Company registration number 1633471 (England and Wales)
MORRISH HOMES
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
MORRISH HOMES
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
Mr D Morrish
Mr S O Clarke
Mr D J Green
Mr E J C Rapson
Secretary
Mr S O Clarke
Company number
1633471
Registered office
Unit 5 Factory Road
Upton Industrial Estate
Poole
Dorset
UK
BH16 5SL
Auditor
Schofields
Unit 1, St Stephens Court
15-17 St Stephens Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH2 6LA
MORRISH HOMES
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2 - 3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 6
Statement of comprehensive income
7
Balance sheet
8
Statement of changes in equity
9
Notes to the financial statements
10 - 23
MORRISH HOMES
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
- 1 -

The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 30 September 2025.

Review of the business

The results for the year are set out on page 7.

 

The key financial highlights of the business are as follows:

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

 

2022

 

£

 

£

 

£

 

£

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turnover

25,659,292

 

33,763,170

 

25,989,660

 

30,811,785

Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation

(28,029)

 

1,518,959

 

1,113,068

 

2,387,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

Turnover growth

(24.00)

 

29.91

 

(15.65)

 

(15.21)

Gross profit/(loss) margin

(0.27)

 

18.57

 

19.30

 

19.97

The company experienced a decrease in turnover during the year which was predominantly driven by challenging market conditions. The gross profit margin was negatively affected due to increasing costs as well as pressure on house prices. We continue to pursue development opportunities throughout our region to secure long-term future supply.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The company is a homebuilder and developer and as such is reliant on the availability of mortgage products to fund its purchasers, funding lines to support its activities, and a ready supply of land supported by a fluent planning process.

 

The company requires a pipeline of land and future projects to enable its business and consequently funding lines are required to support this. The relationship with, and the support of the company's funders is strong and sufficient facilities are in place to support its current and future development programme.

 

The company seeks to maintain a spread of development sites, to enable it to offer a range of products to the market. The planning process remains cumbersome which, coupled with the nutrient issues imposed on the industry in our operating region, impacts the company's ability to bring current and future developments to the market in an orderly fashion.

On behalf of the board

Mr E J C Rapson
Director
6 May 2026
MORRISH HOMES
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
- 2 -

The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of property development and homebuilding.

Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 7.

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

Directors

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

Mr D Morrish
Mr S O Clarke
Mr T P Bishop
(Resigned 8 August 2025)
Mr D J Green
Mr E J C Rapson
Financial instruments

The company's principal financial instruments comprise bank loans and overdrafts, trade creditors, other loans and finance lease agreements. The main purpose of these instruments is to provide funds for the company's working capital requirements and to finance company operations.

 

Funding for current and future development sites are financed via a long-term bank facility, which ensures continuity of funding. The day to day fluctuations in working capital requirements are funded via an overdraft.

 

The directors continue to closely monitor the company's required financing via its banking facilities. The company is a lessee in respect of finance lease assets. The liquidity risk in respect of these is managed in the same way as bank overdrafts and the loans above. Trade creditors liquidity risk is managed by ensuring there are sufficient funds available to the company to meet these amounts as they fall due.

Auditor

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

Statement of directors' responsibilities

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:

MORRISH HOMES
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
- 3 -

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Statement 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.

Health and safety

The company continues to pursue a vigorous monitoring of its health and safety obligations.

Environmental issues

The company's policy on environmental issues is to assess their impact and whenever practical and cost effective to incorporate those within new sustainable developments.

On behalf of the board
Mr E J C Rapson
Director
6 May 2026
MORRISH HOMES
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF MORRISH HOMES
- 4 -
Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Morrish Homes (the 'company') for the year ended 30 September 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:

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:

MORRISH HOMES
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF MORRISH HOMES (CONTINUED)
- 5 -
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 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:

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.

We considered the potential for non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Our audit procedures were designed to respond to the risk of material misstatement in the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with those charged with governance.

 

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud, we considered the nature of the company, the sector in which it operates, its control environment, and the company’s policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations. We also made enquiries of management and those charged with governance concerning any actual or suspected non-compliance and considered whether there was any evidence of such through our audit procedures.

