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Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Always setting

higher standards,

with Bellway

Our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy embodies

our philosophy as a responsible homebuilder.

We strive to operate our business in an ethical

and sustainable manner, while creating long-term

value for the benefit of our customers, employees,

suppliers, shareholders and key stakeholders.

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About Us

Financial and Strategic Highlights 4

Who We Are 6

Strategic Report

Principal KPIs 10

Investment Case 14

Our Strategy and Business Model 16

Our Marketplace 22

Chair’s Statement 24

Chief Executive’s Market and Operational Review 26

Group Finance Director’s Review 30

‘Better with Bellway’ Overview 34

‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities 39

Section 172 Statement 62

Key Stakeholder Relationships 63

Risk Management 79

Principal Risks 83

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (‘TCFD’) 88

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (‘SASB’) 96

Non-Financial and Sustainability Information Statement 100

Governance

Chair’s Statement on Corporate Governance 104

Board of Directors 106

Board Activities and Decisions 108

Board Leadership 110

Division of Responsibilities 111

Composition, Succession and Evaluation  115

Nomination Committee Report 116

Audit Committee Report 118

Remuneration Report 130

Sustainability Committee Report  153

Directors’ Report 154

Independent Auditor’s Report 158

Accounts

Group Income Statement 170

Group Statement of Comprehensive Income 171

Statements of Changes in Equity 172

Balance Sheets 174

Cash Flow Statements 175

Accounting Policies 176

Notes to the Financial Statements 178

Five Year Record 222

Other Information

Glossary 224

Advisers and Company Secretary 226

Shareholder Analysis and Financial Calendar 227

1  All figures relating to completions,

order book, reservations, cancellations,

and average selling price exclude the

Group’s share of its joint ventures, unless

otherwise stated.

2  Bellway uses a range of statutory

performance measures and alternative

performance measures when reviewing

the performance of the Group against

its strategy. Definitions of the alternative

performance measures, and a

reconciliation to statutory performance

measures, are included in note 28.

3  Underlying refers to any statutory

performance measure or alternative

performance measure before net legacy

building safety expense and exceptional

items (note 2).

4  Includes the Group’s share of land

owned and controlled through joint

venture partners comprising 905 plots

(2023 – 935 plots).

5  As measured by the Home Builders’

Federation using the eight-week NHBC

Customer Satisfaction survey.

6  Comparatives are for the year ended

31 July 2023 or as at 31 July 2023 (‘2023’)

unless otherwise stated.

Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024 1

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Building

communities for

over 75 years

Growing from a local family business in 1946 to a FTSE

250 company, Bellway has been building high-quality

new homes across the UK for more than 75 years,

creating exceptional properties in desirable locations.

Father and daughter

site team, Ken and

Amy Somerville at

our Riverbrook Place

development, Crawley.

Street scene from

our Ridgewood

development

inStirling.

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3Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Resilient  performance

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Year ended

31 July 2024

Year ended

31 July 2023 Movement

Housing completions 7,654 10,945 (30.1%)

Revenue £2,380.2m £3,406.6m (30.1%)

Underlying performance measures:

Gross profit (underlying) £381.1m

2,3

£687.3m

2,3

(44.6%)

Gross margin (underlying) 16.0%

2,3

20.2%

2,3

(420 bps)

Operating profit (underlying) £238.1m

2,3

£543.9m

2,3

(56.2%)

Operating margin (underlying) 10.0%

2,3

16.0%

2,3

(600 bps)

Profit before taxation (underlying) £226.1m

2,3

£532.6m

2,3

(57.5%)

Earnings per share (underlying) 135.2p

2,3

328.1p

2,3

(58.8%)

RoCE (underlying) 6.9%

2,3

15.8%

2,3

(890 bps)

Statutory and other measures:

Adjusting items (pre-tax) £42.4m £49.6m (14.5%)

Profit before taxation £183.7m £483.0m (62.0%)

Earnings per share 109.8p 297.7p (63.1%)

Proposed total dividend per share 54.0p 140.0p (61.4%)

Net asset value per share 2,913p

2

2,871p

2

+1.5%

Net (debt)/cash (£10.5m)

2

£232.0m

2

(104.5%)

Land bank (total plots) 95,292

4

98,164

4

(2.9%)

Summary

Resilient performance and well-positioned for strong multi-year growth.

Financial performance in line with our expectations

• Total housing completions of 7,654 homes (2023 – 10,945), at

anoverall average selling price of £307,909 (2023 – £310,306).

• Total revenue reduced by 30.1% to £2,380.2 million (2023 –

£3,406.6 million), due to the lower starting forward order book

and challenging trading conditions, particularly in the first half

ofthe financial year.

• Customer confidence gradually improved throughout the

year, driven by a moderation of both mortgage interest rates

and consumer price inflation, and an increase in wages.

Combined with an increase in outlet numbers, this led to a 13.8%

rise in the private reservation rate to an average of 124 per week

(2023 – 109).

• The private reservation rate per outlet per week increased by

10.9% to 0.51 (2023 – 0.46). The private reservation rate per outlet

per week in the second half of the financial year increased to

0.58 (six months to 31 July 2023 – 0.53) compared to 0.43 in

the first half (six months to 31 January 2023 – 0.38), driven by

the improving trading backdrop and aseasonal uplift through

the spring.

• The underlying operating margin was in line with previous

guidance at 10.0%

2,3

(2023 – 16.0%), with the reduction reflecting

the effect of lower volume output, cost inflation and the use

of targeted sales incentives, together with higher site-based

overheads due to the slower sales market since the summer

of 2022.

• Underlying profit before taxation was £226.1 million

2,3

(2023–£532.6 million) and in line with our expectations.

• Adjusting items relating to net expenses associated with legacy

building safety of £37.0 million (2023 – £49.6 million) and aborted

transaction costs of £5.4 million (2023 – £nil), resulted in reported

profit before tax of £183.7 million (2023 – £483.0 million).

• Underlying RoCE was lower at 6.9%

2,3

(2023 – 15.8%) due to the

decrease in both asset turn and the underlying operating margin.

The Group has a strong platform from which to increase volume

output, and the Board expects this to support an improvement in

RoCE from the current financial year.

High-quality land bank to support outlet opening

programme and volume growth ambitions

• The Group has a high-quality land bank which comprises 95,292

plots

4

(2023 – 98,164 plots).

• Bellway’s owned and controlled land bank of 48,887 plots (2023

– 53,629 plots) remains healthy and provides good visibility with

regards to outlet openings in the current financial year and beyond.

• The Group traded from an average of 245 outlets (2023 – 238),

an increase of 2.9%, driven by the strength of our land bank and

targeted approach to land acquisition, and was achieved despite

the delays in the planning system.

• Our site teams successfully opened 80 new sales outlets during

the year, and in financial year 2025 we currently expect to open

around 50 new sales outlets and maintain theaverage number

ataround 245.

Financial and Strategic Highlights

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4 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Clear strategic priorities

• Overall, during financial year 2024, the Group contracted to

purchase 4,621 owned and controlled plots (2023 – 4,715 plots)

across 27 sites (2023 – 35 sites) with a total contract value of

£344.8 million (2023 – £378.2 million).

• The improving economic outlook in terms of both lower

interest rates and house price stability has supported an

increase in our activity in the shorter-term land market in recent

months, with Heads of Terms agreed on around 8,100 plots at

29 September 2024.

• Building on the expansion of our strategic land bank in recent

years, the Group entered into option agreements for 35 sites

(2023 – 19 sites), which has enhanced our longer-term growth

prospects and overall land supply for a relatively low initial

capital outlay.

• Bellway’s strategic land bank comprises 45,500 plots (2023 –

43,600 plots), providing the Group with an excellent platform for

growth in the years ahead, with this further supported by the new

Government’s proposed reforms to the planning system.

Robust and well-capitalised balance sheet

• Bellway has a strong balance sheet, with low year-end net debt,

in line with expectations, at £10.5 million

2

(2023 – net cash of

£232.0 million), and modest adjusted gearing, inclusive of land

creditors, of 6.8%

2

(2023 – 4.0%).

• The Group has access to significant levels of committed debt

finance, totalling £530 million, and this provides ongoing

financial resilience while supporting land investment and our

growth ambitions. We expect to end the current financial year

maintaining a low level

2

of adjusted gearing.

• The proposed total dividend per share is 54.0p (2023 – 140.0p)

which reflects reduced underlying earnings, and is inline with

the Board’s previously stated policy of underlying dividend cover

of 2.5 times

2,3

.

‘Better with Bellway’ – our responsible

andsustainableapproach to business

• The efforts of our colleagues in delivering our ‘Better with

Bellway’ sustainability strategy have been reflected through

multiple industry awards, including ‘Large Housebuilder of

the Year’ and ‘Best Staff Development Award’ at the 2023

Housebuilder Awards.

• The Group’s flagship ‘Future Homes’ research project into carbon

reduction at the University of Salford has also won several

accolades, including ‘Best Sustainability Initiative’ at the 2023

Housebuilder Awards and ‘Major Project of the Year’ at the 2023

National Sustainability Awards.

• Supported by several initiatives across the business, strong

progress has been made in lowering our carbon footprint as

we continue reducing the Group’s emissions. This includes the

Group’s scope 1 and scope 2 carbon emissions, which have

reduced by 44.7% since our base year of 2019, and we are

in an excellent position to meet our goal of a 46% reduction

significantly ahead of the 2030 target.

• Timber frame construction offers a proven range of operational,

financial and environmental benefits. Following successful trials

across the Group in recent years, Bellway is targeting an increase

in timber frame usage, to around 30% of housing output by 2030,

and this will be delivered, in part, through ‘Bellway Home Space’,

our new proprietary timber frame production facility.

• Our ongoing focus on providing high-quality homes and

service for our customers has resulted in Bellway retaining its

position as a five-star

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homebuilder for the eighth consecutive

year. Bellway remains fully committed to acting responsibly

with regards to building safety, and we continue to make good

progress on assessing and remediating legacy properties

through our dedicated Building Safety division. Since the start of

our remediation programme, the Group has spent £146.3 million

on legacy building safety issues.

• An additional net £37.0 million has been recognised in relation to

legacy building safety issues, as an adjusting item. This includes

an additional £15.3 million for structural defects in relation to an

isolated design issue with the reinforced concrete frame of an

apartment scheme in London, identified in financial year 2023.

Encouraging recent trading and improvingoutlook

• The combination of the improvement in trading and growth

in outlet numbers led to a strong increase in the forward

orderbook in financial year 2024. This comprised 5,144 homes

(2023 – 4,411 homes) and increased in value by 18.4% to

£1,412.9 million

2

(2023 – £1,193.5 million) at 31 July 2024.

• Since the start of the new financial year, customer demand

has remained robust and has been supported by an overall

reduction in mortgage rates over the summer.

• In the nine weeks since 1 August, and against a weak

comparative, the private reservation rate increased by 48.5%

to147 per week (1 August to 1 October 2023 – 99), representing

aprivate reservation rate per outlet per week of 0.59

(1 Augustto1 October 2023 – 0.41).

• The private reservation rate includes bulk investor sales,

onattractive financial terms, totalling 232 homes (1 August to

1 October 2023 – 71 homes) and representing a contribution

of0.10 to the private reservation rate (1 August to 1 October

2023–0.03).

• Reflecting recent trading and volume output, the forward

order book at 29 September 2024 remained at a healthy level,

comprised 5,109 homes (1 October 2023 – 4,636 homes) and had

a value of £1,427.9 million

2

(1 October 2023 – £1,232.3 million).

• The strength of the Group’s forward order book, outlet opening

programme and work-in-progress position provides Bellway with

an excellent platform to deliver a material increase in volume

output in financial year 2025.

• If market conditions remain stable, the Group is targeting to

deliver completions of at least 8,500 homes in the current

financial year (2024 – 7,654 homes), and as was the case in

financial year 2024, volume output is expected to be weighted

towards the first half (half year ended 31 January 2024 – 53.5%).

• We are aiming to retain a healthy forward order book at the

end of the current financial year (2024 – 5,144 homes) to serve

as a platform for further growth in volume output in financial

year 2026.

• Overall, pricing has remained firm across our regions, and in

financial year 2025 we currently expect the average selling price

to be around £310,000 (2024 – £307,909), and the underlying

operating margin to approach 11.0%

2,3

(2024 – 10.0%).

• The combination of Bellway’s operational and financial

strength leaves the Group very well-placed to deliver long-term

sustainable growth and ongoing value creation for shareholders.

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The Ashberry brand was launched in 2014 and is typically offered

on larger sites, alongside our Bellway brand. This provides two

differentiated outlets, offering greater choice for our customers.

This allows for improved sales rates, often exceeding what can

be achieved through the use of two Bellway outlets.

707

Homes sold

Bellway London was launched in 2018 to provide the London market

with a contemporary and cohesive identity that is recognisable across

the capital. This encompasses all of our developments in the London

boroughs, with a primary focus on the outer London boroughs and

commuter towns within the M25. Our property offerings range from

one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom houses.

358

Homes sold

Bellways three brands represent our commitment to meeting the different needs

of our customers. Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions our customers

will ever make. Each brand offers choice to meet their needs, while ensuring

consistently high levels of quality and service.

Who We Are

Bellway is our main brand, established in 1946 with a passion for building

high-quality homes in carefully selected locations, designed to meet the

needs of families. To this day, we maintain these fundamental values,

combining our decades of expertise with the personalised local care

thatBellway is known for.

6,589

Homes sold

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6 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Divisional Office Locations

(including our Building Safety division)

Creating communities

acrossthe UK

20 trading

divisions

covering the main population centres across

England, Scotland and Wales

2,659 people

employed in the Group as at 31 July 2024

We currently operate from 20

divisions across the UK, covering

England, Scotland and Wales.

Our divisional structure allows our

experienced local management teams

to respond to specific local geographical

demands. Due to their detailed knowledge

about the areas surrounding our land

acquisitions, we are able to design and build

homes that meet high standards, and help

create strong local communities. In addition,

we have a dedicated Building Safety division,

a specialist team dedicated to assessing and

remediating legacy properties.

Motivated by

aclear vision

Our aim is to operate our business in an ethical

and sustainable manner, while simultaneously

building attractive, desirable and sustainable

developments where customers want to live

inharmony with existing communities.

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7Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Strategic

Report

Principal KPIs 10

Investment Case 14

Our Strategy and Business Model 16

Our Marketplace 22

Chair’s Statement 24

Chief Executive’s Market

and Operational Review

26

Group Finance Director’s Review 30

‘Better with Bellway’ Overview 34

‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy

and Priorities

39

Section 172 Statement 62

Key Stakeholder Relationships 63

Risk Management 79

Principal Risks 83

Task Force on Climate-related

Financial Disclosures (‘TCFD’)

88

Sustainability Accounting

Standards Board (‘SASB’)

96

Non-Financial and Sustainability

Information Statement

100

Karl and Alex with their two children exploring

their new community in Worksop.

8 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Sales Adviser Arjini Karunanithy

promoting a ‘Dusty Boot’ event

at our Millworks development

in Kings Langley.

Creating better

communities,

with Bellway

Bellway aims to provide a consistently high service and

quality homes to all our customers, and the efforts under

our Customer First programme have resulted in the Group

retaining its position as a five-star

5

homebuilder for the

eighthconsecutive year.

Street scene at

Wellfield Rise

development

inWingate.

Strategic Report

9Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Principal KPIs

The Group has ten principal KPIs, which are shown below. Our secondary performance measures,

which support these KPIs, are shown on pages 16 to 21 .

Financial and Operational KPIs

This KPI illustrates how the business model

is able to support the Group’s strategy of

delivering volume growth.

The underlying operating profit is one of the measures

used to determine the Directors’ annual bonus

payment. Underlying operating profit is before net

legacy building safety expense and exceptional items.

Underlying operating margin is before net legacy

building safety expense and exceptional items.

Operating margin demonstrates how efficiently the

business is being operated.

Number of homes sold (homes)

7,654 homes

(30.1%)

7,654

10,945

11,198

2022 2023 2024

10.0%

(600bps)

10.0

16.0

18.5

2022 2023 2024

R

Underlying operating margin (%)

(2)(3)

8.9%

(590bps)

8.9

14.8

8.7

2022 2023 2024

Operating margin (%)

(2)

Operating profit measures how efficiently the business

is being operated and the profitability of the Group’s

core business.

£212.8m

(57.9%)

212.8

505.3

309.0

2022 2023 2024

Operating profit (£m)

£238.1m

(56.2%)

238.1

543.9

653.2

2022 2023 2024

R

Underlying operating profit (£m)

(2)(3)

Strategic Report

10 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Key:

R

Link to remuneration – see pages 130 to 152.

The Directors consider net asset value per

ordinary share (‘NAV’) to be a useful proxy

when reviewing whether shareholder value,

on a share by share basis, has increased or

decreased in the period.

Underlying RoCE uses the underlying operating profit

as defined on page 10.

This is another useful indicator of how the Directors

are delivering the strategy of generating shareholder

value, particularly when combined with NAV.

Note thatthe 2024 final dividend figure is proposed.

Return on capital employed (‘RoCE’) is a key indicator

of how we are delivering our strategy of building

shareholder value, which is reliant on land acquisition

and the subsequent performance of our developments.

Earnings per ordinary share (‘EPS’) is a useful measure

of how profitable Bellway is, year on year.

2,913p

+1.5%

2,913

2,871

2,727

2022 2023 2024

Net asset value per ordinary share (p)

(2)

6.2%

(850bps)

6.2

14.7

9.2

2022 2023 2024

Return on capital employed (%)

(2)

6.9%

(890bps)

6.9

15.8

19.4

2022 2023 2024

Underlying return on capital employed (%)

(2)(3)

R

109.8p

(63.1%)

109.8

297.7

196.9

2022 2023 2024

Earnings per ordinary share (p)

R

54.0p

(61.4%)

54.0

140.0140.0

2022 2023 2024

Total dividend per ordinary share (p)

Strategic Report

11Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Demonstrates how the Group is working towards

reducing our carbon emissions, in line with our pledge

to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 46% in absolute

terms by July 2030.

The Group is committed to reduce scope 3 GHG

emissions by 55% per square metre of completed floor

area by July 2030, against FY19 baseline of 1.53 tonnes.

Principal KPIs continued

The Group has ten headline KPIs mapped to our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy.

Read more about our ‘Better with Bellway’ sustainability strategy on pages 44 to 59.

This KPI indicates the cumulative fundraising total for

our charity partner Cancer Research UK since 2016,

with the target to raise £4 million by December 2024.

This KPI shows the Group’s commitment to customer

service, with the long-term aim to achieve a 82% score

by December 2026.

This KPI shows the average percentage of employees

that stated they would recommend Bellway as ‘a great

place to work’ in our Employee Engagement Survey

over a three-year period.

‘Better with Bellway’ KPIs

82.0

Target

HBF 9-month survey score

(%)

80.1%

(0.5ppt)

80.1

80.6

82.1

2022 2023 2024

R

Customers and Communities

90

Target

Employees who would

recommend Bellway as

‘a great place to work’

3-year average score (%)

90% (1.0ppt)

90

91

93

2023

2022

2024

Employer of Choice

R

14,261

Target

0.68

Target

Scope 1 and 2 emissions

(tonnes)

14,227 tonnes

(14.1%)

14,227

16,562

18,405

2022 2023 2024

Scope 3 emissions

(tonnes CO

2

e per m

2

)

1.40 tonnes

(7.9%)

1.40

1.52

1.51

2022 2023 2024

Carbon Reduction

R

4.0

Target

CRUK fundraising total (£m)

£3.76m

+£0.62m

3.76

3.14

2.56

2022 2023 2024

Charitable Engagement

Strategic Report

12 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Key:

R

Link to remuneration – see pages 130 to 152. Denotes flagship business priority – see pages 39 to 48.

This KPI shows the Group’s commitment to Resource

Efficiency, where we aim to reduce waste per

completed home by 20% to 7.1 tonnes by July 2025.

Percentage of 100 key suppliers who have achieved

Gold membership of the Supply Chain Sustainability

School against a target of 85% by 31 July 2024.

Percentage of sites where planning permission has

been submitted, since 1 July 2023, where a 10%

biodiversity net gain is achieved.

Number of RIDDOR seven-day reportable incidents

per 100,000 site operatives. We aim to reduce

the annual RIDDOR rate to below the three-year

rolling average.

This KPI demonstrates the Group’s commitment

to fire safety against a target of >80% of applicable

employees. During FY24 a new Group fire safety

programme was rolled out to applicable staff.

210.74

Target

80.0

Target

RIDDOR incidents

170.99

incidents

(22.7%)

221.15

170.99

240.08

2022 2023 2024

Applicable employees

trained on Group Fire

Safety Policy (%)

95.0%

+18.0ppt

95.0

77.0

69.0

20232022 2024

Building Quality Homes, Safely

Average 3 year RIDDOR Rate

7.1

Target

Waste per home built

(tonnes)

7.1 tonnes

(17.4%)

8.6

7.1

8.3

2022 2023 2024

Resource Efficiency

R

85

Target

100 key suppliers achieving

Gold membership of the Supply

Chain Sustainability School (%)

89%

+33ppt

89

56

25

2023 2024

2022

Sustainable Supply Chain

Sites with 10% biodiversity net gain (%)

100%

No change

100100

2023 2024

Biodiversity

Strategic Report

13Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Investment Case

Bellway’s long-term strategy is designed to deliver shareholder value through the cycle.

We have a strong track record of value creation and have generated an annualised

accounting return in NAV and dividend payments of 13.6%

2

over the last decade.

Our strategy is supported by the positive long-term fundamentals of the UK housebuilding industry,

which include healthy underlying customer demand, a structural undersupply of high-quality

housing, and an improving planning outlook.

Bellway’s experienced leadership team focuses on value creation through the delivery of

disciplined growth in volume output, together with improvements in underlying operating margin

and underlying RoCE. Our approach leverages the Group’s operational and financial strength,

while maintaining the flexibility to respond to changes in the trading environment. This is further

supported by ‘Better with Bellway’, our strategy and long-term commitment to acting responsibly

and sustainably (read more on pages 34 to 61).

Enhancing and growing

value for our shareholders

Financial strength

to support long-term

growth

Maintaining Bellway’s financial

strength forms the foundation

of our strategy. Operating with

a robust balance sheet through

the cycle enables the Group to

swiftly respond to attractive land

opportunities to meet our

long-term growth ambitions.

National

presence and

well-established

divisional structure

Bellway has a strong national

presence with 20 trading

divisions across the UK.

This geographically diverse

structure provides the Group

with economies of scale and

has the capacity for significant

organic growth in the

years ahead.

20 trading

divisions

across the UK

Strong track record

of build quality

andcustomer

service

Reflecting our ongoing focus

on build quality and customer

service, we are proud to

have retained our position as

a five-star

5

homebuilder for

the eighth consecutive year,

recording a Recommend a

Friend score of 91.6%.

Strategic Report

14 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Wide range of

sustainable homes

forourcustomers

We develop much needed

sustainable new homes

across the country, with our

diverse portfolio ranging from

one-bedroom apartments

to five-bedroom family

homes. We offer a wide

choice of properties for our

customers, primarily from our

Artisan Collection standard

house-type range, which

also supports operational

efficiencies and improved

build quality.

High-quality

land bank

Bellway has a high-quality and

well-located land bank ,which

comprised 95,292

4

plots at 31 July

2024. Our approach to investment

and a rigorous approval process

remains focused on securing land

interests which offer compelling

financial returns, and we are

committed to enhancing the

areas where our new homes

are built.

Total number

ofland bank

plots 95,292

4

Experienced

leadership team

The Group has an

experienced leadership team

with operational strength-in-

depth across the organisation.

Bellway’s Executive

Committee comprises our

Board Executives and senior

leaders from across the Group,

all of whom have extensive

industry experience and a

clear focus on delivering

against our strategic priorities.

Strategic Report

15Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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This section outlines our strategic priorities and through each stage of our business model how we create

value, from carefully selecting the right land and navigating the planning process to safely constructing

and selling high standard attractive homes, and providing an excellent customer experience.

Delivering quality with Bellway

Our Strategy and Business Model

Select the right land and manage

the planning process

Read more on pages 18 and 19.

Our value chain

What we do

•  Our experienced divisional and Group land and planning

teams use their local knowledge and contacts to identify land

opportunities. The teams then prepare a viability assessment

and appraisal, which is assessed in detail at divisional,

Regional and then Group level, where the final decision is

taken by the Executive Directors on whether to purchase a

site. The value and nature of the proposed acquisition will

determine whether full Board approval may also be required.

•  In line with our strategy, we are highly selective to ensure we

secure land that offers compelling and enhanced financial

returns, while maintaining a strong land bank.

•  We often secure land without the benefit of an

implementable detailed planning permission (‘DPP’), typically

an outline planning consent or on a ‘subject to planning’

basis. We use the expertise of our land and planning teams

to obtain DPP, which thereby reduces risks, adds value and

enables higher returns.

•  Our land teams assess biodiversity constraints and

opportunities at the earliest stage in site selection, supported

by our Group Head of Biodiversity. This forms part of our

sustainable and responsible business approach.

•  Our divisional and Group planning teams work closely

with local authorities and communities to obtain DPP

to construct homes which reflect local planning and

vernacularrequirements. We also progress a combination of

medium-term ‘pipeline’ sites and land from our strategic land

bank through the planning system to ensure a steady supply

of sites.

As set out in the Chair’s Statement on pages 104 to 105,

to achieve our overall strategy we have identified the

following three strategic priorities:

1. Deliver long-term volume growth

How we performed in 2023/24

•  Contracted to purchase 4,621 plots of land across 27 sites.

•  Forward order book of 5,144 homes with a value of

£1,412.9 million

2

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•  Investment in land concentrated on securing land interests

that promise compelling and enhanced financial returns.

•  Ongoing investment in strategic land has boosted our

long-term growth prospects and expanded our overall

land supply with a relatively low initial capital outlay.

Our plans for 2024/25

•  Continue to selectively invest in strategic and immediate

land, as it allows us to secure and control land with less

capital investment and provides more flexibility.

•  Maintain our current disciplined long term growth strategy,

whilst being mindful of market conditions.

2. Drive a long-term improvement in RoCE

How we performed in 2023/24

•  Completed a £100 million share buyback programme.

•  Strategic investment in land and work-in-progress, in high

demand areas.

•  Net Asset Value (‘NAV’) increased by 1.5% to 2,913p

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•  £131.7 million paid out in dividend payments.

Our plans for 2024/25

•  Continue to maintain a focus on balance sheet

management, with particular emphasis on large capital

intensive sites.

•  Maintain RoCE as a key assessment when buying land,

and continue to monitor and control investment in land

and work-in-progress.

3. Operate responsibly and sustainably

through our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy

‘Better with Bellway’ encompasses our ethos of operating

in a responsible and sustainable way. The strategy outlines

ambitious targets in respect of our three flagship areas

of Carbon Reduction, Customers and Communities and

becoming an Employer of Choice.

The metrics we use to measure our performance

are on pages 10 to 13.

Strategic priorities

‘Better with Bellway’

Strategic Report

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These eight business priorities are integral to everything we do and drive the long-term success of our business model.

Design and construct high-quality

homes, safely

Read more on page 20.

Selling homes and delivering an

excellent customer sales experience

Read more on page 21.

What we do

•  We construct a wide range of homes, with a focus on our

Artisan Collection of standard house types. Our Artisan

House types vary between two to five-bedrooms, which are

designed to suit a variety of customer budgets and lifestyles.

•  There are various designs within the Artisan Collection

that have been developed to adhere to differing Regional

planning requirements. These standard house types drive

efficiencies during construction.

•  Our homes are built to a high standard in compliance

with specific building, technical and health and safety

regulations and other regulatory requirements, as well as to

our own high-quality standards.

•  The health, safety and wellbeing of our employees,

subcontractors and visitors to our developments remains

our highest priority.

•  To reduce health and safety risks and to ensure the

commercial availability and quality of materials and labour,

we strive to maintain long-term working relationships with

reputable subcontractors and supply chain partners.

•  To enable us to construct homes to the high standards

expected by our customers, in budget and on time, we

seek to ensure that we have suitable building materials

available at competitive prices.

•  We closely monitor work-in-progress to ensure that build

rates are consistent with sales rates to avoid unnecessary

capital inefficiencies.

What we do

•  We provide excellent customer service from the moment

our customers decide to look for a new home and

throughout all stages of their journey with Bellway,

including the early years of home ownership.

•  Our Customer First initiative continues to drive future

improvements in quality and customer service, and helps

us to support our employees and subcontractors to deliver

to these high standards of customer service.

•  We have dedicated customer care teams within each

division, which deliver high levels of customer service and

are supported by our Group Customer Care Director and

Group Customer Care team.

•  Our commitment to providing the highest level of service to

our customers, is demonstrated by achieving the HBF five-

star

5

homebuilder status for the eighth consecutive year.

•  In addition to the HBF survey, Bellway also engages with

our customers through Trustpilot, where we actively invite

feedback from our customers on all elements of our service.

•  Bellway is a member of the New Homes Quality Board

(‘NHQB’), which means customers who reserve a new

home benefit from the protection of the New Homes

Quality Code (‘NHQC’) and the New Homes Ombudsman

Service (‘NHOS’).

‘Better with Bellway’ ‘Better with Bellway’

‘Better with Bellway’

Customers

and Communities

Employer

of Choice

Carbon

Reduction

Building Quality

Homes, Safely

Sustainable

Supply Chain

Resource Efficiency Biodiversity

Charitable

Engagement

Denotes flagship business priority.  Read more on pages 39 to 48.

Strategic Report

17Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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land and manage

the planning process

Gross margin (%)

(2)

15.2%

(380bps)

15.2

19.0

12.5

2022 2023 2024

Return on capital employed (%)

(2)

6.2%

(850bps)

6.2

14.7

9.2

2022 2023 2024

Sufficient landbank plots with DPP

A

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AchievedAchievedAchieved

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Underlying gross margin (%)

(2)(3)

16.0%

(420bps)

20.2

16.0

22.3

2022 2023 2024

Underlying return on capital employed

(%)

(2)(3)

6.9%

(890bps)

15.8

6.9

19.4

2022 2023 2024

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Select the right land

Using their local knowledge and contacts, our experienced

divisional and Group land and planning teams identify land

opportunities that support Bellway’s strategy. A viability

assessment and appraisal is prepared by the respective land

team, which is assessed in detail at divisional, Regional and

then Group level, where the final decision is taken by the

Executive Directors whether to purchase a site. Full Board

approval may also be required depending upon the value

and nature of the proposed acquisition.

Typically, an outline planning consent or a ‘subject to

planning’ basis, we secure the land without the benefit of

a DPP. When obtaining DPP, we use the expertise of our

land and planning teams to minimise risks, add value and

enable higher returns. We strictly control the number of large,

long-term sites to avoid having too much capital tied up or

concentrated in one location. In order to maintain a strong

land bank and enhance financial returns, which are in line

with our strategy, we are highly selective in ensuring we

secure the right land.

Our land bank is comprised of three tiers:

1.  Owned or unconditionally contracted land with DPP.

2. Pipeline of land owned or controlled pending DPP,

withdevelopment expected to commence within the

nextthreeyears.

3. Strategic land, which is longer term and typically held

underoption, or through a promotional agreement.

The risks

The inability to source suitable land that meets our financial

and non-financial acquisition criteria, including minimum

gross margin and RoCE hurdle rates. There has been no

change to this risk during the year.

What we do and how we manage risk

Bellway’s solid, asset-backed balance sheet, cash resources

and long-term committed debt financing arrangements have

enabled the Group to continue its front-footed, yet disciplined,

approach to land acquisition. Where sites require planning

consent it may take many months to progress a parcel of land

through the planning process before we can start building

and selling homes.

Alignment with ‘Better with Bellway’

Biodiversity

See pages 57 to 59.

By building one third of our homes on brownfield land, we

are contributing to the regeneration of areas, in mainly urban

locations. Wherever possible, mature trees and woodlands

located within our developments are retained, these trees are

then protected during development. We have Biodiversity Net

Gain (‘BNG’) protocols for site acquisitions and management,

and our land buying teams assess biodiversity constraints and

opportunities at the earliest stage in site selection, supported

by our Head of Biodiversity, and Group Strategic Land team.

How we measure our performance

Acquiring high-quality, sustainable sites in areas of strong

customer demand, that meet or exceed both our financial

and non-financial acquisition criteria is key to the success

of the business. Failure to have an adequate supply of land

would limit our ability to achieve our volume growth targets.

We, therefore, link part of the Executive Directors’ bonuses

to the delivery of a sufficient land bank to meet our growth

aspirations. RoCE is a key indicator of how we are delivering

our strategy of building shareholder value, which is reliant

on land acquisition and the subsequent performance of

our developments. Gross margin enables us to monitor the

robustness of our land purchasing process and the level of

profit on land purchases, and we regularly review the pipeline

to ensure that our land bank remains appropriate.

Our Business Model continued

Strategic Report

18 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Number of plots in owned and

controlled land bank with DPP (plots)

30,787 plots

(4.5%)

32,229

30,787

32,344

2022 2023 2024

Number of plots in ‘pipeline’ (plots)

18

,100 plots

(15.4%)

21,400

18,100

28,800

2022 2023 2024

Number of plots in strategic land bank

– positive planning status (plots)

13,200 plots

+46.7%

9,000

13,200

9,400

2022 2023 2024

Number of plots in strategic land bank

– longer-term interests (plots)

32,300 plots

(6.6%)

32,300

34,600

26,200

2022 2023 2024

Number of plots acquired

with DPP (plots)

630 plots

+35.2%

630

466

1,345

2022 2023 2024

Number of plots converted from

medium term ‘pipeline’ (plots)

5,788 plots

(44.1%)

5,788

10,347

11,352

2022 2023 2024

Manage the planning process

Our divisional and Group planning teams work closely

with local authorities and communities to obtain DPP to

construct homes, which reflect local planning and vernacular

requirements. The divisional and Group planning teams

also progress a combination of medium-term ‘pipeline’

sites and land from our strategic land bank through the

planning system.

New legislation came into effect from February 2024, which

requires all new planning applications to have a Biodiversity

Net Gain (‘BNG’) of at least 10%. This requires housebuilders

to leave the biodiversity of land used for development in a

measurably better state compared to the baseline prior to

development. At Bellway, we early adopted this requirement

and, from 1 July 2023, all new planning submissions identified

how they will achieve the 10% BNG target.

The risks

•  Delays, increasing complexity and cost in the planning

process. There has been no change in this risk during

the year.

•  Delay or failure to obtain planning permission if any

application is not 10% BNG compliant, from February 2024.

This risk is not regarded as a principal risk and so, has not

been included in our principal risk table on pages 83 to 87.

What we do and how we manage risk

Our planning teams build collaborative relationships with

local authorities, communities and interest groups so that our

completed developments benefit the areas in which they are

built and support local needs.

Alignment with ‘Better with Bellway’

Biodiversity

See pages 57 to 59.

From February 2024, new legislation requires 10% Biodiversity

Net Gain on all new planning applications submitted.

We adopted the new legislation early and ensured that all

planning applications submitted from, 1 July 2023 onwards

were 10% BNG compliant.

Customers and Communities

See pages 39 to 40.

We consult with local residents as part of the planning

process to help us build the homes our customers

desire locally.

We make contributions to local communities through Section

106 (England and Wales), Section 75 (Scotland) contributions,

Community Infrastructure Levy payments, and through the

provision of the New Homes Bonus.

How we measure our performance

These KPIs enable us to monitor the number of plots in each

tier of our land bank to ensure they remain sufficient to help

us deliver our strategy of volume growth, and at the end of

the year, we have an appropriate number of plots in each

land bank tier to meet our strategy.

Strategic Report

19Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Slips, trips and falls (incidents)

87 incidents

(23.0%)

78

113

87

2022 2023 2024

Number of NHBC Pride in the

Job Awards (awards)

45 awards

+32.4%

45

34

36

2022 2023 2024

Number of RIDDOR seven-day

reportable incidents per 100,000

site operatives (incidents)

170.99 incidents

(22.7%)

170.99

221.15

240.08

2022 2023 2024

Design and construct

high-quality homes, safely

Our homes are built to a high standard in compliance with

specific building, technical and health and safety regulations

and other regulatory requirements, as well as to our own quality

standards, with a focus on our Artisan Collection of standard

house types, to suit a variety of customer budgets and lifestyles.

The health, safety and wellbeing of our employees,

subcontractors and visitors to our developments, is our key

priority. We continue to evaluate our working methodologies

to ensure they are robust, compliant, and create a safe

working environment.

We strive to maintain long-term working relationships with

reputable subcontractors and supply chain partners to

reduce health and safety risks and to ensure the commercial

availability and quality of materials and labour. We seek to

ensure that we have suitable building materials available at

competitive prices to enable us to construct homes to the

high standards expected by our customers, within budget and

on time. We closely monitor work-in-progress to ensure that

build rates are consistent with sales rates to avoid unnecessary

capital inefficiencies.

The risks

•  Shortage of building materials at competitive prices.

•  Shortage of appropriately skilled construction people

and subcontractors.

•  Significant health and safety risks inherent in the

construction process.

There has been no change to these risks during the year.

What we do and how we manage risk

The key to enabling us to deliver homes built to the right

standard, at the right time and at the right price, are the

experienced construction people, strong relationships

we have with our skilled subcontractors and consultants,

together with Group purchasing arrangements with suppliers

and manufacturers.

Alignment with ‘Better with Bellway’

Building Quality Homes, Safely

See pages 49 to 52.

The health and safety of everyone who works on and visits

any of our locations is paramount, and we continue to review

our procedures for best practice. We continue to carry out

site inductions to anyone visiting our sites, toolbox talks and

workshops to ensure high health and safety standards across

the Group.

Sustainable Supply Chain

See pages 53 to 54.

We continue to work with our subcontractors, consultants,

and suppliers and manufacturers of materials to maintain our

strong long-term relationships, which generate benefits for

those we do business with and the communities in which

we operate.

Customers and Communities

See pages 39 to 40.

We continue to focus on our Artisan Collection of standard

house types, to ensure a high-quality variety to suit different

customer budgets and needs.

Carbon Reduction

See pages 45 to 48.

We have built several low-carbon exemplar homes on a trial

basis to help better understand upcoming challenges and

industry targets. These are designed to be constructed using

low-carbon methods and reduce end user carbon emissions.

Target: Reduce ‘absolute’ scope 1 and 2 emissions (tonnes CO

2

e)

by46% by July 2030 against FY19 baseline of 14,261.

R

2024: 14,228

Resource Efficiency

See pages 55 to 56.

Reducing waste on-site, in divisional offices and in sales

centres delivers cost savings for the business and reduces

theamount of waste sent to landfill.

Target: Reduce waste per completed home by 20% to 7.1 tonnes

byJuly 2025.

R

2024: 7.1 tonnes

How we measure our performance

Health and safety performance is taken into account as part

of the overall assessment of the Executive Directors’ potential

bonus payment. We continue to improve our reporting

procedures, which are measured via the Reporting of Injuries,

Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (‘RIDDOR’)

rate. The Group is committed to continuing to improve health

andsafety standards.

Our Business Model continued

R

2024: 7.1 tonnes

Strategic Report

20 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Number of homes sold (homes)

7,654

(30.1%)

7,654

10,945

11,198

2022 2023 2024

Order book value at 31 July (£m)

(2)

£1,412.9m

+18.4%

1,412.9

1,193.5

2,114.3

2022 2023 2024

Total reservation rate (homes per week)

161

+3.2%

161

156

218

2022 2023 2024

NHBC overall score (%)

90.3%

+5.0ppt

90.3

85.3

86.9

2022 2023 2024

NHBC 9-month ‘would you recommend

Bellway to a friend’ satisfaction score (%)

80.1%

(0.5ppt)

80.1

80.6

82.1

2022 2023 2024

Selling homes and

delivering an excellent

customer sales experience

How we measure our performance

We have chosen the following KPIs as they demonstrate

progress made in delivering our strategy of volume growth

alongside customer satisfaction. These include responses to

the question ‘Would You Recommend Bellway to a Friend?’

in the 9-month survey, which is the driver for the five-star

5

homebuilder status, and the overall satisfaction score, which

captures feedback on a range of categories including Quality,

Service After and Standard of Finish.

Bellway were awarded five-star

5

homebuilder status in March

2024 for the period ended 30 September 2023. The final

‘Recommend a Friend’ score was 91.6% against atarget

of 90%.

We provide excellent customer service from the moment our

customers decide to look for a new home and throughout

all stages of their journey, including the early years of home

ownership. Our Customer First programme supports all

Bellway employees and subcontractors to deliver to these

high standards of customer service.

Our achievement of retaining the HBF five-star

5

homebuilder

status for the eighth consecutive year highlights our

commitment to providing the highest level of service to all

our customers. Our dedicated customer care teams within

each division, deliver high levels of customer service with the

support of our Group Customer Care Director and our Group

office team.

Beyond the HBF survey, we also engage with our customers

through Trustpilot inviting customers to feedback on

all aspects of our service. In addition to this, we have a

subcontractor portal to better manage any post-completion

issues reported by our customers.

The risks

•  Failure to be responsive to customer requests

and feedback.

•  The risk to Bellway’s reputation if customer service

is inadequate.

•  These risks are not regarded as principal risks and so have

not been included in our principal risk table on pages 83

to 87.

What we do and how we manage risk

Our well-trained and motivated team members through all

disciplines within the business have the necessary skills and

enthusiasm to deliver the highest levels of customer service.

All employees are required to complete annual training on

NHQB requirements.

Our construction teams are committed to building quality

homes to be proud of.

Alignment with ‘Better with Bellway’

Customers and Communities

See pages 39 to 40.

Customer handover packs contain information on sustainable

travel, local recycling centres and energy efficiency advice.

We continued to develop our school engagement

programme in partnership with The School Outreach

Company with the aim of driving awareness of Bellway and

highlighting the career opportunities available in our industry.

Carbon Reduction

See pages 45 to 48.

We continue to improve energy efficiency by building homes

that are, on average, more energy efficient than is required by

building regulations.

Strategic Report

21Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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The housing market backdrop is improving, with customer confidence recovering and supported by a moderation of both

mortgage interest rates and consumer price inflation. High-quality, energy efficient housing remains in short supply across many

parts of the country, and in recent years, this has been exacerbated by changing regulations in the planning system. In this

regard, we welcome the new government’s plans to reform the planning system, which in time is expected to unlock land

supply, and Bellway remains in a strong position to capitalise on future growth opportunities.

Demand factors

The UK economy

The UK economy has shown a modest recovery in calendar year 2024, with GDP growth of 0.7% in the quarter to 31 March

2024, and 0.6% in the quarter to 30 June 2024. This follows an annual increase of only 0.1% in calendar year 2023, which was

the lowest level of economic growth since the Global Financial Crisis in 2009.

The medium-term economic growth outlook is for further gradual improvements, with the Bank of England’s August 2024

projections implying annual GDP growth rising to 1.7% by 2027. This recovery is supported by low levels of unemployment

which, at 4.1% in July 2024, remains low by historical standards. In addition, consumer price inflation is coming under control,

with the Consumer Prices Index (‘CPI’) at 2.2% in the year to August 2024, having fallen from a recent high of 11.1% in October

2022. CPI inflation is now close to the Bank of England’s 2% target and, as a result, its Monetary Policy Committee (‘MPC’) has

begun to lower the base rate, which was reduced from a 15-year high of 5.25% to 5.00% in August 2024.

CPI inflation and growth GDP expectations

2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2025 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2026 Q1 2026 Q2 2026 Q3 2026 Q4 2027 Q1 2027 Q2 2027 Q3

Percentage

CPI inflation Annual GDP growth

3.0

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

0.5

0

Source: Office of National Statistics

House prices and mortgage affordability

Figures from the UK Land Registry’s House Price Index in July 2024 showed an annual increase in the average UK house price

of 0.6% to £289,723. Average nominal house prices have remained relatively resilient, however, the effects of high levels of wider

inflation in the economy have led to a reduction in real house prices of around 15% since the recent peak in house prices in

House Price Index (£)

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024

Average house price

(£000s)

Average price of property in the United Kingdom

350

150

250

50

0

Source: Office of National Statistics

The Bank of England’s interest rate decisions and financial market expectations on the future path of interest rates both have a

direct impact on mortgage affordability. Overall, mortgage interest rates have reduced through financial year 2024, and together

with ongoing wage rises and limited house price inflation, this has led to an easing of affordability constraints and supported an

improvement in customer demand.

Average mortgage payments as a percentage of take-home pay have reduced from the elevated levels since the summer of

2022, and are currently within the range of historical norms.

Strategic Report

22 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Mortgage costs as a proportion of disposable income

Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024

Five year 75% LTV

mortgage rate (%)

Mortgage as a %

of disposable income

Mortgage as a % of disposable income (LHS) Long run average (LHS) Five year 75% LTV mortgage rate (%) (RHS)

50%

40%

45%

35%

30%

25%

6%

4%

5%

3%

2%

1%

Source: Office of National Statistics (‘ONS’) / Nationwide House Price Index

Mortgage costs as a proportion of UK average household disposable income, based on Bellway private ASP in H2 FY24 and indexed to historical Nationwide house price index. Interest rates

from Bank of England monthly average quoted mortgage rates. Household disposable income data from the ONS. All figures in real terms in 2024 prices and adjusted using RPI from the ONS.

To support the improving trading backdrop, there remains good availability of mortgage products, with healthy increases in

product numbers across all loan-to-value categories during the year.

Mortgage products by LTV

Aug-22 Nov-22 Feb-23 May-23 Aug-23 Nov-23 Feb-24 May-24 Aug-24

Number of products

Max 60% LTV Max 75% LTV Max 90% LTV Max 95% LTV

1,200

600

800

1,000

400

200

0

Supply factors

Land supply and planning permissions

Bellway has a high-quality land bank with strength and depth, and our experienced land teams have continued with a

disciplined and targeted approach to land acquisition during the year. The improving economic outlook in terms of both lower

interest rates and house price stability has driven an increase in opportunities and our activity in the land market, notably since

the start of calendar year 2024.

Despite this, the planning system remains fraught with delays, having been impacted by under-resourced planning

departments and the dilution of housing targets by the previous government in late 2023. As a result, planning permissions

granted for housing are currently at a ten-year low.

Number of units granted planning permission in England

2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021

2023

Permissions (£000s)

400

200

300

100

0

Source: www.Gov.uk

The new government plans to reform the planning system to support a marked increase in the supply of new homes across

thecountry, and we welcome its plans to reintroduce mandatory housing targets.

Building materials and labour

During the year, build cost inflation continued to moderate with the easing of cost increases driven by the combined effect

oflower levels of construction activity and the fall in energy costs since their peak in the summer of 2022.

The industry-wide decline in construction activity has reduced the demand for building materials, and there are currently good

levels of labour and materials availability across the Group. As a result, there is limited overall material cost inflation on new

tenders, and requests for subcontract price increases remain low for most trades.

Bellway has well-established relationships with its subcontract partners and together with our strong commercial disciplines,

theGroup’s subcontract labour costs continue to be closely managed.

Strategic Report

23Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Introduction

Bellway has successfully navigated a period of challenging

trading conditions since the summer of 2022, and we

are encouraged that the housing market outlook is now

improving. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank our

colleagues, subcontractors and supply chain partners who

have shown continued resourcefulness and commitment to

providing high-quality homes and service for our customers.

The hard work and dedication of our teams has been

recognised through several industry accolades, including

‘Large Housebuilder of the Year’ at the 2023 Housebuilder

Awards. I am also delighted that Bellway has been awarded

five-star

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homebuilder status by the HBF for the eighth

consecutive year.

Strategic priorities

The Group has a clear focus on maintaining financial and

operational strength to enable ongoing value creation for

shareholders through the delivery of our strategic priorities.

Further details of these priorities are set out below:

•  Deliver long-term volume growth;

•  Drive a long-term improvement in RoCE; and

•  Operate responsibly and sustainably through our ‘Better

with Bellway’ strategy.

Long-term volume growth

The Group is encouraged by the improving economic

outlook in terms of both lower interest rates and house

price stability. We also welcome the new Government’s

focus on addressing the ongoing shortfall of housing

and its recognition of the importance of housebuilding to

drive sustained economic growth. Bellway supports the

Government’s plans to reform the planning system to drive

a marked increase in the supply of new homes across

the country.

Given this improving backdrop and the combination of our

strong land bank, healthy forward order book and work-

in-progress position, the Board is confident that the Group

has an excellent platform to build on its proven track record

of organic volume growth in the current financial year

and beyond. Bellway’s balance sheet strength will enable

future investment to further support our plans for multi-year

volume growth.

Bellway has a strong operational structure, currently with 20

trading divisions, which have capacity for material organic

volume growth. The Group also has the potential to scale

up this structure, and given a mature division can typically

deliver annual volume output of around 650 completions

in a stable market, we have scope to significantly increase

overall volume output in the years ahead. The long-term

fundamentals of the UK housebuilding industry remain

positive and Bellway will continue to play an important role in

meeting the growing need for new homes across the country.

Long-term improvement in RoCE

The Group is focused on driving both profitable growth

and a long-term improvement in RoCE, given the positive

compounding effect on shareholder value that this

can create.

While lower profitability in financial year 2024 led to a

reduction in underlying RoCE to 6.9%

2,3

(2023 – 15.8%), we

are pleased that the significant industry headwinds faced

in the last two years, including affordability pressures and

cost inflation, are receding from the previous elevated levels.

Given the improving market backdrop and the strength of our

order book and outlet opening programme, we have a strong

platform from which to begin a recovery in RoCE from the

current financial year.

To help sustain this recovery, and in addition to our ongoing

management of costs, we expect to deliver additional volume

output from our strategic land bank in the years ahead.

Supported by the Government’s plans to reform the planning

system and unlock land supply, our strategic land bank will

underpin our long-term volume growth aspirations and, in

turn, help to improve asset turn and margin.

We are also increasing the use of timber frame construction

across the Group, which can improve build efficiencies and

asset turn, as well as reducing carbon emissions in the supply

chain. As part of this strategy, we are planning to open our

own timber frame production facility, ‘Bellway Home Space’,

to help meet our target of growing timber frame construction

to around 30% of housing output by 2030.

Creating value

for shareholders

The Group is focused on driving both profitable

growth and a long-term improvement in RoCE,

given the positive compounding effect on

shareholder value that this can create.“

John Tutte

Chair

Chair’s Statement

Strategic Report

24 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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These areas of focus, together with an improvement in

operating margin, can support a recovery in underlying RoCE

and, combined with our ongoing investment in land with

compelling financial returns, the Board remains optimistic

that Bellway is well-placed to deliver a normalised underlying

RoCE of up to 20%

2,3

over the longer-term.

‘Better with Bellway’

‘Better with Bellway’ is the Group’s strategy and long-

term commitment with regards to acting responsibly and

sustainably. The strategy outlines ambitious targets in respect

of our three flagship areas of Carbon Reduction, Customers

and Communities, and becoming an Employer of Choice.

Supported by several research projects underway across

the business, strong headway has been made in laying the

foundations for a lower carbon footprint as we work towards

a significant reduction in the Group’s emissions by 2030.

The Group’s scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions have reduced

by 14.1% compared to the prior year and by 44.7% since our

base year of 2019, and we are in an excellent position to meet

our goal of a 46% reduction by 2030, significantly ahead

of target.

Reflecting our focus on build quality and customer service,

we are proud to have retained our position as a five-star

5

homebuilder for the eighth consecutive year. There has also

been an excellent response to our most recent employee

engagement survey and, despite the ongoing challenges

in the market during the year, 87% of colleagues (2023 –

89%) said they would recommend Bellway as ‘a great place

to work’.

In addition to the flagship priority areas, the ‘Better with

Bellway’ strategy includes targets in respect of biodiversity,

resource efficiency, charitable engagement, sustainability

throughout the supply chain and building quality homes

safely. Through a range of initiatives, we have embedded

‘Better with Bellway’ across the Group’s operations, and

we are proud that the efforts of our colleagues have been

recognised through several industry awards. More details

are set out later in this report and are also available on our

website at www.bellwayplc.co.uk/sustainability

In relation to building safety, our ongoing focus on this serious

matter is reflected by the proactive approach to assessing

and remediating schemes through our dedicated Building

Safety division, and the Group is making every effort to further

accelerate progress in this area.

Since the start of our remediation programme, the Group

has spent £146.3 million on legacy building safety issues.

Notwithstanding the ongoing complexities with regards to

building safety, Bellway is focused on completing works

as promptly and efficiently as possible, and we expect to

continue making strong progress with our programme of

remediation in the current financial year.

Delivering value creation for shareholders

The successful delivery against our strategic priorities will

ensure the Group continues to generate long-term value

for shareholders, and the Board believes this is best gauged

through increasing NAV per share and supplemented by

regular dividends. Over the last decade, Bellway has delivered

a strong annualised accounting return in NAV and dividends

paid of 13.6%

2

.

In the year ended 31 July 2024, NAV per share rose modestly

to 2,913p

2

(2023 – 2,871p), with the effect of lower volume

output and earnings offset by the benefits of our value-driven

approach to capital allocation. This included the positive effect

of the final tranche of the £100 million share buyback, which

completed in October 2023, and £131.7 million of dividend

payments made during the year.

The Board has recommended a final dividend for financial

year 2024 of 38.0p per share (2023 – 95.0p). This brings the

total proposed dividend to 54.0p per share (2023 – 140.0p)

and, if approved, the overall dividend will be covered 2.5

times

2,3

by underlying earnings (2023 – 2.3 times), in line with

the Board’s previously stated policy.

Looking ahead, the strength of our land bank and balance

sheet provides the Group with optionality, and the

reinvestment of capital into compelling land opportunities will

continue to be balanced with future shareholder returns.

Board changes

Simon Scougall has recently joined the Board in the newly

created executive role of Chief Commercial Officer. Simon has

held a number of senior positions within Bellway over the past

13 years, including Group General Counsel and Company

Secretary and joined the Board on 1 August 2024. We look

forward to working with Simon in the years ahead as he

continues to support the Group in the delivery of our strategy.

Cecily Davis joined the Board on 1 May 2024 as an

independent Non-Executive Director. Cecily’s expertise as an

engineering, procurement and construction lawyer combined

with her experience as a Non-Executive Director and strong

commitment to the improvement of ESG in the construction

sector, has further strengthened the Board.

As previously announced and following a successful career

that has spanned over 15 years with Bellway, Keith Adey,

Group Finance Director, is to step down from his role on

1 December 2024. Keith will remain on the Board as an

Executive Director until 21 March 2025. On behalf of the

Board and everyone at Bellway, I want to place on record

our sincere gratitude for Keith’s significant and highly valued

contribution to Bellway’s growth and sustainability strategy,

and for his dedicated service over the years.

Following a thorough recruitment process for Keith’s

successor, and as announced on 11 October 2024, Shane

Doherty will join the Board as our new Chief Financial Officer

on 2 December 2024. Shane brings a wealth of financial and

sector experience to Bellway, having most recently held the

same position at Cairn Homes plc, and we look forward to

welcoming him to the Group.

Future long-term success

Bellway has an experienced leadership team with operational

strength-in-depth across the organisation. Given these

qualities and our robust balance sheet, I am confident that

the Group is well-positioned to capitalise on future growth

opportunities, deliver against our strategic priorities and create

a positive outcome for our stakeholders over the long term.

John Tutte

Chair

14 October 2024

Strategic Report

25Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Market

Customer confidence gradually improved throughout the

year, driven by a moderation of both mortgage interest rates

and consumer price inflation, and an increase in wages.

Trading patterns were less volatile than the prior financial

year when rapid changes in borrowing rates led to significant

variations in customer demand. We have been encouraged

by the improvement in affordability during the year and the

relative stability in mortgage interest rates since January 2024.

Overall, this led to a reduction in the cancellation rate to a

normalised level of 14% (2023 – 18%).

The private reservation rate was 13.8% higher than the prior

year at an average of 124 per week (2023 – 109), with the

improvement driven by stronger demand and an increase

in outlet numbers. The private reservation rate per outlet

per week increased by 10.9% to 0.51 (2023 – 0.46) including

a small contribution from bulk investor sales of 0.02 (2023 –

0.01). The private reservation rate per outlet per week in the

second half of the financial year increased to 0.58 (six months

to 31 July 2023 – 0.53) compared to 0.43 in the first half (six

months to 31 January 2023 – 0.38), reflecting the improving

trading backdrop and a seasonal uplift through the spring.

The overall reservation rate, including social homes, rose

by 3.2% to 161 per week (2023 – 156). The more modest

rate of increase reflects the planned reduction in social

housing completions, in both financial years 2024 and 2025,

compared to the elevated level achieved in financial year

2023. This is in line with expectations and follows a period

in which the Group accelerated the construction of social

homes as part of a wider programme of cash generation

and maintaining financial resilience when trading conditions

became challenging in late summer 2022.

The Group traded from an average of 245 outlets during the

year (2023 – 238), in line with our expectations, with a closing

position of 250 outlets at 31 July 2024 (2023 – 240). The 2.9%

increase in average outlets was driven by the strength of our

land bank and targeted approach to land acquisition and was

achieved despite the ongoing delays in the planning system.

Bellway’s focus on traditional two-storey family housing

attracts a wide range of customers and, notwithstanding

variations in mortgage rates during the year, demand for our

high-quality new homes was supported by good availability,

in general, of mortgage finance. The availability of mortgage

products and affordability does, however, remain relatively

constrained for those customers requiring higher loan-to-

value mortgages, although we have seen continuing demand

from first-time buyers, which accounted for around 36% of

private reservations (2023 – 34%). We have continued to see

relatively healthy levels of underlying demand from second-

time buyers, which accounted for around 60% of private

reservations (2023 – 64%). Sales to investors have remained

low and represented around 4% of private reservations (2023

– 2%), with the increase partly reflecting the modest rise in

bulk sales during the year.

Overall, headline pricing across our regions has remained

firm, and our sales teams continue to use a range of targeted

incentives to encourage further customer interest and secure

reservations. The use of selling incentives has generally

remained stable during the year, although there has been

more limited use in regions where affordability remains good

in the context of the local market and in areas with healthy

employment levels.

High-quality land bank to support outlet opening

programme and volume growth ambitions

Bellway has a high-quality land bank with strength and depth

to support our growth plans, and our experienced land teams

have continued with a disciplined and targeted approach to

land acquisition during the year. Our approach to investment

and rigorous approval process remains focused on securing

land interests which offer compelling financial returns and

where possible, have flexibility in the contract terms.

There is a well-established Group-wide oversight for land

approval at Bellway which ensures we focus our investment

resource in the areas where investment returns are supported

by strong demand. As part of this process, all sites are

reviewed by our divisional teams, a Regional Chair, and again

Chief Executive’s Market and Operational Review

Strong long-term

fundamentals

with Bellway

Bellway’s divisional structure has significant capacity to deliver

sustainable volume growth... combined with our operational

strength and robust balance sheet, the Group is well-placed to

deliver strong multi-year growth and to continue creating value

for all our stakeholders.”

Jason Honeyman

Group Chief Executive

Strategic Report

26 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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by the Group’s Head Office land acquisition team, prior to

entering into contract, in order to assess and optimise the

margin. This process also includes a review of layouts, product

offering and biodiversity solutions, to ensure we are offering a

sustainable and attractive product to our customers.

Given the cyclical nature of the housebuilding industry,

maintaining Bellway’s financial strength forms the foundation

of our capital allocation policy, and enables the Group to

swiftly respond to attractive land opportunities when they

arise. Our land bank was enhanced by a period of front-

footed investment prior to financial year 2023 and will

help the Group to achieve its strategic priority of long-term

volume growth.

The table below analyses the Group’s land holdings:

2024

Plots

2023

Plots

DPP: plots with implementable detailed

planning permission 30,787 32,229

Pipeline: plots pending an

implementableDPP 18,100 21,400

Bellway owned and controlled plots

48,887 53,629

Bellway share of land owned and controlled

by joint ventures 905 935

Total owned and controlled plots 49,792 54,564

Strategic land holdings 45,500 43,600

Total land bank

4

95,292 98,164

Reflecting ongoing planning delays, volume output and

the reduced level of land buying during the year, Bellway’s

owned and controlled land bank has decreased, yet remains

healthy at 48,887 plots (2023 – 53,629 plots). This represents a

land bank length of 6.4 years (2023 – 4.9 years) when based

on the last 12 months’ legal completions.

Within our land bank we have 30,787 plots (2023 – 32,229

plots) with an implementable detailed planning permission

(‘DPP’) and our pipeline land bank comprises 18,100 plots

(2023 – 21,400 plots). The reduction in the number of pipeline

plots reflects our lower land buying activity and several

pipeline sites receiving an implementable DPP in the year.

As noted earlier, the Group operated from an average of

245 outlets in the year (2023 – 238) with 250 active outlets

at 31 July 2024 (2023 – 240). We have good visibility on the

expected timing of near-term planning decisions, and we

currently expect to open around 50 new outlets in financial

year 2025 (2024 – 80). The Group is well-positioned to

maintain the average number of outlets at around 245 during

the year to 31 July 2025, with the outcome also dependent on

sales rates and therefore the number of outlets closing during

the year.

The improving economic outlook in terms of both lower

interest rates and house price stability has supported an

increase in our activity in the shorter-term land market,

notably since the start of calendar year 2024. Overall, during

financial year 2024, the Group has contracted to purchase

4,621 owned and controlled plots (2023 – 4,715 plots)

across 27 sites (2023 – 35 sites) with a total contract value of

£344.8 million (2023 – £378.2 million). We have also continued

to rebuild our future pipeline of potential acquisitions,

with Heads of Terms agreed on around 8,100 plots at

29 September 2024.

The planning system has remained fraught with delays.

The Competition and Markets Authority (‘CMA’) published the

results of its wide-ranging market study into the housebuilding

sector in England, Scotland and Wales in February 2024,

concluding that the UK’s complex and unpredictable

planning system was primarily responsible for the persistent

under delivery of new homes. The report highlighted that

local authority planning departments are typically under

resourced, and several do not have up to date local plans,

clear targets or strong incentives to deliver the number of

homes needed in their areas. This has been exacerbated by

the dilution of housing targets by the previous Government

in late 2023 and, as a result, planning permissions granted for

housing are currently at a 10-year low.

Against this backdrop, we welcome the new Government’s

clear plan to reform the planning system and its longer-term

approach to increase the supply of new housing, which

includes the reintroduction of mandatory housing targets.

While the Government’s reforms will take some time to ease

planning delays and unlock land supply, our land teams are

focused on progressing an increasing number of planning

applications from our high-quality land bank. Overall, we

remain well-placed to deliver further increases in outlet

numbers by the end of financial year 2026 and beyond to

support our volume growth ambitions.

Our Springwood development in Woodville, Derbyshire.

Strategic Report

27Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Strategic land investment to further support

ourlong-term growth ambitions

Bellway’s investment in strategic land has continued during

the year, which has enhanced our overall land supply for a

relatively low initial capital outlay. The Group’s longer-term

land opportunities are primarily sourced through option

agreements by the Group’s dedicated strategic land function,

with commercial terms that will reflect future market values

and conditions, while also allowing for prevailing planning

policy requirements at the time of acquisition. Strategic land

can also generate margin enhancement, in some instances,

due to option agreements prescribing that land values will

typically be agreed at a discount to open market cost, once

planning permission has been obtained.

The Group entered into option agreements for 35 sites (2023

– 19 sites) in the year, building upon our increased activity in

the strategic land market in recent years. As at 31 July 2024 the

strategic land holdings comprised 45,500 plots (2023 – 43,600

plots) and has grown by 77.7% in the last five years (31 July

2019 – 25,600 plots).

The Group’s experienced strategic land team is focused

on promoting and delivering sustainable sites through

the planning system, and is adept at navigating emerging

planning policies and other legislative changes. Given our

increased focus on strategic land and the proposed positive

planning changes under the new Government, we expect

to deliver a growing proportion of volume output from our

strategically sourced land bank over the medium term.

Overall, the Group’s ongoing investment in strategic

land continues to provide balance sheet efficiency and

financial flexibility through the use of option and promotion

agreements, while also supporting our longer-term growth

prospects, with plots usually expected to obtain planning

permission over a period of five years or more.

Production and cost control

Build cost inflation has continued to moderate with the easing

of cost increases driven by the combined effect of lower levels

of construction activity and the fall in energy costs since their

peak in late 2022.

The industry-wide decline in construction activity has

reduced the demand for building materials, and there is

currently limited overall material cost inflation on new tenders.

There are presently good levels of product availability

across the Group and our experienced procurement teams

continue to work closely with our wide range of supply chain

partners on demand planning, to ensure we are prepared

for our targeted increase in volume output from the current

financial year.

Bellway has well-established relationships with its subcontract

partners and together with our strong commercial disciplines,

the Group’s subcontract labour costs continue to be closely

managed. As construction output has declined across the

country, requests for subcontract price increases remain low

for most trades. The Group’s outlet opening programme has

provided good visibility on pipeline work for subcontractors

and remains beneficial when negotiating new labour

contracts and pricing, with minimum fixed price periods of

12 months secured for most trades.

Our subcontractors are also becoming increasingly familiar

with our Artisan Collection house-types, which continue to

drive a range of other benefits across the Group, including

improved site layouts. The proportion of Artisan homes within

Group housing completions rose to 57% of total output in

financial year 2024 (2023 – 45%), and we expect further

growth in the current year.

To improve productivity and response times on site, we

have also introduced a new site-based quality management

and compliance system across the Group. The system, Field

View, is a mobile application which significantly reduces the

need for office-based administrative work, thereby allowing

construction teams to spend more of their time to drive

on-site quality improvements. Digitalised forms and quality

inspections, including those for key construction stages,

health and safety, and fire stopping, can be completed on

mobile tablets, while inspecting plots. Field View is also being

used to monitor all key build stages to drive further efficiencies

in the management of construction programmes.

Bellway has robust cost controls and an ongoing focus on

margin protection. During the year, and as a part of our

programme of continuous improvement, we have completed

training sessions for all commercial colleagues at our Bellway

Academy to promote and reinforce our strong commercial

culture, while maintaining the high quality of our homes.

We have also completed a series of build cost review

meetings to enable inter-divisional benchmarking across

live developments and Artisan house-types. These meetings

are scheduled to continue on a regular basis in order to

share best practice and help drive the business towards

improved consistency.

Looking ahead, as the industry works towards building

to the requirements of the Future Homes Standard, our

Artisan Collection standard house-types and centralised

approach to design, procurement and site layout reviews will

continue to help the Group maintain efficiency and mitigate

cost pressures.

‘Bellway Home Space’ – expanding the use of

timber frame construction across the Group

As part of our long-term growth strategy, we are increasing

the use of sustainably sourced timber frame construction

across the Group. Timber frame construction offers a proven

range of operational, financial and environmental benefits,

and we have been expanding its use, on a trial basis, in

several Bellway divisions in recent years, in addition to its

long-established use in our two Scottish divisions.

As a modern method of construction (‘MMC’), the use of

timber frame in housebuilding is of growing importance in the

UK, and the Government is supporting the increased use of

MMC as part of its plans to increase the supply of high-quality,

sustainable new housing.

We expect to generate a range of benefits from the use

of timber frame in the years ahead and this has been

corroborated from our onsite trials. These include faster build

speed, reduced waste and improved construction quality,

as off-site manufacturing can drive higher levels of quality

control and consistency compared to traditional construction

methods. In turn, these build efficiencies should support

improvements in the Group’s asset turn, together with

strengthening customer care scores.

Chief Executive’s Market and Operational Review continued

Strategic Report

28 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Compared to other mainstream building materials, timber

requires minimal processing and has very low relative levels

of embodied carbon.

To support our volume growth ambitions and carbon

reduction goals, Bellway is targeting an increase in timber

frame use to around 30% of housing output by 2030 (2024

– 12%). The planned growth in timber frame output will

be achieved primarily by investing in our own proprietary

timber frame manufacturing facility, ‘Bellway Home Space’.

In addition, we will continue to work with the UK’s leading

timber frame manufacturers for the supply and installation of

timber frame homes to Bellway sites across the Group.

The Group has recently taken possession of a 134,000 square

foot industrial unit for ‘Bellway Home Space’ under a long-

term lease agreement. The facility, chosen for its transport

links, is located within a strong logistics network near

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and the Group has appointed

an experienced Managing Director to run its timber frame

operations. In order to drive efficiencies and quality, the facility

will operate using computer driven robotic machinery which

will be supplied by a leading, well-established manufacturer.

‘Bellway Home Space’ will have the capability to manufacture

open panel systems, together with pre-insulated closed-panel

systems, where both insulation and the inner sheath are

assembled within the factory environment, further improving

thermal efficiency and reducing on-site waste. We currently

expect to produce our first homes from the facility in mid-

2026, with a gradual increase to full capacity of up to 3,000

homes per annum by 2030. All management, manufacturing

and materials control will be undertaken by Bellway, ensuring

the Group benefits from its overall investment in the factory

and machinery, while also providing the opportunity to

innovate product and control costs.

The full benefits of timber frame construction will require

some operational changes to the business, including the

redesign of our Artisan house types to accommodate the

requirements of timber frame and the Future Homes Standard.

We expect this process to complete by the end of calendar

year 2025.

Overall, we are confident that our investment in timber

frame in the years ahead will underpin the delivery of our

strategic priorities, to drive long-term volume growth and an

improvement in RoCE, and help meet the targets set out in

our ‘Better with Bellway’ sustainability strategy.

Recent trading and improving outlook

The combination of the improvement in trading and growth

in outlet numbers led to a strong increase in the forward

order book in financial year 2024. This comprised 5,144 homes

(2023 – 4,411 homes) and increased in value by 18.4% to

£1,412.9 million

2

(2023 – £1,193.5 million) at 31 July 2024.

Since the start of the new financial year, customer demand

has remained robust and has been supported by an overall

reduction in mortgage rates over the summer.

In the nine weeks since 1 August and against a weak

comparative, the private reservation rate increased by 48.5%

to 147 per week (1 August to 1 October 2023 – 99), representing

a private reservation rate per outlet per week of 0.59 (1 August

to 1 October 2023 – 0.41). The private reservation rate includes

bulk investor sales, on attractive financial terms, totalling 232

homes (1 August to 1 October 2023 – 71 homes). The bulk sales

represented a contribution of 0.10 to the private reservation

rate (1 August to 1 October 2023 – 0.03).

Reflecting recent trading and volume output, the forward

order book at 29 September 2024 remained at a healthy

level, comprised 5,109 homes (1 October 2023 – 4,636

homes) and had a value of £1,427.9 million

2

(1 October 2023 –

£1,232.3 million).

Outlook

The strength of the Group’s forward order book, outlet

opening programme and work-in-progress position provides

Bellway with an excellent platform to deliver a material

increase in volume output in financial year 2025.

If market conditions remain stable, the Group is targeting to

deliver completions of at least 8,500 homes in the current

financial year (2024 – 7,654 homes). As was the case in

financial year 2024, volume output is expected to be weighted

to the first half (half year ended 31 January 2024 – 53.5%),

with this completion profile supporting cash generation and

ongoing land investment. We are also aiming to retain a

healthy forward order book at the end of the current financial

year (2024 – 5,144 homes) to serve as a platform for further

growth in volume output in financial year 2026.

Over the long term, Bellway’s divisional structure has

significant capacity to deliver sustainable volume growth.

Given the depth and quality of our land bank and the

Government’s plans to support the increase of new housing

supply, we also have scope to scale up the Group’s divisional

structure to fully capitalise on future growth opportunities.

Combined with our operational strength and robust balance

sheet, the Group is very well-placed to deliver strong

multi-year growth and to continue creating value for all

our stakeholders.

Jason Honeyman

Group Chief Executive

14 October 2024

A street scene at our Heron’s Mead development near Newport.

