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Amey OW Limited

Strategic ReportAnnual Report and Financial Statements 2025

Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2025

The Directors present their Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Ultimate parent undertaking

The Company is a member of the Amey UK Limited group of companies, wholly owned by a company (Project Ardent Bidco

Limited) controlled by One Equity Partners and Buckthorn Partners, private equity investors.

Principal activity

The Company is principally engaged in the activity of providing civil engineering consultancy. There have been no changes

in the Company's activities during the year.

Review of business and future developments

The statement of comprehensive income for the year is set out on page 10 and shows revenue of £393,087,000 (2024 -

£371,149,000) and a profit after tax amounting to £7,778,000 (2024 – £996,000), all of which arose from continuing

activities.

Revenue was 5.9% higher year on year with additional work arising on the Scotland Trunk Roads and Severn Bridges

Infrastructure Maintenance contracts. Gross margin increased from 8.1% to 10.5%.

The Directors are confident that the level of revenue and profitability will be maintained in 2026.

There have been no events since the balance sheet date which materially affect the position of the Company.

Key performance indicators

The Company's principal key performance indicators are revenue and profit after tax which are shown in the statement of

comprehensive income for the year set out on page 10.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The Company's risks and other key performance indicators are only reported and managed on a Divisional basis. To gain a

further understanding of this business, details of the principal risks and uncertainties and other key performance indicators

are contained in the Annual Report and Financial Statements of the intermediate parent undertaking, Amey UK Limited ('the

Group'), for the year ended 31 December 2025. The Company is a member of the Consulting and Transport Infrastructure

divisions of the Group.

Financial risk management

A discussion of the objectives and policies employed in managing risk and the Company’s use of financial instruments can

be found in the Amey UK Limited Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 as the

Company is subject to the application of Group-wide policies and practices when assessing financial risk.

The Company does not hold any cash flow hedge derivative financial instruments. There is no material financial risk arising

on the assets and liabilities held by the Company.

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Strategic ReportAnnual Report and Financial Statements 2025

Statement by the Directors in performance of their statutory duties in accordance with

s172(1) of the Companies Act 2006

The Directors consider, both individually and collectively, that they have acted in the way they consider, in good faith,

would be most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole (having regard to

the stakeholders and matters set out in s172(1)(a-f) of the Act) in the decisions taken during the year ended 31 December

2025 (see also the Corporate Governance statement and a detailed s172(1) statement on the Amey Group’s website:

www.amey.co.uk and the Amey UK Limited 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements for more information).

In discharging their duties in relation to s172(1) of the Companies Act 2006, the Directors have paid regard to the following

matters:

(a) the likely consequences of any decision in the long term, such as strategic planning, Brexit impact and business

development opportunities;

(b) interests of the Group’s employees including health and safety, employee involvement and initiatives, diversity, inclusion

and gender pay gap issues;

(c) the need to foster relationships with suppliers, customers and others including supplier evaluation, social values and

payment practices;

(d) to act fairly between members of the Company;

(e) impact of operations on community and the environment, including carbon management, climate crisis initiatives; and

(f) reputation for high standards of business conduct including adoption of corporate governance standards, training of

directors and whistleblowing reporting.

As the Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Amey group of companies, the Company’s Directors discharge their

duties within policies, procedures and authorisation limits set out on a group-wide basis. Further information on how

officers within the Amey Group of companies discharge their duties is included in the Amey UK Limited 2025 Annual Report

and Financial Statements. The Directors of this Company also achieve this through attendance at relevant executive

meetings, involvement in executive briefings and training, and through having responsibility for implementation of group-

wide initiatives to promote best practice.

Approved by the Board on 3 July 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

.........................................

A L Nelson

Director

3 July 2026

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Amey OW Limited

Report of the DirectorsAnnual Report and Financial Statements 2025

Report of the Directors for the year ended 31 December 2025

The Directors present their Annual Report with the audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended

31 December 2025.

Strategic Report

Details of future developments, post balance sheet events (if any) and financial risk management can be found in the

Strategic Report on pages 2 to 3 and forms part of this report by cross reference.

Dividends

No dividend was paid during the year (2024 - £67,000,000). The Directors do not recommend the payment of a final

dividend.

Energy and Carbon Performance

The Company has taken exemption from reporting on Energy and Carbon Performance as this information is included in the

consolidated Annual Report and Financial Statements of Amey UK Limited, of which this Company is a member. Full

disclosure can be found in the Amey UK Limited Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2025.

Business Relationships

The Directors have had regard to the need to foster the company’s business relationships with stakeholders. This is

explained further within the s172 statement in the strategic report on page 3.

Directors of the Company

The Directors who held office during the year and up to the date of this Report were as follows:

P S Anderson

K Bennett

A Gilbert (resigned 31 July 2025)

M K King

A L Nelson

C D Wood (appointed 31 July 2025)

Directors’ indemnity

Directors and Officers of the Company benefitted during 2025 from group-wide Directors’ and officers’ liability insurance

cover in respect of legal actions brought against them. Accordingly, the Company does not maintain its own equivalent

Directors’ indemnity insurance cover arrangements. In addition, Directors of the Company are indemnified under the

Company’s articles of association to the extent permitted by law, such indemnities being qualified third party indemnities.

Going concern

After making enquiries and based on the assumptions outlined in note 2 to the financial statements, the Directors have

concluded that the Company has adequate resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for a period of at least twelve

months from the date of approving these financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern

basis in preparing the financial statements.

Policy on slavery and human trafficking

In accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the Amey Group of which this Company is a member, is committed to

ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains, or in any part of our business, with a zero

tolerance for non-compliance. A full statement reflecting that commitment can be found on the Amey website

www.amey.co.uk and an abridged statement is included in the financial statements of the Company's intermediate parent

company, Amey UK Limited.

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Report of the DirectorsAnnual Report and Financial Statements 2025

Statement as to disclosure of information to the auditor

So far as the Directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act

2006) of which the Company's auditor is unaware, and each Director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have

taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the

Company's auditor is aware of that information.

Auditors

Forvis Mazars LLP has been appointed as Auditor and has expressed their willingness to continue in office as Auditor. In

accordance with s487 of the Companies Act 2006, Forvis Mazars LLP will be re-appointed as Auditor to the Company.

Approved by the Board on 3 July 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

.........................................

