The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The directors are pleased to report that the group turnover for the year was £130.4m and the profit for the year after taxation was £7.5m. The group’s balance sheet remains strong with the shareholder’s funds increasing to £34.6m.

Our strong relationships with our customers and supply chain have helped us to manage the uncertainties in the market and the directors are pleased to report that it has been another successful year.

Contracting work

The contracts commenced in the previous financial year, together with contracts awarded in the year to 31 March 2025, delivered a turnover of £128.6m and a profit for the year after taxation of £7.3m. The company has worked hard to maintain the margins by completing projects on programme and within budget.

We have a strong, committed and experienced team to deal with our workload and we continue to provide quality products to our clients. Our land division, working closely with customers, has a successful track record of acquiring sites for residential and mixed-use development on which we have been able to negotiate build contracts in line with their budgets.

Whilst the directors are mindful that the construction industry is being affected by the economic outlook, in particular costs and interest rates, our projects are ongoing and with new schemes starting we are currently on track to achieve our target turnover of £120m for the year to 31 March 2026.

Private development

In the year to 31 March 2025 the six apartments in Watford, Hertfordshire were sold. The construction of four houses in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire was near completion at the year end and the directors are confident of selling in the year to 31 March 2026.

The company continues to source new land opportunities and is working to secure planning consent on the purchased sites.

Whilst there remains caution on the rates of inflation and interest in the shorter term, we believe the longer-term prospects for the market remain good.

Going concern basis

Bugler Developments Limited have sufficient contracted work in to enable the directors to confidently forecast that the group in the next twelve months will produce profit and positive cashflow.

The policy of the group directors has always been to develop group operations in a structured and managed way to ensure that the financial position will always be solid, enabling all liabilities to be fully met, as and when due, and to ensure that funding is available for group companies when needed.

The directors of the group are not aware of any significant issues which would materially affect the group's ability to continue as a going concern, and the financial statements have been prepared on this basis.

Staff

The group recognises that the training, development and welfare of our employees is of the utmost importance and we will maintain this recognition by further investing in our staff to continue the positive impact they have on the success of the company.

Safety

All aspects of health and safety are given the utmost priority at all times.

In keeping with this we can with great pride, confirm that Bugler Developments achieved certification to ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety). This sits alongside our long-standing ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) as a core standard, following a compliant audit with strong organisational engagement. Ongoing compliance will be subject to annual surveillance audits conducted by ISOQAR.

We will continue to benchmark our site performance against other similar companies in our sector by use of safety statistics and we will again endeavour to further increase the level of safety on all our business locations for the coming year.

On an ongoing basis, we will ensure that the safety training relevant to all our operations will be maintained. Training will be given to ensure full compliance with any new regulations, or requirements regarding safety.

We realise the importance of health and safety to all affected by our operations and insist on a full commitment to this policy by all our employees and other parties working for the company.

BOARD DECISION MAKING: SECTION 172 STATEMENT

The Board regularly considers the key stakeholders and the importance of those stakeholders to the long-term success of the company. For this purpose, the Board have identified the following stakeholders to consider the likely consequences on the decisions and strategies during the year.

Due to the company being a non trading holding company there are no employees, customers or suppliers. The Board ensures that any distributions to the members are made on the correct basis in accordance with the share-holdings and any applicable legislation Please see the statement in Bugler Developments Limited Financial Statements for information on the trading aspect of the Group.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The directors consider all the risks applicable to the business on a regular basis and are of the opinion that internal procedures, checks and reports are in place to eliminate these as far as possible. We are mindful of the risks associated with macro-economic factors such as the Brexit uncertainty and keep our three year business plan under constant review.

Group policies

We continue to maintain our ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and we have retained a “Silver” accreditation with Investors in People. During the course of the year we achieved certification to the international standard for occupational health and safety, ISO 45001.

We are annually audited by a UKAS accredited assessor and the requirements of the updated ISO Standards include a high level review of our company policies.

Our policies are communicated to all employees and organisations working on our behalf and displayed at our offices, sites and on our intranet and are made available to defined interested parties.

We continue to implement an active company online “Intranet” to enable more effective communication with our staff. Current policies are available to view alongside other operational and social information relating to the company.