Strategic Report

29Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Group Finance Director’s Review

Focussed on long-

term value creation

Given the Group’s financial strength and high-quality land bank,

the Board is confident that Bellway is in an excellent position to

capitalise on future growth opportunities and to continue

creating value for our shareholders over the long term.”

Keith Adey

Group Finance Director

Earnings per ordinary share (p)

109.8p

(63.1%)

109.8

297.7

196.9

2022 2023 2024

Group revenue (£m)

£2,380.2m

(30.1%)

2,380.2

3,406.6

3,536.8

2022 2023 2024

Operating margin (%)

(2)

8.9%

(590bps)

8.9

14.8

8.7

2022 2023 2024

Operating profit (£m)

£212.8m

(57.9%)

212.8

505.3

309.0

2022 2023 2024

Profit before taxation (£m)

£183.7m

(62.0%)

183.7

483.0

304.2

2022 2023 2024

Total dividend per ordinary share (p)

54.0p

(61.4%)

54.0

140.0140.0

2022 2023 2024

Underlying earnings per

ordinary share (p)

(2)(3)

135.2p

(58.8%)

135.2

328.1

420.8

2022 2023 2024

R

Underlying operating margin (%)

(2)(3)

10.0%

(600bps)

10.0

16.0

18.5

2022 2023 2024

Underlying operating profit (£m)

(2)(3)

£238.1m

(56.2%)

238.1

543.9

653.2

R

2022 2023 2024

Underlying profit before taxation (£m)

(2)(3)

£226.1m

(5

7.5%)

226.1

532.6

650.4

2022 2023 2024

Strategic Report

30 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Trading performance

The Group has delivered housing revenue of £2,356.7 million

(2023 – £3,396.3 million), a reduction of 30.6%, which was

in line with our expectations and driven by the decrease

in volume output. Other revenue was £23.5 million (2023 –

£10.3 million) and comprises ancillary items such as land and

commercial sales, and management fee income earned on

our joint venture schemes. Total revenue was 30.1% lower at

£2,380.2 million (2023 – £3,406.6 million).

The table below shows the number and average selling

price (‘ASP’) of homes completed in the year, analysed

between private and social homes, and against the prior

year comparative:

2024 2024 2023 2023 Variance (%)

Homes

ASP

(£000) Homes

ASP

(£000) Homes ASP

Private 5,758 347.7 8,166 359.0 (29.5%) (3.1%)

Social 1,896 186.9 2,779 167.3 (31.8%) (11.7%)

Total 7,654 307.9 10,945 310.3 (30.1%) (0.8%)

Total housing completions reduced by 30.1% to 7,654 homes

(2023 – 10,945 homes), with the decline reflecting the lower

order book at 31 July 2023 and the generally softer trading

conditions in the first half of the financial year. Overall private

output reduced by 29.5% to 5,758 homes (2023 – 8,166

homes), with a 31.8% decline in social housing output to 1,896

homes (2023 – 2,779 homes). This resulted in the proportion

of social completions decreasing slightly to 24.8% of the total

(2023 – 25.4%). We have good visibility on our near-term

build programmes, and we expect a similar number of social

housing completions in the current financial year.

The overall average selling price was £307,909 (2023 –

£310,306), and this modest change was driven by the increase

in the level of sales incentives, together with geographic and

mix changes. Overall, headline pricing has remained firm

across our regions, and we currently expect the average

selling price in financial year 2025 to be around £310,000.

Underlying operating performance

The Group’s commercial disciplines and proactive

management of site-based overheads helped to alleviate

some of the margin pressures faced during the year.

Notwithstanding this, there has been a decrease in site

profitability, in line with expectations, arising from cost

inflationand the use of sales incentives, together with

higher site-based overheads due to the generally slower

sales market since the summer of 2022. This led to a 420

basis pointreduction in the underlying gross margin to

16.0%

2,3

(2023 – 20.2%) and as a result, underlying gross profit

decreased by 44.6% to £381.1 million

2,3

(2023 – £687.3 million).

Other operating income and expenses, which net to

a modest expense of £1.2 million (2023 – £1.2 million),

relatetothe running of our part-exchange programme.

Part-exchange activity remained low and was used for

only2.8% of completions (2023 – 1.7%), with a balance

sheetinvestment as at 31 July 2024 of only £14.5 million

(2023 – £18.0 million). The Group has strong controls around

the use of part-exchange as a selling tool, and we have the

financial capacity to increase its use, in a disciplined manner,

ifmarket conditions require it.

The underlying administrative expense decreased slightly

to £141.8 million

2,3

(2023 – £142.2 million), with strong cost

control and the lower headcount resulting from our

workforceplanning exercise in calendar year 2023 helping

to offset underlying cost inflation. As a proportion of

revenue,underlying administrative expenses rose to 6.0%

2,3

(2023 – 4.2%), with this due to the reduction in volume output

in the year.

In financial year 2025, while we are maintaining a clear focus

on costs, we expect administrative expenses to rise by up

to 10%. This follows two years of broadly flat overheads and

reflects the requirement to continue offering competitive

reward packages to attract and retain talent in order to

support our growth plans. It also includes the initial, pre-

operational costs of our new proprietary timber frame

manufacturing operations.

The underlying operating margin was 10.0%

2,3

(2023 – 16.0%),

with the decrease driven by the lower underlying gross

margin and the operational gearing effect of the decline

in volume output. Overall, underlying cost pressures are

beginning to ease, although residual cost inflation incurred in

earlier periods will be realised through the income statement

for legal completions in the months ahead. In financial

year 2025, we expect the underlying operating margin to

approach 11.0%

2,3

.

We will continue with our disciplined approach to land

investment and cost management through the cycle and,

together with the support of stable conditions in the housing

market, the Board is confident that an underlying operating

margin in the mid to high-teens

2,3

is sustainable over the

longer term.

Adjusting item: Net legacy building safetyexpense

Bellway continues to act responsibly with regards to building

and resident safety, and this is reflected by the significant

resource and funding the Group has committed to remediate

its legacy apartments.

In March 2023 the Group signed the Self-Remediation Terms

(‘SRT’) with the Government, and we have also signed

up to the Welsh Government Building Safety Developer

Remediation Pact (the ‘Pact’) and the Scottish Safer Buildings

Accord, reinforcing our responsible UK-wide approach to

legacy building safety.

Strategic Report

31Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Group Finance Director’s Review continued

In total, for the year ended 31 July 2024, a net £37.0 million

(2023 – £49.6 million) has been recognised in relation to

legacy building safety. The following table shows the primary

components of the net adjusting expense relating to legacy

building safety, split by half year:

H1 2024

£m

H2 2024

£m

FY 2024

£m

FY 2023

£m

SRT and associated review –

cost of sales expense/(credit) 8.0 (1.9) 6.1 58.1

SRT and associated review –

cost of sales recoveries – (0.3) (0.3) (50.0)

Structural defects – cost of

sales expense/(credit) (0.6) 14.7 14.1 30.5

Net cost of sales expense 7.4 12.5 19.9 38.6

SRT and associated review –

finance expense 8.8 7.1 15.9 11.0

Structural defects –

financeexpense 0.6 0.6 1.2 –

Total net legacy building

safety expense 16.8 20.2 37.0 49.6

The total adjusting expense includes a net adjusting

expense of £19.9 million through cost of sales, of which a net

£5.8 million relates to the refinement of overall cost estimates

in relation to the SRT and associated review, and a modest

level of recoveries. It also comprises an additional £14.1 million

for the structural defects provision in relation to an isolated

design issue identified with the reinforced concrete frame

of an apartment scheme in Greenwich, London in financial

year 2023.

The additional provision in relation to the Greenwich

apartment scheme reflects increases in the estimated costs

due to changes in the approach to remediation, following

the completion of more intensive modelling work. Bellway is

actively pursuing recoveries from the entities involved in the

development of the Greenwich apartment scheme, primarily

through their insurers, however, given the complexity of this

process, these have not yet been recognised as an asset.

The Group has undertaken a review of other buildings

constructed by, or on behalf of Bellway, where the same

third parties responsible for the design of the frame in the

Greenwich development have been involved, and no other

similar design issues with reinforced concrete frames have

been identified.

The Group’s legacy building safety provision has been

calculated based on our extensive experience to date,

using analysis of previously tendered works and prudent,

professional estimates based on our knowledge of known

issues. For buildings where full investigations have not yet

been undertaken or cost reports obtained, an allowance

has been made for as yet undiscovered problems, based on

experience to date from similar developments. Costs have

been provided regardless of whether Bellway still retains

ownership of the freehold interest in the building or whether

warranty providers have a responsibility to carry out

remedial works.

As part of the industry’s commitments under the SRT,

developers are required to submit quarterly data returns to

the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

(‘MHCLG’). These detail the progress on building assessments

and remediation works, although in some instances,

thereporting obligations can be subject to interpretation.

Notwithstanding this, Bellway has adopted a consistent and

prudent approach, only reporting assessments to have been

undertaken when they are supported by a report from an

independent qualified fire engineer.

The total amount Bellway has set aside for legacy buildings

in England, Scotland and Wales since 2017 is £655.5 million.

Demonstrating our ongoing commitment to deliver

appropriate solutions for legacy buildings, the Group has

spent £146.3 million since the start of the remediation

programme, including £36.3 million during financial year 2024

(2023 – £32.9 million). The remaining provision at 31 July 2024

was £509.2 million.

The Group’s established and dedicated Building Safety

division is making every effort to accelerate progress with

assessment and remediation. As at 30 September 2024,

and including those buildings that have been awarded

an application by the Building Safety Fund or ACM Funds,

Bellway had a total of 137 buildings where work is complete

or underway.

Our experienced site remediation teams are focused on

completing works as promptly and efficiently as possible

and, despite ongoing industry-wide delays in relation to

obtaining building access licences, we expect to make further

strong progress with assessment and remediation in the

current financial year and beyond. Overall, Bellway has the

operational and financial resources to meet its commitments

for legacy building safety.

The adjusting finance expense in financial year 2024 of

£17.1 million (2023 – £11.0 million) related to the unwinding of

the discount on both the SRT and associated review provision

and the structural defects provision. This is a technical interest

unwind, based on prevailing gilt rates at 31 July 2023 and

31 January 2024.

We currently anticipate a total adjusting legacy building safety

finance expense, in relation to both the SRT and associated

review provision and structural defects provision, of around

£8 million in the first half of financial year 2025. The expense

in the second half of the year will, in part, be dependent upon

the movement in gilt rates.

Adjusting item: Aborted transaction costs

During the year, the Group recognised costs of

£5.4 million in relation to the aborted Crest Nicholson

Holdings plc transaction, as an adjusting item through

administrative expenses.

Operating profit

After taking the cost of sales and administrative expenses

adjusting items into consideration, total operating profit

decreased by 57.9% to £212.8 million (2023 – £505.3 million).

Underlying net finance expense

The underlying net interest expense was £9.7 million

2,3

(2023

– £9.9 million). This includes notional interest on land acquired

on deferred terms of £11.1 million (2023 – £13.1 million), with the

decrease reflecting the reduction in land creditors.

Strategic Report

32 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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The expense also comprises interest on the Group’s fully

drawn fixed rate US Private Placement (‘USPP’) loan notes of

£3.4 million (2023 – £3.4 million) and net bank interest income

of £nil (2023 – £4.4 million). Net bank interest income includes

net interest receivable on cash balances, less loan interest,

commitment fees and refinancing costs, and the reduction

largely reflects the lower cash balances and higher borrowing

in the period. Other net interest receivable was £4.8 million

(2023 – £2.2 million) and primarily comprised £4.5 million

(2023 – £2.2 million) in relation to interest received on loans

tojoint ventures.

Based on prevailing interest rates, the net underlying interest

expense in financial year 2025 is currently expected to be

around £16 million

2,3

, with the anticipated increase to be

primarily driven by higher interest rates on the Group’s land

creditor balance.

Profit before taxation

Including our share of loss from joint ventures of £2.3 million

(2023 – £1.4 million), which reflects upfront financing costs

on a long-term scheme, underlying profit before taxation

reduced by 57.5% to £226.1 million

2,3

(2023 – £532.6 million).

Reported profit before taxation decreased by 62.0% to

£183.7 million (2023 – £483.0 million).

Taxation

The income tax expense was £53.2 million (2023 –

£118.0 million), reflecting an effective tax rate of 29.0% (2023

– 24.4%). The increase in the tax rate in the period was driven

by the full year effect of the six percentage points rise in the

standard rate of UK corporation tax in April 2023.

The effective tax rate also includes the Residential Property

Developer Tax (‘RPDT’), which was introduced in April 2022

and charged at a rate of 4% of relevant taxable profits.

Profit for the year

The underlying profit for the year was lower by 60.1%,

at£160.6 million

2,3

(2023 – £402.2 million) and underlying

earnings per share was 135.2p

2,3

(2023 – 328.1p).

After considering the adjusting items, reported profit

for the year reduced by 64.2% to £130.5 million (2023

– £365.0 million). Basic earnings per share was 109.8p

(2023–297.7p).

Strong balance sheet and financial position

Bellway’s well-capitalised balance sheet principally comprises

amounts invested in land and work-in-progress. Within total

inventories of £4,714.8 million (2023 – £4,575.6 million),

the carrying value of land was £2,431.4 million (2023 –

£2,578.8 million) and work-in-progress increased by 14.1% to

£2,123.9 million (2023 – £1,861.6 million). The higher work-in-

progress balance has arisen, as expected, because of the

slower sales market, but it also reflects our investment in

site infrastructure and early-stage foundation work, for our

ongoing strong programme of outlet openings.

Notwithstanding the lower profit in the year, we have

maintained financial resilience, and net debt at 31 July

2024 was low and in line with expectations at £10.5 million

2

(2023 – net cash of £232.0 million). Average net debt was

£45.8 million

2

(2023 – average net cash of £192.0 million).

Expenditure on land, including payment of land creditors,

was £465 million (2023 – £467 million), primarily comprising

cash payments on contracts approved in previous financial

years. Committed land obligations have reduced significantly

to £225.3 million (2023 – £368.8 million) and adjusted gearing,

inclusive of land creditors, remains low at 6.8%

2

(2023 – 4.0%).

In relation to its legacy, defined benefit pension scheme,

the Group had a retirement benefit asset of £0.9 million

(2023 – £2.5 million) at 31 July 2024, reflecting an ongoing

commitment to fund this future, long-term obligation.

To support our growth plans and ongoing investment in

land, the Group has access to significant levels of committed,

medium and long-term debt finance, totalling £530 million.

This comprises bank facilities of £400 million and £130 million

of fully drawn sterling USPP loan notes, which have maturity

dates that extend in tranches to February 2031. We remain

focused on preserving Bellway’s balance sheet resilience and

we expect to end the current financial year maintaining a low

level of adjusted gearing

2

.

Long-term value creation

The Group’s net asset value at 31 July 2024 was broadly in line

with the prior year at £3,465.4 million (2023 – £3,461.6 million),

as lower profitability was offset by cash dividend payments

of £131.7 million (2023 – £171.7 million). The positive effect of

the final tranche of the £100 million share buyback, which

completed in October 2023, led to a modest increase in NAV

per share to 2,913p

2

(2023 – 2,871p).

Underlying post-tax return on equity was 4.7%

2,3

(2023 – 11.7%)

and underlying RoCE was 6.9%

2,3

(2023 – 15.8%), or 6.4%

2,3

(2023 – 14.3%) when including land creditors as part of the

capital base. The reduction in these return metrics was driven

by the lower asset turn and underlying operating margin.

In the current financial year, we expect to deliver a strong

increase in volume output and, as a result, improvements

inboth asset turn and margin will start a recovery in returns.

Over the last decade, and notwithstanding periods of

significant challenge for our industry, Bellway has delivered

a strong annualised accounting return in NAV and dividends

paid of 13.6%

2

. Given the Group’s financial strength and high-

quality land bank, the Board is confident that Bellway is in an

excellent position to capitalise on future growth opportunities

and to continue creating value for our shareholders over the

long term.

Keith Adey

Group Finance Director

14 October 2024

Strategic Report

33Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Customers and

Communities

Read about how we are

engaging in our communities

on pages 39 to 40.

‘Better with Bellway’ vision

Mapping key sustainability

topicswithbusiness priorities

Business priorities

Customer First Diversity and

Inclusion

Upskilling

Workforce

Building Safely

People Planet

Our flagship business priorities

A responsible and sustainable

approach with Bellway

For over 75 years, Bellway has been constructing high-quality new homes across the UK, creating

exceptional properties and communities in sought-after locations. We are committed to operating

responsibly and sustainably, while acknowledging the increasing importance of understanding

our business’ impact.

‘Better with Bellway’ Overview

Customers

and

Communities

Putting customers

and communities

at the heart of

everything we do.

Building

Quality

Homes, Safely

Quality and safety

first for everyone.

Employer

of Choice

Creating an

environment that

our colleagues

can thrive in.

Strategic Report

34 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Employer of Choice

Read about our commitment to

being a diverse and inclusive

employer on pages 42 to 43.

Carbon Reduction

Read about the work we are

doing to deliver lower carbon

and energy efficient homes on

pages 45 to 48.

People Planet

Responsible

Sourcing

Carbon Footprint

Modern Slavery Charitable Giving Low Carbon

Homes

Resource

Efficiency

Biodiversity

Sustainability is at the heart of our business, it is integrated

in our day-to-day operations across the UK and long-term

business strategy. As an organisation we understand our

environmental impact.

Our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy, which was launched

over two years ago, reflects our dedication to responsible

and sustainable business practice, with our eight strategic

business priorities designed to ensure Bellway’s success now

and in the future by embedding our commitment into our

operational strategy, as we work to reduce our impact as

a business.

Our sustainable approach is a key part of our business

strategy, ‘putting people and the planet first’. Putting people

first means building quality homes, safely, and a commitment

to safety and sustainability within the supply chain, working

closely with our partners to achieve this.

Fundraising for charities and encouraging our employees

to volunteer puts people and community at the heart of

our business.

Putting the planet first means delivering on our commitment

to build low carbon homes, reducing our own carbon

footprint and considering our customers’ carbon footprint.

We rethink and reduce our use of resources to avoid waste,

minimise energy and water usage whilst also sourcing

materials responsibly. It also means taking a positive view

of biodiversity so that our developments can leave a

lasting legacy.

Sustainable

Supply Chain

Driving

sustainability

through long-

term partnerships.

Charitable

Engagement

Giving, to build

better lives.

Resource

Efficiency

Reducing waste

by building better.

Biodiversity

Restoring and

protecting nature.

Carbon

Reduction

Delivering low

carbon homes.

Strategic Report

35Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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New Group Head

ofSustainability

Simon Park joined Bellway in November 2023 as Group

Head of Sustainability to drive the ‘Better with Bellway’

strategy. Simon is a Chartered Environmentalist with ten years’

experience working in Corporate Sustainability, and delivering

sustainability strategies in housebuilding and construction,

having previously worked at Esh Group, Gentoo Green and

Durham University.

Simon Park, Group Head of Sustainability.

‘Better with Bellway’ Overview continued

Sustainability strategy

‘Better with Bellway’ is our comprehensive sustainability

strategy, with the vision of putting people and the planet first.

The strategy is integrated within our day-to-day operations

and aligned with our commercial strategy.

Our strategy was developed following a review of corporate

responsibility in 2021. This review involved a comprehensive

materiality assessment, which highlighted the key

sustainability risks from a stakeholder and management

perspective. The outputs from the materiality assessment

helped to inform the development of ‘Better with Bellway’

andthe eight business priorities that make up the strategy.

Of the eight business priority areas (see pages 39 to 61), we

identified three as flagship – Customers and Communities;

Employer of Choice; and Carbon Reduction. These are

the areas Bellway can make the most beneficial impact

forour stakeholders.

Each ‘Better with Bellway’ business priority includes headline

KPIs and targets, with actions allocated to business sponsors

throughout the Group.

Underpinning our strategy is a robust governance framework,

which holds business sponsors to account and ensures

progress is made against our objectives and targets.

‘Better with Bellway’ is overseen by the Sustainability

Committee who are responsible for overseeing the

development of the overall strategy including objectives,

targets and implementation. The Committee reports

to the Board on key matters and engages with key

external stakeholders.

The ‘Better with Bellway’ Steering Group is led by the Group

Production Managing Director and the Group Head of

Sustainability. This group comprises senior leaders responsible

for the eight business priorities of ‘Better with Bellway’.

They co-opt business sponsors from various departments

within Bellway to implement projects at both functional

and departmental levels, to ensure the achievement of

sustainability objectives and the integration of sustainability

into everyday operations.

Business sponsors meet with the ‘Better with Bellway’

SteeringGroup quarterly. Progress against targets is then

reviewed by the ‘Better with Bellway’ Leadership Team,

andareport submitted to the Sustainability Committee.

This review process comprises a consideration of any risks

(both climate-related and wider risks) to the achievement of

‘Better with Bellway’, including the effectiveness of mitigations

in place and additional actions needed. These arealso

reviewed collectively as part of our overarching risk

management framework of which ‘Environment and Climate

Change’ isaprincipal risk.

We deliver the key messages of ‘Better with Bellway’ to all staff

using a range of methods, including a ‘Better with Bellway’

‘hub’ on our new ‘Pathway’ internal communication system,

on our corporate and customer websites and presentations

toour Employee Listening Groups.

A full summary of the work undertaken to help us form

thisstrategy can be viewed in our ‘Better with Bellway’

Strategy Report available on our website

(www.bellwayplc.co.uk/sustainability).

Reporting frameworks

This report includes non-financial disclosures linked to our

‘Better with Bellway’ strategy, demonstrating how we disclose

and manage key sustainability and climate risks.

We have aligned our ‘Better with Bellway’ KPIs with three

sustainability frameworks that best highlight our value-creating

activities for stakeholders. These frameworks are:

•  Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

(‘TCFD’), see pages 88 to 95.

•  Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (‘SASB’), see pages

96 to 99 for further detail.

•  United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (‘SDGs’),

integrated into this section under each business

priority area.

We continue to contribute to the Carbon Disclosure Project

(‘CDP’) and will disclose all sections of CDP for the first time in

2024/25. The revised CDP submissions align with TCFD, the

incoming IFRS S1 and S2, and TNFD frameworks.

In the Carbon Reduction section, we report against the

Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (‘SECR’) framework

required by the UK Government, detailing Bellway’s energy

consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. For more

information, please see page 47.

Strategic Report

36 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Achieved our

Five-star

5

homebuilder

status

for the eighth consecutive year, recording a Recommend

aFriend score of

91.6%

(2023 – 91.1%)

Flagship business priorities headline KPIs

Customers and Communities

Implemented our fifth Employee Engagement Survey,

achieving an average ‘a great place to work’ engagement

score over a 3-year period.

90%

(2023 – 91%)

Employer of Choice

Achieved a

44.7% reduction

in our scope 1 & 2 emissions against the baseline verified by

Zeco Energy.

Ourscience-based target is a 46% reduction by 2030 in our

scope 1 & 2 emissions against the baseline. Our FY23 and

FY24 emissions have been verified by The Carbon Trust.

Carbon Reduction

23

targets achieved

21

targets in progress

10

targets missed

Targets and KPIs

As part of our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy, we have

established a series of short, medium, and long-term

sustainability targets and corresponding KPIs for each

business priority. These targets and KPIs will help Bellway

implement our sustainability strategy effectively. They form

thefoundation of the ‘Better with Bellway’ sustainability

strategy and are reviewed annually to ensure they remain

themost appropriate targets to help us achieve our overall

aims and objectives.

The KPIs are designed to provide a high-level overview

aligned with notable Environment, social and governance

(‘ESG’) rating indices. A headline target has been set for each

business priority area, reflecting the vision for that priority.

These headline targets typically span at least two years,

allowing us to achieve sustained improvements. They are

easily communicated to stakeholders and are reported as

principal KPIs in this report (see pages 10 to 13).

Awards success

We are proud of the progress we are making through the

‘Better with Bellway’ strategy. In 2023, we initiated a project

to promote the ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy. We set an initial

target to be shortlisted for five awards, which we exceeded.

This project saw Bellway win eight awards across a number

ofcategories including:

Industry award Award received Link

Housebuilder

Awards

–  2023 Large Housebuilder of

the Year

–  Best Staff Development Award

(Employer of Choice)

–  Best Sustainability Initiative

(the Future Homes Project)

National

Sustainability

Awards

–  Major Project of the Year –

The Future Home

@ University of Salford

Building

Innovation

Awards

–  Most Sustainable Construction

Project – The Future Home @

University of Salford

Supply Chain

Sustainability

School

–  Partner Award for Supply

Chain Engagement

North East HR&D

Awards

–  Excellence in Leadership Award

WhatHouse?

Awards

–  Large Housebuilder of the Year –

Bronze Award

Our key achievements in 2023/24

FY24 saw the third year of progress against our ‘Better with

Bellway’ targets. In total, we had 54 external targets spanning

the eight business priority areas, of which 23 have been

achieved, 21 are in progress and 10 have been missed or

re-evaluated where business priorities have changed or the

planned objectives have been delivered via other means.

Full details of target performance can be found under the

relevant ‘Better with Bellway’ business priority sections on

pages 39 to 61.

Strategic Report

37Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Achieved our

Five-star

5

homebuilder

status

for the eighth consecutive

year, recording a ‘Recommend

a Friend’ score of 91.6%

(2023–91.1%).

Implemented our fifth

Employee

Engagement

Survey

achieving an average ‘a great

place to work’ engagement

score over athree-year period

of90% (2023–91%).

Continued our partnership

with Cancer Research

UK, raising

£612,722

this year, bringing our eight-year

total to £3.76 million.

Achieved a reduction of

14.1%

in absolute terms in our scope

1and 2 carbon emissions (tonnes

CO

2

e) against 2022/23.

Customers and Communities

Carbon Reduction

Won a total of

45

NHBC Pride in the Job Awards.

(2023 – 34).

Continued to use HVO

biofuel across our sites,

utilising over

549,024 litres

of biofuel and saving over

1,334tonnesof carbon.

Implemented a new

‘Pathway’

Communications

System

to ensure that staff are able to

access the most up-to-date

information across the Group.

101 House to

Home

view homes now incorporated

into our developments, showing

customers different stages of

construction from pre-plaster

tofirst fix.

Partnered with

‘Plantlife’

to create Biodiversity Design

Guide and help our customers

create a ‘Space for Nature’ in

their gardens.

Charitable Engagement

89% of key

suppliers

achieved Gold

Supply Chain Sustainability

Schoolmembership.

(2023 – 56%).

Resource Efficiency

Carbon Reduction

Increased the proportion of

REGOelectricity we procure to

90%

across the year, saving 3,671

tonnes of carbon fromentering

the atmosphere.

Key highlights from the year

Biodiversity

Employer of Choice Employer of Choice

Customers and Communities

First report from Energy House 2.0

project, showed

Industry

leading Fabric

Performance

from the Bellway home

constructed in the monitoring

chamber at University of Salford.

Carbon Reduction

Building Quality Homes, Safely

Carbon Reduction

‘Better with Bellway’ Overview continued

Strategic Report

38 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Field View

In FY24, we implemented the Field View system at

Bellway, supported with training for all relevant staff,

which has had a significant effect at all Bellway sites.

Field View is a digital platform used in the construction

sector, which replaces traditional pen and paper

methods. The system allows the real-time capture of data,

streamlining processes and improving task management.

Field View allows users to create and track tasks, use

custom forms and produce detailed reports.

Target Progress Performance

Headline

Increase year-on-year the HBF 9-month survey

score with the objective of achieving 82% by

December 2026.

Current performance at 80.1% (2023 – 80.6%).

Retain five-star

5

homebuilder status (>90%

‘Recommend a Friend’) and improve our score

to 95% by July 2024.

Current performance at 91.6% (2023 – 91.1%). This target

will be rolled forward to FY25.

All new sites starting construction works in FY24

to incorporate House to Home view homes.

77 House to Home View Homes constructed on our

developments in FY24, with 101 now open across

the Group.

Introduce new site-based quality management

and compliance system including training for

allsite teams by July 2024.

Field View system introduced and all site teams trained

by July 2024.

Each division to engage with four local schools

byJuly 2024.

664 schools engaged and 20,839 students reached in

FY24. This target was narrowly missed, with all but one

division engaging with four or more schools. This target

will continue in FY25.

Improve customer satisfaction through a reduced

‘Time to Fix’ for defects (target to close down

defects within 28 days).

The ‘days open’ average for reported jobs is 20 days.

Our Service After scores in both NHBC survey periods

areat their highest since 2013.

Customers and Communities

Putting customers and communities at the heart of everything we do

FLAGSHIP BUSINESS PRIORITY

Customers are central to everything we do, and

we take pride in delivering high-quality service

from the very start of their home buying journey.

We continuously enhance our service, as reflected

in our five-star

5

homebuilder rating with a score of

91.6%. Our goal is to build communities in desirable

locations by engaging with, and investing in, the

areas we develop.

Enhancing customer satisfaction

In 2021, we launched our Customer First programme, which

aims to put customers at the heart of everything we do, and

consistently build high-quality homes across the UK. We are

proud of the progress made since its inception, with several

initiatives introduced this year to continuously improve

customer satisfaction.

The launch of the House to Home view homes offers

customers a unique opportunity to witness the housebuilding

journey and understand how their new home was

constructed, with 101 of these view homes integrated into our

developments nationwide. Additionally, we expanded ‘Your

Bellway’ with ‘Your Ashberry,’ launched in 2022, allowing

more customers to receive online updates on build progress

and select additional options. This year, we also introduced

The Build Right Standard and The Build Right Quality

Framework to elevate construction standards.

Our ongoing commitment to customer service and quality

has been recognised in the latest HBF surveys, with 95.2% of

customers recommending Bellway in the eight-week survey

and a stable score of 80.1% in the nine-month survey at

31 July 2024.

We are also proud of our achievements in the NHBC

initiatives, with 45 site managers (2023 – 34) receiving the

Pride in the Job Award for their high standards, leadership,

and technical expertise. Our continued focus on quality

improvement is further demonstrated by our increased score

in the Construction Quality Review by NHBC independent

experts, reaching 89.9% (2023 – 87.9%).

At Bellway, maintaining high-quality customer service after

customers move into their homes is equally important.

Our Service After score in the NHBC surveys stands at

91.0% as of 31 July 2024, underscoring our commitment to

customer satisfaction.

‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities

Strategic Report

39Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Throughout the year, we have supported our customers with

the following incentives:

•  Up to £24,000 towards mortgage payments to help reduce

cost of living pressures.

•  Score of the Summer, offering customers the opportunity

toreceive 5% of their home’s value as cashback.

As part of the planning process, we also commit to building

affordable homes, which are sold to local authorities and

affordable housing providers. Below is a breakdown of

affordability initiatives and the number of first time buyers who

purchased a Bellway home during FY24.

24.8%

of homes sold to affordable

housing providers

(2023 –25.4%)

26.1%

of homes purchased by

unassisted first-time buyers

(2023 – 18.6%)

26.5%

of homes purchased by first

time buyers

(2023 – 28.3%)

Contributing to our economy

The housebuilding sector significantly benefits the UK

economy. Based on metrics from the HBF, Lichfield, and

other public sources, we estimate that our housebuilding

activities have contributed £1.86 billion in gross value added.

Additionally, these activities have supported an estimated

20,000 to 24,000 direct, indirect, and induced employment

opportunities nationwide.

Future KPIs

Develop a procedure for community engagement in the

design of developments to be used across all projects by

July 2026.

To establish best practice for divisions covering each aspect

of sustainability (environmental, social and economic)

byJuly2025.

Report percentage of developments where we have

implemented community wellbeing initiatives, which

complement, support and mitigate the impact of our

newdevelopments by July 2026.

Each division to engage with four local schools by July 2025.

Develop a ‘Customer Care Portal’ linked to Your Bellway

byJuly 2025.

Develop a ‘Balanced Score Card’ system for quality,

customer care, health and safety and compliance, using

NHBC and Field View statistics by July 2025.

Develop a ‘Construction Tech Integration’ project to ensure

best practice forms are digitalised for quality, programming,

customer care and health and safety by July 2025.

‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities continued

Customers and Communities continued

Building better communities

At Bellway, we are dedicated to engaging with, and

investing in, our communities, going beyond our role

as a housebuilder. This year, we have invested a total of

£36.3 million through the planning process to provide

our customers with facilities they can be proud of,

including improvements in education, health services,

andtransport infrastructure.

We have also launched several initiatives to engage with our

communities. This year marked the first year of volunteering

under our new Volunteering Policy, with employees across

the country contributing their time to good causes such as

food banks, hospitals, and animal shelters.

We continue to raise awareness of the construction

industry in primary and secondary schools, encouraging

young people to consider a career they can be proud

of. Through our Schools Outreach programme, we have

reached over 20,000 students and engaged with 664 schools

through newsletters and face-to-face interactions with

colleagues across the UK. We set a target for each division to

engage with four local schools by July 2024. While this target

was missed, with all but one of our divisions engaging with

four or more schools, we will continue to work towards this

target in 2025.

In addition to national initiatives, our divisional teams

organise personalised community days, such as dog walking

events and ‘green groups’ to maintain public spaces in

our developments.

Street scene at our Spindrift Park development, Bognor Regis.

Affordability

At Bellway, we provide a variety of affordable house-buying

schemes and incentives to help buyers purchase their new

Bellway home. To address the ongoing shortage of new

homes in the UK, and alleviate cost-of-living pressures,

we offer part-exchange or our exclusive express mover

programmes, along with a range of mortgage solutions.

These include the Own New Rate Reducer, which allows

customers to enjoy lower monthly mortgage payments.

Strategic Report

40 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Sophie Curtis,

Apprentice of the

Year 2024, from our

Durhamdivision.

Charlie Devlin,

Apprentice of the

Year runner-up,

from our Scotland

East division.

It is such an honour to be

recognised by Bellway in this way.

I work hard every day to prove

myself, gain newskills and be

thebest colleague I can be.”

Sophie Curtis

Trainee Assistant Site Manager,

Durham division

Shaping a better

future with Bellway

Award-winning apprentices

This year saw Sophie Curtis, who joined Bellway as an

apprentice bricklayer in August 2021, named as Apprentice

of the Year. Sophie is a huge role model especially for

young people coming into the construction industry.

Sophie also chairs the Early Careers Network where she

is able to share ideas, experiences and shape future

careers with the support of colleagues across the Group.

Following successfully completing her apprenticeship,

Sophie is now a Trainee Assistant Site Manager.

Charlie Devlin, Trainee Assistant Site Manager, was

recognised with the runner-up prize and Jessi-Lou

Baker and Ollie Wynne Williams were named highly

commended apprentices.

41Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Strategic Report

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Target Progress Performance

Headline

Achieve a >90% average score in our Employee

Engagement Survey of staff who would recommend

Bellway as ‘a great place to work’ over a three-year

period (FY22–FY24).

A three-year rolling average of 90.3% (FY22–24) of

staff would recommend Bellway as ‘a great place

to work’.

Reduce voluntary employee turnover rate to 18% or

less by July 2024.

Turnover rate in FY24 was 18.3% (FY23 – 21.9%).

This target will be extended to FY27.

Improve gender diversity of our directly employed

workforce to a 60/40 male/female split by July 2025.

66/34 split for FY24 (FY23 – 69/31).

Improve gender diversity of our senior leadership

teams to 75/25 male/female split by July 2025.

80/20 split for FY24 (FY23 – 79/21).

Improve ethnic diversity of our workforce to 7%

ormore by July 2025.

FY24 diversity of 4.6% based on minority group

classifications (FY23 – 4.9%).

Improve ethnic diversity of our senior leadership

teams to 5% or more by December 2027.

FY24 diversity of 2.9% based on minority

group classifications.

Increase percentage of our workforce in an ‘earn

and learn’ role to 12% by July 2024 and maintain

5%Club Gold membership.

Currently 6.5% of the workforce are in ‘earn and

learn’ roles with 22 new graduate and 41 new

apprentice roles recruited in FY24 and we have

retained our 5% Club Gold membership for FY24.

This target will be extended to FY27.

Implement a formal staff appraisal process across

the business with a proposed launch date of

February 2024.

Mi Experience, employee performance system

launched across Bellway.

Achieve ‘Clear Assured’ Silver status by December

2024, by demonstrating that diversity and inclusion

are reflected across all policies and processes.

We continue to work towards achieving Silver status

and have completed 37 of the required tasks, we

will work on completing the 22 outstanding tasks by

December 2024.

Employer of Choice

Creating an environment that our colleagues can thrive in

FLAGSHIP BUSINESS PRIORITY

At Bellway we are committed to becoming an

Employer of Choice, it is key to our operations

that our people have a safe, diverse and inclusive

environment. As at 31 July 2024, we directly

employ 2,659 people, and it is vital that we

continue to develop and upskill our workforce

to retain strong talent at Bellway and recognise

the importance this can have on filling skills gaps

throughout the Group. During the year, we have

introduced a range of initiatives to ensure the

success of our employees.

Engaging with our workforce

The opinions and ideas of our employees are an important

part of how we progress towards our aim of becoming

an Employer of Choice. Under the ‘Better with Bellway’

sustainability strategy, we have set a headline target of

achieving a three-year rolling average of more than 90% of

employees recommending Bellway as ‘a great place to work’

in our Employee Engagement Survey. This year, saw us carry

out our fifth Employee Engagement Survey, the aim of this

survey is to identify areas of strength, but most importantly

areas of weakness. The results of this survey support the

development of our strategic vision for the future and guides

the initiatives we roll-out across the Group.

This year’s survey saw an increased response rate with 76%

of employees completing the survey. The results show that

we achieved ‘a great place to work’ engagement score of

87% (2023 – 89%), with a three-year average score of 90.3%

(FY22–FY24) both well above the benchmark and meeting

our target to achieve an average score of 90% or above, over

the FY22–FY24 period.

‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities continued

Strategic Report

42 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Diversity, inclusion and belonging

At Bellway, we are committed to creating an open, diverse

and inclusive working environment, this is highlighted

through several of our ‘Better with Bellway’ targets focusing

on the gender diversity of our direct employers and senior

leadership, while also striving to improve the ethnic diversity

across the Group, our aim is to have a 60/40 split in gender

by July 2025, currently 66/34, and a representation of ethnic

minorities increased to 7% or more by July 2025, currently

4.6% of the workforce.

During FY24, we launched our Inclusion Steering Committee,

which forms part of our inclusion governance model to

support our aspiration of becoming an inclusive Employer of

Choice. The Inclusion Steering Committee is chaired by the

Group HR Director and sponsored by the Chief Commercial

Officer and brings together employee listening group and

diversity group chairs to define and prioritise inclusion goals

and deliverables in line with our inclusivity strategy.

We continue to partner with Women into Home Building

and the HBF to pro-actively attract more females into

Trainee Assistant Site Manager roles, supporting our work

towards improving gender balance in our site-based roles.

During FY24, we supported seven placements, and in FY25

we have committed to supporting 20 placements, which

could result in a permanent offer of employment.

To support our ambition of improving disability diversity

across Bellway, we have continued supporting Leonard

Cheshire’s Change 100 Programme by providing five paid

work placements (2023 - two). Following the placements in

2023, we offered a permanent role to one of the interns.

I’m truly grateful for the understanding

andsupport I’ve received from the amazing

team at Bellway. Their commitment to

inclusivity is inspiring, and it’s a testament

to what’s possible when organisations

prioritise diversity.”

Ivo Vasilev

Marketing Graduate/participant Change 100

The future of Bellway

Bellway would not exist without the talent and commitment

of our colleagues. We invest in our people to ensure that

they have the training and ongoing development necessary

to progress their careers and deliver work they can be

proud of. As an active gold member of ‘The 5% Club’, we are

committed to having at least 5% of our workforce employed

in earn and learn roles, including apprenticeships, student

placements, and graduate roles to support the long-term

growth of the business. We are pleased to report that this year

6.5% of our workforce were in earn and learn roles and we

have recruited 22 new graduate and 41 new apprentice roles,

who joined Bellway in September 2024.

In May 2024, we launched our new digitalised continuous

performance enablement model, Mi Experience.

Utilising technology, colleagues are encouraged to have

regular conversations with their line-manager to support

their career development and wellbeing. This new model

was piloted for three months, and a comprehensive training

programme was rolled out prior to the launch. Following the

launch, the Group HR team undertook roadshows across all

divisions to support the implementation. During FY25, we will

roll-out objectives and colleague feedback to further embed

this into our business.

In addressing skill gaps across the Group in FY24 we

launched a new senior leaders programme for heads of

departments and directors, and we rolled out a bigger

cohort of 66 delegates of our award-winning, Chartered

Management Institute (‘CMI’) accredited middle managers

programme ‘Elevate’ to build leadership capability. In addition,

we have created a number of bespoke training programmes,

such as fire safety, how to create a psychologically safe

workplace and how to have great conversations.

Equality of opportunity

Bellway supports diversity and inclusion through

several initiatives:

•  Bellway has implemented policies and provides training on

diversity and inclusion, as well as modern slavery, to ensure

all employees understand and uphold these values.

•  The Group is committed to providing equal opportunities

for all current and prospective employees, ensuring a fair

and respectful workplace.

•  Employees can report any concerns related to diversity and

inclusion to the HR department or through the SpeakUp

whistleblowing helpline, which is managed by an external

provider to ensure confidentiality and impartiality.

These efforts help create an inclusive environment where

everyone feels valued and respected.

Attracting and retaining talented individuals

Labour shortages remains an issue across the entire

housebuilding industry, exacerbated by skills gaps and

a competitive recruitment market. Bellway’s voluntary

turnover rate for 2024 has decreased to 18.3% (2023 – 21.9%),

narrowly missing the target of less than 18% by July 2024.

We have extended this target to FY27. Last year, we achieved

Accredited Living Wage employer status, offering competitive

remuneration and benefits. These efforts support our

Employer of Choice priority, aimed at attracting and retaining

talented individuals in the business.

Future KPIs

Be recommended as ‘a great place to work’ by our

employees with an average score of >90% over a three-

year period (FY23–FY25).

Develop a purpose and set of values by December 2026.

Establish early careers performance-related progression

plans for construction, commercial and engineering trainees

by July2025.

Develop and implement training programmes through the

Bellway Academy for the production functions (commercial,

technical, construction and customer care) to upskill and

develop new skills by July 2026.

Strategic Report

43Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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The Joiner,

two-bedroom

home at our Ivy

Hill development

in Bacton.

Sales Adviser Charlotte Largent and Senior

Site Manager John Baker showing, an air

source heat pump system.

The completion of the first new

home benefitting from an air

source heat pump is a significant

moment for not only Ivy Hill but

the division as a whole.”

Marrissa Gale

Sales Manager for Bellway Eastern Counties

Better sustainable

living with Bellway

Bellway Eastern Counties has

completed its first new home

heated by a sustainable air

source heat pump.

In FY24, our Eastern Counties division completed its first

new homes heated by sustainable air source heat pumps.

The Ivy Hill site is in a location that is difficult to connect

to the gas grid. Previously, homes in such areas would be

heated using high-carbon oil-fired solutions. However,

to support our transition to fossil fuel-free heating, all 85

properties at the Ivy Hill site will feature low-carbon air

source heat pumps and underfloor heating.

This marks the first homes delivered by Bellway Eastern

Counties to be heated in this manner, representing a

significant shift from traditional methods.

Strategic Report

44 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Target Progress Performance

Headline

Reduce ‘absolute’ scope 1 and 2 emissions (tonnes

CO

2

e) by 46% by July 2030 against FY19 baseline.

FY24 saw absolute emissions fall to 14,227 tonnes CO

2

e,

a 14.1% reduction against the previous year and a 44.7%

reduction against our base year (FY23 – 16,562; FY19

base year – 25,715).

Reduce scope 3 emissions (tonnes CO

2

e per

m

2

floor area) by 55% by July 2030 against

FY19 baseline.

FY24 saw emissions reduced to 1.40 tonnes CO

2

e

perm

2

floor area (FY23 – 1.52; FY19 base year – 1.53).

Build four ‘Future Homes’ exemplar units at a site

in Manchester (changed to four units at Barton

Quarter, Bolton).

Construction of four ‘Future Homes’ units at Barton

Quarter ‘Future Hub’ completed in August 2024.

Build four ‘Future Homes’ exemplar units at a site in

Eastern Counties (changed to five units at Stafford,

West Midlands).

Five Zero Bills Homes under construction, completed

in September 2024.

Complete net zero ready exemplar plots at three

sites and install monitoring equipment to compare

energy consumption and running costs.

Exemplar plots complete, issues with the installation of

monitoring equipment at one site have resulted in us

missing this target. We will continue to work towards

this target in FY25.

Review car allowance payments to promote

choice of low emission, hybrid and electric

vehiclesby 2025.

Following a review of car allowance payments there is

no current plans to change the allowance. At the end

of FY24, 73.1% of the vehicles leased through our LEX

Autolease scheme were electric vehicles.

All divisions to commence Air Source Heat Pump

(‘ASHP’) trial sites, delivering space and water

heating by December 2024.

All divisions have identified a site to trial ASHPs.

Establish a programme to support SME

housebuilders through general mentoring,

interactive video and in-person training days

atFuture Homes exemplar projects.

24 SMEs supported in FY24. Further events to take

place in FY25, including atBarton Quarter ‘Future

Hub’, Bolton.

Carbon Reduction

Delivering low carbon homes

FLAGSHIP BUSINESS PRIORITY

The IPCC (Intergovernmental Plan on Climate

Change) states that global emissions need to peak

by 2025 for us to avoid 1.5°C of global warming

compared with pre-industrial levels. In response

to this challenge, we have set ambitious Science

Based Targets for Carbon Reduction, and we

are working hard to ensure the transition to air

source heat pumps from gas boilers is as smooth

as possible.

Science based targets

As part of the ‘Better with Bellway’ Carbon Reduction business

priority, we collaborated with the Carbon Trust to establish

two science-based targets (‘SBT’s):

•  Bellway pledges to cut absolute scope 1 and scope 2 GHG

emissions by 46% by July 2030, using FY19 as the base year,

in line with the 1.5°C pathway.

•  Bellway aims to decrease scope 3 GHG emissions by 55%

per square metre of completed floor area by July 2030, from

an FY19 base year, following well below the 2°C pathway

using the physical intensity target criteria (cumulative

base year).

‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities continued

Strategic Report

45Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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In FY24, we saw our market-based scope 1 and 2 emissions

fall by 14.1% from FY23, down to 14,227 tonnes of CO

2

e, which

represents a 44.7% reduction against our FY19 baseline of

25,715 tonnes of CO

2

e. Our emissions have reduced due to

the increased use of renewable electricity ‘REGO’ tariffs, our

ongoing investment in ‘Green Diesel’ and a reduction in

volume output due to market conditions.

We are close to meeting our 2030 target, and we will continue

to implement initiatives to further reduce emissions, including

plans to trial energy efficient construction site setups, and a

push to connect to the electricity grid earlier. We do however

anticipate a slight increase in FY25 emissions as our volume

output returns to previous levels.

With regards to our scope 3 target, the most significant

emissions are in category 11a (use of sold product), and they

will fall as we transition to all-electric air source heat pumps.

For FY24, we did see a reduction in scope 3 emissions,

of 7.9%, this was due to 130 ‘all electric’ plots (2023 - 95),

354 properties built to the updated Part L 2021 building

regulations, plus 24.8% of our homes included Solar PV

system, (2023 - 20.4%). We have also benefitted from an

update to the Energy & Emissions Projections, released by the

Department of Energy Security and Net Zero in October 2023,

which shows a quicker decarbonisation of the power grid,

which further reduces emissions from electricity. When the

Future Homes Standard comes into force, we will be moving

towards ‘all-electric’ homes, and we are working hard to

ensure this transition is a success.

Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (‘ESOS’)

Phase 3 project

ESOS is a mandatory energy assessment scheme, where

large organisations are required to carry out energy

audits and report on energy consumption and savings

opportunities. In FY24, Bellway completed a project to comply

with the ESOS Phase 3 scheme. Our route to compliance

included appointing an ESOS Lead Assessor, who organised

energy audits at 12 locations across our business, including

two offices and ten developments. The recommendations

from the audits include carrying out a Group-wide energy

awareness campaign, reviewing building set-points and the

temperature in show homes and sales offices.

We submitted our compliance notification ahead of the

August 2024 deadline.

Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting

(SECR)Disclosure

In line with the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and

Directors’ Reports) Regulations 2013 and the Companies

(Directors’ Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy

and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018 (‘SECR’), we disclose

our greenhouse gas (‘GHG’) emissions in the annual

Strategic Report.

Our GHG reporting year aligns with our financial year, and we

provide the previous year’s figures for comparison. Scope 1

includes emissions from fuel combustion and the operation

of facilities owned or operated by the Group (e.g. diesel in

site generators and telehandlers; fuel in company cars used

for business; and gas for heating in offices, show homes, and

construction compounds), while scope 2 includes emissions

from purchased electricity.

Our emissions calculation methodology follows the UK

Government’s Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2013)

and uses emission factors from the 2023 government GHG

Conversion Factors for Company Reporting. For scope

2 emissions, we report using both the location-based

and the market-based method to account for our use of

renewable electricity.

We report all emission sources for which we are responsible,

except for the following exclusions:

•  Gas from part-exchange properties due to immateriality

– an estimation exercise showed that emissions from

gas used in these properties from October to May (when

heating is active to prevent damp and frozen pipes)

account for only 0.42% of the total scope 1 and 2 footprint.

•  Emissions from air conditioning units in office buildings in

the FY19 footprint due to immateriality and data collection

difficulties. This data has been collected and included in the

FY23 and FY24 footprints.

•  Emissions from site-based combined heat and power units

over which we do not have operational control.

We estimate carbon emissions in the following areas:

•  Diesel fuel usage on a smaller number of sites where fuel is

provided by our groundworks contractors. Bellway’s share

is estimated based on forklift usage.

•  Divisional offices where gas and electricity usage are

included in landlord charges. Bellway’s usage is estimated

using a kWh per square metre of occupied floor space

figure derived from other divisional offices with utility billing.

For scope 1 and 2 emissions, data for the FY19 base year has

been externally verified by Zeco Energy to a ‘reasonable

assurance level’ using the ISO-14064-3 verification standard,

while FY23 and FY24 emissions have been verified by the

Carbon Trust to a ‘limited assurance level’ using the ISO

14064-3 verification standard.

For scope 3 emissions, FY24 and FY23 emissions have been

verified by The Carbon Trust to a ‘limited assurance level’

using the ISO 14064-3 verification standard. Emissions for the

FY19 base year were calculated with the assistance of The

Carbon Trust for our Science Based Target submission but

have not undergone official verification.

We anticipate the publication of the Science Based Target’s

Construction Sector Guidance in late 2024 and will review our

scope 3 target to ensure it aligns with the latest guidance.

‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities continued

Carbon Reduction continued

Street scene from our Abbey View development in Bourne.

Strategic Report

46 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Greenhouse gas emissions (‘GHG’) (tonnes of CO

2

e)

(a)

2024 2023

2019

(base year)

Scope 1 – Combustion of fuel and operation of facilities (includingdiesel and petrol

used on-site and in company cars onGroup business) 13,590 15,116 20,560

Scope 2 – Electricity purchased for our own use (market-method)

(b)

637 1,446 5,155

Total market-method scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions  14,227 16,562 25,715

GHG intensity (market-method) per Bellway home sold 1.9 1.5 2.4

GHG intensity (market-method) per Bellway employee

(c)

5.1 5.3 8.6

Scope 1 – Combustion of fuel and operation of facilities (includingdiesel and petrol

used on-site and in company cars onGroup business)

13,590 15,116 20,560

Scope 2 – Electricity purchased for our own use (location-method)

(d)

4,101 3,979 5,518

Total location-method scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions

(d)

17,691 19,095 26,078

GHG intensity (location-method) per Bellway home sold 2.3 1.7 2.4

GHG intensity (location-method) per Bellway employee

(c)

6.4 6.1 8.8

Out of scope emissions

(e)

1,334 1,678 –

Energy consumption used to calculate above emissions (kWh) 89,829,236 96,735,314 109,622,315

Scope 3 (Category 1a: Purchased goods and services – product) 262,925 383,179 380,164

Scope 3 (Category 1b: Purchased goods and services – non-product) 13,493 15,934 16,261

Scope 3 (Category 2: Capital goods) 1,013 2,066 19,030

Scope 3 (Category 3: Fuel and energy-related activities) 5,055 5,044 5,081

Scope 3 (Category 4: Upstream transportation and distribution) 55,967 81,653 80,916

Scope 3 (Category 5: Waste generated in operations) 1,554 2,447 4,253

Scope 3 (Category 6: Business travel) 2,414 2,653 418

Scope 3 (Category 7: Employee commuting) 1,340 1,489 1,468

Scope 3 (Category 11a: Use of sold products – direct) 591,475 958,055 998,544

Scope 3 (Category 12: End-of-life treatment of sold products) 62,995 91,865 90,761

Scope 3 (Category 15: Joint venture developments emission) 7,187 – –

Total scope 3

(f)

1,005,418 1,544,385 1,596,895

Scope 3 – GHG intensity (tonnes CO

2

e per m

2

of completed floor area) 1.40 1.52 1.53

Notes:

a.  Carbon dioxide equivalent as per the meaning given in Section 93(2) of the Climate Change Act 2008.

b.  Scope 2 emissions reported using the market-based method to account for electricity supplies purchased under REGO contracts.

c.  Based on the average number of employees during the year.

d.  Scope 2 emissions reported using the location-based method for total electricity used which does not account for the zero-carbon nature of electricity supplies purchased under

REGO contracts.

e.  ‘Out of Scope’ biogenic emissions arising from our consumption of HVO biodiesel.

f.  Total scope 3 emissions are reported in line with our scope 3 science-based target, and so exclude category 11b (use of sold products – indirect). We have separately calculated these

category 11b emissions as part of our carbon lifecycle analysis as 36,276 tonnes of CO

2

e (2023 – 68,103; 2019 – 88,663). Categories 8, 9, 10 and 14 are not relevant to the Group.

Scope 1 emissions decreased by 10.1%, primarily due to our

adoption of HVO biofuel in site generators and telehandlers,

which offers approximately a 90% carbon reduction compared

to traditional white diesel. This switch to HVO has prevented

over 1,334 tonnes of carbon from being released into the

atmosphere this year. Scope 2 emissions (market-based) have

also dropped by 55.9%, due to our increased use of REGO

(Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin) electricity supplies

and the ongoing decarbonisation of the UK electricity grid.

Currently, 90.0% of our electricity comes from renewable

sources (2023 - 78.4%), saving 3,671 tonnes of carbon over

the past year. Excluding the benefits of our REGO supplies,

location-based scope 2 emissions rose by 3.1%.

With 7,683 new homes (including our share of JV’s)

completed this year, scope 1 and 2 emissions (market-based)

per home sold rose by 26.7% to 1.9 tonnes (2023 – 1.5). Due to

a reduction in total number of employees, our scope 1 and 2

(market-based) emissions per employee decreased by 3.8% to

5.1 tonnes (2023 – 5.3).

We expect a significant reduction in our scope 3 emissions

from 2025 onwards, when the Future Homes Standard is

expected to come into force. For FY24 we saw a 38.3%

reduction in the ‘use of sold product’ category, as a result

of building 354 homes to the updated Part L 2021 building

regulations, 130 air-source heat pump properties being

completed and a reduction in volume output. We continue

to engage with our supply chain partners to gather updated

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), which are used in

our value-chain model and allow us to calculate category 1a,

purchased goods and services – product, emissions.

Strategic Report

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‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities continued

Carbon Reduction continued

The Future Home Research Project

In connection with the development of our Future Homes

Standard (‘FHS’) specification, we have initiated several

projects to provide lower carbon and more energy-efficient

homes for our customers. The Energy House 2.0 project at

the University of Salford is an advanced research initiative

aimed at testing the energy efficiency and resilience of homes

under various climatic conditions. Bellway is a key partner in

this project, having built ‘The Future Home’, a three-bedroom

detached house within the climate-controlled chamber to

assess low carbon heating technologies and energy-efficient

building materials. This collaboration seeks to offer valuable

insights for significant reductions in carbon emissions for new

homes from 2025.

In January 2024, the first report from the project was released,

presenting initial results from rigorous testing of the homes’

fabric. These early findings suggest that the Future Homes

Standard can be achieved at scale, provided that the supply

chain and skills training keep up. The homes showed

resilience against extreme climates, with only a small variance

of up to 8% between expected and actual performance.

Further testing later this year will examine the effectiveness of

different types of electrified heating systems within the homes.

Barton Quarter – award winning ‘Future Hub’

The transition to low carbon housing presents a significant

challenge for the housebuilding industry. As traditional gas-

fired heating is phased out, we will see a significant increase in

the number of ASHPs installed in the UK each year, risingfrom

the tens of thousands to the hundreds of thousands.

There’s a steep learning curve for companies across the

sector who need to upskill their workforce at pace. The stakes

are high as if the FHS is not met, it will put the entire net

zero pledge at risk. Bellway is committed to driving forward

a methodical and incremental approach to ensure the

necessary understanding and knowledge is in place at all

levels, so that this transition is successful.

Our Future Hub at Barton Quarter in Bolton is an industry-

leading project to share expertise about how low-carbon

technologies including ASHPs can help homebuilders deliver

the changes required at scale to meet net-zero targets.

An important aspect of the Future Hub is getting organisations

and individuals on board with ASHPs who may be reluctant,

unconvinced, or uninformed about them. For FY24 we set an

objective to engage with SME housebuilders, and the Future

Hub presents a clear and workable path ahead towards FHS,

not only raising the level of training within our own business,

but making a significant contribution to the industry, to FHS

and to the UK’s net zero commitment.

In recognition of our contribution to the wider-net zero aims,

we won the 2024 Next Generation ‘Innovation Award’.

Reducing transport emissions

In 2022, we launched a salary sacrifice lease scheme to offer

Bellway staff an affordable way to lease electric vehicles,

thereby reducing our scope 3 transport emissions and their

personal carbon footprints. Since its introduction, we have

actively promoted the benefits of this scheme, and as of

31 July 2024, a total of 145 employees have participated.

To further support this initiative, Bellway has installed EV

charging points at all our offices, enabling staff to conveniently

charge their vehicles.

Future KPIs

Establish a ’net-zero’ target and produce a Climate Transition

Plan by July 2025.

Build ten homes to Passivhaus Standard by December 2025.

Solar panels fitted to one of our homes.

Octopus Energy Zero

Bills Homes

In 2024 we partnered with Octopus Energy to trial their ‘zero

bills homes’ approach across two Bellway developments

at Victoria Gate, Stafford and Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire.

Our homes will be fitted with 20 Solar PV panels, a 13.5kWh

battery, Air Source Heat Pump and an Octopus’ ‘kraken’

energy management system. Customers are guaranteed

‘zero’ energy bills for five years.

Strategic Report

48 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Target Progress Performance

Headline

Reduce the annual RIDDOR rate to below the

three-year rolling average by July 2024.

The RIDDOR rate for FY24 is 170.99 versus a rolling

average for FY22 – FY24 of 210.74 (FY23 RIDDOR rate:

221.15; FY21 – FY23 rolling average: 193.43).

>80% of applicable employees trained on the

Group’s Fire Safety Policy and the Building Safety

Bill by July 2024.

95% of applicable employees have received training

on the Group’s Fire Safety Policy and the Building

Safety Bill.

Reduce accident rates from identified reporting

areas to below previous FY levels year on year.

During FY24, there were nil third-party reported

accidents (FY23 - nil) and 50 manual handling injuries

(FY23 - 76).

Increase the ratio of mental health first aiders

(‘MHFA’) to 1 in 10 (10%) by July 2024.

Current percentage for FY24 is 9.0% (FY23 – 5.8%).

Increase employees receiving mental

health awareness training to 1 in 5 (20%) by

December 2024.

Currently 14.6% of employees have received mental

health awareness training (FY23 – 10.4%).

Achieve ISO 14001 certification for the whole

business by July 2026.

We are working towards certification and have

partnered with consultancy Loreus to assist with

system development, and Interface NRM to act as our

external auditors.

Greater engagement with on-site colleagues and

subcontractors on mental health awareness, by

providing workshops on every site once a year to

discuss key areas such as suicide prevention, panic

attacks and first aid.

During the year three workshops were delivered to on-

site colleagues and subcontractors on mental health

awareness. This workshop has been re-designed and

will be rolled-out in FY25.

Reduce the number of slips, trips and falls from a

FY23 baseline of 113.

FY24 slip, trip and fall incidents fell by 23.0% from 113

to 87.

Increase the number of ‘near miss incidents’

reported from a FY23 baseline of 403. To provide

Bellway with the opportunity to see where action

is required.

10,998 near-miss incidents were reported during FY24.

100% of divisions to be provided with customer

care maintenance operative training on health and

safety subjects such as documentation, dynamic

risk assessments and safe use of ladders.

Complete.

Building Quality Homes, Safely

Quality and safety first for everyone

As a responsible homebuilder, the health, safety

and wellbeing of our stakeholders remains our

top priority. We strive to continuously enhance

health and safety standards across the Group, both

on our sites and in our offices. This commitment

is reflected through various key initiatives,

policies, and training programmes implemented

throughout Bellway.

Near-miss reporting

We continued our focus on near-miss reporting and

improving the communication with our subcontractor based

staff on-site this year, with incredible results. Statistics show

that near misses give employers, such as ourselves, the

opportunity to see where action is required, before accidents

occur. We encouraged all our employees and contractors

to anonymously report near-misses using a QR code, and

analysed the data monthly to identify any urgent or recurring

areas of risk. A phenomenal uptake in this system meant that

we recorded almost 11,000 near misses in the year, and has

led to policy changes such as introducing an Anti-cut Gloves

Policy, whereby anyone handling or cutting materials that

could cause injuries must wear anti-cut gloves.

Strategic Report

49Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities continued

Building Quality Homes, Safely continued

Introduction of Health and Safety Workshops

Tool box talks have historically been used for delivering

generic safety-related information to a wide site audience.

We have recognised that alternative methods will further

support an improvement in retention of information.

Therefore, this year we introduced Health and Safety

Workshops. We invited the supervisors and managers of

our key subcontractors to our sites to engage for half a

day in activities that required participation, 97.5% of those

who have attended have provided feedback, stating that

they would enjoy more of the workshops on a variety of

subjects in the future, and that the information became more

understandable because of this approach.

Mental health

At Bellway, we recognise the significance of mental health

for our employees and subcontractors. We have established

programmes to ensure we have trained mental health first

aiders, and we offer employees the opportunity to participate

in mental health awareness training to provide quality support

to those in need.

Currently, we have 238 (9.0%) trained mental health first aiders

across the Group. Under the ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy, we

now aim to have at least 10% of our direct workforce trained

by December 2024. Bellway also seeks to raise mental health

awareness across the Group, aiming to train 1 in 5 of our

workforce in mental health awareness.

We will continue to promote mental health awareness by

aiming to train a further 350 employees in the next financial

year. We also offer a confidential helpline for employees

to speak to an independent third party if they feel more

comfortable doing so. Recognising the importance of

mental health, this year, following a project by a group

ofour graduates, we partnered with Bill Hill, the former

ChiefExecutive of The Lighthouse Construction Industry

Charity, to release an episode of our ‘Bricking It’ podcast

discussing mental health in the construction sector.

The episode covers why mental health issues are more

prevalent in the construction industry and the charity’s

new‘Make It Visible’ campaign.

Recognising excellence in health and safety

First held in 2022, the Annual Health and Safety Awards were

established to recognise Bellway developments that excel

in health and safety practices. While all our sites across the

Group uphold high standards, our Earls Way site was selected

as the winner of this year’s National Award for its exceptional

trade discipline, cleanliness, and promotion of a positive

safety culture.

Future KPIs

Health and Safety workshops to be delivered in all divisions,

informed byaccident and near miss data trends by

July2025.

Awareness of Silt Management to be raised with

construction, technical and commercial teams by July 2025.

Gap analysis of our Health and Safety Management System

against requirements of ISO 45001 by July 2025.

100% of sales operatives to attend a half-day course in

Health and Safety, delivered by the Regional Health and

Safety Managers by July2025.

Group of our Graduates and Apprentices on a site visit.

Strategic Report

50 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Building Safety – Our Progressing Remediation Work

Proactive remediation

Bellway has consistently taken a proactive approach to fire

safety and is committed to delivering remediation works as

quickly as possible, having set aside £609.7 million (2023

– £582.8 million) for legacy building safety improvements

since 2017.

In August 2022, Bellway established a new standalone

Building Safety Division, which is dedicated to the remediation

of buildings over 11 metres in height where life critical fire

safety issues have been identified. In March 2023, Bellway

signed the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local

Government (‘MHCLG’) Self Remediation Terms (‘SRT’) in

England, which converted the principles of the building safety

pledge signed in 2022, in which we committed to resolving

any life critical fire safety issues on buildings over 11 metres

completed since 5 April 1992, into a binding agreement

between the government and Bellway. This was followed

with the signing of the Welsh Government’s Self Remediation

Terms in May 2023, which follows the same remediation

principles as those in England. The signing of the English

and Welsh SRT’s provided clarity for future remediation,

particularly with regards to the standards required for

internal and external remedial works on legacy buildings.

Bellway continues to engage with the Scottish Government

and Homes for Scotland in developing the Scottish Accord,

and has agreed in principle to the intentions of the Accord.

In addition, we have implemented a programme to ensure

all applicable employees receive training on the principles of

the Group’s Fire Safety Policy and the requirements of the SRT.

This programme has recently undergone a review and an

up-to-date training programme was rolled out to all applicable

employees during FY24.

Identifying and assessing

Following the Grenfell tragedy in June 2017, Bellway

proactively instigated a full review of our high-rise portfolio

and identified buildings with aluminium composite material

(‘ACM’) cladding. At the time of construction, all Bellway

developments met the required building regulation approvals.

We implemented remediation plans immediately following

the tragedy, identifying high-risk buildings where ACM

cladding was used in the construction. The work to remediate

these buildings has been complex and subject to ongoing

regulatory changes since 2017, with the scope of work

required extending beyond cladding to focus on the wider

external wall construction.

The signing of the SRT in March 2023 provided clarity on the

standard required for buildings, ensuring that remediation

works meet the requirements of the SRT. We have taken a

prudent approach to ensure we assess to this standard, even

where buildings may have been assessed under previous fire

safety standards. Although this is a lengthy process, relying

on co-operation of building owners and managing agents,

this approach is vital in ensuring Bellway fully remediates

buildings to the required standards.

Following the signing of the SRT, the Group identified a total of

499 buildings over 11 metres high, which required assessment.

We have been working with key stakeholders, and

independently qualified fire engineers to carry out thorough

SRT-compliant assessments of these buildings and deliver

remediation works as quickly as possible when required.

Building remediation is a complex process and where

Bellway no longer retains any legal responsibility for a

development, legal permissions need to be in place before

we are able to complete assessments or subsequent

remediation activity. In some cases, protracted legal

negotiations with building owners and/or managing

agents have led to delays in performing assessments and

remediation works. In addition, progress is dependent on

the availability of independent qualified fire engineers and,

in some cases, planning requirements both potentially

resulting in delays. The introduction of the new Building

Safety Regulator, although a welcome move, has meant

additional regulatory requirements needing to be met before

any work can commence on buildings over 18 metres.

We have been working with the newly created Ministry of

Housing, Communities and Local Government (‘MHCLG’) to

address the constraints limiting acceleration in the pace of

assessments and remediation.

As at 31 July 2024, 293 buildings have been assessed, which

identified that remedial work are required on 134 buildings.

Strategic Report

51Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities continued

Building Safety – Our progressing remediation work continued

Moving forward, the Group is proactively working through

the assessments required for the remaining 206 buildings,

but notwithstanding the issues highlighted above, we expect

these to be completed by the end of FY26 subject to the

cooperation of building owners and managing agents.

Committed remediation

The total amount Bellway has set aside for the SRT and

associated review in England, Scotland and Wales since 2017

is £609.7 million, with a remaining provision of £509.2 million

at 31 July 2024. Costs have been provided regardless of

whether Bellway still retains ownership of the freehold

interest in the building or whether warranty providers have a

responsibility to carry out remedial works. The provision has

been calculated based on our extensive experience to date,

using analysis of previously tendered works and prudent,

professional estimates based on our knowledge of known

issues. For buildings where full investigations have not yet

been undertaken or cost reports obtained, an allowance

has been made for as yet undiscovered problems, based

onexperience to date from similar developments.

Future remediation

Since 2017, Bellway has taken a proportionate approach

to remediation of buildings, concentrating on the higher-

risk developments where a detailed understanding of the

building safety issues was known. We have taken the same

approach to our SRT requirements, concentrating on initial

remediation and identifying those developments where there

is the greatest known risk. This is an evolving strategy as more

assessments are undertaken.

Of the 134 buildings identified as requiring remediation,

11 have been completed, 40 have work underway and

we expect a further 17 to begin within the next six-month

period. In the medium term, we expect a further 7 buildings

to begin remediation within 6–12 months, and 14 between

12–24 months. These figures exclude a further 35 buildings

where remediation work was completed prior to the signing

of the SRT.

In relation to building safety, our ongoing focus on this serious

matter is reflected by the proactive approach to assessing

and remediating schemes through our dedicated Building

Safety division, and the Group is making every effort to further

accelerate progress in this area.

Since the start of our remediation programme, the Group

has spent over £145 million on legacy building safety issues.

Notwithstanding the ongoing complexities with regards to

building safety, Bellway is focused on completing works

as promptly and efficiently as possible, and we expect to

continue making strong progress with our programme of

remediation in the current financial year.

293

buildings have been assessed as at 31 July 2024

£609.7m

The total amount Bellway has set aside for the SRT and

associated review in England, Scotland and Wales since 2017

Over

£145m

has been spent on legacy building safety issues since

thestartof our remediation programme

Strategic Report

52 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Target Progress Performance

Headline

85% of our key 100 suppliers with GOLD Supply

Chain Sustainability School (‘SCSS’) membership by

July 2024.

89% of our key suppliers now have Gold membership

with the Supply Chain Sustainability School.

Undertake discovery meetings with top 50

suppliers on joint sustainability and embodied

carbon topics by December 2024.

42 Supply Chain Discovery meetings held to date,

topics for discussion have included long-term climate

scenario analysis.

Top 500 subcontractors to be registered with the

Supply Chain Sustainability School (%) by July 2026.

Currently 101 Bellway subcontractors are registered with

the Supply Chain Sustainability School.

Engage with our supply chain to materially reduce

single-use plastics in their packaging and products.

All suppliers we have engaged with in our Supply

Chain Discovery meetings are implementing initiatives

to reduce single-use plastics.

Ensure that at least two Bellway employees in each

division have undertaken training with Supply

Chain Sustainability School by July 2024.

69 staff members are signed up to SCSS, with at least

two from each division.

Sustainable Supply Chain

Driving sustainability through long-term partnerships

As a responsible housebuilder, we take all

necessary steps to source all of our products and

services in an ethical, sustainable and socially

conscious way. We have a range of policies,

procedures and initiatives that guide this process

and the ‘Better with Bellway’ sustainable approach

provides a framework to ensure continuous

improvement in this area.

Award winning supplier engagement programme

We received the Partner Award for Supply Chain Engagement

from the Supply Chain Sustainability School, announced

during the Net Zero Summit 2023. This award acknowledges

our success in promoting the School’s learning and training

to our supply chain partners and our dedication to enhancing

their skills in various sustainability issues, including reducing

carbon and waste and combating modern slavery.

In FY24, we continued to encourage our supply chain

partners to engage with the SCSS, setting an external target

for at least 85% of our key 100 suppliers to achieve Gold

membership status. By July 2024, 89% of our key 100 suppliers

had attained Gold membership status, surpassing our target.

Achieving Gold membership requires an organisation to

complete a specified amount of training and produce a case

study detailing how they have implemented sustainability

initiatives within their operations.

