GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd
("GCP Infra" or the "Company")
11 December 2025
LEI 213800W64MNATSIV5Z47
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
The Directors of the Company are pleased to announce the Company's annual results for the year ended 30 September 2025. The full annual report and financial statements can be accessed via the Company's website www.graviscapital.com/funds/gcp-infra/literature and will be posted to shareholders on 9 January 2026.
About the Company
The Company seeks to provide shareholders with regular, sustained, long-term dividend income whilst preserving the capital value of its investments over the long term by generating exposure to infrastructure debt and/or similar assets. It is currently invested in a diversified, partially inflation-protected portfolio of investments, primarily in the renewable energy, social housing and PPP/PFI sectors.
The Company is a FTSE 250, closed-ended investment company incorporated in Jersey. It was admitted to the Official List and to trading on the LSE's Main Market in July 2010. It had a market capitalisation of £606.8 million at 30 September 2025.
Highlights
Financial
| Portfolio valuation |
Dividends for the year |
NAV per share |
| £858.9m |
7.0p |
101.40p |
| 30 September 2024: £960.0m |
30 September 2024: 7.0p |
30 September 2024: 105.22p |
| Representing a mature, diversified and operational portfolio of 47 investments across the renewable, PPP/PFI and supported living sectors. |
Delivering the dividend target1 set by the Board for the 2025 financial year of 7.0 pence per share. |
Reflecting downward revaluations during the year, offset by the impact of share buybacks of 1.04 pence per share. |
| Weighted average annualised yield2 |
Partially inflation protected |
NAV total return2 |
| 8.0% |
49% |
3.1% |
| 30 September 2024: 7.8%2 |
30 September 2024: 47% |
30 September 2024: 2.2% |
| Representing the yield on the portfolio of investments with stable, pre-determined, long‑term, public sector backed revenues. |
Representing the percentage of the portfolio by value that has some form of inflation protection. |
Continuing to meet its investment objective of capital preservation, with a NAV total return1 of 185.2% since IPO. |
Capital allocation
| Leverage reduction |
Disposals and cash proceeds |
Share buybacks |
| £37m |
£46.4m |
£22.8m |
| 30 September 2024: £47m |
30 September 2024: £31.4m |
30 September 2024: £2.2m |
| Representing a significant reduction in leverage since commencement of the capital allocation policy c.80% and a LTV1 at year end of 2.4%. |
Reflecting total proceeds received from the disposal of renewables assets in the solar and onshore wind sectors. |
A total of 30.8 million shares have been bought back since the commencement of the capital allocation policy in December 2023. |
1.The dividend target set out above is a target only and not a profit forecast or estimate and there can be no assurance that it will be met.
2.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
Read more below.
Andrew Didham, Chairman of GCP Infra, commented:
This year marks the Company's 15th anniversary since IPO and I would like to take this opportunity to thank shareholders for their ongoing support. During this time, the Company has delivered a total NAV return of 185.2% and has achieved the objectives set out at IPO of generating income, preserving capital and diversifying across a range of asset classes.
The Company continues to pay a stable and sustained dividend, underpinned by an operational and diverse portfolio of UK infrastructure assets, paying a dividend of 7.0 pence per share in line with the target for the 2025 financial year. I am pleased to confirm that the same target1 is reaffirmed for the forthcoming financial year.
The objectives of the capital allocation plan have progressed, albeit slower than hoped or anticipated. The Company has generated total disposal and cash proceeds of c.£80 million from the realisation of various renewables assets, and portfolio equity exposure has been materially reduced. Leverage has been reduced from £104 million at the time of the announcement of the plan to £20 million at 30 September 2025 and furthermore, £35.6 million has been returned to shareholders through the buyback programme. The Investment Adviser is actively progressing transactions that, if completed, would materially complete the objectives set out in this plan.
Following publication of this annual report, and completion of the capital allocation plan, the Company intends to engage with shareholders early in 2026 to propose a future strategy for the recycling and use of capital.
1.The dividend target set out above is a target only and not a profit forecast or estimate and there can be no assurance that it will be met.
At a glance
The Company's purpose is to invest in UK infrastructure debt and/or similar assets to provide regular, sustained, long-term dividends and to preserve the capital value of its investments over the long term.
| Dividend income |
Diversification |
Capital preservation |
Sustainability1 |
| To provide shareholders with regular, sustained, long-term dividends. |
To invest in a diversified portfolio of debt and/or similar assets secured against UK infrastructure projects. |
To preserve the capital value of investments over the long term. |
To focus on the sustainability of the portfolio and make a positive impact. |
| The Company paid a dividend of 7.0 pence in respect of the year. A dividend target2 of 7.0 pence has been set for the forthcoming financial year.
|
The investment portfolio is exposed to a wide variety of assets in terms of project type and the source of its underlying cash flow. |
The Company has generated a NAV total return3 for the year of 3.1% and 185.2% since the Company's IPO in 2010. |
The investment portfolio is focused on sustainable infrastructure which has a positive environmental and social impact. |
| 7.0p |
47 |
0.51% |
57% |
| Dividends paid for the year ended 30 September 2025 |
Number of investments at 30 September 2025 |
Aggregate downward revaluations since IPO (annualised)3 |
Portfolio contributing to green economy4 |
| (2024: 7.0p) |
(2024: 50) |
(2024: 0.41%)
|
(2024: 62%) |
| 15 |
11 |
£1.0bn |
43% |
| Consecutive years of dividends paid |
Infrastructure sectors in the portfolio |
Aggregate repayments since IPO |
Portfolio that benefits end users within society5 |
| (2024: 14)
|
(2024: 10) |
(2024: £1.0bn) |
(2024: 38%) |
| Read more below. |
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|
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1.Non-financial objective. Further information is included below.
2.The dividend target set out above is a target only and not a profit forecast or estimate and there can be no assurance that it will be met.
3.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
4.The LSE Green Economy Mark recognises London-listed companies generating more than half their revenues from green environmental products and services. The Company's portfolio is 57% invested in the renewable energy sector.
5.The Company's portfolio is 15% invested in supported living and 25% invested in PPP/PFI projects in the healthcare, education, waste, housing, energy efficiency and justice sectors which are measured in alignment with the UN SDGs, and 3% of the portfolio is invested in PPP/PFI leisure projects.
Our portfolio
The Company's portfolio comprises loans secured against assets in the UK which fall under the following classifications:
| |
Number of |
|
| Sector |
assets |
% of portfolio |
| Geothermal |
1 |
1 |
| Solar |
52,667 |
25% |
| Hydro-electric |
14 |
2% |
| Gas peaking |
2 |
1% |
| Biomass |
4 |
11% |
| Electric vehicles |
250 |
1% |
| Wind |
8 |
9% |
| Resource use |
1 |
1% |
| Anaerobic digestion |
19 |
6% |
| PPP/PFI |
145 |
28% |
| Supported living |
905 |
15% |
Read more below.
| Senior ranking security |
Weighted average |
Average life |
Partially inflation protected |
Principal value of portfolio |
| 53% |
8.0% |
11 years |
49% |
£912.2m |
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
Creating long-term value
Our investment case
The Company has a number of key differentiators that make it well positioned to take advantage of attractive risk-adjusted returns.
Scale
The Company targets smaller investment opportunities that may be overlooked by larger investors, such as commercial banks. This flexibility allows the Company to enter niche markets and scale investments over time through follow-on financing to existing borrowers. This supports long-term growth and enhances returns.
Diversification
The Company has an explicit objective of diversifying across a range of asset classes. This means the Investment Adviser can seek the most attractive risk-adjusted returns as it is not bound to invest in sectors that are unattractive due to higher competition or asset characteristics.
Track record
The Company has been active in the infrastructure sector for 15 years, enabling the Investment Adviser to build deep expertise across several specialist asset classes, including anaerobic digestion and biomass. In parallel, the Investment Adviser has established a robust framework for assessing and evaluating opportunities in emerging asset classes.
Debt focus
The Company's focus on debt provides flexibility across senior and subordinated positions, allowing it to match investment risk with an appropriate capital structure solution and associated return. This approach allows the Company to tailor investments according to risk profiles, maximising returns while managing risk effectively.
Sustainability expertise
The Company's investment philosophy is centred on the long‑term sustainability of its portfolio. As part of this philosophy, the Board and the Investment Adviser continually seek to improve the way ESG criteria are embedded, integrated, monitored and measured within the portfolio.
Responding to opportunities and challenges
It's an exciting time for the UK infrastructure market, with the Government prioritising new housing, energy, transport, and digital and social infrastructure to drive growth. Long-term revenue support models are also being introduced to attract private capital. However, the UK listed fund sector has yet to fully capture these emerging opportunities. While the Company's shares, like many of its peers, are currently trading at a discount1 to net asset value, the Board has taken proactive steps over the past two years to address this and remains confident that continued progress and market developments will help narrow the gap.
| Reduce leverage |
Return capital to shareholders |
| The Company has made strong progress in reducing leverage as part of its disciplined capital allocation strategy. The RCF has been paid down from a drawn balance of £104 million to £20 million at 30 September 2025. As a result, the LTV¹ ratio at 30 September 2025 stands at 2.4%, reflecting a substantial improvement in leverage and providing enhanced financial flexibility going forward.
|
In line with the capital allocation policy announced in December 2023, the Company remains committed to delivering value to shareholders. In the year to 30 September 2025, the Company repurchased shares with an aggregate value of £22.8 million, demonstrating a disciplined approach to capital returns. |
| Leverage reduction since inception of the policy: |
Total share buybacks since inception of the policy: |
| 80% |
30.8m |
| Adjust the underlying portfolio exposures |
Engage with shareholders |
| The Company has continued to actively manage its portfolio to align with strategic priorities and optimise risk-adjusted returns. Disposals completed and cash proceeds received to date have been focused in targeted sectors, including onshore wind equity and solar PV equity. These transactions have helped rebalance the portfolio towards areas offering greater long-term value and resilience. |
The Company engages extensively with its shareholders through multiple channels. Engagement is facilitated through regular interaction with joint brokers, directly by the Chairman and committee Chairs and through the commissioning of independent shareholder perception studies. Together, these activities support a transparent and constructive dialogue with shareholders and help inform the Company's ongoing strategic and governance priorities.
|
| Disposal and cash proceeds since inception of the policy: |
Shareholder meetings during the year: |
| c.£80m |
62 |
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
Capital allocation
Executing the capital allocation policy
In December 2023, the Company announced its capital allocation policy, which committed to the realisation of £150 million of the Company's assets. This progress is summarised in the table below.
c.50% completed
Disposals and cash proceeds
Progress has been made with capital disposals in a market that has been challenging for the Company and its peers.
| Blackcraig Wind Farm1 |
Rooftop solar2 |
Onshore wind1 |
Solar2 |
Realisation pipeline |
| (April 2024) |
(October 2024) |
(January 2025) |
(July 2025) |
|
| - £31 million - Realised >NAV |
- £7 million - Realised at NAV |
- £18 million3 - 10.3% Net IRR - Realised <NAV |
- Settlement relating to audits - Realised >NAV |
- Supported living - Anaerobic digestion (gas-to-grid)
Additional c.£250 million of realisation opportunities
|
| c.£80 million4 |
£150 million |
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1.Disposals
2.Cash proceeds
The Company's realisations have been in the sectors it has targeted as part of the plan. Material progress has been made, albeit slower than hoped. Disposals have been made in the onshore wind equity sector and further cash proceeds have been received from the solar PV equity sector. On average, the Company's disposals to date have been materially in line with the fair value of investments incorporated into the Company's latest net asset value prior to completion of the disposal.
c.£80m
Total proceeds
3.Cash proceeds of c.£16.5 million have been received to date.
4.Comprising total proceeds received to date.
Future disposals
The Company is progressing disposal opportunities across c.£250 million of investments, with several transactions under negotiation. These actions support the strategy to streamline the portfolio and strengthen liquidity. The Company will continue to reduce equity holdings and further lower exposure to supported living to improve portfolio resilience. A summary is provided below.
| Sector |
Assets |
| Supported living |
Portfolio of 55 supported living assets |
|
|
Disposal of a portfolio of 33 supported living assets |
| Onshore wind |
Large onshore wind farm |
| Solar |
Disposal of operational and ready-to-build solar projects |
|
|
Refinancing of a portfolio of ground‑mounted solar projects |
| Anaerobic digestion |
Gas-to-grid portfolio sale |
| Biomass |
Disposal of waste-wood biomass enforcement position |
| |
Waste-wood biomass refinancing |
c.£250m
Total pipeline
Indicative portfolio
The Company has highlighted its intention to materially exit the social housing sector and reduce exposure to merchant electricity prices. Executing this strategy will have significant changes to the underlying portfolio characteristics. An indicative portfolio is detailed below¹.
8 years
Indicative weighted average life of loans in portfolio (reduced from 11 years)
8.3%
Indicative weighted average annualised yield2 (increased from 8.0%)
Indicative portfolio by sector
| PPP |
41% |
| Healthcare |
15% |
| Education |
10% |
| Waste (PPP) |
6% |
| Leisure |
5% |
| Housing (PPP) |
3% |
| Justice |
1% |
| Energy efficiency |
1% |
| Renewables |
59% |
| Solar (rooftop) |
16% |
| Solar (commercial) |
13% |
| Biomass |
9% |
| Anaerobic digestion |
7% |
| Wind (onshore) |
5% |
| Hydro |
4% |
| Gas peaking |
2% |
| Electric vehicles |
1% |
| Geothermal |
1% |
| Resource use |
1% |
1.Assumes disposals of the Company's entire supported living exposure, as well as an exit from equity positions in a large onshore wind asset, and both biomass and anaerobic digestion projects, and assumes existing asset values remain the same.
2.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
Chairman's statement
I am pleased to present the Company's annual report for the year ended 30 September 2025.
Andrew Didham
Chairman
The Company continues to pay a stable and sustained dividend, underpinned by an operational and diverse portfolio of UK infrastructure assets. This year marks the Company's 15th anniversary since IPO, an occasion that will be celebrated at the forthcoming Capital Markets Day. During this time, the Company has delivered a total NAV return1 to shareholders of 185.2% and has achieved the objectives set out at IPO of generating income, preserving capital and diversifying across a range of asset classes.
It has been an active twelve months for the Company, with the Investment Adviser engaging with both existing and new shareholders. The Company and/or Investment Adviser has met with 62 existing or potential shareholders, delivered four webinars and ran one asset site visit for shareholders. The Investment Adviser has also presented at six events to over 300 attendees this year, and has created an investor portal that gives shareholders access to detailed information about the Company's portfolio. Any shareholder that would like access to the portal should contact the Investment Adviser for further information. I would like to take this opportunity to thank shareholders for their ongoing support of the Company.
Notwithstanding the Company's positive long‑term track record, the last twelve months have been one of frustration in several respects. From a macro perspective, central bank rate reductions (seen as an important catalyst to improve the relative attractiveness of UK‑based, alternative long-dated income sources such as the Company) have not happened as fast as hoped. The combination of elevated interest rates and favourable policy developments for UK infrastructure has created a strong environment for investment, however the Company's continued share price discount1 has meant the use of available capital has been focused elsewhere.
Furthermore, post year end, in November 2025, the Company responded to the UK Government consultation proposing two options for updating the indexation applied under the RO and FiT schemes, recommending against the retrospective change to legislation that such proposals would represent. The Board continues to monitor these developments carefully.
The capital allocation policy has progressed during the year. Since the inception of the policy, the Company has generated total disposal and cash proceeds of c.£80 million from the realisation of various renewables assets. Refer above for further information.
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
The objectives of this policy have progressed: leverage has been reduced from £104 million at the time of the announcement of the policy to £20 million at 30 September 2025.
Realisations have been made in sectors the Company has identified as necessary to drive a positive reset in portfolio allocations: equity exposure has been materially reduced. Furthermore, a total of £35.6 million has been returned to shareholders through buybacks since the inception of the buyback programme in March 2023.
The question now turns to what comes next. The Board firmly believes the Company has a unique and attractive offering for shareholders. The Company's objectives remain as at IPO and continue to remain relevant in today's market. As an income vehicle, the Company benefits from long-dated revenues underpinned by real assets providing critical services. This income is defensive and non-correlated with the wider macro environment.
Capital preservation is supported by the defensive nature of infrastructure as an asset class, demonstrated by the Company's focus on debt and its 15-year track record. The portfolio remains well-diversified across a range of asset classes, and there is the opportunity to further diversify into sectors that offer the most attractive risk-adjusted returns for shareholders.
Following publication of this report, and completion of the capital allocation policy, the Company intends to engage with shareholders early in 2026 to propose a future strategy for the recycling and use of capital, which will ultimately be linked to the evolution of the Company's share price discount1 to net asset value per share and the broader market opportunities for investment activity.
Financial performance
The Company generated total profit and comprehensive income of £18.4 million (30 September 2024: £19.5 million). The main factors driving asset valuations during the year included project specific factors, renewables generation and changes to discount rates applied by the Company's independent Valuation Agent.
The net assets of the Company decreased to £848.7 million (101.40 pence per share) from £913.1 million the previous year (105.22 pence per share). Further information on financial performance can be found below.
The Company seeks to pay regular, sustained, long-term dividends to shareholders, and paid a 7.0 pence per share dividend for the year, in line with the target2 for the 2025 financial year. The same target2 is reaffirmed for the forthcoming financial year. The dividend of 7.0 pence per share for the year was 0.31 times covered on an earnings cover1 basis, which includes investment revaluations in accordance with IFRS, and was 0.96 times covered on an adjusted earnings cover1 basis, calculated on the Investment Adviser's assessment of adjusted net earnings1 in the year. Further information can be found below.
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
2.The dividend target set out above is a target only and not a profit forecast or estimate and there can be no assurance that it will be met.
Portfolio performance
The portfolio of investments has broadly performed in line with expectations, with the following exceptions. Lower wind resource has been combined with high levels of grid curtailment and constraint in the Irish market, resulting in updates to the Company's forecasts for onshore wind farms located in Northern Ireland. The gas-to-grid projects in Scotland that the Company enforced against in 2020 have continued to perform under budget. Together, these assets contributed to net unrealised losses across the portfolio of £47.2 million.
Sustainability
The Company's portfolio continues to have a positive impact as it contributes to the generation of renewable energy and finances infrastructure that has clear benefits to users in society. The Board and the Investment Adviser believe that investing in assets with a positive environmental and social impact is key to protecting our planet for future generations.
More details on the Company's approach to responsible investment can be found in the sustainability section below.
Market outlook
The Company's relatively long‑duration income focus and UK exposure have all weighed on the Company's rating in the financial year due to market factors. The yield on UK ten year gilts has increased in the period from 3.99% to 4.70% and the spread on short compared to long-duration bonds has increased, reflecting long-term concerns over the UK's financial position. The Board views interest rate reductions as a key catalyst for a share price re-rating.
The UK Government published the UK's ten year infrastructure strategy in June 2025. This sets out £725 billion of public investment and over £500 billion of private investment over the next decade, with private investment focused on energy, digital, and water and wastewater infrastructure¹.
The past twelve months have seen some exciting developments in the infrastructure market: the Net Zero Teesside Power project has reached financial close, and work is ongoing to develop suitable support mechanisms, potentially including a CfD model for dispatchable gas‑fired power with carbon capture, and CfD models are being developed for carbon removals, bioenergy with carbon capture, and hydrogen. Similarly, the RAB model has been used to attract investment into nuclear power at Sizewell C, and is being developed for carbon-transport and storage networks within industrial clusters such as Teesside and potential future opportunities including the Lower Thames Crossing. Refer below for further information.
The Direct Procurement for Customers model supported its first water project in the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme, the replacement of sections of an ageing aqueduct that runs through Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria. The first round of the long-duration energy storage cap and floor regime completed in September 2025, with 77 eligible projects, representing c.29 GW of discharge capacity, progressing to the next round. The ten year infrastructure strategy also announced a qualified return to PFI, with Euston Station highlighted as a potential project. The market position in each of the Company's existing sectors is set out below of this report.
At the same time, political risk is elevated. The Reform UK party has publicly stated its intent to withdraw subsidies from projects that win CfDs as part of the forthcoming auction round seven. The Conservative Party has also set out to unwind the 2008 Climate Change Act. The current Government recently consulted on changes to the indexation applied to subsidies under the RO and FiT regimes that would, if implemented, represent a retrospective change to legislation on which investors, including the Company, have relied.
However, this does not mean the decarbonisation imperative goes away entirely. These developments would, in the Board's view, be a mistake, because infrastructure investors making long‑term investment decisions rely on a stable policy backdrop. Policy uncertainty risks private sector investment at a time when it is needed to not only meet decarbonisation objectives (however they are revised), but also improve security of supply, renew our social infrastructure and improve the resilience of infrastructure to the changing weather patterns that are already being unleashed by climate change.
The recent UK Autumn Budget is unlikely to have a material impact on the Company. Investors remain concerned by the UK's long-term prospects and have generally been reducing allocations to long-duration UK exposure, which has impacted demand for the Company's shares.
The combination of interest rates and material policy support for infrastructure means now is an attractive time to invest, whilst maintaining an awareness of the political risks. The opportunity to lock-in attractive risk‑adjusted returns given the interest rate backdrop and invest early in some of the new sectors the UK Government is supporting is something the Company has done successfully during its 15 year life.
1.Source: UK Government, UK Infrastructure: A 10 Year Strategy.
The Board
As announced previously, Michael Gray stepped down from the Board in February 2025 and Julia Chapman stepped down in September 2025, following nine years of service. I would like to take this opportunity to thank both Michael and Julia for their material contributions to the Company during their tenure.
I am delighted to welcome Ian Brown and Heather Bestwick to the Board, whose biographies are below. I look forward to working with Ian and Heather.
Andrew Didham
Chairman
10 December 2025
Strategic report
Celebrating 15 years of purposeful investing
Since its IPO in 2010, the Company has delivered long-term, sustained income through investments in essential UK infrastructure. Born out of the post-financial crisis environment, the Company stepped into a funding gap left by traditional lenders, supporting projects with clear social and environmental purpose. From its beginnings with a £40 million raise at IPO and five PFI‑backed investments, the Company has grown into one of the UK's most diversified infrastructure investors and has deployed nearly £2 billion across eleven infrastructure sectors at 30 September 2025.
In July, the Company marked its 15th anniversary since IPO. It's a milestone that reflects a journey shaped by innovation, resilience, and a steadfast commitment to infrastructure assets with a core social or environmental purpose.
The Company's track record includes early investments in renewables and pioneering support for supported living accommodation. With over £1,000 in income returned per £1,000 invested since launch, and a portfolio that remains robust, resilient and inflation‑protected, the Company continues to evolve with the market. This milestone marks not just a celebration of the past, but a renewed commitment to building a sustainable future.
At year end, the valuation of the Company's portfolio was £858.9 million.
Strategic overview
The market
The infrastructure market
Infrastructure comprises the fundamental physical systems that are essential to the functioning of society and its economy, covering a variety of industries and sectors. Infrastructure assets are characterised by:
· Attractive income and capital preservation: A significant initial investment that is repaid over the life of the asset in consideration for the essential service it provides. The revenues generated by an infrastructure asset over its life must be sufficient to pay the costs of operations, repay the capital value and provide investors with returns. Capital repayment and income are underpinned by the revenue certainty of the asset, as the Company focuses on assets that have availability-based, Government‑backed revenue streams.
· High barriers to entry and monopolistic characteristics: The large capital investment associated with an infrastructure asset, along with the upfront consent requirements (e.g. regulated activities, planning, environmental permitting) mean that once built, infrastructure projects are not easily substituted or suffer from competition. This is often governed by regulation, for example in sectors such as water and electricity transmission and distribution. In other cases, existing assets act as a strong disincentive to build similar assets nearby.
· Inflation protection: there is a recognition that long-dated revenues need to adapt to changes in operating costs and financing costs that may differ from day one assumptions due to inflation and interest rates respectively. Revenue mechanisms often therefore have an inflation hedge to provide a natural hedge against these risks.
As well as the imperative to maintain and upgrade our existing infrastructure, infrastructure also has a key role to play in enabling the megatrends that are occurring across the world. Decarbonisation, digitalisation, demographics and deglobalisation all have an 'infrastructure response'. It was also notable that defence was included as an infrastructure asset class in the UK Government's recently published UK ten year infrastructure strategy in June 2025. This sets out £725 billion of public investment and over £500 billion of private investment over the next decade.
Private investment is expected to be concentrated in energy, where delivering the 'Clean Power 2030' plan will require around £40 billion per year, largely from the private sector; in digital infrastructure, which will require approximately £5 billion per year; and in water and wastewater, where regulated companies are set to deliver £104 billion of total expenditure during the 2025-2030 price control period, including £44 billion of new infrastructure investment. The strategy also set out the revenue support models that the UK Government intends to use to support new infrastructure.
The recent UK Autumn Budget is unlikely to have a material impact on the Company. Investors remain concerned by the UK's long-term prospects and have generally been reducing allocations to long-duration UK exposure, which has impacted demand for the Company's shares. Moving the source of funding for the RO scheme from energy bills to general taxation in itself will not change the amount available to renewable generators. The proposals on changing the basis of indexation and any changes to the approach taken to ROC recycle values post 2027 would be more damaging.
| Megatrend |
Megatrend |
Megatrend |
Megatrend |
| Decarbonisation |
Digitalisation |
Demographics |
De-globalisation |
| What is it? |
What is it? |
What is it? |
What is it? |
| The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate climate change. |
The growth of data and communications associated with computers, the internet and artificial intelligence.
|
A growing and ageing population. |
Movement of supply chains within national boundaries due to security of supply concerns. |
| What infrastructure enables it? |
What infrastructure enables it? |
What infrastructure enables it? |
What infrastructure enables it? |
| Renewable generation, flexibility (e.g. storage, interconnection) and grid infrastructure. |
Data centres, fibre and towers. |
Social infrastructure including healthcare, leisure and education. |
Energy generation, industrial production and supply chains. |
Challenges and opportunities
The table below sets out some of the key challenges and associated opportunities for the UK infrastructure market.
|
|
Challenge |
Infrastructure opportunities |
Government support/intervention |
Investment characteristics |
| Decarbonisation |
Decarbonisation of the UK economy by 2050, with intermediary targets in place such as the decarbonisation of the electricity system by 2030 |
· Further investment in established renewable sectors such as wind and solar · Deployment of less-established renewables across electricity, heat, transport, carbon capture and storage |
· CfD, Interconnector cap and floor · Green Gas Support Scheme, Net Zero Hydrogen Scheme, Industrial Carbon Capture business model · Various grants and capital support · Potential for retrospective change to the RO and FiT regimes |
· Inflation-linked subsidy support but reliant on merchant prices long term · Subsidy support regimes designed to make the deployment of new technology economically viable |
| High energy prices |
High energy prices and reliance on foreign suppliers into the energy system |
· Low-marginal cost domestic renewable generators · Nuclear (including small modular reactors) · Grid infrastructure such as interconnectors · Energy storage · Energy efficiency schemes |
· Price cap · Carbon pricing · Energy Profits Levy · Long-duration energy storage cap and floor |
· Exposure to wholesale energy prices. Some contractual income (some inflation-linked) from capacity mechanism or grid service arrangements |
| Climate change |
Climate change adaptation: |
· Flood defences · River flood mitigation measures |
· The Government has a large direct investment flood defence programme · New policy initiatives set to be introduced by the Government. See above for details |
· Limited current investment opportunities, but expected |
| Ageing population |
A growing and ageing population will place different demands on social infrastructure |
· Housing · Healthcare and social care provision · Transport · Education · Utilities |
· This remains a focus of direct government funding, however there has been recent speculation about new private investment in public procurements |
· Investment opportunities are typically in the private sector (e.g. private care homes, private schools). These have more corporate or property investment characteristics which are less attractive to the Company · Potential for new funding model for private investment into public infrastructure procurement (PFI v3.0) |
| Digitalisation |
Digitalisation drives a greater need for access to online services |
· Broadband infrastructure · Data centres and associated energy systems |
· Capital support |
· Demand-based risks and, in certain geographies, competition for customers |
Key policies
Investment strategy
The Company's investment strategy is set out in its investment objective, policy and strategy below. It should be considered in conjunction with the Chairman's statement and the strategic report which provides an in-depth review of the Company's performance and future strategy. Further information on the Company's business model and purpose is set out below.
Investment objective
The Company's investment objective is to provide shareholders with regular, sustained, long-term dividends and to preserve the capital value of its investment assets over the long term.
Investment policy and strategy
The Company seeks to generate exposure to the debt of UK infrastructure project companies, their owners or their lenders and related and/or similar assets which provide regular and predictable long‑term cash flows.
Core projects
The Company will invest at least 75% of its total assets, directly or indirectly, in investments with exposure to infrastructure projects with the following characteristics (core projects):
· pre-determined, long-term, public sector backed revenues;
· no construction or property risks; and
· benefit from contracts where revenues are availability based.
In respect of such core projects, the Company focuses predominantly on taking debt exposure (on a senior or subordinated basis) and may also obtain limited exposure to shareholder interests.
Non-core projects
The Company may also invest up to an absolute maximum of 25% of its total assets (at the time the relevant investment is made) in non-core projects, taking exposure to projects that have not yet completed construction, projects in the regulated utilities sector and projects with revenues that are entirely demand based or private sector backed (to the extent that the Investment Adviser considers that there is a reasonable level of certainty in relation to the likely level of demand and/or the stability of the resulting revenue).
There is no, and it is not anticipated that there will be any, outright property exposure of the Company (except potentially as additional security).
Diversification
The Company will seek to maintain a diversified portfolio of investments and manage its assets in a manner which is consistent with the objective of spreading risk. No more than 10% in value of its total assets (at the time the relevant investment is made) will consist of securities or loans relating to any one individual infrastructure asset (having regard to risks relating to any cross‑default or cross-collateralisation provisions). This objective is subject to the Company having a sufficient level of investment capital from time to time, the ability of the Company to invest its cash in suitable investments and the investment restrictions in respect of 'outside scope' projects described above.
It is the intention of the Directors that the assets of the Company are (as far as is reasonable in the context of a UK infrastructure portfolio) appropriately diversified by asset type (e.g. PPP/PFI healthcare, PPP/PFI education, solar power, social housing, biomass etc.) and by revenue source (e.g. NHS Trusts, local authorities, FiT, ROCs etc.).
