| Kanadevia Inova Biogas Holdco Limited |
| Notes to the Accounts |
| for the year ended 31 March 2025 |
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Summary of significant accounting policies |
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General information |
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Kanadevia Inova Biogas Holdco Limited ("the company") is a private company limited by shares, and is registered and incorporated in England. The address of the company's registered office and principal place of business is disclosed on page 1. The company's principal activities are disclosed in the Directors' report on page 2. Effective 28th April 2025, the company changed its name from Iona Environmental Infrastructure Holdco Limited to Kanadevia Inova Biogas Holdco Limited. |
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Basis of preparation |
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of investments and derivative financial instruments at fair value, and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. |
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Functional and presentational currencies |
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The financial statements are presented in sterling which is also the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest whole £ except where otherwise indicated. |
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Non-consolidation |
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The company is exempt from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance with Companies Act 2006, Section 400 as the company is a subsidiary of Kanadevia Inova UK Holding Limited, a company registered in England that prepares group accounts. Consequently, the financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group. |
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Statement of cash flows |
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The company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102 and has taken advantage of an exemption in FRS 102 para 1.12(b) to disclose a statement of cash flows as an equivalent disclosure is presented in the consolidated financial statements of Kanadevia Inova UK Holding Limited. |
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Reconstruction relief |
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The company has applied the reconstruction relief provisions in accordance with section 611 of the Companies Act 2006 to the refinance transaction. The amount recognised in share premium is limited to £2,993,675 with £4,354,469 recognised in other reserve. |
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Going concern |
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The directors have considered the net liability position, and assessed the forecast cashflows of the company and its investments in order to assess its ability to meet its covenants under the terms of the refinance transaction, and the likelihood of the requirement for an equity cure from its ultimate parent, Kanadevia Corporation. The parent company have confirmed that they will not recall the loan note to the company, or the capitalised interest for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The directors considered it reasonable that sufficient cash distributions from investments will be made to enable the company to meet its liabilities (including bank loan repayments) as they fall due and have therefore concluded that the company has sufficient resources to meet its obligations for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. |
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Investments |
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Investments are initially measured at cost. Subsequent to initial recognition, these investments are recorded at fair value through profit and loss in accordance with FRS 102. During the year, management considered the change in circumstances which provided a choice as to whether to continue measuring investments at fair value or to adopt an alternative basis. Management determined that continuing to measure at fair value remained the most appropriate policy, as it provides more relevant and reliable information for users of the financial statements. In the current year, the fair value of the investments are supported by a recent market transaction, providing a more observable benchmark than in prior years. While fair value measurement often involves inherent estimation uncertainty, particularly where valuations are based on discounted cash flows extending up to 20 years, reliance on a recent transaction significantly reduces this uncertainty for the year under review. |
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Income |
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Income includes revenue earned from interest and dividends from investee companies. Interest income is recognised as it accrues. Paid interest income is that which has been invoiced and settled within the period. Accrued interest income remains outstanding at year end. Capitalised interest income has been capitalised into the investment value, and offset by a loss on revaluation of investments. Dividend income is recognised when the right to receive payment is established. |
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Financial instruments |
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The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. |
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Basic financial assets |
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Basic financial assets, which include debtors, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised. |
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Basic financial liabilities |
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Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans and parent company loan note are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
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Equity instruments |
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Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company. |
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Derivative financial instruments |
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The company has entered into financial instruments for the primary purpose of reducing exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. Derivative financial instruments, consisting of interest rate swap agreements, are recognised initially at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at each reporting date. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately. |
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Taxation |
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A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
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Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement |
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The preparation of the financial statements requires the directors to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making judgements about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimates is revised if the revision affects only that period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. The following are the critical judgements and estimates. |
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Fair value of investments |
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Investments are accounted for at fair value through profit or loss. In the current year, the fair value of the investments are supported by a recent market transaction, providing a more observable benchmark than in prior years. While fair value measurement often involves inherent estimation uncertainty, particularly where valuations are based on discounted cash flows extending up to 20 years, reliance on a recent transaction significantly reduces this uncertainty for the year under review. |
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Operating profit |
2025 |
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2024 |
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£ |
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This is stated after charging: |
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Auditors' remuneration for audit services |
27,500 |
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16,500 |
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Auditors' remuneration for tax compliance and advisory services |
9,450 |
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11,470 |
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Staff costs |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Number |