 

Based on our understanding of the company and its environment, we assessed the areas of the financial statements most susceptible to material misstatement due to fraud to be:

 

 

These areas were considered susceptible either due to the level of management judgement involved or the opportunity for intentional misstatement. Our audit procedures were designed accordingly to respond to these risks.

 

MORRISH HOMES
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF MORRISH HOMES (CONTINUED)
- 6 -

As part of this process, we considered both those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements (such as the Companies Act 2006 and UK tax legislation) and those with an indirect effect that are fundamental to the entity’s operations. These included regulations relevant to the property development industry, such as health and safety legislation and employment law. We also considered other relevant laws, including data protection legislation and environmental regulations, to the extent that non-compliance might reasonably be expected to impact the financial statements.

Our audit procedures included:

 

 

Because of 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 our audit was properly planned and performed in accordance with auditing standards. This is particularly the case in relation to irregularities involving collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls.

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.

Gareth Hensby FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Schofields, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
Unit 1, St Stephens Court
15-17 St Stephens Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH2 6LA
6 May 2026
MORRISH HOMES
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
- 7 -
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
25,659,292
33,763,170
Cost of sales
(25,728,731)
(27,493,506)
Gross (loss)/profit
(69,439)
6,269,664
Administrative expenses
(3,144,912)
(3,487,003)
Exceptional item
4
(345,480)
-
0
Operating (loss)/profit
5
(3,559,831)
2,782,661
Other interest payable and similar expenses
8
(1,168,198)
(1,267,072)
Amounts written off loan due to parent company
4,700,000
-
Fair value gains and losses on investment properties
12
-
0
3,370
(Loss)/profit before taxation
(28,029)
1,518,959
Tax on (loss)/profit
9
771,491
(380,591)
Profit for the financial year
743,462
1,138,368
MORRISH HOMES
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
30 SEPTEMBER 2025
30 September 2025
- 8 -
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
47,142
110,077
Investment property
12
1,298,264
1,279,251
1,345,406
1,389,328
Current assets
Stocks
13
42,261,241
41,996,498
Debtors
14
1,210,139
974,400
Cash at bank and in hand
11,355
18,758
43,482,735
42,989,656
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
15
(41,162,144)
(41,440,743)
Net current assets
2,320,591
1,548,913
Total assets less current liabilities
3,665,997
2,938,241
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
17
-
0
15,706
-
(15,706)
Net assets
3,665,997
2,922,535
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
19
2,014,798
2,014,798
Non-distributable profits reserve
20
21,113
17,630
Distributable profit and loss reserves
21
1,630,086
890,107
Total equity
3,665,997
2,922,535

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to medium-sized companies.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 6 May 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr D Morrish
Mr E J C Rapson
Director
Director
Company registration number 1633471 (England and Wales)
MORRISH HOMES
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
- 9 -
Share capital
Non-distri-butable profits
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 October 2023
2,014,798
15,102
892,635
2,922,535
Year ended 30 September 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
2,528
1,135,840
1,138,368
Dividends
10
-
-
(1,138,368)
(1,138,368)
Balance at 30 September 2024
2,014,798
17,630
890,107
2,922,535
Year ended 30 September 2025:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
3,483
739,979
743,462
Balance at 30 September 2025
2,014,798
21,113
1,630,086
3,665,997
MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
- 10 -
1
Accounting policies
Company information

Morrish Homes is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Unit 5 Factory Road, Upton Industrial Estate, Poole, Dorset, UK, BH16 5SL.

1.1
Basis of preparation

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 as modified by the revaluation of certain assets. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:

 

 

The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of Morrish Group Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office at Unit 5 Factory Road, Upton Industrial Estate, Poole, Dorset, BH16 5SL.

1.2
Going concern

Atruet 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.

1.3
Revenue

The nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations and significant payment terms of the company's major sources of revenue are as follows:

Revenue from property sales is recognised on completion and measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding value added tax and other sales taxes.

MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 11 -

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.

1.4
Tangible fixed assets

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:

Plant and equipment
at varying rates on cost
Fixtures and fittings
at varying rates on cost
Computers
at varying rates on cost
Motor vehicles
20% on cost

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.

1.5
Investment property

Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is initially recognised at cost, which includes the purchase cost and any directly attributable expenditure. Subsequently it is measured at fair value at the reporting end date. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.