Policies
Distribution
The Company seeks to provide its shareholders with regular, sustained, long-term dividend income.
The Company has the authority to offer a scrip dividend alternative to shareholders. The offer of a scrip dividend alternative was suspended at the Board's discretion for all dividends during the year, due to the discount1 between the likely scrip dividend reference price and the relevant quarterly NAV per share of the Company. The Board intends to keep the payment of future scrip dividends under review.
Leverage and gearing
The Company intends to make prudent use of leverage to finance the acquisition of investments and enhance returns for shareholders. Structural gearing of investments is permitted up to a maximum of 20% of the Company's NAV immediately following drawdown of the relevant debt.
The calculation of leverage under the UK AIFM Regime in note 15 to the financial statements includes derivative financial instruments as is required by the applicable regulation.
Non-financial objectives
The key non-financial objectives of the Company are:
· to build and maintain strong relationships with all key stakeholders of the Company, including (but not limited to) shareholders and borrowers;
· to continue to focus on creating a long‑term, sustainable business relevant to the Company's stakeholders;
· to develop and increase the understanding of infrastructure debt as an asset class; and
· to focus on the long-term sustainability of the portfolio and make a positive impact, through contributing towards the generation of renewable energy and financing infrastructure that is integral to society.
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
Business model
The Company's purpose is to invest in UK infrastructure debt and/or similar assets to provide regular, sustained, long-term dividends and to preserve the capital value of its investments over the long term.
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| Dividend income To provide shareholders with regular, sustained, long‑term dividends |
Governance The Company operates under a robust governance framework. Read more below.
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Investing Responsible investment The Company seeks to generate exposure to infrastructure debt and/or similar assets in the renewable energy, social housing and PPP/PFI sectors.
The Investment Adviser provides advisory services relating to the portfolio in accordance with the Company's investment objective and policy.
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Operating Data collection The Company pays careful attention to the control and management of the portfolio and its operating costs
The day-to-day provision of investment advice and administration of the Company is provided by the Investment Adviser and the Administrator respectively, whose roles are overseen by the Board.
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Dividend income 7.0p Dividends per share paid for the year ended 30 September 2025
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Governance 50% Board positions filled with either gender or ethnically diverse members
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| Capital preservation To preserve the capital value of its investment assets over the long term.
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Environmental The Investment Adviser positively screens for assets that benefit the environment. Read more in the Investment Adviser's Responsible Investment report on its website.
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Capital preservation 0.51% Aggregate downward revaluations since IPO¹ (annualised)
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Environment 1,434 GWh Renewable energy exported by portfolio assets |
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| Diversification To invest in a diversified portfolio of debt and/or similar assets secured against UK infrastructure projects.
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Social The Investment Adviser positively screens for assets which benefit society. Read more in the Investment Adviser's Responsible Investment report on its website. |
Financing Stakeholder consideration The Company manages its capital on a highly conservative basis, with consideration given to stakeholder needs.
The Investment Adviser is implementing the Board's capital allocation policy in order to rebalance the portfolio and increase shareholder returns.
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Managing TCFD and climate risk As an investment company, the Company seeks to take investment risk.
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Diversification 47 Number of investments at 30 September 2025
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Social 945 FTEs at portfolio asset level at 30 June 20252
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Financial The Company uses credit facilities, hedging arrangements, cash flow forecasts and stress scenarios to ensure financial viability. Read more below. |
The Investment Adviser works alongside the Board to manage risks and shape the risk policy of the Company. It is also responsible for risk monitoring, measuring and managing.
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Financial 0.31/0.96 times Dividend cover (IFRS/Adjusted EPS¹) at 30 September 2025
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1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
2.Twelve month period to 30 June 2025 to facilitate data inclusion in the annual report.
Making a positive impact
Sustainable Development Goals
By investing in assets that are integral to society, including those which contribute to a greener economy, the Company aligns with certain SDGs, as outlined by the United Nations ("UN"). These goals were created in 2015 by the UN to create a better and more sustainable world by 2030. The Company's portfolio positively contributes to the provision of renewable energy, the development of infrastructure to support economic growth, and also provides high‑quality and safe buildings for vulnerable adults, healthcare patients and students. Furthermore, the Company's approach to governance, labour and health and safety makes a positive contribution to the employees, customers, suppliers and local communities in which the assets operate. Read more below.
Clean energy infrastructure
The underlying assets in the Company's portfolio have strong environmental credentials, with 57% of the portfolio invested in renewable energy projects that provide alternative energy sources to fossil fuels. The Board recognises that investing in clean energy infrastructure is one of the main ways to help to protect our planet against climate change, and the Company is committed to finding new and innovative ways to support the transition to net zero through its investments.
The carbon impact of infrastructure contributes to a significant proportion of the UK's national emissions from a construction, operation and maintenance perspective. In many cases, the UK's existing infrastructure was not originally designed and constructed with global warming in mind. The Investment Adviser has sought to introduce energy efficiency projects at portfolio assets where there were opportunities to do so.
In October 2020, the Company was awarded the Green Economy Mark from the London Stock Exchange. This classification recognises companies that are driving forward the global green economy.
Benefitting society
The Company's portfolio has clear benefits to communities and end users in society.
Infrastructure, by definition, has a core social purpose. With long-term investment in renewable energy, PFI assets such as schools and hospitals, and supported living for vulnerable adults, the Company's portfolio has an overall positive impact on society. By investing in the social housing sector, the Company has funded properties across the UK that benefit vulnerable adults. Through the Company's investments in the PPP/PFI sector it is exposed to a number of sub‑sectors including education, healthcare, waste, leisure and housing. These assets are integral to UK society and provide long-term partnerships with the public sector.
The Investment Adviser
B Corp:
In April 2024, the Investment Adviser was awarded a B Corp certification. Certified B Corporations are leaders in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy.
As a certified B Corp, the Investment Adviser is part of a community of like‑minded businesses that engage with each other to share ideas and best practice. The certification formalises the Investment Adviser's sustainable and long‑term business model, as well as providing a framework to ensure it continues to operate in accordance with the highest ESG standards.
Internships:
The Investment Adviser offers paid internships to young people, prioritising those from diverse backgrounds who may otherwise find it difficult to obtain work experience. This year, as in previous years, paid internships were offered to students, with one student participating in the 10,000 Black Interns programme and another internship offered to a student in the Young Women into Finance programme.
Read more in the Investment Adviser's Responsible Investment report, which can be found on the Investment Adviser's website.
SDG alignment of the Company's portfolio
The Company has a positive environmental impact through its investments in renewable energy, PPP/PFI and supported living. The Board aims to enhance the integration of ESG criteria in the Company's operations, ensuring that the portfolio not only addresses the current needs of stakeholders, but is also able to adapt to future challenges.
| SGD 3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING |
SDG 4 - QUALITY EDUCATION |
SDG 5 - GENDER EQUALITY |
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| UN SDG target 3.8 |
UN SDG target 4.1 |
UN SDG target 5.5 |
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| 1,579 |
40 |
49 |
28,333 |
50% |
49% |
| Hospital beds provided by portfolio1 |
Healthcare facilities in portfolio1 |
Schools in portfolio1 |
School places provided by portfolio2 |
Board gender and ethnic diversity3 |
Gender diversity of SPV company boards3 |
| 2024: 1,6494 |
2024: 404 |
2024: 494 |
2024: 26,1965 |
2024: 50%6 |
2024: 49%6 |
| SDG 7 - AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY |
SDG 8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH |
SDG 9 - INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE |
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| UN SDG target 7.2 |
UN SDG target 8.3 |
UN SDG target 9.3 |
UN SDG target 9.4 |
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| 1,434 GWh |
531,027 |
54,493 |
945 |
£2.0bn |
12% |
| Renewable energy exported by portfolio assets1 |
Equivalent homes powered by portfolio assets1,7 |
Number of underlying assets in portfolio3 |
FTEs at portfolio assets3 |
Total investment in infrastructure projects since IPO3,8 |
SPVs reporting energy conservation strategies2 |
| 2024: 1,320 GWh4 |
2024: 488,8424 |
2024: 54,4936 |
2024: 8016 |
2024: £1.9bn6,9 |
2024: 21%5 |
| SDG 11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES |
SDG 15 - LIFE ON LAND |
SDG 17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS |
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UN SDG target 15.5 |
UN SDG target 17.17 |
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905 |
71% |
47% |
£458.4m |
31% |
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Number of social housing units3 |
Renewables portfolio reporting habitat gain or loss3 |
SPVs reporting ESG as a board agenda item3 |
Investments in PPP/PFI since IPO³ |
SPVs reporting local community initiatives3 |
| 2024: £248.6m6,9 |
2024: 9056 |
2024: 64%6 |
2024: 60%6 |
2024: £448.5m6,9 |
2024: 35%6 |
1.Twelve month period to 30 June 2025.
2.At 30 June 2025.
3.At 30 September 2025.
4.Twelve month period to 30 June 2024.
5.At 30 June 2024.
6.At 30 September 2024.
7.Source: Ofgem, average gas and electricity usage 2025.
8.Excludes capitalised interest amounts.
9.Comparative values have been restated to reflect a consistent approach regarding capitalised values elsewhere in the report and financial statements.
Q&A with the Investment Adviser
Philip Kent
CEO, Investment Adviser
Capital allocation policy
What comes after the completion of the capital allocation policy?
The capital allocation policy was a response to the persistent share price discount1 to net asset value per share. To the extent such discount circumstances persist, there will be the need for the Company to respond.
In a higher rate environment, my view is that it makes sense to continue to recycle the Company's legacy assets, continuing to dispose of assets in the sectors and exposures we have targeted to date. We can therefore expect continued disposal activity.
The key question is how the Company intends to use the disposal proceeds and the routine capital repayments it receives. We expect a balanced use of capital that combines the return of capital to shareholders where buybacks represent an attractive investment opportunity, but also the use of capital to invest in attractive opportunities that we, the Company's Investment Adviser, are seeing at the current time, generated by Government policy and the higher rate environment. This will ensure a balance between maintaining the delivery of the Company's income, diversification and capital preservation objectives for shareholders on an ongoing basis, whilst also returning capital to shareholders where it makes sense to do so.
Investment opportunities
Q Where does the Investment Adviser see attractive opportunities in the UK infrastructure market?
The UK ten year infrastructure strategy published earlier this year highlighted the material investment opportunity over the next decade: £725 billion of public investment and over £500 billion of private investment. Investment is required in sectors the Company knows well, such as solar PV and wind, but also new sectors including long‑duration energy storage, water, heat networks, offshore transmission lines and certain social infrastructure sectors.
Infrastructure as an asset class has matured significantly since the Company's IPO. We estimate that the infrastructure debt market in the UK is worth £20-30 billion per annum. There is, therefore, more competition for investments now than at the date of IPO. The Company's response to this competition has always been to diversify into those sectors that do not suffer from this competition, either due to nascency of a sector or lack of the necessary scale and deployment to attract more institutional capital. We therefore see the most attractive areas as those newer sectors being supported by the Government, as well as construction and development risks or subordinated positions in more competitive sectors.
Share price performance
Q What do you believe has caused the disconnect between share price rating and NAV?
There are several reasons for the discount1 between the share price and underlying NAV. One of the most significant reasons is the current interest rate environment, as increases in base rates have fed through to discount rates, which has caused valuations to decrease. The Company's discount rate has adjusted to recognise this (including in respect of the reporting year), however the portfolio has also evolved as repayments and disposals have occurred; the change in the weighted average discount rate is a function of both.
A further driver is that investors have seen an opportunity to reallocate into traditional fixed income such as government and corporate debt and in doing so they have come out of alternative sources of income such as the Company. As a result, one of the jobs we have to do is attract this capital back, and deploy new capital into infrastructure by selling an attractive income alongside the defensive and non-correlated nature of returns generated by infrastructure. It has been a busy period of investor relations and marketing activity by the Company to execute this strategy.
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
Investment Adviser's report
Company position
The Company's portfolio remains well diversified across a wide range of operational renewable energy projects, social infrastructure (through PPP/PFI schemes) and supported living projects. The Company's explicit diversification objective has historically enabled it to adapt to developments in any one sector (such as decreasing yields and more competition) and move into other areas if a sector no longer represents attractive risk-adjusted returns.
In the 15 years since its IPO, the Company has seen this cycle play out across multiple sectors and has adapted its approach to investing as one sector matures or sought out new sectors for investment. Similarly, where there have been changes to investor sentiment around certain sectors (such as supported living) or an end to a subsidy regime (such as in PPP/PFI), the Company has been able to maintain its investment policy, objective and strategy which have been consistent since IPO.
Capital allocation policy
In recognition of the disconnect between share price and NAV, and the material discount¹ at which the shares are trading, the Company reported in its 2023 annual report that it planned to follow a progressive capital allocation policy.
The capital allocation policy has three key priorities: a material reduction in leverage, an improvement in the risk‑adjusted return of the existing portfolio, and facilitating the return of at least £50 million of capital to shareholders, whilst maintaining the dividend target.
The Investment Adviser's focus during the financial year has been on the execution of the policy. The focus has therefore been on refinancing loans and disposing of investments where appropriate to achieve the Company's aims. The stated aims of the policy were based on interactions with shareholders and sought to address their concerns. This included reducing leverage while interest rates were high by decreasing the size of the RCF and ultimately paying down the drawn balance to £20 million at year end.
The Investment Adviser has sought to restructure the underlying exposures in the portfolio and exit sectors where investors have concerns, as well as reducing the Company's exposure to merchant electricity prices and demonstrating a conservative valuation methodology through its sales processes. The policy also involved completing buybacks as a potential discount management tool, while simultaneously returning capital to shareholders.
The Investment Adviser has consistently witnessed delays in transaction processes across the market, which has slowed progress towards achieving the stated aims of the capital allocation policy. However, the Company expects to complete additional disposals in 2026, and remains committed to the capital realisation target and stated ambitions, along with the share buyback programme.
Key investment activity
There has been limited investment activity in the period whilst the Investment Adviser's focus has remained on disposals and realisations as part of the capital allocation policy. The Company made £24.7 million of investments in the period by way of follow-on investments to support existing projects.
During the year, the Company received £48.5 million of scheduled principal repayments and £27.7 million of unscheduled principal repayments. Disposals and cash proceeds received in the year under the capital allocation policy were £46.4 million, comprising the unscheduled repayments and associated accrued interest, which brings the total proceeds received since the announcement of the capital allocation policy to £77.8 million. A summary of this is provided below.
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Proceeds |
Investment result |
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Onshore wind |
£31m |
Premium to NAV |
| October 2024 |
Rooftop solar |
£7m |
At NAV |
| January 2025 |
Onshore wind |
£18m |
Slightly below NAV |
| July 2025 |
Solar PV |
Undisclosed |
Slightly above NAV |
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
Portfolio risks
The table below details the Investment Adviser's view of the changes to the risk ratings for sectors where changes have been observed in the past year.
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Sector |
Change in year |
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| Market risk The risk of an investment being exposed to changes in market prices, such as electricity prices or inflation. |
Renewables (all sectors) |
Increased |
With increased penetration of intermittent renewables on the GB and Irish electricity grids, the Company has experienced higher levels of price volatility and grid‑related constraint and curtailment activity, particularly in the Irish Integrated Single Electricity Market ("iSEM") which includes Northern Ireland. Cash generation at the Company's two onshore wind investments in Northern Ireland have been impacted during the period as a result.
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| Credit risk The risk of reliance on customers and suppliers to provide goods and/or services for a project and manage certain project risks as part of such arrangements.
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Supported living |
Decreased |
There has been a further decrease in risk associated with borrowers being exposed to RPs as they have progressed with restructuring activity. MySpace completed a CVA during the period and BeST and Westmoreland are progressing a process to merge their businesses.
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| Operational risk The risk of exposure to the construction and/or operations of a project associated with the failure of people, processes and/or systems required to monetise an asset. |
Renewables (all sectors) |
Decreased |
The Company's portfolio is now 100% operational and therefore has no exposure to construction or development risks. This is a material de-risking that has occurred over the last seven years, when construction exposure peaked at around 20%.
The Company's portfolio includes assets with a range of complexity in underlying operations, maintenance and management. Certain anaerobic digestion projects have continued to be challenging from an operational perspective and the Company revised its long-term forecasts for these projects during the period.
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| Legal/regulatory risk The risk associated with changes to laws and/or regulations. This covers UK-wide, non‑specific risks, such as changes to the tax regime, and specific risks such as changes to a subsidy regime that a project relies on. |
Renewables (all sectors) |
Increased |
Whilst the UK Government is supportive of private sector investment in infrastructure and has progressed with several revenue support models to promote investment, the evolution of the wider political backdrop during the period has caused some concern.
The current Government recently consulted on changes to the indexation applied to subsidies under the RO and FiT regimes that would, if implemented, represent a retrospective change to legislation on which investors, including the Company, have relied.
The Reform UK party has explicitly stated it intends to revoke support granted to projects as part of the forthcoming CfD auction round seven, whilst the Conservative Party has announced a move away from the Net Zero 2050 (and interim 2030 targets) decarbonisation targets it committed to as part of the 2008 Climate Change Act and subsequent updates. A wider backdrop of policy uncertainty is unhelpful for long-term infrastructure investors such as the Company. |
Interest capitalised
The Company earned total loan interest income of £83.2 million (30 September 2024: £87.3 million) from the underlying investment portfolio. Of this, £64.0 million was received in cash and £19.2 million was capitalised in the year (30 September 2024: £65.1 million and £22.2 million respectively). Refer to note 3 for further information. The capitalisation of interest occurs for three reasons:
1. Where interest has been paid to the Company late (often as a result of moving cash through the Company and borrower corporate structures), a capitalisation automatically occurs from an accounting point of view.
2. On a scheduled basis, where a loan has been designed to contain an element of capitalisation of interest due to the nature of the underlying cash flows. Examples include projects in construction that are not generating operational cash flows, or subordinated loans where the bulk of subordinated cash flows are towards the end of the assumed life of a project, after the repayment of senior loans. Planning future capital investment commitments in this way is an effective method of reinvesting repayments received from the portfolio back into other portfolio projects.
3. Where loans are not performing in line with financial models, resulting in:
i. lock-up of cash flows to investors who are junior to senior lenders; and
ii. cash generation is not sufficient to service debt.
Other material unscheduled capitalisations in the year related to the re-direction of cash flows into three gas-to-grid anaerobic digestion projects in Scotland to address performance issues encountered in the year.
The table below shows a breakdown of interest capitalised during the year and amounts paid as part of final repayment or disposal proceeds:
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30 September |
30 September |
30 September |
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2025 |
2025 |
2024 |
2024 |
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£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Loan interest received |
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64,040 |
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65,129 |
| Capitalised amounts settled as part of disposal proceeds |
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2,850 |
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14,789 |
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14,868 |
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4,419 |
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7,300 |
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| Loan interest capitalised |
19,208 |
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22,168 |
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| Capitalised amounts subsequently settled as repayment |
(10,003) |
10,003 |
(9,297) |
9,297 |
| Adjusted loan interest capitalised¹ |
9,205 |
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12,871 |
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| Adjusted loan interest received¹ |
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76,893 |
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74,426 |
The table below illustrates the forecast component of interest capitalised that is planned and unscheduled.
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2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 |
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20% |
5% |
6% |
7% |
11% |
8% |
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6% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
The Investment Adviser and the independent Valuation Agent review any capitalisation of interest and associated increases to borrowings to confirm that such an increase in debt, and the associated cost of interest, can ultimately be serviced over the life of the asset. To the extent an increase in loan balance is not serviceable, a downward revaluation is recognised, notwithstanding that such an amount remains due and payable by the underlying borrower and where capitalisation has not been scheduled, it attracts default interest payable.
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
Sector background and update
Renewables
Renewable projects generate renewable energy across the heat, electricity and transport sectors and benefit from long‑term Government subsidies.
57%
Percentage of portfolio by value
£493.3m
Valuation of sector
Background
Renewable energy comprises the generation of electricity and/or heat from energy sources that naturally replenish themselves at the same rate they are used. In doing so, they avoid greenhouse gas emissions when compared to the counterfactual baseline. The Company was an early-mover in supporting renewable energy projects in the UK. Over the last decade, it has invested in a range of technologies across the sector, initially financing a portfolio of domestic rooftop solar projects in 2011, an investment that has grown to c.52,000 systems today.
Current position
There have been several positive developments in the renewables sector during the period. As part of the UK's Clean Power 2030 plan, the UK is targeting a reduction in the grid emission intensity (i.e. the volume of greenhouse gases emitted per unit of electricity generated) of 50g CO2e/kWh by 2030, a reduction from c.171 g CO2e/kWh in 2023. This is a material undertaking that is estimated to require £40 billion of investment annually until 2030 across electricity generation, along with upgrades to the electricity grid. Whether this target is achieved or not, the direction of travel that has been set out by the Government is clear and helpful.
This ambition needs to be matched with revenue support mechanisms that will incentivise investment, addressing market failures where they exist, as well as reforms to planning and consenting mechanisms that have historically been a barrier to development.
It is encouraging to see the planning reform proposed by the Government, as well as new revenue support models, including:
CfD model:
A scheme that provides revenue certainty for a project over a 15 year‑plus period through mitigating movements in volatile market prices. Historically this has been applied to renewable power generation, but is being expanded to other sectors. In December 2024, Net Zero Teesside Power reached financial close. It is the world's first gas combined-cycle power station with carbon capture, providing low‑carbon electricity to 1 million homes. As well as abated gas, CfD is being expanded to cover carbon removals, bioenergy with carbon capture, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuels.
The cap and floor scheme:
A mechanism that provides owners of long‑duration (greater than eight hour) storage projects with a collar in which gross margin will be achieved. The results of the first‑round eligibility assessment were announced by Ofgem in September 2025: 77 projects with a capacity of 28.7 GW are progressing through to the next round.
Impact
1,434 GWh
Renewable energy exported by portfolio assets1
SDG alignment
SDG 7 - AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
SD 8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
1.Twelve month period to 30 June 2025 to facilitate inclusion in the annual report.
RAB model:
A mechanism that gives project investors a regulated return for an initial period and subsequent periods based on assessing a fair return on capital investments, with such returns funded by end users. This has been used for the Thames Tideway project and more recently Sizewell C nuclear project. It is also being used to regulate the transportation and storage infrastructure for captured carbon and hydrogen as part of the UK's industrial cluster initiative, with the first projects being progressed on Teesside and Merseyside (Hynet).
RO and FiT schemes:
Legacy UK Government schemes that provide long-term financial support to small-scale and large-scale renewable electricity generators, respectively, through guaranteed export payments (FiT) and tradable green certificates (RO). In late 2025, the Government launched a consultation proposing a shift from RPI- to CPI-based indexation for both schemes from April 2026, aiming to reduce long-term consumer costs. The Board continues to monitor these developments carefully.
The Government also progressed the long-running Review of Electricity Market Arrangements ("REMA") in the period. It was confirmed there would not be a move to locational or zonal pricing, which the Board believes will be beneficial to the Company's portfolio overall. It was never made clear how a mechanism that focused on the objective of ensuring new electricity generation and demand are located efficiently would impact existing projects that had been financed under the prevailing market regime.
Future outlook
The next twelve months are key to determining the success of the UK's ambitions: investment needs to flow at pace to maintain any credibility of achieving the Government's 2030 targets. Grid, planning and consenting mechanisms remain barriers to investment that need to be unlocked. There is the potential for material investment opportunity in sectors the Company is familiar with and other, new, sectors that could offer attractive risk‑adjusted returns.
Furthermore, the evolution of the political landscape needs to be watched closely. The Reform UK party has set out to revoke support granted to projects under the forthcoming CfD auction round seven and the Conservative Party has stated its intent to wind back on commitments made by previous Conservative governments relating to the UK's commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. Both are prompted by concerns over the cost of the UK's ambitious schemes and the impact of high energy prices on industrial competitiveness and consumers.
The recent consultation on proposed changes to the basis of indexation under the RO and FiT regimes represents a retrospective change to legislation that would, if implemented, be hugely damaging to investor confidence in UK‑supported infrastructure at a time when, by the Government's own analysis, significant investment is required.
Read more about renewable assets on the Company's website.
Supported Living
Supported living projects create long‑dated cash flows supported by the UK Government through the secured pledge of centrally funded benefits.
15%
Percentage of portfolio by value
£126.4m
Valuation of sector
Background
The Company has historically targeted a subset of social housing provision referred to as 'supported living', through financing the development or conversion of existing accommodation to suit specific care requirements of individuals with learning, physical or mental disabilities. This involves providing debt finance to entities that own and develop properties which are leased under a long-term fully repairing and insuring lease to RPs who operate and manage the properties. The RPs receive housing benefit for individuals housed in such properties. The budget for housing benefit in this sector is funded by the central Government and has historically been, and remains, highly protected and uncapped.
Current position
As the Company has reported previously, a number of RPs to which the Company's investments are exposed have historically been graded non-compliant in respect of governance and financial viability by the Regulator of Social Housing ("RSH"). Positive progress has been made during the period. MySpace completed a CVA, the outcome of which is seen as positive for the Company and provides long-term optionality to move to an alternative RP. Bespoke Supported Tenancies ("BeST") and Westmoreland are in the process of completing a merger that will, in the Investment Adviser's view, produce a larger and stronger entity.
The Investment Adviser maintains the view that the fundamentals of the sector, which are underpinned by a well‑protected housing benefit budget and a care model that has demonstrated healthcare and financial benefits for the recipients and the UK Government, remain attractive. However, listed companies specialising in the sector have faced a number of challenges, with these issues negatively impacting sentiment towards the asset class.
Future outlook
The Company is aware of the concerns of some shareholders regarding the sector and has highlighted its intention to reduce its exposure to the sector as part of its capital allocation policy. The Company is progressing further discussions to dispose of the remaining components of the portfolio.
Impact
3,040
People housed in supported accomodation1
SDG alignment
SDG 9 - INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
SDG 11 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
1.Data at 30 June 2025 to facilitate data inclusion in the annual report.
PPP/PFI
PPP/PFI enables the procurement of private sector infrastructure financing through access to long‑term, public sector backed and availability-based payments.
28%
Percentage of portfolio by value
£239.2m
Valuation of sector
Background
Partnerships between the public and private sector to develop, build, own and operate (or a combination thereof) infrastructure have taken a number of forms, with the best known being PPP/PFI, which originated in the UK in the mid-1990s. Since this time, over £60 billion has been invested in the development of new projects across the healthcare, education, leisure, transport and other sectors under such schemes. The design and implementation of revenue support mechanisms such as PPP/PFI has been devolved to the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish administrations. The Company has exposure to a number of asset classes within the PPP/PFI sector including education, healthcare, waste, leisure and housing.
Current position
As part of the UK's ten year infrastructure strategy published in summer 2025, it was announced that the UK Government would explore the limited use of PPP/PFI models moving forward, a reversal of the prevailing policy that such mechanisms would no longer be used. The strategy cited Euston Station's High‑Speed 2 upgrade as a potential beneficiary of an updated scheme. This is an area the Investment Adviser will watch closely but is unlikely to generate material near-term investment opportunities.
The devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales have continued to use derivatives of PPP/PFI in the Mutual Investment Model and Non-Profit Distributing Model to attract private sector finance to infrastructure sectors such as roads, schools and healthcare.
Schemes similar in nature to PFI/PPP, such as the RAB scheme and DPC regime in the water and wastewater sector, are providing attractive investment opportunities.
During the period, we saw Thames Tideway complete construction under the RAB scheme, Sizewell C reach a final investment decision and the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme reach financial close as the first project to be funded under the DPC regime. OFWAT estimates that there are 18 projects that could be delivered under such schemes over the next 15 years with a capital value of £26 billion.
Future outlook
It is encouraging to see schemes that are similar in risk and return to PPP/PFI emerging. The Company will monitor developments across these mechanisms to identify attractive potential lending opportunities.
Impact
28,333
School places at portfolio assets1
SDG alignment
SDG 3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
SDG 4 - QUALITY EDUCATION
1.Data at 30 June 2025 to facilitate data inclusion in the annual report.
Investment portfolio
Portfolio performance
The Company is exposed to a portfolio of 47 investments with a weighted average annualised yield1 of 8.0% and an average life of eleven years. The portfolio has performed materially in line with expectations during the year. The priority for the Investment Adviser has been executing the capital allocation policy, as it actively works to refinance or dispose of investments to achieve its stated aims.
During the year, the Company disposed of assets in the commercial solar sector and received cash proceeds from the onshore wind sector, receiving total proceeds of £46.4 million, comprising principal repayments and cash interest. In total, cash interest of £64.0 million and principal repayments of £76.2 million were received from the investment portfolio.
The Company previously disclosed a claim relating to the revocation of ROCs on a portfolio of solar investments. It was announced in July 2025 that this claim had been settled by the Company at an amount that had a small positive impact on the Company's net asset value. In addition to the positive financial outcome, resolving these proceedings will free up significant management time that had been devoted to this matter.
Operationally, the portfolio has performed in line with expectations, with the following exceptions:
· Lower wind resource, combined with increased levels of grid curtailment and constraint in the Irish SEM (which affects two of the Company's onshore wind farms in Northern Ireland), has meant generation was c.30% below budget over the year. During the period, the Company revised its forecasts for constraint and curtailment in the Irish SEM based on updated independent advice.
· The portfolio of gas-to-grid anaerobic digestion projects the Company owns in Scotland following an enforcement process has continued to present operational challenges, and required a follow-on investment of £0.7 million during the year to fund capital improvements and working capital.
The Company made follow-on investments in respect of these assets during the year, seeking to preserve and enhance value by performing repowering and funding additional works or exploration. The total quantum of these investments was £24.7 million. Further information can be found below.
