Company Registration No. 00166957
PEEL LAND AND PROPERTY INVESTMENTS PLC
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
PEEL LAND AND PROPERTY INVESTMENTS PLC
Contents
Directors, Principal Professional Advisers and Registered Office
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Strategic Report
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Report of the Directors
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Independent Auditor's Report
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Group Profit and Loss Account
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Group Statement of Comprehensive Income
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Group and Company Balance Sheets
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Group Statement of Changes in Equity
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Company Statement of Changes in Equity
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Group Cash Flow Statement
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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PEEL LAND AND PROPERTY INVESTMENTS PLC
Directors, Principal Professional Advisers and Registered Office
Directors:
John Whittaker
Steven Underwood, ACA
Mark Whittaker, MRICS
Mark Whitworth
John Peter Whittaker
Christopher Eves, FCA
Company Secretary:
Mark Whittaker, MRICS
Registered Office
Venus Building
and Head Office:
1 Old Park Lane
Traffordcity
Manchester
M41 7HA
United Kingdom
Registered Number:
00166957
Auditor:
Deloitte LLP
Statutory Auditor
Manchester
United Kingdom
Bankers:
Lloyds Bank plc
Barclays Bank plc
Property Valuers:
Knight Frank
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Strategic Report for the year ended 31 March 2026
The directors submit their strategic report for the group for the year ended 31 March 2026.true
Principal activities
The principal activities of the group are property investment and property development.
Review of business, future developments and prospects
For the year ended 31 March 2026 the group made a profit before tax of £11.6m compared to £28.7m in the previous year. Contributing to this decrease was a one-off provision for impairment against an intercompany loan debtor of £5.8m, included in administrative expenses.
Gross rental income has increased from £24.7m in the year ended 31 March 2025 to £26.6m in the year ended 31 March 2026. The results saw an increase in gross profit from £15.0m in the year ended 31 March 2025 to £19.4m in the year ended 31 March 2026. This was created by the increase in rental income of £1.9m and the decrease in service charge costs from £6.2m in the year ended 31 March 2025 to £4.3m in the year ended 31 March 2026. However, surplus on revaluation of investment property decreased from £17.1m in the year ended 31 March 2025 to £3.1m in the year ended 31 March 2026. With capital additions and net inter-company additions totalling £22.9m, the retail park portfolio increased from £345.2m at 31 March 2025 to £374.4m at 31 March 2026.
The group is funded by 8.375% First Mortgage Debenture Stocks amounting to £201.6m and the interest charge on it increased from
£15.8m in 2025 to £17.1m in 2026. The group also has a loan due from a fellow group undertaking and the amount of interest receivable on this loan was broadly stable at £17.0m in the year ended 31 March 2025 to £17.4m this financial year. Overall therefore, the net interest receivable has decreased from £1.3m in 2025 by £1.1m to £0.2m net receivable during the year to March 2026.
Finally, the tax charge in 2026 increased by £1.7m compared to 2025 largely due to a non-cash reversal of deferred tax charge arising from change in value of investment property in 2026.
In respect of the property portfolio the group owns and manages a portfolio of retail parks, a retail destination known as Trafford Palazzo and various other smaller investment properties. In respect of these assets occupational transactions throughout the year were strong, with a variety of enquiries ranging from small retail pop-ups to large multipurpose lettings. Further information is provided below.
Retail Parks
The retail parks company portfolio, comprising 1.2m sq ft, performed exceptionally strongly during the year ended 31 March 2026, achieving full occupancy (2025: 97%) and delivering rental income of £18.9m (2025: £17.2m). Asset management activity remained a key focus throughout the year, with several lease renewals, regears and lettings completed across the portfolio.
Capital expenditure across the portfolio amounted to £0.6m, supporting leasing, asset enhancement and development initiatives designed to protect income and drive long-term value. Subsequent to the year end, the Aldi food store investment at Hyndburn was successfully disposed of for cash proceeds of £5.3m, providing capital for redeployment into future investment opportunities.
Occupational demand remained robust across the retail warehouse sector, particularly from furniture and food operators, supporting rental growth and underpinning strong portfolio fundamentals.
The portfolio valuation increased to £306.4m as at 31 March 2026, supported by positive valuation performance and strong occupational demand across the retail parks sector.
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Trafford Palazzo
Trafford Palazzo has continued to strengthen its performance over the past year, demonstrating sustained growth across a number of key metrics, including significant leasing and asset management milestones achieved since the year end. Footfall for the year ended March 2026 was 6.0m visitors, representing an increase of 12% compared with the previous year.
The centre secured several significant lettings during the year. Most notably, Everlast Gym exchanged contracts on unit C7 in October 2025 and launched its latest concept facility in March 2026. Occupying over 24,000 sq ft across the ground and mezzanine levels, the state-of-the-art gym incorporates an official HYROX Performance Centre, Nike Strength equipment, a reformer Pilates studio and a dedicated recovery zone featuring saunas and ice plunge baths.
In the food and beverage sector, a surrender and regrant of unit D6 was completed with P. Louise, which will see the delivery of a new restaurant concept following the highly successful opening of its retail store in July 2026. The P Louise City store launch attracted visitors from across the UK, with some customers travelling from as far as Scotland and queuing over 24 hours in advance to be among the first to experience the unique immersive retail destination. The tenant invested in fit-out works, creating the brand's first shoppable retail store, alongside a blow-dry bar, makeup academy and numerous customisable products across the store.
Further enhancing the leisure offering, a letting of the former 30,000 sq ft Nerf unit exchanged in June 2026 with SuperParks, an international family entertainment and trampoline park operator with an established presence across the UAE and Asia. The business is targeting an opening in December 2026, marking its entry into the UK market.
Works on the landlord's thermal comfort project completed in July 2026, marking the culmination of a significant investment programme aimed at improving temperatures throughout the mall while maintaining the centre's existing smoke extract systems and fire strategy. The installation of mechanical automated vents on the centre's roof and the introduction of overdoor heaters and new doorways have already delivered a noticeable improvement in temperatures across the centre and these will continue to be monitored over a 12 month period.
As a result of the successful leasing activity and delivery of key occupier openings, the centre's valuation increased to £68.0m as at 31 March 2026, from £62.5m in the prior year, reflecting the continued strengthening of Trafford Palazzo's occupational and investment performance.
Future developments
Interest rates are falling very slowly so there is still a great deal of uncertainty in the wider economy. The directors expect the general level of activity to remain consistent with 2026 in the forthcoming year.  The group holds a diverse portfolio of assets, a mixture of commercial property and land-based assets across several property sectors and this, along with the experienced, committed and dedicated people makes the group more resilient to these factors and is well placed for the future to take advantage of any opportunities as they arise.
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Key performance indicators
The following key performance indicators are used by the directors to review the performance of the business:
        2026
   £'000
            2025              £'000
  Movement
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  Movement
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Annualised rent roll *
     20,046
     19,718
              328
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Overall loan to value
53.9%
58.4%
(4.5%)
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Shareholders' funds
359,508
350,385
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*Annualised rent is the gross property rent receivable on a cash basis as at the reporting date, grossed up for a full year
Overall loan to value is important to the group as it is funded by a £201.6m First Mortgage Debenture Stock and that funding includes certain loan to value covenants. Monitoring the covenant on a regular basis allows the group to maintain headroom in the covenant. It allows the group to plan for both positive and negative impacts on the covenants where under certain circumstances property may be released from charge or may need to be charged to the debenture stock.
Growth in shareholders' funds provides a clear indicator as to how the group has performed each year and is measured against the five year business plan prepared by the group. The group targets a certain percentage growth each year which will arise from both growth in rental income and positive yield shift arising from proactive property management.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The principal aim of the group is to maximise long-term returns whilst minimising risks.  Responsibility for management of each key risk is clearly identified and delegated by the directors to specific senior staff within the group.  The group's activities expose it to a number of financial risks including credit risk, interest rate risk, cash flow risk and liquidity risk.  The directors consider the following to be the major items of risk affecting the group:
economic cycles, including impact on tenant covenant quality. This risk is mitigated by a large and diversified customer base and strong relationships with tenants;
interest rates and their impact on property values. This risk is mitigated by a large multi-asset portfolio;
potential impact of adverse changes in property values on the group's ability to comply with its banking covenants in the future. This risk is mitigated by a large multi-asset portfolio;
the group's activities expose it to the financial risk of changes in interest rates causing a cash flow risk. The group uses interest rate contract swaps to hedge this exposure;
the demand for commercial property and the availability of funding available to prospective buyers. This risk is mitigated by holding a diverse property portfolio thus allowing the group a degree of flexibility when considering the sale of a certain category of assets. In addition, the group maintains good relationships, and keeps in regular contact with, both local and national agents and uses those agents to market property when required.
as part of normal trading operations, the group invests cash on short-term deposit with certain major UK banks. The group is therefore exposed to the risk of a decline in the credit worthiness of one or more of those banks. The group mitigates its exposure to this risk by monitoring closely the economic environment and by ensuring that cash amounts are at all times invested with more than one bank;
government policy may change causing potential planning applications to be rejected. The group mitigates this risk by constantly assessing changes of policies in the forthcoming 12 months; and
environmental impact and climate change. The group aims for its projects to have a positive environmental impact, and the challenge is to “future-proof” projects in terms of energy usage and the move to zero carbon. The group has appointed a sustainability officer and environmental consultants to facilitate this process.
