Year Ended
Registration number:
Future Biogas Limited
Contents
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Company Information |
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Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Consolidated Profit and Loss Account |
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Consolidated Balance Sheet |
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Balance Sheet |
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Future Biogas Limited
Company Information
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Directors |
P Lukas S Beveridge |
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Company secretary |
G Methold |
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Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Future Biogas Limited
Strategic Report
Year Ended 31 March 2026
The directors present their Strategic Report for Future Biogas Limited and its subsidiary undertakings (the "Group") for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Principal activities and strategy
The Group develops, owns, operates and manages anaerobic digestion ("AD") facilities across the United Kingdom. The Group's strategy is to accelerate the decarbonisation of UK farming and industry through the production of renewable biomethane, renewable electricity, biofertiliser and carbon removal solutions.
The Group combines long-term ownership of AD infrastructure with operational expertise, enabling it to develop, construct, optimise and operate biomethane facilities that support the UK's transition to net zero.
During the year the Group continued to expand its portfolio of owned/controlled and operated assets and strengthen its position as one of the leading biomethane producers in the UK.
Business review
Operational developments
The Group continued to expand both its owned/controlled and managed asset portfolio during the year, with sites where the Group holds a majority shareholding increasing from 9 to 10 during the year. The Group now delivers over 7,000 cubic metres per hour of green gas to the grid, or 700 GWh per annum, with 93% of this from owned/controlled assets.
On 20 February 2026, the Group acquired 100% of the share capital of Burton Agnes Renewables Limited, which owns an AD facility in Burton Agnes. Prior to acquisition, Burton Agnes Renewables Limited had been operated by Future Biogas Limited under a long-term management arrangement. Bringing the asset into Group ownership strengthens the Group's integrated ownership and operational model and provides further opportunities for optimisation and long-term value creation.
During December 2025, the Board approved the retrofit of carbon capture and storage ("CCS") technology at the Group's Egmere, Grange and Merlin controlled facilities. The project represents a significant milestone in the Group's carbon removal strategy and forms part of Project Carbon Harvest. Once operational, the facilities are expected to capture approximately 21,000 tonnes of biogenic carbon dioxide annually while also improving biomethane yields through enhanced methane recovery. The project demonstrates the Group's commitment to developing negative emissions solutions alongside renewable energy production.
During the year, planning permission was secured for new biomethane developments at Riccall Renewables Limited and Beckby Biogas Limited. These projects strengthen the Group's future development pipeline and support its strategy of expanding biomethane production capacity across the UK.
The Group also continued commissioning, optimisation and performance improvement activities across its portfolio, supporting increased renewable gas production and enhanced operational efficiency.
The Board remains focused on developing new unsubsidised biomethane projects and advancing carbon removal opportunities through the deployment of carbon capture technologies across suitable assets.
Future Biogas Limited
Strategic Report
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Financial performance
Group turnover for the year was £97.2 million (2025: £55.4 million), reflecting a full year of the increase in owned/controlled assets during 2025.
Gross profit increased to £50.6 million (2025: £22.0 million).
EBITDA pre exceptional items (defined as Operating profit before exceptional items, depreciation and amortisation of intangibles) was £27.7 million (2025: £12.8 million).
The Group reported loss after taxation of £11.6 million (2025: loss of £14.1 million). This result is after accounting for interest on shareholder loans of £16.6m, as well as £6.7m due to a minority interest.
At 31 March 2026 the Group held cash balances of £15.3 million (2025: £13.3 million).
Principal risks and uncertainties
The Directors recognise the need to identify the key risks and uncertainties the Group faces. These risks and uncertainties could affect the delivery of its strategic objectives. These risks relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. The principal risks of the Group are laid out below in no particular order.
1) Exposure to commodity markets
20% of the Group’s revenue relates to gas export. The wholesale price of natural gas in the UK has been particularly volatile in recent years. Although prices have risen in recent months as a result of geopolitical tensions, including conflict in the Middle East, the market remains subject to bearish pressures such as plentiful LNG supply and weaker demand during milder winters, which could move prices lower again quickly. A significant fall in the wholesale gas price could adversely affect the Group’s revenues. The Group mitigates this through individual plant hedging tailored to historical performance, an automated monthly trading corridor, trading of the most liquid seasons and daily monitoring of price against hedged positions.
2) Climate and meteorological conditions
Weather is an important factor in the growing conditions for the Group's main feedstocks, maize and rye. Adverse weather conditions can result in reduced harvest yields (impacting availability of feedstocks for the coming year, potentially leading to the requirement to source additional feedstocks from external parties) and increased feedstock costs (impacting profitability). The Group mitigates these risks through a well-diversified and long-established feedstock supply chain, and careful stock management, including redistribution of stock across the portfolio as deemed necessary.
3) Health, safety & environment
As an operator of industrial facilities, the Group is exposed to the risk of a safety incident leading to injury, enforcement action and/or reputational damage. This is managed through experienced health and safety and operational teams, robust training, an effective safety culture encompassing hazard identification and near-miss reporting, engineered and procedural controls responding to specific risk assessments, and health and safety leadership walkrounds. The Group is implementing annual reviews of site-specific risks, quarterly reporting of health and safety trends and an annual health and safety plan.