Portfolio summary
Portfolio by sector type
| PPP/PFI |
28% |
| Healthcare |
11% |
| Education |
6% |
| Waste (PPP) |
4% |
| Leisure |
3% |
| Housing (PPP) |
2% |
| Energy efficiency |
1% |
| Justice |
1% |
| Renewables |
57% |
| Solar (commercial) |
14% |
| Solar (rooftop) |
11% |
| Biomass |
11% |
| Wind (onshore) |
9% |
| Anaerobic digestion |
6% |
| Hydro |
2% |
| Geothermal |
1% |
| Gas peaking |
1% |
| Electric vehicles |
1% |
| Resource use |
1% |
| SH |
15% |
| Supported living |
15% |
Portfolio by income type
| PPP/PFI |
28% |
| Unitary charge |
23% |
| Gate fee (contracted) |
2% |
| Electricity (fixed/floor) |
1% |
| Lease income |
1% |
| ROC |
1% |
| Renewables |
57% |
| ROC |
20% |
| Electricity (merchant) |
15% |
| FiT |
15% |
| Electricity (fixed/floor) |
3% |
| RHI |
1% |
| Pay per mile |
1% |
| Embedded benefits |
1% |
| Other |
1% |
| SH |
15% |
| Lease income |
15% |
Portfolio by annualised yield1
| >10% |
4% |
| 8-10% |
33% |
| <8% |
63% |
Portfolio by average life (years)
| >30 |
11% |
| 20-30 |
5% |
| 10-20 |
12% |
| 5-10 |
40% |
| <5 |
32% |
Portfolio by investment type
| Subordinated |
43% |
| Senior |
53% |
| Equity |
4% |
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
Top ten investments
Key
1 Project type
2 % of total portfolio
3 Cash flow type
1 Cardale PFI Investments1
1 PPP/PFI
2 14%
3 Unitary charge
2 Gravis Solar 1
1 Commercial solar
2 10%
3 ROC/PPA/FiT
3 GCP Programme Funding S14
1 Biomass
2 6%
3 ROC/RHI/Merchant
4 GCP Programme Funding S10
1 Supported living
2 5%
3 Lease
5 GCP Bridge Holdings
1 Various²
2 5%
3 ROC/Lease/PPA
6 GCP Biomass 2
1 Biomass
2 5%
3 ROC/PPA
7 GCP Social Housing 1 B
1 Supported living
2 4%
3 Lease
8 Gravis Asset Holdings H
1 Onshore wind
2 4%
3 ROC/PPA
9 GCP Rooftop Solar Finance
1 Rooftop solar
2 4%
3 FiT
10 GCP Green Energy 1
1 Onshore wind/Commercial solar
2 4%
3 ROC/FiT/Merchant
| Top ten revenue counterparties |
% of total portfolio |
Top ten project service providers |
% of total portfolio |
| Ecotricity Limited |
10% |
WPO UK Services Limited |
19% |
| Npower Limited |
7% |
PSH Operations Limited |
13% |
| Viridian Energy Supply Limited |
7% |
Solar Maintenance Services Limited |
10% |
| Statkraft Markets GmbH |
6% |
A Shade Greener Maintenance Limited |
10% |
| Bespoke Supportive Tenancies Limited |
6% |
Vestas Celtic Wind Technology Limited |
7% |
| Good Energy Limited |
4% |
Cobalt Energy Limited |
5% |
| Gloucestershire County Council |
4% |
Veolia ES (UK) Limited |
5% |
| Engie Power Limited |
4% |
Urbaser Limited |
4% |
| Power Ni Energy Limited |
4% |
Gloucestershire County Council |
4% |
| Smartestenergy Limited |
3% |
Burmeister and Wain Scandinavian Contractor AS |
3% |
1.The Cardale loan is secured on a cross-collateralised basis against 18 individual operational PFI projects.
2.GCP Bridge Holdings is secured against a portfolio of six infrastructure investments in the renewable energy and PPP/PFI sectors.
Portfolio overview
In the reporting year, the valuation of the portfolio decreased from £960 million at the prior year end to £858.9 million. The principal value of the portfolio at 30 September 2025 was £912.2 million (30 September 2024: £965.3 million). Investments made and repayments received during the year are summarised in the table below:
Investment analysis for year ended 30 September 2025
| Investments and repayments |
£m |
| New investments |
- |
| Further advances |
24.7 |
| Scheduled repayments |
(48.5) |
| Unscheduled repayments1 |
(27.7) |
| Net investments/(repayment) |
(51.5) |
Sector analysis
| Investments (£m) |
|
Repayments (£m) |
| 4.3 |
Anaerobic digestion |
2.3 |
| - |
Biomass |
4.2 |
| 0.2 |
Hydro |
1.8 |
| - |
Offshore wind |
- |
| - |
Onshore wind |
30.1 |
| - |
Commercial solar |
21.9 |
| 0.9 |
Rooftop solar |
4.3 |
| 9.9 |
PPP/PFI |
8.3 |
| 5.2 |
Supported living |
1.9 |
| 0.1 |
Geothermal |
- |
| 2.5 |
Gas peaking |
- |
| - |
Electric vehicles |
1.4 |
| 1.6 |
Resource use |
- |
| Investments and repayments post period end |
£m |
| New investments |
- |
| Further advances |
1.7 |
| Scheduled repayments |
(4.4) |
| Unscheduled repayments1 |
- |
| Net investments/(repayment) |
(2.7) |
Sector analysis post period end
| Investments (£m) |
|
Repayments (£m) |
| 1.4 |
Anaerobic digestion |
- |
| - |
Biomass |
- |
| - |
Hydro |
- |
| - |
Offshore wind |
- |
| - |
Onshore wind |
0.4 |
| - |
Commercial solar |
- |
| - |
Rooftop solar |
1.9 |
| - |
PPP/PFI |
2.1 |
| - |
Supported living |
- |
| - |
Geothermal |
- |
| 0.3 |
Flexible generation |
- |
| - |
Electric vehicles |
- |
| - |
EV charging |
- |
| - |
Agriculture/resource use |
- |
1.Repayments comprise principal amounts only (no interest amounts).
Capital structure
As part of its investment portfolio, the Company has targeted investments across a number of asset classes and within different elements of the capital structure: senior, subordinated or equity.
Discount rates
For information on the discount rates used across the Company's portfolio, refer to note 19.3.
Performance updates
The specific factors that have impacted the valuation in the reporting year are summarised in the table below.
Valuation performance attribution
| Driver |
Description |
Impact (£m) |
Impact (pps) |
| Inflation forecast |
Inflation movements in the period |
6.8 |
0.81 |
| O&M budget update |
Revised operating budget reflecting improved forecast cash flows |
3.1 |
0.37 |
| Ofgem audit closures |
Closure of Ofgem audits relating to the accreditation of a portfolio of solar projects |
2.5 |
0.30 |
| Other upward movements |
Other upward movements across the portfolio |
3.7 |
0.44 |
|
|
Total upward valuation movements |
16.1 |
1.92 |
| Asset‑specific revaluations |
Revised long-term availability forecast for a gas-to-grid anaerobic digestion portfolio |
(38.1) |
(4.55) |
| Actual performance |
Impact of renewables actual generation lower than forecast |
(15.0) |
(1.79) |
| Discount rates |
Increase in discount rates across the portfolio |
(6.7) |
(0.80) |
| Curtailment and constraint levels |
Updated assessment of curtailment and constraint levels for two Northern Irish wind assets |
(3.4) |
(0.41) |
| Power prices |
Power price movements in the period |
(2.0) |
(0.24) |
| Other downward movements |
Other downward movements |
(1.1) |
(0.13) |
|
|
Total downward valuation movements |
(66.3) |
(7.92) |
| Interest receipts |
Net valuation movements attributable to the timing of debt service payments between periods |
2.9 |
0.35 |
| Net realised losses |
Net realised loss on disposal of underlying assets in accordance with IFRS |
(2.3) |
(0.27) |
|
|
Total other valuation movements |
0.6 |
0.08 |
|
|
Total net valuation movements before hedging |
(49.6) |
(5.92) |
| Commodity swap - unrealised¹ |
Derivative financial instrument entered into for the purpose of hedging electricity price movements |
(0.1) |
(0.01) |
| Commodity swap - realised¹ |
|
(0.2) |
(0.02) |
|
|
Total net valuation movements after hedging |
(49.9) |
(5.95) |
1.The derivative financial instrument is utilised to mitigate volatility in electricity price movements as detailed above, refer to note 18 for further details.
Pipeline of investment opportunities
The Company's focus during the year has been on the capital allocation policy and the associated marketing, disposal and realisation of assets.
The Investment Adviser has stayed close to UK infrastructure market developments and maintains a 'soft' pipeline of opportunities at various stages. The Investment Adviser and the Board have recently conducted a detailed review of market opportunities to determine the risk and return profile of current UK infrastructure investment opportunities.
Portfolio sensitivities
This section details the sensitivity of the value of the investment portfolio to several risk factors to which it is exposed. A summary of the overall investment portfolio risks, and the Investment Adviser's view of the changes in risk, can be found above. Sensitivity analysis to changes in discount rates on the valuation of financial assets is presented in note 19.3 to the financial statements.
Renewable valuations
The table below summarises the key assumptions used in forecasting cash flows from renewable assets in which the Company is invested, and the range of assumptions the Investment Adviser observes in the market.
The Investment Adviser does not consider that the market compensates such differences in assumptions by applying a higher or lower discount rate to recognise the increased or decreased risks respectively of a valuation, resulting in potential material valuation differences. This is shown in the sensitivity of the Company's NAV to a variation of such assumptions in the table below, on a pence per share basis.
| Assumption |
Company approach |
Lower valuations |
Estimated NAV impact (pence per share) |
Higher valuations |
|
| Electricity price forecast¹ |
Futures (three years) and Afry four quarter average long term. Electricity Generator Levy applied until 31 March 2028 |
Futures (three years) and Afry Central-Low Q3 2025 |
(2.36) |
2.13 |
Futures (three years) and Aurora Central Q3 2025 |
| Capture prices (wind, solar) |
Asset-specific curve applied to each project |
Lower capture prices |
(0.40) |
2.39 |
No capture prices |
| Asset life |
Lesser of planning, lease, technical life (20-25 years) |
Contractual limitations |
- |
3.06 |
Asset life of 40 years (solar) and 30 years (wind) |
| Indexation |
OBR short term, 2.5% RPI and 2.0% CPI long term |
OBR short term, 2.5% RPI and 2.0% CPI long term |
- |
0.29 |
0.5% increase to inflation forecasts |
1.Lower valuations updated to reflect the Afry Q3 2025 Central-Low curve, compared to the previous year which used the Afry Q3 2024 curve.
Inflation
A total of 49% of the Company's investments by value have some form of inflation protection. This is structured as a direct link between the return and realised inflation (relevant to the supported living assets and certain renewable assets) and a principal indexation mechanism which increases the principal value of the Company's loans outstanding by a share of realised inflation over a pre-determined strike level (typically 2.75% to 3.00%).
The table below summarises the change in interest accruals and potential NAV impact associated with a movement in inflation.
| Sensitivity applied to base case inflation forecast assumption |
(2.0%) |
(1.5%) |
(1.0%) |
(0.5%) |
0% |
0.5% |
1.0% |
1.5% |
2.0% |
| NAV impact (pence per share) |
(4.79) |
(3.68) |
(2.50) |
(1.26) |
0.00 |
1.43 |
3.05 |
4.77 |
6.58 |
Electricity prices
A number of the Company's investments rely on market electricity prices for a proportion of their revenues. Changes in electricity prices may therefore impact a borrower's ability to service debt or, in cases where the Company has taken enforcement action and/or has direct exposure through its investment structure, it may impact overall returns.
During the year, electricity price forecasts remained broadly stable, with slightly lower expectations in the near term (for which forecast period the Company adopts the relevant futures price curve) and slightly higher expectations long term, based on the average of the last four quarterly Afry publications. The Company uses asset-specific capture price discounts for onshore wind projects and a market-based generation weighted average price curve specific to solar PV for its solar PV investments. As highlighted above, the Company revised its expectations for curtailment and constraints in the Irish SEM during the period based on independent advice.
The table below shows the forecasted impact on the portfolio of a given percentage change in electricity prices over the full life of the forecast period, the impact on hedging arrangements in the period to expiry, and the subsequent net impact on a pence per share basis.
| Sensitivity applied to base case electricity price forecast assumption |
(10%) |
(5%) |
0% |
5% |
10% |
| Portfolio price sensitivity |
(4.84) |
(2.51) |
- |
2.09 |
4.17 |
| Fixed PPA sensitivity |
0.64 |
0.32 |
- |
(0.30) |
(0.59) |
| Total |
(4.20) |
(2.19) |
- |
1.79 |
3.58 |
| Hedge sensitivity |
0.21 |
0.11 |
- |
(0.11) |
(0.21) |
| Net sensitivity (pence per share) |
(3.99) |
(2.08) |
- |
1.68 |
3.37 |
Hedging
As further detailed in note 18 to the financial statements, the Company continues to engage in a hedging strategy, entering financial derivative arrangements to hedge a portion of its financial exposure to merchant electricity prices on a seasonal basis. The Company continues to lock in attractive electricity prices by fixing prices under PPAs at an asset level, as well as mitigating volatility through hedging arrangements at a Company level. During the year, the Company engaged with an additional hedge counterparty, diversifying its pool of potential hedge providers and optimising the rates offered.
The Investment Adviser and the Board will continue to review the hedging strategy on an ongoing basis with the objective of mitigating excessive NAV volatility and managing risks relating to hedging, including credit and cash flow impacts. Further information on the Company's hedging arrangements is detailed below and in note 18 to the financial statements.
Financial review
Financial performance
Company profitability for the year has been primarily driven by asset valuations. These include project‑specific factors, renewables generation and changes to discount rates applied by the independent Valuation Agent. Refer above for analysis of valuation movements.
Total income generated by the Company was £33.7 million (30 September 2024: £38.3 million), comprised of loan interest of £83.2 million, net unrealised valuation losses on investments of £47.2 million, net realised losses on investment disposals of £2.3 million and other income of £0.3 million.
Net losses on derivative financial instruments for the financial year were £0.3 million, reflecting the electricity price hedging arrangements. (30 September 2024: loan interest of £87.3 million, net unrealised valuation losses on investments of £51.8 million, net realised gains on investment disposal of £1.9 million, other income of £0.5 million and net gains of £0.5 million). Refer to notes 3 and 18 for further information.
Total income was offset by operating costs for the year of £11.1 million (30 September 2024: £11.3 million) which include the Investment Adviser's fees, the Administrator's fees, the Directors' fees and other third party service provider costs. These, and other operating costs, have remained broadly in line with previous years.
The Company remains modestly geared at the year end, with a LTV¹ of 2.4%. Finance costs have decreased year-on-year to £4.2 million (30 September 2024: £7.5 million), due to the reduction in the drawn balance of the RCF following the net repayment of £37 million during the year.
Total profit and comprehensive income has decreased from £19.5 million in the prior year to £18.4 million. The year‑on‑year decrease was due to reduced loan interest income, primarily due to realisations and disposals, offset by a reduction in finance costs.
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
Revolving credit facility
The Company has credit arrangements of £150 million across four lenders: Lloyds, AIB, Mizuho and Clydesdale. At year end, £20 million was drawn and the terms in place are summarised below:
| Facility |
Size |
Margin 2025 |
Expiry |
| RCF |
£150m |
SONIA +2.0% |
February 2027 |
The RCF is due to expire in February 2027. The total drawn balance of the facility has reduced from £57 million at 30 September 2024 to a materially reduced level of £20 million at year end following repayments of the RCF throughout the year. Further details are disclosed in note 15 to the financial statements.
Net assets
The net assets of the Company have decreased from £913.1 million at 30 September 2024 to £848.7 million at 30 September 2025. The Company's NAV per share has decreased from 105.22 pence at the prior year end to 101.40 pence at 30 September 2025, a decrease of 3.6%. This is primarily due to downward revaluations of investments as detailed above.
Cash generation
The Company received debt service payments of £140.2 million (30 September 2024: £129.0 million) during the year, comprising £64.0 million of cash interest payments and £76.2 million of loan principal repayments (30 September 2024: £65.1 million and £63.9 million).
The Company paid cash dividends of £59.9 million during the year (30 September 2024: £60.8 million). The Company aims to manage its cash position effectively by minimising cash balances, whilst maintaining the financial flexibility to pursue a pipeline of investment opportunities.
This is achieved through the active monitoring of cash held, income generated from the portfolio and the efficient use of the Company's RCF.
Hedging
The Company entered into four separate arrangements to hedge its financial exposure to electricity prices during the year. The Investment Adviser recommended hedging c.75% of the Company's exposure to the GB market for the summer 2025 season at a fixed price of £81.91 per MWh and the winter 2025/26 season at a fixed price of £80.75 per MWh. Furthermore, two commodity swap agreements were entered into, hedging the Company's exposure to electricity prices at two Northern Irish wind projects at a fixed price of £76.51 per MWh, and due to expire in September 2026. The mark‑to-market of the hedge at 30 September 2025 was a liability of £0.2 million.
Further details on the Company's electricity price exposure and hedging strategy can be found above and in note 18.
Share price performance
The Company's total shareholder return1 was 0.9% for the year (30 September 2024: 28.4%) and 103.6% since its IPO in 2010. During the year, the Company's shares have traded at a discount1 to NAV, with an average of 29.3% for the year and a discount¹ of 28.5% at the year end.
The shares have traded at an average premium1 of 1.6% since IPO (30 September 2024: 3.8% premium since IPO1). The share price at 30 September 2025 was 78.90 pence per share (30 September 2024: 78.60 pence).
Further details on share movements are disclosed in note 16 to the financial statements.
Dividends
The Company aims to provide shareholders with regular, sustained, long-term dividends. For the year ended 30 September 2025, the Company paid a dividend of 7.0 pence per ordinary share (30 September 2024: 7.0 pence).
The Board and the Investment Adviser do not believe there have been any material changes in the Company's ability to service sustained and long‑term dividends since the assessment in early 2021 that established a dividend target2 of 7.0 pence per share. As such, the Company has set a target2 at the same level, 7.0 pence per ordinary share, for the forthcoming financial year.
Dividend cover
In determining the dividend target2 for the forthcoming financial year, the Board and the Investment Adviser reviewed the sustainability of the dividend level against various metrics, most notably the APM based on interest income accruing to the benefit of the Company from the underlying investment portfolio, which is 'loan interest accrued'1.
The Board recognises there are various methods of assessing dividend coverage. The Board and the Investment Adviser consider this metric to be a key measure in relation to the ongoing assessment of dividend coverage alongside earnings cover¹ calculated under IFRS. The loan interest accrued¹ metric adjusts for the impact of pull‑to‑par, which is a feature of recognising earnings from the investment portfolio presented under IFRS. Further information is given below
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
2.The dividend target set out above is a target only and not a profit forecast or estimate and there can be no assurance that it will be met.
| |
|
30 September 2025 |
30 September 2024 |
||
| Earnings cover1 |
Notes |
£'000 |
pps |
£'000 |
pps |
| Total profit and comprehensive income |
|
18,358 |
2.15 |
19,514 |
2.25 |
| Dividends paid during the year |
9 |
59,904 |
7.00² |
60,750 |
7.00 |
| Earnings cover1 |
|
|
0.31 |
|
0.32 |
| |
|
30 September 2025 |
30 September 2024 |
||
| Adjusted earnings cover1,3 |
Notes |
£'000 |
pps |
£'000 |
pps |
| Loan interest accrued1 |
|
72,551 |
8.49 |
79,808 |
9.20 |
| Other income |
3 |
321 |
0.04 |
493 |
0.06 |
| Total expenses |
|
(11,126) |
(1.30) |
(11,338) |
(1.31) |
| Finance costs |
6 |
(4,237) |
(0.50) |
(7,477) |
(0.86) |
| Adjusted net earnings1 |
|
57,509 |
6.73 |
61,486 |
7.09 |
| Dividends paid during the year |
9 |
59,904 |
7.00² |
60,750 |
7.00 |
| Adjusted earnings cover1 |
|
|
0.96 |
|
1.01 |
| |
|
30 September 2025 |
30 September 2024 |
||
| Cash earnings cover1,3 |
Notes |
£'000 |
pps |
£'000 |
pps |
| Adjusted loan interest received1 |
|
76,893 |
9.00 |
74,426 |
8.58 |
| Total expenses paid1 |
|
(11,159) |
(1.31) |
(10,612) |
(1.22) |
| Finance costs paid |
|
(3,701) |
(0.43) |
(6,550) |
(0.75) |
| Total net cash received1 |
|
62,033 |
7.26 |
57,264 |
6.61 |
| Dividends paid during the year |
9 |
59,904 |
7.00² |
60,750 |
7.00 |
| Cash earnings cover1 |
|
|
1.04 |
|
0.94 |
| |
|
30 September |
30 September |
| |
|
2025 |
2024 |
| |
Notes |
Shares |
Shares |
| Weighted average number of shares |
10 |
854,455,219 |
867,940,448 |
Further analysis on dividends is shown in note 9 to the financial statements.
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
2.Includes 2025 fourth interim dividend of 1.75 pence per share paid in the 2026 financial year.
3.Principal repayments are excluded for the purpose of calculating dividend cover.
Sustainability
Statement from the Chair of the Sustainability committee
Dawn Crichard
Chair of the Sustainability committee
In line with the Company's long-term approach to investing, we are committed to being a sustainable business. As Chair of the Sustainability committee, I am pleased to present the sustainability report for the Company for the year ended 30 September 2025 and to share the steady progress the Board has made against the Company's ESG objectives, as described in the 2024 annual report, as well as our future plans. It is very encouraging to see continued progress being made, with sustainability processes and thinking firmly integrated into 'business as usual'.
Despite this, it is fair to say that progress in the evolution and adoption of reporting standards has slowed due to politics, competition and associated deregulation. Anti-ESG sentiment, which started in the USA, is beginning to have a global impact. In addition, the SEC Chair recently warned the IFRS Foundation about its support for the adoption of international sustainability standards.
The EU Omnibus package was approved in October 2025 and significantly reduces the scope and complexity of sustainability reporting. In the UK, there are currently three ongoing Government consultations on the adoption of ISSB, transition plans and sustainability assurances, with no firm mandatory dates. The UK Government has concluded that it will not develop a UK Green Taxonomy.
This year, the Sustainability committee reviewed and updated the Company's Responsible Investment policy, and oversaw the preparation and publication of its stand-alone sustainability report. These can be found in the Responsible Investment section of the Company's website. The committee bi-annually assesses sustainability risks and their potential impact on the underlying portfolio assets, formally reporting to the Audit and Risk committee. Throughout the year, the committee continued to engage directly with shareholders, seeking to understand their requirements and concerns. We were also pleased to continue supporting the Investment Adviser's internship programme, community funding and charitable causes. This includes the Company's continued carbon offsetting scheme, through financial and volunteering support of the charity Jersey Trees for Life.
Building on its achievement of obtaining successful B Corp accreditation in 2024, the Investment Adviser demonstrated its ongoing commitment to enhancing sustainability practices and reporting, reflected in its efforts to further refine its PRI score. This complements the Company's Green Economy Mark from the LSE, which was awarded in 2020 in recognition of the Company's contribution towards driving a greener economy.
Investing in infrastructure, providing finance for sustainable assets, and supporting the energy transition has a positive purpose and a strong social and environmental impact. The Board aims to ensure that its diverse portfolio not only addresses the current needs of stakeholders but is also able to adapt to future challenges and needs.
With the publication of the UK Government's ten year infrastructure strategy in June 2025, which aims to transform the infrastructure, economic and social agenda, there is a renewed focus on the role of private capital in partnership with higher long-term public sector investment. As such, the Board is optimistic about the future opportunities available for the Company.
As part of the plan, the UK Government is committed to expanding renewable energy, aiming to double onshore wind, triple solar power and quadruple offshore wind by 2030, including driving private investment in these sectors. The Company's investments in financing renewable energy assets are pivotal to this journey, with 57% of the portfolio generating 1,434 GWh of renewable energy this year, sufficient to power 531,027 average households1,2.
The Company's investments in the supported living sector provide homes and facilities for vulnerable adults, helping those in the community that need it the most. These properties blend specially adapted residences with purpose-built support infrastructure, facilitating the delivery of high-quality supported living services.
PPP/PFI assets in the Company's portfolio are integral to the functioning of UK society and provide long-term partnerships with the public sector. Within this sector, the Company's investments span education, healthcare, waste, leisure and housing. Highlights include investments secured against 49 schools which offer c.28,000 school places and 40 healthcare facilities providing beds for 1,579 patients1. It is encouraging to see the Government's willingness to explore iterations of the PFI model.
The Company continues to build a sustainable and positive future through its investments in renewable energy, supported living and PPP/PFI projects, combining strong governance and financial resilience with social responsibility and environmental stewardship.
1.Data at 30 June 2025 to facilitate inclusion in the annual report.
2.Source: Ofgem average gas and electricity usage 2025.
ESG integration
The Board and the Investment Adviser have made considerable progress with ESG integration over the past five years.
Governance
In 2019, the Investment Adviser became a signatory to the PRI and commenced work to integrate Responsible Investment criteria into its investment processes. The Investment Adviser published a Responsible Investment policy in 2020 and continued its work to fully integrate sustainability considerations in accordance with the PRI.
In 2020, mindful of increased focus on sustainability factors, the Board allocated responsibility for the Company's sustainability matters to Dawn Crichard. In 2021, Ms Crichard was formally appointed as the sustainability representative to the Board.
In 2021, the Investment Adviser formed a Responsible Investment committee. The committee comprises senior personnel from across the business and is responsible for all aspects of the Investment Adviser's Responsible Investment policy.
In July 2022, the Board established a Sustainability committee which is chaired by Ms Crichard, for the purpose of defining the Company's sustainability strategy, overseeing the implementation and effectiveness of such strategy and ensuring it is integrated with the Company's policies and procedures. The committee provides a formal briefing and strategy paper at each quarterly Board meeting and time is allocated to consider specific sustainability matters.
During 2023, the Sustainability committee reviewed and updated the Company's Modern Slavery Statement, further strengthening its governance framework. Blackcraig Wind Farm achieved a GRESB score of 90 and a four-green-star rating, reflecting the strong sustainability performance of the Company's assets. The Investment Adviser also achieved carbon neutrality, reaching its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2023. Training on the SFDR was undertaken, assessing its applicability to the Company and enhancing the Board's understanding of evolving regulatory requirements.
In 2024, the Company strengthened its responsible investment approach by formalising and publishing a comprehensive Sustainability Policy, while the Investment Adviser achieved B Corp accreditation with a score of 99.4. ESG due diligence was enhanced through the addition of biodiversity and DEI considerations, alongside the introduction of climate and ESG-integrated credit risk assessments for all new investments.
This year, the Investment Adviser completed a full credit risk assessment for each underlying asset that incorporates ESG risk.
Looking ahead, the Company and the Investment Adviser plan to embed lessons learned across the portfolio, deepen their support for borrowers' diversity ambitions, and explore further carbon reduction initiatives. The Company also intends to broaden the integration of sustainability factors throughout the investment process with support from third party experts.
Reporting
In 2020, the Investment Adviser defined the project scope for quantifying portfolio renewable energy exports, sustainability impacts and emissions, and held initial discussions with independent specialists.
In 2021, the Company first started to report against the TCFD framework, working to achieve compliance with the core elements of the TCFD. As a company, it is currently exempt from the requirements, however the Investment Adviser believes companies must be transparent on the financial implications of climate change to their business and clearly set out the actions they are taking to manage climate change risks and opportunities. The Investment Adviser encourages the application of the TCFD framework across its funds. The Company also published its first sustainability update encompassing its current approach and future aspirations, and the Investment Adviser launched a carbon offsetting scheme to offset the impact of its business activities. In the same year, the Investment Adviser published its first Responsible Investment report for the financial year. This report was further expanded in 2022 with the Investment Adviser also launching a dedicated area for Responsible Investment on its website.
The following year, in 2022, the Company completed its data collection project to quantify, develop and finalise ESG metrics and targets. It also partially and voluntarily reported against the eleven recommendations of the TCFD and completed a climate risk assessment for each portfolio asset.
Throughout 2023, the Company advanced its reporting practices by developing its ESG data collection project, appointing Aardvark, an external consultant, to review carbon emissions data, and expanding TCFD disclosures to include a partial 2°C warming scenario. The Investment Adviser also assessed biodiversity impacts for two assets and undertook training on biodiversity net gain.
In 2024, the Company engaged Terra Instinct to conduct a climate risk gap analysis and an ISSB gap analysis, continued collaborating with Aardvark to refine and verify carbon emissions data, and further expanded its TCFD reporting to cover all physical risks under a 2°C scenario.
This year, the Company continued its engagement with Aardvark to review its data collection project and verify its calculated carbon emissions data, with the aim of obtaining reasonable assurance over the data in the future.
Looking ahead, the Company aims to strengthen ESG metrics and portfolio-level data quality, obtain limited assurance over emissions data and set additional TCFD-aligned ESG targets. The Company will continue enhancing its climate risk assessment in line with best practice and begin reporting under the relevant SDR and/or SFDR disclosure regimes when they become applicable.
Awareness
In 2020, the Company was awarded the Green Economy Mark by the LSE, in recognition of its contribution to positive environmental outcomes. In 2021, the Company engaged an external consultant to undertake a perception study to obtain stakeholder opinions from a strategic and ESG perspective. The Company has sought to incorporate the recommendations from this survey.
During 2022, the Investment Adviser revised its business travel policy to further encourage use of public transport and minimise flight travel to support its carbon neutral target. Furthermore, it set up a charity of the year scheme to contribute to as an organisation.
The next year, in 2023, the Company strengthened its approach to sustainability by integrating biodiversity considerations into its investment process and delivering biodiversity training for staff. The Investment Adviser broadened its Responsible Investment report to include TCFD disclosures and funded three ESG‑focused internships to support the Company's sustainability strategy and data collection efforts.
In 2024, the Investment Adviser continued its participation in the 10,000 Black Interns and Young Women into Finance programmes, undertook a mid-term Investors in People review, and expanded its charity of the year initiative.
This year, the Investment Adviser improved its Investors in People accreditation to Silver following their review and offered two internships to students as part of the 10,000 Black Interns programme and Young Women into Finance programme.
Looking ahead, the Company is looking to introduce biodiversity net gain reporting and further expand its TCFD disclosures, while the Investment Adviser aims to continue offering internships with partner organisations and implement a formal recruitment policy that incorporates DEI considerations.