1.6
Impairment of fixed assets

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.

MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 12 -

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.

1.7
Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.

 

Stocks held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured at the lower of cost and replacement cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential.

At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.

1.8
Construction contracts

Recorded turnover in excess of payments on account are classified as amounts recoverable on contracts and are separately disclosed within debtors. The balance of payments on account are classified as payments on account and separately disclosed within creditors. The stage of completion of a construction contract is measured using surveys of the work performed.

1.9
Cash and cash equivalents

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.

1.10
Financial instruments

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

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.

MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 13 -
Other financial assets

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.

Impairment of financial assets

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.

Derecognition of financial assets

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.

Classification of financial 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 company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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.

MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 14 -
Other financial liabilities

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.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.11
Equity instruments

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.

1.12
Taxation

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

Current 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.

Deferred tax

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.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 15 -
1.13
Employee benefits

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.

1.14
Retirement benefits

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

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

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.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

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.

Construction contracts

When the outcome of a construction contract can be estimated reliably, contract revenue and costs associated with the construction contract are recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract activity at the reporting date.

 

Outcomes of construction contracts are estimated using internally generated detailed costings. The stage of completion is measured using surveys of the work performed, undertaken by third party quantity surveyors.

Investment property valuation

Investment properties are valued annually based on their fair value, being the directors' estimate of the amounts for which the properties could be exchanged between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm's length transaction.

Site infrastructure costs

Costs incurred relating to the construction of development infrastructure such as road, drainage and services are held in work-in-progress and expensed on an average basis across the residential plots on each development.

 

Future site infrastructure costs in respect of sold plots are estimated using internally generated detailed costings, and presented within creditors.

MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
- 16 -
3
Turnover
2025
2024
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Sale of properties (external)
20,940,000
28,257,850
Sale of properties (internal)
394,013
738,756
Construction contracts
4,185,157
4,637,574
Net rental income
51,284
55,573
Sundry income
88,838
73,417
25,659,292
33,763,170
4
Exceptional item
2025
2024
£
£
Expenditure
Exceptional administrative expenses
345,480
-

Exceptional administrative expenses are comprised of redundancy costs and other one-off settlement costs of a similar nature.

5
Operating (loss)/profit
2025
2024
Operating (loss)/profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
24,000
23,175
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
52,320
78,476
Profit on disposal of tangible fixed assets
(28,722)
(1,583)
6
Employees

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

2025
2024
Number
Number
Administration
48
46
Production
17
20
Total
65
66
MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
6
Employees
(Continued)
- 17 -

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2025
2024
£
£
Wages and salaries
3,028,769
3,433,598
Social security costs
449,271
435,314
Pension costs
114,358
107,352
3,592,398
3,976,264
7
Directors' remuneration
2025
2024
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
579,755
764,707

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

Remuneration disclosed above include the following amounts paid to the highest paid director:
2025
2024
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
139,000
166,110
8
Interest payable and similar expenses
2025
2024
£
£
Interest on bank overdrafts and loans
1,168,198
1,267,072
Disclosed on the profit and loss account as follows:
Other interest payable and similar expenses
1,168,198
1,267,072
9
Taxation
2025
2024
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
-
0
389,828
Group tax relief
(310,200)
-
0
Total current tax
(310,200)
389,828
MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
9
Taxation
2025
2024
£
£
(Continued)
- 18 -
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
(461,291)
(9,237)
Total tax (credit)/charge
(771,491)
380,591