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Average number of persons employed by the company |
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- |
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The company had no employees during the year. Directors of the company, who are deemed to be key management personnel, are remunerated by a connected entity. |
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Interest income |
2025 |
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2024 |
| £ |
£ |
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Received from investee companies |
2,193,906 |
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1,882,370 |
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Accrued |
1,877,656 |
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1,598,408 |
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Capitalised |
8,645,455 |
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9,128,510 |
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12,717,017 |
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12,609,288 |
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Interest payable |
2025 |
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2024 |
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£ |
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Bank loan |
910,828 |
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978,610 |
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Parent company loan note |
6,922,516 |
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6,302,812 |
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Transaction costs |
68,355 |
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63,256 |
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7,901,699 |
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7,344,678 |
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Taxation |
2025 |
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2024 |
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£ |
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Analysis of charge in period |
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Tax on profit on ordinary activities |
- |
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- |
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Factors affecting tax charge for period |
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The differences between the tax assessed for the period and the standard rate of corporation tax are explained as follows: |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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£ |
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Loss on ordinary activities before tax |
(4,128,561) |
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(24,412,519) |
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Standard rate of corporation tax in the UK |
25% |
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25% |
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£ |
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Loss on ordinary activities multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax |
(1,032,140) |
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(6,103,130) |
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Effects of: |
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Expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
2,300,500 |
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7,421,963 |
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Exempt dividend income |
(233,475) |
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(191,209) |
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Transfer pricing adjustment |
(695,340) |
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(592,269) |
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Group loss relief |
(339,545) |
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(535,355) |
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Current tax charge for period |
- |
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- |
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Investments |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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£ |
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Fair value |
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Opening balance |
58,308,135 |
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78,149,935 |
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Additions |
4,300,000 |
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1,020,000 |
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Interest capitalised |
9,170,167 |
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9,167,073 |
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Revaluations |
(9,202,004) |
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(29,687,850) |
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Disposals/repayments |
(25,922) |
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(341,023) |
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Fair value |
62,550,376 |
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58,308,135 |
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The company holds 20% or more of the share capital of the following companies registered in England: |
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Company |
Holding/share class |
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Biogen Gwyriad Ltd |
48% ordinary shares |
1 |
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Biogen Waen Ltd |
45% ordinary shares |
1 |
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Kanadevia Inova Biogas Howla Hay Ltd |
100% ordinary shares |
2 |
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Kanadevia Inova Biogas Home Farm Ltd |
79% ordinary shares |
2 |
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Kanadevia Inova Biogas Westholme Farm Ltd |
82% ordinary shares |
2 |
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Kanadevia Inova Biogas Washfold Farm Ltd |
78% ordinary shares |
2 |
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Keithick Biogas Ltd |
65% ordinary shares |
3 |
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Kanadevia Inova Biogas Wray House Ltd |
86% ordinary shares |
2 |
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Kanadevia Inova Biogas St Boswells Ltd |
93% ordinary shares |
3 |
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Kanadevia Inova Waverley Farm Contracts Ltd |
93% ordinary shares |
4 |
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Kanadevia Inova Biogas Leeming Ltd |
55% ordinary shares |
3 |
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Kanadevia Inova Biogas Gravel Pit Ltd |
92% ordinary shares |
3 |
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The nature of business of all investee companies is the production of gas from AD which is injected into the grid or used to generate electricity. |
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Footnote |
Registered address |
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Milton Parc, Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire, MK44 1YU |
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Marlborough House Westminster Place, Nether Poppleton, York, YO26 6RW |
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123 Pall Mall, London, England, SW1Y 5EA |
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15 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 8HA |
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Debtors |
2025 |
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2024 |
| £ |
£ |
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Interest receivable from investee companies |
1,877,656 |
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2,160,447 |
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
2025 |
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2024 |
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£ |
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Bank loan |
2,815,029 |
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2,375,407 |
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Accruals and deferred income |
648,295 |
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34,837 |
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3,463,324 |
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2,410,244 |