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Future risks and uncertainties
The main risks affecting the group are planning risk and changes to the macroeconomic environment. Uncertainty in the national and local planning permission regimes arising from the change of government affect the ability to promote upcoming planning applications. An economic downturn in industrial and residential market conditions could lead to a fall in property values, reduced sales and an impact on tenants' ability to pay. Given that the group owns a number of investments that operate in real estate sector, changes in sentiment in these markets and this could impact the value of those investments.
Section 172 Companies Act 2006
Section 172 requires that “a director of a company must act in the way he considers, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the company for the benefit of its members as a whole, and in doing so have regard (amongst other matters) to:
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the likely consequences of any decision in the long term;
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the interests of the company's employees;
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the need to foster the company's business relationships with suppliers, customers and others;
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the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment;
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the desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct; and
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the need to act fairly as between members of the company”.
Consequences of decisions in the long term
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Finance Monitoring
The Board annually approves a budget for each business.  It monitors its implementation throughout the year using operating and financial performance reports. This includes examining all banking covenants such as loan-to-value and income-to-interest ratios. Banking covenants are certified and reported to the lenders monthly or quarterly. The bank covenants are carefully monitored, and the directors prepare and review cash flow, profit and loss, and balance sheet forecasts and their impact on covenants for at least twelve months in advance.  The Board ensures the group complies with its banking covenants at the reporting deadline.
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Investment
The group's approach to sustainability includes the three pillars of economic investment, enhancing our environment and delivering value for our communities.
The work of the independent businesses brings these pillars to life by delivering their promise of social and environmental responsibility and sensible, sustainable commercial actions.  The businesses devote their energy to accomplishing great things; not for their own sake, or the group's, but for those who come after. That is today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. The ambitions are for a more prosperous, sustainable future for all; where people and places are matched with the opportunity to be the best they can be.
The individual businesses within Peel each embrace their sustainability initiatives to meet the current needs of the business and stakeholders whilst keeping ahead of key trends to ensure future-proof activities. Peel is often the facilitator, with an indirect impact on sustainability.  We can only achieve these ambitions by working together with partners to keep pace with key future trends.
The group engages with local communities through consultation and collaborative working. This includes:
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Early and ongoing engagement with the public on all planning applications;
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Liaison with key community groups as developments mature; and
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Careful management of the shared open space on sites, often in collaboration with local residents.
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Leaving a lasting social legacy
Peel legacy matters, it takes great pride in the outcomes it achieves, the people it works with, how it goes about its business and the transformational projects it delivers.
The directors take Peel's reputation seriously, and this is not limited to only operational and financial performance. Through our placemaking projects and land holdings we are investing in the long-term futures of the communities in which we operate, striving to make a positive social impact for all. This includes activities such as facilitating job and training opportunities through our development projects, improving the resilience of our assets to our changing climate, and providing diverse and abundant public space that supports both positive mental and physical health and wellbeing of communities. Peel's vision, values and approach to managing our existing portfolio and future developments translate into economic, environmental and social reality with a mix of transport, leisure, renewable energy and residential projects to create an exciting, sustainable environment that delivers future prosperity, job creation and low carbon growth.
Interest of the company's employees
Our long-term vision can only be achieved with the best possible relationship with employees. Regular engagement meetings are held with directors, managers and supervisory staff to convey information about the business.
Peel's policy is to ensure, in so far as it can, the health, safety and welfare of everyone engaged in or affected by its activities.
The individual businesses operate their own people initiatives and engage with their teams through site and office visits, team-building activities and social events whilst encouraging feedback.
Peel has committed to having a workforce that more accurately reflects society. To achieve this, the business has a suite of policies and procedures that support diversity and ethical practices. All employees must take online courses, including a requirement to pass an examination on relevant subjects.
During the year, Peel continued to provide training and development opportunities for employees at all levels through a structured programme of courses, seminars and workshops. This is supported by the Personal Development Hub, accessible to all Peel team members, which delivers e-learning (including mandatory training), facilitates the booking of face-to-face training and development courses, and maintains a record of completed learning, including Continuing Professional Development. The group also launched a benefits platform during the year to support colleagues in better understanding and accessing the benefits available to them.
Alongside this, Peel supported employees in undertaking additional learning and qualifications alongside their day-to-day roles. As at 31 March 2026, four employees were undertaking apprenticeships or additional qualifications, and three colleagues were participating in leadership development coaching. Peel also launched a benefits platform during the year to support colleagues in better understanding and accessing the benefits available to them.
Peel remains committed to fostering a working environment where colleagues are treated fairly and with respect, and where inclusion, equal opportunity and ethical practices are embedded through policies, procedures and learning programmes. The directors recognise that this approach supports employee wellbeing and engagement, strengthens retention and internal talent development, and underpins long-term organisational capability.
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The need to foster relationships with stakeholders
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Customers
The principal customers of the group are tenants who occupy the group's property portfolio and entities who acquire property or land that the individual businesses have (following approval by their ultimate shareholder) decided to sell.
In respect to tenants, these are key to ensuring there is demand for the group's lettable space. Each property the group owns is assigned a property manager employed by a fellow subsidiary undertaking of the group. The property manager is the first point of contact for the tenant who keeps in regular contact with the tenants via phone calls, tenant liaison meetings, and newsletters.  They are on hand to deal with any queries the tenants may have regarding rent, issues relating to the property, or other leasing arrangements. This allows the group to plan for rent reviews, lease renewals, lease expiries etc. The group also undertakes surveys of key tenants from time to time to ensure engagement with them is the best that can be achieved.  Where relevant, individual businesses attend the Completely Retail conference twice a year, liaise with retail tenants to understand their changing requirements and challenges, and explore potential new developments with them.
In respect to sales, these are an important source of income for the group. The principal customers range from housebuilders to pension funds to individuals. Typically, although only sometimes, the group will use agents to identify and market property to potential buyers.
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Suppliers
The success of the group, whether in a planning application, the construction of a property, or the maintenance of the land estate, depends on having a positive and robust relationship with our suppliers. A consistent approach is taken when approving and using new suppliers to ensure our understanding of their business is appropriate for the group. Typically, suppliers are used who are familiar with the assets they work on and this is more cost-efficient and fosters good relationships. Scrutiny is also applied to the competency of suppliers and levels of insurance cover available to ensure that they are appropriate to the particular type of goods or services being supplied.
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Funders
The group requires external capital to fund its activities, acquisitions and growth. The group has a strong relationship with most of the major clearing banks. Regular dialogue is held with them to discuss existing debt, covenants and opportunities for future funding. In addition, the group holds long-term debt, and regular meetings and updates are provided to the lenders. These forums offer the opportunity for the lenders to more fully understand the business and allow The group to opportunity to seek to negotiate any amendments to facilities that may be required and plan for any new capital requirements or repayments.
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Government
The individual businesses within the group support the Government's priorities in the next few years both at a regional and national level in areas such as economic growth, climate change, and addressing the housing shortage. The group has significant landholdings which can be developed to address some of these issues now and in the future. In this regard, the group engages in central government consultation, directly via its own channels, or using the British Property Federation of which the group is a member, or other industry groups of which individual businesses are members, such as the Home Builders Federation or UK Green Building Council.
The group also engages with local government, Combined Authorities, Local Enterprise Partnerships, local community groups and other partners before, during and after planning applications.
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       5.  Communities
The group recognises the importance of community engagement given the scale of what the business is trying to achieve. Against this background, our approach to public consultation has been reviewed to ensure we are going above and beyond the minimum expectations outlined in local authorities' Statement of Community Involvement.
For larger schemes, we implement a multi-phased iterative consultation process. This process utilises both traditional consultation elements, such as public exhibitions and leaflet drops, as well as more innovative digital methods to engage those groups who typically do not take part in public consultation exercises.
