment and further borrowing being permitted. The Company’s policy is to obtain the most favorable interest rates available for its borrowings. The company has no other significant interest-bearing assets or liabilities. |
| The Company does not use any derivative instruments to reduce its economic exposure to changes in interest rates. |
| Liquidity risk |
| The directors have ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management in maintaining adequate reserves, banking facilities and reserve borrowing facilities. They do this by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. |
| The company’s derivative instruments all mature within three months of origination and are included within current liabilities in the Statement of Financial Position. |
| The above table details the remaining contractual maturities at the end of reporting date of the Company's non-derivative financial liabilities, which are based on contractual undiscounted cash flows (including interest payments computed using contractual rates or, if floating, based on rates current at the end of reporting date) and the earliest date the Company can be required to pay. |
| In the view of the directors, the key risk to liquidity is in meeting short term cash flow needs. The Company has a long term loan arrangement in place with its ultimate parent company for up to £15 million, repayments can be made at any time subject to providing the lender with 3 days’ notice. The directors are therefore confident that funds will be available to settle liabilities as they fall due. |
| Swindon Housing Development Company Ltd (Registered number: 10821344) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| Credit risk |
| The company is involved in the supply of new houses and as such the title of the property does not pass to the customer until completion of the sale transaction, this involves the purchaser depositing in full the value of the property with the company's lawyers. The purchasers of any property have to provide evidence that they can raise the funds to complete the purchase, if they are not able to do so then their offer to purchase is refused, the property is left on the market until such time as as offer to purchase has been accepted. |
| 16. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| Swindon Borough Council is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company. The |
| company is consolidated in the financial statements of its parent which may be obtained at Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JH. |