A L Nelson

Director

3 July 2026

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Statement of Directors ResponsibilitiesAnnual Report and Financial Statements 2025

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), including FRS 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework'.

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 apply them consistently;

• make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

• state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures

disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will

continue in business.

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the

Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and

enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for

safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud

and other irregularities.

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Amey OW Limited

Independent Auditor's ReportAnnual Report and Financial Statements 2025

Independent Auditor’s report to the members of Amey OW Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Amey OW Limited (the ‘company’) for the year ended 31 December 2025

which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and notes

to the financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policy information.

The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom

Accounting Standards, including FRS 101 “Reduced Disclosure Framework” (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting

Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

• give a true and fair view of the state of the company’s affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of its profit for the year then

ended; and

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

• have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our

responsibilities under those standards are further described in the “Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial

statements” section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are

relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our

other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is

sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in

the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions

that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a

period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant

sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our

auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our

opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly

stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially

inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be

materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to

determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work

we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report

that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

• the information given in the strategic report and the directors’ report for the financial year for which the financial

statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

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

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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In 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 set out on page 6, 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 the financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with

our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.

Based on our understanding of the company and its industry, we considered that non-compliance with the following laws

and regulations might have a material effect on the financial statements: health and safety regulation, anti-money

laundering regulation, the Bribery Act, the Finance Act, climate change regulations on financial reporting, Modern Slavery

Act and environmental laws.

To help us identify instances of non-compliance with these laws and regulations, and in identifying and assessing the risks

of material misstatement in respect to non-compliance, our procedures included, but were not limited to:

• Inquiring of management and, where appropriate, those charged with governance, as to whether the company is in

compliance with laws and regulations, and discussing their policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and

regulations;

• Inspecting correspondence, if any, with relevant licensing or regulatory authorities;

• Communicating identified laws and regulations to the engagement team and remaining alert to any indications of non-

compliance throughout our audit; and

• Considering the risk of acts by the company which were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.

We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the preparation of the financial statements, such

as tax legislation, pension legislation, the Companies Act 2006 and the Climate Change Act 2008.

In addition, we evaluated the directors’ and management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the

financial statements, including the risk of management override of controls, and determined that the principal risks related

to: posting manual journal entries to manipulate financial performance, management bias through judgements and

assumptions in significant accounting estimates in particular revenue recognition (which we pinpointed to the accuracy and

valuation assertions), and significant one-off or unusual transactions.

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Our audit procedures in relation to fraud included but were not limited to:

• Making enquiries of the directors and management on whether they had knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged

fraud;

• Gaining an understanding of the internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud;

• Discussing amongst the engagement team the risks of fraud; and

• Addressing the risks of fraud through management override of controls by performing journal entry testing.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the primary responsibility for the prevention and

detection of irregularities including fraud rests with management. As with any audit, there remained a risk of non-detection

of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations or the override of internal

controls.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting

Council’s website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of the audit 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.

.............................................

Justin Rodrigues (Senior Statutory Auditor)

For and on behalf of Forvis Mazars LLP

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor

30 Old Bailey

London, EC4M 7AU

3 July 2026

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Statement of Comprehensive IncomeAnnual Report and Financial Statements 2025

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2025


		2025	2024
	Note	£'000	£'000
Revenue	4	393,087	371,149
Other income	4	751	3,041
Cost of sales	5	(352,518)	(344,027)
Gross profit		41,320	30,163
Administrative expenses		(32,362)	(27,924)
Operating profit		8,958	2,239
Profit before interest and taxation		8,958	2,239
Finance income	6	2,376	984
Finance expense	7	(1,214)	(1,411)
Profit before taxation	8	10,120	1,812
Tax charge on profit	9	(2,342)	(816)
Profit for the year		7,778	996
Total comprehensive income for the year		7,778	996

The notes on pages 13 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

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Balance SheetAnnual Report and Financial Statements 2025

Amey OW Limited (Registered number: 01922327)

Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025


		2025	2024
	Note	£'000	£'000
Tangible assets	10	7,904	8,195
Total fixed assets		7,904	8,195

Current assets
Inventories	12	3,249	3,784
Debtors: amounts falling due within one year	13	96,664	68,291
Debtors: amounts falling due after more than one year	13	897	382
Cash at bank and in hand		6,256	12,641
Total current assets		107,066	85,098
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	14	(97,749)	(81,549)
Net current assets		9,317	3,549
Total assets less current liabilities		17,221	11,744
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year	14	(3,404)	(3,155)
Provisions for liabilities	15	(3,600)	(6,150)
Net assets		10,217	2,439
Capital and reserves
Share capital	17	740	740
Share Premium		83	83
Other reserves		219	219
Retained earnings		9,175	1,397
Shareholders’ funds		10,217	2,439

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 3 July 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

.........................................

A L Nelson

Director

3 July 2026

The notes on pages 13 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in EquityAnnual Report and Financial Statements 2025

Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2025


	Share Capital	Share Premium	Other reserves	Retained earnings	Total
	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
At 1 January 2024	740	83	219	67,401	68,443
Profit for the year	—	—	—	996	996
Total comprehensive income	—	—	—	996	996
Dividend paid during the year	—	—	—	(67,000)	(67,000)
At 31 December 2024	740	83	219	1,397	2,439


	Share Capital	Share Premium	Other reserves	Retained earnings	Total
	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
At 1 January 2025	740	83	219	1,397	2,439
Profit for the year	—	—	—	7,778	7,778
Total comprehensive income	—	—	—	7,778	7,778
At 31 December 2025	740	83	219	9,175	10,217

The notes on pages 13 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial StatementsAnnual Report and Financial Statements 2025

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024

1. General Information

The principal activity of Amey OW Limited (the Company) is the provision of civil engineering consultancy and it operates

principally within the UK. The Company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated and domiciled in the UK

and registered in England and Wales.

The Company Secretary and address of the registered office is as follows:

Sherard Secretariat Services Limited

Chancery Exchange

10 Furnival Street

London

EC4A 1AB

United Kingdom

2. Accounting Policies

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 ‘Reduced Disclosure

Framework’ and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost

convention.

The following amendments to existing standards were effective for the Company from 1 January 2025. These amendments

have not had a material impact.