Future Biogas Limited
Strategic Report
Year Ended 31 March 2026
4) Downtime
The Group sources some equipment and spare parts from the European Union and can experience long lead times on such orders. In the event of downtime on the AD plants, these long lead times can lead to a significant loss of revenue. The Group has worked to mitigate this risk by maintaining a significant investment in spare parts.
5) GHG emission intensity
Regulatory thresholds for greenhouse gas ("GHG") savings have tightened, with the minimum saving rising from 60% to 80% under the Renewable Energy Directive, the Emissions Trading Scheme and the requirements of voluntary corporate buyers. Achieving lower emission intensity is increasingly important for new and expanding projects outside the legacy Renewable Heat Incentive regime, and requires control of methane loss, the use of closed digestate lagoons and a clear plan to reduce agricultural emissions. The Group proactively monitors and reports emission intensities, conducts scenario analysis, tracks developments in the Emissions Trading Scheme and Renewable Energy Directive, and integrates emission intensity analysis into its sustainability reporting. Marginal abatement cost curves are being developed to prioritise mitigation measures and an emission reduction target is being implemented.
SECTION 172(1) STATEMENT
The directors have acted in a way they consider, in good faith, most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole, having regard to the matters set out in section 172(1)(a) to (f) of the Companies Act 2006.
The Board recognises that long-term sustainable success depends upon maintaining strong relationships with a broad range of stakeholders and considering the wider impact of decisions on employees, customers, suppliers, local communities and the environment.
Governance and decision making
The Board receives regular reports from management covering financial performance, operational performance, health and safety, environmental matters, employee engagement and strategic development activities.
Stakeholder considerations form part of the Board's decision-making process when evaluating significant investments, acquisitions, financing arrangements and major operational initiatives.
Employees
The Group's employees are fundamental to the successful delivery of its strategy.
The Board seeks to attract, retain and develop talented employees through competitive remuneration, training and development opportunities, employee engagement initiatives and a strong safety culture.
During the year the Board considered matters relating to workforce growth, employee wellbeing, recruitment, retention and organisational capability as the Group continued to expand.
Future Biogas Limited
Strategic Report
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Customers and strategic partners
The Group maintains long-term relationships with customers, landowners, offtakers and strategic partners.
The Board recognises that the Group's future success depends on providing reliable renewable energy solutions and maintaining a reputation for operational excellence.
Regular engagement takes place with customers and partners to understand evolving requirements and identify opportunities for collaboration.
Suppliers and farming partners
The Group relies on long-standing relationships with suppliers, contractors and farming businesses.
The Board recognises the importance of fair treatment of suppliers and maintaining resilient supply chains.
Key supplier relationships are managed through regular engagement, performance reviews and long-term contractual arrangements where appropriate.
Communities and the environment
The Group's purpose is closely aligned with environmental sustainability through the production of renewable energy and support for decarbonisation.
The Board considers the environmental and community impacts of its activities when evaluating new developments and operational changes.
Engagement with local communities, regulators and other stakeholders forms an important part of the Group's development and operational processes.
Principal decisions during the year
Approval of carbon capture projects at Egmere, Grange and Merlin
A principal decision taken during the year was the approval in December 2025 of the investment to retrofit carbon capture and storage technology at the Group's controlled Egmere, Grange and Merlin facilities.
In reaching its decision, the Board considered:
• the strategic importance of carbon capture to the Group's long-term growth strategy and Project Carbon Harvest;
• the expected capture of approximately 21,000 tonnes of biogenic carbon dioxide annually;
• the opportunity to increase biomethane production through improved methane recovery;
• capital expenditure requirements and expected investment returns;
• operational impacts during construction and commissioning;
• implications for employees, customers, suppliers and local stakeholders;
• environmental benefits and contribution to UK decarbonisation objectives; and
• regulatory and permitting considerations.
The Board concluded that the investment would strengthen the Group's position as a leader in renewable gas and carbon removal solutions while supporting long-term sustainable growth and value creation for shareholders.
Future Biogas Limited
Strategic Report
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Acquisition of Burton Agnes AD Plant
A principal decision taken during the year was the acquisition of the Burton Agnes AD facility in February 2026.
In evaluating the transaction, the Board considered:
• the long-term strategic benefits of increasing owned biomethane production capacity;
• the impact on employees and operational teams;
• continuity of service for customers and counterparties;
• opportunities to enhance plant performance and operational efficiency;
• environmental benefits arising from increased renewable gas production; and
• the expected long-term financial returns for shareholders.
The Board concluded that the acquisition would strengthen the Group's position as a leading biomethane producer while supporting the delivery of its long-term growth strategy.
Investment in future growth
The Group's strategy remains focused on:
• increasing renewable biomethane production through ownership and operation of AD facilities;
• developing new biomethane sites, as well as progressing development projects including Riccall and Beckby following the grant of planning permission during the year;
• deploying carbon capture and negative emissions technology across its existing asset base, as well as new plants; and
• selectively acquiring and optimising strategic assets where they support the Group's long-term growth objectives.
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Future Biogas Limited
Directors' Report
Year Ended 31 March 2026
The directors present their report and the for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Directors of the group
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Information included in the Strategic Report
In accordance with Section 414C(11) of the Companies Act 2006, the Directors have chosen to include certain disclosures in the Strategic Report that would otherwise be required in the Directors' Report.
These include:
- Information on the Company's engagement with employees and stakeholders.