Our Consultation Reports detail how we have responded to feedback received and, where appropriate, have been able to incorporate this feedback into scheme design.
We also endeavor to engage with our key communities outside of key milestones in the planning process to ensure we are building strong relationships.
Impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment
Our activities across the group continue to align to several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals. Individual standalone businesses may choose which of the SDGs in which to align their plans and activities, whilst always recognising that no goal could be achieved without working in partnership with stakeholders. To illustrate our continued efforts to deliver positive impacts to communities and enhance our environment, please see the following activities delivered throughout year ended March 2026:
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Continued compliance to energy management through the group's ISO 50001 certification.
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In 2025 Trafford Palazzo ran Feel Good Fest with a series of free, fun-filled events and was all about helping visitors feel their best, offering a packed schedule of activities for everyone to enjoy.
Desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct
The independent businesses operate responsibly and maintain a high standard of business conduct and governance.
The individual businesses are all subject to a set of principles that specify matters for which shareholder approval is required, delivered via a formal Investment Committee process. Matters reserved for shareholder approval include the approval of individual business plans, investments, additional capital expenditure requirements and sales and lettings above specified values as well as day-to-day governance matters intended to ensure that the individual businesses continue to operate as part of the wider group and so maintain consistency and integrity in their day-to-day operations.
Acting fairly as between members
The Board engages with its ultimate shareholder in monthly Board meetings during which performance and financial position are reported and business strategy discussed. The Board also operates an Investment Committee process as referenced above and engages annually with the shareholder's Remuneration Committee.
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Approved by the Board of Directors and signed on behalf of the Board
Mark Whittaker, MRICS
Director
14 September 2026
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Report of the Directors for the year ended 31 March 2026
The directors submit their annual report together with the audited financial statements of the group for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Matters included in the Strategic Report
In accordance with s414(C) (11) of the Companies Act, included in the strategic report is information relating to the future development of the business which would otherwise be required by Schedule 7 of the ‘large and medium sized companies and groups (accounts and reports) regulations 2008' to be contained in a report of directors.
Going concern
At 31 March 2026 the group is in a position of having net current liabilities. However, after making enquiries, along with the confirmation from Peel Retail and Leisure Group UK Limited, the group's holding company, that they will continue to provide the necessary level of support to enable it to continue to operate for the 12 months from signing the financial statements, the directors have concluded they have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the 12 months from signing the financial statements and therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the statement of accounting policies in note 1 of the financial statements.
Directors
Except where stated, the directors who held office during the financial year and up to the date of the signing of the financial statements are:
John Whittaker
Steven Underwood, ACA
Mark Whittaker, MRICS
James Whittaker (resigned 6 May 2025)
Mark Whitworth
Matthew Colton, FCA (resigned 15 December 2025)
John Peter Whittaker (appointed 19 May 2025)
Christopher Eves, FCA (appointed 19 May 2025)
Directors' indemnities
The company has made qualifying third-party indemnity provisions for the benefit of its directors which were made during the year and remain in force at the date of this report.
Streamlined energy and carbon reporting
The company is consolidated in the financial statements of its divisional holding company, Peel Retail and Leisure Group UK Limited which may be obtained at Venus Building, 1 Old Park Lane, Traffordcity, Manchester, M41 7HA. The group is therefore permitted to claim exempt from presenting streamlined energy and carbon report.
Financial risk management objectives and policies
The group's activities expose it to a number of financial risks including credit risk, cash flow risk and liquidity risk. The use of financial derivatives is governed by the group's policies approved by the directors. The group does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.
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Financial market rate risk
The group's activities expose it to the financial risk of changes in interest rates.
The group's exposure to foreign currency risk is minimal.
Credit risk
The group's principal financial assets are bank balances. The credit risk on these funds is limited because the banks have high credit ratings by international credit rating agencies.
Trade debtors as presented in the notes to the Balance Sheet are net of provisions for doubtful debts. A provision for impairment is made where there is an identified loss event which, based on previous experience, is evidence of a reduction in the recoverability of cash flows.
Cash flow risk
The group's activities expose it to the financial risk of changes in interest rates. The larger group of companies, of which this group is a member (the group headed by Peel Retail and Leisure Group UK Limited) uses interest rate contract swaps to hedge this exposure.
Liquidity risk
To maintain liquidity to ensure that sufficient funds are available for ongoing operations and future developments, the group uses a mixture of long term and short-term debt finance with an emphasis on working with joint venture partners.
Dividends
The directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend (2025: same).
Directors' responsibilities statement
The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year.  Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law), including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”.  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:
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select suitable accounting policies and then 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 company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
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Political and charitable contributions
The group made no charitable or political contributions during the financial year or the preceding year.
Auditor and the disclosure of information to the auditor
Each of the persons who is a director at the date of approval of this report confirms that:
so far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditor is unaware; and
they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information.
This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of section 418 of the Companies Act 2006.
The auditor, Deloitte LLP, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.
Approved by the Board of Directors and signed on behalf of the Board
Mark Whittaker, MRICS
Director
14 September 2026
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Independent Auditor's Report to the members of Peel Land and Property Investments plc
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Report on the audit of the financial statements
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Opinion
In our opinion the financial statements of Peel Land and Property Investments PLC (the ‘parent company') and its subsidiaries (the ‘group'):
give a true and fair view of the state of the group's and of the parent company's affairs as at 31 March 2026 and of the group's profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
We have audited the financial statements which comprise:
the group profit and loss account;
the group statement of comprehensive income;
the group and company balance sheets;
the group and company statements of changes in equity;
the group cash flow statement; and
the related notes 1 to 25.
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).
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Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (‘ISAs (UK)') and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report.
We are independent of the group and the parent company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the Financial Reporting Council's (the ‘FRC's') Ethical Standard as applied to listed entities, 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.
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Summary of our audit approach
Key audit matter
The key audit matter that we identified in the current year was the valuation of investment property.
The key audit matter is identified as follows:
Similar level of risk
Materiality
The materiality that we used in the current year was £7.52m which was determined on the basis of 1.25% of total assets. Furthermore, a specific materiality of £0.72m has been determined based on 5% of EPRA* earnings and applied to all impacted balances, classes of transaction and disclosures.
*EPRA earnings is a measure of profit designed to give an indication of the operating performance of the business, it is calculated as profit before tax excluding exceptional and non-cash items such as revaluation movements and profit or loss on disposal.
Scoping
Audit work to respond to the risks of material misstatement was performed directly by the group audit engagement team.
Significant changes in our approach
The materiality that we used for the group financial statements for the current year audit was determined on the basis of 1.25% of total assets, in the prior year this was determined based on 3% of net assets.
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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.
Our evaluation of the directors' assessment of the group's and the parent company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting included:
assessing the ability of Peel Retail and Leisure Group UK Limited to provide support to the group to continue as a going concern and evaluated the wider Peel group's commitment and willingness to honour the support provided. Through this work, we evaluated the cash flow forecasts prepared by the directors by testing their clerical accuracy, considering historical accuracy of forecasting, downside sensitivity and financial obligations;
challenging the assumptions used in the forecasts through performing sensitivity analysis around future profitability and cash flows as well as around covenant headroom; and
evaluating the appropriateness of the going concern disclosures in the financial statements.
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's and the parent 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.
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Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
5.
Key audit matters
The key audit matter communicated below is a matter that, in our professional judgement, was of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current year and included the most significant assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) that we identified. This matter had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy; the allocation of resources in the audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team.
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5.
Key audit matters continued
This matter was addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on this matter.
1.1
Valuation of investment property
Key audit matter description
The group owns and manages a portfolio of investment properties that are carried at fair value in the financial statements. The portfolio is valued at £374.40m as at 31 March 2026 (£345.28m as at 31 March 2025) and a revaluation gain of £3.08m (2025: £17.06m gain) has been recognised in the year then ended. The assets are significant to the group as they account for 62% of total assets. Investment property is included within note 9 to the financial statements and is also included within the key sources of estimation uncertainty section in note 2 to the financial statements.
At 31 March 2026, 100% of the investment property was valued externally by Knight Frank in accordance with Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) guidance.
The valuation of the portfolio is inherently subjective and is underpinned by a number of assumptions. The most significant assumption is the capitalisation yield applied to each property. This yield is determined by reference to prevailing market yields, comparable market transactions and the specific characteristics of each property in the portfolio. The existence of significant estimation uncertainty coupled with the fact that only a small percentage difference in individual property valuations, when aggregated, could result in a material misstatement in the profit and loss account and balance sheet, warrants specific audit focus in this area due to the identified fraud risk.