StandardEffective date

Amendments to IAS21 - Lack of Exchangeability 01 January 2025

The new standards, amendments and interpretations approved by the IASB and for use in the United Kingdom at 31

December 2025 but which are not applicable at this date are as follows:

StandardEffective date

IFRS 18 - Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements01 January 2027

IFRS 19 - Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures 01 January 2027

IFRS 11 - Joint Arrangements 01 January 2026

IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments 01 January 2026

IFRS 7 - Financial Instruments: Disclosures 01 January 2026

Annual Improvements to IFRS Accounting Standards - Volume 1101 January 2026

The Company has not adopted these new standards, amendments and interpretations early for the year ended 31

December 2025 but will adopt them in line with the commencement date stated above. With the exception of IFRS 18, they

are not expected to have a significant impact on the company.

To understand the impact of IFRS 18, the Amey Group has carried out an assessment during the year. This assessment

highlighted a number of key areas for management to consider ahead of the January 2027 commencement date. No areas

of significant change were identified, with the findings being deemed to require moderate or mild level work input.

Management will work through these findings during 2026 in readiness.

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2. Accounting Policies (continued)

Summary of disclosure exemptions

The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as

permitted by FRS 101 “Reduced Disclosure Framework”:

• the requirements of paragraphs 45(b) and 46 to 52 of IFRS 2 Share-based Payment;

• the requirements of paragraphs 62, B64(d), B64(e), B64(g), B64(h), B64(j) to B64(m), B64(n)(ii), B64(o)(ii), B64(p),

B64(q)(ii), B66 and B67 of IFRS 3 Business Combinations;

• the requirements of paragraph 33(c) of IFRS 5 Non-Current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations;

• the requirements of IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures;

• the requirements of paragraphs 91 to 99 of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement;

• the requirement in paragraph 38 of IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements to present comparative information in

respect of:

– paragraph 79(a)(iv) of IAS 1;

– paragraph 73(e) of IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment;

– paragraph 118(e) of IAS 38 Intangible Assets;

– paragraphs 76 and 79(d) of IAS 40 Investment Property;

• the requirements of paragraphs 10(d), 10(f), 16, 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D, 40A, 40B, 40C, 40D and 111 of IAS 1 Presentation of

Financial Statements;

• the requirements of paragraphs 134 to 136 of IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements;

• the requirements of IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows;

• the requirements of paragraphs 30 and 31 of IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors;

• the requirements of paragraphs 17 and 18A of IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures;

• the requirements in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures to disclose related party transactions entered into between two or

more members of a group;

• IAS 36, ‘Impairment of assets’ paragraphs 134 and 135;

• IFRS 15, ‘Revenue from contracts with customers’: second sentence of paragraph 110, and paragraphs 113(a), 114, 115,

118, 119 (a) to (c), 120 to 127 and 129; and

• IFRS 16, ‘Leases’: paragraph 52, the second sentence of paragraph 89 and paragraphs 90, 91 and 93. Paragraph 58,

provided that the disclosure of details of indebtedness required by paragraph 61(c) of Schedule 1 of the Regulations is

presented separately for lease liabilities and other liabilities in total.

Basis of consolidation

The Company is exempt from preparing consolidated financial statements under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 on

the grounds that it is itself a wholly owned subsidiary undertaking of a company registered in England and Wales. These

financial statements therefore, present information about the individual undertaking and not about its group. These financial

statements are separate financial statements.

Going concern

The Company is a subsidiary of Amey UK Limited (the Group) and its financial resources are managed on a group basis.

The going concern assessment of the Company is intrinsically linked to the assessment for the Group as a whole. The

Company has also received written confirmation from its parent undertaking, Amey UK Limited, that it will continue to

provide financial support to the Company for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial

statements in order to fund day-to-day operations and to meet liabilities to the extent that the Company is unable to do so.

The Group is financed through a mixture of shareholder equity, bank loans, overdrafts and leases. Details of all bank loans,

leases and their maturity are set out in the Amey UK Limited financial statements for 2025, as are details of financial risks.

The Group has access to a committed, syndicated Revolving Credit Facility with a tenor of 6.5 years. On 1 May 2025, the

RCF’s limit was increased with the addition of ING Bank N.V., London Branch, to the lending group. This amendment

increased the RCF overall limit by £25 million to £150 million and the borrowing limit from £75 million to £100 million. The

RCF is provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch, National Westminster Bank PLC, HSBC UK Bank plc and

ING Bank N.V., London Branch acting as lenders and with HSBC UK Bank plc acting as agent.

A Term Loan facility of £280 million extended to the Group’s immediate parent, Project Ardent Bidco Limited, under the

same facility remained unchanged throughout 2025. The facility has a tenor of seven years and is provided by a syndicate

of lenders arranged by Apollo and with HSBC UK Bank plc acting as agent. Security is limited to each of Project Ardent

Bidco Limited, Amey UK Limited and Amey Holdings Limited providing security over their shares in their respective direct

subsidiary and, in the case of Amey Limited, providing security over its shares in certain other Group companies that are

Guarantors under the facilities (being: Amey Community Limited, Amey Defence Services Limited, Amey Defence Services

(Housing) Limited, Amey Fleet Services Limited, Amey OWR Limited and Amey Rail Limited).

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2. Accounting Policies (continued)

Going concern (continued)

On 18 May 2026, an additional Term Loan Facility of £120 million was extended to Project Ardent Bidco Limited. The new

facility has the same tenor as the original term loan facility and is also provided by a syndicate of lenders arranged by Apollo

and with HSBC UK Bank plc acting as agent.

As of 31 December 2025, no borrowings were drawn against the RCF and the Group also held £62.4 million of unrestricted

cash on the Group balance sheet.

Notwithstanding this continuity of available financing, the directors of the Group have reviewed several factors including:

• the future business plans of the Group including the current year results and cash flows up to the date of these accounts,

the current forecast for 2026 and the strategic plan for 2027 to 2030;

• the availability of core and ancillary financing facilities;

• compliance with banking covenants regarding net leverage;

• projected drawn positions and headroom available on the core committed financing facilities

• the projected future cash flows of the Group comprising:

– a Base Case forecast built up from the budget and strategic plan for 2026-30;

– a Reasonable Worst Case (‘RWC’) forecast which applies sensitivities against the Base Case;

– Reverse stress testing group liquidity resilience against extreme events;

– Additional facility draw down by the Group's immediate parent company in May 2026.