The Directors believe that including this information in the Strategic Report provides a more cohesive and comprehensive overview of the Company's strategy, performance and impact.
Future developments
The Group’s strategy is to build and operate the next generation of AD plants delivering unsubsidised biomethane while helping to decarbonize UK farming and industry. The key areas of strategic focus for the Company are to:
• deliver sustainable unsubsidised biomethane and negative carbon offsets;
• develop its own green gas production capacity by building new unsubsidised plants;
• deploy negative emissions technology to existing AD plants;
• expand its current portfolio of managed assets.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
The Group has net current liabilities of £193,222,606 (2025 - £172,608,201). The Group's net current liability position is a result of the outstanding infrastructure loans owed to shareholders and other related parties (together “the ultimate shareholders”). At the period end, there are unsecured loans of £198,544,325 (2025 - £172,949,386) from the ultimate shareholders. These loans are repayable on demand by request of the lender.
The Directors have received confirmation through a letter of intent from the ultimate shareholders that they will not seek repayment of part or all of any loan, for at least twelve months from the date of the approval of these financial statements, where to do so would place the Group in a position where it could not continue to trade as a going concern.
The Directors have prepared financial forecasts comprising profit & loss, balance sheet and cashflows covering the period up to 31 March 2028 for the group. These forecasts have been stress tested based on plausible downside scenarios. These scenarios showed the group would not require additional facilities, above those already in place, and would still meet bank set covenants. Based on these forecasts as well as the reassurances received from the ultimate shareholders that loans will not be called in, unless there are sufficient funds to do so, the Directors have concluded it is appropriate to use the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.
Future Biogas Limited
Directors' Report
Year Ended 31 March 2026
STREAMLINED ENERGY AND CARBON REPORTING (SECR)
The Group is classified as large for the purposes of the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) regulations. However, the relevant energy and carbon information is included within the consolidated financial statements of Future Biogas Holdco Limited. Accordingly, no separate SECR disclosures are required to be included in this Directors' Report.
Disclosure of information to the auditor
Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.
Reappointment of auditors
The auditor, PKF Francis Clark, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
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Future Biogas Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities 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 group and the company and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
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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 group's and the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and 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 group and the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Future Biogas Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Future Biogas Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Future Biogas Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 March 2026, which comprise the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of 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 group's and the parent company's affairs as at 31 March 2026 and of the group's loss for the year then ended; |
• | have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and |
• | have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group 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 director's 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 group and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. 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.
Future Biogas Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Future Biogas Limited
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our 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 and the Directors' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
• | adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
• | the parent company 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 Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page 9, 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 group’s and the parent 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 group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Future Biogas Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Future Biogas Limited
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.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.
As part of our audit planning, we gained an understanding of the group and the industry in which the group operates as part of this assessment to identify the key laws and regulations affecting the group. The key regulations we identified were health and safety regulations, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and RHI sustainability criteria. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006 and relevant tax legislation.
We discussed with management how the compliance with these laws and regulations is monitored and discussed policies and procedures in place. We also identified the individuals who have responsibility for ensuring that the group complies with laws and regulations and deals with reporting any issues if they arise. As part of our planning procedures, we assessed the risk of any non-compliance with laws and regulations on the group’s ability to continue trading and the risk of material misstatement to the accounts.
We also evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements. The key incentive identified is to meet the targets set by the group and we determined that the principal risks were related to the overstatement of result, either through overstating revenue, understating expenditure or management bias in accounting estimates.
Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations. Our procedures involved the following:
• Enquiries of management regarding their knowledge of any non-compliance with laws and regulations that could affect the financial statements. As part of these enquiries we also discussed with management whether there have been any known instances of fraud.
• Discussed with the health and safety officer the policies and procedures in place in relation to health and safety. We reviewed the policies, health and safety risks assessments carried out and board meeting minutes maintained by the group.
• Discussed if any incidents have been reported during the year under The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (“RIDDOR”).
• Reviewed the GDPR policy and made enquiries to management as to the occurrence and outcome of any reportable breaches.
• Reviewed third party prepared reports in respect of RHI sustainability criteria compliance.
• Audited the risk of management override of controls, including through testing journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business.
• Reviewed estimates and judgements made in the accounts for any indication of bias and challenged assumptions used by management in making the estimates.
Future Biogas Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Future Biogas Limited
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. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate omissions, collusion, forgery, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are also less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
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Future Biogas Limited
Consolidated Profit and Loss Account
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Operating profit before exceptional items, depreciation and amortisation of intangibles (EBITDA pre-exceptional items) |
27,657,684 |
12,802,094 |
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Exceptional items |
(1,445,502) |
(1,133,079) |
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Amortisation of intangible assets and depreciation |
(16,110,781) |
(9,396,635) |
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Operating profit |
10,101,401 |
2,272,380 |
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The group has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.
Future Biogas Limited
Consolidated Balance Sheet
31 March 2026
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Company Registration Number: 07207977
Future Biogas Limited
Balance Sheet
31 March 2026
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The company has taken the exemption in section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 and has not presented its individual profit and loss account. The company made a loss after tax for the financial year of £3,292,991 (2025 - loss of £3,493,590).
