Company registration number 16128036 (England and Wales)
HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
I Prescott
A Hoppe
Company number
16128036
Registered office
Whitehill House
Windmill Hill Business Park
Whitehill Way
Swindon
Wiltshire
England
SN5 6PE
Auditor
RSM UK Audit LLP
Priory Place
New London Road
Chelmsford
CM2 0PP
HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Directors' report
1
Directors' responsibilities statement
2
Independent auditor's report
3 - 5
Profit and loss account
6
Balance sheet
7
Statement of changes in equity
8
Notes to the financial statements
9 - 12
HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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The company was incorporated on 10 December 2024. The directors present their annual report and financial statements which covers the period from incorporation to 31 December 2025.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of roads operations and maintenance.

Results and dividends

The results for the period are set out on page 6.

No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Directors

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

I Prescott
(Appointed 14 February 2025)
A Hoppe
(Appointed 10 December 2024)
S Gibbs
(Appointed 10 December 2024 and resigned 14 February 2025)
A I Westhauser-Weiler
(Appointed 10 December 2024 and resigned 14 February 2025)
Auditor

RSM UK Audit LLP were appointed as auditor to the company and in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that they be re-appointed will be put at a General Meeting.

Statement of disclosure to auditor

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.

Small companies exemption

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

On behalf of the board
I Prescott
Director
11 June 2026
HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

United Kingdom company law requires the directors to prepare the directors report and the 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:

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.

HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of HOCHTIEF Operations (UK) Ltd (the 'company') for the period ended 31 December 2025 which comprise the profit and loss account, 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 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

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:

HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD (CONTINUED)
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the 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:

Responsibilities of directors

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.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an 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.

Irregularities are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. The objectives of our audit are to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding compliance with laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, to perform audit procedures to help identify instances of non-compliance with other laws and regulations that may have a material effect on the financial statements, and to respond appropriately to identified or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations identified during the audit.

In relation to fraud, the objectives of our audit are to identify and assess the risk 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 and to respond appropriately to fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit.

However, it is the primary responsibility of management, with the oversight of those charged with governance, to ensure that the entity's operations are conducted in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations and for the prevention and detection of fraud.

HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD (CONTINUED)
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In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud, the audit engagement team:

 

As a result of these procedures we consider the most significant laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the financial statements are FRS 101, the Companies Act 2006 and tax compliance regulations. We performed audit procedures to detect non-compliances which may have a material impact on the financial statements which included reviewing financial statement disclosures and reviewing tax computations prepared by taxation specialists.

The audit team did not identify any indirect laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the financial statements.

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.

Nicholas Cattini ACA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of RSM UK Audit LLP, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
Priory Place
New London Road
Chelmsford
CM2 0PP
11 June 2026
HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Period
ended
31 December
2025
Notes
£
Turnover
-
Administrative expenses
(532,827)
Operating loss
(532,827)
Tax on (loss)/profit
4
-
0
Loss and total comprehensive income for the period
(532,827)
HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2025
31 December 2025
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2025
Notes
£
£
Current assets
Debtors
5
18,727
Cash at bank and in hand
330,784
349,511
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
(82,338)
Net current assets
267,173
Total assets less current liabilities
267,173
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
7
800,000
Profit and loss reserves
(532,827)
Total equity
267,173

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 11 June 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
I  Prescott
Director
Company registration number 16128036 (England and Wales)
HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
Balance at 10 December 2024
-
0
-
0
-
0
Period ended 31 December 2025:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
(532,827)
(532,827)
Transactions with owners:
Issue of share capital
7
800,000
-
800,000
Balance at 31 December 2025
800,000
(532,827)
267,173
HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

HOCHTIEF Operations (UK) Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Whitehill House, Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, SN5 6PE. The company's principal activities and nature of its operations are disclosed in the directors' report.

1.1
Reporting period

The company was incorporated on 10 December 2024 with the first reporting period ending 31 December 2025. These financial statements therefore cover a period of more than one year and will not be entirely comparable to the financial statements prepared for subsequent periods.

1.2
Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (FRS 101) and in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

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.

As permitted by FRS 101, the company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions from the requirements of IFRS:

Where required, equivalent disclosures are given in the group accounts of HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions GmbH. The group accounts of HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions GmbH are available to the public.

1.3
Going concern

The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the truecompany has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

In addition, the parent company has committed to provide continued financial support for the company's bidding activity for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.

Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.4
Cash at bank and in hand

Cash and cash equivalents 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.

HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.5
Financial liabilities

The company recognises financial debt when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments. Financial liabilities are classified as either 'financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss' or 'other financial liabilities'.

Other financial liabilities

Other financial liabilities, including borrowings, trade payables and other short-term monetary liabilities, are initially measured at fair value net of transaction costs directly attributable to the issuance of the financial liability. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. For the purposes of each financial liability, interest expense includes initial transaction costs and any premium payable on redemption, as well as any interest or coupon payable while the liability is outstanding.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when, and only when, the company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled, or they expire.

1.6
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

2
Auditor's remuneration
2025
Fees payable to the company's auditor and associates:
£
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the company
6,500
3
Employees

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

2025
Number
Directors
2

All directors are paid by other group companies and no allocations are made to the company.

4
Taxation
2025
£
HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
4
Taxation
2025
£
(Continued)
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The charge for the period can be reconciled to the loss per the profit and loss account as follows:

2025
£
Loss before taxation
(532,827)
Expected tax credit based on a corporation tax rate of 25.00%
(133,207)
Change in unrecognised deferred tax assets
133,207
Taxation charge for the period
-
5
Debtors
2025
£
Other debtors
18,727
6
Creditors
2025
£
Trade creditors
37,338
Accruals and deferred income
45,000
82,338
7
Share capital
2025
2025
Ordinary share capital
Number
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary Shares of £1 each
800,000
800,000

Ordinary shares confer the right to one vote per share and full, equal and unfettered rights to participate in dividends and capital distributions, whether on winding up or otherwise.

Reconciliation of movements during the period:
Ordinary
Number
Issue of fully paid shares
800,000
HOCHTIEF OPERATIONS (UK) LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
7
Share capital
(Continued)
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8
Related party transactions

The company has taken advantage of the exemption under Financial Reporting Standard 101 not to disclose transactions with wholly owned members of the group. There were no other related party transactions during the period.

9
Controlling party

HOCHTIEF Operations GmbH, a company incorporated and registered in Germany, has a 100% interest in the equity share capital of HOCHTIEF Operations UK Ltd and is the Company’s immediate parent undertaking and controlling party. Its registered office is Alfredstrasse 236, 45133 Essen, Germany.

 

The parent company of the smallest group to consolidate these financial statements is HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions GmbH, a company incorporated and registered in Germany, at Alfredstrasse 236, 45133 Essen, Germany.

 

The ultimate parent undertaking, ultimate controlling party and the parent of the largest group to consolidate these financial statements is ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A., a company incorporated and listed in Spain, registered office Avenida de Pio X11, 102, Madrid, Spain. Copies of the ultimate parent’s consolidated financial

Copies of consolidated accounts may be obtained from HOCHTIEF Operations UK Ltd at its registered office.

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