The sensitivities applied to the RWC include specific, unbudgeted cash flows in 2026 and cash flow stress cases in 2027

ranging from 60% to 70%. The Group’s cash flow forecasts show that there is sufficient liquidity to enable it to continue

trading should these scenarios materialise. In addition, management has considered significant additional reductions in

headroom due to unforeseen events such as supply shocks, in particular oil shortages, and widespread client defaults,

along with potential mitigations. Inflation is not considered a significant risk to the Group’s liquidity as the majority of its

revenues are index-linked and so are naturally hedged against inflationary pressures.

Reverse stress testing showed that the Group would have sufficient liquidity in all but the most extreme case, where 100%

of local government clients and 15% of central government and agency clients default. The impact of this scenario could be

offset by increased liquidity from mitigating actions and is, in any case, considered an extremely remote possibility.

Furthermore, the Group’s operations and suppliers are primarily in the United Kingdom and the majority of its clients are

government or government-backed and so the Group is not considered to be exposed to vulnerable markets or sectors or

from global geopolitical impacts such as armed conflicts. The Group's financial position is not expected to be significantly

impacted by fluctuating US tariffs on imported goods since it primarily provides services within the UK and any US activities

will remain service focused for the foreseeable future.

The directors of the Group have considered pension risks and sensitivities and reviewed Value at Risk analysis. They

consider the exposure to be adequately mitigated by strong governance, de-risked scheme assets (including insurance

policies), various contingent assets and committed payments for the benefit of the schemes.

The directors of the Group are satisfied the Group has adequate resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for a

period of at least twelve months from the date of approving these financial statements and, for this reason, they continue to

adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Group financial statements.

On the same basis, the Directors of this Company have adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial

statements.

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2. Accounting Policies (continued)

Other principal accounting policies

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies

have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Revenue recognition

All revenue is accounted for under the requirements of IFRS 15 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Set out below

are specific details of the methods applied as part of this policy:

(i) General revenue recognition criterion

The first step for revenue recognition purposes is to identify the contracts and the performance obligations contained

therein. The number of performance obligations that a contract has will depend on the type of contract and the activity. In

general, the performance obligations that the Company engages in are satisfied over time and not at a specific point in time,

since the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the entity’s performance as the service

is performed.

With respect to the method for recognising revenue over time (i.e. the method for measuring progress towards complete

satisfaction of a performance obligation), the Company has established certain criteria that are applied consistently for

similar performance obligations. In this regard, the method chosen by the Company to measure the value of goods or

services for which control is transferred to the customer over time is the output method; this method is applied provided

that the progress of the work performed can be measured on the basis of the contract and during its performance.

In contracts to provide different highly interrelated goods or services in order to produce a combined output, which is

habitually the case in contracts with a construction activity, the applicable output method is that of surveys of performance

completed to date (or measured unit of work), according to which revenue is recognised corresponding to the units of work

performed and on the basis of the price allocated thereto. Under this method, on a regular basis, the units of work

completed under each contract are measured and the corresponding output is recognised as revenue. Costs of work or

services projects performed are recognised on an accrual basis, and the costs actually incurred in completing the units

performed are recognised as an expense, together with those which, even though they are expected to be incurred in the

future, have to be allocated to the units of work completed to date.

Also, in routine or recurring service contracts (in which the services are substantially the same), such as maintenance and

cleaning services, which are transferred with the same pattern of consumption over time and whose remuneration consists

of a recurring fixed amount over the term of the contract (e.g. monthly or annual payment), in such a way that the customer

receives and consumes the benefits of the services as the entity provides them, the method selected by the Company to

recognise revenue is the time elapsed output method. Under this method, revenue is recognised on a straight-line basis

over the term of the contract and costs are recognised on an accrual basis.

Lastly, only in those contracts that are not for routine or recurring services and for which the unitary price of the units to be

performed cannot be determined, use of the stage of completion measured in terms of the costs incurred (input method) is

permitted. Under this method, the entity recognises revenue based on the proportion that costs incurred to date bear to the

total costs expected to be incurred to complete the work, taking into account the expected margins of the whole project per

the latest updated budget. This method involves measuring the proportion of the costs incurred in the work completed to

date to the total costs envisaged and recognising revenue in proportion to total expected revenue. Under this method, the

proportion that contract costs incurred bear to the estimated total contract costs is used to determine the revenue to be

recognised, by reference to the estimated margin for the entire term of the contract. As indicated above, this method is only

applied to complex construction or service contracts with a fixed price (“lump sum”) in which it is not possible to break

down the units produced and measure them.

(ii) Recognition of revenue from contract modifications, claims and disputes

Contract modifications are defined as changes in the scope of the work, other than changes envisaged in the original

contract, that may result in a change in the revenue associated with that contract. Modifications to the initial contract

require the customer’s technical and financial approval before billings can be issued and the amounts relating to the

additional work can be collected. The Company does not recognise the revenue from such additional work until the

customer’s approval has been obtained. In cases where the additional work has been approved but the corresponding

change in price has not been determined, the requirement described below for variable consideration is applied: namely, to

recognise revenue for an amount with respect to which it is highly probable that a significant reversal will not occur. The

costs associated with these additional units or services performed are recognised when incurred, irrespective of whether or

not the modification has been approved.

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2. Accounting Policies (continued)

Revenue recognition (continued)

A claim is a request for payment or compensation from the customer (for example, for compensation, reimbursement of

costs, or a legally compulsory inflation review) that is made directly to the customer. The method followed by the Company

with respect to claims is to apply the method described above for modifications, when the claims are not covered by the

contract, or the method used for variable consideration, when the claims are covered by the contract but need to be

quantified.

A dispute is the result of a disconformity or rejection following a claim made to the customer under the contract, the

resolution of which is dependent on a procedure conducted directly with the customer or a court or arbitration proceeding.

Per the criteria followed by the Company, revenue relating to disputes in which the enforceability of the amount claimed is

questioned is not recognised, and previously recognised revenue is derecognised, since the dispute demonstrates the

absence of the customer’s approval of the work completed. If the customer only questions the price, revenue recognition is

based on the criterion applied in cases of variable consideration discussed below.

Only in those cases in which there is a legal report confirming that the rights under dispute are clearly due and enforceable

and that, therefore, at least the costs directly associated with the related service will be recovered, may revenue be

recognised up to the limit of the amount of the costs incurred.