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

2025
2024
£
£
(Loss)/profit before taxation
(28,029)
1,518,959
Expected tax (credit)/charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2024: 25.00%)
(7,007)
379,740
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
679
851
Tax effect of income not taxable in determining taxable profit
(1,175,000)
-
0
Unutilised tax losses carried forward
409,837
-
0
Taxation (credit)/charge for the year
(771,491)
380,591
10
Dividends
2025
2024
£
£
Final paid
-
0
1,138,368
11
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and equipment
Fixtures and fittings
Computers
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 October 2024
304,420
128,276
147,668
233,335
813,699
Additions
-
0
-
0
7,795
-
0
7,795
Disposals
(28,490)
-
0
(19,271)
(49,501)
(97,262)
At 30 September 2025
275,930
128,276
136,192
183,834
724,232
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 October 2024
261,859
116,062
112,465
213,236
703,622
Depreciation charged in the year
16,494
4,289
20,928
10,609
52,320
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(12,869)
-
0
(19,228)
(46,755)
(78,852)
At 30 September 2025
265,484
120,351
114,165
177,090
677,090
MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
11
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and equipment
Fixtures and fittings
Computers
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
(Continued)
- 19 -
Carrying amount
At 30 September 2025
10,446
7,925
22,027
6,744
47,142
At 30 September 2024
42,561
12,214
35,203
20,099
110,077
12
Investment property
2025
£
Fair value
At 1 October 2024
1,279,251
Transfers from inventories
394,013
Disposals
(375,000)
At 30 September 2025
1,298,264

Investment properties were valued at 30 September 2025 by the directors. The fair value of the investment properties has primarily been determined using a market approach, which has provided an indication of value by comparing the subject asset with similar assets for which price information is available, including recent valuations by professionally qualified external valuers on similar properties owned by the group. Other factors were also considered when deriving fair value. These include, but are not limited to, rental yields and lease terms.

If investment properties were stated on an historical cost basis rather than a fair value basis, the amounts would have been included as follows:
2025
2024
£
£
Cost
1,277,151
1,258,138
Accumulated depreciation
-
-
Carrying amount
1,277,151
1,258,138
13
Stocks
2025
2024
£
£
Raw materials and consumables
10,053,778
11,105,175
Work in progress
32,207,463
30,891,323
42,261,241
41,996,498

Stock of land and work-in-progress recognised in cost of sales during the year as an expense amounted to £25,728,731 (2024 - £27,493,505).

MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
13
Stocks
(Continued)
- 20 -

All stock has been pledged as security by way of fixed and floating charges.

14
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
342,400
464,101
Other debtors
274,878
343,609
Prepayments and accrued income
147,276
166,690
764,554
974,400
2025
2024
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
£
£
Deferred tax asset (note 17)
445,585
-
0
Total debtors
1,210,139
974,400
15
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
16
12,855,230
9,281,689
Trade creditors
6,050,255
5,752,819
Amounts owed to group undertakings
21,059,239
25,014,439
Corporation tax
940
214,304
Other taxation and social security
118,782
133,486
Accruals and deferred income
1,077,698
1,044,006
41,162,144
41,440,743
16
Loans and overdrafts
2025
2024
£
£
Bank loans
10,500,000
7,000,000
Bank overdrafts
2,355,230
2,281,689
12,855,230
9,281,689
Payable within one year
12,855,230
9,281,689
MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
16
Loans and overdrafts
(Continued)
- 21 -

All of the above debts are secured by way of fixed and floating charges over all property or undertaking of the company.

The bank loan creditor represents a revolving credit facility with a market rate of interest linked to the Bank of England base rate.

17
Deferred taxation

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:

Liabilities
Liabilities
Assets
Assets
2025
2024
2025
2024
Balances:
£
£
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
-
12,223
-
-
Tax losses
-
-
445,585
-
Investment property
-
3,483
-
-
-
15,706
445,585
-
2025
Movements in the year:
£
Liability at 1 October 2024
15,706
Credit to profit or loss
(461,291)
Asset at 30 September 2025
(445,585)
18
Retirement benefit schemes
2025
2024
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
114,358
107,352

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.

19
Share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary of £1 each
2,014,798
2,014,798
2,014,798
2,014,798
MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
- 22 -
20
Non-distributable profits reserve
2025
2024
£
£
At the beginning of the year
17,630
15,102
Non distributable profits in the year
3,483
2,528
At the end of the year
21,113
17,630

The non-distributable revaluation reserve represents the cumulative effect of revaluations of investment property, to assist with the identification of profits available for distribution.

21
Profit and loss reserves
2025
2024
£
£
At the beginning of the year
890,107
892,635
Adjusted balance
890,107
892,635
Profit for the year
743,462
1,138,368
Current year profits transferred to non-distributable reserve
(3,483)
(2,528)
Dividends declared and paid in the year
-
(1,138,368)
At the end of the year
1,630,086
890,107

Retained earnings represents cumulative profits and losses net of dividends and other adjustments.