How the scope of our audit responded to the key audit matter
With regard to the year-end valuation, we have obtained an understanding of the relevant controls involved in the investment property process and have assessed whether the valuation approach adopted was in accordance with RICS guidance and suitable for use in determining the carrying value in the balance sheet. We assessed the external valuer's qualifications and experience in valuing this type of asset.
We compared the yields used within the valuations to an estimated range of expected yields, determined via reference to published benchmarks, and to recent transactions. Additionally, we evaluated year-on-year movements in capital value. Where assumptions were outside the expected range or otherwise deemed unusual, and/or valuations appeared to exhibit unexpected movements, we undertook further investigations and, where necessary, held further discussions with the valuer in order to challenge the assumptions.
We challenged the principal assumptions used to derive the open market value through a number of procedures. These included assessing equivalent yields against market rates, assessing methodology used by RICS certified external experts, testing on a sample basis the committed rent receivable to supporting lease data and post year end receipts and the assessment of disposals against fair values held.
We also carried out procedures, on a sample basis, to test whether property-specific data supplied to the valuer reflected the underlying property records held by the group and which had been tested during our audit.
Key observations
Based on the work performed we concluded that the valuation of investment property is appropriate.
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6.
Our application of materiality
6.1.
Materiality
We define materiality as the magnitude of misstatement in the financial statements that makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable person would be changed or influenced. We use materiality both in planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work.
Based on our professional judgement, we determined materiality for the financial statements as a whole as follows:
Materiality
Group financial statements
£7.52m (2025: £10.51m)
Specific balances £0.72m (2025: £0.63m)
Parent company financial statements
£7.40m (2025: £10.36m)
Specific balances £0.72m (2025: £0.63m)
Basis for determining materiality
1.25% of total assets (2025: 3% of net assets)
Specific balances – 5% of EPRA earnings (2025: 5% of EPRA earnings)
1.25% of total assets (2025: 3% of net assets)
Specific balances – 5% of EPRA earnings (2025: 5% of EPRA earnings)
Rationale for the benchmark applied
We have changed the benchmark this year from 3% net assets used in the prior year to 1.25% total assets in line with the growth in the Group and parent company's business and aligned with the benchmark used for listed real estate companies.
We also consider that total assets provide us with the most appropriate basis for determining materiality given that key users of the Group's financial statements are focused on the value of investment property.
In addition to total assets, we consider EPRA earnings to be a critical financial performance measure for the group and the parent company and we applied a lower threshold based on 5% of that measure for testing of all impacted balances, classes of transactions and disclosures.
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6. Our application of materiality continued
6.2.
Performance materiality
We set performance materiality at a level lower than materiality to reduce the probability that, in aggregate, uncorrected and undetected misstatements exceed the materiality for the financial statements as a whole.
Group financial statements
Parent company financial statements
Performance materiality
70% (2025: 70%) of group materiality
70% (2025: 70%) of parent company materiality
Basis and rationale for determining performance materiality
In determining performance materiality, we considered the following factors:
Our risk assessment, including our assessment of the group's and parent company's overall control environment; the business processes; and the industry the group and parent company operate in; and
Our past experience of the audit, which has indicated a low number of corrected and uncorrected misstatements identified in prior periods.
6.3.
Error reporting threshold
We agreed with the directors that we would report to them all audit differences in excess of £0.38m, (2025: £0.53m) as well as differences below that threshold that, in our view, warranted reporting on qualitative grounds. We also report to the directors on disclosure matters that we identified when assessing the overall presentation of the financial statements.
7.
An overview of the scope of our audit
7.1.
Scoping
Our audit was scoped by obtaining an understanding of the group and its environment, including internal control, and assessing the risks of material misstatement. The parent company has one subsidiary, being Trafford Palazzo Limited. As a result we have identified two components for the purposes of our group audit. We performed audits of the entire financial information for all components and we obtained 100% coverage of revenue, profit before tax and net assets through the audit procedures performed (2025: 100%). Component performance materiality applied in our testing for Trafford Palazzo Limited was £2.59m and £5.18m was applied for the parent company only testing (2025: £1.29m for Trafford Palazzo Limited and £7.25m for parent company only). There are no separate component auditors and all audit work to respond to the risks of material misstatement was performed directly by the group audit engagement team.
8.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
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9.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, 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.
10.
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.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the FRC's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
11.
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.
11.1.
Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities
In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following:
  • *
the nature of the industry and sector, control environment and business performance including the design of the group's remuneration policies, key drivers for directors' remuneration, bonus levels and performance targets;
  • *
results of our enquiries of management and the directors about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, including those that are specific to the group's sector;
  • *
any matters we identified having obtained and reviewed the group's documentation of their policies and procedures relating to:
o
identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of non-compliance;
o
detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;
o
the internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations;
  • *
the matters discussed among the audit engagement team and relevant internal specialists, including tax, valuations and IT specialists regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud.
As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the valuation of investment property. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override.
We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the group operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included the UK Companies Act and tax legislation.
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11.1 Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities continued
In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the group's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.
1.2
Audit response to risks identified
As a result of performing the above, we identified the valuation of investment property as a key audit matter related to the potential risk of fraud. The key audit matters section of our report explains the matter in more detail and also describes the specific procedures we performed in response to that key audit matter.
In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:
  • *
reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;
  • *
enquiring of management, the directors and in-house and external legal counsel concerning actual and potential litigation and claims;
  • *
performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;
  • *
reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;
  • *
in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members including internal specialists, and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.
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Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
12.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:true
  • *
the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
  • *
the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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 any material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors' report.
13.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
1.1
Adequacy of explanations received and accounting records
Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
  • *
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
  • *
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.
We have nothing to report in respect of these matters.
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1.2
Directors' remuneration
Under the Companies Act 2006 we are also required to report if in our opinion certain disclosures of directors' remuneration have not been made.
We have nothing to report in respect of this matter.
14.
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.
Jonathan Dodworth (Senior statutory auditor)
For and on behalf of Deloitte LLP
Statutory Auditor
Manchester, United Kingdom
14 September 2026
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Group Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 March 2026
Note
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
Turnover
3
26,573
24,670
Cost of sales
(7,207)
(9,689)
Gross profit
19,366
14,981
Administrative expenses
(11,263)
(5,969)
Revaluation surplus on investment properties
3,078
17,064
Other operating income
275
1,369
Operating profit
11,456
27,445
Profit/(loss) on disposal of fixed assets
4
1
(59)
Profit before interest and taxation
11,457
27,386
Net interest receivable and similar income
5
154
1,316
Profit before taxation
6
11,611
28,702
Tax on profit
7
(2,488)
(786)
Profit for the financial year
9,123
27,916
All the above results derive from continuing operations.
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.
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Group Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 March 2026
Note
        2026
£'000
2025
£'000
Profit for the financial year
9,123
27,916
Other recognised gains and losses
Unrealised net surplus on revaluation of operational buildings
-
1,623
Deferred tax relating to revaluation of operational buildings
-
(3)
Other comprehensive income for the financial year
-
1,620
Total comprehensive income for the financial year
9,123
29,536
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Group and Company Balance Sheets as at 31 March 2026
Group
  Group
Parent Company
Parent Company
                                                                                       Note
   2026
  £'000
   2025
  £'000
   2026
£'000
     2025
    £'000
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
 Investment properties
9
374,400
345,280
306,400
282,780
 Other fixed assets
10
468
935
-
-
Investments
11
-
-
51,675
51,675
Loans to group undertakings
12
218,485
275,217
229,534
275,217
593,353
621,432
587,609
609,672
Current assets
Debtors
13
3,882
3,080
         1,648
         2,201
Cash at bank and in hand
14
4,263
17,361
         3,230
16,464
8,145
20,441
4,878
18,665
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
15
(17,682)
(66,473)
(15,640)
(62,954)
Net current liabilities
(9,537)
(46,032)
(10,762)
(44,289)
Total assets less current liabilities
583,816
575,400
576,847
565,383
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
16
(201,637)
(201,525)
(201,637)
(201,525)
Provisions for liabilities
18
(22,671)
(23,490)
(18,765)
(19,247)
Net assets
359,508
350,385
356,445
344,611
Financed by capital and reserves
Called up share capital
20
39,276
        39,276
  39,276
  39,276
Share premium account
103,789
103,789
103,789
103,789
Capital redemption reserve
20
115,676
115,676
115,676
115,676
Merger reserve
20
(2,762)
(2,762)
-
-
Profit and loss account
    103,529
94,406
97,704
85,870
Shareholder's funds
359,508
350,385
356,445
344,611
The profit for the financial year dealt with in the financial statements of the parent company was £11,834,000 (2025: £28,726,000),
The financial statements for Peel Land and Property Investments plc, company number 00166957, were approved by the directors and authorised for issue on 14 September 2026.