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In May 2020, the company arranged a £60m debt facility with two banks, AIB and Banco de Sabadell, of which £40m has been drawn. Interest on the facility is floating however, to economically hedge the variable rate, the company entered into interest rate swaps as outlined in note 12. The floating rate is based on SONIA. Fixed interest of 2.83% per annum is payable on the debt facility with total interest of £910,828 (2024: £978,610) charged during the period. The gross outstanding loan as at 31 March 2025 is £29,433,245 (2024: £31,877,007) which is shown in notes 9 and 10 net of transaction fees of £823,289 (2024: £891,645). Principal repayments are payable in six-monthly instalments commencing on September 2020 until August 2034. The maturity profile is detailed in note 14. The debt facility is secured by way of fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company. |
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Creditors: amounts falling due after one year |
2025 |
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2024 |
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£ |
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Bank loan |
25,794,927 |
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28,609,955 |
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Parent company loan note |
73,273,587 |
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63,394,179 |
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99,068,514 |
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92,004,134 |
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Interest of 10.5% per annum is payable on a loan note held by the immediate parent of the company, Kanadevia Inova Biogas Parentco Limited which totalled £73,273,587 (2024: £63,394,179) at year end. During the year, interest of £6,922,516 (2024: £6,302,812) was charged of which £5,579,408 (2024: £5,008,159) was capitalised. Principal together with any accrued and/or arrears of interest is repayable in four equal instalments, March 2035, September 2035, March 2036 and September 2036. |
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Share capital |
Nominal |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Number |
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£ |
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Allotted, called up and fully paid: |
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Ordinary shares |
£1 each |
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1,000 |
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1,000 |
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1,000 |
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The company's ordinary shares, which carry no right to fixed income, each carry the right to one vote at general meetings of the company. |
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Derivative financial instruments |
2025 |
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2024 |
| £ |
£ |
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Fair value: |
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Interest rate swaps |
4,823,193 |
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5,406,433 |
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4,823,193 |
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5,406,433 |
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Interest rate swaps: |
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Contracted interest rate |
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Notional principal amount |
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31 March 2025 |
31 March 2024 |
31 March 2025 |
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31 March 2024 |
| % |
% |
£ |
£ |
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Within 1 year |
0.58 |
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0.58 |
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2,896,035 |
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2,443,762 |
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1 - 5 years |
0.58 |
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0.58 |
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12,438,190 |
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12,442,493 |
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Greater than 5 years |
0.58 |
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0.58 |
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14,099,018 |
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16,990,750 |
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Total |
29,433,243 |
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31,877,005 |
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The company has entered into floating to fixed interest rate swap to hedge the floating interest rate on the bank loan. The floating rate is based on SONIA. The fair value of derivative financial instruments is based on discounted cashflows using observable market data. |
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The above table details the notional principal amounts and remaining terms of interest rate swap contracts outstanding at reporting date. The interest rate swaps have been entered into with trading banks. The company's exposure to credit risk from these financial instruments is limited because it does not expect non-performance of the obligations contained therein due to the credit rating of the financial institutions concerned. |
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Related party transactions |
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As described in Note 10, the company has issued a loan note to its immediate parent Kanadevia Inova Biogas Parentco Limited. An additional £4,300,000 (2024: £1,020,000) was drawn during the year. During the year, interest of £6,922,516 (2024: £6,302,812) was charged, of which £5,579,408 (2024: £5,008,159) was capitalised into the loan balance. At the year end, £73,273,587 (2024: £63,394,179) was due to Parentco. |
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Financial risk management |
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The company is a highly selective investor and adheres to an investment strategy which is dictated by its ultimate parent. Each investment is subject to an individual risk assessment through an investment approval process. Kanadevia Inova Capital's Investment Committee is part of the overall risk management framework. |
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Concentration risk |
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The company focusses on environmental infrastructure projects with reference to the "Bioenergy" sector. Although there is no set target allocation between technologies or feedstock streams, the company diversifies risk by having a balanced portfolio mix of investment size with no single investment greater than 15% of initial cash invested, and using various counterparties and feedstock suppliers. |
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Credit risk |
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Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the company if a counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. Financial instruments which potentially subject the company to credit risk principally consist of investments, trade debtors, derivative financial instruments, and cash. The credit quality of investments, which are held at fair value and include debt and equity elements, is based on the financial performance of the individual investments. The credit risk relating to these assets is based on their enterprise value and is reflected through fair value movements. Further detail can be found in the Price risk - market fluctuations disclosure in this note and the sensitivity disclosure to changes in the valuation assumptions is provided in the investments accounting policy. Cash is held on demand with trading banks with AA- credit rating. |
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Liquidity risk |
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Liquidity risk is the risk that the company will encounter difficulties in meeting contractual obligations associated with financial liabilities. The company manages liquidity risk by maintaining sufficient liquid funds to meet its commitments, based on historical and forecast cash flow requirements. The Investment Manager monitors the forecast cashflows of the company and its underlying investments to maintain sufficient head room to meet its financial covenants in relation to the bank loan. All of the individual investments are forecast to have sufficient cash resources. The company has a concentration of funding risk related to the bank debt, which may arise in the event that it is unable to meet the terms and conditions of the facility agreement. At 31 March 2025, the company complied with all covenants of the bank debt. The following table sets out the undiscounted contractual maturity profile of liabilities as at the balance date. The company has unutilised facilities with its lenders at the balance date; however, as the company is not contractually obligated to meet the funding obligations related to these facilities, they are not included in the liquidity profile. |