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Company Registration Number: 07207977
Future Biogas Limited
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Non-controlling interests - Equity |
Total equity |
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Total equity |
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At 31 March 2025 |
61,952 |
7,754,188 |
88,265 |
(17,540,191) |
8,199,648 |
(1,436,138) |
Future Biogas Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity
Year Ended 31 March 2026
|
Share capital |
Share premium |
Capital redemption reserve |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
|
|
At 1 April 2025 |
|
|
|
( |
|
|
Loss for the year |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
|
At 31 March 2026 |
|
|
|
( |
( |
|
Share capital |
Share premium |
Capital redemption reserve |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
|
|
At 1 April 2024 |
|
|
|
( |
|
|
Loss for the year |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
|
At 31 March 2025 |
61,952 |
7,754,188 |
88,265 |
(5,993,103) |
1,911,302 |
Future Biogas Limited
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended 31 March 2026
|
Note |
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|||
|
Loss for the year |
( |
( |
|
|
Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items |
|||
|
Depreciation and amortisation |
|
|
|
|
(Profit)/loss on disposal of tangible assets |
( |
|
|
|
Impairment |
991,343 |
- |
|
|
Finance income |
( |
( |
|
|
Finance costs |
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense |
( |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Working capital adjustments |
|||
|
Increase in stocks |
( |
( |
|
|
Increase in trade debtors |
( |
( |
|
|
Increase/(decrease) in trade creditors |
|
( |
|
|
Cash generated from operations |
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid |
( |
( |
|
|
Net cash flow from operating activities |
|
( |
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities |
|||
|
Interest received |
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions of tangible assets |
( |
( |
|
|
Proceeds from sale of tangible assets |
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of intangible assets |
( |
( |
|
|
Purchase of subsidiary undertaking, net of cash acquired |
(12,771,076) |
(56,169,478) |
|
|
Net cash flows from investing activities |
( |
( |
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities |
|||
|
Interest paid |
( |
( |
|
|
Lease payments |
( |
( |
|
|
Proceeds from loans from related parties |
18,869,739 |
71,578,783 |
|
|
Repayment of loans from related parties |
(6,468,000) |
- |
|
|
Net cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
( |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March |
15,292,502 |
13,269,993 |
|
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
|
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England & Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
|
Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
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.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
The presentational currency is pounds sterling, £. This is the functional currency of the group because this is the currency of the primary economic enviroment in which the company operates. These financial statements are rounded to the nearest pound.
The Group early adopted the amendments to FRS 102 arising from the Periodic Review 2024 during the year ended 31 March 2023. This resulted in the group recognising Right of Use Assets and Lease Liabilities for all leases previously treated as operating leases. This year, the group acquired one new
subsidiary which therefore also early adopted these amendments. There has been no further impact on the financial statements on the early adoption of these amendments. Right of use assets are included as a sub category in Tangible fixed assets.
Summary of disclosure exemptions
Future Biogas Limited meets the definition of a qualifying entity under FRS 102 and has therefore taken advantage of the disclosure exemptions available to it in respect of its individual financial statements. Exceptions have been taken in relation to financial instruments, presentation of a cash flow statement, and remuneration of key management.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 31 March 2026.
As a consolidated profit and loss account is published, a separate profit and loss account for the parent company is omitted from the group financial statements by virtue of section 408 of the Companies Act 2006.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is achieved where the company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the Profit and Loss Account from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used by the group.
The purchase method of accounting is used to account for business combinations that result in the acquisition of subsidiaries by the group. The cost of a business combination is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to the business combination. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. Any excess of the cost of the business combination over the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities recognised is recorded as goodwill.
Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between the company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, are eliminated in full.
Intra-group losses are also eliminated but may indicate an impairment that requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements.
Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the group. Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the group’s equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling shareholder’s share of changes in equity since the date of the combination.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
The Group has net current liabilities of £193,222,606 (2025 - £172,608,201). The Group's net current liability position is a result of the outstanding infrastructure loans owed to shareholders and other related parties (together “the ultimate shareholders”). At the period end, there are unsecured loans of £198,544,325 (2025 - £172,949,386) from the ultimate shareholders. These loans are repayable on demand by request of the lender.
The Directors have received confirmation through a letter of intent from the ultimate shareholders that they will not seek repayment of part or all of any loan, for at least twelve months from the date of the approval of these financial statements, where to do so would place the Group in a position where it could not continue to trade as a going concern.
The Directors have prepared financial forecasts comprising profit & loss, balance sheet and cashflows covering the period up to 31 March 2028 for the group. These forecasts have been stress tested based on plausible downside scenarios. These scenarios showed the group would not require additional facilities, above those already in place, and would still meet bank set covenants. Based on these forecasts as well as the reassurances received from the ultimate shareholders that loans will not be called in, unless there are sufficient funds to do so, the Directors have concluded it is appropriate to use the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the group’s activities. Turnover is shown net of value added tax, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the group.
Generation of gas / electricity
Revenue from the sale of gas and electricity is recognised in the period in which it is generated based on contractual terms that exist. Any amounts generated but not billed at the balance sheet date are recognised as revenue and included in debtors as accrued income.
Sale of Green Gas Certificates
Revenue from the sale of Green Gas Certificates is recognised as they are generated where a contract exists with a third party to acquire. Where, at the balance sheet date, no contract exists to purchase, Green Gas Certificates are held in stock at an approximation of their cost to generate.
