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

Overview

The company’s primary objective continues to be one of the UK’s leading brickwork and masonry contractors and to deliver “excellence without compromise” to all its clients. Our success as a business is built on developing and nurturing close relationships with our valued clients and providing a high-quality service every time,

To achieve this our key values are:

• Quality and craftsmanship - ensuring all work meets the highest industry standards.

• Safety - maintaining an impeccable health and safety record on all sites.

• Reliability - delivering projects within agreed timelines, on budgets and striving to get things right first time.

During the year the company successfully transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) structure, following a sale of shares on 28 June 2024.

The EOT structure was established to secure the long-term independence of the company, preserve its culture, and fully embed employee engagement and ownership into the company’s future strategy and governance. This model ensures that the success of the business directly benefits its employees, who are central to its continued growth and performance.

Financial results

The company delivered a strong set of financial results despite the continued uncertainty in the industry. Turnover fell from £59.6m to £47.5m but gross profit remained similar to the prior year at £11.1m (2024: £11.2m), due to an increase in the gross margin percentage, up from 18.8% to 23.3%. This margin increase was achieved on the back of the successful delivery of a number of large schemes that we were involved in during the year. These results were also as a result of the hard work, diligence and commitment of our on-site and office teams working together to deliver quality outcomes for our clients. After allowing for overheads of £4.4m and net interest receivable of £0.2m, profit before tax was £6.9m (2024: £7.4m). Cash generated of £6.5m from operations helped to contribute to a strong balance sheet with net assets of £15.2m.

Future prospects

The future prospects for the company and the wider Swift group are fundamentally sound. We have excellent relationships with our valued clients, a strong balance sheet and a solid pipeline of work. That said, the industry has been experiencing headwinds within certain sectors and hence 2026 is going to be more challenging.

The government’s general lack of clarity on policy has impacted economic growth prospects across the industry adversely affecting confidence, resulting in projects being significantly delayed or not coming to market at all. With less work to go around and to tender for, winning work within the residential sector has become increasingly difficult and even more competitive.

The board hopes that increased clarity from central government on policy direction and the Building Safety Regulator’s plan to clear the backlog of Gateway 2 approvals early in 2026 come to fruition and improve the situation within the market.

Swift Brickwork benefits from a broad and diverse portfolio, operating across multiple construction sectors rather than relying on a single market segment. This diversification provides the company with a greater degree of stability as performance is not tied to the fluctuations of one specific construction field.

Key Performance Indicators

The Board monitors and controls the performance of the company using a number of financial and non-financial key performance indicators (KPIs). The financial KPIs focus on turnover, profitability and cash generation on a project by project basis. The performance of each project is kept under constant review via a number of monthly meetings and action is taken where a project is not performing as expected.

Principal Risks and Uncertainties

Like all businesses the company faces a number of risks and uncertainties. Some of these are outside of the Board's control, for example the macro economic environment, whilst for others the Board can, to some extent, exercise a degree of control over them. The key risks and uncertainties over which the Board can exert a degree of control are:

•    being able to source sufficient labour at the right price, at the right time and in the right place;

•    being able to generate enough cash flow to continue funding its operations; and

•    inaccurate pricing of fixed priced projects especially during periods of high inflation.

To mitigate these risks and uncertainties:

•    the company engages with approximately 500 operatives across London and the South East and therefore     has the ability to transfer resources accordingly. We also proactively and regularly recruit apprentices into     the business;

•    the company regularly reviews cash flow forecasts to highlight potential "pinch points"; and

•    tenders for work are reviewed by senior management before being submitted.

Financial Instruments

Risk management

The company operates a treasury function which is responsible for managing the liquidity and interest associated with the company's activities.

The company manages interest rate risks arising from its activities, and bank overdrafts and loans, the main purpose of which is to raise finance for the company's operations. In addition, the company has various other financial assets and liabilities such as trade debtors and trade creditors arising directly from its operations.

Liquidity risk

The company manages its cash and borrowing requirements in order to maximise interest income and minimise interest expense, whilst ensuring the company has sufficient liquid resources to meet the operating needs of the business. Funds are transferred between group companies to assist in managing this risk.

Interest rate risk

The company is exposed to fair value interest rate risk on its borrowings and cash flow interest rate risk on bank overdrafts and loans. The company manages the mix of fixed and variable rate debt so as to reduce its exposure to changes in interest rates.

Credit risk

Investments of cash surpluses and borrowings are made through banks and companies which must fulfil credit rating criteria approved by the Board. All customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures. Trade debtors are monitored on an ongoing basis and provision is made for doubtful debts where necessary.

Customer Care and Corporate Social Responsibility

The company has placed the utmost importance on delivering a quality service, in a safe manner and with full regard and respect for the environment. These core values have provided the foundation upon which the company operates.