22
Operating lease commitments
As lessee

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:

2025
2024
£
£
Within 1 year
181,241
220,535
Years 2-5
196,035
234,380
377,276
454,915
23
Related party transactions
Transactions with related parties

During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:

MORRISH HOMES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
23
Related party transactions
(Continued)
- 23 -
Management fees received
Rent paid
2025
2024
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
Other related parties
16,829
13,739
69,310
69,310
24
Ultimate controlling party

Morrish Group Limited is both the company's ultimate parent company and the parent undertaking of the group for which consolidated financial statements are prepared. These financial statements, along with registered office details, are available at Companies House.

2025-09-302024-10-01falsefalsefalseCCH SoftwareCCH Accounts Production 2026.100Mr D MorrishMr T P BishopMr D J GreenMr E J C RapsonMr E J C RapsonMr S O Clarke16334712024-10-012025-09-301633471bus:Director12024-10-012025-09-301633471bus:CompanySecretaryDirector12024-10-012025-09-301633471bus:Director32024-10-012025-09-301633471bus:Director42024-10-012025-09-301633471bus:CompanySecretary12024-10-012025-09-301633471bus:Director22024-10-012025-09-301633471bus:Director52024-10-012025-09-301633471bus:RegisteredOffice2024-10-012025-09-3016334712025-09-3016334712023-10-012024-09-30163347112024-10-012025-09-30163347112023-10-012024-09-301633471core:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedLosses2023-10-012024-09-301633471core:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedLosses2024-10-012025-09-3016334712024-09-301633471core:PlantMachinery2025-09-301633471core:FurnitureFittings2025-09-301633471core:ComputerEquipment2025-09-301633471core:MotorVehicles2025-09-301633471core:PlantMachinery2024-09-301633471core:FurnitureFittings2024-09-301633471core:ComputerEquipment2024-09-301633471core:MotorVehicles2024-09-301633471core:CurrentFinancialInstrumentscore:WithinOneYear2025-09-301633471core:CurrentFinancialInstrumentscore:WithinOneYear2024-09-301633471core:ShareCapital2025-09-301633471core:ShareCapital2024-09-301633471core:FurtherSpecificReserve1ComponentTotalEquity2025-09-301633471core:FurtherSpecificReserve1ComponentTotalEquity2024-09-301633471core:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedLosses2025-09-301633471core:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedLosses2024-09-301633471core:ShareCapital2023-09-301633471core:FurtherSpecificReserve1ComponentTotalEquity2023-09-301633471core:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedLosses2023-09-301633471core:ShareCapitalOrdinaryShareClass12025-09-301633471core:ShareCapitalOrdinaryShareClass12024-09-301633471core:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedLosses2024-09-301633471core:PlantMachinery2024-10-012025-09-301633471core:FurnitureFittings2024-10-012025-09-301633471core:ComputerEquipment2024-10-012025-09-301633471core:MotorVehicles2024-10-012025-09-301633471core:UKTax2024-10-012025-09-301633471core:UKTax2023-10-012024-09-301633471core:PlantMachinery2024-09-301633471core:FurnitureFittings2024-09-301633471core:ComputerEquipment2024-09-301633471core:MotorVehicles2024-09-3016334712024-09-301633471core:CurrentFinancialInstruments2025-09-301633471core:CurrentFinancialInstruments2024-09-301633471core:Non-currentFinancialInstruments2025-09-301633471core:Non-currentFinancialInstruments2024-09-301633471core:WithinOneYear2025-09-301633471core:WithinOneYear2024-09-301633471bus:OrdinaryShareClass12024-10-012025-09-301633471bus:OrdinaryShareClass12025-09-301633471bus:OrdinaryShareClass12024-09-301633471core:BetweenTwoFiveYears2025-09-301633471core:BetweenTwoFiveYears2024-09-301633471bus:PrivateLimitedCompanyLtd2024-10-012025-09-301633471bus:FRS1022024-10-012025-09-301633471bus:Audited2024-10-012025-09-301633471bus:FullAccounts2024-10-012025-09-30xbrli:purexbrli:sharesiso4217:GBP