Mark Whittaker, MRICS
Director
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.
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    Group Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 March 2026
Called up
share capital
£'000
Share premium account
£'000
Revaluation
reserve
£'000
Capital redemption reserve
£'000
Other
reserves
£'000
Merger reserve
£'000
Profit
and loss
account
£'000
Total
£'000
As at 1 April 2024
39,276
103,789
-
115,676
2,494
(2,762)
    62,376
320,849
Profit for the financial year
-
-
-
-
-
-
27,916
27,916
Unrealised net surplus on revaluation of operational buildings
-
-
1,623
-
-
-
-
1,623
Deferred tax relating to revaluation of operational
buildings
-
-
(3)
                -
               -
-
-
(3)
Other comprehensive income
-
-
1,620
-
-
-
-
1,620
Total comprehensive income
-
-
1,620
-
-
-
     27,916
29,536
Transfer of excess depreciation charge
-
-
(9)
-
-
-
9
-
Realisation of reserves on disposal of operational buildings
-
-
(1,611)
-
(2,494)
-
        4,105
-
At 31 March 2025
39,276
103,789
-
115,676
-
(2,762)
94,406
350,385
Profit for the financial year
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,123
9,123
Other comprehensive income
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total comprehensive income
-
-
-
-
-
-
         9,123
9,123
At 31 March 2026
39,276
103,789
-
115,676
-
(2,762)
   103,529
359,508
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Company Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 March 2026
Called up
share capital
£'000
Share
premium
account
£'000
Revaluation
reserve
£'000
Capital redemption
reserve
£'000
Other reserves
£'000
Profit
and loss
account
£'000
Total
£'000
At 1 April 2024
39,276
103,789
-
115,676
2,494
       53,030
      314,265
Profit for the financial year
-
-
-
-
-
28,726
        28,726
Unrealised net surplus on revaluation of operational buildings
-
-
         1,623
-
-
-
          1,623
Deferred tax relating to revaluation of operational buildings
-
-
              (3)
               -
-
-
        (3)
Other comprehensive income
-
-
1,620
-
-
-
1,620
Total comprehensive income
-
-
1,620
-
-
         28,726
  30,346
Transfer of excess depreciation charge
-
-
(9)
                -
             -
9
-
Realisation of reserves on disposal of operational buildings
-
-
        (1,611)
               -
        (2,494)
           4,105
-
At 31 March 2025
39,276
103,789
-
   115,676
-
          85,870
       344,611
Profit for the financial year
-
-
-
-
-
          11,834
11,834
Other comprehensive income
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total comprehensive income
-
-
     -
-
-
         11,834
                 11,834
At 31 March 2026
39,276
103,789
-
   115,676
-
           97,704
356,445
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Group Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 March 2026
Note
               2026
              £'000
               2025
              £'000
Net cash flows from operating activities
21
12,517
32,034
Cash flows (used in)/from investing activities
Purchase of investment properties
(6,981)
(1,278)
Receipts from sales of investment properties
1
375
Purchase of other fixed assets
(108)
(932)
Receipts from sales of other fixed assets
-
(57)
Interest received
287
411
Net cash flow used in investing activities
(6,801)
(1,481)
Cash flows (used in)/from financing activities
Interest paid
(17,072)
(15,969)
Movements in restricted cash
10,377
(10,437)
Loans repaid
-
(1,192)
Net cash flows used in financing activities
(6,695)
(27,598)
(Decrease)/increase in cash in the year
(979)
                2,955
Cash at beginning of year
5,182
2,227
Cash at end of year
4,203
5,182
Reconciliation to cash at bank and in hand:
Cash at bank
4,203
6,924
Overdrafts
-
(1,742)
4,203
5,182
Restricted cash
60
10,437
Total cash
                 4,263
              15,619
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
1. Accounting policies
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and the preceding year. The principal activities and operations of the group and its subsidiaries are set out in the strategic report on pages 3 to 9.
Company information
Peel Land and Property Investments plc is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England & Wales, with company registration number 00166957. The registered office is Venus Building, 1 Old Park Lane, Traffordcity, Manchester, M41 7HA.
Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of certain fixed assets, swaps and investments, and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) issued by the Financial Reporting Council, other than in respect of group reconstruction accounting in the circumstances referred to below.
The functional currency of the company is considered to be pounds sterling, because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. The consolidated financial statements are also presented in pounds sterling. The financial statements are rounded to the nearest £'000.
The company 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 separate financial statements. The company is consolidated in the financial statements of its parent, Peel Retail and Leisure Group UK Limited, which may be obtained at Venus Building, 1 Old Park Lane, Traffordcity, Manchester, M41 7HA. Exemptions have been taken in these separate company financial statements in relation to disclosures surrounding financial instruments, presentation of a cash flow statement, remuneration of key management personnel, related party transactions and Pillar Two disclosure.
Going concern
As the group is in a net current liabilities position at 31 March 2026, the directors, have received confirmation that Peel Retail and Leisure Group UK Limited (“Peel”), the divisional holding company, will continue to provide the necessary level of support to enable it to continue to operate for 12 months from signing the financial statements. The directors of Peel Retail and Leisure Group UK Limited have also received confirmation from the directors of its parent company, Peel Retail and Leisure Group Limited, and its parent (Peel Holdings IOM Limited) that it will continue to provide the necessary level of support for this period if required.
These financial statements are prepared on the basis that the group is a going concern. In forming its opinion as to going concern, the directors prepare cash flow forecasts based upon their assumptions, with particular consideration to the key risks and uncertainties for the group, as well as taking into account available borrowing facilities and associated covenants.
However, it is not known whether the group will be affected by uncertainty in the national and local planning permission regimes arising from the change of government which affect the ability to promote upcoming planning applications. An economic downturn in industrial and residential market conditions could lead to a fall in property values, reduced sales and an impact on tenants' ability to pay. Given that the group owns a number of investments that operate in real estate sector, changes in sentiment in these markets and this could impact the value of those investments.
Whilst the underlying base forecasts prepared by management do show that the business could continue to operate within its facilities for the period under review, support is available from their parent company should property values deteriorate over the course of the next 12 months.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
1. Accounting policies continued
Going concern continued
In considering the ability of Peel to provide any necessary support in the context of the uncertainties it faces as a result of the current economic climate, the directors have obtained an understanding of Peel's forecasts, the continuing availability of its facilities and its strategic and contingent plans. Cashflow forecasts reflect current expectations of the activity of the group's investments. Sensitivities have also been considered to reflect downside scenarios, including potential reductions in property valuations, and the impact on covenants on debt facilities. These covenants currently operate with headroom and in the event of reductions in value there are mitigating actions that could be deployed to create further headroom. These forecasts show that, even allowing for these downsides, for a period of 12 months from the signing of the accounts the group has sufficient cash reserves to mitigate risks and is in a strong position to withstand the potential impact. The directors are confident that the group is well placed to manage its business risks satisfactorily and is in a strong position to withstand any negative impact of the current economic climate.
Taking all these factors into account, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the holding company and group headed by Peel Land and Property Investments plc have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the 12 months from signing the financial statements and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.
Group financial statements
The group financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the parent company and its subsidiary undertakings made up to 31 March each year.
The financial statements have been prepared using merger accounting principles (applicable for group reconstructions) set out in FRS 102 Section 19.
As permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, a separate profit and loss account for the parent company is not presented.
Tangible assets
Other fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided on all
other fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a straight line basis over its expected useful life, as follows:
- Operational buildings included in tangible fixed assets are depreciated at rates varying between 1% and 4% per annum.
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss account.
Surpluses or deficits arising from revaluation of operational assets are transferred to the unrealised revaluation reserve, except that a deficit which is expected to be permanent and which is in excess of any previously recognised surplus over cost relating to the same property, or the reversal of such a deficit, is charged (or credited) to the profit and loss account. Realised revaluation surpluses representing the difference between historical cost and the asset's carrying value are reclassified by way of a transfer to profit and loss account reserve in the year in which the property disposal occurs.
Investment properties are measured at fair value annually with any change recognised in the profit and loss account.
Properties in the course of development or practically completed but not substantially let are included in the balance sheet at cost subject to provisions if the directors consider it prudent having regard to the prevailing market conditions. Cost includes interest and directly attributable overheads whilst the property is in the course of development.