This year, we also launched our Supply Chain Discovery

meetings, which have been an effective tool for engaging

with our suppliers on key sustainability topics. As of July 2024,

we have conducted 42 meetings where suppliers showcased

initiatives to reduce their impact, such as a steel company

switching to an ‘electric arc furnace’, a timber supplier

installing a railway line to a depot to cut transport emissions,

and a plant-hire firm incorporating ‘just-transition’ initiatives

into their sustainability strategy to ensure no one is left behind

by net-zero.

We are expanding our supplier engagement programme,

aiming for our top 500 subcontractors to be registered with

the Supply Chain Sustainability School by July 2026.

Maintaining long-term relationships

Building and sustaining long-term partnerships with our

subcontractors and suppliers is crucial to Bellway’s success.

These robust relationships enable us to collaborate effectively

with the supply chain, helping us achieve our sustainability

objectives. This includes optimising packaging, significantly

reducing single-use plastics, and lowering embodied carbon

to meet our ambitious scope 3 emissions reduction targets.

In FY24, our supply chain spend was £1.5 billion (2023

– £2.1 billion), delivering a £1.4 billion investment in the

UK economy (based on the HBF estimating that 90% of

housebuilders’ supply chain spend remains in the UK).

Voltage Optimiser Trial at Head Office

Through our stationery supplier ‘Commercial’ we installed

a ‘voltage optimiser’ at Head Office in January 2024.

This equipment regulates and reduces incoming voltage to

an optimal level, improving energy efficiency and extending

the lifespan of electrical equipment. As at 31 July 2024, the

equipment had saved 14,488kWh, which equates to £5,071.

For FY25, we are looking to install similar devices across our

divisional offices.

Strategic Report

53Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Sourcing responsibly

As part of our Sustainable Procurement Policy and Supply

Chain Discovery meetings, we have been collaborating with

our suppliers to ensure that the products we purchase are

responsibly sourced. Since April 2022, we have requested

that our supply chain use plastics with a minimum of 30%

recycled content. We have been working with suppliers

and the SCSS packaging optimisation group to eliminate

plastics altogether or to use more recyclable alternatives

where available. When plastics are unavoidable, we aim to

standardise the types used to facilitate easier segregation and

recycling. Many suppliers are now transitioning to recycled

cardboard as an alternative and are opting for higher recycled

content plastics where no alternatives exist.

For several years, we have required all our timber suppliers to

provide only sustainable timber. An audit of Group suppliers

showed that 99.8% met our sustainability standards of Forestry

Stewardship Council (FSC), Programme for the Endorsement

of Forest Certification (PEFC), or Category B standard. We plan

to extend this audit to divisional suppliers and subcontractors

in FY25.

Ensuring compliance in our supply chain

At Bellway, we have implemented several policies and

procedures to ensure our partners adhere to the agreed

standards. These policies are overseen by the Board

and include:

•  Anti-Slavery Policy: Reflects our zero tolerance for any form

of slavery, servitude, forced labour, or human trafficking.

•  Responsible Sourcing Policy: Demonstrates our agreed

standards, which can be monitored.

•  Whistleblowing Procedure: Provides a confidential

mechanism for reporting any wrongdoing.

•  Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy: Sets out the standards

expected of our employees, with a zero tolerance approach

to bribery and corruption.

Our Anti-Slavery Policy, which underscores our zero-tolerance

stance, is available on our website along with our latest

Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement detailing the actions

we have taken.

To ensure compliance, we require all applicable suppliers

and subcontractors to either have their own modern slavery

policies or adopt Bellway’s Policy. Employees undergo

mandatory training to enhance their awareness and ability to

identify signs of slavery, with compliance activities monitored

throughout the year.

We continue to conduct risk-based site visits, both internally

and externally facilitated, focusing on our subcontracted

workers and their adherence to our modern slavery

procedures. Additionally, we participate in sector-wide

working groups to champion best practices.

Group management is responsible for enforcing compliance

and conducting additional checks as needed. We work with

partners to address any identified non-compliance issues and

reserve the right to terminate relationships as a last resort.

Future KPIs

Arrange a supplier conference with a strong emphasis

onSustainable Procurement by April 2025.

Ascertain approximate spend with suppliers who are

certified to BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing of Materials

byJuly 2025.

Establish a process for sustainability and modern slavery

checks on Tier 2 suppliers by July 2025.

Support the Group’s compliance with the Taskforce

for Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and

Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosures

(TNFD)requirements by engaging with our supply chain

byJuly 2027.

Street scene at our Millstone Park development in Yorkshire.

‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities continued

Strategic Report

54 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Target Progress Performance

Headline

Reduce waste per completed unit by 20% by

July 2025 (achieving 7.1 tonnes of waste per

completed unit).

FY24 performance is at 7.1 tonnes (FY23 – 8.6 tonnes).

Achieve landfill diversion rate above 99%

year-on-year.

FY24 performance at 99.2% (FY23 – 99.5%).

Reduce construction site water usage (measured

in m

3.

of water per 1000 m

2

of completed homes)

against a base year of FY21 by July 2025.

FY24 saw construction water usage increased by

16.7% to 270.3 m

3

/1000 m

2

against the prior year

231.7m

3

/1000 m

2

, but was lower against the FY21

baseline of 301.8 m

3

/1000 m

2

of completed homes.

20% of homes commenced by July 2024 to be

intimber frame.

In FY24 12.1% of plots were completed in timber frame

(2023 – 11.4%). This target has been extended to FY30.

Undertake three plot studies on waste generation

and identify opportunities to reduce in FY24.

In 2024, our Graduate business project saw three

plot studies in the North London, Essex and North

West divisions.

Develop a longer-term action plan to reduce

waste at all stages of our developments, full life

cycle to include earthworks, demolition materials,

embodied waste in materials we buy, packaging

waste and construction waste on-site by July 2026.

In 2024, our Graduate business project reviewed

Green Construction Board’s Zero Avoidable Waste

Roadmap to select the most relevant actions for a

long-term action plan.

Resource Efficiency

Reducing waste by building better

As a sector, it is estimated that the construction

industry is responsible for 60% of the UK’s total

waste, with an estimated 60 million tonnes of

construction and demolition around waste

produced each year. However, with a long-term

target of ‘zero avoidable waste’ in construction

by 2050, we continue to drive improvement

in performance.

Continued improvements in waste reduction

Our headline target under the Resource Efficiency business

priority is a 20% reduction in construction waste per

completed unit, aiming to hit a Group average of 7.1 tonnes

per unit by 2025. We are pleased to report that FY24 saw a

final figure of 7.1 tonnes per unit, hitting our target 12 months

early. We can attribute this improvement in performance to

an ongoing education campaign, engagement with divisional

site teams, and the continued roll-out of waste broker

Ecoefficiency across the Group.

Through our Waste and Resources Group, we will continue

to drive progress in FY25, with the development of a long-

term waste plan, linked to the Zero Avoidable Waste in

Construction Roadmap, waste champions identified across all

divisions, and continued close monitoring of progress against

our targets. Our landfill diversion rate was above 99% again,

at99.2% (2023 – 99.5%).

Alongside our internal processes, we continue to work with

our supply chain partners and Community Wood Recycling

(CWR), a network of social enterprises that collects and reuses

waste wood. This year our CWR partnership rescued 410

tonnes of wood from the waste stream (FY23 – 785 tonnes).

We also continue to understand work with our supply chain

partners to address waste in the industry. We have targeted

packaging and have asked suppliers to investigate reusable

alternatives to single-use packaging as well as ensuring

where plastic packaging is unavoidable, they use a minimum

of 30% recycled content.

Reducing our water consumption

Water is an essential part of the construction process, it is

used on our sites by ‘wet trades’ and in dust suppression

and concrete washout activities, and also in our supply chain

with cementitious products consuming significant amounts

of water. Through ‘Better with Bellway’ we are looking at

ways we can reduce water usage, both on our sites and for

our customers.

As a recognition of the importance of being more water

efficient we continue to review and improve the designs of

our homes to improve water efficiency. Under the ‘Better

with Bellway’ strategy we set a target to reduce construction

site water usage measured in m

3

of water per 1000 m

2

of

completed home, against an FY21 baseline of 301.8m

3

by

2025. In FY24 we saw an increase of 16.7% to 270.3 m

3

(2023

– 231.7m

3

}, compared to the previous year, but this was lower

than the FY21 baseline of 301.8 m

3

.

Strategic Report

55Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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The 2024 sustainability project with

Adrian and Simon was very interesting.

As a group we learnt a lot about the

circular economy and also gained

an understanding of the long-term

ambitions for the sector. We’re confident

that with the right engagement on-site,

we will be able to reach ‘zero avoidable

waste’ by 2050, or earlier.”

Carl Hyslop

Technical Graduate, Bellway North West division

Drone photo of our Clifford Gardens development in Skipton.

Incorporating timber frame

As a responsible builder, we recognise the embodied carbon

benefits of timber frame construction and its ability to reduce

reliance on traditional brick and block methods, leading

to material savings. Consequently, we have continued to

incorporate timber frame into our developments, delivering

925 homes using this method across various divisions in

FY24. This brings the total number of timber frame units since

FY21 to 3,797.

Under our ‘Better with Bellway’ initiative, we set a target to

complete 20% of our homes using timber frame by 2024.

The current proportion for FY24 is 12.1%. We have extended

this target to build a third of our homes in timber frame by

FY30 as we continue to expand the use of timber frame in

our projects.

Future KPIs

Build a third of our homes in timber frame by FY30.

Work with divisions to promote a site-based league table

tracking waste per completed unit on a monthly basis,

recommending an incentive scheme for best performance

each month.

Identify a ‘waste champion’ in each division working in

aconstruction role.

Increase awareness of the link between lost and damaged

items and overall waste figures.

Graduate Project –plotstudies

To achieve our target of carrying out three ‘plot studies’

assessing waste produced at different stages of build, we

worked on a project with a team of Graduates from our

2022 intake. The Graduates documented and weighed

waste produced during construction of three plots in our

Essex, North London and North West Divisions. The team also

reviewed the ‘Zero Avoidable Waste’ roadmap, to select the

actions most appropriate for our long-term plan. Results were

written up in a comprehensive report, and presented to a

panel of Bellway Group senior management in June 2024.

‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities continued

Strategic Report

56 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Target Progress Performance

Headline

Achieve 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (‘BNG’) on all new

sites submitted for planning from 1 July 2023 onwards.

This target will be continued in the form of our Bellway

BNG+ commitment.

From July 2023 all new Bellway homes

planning submissions have identified how they

will achieve the 10% Biodiversity net gain target.

Establish a partnership arrangement with a nature

organisation in FY23.

Target was rolled into FY24.

This target was due to complete in FY23, but in

2024 we signed a partnership agreement with

nature charity ‘Plantlife’.

Work with an appropriate conservation partner to ensure

that the mowing regimes implemented on all new

Bellway developments are designed to be beneficial to

invertebrates during the summer growing period.

A Management Guide was produced showing

best practice for our Management Companies.

This will be reviewed and implemented in the

coming year.

Work with our conservation partner to support each new

Bellway customer in creating a ‘space for nature’ in the

gardens of their new homes.

In partnership with Plantlife we have created

Space for Nature information packs.

Create a new community woodland to benefit both

communities and biodiversity as part of every new

Bellwayplanning application.

We have identified five locations across the

UK which will support the new community

woodland initiative.

Investigate additional tree planting for each home sold

byJuly 2024.

This initiative is to be delivered through the

Community Woodlands.

Investigate the potential to utilise existing Bellway land

to deliver a range of secondary ‘stacked’ eco-system

services to benefit the environment and complement

our broader sustainability and biodiversity aims in 2024.

This will include renewable energy, nutrient mitigation

andbiodiversity net gains delivery.

We have completed a review of existing

Bellway owned land. This has concluded that

the land has limited realistic potential to deliver

renewable energy projects, but could be used

to host biodiversity habitat improvement in

support of future housing projects.

Biodiversity

Restoring and protecting nature

At Bellway we are working to ensure we can

leave our developments in a measurably better

state once a development is completed. We aim

to avoid, minimise and where necessary mitigate

the impact our operations have on nature,

through a range of initiatives.

Biodiversity approach

The preceding 12 months have been a period of significant

change for the development sector and the way it interacts

with Biodiversity. Biodiversity is an overarching term used to

describe the ‘

variety of all life on earth

’ or a particular location

or habitat. High levels of biodiversity are essential to the

prosperity of all life, including the human population, and the

vital natural systems which support it.

The most significant change to occur during this period is the

requirement for most new developments, including residential

housing, to deliver a measurable Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG).

This gain, in order to comply with the statutory process,

must be an improvement of at least 10% when the pre-

development and post-construction habitats are compared.

Bellway has embraced the arrival of BNG positively, but also

recognises the potential challenges presented by such an

ambitious new requirement and has therefore invested a

significant amount of time and resource into understand

the potential impacts and opportunities it represents.

This investment has focused on three key activities:

1 – Critical risk appraisal and assessment of potential impacts

from BNG upon the business.

2 – Staff awareness, engagement and delivery training.

3 – Key stakeholder engagement and relationship building

with prospective BNG delivery partners.

This approach has been driven by our Group Head of

Biodiversity, who was appointed to the business in 2022, and

in May 2024 was recognised as one of the most influential

environmental professionals in the ENDS Report Power List

2024. This was in recognition of his strategic work in preparing

Bellway and the wider housing sector for the arrival of

mandatory BNG.

The strategic approach aims to build on the biodiversity

benefits already delivered by Bellway. For example, in FY24

Sustainable urban Drainage Systems (‘SuDS’) have been

implemented on 246 of our developments (2023 – 253),

mimicking natural drainage processes to reduce flooding and

pollution whilst also providing habitats for wildlife. In addition,

154 developments included a biodiversity plan (2023 – 146)

and we planted 9,665 trees (2023 – 15,023).

Strategic Report

57Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Bellway Homes –

Westhoughton development

– BNG delivery

Bellway Homes recently received planning permission to

develop a new housing scheme in Bolton. The scheme, to be

built over several phases, will eventually deliver in the region

of 300 new homes.

With landscape impact being a key consideration, our

approach to BNG played a key role in delivering a design

which both complimented sensitive local landscape and

provided measurable gains in biodiversity.

Bellway’s urban design team worked with our consultants

to identify key existing important landscape features such

as mature trees, ponds and hedgerows and then sought to

identified ways to retain and integrate them into the wider

landscaping scheme.

This approach allowed Bellway to deliver gains of between

11% and 41% for habitats across the phases, and between 20%

and 40% gains for hedgerows. Key lessons learnt:

•  BNG should not be viewed as a standalone constraint,

rather part of an integrated planning solution.

•  Retention of existing valuable habitats should be prioritised.

•  BNG can integrate with the requirements of other

ecological constraints such as protected species.

Our Regency Manor Development in Wynyard.

Bellway BNG + promise

In line with BNG statutory framework, Bellway aims to

deliver, where practicable, all required BNG within our

development boundaries. However, in doing so it is important

to reflect upon the fact that the greenspace surrounding

our developments not only delivers biodiversity but must

also provide functional greenspace to serve the new

communities we create. Therefore, onsite delivery must be

a balance between the need to create biodiversity gains,

with functioning recreational greenspace space required by

our residents.

Recreational pressure, the negative effects of a changing

climate and a range of other unexpected events all have

the potential to lead to adverse effects upon our biodiversity

gain space. If these effects are significant, and lead to the

degradation of the habitats created then the 10% minimum

delivery target could be missed. To resist this and ensure our

BNG delivery is resilient, for FY25 Bellway will aim to deliver

more than the minimum 10% gain on all new developments.

This approach will form the basis of our new headline

biodiversity performance indicator known as the ‘

Bellway

BNG+ promise

’.

Ecosystem resilience

The global climate is widely acknowledged to be in a state of

change, moving away from traditional patterns and becoming

more unpredictable. BNG is delivered for a minimum period

of 30 years, therefore it is highly probable that a changing

climate will influence the success of the habitats we create

within our landscaping areas. To address this, Bellway must

ensure that the landscape schemes we create, which are the

primary means of delivering BNG on-site, not only deliver the

required 10% gain now but will also continue to do so into

the future.

To address this, Bellway has in FY24 commenced an

internal review of the ‘Ecosystem resilience’ delivered by

our landscaping. With support from a range of industry

experts, this work will be continued into FY25 with the aim of

establishing a pilot study to look at how best to build eco-

system resilience into our new developments. This pilot will

consider a range of factors such as onsite soil management

and the suitability of our planting schemes.

Offsite BNG delivery options

In situations where onsite BNG is not sufficient to meet the

meet the minimum 10% BNG target, a hybrid option should

be devised which combines both onsite and offsite BNG

delivery. Following a review completed in FY24, Bellway

has identified a range of offsite BNG delivery options within

its existing freehold land. These options provide flexibility in

situations where suitable open-market BNG offsite units are

not currently available and allows Bellway to commercially

establish its own strategic BNG habitat banks in advantageous

locations. This option will be developed further through FY25

and will ensure that BNG can always be delivered.

Partnership working

Our goal is to provide resources and support to equip our

customers and management companies with the knowledge

and guidance needed to ensure that all developments leave

biodiversity in a measurably better state upon completion.

To support this ambition, Bellway has partnered with the

conservation charity Plantlife this year.

‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities continued

Biodiversity continued

Strategic Report

58 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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This partnership has already delivered a range of beneficial

resources to help meet our BNG obligations and broader

biodiversity goals, including:

1 –  The creation of a BNG style guide to inform and support

the design of our onsite landscaping schemes to

maximise biodiversity.

2 –  A show-home Garden design guide to maximise their

biodiversity value.

3 – Ecologically sensitive on-site mowing guidance.

In addition to these three key outputs, the Plantlife partnership

has also helped Bellway to move towards the delivery of two

further key biodiversity aims – the use of ‘Native species only’

planting schemes within our show home gardens and the

use of planting stock from ‘peat-free’ nurseries only.

Community woodlands

Five sites have been identified and submitted for planning

approval that will trial the creation of Bellway’s new

community woodland strategy. These woodlands will form

part of the site landscaping allocation, be populated with the

equivalent of one new tree per new plot and use only native

and locally suitable tree species.

Nutrient and water neutrality

Bellway’s exposure to the planning delays created in

some areas as a result of Nutrient and Water Neutrality

compliance is limited. Where solutions have been required,

Bellway has drawn upon a combination of expert support

from its consultant team, solutions secured via offsite credit

delivery partners and the benefits provided by Bellway’s

own innovative approach to water saving technologies now

standard on all new homes. Bellway will continue to work

with sector partners, local and central government to find

robust solutions to protecting sensitive sites while delivering

much needed sustainable housing development.

Helping our customers

As part of the drive to improve our sustainability offering

to customers, we have developed a green welcome pack.

New homeowners will receive a pack that includes a bird box,

bee bomb and garden trowel, along with advice on how they

can cultivate a nature friendly garden. The pack also contains

tea, coffee and biscuits, and families with children will have

the addition of a colouring story book, encouraging children

to understand how they can be more environmentally aware

in a fun way.

We have also incorporated hedgehog highways into our

new developments from 31 January 2023 and to date more

than 4,000 highways have been installed. Bellway will also

undertake to provide one new wildlife feature, such as a swift

brick or bat access tile on all new properties delivered from

September 2024.

Future KPIs

Deliver the Bellway BNG+ promise on all new sites secured.

Conduct a research project investigating the impact on soil

health from different soil storage strategies by July 2025.

Deliver one wildlife feature per house by July 2025.

Understand the implications of the Taskforce for Nature

Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the steps we need

to take to comply by July 2025.

Street scene at our Ebbsfleet Cross development at Garden City.

Strategic Report

59Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Target Progress Performance

Headline

Raise £4m for Cancer Research UK by the end of

December 2024.

£612,722 raised and donated in FY24, bringing our total

to date to £3.76 million.

Promote volunteering within Bellway to benefit

local charities and good causes, donating 4,000

hours of employee time to charities/good causes

by July 2026.

496 volunteering hours logged in FY24.

Volunteering opportunities were arranged with Cancer

Research UK, Trussell Trust Food Banks and Cat &

Dog Shelter.

Establish at least one partnership with a charity

supporting disability/disadvantaged individuals with

a view of providing work placements by July 2024.

Five placements were organised in summer

2024 through the charity Leonard Cheshire’s

‘Change100’scheme.

Charitable Engagement

Giving, to build better lives

with a fundraising total as at 31 July 2024 of £612,722 (2023

– £580,048) raised and donated to CRUK. £147,927 has been

raised by employees (2023 – £140,295) with another £168,938

from subcontractors and suppliers (2023 – £157,084), Bellway’s

award winning double matching of employee fundraising

added a further £295,857 (2023 – £282,669). This brings our

eight-year total to £3.76 million.

Between April 2023 and April 2024, Bellway and Cancer

Research UK teamed up to carry out a workplace health

activity, which involved 13 nurse health stands carried out

by CRUK and a webinar aimed at spreading awareness of

spotting cancer early. A total of 245 employees engaged with

these activities which led to 29 of our employees signposted

to further health support services. It was reported that 100%

of the 16 people asked had a better understanding of ways to

improve their health and 67% felt better towards Bellway after

the cancer awareness activity.

In addition to our national charity partnership, we continue

to support a range of local charities, causes and community

groups in the communities where we develop, including

corporate donations and employees fundraising for causes

close to their hearts. Non-CRUK employee fundraising came

to £61,202 this year, with Bellway ‘matching’ employees’

fundraising efforts.

We are proud that across all charitable engagement in

financial year 2024, Bellway raised and donated a total of

£831,078 (2023 – £799,978), with employees, subcontractors

and suppliers raising £378,066 (2023 – £364,744).

£613k raised

forCRUK in FY24

£831k raised across

all fundraising activity

£3.76m raised

forCRUK since 2016

496 volunteering

hours donated in FY24

At Bellway we are dedicated to fostering strong

relationships with our communities and supporting

both local and national charities and initiatives.

Charitable engagement is a core part of the

Bellway ethos, and we take pride in our efforts to

date. As part of the ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy,

we are committed to expanding our support for

others by encouraging employees to participate

in fundraising and volunteering activities for local

charities and our national charity partner, Cancer

Research UK (CRUK).

Succeeding in our key partnerships

Bellway’s national charity partnership with Cancer

Research UK, began in 2016 and we recently extended our

partnership until the end of 2025. We are proud of how the

partnership continues to grow and at the start of 2024 set

an ambitious target of raising £4 million by the end of 2024,

the commitment and enthusiasm from employees across

the Group has remained high this year, and the Group

is well on the way to achieving the £4 million target by

31 December 2024.

In January 2024, we hosted our second National Charity Day

for Cancer Research UK, which saw employees from across

the Group come together to take part in a virtual quiz and free

prize draw, this event raised over £30,000 for CRUK including

double matching. This event saw engagement from all 21 of

our operating divisions and Head Office, and included both

our office staff and site-based staff which was a key objective

for the national charity day.

As well as our national events, we saw events organised on

a divisional level, including charity balls, golf days, cycling

challenges and hiking challenges. This year 15 of our

employees took part in the TCS London Marathon raising

£87,181 for CRUK.

As a result of the fundraising efforts from employees, suppliers

and subcontractors, this year we saw the highest annual

fundraising total since the start of the partnership in 2016,

‘Better with Bellway’ Strategy and Priorities continued

Charitable Engagement continued

Strategic Report

60 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Volunteering Policy

We launched our employee Volunteering Policy on 1 July

2023, which allows our employees the opportunity to

participate in one volunteering day per year. During the year,

Bellway has been investigating the corporate volunteering

opportunities which are available to us and worked with

divisional charity coordinators to assist in promoting

volunteering opportunities at a divisional level.

Volunteering offers additional routes for employees’ personal

and professional development and enables Bellway to share

our skills and knowledge to help create better communities

where we live and work.

Cancer Research UK are also supporting our Volunteering

Policy by hosting volunteering stands at our divisional offices

to provide information on the opportunities available to them,

and improve engagement.

We have set a target to complete 4,000 hours of volunteering

by the end of 2026. During FY24, a total of 496 volunteering

hours were reported, including large group volunteering

from our Group, Scotland West, Manchester and East

Midlands offices.

We will continue to promote volunteering opportunities

across the Group, and aim to incorporate volunteering

into our future ‘National Charity’ events to support our

national partner and other local communities initiatives and

charitable causes.

Establishing new partnerships

This year we established three new partnerships with charities

supporting disability or disadvantaged individuals with a view

of providing work placements. We are currently hosting five

summer internships for graduates with disabilities as part of

the Change 100 initiative. The Leonard Cheshire’s flagship

programme aims to kickstart the careers of ambitious disabled

university students and graduates, and provide support

through the graduate assessment process.

The Percy Hedley Foundation, a local disability charity based

in Newcastle upon Tyne, that supports people with complex

learning difficulties, disabilities, and additional communication

needs, recently attended our Group Head Office to undertake

an accessibility audit. They have made some useful

recommendations for us to follow to ensure that we are

able to host future work placements for a broad spectrum of

disabled individuals. Members of the HR teams supported by

hosting an employability session at one of their campuses to

help with CV writing and interview tips. We also sponsored a

vocational award for students of Percy Hedley at their annual

ceremony in July.

Future KPIs

Extend the CRUK partnership for a further year and

increasethe fundraising/donation total to £5 million

byendDecember 2025.

Offer ten new placements per year with disability charity,

Leonard Cheshire until July 2027.

Group Legal, Land and Co Sec team fundraising for CRUK with support of our panel solicitors.

Colleagues from our South West completing three peak challenge.

Strategic Report

61Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Section 172 statement

The Board of Directors confirm that during the year under review, it has acted to promote the long-term success of the

Company for the benefit of the members as a whole, whilst having due regard to the matters set out in Section 172(1)(a)

to(f)ofthe Companies Act 2006, being:

(a)  the likely consequences of any decision in the long-term,

(b) the interests of the Group’s employees,

(c)   the need to foster the Group’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and others,

(d) the impact of the Group’s operations on the community and the environment,

(e)   the desirability of the Group maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct, and

(f)  the need to act fairly between members of the Group.

The following page compromises the Group’s Section 172 Statement and how the Board has fulfilled its duties to have

regardstothe above and where to find further information regarding each factor in this report.

Board report Strategic planning and direction of culture

The Board receives detailed reports and in-person updates

from senior management, which they query, challenge, and

debate, to ensure conflicting views are carefully considered.

Updates on the progress and decision implementation are

also provided, to allow the Board to review and alter where

appropriate, as situations (and stakeholder priorities) evolve.

The Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction,

values and culture of the Company. It sets the tone of how

business is done throughout Bellway and has embedded

expectations that stakeholder considerations are important

to decision-making at all levels of the organisation.

Further information can be found in Our Strategy (pages 16

to17), Our Business Model (pages 18 to 21) and within the

‘Better with Bellway’ section (pages 34 to 61).

Diverse set of skills, knowledge, and experience Board discussion

The Board has a wide range of experience and expertise,

which is vital to making informed decisions and promoting

the success of the Company in the long term, whilst

considering the likely consequences of any decision and

theneeds of stakeholders.

Further details on pages 106 to 107 in the Board of Directors

and Company Secretary section, and in the Nomination

Committee Report on pages 116 to 117.

All Directors are expected to contribute, engage, and

constructively challenge discussions, while also offering

adiffering perspective.

Further information can be found in the Division of

Responsibilities and Board Evaluation sections on pages 111

to114 and page 115 respectively.

S.172 factor Further information can be found

(a)   The likely consequences of any decision in the

long-term.

•  Our Business Model – Pages 16 to 21.

•  ‘Better with Bellway’ – Pages 34 to 61.

•  Key Stakeholder Relationships – Pages 63 to 78.

•  Chair’s Statement – Pages 104 to 105.

•  Principal Risks – Pages 83 to 87.

(b)   The interests of the Group’s employees. •  ‘Better with Bellway’ – Pages 34 to 61.

•  Key Stakeholder Relationships – Pages 63 to 78.

•  Nomination Committee Report – Pages 116 to 117.

(c)   The need to foster the Group’s business relationships

withsuppliers, customers and others.

•  ‘Better with Bellway’ – Pages 34 to 61.

•  Key Stakeholder Relationships – Pages 63 to 78.

•  Our Business Model – Pages 16 to 21.

(d)   The impact of the Group’s operations on the community

and the environment.

•  ‘Better with Bellway’ – Pages 34 to 61.

•  Key Stakeholder Relationships – Pages 63 to 78.

•  Our Business Model – Pages 16 to 21.

•  Sustainability Committee – Page 153.

•  TCFD – Pages 88 to 95.

(e)   The desirability of the Group maintaining a reputation

forhigh standards of business conduct.

•  Our Business Model – Pages 16 to 21.

•  Who We Are – Pages 6 to 7.

•  ‘Better with Bellway’ – Pages 34 to 61.

•  Our Strategy – Pages 16 to 17.

•  Risk Management – Pages 79 to 82.

•  Audit Committee Report – Pages 118 to 129.

(f)   The need to act fairly between members of the Group. • Key Stakeholder Relationships – Pages 63 to 78.

•  Our Strategy – Pages 16 to 17.

•  Remuneration Report – Pages 130 to 152.

How our Directors fulfil their Section 172 duty under the Companies Act 2006

Strategic Report

62 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Key Stakeholder Relationships

Engaging with our stakeholders

Our key stakeholders play a vital role in the development and implementation of ‘Better with Bellway’, with all key

stakeholders being engaged both directly and indirectly as a result including:

Customers

See pages 63 to 66.

Employees

See pages 67 to 69.

Investors, Analysts and Advisors

See pages 70 to 71.

Partners and Supply Chain

See pages 72 to 73.

Local Communities and the Environment

See pages 74 to 75.

Government and Regulators

See pages 76 to 78.

‘Better with Bellway’

Our ‘Better with Bellway’ sustainability strategy (detailed on pages 35 to 61) is an integral part of our overall business approach,

addressing the interests of our key stakeholders by putting people and the planet first. This strategy was developed with input

from essential business functions and has received substantial engagement and oversight from the Board throughout its

creation, approval, and implementation.

Consequently, the Board has been actively involved in the ongoing execution of this strategy throughout the financial year,

approving and supporting key activities under this initiative.

During this period, we proactively engaged with key stakeholders to ensure they understand our strategy and to demonstrate

how Bellway’s commitment to sustainability is integrated into our daily business operations.

Stakeholder engagement

Engaging with stakeholders is crucial for our business as it informs Board decision-making and ensures the impacts on key

stakeholders are considered. These decisions can affect stakeholders collectively or individually, so we must account for the

varying outcomes across all stakeholder groups.

Customer

Why we engage

We place our customers at the heart of our business, they have key interactions with our brands at the buying, construction,

completion and post-completion stages of their journey. The changing consumer landscape marked by continued uncertain

consumer confidence, higher lending rates and changes in the political landscape makes it important to consider our

customers in our decision-making. By understanding the challenges they face, we can adapt our product offerings to better

meet their needs.

Issues raised as a result of engagement

•  Customer service.

•  Digital adoption.

•  Build quality.

•  Sustainability and energy efficiency of homes.

•  Innovation.

•  Legacy building safety improvements.

Customers service and digital adoption

Customers and Communities – See pages 39 to 40.

Our strong reputation for excellence in customer service along with our dedication to high build quality, ensures that

customers are prioritised at every stage of our buying and construction process. Our goal is to provide customers with

clear guidance and support to ensure they feel confident and well-informed. We have a range of initiatives to ensure the

continuous improvement of our customer service and digital adoption including:

Strategic Report

63Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Key Stakeholder Relationships continued

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Our digital channels

To improve the experience of potential

customers by providing detailed information

about our houses and apartments, and

additional insights into the customer journey

and what to expect before visiting our

sales offices.

To inform customers of new technologies they

will find in their new homes, as we move away

from fossil fuels within the homes we build.

Our use of digital channels to help our customers has been beneficial

during a period where energy bills have been high. Through our channels,

using government data through the HBF, we are able to demonstrate the

energy efficiency of our homes.

Following the rise in mortgage rates, we have also been able to utilise our

digital marketing capability by highlighting promotional campaigns offering

incentives on selected plots, which helped our customers during the

completion process.

Social media channels and website content

Using uplifting posts and customer case

studies. This engagement is especially valuable

during the period between reservation and

completion, allowing us to provide helpful

content as customers prepare to move into their

new home.

We are able to positive engage with customers who have moved into

their new homes and provide relevant content for homebuyers who are

completing the home purchase journey, by providing them with relevant

content and materials.

Face-to-face approach

Our dedicated and experienced sales teams are

available to assist our customers in navigating

the sales process and support them throughout

their journey.

This is a key part of our customer journey for all Bellway and

Ashberry customers.

Digital sales office and customer web portal

Ensures that we can provide the benefits of

both traditional customer service and new

technologies throughout the process.

‘Your Bellway’, our online customer portal

designed to keep customers fully informed

of the sales and build progress of their home.

We continue to enhance this portal and this

year we launched ‘Your Ashberry’ to provide

the same experience to customers of our

Ashberry brand.

Our digital adoption strategy continued at pace during the year, with ‘Your

Bellway’ being rolled out across every division, and all new developments

being added to our digital sales platform. In addition, we launched

‘Your Ashberry’, which offers Ashberry customers access to the same

digital platform.

We have introduced Digital Sales Offices on all new developments, which

contain digital touchscreens containing information relating to each

individual plot, including detailed floor plans, and a street-level tour of a

development. Customers can use QR codes to download personalised

sales brochures, helping reduce the need for paperwork in our offices.

Customer Care teams

Post-completion, our dedicated Customer

Care teams assume responsibility for any post

completion issues that may occur as part of our

initial two-year warranty.

Our Customer Care, and site teams, are utilising technologies to improve the

after-care process for our customers with all of our site teams now accessing

post-completion issues using tablets where they can record and evidence

customer care activity in our customers’ homes.

Encouraging feedback

Throughout the sales process via Trustpilot and

HBF Customer Satisfaction surveys. The Board

places significant emphasis on this feedback,

regularly reviewing eight-week and nine-month

post-completion HBF scores.

For the eighth year running, Bellway was recognised as a five-star

5

homebuilder in the Home Builders Federation (‘HBF’) annual awards, this is

independently decided by our customers, and achieved by having more

than 9 out of 10 of customers stating they would recommend us to a friend.

The New Homes Quality Code (‘NHQC’) launched by The New Homes Quality Board (‘NHQB’).

To enhances protections for customers buying

new build we have continued to successfully

adopt the Code with complemented existing

controls we already had in place, and further

enhancements have been made to our

processes to ensure we adhere to this.

Our Customer Care teams monitor our controls to ensure we adhere to the

Code and where complaints are escalated to NHQB, we ensure that any

areas of non-compliance are addressed. This is reported to the Board.

Strategic Report

64 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Build quality

Building Quality Homes, Safely – See pages 49 to 52.

At Bellway, we are dedicated to continuously improving our build quality, and the appointment of our new Group

Construction Director during the year has enabled us to push several initiatives such as:

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Customer First

Continues to enhance the customer journey

and has seen the roll-out of some key initiatives

designed to help customers understand

our product and meet the teams who are

responsible for delivery of their new home.

Our Meet the Builder and Customer Pre-Plaster visits continue to be a

popular addition to the customer experience, with these meetings helping

customers develop a better understanding of the complexities in building

their home.

House-to-Home

A new initiative incorporated into our

developments across the Group, giving

customers a unique opportunity to

understand the different stages of build,

toimprove understanding.

Across the UK, 77 House-to-Homes have been plotted in FY24. These plots

offer customers the opportunity to view the first, second, and final fix stage

and are usually located alongside our show homes, giving our customers

complete transparency on the build process.

This also supports our post-completion after-care activities as customers

can be educated on how to best manage and run their homes once they

move in.

New guides and frameworks

The launch of new guides and frameworks for

our Sales, Construction and Customer Care

teams, including the ‘Build Right’ framework

ensures that process improvements are

constantly reviewed and implemented for the

benefit of our customers.

Using feedback and Customer Care data, we are able to ensure that our

‘Build Right’ framework is effective in delivering quality homes.

Sustainability, innovation and energy efficient homes

Carbon Reduction – See pages 45 to 48.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

‘Better with Bellway’ sustainability strategy Future Home project at Energy House 2.0

Provides customers with valuable insights on

how to live sustainably in their new home and

how we are reducing the impact we have on

the planet.

We have built a home in a climate chamber at

the University of Salford, which is providing us

with a unique data-led approach to educating

our customers.

This enables us to offer guidance to our

customers on how to live efficiently in

our homes.

We also have real-world exemplar projects

throughout the UK, where we are building

Future Home Standard homes, ahead of the

regulations, to help build our understanding,

educate construction colleagues and customers

as we transition away from fossil fuels as the main

source of energy for our homes.

Our ‘Better with Bellway’ sustainability strategy continues to provide us with

opportunities to engage our customers on sustainability. The shift to Interim

Future Home Standards for Building Regulations, has allowed us to engage

customers on sustainability issues.

We are able to take learnings from our live sustainability projects, including

The Future Home at Energy House 2.0, to educate customers on some

of the new technologies that exist in our homes and this remains a key

focus as we move to 2025 Future Home Standards, which will see the

phase-out of gas completely. All-electric homes require a different way of

living, and Bellway is using its expertise in helping our customers adapt to

these changes.

Strategic Report

65Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Key Stakeholder Relationships continued

Legacy building safety improvements

Carbon Reduction – See pages 45 to 48.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Building Safety division

A recently established division, with a team

of dedicated and specialist employees, in

response to changing building safety legislation

post-Grenfell, which continues to engage with

customers living in legacy Bellway apartments

where historical issues have been identified.

The division allows us to manage legacy building safety improvement

projects using our team of experts, in line with our commitment under

theSelf Remediation Terms (‘SRT’).

Communication

We maintain communication with leaseholders

and residents through dedicated websites,

resident portals, regular updates, and

direct interactions with Resident Liaison

Officers or Managing Agents during active

remediation efforts.

We are able to manage any risks and ensure our activity is communicated

effectively to residents living in active building safety project sites.

Board level engagement

The Board places significant emphasis on the importance

of the HBF Customer Satisfaction survey scores, regularly

reviewing eight-week and nine-month post-completion

scores. Improving our nine-month scores has been a key

focus of our Customer First programme, which is a key part

of our overall ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy.

Impact on Board decision-making

The Board is fully committed to improving quality and

customer service scores, actively supporting all customer

facing initiatives, including our Customer First programme,

digital transformation projects, and other key Customer

Care enhancements aimed at enhancing the overall

customer experience.

Paul Smits welcomed MK City Council leader

CouncillorPeteMarland to Whitehouse Park.

West Midlands division on International Women’s Day.

Strategic Report

66 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Employees

Why we engage

Being an Employer of Choice is a key part of our ‘Better with Bellway’ engagement strategy. Our ambition is to create a safe,

diverse, and inclusive environment where our colleagues are recognised, can be their true selves, and be supported in their

development and success. We engage with our employees because they are pivotal to the success of the business.

Issues raised as a result of engagement

•  Internal communications.

•  Training and development.

•  Career progression.

•  Health, safety and wellbeing.

•  Diversity and inclusion.

•  Succession planning.

Internal communications

Employer of Choice – See pages 42 to 43.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Employee engagement survey

We conduct an annual Employee Engagement

Survey, which this year ran in June 2024, and

provides an opportunity for employees from all

areas of the business to share their feedback on

various topics. This includes their experience

working for Bellway, areas for business

enhancements, and their views on management

and the overall leadership of the organisation.

The latest Employee Engagement Survey undertaken in June 2024

received a strong 76% (2023 – 69%) response rate.

During the past year, improvements identified from the 2023 Employee

Engagement Survey have been implemented with full support of the Board.

Using the data obtained from the survey, we established that the most

engaged employees were those who had regular conversations with their

line managers about their roles and their career ambitions. As a result, in

May 2024, we launched Mi Experience, our new continuous performance

enablement process. This process, using a dedicated digital platform, is

designed to nurture and support our employees’ growth and development.

By encouraging employees and their line managers to engage in regular

conversations about their roles, it is designed to encourage conversations

about their development, wellbeing and the role they play in contributing

tothe success of the business, not just day-to-day activities.

Regular updates

A 12-month Communications Transformation

Programme is underway to enhance internal

communications within the organisation.

This initiative has led to the launch of ‘Pathway’,

a new Employee Engagement App and Desktop

Intranet, aimed at improving communication

with employees. The programme is designed

to transition from an email-only approach to a

multi-channel strategy, with a focus on reaching

employees who work on-site or remotely.

How we communicate with our employees, particularly those who are

based on site or in sales offices has always been a challenge as we relied

on one-way email communications for most announcements. Our internal

communications transformation programme has created a new Employee

Engagement App and Desktop Intranet, which allows us to communicate

through a multi-channel platform and foster a culture of two-way

communication with our employees. Our new App was launched in May

2024 and already 82% have registered – this is ahead of the benchmark for

other organisations in the sector who have utilised the same software.

Strategic Report

67Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Key Stakeholder Relationships continued

Internal communications continued

Employer of Choice – See pages 42 to 43.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Employee Listening Groups

These are run on a quarterly basis, and chaired

by employees from within the business, and

are used to obtain feedback from colleagues

on a variety of topics. We use this feedback

from employees, alongside the results of our

engagement survey, to set our strategy and

targets for our Employer of Choice activity.

We also take the opportunity to highlight any

changes as a result of employee feedback to

foster a culture of improvement, with employees

feeling empowered to feedback knowing that

improvements or action will be taken as a result.

Our Employee Listening Groups, alongside our Employee Engagement

Survey have helped shape our employee strategy.

Regular attendance from our Non-Executive Directors at the Employee

Listening Groups ensures Board level involvement in addressing feedback

from these groups.

Training, development and career progression

Employer of Choice – See pages 42 to 43.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Mi Experience

We have also recently launched our new

continuous performance enablement process,

Mi Experience, to promote ongoing feedback

and dialogue between employees and their

managers. This has been implemented in

response to our 2023 Employee Engagement

Survey. We have also enhanced our training

and development programmes, as investing

in our people is paramount to the success

of Bellway.

To support our colleagues in customer facing roles, we have reviewed

and updated Sales Manager and Sales Advisor training, and following an

initial pilot this will be rolled out from September 2024. We have also been

working with our Customer Care teams, who are pivotal in maintaining our

customer experience scores post completion, and we have plans to roll out

role-specific training.

Our commitment to mental health awareness, a key target of our Employer

of Choice strategy, has resulted in mental health awareness training being

mandatory for all people managers. As of 31 July 2024, 387 employees,

representing 14.6% of our workforce, have completed mental health

awareness training (with a target set of 20% by December 2024). Additionally,

we have recruited and trained 238 mental health first aid advocates,

which constitutes 9.0% of our workforce, aiming for a target set of 10% by

December 2024. Of these advocates, 59.7% are based on-site and 40.3%

areoffice-based.

Our emphasis on early careers remains strong, with 22 graduates joining

our Graduate Programme in 2024, filling roles across various departments.

Additionally, our Apprenticeship Programme recruited 41 new apprentices

this year.

Middle managers training programme

Our development programme ‘Elevate’ for

senior leaders and middle managers.

We have expanded Elevate, our award-winning middle managers

training programme, and have additionally launched a new senior leader

development programme designed for Directors and Heads of department

to build leadership capability across the business.

Strategic Report

68 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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A drone picture of Bellway’s Rolleston Manor Development in Rolleston on Dove.

Diversity and inclusion

Employer of Choice – See pages 42 to 43.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Women into Construction

We have also been working with Women

into Construction (‘WiC’), the not-for-profit

organisation to encourage more women into

construction-based roles.

We have introduced ambitious targets to specifically increase the number of

females in site-based roles. Each of our 20 trading divisions will be offering

a placement as part of the 2024-25 programme, to employ a female in a

permanent role as a Trainee Assistant Site Manager across all our divisions.

Balance Network

Our dedicated colleague diversity and inclusion

network consists of representatives from

across the business and meets regularly to

promote diversity and inclusion initiatives across

the business.

The Balance Network focuses on, understanding opportunities, barriers or

challenges to drive more diversity into site-based roles as this is the area

of greatest imbalance. Creating menopause guidance for employees and

managers, and improving awareness and support for employees with

breast or prostate cancer.

Leonard Cheshire Change 100 Programme

In 2023 we began our partnership with

Leonard Cheshire’s Change 100 programme

which aims to assist university students

and recent graduates with disabilities or

long-term conditions in gaining valuable

workplace experience.

This year the placement led to the employment of one individual on a

full-time basis and we have again worked with Leonard Cheshire to offer

five placements within our business.

Board level engagement

The Board has been actively involved in the development

and ongoing discussions about becoming an Employer

of Choice, supporting our senior management teams

in delivering this key priority. As part of our ‘Better with

Bellway’ reporting activities, key target achievements and

ongoing strategic priorities are reported and discussed at

Board level, ensuring support for key projects that align with

our objectives. Our Chief Executive and Executive Board

members regularly visit our divisions and conduct site visits

to meet with colleagues and observe our operations first

hand. Non-Executive Directors attend Listening Groups

each year to better understand our colleagues’ concerns,

with outcomes discussed at Board level. Additionally, each

Non-Executive Director visits a division separately for a day

and joins the Board on more formal divisional and site visits.

Impact on Board decision-making

As Employer of Choice remains a flagship business

priority, the Board has dedicated significant time to

analysing the results of our Employee Engagement

Survey and continuous feedback from Listening Groups.

Throughout the year, our Group HR Director has presented

key initiatives related to this strategy to the Board, which has

provided ongoing scrutiny and support. The results of our

June 2024 Employee Engagement Survey were presented

to the Board in September. These findings are now guiding

the development of additional initiatives based on feedback

from our colleagues.

Strategic Report

69Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Key Stakeholder Relationships continued

Investors, Analysts and Advisors

Why we engage

As a FTSE 250 publicly listed company, we have a duty to provide our equity and debt investors with fair, transparent, and

balanced information regarding our business performance and strategy. This commitment ensures ongoing confidence and

trust in our company, enabling investors to make well-informed decisions.

Issues raised as a result of engagement

•  Environment, social and governance (‘ESG’).

•  CMA Market Investigation.

•  Corporate acquisition opportunities.

•  Remuneration policies.

•  Market conditions e.g. mortgage market, supply and

laboursupply chain, impact of economic uncertainty,

affordability, and land market.

Environment, social and governance (‘ESG’)

‘Better with Bellway’ – See pages 34 to 61.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

‘Better with Bellway’ strategy

Created additional opportunities to engage with

investors on the eight business priorities, which

focus on people and the planet. This strategy

includes ambitious targets to significantly reduce

carbon emissions, and our communications

have helped investors better understand the

evolving landscape of the housebuilding

industry as we adapt our products and

business practices.

Our proactive communication regarding our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy

has resulted in positive engagement with investors, analysts, and advisors.

This has provided them with a deeper understanding of our business

priorities, challenges, and opportunities as we work towards the targets and

KPIs of the ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy, which is closely aligned with our

core operations.

•  Capital allocation and dividend policy.

•  Customer care and build quality.

•  Building safety Self-Remediation Terms.

•  Future Homes Standard.

•  Diversity and inclusion.

•  Carbon reduction strategy.

•  Impact of government policies on housebuilding.

Remuneration Policies

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Major shareholders

The Remuneration Committee Chair engaged

with major shareholders on the proposed

Remuneration Policy and implementation of the

Policy for the 2025 financial year.

Major shareholders are broadly supportive of the proposed changes.

For more information please see pages 130 to 132.

Building safety Self Remediation Terms

Building Quality Homes, Safely – See pages 49 to 52.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

We have also provided regular updates on

the remediation of legacy developments

related to building safety, as part of our UK-

wide commitment under the Self-Remediation

Terms (‘SRT’) agreed with The Ministry for

Housing, Communities and Local Government

(‘MHCLG’), the Welsh Developers’ Pact with

the Welsh Government and the Scottish Safer

Buildings Accord.

This allow us to demonstrate our prudent approach to building safety to

demonstrate to investors how we are executing this strategy.

Strategic Report

70 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Communicating with shareholders

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Financial calendar activities

We engage with investors around our Interim

and Preliminary results announcements, as well

as through regular trading updates throughout

the financial year.

Engagement around our Interim and Preliminary results and trading

updates enables us to effectively communicate our strategy to investors and

analysts, helping to maintain Bellway’s reputation for strong management.

We leverage shareholder feedback from these announcements to shape

our positioning for future communications, ensuring we meet the needs

and expectations of our investors.

Executive Management Team

Regularly convenes and communicates with

major shareholders and analysts, including

at formal presentations at least twice a year.

This ensures that investors receive timely

updates on our progress and provides an

opportunity to share feedback.

This enables us to effectively communicate our strategy to investors and

analysts, helping to maintain Bellway’s reputation for strong management.

We leverage shareholder feedback from these announcements to shape

our positioning for future communications, ensuring we meet the needs

and expectations of our investors.

Media Channels

In addition to regular financial announcements,

we utilise traditional media channels to

inform a broader audience about our key

business performance messages. We also

engage with our colleagues through internal

communications to inform them of key

announcements, as many are shareholders in

the business.

The appointment of new corporate communications advisors has helped

Bellway to engage with a wider audience and enhance communications

with our colleagues. We have leveraged the positive messaging from our

‘Better with Bellway’ strategy, including the positive progress on carbon

reduction and employee engagement strategy and other activities, which

position Bellway strongly among its peers.

Board level engagement

The Board and Executive Management team have

engaged with key investors, analysts and advisors

throughout the financial calendar with meetings

and updates around our Interim and Preliminary

announcements, and trading updates. Ad hoc engagement

with certain key analysts and investors has taken place

throughout the year. The Board also undertook a review

of our external corporate communications advisors with a

view to providing an increased engagement programme

with our investors, the media and political stakeholders.

The appointment of new corporate communications

advisers came into effect from 1 August 2023.

Impact on Board decision-making

The Board carefully considers the impact of its decision

making on shareholders and the wider investment

community. Our ‘Better with Bellway’ sustainability

strategy has been a key tool in proactively engaging with

our investors, with their feedback being used to inform

and shape.

Strategic Report

71Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Key Stakeholder Relationships continued

Partners and Supply Chain

Why we engage

As a national homebuilder, the relationships we have with our partners is extremely important. Our strong long-term sustainable

relationships with our partnership , which have served us well, particularly during times when we need to be able to call upon

those relationships, due to supply chain issues, inflationary pressures and the move towards net zero. Our ‘Better with Bellway’

strategy relies on our key partners, to help us deliver our goals, particularly when it comes to embodied carbon in the supply

chain, and waste reduction.

Our collaborative approach helps both our company, our customers and our partners in delivering more sustainable products

at the scale we need as a volume housebuilder.

Issues raised as a result of engagement

•  Supply chain issues as housing demand increases.

•  Skills shortage.

•  Health and safety.

•  Land and planning.

•  Sustainability.

•  Availability of specialists for remediation of buildings.

Sustainability

Carbon Reduction – See pages 45 to 48.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Future Home project at the University of Salford

We have closely collaborated with partners to

introduce and evaluate new technologies in

our homes. This initiative not only showcases

the effectiveness of these innovations, but also

emphasises our commitment to advancing

sustainable practices alongside our partners.

We have closely collaborated with partners to introduce and evaluate

new technologies in our homes. This initiative not only showcases the

effectiveness or otherwise of these innovations, but also underscores our

commitment to advancing sustainable practices alongside our partners.

Such partnerships are instrumental in driving meaningful progress towards

our sustainability goals, while delivering innovative solutions to benefit

both our business and the environment. The initial testing results within this

project are also enabling us to make decisions on the key design elements

and technologies suitable for Future Home Standard houses. This data is

also being shared with industry partners, who benefit from our research and

development investment.

Carbon and waste reduction

Our ambitious Carbon Reduction targets as part

of our ‘Better with Bellway’ sustainability strategy

necessitate working closely with our partners to

decrease embodied carbon within our supply

chain and we are meeting regularly with them to

discuss sustainability.

Working closely with our key partners on embodied carbon in the supply

chain, and reducing waste. Our involvement extends to our partnership

with the Supply Chain Sustainability School (‘SCSS’) where we have set

an ambitious target for 85% of our key 100 suppliers to reach Gold level

membership with the School – the highest level achievable.

We have exceeded that target as 89% of our key 100 suppliers are Gold

level members. To this end, Bellway received an award for Supply Chain

Engagement from the school, which was presented to us at the Net Zero

Summit held in September 2023.

Through our sustainability strategy, we have experienced positive

engagement from several key suppliers who have embraced and integrated

our plans into their own sustainability strategies. This collaborative effort has

yielded favourable outcomes, as our partners have adjusted their practices

to align with our sustainability goals.

Strategic Report

72 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Health and safety

Building Quality Homes, Safely – See pages 49 to 52.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Continuous monitoring

We maintain continuous monitoring of health

and safety across our sites, collaborating closely

with our partners to ensure subcontractors and

suppliers receive the necessary education and

information. This proactive approach is aimed

at maintaining consistent RIDDOR (Reporting of

Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences

Regulations) levels, thereby prioritising the safety

and wellbeing of all individuals involved in

our operations.

Our RIDDOR score for FY24 was 170.99 against a target of 210.74.

Board level engagement

The Board maintains active oversight of partners and the

supply chain receiving regular updates and reports on

these matters. Our Commercial and Technical teams ensure

ongoing communication with the Board regarding key

partner issues, with Board approval sought for significant

decisions. The progress of our ‘Better with Bellway’ targets

across all eight business priority areas is regularly reported

to the Board. These updates include detailed assessments

and recommendations, ensuring alignment with corporate

strategies and receiving Board approval as necessary.

Our building safety remediation projects are subject to

Board oversight and key decisions require Board approval.

Impact on Board decision-making

Given the critical role of partnerships in our business

success, the Board carefully evaluates the impact of

decisions on our partners. The effectiveness of our ‘Better

with Bellway’ sustainability strategy hinges on the co-

operation and support of our partners, emphasising the

importance of collaborative efforts in achieving our shared

goals. This strategic approach ensures that decisions are

made with consideration for the mutual benefits and

outcomes of all stakeholders involved.

Strategic Report

73Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Key Stakeholder Relationships continued

Local Communities and the Environment

Why we engage

Bellway’s commitment to local communities extends beyond the construction of desirable developments in areas with housing

needs. We actively foster relationships with local suppliers and subcontractors, contributing to job creation and investing in local

infrastructure. Our community outreach activity involves local schools, charitable organisations and other key local stakeholder

groups. Through these efforts, we consistently engage with, and contribute to the broader communities where we operate,

striving to make a positive impact beyond our housing developments.

Issues raised as a result of engagement

•  Affordability and the supply of housing.

•  Planning and community engagement.

•  Biodiversity.

•  Home efficiency and sustainability.

•  Environmental issues.

•  Impact on existing communities and infrastructure.

•  Charitable and community giving.

Planning and community engagement

Customers and Communities – See pages 39 to 40.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Planning process

We actively participate in public

consultations and engage with

the local community. Our research

into local areas helps us identify

housing requirements, allowing us

to create desirable developments

that complement the area and meet

the needs of the local population.

We use feedback from local

engagement to adjust our plans

as necessary.

Our engagement provides feedback, which is used to develop schemes that meet

local needs and ensure we are delivering quality homes in keeping with local

community requirements.

Section 106 (England and Wales), Section 75 (Scotland), Community Infrastructure Levies and affording

housing contributions

We invest significant resources

into the communities where we

develop. Local authorities use these

investments to deliver infrastructure

improvements, designed to mitigate

the impact of additional housing on

local services.

This results in significant funds being allocated to improve or build schools, healthcare

facilities, roads, recreational facilities, and other services that benefit the wider

community. Our developments also lead to job creation and provide contracts for local

subcontractors, many of whom have long-term relationships with us. This, in turn, fosters

additional investment from the supply chain involved in building our homes.

Of the 7,654 housing completions this year, 24.8% (down from 25.4% in 2023) were

sold to affordable housing providers, supplying much-needed affordable homes to

communities throughout the UK. We sold 26.5% (down from 28.3% in 2023) of our

homes to first-time buyers. The increase in housing provision benefits local communities

by freeing up homes in the second-hand market and increasing overall supply,

particularly in areas with housing shortages.

Strategic Report

74 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Charitable and community giving

Charitable Engagement – See pages 60 to 61.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

National and local charities

We maintain relationships with national and

local charities and community organisations.

We also conduct school outreach projects

in the areas where we operate, where our

divisional teams visit schools and deliver

programmes designed to encourage careers

in construction. These engagements benefit

the organisations by providing financial

donations and using our employees’ expertise

for tasks that the organisations are unable to

perform themselves.

We directly involve local communities and

charity organisations in our development

plans, especially where there is a historical

connection to the land. Our ‘Better with

Bellway’ sustainability strategy further supports

community engagement in sustainable

activities. Our plans for biodiversity net gain on

some sites will also involve local communities.

Our national charity partnership with Cancer

Research UK, now in its eighth year, enables

us to engage in charitable activities at both

national and local levels.

Our fundraising efforts with our national charity partner, Cancer Research

UK, have resulted in us reaching our target of raising £3 million by the end

of 2023, ahead of schedule thanks to the incredible fundraising efforts of

our colleagues, suppliers, and subcontractors. At the end of FY24, a total of

£3.76 million has been raised for CRUK, with a target to reach £4 million by the

end of the calendar year.

Across the Group, our divisions have also raised an additional £61,202 for other,

national, regional, and local charities through various fundraising activities.

This is in addition to the benefits in kind we donate through staff time and the

donation of goods and services.

Volunteering

Employees are granted one day of

volunteering leave each year to support

charitable causes. This initiative encourages

our staff to engage with, and positively

contribute to, the communities in which

we operate, further reinforcing our

commitment to social responsibility and

community betterment.

All Bellway employees are granted one day of volunteering leave annually

to support charitable purposes and during the year, a total of 496 hours of

cumulative volunteering time was donated by our employees.

Schools engagement

We run school outreach projects in

areas where we operate, which involve

our divisional teams going into schools

and delivering programmes designed to

encourage careers in construction.

Our schools engagement programme, launched in September 2022, designed

to promote housebuilding as a career option for school leavers, has engaged

664 secondary schools, and we have access to 492,386 students (male –

49.8%, female – 50.2%).

Board level engagement

The Board supports our engagement with local

communities and our environmental initiatives, recognising

them as integral components of our business strategy

under ‘Better with Bellway’. This strategy has received full

approval from the Board, underscoring our commitment to

making a positive impact beyond our core operations.

Impact on Board decision-making

Community feedback on planned developments plays a

crucial role in our Board’s decision-making process when

assessing the feasibility of a project before proceeding.

This input helps us gauge community sentiment and

ensure that our developments align with local needs and

expectations. Our community engagement and charitable

fundraising initiatives are integral to our ‘Better with

Bellway’ sustainability targets. These efforts are regularly

reported to the Board, influencing decisions on future

strategies and directions. By incorporating this data into

our decision-making, we ensure that our actions are not

only aligned with our sustainability goals but also reflect our

commitment to go beyond just building new homes in the

communities we serve.

Strategic Report

75Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Key Stakeholder Relationships continued

Government, Regulators and Industry Bodies

Why we engage

Bellway is apolitical, has no political affiliations and does not make any political donations, but we do have regular interactions

with government departments, opposition parties and regulators as they are responsible for setting the regulatory and legal

framework in which we operate. In addition, local government plays a vital role in our activities as the planning system and

other regional policies have a direct impact on our business activities. We also work with industry bodies, such as the House

Builders Federation (‘HBF’) in dealing with issues facing the wider sector.

Issues raised as a result of engagement

•  Building safety and the industry voluntary pledge to

remediate buildings in England, the Pact in Wales and

the Accord in Scotland.

•  Competition and Markets Authority investigation into

suspected anti-competitive conduct by housebuilders.

•  Local planning issues.

•  Sustainability and environment.

•  Future Home Standards Building Regulations.

•  Health and safety.

•  Access to housing.

•  Acceleration of housing supply.

Local planning issues

Customers and Communities – See pages 39 to 40.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Government policies

Government policies at central, devolved,

and local levels in England, Scotland, and

Wales significantly influence our business

operations. Policies related to planning and local

infrastructure investment directly impact supply in

the UK housing market, and we need to engage

directly with policy makers to achieve this.

To advance our developments, we collaborate

with local authorities and other relevant bodies

to ensure our planned developments meet local

housing needs. We adjust our plans to reflect

the specific requirements of the communities in

which we build, aiming to create desirable places

to live.

Our centralised communication with MPs and key stakeholders ensures that

we effectively address concerns at both the government and constituent

levels. Issues raised by local MPs are managed centrally to ensure a

consistent business response. Regular reporting of this engagement

occurs at the Board level to maintain transparency regarding our political

stakeholder interactions.

The Board conducted a review of our corporate advisors. This ensures that

our political engagement aligns effectively with the stature and needs of

our company.

Investment in communities

In addition to building new communities,

wecontribute to local infrastructure initiatives

through Section 106 (England and Wales),

Section75 (Scotland), and Community

Infrastructure Levy (‘CIL’) contributions.

These funds support essential infrastructure

projects, such as road improvements, new

schools, healthcare facilities, and other vital

projects, such as creating new sporting facilities

that meet local needs.

This approach not only supports the growth and

development of communities, but also enhances

the overall infrastructure and services available

to residents.

This results in significant funds being allocated to improve or build schools,

healthcare facilities, roads, recreational facilities, and other services that

benefit the wider community.

Strategic Report

76 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Sustainability and environment

Carbon Reduction – See pages 45 to 48.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Future Home exemplar project

As part of our ‘Better with Bellway’ sustainability

strategy, we also use our expertise gained from

our Future Homes exemplar projects around

the UK to contribute to industry consultations

regarding the phasing out of fossil fuels and

the strategies for achieving this transition within

the sector.

We are able to demonstrate our commitment to our ‘Better with Bellway’

sustainability strategy and provide important insight into our work towards

delivering low-carbon homes at scale, working with key government and

sector bodies. We have shared our findings in the recent Future Home

Standard consultation.

Access to housing

Customer and Communities – See pages 39 to 40.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Homes England

Bellway works closely with Homes England,

the government’s housing accelerator body,

toaddress housing needs across the UK.

As a result of ongoing engagement, Bellway is able to deliver some of

Homes England’s delivery projects across England.

The New Homes Quality Code

The industry standard practice for all registered

builders ensures that customers who reserve a

new home benefit from the protections offered

by the New Home Quality Code and the New

Homes Ombudsman Service. We work closely

with the New Homes Quality Board and the

Ombudsman Service in responding to any cases

referred to them by our customers.

Our Customer Care teams monitor our controls to ensure we adhere to the

Code and where complaints are escalated to NHQB, we ensure that any

areas of non-compliance are addressed. This is reported to the Board.

UK Competition and Market Authority

How we engage Engagement outcomes

UK Competition and Market Authority

The UK Competition and Markets Authority

(‘CMA’) investigation on suspected anti-

competitive conduct by some housebuilders has

become a significant focus for our Board. We are

actively involved in discussions and responses

related to this study.

The Group has actively participated in the Competition and Markets

Authority (CMA) study of the sector, and the subsequent ongoing

investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct by housebuilders.

Strategic Report

77Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Building safety

Building Quality Homes, Safely – See pages 49 to 52.

How we engage Engagement outcomes

Proactive response

A proactive response has led to ongoing

engagement with the Ministry of Housing,

Communities and Local Government (‘MHCLG’),

both directly and through our participation

in the HBF. Similar engagements have been

replicated in Scotland and Wales, focusing on

building safety issues within their respective

frameworks. We meet regularly with officials from

MHCLG to discuss remediation activities, share

project data, and ensure that we are fulfilling our

obligations completely.

Following extensive Board involvement, the Group finalised the signing

of the Self-Remediation Terms in March 2023. These terms operationalise

the principles initially outlined in the Building Safety Pledge signed with

the government in April 2022, converting them into a binding agreement

between Bellway and the government.

In October 2022, we committed to the Developers’ Pact with the

Welsh Government, mirroring the principles of the Pledge in England.

This commitment focuses on remediating buildings over 11 meters in height

with critical fire safety issues, underscoring our consistent and responsible

approach to building safety across the UK. Discussions with the Scottish

Government regarding a similar Accord are ongoing.

We regularly meet key stakeholders as part of these commitments

and provide regular updates to the government departments who

are responsible for delivery of these agreements. We also use these

relationships to help resolve some of the issues being faced by all

builders who have agreed remediation, for example, where a freeholder

or managing agent is delaying our ability to begin remediation projects

through protracted legal negotiated to gain access to buildings we have no

legal responsibility for.

Board level engagement

The Board has been fully engaged in key issues facing the

housebuilding sector, which has been driven by political

uncertainty and the recent change in government leading

to changes in policies relating to the sector. Given the

macroeconomic impact of policy on the housebuilding

sector, this has been an important focus for the Board this

year. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (‘CMA’)

investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct by

housebuilders, launched in February 2024, has received

full Board attention as the business has fully complied with

requests from the regulator.

Impact on Board decision-making

The political nature of housing strategy naturally impacts

the housebuilding sector. As a result, government policy

and economic changes have a direct effect on our

business. The recent changes in UK Government and the

positive move towards reintroducing housebuilding targets

means the Board must fully consider the implications of any

changes in government policy, and the opportunities and

threats that may arise as a result.

Key Stakeholder Relationships continued

Strategic Report

78 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Risk Management

Risk management framework

Our established framework for managing risks has continued to be in place across the business

throughout this financial year, with responsibility to implement the Board’s policies on risk

managementand internal control sitting with management.

Our risk management objectives continue to be:

•  Assessing emerging and principal risks against an agreed appetite for risk, which is regularly reviewed.

•  Improving the balance of risk and return through developing and maintaining a proactive, risk-aware culture.

•  Ensuring there is a consistent approach for the identification, assessment, control, monitoring, follow-up and reporting of risks.

•  Developing and implementing action plans to ensure that risks are mitigated where required, within our agreed risk appetite

and that improvements are made to our control environment.

•  Ensuring the approach to risk management meets the needs of the business, senior management and all key stakeholders.

Risk management roles and responsibilities

In all businesses, responsibility for managing risk sits with every employee. In undertaking their roles, employees are assisting in

identifying, assessing and managing risks. Specific roles and responsibilities, as defined in our risk management framework and

corresponding Policy, are set out in the diagram below:

Identify

all business

areas

Risk management process

Evaluate

severity of

risks

Treat

to bring within

risk appetite

Action

mitigate risks

(where needed)

Report

monitor risks

and report

progress

of mitigation

Key

Reports to Directs and monitors

The Board

•  Overall responsibility for risk management.

•  Review, challenge and approve the risk

management framework and corresponding

Policy, processes and annual risk plan.

•  Review and agree risk appetite.

•  Conduct a robust assessment of the emerging

and principal risks facing the Group.

•  Review and challenge risk reports.

Audit Committee

•  Oversee the risk management framework, Policy

and processes.

•  Review routine risk reports and utilise risk

information to review and approve assurance

plans and priorities.

•  Provide assurance over risk management to

the Board.

•  Monitor the progress of risk mitigating actions

and recommendations.

Executive Management

•  Review, challenge and approve the risk

management framework and corresponding

Policy and processes.

•  Review and challenge risk information against

stated business objectives.

•  Approve risk treatments and actions.

•  Approve risk reports for the Board.

•  Review and agree risk appetite.

Group Risk Director

•  Design and implement the risk management

framework and corresponding Policy

and processes.

•  Facilitate and implement the risk management

framework, Policy and processes.

•  Undertake risk management activities and

produce reports in accordance with Risk

Management Policy.

Strategic Report

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Risk Management continued

Risk management process

A risk register is maintained detailing all potential risks and

our risk management processes ensure that all aspects of the

Group are considered, from strategy through to operational

execution, which includes any specialist business areas.

The risk register is reviewed as part of our management

reporting processes, resulting in the regular assessment of

risk, severity and any required mitigating actions. The severity

of risk is determined based on a defined scoring system

assessing risk impact and likelihood.

A summary of risks is reported to management, the

Audit Committee and the Board, which is mainly, but not

exclusively, comprised of risks considered to be outside

of our risk appetite after mitigation. This summary is

reviewed throughout the year, with the Board systematically

considering the risks and any changes that have occurred.

Once a year, via the Audit Committee, the Board determines

whether the risk management framework is appropriately

designed and operating effectively. The Directors confirm

thatthey have conducted a robust assessment of the

principal risks facing the Group.

More information on risk management and internal controls

is included within the Audit Committee Report on pages 118

to 129.

Financial risk management

The Group’s financial instruments comprise cash, fixed

rate sterling USPP notes and various items such as trade

receivables and trade payables that arise directly from

its operations.

The main objective of the Group’s Policy towards financial

instruments is to maximise returns on the Group’s cash

balances, manage the Group’s working capital requirements,

and finance the Group’s ongoing operations.

Capital management

The Board’s Policy is to maintain a strong capital base to

underpin the future development of the business in order

to deliver value to shareholders. The Group finances its

operations through reinvested profits, bank facilities, fixed rate

sterling USPP notes, cash in hand and the management of

working capital.

The dividend is determined following careful consideration

of capital requirements, as well as the Group’s operational

capability to deliver further long-term volume growth. If the

final dividend is approved, the total dividend will be covered

by total underlying earnings by 2.5 times

(2,3)

(2023 – 2.3 times).

Management of financial risk

The main risks associated with the Group’s financial

instruments held during the year have been identified as

credit risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk and housing market

risk. The Board is responsible for managing these risks and the

policies adopted, which have remained unchanged during

the year and are set out below.

Credit risk

The Group’s exposure to credit risk is largely mitigated as the

vast majority of the Group’s sales are made on completion

of a legal contract, at which point monies are received

in exchange for transfer of legal title. There is no specific

concentration of credit risk in respect of home sales as the

exposure is spread over a number of customers.

In respect of trade and other receivables, the amounts

presented in the balance sheet are measured at amortised

cost less a loss allowance for expected credit losses, which are

assessed on the basis of an average weighting of the risk of

default (see note 8 to the accounts). For this purpose, a default

is determined to have occurred if the Group becomes aware

of evidence that it will not receive all contractual cash flows

that are due. The Group had £47.7 million (2023 – £38.6 million)

of financial assets relating to loans made by Bellway to equity

accounted joint arrangements (note 12). The counterparties to

these loans are expected to make a profit and, therefore, repay

the loans in full. The Group, therefore, considers the risk of

default to be minimal.

No credit limits were exceeded during the reporting period, or

subsequently, and the Group does not anticipate any losses

from non-performance by these counterparties.

The Board considers the Group’s exposure to credit risk to be

acceptable and normal for an entity of its size, in the industry

in which it operates.

Liquidity risk

The Group finances its operations through a mixture of

equity (comprising share capital, reserves and reinvested

profit) and debt (comprising bank, borrowings and fixed-rate

sterling USPP notes). The Group manages its liquidity risk by

monitoring existing facilities and cash flows against forecast

requirements based on a three-year rolling cash forecast.

The Group’s Treasury Policy has, as its principal objective,

the maintenance of flexible debt facilities in order to meet

anticipated borrowing requirements. The Group’s banking

arrangements outlined in note 17 to the accounts are

considered to be adequate in terms of flexibility and liquidity

for its medium-term cash flow needs. Relationships with

banks, fixed-rate sterling USPP noteholders and overall

cash management are co-ordinated centrally. The Group is

operating well within its financial covenants and available

debt facilities.

Short-term cash surpluses are placed on deposit at

competitive rates with high-quality counterparties. Other than

those disclosed, there are no financial instruments or

derivative contracts. The Board, therefore, considers the

Group’s liquidity risk to be mitigated.

In relation to land payables, certain payables are secured

onthe respective land asset held (see note 9 to the accounts).

No other security is held against any other financial assets of

the Group.

Strategic Report

80 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk reflects the Group’s exposure to fluctuations

in interest rates. The risk arises because the Group’s overdraft

and floating rate bank loans, fully undrawn at year-end, bear

interest based on SONIA.