Managed services
Revenue from managed service agreements includes an indeterminate number of acts over a specified period of time and is recognised on a straight line basis over the specified period in the agreement. Management services provided to customers which, at the balance sheet date, have not been billed, have been recognised as revenue and included in debtors as accrued income.
Sale of stock
Revenue from the sale of stock is recognised when the group has transferred the significant rewards and ownership to the buyer and it is probable that the group will receive the previously agreed upon payment. These criteria are considered to be met when the goods are delivered to the buyer.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Foreign currency transactions and balances
Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
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 corporation 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 group operates and generates taxable income.
Deferred tax is recognised on all timing differences at the balance sheet date unless indicated below. Timing differences are differences between taxable profits and the results as stated in the consolidated profit and loss account and other comprehensive income. Deferred 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.
The current corporation 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 group operates and generates taxable income.
Deferred tax is recognised on all timing differences at the balance sheet date unless indicated below. Timing differences are differences between taxable profits and the results as stated in the consolidated profit and loss account and other comprehensive income. Deferred 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.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred, which includes internal staff costs, in their acquisition and installation.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and assets under construction, over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
|
Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
|
Right of use |
Over the lease term |
|
Plant and machinery |
10% straight line or 20 years from plant commissioning date |
|
Fixtures, fittings and equipment |
10% - 25% straight line |
Goodwill
Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.
Intangible assets
Development expenditure, which includes directly attributable internal staff costs, is capitalised within intangible assets where the directors are satisfied as to the technical, commercial and financial viability of individual projects.
Financial viability includes both having the financial means to complete the project and that the project is expected to generate future economic benefit to the group.
The key project costs capitalised are described within note 11 to the financial statements.
Computer software recognised as intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:
|
Asset class |
Amortisation method and rate |
|
Software development |
20% - 25% straight line |
|
Development costs |
3.3% straight line |
Following the construction of the first unsubsidised anaerobic digestion plant, development costs are now being amortised over a period of 30 years, in line with the expected return that will be generated. Development costs are subject to periodic impairment reviews where indicators of impairment are present.
Investments
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost, which can include transaction fees to acquire, less impairment.
Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is based on the cost of purchase
on first in first out basis.
At each balance sheet date stock is assessed for impairment. If stock is impaired the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell. The impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.
Provisions
As part of the measurement and recognition of assets and liabilities in the period, the Group has recognised a provision for decommissioning obligations associated with the anaerobic digestion plants. In determining the present value of the provision, assumptions and estimates are made in relation to the discount rates, the expected cost to dismantle and remove the plants from the site and the expected timing of these costs, and this data is compared to industry available data.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Leases
The Group recognises a right of use asset and a corresponding lease liability with lease arrangements in which it is the lessee, except for short term leases (defined as leases with a term of 12 months or less) and leases of low value assets. For these leases, the Group recognises the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease incentives are spread over the term of the lease.
The lease liability is presented as a liability within current and non current liabilities. The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of all future lease payments, discounted at the rate implicit in the lease, or if this rate is not readily determined, the incremental borrowing rate of the Group. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability include:
• fixed and variable lease payments, less any lease incentives;
• the amount expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees;
• the exercise price of purchase options, if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise the options;
and
• payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the exercise of an option to terminate the lease.
The lease liability is subsequently measured by increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability (using the effective interest rate method) and by reducing the carrying amount by any lease payments made. The Group remeasures the lease liability and makes a corresponding adjustment to the related right of use asset whenever:
• the lease term has changed or there is a change in the assessment of exercise of a purchase option; or
• a lease contract is modified and the lease modification is not accounted for as a separate lease in which case the liability is remeasured by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate.
Right of use assets are presented within Tangible Fixed Assets on the Balance Sheet. The right of use assets comprise the initial measurement of the corresponding lease liability, lease payments made at or before the commencement day of the lease and any initial direct costs. They are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.
Right of use assets are depreciated over the lease term, unless a lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset or the cost of the right of use assets reflects that the Group expects to exercise a purchase option, in which case the right of use asset is depreciated over the useful life of the underlying asset. The depreciation starts at commencement of the lease.
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the group has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Financial instruments
Classification
• Short term trade and other debtors and creditors;
• Shareholder loans;
• Balances with group and related undertakings;
• Bank loans; and
• Cash and bank balances.
All financial instruments are classified as basic.
Recognition and measurement
Financial instruments are recognised when the group becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument and derecognised when in the case of assets, the contractual rights to cash flows from the assets expire or substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to another party, or in the case of liabilities, when the group’s obligations are discharged, expire or are cancelled.
Except for bank loans, shareholder loans and related party loans, such instruments are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, after taking account of impairment adjustments.
Bank loans, shareholder loans and related party loans, are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Key accounting judgements and sources of estimation uncertainty
Capitalisation of development costs
During the period, development costs are assessed to determine whether they meet the definition of an intangible asset. In addition, at the balance sheet date, they are reviewed for any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If there is an indication of possible impairment, the recoverable amount of any affected asset is estimated and compared with its carrying amount. If the estimated recoverable amount is lower, the carrying amount is reduced to its estimated recoverable amount, and an impairment loss is recognised immediately in the profit or loss. If an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to be the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but not in excess of the amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in the profit or loss. At the period end, the Group has development cost assets of £8,042,519 (2025 - £8,765,852). An impairment charge of £513,699 (2025 - £Nil) has been included within exceptional costs in the year in respect of development costs which are no longer expected to generate future economic value to the group.