ESG timeline
2019
Became signatory to the PRI2
Allocated ESG responsibility to Director1
2020
Responsible Investment committee formed2
Green Economy Mark awarded by LSE1
ESG representative appointed to Board1
Started reporting against TCFD framework1
2021
Carbon offsetting scheme introduced2
2022
Charity of the year scheme implemented2
ESG data collection project completed1
Achieved goal of carbon neutrality by 20232
2023
Included partial 2°C warming scenario in TCFD disclosure1
Aardvark appointed to review carbon emissions data1
2024
Sustainability Policy implemented1
Terra Instinct engaged to perform gap analysis on climate risk assessment1
Achieved B Corp certification2
2025
Achieved Silver Investors in People accreditation2
Key
1.Company actions
2.Investment Adviser actions
Responsible investment
Responsible Investment
The Investment Adviser's Responsible Investment policy is integrated into investment management processes and incorporates pre-investment, active ownership and governance processes. Please refer page 5 to the Investment Adviser's Responsible Investment report on its website for further information.
The Investment Adviser has been a signatory to the PRI since 2019. The PRI, established in 2006, is a global collaborative network of investors working together to put the six principles of the PRI into practice. This year, the Investment Adviser's PRI assessment score decreased slightly. It scored an average of 79 points out of 100 and four out of five stars for each category. This was a decrease of 1 point from the previous year, primarily due to PRI reporting requirements on the proxy voting practices of the Investment Adviser. Refer to page 6 of the Investment Adviser's Responsible Investment report for further information.
Portfolio governance
Governance at the Company level is clearly managed and articulated to achieve the Company's investment strategy, including managing risks and creating a positive environmental and social impact. The Investment Adviser engages with the underlying assets' boards to enhance governance at the portfolio level. Investment documentation issued by the Company includes standard provisions to ensure effective governance within investee companies including compliance by these companies with applicable environmental, health and safety, anti-money laundering, know your customer and employment requirements.
During the year, the Investment Adviser continued to develop its climate risk assessment process for each underlying portfolio asset. The process assesses the actual and potential impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities across the portfolio and considers both physical and transition risks and transition opportunities for each asset.
Further information can be found below.
The directors and employees of the Investment Adviser sit on the boards of, and control, the SPVs through which the Company invests. The Company has delegated the day-to-day operations of these SPVs to the Investment Adviser through the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Company collects diversity data on new investment opportunities and the Investment Adviser includes diversity data in its responsible investment checklist, collecting data from potential borrowers that approach the Company. Diversity data is also collected from borrowers as part of the data collection project.
The Board and the Investment Adviser value relationships with borrowers, ensuring time is spent building and maintaining these relationships. Engagement takes the form of regular interaction with the borrowers by the portfolio management teams, including periodic site visits to the underlying assets and their managers. Site visits are an important aspect of the portfolio management role and have both technical and commercial benefits. They allow the Investment Adviser to assess the performance of both asset and contractor and investigate any important project issues that arise.
Furthermore, site visits give the Investment Adviser the opportunity to understand the operations and relationships important to each project and its long-term success. Where the Company is exposed to RPs that have been graded as non-compliant in respect of governance, the Investment Adviser has been working with the RPs to improve processes, people and systems in seeking to address the RSH's governance concerns.
In the financial year, 28 site visits were conducted, representing 25% of the portfolio by value and 23% of all SPV companies, including renewables and PPP/PFI assets in various UK locations.
SDR
The Policy Statement on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements ("SDR") and investment labels sets out the UK FCA's final rules on anti‑greenwashing, a new labelling regime, naming and marketing rules, product and entity-level disclosures, as well as distributor obligations. As the Company is domiciled in Jersey, it is a non-UK AIF and is therefore unable to use a sustainability label at present. If HMT extends the SDR regime to overseas funds, the Company will consider the implementation of a label. The Company is in compliance with the anti-greenwashing rules issued under SDR.
On 14 February 2025, the FCA confirmed that it does not intend to publish a policy statement in 2025 as it wants to ensure that extending SDR to portfolio management delivers good outcomes for consumers, is practical for firms and supports growth in the sector.
Data collection project
This year, the Investment Adviser continued to improve its data collection project to collect material ESG metrics from the underlying portfolio for the twelve month period to 30 June 20251.
The process involves the Investment Adviser's portfolio management team liaising with each asset operator to obtain relevant ESG data on the underlying portfolio assets. The data points that are considered material by the Investment Adviser are detailed in the table below.
This year, environmental coverage increased from 77% in the prior year to 81%. This was due to an increased response rate from borrowers. Several challenges continued to be faced in respect of the availability of the data requested, insofar as the Company is a debt provider and does not own or control 96% of assets in the portfolio.
In the drive for increased transparency in reporting across the industry, the Company has actively sought to improve its data collection project by obtaining limited assurance of its carbon footprint data for the third consecutive year.
1.Period chosen to facilitate data inclusion in the annual report.
The Company continued its engagement with Aardvark, an external ESG certification service who provide independent and impartial auditing and certification services. Aardvark reviewed the outputs from the data collection project, verifying the emissions calculations and data for covering Scope 1 and 2 with the inclusion of Scope 3 as far as is practically possible. It was found that a total of 73% of the assets by value had emissions calculations that were supported by primary or secondary evidence.
Aardvark also reviewed where the use of estimated data would be useful or potentially inaccurate for the missing data and concluded it wasn't necessary in this year's data collection project.
The Company continues to prepare for a reasonable assurance process in the future, with the assistance of Aardvark, who have provided valuable feedback regarding the Company's carbon emission metrics over the last three years, supporting ongoing enhancement.
Whilst 27% of the emissions data cannot be verified at this stage, the reporting and verification process by Aardvark has led to the development and identification of further steps the Company can take to improve this process in future reporting periods.
Portfolio data coverage1
Environmental2 +4%
2025 81%
2024 77%
Social3 +4%
2025 77%
2024 73%
Governance4 +5%
2025 85%
2024 80%
Carbon footprint5
2025
Primary and secondary data 73%
Estimated data 0%
No data 27%
2024
Primary and secondary data 74%
Estimated data 0%
No data 26%
Impact6 -5%
2025 89%
2024 94%
1.Percentage of data entries for applicable KPIs per ESG area weighted by portfolio value.
2.Air pollutants emitted, water consumption, waste generated/disposed, energy conservation strategies and net habitat gain or loss.
3.Total FTEs, hours worked, satisfaction surveys, absenteeism rates, H&S metrics, CBF contribution and key engagement initiatives with local community/stakeholders.
4.Gender diversity, Board reporting, ISO alignment/certification, green building certificates, governance and regulatory policies in place and audited accounts.
5.Fuel combusted, imported energy use, water, waste, biogenic emissions, mitigated emissions (landfill), renewable energy and biogas exported, buildings' EPC ratings and energy efficiency plans.
6.People housed, school places, hospital beds and renewable energy and biogas exported.
Governance
Disclose the organisation's governance around climate‑related risks and opportunities.
Compliance statement
The Company has voluntarily and partially reported against all four core elements of the TCFD and the eleven recommended disclosures, taking into account the TCFD 'Guidance for All Sectors', as well as the supplemental guidance for the financial sector.
This year, the Company has partially reported against 'Strategy (c)' in respect of different climate-related scenarios, including its 2ºC or lower scenario.
The Company has omitted to report against 'Metrics and Targets (c)' as the Company continues to develop and refine its data collection exercise.
As a debt fund, the Board is committed to a thoughtful process of establishing material, accurate and relevant climate-related metrics and targets. It intends to continue developing its approach in the coming years, including its aim of obtaining reasonable assurance over its ESG metrics.
For this reason, the Company is not in full compliance with the TCFD requirements at this stage. It will continue to work towards full compliance.
A. The Board's oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities
The Board is responsible for setting and monitoring the Company's strategy, which includes consideration of climate-related risks and opportunities
The Board is informed about relevant climate‑related issues as part of the quarterly reporting cycle by the Investment Adviser and the Company's own committees.
The Company's committees contribute as follows:
· Audit and Risk committee: responsible for climate-related disclosures and sustainability risk assessment
· Sustainability committee: developing, implementing and monitoring ESG-related policies and activities
· Investment committee: considering ESG impacts during the investment due diligence process
· Management Engagement committee: ensuring key suppliers operate in a socially responsible manner
The Sustainability committee formally meets once a year and engages informally with the Investment Adviser and other service providers regularly, including participating in briefings and new initiatives. It formally reports to the Board at each quarterly Board meeting. This quarterly engagement includes relevant training and ESG updates for the Board, both regulatory and Company specific.
The Investment Adviser utilises external consultants as appropriate, and acquires expertise where needed. This year, the Investment Adviser again funded two internships to support the work the Board is doing as part of its ESG processes and to assist the Investment Adviser with the climate risk assessment and Sustainability Policy. The internships enabled the Company to benefit from a fresh perspective with enthusiasm across environmental matters.
B. Describe management's role in assessing and managing climate-related risks and opportunities
The Investment Adviser has over 15 years' experience in identifying assets with a core environmental and/or social benefit for the Company. The Investment Adviser's in-house expertise includes a Head of Private Credit who has significant experience in incorporating sustainability factors into credit ratings. Members of the investment team also have significant experience in sustainable investing. Responsible investment processes are overseen by the Responsible Investment committee, which reports to the board of the Investment Adviser. Further information is provided on pages 80 to 81 of the full annual report on the Company's website.
Climate risks are considered at each stage of the investment process, including the initial deal screening of opportunities and investment due diligence processes. Risk assessment takes the form of both quantitative analysis and qualitative assessments which look at the sustainability approach of investee companies.
Environmental impact assessments are carried out where appropriate as part of the due diligence process to identify potential transition and physical short, medium and long-term impacts on costs and viability across service providers and investments.
ESG risks are also incorporated in the credit risk management process. The Investment Adviser identifies relevant ESG risks which could materially impact the credit quality of borrowers. The relevance and materiality of those ESG risks are identified, recorded and assessed. The Investment Adviser assigns an ESG risk (low, medium and high) to each loan to reflect ESG risks potentially impacting the ability and willingness of the borrower to meet its financial obligations on a timely basis. The risk of an asset becoming obsolete because of the energy transition or physical climate risk (such as flooding or drought) or governance without the necessary controls in place, would be categorised as loans with a high ESG risk.
This information is presented to the Investment committee as part of the investment approval process with the Board directly or indirectly addressing climate-related risks and opportunities when evaluating and approving new investments. The Investment Adviser provides fortnightly, ad hoc and quarterly updates to the Board on asset performance, including the response of assets to climate events.
Following execution and investment, key relevant climate-related risk factors are monitored by the portfolio management teams. The Investment Adviser seeks to engage with investors to understand relevant ESG factors and to manage exposure to risks.
Strategy
Disclose the actual and potential impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities on the organisation's businesses, strategy and financial planning where such information is material.
A. Describe the climate-related risks and opportunities the organisation has identified over the short, medium and long term
The Investment Adviser, through its climate risk assessment, has identified, based on current climate conditions, that the portfolio is exposed to physical risks arising from extreme weather events; examples include Storm Eowyn in January 2025, which caused damage to anaerobic digestion plants in Northern Ireland, impacting their production. However, the overall financial impact of these physical risks to the Company is not material, with various mitigants in place such as diverse asset type and location, and comprehensive insurance policies which cover physical damage due to weather-related events. It is recognised, however, that such insurance policies may not always be available at a reasonable cost or at all and physical resilience or protection of assets is kept under review and action is taken when it is appropriate and cost effective.
The Company defines short, medium and long‑term risk time horizons as follows: short term: zero to three years; medium term: four to eight years; long term: more than eight years. When considering materiality, the Investment Adviser considered the financial impact each risk could potentially have on the asset if it were to materialise. Further information can be found below.
The main short-term physical risk exposures for the portfolio are water damage and flooding. However, there are mitigants in place.
For example, the likelihood of these assets experiencing damage at the same time is low due to their geographical dispersion.
Medium to long term, more frequent extreme weather may place significant pressure on energy infrastructure, including renewables, and could cause damage to components, power lines and transmission grids, including potential disruption to supply chains. More frequent storms could also cause wind damage at portfolio assets. Significant impacts may arise in the social infrastructure sector, leading to localised strain on public services, and the potential closure of facilities. Higher temperatures may also impact key components of renewables projects and could also lead to the overheating of buildings, which can adversely impact vulnerable people.
The Company is also exposed to transition risks in the short term from sudden and unexpected changes to Government policy. An example of this is the Electricity Generator Levy in the UK, which taxes certain renewable energy generating assets until 2028, and the recent announcements from the UK Government around potential changes to support mechanisms such as the RO regime and FiT scheme.
In the medium to long term, any changes to MEES is expected to affect properties in the social housing sector. Under current proposals, a spend-cap exemption could limit the required investment per property to around £10,000. Overall, 41% of the social housing portfolio has an EPC rating equal to a C or above, whilst 37% has an EPC rating of D or below, with the remainder either unavailable or unrated.
The obligation to improve the energy efficiency of the properties below a 'C' rating sits with the third party RPs under fully repairing and insuring leases, and this will be closely monitored with borrowers.
An increased focus on the sustainability aspects of the investment process presents significant opportunities for the Company. At IPO, these considerations were not as prominent for investors as they have become in recent years.
Whilst many investment funds and companies are seeking to quantify and reduce their negative environmental and social impact, the Company finds itself in a position where all its investments have a positive environmental or social contribution, meaning sustainability is inherent in the Company's portfolio.
As the UK embarks on the largest transformation of its infrastructure in recent history as part of the transition to net zero, there will be a significant private sector investment requirement to support this, and public sector support will be needed across a range of asset classes. The Government has pledged to work with the private sector to double onshore wind, triple solar power and quadruple offshore wind by 2030, with increased spending across the renewable energy infrastructure sector. The Government's Green Prosperity Plan is set to 'partner with businesses' to invest in 'industries of the future', with the aim of creating 650,000 jobs.
B. Describe the impact of climate‑related risks and opportunities on the organisation's businesses, strategy and financial planning
The primary physical impact of climate change on the business will be experienced by the Project Companies the Company lends to: firstly, by increased operating costs or reduced revenues due to physical risks materialising.
In many cases, physical mitigation measures exist and there is a degree of contractual protection built into loan agreements from these increased costs.
Secondly, the credit quality of the Project Companies may deteriorate. For example, extreme weather events might materially increase the cost of insuring some assets, or they might make some assets uninsurable. These impacts, if material, may lead to a reduction in the valuation of the portfolio.
Regarding the Company's strategy, the portfolio benefits from its geographic, technological and market diversification. Conversely, opportunities may arise which enable the Company to deploy capital to a wider range of asset classes, providing further diversification into new sectors and thereby increasing revenues.
For financial planning, one potential transitional impact of climate change arises from the increased deployment of renewable power generation reducing the marginal cost of electricity and impacting revenue. A mitigating factor for this is the increased use of direct PPAs, which will thereby secure steady revenue streams. The Investment Adviser, on behalf of the Company, has successfully implemented a number of these agreements. Further information on the Company's electricity price exposure can be found above. Based on the climate risk analysis undertaken, referred to below, the Investment Adviser does not currently propose to make any changes to financial forecasts due to climate risk.
C. Describe the resilience of the organisation's strategy, taking into consideration different climate-related scenarios, including a 2ºC or lower scenario
The climate change risk assessment carried out by the Investment Adviser has concluded that the Company's strategy is resilient to both the physical and transition risks associated with climate change. This year, the Investment Adviser continued to run its 2ºC or lower scenario to include analysis of changes in physical risks. In doing so, it has noted resilience to the identified physical risks associated with climate change, with heat stress the only score that increases in a 2ºC or lower global warming scenario. The other physical risk scores remained the same. Transition risks were not included in the assessment, due to difficulty in obtaining independent data points. However, the Investment Adviser will look to include these in future climate risk assessments as it works towards the Company achieving full compliance with TCFD.
The results of the assessment demonstrated that whilst there are physical and transition risks in the context of the Company's diversified portfolio, the financial impacts were not material. For example, a storm might generate strong winds which could have a negative impact on revenue from wind turbines, causing them to shut down in stormy conditions, but would not necessarily have an adverse impact on other assets in the portfolio, illustrating the resilience of a diversified portfolio.
Risk management
Disclose how the organisation identifies, assesses and manages climate-related risks.
A. Describe the organisation's processes for identifying and assessing climate‑related risks
The Board of Directors directly or indirectly addresses climate-related risks and opportunities when evaluating and approving new investments, including a climate risk assessment for each new investment.
As part of the Investment Adviser's due diligence process, climate risk assessments are carried out on each portfolio asset where appropriate. The Investment Adviser also carries out ongoing performance monitoring, including asset site visits by experienced personnel; further information is given above. Fortnightly updates and quarterly detailed reports on asset performance are also provided to the Board.
Climate change has become a key risk faced by infrastructure investors. The Company continues to focus on the potential impacts of climate change and the risk factors associated with rising global temperatures. As such, the Investment Adviser has conducted a detailed portfolio-wide climate risk assessment across each of the individual assets in the portfolio. This risk assessment includes an analysis of the impact of a 2ºC or lower global warming scenario.
The risk assessment considers nine risk factors divided between physical and transition risks:
· Physical risks: these are events that are driven by a shift in temperatures and weather patterns. The assessment considers five risks: flood risk; heat stress; water stress; fires and wildfires; and severe winds and storms. These events have been chosen based on their materiality to the overall portfolio. Refer to the table below for further detail on materiality.
· Transition risks: these are the risks related to the transition to a low-carbon economy. Four areas were considered: policy or regulatory; technological; market; and reputational risks.
External and internal data points were used to assess assets in the portfolio. Historic weather data was used to inform heat stress, water stress and severe wind. UK Government databases were used to obtain flood risk and wildfire data for all available sites in the portfolio. IPCC data was used to determine heat stress, water stress and severe winds in the 2ºC warming scenario. The Beaufort wind scale was used to assess the threshold at which wind speeds are considered high. EPC ratings were obtained from UK Government databases.
An asset-by-asset assessment was undertaken internally by the Investment Adviser's portfolio management team to consider the specifics of each investment and to understand the overall exposure to climate change and any mitigating factors. The results from the risk assessment form part of the portfolio management decision‑making process and help identify further mitigation strategies, informing whether any changes are required to the underlying financial forecasts of the Company.
The climate risk assessment was completed by evaluating the impact and likelihood of a climate change event happening within the remaining lifetime of each asset, divided between physical and transition risks. The risk assessment scores were calculated by multiplying impact and likelihood metrics to form a total score for each asset.
For physical and transition risk, the impact metric indicates the financial impact each risk could potentially have on the asset. This metric is scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest and 1 having a lower impact.
Each score indicates a specific financial impact as shown in the table below:
| Score |
Materiality |
Impact |
| 5 |
Significant |
>£5 million |
| 4 |
Major |
£2 million - £5 million |
| 3 |
Moderate |
£501,000 - £2 million |
| 2 |
Minor |
£51,000 - £500,000 |
| 1 |
Negligible |
<£50,000 |
The likelihood score for physical risk is based on past Met Office data to determine the probability of a specific weather event happening, based on the specific location of the asset.
For transition risk, the likelihood score was rated between 0% and 100% based on the probability of a climate event happening within the remaining lifetime of the asset. This probability was converted to a score between 1 and 5 to keep consistency between the physical and transition risk likelihood scores, seen in the table below:
| Probability |
Score |
| <5% |
1 |
| 5% - 15% |
2 |
| 15% - 25% |
3 |
| 25% - 35% |
4 |
| >35% |
5 |
The impact and likelihood metrics were multiplied with each other to give a score for each risk identified, which led to each physical and transition risk metric being given a total rating out of 25. These individual ratings were then weighted by the portfolio valuation of each asset to give an aggregated score by sub-sector and sector. A final rating between 0 and 25 was obtained by combining total physical and transition risks scores.
The chart based on the weighted average rating for each sector on page 58 of the full annual report on the Company's website shows the output of this process, indicating the sectors that are most vulnerable to climate change. The placement of each sector highlights its risk exposure, with a low risk between 0-33%, medium risk between 33-66% and high risk between 66-100%. Each sector is plotted based on the risk percentage for each physical and transition risk.
Under physical risks, the biggest exposure is to water stress and flood risk. An increase in the frequency of water stress is most likely to impact the renewables sector, while an increase in flood risk is most likely to impact the social housing sector.
Under transition risks, the portfolio is most exposed to policy/regulatory change, as well as technological change. Within the renewables portfolio, biomass projects account for some 11% of portfolio value and are most likely to be influenced by regulatory and market changes. While the Investment Adviser views the biomass sector as well placed to benefit from the transition to net zero as a form of low-carbon baseload power, uncertainty around the possible participation in the UK ETS, along with future power price caps for renewable generators, is reflected in the regulatory and technological risk scores.
The Investment Adviser also undertook the analysis of a 2ºC or lower global warming scenario on assets in the portfolio. This analysis concluded that the Company's strategy is relatively resilient to the physical risks associated with climate change.
In the 2ºC scenario, the Investment Adviser considered changes in the likelihood of the occurrence of physical climate risks and focused on the impact of a 2ºC change in likelihood scores in the physical risk section. Transition risks were not included due to difficulty in obtaining independent data points, as well as the assumption that transition risks will not be impacted in the same way as physical risks in a 2ºC warming scenario.
The Company recognises it has further to go in achieving full compliance with a 2ºC increased temperature scenario because of this and is committed to including transition risk data points in future years.
The likelihood score for heat stress, water stress, severe winds and wildfires in a 2ºC temperature increase scenario was based on the probability of each metric occurring, using past Met Office data and UK Government data to determine the probability of a specific weather event and applying a multiplier for each physical risk. This multiplier was based on data from the IPCC, which is the United Nations body for assessing climate change.
After running the 2ºC scenario, it was determined that physical risks mostly remained the same, with the exception of heat stress, which increased by 3 rating points. This has led the Investment Adviser to conclude that the Company's strategy is relatively resilient to both the physical and transition risks associated with climate change.
The Investment Adviser and the Board recognise that the prioritisation of climate change requires a change of Government approach, primarily through regulation. Regulatory changes through mechanisms such as the UK ETS, power price caps, energy efficiency standards, changes to the RO regime, FiT schemes and windfall taxes on renewable energy generators may further impact the portfolio.
Based on the analysis undertaken, the Investment Adviser does not currently propose to make any changes to its financial forecasts due to climate risk.
As detailed above, in the medium to long term, any changes to MEES for buildings could impact certain assets, and these will be closely monitored with borrowers. The Investment Adviser also intends to closely monitor the impact of rising global temperatures on its investments, as the increasing likelihood of rising temperatures could impact the portfolio, as evidenced in a 2ºC rising temperature scenario. The Investment Adviser updates the climate risk assessment on an annual basis.
The Company will continue to refine its approach to materiality as the availability, completeness and accuracy of data improves over time.
Whilst the Investment Adviser has concluded that the portfolio is exposed to low physical and transition risk, the climate opportunities for each asset have not been quantified in this exercise. This is an area that will be considered further in future assessments.
The Investment Adviser has identified several transition opportunities for the Company. These surround optimisation, expansion and life extension opportunities for the portfolio following growing demand for renewable energy and energy security. This is expected to cause renewable energy demand to increase, driven by the decarbonisation of transport and heating amongst other factors.
While opportunities related to physical and transition risks have not been quantified to date, the Board and the Investment Adviser hope to include these in future reports.
The Investment Adviser aims to continue improving all areas of its climate risk assessment, including the data collection process, controls around this process and creating meaningful disclosures in order to help monitor and mitigate exposure to climate change. Areas identified for improvement include:
· including transition risks in a 2ºC or lower scenario;
· improving the data sources utilised in the assessment; and
· combining climate opportunities into the assessment.
B. Describe the organisation's processes for managing climate-related risks
The portfolio is diversified across a number of asset classes and ESG processes are embedded into investment decision making. The importance of the Investment Adviser's engagement and influence in helping portfolio companies improve their ESG performance is crucial. Further information is given in the risk section below.
C. Describe how processes for identifying, assessing and managing climate-related risks are integrated into the organisation's overall risk management
The way in which the Company manages risk and principal risks and uncertainties is described below. The Board does not consider climate-related risk a principal risk, however it does recognise climate-related risk as an emerging risk. Refer below for further information.
Metrics and targets
Disclose the metrics and targets used to assess and manage the relevant climate-related risks and opportunities where such information is material.
A. Disclose the metrics used by the organisation to assess climate-related risks and opportunities in line with its strategy and risk management process
The Investment Adviser includes an assessment of ESG characteristics in every investment proposal submitted to the Company's Investment committee for approval. Prior to the approval of a new investment, the Investment Adviser assesses how the investment rates against relevant ESG criteria, laid out in an ESG checklist tailored to the Company. The checklist typically covers the counterparty's commitment and capability to effectively identify, monitor and manage potential ESG-related risks and opportunities and, to the extent applicable, the availability of relevant policies and procedures, alignment with industry or investment-specific standards and ratings, and compliance with relevant ESG-related regulation and legislation. Each asset undergoes a credit risk assessment that incorporates ESG risk, which reflects the potential for ESG risks to impact the ability and willingness of the borrower to meet their financial obligations in a timely basis.
During the year, the Investment Adviser carried out a climate risk assessment for each underlying asset. Further information on the methodology used to complete the climate risk assessment is included above.
B. Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2 and, if appropriate, Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions and the related risks
As an investment company, the Company does not have a significant environmental impact by itself.
With no employees or property and an outsourced services model, there are no Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 (indirect through power demand) climate-related emissions to report, and as an investment fund specifically, its Scope 3 (other indirect) emissions fall under two categories within Scope 3 as defined by the GHG Protocol:
Category 1: Purchased goods and services
The emissions from services provided by the Company's top ten third party service providers and emissions from travel of the Board. The top ten third party service providers represent 92% of the annual expenditure of the Company and therefore these were deemed the most material in the context of the Company's outsourced service model.
The Company used a supplier-specific approach whereby expenditure for each service provider is multiplied by the service provider's organisational carbon footprint intensity in tCO2e (market‑based Scope 1 and 2 plus upstream Scope 3 emissions) as disclosed through publicly available data. Using this approach, the Company was able to report attributable supplier emissions covering 89% of its annual spend across nine of its top ten suppliers.
Category 15: Investments
The emissions of the underlying portfolio. This is the fourth year a detailed data collection exercise has been undertaken, and there are still plenty of challenges faced in respect to the availability of the data requested, insofar as the Company is a debt provider and does not own or control 96% of assets in the portfolio.
As such, emissions data points were obtained from 73% of portfolio assets by value. Estimated emissions data was not used this year, due to the increase in emissions data collected directly from portfolio assets. Further steps will be taken to improve this process in future reporting periods.
The Investment Adviser will continue to liaise with asset operators to improve and refine the availability of future ESG data which will continue to be collected and reported on an annual basis. Further information on the data collection exercise can be found above.
The Company has measured and disclosed the emissions from its underlying portfolio in accordance with the GHG Protocol. Emissions from investments (Category 15) comprise proportional Scope 1 and Scope 2 and limited Scope 3 emissions of the underlying portfolio and have been allocated based on the Company's proportional share of total enterprise value (total equity plus debt) in accordance with the guidance for debt investments and project finance.
The Company has not reported total projected lifetime Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions of any new projects financed during the year. It will seek to include this information for future years where possible.
Greenhouse gas emissions
The Company has measured its emissions in accordance with the GHG Protocol. An operational control approach was used to define the organisational boundary and responsibility for GHG emissions. Emissions have been measured over the twelve month period to 30 June 2025. The period chosen was to facilitate data inclusion in the Company's annual report.
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Scope 1, 2 & 3 |
Scope 1, 2 & 3 |
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Direct GHG emissions - occur from sources that are owned or controlled by the organisation |
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Category 1, emissions from indirect purchased goods and services |
209 |
209 |
171 |
171 |
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57,104 |
24,584 |
43,136 |
15,948 |
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Total gross Scope 3 emissions /tCO2e |
57,313 |
24,793 |
43,307 |
16,119 |
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57,313 |
24,793 |
43,307 |
16,119 |
C. Describe the targets used by the organisation to manage climate-related risks and performance against targets
The Board and the Investment Adviser are committed to improving the Company's data capture and disclosure to help drive more consistent reporting across the industry. The Company has continued to make progress towards achieving full compliance with TCFD and has expanded its reporting this year to include more EPC data for buildings.
The Company intends to continue to develop its approach in relation to targets. However, given that the Company does not own or control 96% of the assets in the portfolio, certain challenges remain around setting climate-related targets at a portfolio level.
The Company has thoroughly considered the implementation of the SBTi, particularly regarding target setting.
However, there is currently no existing guidance from the SBTi on the infrastructure sector which assists with formulating targets. Formally submitting targets comes at a cost to the Company and it is therefore important to ensure it is good value for stakeholders. The first step is to establish internal targets, and the Company is in the process of ensuring robust and reliable data to establish a target base year.
The data collection exercise undertaken this year continues to provide the Company with useful portfolio-level data. This allows the Board and the Investment Adviser to focus on areas that are material. The data will also assist the Board in selecting relevant targets to manage risk and performance and inform other mitigations such as regular engagement, oversight and review.
The Company also engaged Aardvark, an independent and external provider, to advise on potential next steps to enable it to extend its reasonable assurance to commission independent assurance of its ESG data collection process in future years.
The Investment Adviser runs its operations on a carbon-neutral basis. The Company is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by offsetting emissions generated by business travel, therefore supporting the transition to net zero.
1.Twelve month period to 30 June 2025/2024 to facilitate data inclusion in the Company's annual report.
Stakeholders
Introduction
As a member of the AIC, the Company reports against the AIC Code on a comply or explain basis. Whilst the Company is not domiciled in the UK, by reporting against the AIC Code, the Company voluntarily meets the obligations under section 172 of the UK Companies Act 2006.
The Directors seek to understand the needs and priorities of the Company's stakeholders in accordance with the UK Companies Act 2006. All Board discussions involve careful consideration of the longer‑term consequences of any decisions and their implications for stakeholders.
Stakeholders are integral to the long‑term success of the Company. The Board believes that the Company's key stakeholders comprise shareholders, borrowers, lenders, the public sector, suppliers and local communities. This section sets out why and how the Company engages with these stakeholders and the actions taken by it to ensure their interests are considered by the Board.
The Board always aims to be fair and balanced in its approach. The needs of different stakeholders are considered as well as the consequences of any long-term decisions.
Stakeholder relationships provide the foundation for the Company's longevity, which is beneficial to all parties. The Board understands the value of maintaining a high standard of business conduct and stakeholder engagement, whilst also ensuring the Company positively impacts the environment in which it operates.