By being both a successful and responsible business, not only do we meet the requirements of our clients, workforce and shareholders but also the wider social community and the environment in general.

We would like to thank all our employees, clients and suppliers for their continued support during the past year.

The Directors recognise their duties under S172 of the Companies Act 2006 to act in good faith and to promote the success of the group and company. The key to achieving this is the development and nurturing of strong relationships with our most important stakeholders such as clients, employees, suppliers and sub-contractors.

Clients

We aim to deliver “excellence without compromise” on all the projects we are involved in. For many years the company has worked with a relatively small number of Tier 1 contractors with which it has had and continues to have repeat business from. Developing and maintaining close relationships with these clients is therefore critical to the company's success. The senior management team regularly meet with clients to ensure we are delivering in a professional manner and hence meeting their expectations and requirements.

Employees

Fundamental to our success is the passion, dedication and skill of our people be it on site or in the supporting office roles. The company recognises the key role played in its success by its people. We encourage staff to undertake ongoing training and development to ensure they keep their skills up to date but also to help further their career progression within the business. Swift Brickwork Contractors Limited has a very proud tradition of investing in the bricklaying skills of the future and each year it takes on a number of new trainees on its bricklaying apprenticeship program.

Suppliers and subcontractors

We aim to build very strong relationships with our supply chain business partners. We value all of our suppliers and sub-contractors many of which we have dealt with for many years. Close working relationships with these key stakeholders is key to the company’s success. To this end we maintain regular contact on an informal basis with them to discuss our mutually beneficial business opportunities.

On behalf of the board

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

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of brickwork contractors providing and installing masonry solutions, brickwork, blockwork, stonework and prefabricated options to numerous sectors of the Construction Industry.

The results for the year are set out on page 11.

Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £7,580,000. After the year end Ordinary dividends totalling £4,000,000 were paid

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

In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that Rickard Luckin Limited be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.

The company is a subsidiary and is included in the consolidated financial statements of Swift UK Holdings Limited and therefore it is not required to report on its emissions, energy consumption or energy efficiency activities as these are included in the group accounts.

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 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;

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

• 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.

The directors have 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 (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, Sch. 7 to be contained in the directors' report. It has done so in respect of results for the year, principal risks and uncertainties, corporate and social responsibility, and going concern.

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 company’s auditor 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 company’s auditor is aware of that information.

We have audited the financial statements of Swift Brickwork Contractors Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 May 2025 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity 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 company's affairs as at 31 May 2025 and of its 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 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 other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. 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. 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 course of 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 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 company and its 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, 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.

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 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.

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.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our: general commercial and sector experience; through verbal and written communications with those charged with governance and other management and via inspection of the company’s regulatory and legal correspondence.

We discussed with those charged with governance and other management the policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations.

We communicated identified laws and regulations to our team and remained alert to any indicators of non-compliance throughout the audit, we also specifically considered where and how fraud may occur within the company.

The potential effect of these laws and regulations on the financial statements varies considerably.

Firstly, the company is subject to laws and regulations that directly affect the financial statements, including: the company’s constitution, relevant financial reporting standards; company law; tax legislation and distributable profits legislation and we assess the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items.

Secondly the company is subject to many other laws and regulations where the consequences of non-compliance could have a material effect on the amounts or disclosures in the financial statements, for instance through the imposition of fines and penalties, or through losses arising from litigations. We identified the following areas as those most likely to have such an affect: operating licences regarding the construction industry and building regulations; The Building Safety Act; employment legislation; health and safety legislation; data protection legislation; anti-bribery and anti-corruption legislation.

ISAs (UK) limit the required procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations and no procedures over and above those already noted are required. These limited procedures did not identify any actual or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations that could have a material impact on the financial statements.

In relation to fraud, we performed the following specific procedures in addition to those already noted:

• Challenging assumptions made by management in its significant accounting estimates in particular: accounting for long term contracts and provisions;

• Identifying and testing journal entries during the year and around the year end, in particular any entries posted with unusual nominal ledger account combinations, journal entries crediting any revenue account and journal entries posted by senior management;

• Performing analytical procedures to identify unexpected movements in account balances which may be indicative of fraud;

• Ensuring that testing undertaken on both the performance statement, and the Balance Sheet includes a number of items selected on a random basis; and

• Discussions with management.

These procedures did not identify any actual or suspected fraudulent irregularity that could have a material impact on the financial statements.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with ISAs (UK). For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the procedures that we are required to undertake would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remains a high risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these might involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentation, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance with laws and regulations or fraud, and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations or every incidence of fraud.