Impairment of non-financial assets
Fixed assets and other non-financial assets are reviewed for impairment where impairment indicators exist. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of an asset's net selling price and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairments, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows. No impairment charge has been recognised in the year (2025 - £Nil).
Assets under construction include costs of £6,614,845 (2025 - £2,226,056) in relation to development costs for potential anaerobic digestion plants. Planning permission has not yet been granted on sites with a carrying value of £4,337,545 (2025 - £2,226,056). At the balance sheet date these costs are reviewed to ensure there are no signs of impairment. An impairment charge of £477,644 (2025 - £Nil) has been included in exceptional costs during the year in relation to sites that are no longer expected to be viable.
Decommissioning obligations
As part of the measurement and recognition of assets and liabilities in the period, the Group has recognised a provision for decommissioning obligations associated with the biogas plants. In determining the present value of the provision, assumptions and estimates are made in relation to the discount rates, the expected cost to dismantle and remove the plants from the site and the expected timing of these costs, and this data is compared to industry available data. The carrying amount of the provision as at 31 March 2026 was £8,004,968 (2025 - £5,076,118). The discount rate applied ranged from 2.2% to 4.7%.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
|
Turnover |
The analysis of the group's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
|
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Operation of anaerobic digestion plants |
|
|
|
Gas and electricity production |
|
|
|
Installation of plant and equipment |
- |
1,322,437 |
|
|
|
100% of the group's revenue was generated in the UK (2025 - 100%)
|
Operating profit |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
|
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
Amortisation expense |
|
|
|
Foreign exchange losses |
|
|
|
(Profit)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
( |
|
|
Exceptional costs |
1,445,502 |
1,133,079 |
Current year exceptional costs relate to the impairment of development expenditure of £513,699 associated with projects that are no longer expected to generate future economic benefit to the group. Exceptional costs in the current year also include an impairment charge to assets under construction of £477,644 in relation to specific sites for proposed biogas plants which are no longer considered viable to develop. Bonuses of £457,250 awarded by the remuneration committee outside of the group's normal bonus scheme have also been included in exceptional expenses in the current year.
In the comparative year exceptional costs represents amounts awarded by the remuneration committee outside of the group's normal bonus scheme.
|
Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
|
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Wages and salaries |
|
|
|
Social security costs |
|
|
|
Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
|
|
|
|
|
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
The average number of persons employed by the group (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:
|
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Management |
|
|
|
Administration |
|
|
|
Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:
|
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Remuneration |
|
|
|
Contributions paid to money purchase schemes |
|
|
|
1,371,847 |
3,263,379 |
During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits and share incentives was as follows:
|
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Accruing benefits under defined benefit pension scheme |
|
|
In respect of the highest paid director:
|
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Remuneration |
|
|
|
Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes |
|
|
|
Auditor's remuneration |
|
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Audit services, to the Group and subsidiary companies |
202,750 |
167,100 |
|
Other fees to auditors |
||
|
Other compliance services |
|
|
|
Taxation compliance services |
|
|
|
Corporate finance services |
|
- |
|
Other tax services |
|
|
|
|
|
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
|
Other interest receivable and similar income |
|
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Interest income on bank deposits |
|
|
|
Interest payable and similar expenses |
|
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Lease interest |
|
|
|
Interest expense on other finance liabilities, including shareholder loans |
23,752,343 |
15,971,941 |
|
|
|
|
Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the consolidated profit and loss account
|
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Current taxation |
||
|
UK corporation tax |
( |
|
|
UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
( |
- |
|
(2,037,517) |
526,000 |
|
|
Deferred taxation |
||
|
Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
|
- |
|
Tax (receipt)/expense in the income statement |
( |
|
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2025 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of
The differences are reconciled below:
|
2026 |
2025 |
|
|
Loss before tax |
( |
( |
|
Corporation tax at standard rate |
( |
( |
|
Decrease in UK tax from adjustment for prior periods |
( |
( |
|
Tax increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
|
|
|
Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
|
|
|
Increase from tax losses for which no deferred tax asset was recognised |
|
|
|
Tax increase/(decrease) from effect of unrelieved tax losses carried forward |
|
( |
|
Adjustments in respect of liabilities on acquisition |
( |
|
|
Increase in UK tax from unrecognised temporary difference from a prior period |
|
|
|
Deferred tax credit from unrecognised temporary difference from a prior period |
( |
( |
|
Deferred tax credit relating to changes in tax rates or laws |
( |
- |
|
Total tax (credit)/charge |
( |
|
As at the reporting date, the Group has accumulated taxable losses of £17,357,523 (2025 - £17,682,646) and other deductible temporary differences amounting to £1,676,773 (2025 - £2,187,064). No deferred tax asset has been recognised in respect of these items due to the uncertainty surrounding the timing and extent of future taxable profits against which they could be utilised.
The total value of the unrecognised deferred tax asset is estimated at £4,758,574 (2025 - £4,967,428).