The Group’s attitude to interest rate risk and forecast debt is

influenced by the existing and forecast conditions prevailing

at the time that each new interest-bearing instrument is

entered into. This will determine, amongst other things, the

term and whether a fixed or floating interest rate is obtained.

During the year ended 31 July 2024, it is estimated that an

increase of 1% in interest rates applying to the full year would

have decreased the Group’s profit before taxation by

£0.5 million (2023 – £1.9 million increase to profit).

Housing market risk

The Group is affected by movements in UK house prices.

These in turn are affected by factors such as credit availability,

employment levels, interest rates, consumer confidence and

supply of land with planning.

While it is not possible for the Group to fully mitigate housing

market risk on a national macroeconomic basis, the Group

does continually monitor its geographical spread within

the UK, seeking to balance investment in areas offering

the best immediate returns with a long-term spread of its

operations throughout the UK to minimise the effect of local

microeconomic fluctuations.

Going concern statement

After conducting a full review, the Directors have a reasonable

expectation that the Group has adequate resources to fund its

operations for at least the period to 31 July 2026, aligning with

the first year-end after the minimum 12-month assessment

period. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going

concern basis in preparing the financial statements as

discussed further on pages 177 to 178.

Viability statement

In accordance with provision 31 of the UK Corporate

Governance Code, the Directors have assessed the viability

of the Group over the period to 31 July 2028, which is longer

than required by the going concern assumption. This period

is consistent with the Group’s detailed bottom-up forecasts,

which assess future profitability, cash flows and the land bank,

and are overlayed with prudent Group-level assumptions.

Factors considered in assessing the long-term viability

In assessing the Group’s forecasts and long-term viability,

thefollowing factors are considered:

Factor Consideration

Group’s latest

performance

This considers the trading

performance in both the year ended

31 July 2024 and in the first nine weeks

of the new financial year including any

changes to selling prices. In addition,

any relevant external factors that may

affect Bellway, such as any changes to

government policies, regulations and

mortgages, were considered.

Group’s current

financial position

This considers the latest net cash/debt

held by the Group and the expiry date

of existing debt financing. Furthermore,

consideration is given to the land and

work-in-progress held on the balance

sheet at 31 July 2024.

Group’s strategy Whether the base forecast is consistent

with the Group’s strategy, both

financial and non-financial.

Principal and

emerging risks

Whether the principal and emerging

risks associated with achieving the

Group’s strategy, particularly those

that would have a significant effect on

Bellway’s ability to meet its liabilities

over the period of the viability

assessment, are incorporated.

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Strategic Report

81Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Group forecast methodology

The Group’s bottom-up forecasts are updated on at least a

monthly basis by the 20 trading divisions and are subject to

review by the divisional management team, Regional Chairs

and Group management.

The forecasts consider the profitability, cash flows, debt

covenants, land bank and other financial and non-financial

metrics over the period. These forecasts also incorporate

anticipated costs arising from adopting the Future Homes

Standard, which is linked to the environment and climate

change risk. The viability assessment has not been materially

affected by climate change considerations.

The main assumptions used in preparing the forecasts are:

•  The number, timing and selling price of legal completions.

•  Production volumes and the associated build costs.

•  The quantity and timing of land spend.

•  The quantity and timing of spend following the signing of

the Self-Remediation Terms.

•  Working capital requirements.

•  Dividend payments.

•  Corporation tax and residential property developer tax.

Viability assessment

The viability assessment is based on the Group’s current

position and the potential effect of the principal risks facing

the Group, which are summarised on pages 83 to 87.

The principal risk that has been identified as the most severe

and plausible scenario is:

Factor Consideration

External environment:

Including housing demand,

mortgage availability and

Government Housing Policy.

A reduction in private

completions and private ASP

due to a decline in demand.

The most severe but plausible downside scenario is a severe

recession. It includes the following principal assumptions:

•  Private completions in H1 FY25 are supported by the

forward order book. In the 12 months to 31 January 2026,

private completions reduce by around 50% compared

to the 12 month pre-stress peak achieved in FY22.

This is followed by a gradual recovery based on the lower

base position.

•  Private average selling price in H1 FY25 remains in line with

internal forecasts due to the order book position. In the

12-months to 31 January 2026, the private average selling

price reduces by 10% compared to the latest achieved

pricing. This is followed by a gradual recovery based on the

lower base position.

•  These assumptions reflect the Group’s experience in the

2008–09 Global Financial Crisis.

A number of prudent mitigating actions within the Directors’

control were incorporated into the plausible but severe

downside scenario, including:

•  Plots in the land bank only being replaced at the same rate

that they are utilised.

•  Construction spend reducing in line with housing revenue.

•  Dividends reducing in line with earnings.

The sensitivity analysis was modelled over the period to

31 July 2026 for the going concern assessment, but extended

to the 31 July 2028 for the Directors’ viability assessment.

In addition to the above, several additional mitigating

measures remain available to management that were

not included in the scenario. These include withholding

discretionary land spend and instead trading out of the

substantial existing land holdings.

The output of this review considered the profitability, cash

flows and funding requirements of the Group over the period

to 31 July 2028. The assessment included an assumption

that existing debt facilities remained in place, but, very

conservatively, were not renewed at the end of their term.

In the most severe but plausible scenario, the Group had

significant headroom in both its financial debt covenants

and existing debt facilities and met its liabilities as they fall

due. Based on the results of this review, the Directors have

a reasonable expectation that the Group will be able to

continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due

over the period to 31 July 2028.

Risk Management continued

Strategic Report

82 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Principal Risks

The Board has completed its assessment of the Group’s emerging and principal risks. The following nine

principal risks to our business have been identified:

Construction resources

Shortages of building materials and appropriately skilled subcontractors at competitive prices.

Strategic relevance

•  Failure to secure the required quantity and quality of

resources causes delays, impacting the ability

to deliver volume growth targets.

•  Pricing pressures/increased costs impact returns.

KPIs

•  Number of homes sold.

•  Operating profit.

•  Operating margin.

•  EPS.

•  Gross margin.

•  Customer satisfaction score.

Mitigation

•  Robust forecasting and forward planning of labour and

materials requirements.

•  Processes are in place to select, appoint, manage,

and build long-term relationships with subcontractors

and suppliers.

Climate change and the environment

Failure to evolve sustainable business practices and operations in response to climate change, including physical

environmental impacts and transition risks associated with new regulation, reporting requirements, and increased social/

market expectations.

Strategic relevance

•  There is an increased focus on the actions taken by

businesses in response to climate change and the

disclosures made. Failure to improve policies, reporting

and performance in line with new government regulations

and heightened social/market expectations could lead to

financial penalties and reputational damage.

•  The physical impacts of climate change (such as extreme

weather) could lead to disruptions within the supply chain

and build programmes.

KPIs

•  Tonnes of carbon emissions per legal completion.

•  Percentage of renewable electricity.

•  Tonnes of waste per home built.

•  Percentage of waste diverted from landfill.

Mitigation

•  Continual monitoring of new and evolving requirements

as part of our legal and regulatory compliance framework,

including TCFD, the Future Homes Standard and the

Environment Act.

•  Climate change and Carbon Reduction is a key

priority under the Group’s ‘Better with Bellway’

sustainability strategy.

•  Dedicated sustainability innovations and biodiversity

resources in place to assess risks relating to climate

change, monitor performance and drive improvement.

•  Consultation with specialist external advisers and subject

matter experts (e.g. sustainability consultants).

•  Regular review of the design and features of new homes,

along with construction methods and the sustainability of

materials, to increase energy efficiency and reduce waste.

•  Investment in energy-saving measures for offices and sites,

including transition to REGO certified electricity.

•  Development and monitoring of science-based Carbon

Reduction targets.

Strategic Report

83Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Principal Risks continued

Economy and market

Changes in the external environment (including, but not limited to, house price inflation, interest rates, mortgage

availability, unemployment, Government Housing Policy and post-Brexit trade agreements) reduce the affordability

ofnew homes.

Strategic relevance

•  Reduced affordability has a negative impact on customer demand for new homes and consequently our ability

togenerate sales at good returns.

KPIs

•  Number of homes sold.

•  Operating profit.

•  Operating margin.

•  RoCE.

•  EPS.

•  Gross margin.

•  Customer Satisfaction score.

•  Reservation rate.

•  Order book value.

Mitigation

•  Board-level monitoring of the housing market and

economic environment alongside key business metrics,

leading to development of action plans as necessary.

•  Disciplined operating framework, strong balance sheet

and low financial gearing.

•  Product range and pricing strategy based on Regional

market conditions.

•  Regular engagement with industry peers, representative

bodies, and new build mortgage lenders.

•  Use of sales incentives such as part-exchange, and

Government-backed schemes to encourage the

selling process.

•  Quarterly site valuations and monthly budget reviews

based on latest market data.

Health and safety

A serious health and safety breach and/or incident occurs.

Strategic relevance

•  Failure to maintain safe working conditions would impact

employee wellbeing and the creation of a positive

working environment.

•  Injury to an individual while at one of our business

locations could delay construction and result in criminal

prosecution, civil litigation, and reputational damage.

KPIs

•  Number of RIDDOR seven-day reportable incidents per

100,000 site operatives.

•  Health and safety incident rate.

•  Number of NHBC Pride in the Job Awards.

Mitigation

•  Health and Safety Policy and procedures in place,

supported by Group-wide training.

•  Regular visits to sites by both our Group Health and Safety

function (independent of divisions) and external specialist

consultants to monitor standards and performance against

health and safety policies and legislation.

•  The Board considers health and safety matters at

each meeting.

Strategic Report

84 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Human resources

Inability to attract, recruit and retain high-quality people.

Strategic relevance

•  Failure to attract and retain people with appropriate skills would affect our ability to perform and deliver our strategy and

volume growth targets.

KPIs

•  Employee turnover.

•  Number of graduates, trainees, and apprentices.

•  Employees who have worked for the Group for ten years

or more.

•  Training days per employee.

•  Senior management gender split.

•  Percentage of staff in earn and learn roles.

•  Employee Engagement Survey response rate.

Mitigation

•  Continued development of our Group HR function and

implementation of our people strategy.

•  Established human resources programme for apprentices,

graduates, and site management.

•  Monitoring of staff turnover, absence data and feedback

from exit interviews.

•  Competitive salary and benefits packages, which are

regularly reviewed and benchmarked.

•  Employee engagement activities undertaken, including an

annual survey, with results communicated to the Board.

•  Succession plans in place and key person dependencies

identified and mitigated.

•  Robust programme of training provided to employees,

which is regularly updated and refreshed.

•  Development programmes for senior leaders and middle

managers in place.

IT and security

Failure to have suitable IT systems in place that are appropriately supported and secured.

Strategic relevance

•  Poor performance of our systems would disrupt

operational activity and impact the delivery of our strategy.

•  An IT security breach could result in the loss of data, with

significant potential fines and reputational damage.

KPIs

•  Operating profit.

•  Operating margin.

•  RoCE.

•  EPS.

•  Gross margin.

•  Customer Satisfaction score.

Mitigation

•  Continued investment in infrastructure and systems.

•  Group-wide systems in operation, which are centrally

controlled by an in-house IT function, supported by a

specialist outsourced provider.

•  IT Security Policy and procedures in place with regular

Group-wide training.

•  Regular review and testing of our IT security measures,

contingency plans and policies.

•  Security Committee in place.

Strategic Report

85Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Principal Risks continued

Land and planning

Inability to source suitable land at appropriate gross margins and return on capital employed.

Delays and complexity in the planning process.

Strategic relevance

•  Insufficient land at appropriate margins, onerous planning conditions or a failure to obtain planning approval within

appropriate timescales would exacerbate the challenge of developing new homes, restrict our ability to deliver volume

growth targets and impact future returns.

KPIs

•  Number of homes sold.

•  Operating profit.

•  Operating margin.

•  RoCE.

•  EPS.

•  Gross margin.

•  Number of plots in owned and controlled land bank

with DPP.

•  Number of plots in ‘pipeline’.

•  Number of plots in strategic land bank – positive

planning status.

•  Number of plots in strategic land bank –

longer-term interests.

•  Number of plots acquired with DPP.

•  Number of plots converted from medium-term ‘pipeline’.

Mitigation

•  Continued development of our Group Strategic Land

function and implementation of our land strategy.

•  Increased investment in land and more sites with detailed

planning permission (‘DPP’).

•  Regular review by both Group and divisions of the

quantity, location, and planning status of land against

growth targets to ensure our land bank supports

immediate, medium-term, and strategic requirements.

•  Formal land acquisition process in place for the appraisal

and approval of all land purchases, including

pre-purchase due diligence and Group-level challenge

ofviability assumptions.

•  Group and divisional planning specialists in

place to support the securing of implementable

planning permissions.

Legal and regulatory compliance

Failure to comply with legislation and regulatory requirements, including the Self Remediation Terms.

Strategic relevance

•  Lack of an appropriate compliance framework and/or compliance breaches could incur fines, delay business operations

and lead to re-work across sites, which will impact our reputation and profitability.

KPIs

•  Number of homes sold.

•  Operating profit.

•  Operating margin.

•  RoCE.

•  EPS.

•  Gross margin.

Mitigation

•  In-house expertise from Group functions such as

Company Secretariat, Legal, Health and Safety and

Technical /Design, who advise and support divisions on

legal compliance and regulatory matters.

•  Consultation with government agencies, specialist

external legal advisers and subject matter experts, (e.g., fire

safety engineers).

•  Strengthened Group-wide policies, guidance, and training

in place supported by externally facilitated whistleblowing

and reporting procedures.

•  Continual monitoring and review of changes to legislation

and regulation, including government guidance, advice

notes and sector specific updates.

•  Regular liaison with industry peers and the HBF on

compliance requirements and matters.

Strategic Report

86 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Unforeseen significant event

An unforeseen significant national or global event occurs.

Strategic relevance

•  The economic uncertainty brought about by an

unforeseen significant event could materially impact the

Group’s operations and liquidity.

•  Damage to reputation if the Group is not perceived to be

following government guidelines and acting responsibly.

KPIs

•  NAV.

•  Operating profit.

•  Operating margin.

•  RoCE.

•  EPS.

•  Total dividend per ordinary share.

•  Gross margin.

•  Reservation rate.

•  Order book value.

•  Employee turnover.

Mitigation

•  Strong balance sheet, low financial gearing, committed

bank loan facilities and USPP debt, which would help

ensure resilience during a recession.

•  Maintenance of business resilience and continuity plans

covering offices, sites, and IT.

•  Experienced and well-established senior

management team.

•  Continued investment in systems and infrastructure to

enable robust agile working.

•  Monitoring of government guidelines (including the

Construction Leadership Council).

•  Regular communications with subcontractors and

suppliers to understand any potential issues as a result

ofthe event on their own business and supply chain.

The Group also considers any emerging risks that have the potential to impact the achievement of our strategy, but which

cannot yet be fully defined and assessed. These uncertainties are reviewed as part of our established risk management

framework, discussed regularly by management, the Audit Committee, and the Board of Directors, and elevated to principal

risks (either as new risks or an extension of existing risks) when warranted.

Strategic Report

87Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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In meeting the requirements of Listing Rule 6.6.6R(5) and 6.6.6R(6), we have concluded that:

For FY24, we fully comply with recommended disclosures 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.

For FY24, we partially comply with recommended disclosure 5.

We are not complaint with the requirement to consider the financial impact of identified risks over the medium and long-term

time horizons, as we evolve our approach to TCFD, this will be addressed.

TCFD recommended disclosures Cross-reference or reason for non-compliance Next steps and further comments

Governance

1)   Describe the Board’s oversight of

climate-related risks and opportunities.

2024 Annual Report – Governance

section (Pages 102 to 167)

Compliant

The Sustainability Committee will

continue to monitor progress of the

‘Better with Bellway’ strategy, which

incorporates climate-related risks

and opportunities.

2)   Describe management’s role in

assessing and managing climate-

related risks and opportunities.

2024 Annual Report – Governance

section (Pages 102 to 167)

Compliant

The ‘Better with Bellway’ Leadership

Group meets quarterly to monitor KPIs,

targets and delivery of the ‘Better with

Bellway’ strategy.

Strategy

3)   Describe the climate-related risks and

opportunities the organisation has

identified over the short, medium and

long term.

2024 Annual Report – Strategic report

section (Pages 8 to 101)

Compliant

In FY24 we updated our climate-related

risks and opportunities to identify the

most likely timeframe in which they

could materialise. We are committed

to continually improving our financial

quantification of risks and opportunities.

4)   Describe the impact of climate-

related risks and opportunities on the

organisation’s businesses, strategy

and financial planning.

2024 Annual Report – Strategic report

section (Pages 8 to 101)

Compliant

We will continue to review our overall

strategy considering climate-related

issues.

5)   Describe the resilience of the

organisation’s strategy, taking

into consideration different future

climate scenarios, including a 2°C or

lower scenario.

2024 Annual Report – Strategic report

section (Pages 8 to 101)

Partially Compliant – We have assessed

the resilience of our strategy to climate-

related risks.

The resilience of our overall

organisational strategy is reviewed

regularly, including the suitability of our

‘Better with Bellway’ strategy to respond

to climate-related risks and opportunities.

Risk management

6)   Describe the organisation’s processes

for identifying and assessing climate-

related risks.

2024 Annual Report – Risk management

(Pages 79 to 82)

Compliant

We will continue to enhance our level

of awareness regarding our climate-

related risks and opportunities in line

with emerging regulatory requirements.

Climate change is included as a principal

risk (page 83).

7)   Describe the organisation’s processes

for managing climate-related risks.

2024 Annual Report – ‘Better with

Bellway’ (Pages 34 to 61)

Compliant

Our processes for managing climate-

related risks are integrated within the

‘Better with Bellway’ strategy. Business

sponsors are risk-owners for climate

related issues identified in the strategy.

Sponsors meet with the ‘Better with

Bellway’ Steering Group quarterly, who

then report progress against targets to the

Sustainability Committee.

8)   Describe how processes for

identifying, assessing and managing

climate-related risks are integrated

into the organisation’s overall

risk management.

2024 Annual Report – Risk management

(Pages 79 to 82)

Compliant

We will continue to monitor and

manage our risk management processes

to ensure climate-related risks are

integrated and appropriate accountability

ismaintained.

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (‘TCFD’)

Strategic Report

88 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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TCFD recommended disclosures Cross-reference or reason for non-compliance Next steps and further comments

Metrics and targets

9)   Disclose the metrics used by the

organisation to assess climate-related

risks and opportunities.

2024 Annual Report – Carbon

Reduction section (Pages 45 to 48)

Compliant

In FY24 we considered setting an internal

carbon price, and we will include this in

our Climate Transition Plan in FY25.

10)   Disclose scope 1, scope 2, and if

appropriate, scope 3 greenhouse gas

emissions, and the related risks.

2024 Annual Report – Carbon

Reduction section (Pages 45 to 48)

Compliant

Bellway commits to reduce absolute

scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions by

46% by July 2030 from a FY19 base year,

aligned to the 1.5°C pathway.

Bellway commits to reduce scope 3 GHG

emissions by 55% per square metre of

completed floor area by July 2030 from a

FY19 base year.

11)   Describe the targets used by the

organisation to manage climate-

related risks and opportunities and

performance against targets.

2024 Annual Report – Carbon

Reduction section (Pages 45 to 48)

Compliant

Our Carbon Reduction business priority

includes Science-Based Targets for scope

1, 2 and 3 emissions. We also have targets

relating to the transition to air source

heat pumps, and the development of a

climate transition plan.

As a responsible homebuilder, we recognise the significance

of climate change, and our role in mitigating its impacts.

For a fourth consecutive year, we are reporting against the

TCFD recommendations.

In FY24 we have concentrated on managing our transition

risks, increasing the knowledge within our business to move

away from traditional gas boilers to low-carbon air source

heat pumps. We have also focused on reducing our direct

emissions, demonstrated through a 44.7% reduction in our

scope 1 and 2 footprint from our FY19 baseline. More details

on emissions methodology and efficiency ratios used as part

of our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy can be found on pages

39to 61.

For FY24 we signed up to CDP Global Reporter Services,

which provides additional support with our CDP submission.

The updated 2024 CDP survey is aligned with TCFD, IFRS

S1 and S2 and the incoming TNFD requirements, and by

being part of the Reporter Services we can identify, and

address gaps in our approach. For this Annual Report

we will continue disclosing in line with the four TCFD

recommended disclosures:

•  Governance.

•  Strategy.

•  Risk management.

•  Metrics and targets.

We have provided a summary of our performance against

each recommended disclosure above, and a reference table.

We will continue to refine our approach to identifying,

assessing and managing our climate-related financial risks

and opportunities. Although yet to be fully confirmed in the

UK, we plan to be compliant with IFRS S1 and S2 by FY26, and

will complete a comprehensive project to further develop

our understanding of long-term physical and transition risks

and opportunities, so we can address them in our ‘Better with

Bellway’ sustainability strategy.

Governance

Climate change represents a principal risk for our business

and, as such, it is treated with the utmost importance

by our Board and within our approach to governance.

Governance is headed up by our Sustainability Committee,

which assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities in

relation to ESG matters and overseeing the performance

of the ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy, reporting to the Board

on at least an annual basis. Our Group Finance Director is

the Board sustainability sponsor and with the support of the

Committee is responsible for monitoring climate change risks,

opportunities and business impacts.

The Sustainability Committee is supported by the ‘Better

with Bellway’ Leadership Team, chaired by the Group Head

of Sustainability. The Leadership Team meets on a quarterly

basis, where it receives an update from the Steering Group,

who act as an intermediary, running the business Sponsor

meetings, where objectives and targets are discussed in detail.

Actions, targets and KPIs are reviewed annually, with new

initiatives proposed by the Business Sponsors, then taken to

the Leadership Team by the steering group, and then sent for

Board approval at the annual Strategy Meeting.

Business sponsors are selected from across the Group, they

are the best placed individuals to deliver the changes needed

for us to meet our objectives. As an example, our Group

Head of Procurement is the main sponsor for many of the

Sustainable Supply Chain objectives. Objectives also have

a second business sponsor, who is responsible for assisting

with the delivery of objectives, helping with reporting and

attending meetings.

The Audit Committee receives quarterly updates on business

risks, which include climate change. Annually, the Committee

undertakes a comprehensive review of key business risks.

Strategic Report

89Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Strategy

Our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy shows our commitment

to delivering long-term value for all stakeholders and

supporting the UK Government’s net-zero target by 2050.

Our climate change efforts are integrated into four of the

eight pillars of our strategy:

Carbon Reduction

•  Developing science-based carbon

reduction targets.

•  Identifying and mitigating our climate-related

financial risks and opportunities.

Resource Efficiency

•  Implementing energy-efficient construction

practices and equipment.

•  Innovating and investing in research

and development.

Sustainable Supply Chain

•  Evaluating the embodied carbon in our

raw materials.

•  Working with suppliers to find opportunities

along the supply chain.

Building Quality Homes, Safely

•  Complying and exceeding the requirements

of the government’s Future Homes Standard.

•  Designing homes with reduced

energy consumption.

Climate scenario analysis

The World Economic Forum identified climate related

risks, including extreme weather events, changes to Earth’s

systems, biodiversity loss, and shortages of natural resources

as the top global risks over the next ten years

b

. At Bellway,

wehave worked to identify how climate-related financial risks

and opportunities could impact our business since 2021, and

we have identified key physical and transition issues along

with their corresponding impact over two climate scenarios,

in accordance with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Change’s Representative Concentration Pathways (‘RCPs’)

a

.

a  The RCPs are considered a method to set different scenarios under economic, social and

physical assumptions that might occur because of climate change, and compare global

carbon emissions against pre-industrial levels, projecting the effects from now until the

end of the century.

b  These are the biggest global risks we face in 2024 and beyond | World Economic Forum

(weforum.org)

Climate scenarios

Cautious scenario

(RCP 4.5)

A predicted global temperature

increase between 1.7°C and 3.2°C,

in line with current climate change

policies, pledges and commitments.

Worst-case scenario

(RCP 8.5)

A global temperature increase

between 3.2°C and 5.4°C, where

carbon emissions continue

growingunmitigated.

For our TCFD reporting, both climate scenarios are projected

over three time horizons – short-term (2024 to 2040), medium-

term (2040 to 2060) and long-term (2060 to 2080). The time

horizons encompass the wide range of timeframes over

which the different climate-related risks will be realised.

Our selected timeframes present a clear distinction between

the short, medium, and long term and allow for longer-term

planning of key climate-related risks. For the context of

Bellway, the time-horizons took into account the lifetime of

Bellway’s assets (primarily homes), the profile of the climate-

related risks, and the geography of operations across the

UK. The following parameters were considered:

•  The short-term time-horizon allows for the prioritisation of

risks and opportunities to be included within operational,

financial, and capital planning;

•  Industry guidance highlights the typical lifespan of homes

as up to 60 years (for the purposes of whole lifecycle

carbon assessments); and

•  Bellway Homes operates out of 20 trading divisions in

England, Scotland, and Wales. The time-horizons took

account of the relevant geographical data from the

UK Met Office (2018). This dataset shows clear changes

and projections for physical climate-related impacts at

key milestones in alignment between present day and

post-2070s.

Notably, most climate models deliver scenario results for

physical impacts at a timeframe beyond 2050. The immediacy

of the physical risks will increase under a high-emission

scenario and should be considered over the short term.

The climate scenario analysis outlined above was used

to identify the projected climate changes across England,

Scotland and Wales. Consistent with TCFD, we identified:

•  Physical risks: defined as direct damage resulting from

climate change phenomena. These can be event-driven

(acute) or long-term shifts (chronic) in climate patterns.

•  Transition risks: defined as Policy and legal, technological,

market and reputation impacts, associated with

the implementation of measures to reach a low-

carbon economy.

•  Opportunities: realised benefits of climate change arising

from new policies, operational efficiencies, resource

efficiencies, and capitalising upon the low-carbon market

and technological drivers.

We also assessed the financial significance of our climate-

related financial risks and opportunities by:

1.   Conducting a financial climate change workshop with

cross-departmental representation.

2. Analysing the financial thresholds and value of our current

and pipeline land and housing portfolio.

3.  Identifying the potential financial impacts of every climate

risk for the business.

4.  Classifying every risk and opportunity in the financial

threshold, depending on the level of impact against

Bellway’s portfolio value i.e. assets and land.

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (‘TCFD’) continued

Strategic Report

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The most relevant climate-related risks we have identified

are summarised on pages 88 to 95. This includes the level of

financial impact for the short-term time horizon (2024 – 2040).

We are not compliant with the requirement to consider the

financial impact of the identified risks over the medium and

long-term time horizons, we will do this as we evolve our

approach to TCFD.

Risk: financial impact score key.

1.  Impacts less than 1% of Bellway’s portfolio value.

2. Impacts between 1% to 2.5% of Bellway’s portfolio value.

3. Impacts between 2.5% to 5% of Bellway’s portfolio value.

4. Impacts more than 5% of Bellway’s portfolio value.

For each climate-related opportunity, we have identified a

potential value score for the short-term time-horizon (2024

to 2040). Each opportunity is scored against the strength of

the benefits Bellway will experience if they are to realise the

identified opportunity.

The thresholds are defined as follows:

Opportunity: financial impact score key.

1.  An increase to Bellway’s portfolio value at less than 1%.

2. An increase to Bellway’s portfolio value at 1% to 2.5%.

3.  An increase to Bellway’s portfolio value at between 2.5%

and 5%.

4. An increase to Bellway’s portfolio value at more than 5%.

The financial impacts of risks and opportunities are integrated

into our financial planning process. This encompasses

resource allocation for initiatives like the Air Source Heat

Pump Trials (detailed on pages 44 to 48), compliance costs

for updated Building Regulations Part L1A requirements, and

ongoing consideration of physical climate risks, such as flood

risk, in land viability assessments. Bellway believes its strategy

is resilient to the identified climate risks.

Physical risk

TCFD physical risks refer to the potential financial impacts on an organisation due to climate-related events, including acute

issues like extreme weather, and chronic challenges such as rising sea levels, and temperature changes.

Financial score

Category Identified climate risk Actual and financial impact

Cautious

Scenario

(short-term

time-horizons)

Worst-Case

Scenario

(short-term

time-horizons)

Potential

Impact

Timeframe

Acute Increased frequency

and intensity of

heatwaves leading

to adverse on-site

working conditions.

•  Increased expenditure as a result of implementing

measures to maintain comfortable working

conditions on construction sites.

•  Reduced revenue and increased costs as a result

of build delays caused by labour disruption and

decreased production capacity.

Score 1  Score 2 Medium

Term

Increased frequency

and intensity of

extreme rainfall

events leading to

increased river,

coastal and surface

water flooding.

•  Increased costs of repair and loss of useable

materials during construction.

•  Reduced availability of future developable land.

•  Increased operating costs due to the need

for additional drainage, or amendments to

existing drainage, both during development and

upon completion.

This risk is reflected in the new Resource Efficiency

objective, to understand link between damaged

items and waste performance.

Score 1  Score 2 Medium

Term

Chronic Sustained increase in

temperatures leading

to poor thermal

comfort/overheating

inhomes.

•  Increased costs due to adapting and redesigning

new homes.

•  Reduced sales revenue and investment if buyers

and investors perceive that the design of Bellway’s

homes are not adequate for mitigating against the

effects of climate change.

This risk is addressed in our plans to comply with

the new Approved Document ‘Part O’, which aims

to mitigate overheating in new residential buildings.

Score 1 Score 2 Short

Term

Sea and tidal river

levels rising may put

some site locations

in the coastal regions

and near flood

plains up-river at

riskofflooding.

•  Increased costs due to prolonged planning and

construction times for at-risk sites.

•  Loss of revenue due to reduced availability

of future useable land and inability to include

planned units on at-risk sites.

•  Increased insurance premiums and reduced

availability of insurance on assets at

high-risk locations.

•  Our Land Teams assess long-term flood risk when

making a decision to purchase land.

Score 1 Score 2 Long

Term

Strategic Report

91Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Transition risk

TCFD transition risks refer to the potential financial impacts on an organisation due to the shift towards a low-carbon economy,

they include changes to Policy, technology, market preferences and legal requirements.

Financial score

Category Identified climate risk Actual and financial impact

Cautious

Scenario

(short-term

time-horizons)

Worst Case

Scenario

(short-term

time-horizons)

Potential

Impact

Timeframe

Policy

andlegal

•  Many local

authorities have

declared climate

emergencies,

aligned to the

Environment Act

and the Planning

and Energy Act,

and have set

expectations

of developers

to address

associated

impacts.

•  Increased operating costs as a result of planning

delays or rejections by local authorities and the

associated resubmissions.

•  Reduced revenue due to negative perception of

stakeholders arising from an insufficient response

to local authority requirements.

•  Constrained land supply leading to inflated

land costs.

•  Loss of revenue if stakeholders perceive that

Bellway is not responding appropriately to local

authority climate agendas.

•  Financial penalties and a fall in demand and

investment if new local authority requirements are

not met.

We have addressed this risk in our new target to

create best practice for divisions covering each

aspect of sustainability (environmental, social and

economic) by FY25.

Score 1  Score 1 Short

Term

Failure to comply

with the Future

Homes Standard

for England, which

is planned to be

introduced from

2025 – requiring

new build homes to

be future-proofed

with low-carbon

heating and a very

high standard of

energyefficiency.

•  Reduced sales revenue and investment if

buyers and investors perceive that the design of

Bellway’s homes are not adequate for mitigating

against the effects of climate change.

•  Financial penalties and a fall in demand and

investment if new regulatory requirements are

not met.

The impact of this risk has been built into the

Carbon Reduction strategy, metrics and targets as

part of ‘Better with Bellway’, see pages 45 to 48.

Score 3 Score 4 Short

Term

Failure to report

and disclose both

mandatory and

voluntary climate-

related information

to a credible

standard.

•  Reduced demand and investment if partners,

customers and potential investors perceive

Bellway has had a delayed response to the

climate-related reporting landscape.

•  Increased costs from fines and judgements

arising from non-compliance and with new

reporting requirements.

We have addressed this risk through our ongoing

work with the Carbon Trust, to verify our annual

footprint in accordance with ISO 14064.

Score 1 Score 1 Short

Term

Technology Insufficient

development and

availability of more

efficient products

and technologies

to deliver climate-

resilient homes.

•  Increased costs due to investment in research

and development.

•  Increased costs from extended build time and

effort to deliver homes and developments resilient

to climate change.

•  Loss of revenue if buyers perceive that Bellway is

unable to offer climate-resilient homes.

•  Constrained supply of more efficient products and

technologies leading to inflated prices.

The impact of this risk has been built into the

Carbon Reduction and Sustainable Supply Chain

strategies, metrics and targets as part of ‘Better with

Bellway’, see pages 45 to 48 and 53 to 54.

Score 3 Score 3 Short

Term

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (‘TCFD’) continued

Strategic Report

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Financial score

Category Identified climate risk Actual and financial impact

Cautious

Scenario

(short-term

time-horizons)

Worst Case

Scenario

(short-term

time-horizons)

Potential

Impact

Timeframe

Technology

(continued)

The government

has now recognised

that low-carbon

homes may be

more expensive

for customers than

existing (e.g., gas

boiler) homes.

•  Increased costs due to higher input prices of

‘renewable’ resources and equipment.

•  Reduced demand and sales revenue as a result

of negative feedback from buyers on the costs of

running a Bellway home or if buyers favour older

properties as opposed to new builds.

We have addressed this risk through our

requirement for all Divisions to trial Air Source Heat

Pump technology.

Score 2 Score 2

Short

Term

Market Supply chain

challenges resulting

in exhaustion of

resources leading to

decreased availability

of building materials.

•  Increased costs due to inflated input prices and

delays in construction activity.

•  Reduced revenue from a reduction in

completed homes.

The impact of this risk has been built into the

Sustainable Supply Change strategy, metrics and

targets as part of ‘Better with Bellway’, see pages 53

to 54.

Score 3 Score 3

Medium

Term

Failure to improve

Bellway’s carbon

footprint by not

meeting the

Science-Based

Targets, whereby

scope 1, 2 and 3

carbon emissions

are reduced.

•  Increased operating costs due to construction

and wider business disruptions resulting from the

transition to a low-carbon economy.

•  Damage to share price owing to a perception of

potential and existing investors that Bellway has

not met its net zero commitments.

•  Increased expenditure and costs resulting from

the actions and initiatives required to meet

Science-Based Targets.

This risk is addressed in the Carbon Reduction

business priority in our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy.

Score 2 Score 2

Short

Term

Reputation Customers and

communities do not

perceive that Bellway

has responded/

contributed

appropriately or

sufficiently to the

transition to a low-

carbon economy.

•  Loss of competitive advantage resulting in

reduced demand for Bellway homes and a fall in

sales revenue.

•  Damage to share price if potential and existing

investors perceive that Bellway’s response to

transitioning to a low-carbon economy has

been inadequate.

The impact of this risk has been built into

the Customers and Communities and Carbon Reduction

strategies, metrics and targets as part of ‘Better with

Bellway’, see pages 39 to 40 and 45 to 48 respectively.

Score 3 Score 3

Short

Term

Failure to embed

sustainability in the

business (including

within staff training

and development

processes) may

lead to the

business becoming

unattractive to staff,

potential investors

and existing

shareholders as

sustainability and

ESG performance

are increasingly

incorporated into

employment and

investment decisions.

•  Increased costs due to recruitment/

inductions and associated construction and

business disruptions.

•  Reduced revenues due to the impact of

workforce issues on completions.

•  Damage to share price if the business is not seen

as an attractive investment due to perceived poor

performance regarding sustainability and ESG.

•  Increased staff turnover resulting in loss of

knowledge and inefficiency.

This risk is addressed in our ‘Better with Bellway’

strategy, including comprehensive governance

structure and regular promotion of our goals.

Score 1 Score 1

Short

Term

Strategic Report

93Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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TCFD opportunity

TCFD opportunities refer to the potential financial benefits an organisation can gain from climate-related actions, for example

cost savings from energy efficiency or increased revenue from low-carbon products.

Category Identified climate opportunity Business impact

Impact

Score

Potential

Impact

Timeframe

Physical

(Acute)

Increased market valuation through

resilience planning against flood risk and

more informed land bank acquisition

demonstrating 'climate-readiness'

toinvestors.

•  Increase in revenue as a result of

increased house prices and sales.

Score 3 Medium

Term

Physical

(Chronic)

Bellway could leverage the competitive

advantage gained through optimised

building design, which includes natural

ventilation, temperature control,

andthermalcomfort.

•  Lower operational costs for residents

owing to reduced energy demand.

•  Well-designed homes with optimum

building design presenting strong

market position and a commercially

competitive advantage for Bellway.

Score 2 Medium

Term

Physical

(Chronic)

Improved stakeholder trust and competitive

positioning of Bellway’s homes through

the use of climate-resilient materials and

improved build processes.

•  Reputational benefits arising from

sustainable home designing, as well

as long-term financial gain through

competitive market positioning.

Score 3 Medium

Term

Physical

(Chronic)

Reduced financial losses and reduced

expenditure as a result of subsidence risk

assessments (and associated mitigation

measures) to reduce damage to Bellway’s

current and future land bank.

•  Improved build site identification

processes and procedures, resulting in

the financial savings and the reduced

expenditure from loss and/or damage

to assets.

Score 3 Long

Term

Technology Scaling up and researching how low-carbon

technology can reduce Bellway’s operating

costs and support the transition to a low-

carbon economy through smart solutions.

•  Reduction in running costs and

therefore associated financial

savings associated with operational

expenditure savings.

Score 2 Short

Term

Technology Harnessing significant operational savings

by investing in energy-efficient equipment,

sustainable materials and implementing

sustainable building practices.

•  Operational savings, more efficient

building processes, more efficient

technology and equipment.

Score 2 Medium

Term

Resource

efficiency

Achieving savings from optimising resources

consumption and adopting circular

economy measures, reintegrating fit-out

materials to productive cycles, reducing

waste costs and buying less materials.

•  Operational savings and reduced

expenditure for materials and

waste management.

Score 2 Medium

Term

Market and

reputation

Increase in demand for housing due to the

impact of climate change (more people in

need of homes due to forced displacement

and migration, for example).

•  Increase in demand, sales and market

share resulting in enhanced revenue.

Score 1 Long

Term

Market and

reputation

Developing new, low-carbon homes,

according to changes in the market,

whichmay result in an enhanced

competitive position, reflecting shifting

consumer preferences.

•  Competitive advantage, increase of

demand, sales and market share.

Score 4 Medium

Term

Market and

reputation

Local communities and stakeholders are

more likely to partner with Bellway if they

have strong sustainability credentials.

•  Partnership and strengthening relations

with stakeholders, building reputation,

competitive advantage.

Score 3 Medium

Term

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (‘TCFD’) continued

Strategic Report

94 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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‘Better with Bellway’ is regularly reviewed by the Board,

the Sustainability Committee and the ‘Better with Bellway’

Leadership Team, against our identified scenarios, to monitor

and further identify climate risks, opportunities and financial

impacts and how these will affect Bellway as a business.

Risk management

At Bellway, climate-related risks have been integrated into our

established Company-wide Risk Management Framework.

This framework is overseen by our Audit Committee, and

we utilise our Risk Management Policy to identify the current

climate-related risks and opportunities. This process considers

internal and external uncertainties which, if they occur, will

have a significant impact on our business. Once we identify

our risks, we then categorise each of them as follows:

•  Strategic risks.

•  Operational risks.

•  Financial risks.

•  Compliance risks.

•  Reputational risks.

A full summary of our climate-related risks and opportunities,

and their associated business and financial impacts, is

captured within our internal TCFD Risk and Opportunities

Register. The register provides a coherent framework to

identify, assess, manage and monitor the impacts of climate

change on our business. We identify current or future

mitigation measures and controls for the risks to reduce the

impact and likelihood of each arising. We follow the same

method to identify our climate-related opportunities.

Following the quantification of the most significant risks and

opportunities for our business, we then integrate these into

our Company-wide strategic Risk Register. This Risk Register is

reviewed on an annual basis by the Board, with risks deemed

high or significant then monitored on a quarterly basis by the

Audit Committee, to prevent the actualisation of a risk event.

Metrics and targets

We understand that further, and more tangible, steps

need to be taken to mitigate our climate-related risks and

realise opportunities, both for the future of our planet and

our business.

The most significant climate-related risk to the business

identified through the scenario analysis is the failure to

comply with the Future Homes Standard. More detail on our

decarbonisation plans and actions to achieve our targets can

be found on pages 45 to 48.

Our scope 3 target goes beyond the emission reductions

that will be required to meet the Future Homes Standard

from 2025.

The Group monitors carbon emissions through the metrics

and targets that form part of the ‘Better with Bellway’

strategy. These targets outline our commitment to drive

down emissions throughout our operations and our value

chain. We have set targets, which are aligned to the SBTi

1.5°C ambition.

In line with our legal obligation under the Companies

(Directors’ Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy

and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018 and the Greenhouse

Gas Protocol, we have continued to measure our scope 1 and

2 greenhouse gas (‘GHG’) emissions and are pleased to report

a 44.7% reduction from 2019. This progress is critical to our

business as we continue on our journey towards net zero by

2050. For Bellway, we define net zero as reducing our scope

1, 2 and 3 emissions to zero, consistent with achieving net

zero emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. Our definition

accounts for neutralising any residual emissions at the net

zero target year and any GHG emissions released into the

atmosphere thereafter with appropriate initiatives, measures

and technologies.

For more information on our carbon footprint, please see

pages 45 to 48.

We are proud of our achievements so far and have

set ambitious targets to manage climate-related risks,

realise opportunities, and achieve net zero by 2050.

Our targets include:

•  46% reduction of absolute scope 1 and scope 2 (tonnes

of CO

2

e) emissions against our 2019 baseline by

July 2030.

•  55% reduction of our scope 3 emissions (tonnes

CO

2

e per m

2

floor area) against our 2019 baseline by

July 2030.

•  At FY24, 90% of our purchased electricity was from

certified renewable ‘REGO’ sources. We expect this to

increase to 95% by FY25.

•  We installed 130 Air Source Heat Pumps in FY24, and all

Divisions have identified schemes to install heat pumps

in FY25.

•  20% reduction in waste per completed unit by July

2025, we have achieved a 20% reduction by FY24,

12 months ahead of schedule.

•  Reduction in construction site water usage against the

baseline of FY21 by July 2025 (m

3

of water per 1000m

2

of completed homes).

•  Support the Group’s compliance with the TCFD and

TNFD requirements by engaging with our supply chain

by July 2027.

•  Establish a ‘net zero’ target and produce a Climate

Transition Plan by July 2025.

These targets will help strengthen our resilience against

climate change, increase our investors’ trust and enable us

to play a full and active role within the construction industry

to drive innovative change around Carbon Reduction.

In addition, targets around reducing scope 1 and scope 2

emissions and waste have been added as a performance

criteria for the Group’s long-term incentive remuneration,

seepages 145 to 146 and 150 for further information.

For more information, please see our ‘Better with Bellway’

page on our website.

Strategic Report

95Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (‘SASB’)

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (‘SASB’) is an independent not for profit organisation

which sets standards to guide the disclosure of financially material sustainability information

of companies.

Terminology used in the SASB is different from the UK marketplace, therefore, we have used equivalent data where

requirements are different from established building and sustainability-related standards and measures for the UK.

The following table discloses our performance against the criteria set by the SASB for the Home Builders sector.

Data relatestothe period 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024.

Throughout this section, ‘Plots’ are homes prior to completion, which are equivalent to ‘Lots’.

Code SASB criteria Our approach

Land use and ecological impacts

IF-HB-160a.1 Number of (1) lots; and

(2) homes delivered on

redevelopment sites.

30.0% of our owned and controlled land bank plots were on brownfield land,

as at 31 July 2024.

31.1% of completions (excluding joint ventures).

IF-HB-160a.2 Number of (1) lots; and

(2) homes delivered in

regions with High or

Extremely High Baseline

Water Stress.

11,086 of our owned and controlled land bank plots were in regions with High or

Extremely High Baseline Water Stress.

1,164 completed (excluding joint ventures).

IF-HB-160a.3 Total amount of monetary

losses as a result of

legal proceedings

associated with

environmental regulations.

There has been no monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated

with the environment in the financial year.

Strategic Report

96 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Code SASB criteria Our approach

Land use and ecological impacts continued

IF-HB-160a.4 Discussion of process to

integrate environmental

considerations into site

selection, site design,

and site development

and construction.

For all developments, we aim to mitigate our impact through a range of

actions, including flood impact assessments, risk assessments, ecology surveys,

environmental impact assessments, and, in agreement with local planning

authorities, biodiversity mitigation, enhancement and offsetting.

We have a Group Head of Biodiversity who works closely with our Commercial,

Planning and Land teams to ensure that we fully integrate all reasonable

environmental considerations into our developments and achieve our ‘Better

with Bellway’ objectives.

The Group Head of Biodiversity has provided detailed training to a range of staff

across the business on specific ecology and biodiversity related matters.

Site selection:

•  At acquisition stage, we carry out detailed due diligence on sites with regard

to flood risk and mitigation, land contamination, air quality, landscape and

biodiversity assessments.

•  We consider connectivity to transport links, and potential nitrate and

phosphate issues.

•  All land purchases are scrutinised by senior divisional management, prior to

being reviewed by our Group Head Office.

•  Flood risk authorities specify that new developments must survive a

one in one hundred year storm with an additional risk tolerance of 30%.

Our developments meet or exceed this specification. We also strive to reduce

water use associated with our developments using a range of available

techniques, most notably in areas of existing high water stress.

•  We have committed to demonstrating a minimum Biodiversity Net Gain of

10% across all development designs submitted for planning from July 2023

onwards. Our Land teams utilise their knowledge received from training

resources and models, as well as external ecologists, to assess biodiversity

constraints and opportunities. This is performed at the earliest stage of site

selection and they are supported by our Group Head of Biodiversity and Head

Office teams.

Site design:

•  Our Artisan house type design standards exceed statutory requirements for

energy efficiency.

•  Environmental considerations are driven through our new ‘Better with

Bellway’approach.

•  In 2024, we planted 9,665 tree saplings across our developments.

Site development and construction:

•  We identify and mitigate environmental impact during the development and

construction phase through the application of Group Standards.

•  Our divisions are working towards being certified to IS0 14001 Environmental

Management System Standards by the financial year ended 31 July 2026.

•  Wherever possible, mature trees and woodlands located within our

developments are retained. These trees are then protected during

development in accordance with British Standard 5837:2012.

•  Our Regional Health and Safety Managers conducted 808 monitoring

visits of sites in FY24 to assess compliance with our health, safety and

environmental policies.

•  Over the past year, we’ve installed sustainable drainage systems on 246 of

our developments.

•  We’ve implemented biodiversity plans on 154 of our developments across

the UK.

Strategic Report

97Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Code SASB criteria Our approach

Workforce health and safety

IF-HB-320a.1 (1) Total recordable

incident rate (‘TRIR’);

and (2) fatality rate for (a)

direct employees; and (b)

contract employees.

We measure H&S performance using an Annual Injury Incidence Rate (‘AIIR’)

metric, which is per 100,000 employees. Our overall AIIR is 170.99.

There were no fatalities.

The health, safety, and wellbeing of our colleagues and subcontractors is our

highest priority.

Reportable injuries are those covered by the UK’s Reporting of Injuries, Diseases

and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (‘RIDDOR’).

Design for resource efficiency

IF-HB-410a.1 Number of homes that

obtained a certified

residential energy

efficiency rating; and (2)

average score.

The Energy Performance Certificate (‘EPC’) is a UK equivalent to the HERS Index.

Properties are assessed by an accredited assessor.

99% of our homes achieve an energy efficiency rating of either A or B.

This statistic is based on analysis of actual final EPC data from 1 August 2023 to

31 July 2024. The sample analysed covered 6,513 homes accounting for 85% of

the completions in the period.

The construction specification of every Bellway home includes high levels of

thermal insulation, the detailed house type designs incorporate calculated

thermal bridging thereby reducing a significant source of heat loss. Our homes

also feature highly efficient services and appliances. Solar PV arrays and

mechanical ventilation systems with heat recovery feature in a growing number

of our homes.

IF-HB-410a.2 Percentage of installed

water fixtures certified a

water efficiency standard.

100% of total home completions in FY24 were designed to a flow of less than 110

litres per person per day.

Our homes incorporate low flow outlets and sanitary ware to achieve a low water

consumption rate, this strategy permanently reduces water consumption.

IF-HB-410a.3 Number of homes

delivered certified to a

third-party multi-attribute

green building standard.

The UK does not currently have an established third-party multi-attribute green

building standard for homes.

All our homes are subject to UK building regulations.

IF-HB-410a.4 Description of risks and

opportunities related to

incorporating Resource

Efficiency into home

design, and how benefits

are communicated

to customers.

We continuously review risks and opportunities in relation to Resource Efficiency

in our Artisan Collection house designs.

We do this through internal workshops, working directly with our supply chain

partners, collaborating in sector forums and testing through customer research.

It is recognised that the low-carbon home of the future is not necessarily a low

running cost home. We are conducting research projects that include energy

monitoring and reporting to identify the prime configuration of fabric, services

and renewable energy generation to ensure affordable running costs for

our customers.

These benefits will be communicated to the customer via improved EPC ratings.

The greater use of timber products increases construction efficiency and reduces

the amount of embodied carbon in a home we build.

As part of Customer First we communicate with our customers throughout their

customer journey, utilising various channels to keep them informed about all

aspects of their new home.

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (‘SASB’) continued

Strategic Report

98 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Code SASB criteria Our approach

Community impacts of new developments

IF-HB-410b.1 Description of how

proximity and access to

infrastructure, services,

and economic centres

affect site selection and

development decisions.

Proximity and access to infrastructure, services, and economic centres influence

site selection and development decisions.

For each site, we assess the current level of facilities and services to see if they

are sufficient to support the scale of proposed development. We aim for future

residents to have convenient access to local facilities and services.

Where it is deemed the current level of facilities or services are not adequate to

support the development, we contribute to improve local facilities.

The UK’s NPPF also requires consideration of the opportunities presented by

existing or planned investment in infrastructure.

During 2024, we contributed £36.3 million to local communities via planning

obligations to fund infrastructure and facilities.

Around 89.0% of our sites were within 400 metres of a public transport node.

IF-HB-410b.2 Number of (1) lots; and

(2) homes delivered on

infill sites.

This data is not currently collected. However, the majority of brownfield land in

the UK would meet the definition of an infill site.

9,227 (30.0%) of our owned and controlled land bank plots at 31 July 2024 were

on brownfield land.

2,381 (31.1%) home completions (excluding joint ventures) were on

brownfield land.

IF-HB-410b.3 (1) Number of homes

delivered in compact

developments; and (2)

average density.

According to SASB definitions, all our schemes meet the criteria for

compact development.

Climate change adaptation

IF-HB-420a.1 Number of lots located in

100-year flood zones.

For all developments, and specifically where we develop greenfield sites,

we aim to mitigate our impact through a range of actions, including flood

impact assessments, risk assessments, ecology surveys, environmental impact

assessments, and in agreement with local planning authorities, biodiversity

mitigation, enhancement and offsetting.

Flood risk authorities specify that new developments must survive a one in

hundred year storm plus 30%.

We ensure our developments meet and very often exceed this specification.

IF-HB-420a.2 Description of climate

change risk exposure

analysis, degree of

systematic portfolio

exposure, and strategies

for mitigating risks.

We recognise climate change as a principal risk to our business and are

committed to reducing our own emissions through our Science-Based

Targets(‘SBTs’).

The assessment of, and response to, climate risk is a key consideration in the

Group’s future strategy.

The identification of new and emerging climate-related risks, assessment and

prioritisation of those risks, and our risk management approach will be key to

integrate climate change mitigation into our overall approach to sustainability.

Over the next year, we will undertake scenario planning to identify the risks

related to the increasing frequency and severity of acute weather events

or increasing water scarcity that could impact our operating environment.

Once identified, we will work towards obtaining a better understanding of

the potential financial impacts using our established scoring criteria, and our

resilience with regards to different scenarios.

We have clear governance to allow the business to oversee climate risks, along

with the Group’s progress on compliance with the Task Force for Climate-

related Financial Disclosures (‘TCFD’).

Activity metrics

IF-HB-000.A Number of controlled lots. As at 31 July 2024, our short-term land bank stood at 30,787 plots.

IF-HB-000.B Number of

homes delivered.

We delivered 7,683 home completions, 7,654 from wholly owned operations

along with 29 from our share of joint ventures.

IF-HB-000.C Number of active

selling communities.

We sold from 247 average active sales outlets, 245 in our wholly owned

operations and two in our joint ventures.

Strategic Report

99Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Non-Financial and Sustainability Information Statement

This section of the Strategic Report constitutes Bellway p.l.c.’s Non-Financial and Sustainability Information

Statement, required by Section 414CA and 414CB of the Companies Act 2006. The requirements are

addressed in this section by means of cross referencing to indicate which sections of the narrative

they are embedded. Our policies can also be found at www.bellwayplc.co.uk.

Non-financial information Section Pages

Description of our Business Model Our Business Model 16 to 21

Principal Risks Risk Management 79 to 82

Principal Risks 83 to 87

Non-Financial KPIs ‘Better with Bellway’ KPIs

‘Bellway with Bellway’

Our Business Model

12 to 13

34 to 61

16 to 21

Climate-related Financial Disclosures Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (‘TCFD’) 88 to 95

Environmental matters

Our approach

As a responsible housebuilder we are committed to ensuring the business plays a role in delivering Carbon Reduction and

planning for a sustainable future. We recognise that climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time and we are

committed to reducing our own emissions, and customer emissions from the homes we build, through the setting of science-

based targets to reduce our scope 1, 2 and scope 3 emissions. Through collaborations andtest trials, we are working on

avariety of technologies to help reduce carbon emissions.

Relevant policies and standards that govern our approach Related principal risks\* Where to find more information Pages

•  Climate Change Policy.

•  Environmental.

•  Policy.

•  Sustainability.

•  Policy.

•  ‘Better with Bellway’.

•  Future Homes Standard (‘FHS’).

•  Waste Management Policy.

•  Environment and

climatechange.

•  Land and Planning.

•  Legal and Regulatory

Compliance.

•  TCFD. 88 to 95

•  ‘Better with Bellway’ –

Carbon Reduction.

45 to 48

•  ‘Better with Bellway’ –

Biodiversity.

57 to 59

•  ‘Better with Bellway’ –

Sustainable Supply Chain.

53 to 54

•  SASB Disclosures. 96 to 99

•  Section 172 Statement. 62

Employees

Our approach

We are committed to being an inclusive employer, dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for our

employees that aims to create an environment that is open, diverse, and free from all forms of prejudice and discrimination.

We also thrive to create a safe working environment that promotes personal development and equal opportunities. We

recognise the importance of maintaining and supporting the mental health of our colleagues and we are taking steps to

improve the ratio of mental health first aiders within the Group.

Relevant policies and standards that govern our approach Related principal risks\* Where to find more information Pages

•  Health and Safety Policy.

•  Agile Working.

•  Policy.

•  Safeguarding.

•  Policy.

•  Equality Diversity & Inclusion Policy.

•  Health and Safety.

•  Legal and

Regulatory Compliance.

•  Human Resources.

•  IT and Security.

•  TCFD.

•  ‘Better with Bellway’ –

Employer of Choice.

•  ‘Better with Bellway’

– Building Quality

Homes,Safely.

•  Key Stakeholder

Relationships.

•  Section 172 Statement.

88 to 95

42 to 43

49 to 52

63 to 78

62

\*  For full details on related principal risks see pages 83 to 87.

Strategic Report

100 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Respect for Human Rights

Our approach

Bellway is committed to respecting human rights, ensuring our people, subcontractors and suppliers are always treated

fairly. We are committed to continuous improvement through our procedures and policies and develop our knowledge and

awareness of human rights and ensure processes are in place for the workforce to speak up through our ‘SpeakUp’ platform.

Relevant policies and standards that govern our approach Related principal risks\* Where to find more information Pages

•  Anti-Slavery and Human

Trafficking Statements.

•  Data protection Policy.

•  Privacy Notice.

•  Bereavement Policy.

•  Maternity Leave Policy.

•  Paternity Leave Policy.

•  Construction

resources.

•  Health and Safety.

•  IT and Securit.y

•  Legal and Regulatory

Compliance.

•  ‘Better with Bellway’

Employer of Choice.

•  Key Stakeholder

Relationships .

•  SASB Disclosures.

•  Nomination Committee

Report .

•  Audit Committee Report.

•  Section 172 Statement.

42 to 43

63 to 78

96 to 99

116 to 117

118 to 129

62

Social matters

Our approach

Bellway is committed to support our local communities through, community engagement, donations, and our

Volunteering Policy.

We continue to invest in our local communities through the planning process, where we invest in a range of community

services and build a wide range of houses and apartments, to meet the varying budgets and needs of our customers.

In August 2022, Bellway established a new standalone Building Safety division, which is dedicated to the remediation

of buildings identified during the review of our high-rise portfolio, providing a full in-house capability in the delivery of

remedial works.

In March 2023, Bellway signed the MHCLG Self-Remediation Terms (‘SRT’) in England, which converted the principles of

the building safety pledge signed in 2022, in which we committed to resolve any historical fire remedial work on buildings

completed since 5 April 1992, into a binding agreement between the government and Bellway. This was followed in May

2023, with the signature of the Welsh Government’s Self-Remediation Terms.

Relevant policies and standards that govern our approach Related principal risks\* Where to find more information Pages

•  ‘Better with Bellway’.

•  Charity Policy.

•  Volunteering Policy.

•  Anti-Money Laundering Policy.

•  Home Builders Federation.

•  Self-Remediation Terms.

•  Health and Safety.

•  Land and Planning.

•  IT and Security.

•  Legal and Regulatory

compliance.

•  ‘Better with Bellway’.

•  Our Business Model.

•  Our Marketplace.

•  SASB Disclosures.

•  Chief Executive’s Market

and Operational Review.

•  Section 172 Statement.

•  Key Stakeholder

Relationships.

34 to 61

16 to 21

22 to 23

96 to 99

26 to 29

62

63 to 78

Anti-bribery and anti-corruption

Our approach

Bellway is committed to high standard of ethics, honesty and integrity and have a zero-tolerance approach to any form

of bribery and corruption and have compliance procedures in place to prevent bribery and corruption in our business.

Thestandards set by Bellway are expected to be followed by all employees, subcontractors, suppliers and any other third

party acting for or on behalf of the Company.

Relevant policies and standards that govern our approach Related principal risks\* Where to find more information Pages

•  Bribery and Corruption Policy.

•  Whistleblowing Policy.

•  Legal and Regulatory

Compliance.

•  Audit Committee Report. 118 to 129

\*  For full details on related principal risks see pages 83 to 87.

Strategic Report

101Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Sales Advisor and Sales Manager with pupils from

Christ Church CofE Primary School.

Governance

Chair’s Statement on

CorporateGovernance

104

Board of Directors  106

Board Activities and Decisions 108

Board Leadership 110

Division of Responsibilities 111

Composition, Succession

andEvaluation

115

Nomination Committee Report  116

Audit Committee Report 118

Remuneration Report 130

Sustainability Committee Report 153

Directors’ Report 154

Independent Auditor’s Report 158

102 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Better choices for

our stakeholders

with Bellway

Stakeholder engagement is an important part of our

business operations, it helps inform the Board decision-

making process and ensure we consider the impact of those

decisions to make better choices for our key stakeholders.

Street scene at

our Pirton Fields

development in

Churchdown.

Amy Hughes, Sales Manager

at Northern Homes Counties.

Governance

103Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Dear Shareholder

As Chair of Bellway, I am pleased to introduce this year’s

Corporate Governance Report.

During the year, the Board has continued to progress the

long-term, sustainable strategy of the Group. Our effective

governance arrangements underpin the Board activities and

ensure effective consideration of the risks and opportunities

that theCompanyis faced with.

This year in review

In 2023-2024 the Board continued to address the challenges

arising from the macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions,

but are encouraged by the housing market outlook and

welcome the new government’s focus on addressing the

ongoing shortfall of housing. Despite these challenges,

we have delivered another year of strong operational

performance. This is testament to the effectiveness of our

long-term strategic priorities, our culture, and the hard work

and talent of our people. The Board provided strong support

to the management team and, considered and debated

various challenging scenarios, taking into account the

interests of all the Company’s stakeholders.

The application of the skills and experience of the Directors,

coupled with the wide-ranging work of the Audit Committee,

provides strong governance for the benefit of all our

stakeholders. To learn more about our Board activity in 2024,

please see pages 108 to 109.

Stakeholder engagement

We engage with our stakeholders on a regular basis to

understand their perspectives and incorporate their feedback

into our decision-making processes. We are committed

to fostering strong relationships with our shareholders,

employees, customers, and the communities in which we

operate. Please see pages 63 to 78 for more information on

the wider stakeholders and shareholder engagement during

the year.

Sustainability

The Board has continued to focus on ESG matters, which

is detailed via our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy (pages 34

to 61), and driven by our Sustainability Committee, which

was constituted in May 2023, more details can be found on

page 153.

We acknowledge the importance of the TCFD disclosures,

and continue to improve upon, and develop, our approach,

more details can be found on pages 88 to 95.

Our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy has been operational

since March 2022, with sustainability at its heart, it reinforces

our commitment to operating in a responsible and ethical

manner. As part of our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy, we

have chosen to report against SASB and SDGs reporting

frameworks as these were identified as being most relevant

to our investors. SASB have produced standards to focus

companies disclosing performance on the most financially

material sustainability topics for the benefit of investors.

We have reported against the standards applicable for our

industry (more detail on pages 96 to 99).

There are 17 SDGs in total, and Bellway have mapped the

goals that are applicable against the ‘Better with Bellway’

strategy (more detail on pages 34 to 61).

Board succession and diversity

Our Board is structured to ensure there is a balance of skills,

experience, independence, and knowledge necessary

for effective decision-making and oversight. We have a

diverse and experienced Board comprising individuals

with relevant expertise in the housebuilding industry and

corporate governance.

The Board continues to be committed to making

appointments on merit, against objective criteria and

strongly supports boardroom diversity in all its characteristics,

including but not limited to, age, gender, race, education,

professional background and experience.

In May 2024, the Company announced that Simon Scougall

would be promoted to the newly created role of Chief

Commercial Officer, and this came into effect from the 1

August 2024. Please see the Nomination Committee Report

for more detail on pages 116 to 117. An announcement on

the appointment of a new Company Secretary will be made

in FY25.

In addition, in May 2024, Keith Adey announced his decision

to retire from full-time executive work. Keith will be stepping

down from his current role as Group Finance Director

on 1 December 2024. He will remain on the Board and

will continue to have an active role in the business as an

executive director until 21 March 2025, which will include

helping to oversee an orderly transition.

During the year the Board has continued its

commitment to sustainability whilst applying

effective corporate governance and promoting

the highest standards of governance and values

throughout the Company.”

John Tutte

Chair

Chair’s Statement on Corporate Governance

Governance

104 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Shane Doherty, who was the Group Chief Financial Officer

of Cairn Homes PLC (‘Cairn’) (a company trading on both the

Euronext Dublin and the London Stock Exchange) until April

2024, will join Bellway on 2 December 2024 as Chief Financial

Officer and be appointed as a member of the Board with

effect from that date.

As part of Board succession planning, the Nomination

Committee has been actively working on promoting

diversity with the objective of aligning Board composition

with the Parker Reviews, the FTSE Women’s Leaders Review

recommendations, and the FCA disclosure rules.

During the year, Cecily Davis has been appointed as a

Non-Executive Director bringing a wealth of experience.

Further details on Cecily’s biography can be found on

page 107.

Diversity extends beyond the boardroom and the Board

values diversity across the workforce. Becoming an ‘Employer

of Choice’ is a flagship business priority pillar of our ‘Better

with Bellway’ strategy (more details on pages 42 to 43).

This objective includes becoming a more open, diverse and

inclusive organisation. We are committed to providing a great

working environment, which recognises that people from

different backgrounds, experiences and abilities can bring

fresh ideas and innovation to improve our business. We want

to ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded

in our culture, and reflected in our people and behaviours.

Bellway held its second Pride event in 2024 as well as other

initiatives as part of the Balance Network. Our culture is a key

component in our strategy and during the year, the Board

has monitored our culture with updates from the Group’s

HR Director on our people, our talent, diversity and inclusion

network updates and engagement surveys. More details of

these activities can be found on pages 42 to 43.

We continue our strong commitment to increasing the

number of females in the construction industry, especially

in senior roles, and we continue to invest in our apprentice

and graduate schemes to bring new diverse talent into the

business. In addition, we continue to partner with Women in

Construction and the HBF to be proactive in our approach

to attract more female talent into the industry. More details

on this, and our approach to diversity and inclusion, can be

found on page 43.

Board effectiveness and evaluation

In line with the UK Corporate Governance Code, we

undertake a formal and rigorous annual evaluation of our

own performance and that of our Committees and individual

Directors. We normally operate a three-year cycle of internal

and externally facilitated reviews. Bellway’s last externally

facilitated evaluation took place in 2023 facilitated by Trusted

Advisors Partnership (‘TAP’), a specialist consultancy, which

has no other business or connection to the Group or

individual Directors.

In 2024, it was decided to follow up the previous Board

evaluation with a second consecutive external evaluation

conducted again by TAP and supported by the Chief

Commercial Officer and Company Secretary.

A similar approach was adopted to the previous year,

TAP, with the support of the Chief Commercial Officer and

Company Secretary, reviewed the Chair, Non-Executive

Directors, the Board and its Committees’ effectiveness to

fulfil their duties. The review considered the Board structure,

capability and performance; and the quality of Board

discussion and review to support the delivery of Bellway’s

sustainable growth strategy.

The output of the review provides a series of observations

and considerations, which the Chair and Board of Directors

use to help further enhance its performance in a challenging

economic environment.

The Board evaluation carried out confirmed that the Board

and its Committees continue to operate effectively and that

the Bellway p.l.c. Board is well constituted and comprised

of experienced, capable, and engaged Non-Executive and

Executive Directors that are able and willing to fulfil their

responsibilities, without any conflict of interest. The review also

highlighted that the Board Committees operate well, and the

Main Board is well chaired. You can read more about this on

page 115.

Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’)

The 2024 AGM will be held on 12 December 2024 at

Woolsington House, Newcastle, and we hope that we can

count on shareholders’ support for the proposed resolutions.

Full details in the Notice of Meeting.

Compliance with the UK Corporate Governance

Code (‘The Code’)

I am pleased to confirm that the Board considers that it has

complied throughout the year with the detailed provisions

of the Code published in July 2018. As required by the Code,

this report describes our activities and key achievements

during the year, giving shareholders and stakeholders the

necessary information to evaluate how the Code’s Principles

have been applied. The Code is available, from the Financial

Reporting Council, online at www.frc.org.uk or by telephoning

0207492 2300.

Conclusion

I would like to recognise the hard work and commitment

of all Bellway employees during the year and thank them

for their efforts to ensure the success of the Company and

also the members of the Board for their continued support

and commitment.

John Tutte

Chair

14 October 2024

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Key:

A

Audit Committee

S

Sustainability Committee

R

Remuneration Committee

\*

Denotes Committee Chair

N

Nomination Committee

NR

Board Committee on Non-Executive Directors’ Remuneration

Background and experience

Jason commenced employment with the Group in January

2005 as Managing Director of the Thames Gateway division,

becoming Southern Regional Chairman in December 2011.

Jason joined the Board as Chief Operating Officer and was

promoted to GroupChief Executive on 1 August 2018.

Background and experience

John was appointed to the Board on 1 March 2022 as

Non-Executive Chair Designate, and succeeded Paul

Hampden Smith as Non-Executive Chairman and Chair of

the Nomination Committee on 1 April 2022. He is qualified

in civil engineering and has over 40 years’ experience

within the industry through various senior roles at Redrow

plc, including Group Chief Executive, Executive Chairman,

and then Non-Executive Chairman, prior to him retiring

from the Board in 2021.

Other appointments

•  Home Builders Federation – Non-Executive Director.

Background and experience

Simon joined Bellway in March 2011 and has held senior

positions within the Group including that of Group

Commercial Director and Group General Counsel and

Company Secretary. Simon joined the Board as Chief

Commercial Officer on 1 August 2024.

Background and experience

Keith, a Chartered Accountant, joined Bellway in December

2008 as Group Chief Accountant, becoming Group Finance

Director on 1 February 2012. Prior to joining Bellway he

worked at KPMG and Grainger plc.

John Tutte

Chair

Appointed 1 March 2022

N\*

R

S\*

Jason Honeyman

Group Chief Executive

Appointed 1 September 2017

NR\*

Board of Directors

Membership and meeting attendance

Director Number of meetings attended during the year

John Tutte 9/9

Sarah Whitney 9/9

Jill Caseberry 9/9

Ian McHoul 9/9

Cecily Davis 1/2

\*

Jason Honeyman 9/9

Keith Adey 9/9

\*  Partial absence was due to commitments prior to joining the Board.

Keith Adey

Group Finance Director

Appointed 1 February 2012

NR

S

Simon Scougall

Chief Commercial Officer

and Company Secretary

Appointed 1 August 2024

NR

Governance

106 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Background and experience

Jill was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director

on 1 October 2017. Jill has extensive sales, marketing and

general management experience across a number of

blue-chip companies including Mars, PepsiCo and Premier

Foods.

Other appointments

•  Halfords Group plc – Senior Independent Director,

Remuneration Committee Chair and a member of the

Audit, Nomination and ESG Committees.

•  C&C Group plc – Non-Executive Director and a member of

the Remuneration and Audit Committees.

•  St. Austell Brewery Company Limited – Senior Independent

Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a

member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.

•  Bakkavor Group plc – Senior Independent Director, Chair

of the Remuneration Committee and member of the

Nomination Committee.

Background and experience

Cecily, a registered solicitor, was appointed to the Board as a

Non-Executive Director on 1 May 2024. Cecily has extensive

legal, construction and infrastructure experience, combined

with a wealth of senior executive experience and general

management experience. She was a Partner at DLA Piper

from 2005 to 2012 and has since served at Fieldfisher as

Partner, Head of Construction and Engineering and Head of

the Africa Group. Cecily currently serves as a Non-Executive

Director on the Board of Triple Point Social Housing REIT PLC

and has previously acted as Non-Executive Director for both

L&Q Group and Places for People.

Other appointments

•  Fieldfisher LLP – Partner, Head of Construction and

Engineering and Co-Head of the Africa Group.

•  Triple Point Social Housing REIT PLC – Non-Executive

Director and member of the Sustainability & Impact and

Nomination Committee.

Jill Caseberry

Independent

Non-Executive Director

Appointed 1 October 2017

A

N

R\*

S

Background and experience

Sarah, a Chartered Accountant, was appointed to the Board

as a Non-Executive Director on 1 September 2022. Sarah

has extensive property and finance experience from roles

at PricewaterhouseCoopers, DTZ Holdings (now Cushman

& Wakefield), and at CBRE.

Other appointments

•  JP Morgan Global Growth & Income plc – Non-

Executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee and

Remuneration Committee.

•  BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. – Chair of the Supervisory

Board and Chair of the Nomination Committee, member

ofthe Remuneration Committee.

•  Tritax EuroBox plc – Senior Independent Director

and member of the Audit, ESG and Management

Engagement Committees.

•  University College London – Member of the Council and

Chair of the Audit Committee.

•  Nuffield College, University of Oxford – Member of the

Investment Committee.

Sarah Whitney

Senior Independent

Non-Executive Director

Appointed 1 September 2022

A

N

R

S

Background and experience

Ian, a Chartered Accountant, was appointed to the

Boardas a Non-Executive Director on 1 February 2018,

andappointed as Chair of the Audit Committee on

12 December 2018. He was Finance & Strategy Director of

the Inntrepreneur Pub Company Limited from 1995 to 1998

and then served at Scottish & Newcastle plc from 1998 to

2008, first as Finance Director of Scottish Courage and later

as Group Finance Director of Scottish & Newcastle plc.