We expect everyone working for us or on our behalf, to strive to achieve and maintain the highest standards of quality performance at all times and to comply fully with our policies and our quality management system.

The diversity, level of qualifications and experience of our staff is externally measured both by our public sector clients and Constructionline, as are our policies.

Other information

It is the policy of the group to enter into contracts with suppliers and subcontractors under appropriate terms and conditions which are normally standard, but may vary according to circumstances. The group abides by the payment terms of the contracts. At 31 March 2025 trade creditors represented 30 days of purchases.

By order of the board

The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

The results for the year are set out on page 10.

Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £3,750,000. The directors do not recommend payment of a further dividend.

We are committed to responsible energy management and practice energy efficiency wherever possible. We recognise that climate change is one of the most serious environmental challenges and we recognise our role in reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

The Group’s gas emissions and energy use for the year is summarised below:

Methodology

The methodology used to calculate the information disclosed above:

Calculation method: activity data x emission factor = greenhouse gas emission

Scope 1 (direct) includes heating of buildings, company cars and vans, and site vehicles including those operated by subcontractors.

Scope 2 (indirect) includes purchased electricity based on meter readings from bills received. Bills have not been received for all building sites with electricity supply in the reporting period. The Scope 2 reporting is therefore presented here on a paid basis. To ensure that the full Scope 2 reporting is captured the paid basis will continue to be applied going forward.

Scope 3 (indirect) includes purchased goods and services: water used, external data centre GB used, electronic devices purchased, waste disposal, business travel, and employee commuting.

ClimatePartner UK Ltd has assisted in the methodology, collection and calculation of Bugler Developments Limited’s Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions as reported here for SECR for the fiscal reporting period ending 31 March 2025. ClimatePartner can confirm this has been conducted in accordance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard and the UK Government’s Environmental Reporting Guidelines and to sufficient data quality. Where sufficient real-world data (subcontractor fuel usage) was unavailable a reasonable estimate has been used with the aim of improving data collection and quality in future reporting periods.

The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report 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 United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). 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 group and company, and of the profit or loss of the group 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;

• state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the group and company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the group’s and company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and 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 group and company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the auditor of the company is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor of the company is aware of that information.

The company has chosen in accordance with Companies Act 2006, s. 414C(11) to set out in the company's strategic report information required by Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, Sch. 7 to be contained in the directors' report. It has done so in respect of principal risks and uncertainties.

We have audited the financial statements of Bugler Group Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the group statement of income and retained earnings, the group statement of financial position, the company statement of financial position, the group statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

• give a true and fair view of the state of the group's and the parent company's affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of the group's profit for the year then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; 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 Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group and parent 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 included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

• The information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

• The strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

• adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

• the parent company 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.

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, 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 is 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 parent 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 parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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 auditor's 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 (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.

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

The objectives of our audit in respect of fraud, are; to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses to those assessed risks; and to respond appropriately to instances of fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both management and those charged with governance of the company.

Our approach was as follows:

• We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the company and considered that the most significant are the Companies Act 2006, UK financial reporting standards as issued by the Financial Reporting Council, and UK taxation legislation

• We obtained an understanding of how the company complies with these requirements by discussions with management and those charged with governance.

• We assessed the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, including the risk of material misstatement due to fraud and how it might occur, by holding discussions with management and those charged with governance.

• We inquired of management and those charged with governance as to any known instances of noncompliance or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations.

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

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https:// www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the 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 an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

The income statement has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

As permitted by s408 Companies Act 2006, the company has not presented its own profit and loss account and related notes. The company’s profit for the year was £3,750,000 (2024 - £750,000 profit).

Bugler Group Limited (“the company”) is a private limited company domiciled and incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Bugler House, 25 High Street, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1ET.

The group consists of Bugler Group Limited and all of its subsidiaries.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

In the parent company financial statements, the cost of a business combination is the fair value at the acquisition date of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed, plus costs directly attributable to the business combination. The excess of the cost of a business combination over the fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired is recognised as goodwill. The cost of the combination includes the estimated amount of contingent consideration that is probable and can be measured reliably, and is adjusted for changes in contingent consideration after the acquisition date. Provisional fair values recognised for business combinations in previous periods are adjusted retrospectively for final fair values determined in the 12 months following the acquisition date. Investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates are accounted for at cost less impairment.