Deferred tax
Group
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
|
2026 |
Total |
|
Accelerated capital allowances |
( |
|
Tax losses carried forward |
|
|
Short term timing differences |
|
|
( |
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
|
2025 |
Total |
|
Accelerated capital allowances |
( |
|
Tax losses carried forward |
|
|
Short term timing differences |
|
|
( |
|
Intangible assets |
Group
|
Goodwill |
Computer software |
Development expenditure |
Total |
|
|
Cost or valuation |
||||
|
At 1 April 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Additions acquired separately |
- |
|
|
|
|
Acquired through business combinations |
|
- |
- |
|
|
Impairment |
- |
- |
( |
( |
|
At 31 March 2026 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortisation |
||||
|
At 1 April 2025 |
|
|
- |
|
|
Amortisation charge |
|
|
|
|
|
At 31 March 2026 |
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
||||
|
At 31 March 2026 |
|
|
|
|
|
At 31 March 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Goodwill has arisen on historic acquisitions made. Additions in the current year relate to the acquisition of Burton Agnes Renewables Limited.
Development costs include expenditure attributed to the general development of unsubsidised anaerobic digestion plants. These costs are expected to generate future income to the group via the generation of green gas from anaerobic digestion plants that will be constructed in the future.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Company
|
Computer software |
Development expenditure |
Total |
|
|
Cost or valuation |
|||
|
At 1 April 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Additions acquired separately |
|
|
|
|
Disposals |
- |
( |
( |
|
At 31 March 2026 |
|
|
|
|
Amortisation |
|||
|
At 1 April 2025 |
|
- |
|
|
Amortisation charge |
|
|
|
|
At 31 March 2026 |
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
|||
|
At 31 March 2026 |
|
|
|
|
At 31 March 2025 |
|
|
|
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
|
Tangible assets |
|
Group |
Land and buildings |
Right of use assets |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicles |
Assets under construction |
Plant and machinery |
Total |
|
Cost or valuation |
|||||||
|
At 1 April 2025 |
|
|
|
- |
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Additions |
- |
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Acquired through business combinations |
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- |
- |
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Disposals |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
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Transfers |
- |
- |
- |
- |
( |
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- |
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Impairment |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(477,644) |
- |
(477,644) |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 April 2025 |
- |
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- |
- |
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Charge for the year |
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- |
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Eliminated on disposal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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- |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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At 31 March 2025 |
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- |
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Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £4,325,132 (2025 - £3,864,099) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
Company
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Right of use assets |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicles |
Properties under construction |
Plant and machinery |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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Additions |
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- |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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- |
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Charge for the year |
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- |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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- |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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At 31 March 2025 |
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Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Investments |
Company
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2026 |
2025 |
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Investments in subsidiaries |
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Fixed asset group loan |
103,168,113 |
84,616,430 |
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Subsidiaries |
£ |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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Additions |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Details of undertakings
Details of the investments in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:
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Holding |
Proportion of voting rights and shares held |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Subsidiary undertakings |
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Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Undertaking |
Holding |
Proportion of voting rights and shares held |
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All subsidiary undertakings have the same registered office as that of the company and are incorporated in the UK.
Except for AD Holdco 1 Limited (an intermediate holding company), the principal activities of subsidiaries are the operation and maintenance of anaerobic digestion plants to generate gas and electricity.
*Indirect shareholding via AD HoldCo 1 Limited
AD HoldCo 1 Limited and its subsidiaries were acquired on the 29th August 2024 with an investment value of £1,559,086 as well as acquiring loan notes in the group for £68,085,000.
Fixed asset group loan
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£ |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2025 |
84,616,430 |
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Additions - funds provided and interest capitalised |
18,551,683 |
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At 31 March 2026 |
103,168,113 |
Amounts due from group undertakings are treated as a non current assets where they relate to funding the long term operations of the subsidiary undertakings. Whilst the balances are legally repayable on demand, the company has no intention to call in these amounts for the foreseeable future. The borrowings incur a 10% interest charge, which is recognised within interest receivable. Unpaid interest is then capitalised.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Stocks |
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Group |
Company |
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2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
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Spares |
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Feedstock |
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- |
- |
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Work in progress |
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- |
- |
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Green gas certificates |
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- |
- |
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Debtors |
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Group |
Company |
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Note |
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
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Trade debtors |
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Amounts owed by group undertakings |
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- |
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Other debtors |
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Prepayments |
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Accrued income |
- |
- |
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Corporation tax asset |
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- |
- |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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Group |
Company |
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2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
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Cash at bank |
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Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Creditors |
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Group |
Company |
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Note |
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
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Due within one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Trade creditors |
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Amounts due to group undertakings |
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Social security and other taxes |
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Other creditors |
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Accruals |
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Due after one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Loans and borrowings |
Non-current loans and borrowings
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Group |
Company |
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2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
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Lease obligations |
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Current loans and borrowings
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Group |
Company |
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2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
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Lease obligations |
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Shareholder loans |
129,919,053 |
106,574,008 |
129,919,053 |
106,574,008 |
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Loans from related parties |
68,625,272 |
66,375,378 |
- |
- |
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Shareholder loans are unsecured, incur a 10% interest charge and are repayable on demand.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
|
Obligations under leases |
Group
Lease obligations
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Not later than one year |
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Later than one year and not later than five years |
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Later than five years |
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Less finance costs to be recognised in future periods |
(10,914,508) |
(11,051,061) |
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Company
Lease obligations
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Not later than one year |
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Later than one year and not later than five years |
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Less finance costs to be recognised in future periods |
(15,038) |
(54,799) |
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The Group and Company early adopted the amendments from the Periodic Review 2024 to FRS102. This resulted in the group and company recognising Right of Use Assets and Lease Liabilities for all leases previously treated as operating leases. This year, the group acquired one new subsidiary which therefore also early adopted these amendments. This has resulted in an additional £0.5m of liabilities acquired and a £0.5m Right of Use Asset recognised under Tangible Fixed Assets.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Provisions for liabilities |
Group
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Deferred tax |
Decommissioning provisions |
Total |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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Increase in existing provisions |
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Increase through business combinations |
- |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the group to the scheme and amounted to £
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Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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2026 |
2025 |
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No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
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61,952 |
|
61,952 |
The share premium account represents amounts received by the Company in excess of the nominal value of shares issued. In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the share premium account is treated as a non-distributable reserve and may only be used for purposes permitted by law.
