Year Ended
Registration number:
Ridge Road Energy Limited
Balance Sheet
31 March 2026
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Net liabilities |
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These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.
Approved and authorised by the
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Company Registration Number: 09547098
Ridge Road Energy Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England & Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
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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 have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.
The Company early adopted the amendments to FRS 102 arising from the Periodic Review 2024 during the period ended 31 March 2024. This has resulted in the Company recognising right of use assets and lease liabilities for all leases previously treated as operating leases. Right of use assets are recognised as a sub category within Tangible fixed assets.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention.
The Company's functional and presentational currency is GBP.
Going concern
The Company has net current liabilities of £12,211,875 (2025 - £11,156,176). The Company's net liability position is a result of the outstanding infrastructure loan. At the period end, there is an unsecured loan of £14,036,186 (2025 - £12,401,150) from the parent company.
The Directors have received confirmation through a letter of support from Future Biogas Limited, the parent company, that they will not seek repayment of part or all of any intercompany debt, for at least twelve months from the date of the approval of these financial statements, where to do so would place the Company in a position where it could not continue to trade as a going concern.
The Directors of the Company have assessed the future cash flow forecasts at the balance sheet date and also taken into consideration the letter of support received from the Company's shareholder. Based on this assessment, the Directors have concluded it is appropriate to use the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.
Ridge Road Energy Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Revenue recognition
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
As part of the company’s operations, they generate 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 of generation.
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 company 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 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.
Assets under construction are held at cost until they are ready for use. Once ready for use, assets are transferred into the relevant category and are held at cost less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is charged on the following basis:
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Depreciation method and rate |
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Right of use asset |
Over the life of the lease |
Ridge Road Energy Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Plant and machinery |
Straight line over 20 years from plant commissioning date |
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Decommissioning provision (included within plant and machinery) |
Over the lease term |
Stocks
Stocks represent costs of energy crops for use as feedstock in biogas generation, spare parts held for plant and machinery on site and Green Gas Certificates. All stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value
Provisions
As part of the measurement and recognition of assets and liabilities in the period, the Company has recognised a provision for decommissioning obligations associated with the anaerobic digestion plant. 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 plant 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 £1,164,987 (2025: £1,139,909). The discount rate applied was 2.2%.
Ridge Road Energy Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Leases
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 term of 12 months or less) and leases of low value assets. For these leases, the Company 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 separate line in the Balance Sheet. 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 Company. 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 Company 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 shorter period of lease term and useful life of the underlying asset, unless a lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset or the cost of the right of use assets reflects that the Company 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.
Ridge Road Energy Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Financial instruments
Classification
The company holds the following financial instruments:
• Short term trade and other debtors and creditors;
• Loans with group companies; and
• Cash and bank balances.
All financial instruments are classified as basic.
Recognition and Measurement
The company has chosen to apply the recognition and measurement principles in FRS102.
Financial instruments are recognised when the company 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 company’s obligations are discharged, expire or are cancelled.
Except for loans with group companies, 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.
Loans with group companies are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Ridge Road Energy Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Key accounting judgements and sources of estimation uncertainty
Fixed assets and other non-financial assets are reviewed for impairment at each reporting date. 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 at the year (2025 - £Nil). |
As part of the measurement and recognition of assets and liabilities in the period, the Company has recognised a provision for decommissioning obligations associated with the anaerobic digestion plant. 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 plant from the site and the expected timing of these costs, and this data is compared to industry available data. The carrying value of such provisions and discount rates applied are included within the accounting policy for provisions. |
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Employees |
The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was
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Tangible assets |
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Transfers between classes |
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Charge for the year |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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At 31 March 2025 |
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Ridge Road Energy Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Stocks |
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Feedstock |
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Spare parts |
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Work in progress |
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Green Gas Certificates |
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Debtors |
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Trade debtors |
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Amounts owed from group undertakings |
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Other debtors |
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Deferred taxation |
1,126,391 |
963,415 |
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Prepayments and accrued income |
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Ridge Road Energy Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Creditors |
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Due within one year |
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Loans from group undertakings |
14,036,186 |
12,401,150 |
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Trade creditors |
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Amounts owed to group undertakings |
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Lease obligations |
142,226 |
125,824 |
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Accruals and deferred income |
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Lease obligations |
1,276,438 |
1,290,232 |
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Loans and borrowings |
Current loans and borrowings
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Loans from group undertakings |
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The company has a loan with its immediate parent undertaking. At the balance sheet date the total amount due was £14,036,186 (including capitalised interest) (2025 - £12,401,150). The loan is repayable on demand by discretion of the immediate parent undertaking, hence is shown as due within one year. The loan attracts an interest rate of 10%. Interest is capitalised quarterly if not paid.
Included within amounts owed to group undertakings is additional finance provided by the immediate parent company which attracts an interest rate of 10%.
Ridge Road Energy Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Decommissioning provision |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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Increase (decrease) in existing provisions |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Decommissioning provision
A provision is made in the accounts for the reinstatement costs for the Company to return the land to its original state after the lease ends. The expected reinstatement costs of £1,141,900 are adjusted for inflation and discounted annually at a rate of 2.2% over the remaining lease term of 10 years.
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Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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2025 |
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Ridge Road Energy Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Lease obligations |
At the period end, the Company had future minimum lease payments due under leases for each of the following periods:
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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 |
(262,461) |
(253,144) |
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Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies |
Amounts not provided for in the balance sheet
The company is party to a group guarantee arrangement in respect of bank borrowings held by another group company. As part of this agreement National Westminster Bank plc holds a first floating charge over the present and future assets of the company.
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).
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Related party transactions |
The Company discloses transactions with related parties which are not wholly owned within the same group. Where appropriate, transactions of a similar nature are aggregated unless, in the opinion of the Directors, separate disclosure is necessary to understand the effect of the transaction on the Company's financial statements.
The Company has taken advantage of the exemption, under FRS 102, from disclosure of transactions with related parties who are wholly owned within the same group. The group includes the Company, its parent undertakings and its fellow subsidiary undertakings.
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 £10,869 (2025 - £Nil) and purchases of £4,536 (2025 - £4,629) with non wholly owned companies within the Future Biogas Group. At the balance sheet date the company owed £Nil to these companies.
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Audit report |
Ridge Road Energy Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
The Company is wholly owned by Future Biogas Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. The smallest group in which the results of the Company are consolidated is that headed by Future Biogas Limited.
The largest group in which the results of the Company are consolidated is that headed by Future Biogas Holdco Limited.
The ultimate controlling party at the period end was 3i Infrastructure plc.