BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED

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  Annual accounts overdue

  Due 2025-12-31.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, an expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 31 July 2026. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. Owing to the principal activities of the Company, the Company's future cashflows are reliant on the Bring Energy group. Any unfunded cash flow and liquidity requirements will be met by the Bring Energy group. The budgeted cash flows for the group, which show sufficient headroom even in a year of change, and available liquidity through new financing facilities allows the Directors to have an expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 31 July 2026 and therefore apply the going concern basis of preparation for the statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023. The Company has also received an uncapped letter of support from Bring Energy Group Limited (formerly Burnie Bidco Limited), which will provide support to the Company in order that the Company can maintain adequate financial resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due, and so that it is in a position to meet its obligations and continue to trade, but only to the extent that funding for this is not otherwise available to meet such obligations. In addition, it is expected that any of the subsidiaries within the Bring Energy group will also support other group companies directly or indirectly via Bring Energy Group Limited (formerly Burnie Bidco Limited). This support shall be applicable for a period to 31 July 2026. The Directors confirm that Bring Energy Group Limited (formerly Burnie Bidco Limited) has the capacity to provide such support in a manner it deems appropriate.”

Significant events

• “On 15 September 2023, Equans Holding UK Limited signed a Share Purchase Agreement with a consortium formed by Swiss Life Asset Managers and Schroders Greencoat LLP for the sale of its district heating business in the United Kingdom ("UK"). Birmingham District Energy Company Limited ("the Company") was part of the UK portfolio included in the sale. The sale was completed on 31 December 2023, when Bring Energy Group Limited (formerly Burnie Bidco Limited) acquired Bring Energy Concessions Limited (formerly Equans DE Holding Company Limited) ("BECL"). As such, from 31 December 2023, the ultimate parent of the Company changed from Bouygues S.A. to Swiss Life Holding AG. Swiss Life Holding AG is the ultimate parent company of Bring Energy Group Limited (formerly Burnie Bidco Limited).”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

10

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.