Company registration number SC052125 (Scotland)
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
J W Muir
C Muir
A C Muir
A Sheikh
R Herd
(Appointed 1 March 2025)
Secretary
J Watt
Company number
SC052125
Registered office
Muir House
Belleknowes Industrial Estate
Inverkeithing Fife
KY11 1HY
Auditor
Azets Audit Services
Titanium 1
Kings Inch Place
Renfrew
United Kingdom
PA4 8WF
Bankers
Bank of Scotland
PO Box 17235
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
EH11 1YH
Solicitors
Wright Johnston & Mackenzie LLP
St Vincent Plaza
319 St Vincent Street
Glasgow
United Kingdom
G2 5RZ
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1 - 3
Directors' report
4
Directors' responsibilities statement
5
Independent auditor's report
6 - 8
Statement of comprehensive income
9
Balance sheet
10
Statement of changes in equity
11
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 22
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
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The directors present the strategic report for the period ended 1 February 2026.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be the construction and the sale of private houses. The company expects to continue this activity for the foreseeable future.
For the director's consideration of Going Concern see note 1.
Review of the business
The financial results for the 52 week period are set out in the financial statements and show a loss after tax for the period of £7,000 (2025: £2,404,000).
The company’s results continue to be impacted by the challenging economic climate impacting the housebuilding industry, in particular high and restricted mortgages rates which have dented customer confidence and purchasing power. During the year, the company has tackled these challenges head on, streamlining process and procedures, achieving best value through the supply chain and managing overheads. This has resulted in the company returning a gross profit for the period.
Looking ahead the company’s objective is to return to net profitability and sustained long-term growth.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The key business risks affecting the company are as follows:
Private housing - the primary risk relates to the future supply of consented land. Whilst the company has an adequate supply of plots with planning and a strategy to enhance this position, the planning process remains unpredictable. In addition, ongoing economic uncertainty continues to dent market confidence.
Key personnel - the company performance is at risk if it fails to retain or recruit key employees. The company has in place first class remuneration, benefits and incentive packages along with personal development and training plans.
Development and performance
52 week period
52 week period
ended
ended
01/02/2026
02/02/2025
£000
£000
Turnover
20,807
19,803
Gross profit/(loss)
434
118
Operating (loss)
(1,640)
(2,103)
(Loss) before tax
(1,594)
(2,404)
(Loss) after tax
(7)
(2,404)
Net assets
16,180
16,187
Key performance indicators
Turnover growth £000s
1,004
3,240
Gross margin %
2.1%
0.6%
Operating loss %
(7.9)%
(10.6)%
Housing sales - units
65
64
Average price per unit - £
320,108
309,429
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
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Promoting the success of the company
The Board of Directors are bound by their duties under the Companies act 2006 to “act in good faith to promote the success of the company for the benefit of its members, considering various stakeholder interests”.
The company's aim is to build sustained profits in an ethical manner over the long term. It aims to achieve this by delivering high quality projects that are completed on time and within budget. This can only be achieved by a highly motivated and well trained workforce working in collaboration with clients, supply chain partners, local communities and other stakeholders. All this is done in a way that is good for our environment
Below we identify our key stakeholder groups, their interests and how we engage with them.