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Commitments |
Company
Other financial commitments
The total amount of guarantees not included in the balance sheet (representing the total amount of bank borrowings in the group) is £67,000,000 (2025 - £55,000,000).
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Business combinations |
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Book Value |
Fair value adjustments |
Fair value |
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2025 |
2025 |
2025 |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
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Assets and liabilities acquired |
|||||
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Fixed assets |
7,727,940 |
1,250,604 |
8,978,544 |
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Stocks |
1,748,611 |
1,748,611 |
|||
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Debtors |
2,277,566 |
- |
2,277,566 |
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Cash at bank |
107,056 |
- |
107,056 |
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Total assets |
11,861,173 |
1,250,604 |
13,111,777 |
||
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Trade and other creditors |
(2,022,345) |
(2,022,345) |
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Provisions |
- |
(941,636) |
(941,636) |
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Lease obligations |
- |
(513,490) |
(513,490) |
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Total net assets |
9,838,828 |
(204,522) |
9,634,306 |
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Satisfied by: |
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Cash |
12,550,000 |
||||
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Directly attributable costs |
328,133 |
||||
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Total consideration |
12,878,133 |
||||
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Goodwill |
3,243,827 |
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Cash outflow on acquisition |
|||||
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Purchase consideration in cash |
12,550,000 |
||||
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Directly attributable costs |
328,133 |
||||
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Less: cash and cash equivalents acquired |
(107,056) |
||||
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Cash outflow on acquisition |
12,771,077 |
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
On 19 February 2026 the Company, acquired a 100% shareholding in Burton Agnes Renewables Limited.
The total consideration for the acquisition was £12,878,133, comprising cash consideration of £12,550,000, and directly attributable acquisition costs of £328,133. The cash consideration was utilised to repay the previous shareholder debt previously held by Burton Agnes Renewables Limited.
The amounts recognised in respect of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as set out in the table above. Fair value adjustments were made to tangible fixed assets, lease liabilities and decommissioning provisions in order to bring the acquired group in line with the wider group accounting policies. No further fair value adjustments were made.
Since acquisition Burton Agnes Renewables Limited generated turnover of £565,013 and a loss before tax for the period of £198,049.
|
Related party transactions |
Group
The group has a loan due to the 49% shareholder of AD Holdco 1 Limited, a 51% subsidiary of the group. During the year interest of £6,668,634 (2025 - £3,761,996) has been charged and the amount outstanding at the period end is £68,625,272 (2025 - £66,375,378). The loan is unsecured and repayable on demand.
Company
The company has taken advantage of the exemption available under Section 33.1A of FRS 102 not to disclose transactions between group undertakings.
The company has loans receivable from 51% owned group undertakings. At the balance sheet date the company was owed £71,426,304 (2025 - £69,084,577) and charged interest in the year of £6,939,951 (2025 - £3,916,417).
The company transacts with companies in the wider Future Biogas Group in the normal course of business. During the year the company made sales of £10,953,401 (2025 - £8,717,361) and purchases of £615,453 (2025 - £Nil) with non wholly owned companies within the Future Biogas Group. At the balance sheet date the company was due £47,135 (2025 - £Nil) and owed £108,836 (2025 - £740,886) to companies in the Future Biogas Group relating to these transactions.
Future Biogas Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
|
Analysis of changes in net debt |
Group
|
At 1 April 2025 |
Financing cash flows |
Acquisition of subsidiaries |
Other non-cash changes |
At 31 March 2026 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|||||
|
Cash |
13,269,993 |
1,915,453 |
107,056 |
- |
15,292,502 |
|
Borrowings |
|||||
|
Shareholder loans |
106,574,008 |
12,550,000 |
- |
10,795,045 |
129,919,053 |
|
Other borrowings |
66,375,378 |
(148,261) |
- |
2,398,155 |
68,625,272 |
|
Lease liabilities |
8,352,526 |
(597,292) |
513,490 |
558,449 |
8,827,173 |
|
181,301,912 |
11,804,447 |
513,490 |
13,751,649 |
207,371,498 |
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Other non-cash changes in relation to shareholder loans and other borrowings arise from interest charged but not paid and subsequently capitalised.
Other non-cash changes in relation to lease liabilities reflect new leases entered into in the period or where there have been modifications to the lease.
|
Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
The immediate controlling party is Future Biogas Group Limited. The most senior parent entity producing publicly available financial statements is Future Biogas Holdco Limited. The address of Future Biogas Holdco Limited is the same as the Company's. The ultimate controlling party at the period end was 3i Infrastructure plc.