The consolidated group financial statements consist of the financial statements of the parent company Bugler Group Limited together with all entities controlled by the parent company (its subsidiaries) and the group’s share of its interests in joint ventures and associates.

All financial statements are made up to 31 March 2025. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies used into line with those used by other members of the group.

All intra-group transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated on consolidation. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.

At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.

Construction contracts

For contracting work where the outcome of a construction contract can be estimated reliably, revenue and costs are recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract activity at the reporting end date. Variations in contract work, claims and incentive payments are included to the extent that the amount can be measured reliably and its receipt is considered probable.

When it is probable that total contract costs will exceed total contract turnover, the expected loss is recognised as an expense immediately.

Where the outcome of a construction contract cannot be estimated reliably, contract revenue is recognised to the extent of contract costs incurred where it is probable that they will be recoverable. Contract costs are recognised as expenses in the period in which they are incurred. When costs incurred in securing a contract are recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred, they are not included in contract costs if the contract is obtained in a subsequent period.

The “percentage of completion method” is used to determine the appropriate amount to recognise in a given period. The stage of completion is measured by the proportion of contract costs incurred for work performed to date compared to the estimated total contract costs. Costs incurred in the year in connection with future activity on a contract are excluded from contract costs in determining the stage of completion. These costs are presented as stocks, prepayments or other assets depending on their nature, and provided it is probable they will be recovered.

Private development

For private development turnover in the profit and loss account represents the monies received and receivable in the year where contracts have been exchanged.

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of a business over the fair value of net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is considered to have a finite useful life and is amortised on a systematic basis over its expected life, which is 10 years.

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the income statement.

Equity investments are measured at fair value through profit or loss, except for those equity investments that are not publicly traded and whose fair value cannot otherwise be measured reliably, which are recognised at cost less impairment until a reliable measure of fair value becomes available.

In the parent company financial statements, investments in subsidiaries and associates are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the group. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

Entities in which the group has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities. Investments in joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method of accounting, whereby the investment is initially recognised at the transaction price and subsequently adjusted to reflect the group's share of the profit or loss, other comprehensive income and equity of the joint venture.

At each reporting period end date, the group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Work in progress is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value and reflects the accumulation of development costs prior to the start of construction.

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

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 entity after deducting all of its financial liabilities.

Where the contractual terms of share capital do not have any terms meeting the definition of a financial liability then this is classed as an equity instrument. Dividends and distributions relating to equity instruments are debited direct to equity.

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the group transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the group's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

Equity instruments issued by the group 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 group.

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The group’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

Provisions are recognised when the group has a legal or constructive present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that the group will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the reporting end date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation is recognised at present value. When a provision is measured at present value, the unwinding of the discount is recognised as a finance cost in profit or loss in the period in which it arises.

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed.

In the application of the group’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. 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 estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows.

Directors review the estimated stage of completion of contracts as provided by qualified surveyors and provide accordingly for both income and expenditure.

An analysis of the group's turnover is as follows:

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the group and company during the year was:

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined benefit schemes amounted to 5 (2024 - 5).

The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 March 2025 are as follows:

Details of joint ventures at 31 March 2025 are as follows:

On 7 March 2023 a subsidiary company, Bugler Land Limited, and Miller Property Consulting Limited (the venturers) formed a joint venture (DSBG HH Riverside Limited). On incorporation, both venturers contributed £200 in exchange for 50% of the share capital.

The equity method of accounting has been used to recognise the groups share of the joint ventures results,

DSBG HH Riverside Limited is a private company and does not have published share price quotations.

The Group has no additional commitments relating to DSBG HH Riverside Limited.

The provision relates to the group’s share of the joint ventures loss which it would be liable for if the joint venture was wound up. The joint venture is a going concern and expects to make a profit in the future which would offset the loss made since incorporation.

A defined contribution pension scheme is operated for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the group in an independently administered fund.

The remuneration of key management personnel is as follows.

Company

The company has taken advantage of the exemptions conferred by FRS 102 from the requirement to make disclosures concerning transactions with other group companies that are included in the consolidated financial statements.

Dividends totalling £3,750,000 (2024 - £750,000) were paid in the year in respect of shares held by the company's directors.