Company registration number 05681710 (England and Wales)
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
M Templeton
S McGhee
(Appointed 25 August 2025)
Secretary
Resolis Limited
Company number
05681710
Registered office
Alder Castle
10 Noble Street
London
United Kingdom
EC2V 7JX
Auditor
Johnston Carmichael LLP
Strathlossie House
1 Kirkhill Avenue
Elgin
United Kingdom
IV30 8DE
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Directors' report
1
Directors' responsibilities statement
2
Independent auditor's report
3 - 6
Statement of comprehensive income
7
Balance sheet
8
Statement of changes in equity
9
Notes to the financial statements
10 - 13
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company is the provision of loan stock to Bristol PFI Limited, a company whose principal activities are the provision of design, construction, finance and facilities management services to Bristol City Council in relation to four schools over a contract period of 28 years.
Results and dividends
No ordinary dividends were paid (2024: nil). The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.
Directors
The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
KA Cunningham
(Resigned 25 August 2025)
M Templeton
S McGhee
(Appointed 25 August 2025)
Statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.
Small companies exemption
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.
On behalf of the board
S McGhee
Director
23 June 2026
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law, the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Bristol PFI Debt Co 1 Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2025 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of its 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.
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report and financial statements other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report and financial statements. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
the information given in the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the directors' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Directors' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
Adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
The financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
Certain disclosures of Directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
We have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
The Directors were entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemption in preparing the Directors' Report and from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report
Responsibilities of Directors
As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement set out on page 2, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, 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.
We assessed whether the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence and capabilities to identify or recognise non-compliance with laws and regulations by considering their experience, past performance and support available.
All engagement team members were briefed on relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks at the planning stage of the audit. Engagement team members were reminded to remain alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the company and the sector in which it operates, focusing on those provisions that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The most relevant frameworks we identified include:
We gained an understanding of how the company is complying with these laws and regulations by making enquires of management and those charged with governance. We corroborated these enquires through our review of submitted returns and board meeting minutes.
We assessed the susceptibility of the financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur, by meeting with management and those charged with governance to understand where it was considered there was susceptibility to fraud. This evaluation also considered how management and those charged with governance were remunerated and whether this provided an incentive for fraudulent activity. We considered the overall control environment and how management and those charged with governance oversee the implementation and operation of controls. In areas of the financial statements where the risks were considered to be higher, we performed procedures to address each identified risk. We identified a heightened fraud risk in relation to:
In addition to the above, the following procedures were performed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements were free of material fraud or error:
Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance for reference to: breaches of laws and regulation or for any indication of any potential litigation and claims; and events or conditions that could indicate an incentive or pressure to commit fraud or provide an opportunity to commit fraud;
Reviewing the level and reasoning behind the company's procurement of legal and professional services;
Performing audit procedures over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and assessing judgements made by management in their calculation of accounting estimates for potential management bias;
Completion of appropriate checklists and use of our experience to assess the company's compliance with the Companies Act 2006; and
Agreement of the financial statements disclosures to supporting documentation.
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to the risk of material misstatements in the financial statements, recognising that 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 intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it.
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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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.
Fiona Munro (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Johnston Carmichael LLP
Strathlossie House
1 Kirkhill Avenue
Elgin
IV30 8DE
United Kingdom
23 June 2026
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£'000
£'000
Turnover
-
-
Administrative expenses
(5)
(6)
Operating loss
(5)
(6)
Interest receivable and similar income
5
395
415
Interest payable and similar expenses
6
(393)
(414)
Loss before taxation
(3)
(5)
Tax on loss
7
(2)
Loss for the financial year
(3)
(7)
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
31 December 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Current assets
Debtors falling due after more than one year
8
2,904
3,071
Debtors falling due within one year
8
266
269
Cash at bank and in hand
3
1
3,173
3,341
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
9
(282)
(280)
Net current assets
2,891
3,061
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
10
(2,904)
(3,073)
Net liabilities
(13)
(12)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
11
10
10
Profit and loss reserves
(23)
(22)
Total equity
(13)
(12)
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 23 June 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
S McGhee
Director
Company registration number 05681710 (England and Wales)
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£'000
£'000
£'000
Balance at 1 January 2024
10
(15)
(5)
Year ended 31 December 2024:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
(7)
(7)
Balance at 31 December 2024
10
(22)
(12)
Year ended 31 December 2025:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
(3)
(3)
Balance at 31 December 2025
10
(25)
(15)
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Bristol PFI Debt Co 1 Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Alder Castle, 10 Noble Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2V 7JX.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £'000.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
The Company has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS 102 Section 7 'Statement of Cash Flows' part 1B, which states that a small company is not required to prepare a cash flow statement.
The Company has also taken advantage of the exemption in section 33 of FRS 102 'Related Party Disclosures', that allows it not to disclose transactions with wholly owned members of a group.
1.2
Going concern
At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.true
1.3
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.4
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.5
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
In the opinion of the Directors, there are no key areas of judgement or estimation uncertainty.
3
Auditor's remuneration
2025
2024
£'000
£'000
Fees payable to the company's auditor and associates:
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the company
3
3
4
Employees
The Company had no employees during the year (2024: nil)
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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5
Interest receivable and similar income
2025
2024
£'000
£'000
Interest receivable and similar income includes the following:
Interest receivable from group companies
395
415
6
Interest payable and similar expenses
2025
2024
£'000
£'000
Interest payable and similar expenses includes the following:
Interest payable to group undertakings
393
414
7
Taxation
2025
2024
£'000
£'000
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
2
8
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£'000
£'000
Corporation tax recoverable
2
Amounts owed by group undertakings
167
167
Other debtors
97
102
266
269
2025
2024
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
£'000
£'000
Amounts owed by group undertakings
2,904
3,071
Total debtors
3,170
3,340
The amounts owed by group by related undertakings represent loan notes. The loan notes are unsecured and bear interest at 12.5% per annum during operation. The loan notes are repayable in semi-annual instalments and are expected to be fully repaid by 2034.
BRISTOL PFI DEBT CO 1 LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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9
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£'000
£'000
Bank loans
167
167
Trade creditors
3
Other creditors
112
113
282
280
10
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2025
2024
£'000
£'000
Other creditors
2,904
3,073
The loan notes are unsecured and bear interest at 12.5% per annum during operation. The loan notes are repayable in semi-annual instalments and are expected to be fully repaid by 2034.
Creditors which fall due after five years are as follows:
2025
2024
£'000
£'000
Payable by instalments
1,819
2,167
11
Called up share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£'000
£'000
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each of £1 each
10,000
10,000
10
10
12
Related party transactions
Bristol PFI Debt Co 1 Limited holds loan notes of £3,071,197 (2024: £3,238,501) issued by Bristol PFI Limited. At the year end, total interest accrued on this loan amounts to £96,764 (2024: £102,034). Bristol PFI Debt Co 1 Limited is related to Bristol PFI Limited by virtue of being under the common influence of IIC Bristol Infrastructure Limited.
13
Parent company
The Company's immediate parent and ultimate controlling party is IIC Bristol Infrastructure Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered office 1 Park Row, Leeds, LS1 5AB.
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