| | |
| Company performance; Sustainable Growth; Profitability; ESG Strategy; Risks and opportunities. | Board updates provided to Shareholders from Chairman; Regular Shareholder meetings where key risks and opportunities are reported. |
| Appropriately rewarded; Job security; Opportunities; Training; Health, Safety and wellbeing; Inclusion and diversity. | Regular 1-2-1 meetings with employees via PDR process; Employee roadshows; Direct engagement through Director and Senior Management visits; Bonus and benefits rewards package. |
| Affordability; Quality; Energy Efficiency; Customer Service. | Customer satisfaction survey; Internal satisfaction survey; Regular customer contact; Website; Social media; School and community engagement. |
Subcontractors and Supply Chain | Health, Safety and wellbeing of their employees; Continuity of work; Timeous payment; Waste and carbon reduction. | Regular/scheduled supplier and contractor meetings; Supply seminars. |
| Placemaking and Green Space; Disruption; Health and Safety; Charitable donations. | Community meetings; School engagement; Social media. |
| Company performance; ESG. | Regular meetings with banks; Proactive liaison. |
| Sustainability; Placeholding; Biodiversity; Health and Safety; Quality. | Proactive liaison with SEPA, HSE and other enforcement bodies; Site visits. |
The shareholding of Muir Group Plc, of which Muir Homes Ltd is a subsidiary, is vested in the Muir family and the family maintain a very active role in the management of the business and engagement with the requisite stakeholders.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
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J Watt
Secretary
Date: .............................................
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the period ended 1 February 2026.
Results and dividends
The results for the period are set out on page 9.
Directors
The directors who held office during the period and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
J W Muir
C Muir
A C Muir
A Sheikh
M Smith
(Resigned 30 September 2025)
R Herd
(Appointed 1 March 2025)
R W Muir
(Deceased 1 May 2025)
Auditor
In accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that Azets Audit Services be re-appointed as auditor 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.
Medium-sized companies exemption
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the medium-sized companies exemption.
By order of the board
J Watt
Secretary
30 July 2026
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
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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; 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.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF MUIR HOMES LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Muir Homes Limited (the 'company') for the period ended 1 February 2026 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and the 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 1 February 2026 and of its loss for the period 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.
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.
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 period 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.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF MUIR HOMES LIMITED (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 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.
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.
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.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF MUIR HOMES LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above and on the Financial Reporting Council’s website, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.
We obtain and update our understanding of the entity, its activities, its control environment, and likely future developments, including in relation to the legal and regulatory framework applicable and how the entity is complying with that framework. Based on this understanding, we identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. This includes consideration of the risk of acts by the entity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, we designed procedures which included:
Enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims as well as actual, suspected and alleged fraud;
Assessing the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations considered to have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company through enquiry and inspection;
Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations; and
Performing audit work over the risk of management bias and override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for indicators of potential bias.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
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.
James McBride (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Azets Audit Services, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
Titanium 1
Kings Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
30 July 2026
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
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52 week period
52 week period
ended
ended
1 February
2 February
2026
2025
Notes
£'000
£'000
Turnover
3
20,807
19,803
Cost of sales
(20,373)
(19,685)
Gross profit
434
118
Administrative expenses
(2,087)
(2,229)
Other operating income
13
8
Operating loss
(1,640)
(2,103)
Interest receivable and similar income
7
214
28
Interest payable and similar expenses
8
(168)
(329)
Loss before taxation
(1,594)
(2,404)
Tax on loss
9
1,587
Loss for the financial period
(7)
(2,404)
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
There are no items of other comprehensive income in the current or prior year.
The notes on pages 12 to 22 form part of these financial statements.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
1 FEBRUARY 2026
01 February 2026
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1 February 2026
2 February 2025
Notes
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Current assets
Stocks
10
30,249
29,496
Debtors
11
1,502
716
Cash and cash equivalents
12
9,100
2,538
40,851
32,750
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
13
(24,671)
(16,563)
Net current assets
16,180
16,187
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
15
Profit and loss reserves
16,180
16,187
Total equity
16,180
16,187
The notes on pages 12 to 22 form part of these financial statements.
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 30 July 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
J W Muir
Director
Company registration number SC052125 (Scotland)
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£'000
£'000
£'000
Balance at 5 February 2024
18,591
18,591
Period ended 2 February 2025:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
(2,404)
(2,404)
Balance at 2 February 2025
16,187
16,187
Period ended 1 February 2026:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
(7)
(7)
Balance at 1 February 2026
16,180
16,180
The notes on pages 12 to 22 form part of these financial statements.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Muir Homes Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in Scotland. The registered office is Muir House, Belleknowes Industrial Estate, Inverkeithing Fife, KY11 1HY.