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 statement of comprehensive income including profit and loss has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

Swift Brickwork Contractors Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Reigate Barn, Langford Road, Wickham Bishops, Essex, CM8 3JG.

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

The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.

The results of Swift Brickwork Contractors Limited are included in the consolidated financial statements of Swift UK Holdings Limited, its ultimate parent company, which are available from Reigate Barn, Langford Road, Wickham Bishops, Essex, CM8 3JG.

In accordance with section 1 of FRS 102, the company has taken advantage of the following exemptions:

- The requirement not to produce a Statement of Cash Flows and related notes.

- The requirement not to disclose key management personnel compensation.

The financial statements are prepared under the going concern basis.true

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 at least the next 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. 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.

Profit is recognised on long-term contracts, if the final outcome can be assessed with reasonable certainty, by including in the profit and loss account turnover and related costs as contract activity progresses. Turnover is shown as the total amount of work having been done in that period as set out in note 1.7.

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 credited or charged to profit or loss.

Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.

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

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible 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.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

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 value of work completed to date compared to the estimated total contract value.

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.

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 balance sheet 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.

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, 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.

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 company 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.

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.

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and loans from fellow group companies, 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.

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 though 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 company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

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.

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 profit and loss account 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 company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Research and development tax credits are recognised as a credit to the tax charge during the year in which the claim was made.

Provisions are recognised when the company has a legal or constructive present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company 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.

The company operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its directors and employees. Contributions payable are charged to the profit and loss account in the year they are payable.

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessees. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to income 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 leases asset are consumed.

In the application of the company’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:

Turnover is recognised on long term contracts as they progress. There is a certain level of estimation and judgement involved in arriving at these valuations and therefore the amounts to be recognised as turnover, and hence the gross profit margin.

Provisions for remedial work are provided, where necessary, on the basis of the directors expectations of the costs required to carry out the remediation. There is an inherent uncertainty in these estimations due to the fluctuations in labour and materials costs and the levels of remediation required on each project.

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

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

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 4 (2024 - 3).

Tangible fixed assets includes assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts, as follows:

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

Included within trade debtors are balances of £2,515,023 (2024: £2,845,892) due in more than one year.

Finance leases are secured over the assets to which they relate.

Finance lease payments represent rentals payable by the company for certain items of plant and machinery. Leases include purchase options at the end of the lease period, and no restrictions are placed on the use of the assets. The average lease term is 3 years. All leases are on a fixed repayment basis and no arrangements have been entered into for contingent rental payments.

Provisions made relate to remedial work to be carried out on contracts undertaken in prior years. There is also a contingent liability in respect of remedial work to be carried out as stated in note 22 to the financial statements.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset where the company has a legally enforceable right to do so. The following is the analysis of the deferred tax balances (after offset) for financial reporting purposes:

The deferred tax liability set out above is expected to reverse after 12 months.

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The amounts payable as at the balance sheet date in respect of pensions contributions was £17,261 (2024: £18,804).

All shares rank pari passu in all respects except that:

Each share is entitled to one vote in any circumstances, to dividend payments or any other distribution, and to participate in a distribution arising from a winding-up of the company.

During the year, each class of share was consolidated from 1,000 shares each to 330, 330, and 340 A, B, and C Ordinary Shares respectively with a nominal value of £1 per share. The A, B, and C Ordinary Shares were then all redesignated to 1,000 £1 Ordinary Shares.

As at the balance sheet date the profit and loss reserves are wholly distributable for the current and prior year.

In addition to the provision made as detailed in note 17, the company has received claims for remedial work on contracts completed before the year end. The outcomes of these claims are unknown at the present time and the directors cannot at this point conclude on the probability of a liability existing and hence the quantum. Therefore, no provision has been made in respect of these.

Operating lease payments represent rentals payable by the company for the use of office equipment and office premises. Lease rentals are fixed for between 5 and 10 years.

At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

As at 31 May 2025 the company was owed a total of £nil (2024: £105,438) by companies under common influence.

As at 31 May 2025 the company owed £700,130 to (2024: £nil) and was owed £197,907 by (2024: £111,544) its parent undertakings.

During the year rent totaling £113,247 (2024: £100,000) was paid to the pension scheme of which a director is a member.

Included within debtors is a loan due from a director of £nil (2024: £135,000). During the year the director repaid the loan. The interest rate applied to the loan is £nil.

For the current and prior year Swift Brickwork Contractors Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Swift Construction Group Limited.

During the year, an employee ownership trust was put in place for Swift UK Holdings Limited, the ultimate parent company. As a result, there is now no ultimate controlling party. Swift UK Holdings Limited prepare consolidated financial statements and these are available from the company's registered office.

As at the prior year end, the ultimate controlling party was a director M Walsh.