The Directors recognise that, both individually and collectively, their overarching duty is to act in good faith and in a way that promotes the success of the Company as set out in section 172 of the UK Companies Act 2006. The Directors act for the benefit of shareholders and in the interests of stakeholders as a whole, having regard, amongst other matters, for the likely consequences of any decision in the long term on the following considerations.
Section 172: Promoting the success of the Company
The Board of Directors consider, both individually and together, that they have acted in a way they consider, in good faith, is likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole in the decisions taken during the year as set out below.
The interests of the Company's employees
The Company has no employees but has close working relationships with the employees of the Investment Adviser and the Administrator to which it outsources its main functions.
Refer to the stakeholder engagement section above and to the governance section on pages 74 to 101 of the full annual report on the Company's website.
The need to foster the Company's business relationships with suppliers, customers and others
The Board has a close working relationship with all its advisers and regularly engages with all parties.
Refer to the stakeholder engagement section above and below.
The impact of the Company's operations on the community and the environment
The Company's activities are beneficial to the environment as they comprise, in part, renewable energy investments that positively impact the environment and climate change, regulatory and UK Government targets.
Refer to the sustainability section above.
The desirability of the Company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct
Under the leadership of the Chairman, the Board operates with the core values of integrity and impartiality and the aim of maintaining its reputation for high standards in all areas of the business it conducts.
Refer to Board values and culture in the governance section on page 83 of the full annual report on the Company's website.
The need to act fairly between shareholders of the Company
The Board actively engages with shareholders and considers their interests when setting the Company's strategy.
Refer to the stakeholder engagement section above and below.
Stakeholders: Why and how we engage
Shareholders
All investors in the Company, be they institutional, such as pension funds or wealth managers, or retail, such as private individuals.
Why engage
The Company generates earnings that benefit shareholders through dividend income. The Board and the Investment Adviser recognise the importance of engaging with shareholders on a regular basis to maintain a high level of transparency and accountability, acting fairly and to inform the Company's decision making and future strategy.
How the Company engages
The Company, primarily through its Investment Adviser and brokers, engages in ongoing communication with its shareholders via market interactions, analyst and marketing presentations who regularly provide feedback to the Board. The feedback received from shareholders during the course of these interactions is taken into consideration when setting the future strategy of the Company and any Board decisions which impact shareholders.
The Board encourages shareholders to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company so that they may discuss governance and strategy with them and understand their issues and concerns. The Chairman of the Board and the Chair of each committee attend general meetings of the Company to answer any questions posed by shareholders.
The Board recognises that the Company is required to have its formal shareholder meetings in Jersey, which may preclude shareholders from attending. To address this issue, the Company, together with the Investment Adviser, annually host a 'Capital Markets Day' in London.
This year the event was held in January 2025 and provided an opportunity for investors to meet the Board, the Investment Adviser and investee companies, as well as hearing in greater detail the work being undertaken to drive value within the portfolio. The presentation from the event is available on the Company's website.
The Board and/or the Investment Adviser met with 62 existing or potential shareholders, delivered four webinars and ran one asset site visit for shareholders during the year. The Investment Adviser has also presented at six events this year to over 300 attendees, and has created an investor portal that gives shareholders access to detailed information about the Company's portfolio. Any shareholder that would like access to the portal should contact the Investment Adviser for further information.
Further communication with shareholders is achieved through the annual and half‑yearly reports, news releases via the LSE and the Company's website. This information is supplemented by the quarterly calculation and publication of the NAV per share on the LSE and the publication of a quarterly factsheet by the Investment Adviser.
The Company's annual report is dispatched to shareholders by post (where requested) and is also available to download from the Company's website, together with the half-yearly report. In the annual report, the Directors seek to provide shareholders with sufficient information to allow them to obtain a reasonable understanding of developments affecting the business and the prospects for the Company in the year ahead. Refer to above and below for further information.
Up‑to-date information is provided on the Company's website.
Key Board decision:
Share buyback programme
The Board launched a £15 million share buyback programme in March 2023, pausing at the end of 2023 after repurchasing c.17 million shares for an aggregate cost of £12.8 million at an average price of 76.1 pence per share.
The Board resumed the share buyback programme in December 2024 and then further extended it by £25 million in January 2025 as part of the capital allocation policy. Refer above for further information on the capital allocation policy.
Process:
A Board meeting was held in December 2024 to discuss a recommendation from the Investment Adviser and the Broker that the Board recommence the existing share buyback programme. During this meeting, the Board considered, amongst other matters, the (i) share price discount¹ to NAV, (ii) potential NAV accretion from buybacks against the investment pipeline, and (iii) available cash resources.
A further Board meeting was held in January 2025 to discuss the £25 million extension of the existing share buyback programme.
It was recognised that the repurchase of shares does not necessarily have a significant impact on the share price. However, it is a means of returning capital to shareholders as part of the Company's stated aim under its capital allocation policy to return up to £50 million to shareholders.
Outcomes:
Since the commencement of the share buyback programme in March 2023 and up to the year end, the Company has repurchased 47.8 million shares at a weighted average price of 74.50 pence per share. Post year end, the Company repurchased 1.7 million shares. All shares repurchased are held in treasury.
Borrowers
Owners of the Project Companies to which the Company advances loans
Why engage
The Company values its relationships with borrowers, ensuring time is spent building and maintaining these relationships. By engaging with borrowers and understanding their needs, the Company can build long-lasting relationships that are beneficial to both parties. Borrower contact enables direct feedback and informs strategic decision making at the Board level.
How the Company engages
The Investment Adviser closely engages with borrowers on an ongoing basis. Engagement takes the form of regular interaction with the borrowers by its dedicated portfolio management team.
The focus for the year has been on refinancing loans and disposing of investments where appropriate to achieve the Company's capital allocation policy aims.
The Company made disposals and realisations generating £46.4 million of total proceeds during the year. This brings the total proceeds received since the announcement of the capital allocation policy to £77.8 million.
The Company has been able to advance a further £24.7 million to existing borrowers in the financial year under review, with a further £1.7 million post year end.
The Investment Adviser also engages with borrowers to collect ESG data as part of the data collection project. Refer above for further information.
The Board takes advantage of all available opportunities to engage with borrowers. This includes participating in site visits led by the Investment Adviser. Refer above for further information about site visits carried out during the year.
Suppliers
Suppliers across the UK and Jersey who provide administrative services to the Company.
Why engage
The Company's suppliers include third party service providers engaged to provide corporate or administrative services, in addition to the investment advisory services provided by the Investment Adviser. These services are critical to the ongoing operational performance of the Company. It relies on the performance of third party service providers to perform its main functions.
How the Company engages
The Board has a close working relationship with all its advisers and regularly engages with all parties. The Management Engagement committee regularly monitors the performance and reviews the terms of each service contract. This informs decision making at the Board level in regard to the continuing appointment of service providers.
The Audit and Risk committee also conducts an annual review of the internal controls of the Investment Adviser and the Administrator; this includes a visit to the offices of both service providers. Refer below for further details.
Key Board decision:
Audit tender
With the ten year anniversary of KPMG being appointed as the Company's Auditor approaching, coupled with the requirement to conduct an audit tender process at least every ten years (per the 'statutory audit services for large companies market investigation (mandatory use of competitive tender processes and Audit Committee responsibilities) order 2014)', the Board decided to put the audit out for a tender, in advance of the ten year deadline.
Process:
After due and careful consideration, the Board invited five audit firms, including the incumbent, to the tender process. Four audit firms proceeded to submit audit tender proposals to the Audit and Risk committee for consideration.
Following a comprehensive review of the proposals, the Audit and Risk committee invited a shortlist of three audit firms to present their proposals for further assessment and discussion. After the conclusion of the presentations, the Audit and Risk committee tabled their audit tender report together with their recommendations to a Board meeting for the Board's consideration and approval.
The key criteria considered by the Audit and Risk committee while preparing its audit tender report included audit quality, infrastructure audit and valuation experience, audit approach, potential for value add and fees.
Outcomes:
Following the conclusions of the formal competitive audit tender process led by the Company's Audit and Risk committee, the Board approved the re-appointment of KPMG as the Company's Auditor.
Public sector
Organisations owned and operated by the UK Government that exist to provide public services for society.
Why engage
Governments and regulators play a central role in shaping renewable energy, PFI and social housing sector policy. Changes in UK Government policy may adversely affect the ability of the Company to successfully pursue its investment policy and meet its investment objective or provide favourable returns to shareholders.
How the Company engages
The Company engages with local government and regulatory bodies at regular intervals and participates in focus groups and research projects on the infrastructure sector through the Investment Adviser. UK infrastructure policy informs strategic decision making at a Board level with consideration given to the impact the Company has on the sector.
Cost disclosure requirements have impacted the Company this financial year; however, positive developments have been made, with a Statutory Instrument to remove the requirement for investment companies to publish ongoing charges becoming law on 22 November 2024. Furthermore, post year-end, the FCA confirmed that UK-listed closed-end funds will be given flexibility under the new CCI rules, which are expected to come into effect around June 2027.
The Investment Adviser has been involved in the campaign to resolve the cost disclosure issue, and it has been an area of engagement for the Company.
The Company also remains supportive of broader market and policy initiatives designed to mobilise private capital in support of the UK's decarbonisation and net-zero objectives.
Following the change of Government, there has been an increased national focus on accelerating the UK's decarbonisation agenda. In its first Budget, delivered in October 2024, the new Government reaffirmed its ambition to make the UK a clean-energy superpower and introduced measures aimed at stimulating investment in renewable generation, grid infrastructure and emerging clean-technology sectors. This policy direction is positive for the Company. The Investment Adviser has a strong track record in renewable energy and a proven ability to identify opportunities in emerging and complementary technologies, and the Company is therefore well positioned to capture the increasing volume of investment opportunities presented by the transition to a low-carbon economy
Society
The Company makes a positive impact through its investments in renewables and assets such as schools and hospitals which are integral to society.
Why engage
Through its investments in renewable energy projects and assets such as schools and hospitals, the Company's activities indirectly impact the lives of thousands of people across the UK. The Company is committed to being socially responsible and the Directors consider community involvement to be an important part of that responsibility.
How the Company engages
The Company indirectly provides benefits to society through its investment activities, as it contributes to the generation of renewable energy and provides financing for infrastructure that has clear benefits to end users in society.
Investing in renewables, PPP/PFI and social housing projects indirectly creates job opportunities in supply chains that benefit local communities across the UK.
Renewables projects not only have a positive impact on the environment but also have wider benefits for society, for example, improving local communities through CBFs.
The Company's investments in supported living have funded various social housing projects across the UK, offering high-quality accommodation for vulnerable people. The Investment Adviser is focused on operating to the highest ethical standard in this area due to the vulnerability of stakeholders.
Lenders
Financial institutions and providers of the Company's credit facilities.
Why engage
The Company's RCF is used to make investments in accordance with its investment policy. This arrangement provides the Company with access to flexible debt finance, enabling it to take advantage of investment opportunities as they arise as opposed to holding cash which is awaiting investment. Access to this facility is vital for the efficient capital management of the Company.
How the Company engages
Lenders are financial institutions that provide debt finance in the form of an RCF. The Company, through its Investment Adviser, engages with its lenders on a regular basis, and there is a strong, supportive long‑standing relationship. The Investment Adviser, on behalf of the Company, has engaged positively with its lenders during the year.
The Company has in place an RCF with a total commitment of £150 million, following the refinance of the previous facility in March 2024, where commitments were reduced from £190 million in line with the Board's stated intention of reducing leverage.
The new facility will expire in February 2027. Total leverage has been reduced from £104 million at the time of announcement of the capital allocation policy, to £20 million at 30 September 2025.
These arrangements provide the Company with continued access to flexible debt finance, enabling it to take advantage of investment opportunities as they arise, and may also be used to manage the Company's working capital requirements from time to time.
Further details on the Company's RCF can be found in note 15 to the financial statements.
Risk management
The Board and the Investment Adviser recognise that risk is inherent to the operation of the Company and are committed to effective risk management to protect and maximise shareholder value.
Approach to risk management
The Board has the ultimate responsibility for risk management and internal controls within the Company. The Board has adopted a risk management framework to govern how it identifies existing and emerging risks, determines risk appetite, identifies mitigation and controls, and how it assesses, monitors and measures risk and reports on risk.
Risk review process
The Board, with the assistance of the Audit and Risk committee, undertakes a formal risk review twice a year to assess the effectiveness of the Company's risk management process and internal control systems. During the year, the Board continued to track its most material risks ('A' risks) on a risk matrix showing relative probability and impact. This allowed the Board to identify the eleven principal risks facing the Company, as described above and below. Additional, less material, risks ('B' risks) are monitored by the Board on a watchlist.
In addition to the Audit and Risk committee, the Company's Investment committee, Management Engagement committee and Sustainability committee have a key role and contribute to the overall risk management and governance structure. Consideration is given to the materiality of risks in designing systems of internal control; however, no system of control can provide absolute assurance against the incidence of risk, misstatement or loss.
The following are the key components the Company has in place to provide effective internal control:
Execution risk
· The Board and the Investment committee have agreed clearly defined investment criteria, which specify investment characteristics, authority and exposure limits.
· The Board and the Audit and Risk committee receive and review assurance reports on the controls of the Investment Adviser and Administrator undertaken by a professional third party service provider.
· The contractual agreements with the Investment Adviser and other third party service providers, and their adherence and ongoing performance, are regularly reviewed by the Board and at least annually by the Management Engagement committee.
Portfolio risk
· The Investment Adviser prepares quarterly reports which allow the Board to assess the performance of the Company's portfolio and more general market conditions.
Financial risk
· The Investment Adviser and the Administrator prepare financial projections and financial information which allow the Board to assess the Company's activities and review its financial performance.
· The Company has policies and procedures in place to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements which are monitored by the Board.
Other risks
· The Board monitors the outputs from the Company's and the Investment Adviser's compliance officers.
Emerging risks
· Emerging risks are a standard item on the Board's agenda with a continual focus and scanning of the regulatory horizon to ensure early awareness and engagement.
· Climate risk is now a key consideration for the stability of future risk-adjusted financial returns, with both physical and transition risks considered.
· The Board, through its Sustainability committee, directly or indirectly addresses climate-related risks and opportunities when evaluating and approving new investments, including an ESG risk and impact assessment completed for each new investment.
· More details on how the Board of Directors identifies, assesses and manages emerging risks, including climate change risk, is provided below.
Risk appetite
As an investment company, the Company seeks to take investment risk. The Company's investment policy above sets out the key components of its risk appetite. The Company and the Board seek to manage investment risk within set risk and return parameters. Information on the Investment Adviser's view on current asset risk characteristics for each risk sector is included in the Investment Adviser's report above.
Role of the AIFM
The Investment Adviser is the appointed AIFM to the Company and is required to operate an effective and suitable risk management framework to allow the identification, monitoring and management of the risks to which the Investment Adviser and the AIFs under its management are exposed.
The Investment Adviser's permanent risk management function has a primary role alongside the Board in shaping the risk policy of the Company. It also has responsibility for risk monitoring and risk measuring to ensure that the risk level complies with the Company's risk profile on an ongoing basis.
The principal risks faced by the Company detailed below are categorised under the headings of execution risk, portfolio risk, financial risk1 and other risks.
Changes to the principal risks as a result of the risk review
During the half year review, the 'availability of suitable investments and reinvestment risk' was lowered from a principal risk to a 'B' risk given the ongoing disposal programme under the capital allocation policy. There have been no further movements between categories.
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| Due diligence may not always identify every material issue relevant to an investment. This risk is particularly heightened in newer sectors such as geothermal, hydrogen storage, forestry and electric vehicles. |
If an investment underperforms relative to expectations, interest and principal repayments may be lower than projected. This could directly reduce the Company's financial returns and have a negative effect on overall performance. |
The Board and the Investment Adviser conduct detailed reviews of each investment opportunity. Independent third party experts in finance, technology, insurance and law are also engaged to assess project-specific risks and strengthen decision making. |
The economic outlook remains uncertain, with inflation and interest rates difficult to predict. The Board does not intend to raise this risk from its current heightened level. |
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Loss of key personnel, underperformance, weak controls or misconduct could have a material negative impact on returns and may also damage the Company's reputation with stakeholders and investors. |
The Board actively monitors performance of the Investment Adviser through regular reporting, annual reviews and oversight committees. Contractual safeguards, training and succession planning are in place, together with annual control audits, business continuity plans and governance standards. |
The Investment Adviser continues to provide adequate resources and act with due skill, maintaining a constructive and collaborative relationship with the Board throughout the year. |
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| Shifts in regulation or policy, such as the introduction of the Electricity Generator Levy, may reduce investment performance or restrict reinvestment opportunities. |
Adverse changes in policy could reduce profitability across the portfolio, impact long-term returns, or reduce opportunities to reinvest capital in line with the Company's investment strategy. |
The Board monitors legislative and policy developments on an ongoing basis. The Investment Adviser engages with industry bodies to anticipate and influence emerging policy and assess potential implications for portfolio assets and reinvestment opportunities. |
Post year end, the UK Government consulted on changes to the indexation applied to subsidies under the RO and FiT regimes that would, if implemented, represent a retrospective change to legislation on which investors including the Company have relied. The Board is monitoring developments carefully. |
| Link to strategy: 1, 2, 3 |
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1.The principal financial risks, the Company's policies for managing these risks and the policy and practice with regard to financial instruments are summarised in note 19.
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| 4 Performance of, and reliance on, subcontractors |
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If a subcontractor fails, becomes insolvent, or is replaced at higher cost, project expenses may increase and returns to the Company may be negatively affected. |
The Investment Adviser conducts due diligence on subcontractors' competence and financial strength. Diversification limits overreliance on individual providers, and the Board reviews exposure levels regularly to ensure risk is mitigated through diversification. |
Positive developments with several registered providers have been achieved. There has been a further decrease in risk associated with borrowers being exposed to RPs as they have progressed with restructuring activity. |
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| 5 Technological, operational or construction issues |
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| Assets face risks from operational failures, new or developing technologies, cyber threats, climate impacts and construction delays.
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Problems such as equipment failure, cyber incidents or construction overruns could reduce expected cash flows, increase costs, or lead to project underperformance. |
The Investment Adviser undertakes extensive due diligence on technology and operations, requires insurance and manufacturer guarantees, and actively monitors assets with site visits and regular reporting. Security over assets provides recourse if borrowers default. |
A portfolio of gas-to-grid anaerobic digestion projects continued to present operational challenges. However, the Company's portfolio is now fully operational with no construction or development risk, a material de-risking from seven years ago, when construction exposure peaked at around 20%. |
| Link to strategy: 1 3 |
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| 6 Valuation |
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| The value of investments is based on assumptions for inflation, power prices, interest rates, costs and productivity. These valuations are sensitive to market changes and modelling errors. |
If assumptions prove incorrect or external conditions change significantly, valuations could fall, creating volatility in results and reducing reported portfolio value. |
The Investment Adviser uses conservative assumptions in financial models, valuations are independently reviewed, and actual performance is monitored against forecasts. Discount rates are set at a premium1 above risk-free rates, offering protection. |
Portfolio exposure to shareholder interests has increased sensitivity to valuation changes, but overall volatility remains in line with expectations. This exposure has reduced by 5% from 9% since the introduction of the capital allocation policy in 2023. |
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| 7 Company liquidity and balance sheet risk |
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| The Company requires stable income and borrowing facilities to fund investments and dividends. Restrictions in liquidity may constrain flexibility.
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Unavailable borrowing facilities or reduced inflows could impair investment activity, limit dividend payments, and negatively affect financial stability. |
The Investment Adviser and the Board actively manage liquidity through the use of forecasting, selective asset disposals and historically through revolving credit facilities. Forward planning ensures sufficient flexibility to meet operational and investment needs. |
Leverage has been reduced, and asset disposals and realisations have supported liquidity, strengthening the balance sheet position. |
| Link to strategy: 1 |
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1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
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| 8 Litigation or legal risk |
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| The Company or its assets may face legal disputes or regulatory action, leading to costs, delays or reputational damage. |
Material litigation could impair asset values, reduce Company returns, and divert management resources from delivering on the investment strategy. |
The Investment Adviser keeps the Board informed of any legal or regulatory developments. Insurance is assessed where relevant, and Board sub-committees may be formed for significant matters requiring close oversight. |
Previously disclosed litigation regarding several solar assets has been resolved during the year. |
| Link to strategy: 1, 3 |
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| Conflicts, trade disruption, inflation and energy security challenges create uncertainty and potential volatility for infrastructure and renewable investments.
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Geopolitical instability may disrupt supply chains, increase costs, reduce valuations, or depress returns from energy‑linked assets. |
The Investment Adviser and the Board actively monitor geopolitical events, engage with government stakeholders, and review exposure to ensure resilience. Quarterly reviews inform ongoing risk management strategies. |
Global risks remain, with conflict in Ukraine and tension in the Middle East. UK clean energy policy progress supports economic resilience, but US trade policy may raise inflation, disrupt supply chains and slow growth. |
| Link to strategy: 1, 2, 3 |
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| 10 Share price discount1 or premium1 to NAV |
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| Prolonged share price discount limits the Company's ability to raise capital and may constrain portfolio growth. |
A significant discount1 may restrict the Company's ability to raise new capital, which could hinder delivery of its investment strategy and reduce portfolio diversification. |
The Company continues its share buyback programme, applies capital allocation policies, and closely monitors discount levels relative to NAV. These measures aim to improve sentiment and enhance shareholder value. |
Shares have traded at a discount1 throughout the year. Buybacks have been executed in line with the Company's capital allocation policy. |
| Link to strategy: 1, 2, 3 |
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| 11 Strategic positioning |
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| The Company's shares are trading at a persistent discount1 to NAV. In this environment, prioritising deleveraging and buybacks over new investments is a key strategic decision, though shareholders may disagree with the strategy, or it may not work as intended. |
Poor investment strategy and/or execution could widen the share price discount1, reduce shareholder trust, and weaken flexibility in future capital allocation. |
The Board is prioritising deleveraging, buybacks and selective asset sales, while maintaining a pipeline of opportunities. The Investment Adviser supports this process through active engagement with the market. |
The execution of the capital allocation policy is progressing, with progress on debt reduction and ongoing portfolio rebalancing. Material progress has been made, albeit slower than the Company and the Investment Adviser would have hoped. Further information is given above. |
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Key to strategy references
1. Dividend income
2. Diversification
3. Capital preservation
Emerging risks
Emerging risks need to be managed differently than 'business as usual' risks. Emerging risks are, by their nature, more challenging to identify, assess and manage. There is a lack of data to assess and to base the risk response on. The relevant emerging risks for the Company are described below. Emerging risks is an area the Board will continue to consider.
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| 1 Climate change a) Physical |
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| Assets may face more frequent extreme weather events such as storms, flooding and heatwaves, leading to damage, disruption or reduced output. |
Severe weather could directly affect portfolio revenues, disrupt grid connections, or reduce the operational availability of assets. |
The Investment Adviser integrates ESG considerations, carries out climate risk assessments, and monitors portfolio resilience. The Board and ESG committee oversee progress and ensure diversification reduces exposure to localised events. |
Climate risk assessments have been completed and are reviewed regularly to ensure risks are properly identified and addressed. |
| 2 Climate change b) Transition |
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| New regulation, insurance costs, policy changes and consumer behaviour may affect assets as economies shift to net zero. |
Transition risks could reduce returns through higher costs, reduced demand or regulatory sanctions, with reputational damage also possible. |
The Investment Adviser and the Sustainability committee monitor policy, ensure compliance with evolving standards, and integrate ESG processes into decision making and portfolio management. |
Government action on climate policy continues to evolve, though frameworks remain under development and monitoring remains essential.
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Going concern
The Directors have considered the financial prospects of the Company for the next twelve months and made an assessment of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Directors' assessment included consideration of the availability of the Company's RCF, hedging arrangements, cash flow forecasts and stress scenarios.
The Directors are satisfied that the Company has the resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future and are not aware of any material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Viability statement
At least twice a year, the Board carries out a robust assessment of the principal and emerging risks facing the Company, including those that may threaten its business model, future performance, solvency and liquidity.
The Directors have considered each of the Company's principal risks, detailed above, that could materially affect the cash flows of the underlying projects that support the Company's investments.
The impact of potential changes to the RO and FiT schemes have been considered in the context of each relevant project in the portfolio.
The Directors also considered the Company's policy for monitoring, managing and mitigating its exposure to these risks.
The Directors have assessed the prospects of the Company over a longer period than the twelve months from the date of signing the report required by the going concern provision.
The Board has conducted this review over a five year period as it believes the risk of changes in UK Government policy that would result in retrospective adjustments over a longer period is inherently difficult to accurately predict.
This assessment involved an evaluation of the potential impact on the Company of these risks occurring. Where appropriate, the Company's financial model was subject to a sensitivity analysis involving flexing a number of key assumptions in the underlying financial forecasts in order to analyse the effect on the Company's net cash flows and other key financial ratios. The assumptions used to model these scenarios included:
· an increase in the cost of debt by 3% over the all-in margin or operating expenses of 50%;
· sensitivity to a 36% loss in interest income and 3.9% loss of capital, per annum, based on a 99% confidence level loss on default metric, derived from the project finance and infrastructure default loss rates published by ratings agencies; and
· in light of the Government's recent consultation on changes to the indexation of the RO and FiT schemes, the analysis included changes to ROC and FiT indexation methodology on a forward-looking basis.
Alongside this analysis, reverse stress testing was carried out in order to further assess the Company's viability. The sensitivity analysis was based on a number of assumptions, including that the Company's RCF is refinanced in advance of the date of expiry if required, and it remains in place to provide short-term finance.
Given the projects that the Company's investments are secured against are all UK infrastructure projects that generate long‑dated, public sector backed cash flows, the Board considers the revenue of the Company over that period to be dependable. This is supported by a diversified portfolio of investments, reducing exposure to risks affecting a single sector.
Additionally, the Company primarily invests in long-dated UK infrastructure debt that earns a fixed rate of interest and is repaid over time according to a pre-determined amortisation schedule. As such, assuming that the underlying projects perform as expected, the Company's cash inflows are predictable.
Based on this assessment of the principal risks facing the Company, stress testing and reverse stress testing undertaken to assess the Company's prospects, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the five year period of assessment.
Approval
The strategic report has been approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:
Andrew Didham
Chairman
10 December 2025
Financial statements
Autumn Budget 2025
The Autumn budget restated several infrastructure commitments that were made during 2025, including those in the UK's 10-year Infrastructure Strategy and Clean Power 2030 plan. Reforms to accelerate planning and expand local authority capacity are welcome and should, over time, reduce delivery bottlenecks and support predictable origination for essential-services infrastructure. Significant investments in UK infrastructure have been committed to during 2025, including new water infrastructure, power generation with carbon capture, nuclear power and grid infrastructure. This momentum needs to continue into 2026.
Despite this, the budget's £26 billion in tax rises through threshold freezes, higher taxes on investment income and tightened pension relief, may reshape investor behaviour, potentially affecting capital availability and pricing for infrastructure debt and equity. The planned future electric vehicle pay-per-mile levy introduces uncertainty for low-carbon transport demand profiles, though the near-term impact is limited.
Moving the source of funding for the renewables obligation, a mechanism that supports renewable generators, from energy bills to general taxation in itself will not change the amount available to projects that benefit from this scheme. The proposals on retrospectively changing the basis of indexation for the RO and FiT scheme, and any changes to the approach taken to renewable obligation certificate recycle values post 2027 would, in the Investment Adviser's view, be more damaging.
Despite the budget, investors remain concerned by the UK's long-term prospects and as a result, have been reducing allocations to long-duration UK exposure, which has impacted demand for the Company's shares.
Statement of Directors' responsibilities
In respect of the annual report and financial statements
The Directors are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under Jersey Company Law they have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU and applicable law.
Under Jersey Company Law, the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the profit or loss of the Company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to:
· select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
· make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
· state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
· assess the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern; and
· use the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
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 Jersey Company Law. They are responsible for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the Company and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Company's website. Legislation in Jersey governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions where the financial statements are published on the internet.
Directors' responsibility statement
In accordance with the UK FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, each of the Directors on the Board at the date of this report, whose names are set out on page 84 of the full annual report on the Company's website, confirms that to the best of his or her knowledge:
· the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company; and
· the strategic report, including the Directors' report, includes a fair, balanced review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that the Company faces.
The annual report and financial statements, taken as a whole, are considered by the Board to be fair, balanced and understandable and provide the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Company's position and performance, business model and strategy.
On behalf of the Board
Andrew Didham
Chairman
10 December 2025
Independent Auditor's report
To the members of GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited
Our opinion is unmodified
We have audited the financial statements of GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited (the "Company"), which comprise the statement of financial position as at 30 September 2025, the statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and notes, comprising material accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements:
· give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Company as at 30 September 2025, and of the Company's financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended;
· are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU; and
· have been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies (Jersey) Law, 1991.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) ("ISAs (UK)") and applicable law. Our responsibilities are described below. We have fulfilled our ethical responsibilities under, and are independent of the Company in accordance with, UK ethical requirements including the FRC Ethical Standard as applied to listed entities. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is a sufficient and appropriate basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters: our assessment of the risks of material misstatement
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements and include the most significant assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) identified by us, including those which had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy; the allocation of resources in the audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. These matters were 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 these matters. In arriving at our audit opinion above, the key audit matter was as follows (unchanged from 2024):
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| Valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
Basis: |
Our audit procedures included: |
| £858,942,000 or 98.6% of total assets; (2024: £960,023,000 or 98.8% of total assets)
Refer to the Audit and Risk Committee Report on pages 92 to 96 of the full annual report on the Company's website, note 2.2 - significant accounting judgements and estimates, and note 11 - financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, and note 19 - financial instruments |
98.6% of the Company's total assets is represented by the fair value of a portfolio of unquoted infrastructure investments domiciled in the United Kingdom (the 'Investments'). The Company's estimation of the fair value of the Investments primarily involves using a discounted cash flow methodology, where the inputs and assumptions, such as the amounts and timings of cash flows, the use of appropriate discount rates and the selection of appropriate assumptions surrounding uncertain future events are subjective. |
Internal Controls: We tested the design and implementation of the controls adopted by the Company over the valuation of the Investments.