1.1
Reporting period
The accounting reference date for the company is 31 January. The directors prepare the financial statements for each financial year to the nearest Sunday to 31 January. Therefore, the current financial year used was the 52 week period ended 1 February 2026. The comparative year was the 52 week period ended 2 February 2025.
1.2
Accounting convention
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 £'000.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. 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:
Section 7 ‘Statement of Cash Flows’: Presentation of a statement of cash flow and related notes and disclosures;
Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instrument Issues': Interest income/expense and net gains/losses for financial instruments not measured at fair value; basis of determining fair values; details of collateral, loan defaults or breaches, details of hedges, hedging fair value changes recognised in profit or loss and in other comprehensive income;
Section 33 ‘Related Party Disclosures’: Compensation for key management personnel.
The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of Muir Group Plc. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office, Muir House, Belleknowes Industrial Estate, Inverkeithing, Fife, KY11 1HY.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.3
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.true
The directors have prepared a going concern assessment for a period covering at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides which include reduced sales volumes due to higher interest rates and market conditions, lower than anticipated margins and other economic uncertainty, on the operations and financial resources, the company will have sufficient funds through the funding from its parent company, JW Muir Group Plc, to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the going concern period.
The forecasts are dependant on JW Muir Group Plc providing funds for the going concern period. JW Muir Group Plc has indicated its intention to make such funds available as are needed by the company for the period covered by the forecasts. As with any company placing reliance on other group entities for financial support, the directors acknowledge that there can be no certainty this support will continue, although, at the date of approval of these financial statements they have no reason to believe that it will not do so.
Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.
1.4
Turnover
Turnover relates to private development sales during the period and value recognised in contracts for social housing. The point of recognition for private development sales is the date on which the purchaser takes possession of the house, being when risk and rewards are passed.
The amount of profit attributable to the valuation of a long term contract is recognised when the outcome of the contract can be foreseen with reasonable certainty. Turnover for such contracts is stated at the cost appropriate to the valuation of the work performed plus attributable profits, less amounts recognised in previous periods. Provision is made for any losses as soon as they are foreseen. The company determines the valuation of a transaction or contract through performing surveys of the work performed to date.
Amounts recoverable on contracts are included in debtors and represent turnover recognised in excess of payments on account.
Rental income is recognised on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. Where the company provides incentives to its tenants, the cost of incentives is recognised over the lease term, on a straight line basis, as a reduction of rental income.
1.5
Stocks
Raw materials, consumables and sundry stores have been valued at the lower of direct cost and net realisable value.
Housing work in progress is valued at the lower of direct cost, includng a proportion of the cost of site roads and drainage relative to the number of unsold plots, and net realisable value.
Sites held for housing and other commercial development are included in stock as sites held for development at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
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.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
Construction contracts
Construction contract debtors represent the gross billed and unbilled amount for contract work performed to date. They are measured at cost plus profit recognised to date (see turnover accounting policy) less a provision for foreseeable losses and less progress billings. Variations are included in contract revenue when they are reliably measurable and it is probable that the customer will approve the variation itself and the revenue arising from the variation. Claims are included in contract revenue only when they are reliably measurable and negotiations have reached an advanced stage such that it is probable that the customer will accept the claim. Cost includes all expenditure related directly to specific projects and an allocation of fixed and variable overheads incurred in the company's contract activities based on normal operating capacity.
Construction contract debtors are presented as part of debtors in the balance sheet. If payments received from customers exceed the income recognised, then the difference is presented as accruals and deferred income in the balance sheet.
The “percentage of completion method” is used to determine the appropriate amount to recognise in a given period. The stage of completion is measured by the proportion of contract costs incurred for work performed to date compared to the estimated total contract costs. Costs incurred in the year in connection with future activity on a contract are excluded from contract costs in determining the stage of completion. These costs are presented as stocks, prepayments or other assets depending on their nature, and provided it is probable they will be recovered. Bank interest accruing on capital borrowed to fund the production of long term contracts is carried forward within long term contract balances.