From 2008 to 2017 he was Chief Financial Officer of Amec

Foster Wheeler plc. Ianwas also a Non-Executive Director

of Premier Foods plc fromJuly 2004 to April 2013.

Other appointments

•  None currently.

Ian McHoul

Independent

Non-Executive Director

Appointed 1 February 2018

A\*

N

R

S

Cecily Davis

Independent

Non-Executive Director

Appointed 1 May 2024

A

N

R

S

107Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Board activity

ordecision

New corporate

communications

advisers appointed.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

Powerscourt were

appointed as

new corporate

communications

advisers to improve

communication

toinvestors.

Board Activities and Decisions

August September October December February March May June July

For more detail on how the Board has considered and engaged with key stakeholders please see

theKeyStakeholder Engagement section on pages 63 to 78.

Board activities, decisions and stakeholders considered

2023

Board activity or decision

Employee Survey Results

presented to the Board.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

The Board agreed actions

to be taken to improve the

Employee Survey results.

Board activity or decision

Board Evaluation results.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

The impact of the Boards

decisions on strategy and

our stakeholder groups

were considered, and

agreed actions to further

develop the effectiveness of

the Board.

Board activity or decision

Approve the new ‘Better

with Bellway’ targets

for FY24.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

The targets are set while

considering the impact

the business has on

its stakeholders and

wider environment.

Board activity

ordecision

Annual General

Meeting 2023.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

Shareholders had the

opportunity to meet the

Board and discuss issues

ofimportance.

Board activity or decision

Approval of Executive

Committee Terms

of Reference.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

This demonstrates

theBoard’s commitment

to the recommendations

of the Board evaluation,

and improving decision-

making.

Board activity or decision

Approval of the 2023 Annual Report

and Accounts.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

The Board approved the preliminary

announcement along with the 2023

Annual Report and Accounts.

Board activity or decision

Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking

Statement approved.

How stakeholders wereconsidered

Demonstrating commitment to

comply with the legislation, and

Bellway’s commitment to improving

practices and ways of working to

stop Modern Slavery in our business

and direct supply chain.

Board activity or decision

Completion of £100 million share

buyback programme.

How stakeholders wereconsidered

Return capital to investors, via

completion of the second tranche

ofthe share buyback programme.

Board activity or decision

Approval of the FY24 Health and

Safety targets.

How stakeholders wereconsidered

The targets are set to continue

our key priority to provide a safe

environment for everyone on

our sites.

Governance

108 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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August September October December February March May June July

Board activities, decisions and stakeholders considered

Customers Employees

Investors, Analysts

and Advisors

Subcontractors

and Supply Chain

Local Communities

and the Environment

Government

and Regulators

Key:

2024

Board activity

ordecision

Audit Consultation

with shareholders.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

Consulted with

shareholders on

changes to the

UK Corporate

Governance

Code2024.

Board activity

ordecision

Employee

Engagement

survey conducted.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

Provides an

opportunity for

employees to

share feedback

on a range of

topics including

training, views on

management and

the other leadership

of theorganisation.

Board activity

ordecision

Annual Board

Strategy Meeting

including

presentations

fromthe CEO

of the Future

Homes Hub.

How

stakeholders

wereconsidered

The Board’s

annual strategy

day allows for

discussion of the

short and long-

term strategy of

thebusiness.

Board activity

ordecision

Remuneration

Policy

consultation.

How

stakeholders

wereconsidered

Shareholders and

investor agencies

were consulted

and asked to

provide feedback

on the proposed

Remuneration

Policy to be

voted on at

the Company’s

Annual General

Meeting on 12

December 2024.

Board activity

ordecision

Non-Executive

Directors attended

Employee

Listening Groups.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

The outcome of

the discussions

are discussed at

Boardlevel.

Board activity

ordecision

Approve the

Gender pay

Gap Report.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

The Board is

committed to being

transparent on

it’sreporting.

Board activity ordecision

Cecily Davis appointed

totheBoard as

Non-Executive Director.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

The Board is committed to

making appointments that

complement and expand

upon the Board’s existing

skills, and to comply with the

requirements of the Parker

Reviews, the FTSE Women’s

Leaders Review andthe FCA

disclosure rules.

Board activity ordecision

Board site visit.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

The Board visited our joint

venture site Springstead

Village, Cherry Hinton and met

with staff and subcontractors.

Board activity ordecision

Announcement of

Directorate changes.

How stakeholders

wereconsidered

It was announced that Simon

Scougall was to be appointed

as Chief Commercial Officer

from 1 August 2024. It was

also announced that Keith

Adey would retire once an

appropriate replacement

wasfound.

109Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Board Leadership and Company Purpose Leadership and Culture

The Board is the principal decision-making body of the Group and, collectively, is responsible for establishing

a clear purpose and setting the strategic direction of Bellway. The Board promotes the long-term sustainable

success of the Group, for the benefit of our shareholders, while also contributing to wider society.

Board leadership

Board of Directors

Audit Committee

Nomination

Committee

Board Committee

on Non-Executive

Directors’ Remuneration

Sustainability

Committee

Sets and defines the Company’s purpose and values,

whichdrives the Company’s culture.

Annual review of subcommittee Terms of Reference and the

delegated authority.

Reviews, considers and approves major transactions and

investmentsfor the Group.

Sets and drives the Group’s strategies, including sustainability,

volume growth and value creation.

Oversees the risk appetite of the Group

andensuressufficient controls.

Provides oversight of corporate governance and ensures

effectiveengagement with stakeholders.

Approval of the annual

Anti-Slavery and Human

Trafficking Statement.

Annual internal control and

risk management review.

Annual Policy

compliance review.

Review and approval of

the draft Annual Report

and Accounts.

Audit plan and review of

Auditor Policy.

Monitoring the integrity of

the financial statements.

Review internal audit plan

and the effectiveness of the

internal audit function.

Read  more

on pages 118 to 129.

Review the structure, size

and composition of the

Board, in accordance with

the Board’s Diversity Policy,

and current legislation.

Consider succession

planning for the Board and

their direct reports.

Identify candidates to

fill Board vacancies and

nominate these to the Board

for approval.

Consider diversity and

inclusion targets for

the Group.

Annual performance

evaluation of the Committee.

Keep under review

the range of skills and

experience on the Board.

Read  more

on pages 116 to 117.

Review and determine

salaries and other elements

of remuneration package

of individuals under the

Committee’s remit.

Work with external

Advisors to review and

determine annual bonus

performance targets.

Annual review of

remuneration of

management below

Board level and the

wider workforce.

Annual review, grant

and vest of any awards

under the long-term

incentive plan.

Review Remuneration

Policy.

Ensure practices are

designed to support and

promote the long-term

success of the Company.

Read  more

on pages 130 to 152.

Meet at least once a year,

to review fees, and the

terms of appointment of the

Non-Executive Directors

(excluding the Chair).

Receive advice from the

Chief Commercial Officer

and Company Secretary

and external remuneration

consultants when required.

Read  more

on page 114.

Oversee ESG matters for

Bellway, including the ‘Better

with Bellway’ strategy.

Review industry best

practice in respect of

ESG compliance.

Review and approve

‘Better with Bellway’ targets

and KPIs.

Review relevant policies

and determine their

appropriateness in

supporting the Group’s

sustainability agenda.

Will meet at least twice a

year, and when required

in addition.

Read  more

on page 153.

Leadership

Remuneration

Committee

Divisional Boards

Executive Committee

Executive Directors

Head Office Senior Management Team ‘Better with Bellway’ Leadership Committee

Governance

110 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Division of Responsibilities

Statement about applying the principles

ofgoodgovernance

The Board acknowledges the importance of, and is

committed to the principle of, achieving and maintaining

ahigh standard of corporate governance and in promoting

apositive culture within the Group.

We have applied the principles of good governance, including

both the Main Principles and the Supporting Principles, by

complying with the Code. Further explanations of how the

Main Principles and Supporting Principles have been applied

are set out below and in the Remuneration Report.

Leadership

The Board is the principal decision-making body of the Group

and is collectively responsible to shareholders for promoting

the long-term success of the Group.

At the date of this Report, the Board consists of eight Directors

whose names, responsibilities and other details appear on

pages 106 to 107. Currently three of the Directors are Executive

and five are Non-Executive including the Chair.

The Board sets the strategic aims, ensures that the necessary

resources (including finances, people and materials) are in

place for the Group to meet these objectives and also reviews

management performance. It defines the Group’s values and

standards and ensures that its obligations to its shareholders

are understood and met.

The Board has put in place the following structure, which

allows it to provide entrepreneurial leadership of the Group

and to delegate authority for operational matters through a

framework of prudent and effective controls, which enable

risk to be assessed and managed.

Chair

•  Promoting the highest standards of integrity, probity

and corporate governance throughout the Group and

particularly at Board level including ensuring that the

correct cultural tone is set from the top.

•  Ensuring that the Group complies with the requirements of

the UK Corporate Governance Code and adheres to the

highest standards of governance.

•  Leading the Board and ensuring its effectiveness.

•  Setting the Board’s agenda.

•  Ensuring the Directors receive accurate, timely and

clear information.

•  Ensuring effective communication with shareholders.

•  Ensuring the effective conduct of Board meetings and

facilitating the effective contribution of all directors and the

Chief Commercial Officer and Company Secretary.

•  Leading the evaluation of the performance of the Board,

its Committees, individual Directors and Chief Commercial

Officer and Company Secretary.

•  Overseeing the induction of any new Board Directors and

the development of existing Directors.

•  Ensuring that the views of shareholders are communicated

to the Board as a whole.

•  Encouraging constructive relations between the Executive

and Non-Executive Directors and the Chief Commercial

Officer and Company Secretary.

•  Approving land purchases over specified limits in

conjunction with the wider Board.

Group Chief Executive

Implementing the strategy agreed by the Board.

•  Leading the Executive Directors, Company Secretary and

the senior management team in the day-to-day running of

the Group’s business.

•  Ensuring the effective implementation of Board decisions.

•  Reviewing the Group’s organisational structure and

recommending changes as appropriate.

•  Supervising the activities of the Regional Chairs and

divisional senior management, overseeing their

development and succession planning.

•  Overseeing Group operations.

•  Overseeing the activities of subsidiary companies.

•  Overseeing divisional expansion plans.

•  Together with the Chair, providing coherent leadership of

the Group, including representing the Group to customers,

suppliers, government, shareholders, financial institutions,

employees, the media, the community and the general public.

•  Keeping the Chair informed of all important matters.

•  Overseeing the sales and marketing, public relations,

andtechnical departments.

Group Finance Director

•  Devising and implementing the financial strategy and

policies of the Group, including treasury and tax.

•  Developing budgets and financial plans.

•  Responsible for the Group’s investor relations activities.

•  Responsible for delivering the Board agreed sustainability

and ESG strategy.

•  Overseeing the sustainability, finance, IT and

risk departments.

Chief Commercial Officer

•  Supporting the Group Chief Executive in fulfilling his duties.

•  Approving land purchases, within specified limits.

•  Keeping the Board regularly updated on corporate

governance, legal, commercial and HR matters.

•  Responsible for legal compliance throughout the Group

including ensuring policies and procedures are maintained

and updated on a regular basis.

•  Overseeing the legal, company secretarial, HR, land,

strategic land and planning, health and safety departments,

and the Building Safety division.

•  Working with the Group Finance Director on the delivery of

the sustainability and ESG agenda.

•  Managing the Group’s external legal panel.

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

•  Acting as a sounding board for the Chair, Executive

Directors and the Chief Commercial Officer.

•  Being available to shareholders.

•  Leading the annual appraisal of the Chair.

•  Holding meetings with the Non-Executive Directors

withoutthe Chair present.

111Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Division of Responsibilities continued

Non-Executive Directors

•  Constructively challenging management.

•  Contributing to the development of strategy.

•  Scrutinising the performance of management.

•  Ensuring integrity of financial information and financial

controls and ensuring systems of risk management

are robust.

•  Determining appropriate levels of Executive Director, Chief

Commercial Officer and Company Secretary and Regional

Chairs remuneration.

•  Appointing and removing Executive Directors and

succession planning.

•  Serving on Board Committees.

Executive Committee

•  The Executive Committee make recommendations for

the objectives and strategy of the group to the Board for

its approval.

•  Overseeing the implementation of the objectives and

strategy approved by the Board.

•  They are responsible for the day-to-day management of

the Group in accordance with the approved objectives

and strategies.

•  Ensuring the identification, management and monitoring of

risks and the implementation of effective internal controls.

•  They are also responsible for reviewing performance,

development and succession planning of

senior management.

‘Better with Bellway’ Leadership Committee

•  The ‘Better with Bellway’ Leadership Committee is

comprised of Group Finance Director, Chief Commercial

Officer and Company Secretary, Group Production

Managing Director and Group Head of Sustainability.

•  Oversees the continued development of the ‘Better with

Bellway’ strategy, objectives and targets.

•  Engages with the Board and key external stakeholders.

•  Works with senior management across the business

to embed the ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy into day to

day activities.

Head Office Senior Management team

•  The Head Office Senior Management team consists of all

the Group Directors and heads of department, who meet

on a bi-monthly basis, to provide updates and collaborate

on projects.

Board effectiveness

All Directors have access to the advice and services of the

Chief Commercial Officer and Company Secretary, and

his department. All of the Directors may take independent

professional advice at the Group’s expense where they judge

it necessary to discharge their responsibilities as Directors.

In accordance with the Code, all of the Directors will retire

from the Board and offer themselves for re-election or

election at the forthcoming AGM. None of the Executive

Directors hold external directorships.

The Board, its Committees and the individual Directors

are subject to annual performance evaluation and all

Directors are subject to annual re-election by shareholders.

The Board regularly reviews the Directors’ other interests and

appointments to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest.

The Chair is responsible for leading the Board and ensuring

it operates effectively. The Directors possess an appropriate

balance of skills, knowledge and experience to meet the

requirements of the business. The Board recognises the

value of both gender and ethnic diversity as well as the

recommendations of the Parker Reviews, the FTSE Women’s

Leaders Review, and the FCA disclosure rules. This will be taken

into careful consideration when addressing Board succession.

Conflicts of interest

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating

to conflicts of interest, the Board has put in place a register

to deal with the notification, authorisation, recording and

monitoring of Directors’ interests and how these procedures

have operated throughout the year.

Board activity during the year

The Board meets formally and informally during the year to

consider strategy, performance, risk, major land acquisitions,

potential conflicts of interest and reports from senior

employees and external advisers.

One meeting a year is devoted entirely to the consideration

of strategy where the Board agrees the medium and long-

term business plan and ensures that the necessary financial,

human, land and other resources are in place to meet its

objectives. Areas focused on during the strategy day were the

following strategic priorities of:

1. Deliver long-term volume growth.

2. Drive a long-term improvement in RoCE.

3. Operate responsibly and sustainably through

our ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy.

Each year we look to hold separate annual conferences

for the divisional Managing, Finance, Sales, Technical and

Commercial Directors and our Planning Managers, which are

attended by Executive Directors or members of the Group

Office senior management team.

We also host informal Board dinners where senior

management meet members of the Board. The Chair meets

with Executive Management and individual Directors on a

regular basis outside of Board meetings. This process allows

for two-way discussion, enabling the Chair to act as necessary

to deal with any issues relating to Board effectiveness.

Membership and meeting attendance

Director

Date appointed

to the Board

Number of

meetings

attended

during the year

John Tutte

(Chair)

1 March 2022, appointed

Chair 1 April 2022

9/9

Jill Caseberry 1 October 2017 9/9

Ian McHoul 1 February 2018 9/9

Jason Honeyman 1 September 2017 9/9

Keith Adey 1 February 2012 9/9

Sarah Whitney 1 September 2022

9/9

Cecily Davis  1 May 2024 1/2\*

\*  Partial absence was due to commitments prior to joining the Board.

Governance

112 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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The number of Committee meetings are set out in each

Committee Report. There was one absence from the May

Board and Committee meetings due to a pre-existing

commitment at the same time as the May Board meeting

attime of appointment.

The Executive Directors and Chief Commercial Officer and

Company Secretary regularly met with the divisions during

the year. The Board also received presentations from the

Regional Chairs and certain Group Functional Heads, with an

update on their operating area including the opportunities

and challenges they face, and from external advisors.

Each Non-Executive Director separately visits at least one

division during the year, independent of the Executive

Directors, and reports their key findings and observations at

the next Board meeting.

Meetings with operational management ensured that the

Board’s standards and values for integrity and honesty are

disseminated. Each of our divisions has its own management

team and staff who manage and take pride in the success

of their own operational business within the strategy set by

the Board. In this way, we create a culture that motivates and

rewards our colleagues. We promote a supportive culture

that enables our employees to develop their talents and skills.

The Board assesses the Group’s corporate culture through

various interactions with senior management and the wider

workforce including Board presentations, divisional visits,

Board dinners and the employee awards. The Board has

concluded that the corporate culture of the Group is of a

high standard.

The Board has adopted a schedule of matters that are

specifically reserved for its decision, which includes strategy

and management, structure and capital, financial reporting

and controls, internal controls covering both financial and

operational areas of the business, land acquisition above

specified limits, contracts and agreements, communication,

Board membership and other appointments, remuneration,

delegation of authority, corporate governance matters,

Grouppolicies and other miscellaneous items.

In addition, it has a series of matters that are dealt with at

regular Board meetings including:

•  Operational and strategic review.

•  Financial review.

•  Major land acquisitions.

•  Major projects.

•  Risk.

•  Health and safety.

•  Sales and customer care.

•  Human Resources.

•  Reporting requirements.

•  Corporate governance and internal control including any

whistleblowing issues.

In between Board meetings, the Directors receive updates

from the Chair, the Group Chief Executive or the Chief

Commercial Officer and Company Secretary to advise them of

any significant matters affecting the Group or its performance.

During the year the work carried out by the Board included:

•  Strategy.

•  Considering regular reports on KPIs from the Group

Chief Executive.

•  A review of risk and internal control.

•  Consideration of recommendations from the

Board Committees.

•  Scrutiny of reports from the Group Chief Executive, Group

Finance Director, Chief Commercial Officer and Company

Secretary, and senior management at each Board meeting.

•  Considering regular reports on health and safety matters

from the Group Chief Executive and approval of the health

and safety targets for FY24.

•  Approval of major land purchases.

•  Board evaluation.

•  Approval of debt facility agreements.

•  Receiving presentations from the five Regional Chairs about

the performance of the divisions under their responsibility.

•  Receiving presentations from Finance, HR, IT, Procurement,

Sales and Marketing, Commercial and Technical head

office departments.

•  Receiving presentations on sustainability and approval of

corporate responsibility targets for FY24 from the ‘Better

with Bellway’ Leadership Team.

•  Approval of the ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy.

•  Approval of the Gender Pay Gap Report.

•  Approval of the Group’s tax strategy.

•  Approval of major IT expenditure.

•  Approval of the Group’s insurance programme.

•  Approval of the Group’s Slavery and Human Trafficking

Statement for 2023.

•  Approval of the Annual Report and Accounts for 2022/23.

•  Approval of the preliminary announcement, interim results

and trading updates.

•  Recommending the final dividend for 2022/23 to be

approved by shareholders.

•  Approval of the interim dividend for 2023/24.

•  Defence document review and meeting with

corporate advisors.

•  Crisis protocol review.

•  Approval of HR (including Equality, Diversity and

Inclusion)KPIs.

•  Reviewed and assessed the Group’s cyber controls,

basedon best practices for securing systems and data.

•  Receiving regular updates on legacy apartment schemes

where fire safety improvements may be required or where

works are planned or underway.

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Division of Responsibilities continued

Training and development

The Board receives appropriate training and updates on

various matters relevant to its role and responsibilities.

Training needs are reviewed as part of the performance

evaluation process through the Board’s skills matrix and

onanongoing basis.

A board evaluation conducted by an external third party

wasconducted in July 2024. Following this year’s evaluation

no specific training needs were identified.

Non-Executive Directors attend external training sessions

designed specifically for non-executives and members of

Board Committees as and when required.

Board balance and independence

The roles of Chair and Group Chief Executive are separate,

with a clear division of responsibilities, ensuring a balance

ofresponsibility and authority at the head of the Group.

The Company considers all of its Non-Executive Directors,

including the Chair, to be independent, as defined in the

Code. Each of the Independent Non-Executive Directors has,

at all times, acted independently of management and has no

relationship that would materially affect the exercise of his or

her independent judgement and decision-making.

The Senior Independent Director is Sarah Whitney, with

whom shareholders may raise any queries or concerns

theymay have.

Whenever any Director considers that they are interested

in any contract or arrangement to which the Group is or

may bea party, due notice is given to the Board. No such

instances have arisen during the year.

The Board Committees

The Board has formally constituted Audit, Executive,

Nomination, Remuneration, and Sustainability Committees.

The Terms of Reference for these Committees are available

either on request from the Chief Commercial Officer

and Company Secretary, at the AGM or on our website:

www.bellwayplc.co.uk.

The Executive Committee was formally constituted during

the year, as a sub-committee of the Board, and consists of

the Executive Directors, the Chief Commercial Officer and

Company Secretary, the Regional Chairs and several Group

Director’s and Senior Managers, with the responsibility

for planning, objectives and strategy, operations and

performance, Risk and Internal control, and people related

matters relating to the Group.

Other Committees of the Board are formed to perform certain

specific functions as and when required.

The work carried out by each of the Board Committees

during the year is described in the reports of the Committee

Chairs, which follow.

Board Committee on Non-Executive

Directors’Remuneration

The Board Committee on Non-Executive Directors’

Remuneration comprises the Executive Directors and

isChaired by the Group Chief Executive.

This Committee meets at least once a year. Last year it met

onone occasion to review the fees and terms of appointment

of the Non-Executive Directors (excluding the Chair) and

received advice from the Chief Commercial Officer and

external remuneration consultants when required.

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Composition, Succession and Evaluation

Board evaluation

In line with the UK Corporate Governance Code, we

undertake a formal and rigorous annual evaluation of our

own performance and that of our Committees and individual

Directors. We operate a three-year cycle of internal and

externally facilitated reviews. In 2023, Bellway conducted an

externally facilitated evaluation, which was run by Trusted

Advisors Partnership (‘TAP’), a specialist consultancy. TAP has

no other business or connection to the Group or the

individual directors. For 2024, due to changes to the Board

and the increased focus on governance, we conducted

an externally facilitated evaluation carried out by TAP for a

second successive year.

Having been provided with a comprehensive briefing

by the Chair and the Chief Commercial Officer and

CompanySecretary, TAP conducted an evaluation process

inJuly2024,involving:

Current Board evaluation cycle

External evaluation facilitated by TAP.

Internal evaluation facilitated by the Chair.

Internal evaluation facilitated by the Chair.

Year 1 – Current

Year 2

Year 3

Board evaluation process

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3

Revisiting the findings and

recommendations of the 2023

external evaluation.

Engaging with the Chair and

the Chief Commercial Officer

and Company Secretary on

the scope and approach to the

internal evaluation.

Reviewed the Board and Committee

papers since the last evaluation

to aid the understanding of the

progress made.

Conducted a set of individual virtual

meetings with each Board member

and the Chief Commercial Officer

and Company Secretary.

TAP reviewed the Board and its

Committees’ effectiveness to fulfil its

duties considering:

a)   Board structure, capability

and performance.

b)   Quality of Board discussion

and review to support the

delivery of Bellway’s sustainable

growth strategy.

Produced a report of findings,

progress since the prior year, and

key areas following the evaluation

and fed back to the Board which was

presented to and discussed in detail

in a Board meeting.

The evaluation concluded

that the Bellway p.l.c.

Board was well constituted with

acohort of experienced, capable,

and engaged Non-Executive and

Executive Directors.

Board evaluation 2022/23 update

Action point Progress

Further consideration given to organisational structure and

the lack of an Executive Committee.

A formal Executive Committee was set up during the year,

which includes the senior executives, Regional Chairs,

andseveral Group Directors.

Consideration given to Board composition. An additional Non-Executive Director was appointed during

theyear.

Board evaluation 2023/24

Following the recent Board Evaluation conducted by TAP, the The Board continues to be effective with all Directors fulfilling their

obligations and duties in the interest of the shareholders, employees, customers, and suppliers. The Board remains committed

to continually improving with the Board found to have good diversity of thought and experience. For the year under review,

theChair was found to be performing effectively and to a very high standard. The evaluation concludes that shareholders,

andall stakeholders, should be confident that the Board is effective and is committed to further develop and improve.

115Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Nomination Committee Report

Composition, Succession and Evaluation

Membership and meeting attendance

Director Date appointed to theCommittee

Number of

meetings

attended during

theyear

John Tutte

(Chair)

1 March 2022, appointed

Committee Chair

on1April2022

2/2

Jill Caseberry  1 October 2017 2/2

Ian McHoul 1 February 2018 2/2

Sarah Whitney 1 September 2022 2/2

Cecily Davis 1 May 2024 1/1

I am pleased to present the Nomination Committee Report

forthe year, which details the main activities undertaken

during the year.

The Nomination Committee plays a key role in Board

succession, identifying the key skills and abilities required for

the Board, as well as developing the talent within the Senior

Management team, and driving diversity and inclusion, which

supports Bellway in becoming an Employer of Choice.

Key focus areas during the year

•  Board succession and appointment of Cecily Davis as an

additional Non-Executive Director.

•  Simon Scougall was promoted to a newly created role of

Chief Commercial Officer as of 1st August 2024.

•  Conducted a thorough recruitment process for a new

Group Finance Director with the support of an external

consultant following the announcement that Keith Adey

intends to retire from full-time executive work.

•  Continue our work to improve diversity across the Group.

•  With support from the Executive Management Team and

Group HR Director, continue to develop the succession

plan for those immediately below Board level and the

newly formed Executive Committee.

Key focus areas for the year ahead

•  Board succession, considering the Board composition

and ensuring compliance with the requirements of the

Parker Reviews, the FTSE Women’s Leaders Review and

the FCA disclosure rules. With support from the Executive

Management Team and Group HR Director, continue to

develop the succession plan for those immediately below

Board level.

•  To continue our work to improve diversity across the Group,

taking into account the recommendations from the Parker

Reviews, the FCA Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement,

and the FTSE Women’s Leaders Review.

Key responsibilities and terms of reference

The main areas of the Nomination Committee’s (the

‘Committee’) responsibilities are:

•  To review the structure, size and composition of the

Board, in accordance with the Board’s Diversity Policy,

and recommend to the Board any changes it considers

appropriate. This encompasses membership of the Board

Committees and the re-appointment, if appropriate, of

Non-Executive Directors at the end of their term of office.

•  To consider succession planning not only within the

Board, but also immediately below Board level and ensure

appropriate plans are in place.

•  To identify candidates to fill Board vacancies and nominate

these to the Board for approval. Appointments to the Board

are made on merit using a formal, rigorous and transparent

process against objective criteria recommended by

the Committee. These criteria take into account the

skills, knowledge and experience of existing members

of the Board and the importance of diversity, in all its

aspects, within the Board. The Committee is aware of

the recommendations of the Parker Reviews, the FTSE

Women’s Leaders Review and the FCA disclosure rules, and

will continue to take these into consideration when making

future Board appointments.

•  The appointment of a Non-Executive Director is for a

specified term and re-appointment is not automatic, rather

itis made on the recommendation of the Committee.

•  To consider diversity and inclusion targets for the Group.

•  To carry out an annual Board evaluation of the Committee

and review the results of the Board evaluation in relation

tothe composition of the Board.

The Committee meets at least twice a year and operates

under its own Terms of Reference. These have been agreed

by the Board and are available at www.bellwayplc.co.uk/

investor-centre/governance/committees.

The members of the Committee are shown in the table

tothe left.

The Committee continues to recognise the importance

of gender and ethnic diversity as part of the succession

planning at all levels of the business.”

John Tutte

Chair of the Nomination Committee

Governance

116 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Committee activities during the year

Appointment of Cecily Davis as an Non-Executive Director to

the Board in May 2024, expanding the breadth of knowledge

and expertise on the board and helping to comply with

the requirements of the Parker Reviews, the FTSE Women’s

Leaders Review and the FCA disclosure rules. The Committee

recognises the importance of gender and ethnic diversity as

part of succession planning and will continue to work towards

increasing the diversity of the current Board, while taking into

account the future retirement of the Group Finance Director,

the appointment to the Board of the Chief Commercial

Officer, and the current UK Code recommendations on Board

composition and size.

We continued our work to improve diversity and inclusion

across the Group, taking into account the various

recommendations from the Parker Reviews and the FTSE

Women’s Leaders Review. Building on the success of the

2023 Bellway Graduate Recruitment Programme, we continue

to look for the opportunities to recruit female candidates and

candidates from an ethic minority where possible, which

helps drive diversity within Bellway and provides possible

leaders of the future.

Further development of the Senior Leaders and Middle

Managers programmes, working with an external third party,

the Group HR team reviewed the current development

programmes to further improve upon them, looking at

sharing best practice and driving consistency across the

Group, which further supports the Group’s culture.

The Committee continued to develop, with support from the

Executive Management Team and Group HR Director, the

succession plan for those immediately below Board level

and Executive Committee. This exercise will look to promote

diversity and inclusion where possible.

The Committee had oversight of the following activities

undertaken by the Group HR function.

•  Equality, diversity and inclusion e-learning continues to

be issued to employees and forms part of the mandatory

training a new employee must undertake. 60.3% of

employees have completed this training within three

months of joining Bellway.

•  Partnering with external charities and organisations to

promote diversity and inclusion throughout Bellway,

including Leonard Chesire and Change100.

•  Rolling out talent and succession planning training to

senior leaders and line-managers, focused on developing

graduates as part of our three-year talent strategy.

•  Continuing to work with the Regional Chairs and Managing

Directors to develop progression and retention plans for

key employees within each division, promoting diversity

where possible.

Director and employee profile

The following tables show the gender and ethnicity split in the

Group as at 31 July 2024. Ethnic diversity was reported for the

first time in 2021. More detail on the Group’s efforts to improve

diversity can be found on pages 42 to 43:

Male

No.

Male

%

Female

No.

Female

%

Total

No.

Total

%

Board of Directors 4 57 3 43 7 <1

Executive

Committee and

direct reports

13 68 6 32 19 <1

Senior managers 146 82 32 18 178 7

Other employees 1,594 65 861 35 2,455 92

Total 1,757 66% 902 34% 2,659 100%

Asian or

Asian British

Black or

Black British

Mixed/Multiple

Ethnicity

Other

Ethnic/Arab

White British/

European/Non-

European

Any other

ethnic group

Prefer not

tosay

Board of Directors 0 1 0 0 6 0 0

Executive Committee and direct reports 0 0 1 0 18 0 0

Monthly paid employees 53 25 19 2 1,986 3 22

Weekly paid employees 0 14 3 1 497 1 7

Total 53 40 23 3 2,507 4 29

John Tutte

Chair of the Nomination Committee

14 October 2024

117Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Audit Committee Report

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Ian McHoul (Chair) 1 February 2018,

appointed

Committee Chair on

12 December 2018

4/4

Jill Caseberry 1 October 2017 4/4

Sarah Whitney 1 September 2022 4/4

Cecily Davis 1 May 2024 0/1\*

\*  Absence was due to commitments prior to joining the Board.

Statement from the Chair of the Audit Committee

I am pleased to present the Audit Committee Report for the

year ended 31 July 2024. This Report provides an overview of

how the Committee operates, an insight into the Committee’s

activities during the year and its role in ensuring the integrity

of the Group’s financial statements and effectiveness of audit,

risk management and internal controls. We have worked

closely with our finance, and risk and internal audit teams,

along with Ernst & Young LLP (‘EY’), our external auditor,

throughout the year.

The Committee met four times during the year and the

attendance by Committee members can be seen above.

Key areas of focus during the year

As detailed in last year’s report, I set out our focus areas for

this year and I’m pleased to provide an update on these:

•  Monitor the progress made by management in preparation

for forthcoming governance changes – an additional

meeting was held in September 2024 to discuss the

progress made by management against their strategy

for formally documenting and testing controls. We will

continue to monitor progress against our plan, which

includes formal documenting and testing (design and

operational effectiveness) of controls for IT, entity level and

material financial and commercial processes.

•  Ensure the Group has the appropriate IT infrastructure

and operating environment – an update from the Group

IT Director in relation to the Group’s IT infrastructure and

operating environment was received at the January

meeting. A further update on the results of cybersecurity

penetration testing was received at the September meeting.

•  Ensure that the Group continues to have the appropriate

disclosures as required by the TCFD in the 2024 Annual

Report and Accounts – the TCFD disclosures in the 2024

Annual Report and Accounts have been reviewed by

management and an update presented to the Committee.

It is anticipated that the reporting will continue to evolve in

future years.

•  Continue to review the legacy building safety provision

– both component parts of this provision, namely the (i)

SRT and associated review provision; and (ii) structural

defects provision were discussed at both the March

and October meetings before the Interim Accounts and

Annual Report and Accounts were recommended to the

Board for approval. As part of this review, the Committee

dedicated a significant amount of time challenging the

assumptions and methodology used in calculating the

legacy building safety provision, along with the disclosure in

the financial statements.

•  Ensure the early adoption of the requirements of the Audit

Committees and the External Audit: Minimum Standard

FRC report issued in May 2023 – a paper was presented at

the October 2023 meeting assessing our compliance and

presenting an action plan to meet all the requirements.

In addition, during the year, the Committee received a

presentation from the Group Production Managing Director in

relation to the commercial function across the Group. This set

out the relevant key findings of divisional compliance visits

and related action points, IT enhancements and a five-point

five-year framework setting out focus areas, strategy and how

this complements ‘Better with Bellway’.

Anticipated key areas of focus for the year ahead

•  BEIS consultation – we will continue to monitor changes

in legislation and the UK Corporate Governance Code

resulting from the initial BEIS and subsequent Financial

Reporting Council (‘FRC’) consultation process. In addition,

we will monitor progress made by management against

their strategy for formally documenting and testing the

related controls.

•  IT security – we will monitor the enhancement plan

presented following the penetration testing performed

in the year to ensure it is delivered on time and to the

required standard.

This report provides an overview of how the Committee

operates... and its role in ensuring the integrity of the

Group’s financial statement and effectiveness of audit,

risk management and internal controls.”

Ian McHoul

Chair of the Audit Committee

Governance

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•  Sustainability reporting – we will review the Group’s TCFD

disclosures in the Annual Report and Accounts 2024 and

consider what additional requirements will be needed for

compliance with IFRS S1 and IFRS S2.

•  Legacy building safety provision – we will continue

to review this provision to ensure the approach and

assumptions are appropriate as more detailed information

becomes available.

•  EY audit partner rotation – the Committee will work with EY

to identify the new EY engagement partner to replace the

incumbent who will rotate off after completing five years

in post, following the completion of the audit for the year

ended 31 July 2025.

Committee governance and competence

In May 2024, Cecily Davis joined the Committee, which

subsequently comprised four independent Non-Executive

Directors. Throughout the period, the Committee members

had significant and diverse experience, and I believe

that between us we have an appropriate and relevant

combination of experience and knowledge.

I am a Chartered Accountant. Previously I served Scottish

& Newcastle plc from 1998 to 2008, first as Finance Director

of Scottish Courage and later as Group Finance Director of

Scottish & Newcastle plc, before becoming Chief Financial

Officer of Amec Foster Wheeler plc until 2017. I was Chair of

Videndum plc and was Chair of the Audit Committee and a

member of the Remuneration Committee of Young & CO.’s

Brewery P.L.C. The Board considers that I have recent and

relevant financial experience as required by the Corporate

Governance Code (the ‘Code’). As part of the effectiveness

review, the Nomination Committee has also confirmed that it

is confident that the collective and broad experience of the

members enables us to act effectively as an Audit Committee.

Further information on the experience and knowledge of the

Committee members is included in the Directors’ biographies

on pages 106 to 107.

In line with the Terms of Reference, there were four meetings

of the Committee during the year, with three regular

meetings scheduled in line with the Group’s financial

reporting timetable and the other being a one-off meeting

to review and approve fees, prior to the commencement

of any work relating to the Crest Nicholson transaction that

was subsequently aborted. All members of the Committee

attended each meeting that occurred after their appointment,

apart from Cecily Davis who was unable to attend a meeting

in May due to a prior commitment that had been arranged

before she became a Non-Executive of the Group.

The Chair of the Board, Group Chief Executive, Group

Finance Director, Group Chief Commercial Officer and

Company Secretary (formally the Group General Counsel and

Company Secretary), Group Financial Controller and Group

Risk Director attend meetings by invitation. Furthermore, the

Group Production Managing Director, Group Head of Finance

Services and Group IT Director attended parts of certain

meetings. The Committee is supported by the Deputy Group

Company Secretary who acts as Secretary to the Committee.

Representatives of EY attended the three regular meetings

during the year and they, along with the Group Risk

Director, also met with the Committee independently of

management. Any matters raised during discussions with

the external auditors and the Committee were discussed

appropriately with executive management. I also had further

discussions, independently of each other, with the Group

Finance Director, Group Risk Director and external auditor

and reported relevant information to other members of

the Committee.

Detailed papers are prepared and circulated in advance of

Committee meetings by both management and the external

auditor, thereby allowing informed discussions, challenge,

and decision-making to take place.

Committee purpose and responsibilities

The Committee supports the Board in achieving the objectives

of the corporate governance framework, with its principal

activities focused on:

•  the integrity of financial reporting;

•  the quality of narrative reporting;

•  the quality and effectiveness of internal controls and risk

management systems;

•  procedures relating to the prevention and detection of

fraud and bribery;

•  risk and internal audit; and

•  external audit.

A comprehensive version of the Committee’s Terms

of Reference is available on the Group’s website at

www.bellwayplc.co.uk/investor-centre/governance/committees.

A review of the Terms of Reference during the period

determined that they remain appropriate and in line with best

practice, reflecting the Committee’s responsibilities in line with

both the Code and other regulations.

Committee evaluation and effectiveness

Every three years the Board appoints an external organisation

to perform an independent review of the Committee to

evaluate its performance. This review was performed in

the prior year and concluded that the Committee was

effective and provides a robust and independent challenge,

underpinned by professional respect from all attendees.

During the year, the Committee assessed both the

performance of the Committee as a whole and that of its

individual members. This was externally facilitated and no

major areas of improvement were identified.

Following a review of these results, I consider the Committee

to be effective and it provides a robust and independent

oversight over the financial reporting, narrative reporting,

internal control and risk management, fraud and bribery

prevention and detection, risk and internal audit, and

external audit activities of the Group. The Committee has an

appropriate and complementary set of skills and experience

that enables it to deliver the aforementioned activities.

119Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Audit Committee Report continued

Committee activities during the year and post year-end

The activities undertaken at the October 2024 meeting concluded the Committee’s activities in relation to the Group’s financial

reporting for the year ended 31 July 2024.

The main activities performed by the Committee at these meetings are described below:

Meetings during the year

Post year end

meetings

Activity /review

October

2023

January

2024

March

2024

May

2024

September

2024

October

2024

Financial reporting

Reviewed the final draft of the Annual Report and Accounts, together with

a report produced by EY, which detailed their findings both on areas of key

financial reporting matters and other areas of audit focus.

Reviewed the final draft of the Interim Announcement.

Received a paper, on significant judgemental areas prepared by management,

including the controls, and provided appropriate challenge.

Reviewed a paper which analysed notable one-off items, both those separately

disclosed on the face of the income statement or otherwise, that affected profit

during the period and provided challenge of the treatment of these.

Considered and challenged a paper produced by management setting out

the accounting approach used for the SRT and associated review provision

and related expense. This consisted of understanding the approach taken in

identifying apartment blocks dating back to April 1992 that could fall within the

scope of the SRT, cost estimates applied, inflation and discounting assumptions

along with ensuring the associated disclosures are clear and understandable.

The Committee challenged management’s cost and inflation assumptions,

including considering a sensitivity paper, and believed management’s

proposed assumptions to be appropriate.

Considered and challenged a paper produced by management setting out

the accounting approach used for the structural defects provision and related

expense. This consisted of understanding the technical background of the

issue, the basis of the cost estimate, inflation and discounting assumptions,

along with ensuring the associated disclosures are clear and understandable.

The Committee challenged management’s cost and inflation assumptions, and

believed management’s proposed assumptions to be appropriate.

Considered and challenged management about the use of APMs and whether

they were appropriate, or whether GAAP measures would be more relevant.

Reviewed, discussed, and challenged a paper produced by management

setting out the rationale for preparing the Annual Report and Accounts and the

Interim Announcement on a going concern basis. The paper incorporated a

sensitivity analysis based on the Group’s internal forecasts.

Reviewed and approved the appropriateness of disclosures in relation to the

ongoing CMA Market Investigation.

Received an update on the year-end process focusing on the significant

judgement areas.

Narrative reporting

Concluded that the Annual Report and Accounts presented a fair, balanced

and understandable assessment of the Group’s position and prospects after

considering reports from both internal audit and the external auditor. The

Committee recommended the Annual Report and Accounts to the Board for

approval.

Reviewed the draft viability statement to appear in the Annual Report and

Accounts, together with the supporting assumptions and financial forecasts.

Internal control and risk management systems

Reviewed compliance with the Group policies in the period.

Reviewed a paper setting out the effectiveness of the internal control and risk

management framework during the year.

Reviewed and approved the Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement.

Governance

120 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Meetings during the year

Post year end

meetings

Activity /review

October

2023

January

2024

March

2024

May

2024

September

2024

October

2024

Internal control and risk management systems continued

Received an update on the changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code

project and reviewed the progress made by management against their strategy

for formally documenting and testing controls.

Reviewed and approved the Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement.

Reviewed and approved the Group’s Corporate Criminal Offence Policy

andrisk asessment.

Prevention and detection of fraud and bribery

Reviewed a paper produced by management setting out the main controls

forpreventing and detecting fraud.

Reviewed the Group’s policies and procedures in relation to Whistleblowing,

Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Anti-Slavery and Data Protection.

Reviewed the Group’s policies and procedures in relation to Anti-Money

Laundering.

Risk and internal audit

Reviewed and challenged a risk management and internal audit update.

Considered whether the interaction between the Group risk and audit function

(internal audit) and external auditor during the period had been appropriate.

Reviewed and considered the effectiveness of the Group risk and auditfunction.

Held a one-to-one meeting with the Group Risk Director.

Reviewed and approved the Risk Management Policy.

Reviewed the Internal Audit Charter and provided feedback on the proposed

2024 Internal Audit plan.

Received an update on the IT department, details of a disaster recovery

simulation test and the results of cybersecurity penetration testing.

Received a presentation from the Group Production Managing Director in

relation to the commercial function across the Group. This set out the relevant

key findings of divisional compliance visits and related action points, IT

enhancements and a five-point five-year framework setting out focus areas,

strategy and how this complements ‘Better with Bellway’.

External audit

Assessed the performance of the external auditor, including obtaining

an explanation from EY in relation to the firm-wide annual Audit Quality

Inspection findings compared to their peers and understanding the effect,

ifany, these had on the Bellway audit.

Challenged and approved EY’s audit plan, including the proposed Group,

subsidiary, and divisional materiality for the 2024 audit.

Reviewed the EY engagement letter and approved the audit fee for FY24.

Approved the Independent Auditor Policy.

Held a private meeting with EY.

Approved the Recruitment of Auditor Staff Policy.

Reviewed a report produced by management setting out the requirements of

the FRC report ‘Audit Committees and the External Audit: Minimum Standard’

and agreed a strategy of how the Group will early adopt the requirements.

Approved (i) the appointment of EY and KPMG as Reporting Accountants; and

(ii) the associated fees relating to the aborted Crest Nicholson transaction.

Governance

Considered the findings of the performance evaluation of the Committee.

Reviewed the terms of reference of the Committee, number of meetings and

skills and experience of the Committee. No items were identified that needed

to be updated.

121Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Integrity of financial reporting

Significant financial reporting matters

The table below sets out the matters considered, and the action performed, by the Committee during the year in relation to the

significant financial reporting matters of the Group.

Key financial matters

Information provided

by management

Challenge by the

external auditor

Committee assessment

and conclusion

Revenue recognition

Matter considered

Revenue of £2,380.2 million has

been recognised in the year.

The majority of housing revenue

is recognised on a point in time

basis either i) when the completed

dwelling is transferred to the

customer; or ii) when the home is

build is complete and all material

contractual obligations have been

satisfied. For a small number of

contracts, revenue is recognised

over time from the point that the

land is irrevocably transferred to

the customer.

Management outlined

the existing systems and

controls surrounding

revenue recognition.

The Committee

discussed these controls,

challenging management

where appropriate.

The external auditor

explained to the

Committee that they had:

•  reviewed the

appropriateness

of the Group’s

Revenue Recognition

Accounting Policy;

•  used data analytics to

identify any anomalies,

which were investigated;

•  reviewed internal audit

work in relation to sales

cut-off;

•  agreed a sample of legal

completions to source

documentation; and

•  reviewed manual

journals posted to

numerous accounts

selected using

risk criteria.

The Committee understood

the Group’s Revenue

Recognition Policy.

The Committee also reviewed

a summary prepared by EY

explaining the findings from

their work assessing the

design of the Group’s systems

and controls pertaining to

revenue recognition.

Following enquiries with

management and the external

auditor, the Committee

concluded that there are

appropriate systems and

internal controls in place

to ensure revenue is

recognised appropriately, and

that the Group’s Revenue

Recognition Policy has been

properly applied in these

financial statements.

Cost of sales (before net legacy building safety expense) recognition

Matter considered

Cost of sales (before net legacy

building safety expense) of

£1,999.1 million has been recognised

on housing and other revenue.

Cost of sales for completed housing

sales is recognised based on the

latest whole site/phase margin,

which is derived as part of the

site/phase valuation process.

These valuations are updated

frequently throughout the life of

the site/phase and include both

actual and forecast selling prices,

land costs and construction costs.

The forecast costs and revenues

are estimates and are inherently

uncertain due to potential changes

in market conditions.

Management outlined

the existing systems and

controls surrounding

gross profit recognition

and the valuation

process. The Committee

discussed these controls,

challenging management

where appropriate.

The external auditor

explained to the

Committee that they had:

•  reviewed the

appropriateness

of the Group’s

Margin Recognition

Accounting Policy;

•  attended valuation

meetings; and

•  performed Group-wide

analytical reviews; and

challenged assumptions

in relation to forecast

selling prices and costs.

The Committee understood

the Group’s Gross Profit

Recognition Policy.

The Committee also reviewed

a summary prepared by EY

explaining the findings from

their work assessing the

design of the Group’s systems

and controls pertaining to the

valuation process.

Following enquiries with

management and the external

auditor, the Committee

concluded that there are

appropriate systems and

internal controls in place

to assess and quantify

both actual and forecast

selling prices and costs,

and that the Group’s Gross

Profit Recognition Policy is

appropriate, and has been

properly applied in these

financial statements.

Governance

122 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Key financial matters

Information provided

by management

Challenge by the

external auditor

Committee assessment

and conclusion

Carrying amount of land and work-in-progress

Matter considered

Land and work-in-progress are

the most significant assets on

the Group’s balance sheet and

at 31 July 2024 had a book value

of £4,555.3 million. The carrying

value of land and work-in-progress

is affected by both the revenue

recognition and gross profit

recognition policies of the Group.

In addition, all inventory is held at

the lower of cost and net realisable

value, which is determined by the

whole site/phase margin as set out

in the ‘cost of sales recognition’

section. The risk for any site/

phase, currently trading or not, is

that the whole site/phase margin

may be negative resulting in a net

realisable value that is below cost.

Divisional management review all

sites/phases to ensure any with

a negative forecasted whole site/

phase margin have an appropriate

provision, and this has been

re-assessed at regular intervals

during the year.

Management set out

details of the land

and work-in-progress

impairment review process

and the outcome of this.

Management provided

a summary of this work,

which was considered by

the Committee.

The external auditor

explained to the

Committee they had:

•  reviewed land with

either internal or external

impairment indicators

and discussed these

with management;

•  focused on the

Group’s pipeline and

strategic land interests

and challenged

management on their

assessment of the

recoverable amount;

and

•  performed enquires

with management.

This included the

procedures identified

in relation to profit

recognition and a review

of the latest site/phase

valuation for all sites/

phases active during the

year and those that are yet

to commence production.

The Committee reviewed

and understood the Group’s

methodology in reviewing the

carrying value of the Group’s

land and work-in-progress

and the surrounding controls.

Following enquiries with

management and the external

auditor, the Committee

concluded that there are

appropriate systems and

internal controls in place to

assess the carrying value

of the Group’s land and

work-in-progress, and that the

carrying value of these assets

in the financial statements

is appropriate.

Going concern

Matter considered

The financial statements have been

prepared on a going concern basis.

If the financial statements were not

prepared on this basis, significant

adjustments and presentational

changes would be required to the

balance sheet.

Management produced

a paper setting out

detailed forecasts and

adverse scenarios

compared to a base case

forecast. These were then

compared against the

Group’s banking facilities

to show the expected

headroom and bank

covenant compliance.

This showed that the

Group could continue

to meet its liabilities as

they fall due during the

review period.

The external auditor

explained to the

Committee they had:

•  reviewed and

challenged the Group’s

assessment of going

concern and obtained

an understanding of

significant assumptions;

•  challenged the Group’s

downside and reverse

stress testing scenarios;

•  reviewed the effect of

the various scenarios

on debt headroom

and covenants;

•  recalculated debt

covenants; and

•  considered the accuracy

of previous forecasts.

Following a review of this

paper and challenge of both

management and the external

auditor, the Committee

concluded that the going

concern basis of preparation

continues to be appropriate

in the context of the Group’s

expected funding and

liquidity position.

Further details in relation to

the Group’s going concern

and viability assessment can

be found on pages 81 to 82.

123Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Audit Committee Report continued

Key financial matters

Information provided

by management

Procedures performed by the

external auditor

Committee assessment

and conclusion

Legacy building safety improvement provision

Matter considered

Legacy building safety improvement

provision totalling £509.2 million

was recognised in the balance

sheet as at 31 July 2024.

There are two components of the provision as set out below:

SRT and associated review

The Committee reviewed

a paper setting out the

IAS 37 requirements for

recognising a provision.

The paper set out the

approach taken in

identifying apartment

blocks dating back to April

1992 that could fall within

the scope of the SRT,

cost estimates applied,

inflation and discounting

assumptions along with

ensuring the associated

disclosures are clear

and understandable.

The Committee

challenged management’s

cost and inflation

assumptions, and after

considering a sensitivity

paper concluded

that management’s

proposed assumptions

are appropriate.

The external auditor

explained to the

Committee they had:

•  reviewed the

completeness of

the Group’s model

capturing the potential

developments that fall

under the scope of

the SRT;

•  reviewed the detailed

cost estimates;

•  challenged assumptions

relating to cost inflation,

timing of spend and the

discount rate; and

•  reviewed the disclosures

in relation to the

SRT and associated

review provision.

Overall

Following a review of these

papers, and challenge of

management and the external

auditor, the Committee

concluded that the legacy

building safety improvement

provision consisting of (i) the

SRT and associated review;

and (ii) the structural defects,

held in the balance sheet and

the associated disclosures

are appropriate.

Structural defects

The Committee reviewed

a paper setting out the

background of the issue,

how the risk has been

quantified, inflation and

discounting assumptions

along with ensuring the

associated disclosures are

clear and understandable.

The Committee challenged

management’s cost and

inflation assumptions

and concluded

that management’s

proposed assumptions

are appropriate.

The external auditor

explained to the

Committee they had:

•  reviewed the detailed

cost estimates;

•  challenged assumptions

relating to cost inflation,

timing of spend and the

discount rate; and

•  reviewed the

disclosures in relation

to the structural

defects provision.

Governance

124 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Key financial matters

Information provided

by management

Procedures performed by the

external auditor

Committee assessment

and conclusion

Adjusting items expense disclosure

Matter considered

A pre-tax net adjusting items

expense of £42.4 million has

been recognised in the year.

This has two component parts (i)

net legacy building safety expense

of £37.0 million; and (ii) aborted

transaction costs of £5.4 million.

Separate disclosure is required on

the face of the income statement

when, in the opinion of the Board,

a transaction is material by size or

nature and of such significance

that it is necessary to give a proper

understanding of the results.

Management produced

a paper setting out

the accounting and

presentational requirements

of IFRSs relating to the

separate disclosure of

material items of income or

expense that could affect

decisions made by the

primary users of the Annual

Report and Accounts.

This paper used the above

framework, which set out

the treatment of whether

the net legacy building

safety expense and aborted

transaction costs should

be disclosed separately.

The paper ensured the

principles agreed in the

previous year had been

consistently applied.

The external auditor

explained to the

Committee they had:

•  reviewed the disclosures

in relation to the net

legacy building safety

expense and aborted

transaction costs.

The Committee provided

careful consideration to the

judgements made in the

presentation and disclosure of

both the net legacy building

safety expense and aborted

transaction costs, ensuring

the Annual Report and

Accounts as a whole provides

a balanced view, including

the presentation of GAAP

measures and APMs.

Following enquiries

with management and

the external auditor, the

Committee concluded

that both the net legacy

building safety expense and

aborted transaction costs

are appropriately presented

and disclosed in the

financial statements.

The Committee considers climate change, and although it is not considered a key audit matter, EY utilise some of their audit

effort considering the impact of potential climate-related risks on the Group’s Annual Report and Accounts, both quantitively in

the financial statements and narratively elsewhere in the wider report, including in relation to going concern and the long-term

viability statement. A specific climate-related risk considered during the audit was in relation to the effect on the valuation of

inventory arising from the requirements of the Future Homes Standard, and whether the necessary future costs were included

in site margin, itself being a key audit matter. No issues were identified as part of this work. The Committee concluded that

climate change and the associated risks are appropriately included and disclosed in the financial statements.

The Committee did not specifically ask EY to focus on any particular areas during the audit as they considered the key financial

matters and audit scope to be appropriate, and had no specific concerns in relation to other areas of the Group.

Long-term viability statement

In accordance with provision 31 of the Code and the FRC guidance on Risk Management, Internal Control and Related Financial

and Business Reporting, the Committee challenged management on the assumptions, methodology and timespan that the

viability statement covers.

A paper by management was considered by the Committee, which set out the resilience of the Group to the emerging and

principal risks and uncertainties to various adverse sensitivities using different scenarios. These scenarios included a reduction

in both the total number of legal completions and private average selling price, with both sales and administrative overheads,

land spend, and construction spend reducing accordingly. The results were then compared to the Group’s financing facilities to

ensure sufficient headroom exists and compliance with debt covenants, and to determine whether the Group could continue

to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

The paper concluded that the viability statement and going concern basis of preparation is appropriate. This was then

recommended to the Board for approval.

125Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Audit Committee Report continued

Quality of narrative reporting

2024 Annual Report and Accounts: fair, balancedandunderstandable

The Group Risk Director provided a paper to the Committee to assist them in concluding whether the 2024 Annual Report and

Accounts are fair, balanced, and understandable. This independent review of the Annual Report and Accounts ensured the

various components satisfied the requirements when read as a whole. This review also considered whether feedback provided

by shareholders in respect of the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts has been reflected.

In addition, the Committee performed a comprehensive review of the Annual Report and Accounts considering items such as:

Fair Balanced Understandable

•  The Annual Report and Accounts

provide a comprehensive review of

the Group’s strategy and activities

during the year, which is consistent

with the business model.

•  The Annual Report and Accounts

provide a balanced view of the

performance and position of the entity,

with both significant positive and

negative points disclosed.

•  The Annual Report and Accounts are

clear and understandable, and have

consistent messaging throughout.

•  The narrative section is both

consistent throughout and also with

the financial results and performance.

•  The key accounting judgements

considered by the Committee are

appropriately disclosed and are

consistent with those considered

by EY.

•  There are clear links between the

strategy and KPIs.

•  Market conditions are clearly

described, and the emerging and

principal risks and uncertainties are

both accurate and complete.

•  The Annual Report and Accounts

provides a balance between statutory

and adjusted performance measures.

•  The KPIs and APMs have remained

consistent and there has been no

change in the methodology, and they

are reconciled to statutory measures

where appropriate.

•  All material transactions and issues

faced by the Group are included

within the financial statements and

disclosed where required.

•  The Annual Report and Accounts

provide a clear and consistent theme

and tone with the Group’s other

external reporting requirements.

•  The Group has sufficient distributable

reserves when compared to the

proposed dividend.

The Committee concluded that the 2024 Annual Report

and Accounts:

•  when taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and

understandable; and

•  provides the necessary information for shareholders to

assess the Group’s position, performance, business model

and strategy.

ESG and climate risk considerations

ESG and climate risks are considered by the Board due

to their importance, although the associated disclosure

requirements, processes and controls are separately reviewed

by the Committee. The Committee is aware of the increasing

significance of ESG reporting matters with the Group having

established a road map for climate risk disclosures relating to

its Annual Report and Accounts. This, along with updates from

EY throughout the year, has enabled the Committee to review

and assess the disclosures included in the 2024 Annual

Report and Accounts.

Quality and effectiveness of internal controls

andrisk management systems

The Committee is responsible for reviewing and assessing

the Group’s internal controls and risk management systems

and providing guidance on these to the Board. The Board is

responsible for reviewing the effectiveness of the system of

internal controls.

Throughout the year, the risk register for the Group has been

reviewed and updated by management on a quarterly basis.

This review includes ensuring the completeness of risks,

assessing their likelihood, their impact, and the effectiveness

of the control environment to mitigate the risks.

Risk is considered by the Board with a full review of the risk

register taking place at least annually. The internal control and

risk management process only reduces the risk of material

misstatement or loss and does not eliminate this risk completely.

The emerging and principal risks facing the Group, which

are described in the Strategic Report on pages 83 to 87,

are regularly reviewed and cover all aspects of Bellway’s

operations including land acquisition, planning, construction,

health and safety, sales, HR, IT, legal and regulatory

compliance, and climate change.

The continuing role of the Board is, on a systematic and

ongoing basis, to review the key emerging and principal

risks inherent in the business, the operation of the systems

and controls necessary to manage such risks and their

effectiveness, and to satisfy itself that all reasonable steps are

being taken to mitigate these risks.

Governance

126 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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The key areas of control are as follows:

•  The Board has agreed a list of key risks, which affect the

Group, that are reviewed throughout the year and has

considered the extent to which the measures taken by the

Group mitigate those risks.

•  The acquisition of land and land interests is initiated by

divisional management and reviewed by the appropriate

Regional Chair prior to submission to Head Office for

approval. All land acquisitions must achieve minimum

financial acquisition criteria and are subject to approval

by the Executive Directors, and in certain circumstances,

approval by the Board.

•  A comprehensive monitoring and reporting system is in

place including annual budgets, monthly forecasting, and

management reporting, incorporating variance analysis and

commentary. This is produced by divisional management

and reviewed by the Regional Chairs and functional

heads at Head Office. Summaries are also provided to the

Executive Directors.

•  Monthly divisional board meetings are held to review

divisional performance, which are attended by the Regional

Chairs. The Executive Directors attend divisional board

meetings on a rolling basis, and this is supplemented with

Non-Executive Director visits to divisions.

Review Focus and outcomes

Legal completions

(half-year and year-end)

2 reviews

Testing of legal completions is undertaken on a bi-annual basis to check that transactions have

been recorded and recognised in the correct period, with appropriate supporting documentation.

For FY24, this work provided positive assurance that the processes operate effectively and

prevent the occurrence of cut-off issues.

Divisional compliance

10 reviews

These reviews assess whether the design and operation of accounting, land acquisition and

commercial processes in trading divisions is compliant with the requirements of key Group

policies. Findings and recommendations have resulted in policy improvement, updated

procedural guidance, and focused training for divisional management.

Journals (half-year and

year-end)

2 reviews

Testing of journals is undertaken on a bi-annual basis to check the validity and accuracy of a

sample of transactions and confirm that appropriate journal reviews are being undertaken by the

trading divisions. For FY24, there were no major findings.

Modern slavery –

subcontractors

17 site visits

This work included an audit of trades at 17 sites. The work provided positive assurance

that the Group takes its responsibilities surrounding modern slavery seriously and raised

minor recommendations, which have further enhanced third-party onboarding and

induction processes.

Anti-money

laundering procedures

This work assessed the design and operating effectiveness of the Group’s anti-money laundering

procedures, including training and communications. The work provided positive assurance that

the Group takes its compliance obligations seriously and raised minor recommendations to

further enhance processes and compliance.

Duplicate payments

2 reviews

Analysis of payments data was undertaken at the half-year and year-end, identifying a very

small number of low-value duplicate payments that have since been recovered. Despite the

immaterial value, preventative controls have been reviewed and strengthened to reduce the risk

of recurrence in future.

Cyber penetration testing A third party performed external, internal and wireless infrastructure penetration testing.

The testing aims to identify security weaknesses that may be exploited by an attacker or malicious

user that has authenticated access to the infrastructure. The report identified some areas where

the Group’s already robust IT control environment could be further improved. An enhancement

action plan was presented alongside the report.

Regulatory

compliance training

This risk assessment offered several recommendations to help further drive timely completion

and effective monitoring of compliance-based training.

Where any control recommendations are made by the external auditors, these are considered, and where relevant are

implemented to further strengthen the control environment.

•  Site/phase valuations are produced periodically throughout

the life of a site/phase, with a summary of the actual and

forecast costs and revenues produced at a divisional level

prior to review by the divisional management team and

Head Office team.

•  During the year the Group set up an Executive Committee

which includes the Executive Directors, Regional Chairs

and other senior Group management. This committee

focuses on key strategic and operational matters affecting

the Group. The minutes from these meetings are provided

to the Board for review.

•  Regular visits to sites by in-house health and safety teams

and external consultants to monitor health and safety

standards and performance.

•  A central treasury function operates at Head Office ensuring

the appropriate financing is obtained for the Group as

a whole.

•  A number of the Group’s key functions are dealt with

centrally. These include taxation, pensions, insurance, IT,

legal, HR, regulatory compliance and company secretarial

functions. This centralisation ensures a consistent approach

and the appropriate range of skills to manage these

specialised areas.

Throughout the year, the Committee received reports

from the Group Risk and Audit team on the following areas

of focus.

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Procedures relating to the prevention and

detection of fraud and bribery

Whistleblowing

The Group’s Whistleblowing Policy is well publicised at all

locations and allows all employees and members of the

supply chain to raise concerns in confidence to either the

Chief Commercial Officer and Company Secretary, Deputy

Group Company Secretary or, alternatively, an independent

third party. The Group encourages employees and members

of the supply chain to raise any concerns in an open

and honest way. These concerns could be in relation to

possible wrongdoing in financial reporting, breaches of

Group policies and procedures, or other matters such as

harassment, bullying, money laundering, modern slavery,

or discrimination.

All whistleblowing reports are reviewed and confidentially

investigated by senior, independent personnel and the

findings are reported to the Board.

During the year, the Committee approved minor changes to

the Whistleblowing Policy.

Bribery Act

The Group’s Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy and

procedures are circulated throughout the Group and are

included on the Group’s intranet.

Internal audit

Testing of processes which help the Group prevent and

detect fraud is undertaken as part of a rolling programme

throughout the year by the Group Risk and Audit function

and is focused in the following areas: bank reconciliations,

employee expenses, payments, journal transactions, sales

completions, site valuations and supplier bank details.

Risk and internal audit

The Group has a risk and audit function which, in part,

performs internal audit reviews. The Group Risk Director has

a direct reporting line into both the Group Finance Director

and myself. During the year the Group Risk and Audit function

undertook a number of internal audit reviews, utilising

specialists from within relevant functions where appropriate.

The Group Risk Director provided the Committee with a

summary of the findings together with recommendations

to further enhance the control environment. A register

is maintained centrally which monitors progress against

any system and control enhancements to ensure they

are implemented appropriately and in a timely and

controlled manner.

External audit

Audit performance and effectiveness

The external auditor of the Group is EY. EY continues to

provide robust challenge to management and provides its

independent view to the Committee on specific financial

reporting judgements and the control environment across

the Group.

EY’s performance is regularly reviewed by both management

and the Committee, and this is done formally on an

annual basis.

The Committee considered a paper produced by

management, which used the FRC practice aid ‘Audit Quality

– Practice aid for Audit Committees’ as a basis.

The review consisted of:

•  Considering the robustness and appropriateness of EY’s

approach to auditing the significant risk areas facing

the Group.

•  Considering whether EY’s materiality proposal for the

previous financial year, which was the most up-to-date

information held at the date of review, was set at an

appropriate level for the component parts of the Group.

•  Discussions with management who were involved in the

financial reporting processes.

•  An understanding of the findings of the Audit Quality

Inspection (‘AQI’) results that were published by the FRC

on 6 July 2023, following their inspection of audit firms

including EY. This included understanding whether any of

the findings would have affected the Bellway audit.

•  An understanding of the Audit Quality Review (‘AQR’) and

internal EY quality review findings, specifically in relation to

the engagement partner, Mark Morritt.

•  Considering EY’s independence, objectivity, and

professional scepticism.

•  Reviewing the performance of EY against their audit

strategy for FY23, the most recent completed audit

cycle, and their interaction with the Committee during

the process.

•  Considering where EY have added value and

demonstrated proactivity.

Following this review, the Committee recommended to the

Board, which is in turn recommending to the shareholders,

that EY be re-appointed as auditor of the Group.

Auditor rotation

The Committee acknowledges the provisions contained in

the Code in respect of audit tendering. In conformance with

these requirements, Bellway will be required to tender the

external audit no later than for the 2030 financial year-end.

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Auditor independence and non-audit fees

The Independent Auditor Policy, which seeks to preserve

the independence of the external auditor by defining those

non-audit services, which the external auditor may and may

not provide, was reviewed during the year.

Any non-audit engagement with the external auditor needs

to be approved, in advance, by the Chair of the Audit

Committee, and retrospectively by the Audit Committee.

During the year, EY were engaged alongside KPMG LLP as

reporting accountants to perform certain non-audit related

services in relation to the aborted Crest Nicholson transaction.

Certain workstreams were allocated to EY as they are

typically performed by the external auditor and to generate

efficiencies, with the other workstreams allocated to KPMG.

Before seeking formal Committee approval of the workstream

allocation, EY obtained upfront approval from the Financial

Reporting Council to exceed the non-audit services fee cap

when looking over a two-year period.

The Committee recognises and supports the independence

of auditors, and it considered and approved the proposal to

use EY for these non-audit services at a specially convened

meeting, along with the fee estimates for both EY and KPMG.

This is the first year since EY were appointed as auditor

that Bellway have used them for non-audit services, with

independence maintained as the Committee expects the

non-audit service spend with the external auditor will revert

back to the historical norm.

For an analysis of fees paid to EY see note 4 to the accounts.

The ratio of non-audit fees for the year to the external audit

fee was 0.83:1.00.

Following the conclusion of the audit for the year ended

31 July 2024, Mark Morritt will have completed four years

out of the normal maximum of five years as EY engagement

partner. During the year ending 31 July 2025, the Committee

will work with EY to identify the new EY engagement

partner and ensure processes are in place to enable a

smooth transition.

The Committee considers EY to be independent and EY, in

accordance with professional ethical standards, provided the

Committee with written confirmation of its independence

throughout the year. The Committee monitors all fees paid to

the external auditor at each Committee meeting.

The Group has a policy that includes certain restrictions on

the recruitment of employees from the external auditor.

The Committee confirms there are no independence issues

in relation to the external auditor and that these policies have

been adhered to throughout the year.

Ian McHoul

Chair of the Audit Committee

14 October 2024

129Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Annual Statement

Dear Shareholder

I am pleased to present the Report of the Remuneration

Committee (the ‘Committee’).

This Report is divided into three sections: my statement; the

Directors’ Remuneration Policy being put to shareholders at

the 2024 Annual General Meeting; and our annual report on

remuneration for the 2023/24 financial year.

Performance in 2023/24

The Group has delivered another resilient performance

despite the continuation of challenging operating conditions

during the year. While a lower starting forward order book

drove a reduction in volume output, customer demand

during the year has benefitted from a moderation in

mortgage interest rates, which has helped to ease affordability

constraints and supported an increase in reservations.

The improving trading backdrop, combined with the strength

of our outlet opening programme, has generated healthy

growth in the year-end order book. As a result, we are in a

strong position to return to growth in 2024/25.

2023/24 Remuneration outcome

During the financial year, the Committee continued to

operate a remuneration structure based on the three core

elements of: basic salary; annual cash bonus, subject to the

deferral policy; and a share based long-term incentive plan,

which it considers closely aligns management interests with

those of stakeholders.

The 2023/24 annual bonus was subject to underlying

operating profit, adjusted capital employed and strategic

performance measures. The Committee is very conscious that

the housebuilding sector is highly cyclical and so sets bonus

targets by reference to a combination of market consensus

forecasts, the stretching goals we set in the annual business

plan and internal forecasts for the year.

Forecasts for 2023/24 were lower than the previous year

across the housebuilding sector following the higher levels

of performance in 2021/22. Forecasts for 2024/25 are for a

return to growth and bonus targets are being set for the year

reflecting this. Based on performance across the year, which

included exceeding the profit target by 12%, the Committee

has awarded the Executive Directors a bonus payment of

108% of basic salary.

Remuneration Report

The Committee continues to operate a remuneration

structure… which it considers closely aligns

management interests with those of stakeholders.”

Jill Caseberry

Chair of the Remuneration Committee

The Committee is comfortable that the formulaic outcome

of the bonus reflects wider business performance, and as a

result, no discretion has been applied. In line with the policy

in place for 2023/24, any bonus in excess of 100% of salary will

be deferred into shares and held for three years. As a result,

8% of salary will be deferred.

The 2021/22 LTIP awards are eligible to vest based on

performance over the three financial years to 31 July 2024.

Performance was based on EPS, relative TSR vs a bespoke

peer group of housebuilders and relative TSR vs the FTSE

350 (excluding financial services and investment trusts).

Based on performance over the period, the awards will lapse.

The Committee believes that this outcome is appropriate and

no discretion has been applied.

The Committee is comfortable that actions taken on pay

during the year across the Company were appropriate

and balanced the interests of all stakeholders, and that the

Remuneration Policy operated as intended.

Directors’ Remuneration Policy

Our current Remuneration Policy was approved at our 2021

AGM and is due for renewal at our 2024 AGM. Therefore,

during the course of this year, the Remuneration Committee

has carried out its triennial review of the Executive Directors’

Remuneration Policy.

The Committee has evaluated the Policy in light of our long-

term strategy. Specifically, we assessed the conventional

performance share plan to determine its effectiveness in

motivating the Executive team to make decisions that benefit

the Company over the long-term. The review concluded

that the primary goal of the long-term incentive should be

to align the interests of our Executive team with those of our

shareholders and to support the retention of our Executive

team. We felt that this has not been achieved in the past

and that position would not change in the future without

achange of policy.

We believe Restricted Shares are a more suitable model

because they: (i) align with our company strategy; (ii) ensure

strong alignment with investors; (iii) fit with our company

culture; and (iv) are simple and transparent.

Further details are set out below.

Governance

130 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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•  Align with our company strategy – A key driver of the

change is increasing alignment between our strategy of

delivering long-term volume growth with value creation for

shareholders and incentivising Directors to make decisions

in the long-term interests of the Company. Restricted Shares

will remove the volatility that we have experienced in

vesting under the Performance Share Plan and ensure that

awards will change in value in the same proportion to the

returns we create for shareholders over each three year

period. We are conscious that executive pay has been a

controversial topic in the sector over the years and see

benefits in reducing the maximum available quantum while

remaining market competitive.