Evaluating experts engaged by management: We performed enquiries of the Investment Adviser and Valuation Agent to update our knowledge of the valuation process and methodology and reassessed its appropriateness against industry practice and relevant accounting standards.
We evaluated the competency of the Company's third party Valuation Agent in the context of their ability to appropriately challenge and review the fair value of the Investments prepared by the Company, by assessing their professional qualifications, experience and independence from the Company.
Use of KPMG Specialists: We challenged, with the support of our KPMG valuation specialist, the reasonableness of discount rates applied in the valuation by comparing these to independent market data including discount rates used by peers, recent market transactions and our KPMG valuation specialist's experience in valuing similar investments.
For a risk-based selection of investments, with the assistance of KPMG Valuation Specialists, we reviewed the valuation of the selection of investments, considering: · Experience with recent transactions for similar investments; · Risk factors specific to the investments at project level; · Key developments affecting the investments at project level; and · Appropriateness of discount rates used compared to those published by the Company's peers.
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Risk: There is a risk of error associated with:
· estimating the timing and amounts of long-term forecasted cash flows; and · the selection and application of appropriate assumptions, such as discount rates and other inputs.
Changes to long-term forecasted cash flows and/or the selection and application of different assumptions and inputs may result in a materially different fair value being attributed to the Investments. |
Our audit procedures included continued: Challenging managements' assumptions and inputs: We performed substantive procedures in relation to the Company's determination of fair value on a risk-based selection of Investments, which included:
· assessed the recoverability of outstanding cash flows by considering financial performance of underlying assets, any prepayment characteristics of the investments, the general economic environment and reviewing the repayment history; · assessed the reasonableness of key general and project-specific inputs and assumptions into the cash flow projections for equity linked loan notes, to corroborate key revenues and costs with reference to relevant market data, underlying contracts, agreements and management information; · compared indicative offers received by the Investment Adviser for relevant investments to their fair value at year end; and · assessed the reliability of the Company's cash flow forecasts included in the valuation models by appraising the completeness and accuracy of the retrospective review analysis performed by the Investment Adviser.
We performed enquiries of the Investment Adviser and obtained an update on the operational status of problem and watch list loans and assess the reasonableness of the valuation methodology applied and inputs used in deriving the fair value of these loans.
Assessing disclosures: We considered the adequacy of the Company's disclosures in note 19.3 in respect of the fair value of Investments for compliance with relevant accounting standards, specifically the estimates and judgements made by the Company in arriving at that fair value and the disclosure of the degree of sensitivity of the fair value to a reasonably possible change in the discount rate. |
Our application of materiality and an overview of the scope of our audit
Materiality for the financial statements as a whole was set at £9,090,000, determined with reference to a benchmark of total assets of £871,149,100, of which it represents approximately 1.0% (2024: 1.0%).
In line with our audit methodology, our procedures on individual account balances and disclosures were performed to a lower threshold, performance materiality, so as to reduce to an acceptable level the risk that individually immaterial misstatements in individual account balances add up to a material amount across the financial statements as a whole. Performance materiality for the Company was set at 75% (2024: 75%) of materiality for the financial statements as a whole, which equates to £6,810,000. We applied this percentage in our determination of performance materiality because we did not identify any factors indicating an elevated level of risk.
We reported to the Audit and Risk Committee any corrected or uncorrected identified misstatements exceeding £454,500, in addition to other identified misstatements that warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.
Our audit of the Company was undertaken to the materiality level specified above, which has informed our identification of significant risks of material misstatement and the associated audit procedures performed in those areas as detailed above.
Going concern
The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements (the "going concern period").
In our evaluation of the directors' conclusions, we considered the inherent risks to the Company's business model and analysed how those risks might affect the Company's financial resources or ability to continue operations over the going concern period. The risks that we considered most likely to affect the Company's financial resources or ability to continue operations over this period were:
· availability of capital to meet operating costs and other financial commitments;
· availability of credit facilities and the ability of the Company to comply with debt covenants; and
· the recoverability of financial assets subject to credit risk.
We considered whether these risks could plausibly affect the liquidity in the going concern period by comparing severe, but plausible downside scenarios that could arise from these risks individually and collectively against the level of available financial resources indicated by the Company's financial forecasts.
We considered whether the going concern disclosure in note 2.1 to the financial statements gives a full and accurate description of the directors' assessment of going concern.
Our conclusions based on this work:
· we consider that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate;
· we have not identified, and concur with the directors' assessment that there is not, a material uncertainty related to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for the going concern period; and
· we have nothing material to add or draw attention to in relation to the directors' statement in the notes to the financial statements on the use of the going concern basis of accounting with no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt over the Company's use of that basis for the going concern period, and that statement is materially consistent with the financial statements and our audit knowledge.
However, as we cannot predict all future events or conditions and as subsequent events may result in outcomes that are inconsistent with judgements that were reasonable at the time they were made, the above conclusions are not a guarantee that the Company will continue in operation.
Fraud and breaches of laws and regulations - ability to detect
Identifying and responding to risks of material misstatement due to fraud
To identify risks of material misstatement due to fraud ("fraud risks") we assessed events or conditions that could indicate an incentive or pressure to commit fraud or provide an opportunity to commit fraud. Our risk assessment procedures included:
· enquiring of management as to the Company's policies and procedures to prevent and detect fraud as well as enquiring whether management have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;
· reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; and
· using analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships.
As required by auditing standards, we perform procedures to address the risk of management override of controls, in particular the risk that management may be in a position to make inappropriate accounting entries. On this audit we do not believe there is a fraud risk related to revenue recognition because the Company's revenue streams are simple in nature with respect to accounting policy choice, and are easily verifiable to external data sources or agreements with little or no requirement for estimation from management. We did not identify any additional fraud risks.
We performed procedures including
· Identifying journal entries and other adjustments to test based on risk criteria and comparing any identified entries to supporting documentation; and
· incorporating an element of unpredictability in our audit procedures.
Identifying and responding to risks of material misstatement due to non-compliance with laws and regulations
We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our sector experience and through discussion with management (as required by auditing standards), and from inspection of the Company's regulatory and legal correspondence, if any, and discussed with management the policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations. As the Company is regulated, our assessment of risks involved gaining an understanding of the control environment including the entity's procedures for complying with regulatory requirements.
The Company is subject to laws and regulations that directly affect the financial statements including financial reporting legislation and taxation legislation and we assessed the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items.
The Company is subject to other laws and regulations where the consequences of non-compliance could have a material effect on amounts or disclosures in the financial statements, for instance through the imposition of fines or litigation or impacts on the Company's ability to operate. We identified financial services regulation as being the area most likely to have such an effect, recognising the regulated nature of the Company's activities and its legal form. Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Therefore, if a breach of operational regulations is not disclosed to us or evident from relevant correspondence, an audit will not detect that breach.
Context of the ability of the audit to detect fraud or breaches of law or regulation
Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it.
In addition, as with any audit, there remains a higher risk of non-detection of fraud, as this may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. Our audit procedures are designed to detect material misstatement. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance or fraud and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report but does not include the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express an audit opinion or any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, 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.
Disclosures of emerging and principal risks and longer term viability
We are required to perform procedures to identify whether there is a material inconsistency between the directors' disclosures in respect of emerging and principal risks and the viability statement, and the financial statements and our audit knowledge. we have nothing material to add or draw attention to in relation to:
· the directors' confirmation within the Going Concern Assessment and Viability Statement on page 73 of the full annual report on the Company's website that they have carried out a robust assessment of the emerging and principal risks facing the Company, including those that would threaten its business model, future performance, solvency or liquidity;
· the emerging and principal risks disclosures describing these risks and explaining how they are being managed or mitigated;
· the directors' explanation in the Going Concern Assessment and Viability Statement on page 73 of the full annual report on the Company's website as to how they have assessed the prospects of the Company, over what period they have done so and why they consider that period to be appropriate, and their statement as to whether they have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period of their assessment, including any related disclosures drawing attention to any necessary qualifications or assumptions.
We are also required to review the Going Concern Assessment and Viability Statement, set out on page 73 of the full annual report on the Company's website under the Listing Rules. Based on the above procedures, we have concluded that the above disclosures are materially consistent with the financial statements and our audit knowledge.
Corporate governance disclosures
We are required to perform procedures to identify whether there is a material inconsistency between the directors' corporate governance disclosures and the financial statements and our audit knowledge.
Based on those procedures, we have concluded that each of the following is materially consistent with the financial statements and our audit knowledge:
· the directors' statement that they consider that the annual report and financial statements taken as a whole is fair, balanced and understandable, and provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Company's position and performance, business model and strategy;
· the section of the annual report describing the work of the Audit and Risk Committee, including the significant issues that the audit and risk committee considered in relation to the financial statements, and how these issues were addressed; and
· the section of the annual report that describes the review of the effectiveness of the Company's risk management and internal control systems.
We are required to review the part of Corporate Governance Statement relating to the Company's compliance with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code specified by the Listing Rules for our review. We have nothing to report in this respect.
We have nothing to report on other matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
· adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Company; or
· the Company's financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
· we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Respective responsibilities
Directors' responsibilities
As explained more fully in their statement set out above, the directors are responsible for: the preparation of the financial statements including being satisfied that they give a true and fair view; such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern; and using the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities
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 our opinion in an auditor's report. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but does not 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 aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial statements.
A fuller description of our responsibilities is provided on the FRC's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities.
The purpose of this report and restrictions on its use by persons other than the Company's members as a body
This report is made solely to the Company's members, as a body, in accordance with Article 113A of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 and, in respect of any further matters on which we have agreed to report, on terms we have agreed with the Company. 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.
Andrew Quinn
For and on behalf of KPMG Audit Limited
Chartered Accountants and Recognized Auditors Jersey
10 December 2025
Statement of comprehensive income
For the year ended 30 September 2025
| |
|
Year ended |
Year ended |
| |
|
30 September |
30 September |
| |
|
2025 |
2024 |
| |
Notes |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Income |
|
|
|
| Net gains on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
3 |
33,697 |
37,340 |
| Net (losses)/gains on derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss |
3 |
(297) |
496 |
| Other income |
3 |
321 |
493 |
| Total income |
|
33,721 |
38,329 |
| Expenses |
|
|
|
| Investment advisory fees |
20 |
(7,858) |
(8,300) |
| Operating expenses |
5 |
(3,268) |
(3,038) |
| Total expenses |
|
(11,126) |
(11,338) |
| Total operating profit before finance costs |
|
22,595 |
26,991 |
| Finance costs |
6 |
(4,237) |
(7,477) |
| Total profit and comprehensive income for the year |
|
18,358 |
19,514 |
| Basic and diluted earnings per share (pence) |
10 |
2.15 |
2.25 |
All of the Company's results are derived from continuing operations.
The accompanying notes below form an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of financial position
As at 30 September 2025
| |
|
As at |
As at |
| |
|
30 September |
30 September |
| |
|
2025 |
2024 |
| |
Notes |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Assets |
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
14 |
12,039 |
11,755 |
| Other receivables and prepayments |
12 |
168 |
137 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
11, 19 |
858,942 |
960,023 |
| Total assets |
|
871,149 |
971,915 |
| Liabilities |
|
|
|
| Other payables and accrued expenses |
13 |
(2,911) |
(2,885) |
| Derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss |
18 |
(214) |
(110) |
| Interest bearing loans and borrowings |
15 |
(19,299) |
(55,790) |
| Total liabilities |
|
(22,424) |
(58,785) |
| Net assets |
|
848,725 |
913,130 |
| Equity |
|
|
|
| Share capital |
16 |
8,370 |
8,678 |
| Share premium |
16 |
836,414 |
858,965 |
| Capital redemption reserve |
17 |
101 |
101 |
| Retained earnings |
|
3,840 |
45,386 |
| Total equity |
|
848,725 |
913,130 |
| Ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) |
16 |
837,013,433 |
867,812,650 |
| NAV per ordinary share (pence per share) |
|
101.40 |
105.22 |
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 10 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
Andrew Didham
Chairman
Steven Wilderspin FCA
Director
The accompanying notes below form an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of changes in equity
For the year ended 30 September 2025
| |
|
|
|
Capital |
|
|
| |
|
Share |
Share |
redemption |
Retained |
Total |
| |
|
capital |
premium1 |
reserve |
earnings |
equity |
| |
Notes |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| At 1 October 2023 |
|
8,712 |
861,118 |
101 |
86,622 |
956,553 |
| Total profit and comprehensive income for the year |
|
- |
- |
- |
19,514 |
19,514 |
| Share repurchases |
16 |
(34) |
(2,149) |
- |
- |
(2,183) |
| Shares repurchase costs |
16 |
- |
(4) |
- |
- |
(4) |
| Dividends |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
(60,750) |
(60,750) |
| At 30 September 2024 |
|
8,678 |
858,965 |
101 |
45,386 |
913,130 |
| Total profit and comprehensive income for the year |
|
- |
- |
- |
18,358 |
18,358 |
| Share repurchases |
16 |
(308) |
(22,505) |
- |
- |
(22,813) |
| Shares repurchase costs |
16 |
- |
(46) |
- |
- |
(46) |
| Dividends |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
(59,904) |
(59,904) |
| At 30 September 2025 |
|
8,370 |
836,414 |
101 |
3,840 |
848,725 |
1.The share premium reserve is a distributable reserve in accordance with Jersey Company Law. Refer to note 9 for further information.
The accompanying notes below form an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of cash flows
For the year ended 30 September 2025
| |
|
Year ended |
Year ended |
| |
|
30 September |
30 September |
| |
|
2025 |
2024 |
| |
Notes |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
| Total operating profit before finance costs |
|
22,595 |
26,991 |
| Adjustments for: |
|
|
|
| Loan interest income |
3 |
(83,248) |
(87,297) |
| Net losses on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
3 |
49,551 |
49,957 |
| Net losses/(gains) on derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss |
3 |
297 |
(496) |
| Increase in other payables and accrued expenses |
|
(1) |
(1,097) |
| (Increase)/decrease in other receivables and prepayments |
|
(31) |
436 |
| Total |
|
(10,837) |
(11,506) |
| Loan interest received |
3 |
64,040 |
65,129 |
| Purchase of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
11 |
(5,444) |
(5,133) |
| Repayment of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
11 |
76,182 |
63,889 |
| (Settlement of)/proceeds from derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss |
3 |
(193) |
871 |
| Net cash flows generated from operating activities |
|
123,748 |
113,250 |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
| Proceeds from revolving credit facility |
15 |
33,000 |
18,147 |
| Repayment of revolving credit facility |
15 |
(70,000) |
(67,022) |
| Share repurchases |
|
(22,813) |
(2,183) |
| Share repurchase costs |
16 |
(46) |
(4) |
| Dividends paid |
9 |
(59,904) |
(60,750) |
| Finance costs paid |
|
(3,701) |
(6,550) |
| Net cash flows used in financing activities |
|
(123,464) |
(118,362) |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
284 |
(5,112) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year |
|
11,755 |
16,867 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year |
14 |
12,039 |
11,755 |
| Net cash flows generated by operating activities includes: |
|
|
|
| Loan fee income |
3 |
41 |
61 |
| Deposit interest received |
3 |
280 |
432 |
The accompanying notes below form an integral part of these financial statements.
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 30 September 2025
1. General information
GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited is a public company incorporated and domiciled in Jersey on 21 May 2010 with registration number 105775. The Company is governed by the provisions of Jersey Company Law and the CIF Law.
The Company is a closed-ended investment company and its ordinary shares are traded on the Main Market of the LSE.
The Company makes infrastructure investments, typically by acquiring interests in debt instruments issued by infrastructure Project Companies, their owners or their lenders and related and/or similar assets which provide regular and predictable long‑term cash flows.
2. Material accounting policy information
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies, except for the changes discussed in this note, have been consistently applied throughout the years presented.
2.1 Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU, under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss.
New standards, amendments and interpretations adopted in the year
In the current year the Company has applied amendments to IFRS as adopted by the EU. These include annual improvements to IFRS, changes in standards, legislative and regulatory amendments, changes in disclosure and presentation requirements.
This incorporated lack of exchangeability (amendments to IAS 21). The adoption of the changes to accounting standards has had no material impact on these financial statements or prior periods' financial statements.
The amendments to IFRS that will apply for reporting periods beginning 1 January 2026 are the classification and measurement of financial instruments (IFRS 7 and IFRS 9). The new IFRS accounting standard that will apply for reporting periods beginning 1 January 2027 is the presentation and disclosure in financial statements (introduction of IFRS 18).
Classification and measurement of financial instruments (IFRS 7 and IFRS 9)
The amendments to IFRS 7 and IFRS 9 will be effective for accounting periods beginning on or before 1 January 2026 and relate to settlement of liabilities through electronic payment systems and the classification of financial assets with ESG and similar features. The Directors do not anticipate that the adoption of these amendments will have a material impact on the financial statements. The Company has elected not to early adopt the amendments to IFRS 7 and IFRS 9.
Presentation and disclosure in financial statements (IFRS 18)
Under current IFRS accounting standards, companies use different formats to present their results, making it difficult for investors to compare financial performance across companies.
IFRS 18 promotes a more structured income statement. In particular, it introduces a newly defined 'operating profit' subtotal and a requirement for all income and expenses to be allocated between three new distinct categories based on a company's main business activities.
The Directors are still assessing the impact of IFRS 18, but at present do not anticipate it will have a material impact on the financial statements other than to the presentation of the statement of comprehensive income.
Other than those detailed above, there are no new IFRS or IFRIC interpretations that are issued but not effective that are expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.
Functional and presentation currency
Items included in the financial statements of the Company are measured in the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates. The financial statements are presented in Pound Sterling and all values have been rounded to the nearest thousand pounds (£'000), except where otherwise indicated.
Going concern
The Directors have made an assessment of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and are satisfied that the Company has the resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future and for a period of at least twelve months from the date of the authorisation of these annual financial statements.
The Investment Adviser has prepared cash flow forecasts which were challenged and approved by the Directors and included consideration of the availability of the Company's RCF, hedging arrangements, cash flow forecasts and stress scenarios.
The Directors are not aware of any material uncertainties that cast doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Therefore, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
2.2 Significant accounting judgements and estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires the Directors of the Company to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts recognised in the financial statements.
However, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability in the future.
(a) Critical accounting estimates and assumptions
Fair value of instruments not quoted in an active market
The valuation process is dependent on assumptions and estimates which are significant to the reported amounts recognised in the financial statements taking into account the structure of the Company and the extent of its investment activities (refer to note 19 for further information).
(b) Critical judgements
Assessment of non-current assets held for sale
The Directors have determined that at the date of the report, none of the Company's assets fulfil the classification criteria prescribed by IFRS 5. This determination has been made with consideration to the Company's capital allocation policy and the relative progress of various sales processes. This process requires judgement in assessing a complex range of commercial factors in the context of the purpose, objectives and operational norms of the Company and its sector, and the application of the objective and scope of the standard. Factors considered include: the probability of completing a sale within a specified timeframe, the status of commercial negotiations and related agreements, the relative strength of obligations or disincentives for non‑performance, and the possibility of impediments to completion or a change in terms.
Assessment as an investment entity
The Directors have determined that the SPVs through which the Company invests fall under the control of the Company in accordance with the control criteria prescribed by IFRS 10 and therefore meet the definition of subsidiaries. In addition, the Directors continue to hold the view that the Company meets the definition of an investment entity and therefore can measure and present the SPVs at fair value through profit or loss. This process requires a significant degree of judgement taking into account the complexity of the structure of the Company and the extent of investment activities (refer to note 11 for further information).
Segmental information
For management purposes, the Company is organised into one main operating segment. All of the Company's activities are interrelated and each activity is dependent on the others. Accordingly, all significant operating decisions by the Board (as the chief operating decision maker) are based upon analysis of the Company as one segment. The financial results from this segment are equivalent to the financial statements of the Company as a whole. The following table analyses the Company's underlying operating income per geographical location. The basis for attributing the operating income is the place of incorporation of the underlying counterparty.
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Channel Islands |
280 |
432 |
| United Kingdom |
33,441 |
37,897 |
| Total |
33,721 |
38,329 |
3. Operating income
The table below analyses the Company's operating income for the year by investment type:
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Interest received on cash and cash equivalents |
280 |
432 |
| Other fee income loan |
41 |
61 |
| Other income |
321 |
493 |
| Net changes in fair value of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss |
33,400 |
37,836 |
| Total |
33,721 |
38,329 |
The table below analyses the Company's net changes in fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss:
| |
30 September |
30 September |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2025 |
2024 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Loan interest received |
64,040 |
|
65,129 |
|
| Loan interest capitalised |
19,208 |
|
22,168 |
|
| Total loan interest income |
|
83,248 |
|
87,297 |
| Unrealised gains on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
13,540 |
|
13,549 |
|
| Unrealised losses on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
(60,756) |
|
(65,394) |
|
| Total net unrealised losses on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
(47,216) |
|
(51,845) |
|
| Net realised gains on disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
- |
|
1,888 |
|
| Net realised loss on disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
(2,335)1 |
|
- |
|
| Total net unrealised losses on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
|
(49,551) |
|
(49,957) |
| Total net gains on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
|
33,697 |
|
37,340 |
| Unrealised losses on derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss |
(104) |
|
(375) |
|
| (Settlement of)/proceeds from derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss |
(193) |
|
871 |
|
| Total net (losses)/gains on derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss |
|
(297) |
|
496 |
| Net changes in fair value of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss |
|
33,400 |
|
37,836 |
1.Does not include contingent consideration of £1.3 million.
Accounting policy
Interest income and interest expense, other than interest income received on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, are recognised on an accrual basis in the statement of comprehensive income. Interest income on financial assets is included in net income/gains on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income.
Gains or losses on disposals of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss represent the difference between the proceeds received on the repayment of loan notes and the carrying value of loan notes at the time of sale or disposal. Net gains or losses on disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are included in net income/gains on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income.
Other operating income includes unscheduled (early) prepayment fees which are recognised in the financial statements when the contractual provisions are met and the amounts become due.
The Company holds derivative financial instruments comprising a commodity swap to hedge its exposure to the volatility of the electricity prices in the market. It is not the Company's policy to trade in derivative financial instruments. Commodity swaps are held at fair value through profit or loss, being the difference between the fixed legs with a fixed price and floating legs that are indexed. The Company does not apply hedge accounting and consequently all gains or losses in the fair value of the derivative financial instruments are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, refer to note 18.
4. Auditor's remuneration
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Audit fees |
192 |
182 |
| Non-audit fees - review of half‑yearly report and financial statements |
52 |
50 |
| Total |
244 |
232 |
5. Operating expenses
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Corporate administration and Depositary fees |
986 |
1,008 |
| Legal and professional fees |
52 |
49 |
| Independent Valuation Agent fees |
260 |
260 |
| Directors' remuneration and expenses1 |
503 |
451 |
| Advisory fees |
258 |
229 |
| Registrar fees |
81 |
67 |
| Other expenses |
1,128 |
974 |
| Total |
3,268 |
3,038 |
1.Refer to note 7 for further information.
Key service providers other than the Investment Adviser (refer to note 20 for disclosures in respect of the Investment Adviser)
Administrator and Company Secretary
The Company has appointed Apex Financial Services (Alternative Funds) Limited as Administrator and Company Secretary. Fund accounting, administration services and company secretarial services are provided to the Company pursuant to an agreement dated 31 January 2014 and amended and restated on 20 November 2023. All Directors have access to the advice and services of the Company Secretary, who provides guidance to the Board, through the Chairman, on governance matters. The fee for the provision of administration and company secretarial services during the year was £719,000 (30 September 2024: £724,000), of which £168,000 remains payable at year end (30 September 2024: £172,000).
Depositary
Depositary services are provided to the Company by Apex Financial Services (Corporate) Limited pursuant to an agreement dated 21 July 2014. The fee for the provision of these services during the year was £267,000 (30 September 2024: £284,000) of which £65,000 remains payable at year end (30 September 2024: £70,000).
Accounting policy
All operating expenses are charged to the statement of comprehensive income and are accounted for on an accruals basis.
6. Finance costs
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Finance costs |
4,237 |
7,477 |
Accounting policy
Finance expenses in the statement of comprehensive income comprise loan arrangement fees, loan commitment fees, loan interest expense and agency fees which are accounted for on an accruals basis along with interest accrued on the facility incurred in connection with the borrowing of funds. Arrangement fees are amortised over the life of the facility.
7. Directors' remuneration
The Directors of the Company are remunerated on the following basis:
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Andrew Didham |
99 |
96 |
| Julia Chapman1 |
63 |
61 |
| Michael Gray2 |
30 |
76 |
| Steven Wilderspin |
76 |
74 |
| Dawn Crichard |
76 |
73 |
| Alex Yew |
73 |
63 |
| Ian Brown3 |
47 |
- |
| Heather Bestwick4 |
25 |
- |
| Total |
489 |
443 |
| Directors' expenses |
14 |
8 |
| Total |
503 |
451 |
1.Julia Chapman retired from the Board on 29 September 2025.
2.Michael Gray retired from the Board on 13 February 2025. Prior to this, he was the Chair of the Investment committee and a member of the Management Engagement committee, the Sustainability committee and the Nomination committee.
3.Ian Brown joined as a non-executive Director and became a member of the Investment committee, the Management Engagement committee and the Sustainability committee on 13 February 2025.
4.Heather Bestwick joined as a non-executive Director and became a member of the Audit and Risk committee, the Management Engagement committee and the Sustainability committee on 29 April 2025.
Full details of the Directors' remuneration policy can be found above.
8. Taxation
Profits arising in the Company for the year ended 30 September 2025 are subject to tax at the standard rate of 0% (30 September 2024: 0%) in accordance with the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961, as amended.
9. Dividends
Dividends for the year ended 30 September 2025 were 7.0 pence per share (30 September 2024: 7.0 pence per share) as follows:
| |
|
|
30 September |
30 September |
| |
|
|
2025 |
2024 |
| Quarter ended |
Dividend |
Pence |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Current year dividends |
|
|
|
|
| 30 September 20251 |
2025 fourth interim dividend |
1.75 |
- |
- |
| 30 June 2025 |
2025 third interim dividend |
1.75 |
14,738 |
- |
| 31 March 2025 |
2025 second interim dividend |
1.75 |
14,880 |
- |
| 31 December 2024 |
2025 first interim dividend |
1.75 |
15,099 |
- |
| Total |
|
7.0 |
44,717 |
- |
| Prior year dividends |
|
|
|
|
| 30 September 2024 |
2024 fourth interim dividend |
1.75 |
15,187 |
- |
| 30 June 2024 |
2024 third interim dividend |
1.75 |
- |
15,186 |
| 31 March 2024 |
2024 second interim dividend |
1.75 |
- |
15,187 |
| 31 December 2023 |
2024 first interim dividend |
1.75 |
- |
15,187 |
| Total |
|
7.0 |
15,187 |
45,560 |
| 30 September 2023 |
2023 fourth interim dividend |
1.75 |
- |
15,190 |
| Dividends in statement of changes in equity |
|
|
59,904 |
60,750 |
| Dividends in cash flow statement |
|
|
59,904 |
60,750 |
For the forthcoming financial year, the Directors have concluded the Company will target2 a dividend of 7.00 pence per share.
The Board, at its discretion, has suspended the scrip dividend alternative as a result of the likely discount3 between any scrip dividend reference price of the shares and the NAV per share of the Company. The Board intends to keep the offer of future scrip dividends under review.
Accounting policy
In accordance with the Company's constitution, in respect of the ordinary shares, the Company will distribute the income it receives to the fullest extent that is deemed appropriate by the Directors.
In declaring a dividend, the Directors consider the payment based on a number of factors, including accounting profit, fair value treatment of investments held, future investments, buybacks, reserves, cash balances and liquidity. The payment of a dividend is considered by the Board and is declared on a quarterly basis. Dividends are a form of distribution, and, under Jersey Company Law, a distribution may be paid out of capital. Therefore, the Directors consider the share premium reserve to be a distributable reserve. Dividends due to the Company's shareholders are recognised when they become payable.
1.On 31 October 2025, the Company declared a fourth interim dividend of 1.75 pence per share amounting to £14.6 million, which was paid on 9 December 2025 to ordinary shareholders on the register at 14 November 2025.
2.The dividend target set out above is a target only and not a profit forecast or estimate and there can be no assurance that it will be met.
3.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
10. Earnings per share
Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing total profit and comprehensive income for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year
| |
|
Weighted |
|
| |
|
average |
|
| |
Total profit |
number of |
Pence per |
| |
£'000 |
ordinary shares |
share |
| Year ended 30 September 2025 |
|
|
|
| Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share |
18,358 |
854,455,219 |
2.15 |
| Year ended 30 September 2024 |
|
|
|
| Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share |
19,514 |
867,940,448 |
2.25 |
11. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
The table below analyses the movements in financial assets at fair value through profit or loss during the year by the type of movement:
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Opening balance |
960,023 |
1,046,568 |
| Purchases of financial assets at fair value through profit of loss |
24,652 |
27,301 |
| Repayments of financial assets at fair value through profit of loss1 |
(76,182) |
(63,889) |
| Net realised gains on disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss2 |
- |
1,888 |
| Net realised losses on disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss2 |
(2,335) |
- |
| Unrealised gains on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss3 |
13,540 |
13,549 |
| Unrealised losses on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
(60,756) |
(65,394) |
| Closing balance |
858,942 |
960,023 |
1.Includes a £16.1 million repayment of two realised loan positions and a £6.9 million unscheduled partial repayment.
2.Losses in the current year relate to the sale of an onshore wind asset. Gains in the prior year relate to the sale of another onshore wind asset.
3.Includes principal indexation of £0.2 million (30 September 2024: £0.8 million) applied to certain loans.
All portfolio assets are held as security against the RCF (refer to note 15).
The tables below show the reconciliation of purchases and repayments of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss to the statement of cash flows:
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| Purchases |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Purchases of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
(24,652) |
(27,301) |
| Loan interest capitalised |
19,208 |
22,168 |
| Purchases of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss in statement of cash flows |
(5,444) |
(5,133) |
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| Repayments |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Repayments of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
76,182 |
63,889 |
| Repayments of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss in statement of cash flows |
76,182 |
63,889 |
Accounting for subsidiaries
The Company's investments are made through a number of SPVs (refer to note 23) which are domiciled in the UK. The Company owns 100% of the loan notes issued by the SPVs with the exception of GCP Rooftop Solar 6 plc (36.7%), GCP Rooftop Solar Finance plc (31.5%) and FHW Dalmore (Salford Pendleton Housing) plc (13.9%).
