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Moor Bio-Energy Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 March 2026

Registration number: 09781319

 

Moor Bio-Energy Limited

Contents

Balance Sheet

1

Notes to the Financial Statements

2 to 11

 

Moor Bio-Energy Limited

Balance Sheet

31 March 2026

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

35,525,560

33,528,379

Current assets

 

Stocks

5

4,512,535

3,059,691

Debtors

6

3,052,915

1,117,538

Cash at bank and in hand

 

1,204,187

1,869,778

 

8,769,637

6,047,007

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(50,564,531)

(44,481,616)

Net current liabilities

 

(41,794,894)

(38,434,609)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

(6,269,334)

(4,906,230)

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

(380,917)

(279,539)

Provisions for liabilities

9

(799,775)

(759,855)

Net liabilities

 

(7,450,026)

(5,945,624)

Capital and reserves

 

Profit and loss account

(7,450,026)

(5,945,624)

Shareholders' deficit

 

(7,450,026)

(5,945,624)

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 Board on 14 August 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
S Beveridge
Director

Company Registration Number: 09781319

 

Moor Bio-Energy Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2026

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England & Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
10-12 Frederick Sanger Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7YD

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 14 August 2026.

2

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.

 

Moor Bio-Energy 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 Company has net current liabilities of £41,794,894 (2025 - £38,434,609). The Company's net current liability position is a result of the outstanding infrastructure loan owed to a group company. At the period end, there is an unsecured loan of £49,758,635 (2025 - £43,033,618) from a group company. This loan is repayable on demand by request of the lender.

The Directors have received confirmation through a letter of intent from the group company 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 Company 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 company. Based on these forecasts as well as the reassurances received from the group company that the loan 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

Generation of gas
Revenue from the sale of gas 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.

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.

 

Moor Bio-Energy Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2026

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:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Right of use asset

Over the life of the lease

Plant and machinery

Straight line over 30 years from plant commissioning

Fixtures, fittings and equipment

Straight line over 4 years

Stocks

Stocks represent costs of energy crops for use as feedstock in biogas generation, spare parts held for sale or use within plant and machinery 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 £799,775 (2025: £759,855). The discount rate applied was 5.25%.

 

Moor Bio-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.

 

Moor Bio-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;
• Balances with group undertakings;
• Borrowings with group undertakings; 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 borrowings with group undertakings, 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.

Borrowings with group undertakings are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.


 

 

Moor Bio-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 in 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.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 0 (2025 - 0).

4

Tangible assets

Right of use assets
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Assets under construction
 £

Plant and machinery
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2025

284,504

120,622

753,734

32,507,999

33,666,859

Additions

126,035

17,735

264,440

2,845,376

3,253,586

Disposals

-

-

(64,100)

-

(64,100)

Transfers

-

-

(664,315)

664,315

-

At 31 March 2026

410,539

138,357

289,759

36,017,690

36,856,345

Depreciation

At 1 April 2025

16,833

2,974

-

118,673

138,480

Charge for the year

9,388

32,424

-

1,150,493

1,192,305

At 31 March 2026

26,221

35,398

-

1,269,166

1,330,785

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2026

384,318

102,959

289,759

34,748,524

35,525,560

At 31 March 2025

267,671

117,648

753,734

32,389,326

33,528,379

 

Moor Bio-Energy Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2026

5

Stocks

2026
£

2025
£

Feedstock

3,638,870

2,908,648

Work in progress

44,272

14,088

Spares

829,393

136,955

4,512,535

3,059,691

6

Debtors

2026
£

2025
£

Trade debtors

1,428,456

25,772

Amounts owed by group undertakings

365,670

-

Other debtors

-

295,231

Prepayments and accrued income

1,258,789

796,535

3,052,915

1,117,538

 

Moor Bio-Energy Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2026

7

Creditors

2026
£

2025
£

Due within one year

Loans due to group companies

49,758,635

43,033,618

Trade creditors

243,521

874,458

Amounts due to group undertakings

-

353,280

Taxation and social security

187,760

-

Accruals and deferred income

371,755

191,143

Other creditors

-

27,257

Lease obligations

2,860

1,860

50,564,531

44,481,616

2026
£

2025
£

Due after one year

Lease obligations

380,917

279,539

The company has a loan with another group entity. At the balance sheet the total amount due was £49,758,635 (including capitalised interest) (2025 - £43,033,618). The loan is repayable on demand by discretion of the group company, hence is shown as due within one year. The loan attracts an interest rate of 10%. Interest is capitalised quarterly if not paid.

 

Moor Bio-Energy Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2026

8

Lease obligations

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2026
£

2025
£

Not later than one year

41,237

30,000

Later than one year and not later than five years

164,949

120,000

Later than five years

948,455

725,000

Less finance costs to be recognised in future periods

(770,864)

(593,601)

383,777

281,399

9

Provisions for liabilities

Decommissioning provisions
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2025

759,855

759,855

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

39,920

39,920

At 31 March 2026

799,775

799,775

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 £1,859,250 are adjusted for inflation and discounted annually at a rate of 5.25% over the remaining lease term of 29 years.

10

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2026

2025

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £0.01 each

1

-

1

-

       
 

Moor Bio-Energy Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 March 2026

11

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).

12

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 £167 (2025 - £Nil) and purchases of £110 (2025 - £Nil) with non wholly owned companies within the Future Biogas Group. At the balance sheet date the company owed £Nil to these companies.

13

Audit report

The Independent Auditors' Report was unqualified. The name of the Senior Statutory Auditor who signed the audit report was Tom Beable (FCA), who signed for and on behalf of PKF Francis Clark on 14 August 2026.

14

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.