•  Ensure strong alignment with investors – Restricted Shares

create an immediate alignment between participants and

investors, offering tangible value that promotes long-term

thinking and avoids inadvertently incentivising volatility

and risk taking. Awards will only be eligible to vest subject

to the Remuneration Committee being satisfied that

the Company’s overall performance is in line with the

Company’s long-term strategic plan (the ‘performance

underpin’). Further details are set out below.

•  Fit with our company culture – We believe that Restricted

Shares offer a better match for our business goals and

will operate for roles below the Executive Committee.

This approach allows for consistency across all

management levels.

•  Simple and transparent – Restricted shares are simple

and easier to understand. As such, they can be a highly

retentive LTIP vehicle. In addition, shareholders have a

much clearer view of remuneration quantum.

The maximum grant of Restricted Shares will be half of

the maximum opportunity under the existing policy for

Performance Shares which is consistent with the Investment

Association’s guidance and wider investors’ expectations.

In terms of the quantum of award proposed, the maximum

Restricted Share award will be 100% of salary (reduced from

a 200% of salary performance share award). This reduction is

fair considering the greater certainty of vesting and reflects the

average vesting level of the last ten years of 46% of award.

Therefore, we propose replacing the annual grant of

performance shares with restricted shares. The key terms of

the restricted share awards are:

–  Limit to 100% of salary in relation to any financial year.

–  Awards will be subject to the performance underpin.

The underpin will be based on a holistic review of

overall business performance as determined by the

Remuneration Committee.

In assessing the underpin, the Committee will consider the

Group’s overall performance, including financial and non-

financial performance over the course of the vesting period

and any material factors identified.

This approach enables the Remuneration Committee to

form a well-rounded view of the Group’s performance.

If the Committee is not satisfied that the underpin has

been met, it reserves the right to reduce the vesting levels,

including the possibility of reducing them to zero. We will

disclose the Committee’s assessment against the underpin

each year to provide full transparency to shareholders.

To reinforce the alignment with shareholders’ long-term

interests, the in-employment shareholding guidelines will be

increased from 200% of salary to 300%.

Reflecting the increase in scale of the business, the maximum

annual bonus opportunity for Executive Directors will be

increased from 120% to 150% of salary which will provide more

market competitive bonus opportunities and better alignment

with the Company’s current strategy which is equally focused

on short-term performance and long-term value creation.

In line with market best practice, compulsory bonus deferral

will be introduced so that a quarter of any bonus paid will

be deferred into shares for three years. We will also reduce

the amount that can be earned for meeting the threshold

level of performance for financial metrics from 40% to 25%.

Reflecting the increase in bonus opportunity, the targets set

for 2024/25 are considered more challenging in aggregate

than those set in 2023/24.

Other minor amendments are being proposed to the policy

tosimplify it and align it with market practice. Further details

on the proposed changes are set out on page 137.

Other considerations during the year

Shareholder engagement

Ahead of the 2024 AGM, we engaged with our largest

investors as well as Institutional Shareholder Services

(‘ISS’), the Investment Association (‘IA’) and Glass Lewis, to

understand their views on our proposed new policy and its

proposed implementation in 2024/25. Based on the feedback

received from our engagement, almost all investors were

supportive of the changes proposed.

Wider workforce engagement

We engage with our employees through our annual

engagement survey, and through our employee listening

groups. We have four employee listening groups that

meet four times per year, and all groups are chaired by

employees. We engage with our employee listening groups

on executive remuneration and explain how this aligns with

the wider Company Pay Policy. Feedback from employee

listening groups is shared with the main board, and our Non-

Executives regularly attend these sessions to actively listen to

the feedback from employees directly.

Board changes

As announced on 21 May 2024, Keith Adey, Group Finance

Director, has advised the Board that he intends to retire

from full-time executive work once a successor has been

appointed. Keith will remain committed as Group Finance

Director, and although his contract provides for only a six

month notice period, he has agreed to remain until a suitable

handover has taken place.

As announced on 11 October 2024, Shane Doherty, who

was the Group Chief Financial Officer of Cairn Homes PLC

(‘Cairn’) (a company trading on the Euronext Dublin) until

April 2024, will join Bellway on 2 December 2024. Shane’s

remuneration arrangements have been set in accordance

with the Directors’ Remuneration Policy and will comprise a

salary of £480,000, a pension in line with the rate applying to

the majority of the workforce, an annual bonus opportunity

and long term incentives for 2024 at the same rates as the

other executive directors and other benefits.

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Remuneration Report continued

Keith will be stepping down from his current role as Group

Finance Director on 1 December 2024. He will remain on the

Board and will continue to have an active role in the business

as an executive director until 21 March 2025, which will

include helping to oversee an orderly transition.

He will participate in the annual bonus plan but will not be

awarded any long-term incentives. In line with the Policy,

his retirement means that he will be a good leaver under

the Bellway incentive plans and his bonus and long-term

incentives will be prorated. The targets will be assessed at

the end of the respective performance periods to determine

whether they have been met. Bonus payments and the

release of shares will not be accelerated, therefore the

two year holding period will also apply to any PSP awards

that vest. Keith will also remain subject to the Directors’

shareholding requirements for 2 years post departure.

As also announced on 21 May 2024, Simon Scougall was

appointed to the Board in the newly created Executive role

of Chief Commercial Officer from 1 August 2024. Simon’s

remuneration package comprises a salary of £444,000, a

pension in line with the rate applying to the majority of the

workforce, of 10% of salary, an annual bonus opportunity and

a LTIP award for 2024/25 at the same level as the CEO, and

other benefits, all in line with the Remuneration Policy.

The Committee decided that it would be more appropriate

for Executive Directors to have 12 month notice periods in

the future as shorter periods do not provide adequate time

to conduct an external search process. This was agreed by

both Jason and Simon on his appointment. As Keith will

retire during the year, no changes have been made to his

service contract.

Cecily Davis was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive

Director on 1 May 2024. Further details of her appointment

can be found in the Nomination Committee Report on

page 117.

How we will implement the Remuneration Policy in 2024/25

The Committee considered how remuneration should be

implemented in 2024/25. Part of this process was reviewing

current practice against both market and best practice, our

Group reward principles and pay ratios. The key decisions

taken are set out below.

The Committee has awarded Jason Honeyman and

Keith Adey salary increases of 4.5%, which are in line

with the average for the workforce for 2024/25 of 4.5%.

Simon Scougall’s base salary was set on appointment and he

received no further salary increase.

Subject to shareholder approval at the 2024 AGM, the

maximum bonus opportunity for Executive Directors

will be in line with the amended Remuneration Policy at

150% of basic salary. During the year, the Remuneration

Committee reviewed the performance measures used

for the annual bonus to ensure they align with the Group

strategy. The Committee concluded that the performance

measures remain appropriate but have made minor changes

to the weightings of each element to ensure that they align

with our short term goals. In summary, the bonus will be

subject to underlying operating profit (60%), adjusted capital

employed (6.7%), land delivery (20%), and ‘Better with Bellway’

measures (13.3%). The Committee will have the discretion to

adjust the formulaic outcome of the bonus to reflect wider

business performance including satisfactory health and

safety performance. A quarter of any bonus earned must be

deferred into shares for three years.

In line with the proposals set out on page 138, the Company

intends to make an award of Restricted shares under the

LTIP Rules of up to 100% of salary to the Executive Directors.

Awards will vest to the Executive Directors after three years,

subject to satisfaction of the performance underpin with any

shares vesting subject to a two-year holding period.

Concluding remarks

I hope it is clear from the way we are proposing to apply

policy in 2024/25 that we continue to take account of

the feedback of our shareholders and we look forward

to receiving your support for the Directors’ Remuneration

report at the upcoming Annual General Meeting. I will be

available to answer any questions before, and at, the Annual

General Meeting.

Jill Caseberry

Chair of the Remuneration Committee

14 October 2024

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132 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Remuneration at a glance

How remuneration links to our strategy

(See pages 10 to 13 for details of our performance).

Strategic objective Link to remuneration Metric Performance against metric

Earnings growth and driving

down costs

Annual bonus and vesting LTIP Underlying operating profit

andunderlying EPS

Achieved and Not

Achieved

Focus on capital employed Annual bonus Adjusted capital employed Not Achieved

Land delivery Annual bonus Outlet opening and DPP

inBRICs

Achieved

ESG Annual bonus Retain five-star

5

homebuilder

status, results of Employee

Engagement Survey and

Carbon reduction

Achieved

Value creation through capital

and dividend growth

Vesting LTIP Relative TSR against two

comparator groups

Not Achieved

The Committee set ambitious targets which have been challenging to achieve in a tough economic environment which has

impacted all elements of the business, this is reflected in the outcomes highlighted above.

Bonus outcomes – see page 145

The 2023/24 bonus was based on financial and strategic targets.

Strategic objective

Weighting

(%ofmaximum)

Achievement

(%ofmaximum)

Underlying operating profit

(a)

60% 100%

Adjusted capital employed 10% 0%

Strategic objectives 30% 100%

Total 90%

Notes:

a.  Underlying operating profit for the Bonus includes the share of result of joint ventures.

LTIP outcomes – see page 146

The PSP awards granted in 2021/22 were based on the performance conditions set out below.

Measure

Weighting

(%ofmaximum)

Achievement

(%ofmaximum)

EPS underlying EPS in 2023/24. 33% 0%

Relative TSR

vs housebuilders 33% 0%

vs FTSE 350 (excl. Financial services and

investment trust) 33% 0%

Total 0%

Directors’ Remuneration Policy

This part of the remuneration report, the Directors’ Remuneration Policy, has been prepared in accordance with The Large and

Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

The overall Remuneration Policy has been developed in compliance with the principles of the 2018 UK Corporate Governance

Code, UK institutional investor guidance and the Listing Rules.

The Remuneration Policy set out on the following pages is submitted to shareholders for approval at the AGM on 12 December

2024. It is the Company’s current intention that this Policy will apply for three years.

Objectives of Remuneration Policy

The aim of the Committee is to ensure that the Company has competitive remuneration packages in place that will promote

the long-term success of the Company and motivate Executive Directors in the overall interests of shareholders, the Group, its

employees and its customers.

The Committee has a policy of paying a level of remuneration comparable with that of a peer group of similar UK housebuilding

businesses, subject to experience and performance.

The Committee uses this comparative approach to benchmarking with caution, recognising the relatively few direct

housebuilding comparatives, their differing size and the risk of an upward ratchet effect with any peer-based analysis.

The structure of the package has been designed to ensure that the performance-related elements of remuneration

constitute asignificant proportion of an executive’s potential total remuneration package, but are only receivable if the stretch

performance targets are achieved.

133Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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The structure of the performance conditions for annual bonus has been designed to provide a strong link to the Group’s

performance, namely a focus on maximising profit in a sustainable fashion and producing superior shareholder returns, thereby

generating a strong alignment of interest between senior executives and shareholders. The two-year post-vesting holding

period which applies to the long-term incentive plan (which also applies to good leavers) reinforces that alignment.

Decision-making process

The Committee is responsible for the determination of the Directors’ Remuneration Policy and how it is implemented.

In addressing this responsibility, the Committee works with management and external advisers to develop proposals and

recommendations. The Committee considers the source of information presented to it, analyses the detail and ensures

that independent judgement is exercised when making decisions. Information is independently verified where there are

conflicts of interest and no individual is present when their remuneration is being discussed. The Remuneration Committee

works alongside other Board Committees as needed; for example, the Group Audit Committee confirms incentive plan

performance results.

When setting the Remuneration Policy, the Committee considered the Company’s strategic objectives over both the short and

the long-term, the external environment and market best practice. In addition, the Committee also considered the alignment

across the business as well as stakeholder views.

Policy principles

The Directors’ Remuneration Policy is aligned with the principles within the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code and these

principles are taken into account in its implementation.

Principles Considerations within the Policy

Clarity: remuneration arrangements

should be transparent and promote

effective engagement with

shareholders and the workforce.

We clearly communicate our approach to remuneration in this report and in all

communications with shareholders, while providing transparency in our rationale.

This also allows straightforward engagement with the wider workforce.

Simplicity: remuneration structures

should avoid complexity and their

rationale and operation should be

easy to understand.

We have structured the Remuneration Policy to be as simple as possible, within the

confines of ensuring arrangements are in line with the business strategy, have a robust

link between pay and performance and are designed with consideration of investor

expectations. The introduction of the ability to make Restricted Share awards provides

asimple approach for aligning Executive Director and shareholder interests.

Risk: remuneration arrangements

should ensure reputational and

other risks from excessive rewards,

and behavioural risks that can arise

from target-based incentive plans,

are identified and mitigated.

We mitigate against these risks through a carefully designed policy, which includes

a balance between financial and non-financial bonus metrics, deferral of a portion

of the annual bonus into shares, the Restricted Share awards that are subject to a

holistic performance underpin and shareholding requirements. The Committee also

has the ability to apply discretion and clawback provisions if incentive payment levels

are inappropriate.

Predictability: the range of possible

values of rewards to individual

Directors and any other limits or

discretions should be identified and

explained at the time of approving

the policy.

Examples of the caps under the Remuneration Policy are illustrated in the

scenario charts.

At the time of assessment, the Committee would use discretion where necessary if the

formulaic result is considered inappropriate.

Proportionality: the link between

individual awards, the delivery

of strategy and the long-term

performance of the Company

should be clear. Outcomes should

not reward poor performance.

The opportunity under incentive plans is determined based on a proportion of salary

with the quantum determined to ensure that there is an appropriate link between pay

and performance.

The performance conditions and underpins applying to the incentives are aligned with

the Company’s strategy, and are reviewed on an annual basis to consider whether they

are working effectively.

There are provisions to override the formula-driven outcome of incentive plans and

clawback provisions to ensure that there is not reward for poor performance.

Alignment to culture: incentive

schemes should drive behaviours

consistent with Company purpose,

values and strategy.

The Committee reviews workforce composition and remuneration across the Group

and takes them into account when reviewing the implementation of the policy.

Where possible, in support of our performance culture, we align remuneration across

theGroup; for example, Restricted Share awards have been introduced below the

Boardand all employees can join the Group’s savings-related share option scheme.

Governance

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Consideration of employment conditions elsewhere in the Group

Our Employee Listening Groups provide an opportunity to engage with the workforce on Executive remuneration and for

employees to raise issues that are reported to the Board. During the year, an engagement process took place. Based on

employee feedback, the Executive Remuneration Policy and its implementation were not raised as material issues in

the discussions during the year and, therefore, no amendments to the Remuneration Policy were required as a result of

this engagement.

In determining the elements of remuneration for the Executive Directors, the Committee takes into consideration the

pay and conditions of employees throughout the Group as a whole, paying particular attention to the levels of basic pay

increase awarded to the workforce generally. All eligible employees, including the Executive Directors, can join the Group’s

savings-related share option scheme, have life assurance benefits and have access to pension arrangements. A significant

proportion of employees benefit from health insurance, a company car or car allowance and are eligible to participate in a

discretionary bonus scheme. At senior levels, remuneration is increasingly long term and ‘at risk’ with an increased emphasis

onperformance-related pay and share-based remuneration.

The Committee is regularly updated of any significant policy changes for the workforce generally and management below

Board level in particular.

Consideration of shareholder views

In considering the operation of the Remuneration Policy, the Committee will take into account the published remuneration

guidelines and specific views of shareholders and proxy voting agencies. The Committee will consult with the Company’s larger

shareholders, where considered appropriate, regarding changes to the operation of the Policy, and when the Policy is being

reviewed and brought to shareholders for approval.

As set out in the letter from the Remuneration Committee Chair, an extensive consultation process was undertaken in relation

to the updated Policy to be presented for approval by shareholders at the 2024 AGM. Based on the feedback received from our

engagement, investors were almost all supportive of the changes proposed to the Remuneration Policy. Therefore, there were

no amendments to the changes to the policy based on the consultation.

Summary of changes to the Remuneration Policy

Below we have summarised the key changes to the Remuneration Policy.

Introduction of restricted shares to replace performance shares

Assuming that the Policy is approved at the 2024 AGM, no further Performance Share grants will be made and, instead, the first

grant of Restricted Share awards will be made shortly following the AGM.

In terms of the quantum of award proposed, the maximum Restricted Share award will be 100% of salary (reduced from a

200% of salary performance share award). Restricted Share awards would be subject to a three-year vesting period and the

performance underpin. Similar to the existing Performance Shares, the awards would also be subject to a two-year post vesting

holding period.

We believe that the introduction of the ability to make Restricted Share awards is aligned with Company strategy and

shareholder interests. Further details regarding the rationale for the introduction of these grants are set out in the Chair’s letter

on pages 130 to 131.

Shareholding guidelines

The in-service shareholding requirement will be increased from 200% of salary to 300%. The current post-employment

requirement, which requires Executive Directors to hold a shareholding of 200% of salary for two years post cessation of

employment, will be retained.

Annual bonus

The maximum annual bonus opportunity will be increased from 120% to 150% of salary and the payout at threshold for financial

performance will be reduced from 40% to 25% of maximum.

In line with market best practice, we will introduce compulsory bonus deferral, which will require Executive Directors to invest a

quarter of their bonus into shares, which will be held for three years. The remainder of the bonus will be paid in cash.

Wider Policy Changes

As part of its Policy review work, the Committee also considered how other aspects of remuneration compare to current market

and best practice. As a result, the following minor changes to the Policy are being proposed:

Executive Director pension rates were aligned with the rate of the wider workforce in 2022. The policy wording will be updated

to reflect this.

For internal appointments to the Board, any remuneration awards previously granted prior to appointment will continue on their

original terms.

The notice period for the CEO has been increased to 12 months for both the employee and employer in line with market

practice and to provide greater protection to the Company.

135Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Policy table

This section of the Report describes the key components of each element of the remuneration arrangements for Executive and

Non-Executive Directors.

Component and

linktostrategy Operation Maximum opportunity Framework to assess performance

Salary

To be market

competitive and,

therefore, assist

in recruiting,

retaining and

motivating high-

quality executives.

Reflects individual

role and

experience.

Salaries are normally reviewed

in July each year and changes

normally take effect from 1 August.

They are typically determined by

reference to market levels of a peer

group of similar UK housebuilding

businesses, taking account of salaries

at other companies of a similar size,

and by taking account of the role,

performance, and experience of the

individual, Company performance,

salary increases throughout

the rest of the business and

economic conditions.

Where salaries of new Executive

Directors are positioned below

market levels, the Committee’s policy

is to progress these over time, with

increases potentially higher than for

the general workforce, as experience

is gained, subject to performance.

No prescribed maximum.

Increases are normally in

line with the average for

the workforce generally.

Increases may be

below or above this

e.g. due to promotion,

change in responsibility

or experience, role

change or a significant

change, in the size, value

and/or complexity of

the Company.

Salaries are set out

in the Annual Report

on Remuneration.

In addition to the reviews by the

Chair, as part of the annual Board

evaluation, the performance of the

Executives and the Company is

kept under continuous review by

the Board.

Pension

To provide

a structure

and value

that is market

competitive.

Pension contributions into the

Company’s Group Self Invested

Personal Pension Plan and/

or a salary supplement in lieu of

pension contributions.

The rate for current

Directors will be no

higher than that of the

majority of the workforce

(currently 10% of salary).

Not applicable.

Benefits

To provide a

range and value

that is market

competitive.

Typically comprises car or car

allowance, life assurance and health

insurance. Other benefits may be

provided where appropriate.

Any expenses incurred in carrying

out duties will be fully reimbursed

by the Company, including any

personal taxation associated with

such expenses.

Not applicable. Not applicable.

Governance

136 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Component and

linktostrategy Operation Maximum opportunity Framework to assess performance

Annual bonus

To reward

achievement with

a combination

of financial and

non-financial

operational-based

performance

targets in

accordance with

Group KPIs.

Annual bonuses are normally

payable in cash in November

following the year-end on 31 July,

subject to the achievement of

performance targets that were set at

the start of the financial year.

The Company operates a recovery

mechanism, which allows the

Company to clawback some, or

all, of the payments made under

the variable components of an

individual’s remuneration, in the

following circumstances:

(i)   material misstatement of results;

(ii)   error in assessing a

performance condition;

(iii)   gross misconduct by

the individual;

(iv)  in the case of corporate failure; or

(v)   in the case of material

reputational damage.

A maximum of 75% of the bonus

will be paid in cash. Deferral of

the remainder into shares will be

achieved by applying the net amount

of the bonus to purchase shares that

must normally be held for three years.

150% of basic

salary maximum.

The bonus may be based on

a combination of financial

and strategic objectives, with

financial performance accounting

for a majority of the overall

bonus opportunity.

The Committee determines the

choice of measure(s) and their

weighting for each year to ensure

alignment with the Board’s priorities

and Company strategy over the

short to medium term.

The level of pay-out at threshold for

financial metrics will not be more

than 25% of maximum, and varies

for non-financial metrics.

Full vesting will take place for

equalling or exceeding maximum,

subject to the health and

safety underpin.

The Committee has discretion to

adjust the payment outcome to

ensure it reflects the individual’s

contribution and/or the overall

performance of the Company over

the performance period.

Details of the performance

measures used are set out in the

Annual Report on Remuneration.

Share ownership guideline for Executive Directors

To align Executive

Directors’ interests

with those of

shareholders.

Executive Directors are required to

accumulate a minimum shareholding

equivalent to 300% of basic salary.

For any Executive Director under

notice at the date this Policy is

approved by shareholders, a level of

200% applies.

Executive Directors are also required

to retain shares for two years

following their departure from the

Board, at the lower of 200% of their

salary and their shareholding at the

time of departure.

Within a period of three months of

appointment, an Executive Director

must acquire a minimum of 1,000

ordinary shares in the Company

and must retain at least 50% of any

shares vesting under the incentive

arrangements, after allowance for

paying tax, until the requisite number

of shares has been accumulated.

If personal circumstances make

this difficult, the Committee would

exercise discretion.

Not applicable. Not applicable.

137Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Component and

linktostrategy Operation Maximum opportunity Framework to assess performance

Long-term incentives

To encourage

long-term

value creation,

aid retention,

encourage

shareholding

and promote

alignment of

interests with

shareholders.

The Company grants Restricted

Share Awards as its primary long-

term incentive.

Annual awards of nil-cost options or

conditional awards may be made

under the LTIP to the Executive

Directors, at the discretion of

the Committee.

Awards normally vest three years

after grant.

Dividend equivalents (normally

awarded in shares) may be payable,

and will only accrue during the

vesting and holding period on

awards that ultimately vest.

The Company operates recovery

and withholding mechanisms, which

allow the Company, in exceptional

circumstances, to clawback some,

or all, of the payments made, or

recover unvested awards, in the

following circumstances:

(i)   material misstatement of results;

(ii)   error in assessing a

performance condition;

(iii)   gross misconduct by

the individual;

(iv)  in the case of corporate failure; or

(v)  in the case of material

reputational damage.

A minimum holding period of two

years applies to awards post vesting.

100% of basic salary in

respect of a financial year.

Awards will only be eligible to

vest subject to the Remuneration

Committee being satisfied that the

Company’s overall performance is in

line with the Company’s long-term

strategic plan (the ‘performance

underpin’). In assessing the

underpin, the Committee will

consider the Group’s overall

performance, including financial

and non-financial performance over

the course of the vesting period

and any material factors identified.

To ensure that pay aligns with

performance, the Committee may

reduce vesting levels (including to

zero) if they are not satisfied that the

underpin has been met.

The Committee has discretion

to adjust the vesting outcome in

exceptional circumstances to ensure

it is a true reflection of the overall

performance of the Company over

the period.

All-employee share schemes

To encourage

employees to

build a stake in

the future of the

Company.

The Executive Directors can

participate in any HMRC-approved

all-employee plans operated by

the Company.

Subject to prevailing

HMRC limits.

Not applicable.

Governance

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Component and

linktostrategy Operation Maximum opportunity Framework to assess performance

Chair and Non-Executive Directors

To set appropriate

fees in light of the

time commitment,

responsibilities,

wider market and

best practice.

The Chair’s fee is determined by the

Remuneration Committee.

The remuneration of the Non-

Executive Directors (‘NED’) is

determined by the Board Committee

on Non-Executive Directors’

Remuneration, which comprises the

Executive Directors.

Fee levels are normally reviewed

annually, taking into account the time

commitment and responsibilities of

the roles including membership or

chairmanship of Board Committees

and the level of fees for similar

positions in comparable companies.

Non-Executive Directors are not

normally entitled to any taxable

benefits or pension. They do not

participate in any bonus or long-

term incentive plans and they are

not entitled to compensation on

termination of their arrangements,

other than normal notice provisions

of three months given by either party.

Travel, accommodation and other

related expenses incurred in

carrying out the role will be paid

by the Company including any

personal taxation associated with

such expenses.

The aggregate of NED

fees is set out in the

Articles of Association

and is currently £500,000

per annum.

The performance of the Non-

Executive Directors is assessed by

the Chair. The senior independent

Non-Executive Director reviews

the performance of the Chair in

conjunction with the Directors.

For the avoidance of doubt, under this Directors’ Remuneration Policy, authority is given to the Company to honour any

commitments entered into with current or former Directors that is consistent with the approved Remuneration Policy in force

at the time the commitment was made (or, if made before the current policy was approved, as have been disclosed previously

to shareholders), or was made at the time when the relevant individual was not a Director of the Company. Details of any

payments made to former directors will be set out in the Annual Report on Remuneration as they arise. All historical share

awards and bonus arrangements that were granted under any current or previous incentive schemes operated by the

Company and remain outstanding remain eligible to vest/payout based on their original terms.

139Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Clawback/malus

The time period over which clawback/malus will apply to bonuses is at any time before the third anniversary of payment of

bonus or vesting of an LTIP award, as relevant.

Incentive plan discretions

The Remuneration Committee can exercise discretion in a number of areas when operating the Company’s incentive schemes,

in line with the relevant rules of the schemes. These include (but are not limited to):

•  the choice of participants;

•  the size of awards in any year (subject to the limits set out in the Directors’ Remuneration Policy table);

•  the extent of payments or vesting in light of the achievement of the relevant performance conditions;

•  the determination of good or bad leavers and the treatment of outstanding awards (subject to the provisions of the scheme

rules and the Remuneration Policy provisions); and

•  the treatment of outstanding awards in the event of a change of control.

In addition, if events occur that cause the Remuneration Committee to conclude that any performance condition is no longer

appropriate, that condition may be substituted, varied or waived as is considered reasonable in the circumstances in order to

produce a fairer measure of performance that is not materially less difficult to satisfy.

Choice of performance measures for 2024/25 and approaches to target setting

The performance measures used in the annual bonus are aligned with the Company’s KPIs and the business strategy.

For the annual bonus, underlying operating profit is an appropriate barometer of short-term performance as management will

neither benefit from, or be penalised by, one-off or short-term impacts on the Group’s profit, it also acts as an incentive for the

sustainable development of the business. Customer care and land bank are important drivers of future growth and employee

metrics and maintaining a strong health and safety record is very important to our employee base and the Group.

Targets for incentive plans are set to be stretching but achievable, taking into account internal and external reference points,

including internal forecasts and market consensus.

Approach to recruitment remuneration

In arriving at a total package, and in considering the quantum for each element of the package, the Committee will take

into account the skills and experience of the candidate and the market rate for a candidate of that experience, as well as the

importance of securing the preferred candidate.

Element General policy Detail

Salary At a level required to attract the most

appropriate candidate.

Discretion to pay lower basic salary with incremental

increases, potentially higher than for the general

workforce, as new appointee becomes established in

the role.

Pension and benefits In accordance with Company policies. Additional benefits in relation to recruitment may be

provided where considered appropriate, for example,

relocation expenses or allowances, legal fees and other

recruitment-related costs may be payable.

Any new Director’s pension contributions will be in line

with the Policy for other Directors. The current employer

pension contribution rate is between 5% and 10%

ofsalary depending on years of service.

Bonus In accordance with existing schemes. The maximum annual bonus opportunity is 150% of

salary (in line with the policy).

Depending on the timing of recruitment, bespoke

targets could be introduced for an individual within the

maximum individual limits of the annual bonus plan

applicable at the time.

Pro-rating would be applied as appropriate for

intra-yearjoiners.

Governance

140 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Element General policy Detail

Long-term incentives  In accordance with Company policies

and maximum limits in the long-term

incentive plan rules.

The maximum LTIP grant is 100% of salary (in line with

the policy). Therefore, the total variable remuneration

is250% of salary.

An award may be made in the year of joining or,

alternatively, the award can be delayed until the

following year.

Targets would normally be the same as for other

Directors and grant levels consistent within the

permitted individual maximum under the rules of the

plan and this policy.

Buyout of forfeited

remuneration

The Committee may make an award in

cash or shares to replace deferred or

incentive pay forfeited by an Executive

leaving a previous employer (and, if

required, by relying on the flexibility

provided in the Listing Rules to grant

such replacement awards).

Awards would, where possible, be consistent

with the awards forfeited in terms of the vehicle,

structure,vesting periods, expected value and

performance conditions.

Internal appointment

totheBoard

In accordance with Company policies. When existing employees are promoted to the Board,

the above policy will apply, from the point where they

are appointed to the Board and not retrospectively.

In addition, any existing awards will be honoured and

formpart of ongoing remuneration arrangements.

Non-Executive Directors In accordance with Company policies. Fees will be in line with the Remuneration Policy and

the fees provided for the other Non-Executive Directors.

Service contracts and Loss of Office Payment Policy

The details of the Executive Directors’ service contracts are as follows:

Executive Director

First appointed as

aDirector

Current contract

commencement date

Notice period

fromemployer

Notice period

fromExecutive

Jason Honeyman 1 September 2017 1 August 2018 12 months 12 months

Keith Adey 1 February 2012 1 February 2012 12 months 6 months

Simon Scougall 1 August 2024 1 August 2024 12 months 12 months

Contracts are available for inspection at the Company’s registered office.

Our policy is that notice periods for Executive Directors should be no longer than 12 months.

The Executive Directors may accept external appointments provided that such appointments do not, in any way, prejudice their

ability to perform their duties as Executive Directors of the Company. The extent to which any Executive Director is allowed to

retain any fees payable in respect of such appointments, or whether such fees are remitted to the Company, will be assessed on

a case-by-case basis. None of the Executive Directors currently hold any outside appointments.

Our policy is that notice periods for Non-Executive Directors should be no longer than three months, save in the case of the

Chair, whose notice period may extend to six months.

Currently, all Non-Executive Directors (including the Chair) have letters of appointment with the Company for no more than

three years, subject to annual re-appointment at the AGM, with a three-month notice period by either side. The appointment

letters for the Chair and Non-Executive Directors provide that no compensation is payable on termination, other than fees

accrued and expenses.

Non-Executive Director

First appointed as

aDirector

Current letter

of appointment

commencement date

Current letter

ofappointment

end date

John Tutte 1 March 2022 1 March 2022 1 April 2025

Cecily Davis 1 May 2024 1 May 2024 30 April 2027

Sarah Whitney 1 September 2022 1 September 2022 31 August 2025

Jill Caseberry 1 October 2017 1 October 2023 30 September 2026

Ian McHoul 1 February 2018 1 February 2024 31 January 2027

Approach to recruitment remuneration continued

141Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Remuneration Report continued

The overriding principle for payments on loss of office will be to honour contractual remuneration entitlements. The Committee

would determine, on an equitable basis, the appropriate treatment of performance-linked elements of the package, taking

account of the circumstances, in accordance with the rules of each respective plan. Failure will not be rewarded.

The Company may pay statutory claims. Reasonable costs of legal expenses incurred by the Director may be reimbursed by the

Company by making direct payment to the professional adviser.

Element Bad leaver

(a)

Departure on agreed terms

(b)

Good leaver

(c)

Salary, pension

and benefits

(after cessation

of employment)

Nil. Up to 12 months’ basic salary, benefits

and pension.

Payments may be phased and

subject to offsetting against alternative

income from elsewhere during the

notice period.

The Company may pay in lieu of notice

an amount equivalent to 12 months’

salary, pension and benefits.

Apart from death, the Company may pay

up to 12 months’ basic salary, benefits and

pension, less any period of notice worked.

Payments may be phased and subject to

offsetting against alternative income from

elsewhere during the notice period.

The Company may pay in lieu of notice

an amount equivalent to 12 months’ salary,

pension and benefits.

The Executive Director will normally have

a duty to seek alternative employment

and any outstanding payments will be

subject to offset against earnings from any

new role.

Annual bonus No bonus payable. For the proportion of the financial

year worked, bonus may be payable

pro-rata, subject to performance, at the

discretion of the Committee. There will

be no bonus payment in respect of

any period of notice not worked.

For the proportion of the financial year

worked, bonus may be payable pro-rata,

subject to performance, at the discretion

ofthe Committee.

Restricted Share

awards and

legacy

Performance

Share awards

All awards, including

those that have

vested but are

unexercised will

lapse immediately

upon cessation

of employment.

Awards will lapse upon cessation of

employment, unless the Committee

decides otherwise, in which case

awardsmay vest.

Where employment ends before the

vesting date, awards may vest at the

normal time (other than by exception)

to the extent that the performance

conditions/performance underpin

havebeen satisfied.

The level of vested award will be reduced,

pro-rata, based upon the period of

time after the start of the financial year

of grant and ending on the date of

cessation of employment, relative to the

three-year performance period/vesting

period unless the Committee, acting

fairly and reasonably, decides that such

a scaling back is inappropriate in any

particular case.

Awards may be exercised within 12 months

of the vesting date.

Where employment ends before the

vesting date, awards may be exercised

at the normal vesting time (other than by

exception) and only to the extent that the

performance conditions/performance

underpin have been satisfied.

The level of vested award will be reduced,

pro-rata, based upon the period of time

after the start of the financial year of grant

and ending on the date of cessation of

employment, relative to the three-year

performance period/vesting period unless

the Committee, acting fairly and reasonably,

decides that such a scaling back is

inappropriate in any particular case.

Other payments Nil. Depending upon circumstances, the

Committee may consider payments in

respect of an unfair dismissal award,

outplacement support and assistance

with legal fees.

The Company may pay for outplacement

support and assistance with legal fees.

Notes:

a.  For example, normal resignation from the Company or termination for cause (e.g. disciplinary issues).

b.  This may cover a range of circumstances such as business reorganisation, changes in reporting structure, change in requirements for the role, termination as a result of a failure to be

re-elected at an AGM, etc.

c.  Leaver for compassionate reasons such as death, injury, disability or retirement, with the agreement of the employer.

Governance

142 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Change of control

On a change of control, Executive Directors’ incentive awards will be treated in accordance with the rules of the relevant plans.

In summary:

•  Bonus payments will consider the extent to which the performance measures have been satisfied between the start of

the performance period and the date of the change of control, and the value will normally be pro-rated to reflect the

same period.

•  Long-term incentive awards will generally vest on the date of a change of control, taking into account the extent to which any

performance condition or underpin has been satisfied at that point. Time pro-rating will normally apply unless the Committee

determines otherwise.

Illustrations of the application of current Remuneration Policy

The Remuneration Policy results in a significant portion of remuneration received by Executive Directors being dependent on

the Group’s performance. The chart below illustrates how the total pay opportunities for the Executive Directors vary under

three performance scenarios: minimum, target and maximum. For the purpose of this illustration, we have used the amended

policy set out in the tables above. The chart is indicative, as share price movement and dividend accrual have been excluded

unless otherwise noted.

£926k

32%

41%

28%

36%

27%

36%

£2,326k

£2,926k

£3,326k

£4,000k

£3,000k

£2,000k

£1,000k

£

Minimum Target

Maximum

with share

price growth

Maximum

Chief Executive

■

Fixed Pay

■

Annual Bonus

■

Long-term share awards

£527k

100% 40%

26%

32%

41%

28%

36%

34%

27%

36%

£1,304k

£1,637k

£1,859k

Minimum Target

Maximum

with share

price growth

Maximum

Chief Commercial Officer

£573k

100% 61%

39%

44%

56%

44%

56%

£939k

£1,305k £1,305k

Minimum Target

Maximum

with share

price growth

Maximum

Group Finance Director

100% 40%

26%

34%

Notes:

a.  Chart labels show proportion of total package comprised of each element. The Group Finance Director has advised the Board that he intends to retire from full-time Executive work once a

successor has been appointed. Keith has agreed to remain until an appropriate candidate has been appointed and a suitable handover has taken place. The Board expects this to be early

in 2025. For the purpose of this illustration, we have assumed that Keith will receive a full year’s salary and bonus for 2024/25. If he steps down earlier in the year, these elements will be

prorated. Keith will not receive an LTIP grant in 2024/25.

b. Assumptions:

•  Minimum: fixed pay only (salary + benefits + pension/pay in lieu of pension). Salary is based on actual for 2024/25, benefits are based on the value of actual benefits received in 2023/24 and

pension/pay in lieu of pension is at the rate of 10% of salary. The benefit figure for the Chief Commercial Officer, is based on estimated benefits for 2024/25 including a car allowance and

private medical insurance totaling £39,003.

•  Target: fixed pay plus 50% of maximum bonus payment plus an LTIP award of 100% of salary with 100% of the award vesting.

•  Maximum: fixed pay plus 100% of maximum bonus payment plus an LTIP award of 100% of salary with 100% of the award vesting.

•  Maximum with share price increase: the Maximum scenario with the impact of a 50% increase in share price on the LTIP illustrated.

143Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Remuneration Report continued

Annual Report on Remuneration

Committee membership and activity

The Committee met five times during the year and details of the Committee members and their attendance are set out in the

table below.

Membership and meeting attendance

Director Date appointed to the Committee

Number of meetings

attendedduring the year

Jill Caseberry (Chair) 1 October 2017

(appointed as Committee Chair on 13 December 2017)

5/5

John Tutte 1 March 2022 5/5

Ian McHoul 1 February 2018 5/5

Sarah Whitney 1 September 2022 5/5

Cecily Davis 1 May 2024 1/2\*

\*  The absence was due to commitments prior to joining the Board.

The operation of the Committee is conducted by reference to its Terms of Reference which have been prepared to comply

with relevant statutory, regulatory and corporate governance requirements and best practice and are available at www.

bellwayplc.co.uk/investor-centre/governance/committees.

None of the Committee members have a personal financial interest, other than as shareholders, in the matters to be decided.

There are no conflicts of interest arising from cross-directorships and no day-to-day involvement in running the business.

The Committee appointed Korn Ferry as independent external advisers, following a competitive tender process, on 1 January

2019. Korn Ferry does not provide any other services to the Company other than to the Remuneration Committee and the

Board Committee on Non-Executive Directors’ Remuneration. They are members of the Remuneration Consultants Group

and abide by its Code of Conduct. The Committee is satisfied that Korn Ferry are independent. The total fee paid to Korn Ferry

for advice to the Committees during the year was £137,930 (2023 – £70,287), which was charged on a time and material basis.

The Committee also benefited from advice received from the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary on issues other

than those relating to his own remuneration.

The remuneration of the Non-Executive Directors (apart from the Chair) is determined by the Board Committee on

Non-Executive Directors’ Remuneration, which comprises the Executive Directors. It also receives advice from the Group

General Counsel and Company Secretary, and Korn Ferry.

Main focus in 2023/24

•  Reviewed the Remuneration Policy ahead of the 2024 AGM.

•  Review and determine the remuneration packages for the Executive Directors (including the newly appointed Chief

Commercial Officer), and the first tier of management below Board level.

•  Approve the long-term incentive awards vesting levels for the 2023/24 year for the Executive Directors and the Group

General Counsel and Company Secretary.

•  Approve the 2022/23 financial year bonus payments for the Executive Directors and the Group General Counsel and

Company Secretary.

•  Approve the 2022/23 Remuneration Report.

•  Set the bonus targets for the 2023/24 year.

•  Make awards under the long-term incentive scheme.

•  Engage with employees on Executive remuneration through the Employee Listening Groups.

Focus areas for 2024/25

•  Review and determine the remuneration packages for the Executive Directors, and the first tier of management below

Board level.

•  Approve the long-term incentive awards vesting levels for the 2024/25 year for the Executive Directors and

senior management.

•  Approve the 2023/24 financial year bonus payments for the Executive Directors and senior management.

•  Approve the 2023/24 Remuneration Report.

•  Set the bonus targets for the 2024/25 year.

•  Make awards under the long-term incentive scheme.

•  Engage with employees on Executive remuneration through the Employee Listening Groups.

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Implementation of Remuneration Policy in 2023/24

The auditor is required to report on the information contained in the following part of this report, as noted on the

relevant sections.

Salary for the year ended 31 July 2024

For 2023/24, Jason Honeyman received a salary of £765,372 and Keith Adey received a salary of £467,053.

Annual bonus for the year ended 31 July 2024

The annual bonus is payable in November 2024 for performance during the year ended 31 July 2024. The performance targets

for the 2023/24 bonus comprised underlying operating profit, capital employed and strategic targets.

The actual bonus payment against underlying operating profit was determined on the following basis:

Objective

Weighting

(%ofsalary)

Threshold

(25% pays out)

Maximum value

(100% pays out) Actual

Payment

(% of maximum)

Payment

(% of salary)

Underlying operating profit

(a)

72% £170m  £230m

(b)

£235.8m 100%  72%

Adjusted capital employed 12% <£1,900m  <£1,750m  £1,964.3m  0%  0%

Strategy performance 36% See below 100%  36%

Total 90% 108%

Notes:

a.  Underlying operating profit for the Bonus includes the share of result of joint ventures.

b.  The target value for underlying operating profit was £210million.

The basis for payment of the actual bonus against the strategic measures is set out below:

Strategic pillar

Weighting

(% of salary) Objectives  Performance

Achievement

(% of max)

Land bank 21% This will be in two parts:

•  Sales outlet openings to ensure that we have

the ability to meet our sales ambitions and

have secured sufficient planning consents.

A threshold payment of 6% of salary would

be triggered for 70 outlet openings up to a

maximum of 12% of salary for 80 openings.

•  Availability of land bank of plots with DPP

(available for completion in the following

financial year) to ensure our sales ambitions are

not frustrated by land shortages in future years.

80 outlets were

opened in 2023/24,

meeting the

maximum target.

Achieved – the

land bank targets

are commercially

sensitive and will be

disclosed one year

in arrears

(a)

.

100%

Sustainability – 5 star builder 5% Retaining five-star

5

homebuilder status

(as measured by the HBF) and achieve a score of

at least 90%.

We retained

our five-star

5

homebuilder status.

The Group’s score in

2024 was 91.6%.

100%

Sustainability –

Employee Engagement

5% A threshold payment of 2.5% of salary would be

triggered for a score of 75% with an additional

bonus opportunity on a straight-line basis for

further improvement in score, up to a maximum

of 5% of salary for a score of at least 80%.

The Group’s

engagement score

was 80.8% and so

the maximum target

was exceeded.

100%

Sustainability –

Carbon Reduction

5% Development of a high-quality timber frame

proposition to enable investment to be evaluated

in line with our strategic business objectives.

A business case

for a timber frame

investment was

presented to the

Board at the July

strategy meeting,

and the Board

was satisified with

the strategy and

provided approval.

100%

Notes:

a.  The 2022/23 base target was set at 11,950 plots with a maximum target of 12,450 plots. The actual performance achieved was 13,216 plots.

145Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Health and safety performance is taken into account by the Committee as part of its overall assessment of the bonus payment,

and the Committee has discretion to reduce the overall bonus payment if it considers that health and safety standards

have been unsatisfactory. The Committee is satisfied with the health and safety standards over the year and is comfortable

that the formulaic outcome under the bonus is in line with wider business performance. Therefore, the Committee has not

applied discretion.

The bonus outcome for the Executive Directors is set out below.

Executive Director Outcome

Jason Honeyman £826,602

Keith Adey £504,417

In line with the policy in place for 2023/24, any bonus in excess of 100% of salary will be deferred into shares and held for three

years. As a result, 8% of salary will be deferred.

Long-term incentives vesting in respect of performance period ended 31 July 2024

The PSP awards granted in 2021/22 were based on a three-year TSR performance for the period to 31 July 2024 and underlying

EPS in 2023/24. The applicable vesting percentages were as follows:

Performance measure

Weighting

(% of

maximum)

Threshold

(25% of

maximum)

Maximum

(100% of

maximum) Actual

Vesting

(% of

maximum)

Underlying EPS in 2023/24

1

33.3% 383p 436p 135.2p 0%

Relative TSR vs peer housebuilders

2

33.3% Median Median +7.5%

p.a.

Below

median

0%

Relative TSR vs FTSE 350

3

33.3% Median Upper quartile Below

median

0%

Total 100% 0%

Notes:

1.  Calculated using underlying profit.

2.  The peer group includes: Barratt Developments plc, The Berkeley Group plc, Crest Nicholson Holdings plc, McCarthy & Stone plc, Persimmon plc, Redrow plc, Taylor Wimpey plc and Vistry

Group plc.

3.  Excludes financial services companies and investment trusts.

Based on performance over the period, the awards will lapse. The Committee is comfortable that the formulaic outcome of the

LTIP reflects wider business performance and so no discretion has been applied.

Remuneration Report continued

Governance

146 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Single figure of total remuneration (audited)

Salary and

fees

(a)

£

Taxable

benefits

(b)

£

Pension

(c)

£

Annual

bonus

£

Sub-total

£

Long-term

incentives

(d)

£

Other

items

(e)

£

Total

£

Total fixed

remuneration

£

Total variable

remuneration

£

Non-Executive Chair

John

Tutte

2024 269,100 –  –  –  269,100 –  –  269,100 269,100 –

2023 260,000 – – – 260,000 – – 260,000 260,000 –

Executive Directors

Jason

Honeyman

2024 765,372 46,320 76,537 826,602 1,714,831 –  –  1,714,831 888,229 826,602

2023 739,490 51,570 104,761 185,316 1,081,137 – 7,488 1,088,625 903,309 185,316

Keith Adey 2024 467,053 35,707 46,705 504,417 1,053,882 –  –  1,053,882  549,465 504,417

2023 451,259 35,143 63,915 113,086 663,403 – 4,493 667,896 554,810 113,086

Non-Executive Directors

Sarah

Whitney

2024 76,849  –  – – 76,849 –  –  76,849 76,849 –

2023 63,879 – – – 63,879 – – 63,879 63,879 –

Denise

Jagger

2023 28,177 – – – 28,177 – – 28,177 28,177 –

Jill

Caseberry

2024 78,660  –  – – 78,660 –  –  78,660 78,660 –

2023 75,999 – – – 75,999 – – 75,999 75,999 –

Ian McHoul 2024 78,660 – –  – 78,660 – – 78,660 78,660 –

2023 75,999 – – – 75,999 – – 75,999 75,999 –

Cecily

Davis

2024 16,172 –  – – 16,172 – –  16,172 16,172 –

Total 2024 1,751,866  82,027 123,242 1,331,019  3,288,154 – – 3,288,154 1,957,135 1,331,019

2023 1,694,803 86,713 168,676 298,402 2,248,594 – 11,981 2,260,575 1,962,173 298,402

Notes:

a.  Cecily Davis was appointed to the Board on 1 May 2024.

Denise Jagger retired from the Board and as Senior Independent Director on 16 December 2022, Sarah Whitney was appointed to the Board on 1 September 2022 and took over as

SeniorIndependent Director upon Denise’s retirement. Their fees reflect their service during the financial year.

b.  Taxable benefits include car allowance/benefit and health insurance and £11,820 for Jason Honeyman, which relates to hotel and travel costs.

c.  Pension includes payments in lieu of pension based on 10% of salary. In 2023/24, Keith Adey made contributions to a defined contribution scheme of £nil (2022/23 - £2,613). None of the

Directors are members of the Group’s defined benefit scheme.

d.  The value of long-term incentives in 2024 is nil as the threshold performance targets for the 2021 PSP awards were not met and as a result the awards lapsed in full.

e.  Other items refer to the discount on the awards, during the year stated, under the Group’s all-employee savings-related share option scheme.

147Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Remuneration Report continued

Directors’ share-based rewards and options (audited)

Details of all Directors’ interests in the Company share-based reward schemes are shown.

Jason Honeyman

Scheme

Awards/

options held at

1 August 2023

Granted/

awarded

during the year

Exercised

during the year

Lapsed during

the year

Awards/

options held at

31 July 2024

Exercise price/

market price

at date of

award(p)

Date of grant/

award

Exercisable/

capable of

vesting from

PSP

(a)

39,005 – – (39,005) – 2,317.0 27.10.2020 27.10.2023

PSP

(b)

33,216 – – – 33,216 3,211.0 26.10.2021 26.10.2024

PSP

(c)

64,901 – – – 64,901 1,937.0 11.11.2022 11.11.2025

2013 SRSOS

(f)

1,935 – – – 1,935 1,550.0 07.12.2022 01.02.2028

PSP

(d)

– 75,036 – – 75,036 2,040.0 24.10.2023 24.10.2026

Totals 139,057 75,036 – (39,005) 175,088

Keith Adey

Scheme

Awards/

options held at

1 August 2023

Granted/

awarded

during the year

Exercised

during the year

Lapsed during

the year

Awards/

options held at

31 July 2024

Exercise price/

market price

at date of

award(p)

Date of grant/

award

Exercisable/

capable of

vesting from

PSP

(a)

22,668 –  – (22,668) – 2,317.0 27.10.2020 27.10.2023

PSP

(b)

19,304 – – – 19,304 3,211.0 26.10.2021 26.10.2024

PSP

(c)

39,604 – – – 39,604 1,937.0 11.11.2022 11.11.2025

2013 SRSOS

(f)

1,161 – – – 1,161 1,550.0 07.12.2022 01.02.2026

PSP

(d)

– 45,789 – – 45,789 2,040.0 24.10.2023 24.10.2026

Totals 82,737 45,789 – (22,668) 105,858

Notes:

a.  The performance period for the awards granted in October 2020 finished on 31 July 2023 and these awards lapsed.

b.  The performance period is 1 August 2021–31 July 2024. Details of the vesting of these awards, which will take place after this Report is published are set out in full under the heading

‘Long-3term incentives vesting in respect of performance period ended 31 July 2024’ above.

c.  The performance period is 1 August 2022–31 July 2025. The performance condition is subject to underlying EPS performance (20%), Relative TSR vs a bespoke peer group of housebuilders

(20%), Relative TSR vs FTSE 350 excluding financial services companies and investment trust (20%), Underlying Return on Adjusted Capital Employed (20%), Reduction in scope 1 and 2

emissions (10%) and Reduction in waste per completed unit (10%). These awards are subject to clawback provisions.

d.  On 24 October 2023, awards of performance shares under the PSP were made to Jason Honeyman and Keith Adey, equal to 200% of their respective salaries at the date of grant.

The face values on grant of these awards were, therefore £1,530,734 and £934,096 respectively based on a share price of £20.40 (based on the share price on the date prior to grant).

The performance period is 1 August 2023–31 July 2026. The performance condition was in seven parts as detailed below. The Committee may adjust the level of vesting (including to nil)

to such extent as it considers appropriate to ensure the level of vesting is a true reflection of the overall performance of the Company over the performance period. These awards are also

subject to clawback provisions.

Metric Performance condition

Threshold target

(25% of max)

Stretch target

(100% of max)

25% of

opportunity

Relative TSR against a group of peer housebuilders comprising Barratt

Developments PLC, The Berkeley Group plc, Crest Nicholson Holdings plc,

Persimmon plc, Redrow plc, Taylor Wimpey plc and Vistry Group plc.

Median Median

+7.5% p.a.

25% of

opportunity

Relative TSR against the FTSE 350 (excluding financial services companies and

investment trusts).

Median Upper quartile

10% of

opportunity

Margin protection: ROCE in 2025/26. 10% 13%

10% of

opportunity

Margin protection: Strategic land in DPP land bank in 2025/26. 2,700 plots 3,000 plots

10% of

opportunity

Margin protection: Relative underlying operating margin against a group of peer

housebuilders comprising Barratt Developments PLC, The Berkeley Group plc,

Crest Nicholson Holdings plc, Persimmon plc, Redrow plc, Taylor Wimpey plc

and Vistry Group plc in FY26. Median is calculated as an average of the median

company and the Company above and below it.

Median Median x 1.05

10% of

opportunity

Sustainability: Customer satisfaction score 9-month survey result in 2025/26. 79% 82%

10% of

opportunity

Sustainability: Achieve a meaningful contribution towards reducing scope 1,2 and

3 carbon emissions including through the redesign of Artisan house types to

accommodate timber frame construction. The Committee will assess performance

achieved (including the level and pace of achievement) during the three years

and report these achievements and our expectations at the end of 2025/26.

Satisfactory

performance

Excellent

performance

e.  All of the above awards set out in notes a–d were granted for nil consideration.

f.  Further details of the 2013 SRSOS are shown in the summary of outstanding share options in note 23 to the accounts.

g.  The market price of the ordinary shares at 31 July 2024 was 2,866p and the closing range during the year was 2,008p to 2,866p.

Governance

148 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Payments to past Directors (audited)

No past Director received any payments from the Company during the year.

Payments for loss of office (audited)

No payments have been made in respect of loss of office during the 2023/24 financial year.

Statement of Directors’ shareholdings and share interests (audited)

The Directors’ interests (including family interests) in the ordinary share capital of the Company are set out below:

Scheme

Beneficially

owned at

31 July 2024

(c)

% basic

salary held

by Executive

Directors in

shares

(a)(b)

Shareholding

target of 200%

of basic salary

met?

Beneficially

owned at

31 July 2023

(c)

Outstanding

and unvested

PSP awards

(d)

– with

performance

conditions

Outstanding

and unvested

share options

– without

performance

conditions

Vested

unexercised

options

Share options

exercised in

the year

Jason

Honeyman

38,186 125  In progress 38,186 173,153 1,935 – –

Keith Adey 80,218 429  Yes  80,218 104,697  1,161  – –

John Tutte 20,000  N/A N/A 20,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Sarah

Whitney

1,131  N/A N/A –  N/A N/A N/A N/A

Cecily Davis –  N/A N/A – N/A N/A N/A N/A

Jill

Caseberry

470 N/A N/A 470 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Ian McHoul 2,000  N/A N/A 2,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Notes:

a.  For 2023/24, Executive Directors were required to accumulate a minimum shareholding equivalent to 200% of basic salary. Within a period of three months of appointment an Executive

Director must acquire a minimum of 1,000 ordinary shares in the Company and must retain at least 50% of any shares vesting under the PSP, after allowance for paying tax, until the requisite

number of shares has been accumulated.

b.  The percentage of shareholding is based on salaries as at 31 July 2024 using the average share price for the year.

c.  Includes shares owned by partner.

d.  All awards are structured in the form of nil-cost options

There has been no change in any of the above interests between 31 July 2024 and the date of this report.

The following section of this Report is not required to be audited.

Implementation of Remuneration Policy in 2024/25

This section sets out how the Company will implement the Remuneration Policy for the 2024/25 financial year. Full details of

how each element will operate are set out in the Remuneration Policy table.

The Committee has taken into account the remuneration and related policies for the rest of the workforce generally

and engaged with the workforce through the Employee Listening Groups when setting the 2024/25 targets for the

Executive Directors.

Basic salaries

The Committee has awarded Jason Honeyman and Keith Adey salary increases of 4.5%, which are in line with the average

for the workforce for 2024/25 of 4.5%. Therefore, from 1 August 2024, Jason’s salary was increased to £799,814 per annum and

Keith’s salary was increased to £488,070 per annum. On appointment, Simon Scougall’s base salary was set as £444,000 and he

received no further salary increase.

Annual bonus

Subject to shareholder approval at the 2024 AGM, the bonus opportunity will be in line with the new Remuneration Policy

maximum of 150% of basic salary.

Performance measures and weightings were reviewed during the year. As a result, the 2024/25 bonus will be subject to

underlying operating profit (60%), adjusted capital employed (6.7%), land delivery (20%) and ‘Better with Bellway’ measures

(13.3%).

For the financial measures, the payout at threshold will be limited to 25% of maximum. The actual annual bonus performance

targets are considered to be commercially sensitive at this time, and the Committee will disclose these retrospectively in next

year’s annual report on remuneration, provided they are no longer commercially sensitive.

The bonus remains subject to a health and safety underpin. The Committee will have the discretion to adjust the formulaic

outcome of the bonus to reflect wider business performance including satisfactory health and safety performance. A quarter of

any bonus earned must be deferred into shares for three years.

149Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Remuneration Report continued

Long-term incentives

In line with the rationale set out in the Statement from the Committee Chair, the Company anticipates making a grant of

Restricted Shares under the LTIP with a face value equivalent to 100% of salary to the Executive Directors. Awards will vest to the

Executive Directors after three years, subject to satisfaction of the performance underpin with any shares vesting subject to a

two-year holding period.

The Committee may adjust the level of vesting (including to nil) to such extent as it considers appropriate to ensure the level of

vesting is a true reflection of the overall performance of the Company over the performance period.

Non-Executive Director fees

The Company’s approach to Non-Executive Directors’ remuneration is set by the Board, with account taken of the time and

responsibility involved in each role, including, where applicable, the chairing of Board Committees.

With effect from 1 August 2024, an increase of 4.5% to the Non-Executive Director base fees was approved by the Board, and

an increase of 4.5% to the Board Chair fee was approved by the Remuneration Committee, in line with the increase for the

wider workforce.

Director

Fee from

1 August 2023

£

%

increase

Fee from

1 August 2024

£

Non-Executive Chair fee 269,100 4.5 281,210

Non-Executive Director fee 64,688 4.5 67,599

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director 12,161 4.5 12,708

Audit and Remuneration Committee Chair fees 13,973 4.5 14,602

The Company’s Articles of Association specify an annual limit on Non-Executive Director fees of £500,000. This excludes the

fees for the Chair and additional fees payable to the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and to Committee Chairs.

Shareholder approval is required to amend this limit.

Performance graph and table

The graph below shows the TSR performance over the past ten years of the Company, the FTSE 250 Index and the bespoke

Housebuilders’ Index (as defined in note a on page 148). The FTSE 250 Index has been selected as the most appropriate

‘broad equity market index’ as the Company has been a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index over this period. The bespoke

Housebuilders’ Index has been selected as these companies have been used for the Company’s long-term incentive plans.

This graph shows the value, as at 31 July 2024, of £100 invested in Bellway on 31 July 2014 compared with the value of

£100 invested in the FTSE 250 Index and £100 invested equally in each of the other housebuilders, who form part of the

Housebuilders Index. The other points plotted are the values at intervening financial year-ends.

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Housebuilder’s Index

FTSE 250 Index

Total shareholder return (£, rebased)

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0

Total shareholder return

31 July

2015

31 July

2016

31 July

2017

31 July

2018

31 July

2019

31 July

2020

31 July

2021

31 July

2022

31 July

2023

31 July

2024

164

136

199

198

209

276

172

212

264

219

212

137

149

141

120

171

152

150

178

280

194

148

223

31 July

2014

240

235

181

213

117118

287

Governance

150 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Group Chief Executive total remuneration

The table below sets out the total remuneration for the Group Chief Executive over the same ten-year period as for the chart

overleaf, together with the percentage of annual bonus paid and the vesting of long-term incentives as a percentage of the

maximum (relating to the performance periods ending in that year).

2015 2016 2017 2018

(a)

2019

(b)

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Total remuneration

(£000)

1,960 2,785 3,468 1,737 1,220 1,110 1,998 1,738 1,089 1,715

Annual bonus paid

(as % of maximum)

88.8% 95.8% 93.8% 0.0% 76.7% 0.0% 99.5% 98.6% 20.9% 90%

PSP vesting (as a %

of maximum)

50.0% 100.0% 100.0% 99.8% 30.6% 47.7% 28.7% 0% 0% 0%

Notes:

a.  Ted Ayres was absent during the 2017/18 financial year due to ill health and so the figures shown are lower than would normally be expected if he had been at work during the year.

b.  Jason Honeyman was appointed as Group Chief Executive on 1 August 2018.

Percentage change in remuneration of Directors compared to workforce

The table below shows the annual percentage change in base salary, benefits and bonus between 2019/20 and 2023/24 in

respect of the Directors of the Company and the average for all other employees. Over time, the percentage change over five

years will eventually be disclosed.

2023–2024 2022–2023 2021–2022 2020–2021 2019–2020

% Change

in salary

/ fees

(a)

%

Change

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benefits

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/ fees

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in salary

/ fees

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benefits

%

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in salary

/ fees

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benefits

%

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%

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in salary

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%

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in

benefits

%

Change

inbonus

All other

employees

(b)

+6.7 +3.1 -9.4 +6.3 +1.6 +4.5 +6.0 +8.4 +83.2 +1.6 +8.3 -79.9 +2.6 +8.7 +17.8

J Honeyman

(Group Chief

Executive)

(c)

+3.5  -10.2 +346.0 +4.0 -11.9 -78.0 +3.2 -11.2 +2.6 +3.4 +9.8 +100 +25.6 +38.5 -100

K Adey

(Group Finance

Director)

+3.5 +1.6 +346.0 +6.5 -13.1 -77.4 +5.6 +3.3 +5 +3.4 +0.3 +100 -1.4 +2.4 -100

J Tutte (Chair)

(d)

+3.5 n/a n/a +140 n/a n/a +100 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

S Whitney

(INED)

(f)

+10.3 n/a n/a +100 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

J Caseberry

(INED)

+3.5 n/a n/a +5.9 n/a n/a +3.2 n/a n/a +3.4 n/a n/a -1.4 n/a n/a

I McHoul

(INED)

+3.5  n/a n/a  +5.9 n/a n/a +3.2 n/a n/a +3.4 n/a n/a +4.4 n/a n/a

Notes:

a.  The comparative figures used for the Board are the actual salary and fees paid as per the single figure of remuneration table on page 147.

b.  All other employee figures are calculated on a cash only basis, including the bonus which covers the prior year.

c.  Explanations for large increases in prior years are provided in the previous Annual Reports.

d.  John Tutte was appointed as Non Executive Chair during the 2021/22 financial year, having joined Bellway on the 1 March 2022.

e.  Cecily Davis was appointed to the Board on 1 May 2024 and so a year-on-year comparison cannot be provided. As a result, Cecily has been excluded from the table.

f.  Sarah Whitney was appointed to the Board 1 September 2022 and appointed as Senior Independent Director in December 2022.

CEO pay ratio

We are publishing our CEO pay ratio figures for the financial years 2018/19, to 2023/24. Over time, ten-year ratios will eventually

be disclosed.

Upper quartile Median Lower quartile

Financial year Method

Pay

ratio

Total pay

andbenefits

£

Salary

component

£

Pay

ratio

Total

pay and

benefits

£

Salary

component

£

Pay

ratio

Total

pay and

benefits

£

Salary

component

£

2018/19 A 19:1 62,168 50,200 28:1 42,845 22,647 40:1 29,858 23,305

2019/20 A 18:1 60,675 24,400 27:1 40,415 22,000 43:1 25,580 25,200

2020/21 A 31:1 65,866 52,279 45:1 44,864 40,556 68:1 29,886 24,750

2021/22 A 25:1 70,036 62,311 36:1 48,662 29,438 54:1 32,148 24,561

2022/23 A 15:1 74,421 55,000 22:1 49,903 40,215 34:1 32,422 26,462

2023/24

(a)

A  22:1 76,381 58,008  33:1  51,475 24,550 48:1  35,534 27,143

Notes:

a.  Median value is based on total pay, although salary component is higher within the lower quartile for 2023/24.

151Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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The pay ratios have been calculated as at 31 July 2024 using Option A of the Regulations, that is, the full-time equivalent pay

and benefits for all of our employees to identify those employees on the quartiles. Option A has been selected as it is the most

statistically accurate method of calculation. Employee benefits include company car, car allowance, private medical, employer

pension contributions and share option gains. All payments are included on a cash basis, with the exception of the annual

bonus for the Group Chief Executive. The annual bonus earned during the 2023/24 financial year, which is expected to be

paid in November 2024, has been approved for the Group Chief Executive, there is not an accurate estimate for all other staff,

therefore cash bonus paid during the year (relating to the 2022/23 financial year) has been used in the calculations.

The CEO pay ratio has increased year-in-year reflecting the higher payout under the annual bonus in FY24. A similar impact

can be seen in FY 2022 and FY 2021. The pay ratios reflect how remuneration arrangements differ as accountability increases for

more senior roles within the group. In particular the ratios reflect the weighting towards variable pay for the CEO which provides

a strong link between pay and performance and alignment with shareholder interests.

We are satisfied that the median pay ratio reported this year is consistent with our wider pay, reward and progression policies for

employees. The median reference employee has the opportunity for annual pay increases, annual performance payments and

career progression and development opportunities.

Importance of remuneration relative to dividends and Section 106 and CIL payments

The table below shows the relative expenditure of the Group in respect of employee remuneration, dividends and Section 106

and CIL payments, together with the percentage change in each, for the financial years ended 31 July 2023 and 31 July 2024.

The Directors have chosen dividends and Section 106 and CIL payments as comparators to employee costs as they consider

that these demonstrate the relative importance of the remuneration of its employees to the returns the Group generates to

shareholders and the contribution it makes to developing communities through Section 106 and CIL payments.

2024

£m

2023

£m

% change

Employee costs

(a)

168.7 191.5 (11.9)

Dividends

(b)

64.1 169.2 (62.1)

Section 106 and CIL payments

(c)

36.3  89.2 (59.3)

Notes:

a.  Employee costs are calculated as wages and salaries, bonus and taxable benefits (including the Directors).

b.  The dividend figures shown are the interim and final dividends paid or payable for the relevant financial year less forfeited dividends (see note 20 to the accounts).

c.  The Section 106 and CIL payments figures are calculated from invoices received for these payments.

Dilution limits/shares held in trust to satisfy awards

The Bellway Employee Share Trust (1992) (the ‘Trust’) holds market-purchased shares to satisfy awards made under some of the

Company’s executive and employee share schemes. As at 31 July 2024, the Trust held 326,114 shares. It is the Company’s current

intention to use market-purchased shares to satisfy awards made under the PSP. Awards made under the deferred bonus plans

(to which the Executive Directors are not eligible) must be satisfied using market-purchased shares. The SRSOS uses new issued

shares. The Company’s share plans comply with the IA guidance on dilution limits and the position as at 31 July 2024 was:

Limit of 5% in any ten years under all executive share plans Actual 0.99%

Limit of 10% in any ten years under all share plans  Actual 0.88%

Statement of voting at AGMs

The votes cast by proxy at AGMs in relation to resolutions regarding Directors’ remuneration are set out in the table below:

Directors’ Remuneration Policy

(binding vote at AGM on 6

December 2021)

Remuneration Report

(advisory vote at AGM

on 15 December 2023)

Number

of votes

% of

votes cast

Number

of votes

% of

votes cast

For 89,540,335 96.95 95,714,235 98.84

Against 2,815,436 3.05 1,119,756 1.16

Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld) 92,355,771 100 96,869,491 100

Votes withheld 206,210 35,500

At the AGM on 12 December 2024, the Company’s shareholders will have an advisory vote on the Remuneration Report and a

binding vote on the Directors’ Remuneration Policy.

On behalf of the Board

Jill Caseberry

Chair of the Remuneration Committee

14 October 2024

Remuneration Report continued

Governance

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Sustainability Committee Report

Membership and meeting attendance

Director Date appointed to theCommittee

Number of

meetings

attended during

theyear

John Tutte

(Chair)

18 May 2023 3/3

Sarah Whitney 18 May 2023 3/3

Jill Caseberry  18 May 2023 3/3

Ian McHoul 18 May 2023 3/3

Cecily Davis 1 May 2024 1/2\*

Keith Adey  18 May 2023 3/3

\* Absence was due to commitments prior to joining the Board.

Focus areas for 2023/24

•  To approve the Committee Terms of Reference.

•  Approve the ‘Better with Bellway’ targets and KPIs for FY24.

•  Continue to monitor progress of the ‘Better with

Bellway’strategy.

•  Meet with key management with responsibility for the

delivery of the ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy.

Focus areas for 2024/25

•  To review the Committee Terms of Reference in line with

updated guidance.

•  Approve the ‘Better with Bellway’ targets and KPIs for FY25.

•  Continue to monitor progress of the ‘Better with

Bellway’strategy.

•  Meet with key management to review the implementation

of the ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy.

Responsibilities and terms of reference

The main areas of the Sustainability Committee’s (the

‘Committee’) responsibilities are:

•  Debate, review and scrutinise the ‘Better with Bellway’

sustainability strategy and implementation plan and make

recommendations to the Board for approval.

•  Monitor and challenge the objectives, KPIs and targets set

in relation to the implementation of the ‘Better with Bellway’

strategy, make recommendations for new KPIs and targets

and recommend these to the Board for approval.

•  Scrutinise the implementation of major

‘Better with Bellway’ initiatives.

The Committee helps to drive the ‘Better with Bellway’

strategy, via best practice and sensible but

challenging internal targets, helping us meet our

long-term ESG aims.”

John Tutte

Chair of the Sustainability Committee

•  Identify, debate, review and scrutinise the business

response to environmental and social risks with specific

focus on climate risks and opportunities.

•  Review the ongoing appropriateness of the Group’s

approach to ESG issues in the context of external best

practice and monitor ESG compliance.

•  Review the ongoing appropriateness and relevance of

policies relating to ESG matters.

Activities in 2023/24

•  The Committee met in September 2023, May 2024 and

July 2024.

•  The Committee Substantive Business, setting out standard

agenda items, was drafted during the year and approved by

the Board in May 2024.

•  Key management met with the Committee and

presented an update on the ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy,

which includes a review of the KPIs and targets and

recommendations were made for future targets.

•  Gap analysis was carried out by the ‘Better with Bellway’

leadership team, on the supply chain against the Next

Generation Benchmark requirements and presented to

the Committee.

•  Cecily Davis joined the Committee in May 2024, and brings

extensive experience in the areas of legal, construction

and infrastructure.

Focus in 2024/25

•  To approve the ‘Better with Bellway’ targets and KPIs for

FY25, ensuring they support the delivery of the overall

‘Better with Bellway’ strategy.

•  Continue to monitor progress of the ‘Better with Bellway’

strategy, KPI’s and targets.

•  Carry out training for the Non-Executive Directors on ESG

reporting requirements.

•  Meet with key management who are responsible for the

delivery of the ‘Better with Bellway’ strategy.

•  Review relevant policies and determine their

appropriateness in supporting the Groups

sustainability agenda.

•  Review industry best practice in respect of ESG compliance.

John Tutte

Chair of the Sustainability Committee

14 October 2024

153Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Directors’ Report

The Directors of Bellway p.l.c. present their report in

accordance with Section 415 of the Companies Act 2006.

Bellway p.l.c. is the holding company of the Bellway Group of

companies and is a UK publicly listed company whose shares

are traded on the London Stock Exchange. The main trading

company is Bellway Homes Limited and this and all other

subsidiaries and joint arrangements of the Group, are listed in

note 26 to the accounts.

The following table sets out where information can be found,

which is required to be reported on in the Directors’ Report

but has been included elsewhere in the Annual Report and

Accounts and is cross-referenced here to avoid repetition.

Topic Page number

Directors 106 to 107

Appointment and

replacement of Directors 112 and in the Articles

Directors’ interests 149

Future developments 29 of the Strategic Report

Group undertakings 206

Environmental issues 34 to 61 of the Strategic Report

Section 172 statement/

reporting

62 of the Strategic Report

Greenhouse gas emissions 45 to 48 of the Strategic Report

Whistleblowing 128

Financial risk management 79 to 82 of the Strategic Report

Going concern 81 of the Strategic Report

Results and dividends

The profit for the year attributable to equity holders of

the parent company amounts to £130.5 million (2023 –

£365.0 million).

The Directors have proposed a final ordinary dividend for

the year ended 31 July 2024 of 38.0 per share (2023 – 95.0p).

This has not been included within creditors as it was not

approved by shareholders before the end of the financial

year. The Directors recommend payment of the final

dividend on Wednesday 8 January 2025 to shareholders on

the Register of Members at the close of business on Friday

29 November 2024.

The Directors have proposed a final ordinary dividend

for the year ended 31 July 2024 of 38.0p per share.”