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As at 31 March 2025 |
| within one year |
Between one |
Between two |
After |
| or on demand |
and two years |
and five years |
five years |
Total |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Bank loan |
(2,815,029) |
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(2,896,035) |
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(9,546,458) |
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(13,352,434) |
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(28,609,956) |
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Parent company loan note |
- |
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- |
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- |
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(73,273,587) |
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(73,273,587) |
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(2,815,029) |
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(2,896,035) |
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(9,546,458) |
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(86,626,021) |
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(101,883,543) |
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As at 31 March 2024 |
| within one year |
Between one |
Between two |
After |
| or on demand |
and two years |
and five years |
five years |
Total |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Bank loan |
(2,375,407) |
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(2,896,035) |
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(9,546,458) |
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(16,167,462) |
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(30,985,362) |
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Parent company loan note |
- |
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- |
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- |
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(63,394,179) |
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(63,394,179) |
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(2,375,407) |
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(2,896,035) |
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(9,546,458) |
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(79,561,641) |
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(94,379,541) |
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Market risk |
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Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. Market risk comprises interest rate risk, currency risk and price risk. The valuation of the company's investments is largely dependent on the operational performance of the companies. Market risk in respect of the investments arises primarily from gas and electricity export prices and feedstock prices. |
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Gas and electricity export prices |
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Energy markets have been in a period of unprecedented volatility over the last 1 - 2 years driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine & subsequent weaponisation of exported gas. While volatility has decreased during the last two periods, energy markets remain susceptible to global factors. Gas and electricity price risks are reduced by contracting for future gas and electricity prices via Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) or economic hedges. These agreements are all short term in nature (between 3 and 12 months) and the discounted cashflows include the contracted pricing for the period they are in place, after which wholesale market prices are utilised via third party pricing curves that reflect the Manager’s assessment of future economic conditions. |
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Feedstock prices |
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Investments held at cost less impairment are subject to market price risk in respect of feedstock. The company considers each investment to have varying degrees of risk based on the type of feedstock it accepts as described below: |
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• Commercial - Commercial sites are exposed to higher market risk as a higher proportion of feedstock is non-contracted and therefore procured on a just in time basis. Additionally, availability is directly influenced by commercial activities of counterparties and demand from other industries therefore at greater risk to external factors such as the conflict in Ukraine. Risk is limited by contracting where possible. |
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• Agricultural - In the case of agricultural sites, risk is minimised by entering into long term contracts with local farmers however feedstock quality and quantity (and therefore price) is still subject to market factors such as weather, seasonality and demand from other sectors. |
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• Local Authority - Risk is minimised by entering into long term contracts with stable counterparties however, these sites have historically been exposed to fluctuations due to market factors. |
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Operational performance risk |
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Operational performance risk is the risk that the value of the investment is impacted by technical issues or operator error. In the period between construction of the asset and achieving a steady state of operations the risk of technical issues or operator error is increased. |
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As noted above, the enterprice value of investments is estimated using discounted cash flow models and in estimating future cash flows the manager is required to make judgements and estimates regarding the time it will take to achieve ‘steady state operations’ and the quantum of net cash flows arising before and after ‘steady state’ is reached. Delays in the time it takes for the asset to achieve ‘steady state operations’ could materially affect the estimated fair values. |
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• Technical issues - relate to the performance of fixed asset equipment and is generally considered lower risk for well-established investments as the fixed asset equipment is fine-tuned and operating teams more experienced, where output is much more consistent. |
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• Operator error - relates to errors occurring from local management. The risk is considered low as all of the Fund’s investments are managed by professional service providers. |
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Two out of the eleven assets have had technical issues during the year which has impacted them achieving forecast results. These technical issues have been or are expected to be resolved in the normal course of business and the Manager is closely monitoring these assets to reduce the risk of impacts on the forecast future cashflows and the associated estimated fair values. The remaining assets are all considered by the manager to be in steady state of operations and therefore low risk. |
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Other items in the financial statements can be affected by interest rate risk. |
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Interest rate risk |
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Interest on the loan note is fixed rate. The interest rate on the bank debt is floating however, to economically hedge the variable rate bank loans, the company entered into interest rate swaps (see note 12) to convert the floating rate interest liability into fixed interest cost, therefore the direct impact of a movement in interest rates is limited to the fair value of the interest rate swaps. |
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Controlling party |
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At the period end the immediate controlling entity is Kanadevia Inova UK Holding Limited, a company registered in England, due to its majority shareholding in the company. The ultimate controlling party is Kanadevia Corporation, a company registered in Japan and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The smallest and largest undertaking for which the company is a member and for which group financial statements are prepared is Kanadevia Inova UK Holding Limited and Kanadevia Corporation respectively. |