(iii) Variable consideration

If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, this amount is recognised only to the extent that it is

highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount recognised will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the

variable consideration is subsequently resolved.

(iv) Balance sheet items relating to revenue recognition: amounts recoverable on contracts/payments received on account

Unlike the method used to recognise contract revenue, the amounts billed to the customer are based on achievement of the

various milestones established in the contract and on acknowledgement thereof by the customer, which takes the form of a

contractual document called “certificate of completion” or “work order”. Thus, the amounts recognised as revenue for a

given year do not necessarily coincide with the amounts billed to or certified by the customer. In the case of contracts in

which the goods or services transferred to the customer exceed the related amount billed or certified, the difference is

recognised (as a contract asset) in an asset account called “Amounts recoverable on contracts” under “Trade and other

receivables”, whereas in contracts in which the goods or services transferred are lower than the amount billed to or certified

by the customer, the difference is recognised (as a contract liability) in a liability account called “Deferred income” under

“Trade and other payables”.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

The functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates (Pound

Sterling). Foreign currency denominated transactions and balances are translated using the exchange rate ruling at the date

of the transaction or balance. Gains or losses arising are included in the income statement as they arise.

Intangible assets (software)

Costs associated with computer software maintenance are recognised as an expense as incurred. Computer software

purchase and development costs are recognised as assets and are amortised over their estimated useful lives, which does

not exceed five years.

Intangible assets (goodwill and other intangible assets)

Non-financial assets which are not subject to amortisation are tested annually for impairment. The Company reviews the

carrying value of other non-current financial assets in the light of developments in its business and makes provision for any

impairment in value as the need arises.

Tangible assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at historical cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation is calculated to write down

the cost less estimated residual value of all tangible fixed assets by equal annual instalments over their expected useful

lives. Freehold land and buildings are not depreciated. The rates generally applicable are:

Long leasehold and short leasehold property - term of lease

Plant and machinery - 5% to 33% per annum

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2. Accounting Policies (continued)

Leases

The Company as lessee

The Company assesses whether a contract is or contains a lease at inception of the contract. The Company recognises a

right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability with respect to all lease arrangements in which it is the lessee, except

for short-term leases (defined as leases with a lease term of 12 months or less) and leases of low value assets (less than

£5,000). For these leases, the Company recognises the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line basis

over the term of the lease unless another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic

benefits from the leased assets are consumed.

The lease liability is initially measured at the net present value of the future lease payments at the commencement date,

discounted using the rate implicit in the lease. If this rate cannot be readily determined, the Company uses its incremental

borrowing rate. The Company has taken advantage of the practical expedients available in IFRS 16 to apply a single

discount rate to a portfolio of leases.

The lease liability is subsequently measured by increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability (using

the effective interest method) and by reducing the carrying amount to reflect the lease payments made.

The lease asset is initially measured at the net present value of the future lease payments at the commencement date,

discounted using the rate implicit in the lease. The asset is subsequently depreciated over the lease term.

Investment in subsidiary undertakings

Investments by the Company in the shares in subsidiary undertakings are stated at cost less accumulated impairment

losses.

Financial instruments

Recognition and de-recognition

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of

the financial instrument. Financial assets are de-recognised when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial

asset expire, or when the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards are transferred. A financial liability is de-

recognised when it is extinguished, discharged, cancelled or expires.

Classification and initial measurement of financial assets

Except for those trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component, and which are measured at the

transaction price in accordance with IFRS 15, all financial assets are initially measured at fair value adjusted for applicable

transaction costs. Financial assets, other than those designated and effective as hedging instruments, are classified into the

following categories: amortised cost; fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL); or fair value through other comprehensive

income (FVOCI). The classification is determined by both the Company's business model for managing the financial asset

and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset.

Subsequent measurement of financial assets

(a) Financial assets at amortised cost - financial assets are measured at amortised cost if the assets meet the following

conditions (and are not designated as FVTPL): they are held within a business model whose objective is to hold the financial

assets and collect its contractual cash flows and the contractual terms of the financial assets give rise to cash flows that

are solely payments of principal and interest.

(b) Financial assets at FVTPL - financial assets that are held within a different business model other than 'hold to collect' or

'hold to collect and sell' are categorised at FVTPL. Further, irrespective of business model, financial assets whose

contractual cash flows are not solely payments of principal and interest are accounted for at FVTPL. All derivative financial

instruments fall into this category, except for those designated and effective as hedging instruments, for which the hedge

accounting requirements apply (see below).

conditions: they are held under a business model whose objective is ‘hold to collect’ the associated cash flows and the

contractual terms of financial assets give rise to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest. Any gains or

losses recognised in other comprehensive income (OCI) will be recycled upon de-recognition of the asset.

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2. Accounting Policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Impairment of financial assets

IFRS 9's impairment requirements use forward-looking information to recognise expected credit losses the 'expected credit

loss (ECL) model'. Instruments within the scope of the requirements include loans and other debt-type financial assets

measured at amortised cost and FVOCI, trade receivables, contract assets recognised and measured under IFRS 15 and

loan commitments and some financial guarantee contracts (for the issuer) that are not measured at FVTPL. Recognition of

credit losses is no longer dependent on the Company first identifying a credit loss event. Instead, the Company considers a

broader range of information when assessing credit risk and measuring expected credit losses, including past events,

current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the expected collectability of the future cash flows

of the instrument.

In applying this forward-looking approach, a distinction is made between: Stage 1 - financial instruments that have not

deteriorated significantly in credit quality since initial recognition or that have low credit risk; Stage 2 - financial instruments

that have deteriorated significantly in credit quality since initial recognition and whose credit risk is not low; and Stage 3 -

financial assets that have objective evidence of impairment at the reporting date. Twelve-month expected credit losses are

recognised for the first category while lifetime expected credit losses are recognised for the second category.

Measurement of the expected credit losses is determined by a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses over the

expected life of the financial instrument.

(a) Trade and other receivables - trade receivables are initially recognised and carried at the lower of their original invoiced

value and recoverable amount. Balances are written off when the probability of recovery is remote. The Company makes

use of a simplified approach in accounting for trade and other receivables and records the loss allowance as lifetime

expected credit losses. These are the expected shortfalls in contractual cash flows, considering the potential for default at

any point during the life of the financial instrument. The Company uses historical experience, external indicators and

forward-looking information to calculate the expected credit losses. The Company assesses impairment of trade

receivables on a collective basis. Where they possess shared credit risk characteristics, they have been grouped based on

industry sector global default rates.