1.7
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.
1.8
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.
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.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Impairment of financial assets
A financial asset not carried at fair value through profit or loss is assessed at each reporting date to determine whether there is objective evidence that it is impaired. A financial asset is impaired if objective evidence indicates that a loss event has occurred, after the initial recognition of the asset, and that the loss event had a negative effect on the estimated future cash flows of that asset that can be estimated reliably.
An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortised cost is calculated as the difference between its carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. For financial instruments measured at cost less impairment an impairment is calculated as the difference between its carrying amount . and the best estimate of the amount that the Company would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date. Interest on the impaired asset continues to be recognised through the unwinding of the discount. Impairment losses are recognised in profit or loss. When a subsequent event causes the amount of impairment loss to decrease, the decrease in impairment loss is reversed through 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.
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.
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.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.9
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.
1.10
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.
1.11
Employee benefits
A defined contribution plan is a post-employment benefit plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further amounts. Obligations for contributions to defined contribution pension plans are recognised as an expense in the profit and loss account in the periods during which the services are rendered by employees.
1.12
Retirement benefits
The company participates in a group wide defined benefit scheme operated by JW Muir Group Plc. The company is unable to identify its share of the underlying assets and liabilities of the scheme on a consistent and reasonable basis and therefore, accounts for the scheme as if it were a defined contribution scheme. Contributions payable are charged to profit and loss account in the period they are payable.
1.13
In order to discharge liabilities with local authorities for the construction of roads and to meet commercial obligations in respect of construction contracts, the company is required to put in place contract performance securities until such time as the local authority confirms the liability is discharged or in the case of commercial contracts, the contract has reached practical completion.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
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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.
Carrying value of stock
Land and development work in progress stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. The company allocates site wide development costs such as infrastructure between units being built and completed in the current period and those in future periods. This estimate is reflected in the margin recognised on developments and in the carrying value of land and work in progress. Whilst there is a degree of uncertainty in making this estimate, reviews are carried out monthly on the carrying value of stock.
Accounting for construction contracts
The company estimates the outcome of its construction contracts with registered social landlords to construct social housing units. This is normally measured by surveys of the work performed to date, through valuation of works completed.
Estimated total contract costs are based on management's detailed budgets and projections which are reviewed monthly. Where management judge that 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 they will be recoverable.
3
Turnover and other revenue
All turnover is earned in the United Kingdom. An analysis of the company's turnover is as follows:
2026
2025
£'000
£'000
Turnover analysed by class of business
Private Development
19,122
18,550
Contract Sales
1,685
1,253
20,807
19,803
2026
2025
£'000
£'000
Other revenue
Interest income
214
28
Rental Income
12
8
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
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4
Auditor's remuneration
2026
2025
Fees payable to the company's auditor and associates:
£'000
£'000
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the company
50
47
For other services
Taxation compliance services
4
4
All other non-audit services
1
1
5
5
5
Directors' remuneration
2026
2025
£'000
£'000
Remuneration for qualifying services
267
232
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
25
23
292
255
The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 2 (2025 - 3).