Investment property sales are accounted for on the basis of unconditional exchange.
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1. Accounting policies continued
Tangible assets continued
Where depreciation charges are increased following a revaluation, an amount equal to the increase is transferred annually from the
revaluation reserve to the profit and loss account as a movement on reserves. On the disposal or recognition of a provision for
impairment of a revalued fixed asset, any related balance remaining in the revaluation reserve is also transferred to the profit and loss
account as a movement on reserves.
Fixed asset investments
Investments in non-derivative instruments that are the equity of the issuer (where shares are publicly traded or their fair value is reliably measurable) are measured at fair value through profit and loss. Where fair value cannot be measured reliably, investments are measured at cost less impairment.
In the company financial statements fixed asset investments in subsidiary undertakings are stated at cost less provision for impairment. Cost represents the aggregate cash consideration, costs incurred and either the fair or the nominal value of shares issued.
In the group financial statements investments in and loans to joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand 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.
Bank borrowings
Interest bearing bank loans and overdrafts are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.  Finance charges, including premiums payable on settlement or redemption and direct issue costs, are accounted for on an accruals basis in the profit and loss account using the effective interest method and are added to the carrying amount of the instrument to the extent that they are not settled in the period in which they arise.
Finance expenses
Interest directly attributable to both investment and trading properties in the course of development and other fixed assets is included in the cost thereof. Interest is capitalised on a simple interest basis without allowing for any tax relief thereon.
Issue costs associated with borrowings are charged to the profit and loss account over the term of the borrowings and represent a constant proportion of the balance of capital repayments outstanding. Accrued finance costs attributable to borrowing where the maturity date of issue is less than 12 months are included in accrued charges within current liabilities. For all borrowings accrued finance expense and issue costs are included in the carrying value of those borrowings.
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
1. Accounting policies continued
Financial assets and financial liabilities
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
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 group after deducting all of its liabilities.
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit and loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding the costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction.  If an arrangement constitutes a finance transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the balance sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the group intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Debt instruments which meet the following conditions are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method:
(a)
Returns to the holder are (i) a fixed amount; or (ii) a fixed rate of return over the life of the instrument; or (iii) a variable return that, throughout the life of the instrument, is equal to a single referenced quoted or observable interest rate; or (iv) some combination of such fixed rate and variable rates, providing that both rates are positive.
(b)
There is no contractual provision that could, by its terms, result in the holder losing the principal amount or any interest attributable to the current period or prior periods.
(c)
Contractual provisions that permit the issuer to prepay a debt instrument or permit the holder to put it back to the issuer before maturity are not contingent on future events, other than to protect the holder against the credit deterioration of the issuer or a change in control of the issuer, or to protect the holder or issuer against changes in relevant taxation or law.
(d)
There are no conditional returns or repayment provisions except for the variable rate return described in (a) and prepayment provisions described in (c).
Debt instruments that are classified as payable or receivable within one year and which meet the above conditions are measured at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, net of impairment.
Other debt instruments not meeting these conditions are measured at fair value through profit and loss. Commitments to make and receive loans which meet the conditions mentioned above are measured at cost (which may be nil) less impairment.
Financial assets are derecognised when and only when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, (b) the group transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or (c) the group, despite having retained some significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party and the other party has the practical ability to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party and is able to exercise that ability unilaterally and without needing to impose additional restrictions on the transfer.
Financial liabilities are derecognised only when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
1. Accounting policies continued
Impairment of financial assets
For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate.
For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal.  An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying amount value had no impairment been recognised.
Fair value measurement
The best evidence of fair value is a quoted price for an identical asset in an active market.  When quoted prices are unavailable, the price of a recent transaction for an identical asset provides evidence of fair value as long as there has not been a significant change in economic circumstances or a significant lapse of time since the transaction took place.  If the market is not active and recent transactions of an identical asset on their own are not a good estimate of fair value, an entity estimates the fair value by using a valuation technique.
Taxation
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date where transactions or events that result in an obligation to pay more tax in the future or a right to pay less tax in the future have occurred at the balance sheet date. Timing differences are differences between the company's taxable profits and it's results as stated in the financial statements that arise from the inclusion of gains and losses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in the financial statements.
A net deferred tax asset is regarded as recoverable and therefore recognised only when, on the basis of all available evidence, it can be regarded as more likely than not that there will be suitable taxable profits from which the future reversal of the underlying timing differences can be deducted.
Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. Deferred tax relating to property, plant and equipment measured using the revaluation model and investment property is measured using the tax rates and allowances that apply to sale of the asset.
Where items recognised in other comprehensive income or equity are chargeable to or deductible for tax purposes, the resulting current or deferred tax expense or income is presented in the same component of comprehensive income or equity as the transaction or other event that resulted in the tax expense or income.
Current tax assets and liabilities are offset only when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the amounts and the company intends either to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only if: a) the company has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities; and b) the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities which intend either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realise the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously, in each future period in which significant amounts of deferred tax liabilities or assets are expected to be settled or recovered.
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
1. Accounting policies continued
Turnover
The turnover of the group has been derived from its principal activities and is stated net of VAT.
Property rental income from investment property and environment resource are accounted for on an accruals basis and are recognised as the services are provided. Rental premiums allocated by the straight-line basis are accounted for on the same basis.
Utility services income, environmental income and other income represents amounts receivable for services provided net of trade discounts.
Trading property sales are accounted for on a legal completion basis.
Leased assets - group as lessee
Assets held under finance leases, hire purchase contracts and other similar arrangements, which confer rights and obligations similar to those attached to owned assets, are capitalised as tangible fixed assets at the fair value of the leased asset (or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments as determined at the inception of the lease) and are depreciated over the shorter of the lease terms and their useful lives.  The capital elements of future lease obligations are recorded as liabilities, while the interest elements are charged to the profit and loss account over the period of the leases to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Rentals under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term, even if the payments are not made on such a basis.  Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are similarly spread on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Leased assets – group as lessor
Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the company has a legal or constructive present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the reporting end date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation.
Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation is recognised at present value. When a provision is measured at present value, the unwinding of the discount is recognised as a finance expense in profit or loss in the period in which it arises.
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
2. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the group's accounting policies, which are described in note 1, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts 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.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised, if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
Critical judgements in applying the group's accounting policies
The directors do not consider there to be any critical accounting judgements that must be applied other than those that include an element of uncertainty.
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future.  The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results.  The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying value of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are addressed below:
Investment properties
A key source of estimation and uncertainty relates to the valuation of investment properties, where a valuation is obtained annually, as at 31 March, either by professionally qualified external valuers, or by the group's own internal qualified staff. The evidence to support these valuations is based primarily on recent, comparable market transactions on an arm's length basis. However, the assumptions applied are inherently subjective and so are subject to a degree of uncertainty.  Some uncertainty arises with the yield used when valuing certain commercial properties, assumptions being made about future lettings of vacant units, and some uncertainty lies with the future cashflows when valuing some land assets.  Additionally, certain leases include rent reviews based on RPI, which provides further uncertainty Property valuations are one of the principal uncertainties of the group.
The value of investment properties at 31 March 2026 is £374.4m (2025: £345.3m). The key assumptions can be found in note 9.
3. Analysis of turnover
Group
Group
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
Turnover
Gross rental income
26,573
24,670
All of the group's turnover during the financial year arose in the United Kingdom.
4. Profit/(loss) on disposal of fixed assets
           Group
Group
2026
              £'000
2025
£'000
Profit//(loss) on disposal of investment properties
                     1
                 (59)
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
5.