(b) Intercompany loans receivable - intercompany advances to other Group companies are all held to maturity, neither party

has an option to call or prepay the loan before the contracted maturity date. Such assets are held under a business model

to hold and collect contractual cash flows and therefore meet the ‘solely payments of principal and interest’ test. No

embedded derivatives are currently recognised in these advances, and the amortised cost classification is not impacted. All

intercompany advances are assessed for impairment under the ECL model using the general approach.

Classification and measurement of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements

entered. An equity instrument is any contract that provides a residual interest in the assets of a business after deducting all

other liabilities.

The Company's financial liabilities include borrowings, trade and other payables and derivative financial instruments.

(a) Borrowings - borrowings are recognised initially at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are

subsequently stated at amortised cost unless they form part of a fair value hedge relationship. Any difference between the

amount initially recognised (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognised in the income statement over

the period of the borrowings using the EIR method. Borrowings being novated or cancelled and re-issued, with a substantial

modification of the terms, are accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a

new financial liability, with any resulting gain or loss recognised in the income statement.

(b) Trade and other payables - trade and other payables are non-interest bearing and are stated at their fair value and

subsequently measured at amortised cost using the EIR method.

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2. Accounting Policies (continued)

Current and deferred income tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change

attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other

comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively

enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred income tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their

carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred income tax is

determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against

deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered

based on current or future taxable profit.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is determined using either the weighted average

method or the first-in, first-out method as appropriate.

Pre-contract costs and certain other costs arising on contracts

The Company expenses all pre-contract costs and other costs where recovery is not specifically provided for in accordance

with the contract terms. The Company recognises on the balance sheet bid costs where it is virtually certain that a contract

will be obtained and the contract is expected to result in future net cash inflows with a present value greater than the

amount recognised as an asset and where recovery is specifically provided for in accordance with the contract terms.

Costs, which have been expensed, are not subsequently reinstated when a contract award is achieved.

Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables are amounts due from customers for services performed in the ordinary course of business.

They are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost, less provision for impairment.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and deposits with banks. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current

liabilities.

Creditors

Obligations to pay for goods and services are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised

cost.

Exceptional items

Items which are not considered to reflect the underlying trading performance or due to their size, incidence, or timing are

presented as exceptional items. Exceptional items are considered individually and are assessed at each reporting period.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is

probable that the Company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of

the obligation. Provisions are measured at the Directors’ best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the obligation at

the reporting date and are discounted to present value where the effect is material.

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3. Critical accounting estimates and judgements

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

The key assumption concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting period that may

have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next

financial year, are discussed below.

Impairments of investment in subsidiary undertakings and amounts due from fellow group

undertakings

Management have assessed the carrying value of investments in subsidiary undertakings and the amounts due from fellow

group undertakings for any change in the level of impairment provision against carrying value.

As per the accounting policy, the investments in subsidiary undertakings are reviewed for indicators of impairment. If there

is such an indication, the recoverable amount of the investment is compared to its carrying value. The recoverable amount

of the investment is the higher of the fair value less costs to sell and its value-in-use (VIU). The value-in-use of relevant

groups of cash generating units (CGUs) for impairment assessment purposes is determined using discounted cash flow

projections from the financial plans approved by the Board. These calculations involve the use of estimates including

projected future cashflows and other future events.

Key judgements

Impairments of investment in subsidiary undertakings:

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated

where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly.

Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. Impairment assessment criteria and

assumptions take into account EBITDA, cashflow generation and capital expenditure requirements based on the rolling 5

year forecasts in addition to the expected growth beyond the forecast period and cost of capital. Details of the assessment

are set out in note 11.

4. Revenue

Revenue is attributable to the principal activity of provision of civil engineering consultancy.


	2025	2024
	£'000	£'000
The analysis of the Company's revenue by division is as follows:
Consulting	107,816	104,907
Transport Infrastructure	285,271	266,242
	393,087	371,149


The analysis of the Company's revenue by geography is as follows:	2025	2024
	£'000	£'000
United Kingdom	379,763	360,524
Rest of Europe	13,204	10,094
North America	120	531
	393,087	371,149

The value of revenue recognised in the current year in respect of performance obligations satisfied in prior years was

£344,000 (2024 - £24,000).

Other income of £751,000 recognised relates to Research and Development Expenditure Credits (2024 - £3,041,000).

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5. Employees and Directors

The Company had no direct employees in either 2025 or 2024. The costs of employees of Amey Services Limited are

recharged to this Company in direct support of its trade.

No Directors were remunerated through the Company in either 2025 or 2024.

Details of the remuneration of the Directors, whose services are of a non-executive nature and who are also directors of the

Company's intermediate parent undertaking, Amey UK Limited, or of its fellow group undertakings, Amey Highways Limited,

Amey LG Limited and Amey OWR Limited, are disclosed in those companies' financial statements. Their remuneration is

deemed to be wholly attributable to their services to those companies.

6. Interest receivable and similar income


	2025	2024
	£'000	£'000
Foreign exchange gains	8	1
Other interest receivable	89	77
Interest receivable from fellow group undertakings	2,279	906
	2,376	984

7. Finance expense


	2025	2024
	£'000	£'000
Foreign exchange losses	9	9
Other interest payable	662	1,176
Lease interest	543	226
	1,214	1,411

8. Profit before taxation

The profit before taxation is stated after charging/(crediting):


		2025	2024
	Note	£'000	£'000
Deferred income recognised in the year		(278)	(161)
Depreciation - owned assets		997	544
Depreciation - leased/right of use assets		1,243	1,549
Bid and mobilisation costs		2,551	3,698
Short term and low value lease rentals:
Land and buildings - external		1,433	1,362
Plant and machinery		18,414	17,107
IT licences and rentals		4,124	3,354
Cost of inventory recognised as an expense		13,829	14,749
Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment		—	(159)
Profit on disposal of investments		2	—
Decrease in contract loss provision	15	(150)	(1,198)

The auditor’s remuneration is borne by Amey Group Services Limited, a fellow subsidiary undertaking of the Company, and

is not recharged. The allocation to the Company of the auditor’s fees, which are attributable solely to the audit of these

financial statements, is £229,000 (2024: £212,000).