Remuneration disclosed above include the following amounts paid to the highest paid director:
2026
2025
£'000
£'000
Remuneration for qualifying services
158
101
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
13
12
6
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the period was:
2026
2025
Number
Number
Management and adminstration
18
22
Operations
17
17
Total
35
39
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
6
Employees
(Continued)
- 19 -
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
2026
2025
£'000
£'000
Wages and salaries
1,986
2,255
Social security costs
243
221
Pension costs
96
112
2,325
2,588
7
Interest receivable and similar income
2026
2025
£'000
£'000
Interest income
Interest on bank deposits
150
28
Other interest income
64
Total income
214
28
8
Interest payable and similar expenses
2026
2025
£'000
£'000
Interest payable to group undertakings
168
329
9
Taxation
2026
2025
£'000
£'000
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
(628)
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(959)
Total current tax
(1,587)
Current tax is calculated at an effective rate of 25% of the estimated taxable profit for the year (2025: 25%). The closing deferred tax assets and liabilities have been calculated in accordance with the rates substantively enacted at the Balance Sheet date.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
9
Taxation
(Continued)
- 20 -
The actual (credit)/charge for the period can be reconciled to the expected credit for the period based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
2026
2025
£'000
£'000
Loss before taxation
(1,594)
(2,404)
Expected tax credit based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2025: 25.00%)
(399)
(601)
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
1
Adjustments in respect of prior years
(379)
Group relief - losses utilised by other group companies
(628)
Group relief - payment for losses surrendered in prior year
(580)
Group relief - losses surrendered in prior year
610
Losses carried forward
399
(10)
Taxation credit for the period
(1,587)
-
Factors affecting future tax charges
There are no such factors.
10
Stocks
2026
2025
£'000
£'000
Raw materials and consumables
24
305
Work in progress
21,078
21,203
Sites held for development
9,147
7,988
30,249
29,496
11
Debtors
2026
2025
Amounts falling due within one year:
£'000
£'000
Gross amounts owed by contract customers
192
57
Shared equity debtor
40
80
Amounts owed by group undertakings
667
43
Other debtors
603
536
1,502
716
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
11
Debtors
(Continued)
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The group operated a shared equity scheme to assist prospective homeowers with their house purchase. The terms of the scheme are such that the group provided up to but not exceeding a 25% loan to the customer which is required to be repaid within ten years of the house purchase. The loan to the customer is secured via a second ranking security over the property.
12
Cash and cash equivalents
Included within cash and cash equivalents is £8.2m of funds received during the year from an escrow account which the company contributed to along with a fellow housebuilder. Following the administration of the fellow housebuilder and the acquisiton of land from this company, the cash held in the Escrow account was transferred to Muir Homes Limited along with the outstanding S75 obligations. The company has recognised £8.2m within other creditors in respect of the S75 obligations to be funded from the funds transferred with additional future costs to be incurred and funded from future house sales.
13
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2026
2025
£'000
£'000
Trade creditors
3,837
4,822
Amounts owed to group undertakings
88
95
Amounts owed to parent undertakings
9,384
8,949
Taxation and social security
72
39
Other creditors
9,051
729
Accruals and deferred income
2,239
1,929
24,671
16,563
14
Retirement benefit schemes
2026
2025
Defined contribution schemes
£'000
£'000
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
96
112
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.
Defined benefit plans
A defined benefit scheme is operated by JW Muir Group Plc and the company is unable to identify its share of the underlying assets and liabilities. The scheme is closed to new entrants and has ceased future accruals of benefits. The net pension asset is recognised in the balance sheet of JW Muir Group Plc in accordance with FRS 102. JW Muir Group Plc make contributions to the scheme on the advice of the independent actuary to ensure the scheme's assets are sufficient to cover future liabilities.
At 1 February 2026 contributions totalling £nil (2025: £396,000) were payable by JW Muir Group Plc to the defined benefit scheme.
MUIR HOMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 1 FEBRUARY 2026
- 22 -
15
Share capital
2026
2025
2026
2025
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£'000
£'000
Ordinary Shares of £1 each
100
100
The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at meetings of the Company.
16
Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities
Standard security has been granted over land under development to Donald Morrison, Stewart Milne Group Limited, KIC Holdings Limited and Zurich Assurance Limited.
The company has given indemnities amounting to £6,234,000 (2025: £5,784,000) in respect of contract performance bonds.
17
Ultimate controlling party
The company is a subsidiary undertaking of JW Muir Group Plc. The ultimate controlling party is Mr J W Muir.
The largest group in which the results of the company are consolidated is that headed by Muir Group Plc incorporated in Scotland. The consolidated financial statements of this company are available to the public and may be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ.
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