Net interest receivable and similar income
           Group
Group
2026
              £'000
2025
£'000
Interest payable and similar expenses:
On bank loans and overdrafts
(17,072)
(15,901)
Amortisation of loan fees
(112)
(112)
On amounts due to group undertakings
(391)
-
Other interest payable
-
(68)
(17,575)
(16,081)
Interest receivable and similar income:
Bank interest receivable
287
409
On amounts due from group undertakings
17,442
16,986
Other interest receivable
-
2
Net interest receivable and similar income
154
1,316
6.  Profit before taxation
Group
Group
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
Profit before taxation is stated after (crediting)/charging:
Profit before taxation is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation on other fixed assets - owned assets (note 10)
42
32
Surplus on revaluation of investment properties (note 9)
(3,078)
(17,064)
(Profit)/loss on disposal of fixed assets (note 4)
(1)
59                 59
Auditor's remuneration was borne by Peel Retail and Leisure Group UK Limited (2025: Peel Group Management (UK) Limited (formerly Peel L&P Group Management Limited)) and not recharged as follows:
Group
Group
2026
2025
£'000
£'000
Fees payable to the company's auditor and its associates for services to the group
The audit of the company financial statements pursuant to legislation
200
83
The audit of the company's subsidiaries financial statements pursuant to legislation
78
44
Total audit fees
278
127
Compliance certificates
                        11
26
Tax compliance services
83
-
Total non-audit fees
94
26
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
7. Tax on profit
    Group
           Group
2026
              £'000
2025
£'000
Current tax:
Payments in respect of group relief
3,381
2,550
Adjustment in respect of prior years
(74)
50
Total current tax charge
3,307
2,600
Deferred tax:
Origination and reversal of timing differences
1,456
(1,086)
Adjustment in respect of prior years
(2,275)
(728)
Total deferred tax (note 18)
(819)
(1,814)
Total tax charge
2,488
786
Reconciliation of tax charge:
Tax charge on profit at standard UK corporation tax rate of 25% (2025: 25%)
2,903
7,176
Unrecognised movement on deferred tax in respect of investment property
106
(6,081)
Net income not deductible for tax purposes
1,828
369
Prior year adjustments
(2,349)
(678)
Total tax charge
2,488
786
The standard rate of tax applied to the reported profits is 25% (2025: 25%).
8.
Particulars of staff
The group and the company have no employees other than the directors and no key management personnel other than the directors.
The directors were remunerated by Peel Retail and Leisure Group UK Limited (2025: Peel Group Management (UK) Limited (formerly Peel L&P Group Management Limited)) for their services to the group as a whole; it is not practicable to allocate their remuneration between their services to group companies.
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
9.
Investment properties
a) Group
Group
       £'000
Valuation:
At 1 April 2025
345,280
Additions
6,981
Reclass from plant and equipment
533
Net intercompany transfers
15,920
Lease incentives
2,608
Revaluations
3,078
At 31 March 2026
374,400
All investment properties are freehold.
The historical cost to the group of all investment properties is £245,812,000 (2025: £222,343,000).
Valuations
All of the investment property portfolio was externally valued by external Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors valuers.
The valuations were undertaken in accordance with “Red Book Principles” and were conducted on the basis of Market Value. The investment properties are valued by adopting the ‘investment method' of valuation. For the majority of assets, this approach involves applying capitalisation yields to current and, if any, reversionary income streams. The capitalisation yields and future rental values are based on comparable property and leasing transactions in the market using the valuers' professional judgement and market observation.
All of the valuers hold professional qualifications and have many years of relevant experience in valuing these types of assets.
All of the investment property portfolio was professionally valued by Knight Frank, RICS qualified property consultants, using the investment approach.
Property rental income earned in the year is set out in note 3 and no contingent rents have been recognised as income in the current or prior year.
There are no contractual obligations for repairs and maintenance or health and safety.
Restrictions
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All of the portfolio are investment properties for which proceeds of disposal are subject to restrictions under the banking facilities. The cash is only released when there is sufficient loan to value headroom.
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
9.
Investment properties continued
b) Parent company
      Parent company
        £'000
Valuation:
At 1 April 2025
282,780
Additions
577
Net intercompany transfers
15,920
Lease incentives
(427)
Revaluations
7,550
At 31 March 2026
306,400
All investment properties are freehold.
The historical cost to the company of all investment properties is £190,504,000 (2025: £174,050,000).
Valuations
All of the investment property portfolio was externally valued by external Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors valuers.
The valuations were undertaken in accordance with “Red Book Principles” and were conducted on the basis of Market Value. The investment properties are valued by adopting the ‘investment method' of valuation. For the majority of assets, this approach involves applying capitalisation yields to current and, if any, reversionary income streams. The capitalisation yields and future rental values are based on comparable property and leasing transactions in the market using the valuers' professional judgement and market observation.
All of the valuers hold professional qualifications and have many years of relevant experience in valuing these types of assets.
All of the investment property portfolio was professionally valued by Knight Frank, RICS qualified property consultants, using the investment approach.
There are no contractual obligations for repairs and maintenance or health and safety.
Restrictions
All of the portfolio are investment properties for which proceeds of disposal are subject to restrictions under the banking facilities. The cash is only released when there is sufficient loan to value headroom.
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
10. Other fixed assets
Group
        Plant and vehicles
          £'000
Cost or valuation:
At 1 April 2025
964
Additions
108
Reclass to investment property
(533)
At 31 March 2026
539
Depreciation:
At 1 April 2025
29
Charge for the financial year
42
At 31 March 2026
71
Net Book Value:
At 31 March 2026
468
At 31 March 2025
935
All plant and vehicles at 31 March 2026 are held at depreciated historical cost to the group.
11. Investments
Parent company
Shares in subsidiary undertakings
£'000
Cost
At 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026
51,675
Net Book Value
At 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026
51,675
Subsidiary undertaking
The following subsidiary undertaking was consolidated as at 31 March 2026.
Incorporated
Company
Type of shareholding
Principal activities
England & Wales
Trafford Palazzo Limited
Directly owned ordinary shares
Property investment and operation of a retail centre
The subsidiary has the registered office Venus Building, 1 Old Park Lane, Traffordcity, Manchester, M41 7HA.
Joint Venture
The joint venture as at 31 March 2026 was as follows:
Incorporated
Company
Group Shareholding
Type of Shareholding
Principal activities
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PEEL LAND AND PROPERTY INVESTMENTS PLC
England & Wales
Peel L&P Assets Limited
50%
Ordinary
Dormant company
Both subsidiary and joint venture have a year end of 31 March.
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
11.
Investments continued
Audit exemption
The subsidiary undertaking consolidated at 31 March 2026, which was directly and wholly owned and claimed exemption from audit under section 479A Companies Act 2006 as follows:
Incorporated
Company
Company Number
Principal Activities
England & Wales
Trafford Palazzo Limited
05433918
Property investment and operation of a retail centre
The subsidiary and joint ventures above incorporated in England and Wales have the registered office Venus Building, 1 Old Park Lane, Traffordcity, Manchester, M41 7HA.
12. Loans to group undertakings
Group
Group
   Parent Company
   Parent Company
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
Amounts owed by subsidiary undertakings
-
-
11,049
-
Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings
218,485
-
218,485
-
Amounts owed by former immediate parent company
-
275,217
-
275,217
218,485
275,217
229,534
275,217
The above amounts carry interest at 1.5% (2025: 1.5%) above the base rate:
All intercompany balances are legally repayable on demand but the nature of the loans to group undertakings is that they are long term assets which are not intended to be recalled within the next twelve months.
13. Debtors
Group
Group
   Parent Company
   Parent Company
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
Trade debtors
1,870
1,806
1,311
1,499
Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings
-
8
-
8
Amounts owed by related parties
2
2
2
1
Pre-paid development costs
28
-
-
-
Other debtors
175
28
                       -
26
Prepayments and accrued income
1,807
1,236
335
667
3,882
3,080
               1,648
              2,201
Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings carry no interest and the whole amounts are repayable on demand. Amounts owed to related parties in respect of trade balances are repayable on standard trade terms.
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
14. Cash at bank and in hand
Group
Group
Parent
Company
Parent
Company
2026        £'000
2025
£'000
2026        £'000
2025
£'000
Unrestricted cash
4,203
6,924
3,170
6,027
Restricted cash
60
10,437
60
10,437
4,263
17,361
3,230
16,464
Restricted cash
£60,000 (2025: £10,437,000) of restricted cash arises due to proceeds of property sales under the group's banking facilities.
15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Group
Group
Parent Company
   Parent Company
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
Overdraft
-
1,742
-
1,742
Trade creditors
712
1,007
377
718
Amounts owed to fellow group undertakings
3,308
50,195
3,106
48,809
Other taxes and social security
-
1
-
1
Other creditors
1,898
1,698
1,815
1,077
Accruals and deferred income
11,764
11,830
10,342
10,607
17,682
66,473
15,640
62,954
Details of security on the above borrowings are disclosed in note 17.
Included above the following amounts which carry interest at 1.5% (2025: 1.5%) above the base rate:
Group
Group
   Parent Company
   Parent Company
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
Amounts owed to group undertakings
                 -
        47,595
                    -
         47,595
The remainder of amounts owed to group undertakings carry no interest. The total amounts owed to group undertakings is repayable on demand.
16. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Group
Group
Parent Company
Parent Company
         2026        £'000
         2025        £'000
         2026        £'000
         2025
£'000
First Mortgage Debenture Stocks
201,637
201,525
201,637
201,525
Details of security on the above borrowings are disclosed in note 17.