Short term and low value lease rentals include recharge of costs incurred by fellow group undertakings on behalf of the

Company.

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9. Taxation


Analysis of tax expense	2025	2024
	£'000	£'000
Current tax
Tax - UK corporation tax	—	260
Tax - Group relief	3,075	—
UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods	(218)	298
Total current tax charge	2,857	558

Deferred tax - transfers DT asset	(515)	306
Deferred tax - adjustment in respect of prior periods	—	(48)
Deferred tax (credit)/charge	(515)	258
Total tax charge in statement of comprehensive income	2,342	816

Factors affecting the tax expense

The tax assessed for the year differs from the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024: 25%).

The differences are reconciled below:


	2025	2024
	£'000	£'000
Profit before income tax	10,120	1,812
Tax on profit calculated at standard rate	2,530	453
Effects of:
Decrease/(Increase) in tax from adjustment for prior periods	(218)	250
Group loss utilisation	—	84
Expenses not deductible	2	—
RDEC & other liability differences	68	—
Increase from effect of expenses not deductible in determining taxable loss	—	29
Change in recognition of deferred tax on losses	(40)	—
Tax charge	2,342	816

Pillar Two legislation, reflecting the OECDs Base Erosion Profit Shifting (“BEPS”) framework, seeks to enforce a minimum tax

rate on large and multinational groups in each jurisdiction in which it operates. This legislation has been enacted or

substantively enacted in the UK, and many other countries, and applies to entities which are part of groups with revenue

exceeding €750 million through the tested period. The Group is within the remit of the rules.

The legislation is effective for the financial year beginning 1 January 2024. The Group has performed an assessment of the

Group’s potential exposure to Pillar Two income taxes. This assessment is based on most recent information available

regarding the financial performance of the constituent entities of the Group. Based on the assessment performed, the

Group is expected to fall within the available exceptions and therefore does not expect a potential exposure to Pillar Two

top-up taxes.

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10. Tangible fixed assets


	Plant and Machinery	Buildings	Right of use	Total
	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
Cost
At 1 January 2025	8,233	—	8,907	17,140
Additions	525	287	1,300	2,112
Disposals	—	—	(723)	(723)
Reclassifications	—	1,568	(1,568)	—
At 31 December 2025	8,758	1,855	7,916	18,529

Depreciation
At 1 January 2025	(5,661)	—	(3,284)	(8,945)
Charge for the year	(730)	(267)	(1,243)	(2,240)
Disposals	(121)	(42)	723	560
At 31 December 2025	(6,512)	(309)	(3,804)	(10,625)

Net book value
At 31 December 2025	2,246	1,546	4,112	7,904
At 31 December 2024	2,572	—	5,623	8,195

Right-of-use assets

The Company leases properties. The average lease term is 6 years. The Company’s leasing arrangements do not have any

variable payment mechanisms and no residual values have been ascribed to the leases. The Company has not entered into

any sale or leaseback type of transaction.


	2025	2024
	£'000	£'000
Amounts recognised in profit and loss
Long Leasehold - Depreciation	45	45
Short Leasehold - Depreciation	1,198	1,504
Interest expense on lease liabilities	543	226

Lease liabilities

At the reporting date, the Company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-

cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:


Lease Liabilities		2025	2024
	Note	£'000	£'000
Within one year		1,543	1,314
In the second to fifth years inclusive		3,685	3,461
After five years		—	171
Total undiscounted lease liabilities at 31 December, 2025		5,228	4,946
Impact of future finance costs		(487)	(532)
		4,741	4,414
Current	14	1,337	1,259
Non-current	14	3,404	3,155
Lease liabilities included in the Statement of Financial Position at 31 December		4,741	4,414

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11. Investments

At 31 December 2025, the Company held share capital of the following subsidiary undertakings at nil cost, none of which

are publicly traded. Under the terms of a shareholders’ agreement, the Company controls Amey Consulting LLC.


Undertaking	Nature of business	Country of incorporation	Share capital held
Amey Consulting Australia Pty Limited	Transport consultancy	Australia	100%
Amey Consulting USA, Incorporated	Transport consultancy	USA	100%
Amey OW Ireland Limited	Transport consultancy	Republic of Ireland	100%
Amey OW Bahamas Limited	Infrastructure design and management	The Bahamas	100%
TPI (Holdings) Limited	Dormant	England and Wales	100%
Premise Australia Pty Ltd*	Consulting solutions	Australia	100%
Premise Brisbane Pty Ltd*	Consulting solutions	Australia	100%
Premise Townsville Pty Ltd*	Consulting solutions	Australia	100%
Premise Mackay Pty Ltd*	Consulting solutions	Australia	100%
Premise NSW Pty Ltd*	Consulting solutions	Australia	100%
Premise Holdings Pty Ltd*	Holding company	Australia	100%
Turbid Pty Ltd*	Consulting solutions	Australia	100%
Premise PNG Ltd*	Consulting solutions	Papua New Guinea	100%
B W Esler Services Pty Ltd*	Consulting solutions	Australia	100%
Premise Company (Vietnam)*	Consulting solutions	Vietnam	100%
KC Traffic and Transport Pty Ltd*	Consulting solutions	Australia	100%
Premise Group Services Pty Ltd*	Consulting solutions	Australia	100%

The Company’s joint venture undertakings, country of incorporation, and the proportion of equity held indirectly are as

follows:


Name of joint venture	Principal activity	Proportion of ownership interest and voting rights held
		2025	2024
Amey-Webber LLC* (USA)	Highways maintenance	51.00%	51.00%

* indicates indirect investment

Indirectly owned dormant subsidiary Transportation Planning (International) Limited was voluntarily struck off the

Companies register in 2025.