Simon Scougall

Chief Commercial Officer and Company Secretary

Dividends paid during the year comprise the final dividend

of 95.0p per share in respect of the year ended 31 July 2023,

together with an interim dividend in respect of the year ended

31 July 2024 of 16.0p per share.

Directors’ indemnities and Directors’ and officers’

liability insurance

The Company carries appropriate insurance cover in respect

of possible legal action being taken against its Directors,

Officers and senior employees. The Articles provide the

Directors and Officers with further protection against liability

to third parties, subject to the conditions set out in the

Companies Act 2006. Such qualifying third-party indemnity

provision remains in force as at the date of this report.

Major interests in shares

As at 31 July 2024, and as at the date of this report, the

Company had been notified under DTR 5 of the following

interests, amounting to 3% or more of the voting rights in the

issued ordinary share capital of the Company:

As at 31 July 2024 As at 14 October 2024

Topic

Number of

shares with

voting rights

% total

voting

rights

Number of

shares with

voting rights

% total

voting

rights

BlackRock Inc 8,854,350 7.44 6,718,486 5.65

Baillie Gifford 7,126,810 5.99 6,958,535 5.85

Vanguard Group 6,358,956 5.34 6,663,749 5.60

Fidelity

Management

&Research 6,168,856 5.13 5,687,025 4.78

JPMorgan Asset

Management 5,492,027 4.61 5,966,717 4.49

Dimensional

Fund Advisors 5,297,361 4.45 5,338,009 4.49

Polaris Capital

Management 4,848,312 4.07 4,800,712 4.03

GLG Partners 4,121,659 3.46 1,976,669 1.66

Governance

154 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Post balance sheet events

Post year end, the Group entered into both a lease agreement

for an industrial unit where Bellway will set up its own timber

frame manufacturing facility and placed an order for robotic

equipment which has the capability to manufacture both

open panel systems and pre-insulated closed panel timber

frame systems. This has increased capital commitments by

around £20m.

Information on those third parties with which the

Company has contracts or arrangements essential

to its business

The Company is party to a number of debt agreements

with major clearing banks. The withdrawal of such facilities

could have a material effect on the financing of the business.

There are no other arrangements that the Group considers to

be critical to the performance of the business.

Takeovers directive and change of control

The Company is party to a number of banking agreements

that may be terminable in the event of a change of control

of the Company. On a change of control, any outstanding

options and awards granted under the Group’s share

schemes would become exercisable, subject to any

performance conditions being met.

Share capital

The Company’s total issued share capital, as at 31 July

2024, consisted of 118,980,237 ordinary shares of 12.5p each.

Further details of the issued capital of the Company can be

found in note 18 to the accounts. The rights and obligations

attaching to the ordinary shares in the Company are set out in

the Articles of Association (the ‘Articles’). Copies of the Articles

can be obtained from Companies House or by writing to

the Chief Commercial Officer and Company Secretary at the

Company’s registered office.

Restrictions on the transfer of shares

The restrictions on the transfer of shares are set out in the

Articles. In compliance with the Company’s Share Dealing

Code, Company approval is required for Directors, certain

employees and those persons closely associated with them

to deal in the Company’s ordinary shares. No person has

special rights of control over the Company’s share capital.

There has been no amendments to these procedures during

the year.

Rights in relation to the shares held in the

employee benefit trust

The voting rights on shares held in the Bellway Employee

Share Trust (1992) in relation to the Company’s employee

share schemes are exercisable by the trustees.

Restrictions on voting rights

Details of the deadlines for exercising voting rights are set out

in the Articles. The Directors are not aware of any agreements

between shareholders that may result in restrictions on the

transfer of securities or on voting rights.

Amendments to the Articles

The Company may amend its Articles by passing a special

resolution at a general meeting of its shareholders.

Powers of the Board

The business and affairs of the Company are managed

by the Directors, who may exercise all such powers of the

Company as are, not by law or by the Articles, required to be

exercised by the Company in general meetings. Subject to

the provisions of the Articles, all powers of the Directors are

exercised at meetings of the Directors, which have been

validly convened and at which a quorum is present.

Allotment of shares

During the year, 52,927 new ordinary shares were issued to

satisfy awards made under the Company’s employee share

schemes. The Directors have authority to allot shares within

limits agreed by shareholders. Details of the renewal of this

authority, including the resolutions which seek to renew this

authority, are set out in the Notice of Meeting of the AGM, to

be held on Thursday 12 December 2024.

Purchase of the Company’s own shares

The Company was given authority at the AGM on

15 December 2023 to purchase its own ordinary shares.

On 28 March 2023, the Group announced, ‘The Buyback

Programme’, with the Board approving a return of surplus

capital of £100 million to shareholders, an initial tranche of

£50 million (First Tranche) was completed on 16 June 2023,

followed by a further tranche of £50 million (Second Tranche),

which commenced on 19 June 2023 and completed on

27 October 2023. The Company repurchased 4,560,057

shares for an aggregate value of circa £100 million.

Listing rules

There are no disclosures required by LR9.8.4 that apply to

the Company. We have considered the Financial Conduct

Authority’s (‘FCA’) update to its Listing Rules in July 2024,

including the categories under which securities are listed on

the Official List. We also welcome the Financial Reporting

Council’s publication of the 2024 Corporate Governance

Code (2024 Code) which will apply to Bellway for 1 August

2025 (FY26) and 1 August 2027 (FY28) in relation to procision

29. We are in the process of reviewing our governance

framework and putting arrangements in place to ensure

compliance with the 2024 Code in advance of the

effective dates.

Accountability and audit

The Going Concern Statement, Long-Term Viability Statement

and the Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities in respect of

the Annual Report and Accounts are shown on pages 81, 125

and 156 respectively.

The Audit Committee, whose role is detailed on pages 118 to

129, has meetings at least twice a year with the Company’s

auditor, Ernst & Young LLP.

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Directors’ Report continued

People

The key role that our people perform is described throughout

the Strategic Report. In addition, supported by ‘Better with

Bellway’ sustainable strategy and the Employer of Choice

business priority, we aim to be an Employer of Choice

that embraces diversity and promotes a safe and inclusive

environment. More details are included with the ‘Better with

Bellway’ section on pages 42 to 43.

The following disclosures provide additional information on

how we treat our people and how we engage with them.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive

workplace where everyone is valued and treated with

respect. It is our policy to develop and apply, throughout

the Group, procedures and practices, which are designed to

ensure that equal access is provided to all of our employees,

or those who seek employment with the Group, irrespective

of their age, colour, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital

status, nationality, parental status, race, religion, belief, or

sexual orientation.

All employees, whether part-time, full-time, or temporary,

are treated fairly and equally. Selection for employment,

promotion, training, or other matters affecting their

employment is on the basis of aptitude and ability.

All employees are supported and encouraged to develop

to their full potential and the talents and resources of the

workforce are fully utilised to maximise the efficiency of

the organisation. Training at each division is planned and

monitored through an annual training plan.

It is our policy to give full and fair consideration to the

employment needs of disabled persons (and persons

who become disabled while employed by the Group)

and to comply with any current legislation with regard to

disabled persons.

The importance of good communications with employees

is recognised by the Directors and senior management

team. Employee Listening Groups are held on a regular

basis to engage in open communication and a new internal

communication platform ‘Pathway’ launched during the

financial year. Each division maintains good employee

relations using a variety of means appropriate to its own

particular needs, with guidance, when necessary, from

Head Office.

All new employees, when eligible, are automatically entered

into the Group’s pension arrangements. In addition, we

operate a savings-related share option scheme and have

discretionary bonus arrangements in place. We also provide

life assurance cover to all of our employees, offer a private

medical scheme (depending on seniority), and enhanced

family friendly provisions, and the opportunity to purchase

additional annual leave.

Health and safety at work

We promote all aspects of health and safety throughout our

operations in the interests of employees, subcontractors,

suppliers, customers and visitors to our sites and premises.

This is further supported by our sustainable approach, ‘Better

with Bellway’, and the Building Quality Homes, Safely business

priority. More details can be found within the ‘Better with

Bellway’ section on pages 49 to 52.

Health and safety issues are considered at each Board

meeting and are addressed in the Strategic Report, and

on our website www.bellwayplc.co.uk/sustainability.

The Board receives external advice and training from

specialist advisers on both the Directors’ and the Company’s

regulatory obligations.

Auditor

In accordance with Section 489 of the Companies Act

2006, a resolution for the re-appointment of Ernst & Young

LLP as auditor of the Company is to be proposed at the

forthcoming AGM.

AGM – special business

Six resolutions will be proposed as special business at

the AGM to be held on Thursday 12 December 2024.

Explanatory notes on these resolutions are set out in the

Notice of Meeting of the AGM.

Disclosure of all relevant information to theauditor

The Directors who held office at the date of this report confirm

that, so far as they are each aware, there is no relevant audit

information of which the Company’s auditor is unaware and

that each Director has taken all the steps that they ought to

have taken as a Director to make themselves aware of any

relevant audit information and to establish that the Company’s

auditor is aware of that information. This confirmation is given,

and should be interpreted in accordance, with the provisions

of Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006.

Statement of Directors’ responsibilities in respect

of the financial statements

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report

and the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable

United Kingdom law and regulations.

Company law requires the Directors to prepare Financial

Statements for each financial year. Under that law, the

Directors have elected to prepare the Group and parent

company Financial Statements in accordance with

international accounting standards in conformity with the

requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Under company

law, the Directors must not approve the Financial Statements

unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of

the state of affairs of the Group and the Company and of the

profit or loss of the Group and the Company for that period.

Under the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance

and Transparency Rules, Group Financial Statements are

required to be prepared in accordance with international

financial reporting standards (‘IFRS’) as adopted by the UK.

Governance

156 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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In preparing these Financial Statements the Directors are

required to:

•  Select suitable accounting policies in accordance with IAS 8

Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and

Errors, and then apply them consistently;

•  Make judgements and accounting estimates that are

reasonable and prudent;

•  Present information, including accounting policies, in a

manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and

understandable information;

•  Provide additional disclosures, when compliance with

the specific requirements in IFRS is insufficient, to enable

users to understand the impact of particular transactions,

other events and conditions on the Group and Company

financial position and financial performance;

•  In respect of the Group Financial Statements, state whether

international accounting standards in conformity with

the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and IFRSs

as adopted by the UK have been followed, subject to

any material departures disclosed and explained in the

Financial Statements;

•  In respect of the parent company Financial Statements,

state whether UK adopted international accounting

standards in conformity with the requirements of the

Companies Act 2006 have been followed, subject to

any material departures disclosed and explained in the

Financial Statements; and

•  Prepare the Financial Statements on the going concern

basis, unless it is appropriate to presume that the Company

and/or the Group will not continue in business.

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate

accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain

the Company’s and Group’s transactions and disclose with

reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the

Company and the Group and enable them to ensure that

the Company and the Group Financial Statements comply

with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for

safeguarding the assets of the Group and parent company

and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and

detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Under applicable law and regulations, the Directors are also

responsible for preparing a Strategic Report, Directors’ Report,

Directors’ Remuneration Report and Corporate Governance

Statement that comply with that law and those regulations.

The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and

integrity of the corporate and financial information included

on the Company’s website.

The Board consider the Annual Report and Accounts,

taken as a whole, is fair, balanced, and understandable,

and provides the information necessary for shareholders to

assess the Company’s position, performance, business model

and strategy.

Directors’ responsibility statement (DTR 4.1)

The Directors confirm, to the best of their knowledge:

•  That the consolidated Financial Statements, prepared in

accordance with international accounting standards in

conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act

2006 and IFRSs as adopted by the UK, give a true and fair

view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit

of the parent company and undertakings included in the

consolidation taken as a whole;

•  That the Annual Report, including the Strategic Report,

includes a fair review of the development and performance

of the business and the position of the Company and

undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a

whole, together with a description of the principal risks and

uncertainties that they face; and

•  That they consider the Annual Report, taken as a whole,

is fair, balanced and understandable and provides the

information necessary for shareholders to assess the

Company’s position, performance, business model

and strategy.

By order of the Board

Simon Scougall

Chief Commercial Officer and Company Secretary

14 October 2024

157Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Bellway p.l.c.

Opinion

In our opinion:

•  Bellway p.l.c.’s Group financial statements and Parent

Company financial statements (the “financial statements”)

give a true and fair view of the state of the Group’s and of

the Parent Company’s affairs as at 31 July 2024 and of the

Group’s profit for the year then ended;

•  the Group financial statements have been properly

prepared in accordance with UK adopted international

accounting standards;

•  the Parent Company financial statements have been

properly prepared in accordance with UK adopted

international accounting standards as applied in

accordance with section 408 of the Companies Act 2006;

and

•  the financial statements have been prepared in accordance

with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

We have audited the financial statements of Bellway p.l.c.

(the‘Parent Company’) and its subsidiaries (the ‘Group’) for

the year ended 31 July 2024 which comprise:

Group Parent Company

Group Income Statement for

the year then ended

Company Statement of

Changes in Equity for the

year then ended

Group Statement of

Comprehensive Income for the

year then ended

Company Balance Sheet

as at 31 July 2024

Group Statement of Changes in

Equity for the year then ended

Company Statement of

cash flows for the year

thenended

Group Balance Sheet as at 31

July 2024

Related notes 1 to 29 to

the financial statements,

including material

accounting policy

information

Group Cash Flow Statement for

the year then ended

Related notes 1 to 29 to the

financial statements, including

material accounting policy

information

The financial reporting framework that has been applied

in their preparation is applicable law and UK adopted

international accounting standards and as regards the Parent

Company financial statements, as applied in accordance with

section 408 of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International

Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK) and applicable law.

Our responsibilities under those standards are further

described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the

financial statements section of our report. We believe that the

audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate

to provide a basis for our opinion.

Independence

We are independent of the Group and Parent in accordance

with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of

the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical

Standard as applied to listed public interest entities, and we

have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance

with these requirements.

The non-audit services prohibited by the FRC’s Ethical

Standard were not provided to the Group or the Parent

Company and we remain independent of the Group and

theParent Company in conducting the audit.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that

the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting

in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Our evaluation of the directors’ assessment of the Group

and Parent Company’s ability to continue to adopt the going

concern basis of accounting included:

•  In conjunction with our walkthrough of the Group’s

financial close process, obtaining an understanding of

management’s going concern assessment process and

challenging management to ensure key factors were

considered in their assessment.

•  Assessing the appropriateness of the duration of the going

concern assessment period to 31 July 2026 and considering

the existence of any significant events or conditions beyond

this period based on our procedures on the Group’s

business plan, cash flow forecasts and from knowledge

arising from other areas of the audit.

•  Obtaining management’s going concern assessment,

including the cash forecast, for the going concern period

through to 31 July 2026 and testing these for arithmetical

accuracy. We obtained an understanding of each of

management’s modelled scenarios, including the base

case, severe downside cases and reverse stress test

case. The reverse stress test case had been prepared by

management to demonstrate the point at which the Group

would run out of cash.

•  Assessing the historical accuracy of forecasting and

challenging the appropriateness of key assumptions

in management’s forecasts, including the impact of

housing completions and average selling price on

revenue generation. We also assessed these against

information from the Office of National Statistics, with

consideration to trends in respect of house price inflation,

noting no contradictory indicators. We considered the

appropriateness of the methods used to calculate the

cash flow forecasts and determined through inspection

and testing of the methodology and calculations that the

methods utilised were appropriately sophisticated to be

able to make an appropriate assessment of going concern.

•  Verifying the inputs into the cash flow forecasts, the debt

facility terms, and reconciling the liquidity position as at

31 July 2024. We further reviewed the Group’s borrowing

facilities to both verify their availability to the Group aligned

with their underlying contractual terms and to validate the

financial covenants in relation to the available facilities.

Governance

158 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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•  Assessing the plausibility of the downside scenarios and

reverse stress test prepared by management. We did this

by challenging the assumptions made and considering

indicators of contradictory evidence.

•  Considering any mitigating factors included in the

downside scenarios that are within control of the Group.

This includes assessment of the Group’s operating and

non-operating cash outflows relating to uncommitted land

and work in progress spend, discretionary bonus payments

and dividend payments and evaluating the Group’s ability

to control these outflows as mitigating actions if required.

•  Assessing management’s consideration of material climate

change impacts in the going concern period, including

incorporation of the expected costs of applying the Future

Homes Standard during the going concern period.

•  Reviewing the Group’s going concern disclosures

included in the Annual Report and Accounts in order to

assess whether the disclosures appropriately described

the assessment management performed and the key

judgements taken.

Key observations

•  The directors’ assessment forecasts that the Group

will maintain sufficient liquidity throughout the going

concern assessment period in the base case scenario.

Under management’s reverse stress test (which comprises a

significant additional investment in land of £525m over and

above that assumed the base case, followed by a reduction

in private home completions of approximately 50% from

31 January 2025 compared to the 12 month pre-stress peak

achieved in FY22, and average selling prices on private

homes subsequently reducing by 15%), liquidity headroom

is eliminated in May 2026. Management has concluded the

likelihood of this combination of events to be remote.

•  Other than the impact of the Future Homes Standard,

we have not identified any material climate-related risks

that should be incorporated into the Group’s forecasts to

31 July 2026.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not

identified any material uncertainties relating to events or

conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant

doubt on the Group and Parent Company’s ability to continue

as a going concern for the period to 31 July 2026.

In relation to the Group and Parent Company’s reporting

on how they have applied the UK Corporate Governance

Code, we have nothing material to add or draw attention to in

relation to the directors’ statement in the financial statements

about whether the directors considered it appropriate to

adopt the going concern basis of accounting.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors

with respect to going concern are described in the relevant

sections of this report. However, because not all future

events or conditions can be predicted, this statement is

not a guarantee as to the Group’s ability to continue as a

going concern.

Overview of our audit approach

Audit scope •  We performed an audit of the complete

financial information of Bellway p.l.c.

and its components

•  The components where we performed full

scope audit procedures accounted for 99%

of profit before taxation, 99% of revenue and

99% of total assets.

Key audit

matters

•  Risk of inappropriate revenue recognition;

•  Risk of inappropriate cost of sales

recognition and valuation of work

in-progress and land on sites

under development;

•  Risk of inappropriate valuation of land on

sites not yet under development; and

•  Risk of inappropriate recognition of legacy

building safety improvement provisions.

Materiality •  Overall Group materiality of £16.7m

which represents 5% of normalised profit

before taxation.

An overview of the scope of the Parent Company

and Group audits

Tailoring the scope

Our assessment of audit risk, our evaluation of materiality

and our allocation of performance materiality determine

our audit scope for each company within the Group.

Taken together, this enables us to form an opinion on the

consolidated financial statements. We take into account

size, risk profile, the organisation of the Group, changes in

the business environment, the potential impact of climate

change and other factors such as recent Internal Audit

results when assessing the level of work to be performed at

each component.

In assessing the risk of material misstatement to the Group

financial statements, and to ensure we had adequate

quantitative coverage of significant accounts in the financial

statements, of the 12 reporting components of the Group, we

selected 2 components covering entities which represent the

principal business units within the Group.

Of the 2 full scope components selected, which were

selected based on their size or risk characteristics, we

performed an audit of the complete financial information.

The full scope components accounted for 99% (2023: 99%)

of the Group’s profit before taxation, 99% (2023: 99%) of

the Group’s revenue and 99% (2023: 99%) of the Group’s

total assets.

The remaining 10 components together represent 1% of

the Group’s profit before taxation. For these components,

we performed other procedures, including analytical

review, testing of consolidation journals, and intercompany

eliminations to respond to any potential risks of material

misstatement to the Group financial statements. The statutory

audits of these 10 components were performed concurrently

with the Group audit.

Changes from the prior year

There are no changes to our scoping compared to the

prior year.

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Involvement with component teams

All audit work performed for the purposes of the audit was

undertaken by the Group audit team.

Climate change

Stakeholders are increasingly interested in how climate

change will impact Bellway p.l.c. The Group has determined

that the most significant future impacts from climate change

on their operations will be from evolving legal and regulatory

requirements (e.g. the Future Homes Standard) and the

availability of more efficient products and technologies to

deliver climate-resilient homes. These are explained on

pages 88 to 95 in the required Task Force On Climate Related

Financial Disclosures and on page 83 in the principal risks

and uncertainties. They have also explained their climate

commitments on pages 34 to 38. All of these disclosures

form part of the “Other information,” rather than the audited

financial statements. Our procedures on these unaudited

disclosures therefore consisted solely of considering whether

they are materially inconsistent with the financial statements

or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or

otherwise appear to be materially misstated, in line with our

responsibilities on “Other information”.

In planning and performing our audit we assessed the

potential impacts of climate change on the Group’s

business and any consequential material impact on its

financial statements.

The Group has explained in the Basis of Preparation note

on page 176 how they have reflected the impact of climate

change in their financial statements and how they have

considered the impact of climate change, specifically

providing an assessment of inventories and how they

could be affected by measures taken to address additional

requirements included in the Future Homes Standard.

Management concluded in this assessment that no issues

were identified that would have a material impact on the

carrying value of the Group’s assets or liabilities or have any

other material impact on the financial statements.

Our audit effort in considering the impact of climate change

on the financial statements was focused on evaluating

management’s assessment of the impact of climate risk,

physical and transition, their climate commitments and the

effects of material climate risks disclosed on page 83. We also

understood the Group’s strategy to address these risks that

may affect the financial statements and our audit.

As part of this evaluation, we performed our own risk

assessment, supported by our climate change specialists, to

determine the risks of material misstatement in the financial

statements from climate change which needed to be

considered in our audit. We identified the specific impact of

climate change risks relating to the valuation of inventory,

including land and work-in-progress under development

arising from the requirements of the Future Homes Standard.

Specifically, we considered the timing and nature of future

cost assumptions underpinning the valuation of land and

work-in-progress under development. We did this by

understanding how future cost estimates were included

within the site margin calculation in respect of the costs of

applying the Future Homes Standard, required to be applied

to all units without foundations constructed prior to its

implementation. We further identified the specific impact of

climate change risks relating to the valuation of land not yet

under development. We considered the impact of physical

climate risks, with consideration to land bank at flood risk

locations, for a sample of items.

We also evaluated the Directors’ considerations of climate

change risks in their assessment of going concern and

viability and associated disclosures. Where considerations

of climate change were relevant to our assessment of going

concern, these are described above.

We read the climate related information within the Annual

Report, which included the Group’s Task Force for Climate

Related Financial Disclosures and considered consistency

with the financial statements and our audit knowledge.

As described above, we considered the impact of climate

change on the financial statements to impact certain key audit

matters, principally cost of sales recognition and the valuation

of work-in-progress and land on sites under development.

Details of our procedures and related findings are included in

our key audit matters below.

Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional

judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the

financial statements of the current period and include the

most significant assessed risks of material misstatement

(whether or not due to fraud) that we identified. These matters

included 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 our opinion thereon, and we

do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

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160 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Risk  Our response to the risk

Key observations communicated

to the Audit Committee

Inappropriate

revenue recognition

Refer to the Audit Committee

Report (page 122); Accounting

policies (pages 176 to 177); and

Note 1 and 8 of the Consolidated

Financial Statements (pages 178

to 179 and 186).

The Group has reported:

•  Revenues of £2,380.2m

(2023: £3,406.6m).

•  Trade receivables of £27.0m

(2023: £34.6m).

We identified a specific risk

of fraud and error in respect

of inappropriate revenue

recognition arising from sales

transactions being recorded

ahead of performance

obligations being satisfied, being

legal or practical completion.

There is a risk that management

may recognise revenue in

advance of legal or practical

completion of plot sale through

inappropriate application of cut

off or manual postings recording

revenue in an earlier period

than appropriate.

We focused our procedures on

the occurrence of revenue and

existence of trade receivables.

There is no change in our risk

assessment from the prior year.

Walkthrough and controls

•  We performed walkthroughs of each significant class

of revenue transactions which consists of private sales

and housing association sales and assessed the design

effectiveness of key transaction controls.

Timing of revenue recognition

•  We applied a data analytics approach which allowed us to

evaluate full populations of revenue transactions across all

trading divisions to focus on any anomalies and unusual

trends in respect of timing. This work has also enabled us

to obtain assurance through a 3-way correlation between

sales, accounts receivables and cash postings. We tested this

correlation through a sample of revenue transactions from

cash entries to source documentation. We also searched

for associated identification of transactions which were

processed outside of the expected transaction flow.

•  We reviewed the output of the work performed by internal

audit in respect of revenue recognised on plot completions

2 weeks prior and 2 weeks post the year end. We do not

rely on the work performed by internal audit, therefore in

line with our identified audit risk, we tested items classified as

higher risk and agreed these items to completion statements

to confirm the performance obligation was satisfied in

advance of year end.

•  We performed test of details in relation to unit sales at year

end. We agreed a sample of transactions pre-year end and

post year end to legal or practical completion statements or

evidence of cash receipts. We selected these transactions

randomly to incorporate unpredictability within our testing.

We confirmed that revenue recognition is appropriate based

on the performance obligation being satisfied when practical

completion takes place.

Management override

•  We performed inquiries of management at Group and

divisions regarding awareness of instances of fraud.

We extended these inquiries beyond the finance team and

inquired with Internal Audit, the Group Chief Commercial

Officer and Company Secretary, Regional Chairs and the

Divisional Director teams.

•  We performed specific procedures in relation to manual

journals impacting revenue. We focused on entries with

specific characteristics, such as journals from outside normal

revenue patterns and those with unusual descriptions.

We did not identify any

evidence of material

misstatement in revenue

recognised in the year as

a result of inappropriate

revenue recognition,

application of cut-off or

management override.

161Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Risk  Our response to the risk

Key observations communicated

to the Audit Committee

Inappropriate cost of sales

recognition and valuation of

work-in-progress and land on

sites under development

Refer to the Audit Committee

Report (page 122); Accounting

policies (pages 176 to 177); and

Note 3 and 7 of the Consolidated

Financial Statements (pages 181

and 185 to 186).

The Group has reported:

•  Cost of sales before net legacy

building safety expense of

£1,999.1m (2023: £2,719.3m)

•  Land £2,431.4m (2023: £2,578.8)

•  Work-in-progress of £2,123.9m

(2023: £1,861.6m).

•  Showhomes £145.0m

(2023: £117.2m).

The economic environment in

FY24 has been challenging, with

higher interest and mortgage

rates impacting the affordability

of new homes, combined with

increased input costs and the

ongoing cost-of-living crisis,

having affected consumer

confidence. Consequently, this

has impacted customer demand

for new homes and presents

a greater risk of deterioration

in margin.

There is a risk that costs of sales

and margin recognised in the

financial statements and resulting

valuation of work in progress

(including land in respect of

sites under development) may

be misstated if the site margin is

incorrectly determined, whether

arising from fraud or error.

Walkthrough and controls

•  We performed a walkthrough of management’s transaction

controls in place covering the monitoring and updating of

certain site valuations to assess design effectiveness.

•  We attended and observed the valuation meeting at

8 divisions held closest to year end. As part of this, we

observed the level of review applied by management in

evaluating assumptions within site valuations.

•  We confirmed that management action logs were reviewed

at the valuation meetings attended. This included ensuring

the process which is undertaken to challenge the margin,

forecast costs to complete and any other factors that could

impact on the margin was followed in accordance with the

Group Commercial Policy.

Testing appropriateness of assumption underpinning

site margin

We utilised data analytics in order to identify higher risk

sites based on certain risk indicators. We identified certain

sites for testing and performed the following procedures

where appropriate:

•  We assessed management’s inputs into projected future

selling prices by developing an expectation of revenue

at a plot level, utilising historical sales experience and

considering the impact of trends in house price inflation.

We assessed this using the average selling price on

sold plots, based on house types and square footage.

Where necessary we further corroborated exceptions to

advertised plot release prices and/or selling prices recorded

in the Bellway sales system.

•  We assessed management’s inputs into projected costs

on a site by site basis. We did this by performing a detailed

review of the cost estimate and sampling key elements to

supporting documentation including subcontractor orders,

quotations, tender documentation and invoices. We also

obtained supporting correspondence with suppliers in

respect of price increases and variations where relevant.

•  We enquired of management regarding their assessment

of the impact of climate change on the forecast costs to

complete. In order to assess the reasonableness of their

assumptions, we selected a sample of sites with construction

phases beyond FY24. This was in order to assess for

those sites impacted by the Future Homes Standard, that

the application of future homes cost assumptions were

appropriately reflected within the valuations.

•  We performed specific procedures to assess whether there

were material movements recorded in the final stages of site

completion, the net impact of this was not material.

•  We tested a sample of developments where the last plot was

sold during FY24 and compared the final site margin to the

previous quarterly valuation to assess whether the previous

quarterly valuation was reasonable.

•  We performed specific procedures to assess whether there

have been any material movements in the site margins post-

year end. Where we identified sites with margin adjustments,

the net impact of this was not material.

•  We performed inquiries of Internal Audit, Regional

Chairs and the Divisional Director teams to further

understand whether there are any other specific issues

requiring evaluation.

We are satisfied the cost

of sales margin and

valuation of work-in-

progress and land on

sites under development

is appropriate

Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Bellway p.l.c. continued

Governance

162 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Risk  Our response to the risk

Key observations communicated

to the Audit Committee

Inappropriate valuation

of land on sites not yet

under development

Refer to the Audit Committee

Report (page 123); Accounting

policies (pages 176 to 177); and

Note 7 of the Consolidated

Financial Statements (pages 185

to 186).

The Group has reported

total land of £2,431.4m

(2023: £2,578.8m), of which

£570.0m (2023: £659.5m) relates

to land interests that are either

not owned or unconditionally

contracted, or without detailed

planning permission.

Land held without detailed

planning permission is initially

recorded at cost and reviewed

for impairment with consideration

of the value in use of the land

and assessment of likelihood of

achieving planning consent.

There is a risk that land is valued

at an amount that is higher

than its recoverable amount,

particularly where there are

undeveloped sites where

planning permission is yet to be

granted or where development

on the land is considered no

longer feasible.

The risk in respect of

inappropriate valuation of

land on sites not yet under

development is heightened

in the current year due to

the UK’s current macro-

economic conditions.

Walkthrough and controls

•  We understood management’s policies and performed a

walkthrough the controls in place covering the valuation of

land on sites not yet under development.

Testing appropriateness of the valuation of land

•  For a sample of items included within the land bank

not under development, we challenged management’s

assumptions in respect of land viability, with consideration

of current economic factors impacting forecast margin

calculations. Our sample included regional locations

experiencing more severe economic impacts and/or

reduction in house prices at a greater rate.

•  We performed test of details on the land bank and reviewed

the status of planning permissions, agreeing to supporting

information. We reviewed local authority planning websites

for evidence of status of planning permissions and

consultation outcomes.

•  For our sampled items we considered the impact of physical

climate risks, with consideration to land bank at flood risk

locations, for further indicators of impairment.

•  We performed inquiries of Internal Audit, Regional Chairs

and the Divisional Director teams to further understand

whether there are any potential impairment indicators.

Testing the basis of management’s provision calculation

•   We obtained management’s fire provision schedule

showing the brought forward fire provision, amounts spent

and recovered, amounts further provided or released,

and additional amounts recognised in respect of the

Self-Remediation Terms and final year end provision,

andunderstood significant movements.

•  We performed procedures on sites with known claims.

We tested movements in the year, agreeing significant

costs and recoveries to supporting documentation and

agreed assumptions to third party support where available.

We tested items of cash spend incurred in the year in excess

of our testing threshold to supporting invoices, contractor

certification or payment applications.

•  We obtained an understanding of the methodology used

within valuation reports, through discussion with external

consultants. This was in order to understand and challenge

the basis of estimates made and to discuss the status of

the most material provisions. We assessed the scope of

the consultants work in accordance with government

guidance. As part of our procedures, we assessed the

objectivity, experience and competency of management’s

external specialist.

We are satisfied

that the valuation of

land on sites not yet

under development

is appropriate

163Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Risk  Our response to the risk

Key observations communicated

to the Audit Committee

Inappropriate recognition

of legacy building safety

improvement provisions

Refer to the Audit Committee

Report (page 124); Accounting

policies (pages 176 to 177);

and Notes 2 and 10 of the

Consolidated Financial

Statements (pages 179 to 181

and188 to 189).

The Group has reported:

•  Net Self Remediation Terms

(‘SRT’) and associated

review provision of £463.6m

(2023: £477.7m).

•  Structural defects provision

of£45.6m (2023: £30.5m).

•  Net legacy building

safety expense of £19.9m

(2023: £38.6m).

There is estimation uncertainty

and subjectivity in determining

the most likely costs which will

be required in order to remediate

affected properties based on the

latest legal interpretation and

government guidance.

There is no change in our risk

assessment from the prior year.

Walkthrough and controls

•  We performed a walkthrough of management’s transaction

controls in place over monitoring and updating the SRT and

associated review and structural defects provisions to assess

design effectiveness.

•  We attended the valuation meeting closest to year end for

the Building Safety division. As part of this, we observed

the level of review applied by management in evaluating

the status of live and pending projects (known claims) and

challenging assumptions. This included estimates provided

by third party consultants underpinning the amounts

recognised relating to live projects within management’s

provision calculation.

Testing the basis of management’s provision calculation

•  We obtained management’s provision schedules showing

the brought forward provisions, amounts spent and

recovered, amounts further provided or released, additional

amounts recognised and the final year end provisions, and

understood significant movements.

•  We performed procedures on sites with known claims.

We tested movements in the year, agreeing significant costs

and recoveries to supporting documentation and agreed

assumptions to third party support where available.

•  We tested items of cash spend incurred in the year in excess

of our testing threshold to supporting invoices, contractor

certification or payment applications.

•  We obtained an understanding of the methodology used

within valuation reports, through discussion with external

consultants. This was in order to understand and challenge

the basis of estimates made and to discuss the status of

the most material provisions. We assessed the scope of

the consultants work in accordance with government

guidance. As part of our procedures, we assessed the

objectivity, experience and competency of management’s

external specialist.

•  We performed testing on management’s assumptions, with

support from EY Insurance Risk and Actuarial specialists,

regarding the costs of remediation per plot, the number

of plots to be remediated, the time period for the work

to be completed and the discount factor applied to the

overall provision.

•  We performed sensitivity analysis on the provision in order to

establish whether these could give rise to material variances.

•  We further performed divisional inquiries with all Regional

Chairs and Divisional Finance teams to understand latest

obligations. We further made inquiries of the Group

Finance Director and the Group Chief Commercial Officer

and Company Secretary. We did not identify any further

known or potential issues to be included in management’s

provision calculation.

Disclosures within the financial statements

•  We assessed the appropriateness of the disclosures included

within the Financial Statements in relation to provisions

and contingent liabilities, including the disclosure of the

assumptions and associated sensitivities in relation to the key

sources of estimation uncertainty.

Based on the procedures

performed, including

testing of key movements,

direct inquiry of

management’s expert and

engaging EY Insurance

Risk and Actuarial

specialists in the audit of

assumptions underpinning

management’s provision

calculation, we are satisfied

that the resultant year end

provision is fairly stated.

Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Bellway p.l.c. continued

Governance

164 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Our application of materiality

We apply the concept of materiality in planning and

performing the audit, in evaluating the effect of identified

misstatements on the audit and in forming our audit opinion.

Materiality

The magnitude of an omission or misstatement that,

individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be

expected to influence the economic decisions of the users

of the financial statements. Materiality provides a basis for

determining the nature and extent of our audit procedures.

We determined materiality for the Group to be £16.7 million

(2023: £24.2 million), which is 5% (2023: 5%) of normalised

profit before taxation (2023: profit before taxation). We believe

that normalised profit before taxation, calculated as the

average of 2023 and 2024 profit before taxation, provides

us with the most relevant performance measure to the

stakeholders of the Group and reflects the significant

fluctuation in profitability arising from market conditions that

are not expected to recur in future years. It is therefore an

appropriate basis for materiality. We determined materiality

for the Parent Company to be £3.2 million (2023: £3.0 million),

which is 0.5% (2023: 0.5%) of total assets.

Performance materiality

The application of materiality at the individual account

or balance level. It is set at an amount to reduce to

an appropriately low level the probability that the

aggregate of uncorrected and undetected misstatements

exceeds materiality.

On the basis of our risk assessments, together with our

assessment of the Group’s overall control environment,

our judgement was that performance materiality was 75%

(2023: 75%) of our planning materiality, namely £12.5 million

(2023: £18.2 million). We have set performance materiality at

this percentage due to the level of misstatements identified in

prior years being low

Audit work at component locations for the purpose of

obtaining audit coverage over significant financial statement

accounts is undertaken based on a percentage of total

performance materiality. The performance materiality set for

each component is based on the relative scale and risk of

the component to the Group as a whole and our assessment

of the risk of misstatement at that component. In the current

year, the range of performance materiality allocated to

components was £3.8 million to £11.9 million (2023: £4.3 million

to £20.2 million).

Reporting threshold

An amount below which identified misstatements are

considered as being clearly trivial.

We agreed with the Audit Committee that we would report to

them all uncorrected audit differences in excess of £0.8 million

(2023: £1.2 million), which is set at 5% of planning materiality,

as well as differences below that threshold that, in our view,

warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.

We evaluate any uncorrected misstatements against both the

quantitative measures of materiality discussed above and in

light of other relevant qualitative considerations in forming

our opinion.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included

in the annual report set out on pages 1 to 157, including the

Strategic Report, Governance Reports, the Directors’ Report

set out on pages 8 to 157, other than the financial statements

and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible

for the other information contained within the annual report.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover

the other information and, except to the extent otherwise

explicitly stated in this report, we do not express any form of

assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in

doing so, consider whether the other information is materially

inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge

obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears

to be materially misstated. If we identify such material

inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are

required to determine whether this gives rise to a material

misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based

on the work we have performed, we conclude that there

is a material misstatement of the other information, we are

required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the

Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, the part of the directors’ remuneration report

to be audited has been properly prepared in accordance with

the Companies Act 2006.

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course

of the audit:

•  the information given in the strategic report and the

directors’ report for the financial year for which the financial

statements are prepared is consistent with the financial

statements; and

•  the strategic report and the directors’ report have been

prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report

byexception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Group

and the Parent Company and its environment obtained

in the course of the audit, we have not identified material

misstatements in the strategic report or the directors’ report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters

in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to

report to you if, in our opinion:

•  adequate accounting records have not been kept by the

Parent Company, or returns adequate for our audit have not

been received from branches not visited by us; or

•  the Parent Company financial statements and the part of

the Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited are not in

agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

•  certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by

law are not made; or

•  we have not received all the information and explanations

we require for our audit.

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Governance

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Corporate Governance Statement

We have reviewed the directors’ statement in relation to

going concern, longer-term viability and that part of the

Corporate Governance Statement relating to the Group and

Parent Company’s compliance with the provisions of the UK

Corporate Governance Code specified for our review by the

UK Listing Rules.

Based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we

have concluded that each of the following elements of the

Corporate Governance Statement is materially consistent with

the financial statements or our knowledge obtained during

the audit:

•  Directors’ statement with regards to the appropriateness of

adopting the going concern basis of accounting and any

material uncertainties identified set out on page 81;

•  Directors’ explanation as to its assessment of the company’s

prospects, the period this assessment covers and why the

period is appropriate set out on page 81;

•  Director’s statement on whether it has a reasonable

expectation that the Group will be able to continue in

operation and meets its liabilities set out on page 156 to 157;

•  Directors’ statement on fair, balanced and understandable

set out on page 157;

•  Board’s confirmation that it has carried out a robust

assessment of the emerging and principal risks set out on

pages 83 to 87;

•  The section of the annual report that describes the review

of effectiveness of risk management and internal control

systems set out on pages 126 to 127; and

•  The section describing the work of the audit committee set

out on page 118 to 129.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors’ responsibilities

statement set out on pages 156 to 157, the directors are

responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and

for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for

such internal control as the directors determine is necessary

to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free

from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are

responsible for assessing the Group and Parent Company’s

ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as

applicable, matters related to going concern and using the

going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either

intend to liquidate the Group or the Parent Company or to

cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the

financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about

whether the financial statements as a whole are free from

material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and

to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion.

Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is

not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance

with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement

when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or

error and are considered material if, individually or in the

aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence

the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these

financial statements.

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered

capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-

compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures

in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect

irregularities, including fraud. The risk of not detecting a

material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of

not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve

deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional

misrepresentations, or through collusion. The extent to

which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities,

including fraud is detailed below.

However, the primary responsibility for the prevention

and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with

governance of the company and management.

•  We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory

frameworks that are applicable to the Group and

determined that the most significant are those that relate

to the reporting framework (UK adopted international

accounting standards, the Companies Act 2006 and UK

Corporate Governance Code), tax legislation, competition

law, employment law, health and safety legislation,

environmental regulations and the Self-Remediation

Terms with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing

and Communities in relation to historical fire safety issues

across the sector as well as equivalent regulations in Wales

and Scotland.

•  We understood how the Group is complying with those

frameworks by making inquiries with management,

internal audit, those responsible for legal and compliance

procedures, the Group Chief Commercial Officer and

Company Secretary and, where necessary, the Group’s

external legal counsel. We corroborated our enquiries

through our review of Board minutes and review of Group

compliance with policies and processes. We obtained

and reviewed legal correspondence to support our

audit procedures and to assess management positions

reported in respect of legacy building safety improvements

and the market investigation by the Competition and

Markets Authority.

Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Bellway p.l.c. continued

Governance

166 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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•  We assessed the susceptibility of the Group’s financial

statements to material misstatement, including how

fraud might occur by meeting with management from

various parts of the business to understand where it was

considered there was a susceptibility to fraud. We also

considered performance targets and their propensity

to influence efforts made by management to manage

earnings. We considered the programmes and controls that

the Group has established to address risks identified, or that

otherwise prevent, deter and detect fraud; and how senior

management monitors those programmes and controls.

Where the risk was considered to be higher, we performed

audit procedures to address each identified fraud risk.

These procedures included testing manual journals and

were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the

financial statements were free from fraud and error.

•  Based on this understanding we designed our audit

procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws

and regulations. Our procedures involved journal entry

testing, with a focus on manual consolidation journals,

and journals indicating large or unusual transactions

based on our understanding of the business; enquiries

of Group management and internal audit; and focused

testing, as referred to in the key audit matters section above.

In addition, we completed procedures to conclude on the

compliance of the disclosures in the Annual Report and

Accounts with the requirements of the relevant accounting

standards, UK legislation and the UK Corporate Governance

Code 2018.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit

of the financial statements is located on the Financial

Reporting Council’s website at https://www.frc.org.uk/

auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our

auditor’s report.

Other matters we are required to address

•  Following the recommendation from the Audit Committee,

we were appointed by the company on 11 December 2020

to audit the financial statements for the year ending 31 July

2021 and subsequent financial periods

•  The period of total uninterrupted engagement including

previous renewals and reappointments is 4 years, covering

the years ending 31 July 2021 to 31 July 2024.

•  The audit opinion is consistent with the additional report to

the Audit Committee.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company’s members,

as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the

Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so

that we might state to the company’s members those matters

we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for

no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we

do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than

the company and the company’s members as a body, for our

audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Mark Morritt (Senior statutory auditor)

For and on behalf of Ernst & Young LLP, Statutory Auditor

Newcastle upon Tyne

14 October 2024

167Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Governance

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Disciplined

financial

management

with Bellway

We will continue with our disciplined approach

tolandinvestment and cost management.

Sales advisor at

our Crossways

Quarter site.

Our Barton Meadows

development in

Northhamptonshire.

168 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Primary statements

Group Income Statement 170

Group Statement of Comprehensive Income 171

Statements of Changes in Equity 172

Balance Sheets 174

Parent Company Income Statement 174

Cash Flow Statements 175

Accounting Policies

Basis of preparation 176

Going concern 177

Effect of new standards and amendments

effectivefor the first time

177

Standards and amendments in issue

butnotyet effective

178

Notes to the Financial Statements

Performance for the year

1. Revenue 178

2.   Net legacy building safety expense

andexceptional items

179

3.  Cost of sales recognition 181

4.  Operating profit 181

4a.  Part-exchange properties 181

4b.  Operating profit is stated after charging 181

4c.  Auditor’s remuneration 182

5.  Earnings per ordinary share 182

Taxation

6. Taxation 183

6a.   Income tax recognised in the

income statement

183

6b.   Factors affecting the income tax charge

forthe year

183

6c.   Tax recognised in equity and other

comprehensive expense

184

6d.  Deferred taxation 184

Working capital

7. Inventories 185

8.  Trade and other receivables 186

9.  Trade and other payables 187

10.  Provisions and reimbursement assets 188

Investingactivities

11.  Property, plant and equipment 189

12.   Financial assets and equity accounted joint

arrangements, and investments in subsidiaries

190

13.  Joint arrangements 191

14. Commitments 192

Financing

15.  Net (debt)/cash 192

15a.   Reconciliation of net cash flow

to net (debt)/cash

192

15b.  Analysis of net (debt)/cash 192

16.  Finance income and expenses 195

17.  Financial instruments 193

Shareholder capital

18.  Issued capital 196

19. Reserves 197

20.  Dividends on equity shares 198

Directors and employees

21.  Employee information 198

22.  Retirement benefit assets 199

23.  Share based payments 202

Contingencies, related parties andsubsidiaries

24.  Contingent liabilities 204

25.  Related party transactions 205

26.  Group undertakings 206

27.  Resident management companies 207

Other information

28.  Alternative performance measures 217

29.  Post balance sheet events 221

Five year record 222

Key to financial statement icons

Throughout the financial statements the below

icons are usedand they represent the following:

Accounting policy

The accounting policies set out within the

financial statements have, unless otherwise

stated, been applied consistently to all

periods presented in these consolidated

financial statements.

Accounting estimate

The Directors consider these areas to be

the major sources of estimation that have

been made in these financial statements.

Accounting judgement

The Directors consider these to be the

major judgements that could have

a significant effect on the financial

statements when applying the Group’s

accounting policies.

Accounts

169Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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Group Income Statement

for the year ended 31 July 2024

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m |
| Revenue | 1 | 2,380.2 | 3,406.6 |
| Cost of sales | 3 | (2,019.0) | (2,757.9) |
| Analysed as: |  |  |  |
| Underlying cost of sales |  | (1,999.1) | (2,719.3) |
| Adjusting item: net legacy building safety expense | 2 | (19.9) | (38.6) |
| Gross profit |  | 361.2 | 648.7 |
| Other operating income | 4 | 50.6 | 29.1 |
| Other operating expenses | 4 | (51.8) | (30.3) |
| Administrative expenses |  | (147.2) | (142.2) |
| Analysed as: |  |  |  |
| Underlying administrative expenses |  | (141.8) | (142.2) |
| Adjusting item: aborted transaction costs | 2 | (5.4) | – |
| Operating profit | 4 | 212.8 | 505.3 |
| Finance income | 16 | 9.5 | 9.9 |
| Finance expenses | 16 | (36.3) | (30.8) |
| Analysed as: |  |  |  |
| Underlying finance expenses |  | (19.2) | (19.8) |
| Adjusting item: net legacy building safety expense | 2 | (17.1) | (11.0) |
| Share of result of joint ventures | 13 | (2.3) | (1.4) |
| Profit before taxation |  | 183.7 | 483.0 |
| Income tax expense | 6 | (53.2) | (118.0) |
| Profit for the year  \* |  | 130.5 | 365.0 |
| Earnings per ordinary share – Basic | 5 | 109.8p | 297.7p |
| Earnings per ordinary share – Diluted | 5 | 109.0p | 296.3p |

\*  All attributable to equity holders of the parent.

Adjusting items

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m |
| Gross profit |  |  |  |
| Gross profit per the Group Income Statement |  | 361.2 | 648.7 |
| Adjusting item: net legacy building safety expense | 2 | 19.9 | 38.6 |
| Underlying gross profit |  | 381.1 | 687.3 |
| Operating profit |  |  |  |
| Operating profit per the Group Income Statement |  | 212.8 | 505.3 |
| Adjusting item: net legacy building safety expense | 2 | 19.9 | 38.6 |
| Adjusting item: aborted transaction costs | 2 | 5.4 | – |
| Underlying operating profit |  | 238.1 | 543.9 |
| Profit before taxation |  |  |  |
| Profit before taxation per the Group Income Statement |  | 183.7 | 483.0 |
| Adjusting item: net legacy building safety expense | 2 | 37.0 | 49.6 |
| Adjusting item: aborted transaction costs | 2 | 5.4 | – |
| Underlying profit before taxation |  | 226.1 | 532.6 |
| Profit for the year |  |  |  |
| Profit for the year per the Group Income Statement |  | 130.5 | 365.0 |
| Adjusting item: net legacy building safety expense | 2 | 37.0 | 49.6 |
| Adjusting item: aborted transaction costs | 2 | 5.4 | – |
| Adjusting item: income tax on exceptional items | 2 | (12.3) | (12.4) |
| Underlying profit for the year |  | 160.6 | 402.2 |

Accounts

170 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Group Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the year ended 31 July 2024

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|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  |  Note | £m | £m |
| Profit for the year |  | 130.5 | 365.0 |
| Other comprehensive expense |  |  |  |
| Items that will not be recycled to the income statement: |  |  |  |
| Remeasurement losses on defined benefit pension plans | 22 | (1.6) | (4.9) |
| Income tax on other comprehensive expense | 6 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Other comprehensive expense for the year, net of income tax |  | (1.1) | (3.5) |
| Total comprehensive income for the year\* |  | 129.4 | 361.5 |

\*  All attributable to equity holders of the parent.

171Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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Statements of Changes in Equity

at 31 July 2024

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Issued | Share | Capital | Other | Retained | Total |
|  |  | capital | premium | redemption | reserves | earnings | equity |
|  |  |  |  | reserve |  |  |  |
| Group | Note | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Balance at 1 August 2022 |  | 15.4 | 182.0 | 20.0 | 1.5 | 3,148.9 | 3,367.8 |
| Total comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| forthe year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Profit for the year |  | – | – | – | – | 365.0 | 365.0 |
| Other comprehensive expense  \* |  | – | – | – | – | (3.5) | (3.5) |
| Total comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| forthe year |  | – | – | – | – | 361.5 | 361.5 |
| Transactions with shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| recorded directly in equity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Dividends on equity shares | 20 | – | – | – | – | (171.7) | (171.7) |
| Credit in relation to share options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| and tax thereon | 6, 23 | – | – | – | – | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Share buyback programme and  cancellation of shares | 18,19 | (0.4) | – | 0.4 | – | (100.5) | (100.5) |
| Total contributions by and  distributions to shareholders |  | (0.4) | – | 0.4 | – | (267.7) | (267.7) |
| Balance at 31 July 2023 |  | 15.0 | 182.0 | 20.4 | 1.5 | 3,242.7 | 3,461.6 |
| Total comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| forthe year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Profit for the year |  | – | – | – | – | 130.5 | 130.5 |
| Other comprehensive expense  \* |  | – | – | – | – | (1.1) | (1.1) |
| Total comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| forthe year |  | – | – | – | – | 129.4 | 129.4 |
| Transactions with shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| recorded directly in equity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Dividends on equity shares | 20 | – | – | – | – | (131.7) | (131.7) |
| Shares issued | 18 | – | 1.2 | – | – | – | 1.2 |
| Credit in relation to share options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| and tax thereon | 6, 23 | – | – | – | – | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Share buyback programme and  cancellation of shares | 18, 19 | (0.2) | – | 0.2 | – | (0.4) | (0.4) |
| Total contributions by and  distributions to shareholders |  | (0.2) | 1.2 | 0.2 | – | (126.8) | (125.6) |
| Balance at 31 July 2024 |  | 14.8 | 183.2 | 20.6 | 1.5 | 3,245.3 | 3,465.4 |

\*  An additional breakdown is provided in the Group Statement of Comprehensive Income.

Accounts

172 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Company Note

Issued

capital

£m

Share

premium

£m

Capital

redemption

reserve

£m

Other

reserves

£m

Retained

earnings

£m

Total

equity

£m

Balance at 1 August 2022 15.4 182.0 20.0 2.1 386.4 605.9

Total comprehensive income

forthe year

Profit for the year – – – – 171.5 171.5

Other comprehensive income – – – – – –

Total comprehensive income

forthe year – – – – 171.5 171.5

Transactions with shareholders

recorded directly in equity:

Dividends on equity shares 20 – – – – (171.7) (171.7)

Credit in relation to share options 23 – – – – 4.5 4.5

Share buyback programme and

cancellation of shares 18, 19 (0.4) – 0.4 – (100.5) (100.5)

Total contributions by and

distributions to shareholders (0.4) – 0.4 – (267.7) (267.7)

Balance at 31 July 2023 15.0 182.0 20.4 2.1 290.2 509.7

Total comprehensive income

forthe year

Profit for the year – – – – 234.0 234.0

Other comprehensive income – – – – – –

Total comprehensive income

forthe year – – – – 234.0 234.0

Transactions with shareholders

recorded directly in equity:

Dividends on equity shares 20 – – – – (131.7) (131.7)

Shares issued 18 – 1.2 – – – 1.2

Credit in relation to share options 23 – – – – 4.5 4.5

Share buyback programme and

cancellation of shares 18, 19 (0.2) – 0.2 – (0.4) (0.4)

Total contributions by and

distributions to shareholders (0.2) 1.2 0.2 – (127.6) (126.4)

Balance at 31 July 2024 14.8 183.2 20.6 2.1 396.6 617.3

173Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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Balance Sheets

at 31 July 2024

Parent Company Income Statement

In accordance with the provisions of section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, a separate Income Statement for the Company

has not been presented. The Company’s profit for the year was £234.0 million (2023 – £171.5 million).

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  | Restated\* |
|  |  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |
| Property, plant and equipment | 11 | 30.2 | 31.7 | – | – |
| Investments in subsidiaries | 12 | – | – | 52.3 | 48.0 |
| Financial assets | 12 | 47.7 | 38.6 | – | – |
| Equity accounted joint arrangements | 12 | 9.8 | 4.9 | – | – |
| Deferred tax assets | 6 | – | 1.7 | – | – |
| Retirement benefit assets | 22 | 0.9 | 2.5 | – | – |
| Trade and other receivables | 8 | – | – | 441.1 | 276.5 |
|  |  | 88.6 | 79.4 | 493.4 | 324.5 |
| Current assets |  |  |  |  |  |
| Inventories | 7 | 4,714.8 | 4,575.6 | – | – |
| Trade and other receivables | 8 | 76.8 | 88.3 | 80.8 | 167.3 |
| Corporation tax receivable |  | – | 8.8 | – | – |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 15 | 119.5 | 362.0 | 55.8 | 52.9 |
|  |  | 4,911.1 | 5,034.7 | 136.6 | 220.2 |
| Total assets |  | 4,999.7 | 5,114.1 | 630.0 | 544.7 |
| LIABILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | 15 | 130.0 | 130.0 | – | – |
| Trade and other payables | 9 | 93.6 | 107.3 | – | – |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 6 | 0.7 | 6.2 | – | – |
| Provisions | 10 | 376.5 | 403.5 | – | – |
|  |  | 600.8 | 647.0 | – | – |
| Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporation tax payable |  | 7.9 | – | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| Trade and other payables | 9 | 792.9 | 900.8 | 10.9 | 34.6 |
| Provisions | 10 | 132.7 | 104.7 | – | – |
|  |  | 933.5 | 1,005.5 | 12.7 | 35.0 |
| Total liabilities |  | 1,534.3 | 1,652.5 | 12.7 | 35.0 |
| Net assets |  | 3,465.4 | 3,461.6 | 617.3 | 509.7 |
| EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |
| Issued capital | 18 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.0 |
| Share premium | 19 | 183.2 | 182.0 | 183.2 | 182.0 |
| Capital redemption reserve | 19 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.4 |
| Other reserves |  | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Retained earnings |  | 3,245.3 | 3,242.7 | 396.6 | 290.2 |
| Total equity |  | 3,465.4 | 3,461.6 | 617.3 | 509.7 |

Approved by the Board of Directors on 14 October 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

John Tutte  Keith Adey

Director  Director

Registered number 1372603

\*  See basis of preparation for details of the restatement.

Accounts

174 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Cash Flow Statements

for the year ended 31 July 2024

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  | Restated\* |
|  |  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Cash flows from operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |
| Profit for the year |  | 130.5 | 365.0 | 234.0 | 171.5 |
| Depreciation charge | 11 | 5.1 | 6.0 | – | – |
| Finance income | 16 | (9.5) | (9.9) | (2.9) | (1.9) |
| Finance expenses | 16 | 36.3 | 30.8 | – | – |
| Share-based payment expense | 23 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.2 | – |
| Share of post tax result of joint ventures | 13 | 2.3 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Income tax expense | 6 | 53.2 | 118.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| Increase in inventories |  | (139.2) | (152.0) | – | – |
| Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables |  | 11.5 | 28.7 | (243.5) | (171.2) |
| (Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables |  | (98.8) | (75.3) | 10.8 | – |
| (Decrease)/increase in provisions |  | (16.1) | 55.7 | – | – |
| Cash (utilised in)/from operations |  | (20.2) | 372.9 | 0.1 | (1.2) |
| Interest paid |  | (6.8) | (6.9) | – | – |
| Income tax paid |  | (38.5) | (129.8) | – | – |
| Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities |  | (65.5) | 236.2 | 0.1 | (1.2) |
| Cash flows from investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment |  | (1.4) | (2.7) | – | – |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |  | – | 0.1 | – | – |
| Increase in loans to joint ventures | 12 | (13.9) | (15.6) | – | – |
| Dividends from joint ventures | 12 | 2.0 | 3.0 | – | – |
| Interest received |  | 5.3 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 |
| Net amounts (outflow)/inflow from investing activities |  | (8.0) | (8.3) | 2.8 | 1.3 |
| Cash flows from financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
| Amounts received from subsidiary undertakings |  | – | – | 165.4 | 237.7 |
| Payment of lease liabilities | 17 | (3.6) | (3.5) | – | – |
| Proceeds from the issue of share capital on exercise |  |  |  |  |  |
| ofshareoptions |  | 1.2 | – | 1.2 | – |
| Share buyback programme | 18 | (34.9) | (66.0) | (34.9) | (66.0) |
| Dividends paid | 20 | (131.7) | (171.7) | (131.7) | (171.7) |
| Net cash outflow from financing activities |  | (169.0) | (241.2) | – | – |
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents |  | (242.5) | (13.3) | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |  | 362.0 | 375.3 | 52.9 | 52.8 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 15 | 119.5 | 362.0 | 55.8 | 52.9 |

\*  See basis of preparation for details of the restatement.

175Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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Accounting Policies

Basis of preparation

Bellway p.l.c. (the ‘Company’) is a company incorporated in England and Wales.

Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities controlled

by the Company made up to 31 July. The Company controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable

returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the

entity. In assessing control, potential voting rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are taken into account.

The financial statements of these entities are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that

control commences until the date that control ceases.

Joint arrangements are those entities over whose activities the Group has joint control, established by contractual

agreement. A joint arrangement can take two forms:

(i)   Joint venture – these entities are included in the consolidated financial statements using the equity method

of accounting.

(ii)   Joint operation – the Group’s share of the assets, liabilities and transactions of such entities are accounted for

directly as if they were assets, liabilities and transactions of the Group.

The consolidated Group financial statements have been prepared and approved by the Directors in accordance

with UK adopted International Accounting Standards (‘IAS’) and with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as

applicable to companies reporting under those standards.

The parent company financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards in

conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. On publishing the Company financial statements here

together with the Group financial statements, which were approved for issue on 14 October 2024, the Company is

taking advantage of the exemption in section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 not to present its individual income

statement and related notes that form a part of these financial statements.

Other financial statement considerations

In preparing the Group and Company financial statements, management has considered the impact of climate

change, and the possible impact of climate-related and other emerging business risks. A rigorous assessment of

the impact of climate-related risks has been performed, and disclosed in the Strategic Report, in accordance with

the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. This included an assessment of

inventories and how they could be affected by measures taken to address global warming. No issues were identified

that would materially impact the carrying values of either the Group’s or Company’s assets or liabilities, or have any

other material impact on the financial statements.

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that

affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates

and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be

reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgements about the

carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from

these estimates.

The accounting policies set out within the notes to the financial statements have been applied consistently to all

periods presented in these consolidated financial statements.

Parent Company prior year restatements

The prior year balance sheet of the Company has been restated to amend the presentation of amounts due from

subsidiary undertakings. As £276.5 million of this balance was not expected to be realised within 12 months of the

balance sheet date, this has been reclassified from current assets to non-current assets.

In addition, the cash flow statement of the Company has been restated to amend the presentation of £237.7 million

of amounts received from subsidiary undertakings which relates to financing activities. The effect of this adjustment

has been to amend the movement in trade and other receivables within operating cashflows from a decrease of

£66.5 million to an increase of £171.2 million, and to amend amounts received from subsidiary undertakings within

financing activities from £nil to £237.7 million.

These restatements have had no impact on the Company’s net assets, cash and cash equivalents or profit for

the year.

Accounts

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Going concern

The Group’s business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and

position, are set out in the Chief Executive’s Market and Operational Review on pages 26 to 29. The financial position

of the Group, its cash flows, liquidity position and borrowing facilities are described in the Group Finance Director’s

Review on pages 30 to 33 and the Directors’ Report on pages 154 to 157. The Risk Management section on pages

79 to 82 sets out the Group’s policies and processes for managing its capital, financial risk, and its exposure to credit,

liquidity, interest rate and housing market risk.

The Group’s activities are financed principally by a combination of ordinary shares and cash in hand less debt.

At 31 July 2024, Bellway had net debt of £10.5 million

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(note 15), having utilised cash of £242.5 million (note 15) during

the year, including £20.2 million of cash utilised in operations.

The Group has operated within all its debt covenants throughout the year, and covenant compliance was considered

as part of the going concern assessment. In addition, the Group had bank facilities of £400.0 million at 31 July 2024,

expiring in tranches up to December 2028. Furthermore, in February 2021 the Group entered into a contractual

arrangement to issue a sterling US Private Placement (‘USPP’) for a total amount of £130.0 million, as part of its ordinary

course of business financing arrangements, which has maturity dates in 2028 and 2031. In aggregate, the Group had

committed debt lines of £530.0 million at 31 July 2024.

Including committed debt lines and cash, Bellway had access to total funds of £519.5 million, along with net current

assets (excluding cash) of £3,858.1 million at 31 July 2024, providing the Group with appropriate liquidity to meet its

current liabilities as they fall due.

The Group’s internal forecasts have been regularly updated, incorporating our actual experience along with our

expected future outturn. The latest available base forecast has been sensitised, setting out the Group’s resilience to

the principal risks and uncertainties in the most severe but plausible scenario. The sensitivity includes a recession due

to economic uncertainty and a deterioration in customer confidence. This could lead to a reduction in both the total

number of legal completions and private average selling price, with overheads, land spend and construction spend

reducing accordingly.

This sensitivity includes the following principal assumptions:

•  Private completions in H1 FY25 are supported by the forward order book. In the 12 months to 31 January 2026,

private completions reduce by around 50% compared to the 12 month pre-stress peak achieved in FY22. This is

followed by a gradual recovery based on the lower base position.

•  Private average selling price in H1 FY25 remains in line with internal forecasts due to the forward order book

position. In the 12 months to 31 January 2026, the private average selling price reduces by 10% compared to the

latest achieved pricing. This is followed by a gradual recovery based on the lower base position.

•  These assumptions reflect the Group’s experience in the 2008-09 Global Financial Crisis.

A number of prudent mitigating actions within the Directors’ control were incorporated into the plausible but severe

downside scenario, including:

•  Plots in the land bank only being replaced at the same rate that they are utilised.

•  Construction spend reducing in line with housing revenue.

•  Dividends reducing in line with earnings.

The sensitivity analysis was modelled over the period to 31 July 2026 for the going concern assessment, but extended

to 31 July 2028 for the Directors’ long-term viability assessment. In addition to the above, several additional mitigating

measures remain available to management that were not included in the scenario. These include withholding

discretionary land spend and instead trading out of the substantial existing land holdings.

In the scenario, the Group had significant headroom in both its financial debt covenants and existing debt facilities

and met its liabilities as they fall due. In relation to climate risks, and in particular the requirement of the Group to

reduce carbon emissions, the going concern assessment is not considered to be materially affected by the Future

Homes Standard.

The Directors consider that the Group is well placed to manage business and financial risks in the current economic

environment. Consequently, the Directors are confident that the Group and Company will have sufficient funds

to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the period to 31 July 2026, aligning with the first year end after

the minimum 12 month assessment period, and have therefore prepared the financial statements on a going

concern basis.

Effect of new standards and amendments effective for the first time

The Group adopted and applied the following standards and amendments in the year, none of which had a material effect on

the financial statements:

•  IFRS 17 ‘Insurance Contracts’;

•  Definition of Accounting Estimates – amendments to IAS 8 ‘Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors’;

•  Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction – amendments to IAS 12 ‘Income Taxes’; and

•  Disclosure of Accounting Policies – Amendments to IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ and IFRS Practice Statement 2.

177Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Basis of preparation continued

Standards and amendments in issue but not yet effective

At the date of authorisation of these financial statements there were a number of standards and amendments which were in

issue but not yet effective. These have not been applied in these financial statements and are not expected to have a material

effect when adopted.

Performance for the year

1. Revenue

Revenue recognition

Revenue is measured at the fair value of consideration received or receivable, net of incentives.

Private housing sales and land sales

Revenue is recognised in the income statement at a point in time when the performance obligation, being the

transfer of a completed dwelling or land to a customer, has been satisfied. This is when legal title is transferred.

Social housing

The Group reviews social housing contracts on a contract-by-contract basis and determines the appropriate revenue

recognition based on the specific terms of each contract.

Where a contract with a housing association transfers both land and social housing on legal completion (‘turnkey and

plot sale contracts’ which typically represents around one third of social housing revenue), there is one performance

obligation and revenue is recognised in the income statement at a point in time when the homes are build complete

and all material contractual obligations have been fulfilled. This is when legal title is transferred.

Where a contract with a housing association transfers legal title of land once foundations are in place (‘design and

build’ contracts which typically represents around two thirds of social housing revenue) and separately transfers

the social housing dwellings when they are build complete, there is a judgement as to whether the sale of land is

a separate performance obligation for the purposes of revenue recognition and consequentially whether revenue

should be recognised over time or on a point in time basis for the social housing units. Based on the contractual

terms in the majority of such contracts, notably those that enable the Group to retain control over the land regardless

of the transfer of title, the Group has determined that these contracts include one performance obligation which

is appropriately recognised at a point in time, when the homes are build complete and all material contractual

obligations have been fulfilled.

The Group recognises revenue in the income statement over time for contracts where the control of land is

irrevocably transferred to the customer before or during construction. Revenue is recognised from the point that

control is irrevocably transferred to the customer.

Where revenue is recognised over time and the outcome of the contract can be estimated reliably, it is recognised

based on the stage of completion of the contract at the balance sheet date. This is usually by reference to surveys

of work performed to the balance sheet date. Variations to such contracts are included in revenue to the extent that

they have been agreed with the customer. Where the outcome of such a contract cannot be measured reliably,

revenue is recognised to the extent of costs incurred.

Incentives

Sales incentives are substantially cash in nature. Cash incentives are recognised as a reduction in housing revenue by

the cost to the Group of providing the incentive.

Segmental analysis

The Executive Board (the Chief Operating Decision Maker as defined in IFRS 8 ‘Operating Segments’) regularly

reviews the Group’s performance and balance sheet position at both a consolidated and divisional level.

Each division is an operating segment as defined by IFRS 8 in that the Executive Board assesses performance and

allocates resources at this level. All of the divisions have been aggregated in to one reporting segment on the basis

that they share similar economic characteristics including:

•  National supply agreements are in place for key inputs including materials.

•  Debt is raised centrally and the cost of capital is the same at each division.

•  Sales demand at each division is subject to the same macroeconomic factors, such as mortgage availability and

government policy.

Additional information on average selling prices and the unit sales split between private and social has been included

in the Group Finance Director’s Review on pages 30 to 33. The Board does not, however, consider these categories

to be separate reportable segments as they review the entire operations at a consolidated and divisional level when

assessing performance and making decisions about the allocation of resources.

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178 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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1. Revenue continued

Revenue from contracts with customers

An analysis of the Group’s revenue is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Housing completions |  | Revenue |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Number | Number | £m | £m |
| Housing – private | 5,758 | 8,166 | 2,002.3 | 2,931.3 |
| Housing – social | 1,896 | 2,779 | 354.4 | 465.0 |
| Total housing | 7,654 | 10,945 | 2,356.7 | 3,396.3 |
| Non-housing revenue | – | – | 23.5 | 10.3 |
| Total | 7,654 | 10,945 | 2,380.2 | 3,406.6 |

2. Net legacy building safety expense and exceptional items

Exceptional items are those which, in the opinion of the Board, are material by size or nature and of such significance

that they require separate disclosure on the face of the income statement.

Exceptional items

A major judgement which the Directors consider could have a significant effect on the financial statements when

applying the Group’s accounting policies is whether items should be treated as adjusting and disclosed separately

on the face of the primary statements. The Directors assessed each possible exceptional item against a framework

incorporating the Group’s accounting policy and the accounting requirements of IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial

Statements’ relating to the separate disclosure of material items of income or expense.

The Directors considered that the net legacy building safety expense and aborted transaction costs related to the all-

share offer to acquire Crest Nicholson Holdings plc satisfied the requirements to be separately disclosed on the face

of the income statement.

Profit before taxation for the years ended 31 July 2024 and 31 July 2023 has been arrived at after recognising the following items

in the income statement:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 2024 |  |  |
|  | SRT and | Structural | Total net | Aborted | Total |
|  | associated | defects | legacy building | transaction | adjusting |
|  | review |  | safety expense | costs | items |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Provisions (note 10) | 6.1 | 14.1 | 20.2 | – | 20.2 |
| Reimbursement assets (note 10) | (0.3) | – | (0.3) | – | (0.3) |
| Net cost of sales | 5.8 | 14.1 | 19.9 | – | 19.9 |
| Administrative expenses | – | – | – | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Finance expenses (notes 10, 16) | 15.9 | 1.2 | 17.1 | – | 17.1 |
| Total net legacy building safety expense |  |  |  |  |  |
| and exceptional items | 21.7 | 15.3 | 37.0 | 5.4 | 42.4 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 2023 |  |  |
|  | SRT and | Structural | Total net | Aborted | Total |
|  | associated | defects | legacy building | transaction | adjusting |
|  | review |  | safety expense | costs | items |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Provisions | 58.1 | 30.5 | 88.6 | – | 88.6 |
| Reimbursement assets | (50.0) | – | (50.0) | – | (50.0) |
| Net cost of sales | 8.1 | 30.5 | 38.6 | – | 38.6 |
| Finance expenses (note 16) | 11.0 | – | 11.0 | – | 11.0 |
| Total net legacy building safety expense |  |  |  |  |  |
| and exceptional items | 19.1 | 30.5 | 49.6 | – | 49.6 |

179Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

2. Net legacy building safety expense and exceptional items continued

The income tax rate applied to the exceptional items in the income statement is the Group’s standard rate of income tax,

including both corporation tax and Residential Property Developer Tax (‘RPDT’), of 29.0% (2023 – 25.0%).

SRT and associated review

Bellway continues to act responsibly with regards to building and resident safety, and this is reflected by the significant resource

and funding the Group has committed to remediate its legacy apartments.

In March 2023 the Group signed the SRT with MHCLG. Under the terms of the SRT, developers have agreed to identify and

remediate, life-critical fire safety defects in residential buildings over 11 metres in height that they have developed or refurbished

since April 1992. The Group contractually committed to remediate its legacy buildings in both Wales and Scotland by signing the

Pact with The Welsh Ministers (the ‘Pact’) in May 2023 and the Scottish Safer Buildings Accord in July 2023.