The Directors have made an assessment in regard to whether the Company, as an investor, controls or has significant influence in the SPVs under the criteria within IFRS 10 and IAS 28, and whether the SPVs meet the definition of subsidiary or associate companies in accordance with IFRS 10 and IAS 28.
The Directors are of the opinion that the Company demonstrates all three of the criteria for all SPVs to be considered subsidiary companies within the definition of control in IFRS 10, with the exception of GCP Rooftop Solar 6 plc, GCP Rooftop Solar Finance plc and FHW Dalmore (Salford Pendleton Housing) plc, which are considered to be associates within the definition of IAS 28, as the Company has significant influence over the relevant activities of the SPVs through similar arrangements. Associates are measured at fair value through profit or loss, as permitted by IAS 28.
Assessment as an investment entity
Entities that meet the definition of an investment entity within IFRS 10 are required to measure their investments in subsidiaries at fair value through profit or loss rather than consolidate the subsidiary companies. The criteria which define an investment entity are as follows:
· an entity that obtains funds from one or more investors for the purpose of providing those investors with investment services;
· an entity that commits to its investors that its business purpose is to invest funds solely for returns from capital appreciation, investment income or both; and
· an entity that measures and evaluates the performance of substantially all of its investments on a fair value basis.
The Directors have concluded that the Company continues to meet the characteristics of an investment entity, in that it has more than one investor and its investors are not related parties; it holds a portfolio of investments, predominantly in the form of loan securities which generate returns through interest income and capital appreciation; and the Company reports to its investors via quarterly investor information and to its management, via internal management reports, on a fair value basis.
Accounting policy
The loan notes held by the Company are shown as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss in the statement of financial position, which in the opinion of the Directors represents the fair value of the SPVs, as any other net assets held in the SPVs at year end are immaterial.
Principal indexation is applied to certain loan notes where applicable. The indexation is a contractually allowable inflationary adjustment to loan principal calculated where permitted by a predefined mechanism in a loan agreement. The effect of the adjustment is to increase or decrease the fair value of certain loan notes in line with the indexation factor which takes account of the rate of inflation against a stipulated inflation threshold of each relevant loan.
The Company recognises a financial asset or a financial liability when, and only when, it becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within the time frame generally established by regulation or convention in the marketplace are recognised on the trade date, i.e. the date that the Company commits to purchase or sell the asset. A financial asset (or, where applicable, a part of a financial asset or part of a group of similar financial assets) is derecognised where:
· the rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired;
· the Company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from the asset or has assumed an obligation to pay the received cash flows in full without material delay to a third party under a pass-through arrangement; and
· either (a) the Company has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, or (b) the Company has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset but has transferred control of the asset.
When the Company transfers a portion of its rights to receive cash flows from an asset or has entered into a pass-through arrangement and has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset nor transferred control of the asset, the asset is recognised to the extent of the Company's continuing involvement in the asset. The Company derecognises a financial liability when the obligation under the liability is discharged, cancelled or expired.
Financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recorded in the statement of financial position at fair value. All transaction costs for such instruments are recognised directly in the statement of comprehensive income.
After initial measurement, the Company measures financial instruments which are classified as fair value through profit or loss at fair value. Subsequent changes in the fair value of those financial instruments are recorded in profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income.
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. For all other financial instruments not traded in an active market, the fair value is determined by using appropriate valuation techniques. Valuation techniques used by the independent Valuation Agent include using recent arm's length market transactions, referenced to appropriate current market data, and discounted cash flow analysis, at all times making as much use of available and supportable market data as possible.
An analysis of fair values of financial instruments and further details as to how they are measured are provided in note 19.
12. Other receivables and prepayments
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Other receivables and prepayments |
168 |
137 |
Accounting policy
Receivables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment. The Company recognises a loss allowance for expected credit losses on other receivables where necessary.
13. Other payables and accrued expenses
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Investment advisory fees |
1,925 |
2,062 |
| Other payables and accrued expenses |
986 |
823 |
| Total |
2,911 |
2,885 |
Accounting policy
Payables are recognised initially at fair value including transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
14. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash held by financial institutions at the year end is shown in the table below:
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Barclays account |
2,452 |
2,436 |
| BONY account |
521 |
527 |
| RBSI Capital and Interest account1 |
5,066 |
6,700 |
| RBSI Cash Management account |
4,000 |
2,092 |
| Total |
12,039 |
11,755 |
1.For the year ended 30 September 2025, capital and interest received on 30 September 2025 was transferred to the Barclays account on 2 October 2025.
Cash is held at a number of financial institutions in order to spread credit risk. Cash awaiting investment is held on behalf of the Company at banks carrying a minimum rating of A-1, P-1 or F1 from Standard & Poor's, Moody's or Fitch respectively, or in one or more similarly rated money market or short-dated gilt funds. Cash is generally held on a short-term basis, pending subsequent investment. The amount of working capital that may be held at RBSI is limited to the higher of £4 million or one quarter of the Company's running costs. Any excess uninvested/surplus cash is held at other financial institutions with minimum credit ratings described above. The maximum amount to be held at any one of these other financial institutions is £25 million or 25% of total cash balances, whichever is the larger. It is also recognised that with the advent of the ring-fenced bank concept, it has become more difficult to interact with sufficiently well-rated counterparty banks.
Accounting policy
Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of financial position and statement of cash flows comprise cash on hand, demand deposits, short-term deposits in financial institutions with original maturities of three months or less and short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
15. Interest bearing loans and borrowings
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Revolving credit facility |
20,000 |
57,000 |
| Unamortised arrangement fees |
(701) |
(1,210) |
| Total |
19,299 |
55,790 |
The table below analyses the movement for the year:
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Balance at the start of the year |
55,790 |
103,674 |
| Changes from cash flows |
|
|
| Proceeds from revolving credit facility |
33,000 |
18,147 |
| Repayment of revolving credit facility |
(70,000) |
(67,022) |
| Drawdown for RCF refinancing fees |
- |
1,875 |
| Non-cash changes |
|
|
| Amortisation of loan arrangement fees |
509 |
644 |
| Commitment and other capitalised fees |
- |
(1,528) |
| Balance at the end of the year |
19,299 |
55,790 |
Revolving credit facility
The Company has an RCF of £150 million with AIB (UK) plc, Lloyds Bank plc, Clydesdale Bank plc (trading as Virgin Money) and Mizuho Bank Limited. The RCF is secured against the portfolio of underlying assets held by the Company. The facility is repayable in February 2027. Interest on amounts drawn under the facility is charged at SONIA plus 2.0% per annum. A commitment fee of 0.7% per annum is payable on undrawn amounts. At 30 September 2025, the total amount drawn on the RCF was £20 million.
All amounts drawn under the RCF may be used in or towards the making of investments in accordance with the Company's investment policy, with additional flexibility to allow the Company to enhance its working capital management. The facility provides the Company with continued access to flexible debt finance, allowing it to take advantage of investment opportunities as they arise, and may also be used to manage the Company's working capital requirements from time to time.
The RCF includes LTV1 and interest cover1 covenants that are measured at the Company level. The Company has maintained sufficient headroom against all measures throughout the financial period and is in full compliance with all loan covenants at 30 September 2025.
Leverage
For the purposes of the UK AIFM Regime, leverage is any method which increases the Company's exposure, including the borrowing of cash and the use of derivatives. It is expressed as a ratio between the Company's exposure and its NAV and is calculated under the gross and commitment methods, in accordance with the UK AIFM Regime.
The Company is required to state its maximum and actual leverage levels, calculated as prescribed by the UK AIFM Regime, at 30 September 2025. The figures are as follows:
| |
|
30 September |
30 September |
| |
|
2025 |
2024 |
| |
Maximum |
Actual |
Actual |
| Leverage exposure |
limit |
exposure |
exposure |
| Gross method |
1.20 |
1.03 |
1.05 |
| Commitment method |
1.20 |
1.04 |
1.07 |
The leverage figures disclosed above represent leverage calculated under the UK AIFM Regime methodology as follows:
| |
30 September |
30 September |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2025 |
2024 |
2024 |
| |
Gross |
Commitment |
Gross |
Commitment |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
858,942 |
858,942 |
960,023 |
960,023 |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
- |
12,039 |
- |
11,755 |
| Derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss2 |
12,710 |
12,710 |
1,099 |
1,099 |
| Total exposure under the UK AIFM Regime |
871,652 |
883,691 |
961,122 |
972,877 |
| Total shareholders' funds (net assets) |
848,726 |
848,726 |
913,130 |
913,130 |
| Leverage (ratio) |
1.03 |
1.04 |
1.05 |
1.07 |
The Company's leverage limit under the UK AIFM Regime is 1.20, which equates to a gearing limit of 20%. The Company has maintained sufficient headroom against the limit throughout the year.
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below
2.Refer to note 18 for further information on derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss.
Accounting policy
Borrowings are recognised initially at fair value, less attributable costs. Borrowings are subsequently stated at amortised cost. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method. Transaction costs are spread over the term of the RCF.
16. Authorised and issued share capital
| |
30 September 2025 |
30 September 2024 |
||
| |
Number |
|
Number |
|
| Share capital |
of shares |
£'000 |
of shares |
£'000 |
| Ordinary shares issued and fully paid |
|
|
|
|
| Opening balance |
884,797,669 |
8,848 |
884,797,669 |
8,848 |
| Total shares in issue |
884,797,669 |
8,848 |
884,797,669 |
8,848 |
| Treasury shares |
|
|
|
|
| Opening balance |
(16,985,019) |
(170) |
(13,565,019) |
(136) |
| Shares repurchased |
(30,799,217) |
(308) |
(3,420,000) |
(34) |
| Total shares repurchased and held in treasury |
(47,784,236) |
(478) |
(16,985,019) |
(170) |
| Total ordinary share capital excluding treasury shares |
837,013,433 |
8,370 |
867,812,650 |
8,678 |
Share capital represents the nominal amount of the Company's ordinary shares in issue.
The Company is authorised in accordance with its Memorandum of Association to issue 1.5 billion ordinary shares, 300 million C shares and 300 million deferred shares, each having a par value of one pence per share.
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| Share premium |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Premium on ordinary shares issued and fully paid |
|
|
| Opening balance |
858,965 |
861,118 |
| Premium on equity shares purchased through: |
|
|
| Share repurchases |
(22,505) |
(2,149) |
| Share repurchase costs |
(46) |
(4) |
| Total |
836,414 |
858,965 |
Share premium represents amounts subscribed for share capital in excess of the nominal value less associated costs of the issue, less dividend payments charged to premium as and when appropriate. Share premium is a distributable reserve in accordance with Jersey Company Law.
The Company's share capital is represented by one class of ordinary shares. Quantitative information about the Company's share capital is provided in the statement of changes in equity.
At 30 September 2025, the Company's issued share capital comprised 884,797,669 ordinary shares (30 September 2024: 884,797,669), of which 47,784,236 (30 September 2024: 16,985,019) were held in treasury, and there were no C shares or deferred shares in issue.
The ordinary shares carry the right to dividends out of the profits available for distribution attributable to each share class, if any, as determined by the Directors. Each holder of an ordinary share is entitled to attend meetings of shareholders and, on a poll, to one vote for each share held.
Accounting policy
The Directors of the Company continually assess the classification of the ordinary shares. If the ordinary shares cease to have all the features or meet all the conditions set out to be classified as equity, they will be reclassified as financial liabilities and measured at fair value at the date of reclassification, with any differences from the previous carrying amount recognised in equity. Transaction costs incurred by the Company in issuing, acquiring or reselling its own equity instruments are accounted for as a deduction from equity to the extent that they are incremental costs directly attributable to the equity transaction that otherwise would have been avoided. No gain or loss is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income on the purchase, sale, issuance or cancellation of the Company's own equity instruments.
17. Capital redemption reserve
| |
30 September |
30 September |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Capital redemption reserve |
101 |
101 |
The Company is required by Jersey Company Law to establish and maintain this reserve on the redemption of its own shares.
18. Derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss
On 31 March 2025, the Company entered into a commodity swap agreement with LBCM under the ISDA Master Agreement for risk management purposes, which includes full right of set off. The derivative financial instrument comprises a commodity swap on electricity/baseload for the purpose of hedging electricity price market movements, in cases where the Company has stepped into projects and/or has direct exposure through its investment structure. The commodity swap agreement expired on 30 September 2025 and was settled in October 2025 in line with the contractual terms.
On 30 September 2025, the Company entered into two new commodity swap agreements with Axpo under the ISDA Master Agreement framework for risk management purposes, which includes full right of set off. The derivative financial instruments comprise commodity swaps on electricity generation for the purpose of hedging market movements in electricity prices, for two Northern Irish wind projects. The commodity swap agreement is due to expire on 30 September 2026.
On 1 October 2025, the Company entered into a new commodity swap agreement with Axpo under the ISDA Master Agreement framework for risk management purposes, which includes full right of set off. The derivative financial instrument comprises a commodity swap on baseload electricity for the purpose of hedging market movements in electricity prices, in cases where the Company has stepped into projects and/or has direct exposure through its investment structure. The commodity swap agreement is due to expire on 31 March 2026.
The table below sets out details of the swaps in place from 30 September 2024 to the year end and the valuation of the swap held by the Company at the prior and current year end:
| |
|
Total |
Notional |
| |
|
notional |
quantity |
| Derivative |
Maturity |
quantity |
per hour |
| Commodity swap - electricity/baseload 'summer 2024' |
30 September 2024 |
35,136 MWh |
8 MW |
| Commodity swap - electricity/baseload 'winter 2024/25' |
31 March 2025 |
13,104 MWh |
3 MW |
| Commodity swap - electricity/baseload 'summer 2025' |
30 September 2025 |
13,176 MWh |
3 MW |
| Commodity swap - electricity/baseload 'winter 2025/26' |
31 March 2026 |
13,104 MWh |
3 MW |
| Commodity swaps - Irish power '12 month 2025/26' |
30 September 2026 |
Variable output |
Variable output |
| |
|
30 September |
30 September |
| |
|
2025 |
2024 |
| |
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Fixed |
|
|
|
| Fixed price: |
|
|
|
| Summer 2024 (maturity 30 September 2024) |
£62.0/MWh |
- |
357 |
| Winter 2024/25 (maturity 31 March 2025) |
£82.2/MWh |
- |
1,077 |
| Summer 2025 (maturity 30 September 2025) |
£81.9/MWh |
177 |
- |
| Winter 2025/26 (maturity 31 March 2026) |
£80.8/MWh |
1,058 |
- |
| 12 month 2025/26 (maturity 30 September 2026) |
£76.5/MWh |
11,406 |
- |
| Floating |
|
|
|
| Commodity Reference Price Index: summer 2024 |
Electricity N2EX UK Power Index Day Ahead |
- |
(445) |
| Commodity Reference Price Index: winter 2024/25 |
Electricity N2EX UK Power Index Day Ahead |
- |
(1,099) |
| Commodity Reference Price Index: summer 2025 |
Electricity N2EX UK Power Index Day Ahead |
(145) |
- |
| Commodity Reference Price Index: winter 2025/26 |
Electricity N2EX UK Power Index Day Ahead |
(1,045) |
- |
| Commodity Reference Price Index: 12 month 2025/26 |
SEMOpx Day Ahead |
(11,665) |
- |
| Fair value |
|
(214) |
(110) |
Accounting policy
Recognition of derivative financial assets and liabilities takes place when the derivative contracts are entered into. They are initially recognised and subsequently measured at fair value; transactions costs, where applicable, are included directly in finance costs. The Company does not apply hedge accounting and consequently all gains or losses are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income in net gains/(losses) on derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss.
19. Financial instruments
The table below sets out the classifications of the carrying amounts of the Company's financial assets and financial liabilities into categories of financial instruments under IFRS 9. The carrying amount of the financial assets and financial liabilities at amortised cost approximates their fair value.
| |
|
30 September |
30 September |
| |
|
2025 |
2024 |
| |
Notes |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Financial assets |
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
14 |
12,039 |
11,755 |
| Other receivables and prepayments |
12 |
168 |
137 |
| Financial assets at amortised cost |
|
12,207 |
11,892 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
11 |
858,942 |
960,023 |
| Total |
|
871,149 |
971,915 |
| Financial liabilities |
|
|
|
| Other payables and accrued expenses |
13 |
(2,911) |
(2,885) |
| Interest bearing loans and borrowings |
15 |
(19,299) |
(55,790) |
| Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost |
|
(22,210) |
(58,675) |
| Derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss |
18 |
(214) |
(110) |
| Total |
|
(22,424) |
(58,785) |
19.1 Capital management
The Company is funded from equity balances, comprising issued ordinary share capital as detailed in note 16, and retained earnings, in addition to an RCF, as detailed in note 15.
The Company may seek to raise additional capital from time to time to the extent that the Directors and the Investment Adviser believe the Company will be able to make suitable investments, with consideration also given to the alternatives of share buybacks and a reduction in leverage. The Company may borrow up to 20% of its NAV at the time any such borrowings are drawn down. At the year end, the Company remains modestly geared with a LTV1 of 2.4% (30 September 2024: 6%).
19.2 Financial risk management objectives
The Company has an investment policy and strategy, as summarised above, that sets out its overall investment strategy and its general risk management philosophy and has established processes to monitor and control these in a timely and accurate manner. These guidelines are the subject of regular operational reviews undertaken by the Investment Adviser to ensure that the Company's policies are adhered to as it is the Investment Adviser's duty to identify and assist in the control of risk. The Investment Adviser reports regularly to the Directors, who have the ultimate responsibility for the overall risk management approach.
The Investment Adviser and the Directors ensure that all investment activity is performed in accordance with investment guidelines. The Company's investment activities expose it to various types of risks that are associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. Risk is inherent to the Company's activities and it is managed through a process of ongoing identification, measurement and monitoring. The financial risks to which the Company is exposed include market risk (which includes other price risk) and interest rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. Furthermore, the Company is exposed to a number of shareholder interests, c.4% (30 September 2024: 6%) of the portfolio by value, either as a result of the specific targeting of these positions or through enforcing its security as a result of the occurrence of defaults. Such exposures are more sensitive to changes in market factors, such as electricity prices, and the operational performance of projects and are therefore likely to result in increased volatility in the valuation of the portfolio.
Geopolitical and market uncertainties
The Company's infrastructure investments remain largely insulated from short-term market fluctuations due to their low-volatility characteristics and stable, long-term, public sector backed revenue streams. Falling inflation has supported additional Bank of England rate cuts, including a 100 basis point cut since the prior year, and earlier concerns that the October 2024 Budget might reignite inflation have not materialised to a meaningful degree, though the outlook continues to be monitored.
The war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict remain material geopolitical considerations. The Board and the Investment Adviser consider their direct impact on energy prices and broader market volatility to have further diminished. Although the Israel-Hamas conflict continues to carry risks, particularly regarding potential regional escalation or sanctions, no tangible disruptions have arisen for the Company.
Global trade uncertainty remains elevated as the US expands tariffs under President Trump's renewed protectionist agenda. The latest measures have strained relations with major trading partners and added pressure to global supply chains, contributing to continued volatility in equity markets throughout 2025.
There also remains uncertainty regarding potential future UK Government intervention in the energy market, which could affect the realisation of forecast power prices. The Electricity Generator Levy, implemented in January 2023, impacted the short-term profitability of certain assets in the 2024 financial year; however, there has been no impact in the current financial year. The levy is scheduled to remain in place until 31 March 2028.
Climate risk
For the fourth consecutive year, the Investment Adviser carried out a climate risk assessment for each underlying portfolio asset to assess the actual and potential impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities across the portfolio. The analysis considered both physical and transition risks for each asset. The data collected was based upon IPCC, UK Government and publicly available data, supplemented by data inputs from the Investment Adviser's portfolio management team and its investment management team. Further information is given above. Based on the climate risk analysis undertaken, the Investment Adviser does not currently propose to make any material changes to financial forecasts due to climate risk.
1.APM - for definition and calculation methodology, refer to the APMs section below.
19.3 Market risk
There is a risk that market movements in interest rates, credit markets and observable yields may decrease or increase the fair value of the Company's financial assets without regard to the assets' underlying performance. The fair value of the Company's financial assets is measured and monitored on a quarterly basis by the Investment Adviser with the assistance of the independent Valuation Agent.
The valuation principles used are based on a discounted cash flow methodology, where applicable. A fair value for each asset acquired by the Company is calculated by applying a relevant market discount rate to the contractual cash flows expected to arise from each asset. At the year end, all investments were classified as Level 3; refer to note 19.7 for additional information.
The independent Valuation Agent determines the discount rates that it believes the market would reasonably apply to each investment taking into account, inter alia, the following significant inputs:
· Pound Sterling interest rates;
· movements of comparable credit markets; and
· observable yields on other comparable instruments.
In addition, the following are also considered as part of the overall valuation process:
· general infrastructure market activity and investor sentiment; and
· changes to the economic, legal, taxation or regulatory environment.
The independent Valuation Agent exercises its judgement in assessing the expected future cash flows from each investment. Given that the investments of the Company are generally fixed-income debt instruments (in some cases with elements of inflation protection) or other investments with a similar economic effect, the focus of the independent Valuation Agent is on assessing the likelihood of any interruptions to the debt service payments, in light of the operational performance of the underlying asset as confirmed by the Investment Adviser. Where appropriate, the independent Valuation Agent will also consider long-term assumptions that have a direct impact on valuation, such as electricity prices, inflation and availability. Given fluctuating electricity prices, the Investment Adviser has continued with a hedging programme to reduce volatility in the portfolio. Further information can be found above.
The table below shows how changes in discount rates affect the changes in the valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. The range of discount rates used reflects the Investment Adviser's view of a reasonable expectation of valuation movements across the portfolio in a twelve month period.
| 30 September 2025 Change in discount rates |
0.50% |
0.25% |
0.0% |
(0.25%) |
(0.50%) |
| Value of financial assets at fair value (£'000) |
834,304 |
846,402 |
858,942 |
871,950 |
885,457 |
| Change in valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (£'000) |
(24,637) |
(12,540) |
- |
13,009 |
26,515 |
At 30 September 2025, the discount rates used in the valuation of financial assets ranged from 6.83% to 13.10%, with a rate of 25.00% being applied to one financial asset due to changes in the perceived risk associated with one project, representing 0.63% of the portfolio.
| 30 September 2024 Change in discount rates |
0.50% |
0.25% |
0.0% |
(0.25%) |
(0.50%) |
| Value of financial assets at fair value (£'000) |
931,236 |
945,386 |
960,023 |
975,173 |
990,866 |
| Change in valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (£'000) |
(28,787) |
(14,637) |
- |
15,150 |
30,843 |
At 30 September 2024, the discount rates used in the valuation of financial assets ranged from 6.58% to 13.00%, with a rate of 20.00% being applied to one financial asset due to changes in the perceived risk associated with one project, representing 0.63% of the portfolio.
19.4 Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk has the following effect:
Fair value of financial assets
Interest rates are one of the factors which the independent Valuation Agent takes into account when valuing financial assets. Interest rate risk is incorporated by the independent Valuation Agent into the discount rate applied to the financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. Discount rate sensitivity analysis is disclosed in note 19.3.
Future cash flows
The Company primarily invests in senior and subordinated debt instruments of infrastructure Project Companies. The financial assets have fixed interest rate coupons, albeit with some inflation protection and, as such, movements in interest rates will not directly affect the future cash flows payable to the Company.
Interest rate hedging may be carried out to seek protection against falling interest rates in relation to assets that do not have a minimum fixed rate of return acceptable to the Company in line with its investment policy and strategy. No interest rate hedging was undertaken at year end.
Where the debt instrument is subordinated, the Company is indirectly exposed to the gearing of the infrastructure Project Companies. The Investment Adviser ensures as part of its due diligence that the Project Company debt ranking senior to the Company's investment has been, where appropriate, hedged against movements in interest rates, through the use of interest rate swaps. At 30 September 2025, the Company had not entered into any interest rate swap contracts (30 September 2024: none).
Borrowings
Details of the RCF are given in note 15.
The new facility has a three year term and was refinanced on similar terms to the previous RCF, with the most notable amendment being the introduction of additional flexibility in utilisations and repayments to allow the Company to enhance its working capital management.
The drawn amount under the RCF at 30 September 2025 was £20 million (30 September 2024: £57 million).
The following tables show an estimate of the sensitivity of the drawn amounts under the RCF to interest rate changes of 100, 200 and 300 basis points in a twelve month period, with all other variables held constant.
| 30 September 2025 Change in interest rates |
3.0% |
2.0% |
1.0% |
0.0% |
(1.0%) |
(2.0%) |
(3.0%) |
| Value of interest expense (£'000) |
1,793 |
1,593 |
1,393 |
1,193 |
993 |
793 |
593 |
| Changes in interest expense (£'000) |
600 |
400 |
200 |
- |
(200) |
(400) |
(600) |
| 30 September 2024 Change in interest rates |
3.0% |
2.0% |
1.0% |
0.0% |
(1.0%) |
(2.0%) |
(3.0%) |
| Value of interest expense (£'000) |
5,683 |
5,113 |
4,543 |
3,973 |
3,403 |
2,833 |
2,263 |
| Changes in interest expense (£'000) |
1,710 |
1,140 |
570 |
- |
(570) |
(1,140) |
(1,710) |
Other financial assets and liabilities
Bank deposits are exposed to and affected by fluctuations in interest rates. However, the impact of interest rate risk on these assets and liabilities is not considered material.
19.5 Credit risk
Credit risk refers to the risk that the counterparty to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation or commitment that it has entered into with the Company. The assets classified at fair value through profit or loss do not have a published credit rating; however, the Investment Adviser monitors the financial position and performance of the Project Companies on a regular basis to ensure that credit risk is appropriately managed.
The Company is exposed to differing levels of credit risk on all its assets. Per the statement of financial position, the Company's total exposure to credit risk is £871 million (30 September 2024: £972 million) being the balance of total assets less prepayments. As a matter of general policy, cash is held at a number of financial institutions to spread credit risk, with cash awaiting investment being held on behalf of the Company at banks which carry a minimum rating of A-1, P-1 or F1 from Standard & Poor's, Moody's or Fitch respectively or in one or more similarly rated money market or short-dated gilt funds. Cash is generally held on a short-term basis, pending subsequent investment, repayment of the RCF or repurchases of the Company's ordinary shares. The amount of working capital that may be held at RBSI is limited to the higher of £4 million or the value of one quarter of the Company's running costs. Any excess uninvested/surplus cash is held at other financial institutions with the minimum credit ratings described above. The maximum amount to be held at any one of these other financial institutions is £25 million or 25% of total cash balances, whichever is the larger. It is also recognised by the Board that the arrival of ring-fenced banking has impacted the availability of A-rated banks.
Before an investment decision is made, the Investment Adviser performs extensive due diligence complemented by professional third party advisers, including technical advisers, financial and legal advisers, and valuation and insurance experts. After an investment is made, the Investment Adviser primarily uses detailed cash flow forecasts to assess the continued creditworthiness of Project Companies and their ability to pay all costs as they fall due. The forecasts are regularly updated with information provided by the Project Companies in order to monitor ongoing financial performance.
The Project Companies receive a significant proportion of revenue from Government departments and public sector or local authority clients.
The Project Companies are reliant on their subcontractors, particularly facilities managers, continuing to perform their service delivery obligations such that revenues are not disrupted. The credit standing of each significant subcontractor is monitored by the Investment Adviser on an ongoing basis, and significant exposures are reported to the Directors on a quarterly basis.
The concentration of credit risk to any individual project did not exceed 10% of the Company's portfolio at the year end, which is the maximum amount permissible per the Company's investment policy. The Investment Adviser regularly monitors the concentration of risk based upon the nature of each underlying project to ensure appropriate diversification and risk remains within acceptable parameters.
The concentration of credit risk associated with counterparties is deemed to be low due to asset and sector diversification. The underlying counterparties are typically public sector entities which pay pre-determined, long-term, public sector backed revenues in the form of subsidy payments for renewables transactions (i.e. FiT and ROCs payments), unitary charge payments for PFI transactions and lease payments for social housing projects. In the view of the Investment Adviser and the Board, the public sector generally has both the ability and willingness to support the obligations to these entities.
Electricity market prices remain volatile, although conditions have stabilised compared with the period immediately following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Market pressures have previously contributed to the failure of several energy suppliers, and the Company retains exposure to certain electricity suppliers through offtake arrangements with renewable project borrowers. To date, the Company has not been directly affected by any supplier failures.
Through its usual systems and processes, the Investment Adviser monitors the credit standing of all customers and suppliers and believes that where offtakers have supply businesses they remain in a strong position to continue such arrangements. In any case, the Investment Adviser considers the offtake market for renewable projects to be a liquid and competitive sector, meaning any arrangements that are terminated as part of an offtake collapse could be easily replaced by a new third party.
The credit risk associated with each Project Company is further mitigated because the cash flows receivable are secured over the assets of the Project Company, which in turn has security over the assets of the underlying projects. The debt instruments in the portfolio are held by the Company at fair value, and the credit risk associated with these investments is one of the factors the independent Valuation Agent takes into account when valuing the financial assets.
Changes in credit risk affect the discount rates. The sensitivity of the fair value of the financial assets at fair value through profit or loss is disclosed in note 19.3. The Directors have assessed the credit quality of the portfolio at the year end and based on the parameters set out above, are satisfied that the credit quality remains within an acceptable range for long-dated debt.
The Company enters into commodity swap arrangements for the purpose of hedging market movements in electricity prices. Refer to note 18 for further details.
There is potential for credit risk in relation to the arrangement depending on whether the arrangement is an asset or a liability at any point in time. At the date of this report, the Company's exposure to credit risk relating to the commodity swap agreement is a £214,000 liability.
Further information on derivative financial instruments is given in note 18.
19.6 Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is defined as the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. Exposure to liquidity risk arises because of the possibility that the Company could be required to pay its liabilities earlier than expected. The Company's objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of bank deposits and interest bearing loans and borrowings.