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Notes to the Financial Statements continued
17.
Group debt
a)  Analysis of gross debt
                                              Group
2026
£'000
           Group
2025
£'000
Debenture stock due:
After five years – not by instalments
201,637
201,525
Total gross debt
201,637
201,525
Analysis of group loans
Interest rate
Maturing
Secured/
unsecured
Carrying
value
  2026
£'000
Carrying
value
  2025
£'000
First Mortgage Debenture Stock
8.375%
2040
Secured
201,637
201,525
The above secured debt is secured by fixed legal charges on certain freehold and leasehold investment properties of certain subsidiary undertakings.
With regard to the role of financial instruments, the group's objective continues to be to maintain sufficient facilities to meet its financial requirements at the lowest achievable cost and at minimum risk. The Treasury function within the group is controlled centrally in accordance with prudent procedures approved by the directors.
During the year, the group continued to comply with all of its borrowing covenants.  The principal covenants relate to net worth, loan to value, income cover and interest cover, all of which were satisfied at the financial year end.
The total amount of financial liabilities measured at amortised cost at the reporting date is £201.6m (2025: £201.5m).
The bank loans are secured on freehold properties of certain subsidiary undertakings with a carrying value £374.4m (2025: £345.3m).
The terms of the loans restrict the group from making significant acquisitions or disposals without the consent of the lender.
The present market value of the group's debenture stocks as at 31 March 2026 shows a post-tax “mark to market” value of £1.7m surplus over (2025: £5.3m deficit under) book value.
(b)  Analysis of movement in group net debt
1 April
2025
Cash
flow
Non-cash changes
    31 March
           2026
       £'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Cash at bank
6,924
(2,721)
-
4,203
Restricted cash
10,437
(10,377)
-
60
17,361
(13,098)
-
4,263
Overdrafts
(1,742)
1,742
-
-
Total cash
15,619
(11,356)
-
4,263
Debenture loan
(201,525)
-
(112)
(201,637)
Net debt
(185,906)
(11,356)
(112)
(197,374)
Non-cash adjustments are amortised loan arrangement fees.
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PEEL LAND AND PROPERTY INVESTMENTS PLC
Notes to the Financial Statements continued
18.
Provisions for liabilities
a)
Group
Deferred Taxation
   Group
£'000
At 1 April 2025
23,490
Profit and loss account
(819)
At 31 March 2026
22,671
Provision is made for deferred taxation at a rate of 25% (2025: 25%), the amount provided being:
  Group
  Group
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
Fixed asset timing differences
2,602
2,572
Capitalised land remediation relief
24
27
Capitalised interest
381
335
Revalued investment property
21,029
19,916
Revalued operational assets
-
1,013
Losses
(695)
(373)
Corporate interest restriction
(670)
-
22,671
23,490
There is an unrecognised deferred asset of £6,000.
During the year commencing 1 April 2026, the net reversal of deferred tax liabilities is expected to decrease the corporation tax charge for the year by £429,000. This is due to the reversal of timing differences in relation to ACA's. There is no expiry date on timing differences, unused tax losses or tax credits.
b)
Company
Deferred Taxation
   Company
£'000
At 1 April 2025
19,247
Profit and loss account
(482)
At 31 March 2026
18,765
Provision is made for deferred taxation at a rate of 25% (2025: 25%), the amount provided being:
Company
Company
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
Fixed asset timing differences
1,982
2,023
Capitalised land remediation relief
24
27
Capitalised interest
161
116
Revalued investment property
17,385
16,068
Revalued operational assets
-
1,013
Losses
(322)
-
Corporate interest restriction
(465)
-
18,765
19,247
There are no unrecognised losses.
During the year commencing 1 April 2026, the net reversal of deferred tax liabilities is expected to decrease the corporation tax charge for the year by £178,000. This is due to the availability of group losses to offset the realisation of contingent gains provided on investment properties. There is no expiry date on timing differences, unused tax losses or tax credits.
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PEEL LAND AND PROPERTY INVESTMENTS PLC
Notes to the Financial Statements continued
19. Operating leases
Operating lease receivables
a)
Group
The total future amounts receivable by the group under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
         2026
        £'000
         2025
        £'000
Receipts due within:
1 year
21,095
18,750
1 – 5 years
67,675
61,479
Over 5 years
147,951
146,858
236,721
227,087
b)
Company
The total future amounts receivable by the company under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
         2026
        £'000
         2025
        £'000
Receipts due within:
1 year
16,746
15,322
1 – 5 years
50,791
47,974
Over 5 years
107,434
107,686
174,971
170,982
20.
Called up share capital and reserves
Group and Holding Company
Allotted and fully paid
Equity share capital
£'000
As at 1 April 2025 and at 31 March 2026:
120,320,284 Ordinary shares of 25p each
30,080
36,785,416 Ordinary shares with D rights of 25p each
9,196
One special share of 25p
-
                 39,276
The group and company's reserves are as follows:
The company has two classes of ordinary shares which carry no right to fixed income.
The rights of the ordinary shares with D rights are identical to the rights attaching to the ordinary shares.
The rights of the special share are the same as those attaching to the ordinary shares, except that it has no voting rights.
The other reserves of the company are non-distributable and arise in respect of unrealised intra-group profits on disposal of an operational fixed asset as a consequence of group reorganisations.
The merger reserve represents the difference between cost of investment and net assets of subsidiaries acquired and accounted for under merger accounting principles (applicable to group reconstructions).
The capital redemption reserve arose after the company redeemed its preference shares and it represents the nominal value of those shares.
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PEEL LAND AND PROPERTY INVESTMENTS PLC
Notes to the Financial Statements continued
21.
Note to the group cash flow statement
2026
£'000
2025
£'000
Reconciliation of operating profit to cash generated by operations
Group operating profit
11,456
27,445
Non-cash adjustments:
Revaluation surplus on investment properties
(3,078)
(17,064)
Creation less amortisation of lease incentives
(2,608)
(4,438)
Depreciation of other fixed assets
42
32
Operating cash flow before movement in working capital
5,812
5,975
Movement in debtors
57,053
31,604
Movement in creditors
(50,348)
(5,545)
Net cash flows from operating activities
12,517
32,034
22.
Pension fund
The group operates a number of money purchase pension schemes providing benefits based on actual contributions paid. The schemes are managed independently from the group. No amounts were unpaid at the end of the year.
23.
Capital commitments
   a) Group
               2026
£'000
               2025
£'000
Capital expenditure contracted for but not provided for in these accounts
On investment property
2,249
507
On other fixed assets
150
-
2,399
507
b) Company
               2026
£'000
               2025
£'000
Capital expenditure contracted for but not provided for in these accounts
On investment property
493
507
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PEEL LAND AND PROPERTY INVESTMENTS PLC
Notes to the Financial Statements continued
24.  Related party transactions
(a)  During the year to 31 March 2026, companies within Peel Land and Property Investments plc group have provided services to related parties as follows:
Related party
Transaction
Relationship
Transactions in the year ended 31 March 2026
£'000
Balance at
31 March 2026
£'000
Transactions in the year ended 31 March 2025
£'000
Balance at
31 March 2025
£'000
Evyve Limited
Provision of services
See below (i)
27
2
                    26
1
Tokenhouse Investments Limited Staff Retirement Benefit Plan
Provision of services
See below (ii)
-
-
-
1
Transport for Greater Manchester
Provision of services
See below (iii)
-
-
9
                     -
Total
27
2
35
2
(i)
Evyve Limited is a 50% owned group joint venture in the wider Peel group.
(ii)
The principal employer of Tokenhouse Investments Limited Staff Retirement Benefit Plan is under common control with the group.
(iii)
Transport for Greater Manchester is an entity with which a 50% joint venture is held.
      25. Ultimate parent company
The ultimate parent company in the period to 31 March 2026 was Tokenhouse Limited, a company incorporated in the Isle of Man.  Tokenhouse Limited is controlled by the Billown 1997 Settlement, the ultimate controlling party.
The immediate parent company is Peel Retail and Leisure Group UK Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales.
The smallest group of companies, of which the company is a member, that produces consolidated financial statements is Peel Retail and Leisure Group UK Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. Its group financial statements are available from the Company Secretary, Venus Building, 1 Old Park Lane, Traffordcity, Manchester, M41 7HA.
The largest group of companies, of which the company is a member that produces consolidated accounts, is Peel Holdings Group Limited, a company incorporated in the Isle of Man. Its registered office is office Ballaman Manor, Ballnahowe Road, Port Erin, Isle of Man, IM9 65F.
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