The Company also has an interest in the following jointly controlled operation:


Name of joint venture	Principal activity	Proportion of ownership interest and voting rights held
		2025	2024
Amey SRM	Highways management and maintenance	50%	50%

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11. Investments (continued)

The registered office of subsidiary and joint venture undertakings is Chancery Exchange, 10 Furnival Street, London, EC4A

1AB, United Kingdom. The exceptions to this are set out in the table below:


Undertaking	Registered office
Amey Consulting Australia Pty Limited	Level 26, 181 William Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Amey Consulting USA, Incorporated	1130 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77056, USA
Amey OW Ireland Limited	1st Floor, The Liffey Trust Centre, 117-126 Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 YC43, Republic of Ireland
Amey OW Bahamas Limited	3 Bayside Executive Park, West Bay Street & Blake Road, N-4875, Nassau, The Bahamas
Amey-Webber LLC	1999, Bryan Street, Suite 900, Dallas, Texas 75201-3136 USA
KC Traffic and Transport Pty Ltd (Australia)	Level 11, 300 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
Premise Australia Pty Ltd (Australia)	Level 11, 300 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
Premise Brisbane Pty Ltd (Australia)	Level 11, 300 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
Premise Group Services Pty Ltd (Australia)	Level 11, 300 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
Premise Holdings Pty Ltd (Australia)	Level 11, 300 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
Premise Mackay Pty Ltd (Australia)	Level 11, 300 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
B W Esler Services Pty Ltd (Australia)	598 Macauley Street, Albury, New South Wales 2640, Australia
Premise NSW Pty Ltd (Australia)	Level 11, 300 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
Premise PNG Limited (Papa New Guinea)	Level 3, Office 3, Monian Tower, Douglas Street, Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
Premise Townsville Pty Ltd (Australia)	Level 11, 300 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
Turbid Pty Ltd (Australia)	Level 11, 300 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
Premise Company Limited (Vietnam)	Room 1602, 16th Floor, Ngoc Khanh Plaza, No. 1 Pham Huy Thong, Ngoc Khanh Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam.

12. Inventories


	2025	2024
	£'000	£'000
Raw materials and consumables	3,249	3,784

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13. Trade and other receivables


		2025	2024
	Note	£'000	£'000
Amount falling due within one year:
Trade debtors		2,545	9,221
Amounts owed by group undertakings		54,654	22,724
Amounts recoverable on contracts		35,033	32,417
Other debtors		996	258
Prepayments and accrued income		3,436	3,671
		96,664	68,291
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Deferred tax asset	16	897	382
		897	382

The Company operates a large number of contracts where the payment terms and conditions vary between those

contracts. There will also be contracts starting and completing in any financial year. Significant changes in amounts

recoverable on contracts and deferred income arise in the reporting period, but no single contract is individually significant

enough to explain year on year changes in the balance sheet amounts reported.

14. Creditors


		2025	2024
	Note	£'000	£'000
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors		8,003	5,374
Amounts owed to other fellow subsidiaries/group undertakings of the Amey UK Limited group		32,146	19,801
Corporation tax		—	260
Other creditors		407	563
Social security and other taxes		18,733	18,611
Accruals		28,880	29,112
Deferred income		8,243	6,569
Lease liability	10	1,337	1,259
		97,749	81,549

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Lease liabilities	10	3,404	3,155
		3,404	3,155

The Company operates a large number of contracts where the payment terms and conditions vary between those

contracts. There will also be contracts starting and completing in any financial year. Significant changes in amounts

recoverable on contracts and deferred income arise in the reporting period, but no single contract is individually significant

enough to explain year on year changes in the balance sheet amounts reported.

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15. Provisions for liabilities


	2025	2024
	£'000	£'000
Other Provision	3,600	6,000
Contract loss and claims provision	—	150
	3,600	6,150


	Contract loss and claims provision	Other provision	Total
	£'000	£'000	£'000
At 1 January 2025	150	6,000	6,150
Utilised during the year	(150)	(2,400)	(2,550)
At 31 December 2025	—	3,600	3,600

The contract loss and claims provision represent settlement agreements and estimated future losses arising from disputes

and contract obligations. This has been fully utilised during the year.

The other provision arises in respect of health and safety claims. This has reduced during the year due to reassessment of

the ongoing claims.

16. Deferred tax asset


	Fixed asset timing differences	Other timing differences	Total
	£'000	£'000	£'000
At 1 January 2025	32	350	382
Credited/(charged) to income statement during year	525	(10)	515
At 31 December 2025	557	340	897

Deferred tax assets have been recognised in respect of timing differences where the reversal of the originating difference is

certain to arise in future periods.


	2025	2024
	£'000	£'000
Deferred tax asset comprises:
Fixed asset timing differences	557	32
Other timing differences	340	350
Balance at 31 December	897	382
Falling due after more than one year	—	—


	2025	2024
	£'000	£'000
Unrecognised deferred tax/liability comprises:
Intangibles	—	40
	—	40

On 10 June 2021, Finance Act 2021 gained Royal Assent and included provision for the main rate of UK corporation tax to

increase to 25% on 1 April 2023. All deferred tax assets have been measured at a rate of 25% (2024 - 25%).

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17. Share capital


	2025	2024
	£'000	£'000
Balance at 31 December
Authorised, called up, allotted and fully paid:
740,311 Ordinary shares of £1 each	740	740

18. Contingent liabilities

As a member of the Amey UK Limited Group of Companies, the Company is a participator in bank account pooling

arrangements, Group VAT registrations and HMRC UK Corporation Tax Group Payment arrangement and is jointly and

severally liable with other group companies for the total Group balance outstanding. At 31 Dec 2025, the only net liability

was £47,229,360 (2024 - £41,084,194) in respect of VAT.

Losses, for which no provision has been made in these financial statements, which might arise from litigation in the normal

course of business are not expected to be material in the context of these financial statements.

There were no other contingent liabilities at 31 December 2025 or at 31 December 2024.

19. Capital commitments

The Company had no capital commitments at 31 December 2025 or at 31 December 2024.

20. Controlling parties

The immediate parent undertaking is Amey OW Group Limited.

The ultimate parent undertaking, the ultimate controlling party and the largest group to consolidate these financial

statements is Project Ardent Bidco Limited.

The Company is wholly owned by both the immediate and ultimate parent undertaking.

The parent of the smallest group in which these financial statements are consolidated is Amey UK Limited, incorporated in

England and Wales.

Copies of the Project Ardent Bidco Limited or Amey UK Limited consolidated financial statements can be obtained from the

registered office as follows:

The Company Secretary

Chancery Exchange

10 Furnival Street

London EC4A 1AB

United Kingdom


Company Information	1
Strategic Report	2 to 3
Report of the Directors	4 to 5
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities	6
Independent Auditor's report	7 to 9
Statement of Comprehensive Income	10
Balance Sheet	11
Statement of Changes in Equity	12
Notes to the Financial Statements	13 to 29