The table below analyses the Company's financial assets and liabilities in relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period from the period end to the contractual maturity date. The Directors have elected to present both assets and liabilities in the liquidity disclosure to illustrate the net liquidity exposure of the Company.
All cash flows in the table below are on an undiscounted basis.
|
|
Less than one month |
One to three months |
Three to twelve months |
Greater than twelve months |
Total |
| 30 September 2025 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Financial assets |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
12,039 |
- |
- |
- |
12,039 |
| Other receivables and prepayments |
- |
- |
168 |
- |
168 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
8,925 |
42,739 |
117,725 |
1,745,418 |
1,914,807 |
| Total financial assets |
20,964 |
42,739 |
117,893 |
1,745,418 |
1,927,014 |
| Non-derivative financial liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
| Other payables and accrued expenses |
- |
(2,911) |
- |
- |
(2,911) |
| Interest bearing loans and borrowings |
(179) |
(352) |
(1,573) |
(22,899) |
(25,003) |
| Derivative financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss |
|
|
|
|
|
| Inflows |
32 |
- |
13 |
- |
45 |
| Outflows |
(24) |
(55) |
(180) |
- |
(259) |
| Total financial liabilities |
(171) |
(3,318) |
(1,740) |
(22,899) |
(28,128) |
| Net exposure |
20,793 |
39,421 |
116,153 |
1,722,519 |
1,898,886 |
| |
Less than one month |
One to three months |
Three to twelve months |
Greater than twelve months |
Total |
| 30 September 2024 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Financial assets |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
11,755 |
- |
- |
- |
11,755 |
| Other receivables and prepayments |
- |
- |
137 |
- |
137 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
12,594 |
37,137 |
95,661 |
1,945,835 |
2,091,227 |
| Total financial assets |
24,349 |
37,137 |
95,798 |
1,945,835 |
2,103,119 |
| Non-derivative financial liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
| Other payables and accrued expenses |
- |
(2,885) |
- |
- |
(2,885) |
| Interest bearing loans and borrowings |
(393) |
(733) |
(3,458) |
(63,372) |
(67,956) |
| Derivative financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss |
|
|
|
|
|
| Inflows |
357 |
545 |
532 |
- |
1,434 |
| Outflows |
(445) |
(537) |
(562) |
- |
(1,544) |
| Total financial liabilities |
(481) |
(3,610) |
(3,488) |
(63,372) |
(70,951) |
| Net exposure |
23,868 |
33,527 |
92,310 |
1,882,463 |
2,032,168 |
19.7 Fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities
Basis of determining fair value
Loan notes
The independent Valuation Agent carries out quarterly valuations of the financial assets of the Company. These valuations are reviewed by the Investment Adviser and the Directors. The subsequent NAV produced is reviewed and approved by the Directors on a quarterly basis.
The basis for the independent Valuation Agent's valuation is described in note 19.3.
Derivative financial instruments
The valuation principles used are based on inputs from observable market data, being a commonly quoted electricity price index, which most closely reflects a Level 2 input. The fair value of the derivative financial instrument is derived from its mark-to-market ("MTM") valuations provided by LBCM and Axpo on a quarterly basis. The MTM value is calculated based on the fixed leg of the commodity swap offset by the market price of the floating leg which is indexed to the 'Electricity N2EX UK Power Index Day Ahead'. The Investment Adviser monitors the exposure internally using its own valuation system. Further information on derivative financial instruments is given in note 18.
Fair value measurements
Investments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following fair value hierarchy levels depending on whether their fair value is based on:
· Level 1: quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
· Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (as prices) or indirectly (derived from prices); and
· Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
An investment is always categorised as Level 1, 2 or 3 in its entirety. In certain cases, the fair value measurement for an investment may use a number of different inputs that fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgement and is specific to the investment.
The Company recognises transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting year during which the change has occurred.
The table below analyses all investments held by the level in the fair value hierarchy into which the fair value measurement is categorised:
| |
|
30 September |
30 September |
| |
Fair value |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
hierarchy |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
|
|
|
| Loan notes |
Level 3 |
858,942 |
960,023 |
| Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss |
|
|
|
| Derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss |
Level 2 |
(214) |
(110) |
Discount rates between 6.83% to 13.10%, with a rate of 25.00% being applied to one financial asset due to changes in the perceived risk associated with one project, representing 0.63% of the portfolio (30 September 2024: 6.58% and 13.00%, with a rate of 20.00% being applied to one financial asset due to changes in the perceived risk associated with one project, representing 0.63% of the portfolio) were applied to the investments categorised as Level 3.
The Directors have classified financial instruments depending on whether or not there is a consistent data set comparable and observable transactions and discount rates. The Directors have classified all loan notes as Level 3. No transfers were made between levels in the year.
Refer to note 11 for a reconciliation of all movements in the fair value of financial instruments categorised within Level 3 between the beginning and end of the year.
For the Company's financial instruments categorised as Level 3, changing the discount rates used to value the underlying instruments alters the fair value. A change in the discount rate used to value the Level 3 investments would have the effect on the valuation as shown in the table in note 19.3. Refer to note 11 for movements in financial assets at fair value through profit or loss throughout the year.
In determining the discount rates for calculating the fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, movements in Pound Sterling, interest rates, comparable credit markets and observable yield on comparable instruments could give rise to changes in the discount rate.
The Directors considered the inputs used in the valuation of investments and the appropriateness of their classification in the fair value hierarchy. Should the valuation approach change, causing an investment to meet the characteristics of a different level of the fair value hierarchy, it will be reclassified accordingly in the appropriate period.
20. Related party disclosures
As defined by IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures, parties are considered to be related if one party has the ability to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial or operational decisions.
Directors
The non-executive Directors of the Company are considered to be the key management personnel of the Company. Directors' remuneration including expenses for the year totalled £503,000 (30 September 2024: £451,000). At 30 September 2025, liabilities in respect of these services amounted to £129,000 (30 September 2024: £111,000).
At 30 September 2025, the Directors, together with their family members, held the following shares in the Company:
| |
30 September 2025 |
30 September 2024 |
||
| |
Shares |
% of total |
Shares |
% of total |
| Director |
held |
voting rights |
held |
voting rights |
| Andrew Didham |
176,414 |
0.021 |
146,345 |
0.017 |
| Steven Wilderspin |
15,000 |
0.002 |
15,000 |
0.002 |
| Dawn Crichard |
94,472 |
0.011 |
80,463 |
0.009 |
| Alex Yew |
100,000 |
0.012 |
75,000 |
0.009 |
| Ian Brown |
46,116 |
0.006 |
- |
- |
| Heather Bestwick |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Andrew Didham is an executive vice chairman at Rothschild & Co, presently on a part-time basis. Rothschild & Co is engaged by the Company to provide ongoing investor relations support. The Company and Rothschild & Co maintain procedures to ensure that Mr Didham has no involvement in either the decisions concerning the engagement of Rothschild & Co or the provision of investor relations services to the Company. During the year, the aggregate sum of £54,000 was paid to Rothschild & Co (30 September 2024: £54,000) in respect of investor relations support.
Investment Adviser
The Company is party to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Investment Adviser, which was most recently amended and restated on 26 January 2023, pursuant to which the Company has appointed the Investment Adviser to provide advisory services relating to the management of assets on a day‑to‑day basis in accordance with its investment objectives and policies, subject to the overall supervision and direction of the Board of Directors. As a result of the responsibilities delegated under this agreement, the Company considers it to be a related party by virtue of being 'key management personnel'.
Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the notice period of the termination of the Investment Adviser by the Company is 24 months. The remuneration of the Investment Adviser is set out below.
For its services to the Company, the Investment Adviser receives an annual fee at the rate of 0.9% (or such lesser amount as may be demanded by the Investment Adviser at its own absolute discretion) multiplied by the sum of:
· the NAV of the Company; less
· the value of the cash holdings of the Company pro rata to the period for which such cash holdings have been held.
The Investment Adviser is also entitled to claim for expenses arising in relation to the performance of certain duties and, at its discretion, 1% of the value of any transactions entered into by the Company (where possible, the Investment Adviser may seek to charge this fee to the borrower).
The Investment Adviser receives a fee of 0.25% of the aggregate gross proceeds from any issue of new shares in consideration for the provision of marketing and investor introduction services.
The Company's Investment Adviser is authorised as an AIFM by the UK FCA under the UK AIFM Regime. The Company has provided disclosures on its website incorporating the requirements of the UK AIFM Regime. The Investment Adviser receives an annual fee of £75,000 in relation to its role as the Company's AIFM, increased annually at the rate of the RPI. The fee paid to the Investment Adviser for the year was £92,000 (30 September 2024: £89,000).
During the year, the Company expensed £7,858,000 (30 September 2024: £8,300,000) in respect of investment advisory fees, marketing fees and transaction management and documentation services, and £19,000 (30 September 2024: £53,000) in respect of expenses. At 30 September 2025, liabilities in respect of these services amounted to £1,925,000 (30 September 2024: £2,062,000).
The directors and employees of the Investment Adviser also sit on the boards of, and control, several SPVs through which the Company invests. The Company has delegated the day-to-day operations of these SPVs to the Investment Adviser through the Investment Advisory Agreement.
While not related parties under IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures, for transparency, the Investment Adviser has disclosed the shareholdings of key management personnel. At 30 September 2025, the key management personnel of the Investment Adviser, together with their family members, directly or indirectly held 932,719 ordinary shares in the Company, equivalent to 0.111% of the total voting rights (30 September 2024: 935,268 ordinary shares, 0.108% of the total voting rights).
21. Subsequent events after the report date
The following events occurred post year end:
· The Company declared, on 31 October 2025, a fourth interim dividend of 1.75 pence per ordinary share, amounting to £14.6 million, which was paid on 9 December 2025 to ordinary shareholders who were recorded on the register at the close of business on 14 November 2025.
· The Company made five further advances totalling £1.7 million. The Company received repayments totalling £4.4 million in respect of seven investments.
· The Company drew down an amount of £15.0 million and repaid an amount of £5.0 million on the RCF, resulting in a total drawn amount of £30.0 million.
· Andrew Didham, together with his family members, purchased a further 27,601 shares in the Company.
· The Company repurchased a further 1.7 million ordinary shares, which are held in treasury.
On a quarterly basis, commencing the period ending 30 September 2025, the Investment Adviser has agreed to purchase ordinary shares in the Company of a value equal to 25% of the Investment Adviser's annual fee and the Board has agreed to this arrangement. The documentation to formalise this arrangement was being finalised at the time of approving the annual report and it will consist of a side letter to the current Investment Advisory Agreement. Post year end, the Investment Adviser purchased 662,000 ordinary shares in the Company for a consideration of £482,290.
22. Ultimate controlling party
It is the view of the Directors that there is no ultimate controlling party.
23. Non-consolidated SPVs
The following SPVs have not been consolidated in these financial statements due to the Company meeting the criteria of an investment entity and therefore, applying the exemption to consolidation under IFRS 10, it has measured its financial interests in these SPVs at fair value through profit or loss.
Refer to note 11 for the details of contractual arrangements between the Company and the SPVs and to the risk disclosures in note 19 for details of events or conditions that could expose the Company to losses.
During the year and prior year, the Company did not provide financial support to the unconsolidated SPVs.
All of the below non-consolidated SPVs are incorporated and domiciled in the United Kingdom.
| |
30 September 2025 |
30 September 2024 |
||
| SPV company name |
Ownership interest in loan notes |
Classification1 |
Ownership interest in loan notes |
Classification1 |
| GCP Cardale PFI Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| FHW Dalmore (Salford Pendleton Housing) plc |
13.9% |
Associate |
13.8% |
Associate |
| GCP Asset Finance 1 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP Biomass 1 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP Biomass 2 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP Biomass 3 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP Bridge Holdings Ltd |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP Education 1 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP Green Energy 1 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP Healthcare 1 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP Onshore Wind 3 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP Programme Funding 1 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP RHI Boiler 1 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP Rooftop Solar 5 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP Rooftop Solar 6 plc |
36.7% |
Associate |
37.1% |
Associate |
| GCP Rooftop Solar Finance plc |
31.5% |
Associate |
31.1% |
Associate |
| GCP Social Housing 1 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| Gravis Asset Holdings Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| Gravis Solar 1 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| Gravis Solar 2 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
| GCP Geothermal Funding 1 Limited |
100% |
Subsidiary |
100% |
Subsidiary |
1.Refer to note 11 for further details.
Alternative performance measures
The Board and the Investment Adviser assess the Company's performance using a variety of measures that are not defined under IFRS and are therefore classed as alternative performance measures ("APMs").
Where possible, reconciliations to IFRS are presented from the APMs to the most appropriate measure prepared in accordance with IFRS. All items listed below are IFRS financial statement line items unless otherwise stated.
APMs should be read in conjunction with the statement of comprehensive income, statement of financial position, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows, which are presented in the financial statements section of this report. The APMs may not be directly comparable with measures used by other companies.
Adjusted earnings cover
Ratio of the Company's adjusted net earnings1 per share to the dividend per share. This metric seeks to show the Company's right to receive future net cash flows by way of interest income from the portfolio of investments, by removing: (i) the effect of pull-to-par and; (ii) any upward or downward revaluations of investments, which are functions of accounting for financial assets at fair value under IFRS 9, and that do not contribute to the Company's ability to generate cash flows.
| |
30 Sep |
30 Sep |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
Pence |
Pence |
| Adjusted earnings per share1 |
6.73 |
7.09 |
| Dividend per share |
7.0 |
7.0 |
| Times covered |
0.96 |
1.01 |
Adjusted earnings per share
The Company's adjusted net earnings1 divided by the weighted average number of shares.
| |
30 Sep |
30 Sep |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Adjusted net earnings1 |
57,509 |
61,486 |
| Weighted average number of shares |
854,455,219 |
867,940,448 |
| Adjusted earnings per share (pence) |
6.73 |
7.09 |
Adjusted loan interest capitalised
In respect of a period, a measure of loan interest capitalised adjusted for amounts subsequently paid as part of repayments.
| |
30 Sep |
30 Sep |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Capitalised (planned) |
14,789 |
14,868 |
| Capitalised (unscheduled) |
4,419 |
7,300 |
| Loan interest capitalised |
19,208 |
22,168 |
| Capitalised amounts subsequently settled as part of repayments |
(10,003) |
(9,297) |
| Adjusted loan interest capitalised |
9,205 |
12,871 |
Adjusted loan interest received
In respect of a period, a measure of loan interest received adjusted for loan interest capitalised and subsequently paid as part of repayments or disposal proceeds.
| |
30 Sep |
30 Sep |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Loan interest received |
64,040 |
65,129 |
| Capitalised amounts settled as part of final repayment or disposal proceeds |
2,850 |
- |
| Capitalised amounts subsequently settled as part of repayments |
10,003 |
9,297 |
| Adjusted loan interest received |
76,893 |
74,426 |
Adjusted net earnings
In respect of a period, a measure of loan interest accrued2 by the portfolio less total expenses and finance costs. This metric is used in the calculation of adjusted earnings cover1.
| |
30 Sep |
30 Sep |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Total profit and comprehensive income/loss |
18,358 |
19,514 |
| Less: income/gains on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
(33,697) |
(37,340) |
| Add: losses/(gains) on derivative financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss |
297 |
79,808 |
| Add: loan interest accrued |
72,551 |
86,911 |
| Adjusted net earnings |
57,509 |
61,486 |
1.APM - refer to relevant APM above and below for further information.
Aggregate downward revaluations since IPO (annualised)
A measure of the Company's ability to preserve the capital value of its investments over the long term. It is calculated as total aggregate downward revaluations divided by total invested capital since IPO expressed as a time weighted annual percentage.
| |
30 Sep |
30 Sep |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Total aggregate downward revaluations since IPO |
(147,601) |
(109,492) |
| Total invested capital since IPO |
1,972,112 |
1,947,454 |
| Percentage (annualised) |
(0.51) |
(0.41) |
Average NAV
The average of the twelve net asset valuations calculated monthly over the financial year.
Cash earnings cover
Ratio of total net cash received per share1 to the dividend per share.
| |
30 Sep |
30 Sep |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
Pence |
Pence |
| Total net cash received per share1 |
7.26 |
6.61 |
| Dividend per share |
7.00 |
7.00 |
| Times covered |
1.04 |
0.94 |
Discount
The price at which the shares of the Company trade below the NAV per share.
Dividend yield
A measure of the quantum of dividends paid to shareholders relative to the market value per share. It is calculated by dividing the dividend per share for the year by the share price at the year end.
Earnings cover
Ratio of the Company's earnings per share to the dividend per share.
| |
30 Sep |
30 Sep |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
Pence |
Pence |
| Earnings per share |
2.15 |
2.25 |
| Dividend per share |
7.00 |
7.00 |
| Times covered |
0.31 |
0.32 |
Interest cover
The ratio of total loan interest income to finance costs expressed as a percentage.
Loan interest accrued
The measure of the value of interest accruing on a loan in respect of a period, calculated based on the contractual interest rate stated in the loan documentation.
Loan interest accrued differs from net income/gains on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, as recognised under IFRS 9, as loan interest accrued is not impacted by movements of:
· the impact of realised and unrealised gains and losses on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss;
· the impact of 'pull-to-par' in the unwinding of discount rate adjustments over time (where the weighted average discount rate used to value financial assets differs from the interest rate stated in the loan documentation);
· the impact of cash flows from loan interest received;
· the impact of loan interest capitalised; and
· the impact of loan principal indexation applied.
This metric is used in the calculation of adjusted net earnings2.
Loan to value
A measure of the indebtedness of the Company at the year end, expressed as interest bearing loans and borrowings as a percentage of net assets.
NAV total return
A measure showing how the NAV per share has performed over a period of time, taking into account both capital returns and dividends paid to shareholders, expressed as a percentage.
It assumes that dividends paid to shareholders are reinvested at NAV at the time the shares are quoted ex-dividend. This is a standard performance metric across the investment industry and allows comparability across the sector.
Source: Investment Adviser
1.APM - refer to relevant APM below for further information.
2.APM - refer to relevant APM above for further information.
Premium
The price at which the shares of the Company trade above the NAV per share.
Total expenses paid
In respect of the year, the cash outflows from the Company in order to settle operating costs. This metric is used in the calculation of total net cash received1.
| |
30 Sep |
30 Sep |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Total expenses per statement of comprehensive income |
11,126 |
11,338 |
| Adjustment for expense accruals |
33 |
(726) |
| Total expenses paid |
11,159 |
10,612 |
Total net cash received
In respect of a period, the cash inflows from investments, comprising adjusted loan interest received2 less total expenses paid and finance costs paid. This metric is used in the calculation of cash earnings cover3.
| |
30 Sep |
30 Sep |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Adjusted loan interest received2 |
76,893 |
74,426 |
| Total expenses paid1 |
(11,159) |
(10,612) |
| Finance costs paid |
(3,701) |
(6,550) |
| Total net cash received |
62,033 |
57,264 |
Total net cash received per share
The Company's total net cash received1 divided by the weighted average number of shares.
| |
30 Sep |
30 Sep |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Total net cash received1 |
62,033 |
57,264 |
| Weighted average number of shares |
854,455,219 |
867,940,448 |
| Total net cash received per share (pence) |
7.26 |
6.61 |
Total shareholder return
A measure of the performance of a Company's shares over time. It combines share price movements and dividends to show the total return to the shareholder expressed as a percentage. It assumes that dividends are reinvested in the shares at the time the shares are quoted ex‑dividend.
This is a standard performance metric across the investment industry and allows comparability across the sector.
Source: Bloomberg
Weighted average annualised yield
The weighted average yield on the investment portfolio calculated based on the yield of each investment weighted by the principal balance outstanding on such investment, expressed as a percentage. It is calculated including borrower company leverage but before any Company level leverage.
The yield forms a component of investment cash flows used for the valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss under IFRS 9.
1,2.APM - refer to relevant APM above for further information.
Glossary of terms
Adjusted earnings cover
Refer to APMs section above
Adjusted loan interest capitalised
Refer to APMs section above
Adjusted loan interest received
Refer to APMs section above
Adjusted net earnings
Refer to APMs section above
Aggregate downward revaluations since IPO (annualised)
Refer to APMs section above
AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Company
AIB
AIB Group (UK)
AIC
Association of Investment Companies
AIC Code
AIC Corporate Governance Code
AIF
Alternative Investment Fund
AIFM
Alternative Investment Fund Manager
APMs
Alternative performance measures
Average life
The weighted average term of the loans in the investment portfolio
Axpo
Axpo Solutions AG
BeST
Bespoke Supported Tenancies
Borrower
Owners of the Project Companies to which the Company advances loans
Capture price
The actual electricity price achieved by a generator in the market
Cash earnings cover
Refer to APMs section above
CBF
Community Benefit Fund
CCI
Consumer Composite Investments
CfD
Contract-for-difference
CIF Law
Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law 1988
Clydesdale
Clydesdale Bank plc (trading as Virgin Money)
Company
GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited
C shares
A share class issued by the Company from time to time. Conversion shares are used to raise new funds without penalising existing shareholders. The funds raised are ring-fenced from the rest of the Company until they are substantially invested
Deferred shares
Redeemable deferred shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company arising from C share conversion
Discount
Refer to APMs section above
Dividend cover
Earnings (under IFRS, adjusted or cash) for the year compared to the dividend for the year
Dividend yield
Refer to APMs section above
DPC
Direct Procurement for Customers
Earnings cover
Refer to APMs section above
EEA
European Economic Area
EPC
Energy Performance Certificate
ESG
Environmental, social and governance
EU
European Union
FCA
Fellow Chartered Accountant
FiT
Feed-in tariff
FRC
Financial Reporting Council
GB market
UK electricity market
GCP Asset Backed
GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Limited
GHG Protocol
Greenhouse gas protocol
GRESB
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark
GWh
Gigawatt hours
HMT
His Majesty's Treasury
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards
Interest cover
Refer to APMs section above
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPO
Initial public offering
IRR
Internal rate of return
ISDA
International Swaps and Derivatives Association
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
iSEM
Integrated Single Electricity Market
ISSB
International Sustainability Standards
Jersey Company Law
The Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (as amended)
JFSC
Jersey Financial Services Commission
KPIs
Key performance indicators
KPMG
KPMG Audit Limited
LBCM
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc
Lloyds
Lloyds Group plc
Loan interest accrued
Refer to APMs section above
Loan to value
Refer to APMs section above
LSE
London Stock Exchange
LTV
Loan to value
MEES
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
MiFID
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive
Mizuho
Mizuho Bank
MW
Megawatt
NAV
Net asset value
NAV total return
Refer to APMs section above
NED
Non-executive Director
OBR
The Office for Budget Responsibility
Official List
The Official List of the UK FCA
Ordinary shares
The ordinary share capital of the Company
PFI
Private finance initiative
PPA
Power purchase agreement
PPP
Public-private partnership
PPS
Pence per share
Premium
Refer to APMs section above
PRI
Principles for Responsible Investment
Project Company
A special purpose company which owns and operates an asset
Public sector backed
All revenues arising from UK central Government or local authorities or from entities themselves substantially funded by UK central Government or local authorities, obligations of NHS Trusts, UK registered social landlords and universities and revenues arising from other Government-sponsored or administered initiatives for encouraging the usage of renewable or clean energy in the UK
Pull-to-par
The effect on income recognised in future periods from the application of a new discount rate to an investment
REMA
Review of Electricity Market Arrangements
RBSI
Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited
RCF
Revolving credit facility with AIB (UK) plc, Lloyds Bank plc, Clydesdale Bank plc (trading as Virgin Money) and Mizuho Bank Limited
RHI
Renewable heat incentive
RO
Renewables obligation
ROCs
Renewable Obligation Certificates
Rothschild & Co
NM Rothschild and Sons Ltd
RPs
Registered Providers
RSH
Regulator of Social Housing
SBTi
Science Based Targets initiative
SDR
Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
SEM
Single Electricity Market
Senior ranking security
Security that gives a loan priority over other debt owed by the issuer in terms of control and repayment in the event of default or issuer bankruptcy
SFDR
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
SID
Senior Independent Director
SONIA
Sterling Overnight Interbank Average rate
SPV
Special purpose vehicle through which the Company invests
TCFD
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Total expenses paid
Refer to APMs section above
Total net cash received
Refer to APMs section above
Total shareholder return
Refer to APMs section above
UK AIFM Regime
Together, The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (as amended by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019) and the Investment Funds sourcebook forming part of the UK FCA Handbook, as amended from time to time
UK Code
UK Corporate Governance Code
UK ETS
UK Emissions Trading Scheme
UK FCA
Financial Conduct Authority
UN
United Nations
UN SDGs
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Weighted average annualised yield
Refer to APMs section above
Weighted average discount rate
A rate of return used in valuation to convert a series of future anticipated cash flows to present value under a discounted cash flow approach. It is calculated with reference to the relative size of each investment
UN SDGs and targets
SDG 3
Good health and well-being
UN SDG target 3.8
Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential healthcare services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.
SDG 4
Quality education
UN SDG target 4.1
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.
SDG 5
Gender equality
UN SDG target 5.5
Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.
SDG 7
Affordable and clean energy
UN SDG target 7.2
By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
SDG 8
Decent work and economic growth
UN SDG target 8.3
Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalisation and growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services.
SDG 9
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
UN SDG target 9.3
Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets.
UN SDG target 9.4
By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource‑use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities.
SDG 11
Sustainable cities and communities
UN SDG target 11.1
By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums.
SDG 15
Life on land
UN SDG target 15.5
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species.
SDG 17
Partnerships for the goals
UN SDG target 17.17
Encourage and promote effective public, public‑private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships.
Shareholder information
Key dates for 2026
February
Annual General Meeting
March
Company's half-year end
Payment of first interim dividend
June
Half-yearly results announced
Payment of second interim dividend
September
Company's year end
Payment of third interim dividend
December
Payment of fourth interim dividend
Annual results announced
Frequency of NAV publication
The Company's NAV is released to the LSE via RNS on a quarterly basis and is published on the Company's website.
Sources of further information
Copies of the Company's annual and half‑yearly reports, stock exchange announcements, investor reports and further information on the Company can be obtained from the Company's website.
Warning to users of this report
This report is intended solely for the information of the person to whom it is provided by the Company, the Investment Adviser or the Administrator. This report is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase of shares in the Company and should not be relied on by any person for the purpose of accounting, legal or tax advice or for making an investment decision. The payment of dividends and the repayment of capital are not guaranteed by the Company. Any forecast, projection or target is indicative only and not guaranteed in any way, and any opinions expressed in this report are not statements of fact and are subject to change, and neither the Company nor the Investment Adviser is under any obligation to update such opinions.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance, and investors may not get back the original amount invested. Unless otherwise stated, the sources for all information contained in this report are the Investment Adviser and the Administrator. Information contained in this report is believed to be accurate at the date of publication, but neither the Company, the Investment Adviser nor the Administrator gives any representation or warranty as to the report's accuracy or completeness. This report does not contain and is not to be taken as containing any financial product advice or financial product recommendation. Neither the Company, the Investment Adviser nor the Administrator accept any liability whatsoever for any loss (whether direct or indirect) arising from the use of this report or its contents.
Corporate information
The Company
GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited
IFC 5
St Helier
Jersey JE1 1ST
Contact: [email protected]
Corporate website: www.gcpinfra.co.uk
Directors
Andrew Didham (Chairman)
Heather Bestwick (Senior Independent Director) (appointed on 29 April 2025)
Julia Chapman (resigned on 29 September 2025)
Michael Gray (resigned on 13 February 2025)
Steven Wilderspin
Dawn Crichard
Alex Yew
Ian Brown (appointed on 13 February 2025)
Administrator, Company Secretary and registered office of the Company
Apex Financial Services (Alternative Funds) Limited
IFC 5
St Helier
Jersey JE1 1ST
Tel: +44 (0)1534 722787
Adviser on English law
Stephenson Harwood LLP
1 Finsbury Circus
London EC2M 7SH
Adviser on Jersey Company Law
Carey Olsen Jersey LLP
47 Esplanade
St Helier
Jersey JE1 0BD
Depositary
Apex Financial Services (Corporate) Limited
IFC 5
St Helier
Jersey JE1 1ST
Financial adviser and joint brokers
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited
150 Cheapside
London EC2V 6ET
Tel: +44 (0)20 7710 7600
RBC Capital Markets
100 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 4AA
Independent Auditor
KPMG Channel Islands Limited
37 Esplanade
St Helier
Jersey JE4 8WQ
Investment Adviser, AIFM and Security Trustee
Gravis Capital Management Limited
24 Savile Row
London W1S 2ES
Tel: +44 (0)20 3405 8500
Operational bankers
Barclays Bank PLC, Jersey Branch
13 Library Place
St Helier
Jersey JE4 8NE
BNY Mellon
1 Piccadilly Gardens
Manchester M1 1RN
Lloyds Bank International Limited
9 Broad Street
St Helier
Jersey JE4 8NG
Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited
71 Bath Street
St Helier
Jersey JE4 8PJ
Public relations
Burson Buchanan Limited
107 Cheapside
London EC2V 6DN
Registrar
MUFG Corporate Markets (Jersey) Limited
IFC 5
St Helier
Jersey JE1 1ST
Valuation Agent
Forvis Mazars LLP
Tower Bridge House
St Katharine's Way
London E1W 1DD
For further information, please contact:
| Gravis Capital Management Limited Philip Kent Robyn MacHugh Cameron Gardner
|
+44 (0)20 3405 8500 |
| RBC Capital Markets Matthew Coakes Elizabeth Evans
|
+44 (0)20 7653 4000 |
| Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited Edward Gibson-Watt Jonathan Wilkes-Green
|
+44 (0)20 7710 7600 |
| Burson Buchanan Helen Tarbet Nick Croysdill Henry Wilson |
+44 (0)20 7466 5000 |
Notes to the Editor
About GCP Infra:
GCP Infra is a closed-ended investment company and FTSE-250 constituent whose shares are traded on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Its objective is to provide shareholders with regular, sustained, long-term distributions and to preserve capital over the long term by generating exposure to UK infrastructure debt and related and/or similar assets.
The Company primarily targets investments in infrastructure projects with long term, public sector-backed, availability-based revenues. Where possible, investments are structured to benefit from partial inflation protection. GCP Infra is advised by Gravis Capital Management Limited.
GCP Infra has been awarded with the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark in recognition of its contribution to positive environmental outcomes.