Signing the SRT has led to improved clarity on the standards required for internal and external remediation, including Publicly

Available Specification (‘PAS’) 9980:2022, which is the code of practice for Fire Risk Appraisals of External Wall construction (‘A E’).

Buildings are deemed to be assessed under the requirements of the SRT when a qualifying assessment has been approved by

the MHCLG. This requires the completion of both a FRAEW and a Fire Safety Assessment (‘FSA’).

In total, for the year ended 31 July 2024 Bellway set aside a net exceptional pre-tax expense of £21.7 million (2023 – £19.1 million),

in relation to the SRT and associated review. Of this expense, a net £5.8 million (2023 – £8.1 million) is recognised in cost of

sales and an adjusting finance expense of £15.9 million (2023 – £11.0 million) in relation to the unwinding of the discount of

the provision to present value. The net expense recognised in cost of sales includes an expense of £32.7 million (2023 –

£129.7 million) relating to cost estimate increases, and a further expense of £6.7 million (2023 – £33.0 million reduction) following

a decrease (2023 – increase) in discount rates during the period (note 10), which are offset by provision releases of £33.3 million

(2023 – £38.6 million). The net exceptional cost of sales expense includes one-off cost recoveries of £0.3 million (2023 –

£50.0 million), across several sites, which have been pursued for several years.

The total amount Bellway has set aside in relation to the SRT and associated review since 2017 is £609.7 million (2023 –

£582.8 million). Costs have been provided regardless of whether Bellway still retains ownership of the freehold interest in the

building or whether warranty providers have a responsibility to carry out remedial works.

The provision has been calculated using cost estimates based on our extensive experience to date, using analysis of previously

tendered works and prudent, professional estimates based on knowledge of known issues. In addition, on developments

where full investigations have not yet been undertaken or cost reports obtained, costs to date on similar developments have

been used to estimate the likely cost. We have also made assumptions with regards to the likely cost of resolving potential

issues, that we have not yet been made aware of, on blocks constructed since 1992.

Cost estimates have been reviewed and updated in the year based on the latest scopes following surveys undertaken,

tendered works and progress with remediation.

The provision calculation uses the expected timings of cash outflows which are adjusted for future estimated cost inflation

in accordance with the Build Cost Information Service (‘BCIS’) index, a leading provider of cost and price information to the

construction industry. The provision is discounted back to a present value using UK gilt rates with maturities which reflect the

expected timing of cash outflows. The unwinding of this discount is charged through the income statement as an adjusting

finance expense. The majority of the cash outflow is expected to be over the next five years, although there will be some

residual expenditure beyond this. The anticipated timing reflects the complex issues around remediation including identifying

the works required, design and planning obligations, interpretation of the PAS 9980:2022, liaison and negotiations with building

owners, appointment of contractors and time taken to obtain access licences. As at 30 September 2024, and including those

buildings that have been awarded an application by the Building Safety Fund or ACM Funds, Bellway had a total of 137 buildings

where work is complete or underway.

Total recoveries recognised since 2017 are £80.3 million (2023 – £80.0 million). Reimbursement assets of £0.1 million (2023 – £nil)

remained outstanding at the year end (note 8).

Structural defects

During the year ended 31 July 2023 a structural defect relating to the reinforced concrete frame was identified at a historical

high-rise apartment scheme in Greenwich, London. The current provision for the cost of the remediation work is £45.6 million

(2023 – £30.5 million).

During the year, the remediation design and strategy evolved and following significant progress in the year, both are now at

advanced stages. As a result, the scope and extent of required works has increased. This cost estimate is based on an expert

third-party report and reflects management’s expected scope of works.

In total, for the year ended 31 July 2024 Bellway set aside an exceptional pre-tax expense of £15.3 million (2023 – £30.5 million), in

relation to the structural defects. Of this, £14.1 million (2023 – £30.5 million) is recognised in cost of sales. The amount recognised

in cost of sales includes expenses of £13.8 million (2023 – £30.5 million) relating to cost estimate increases and £0.3 million (2023

– £nil) following a decrease in discount rates during the period (note 10). In addition, there is an adjusting finance expense of

£1.2 million (2023 – £nil) relating to the unwinding of the discount of the provision to present value.

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

Accounts

180 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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2. Net legacy building safety expense and exceptional items continued

The provision calculation uses the expected timings of cash outflows which are adjusted for future estimated cost inflation in

accordance with the BCIS index. The provision is discounted back to a present value using UK gilt rates with maturities which

reflect the expected timing of cash outflows. The unwinding of this discount is charged through the income statement as an

adjusting finance expense.

The Group has carried out a review of other buildings constructed by, or on behalf of Bellway, where the same third parties

responsible for the design of the frame in the Greenwich development have been involved. To date, no other similar design

issues with reinforced concrete frames have been identified.

We are actively seeking recoveries in relation to the structural defect identified, but as these are not virtually certain at the

balance sheet date, no reimbursement assets have been recognised.

The cash outflow is expected to be over the next three years.

Aborted transaction costs

During the year, the Group announced that it made an all-share offer to acquire Crest Nicholson Holdings plc. On 13 August

2024, the Board decided not to progress with this acquisition and have recognised £5.4 million (2023 – £nil) of costs associated

with this aborted transaction as exceptional.

3. Cost of sales recognition

Cost of sales recognition

Cost of sales is recognised for completed house sales as an allocation of the latest whole site/phase gross margin which

is an output of the site/phase valuation. These valuations, which are updated at frequent intervals throughout the life

of the site/phase, use actual and forecast selling prices, land costs and construction costs and are sensitive to future

movements in both the estimated cost to complete and expected selling prices. Forecast selling prices are inherently

uncertain due to changes in market conditions. This is a key estimate made in the financial statements.

To determine the amount of cost of sales that the Group should recognise on its sites/phases in the year, the Group

needs to allocate site/phase wide costs between all plots, both those already sold, and those plots to be sold in future

periods. The Group generally allocates site/phase wide costs based on expected total revenue unless this does not

reflect an appropriate apportionment of the costs. It is also necessary to estimate costs to complete on such sites/

phases. In addition, the Group makes estimates in relation to future sales prices on the site/phase. The Group has

a number of internal controls to assess and review the reasonableness of estimates made. If housing gross margin

decreased by 200 basis points, it is estimated that the quantum of housing cost of sales would increase by around 2.4%.

4. Operating profit

4a. Part-exchange properties

Part-exchange properties

The purchase and subsequent sale of part-exchange properties is an activity undertaken in order to achieve the sale

of a new property. The original sale of private housing is recognised at the fair value of the part-exchange property plus

the cash received or receivable (note 1). The fair value of the part-exchange property is equal to the amount assessed by

external valuers. The onward sale of a part-exchange property is recognised at the fair value of consideration received

or receivable. As it is not considered a principal activity of the Group the income and expenses associated with this are

recognised in other operating income and other operating expenses. Income is recognised in the income statement at

a point in time when the performance obligations have been satisfied. This is when legal title is transferred.

All other operating income relates to the sale of part-exchange properties and all other operating expenses relate to the

associated fair value of the part-exchange properties less costs to sell.

4b. Operating profit is stated after charging

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Employee costs (including Directors) (note 21) | 198.2 | 223.2 |
| Depreciation of owned property, plant and equipment (note 11) | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| Depreciation of right-of-use assets (note 11) | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Expenses related to short-term and low value leases | 14.9 | 17.6 |

181Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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4. Operating profit continued

4c. Auditor’s remuneration

The remuneration paid to Ernst & Young LLP, the Group’s external auditor, is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £000 | £000 |
| Fee payable for the audit of the Company and consolidated financial statements | 89 | 84 |
| Amounts receivable by the auditor and its associates in respect of: |  |  |
| Fees payable for the audit of the Company’s subsidiaries | 455 | 408 |
| Fees payable for the pension scheme audit | 21 | 20 |
| Total audit fees | 565 | 512 |
| Non-audit related fees | 470 | – |
| Total fees related to the Company and its subsidiaries | 1,035 | 512 |

Non-audit related fees comprise services related to the aborted acquisition of Crest Nicholson Holdings plc.

Details of the Group’s policy on the use of the Company’s auditor for non-audit services and auditor independence are set out

in the Audit Committee Report on pages 118 to 129.

In addition to the remuneration paid to the Company’s auditor for services related to the Company and its subsidiaries, the

auditor received the following remuneration from joint ventures in which the Group participates:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £000 | £000 |
| Fees payable for the audit of the Group’s joint ventures pursuant to legislation | 46 | 42 |
| Total fees related to joint ventures | 46 | 42 |

5. Earnings per ordinary share

Basic earnings per ordinary share is calculated by dividing profit for the year by the weighted average number of ordinary

shares in issue during the year (excluding the weighted average number of ordinary shares held by the Company or Trust which

are treated as cancelled).

Diluted earnings per ordinary share uses the same profit for the year figure as the basic calculation. The weighted average

number of shares has been adjusted to reflect the dilutive effect of outstanding share options allocated under employee share

schemes where the market value exceeds the option price. Diluted earnings per ordinary share is calculated by dividing profit

for the year by the diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares.

Reconciliations of the profit for the year and weighted average number of shares used in the calculations are outlined below:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Profit for | Weighted | Earnings | Profit for | Weighted | Earnings per |
|  | the year | average | per share | the year | average | share |
|  |  | number of |  |  | number of |  |
|  |  | ordinary |  |  | ordinary |  |
|  |  | shares |  |  | shares |  |
|  | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 |
|  | £m | Number | p | £m | Number | p |
| For basic earnings per ordinary share | 130.5 | 118,830,821 | 109.8 | 365.0 | 122,593,350 | 297.7 |
| Dilutive effect of options and awards |  | 846,522 | (0.8) |  | 600,864 | (1.4) |
| For diluted earnings per ordinary share | 130.5 | 119,677,343 | 109.0 | 365.0 | 123,194,214 | 296.3 |

Underlying basic and underlying diluted earnings per share exclude the effect of adjusting items and any associated net tax

amounts. Reconciliations of these are outlined below:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Underlying | Weighted | Underlying | Underlying | Weighted | Underlying |
|  | profit for | average | earnings per | profit for | average | earnings per |
|  | the year | number of | share | the year | number of | share |
|  |  | ordinary |  |  | ordinary |  |
|  |  | shares |  |  | shares |  |
|  | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 |
|  | £m | Number | p | £m | Number | p |
| For basic underlying earnings per |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| ordinary share | 160.6 | 118,830,821 | 135.2 | 402.2 | 122,593,350 | 328.1 |
| Dilutive effect of options and awards |  | 846,522 | (1.0) |  | 600,864 | (1.6) |
| For diluted underlying earnings per |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| ordinary share | 160.6 | 119,677,343 | 134.2 | 402.2 | 123,194,214 | 326.5 |

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

Accounts

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Taxation

6. Taxation

Taxation

The charge for taxation is based on the result for the year and takes into account current and deferred taxation.

The charge is recognised in the income statement except to the extent that it relates to either items recognised

in equity in which case it is recognised in equity or other comprehensive income or expense in which case it is

recognised in other comprehensive income or expense.

Deferred taxation

Deferred taxation is provided for all temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities

in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases. The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the

expected manner of realisation or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities, using tax rates enacted or

substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

A deferred tax asset is recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available

against which the asset can be utilised. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to

the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realised.

6a. Income tax recognised in the income statement

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Current tax expense/(income): |  |  |
| UK corporation tax | 49.1 | 101.8 |
| Residential property developer tax | 6.9 | 18.6 |
| Adjustments in respect of prior years | (0.3) | 0.5 |
|  | 55.7 | 120.9 |
| Deferred tax income: |  |  |
| Origination and reversal of temporary differences | (2.5) | (1.6) |
| Adjustments in respect of prior years | – | (1.3) |
|  | (2.5) | (2.9) |
| Total income tax expense in income statement | 53.2 | 118.0 |

6b. Factors affecting the income tax charge for the year

The effective tax expense is 29.0% of profit before taxation (2023 – 24.4%). Both the standard tax rate and effective tax rate

include RPDT. The differences between the effective tax rate and the standard tax rate are explained below:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Reconciliation of effective tax rate: |  |  |  |  |
| Profit before taxation |  | 183.7 |  | 483.0 |
| Tax calculated at UK income tax rate | 29.0 | 53.3 | 25.0 | 120.8 |
| Non-taxable income and enhanced deductions | 0.1 | 0.2 | (0.4) | (2.0) |
| Adjustments in respect of prior years – current tax | (0.1) | (0.3) | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| – deferred tax | – | – | (0.3) | (1.3) |
| Effective tax rate and tax expense for the year | 29.0 | 53.2 | 24.4 | 118.0 |

183Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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6. Taxation continued

As part of the UK adoption of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (‘OECD’) Pillar Two rules, the

UK government announced two new taxes, the Multinational Top-up Tax and the Domestic Top-up Tax which are designed

to ensure corporations pay tax at a rate of at least 15%. The Domestic Top-up Tax applied to the Group from 1 August 2024.

As the Group’s current effective tax rate is in excess of 15%, it is expected the introduction of this tax will not affect Bellway.

The Multinational Top-up Tax is not expected to affect Bellway. The Group applies the exception to recognising and disclosing

information about deferred tax assets and liabilities relating to Pillar Two income taxes, as provided in the amendments to IAS 12

issued in May 2023.

It is currently expected that the Group’s standard rate of tax, including RPDT, for the year ending 31 July 2025 will be 29%.

6c. Tax recognised in equity and other comprehensive expense

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Deferred tax recognised directly in equity and other comprehensive expense: |  |  |
| Credit relating to remeasurements on the defined benefit pension scheme | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Credit relating to equity-settled transactions | 0.8 | – |

6d. Deferred Taxation

The following are the deferred tax assets/(liabilities) recognised by the Group and the movements thereon during the current

and prior year:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Capital | Retirement | Share-based | Inventory | Unutilised tax | Total |
|  | allowances | benefit assets | payments |  | losses |  |
| Group | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| At 1 August 2022 | (1.6) | (2.1) | 0.1 | (5.2) | – | (8.8) |
| Income statement credit | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
| Credit to other comprehensive expense | – | 1.4 | – | – | – | 1.4 |
| At 31 July 2023 | (1.4) | (0.7) | 0.3 | (4.1) | 1.4 | (4.5) |
| Income statement (expense)/credit | (0.2) | – | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Credit to other comprehensive expense | – | 0.5 | – | – | – | 0.5 |
| Credit to equity | – | – | 0.8 | – | – | 0.8 |
| At 31 July 2024 | (1.6) | (0.2) | 1.8 | (3.4) | 2.7 | (0.7) |

The carrying amount of the gross deferred tax assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date and are recognised to the extent

that there will be sufficient taxable profits to allow the asset to be recovered.

The deferred tax assets/(liabilities) held by the Group are valued at the substantively enacted corporation tax and RPDT rates

totalling 29% that will be effective when they are expected to be realised.

There are no deferred tax balances in respect of the Company.

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

Accounts

184 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Working capital

7. Inventories

I nventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost, in relation to work-in-progress and

showhomes, comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads, not including

any general administrative overheads, that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location

and condition. Net realisable value represents the estimated selling price less all estimated costs of completion

and overheads.

Land comprises: land held for development; options purchased in respect of land; investments in land without the

benefit of planning consent; and, promotion agreements in respect of land without the benefit of planning consent.

Land held for development, including land in the course of development until legal completion of the sale of the

asset, is initially recorded at cost. Regular reviews are carried out to identify any impairment in the value of the land

by comparing the total estimated selling prices less estimated selling expenses against the book cost of the land plus

estimated costs to complete. A provision is made for any irrecoverable amounts. Where, through deferred payment

terms, the fair value of land purchased differs from the amount that will subsequently be paid in settling the liability,

the difference is charged as a finance expense in the income statement over the period to settlement.

Options purchased in respect of land are capitalised initially at cost. Regular reviews are carried out for impairment in

the value of these options and provisions made accordingly to reflect loss of value. The impairment reviews consider

the period elapsed since the date of purchase of the option given that the option contract has not been exercised

at the review date. Further, the impairment reviews consider the remaining life of the option, taking account of any

concerns over whether the remaining time available will allow a successful exercise of the option. The carrying cost of

the option at the date of exercise is included within the cost of land purchased as a result of the option exercise.

Investments in land without the benefit of planning consent, either through the purchase of land or non-refundable

deposits paid on land purchase contracts subject to planning consent, are included initially at cost. Regular reviews

are carried out for impairment in the values of these investments and provision made to reflect any irrecoverable

element. The impairment reviews consider the existing use value of the land and assess the likelihood of achieving

planning consent and the value thereof.

Promotion agreements in respect of land without the benefit of planning consent comprise initial costs of entering

into the agreements. These costs are capitalised initially at cost. Regular reviews are carried out for impairment in

the values of these costs incurred and provisions made accordingly to reflect loss of value. The impairment reviews

consider the likelihood of securing planning permission, the successful marketing of the site and the remaining life of

the promotion agreement.

Carrying amount of land held for development and work-in-progress

Inventories are carried at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Net realisable value represents the estimated

selling price (in the ordinary course of business) less all estimated costs of completion and overheads. Valuations of

site/phase work-in-progress are carried out at regular intervals and estimates of the cost to complete a site/phase and

estimates of anticipated revenues are required to enable a development profit to be determined. Management are

required to employ judgement in estimating the profitability of a site/phase and in assessing any impairment

provisions which may be required. If a 10% increase was applied to the inventories net realisable provision, this would

not have a material effect on the carrying value of work-in-progress and land held for development at the year end.

For both the years ended 31 July 2024 and 31 July 2023, a full review of inventories has been performed and write

downs have been made where cost exceeds net realisable value. Estimated selling prices have been reviewed on a

site by site/phase by phase basis and have been amended based on local management and the Board’s assessment

of current market conditions.

185Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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7. Inventories continued

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Group | £m | £m |
| Land | 2,431.4 | 2,578.8 |
| Work-in-progress | 2,123.9 | 1,861.6 |
| Showhomes | 145.0 | 117.2 |
| Part-exchange properties | 14.5 | 18.0 |
|  | 4,714.8 | 4,575.6 |

Inventories of £1,942.9 million were expensed in the year (2023 – £2,662.0 million).

In the ordinary course of business, inventories have been written down by a net £8.2 million in the year (2023 – £18.4 million).

Land with a carrying value of £162.5 million (2023 – £212.0 million) was used as security for land payables (note 9).

Land includes £1,861.4 million (2023 – £1,913.3 million) which is owned or unconditionally contracted by the Group and where

there is an implementable detailed planning permission.

The anticipated costs relating to the adoption of the Future Homes Standard in 2025, and the interim standard in 2023, are

included within the carrying value of inventories as at 31 July 2024 and 31 July 2023 where appropriate.

The Directors consider all inventories to be essentially current in nature although the Group’s operational cycle is such that

a proportion of inventories will not be realised within 12 months. It is not possible to determine with accuracy when specific

inventory will be realised as this is subject to a number of factors including consumer demand and planning permission delays.

The Company has no inventory.

8. Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables are stated at their fair value at the date of initial recognition and subsequently at

amortised cost less allowances for impairment. Amounts recoverable on certain social housing contracts where

revenue is recognised over time are included in trade receivables to the extent that they have been invoiced, or if not

they are included within prepayments and accrued income, and are stated as the amount due less any foreseeable

losses, equal to the lifetime expected credit loss.

The loss allowance for amounts owed by subsidiary undertakings is equal to the 12-month expected credit loss unless

there has been a significant increase in credit risk since the date of initial recognition, in which case the loss allowance

is equal to the lifetime expected credit loss. A significant increase in credit risk is deemed to have occurred if a review

of available information indicates an increased probability of default.

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  | Restated\* |
|  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Non-current receivables | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Amounts due from subsidiary undertakings | – | – | 441.1 | 276.5 |
|  | – | – | 441.1 | 276.5 |

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  | Restated\* |
|  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Current receivables | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Trade receivables | 27.0 | 34.6 | – | – |
| Other receivables | 35.0 | 36.5 | – | – |
| Amounts due from subsidiary undertakings | – | – | 80.0 | 166.7 |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 14.8 | 17.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
|  | 76.8 | 88.3 | 80.8 | 167.3 |

\*  See basis of preparation for details of the restatement.

The Group assesses the ageing of trade receivables in accordance with the policy on page 80. None of the trade receivables

are past their due dates (2023 – £nil), and are therefore all rated as low risk.

Other receivables includes £20.8 million (2023 – £26.1 million) in relation to VAT recoverable and £0.1 million (2023 – £nil) in

relation to reimbursement assets (notes 2, 10).

The Group has assessed expected credit losses and the loss allowance for trade and other receivables as immaterial.

The Company has assessed expected credit losses and the loss allowance for amounts due from subsidiary undertakings

as immaterial.

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

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186 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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9. Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables on normal terms are not interest-bearing and are stated at their nominal value.

Trade payables on deferred terms, most notably in relation to land purchases, are recorded initially at the fair value of

all expected future payments. The discount to nominal value is amortised over the period to settlement and charged

to finance expenses.

Leases

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the

Group’s incremental borrowing rate. The lease term comprises the non-cancellable period of the contract, together

with periods covered by an option to extend the lease where the Group is reasonably certain to exercise that

option. Subsequently, the lease liability is measured by increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease

liability, and reducing it by the lease payments made. The lease liability is remeasured when the Group changes its

assessment of whether it will exercise an extension or termination option.

Right-of-use assets are initially measured at cost, comprising the initial measurement of the lease liability, plus any

initial direct costs and an estimate of asset retirement obligations, less any lease incentives. Subsequently, right-of-use

assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses, and are

adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the

length of the lease.

The Group has elected to apply exemptions for short-term leases and leases for which the underlying asset is of low

value. For these leases, payments are charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the term of the

relevant lease.

Right-of-use assets are presented in property, plant and equipment on the balance sheet and lease liabilities are

shown on the balance sheet in trade and other payables in current liabilities and non-current liabilities.

Payments on account

Payments on account, measured at amortised cost, are recorded as a liability on receipt and are released to the

income statement when revenue is recognised in accordance with the Group’s revenue recognition policy.

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Non-current liabilities | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Land payables | 82.6 | 95.4 | – | – |
| Lease liabilities | 11.0 | 11.9 | – | – |
|  | 93.6 | 107.3 | – | – |

Land payables of £70.9 million (2023 – £68.8 million) are secured on the land to which they relate.

The carrying value of the land used for security is £67.7 million (2023 – £65.4 million).

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Current liabilities | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Trade payables | 285.0 | 306.2 | – | – |
| Land payables | 142.7 | 273.4 | – | – |
| Social security and other taxes | 5.6 | 7.7 | 0.2 | – |
| Other payables | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Lease liabilities | 3.1 | 3.1 | – | – |
| Accruals | 194.6 | 147.0 | 10.4 | – |
| Payments on account | 156.6 | 123.9 | – | – |
| Share buyback obligation | – | 34.5 | – | 34.5 |
|  | 792.9 | 900.8 | 10.9 | 34.6 |

187Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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9. Trade and other payables continued

Land payables of £100.3 million (2023 – £151.7 million) are secured on the land to which they relate.

The carrying value of the land used for security is £94.8 million (2023 – £146.6 million).

Payments on account comprises deposits received in advance which are contract liabilities. Deposits received in advance

are typically held for up to 18 months before the associated performance obligations are satisfied and the revenue is

recognised. The majority of these contract liabilities as at 31 July 2023 have been recognised as revenue in the current year.

The approximate transaction value allocated to the performance obligations that are unsatisfied at 31 July 2024 is £1,412.9 million

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(2023 – £1,193.5 million), the majority of which is expected to be recognised as revenue during the next financial year.

Accruals includes £5.3 million (2023 – £nil) of aborted transaction costs (see note 2).

10. Provisions and reimbursement assets

Provisions

A provision is recognised when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past

transaction or event, and it is probable that the Group will be required to settle that obligation either due to known

data or based on historical data and a weighting of possible outcomes against their associated probabilities.

Provisions are measured at the Directors best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the obligation at the

balance sheet date and are discounted to the present value using a UK risk free discount rate reflecting the period of

the expected cashflow, where the effect is material.

SRT and associated review

The Directors consider that their assessment and judgement of the SRT and associated review provision, in accordance

with the Group’s accounting policies, could have a significant effect on the Group’s financial statements.

The Directors have established whether any remedial works are required to be performed on certain sites and if so,

have then assessed whether there is a legal or constructive obligation at the balance sheet date. A legal obligation,

assessed on a site-by-site basis, is present if the building was constructed within a specified time period and there

are life critical defects as set out in the SRT, Pact or Accord. A constructive obligation is present if Bellway has

communicated to the involved parties (such as residents and building owners) that it will undertake the remedial

works. If the Group has identified that it has a legal or constructive obligation then a provision has been recognised

for the latest estimated cost of the remedial works.

This is a highly complex area with judgements in respect of the extent of those properties within the scope of Bellway’s

SRT and associated review provision, the scope of the works and the provision could change should the scope of the

SRT or latest interpretation of government guidance further evolve (note 24).

SRT and associated review

The SRT and associated review provision has been established to carry out remedial corrective works on a number

of schemes. wManagement have estimated the cost of the corrective works for the current anticipated scope, but this

is inherently uncertain as further investigative works are still to be undertaken across the portfolio of sites within the

scope of the SRT and associated review. These estimates may change over time as further information is assessed,

building works progress and the interpretation of the scope of the SRT or fire safety regulations further evolve.

If:

•  cost estimates increase by 5%, the provision at 31 July 2024 would increase by around £23 million.

•  the discount rate increases by 100 bps, the provision at 31 July 2024 would decrease by around £9 million.

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

Accounts

188 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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10. Provisions and reimbursement assets continued

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | SRT and associated review |  |  | Structural defects |  |  |  | Total legacy building safety improvements |
|  |  | Reimbursement |  |  | Reimbursement |  |  | Reimbursement | |
|  | Provision | assets | Total | Provision | assets | Total | Provision | assets | Total |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| At 1 August 2023 | (477.7) | – | (477.7) | (30.5) | – | (30.5) | (508.2) | – | (508.2) |
| Adjusting item – |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| cost of sales (note 2) | (6.1) | 0.3 | (5.8) | (14.1) | – | (14.1) | (20.2) | 0.3 | (19.9) |
| Analysed as: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Additions | (32.7) | 0.3 | (32.4) | (13.8) | – | (13.8) | (46.5) | 0.3 | (46.2) |
| Released | 33.3 | – | 33.3 | – | – | – | 33.3 | – | 33.3 |
| Change in discount rate | (6.7) | – | (6.7) | (0.3) | – | (0.3) | (7.0) | – | (7.0) |
| Utilised/(received) | 36.1 | (0.2) | 35.9 | 0.2 | – | 0.2 | 36.3 | (0.2) | 36.1 |
| Unwinding of discount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| (notes 2, 16) | (15.9) | – | (15.9) | (1.2) | – | (1.2) | (17.1) | – | (17.1) |
| At 31 July 2024 | (463.6) | 0.1 | (463.5) | (45.6) | – | (45.6) | (509.2) | 0.1 | (509.1) |

The provision is classified as follows:

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | SRT and | Structural | Total legacy |
|  | associated | defects | building safety |
|  | review |  | improvements |
|  | £m | £m | £m |
| Current | (132.5) | (0.2) | (132.7) |
| Non-current | (331.1) | (45.4) | (376.5) |
| Total | (463.6) | (45.6) | (509.2) |

The Group has established a provision for the cost of performing fire remedial works on a number of legacy developments and

a structural defect relating to a historical high rise apartment scheme (note 2).

The Company had no provisions in either year.

Investing activities

11. Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment

Items are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Depreciation on property, plant and

equipment is charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives over the

following number of years:

•  Plant, fixtures and fittings – 3 to 10 years.

•  Freehold buildings – 40 years.

Freehold land is not depreciated.

Right-of-use assets

The accounting policy for leases is included in note 9.

189Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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11. Property, plant and equipment continued

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Owned |  | Right-of-use assets |  |  |
|  | Land and | Plant, | Land and | Plant, | Total |
|  | property | fixtures | property | fixtures |  |
|  |  | and fittings |  | and fittings |  |
| Group | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Cost |  |  |  |  |  |
| At 1 August 2022 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 20.2 | 5.0 | 58.1 |
| Additions | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Disposals | – | (1.3) | – | (1.5) | (2.8) |
| At 1 August 2023 | 18.2 | 16.1 | 20.6 | 4.1 | 59.0 |
| Additions | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | – | 3.7 |
| Disposals | – | (1.5) | (0.5) | (1.0) | (3.0) |
| At 31 July 2024 | 18.3 | 15.9 | 22.4 | 3.1 | 59.7 |
| Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |
| At 1 August 2022 | 3.3 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 23.9 |
| Charge for year | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| On disposals | – | (1.2) | – | (1.4) | (2.6) |
| At 1 August 2023 | 3.7 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 27.3 |
| Charge for year | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| On disposals | – | (1.5) | (0.5) | (0.9) | (2.9) |
| At 31 July 2024 | 4.2 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 29.5 |
| Net book value |  |  |  |  |  |
| At 31 July 2024 | 14.1 | 3.8 | 11.1 | 1.2 | 30.2 |
| At 31 July 2023 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 10.8 | 2.1 | 31.7 |

The Company has no property, plant and equipment.

12. Financial assets and equity accounted joint arrangements, and investments in subsidiaries

Investments in subsidiaries

Interests in subsidiary undertakings are valued in the Company financial statements at cost less impairment.

The subsidiary undertakings and joint arrangements in which the Group has interests are incorporated in England and Wales.

In each case their principal activity is related to housebuilding. At 31 July 2024, the Group was made up of 25 subsidiaries and

8 joint arrangements. Further details are included in note 26.

Where Bellway owns 100% of the voting rights of a business, the company is considered to be controlled by Bellway and is

treated as a subsidiary.

The Group and Company had the following investments or financial assets in subsidiaries and joint arrangements at 31 July:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Subsidiary undertakings |  |  |  |  |
| Interest in subsidiary undertakings’ shares at cost | – | – | 52.3 | 48.0 |
| Financial assets and equity accounted joint arrangements |  |  |  |  |
| Financial assets – loan to joint ventures | 47.7 | 38.6 | – | – |
| Interest in joint ventures – equity | 9.8 | 4.9 | – | – |
|  | 57.5 | 43.5 | – | – |
|  | 57.5 | 43.5 | 52.3 | 48.0 |

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

Accounts

190 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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12. Financial assets and equity accounted joint arrangements, and investments in subsidiaries continued

The increase in interest in subsidiary undertakings in the year is related to share-based payments.

The movement on both the equity accounted joint ventures and related financial assets during the year is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Group | Group |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| At the start of the year | 43.5 | 30.2 |
| Increase in loans to joint ventures | 18.3 | 17.7 |
| Dividends received from equity accounted joint ventures | (2.0) | (3.0) |
| Share of result | (2.3) | (1.4) |
| At the end of the year | 57.5 | 43.5 |

There are no losses in any of the Group’s joint ventures that have not been recognised by the Group.

At the balance sheet date, the Company had no interests in joint ventures.

13. Joint arrangements

DFE TW Residential Limited, Cramlington Developments Limited and Leebell Developments Limited are classified as joint

operations as the shareholders have substantially all of the economic benefit of the assets and fund the liabilities of the entities.

Ponton Road LLP, Fradley Residential LLP, Lambeth Regeneration LLP, Bellway Latimer Cherry Hinton LLP and Langley

Sustainable Urban Development Limited are classified as joint ventures as the Group has rights to the net assets of the

arrangements rather than the individual assets and liabilities.

The Group’s share of the joint ventures’ net assets and income are made up as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Group | Group |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Current assets | 74.0 | 65.5 |
| Current liabilities | (63.5) | (50.2) |
| Non-current liabilities | (9.9) | (10.4) |
| Share of net assets of joint ventures | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| Joint venture losses recognised against loan to joint ventures | 9.2 | – |
| Interest in joint ventures – equity | 9.8 | 4.9 |
| Revenue | 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Costs | (8.2) | (9.5) |
| Operating profit | 2.5 | 1.1 |
| Interest | (4.8) | (2.5) |
| Share of result of joint ventures | (2.3) | (1.4) |
| Share of dividends paid to joint venture partners | (2.0) | (3.0) |

Guarantees relating to the overdrafts of the joint arrangements have been given by the Company (see note 17).

The Group has assessed expected credit losses and the loss allowance for joint venture financial assets as immaterial.

191Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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14. Commitments

Capital commitments

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Group | £m | £m |
| Capital commitments |  |  |
| Contracted not provided | 0.4 | – |
| Authorised not contracted | 0.1 | – |

Company

The commitments of the Company were £nil (2023 – £nil).

Financing

15. Net (debt)/cash

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash balances in hand and in the bank (including short-term cash

deposits). The Group utilises bank overdraft facilities, which are repayable on demand, as part of its cash management

policy. As a consequence, bank overdrafts are included as a component of net cash and cash equivalents within the

cash flow statement.

Where bank agreements include a legal right of offset for in hand and overdraft balances, and the Group intends to

settle the net outstanding position, the related balances are offset to record the net position in the balance sheet.

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings are stated at their fair value at the date of initial recognition and subsequently

at amortised cost.

15a. Reconciliation of net cash flow to net (debt)/cash

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Group | £m | £m |
| Decrease in net cash and cash equivalents | (242.5) | (13.3) |
| Decrease in net cash from cash flows | (242.5) | (13.3) |
| Net cash at 1 August | 232.0 | 245.3 |
| Net (debt)/cash at 31 July | (10.5) | 232.0 |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Company | £m | £m |
| Increase in net cash and cash equivalents | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Increase in net cash from cash flows | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Net cash at 1 August | 52.9 | 52.8 |
| Net cash at 31 July | 55.8 | 52.9 |

15b. Analysis of net (debt)/cash

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | At 1 August | Cash | At 31 July |
|  | 2023 | flows | 2024 |
| Group | £m | £m | £m |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 362.0 | (242.5) | 119.5 |
| Fixed rate sterling USPP notes | (130.0) | – | (130.0) |
| Net (debt)/cash | 232.0 | (242.5) | (10.5) |

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | At 1 August | Cash | At 31 July |
|  | 2023 | flows | 2024 |
| Company | £m | £m | £m |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 52.9 | 2.9 | 55.8 |
| Net cash | 52.9 | 2.9 | 55.8 |

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

Accounts

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16. Finance income and expenses

Finance income and expenses

Finance income includes interest receivable on bank deposits, loans to joint ventures and other receivables.

Finance expenses includes interest on bank borrowings and fixed rate sterling USPP notes. The discounting of both

the deferred payments for land purchases and provisions produces a notional interest payable amount and this is

also charged to finance expenses.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Interest receivable on short-term bank deposits | 3.8 | 7.2 |
| Net interest on defined benefit asset (note 22) | – | 0.3 |
| Other interest receivable | 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Finance income | 9.5 | 9.9 |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Interest payable on bank loans | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| Interest payable on fixed rate sterling USPP notes | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Interest on deferred term land payables | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Unwinding of the discount on the legacy building safety improvements provision (notes 2, 10) | 17.1 | 11.0 |
| Interest payable on leases | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Other interest payable | 0.5 | – |
| Finance expenses | 36.3 | 30.8 |

The unwinding of the discount on the legacy building safety improvements provision is an adjusting item (note 2).

17. Financial instruments

Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised on the balance sheet when the Group becomes a party to the

contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired, or when the

Group has transferred those rights and substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset. Financial liabilities are

derecognised when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expired.

Land purchased on deferred terms

The Group sometimes acquires land on deferred payment terms. In accordance with IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ the

creditor is initially recorded at fair value, being the price paid for the land discounted to present day, and subsequently

at amortised cost. The difference between the nominal value and the initial fair value is amortised over the deferred

term to finance expenses, increasing the land creditor to its full cash settlement value on the payment date.

Financial guarantee contracts

Where the Company enters into financial guarantee contracts to guarantee the indebtedness of other companies

within the Group, the Company considers these to be insurance arrangements in accordance with IFRS 9 and

accounts for them as such. The Company has assessed the fair value of these financial guarantee contracts to be

immaterial (2023 – immaterial).

The maturity profile of the total contracted cash payments in respect of amounts due on land creditors at the balance sheet

date is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Balance at | Total contracted | Within 1 year or | 1–2 | 2–5 | More than |
|  | 31 July | cash payment | on demand | years | years | 5 years |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| At 31 July 2024 | 225.3 | 234.9 | 145.0 | 62.2 | 26.8 | 0.9 |
| At 31 July 2023 | 368.8 | 381.1 | 276.0 | 61.6 | 26.0 | 17.5 |

193Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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17. Financial instruments continued

The maturity profile of the total contracted payments in respect of financial liabilities (excluding amounts due on land creditors

shown separately above) is as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Total |  |  |  |  |
|  | Balance at | contracted | Within 1 year or | 1–2 | 2–5 | More than |
|  | 31 July | cash payment | on demand | years | years | 5 years |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Trade and other payables |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| (excluding lease liabilities) | 484.9 | 484.9 | 484.9 | – | – | – |
| Fixed rate sterling USPP notes | 130.0 | 146.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 87.3 | 52.2 |
| Lease liabilities | 14.1 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| At 31 July 2024 | 629.0 | 646.4 | 491.9 | 6.6 | 92.2 | 55.7 |
| Trade and other payables |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| (excluding lease liabilities) | 458.2 | 458.2 | 458.2 | – | – | – |
| Fixed rate sterling USPP notes | 130.0 | 149.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 89.4 | 53.6 |
| Lease liabilities | 15.0 | 17.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 3.8 |
| Share buyback obligation | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | – | – | – |
| At 31 July 2023 | 637.7 | 660.0 | 499.7 | 7.0 | 95.9 | 57.4 |

The imputed interest rate on land payables reflects market interest rates available to the Group on floating rate bank loans at the

time of acquiring the land.

At the year end, the Group had £400.0 million (2023 – £400.0 million) of undrawn bank facilities available.

Cash and cash equivalents

This comprises cash held by the Group and short-term bank deposits with a maturity date of less than one month.

The amount of cash and cash equivalents for the years ended 31 July 2024 and 31 July 2023 for both the Group and the

Company are shown in note 15.

The average interest rate earned on the cash and cash equivalents balance as at 31 July 2024, excluding joint ventures, was

4.61% (2023 – 4.16%).

Fair values

The carrying values of financial assets and liabilities reasonably approximate their fair values.

Financial assets and liabilities by category

The carrying values and fair values of the financial assets and liabilities of the Group and the Company are as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Loans and receivables | 109.7 | 109.7 | 521.1 | 443.2 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 119.5 | 362.0 | 55.8 | 52.9 |
| Financial liabilities at amortised cost | (854.3) | (1,006.5) | (10.7) | (34.6) |
|  | (625.1) | (534.8) | 566.2 | 461.5 |

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

Accounts

194 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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17. Financial instruments continued

Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities

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|  | At 1 August | cash flows | New leases | programme | Disposals | Interest | At 31 July |
| Group | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Fixed rate sterling USPP notes | 130.0 | (3.4) | – | – | – | 3.4 | 130.0 |
| Lease liabilities | 15.0 | (3.6) | 2.3 | – | – | 0.4 | 14.1 |
| Share buyback obligation | 34.5 | (34.9) | – | 0.4 | – | – | – |
| At 31 July 2024 | 179.5 | (41.9) | 2.3 | 0.4 | – | 3.8 | 144.1 |
| Fixed rate sterling USPP notes | 130.0 | (3.4) | – | – | – | 3.4 | 130.0 |
| Lease liabilities | 17.2 | (3.5) | 1.0 | – | (0.2) | 0.5 | 15.0 |
| Share buyback obligation | – | (66.0) | – | 100.5 | – | – | 34.5 |
| At 31 July 2023 | 147.2 | (72.9) | 1.0 | 100.5 | (0.2) | 3.9 | 179.5 |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Net |  | Share buyback |  |  |  |
|  | At 1 August | cash flows | New leases | programme | Disposals | Interest | At 31 July |
| Company | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Share buyback obligation | 34.5 | (34.9) | – | 0.4 | – | – | – |
| At 31 July 2024 | 34.5 | (34.9) | – | 0.4 | – | – | – |
| Share buyback obligation | – | (66.0) | – | 100.5 | – | – | 34.5 |
| At 31 July 2023 | – | (66.0) | – | 100.5 | – | – | 34.5 |

Cash flows relating to interest are included within interest paid in cash flows from operating activities, within the cash flow statement.

Bank facilities

The Group had bank facilities of £400.0 million as at 31 July 2024 (2023 – £400.0 million) which, as at the year end, were due to

expire during the course of the following financial years:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| By 31 July 2025 | – | 50.0 | – | – |
| By 31 July 2026 | 150.0 | 100.0 | – | – |
| By 31 July 2027 | 50.0 | 100.0 | – | – |
| By 31 July 2028 | 150.0 | 150.0 | – | – |
| By 31 July 2029 | 50.0 | – | – | – |
|  | 400.0 | 400.0 | – | – |

Post year end the Group extended the maturity of some of its bank facilities by a year. In the above table, the £50.0 million that

was due to expire by 31 July 2027 is now due to expire by 31 July 2028, and the £150.0 million that was due to expire by 31 July

2026 is now due to expire by 31 July 2027.

195Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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17. Financial instruments continued

Fixed rate sterling USPP notes

During 2021, the Group entered a contractual arrangement to issue fixed rate sterling USPP notes for a total amount of £130.0 million,

as part of its ordinary course of business financing arrangements. This USPP debt has a weighted average fixed coupon of 2.7%,

is fully drawn down at year end and expires during the course of the following financial years:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| By 31 July 2028 | 80.0 | 80.0 | – | – |
| By 31 July 2031 | 50.0 | 50.0 | – | – |
|  | 130.0 | 130.0 | – | – |

Capital management

The Group is financed through the proceeds of issued ordinary shares, reinvested profits and cash in hand less debt.

The following table analyses the capital structure:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Equity | 3,465.4 | 3,461.6 | 617.3 | 509.7 |
| Net debt (note 15) | 10.5 | – | – | – |
| Capital employed | 3,475.9 | 3,461.6 | 617.3 | 509.7 |

Risks

Details of the risks relating to financial instruments are set out in the Risk Management section on page 80.

Company

Relating to subsidiaries

The Company is a guarantor to bank and USPP indebtedness of other companies within the Group. Based on the liquidity

and expected cash generation of these other companies, the fair value of these guarantees, as at 31 July 2024 is immaterial

(2023 – immaterial).

Relating to joint arrangements

The Company has guaranteed the overdrafts of joint arrangements up to a maximum of £0.3 million (2023 – £0.3 million).

These overdrafts were cancelled post year end with the guarantees released and there were no related cash outflows, so the

fair value of these guarantees, as at 31 July 2024 were considered immaterial (2023 – immaterial).

Shareholder capital

18. Issued capital

Classification of equity instruments and financial liabilities issued by the Group

Equity instruments issued by the Group are treated as equity only to the extent that they meet the following

two conditions:

(a)   they include no contractual obligations upon the Company (or Group as the case may be) to deliver cash or other

financial assets or to exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another party under conditions that are

potentially unfavourable to the Company (or Group); and

(b) where the instrument will or may be settled in the Company’s own equity instruments, it is either a non-derivative

that includes no obligation to deliver a variable number of the Company’s own equity instruments or is a

derivative that will be settled by the Company’s exchanging a fixed amount of cash or other financial assets for a

fixed number of its own equity instruments.

To the extent that this definition is not met, the proceeds of issue are classified as a financial liability. Where the

instrument so classified takes the legal form of the Company’s own shares, the amounts presented in these financial

statements for called up share capital and share premium exclude amounts in relation to those shares.

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

Accounts

196 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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18. Issued capital continued

Group and Company

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 |
|  | Number |  | Number |  |
|  | 000 | £m | 000 | £m |
| Allotted, called up and fully paid 12.5p ordinary shares |  |  |  |  |
| At start of year | 120,559 | 15.0 | 123,486 | 15.4 |
| Issued on exercise of options | 52 | – | 2 | – |
| Buyback and cancellation of shares | (1,631) | (0.2) | (2,929) | (0.4) |
| At end of year | 118,980 | 14.8 | 120,559 | 15.0 |

The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per

share at meetings of the Company.

During the year, the Company purchased 1,631,263 of its own ordinary shares for a total consideration of £34.9 million,

including transaction costs of £0.4 million. All shares purchased were for cancellation, as part of the £100.0 million share

buyback programme entered into on 28 March 2023 and completed on 27 October 2023. As the programme was irrevocable,

£34.5 million of this consideration was recognised as a financial liability as at 31 July 2023.

19. Reserves

Own shares held by ESOP trust

Transactions of the Company-sponsored ESOP trust are included in both the Group financial statements and the

Company’s own financial statements. The purchase of shares in the Company by the trust are charged directly to equity.

Share premium

This reserve is not distributable.

Own shares held

The Group and Company holds shares within the Bellway Employee Share Trust (1992) (the ‘Trust’), on which dividends have

been waived, for participants of certain share-based payment schemes as outlined in note 23. The cost of these is charged to

retained earnings.

Group and Company

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Number | Number |
| At start of year | 327,202 | 331,115 |
| Transferred to employees or Directors | (1,088) | (3,913) |
| At end of year | 326,114 | 327,202 |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Cost of shares held in the Trust | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Market value of shares held in the Trust | 9.3 | 7.3 |

Capital redemption reserve

On 7 April 2014 the Group and Company redeemed 20,000,000 £1 preference shares, being all of the preference shares in issue.

An amount of £20.0 million, equivalent to the nominal value of the shares redeemed, was transferred to a capital redemption

reserve on the same date.

During the year, the Group and Company purchased 1,631,263 (2023 – 2,928,794) of its own shares which it cancelled.

On cancellation of the shares, the aggregate nominal value was transferred from issued capital to the capital

redemption reserve.

This reserve is not distributable.

197Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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19. Reserves continued

Group and Company

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| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| At start of year | 20.4 | 20.0 |
| Amounts transferred in respect of own shares purchased and cancelled during the year | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| At end of year | 20.6 | 20.4 |

20. Dividends on equity shares

Dividends

Dividends on equity shares are recognised as a liability in the period in which they are approved by the shareholders.

Interim dividends are recognised when paid.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders in the year: |  |  |
| Final dividend for the year ended 31 July 2023 of 95.0p per share (2022 – 95.0p) | 112.7 | 117.0 |
| Interim dividend for the year ended 31 July 2024 of 16.0p per share (2023 – 45.0p) | 19.0 | 54.7 |
|  | 131.7 | 171.7 |
| Proposed final dividend for the year ended 31 July 2024 of 38.0p per share (2023 – 95.0p) | 45.1 | 114.5 |

The 2024 proposed final dividend is subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 12 December

2024 and, in accordance with IAS 10 ‘Events after the Reporting Period’, has not been included as a liability in these financial

statements. At the record date for the final dividend for the year ended 31 July 2023, shares were held by the Bellway Employee

Share Trust (1992) (the ‘Trust’) on which dividends had been waived (see note 19).

The level of distributable reserves are sufficient in comparison to the proposed dividend.

Directors and employees

21. Employee information

Employment costs, including directors, comprised:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Wages and salaries | 168.7 | 191.5 | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Social security | 16.2 | 18.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Pension costs (note 22) | 8.8 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Share-based payments (note 23) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
|  | 198.2 | 223.2 | 7.0 | 4.5 |

The average number of persons employed, including Directors, during the year was:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Group | Group | Company | Company |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Number | Number | Number | Number |
| Administrative | 1,064 | 1,170 | 11 | 7 |
| Production and others employed in housebuilding |  |  |  |  |
| and associated trading activities | 1,709 | 1,960 | – | – |
|  | 2,773 | 3,130 | 11 | 7 |

On 10 June 2024, the employment contracts of 26 employees of a subsidiary were transferred to the Company.

The majority of the costs of the Company’s employees are charged to the other Group companies.

The emoluments of the Executive Directors are disclosed in the Report of the Board on Directors’ Remuneration on pages 130

to 152.

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

Accounts

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21. Employee information continued

Key management personnel remuneration, including directors, comprised:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Salaries and fees (including pension compensation) | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| Social security | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Taxable benefits | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Annual cash bonus | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Pension costs | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Share-based payments | 2.4 | 1.7 |
|  | 11.3 | 6.5 |

Key management personnel, as disclosed under IAS 24 ‘Related party disclosures’, comprises the Directors and other senior

operational management.

22. Retirement benefit assets

Employee benefits – retirement benefit costs

The net defined benefit scheme asset or liability is the fair value of scheme assets less the present value of the

defined benefit obligation at the balance sheet date. The calculation is performed by a qualified actuary using the

projected unit credit method. All remeasurement gains and losses are recognised immediately in the Statement of

Comprehensive Income (‘SOCI’). Net interest income/(cost) is calculated on the defined benefit asset/(liability) for the

period by applying the discount rate used to measure the defined benefit liability at the start of the year. Return on

plan assets in excess of the amounts included in the net interest cost are recognised in the SOCI.

Defined contribution pension costs are charged to the income statement in the period for which contributions

are payable.

(a) Retirement benefit assets

The Group sponsors the Bellway plc 1972 Pension Scheme (the ‘Scheme’) which has a funded final salary defined benefit

arrangement which is closed to new members and to future service accrual. The Group also sponsors the Bellway plc 2008

Group Self Invested Personal Pension Plan (‘GSIPP’) which is a defined contribution contract-based arrangement.

Contributions of £8.8 million (2023 – £8.8 million) were charged to the income statement for the GSIPP.

(b) Role of Trustees

The Scheme is managed by the Trustees, who are appointed by either the Company or the members. The role of the Trustees is

to manage the Scheme in line with the Scheme trust deed and rules, to act prudently, responsibly and honestly, impartially and in

the interests of all beneficiaries. The main responsibilities of the Trustees are to agree with the employer the level of contributions

to the Scheme and to make sure these are paid, to decide how the Scheme’s assets are invested so the Scheme is able to meet

its liabilities, and to oversee that the payment of benefits, record keeping and administration of the Scheme complies with the

Scheme trust deed and rules and legislation.

(c) Funding

UK legislation requires that pension schemes are funded prudently (i.e. to a level in excess of the current expected cost of

providing benefits). The last full actuarial valuation of the Scheme was carried out by a qualified independent actuary as at

31 July 2023 and updated on an approximate basis to 31 July 2024.

With regard to the Scheme, regular contributions made by the employer over the financial year were £nil (2023 – £nil).

The employer paid no special contributions (2023 – £nil) and reimbursed the pension fund £nil (2023 – £nil) for expenses

incurred by the fund.

The Group is expected to make no regular contributions during the year ending 31 July 2025.

(d) Regulation

The UK pensions market is regulated by the Pensions Regulator whose key statutory objectives in relation to UK defined benefit

plans are:

•  to protect the benefits of members of occupational pension schemes;

•  to promote, and to improve understanding of the good administration of work-based pension schemes;

•  to reduce the risk of situations arising which may lead to compensation being payable from the Pension Protection Fund, and

•  to maximise employer compliance with employer duties and the employment safeguards introduced by the Pensions

Act 2008.

199Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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22. Retirement benefit assets continued

(e) Risk

The Scheme exposes the Group to a number of risks, the most significant are:

Risk Description

Asset volatility The Scheme’s defined benefit obligation is calculated using a discount rate set with reference to corporate

bond yields. However, a significant proportion of the Scheme’s assets are invested in growth assets, such

as equities, that would be expected to outperform corporate bonds in the long-term but create volatility

and risk in the short-term. This scheme mitigates this volatility risk through the use of diversified growth

funds and liability driven instruments.

Inflation risk A significant proportion of the Scheme’s defined benefit obligation is linked to inflation, with higher

inflation increasing the liabilities. However, there are caps of either a 3% (CPI) or 5% p.a. (RPI) increase in

place to limit the effect of higher inflation.

Life expectancy The majority of the Scheme’s liabilities are to provide a pension for the life of the member, with any

increase in life expectancy also increasing the Scheme’s defined benefit obligation.

The Group and Trustees have agreed a long-term strategy for reducing investment risk as and when appropriate. This includes

liability driven investment funds which invest in assets such as gilts, swaps and repurchase agreements. The purpose of the

liability driven investment funds is to significantly reduce the volatility of the Plan’s funding level by mitigating inflation and

interest rate risks, as the liability driven investment funds match the movements in interest rates and inflation closely.

High Court rules on amendments to contracted out defined benefit schemes

In the 2023 Virgin Media case, the High Court found that amendments to the rules of a contracted out scheme which related to

section 9(2B) rights were void and ineffective to the extent that the amendment was introduced without the required Section 37

confirmation, even if the amendment did not adversely affect benefits. The case went to appeal, and, on 25 July 2024, the Court

of Appeal upheld the High Court’s decision.

A joint statement has been published by the Association of Consulting Actuaries, Association of Pension Lawyers and the

Society of Pension Professionals, explaining that an industry group has been engaging with the Department for Work and

Pensions (‘DWP’) and has proposed that the Secretary of State “should make regulations that would validate retrospectively any

amendment that is held to be void...”. At this stage the DWP has not indicated what, if any, resolution to the issue it may take.

The Scheme Trustee is in the process of assessing past deeds of amendment in light of this case. Once that review has been

completed, the Group will be in a position to consider what, if any, effect there will be on the Scheme.

Movements in net defined benefit assets

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Defined benefit obligation |  |  | Fair value of Scheme assets | Net defined benefit asset |  |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Balance at 1 August | (41.5) | (48.9) | 44.0 | 56.0 | 2.5 | 7.1 |
| Included in the income statement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest (expense)/income | (2.1) | (1.7) | 2.1 | 2.0 | – | 0.3 |
|  | (2.1) | (1.7) | 2.1 | 2.0 | – | 0.3 |
| Included in other comprehensive |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| (expense)/income |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Remeasurement gain arising from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| – Change in demographic and  financial assumptions | (0.4) | 8.8 | – | – | (0.4) | 8.8 |
| – Experience adjustments | (0.8) | (2.1) | – | – | (0.8) | (2.1) |
| Return on plan assets excluding |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| interest income | – | – | (0.4) | (11.6) | (0.4) | (11.6) |
|  | (1.2) | 6.7 | (0.4) | (11.6) | (1.6) | (4.9) |
| Other  Benefits paid | 2.5 | 2.4 | (2.5) | (2.4) | – | – |
|  | 2.5 | 2.4 | (2.5) | (2.4) | – | – |
| Balance at 31 July | (42.3) | (41.5) | 43.2 | 44.0 | 0.9 | 2.5 |

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

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200 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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22. Retirement benefit assets continued

The weighted average duration of the defined benefit obligation at the end of the reporting period is 11 years (2023 – 12 years).

Scheme assets

The fair value of the Scheme assets is:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Diversified growth fund | 13.9 | 14.7 |
| Corporate bonds | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| Liability driven instruments | 19.6 | 18.7 |
| Insurance policies annuities | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Total | 43.2 | 44.0 |

None of the assets have a quoted market price in an active market.

Diversified growth funds are pooled funds invested across a diversified range of assets with the aim of giving long-term investment

growth with lower short-term volatility than equities. Liability driven instruments are a portfolio of funds designed to hedge the

majority of the interest rate and inflation risks associated with the schemes’ obligations.

Actuarial assumptions

The following are the principal actuarial assumptions at the reporting date:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | % per annum | % per annum |
| Discount rate | 5.00 | 5.10 |
| Future salary increases | 3.60 | 3.60 |
| Allowance for pension in payment increases of RPI or 5% p.a. if less | 2.90 | 2.90 |
| Allowance for deferred pension increases of 3% p.a. | 3.00 | 3.00 |
|  | 15% of | 15% of |
| Allowance for commutation of pension for cash at retirement | pension | pension |

The mortality assumptions adopted at 31 July 2024 are based on the S3PxA tables and allow for future improvement in mortality.

The tables used imply the following life expectancies at age 65:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Male retiring in 2024 | 22.3 years |
| Female retiring in 2024 | 24.2 years |
| Male retiring in 2044 | 23.6 years |
| Female retiring in 2044 | 25.7 years |

The mortality assumptions adopted at 31 July 2023 were based on the S3PxA tables and allow for future improvement in mortality.

The tables used imply the following life expectancies at age 65:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Male retiring in 2023 | 22.3 years |
| Female retiring in 2023 | 24.2 years |
| Male retiring in 2043 | 23.6 years |
| Female retiring in 2043 | 25.6 years |

201Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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22. Retirement benefit assets continued

Sensitivities

The calculation of the defined benefit obligation is sensitive to the assumptions set out above. The following table summarises

the effect on the defined benefit obligation at the end of the reporting period if different assumptions were used:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assumption | Change in assumption | Change in liabilities (%) |
| Discount rate | +0.10% p.a. | Decrease by 1.1% |
| Inflation | +0.10% p.a. | Increase by 1.0% |
| Mortality | +1 year life expectancy | Increase by 4.1% |

The calculations for the sensitivity analysis are not as accurate as a full valuation carried out using these assumptions.

Each assumption change is considered in isolation, which in practice is unlikely to occur, as changes in some of the

assumptions are correlated.

23. Share-based payments

Employee benefits – share-based payments

The fair value of equity settled share options granted is recognised as an employee expense with a corresponding

increase in equity. The fair value is measured as at the date the options are granted and the charge is only amended

if vesting does not take place due to non-market conditions not being met. Various option pricing models are used

according to the terms of the option scheme under which the options were granted. The fair value is spread over

the period during which the employees become unconditionally entitled to the options. At the balance sheet date,

if it is expected that non-market conditions will not be satisfied, the cumulative expense recognised in relation to the

relevant options is reversed.

With respect to share-based payments, a deferred tax asset is recognised on the relevant tax base. The tax base is

then compared to the cumulative share-based payment expense recognised in the income statement. Deferred tax

arising on the excess of the tax base over the cumulative share-based payment expense recognised in the income

statement has been recognised directly in equity outside the SOCI as share-based payments are considered to be

transactions with shareholders.

Where the Company grants options over its own shares to employees of its subsidiaries it recognises, in its individual

financial statements, an increase in the cost of investment in its subsidiaries equivalent to the equity settled share-

based payment charge recognised in its consolidated financial statements, with the corresponding credit being

recognised in equity.

The Group operates a long-term incentive plan (‘LTIP’), a deferred bonus plans (‘DBP’), an employee share option scheme and

Savings Related Share Option Schemes (‘SRSOS’), all of which are detailed below.

Awards under the LTIP have been made to Executive Directors, including the Chief Commercial Officer (formerly Group

General Counsel and Company Secretary), and senior employees, with awards under the DBP also made to senior employees.

The awards take the form of ordinary shares in the Company.

The Bellway p.l.c. (2014) Employee Share Option Scheme (‘2014 ESOS’) is an approved discretionary scheme which provides

for the grant of options over ordinary shares to employees and Executive Directors. It is, however, the current intention that no

Executive Directors of the Company should be granted options under this scheme. Awards will be available to vest after three

years, subject to objective performance targets. As at 31 July 2024 no options had been granted under this scheme.

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

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202 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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23. Share-based payments continued

Options issued under the SRSOS are offered to all employees including the Executive Directors.

An outline of the performance conditions in relation to the LTIP is detailed under the long-term incentive scheme section on

pages 146 to 150 within the Remuneration Report.

Share-based payments have been valued by an external third party using various models detailed below, based on publicly

available market data at the time of the grant, which the Directors consider to be the most appropriate method of determining

their fair value.

The number and weighted average exercise price of share-based payments is as follows:

LTIP, DBP

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 |
|  | Weighted | Number of | Weighted | Number of |
|  | average | options | average | options |
|  | exercise price |  | exercise price |  |
|  | p | No. | p | No. |
| Outstanding at the beginning of the year | – | 459,623 | – | 329,279 |
| Granted during the year | – | 268,698 | – | 222,974 |
| Lapsed during the year | – | (129,954) | – | (88,717) |
| Exercised during the year | – | (1,088) | – | (3,913) |
| Outstanding at the end of the year | – | 597,279 | – | 459,623 |
| Exercisable at the end of the year | – | – | – | 88 |

The options outstanding at 31 July 2024 have a weighted average contractual life of 1.5 years (2023 – 1.5 years). The weighted

average share price at the date of exercise for share options exercised during the year was 2,260.9 (2023 – 1,906.6p).

SRSOS

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 |
|  | Weighted | Number of | Weighted | Number of |
|  | average | options | average | options |
|  | exercise price |  | exercise price |  |
|  | p | No. | p | No. |
| Outstanding at the beginning of the year | 1,686.5 | 753,984 | 2,445.4 | 442,082 |
| Granted during the year | 1,632.0 | 232,528 | 1,550.0 | 684,517 |
| Forfeited during the year | 1,707.6 | (163,423) | 2,337.5 | (371,508) |
| Exercised during the year | 2,268.9 | (52,927) | 1,892.8 | (1,107) |
| Outstanding at the end of the year | 1,625.5 | 770,162 | 1,686.5 | 753,984 |
| Exercisable at the end of the year | 2,338.2 | 6,767 | 2,528.0 | 356 |

The options outstanding at 31 July 2024 have an exercise price in the range of 1,550.0p to 2,535.0p (2023 – 1,550.0p to 2,535.0p)

and have a weighted average contractual life of 2.7 years (2023 – 3.3 years). The weighted average share price at the date of

exercise for share options exercised during the year was 2,734.3p (2023 – 2,445.7p).

203Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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23. Share-based payments continued

The fair value of services received in return for share options granted is measured by reference to the fair value of the share

options granted. The inputs into the models for the various grants in the current and previous year were as follows:

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|  |  |  | 2024 |  |  |
|  | October | November | November | November | November |
|  | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Scheme description | LTIP | LTIP | DBP | 3 year SRSOS | 5 year SRSOS |
|  | Monte | Monte |  | Black | Black |
| Valuation model | Carlo | Carlo | n/a | Scholes | Scholes |
| Grant date | 24-Oct-23 | 14-Nov-23 | 14-Nov-23 | 22-Nov-23 | 22-Nov-23 |
| Risk free interest rate | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Exercise price | – | – | – | 1,632.0p | 1,632.0p |
| Share price at date of grant | 2,036.0p | 2,350.0p | 2,350.0p | 2,378.0p | 2,378.0p |
| Expected dividend yield | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
|  |  |  |  | 3 years 2 | 5 years 2 |
| Expected life | 3 years | 3 years | 4 years | months | months |
| Vesting date | 24-Oct-26 | 14-Nov-26 | 14-Nov-27 | 01-Feb-27 | 01-Feb-29 |
| Expected volatility | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 35% |
| Fair value of option | 1,376.6p | 1,554.3p | 1,744.0p | 744.0p | 789.0p |

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 2023 |  |  |  |
|  | November | November | November | November | December | December |
|  | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Scheme description | LTIP | LTIP | DBP |  | DBP 3 year SRSOS 5 year SRSOS | |
|  | Monte | Monte |  |  | Black | Black |
| Valuation model | Carlo | Carlo | n/a | n/a | Scholes | Scholes |
| Grant date | 11-Nov-22 | 28-Nov-22 | 28-Nov-22 | 28-Nov-22 | 07-Dec-22 | 07-Dec-22 |
| Risk free interest rate | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| Exercise price | – | – | – | – | 1,550.0p | 1,550.0p |
| Share price at date of grant | 2,093.0p | 1,996.0p | 1,996.0p | 1,996.0p | 1,940.0p | 1,940.0p |
| Expected dividend yield | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
|  |  |  |  |  | 3 years 2 | 5 years 2 |
| Expected life | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 4 years | months | months |
| Vesting date | 11-Nov-25 | 28-Nov-25 | 28-Nov-25 | 28-Nov-26 | 01-Feb-26 | 01-Feb-28 |
| Expected volatility | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| Fair value of option | 1,560.6p | 1,412.6p | 1,508.0p | 1,432.0p | 574.0p | 537.0p |

A simplified Monte Carlo simulation method has been used to determine the Group’s TSR performance against the FTSE

350 Index (excluding investment trusts and financial service companies). In the case of the DBP, there are no market-related

performance conditions and awards will be eligible to vest upon reaching a date set out in the Deed of the award. As dividends

are not reinvested, the fair value of these awards is equal to the share price at the date of the grant. The valuations have also

been adjusted for any post-vesting holding period with the adjustment calculated using Ghaidarov’s adjustments to Finnerty’s

Average Strike Option Marketability Discount Model to calculate the loss of marketability discount factor.

The expected volatility for all models was determined by considering the volatility levels historically for the Group. Volatility levels

for more recent years were considered to have more relevance than earlier years for the period reviewed.

The Group recognised total expenses of £4.5 million (2023 – £4.5 million) in relation to equity-settled share-based payment transactions.

Contingencies, related parties and subsidiaries

24. Contingent liabilities

Contingent liabilities

Contingent liabilities of the Group and Company are disclosed unless the possibility of an outflow in settlement

is remote.

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

Accounts

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24. Contingent liabilities continued

Group

SRT and associated review

We continue to take a proactive approach to nationwide concerns with regards to fire safety in high-rise buildings across the

UK. Bellway recognises its responsibilities in its legacy apartment portfolio and continues to review combustion risks, in external

wall systems, on past high-rise developments.

As detailed in note 2, Bellway has identified a number of developments, which obtained building regulation approval at the

time of construction, where the building materials used may not fully comply with the most recent government guidance or

where remedial works may need to be performed in line with the SRT, Welsh Pact or Scottish Safer Buildings Accord. For these

developments we have established that the cost of the remedial works satisfies the accounting requirements of a provision at

the balance sheet date. While a prudent approach has been taken, the extent of the provision could increase or reduce in line

with normal accounting practice, if new issues are identified or if estimates change, as Bellway and building owners continue to

undertake investigative works on these and other schemes within the legacy portfolio.

Group and Company

Market investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (‘CMA’) launched a market study into the housebuilding sector in England,

Scotland and Wales in February 2023, the results of which were published in the CMA’s final report on 26 February 2024.

During the study, the CMA stated that it also found evidence which indicated some housebuilders may be sharing

commercially sensitive information with competitors, which could be influencing the build-out rate of sites and the prices of

new homes. While the CMA does not consider such sharing of information to be one of the main factors in the persistent under

delivery of homes, the CMA is concerned that it may weaken competition in the market. As a result, the CMA has launched an

investigation under the Competition Act 1998 into eight housebuilders, including Bellway. The CMA has not yet reached any

conclusions, and Bellway will continue to engage positively and co-operate fully with the CMA during the investigation.

25. Related party transactions

Group and Company

The Board and certain members of senior management are related parties within the definition of IAS 24 ‘Related

Party Disclosures’. Summary information of the transactions with key management personnel is provided in note 21.

Detailed disclosure of individual remuneration of Board members is included in the Remuneration Report on pages 130 to 152.

Group

Transactions between fellow subsidiaries, which are related parties, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed.

During the year the Group entered into the following related party transactions with its joint arrangements:

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| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Invoiced to joint arrangements in respect of accounting, management fees, interest on loans,  land purchases and infrastructure works | 22.9 | 22.4 |
| Amounts owed to joint arrangements in respect of land purchases and management fees |  |  |
| at the year end | (5.0) | (4.3) |
| Amounts owed by joint arrangements in respect of accounting, management fees, interest,  land purchases and infrastructure works | 62.2 | 45.4 |

Company

The Company has entered into transactions with its subsidiary undertakings in respect of Group services, including

administrative, legal, management and operational services.

During the year the Company entered into the following related party transactions with its subsidiaries:

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| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Amounts received in the year from subsidiaries for share options exercised by subsidiary company |  |  |
| employees, dividends received, finance income and recharges for group services | 244.5 | 171.2 |
| Amounts paid in the year by subsidiaries on behalf of the Company in respect of dividends, finance |  |  |
| expenses and share purchases, and receivable from subsidiaries on disposal of investments | (166.6) | (237.7) |
| Amounts owed by subsidiaries in respect of dividends and shares issued net of amounts paid on  behalf of the Company | 521.1 | 443.2 |
| Investments in subsidiaries | 52.3 | 48.0 |

205Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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26. Group undertakings

The Directors set out below information relating to the Group undertakings (excluding resident management companies

presented in note 27) as at 31 July 2024. All of these Group undertakings are registered in England and Wales unless otherwise

stated. They are engaged in housebuilding and associated activities, have coterminous year ends with the Group, 100% of their

ordinary share capital is held by the Company and the registered address is the same as the Company (unless otherwise stated).

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| Subsidiaries – trading |
| Bellway Homes Limited |
| Bellway Housing Trust Limited |
| Bellway Properties Limited |
| Bellway (Services) Limited |
| Litrose Investments Limited |
| Woolsington One Limited  ^^ |
| Ashberry Strategic Land Limited (formerly Rosconn Strategic Land Limited)  ^^ |
| Bellway Home Space Limited (formerly Woolsington Three Limited)  g |
| Joint arrangements |
| Cramlington Developments Limited (50% owned, year end of 30 June)  ^^ a |
| Fradley Residential LLP (50% owned)  ^^ |
| Leebell Developments Limited (50% owned, year end of 30 June)  ^^ a |
| Ponton Road LLP (50% owned)  ^^ |
| Lambeth Regeneration LLP (50% owned)  ^^ |
| Bellway Latimer Cherry Hinton LLP (50% owned)  ^^ |
| DFE TW Residential Limited (50% owned)  ^^ c |
| Langley Sustainable Urban Extension Limited (33% owned)  ^^ e |
| Subsidiaries – dormant  ^ |
| Ashberry Homes Limited |
| Bellway (Builders) Limited |
| Bellway Financial Services Limited |
| Bellway London Limited |
| Bellway Trustee Company Limited |
| Bulldog Premium Growth I Limited |
| George Blackett Limited |
| Homes2Let Limited |
| J. T. B. (Chapel Farm) Estates Limited |
| J. T. B. Estates Limited |
| John T. Bell & Sons (1976) Limited |
| Nixons Kitchens Limited |
| Seaton GR SPV 13 Limited |
| Seaton GR SPV 14 Limited |
| Seaton Thirteen Limited |
| Seaton Eleven Limited  f |
| Seaton Eight Limited |
| Other entities |
| HBF Insurance PCC Limited  b |
| MI New Home Insurance PCC Limited  b |
| Artex Insurance (Guernsey) PCC Limited  d |

Notes:

^ Dormant

^^ These shares are held indirectly.

a.  Registered address is Persimmon House, Fulford, York, YO19 4FE

b.  Registered address is PO Box 155, Mill Court, La Charroterie, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4ET

c.  Registered address is 5 Temple Square, Temple Street, Liverpool, L2 5RH

d.  Registered address is PO Box 230, Heritage Hall, Le Marchant Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4JH

e.  Registered address is One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2HJ

f.  Registered address is Bothwell House, Hamilton Business Park, Caird Street, Hamilton ML3 0QA

g.  Name change effective from 14 October 2024.

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

Accounts

206 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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27. Resident management companies

The Directors set out below information relating to resident management companies which are currently held by the Group as

at 31 July 2024.

Control is exercised by the Group’s power to appoint directors and the Group’s voting rights in these companies. All the resident

management companies listed below are limited by guarantee, unless otherwise indicated, without share capital and are

incorporated in the UK.

The capital, reserves and profit or loss for the year have not been stated for the resident management companies listed below

as the beneficial interest in any assets or liabilities of these companies is held by the residents. The Group does not have

exposure, or rights to variable returns from these companies and therefore they are not included in the consolidated financial

statements. They are temporary members of the Group and will be handed over to residents in due course.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Company Name | Registered Office |  |
| Abbey Heights Residents Management Company Limited | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE3 2ER |  |
| Abbotswood Park Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7QY |  |
| Abingworth Meadows Management Company Limited | Suite No. 1 Stubbings House, Henley Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, SL6 6QL |  |
| Admiral Park (Tongham) Management Company Limited | Victoria House, 178 - 180 Fleet Road, Fleet, Hampshire, England, GU51 4DA |  |
| Alkerden Heights (Parcel 5a) Management Company Limited | C/O Trinity Estates Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, |  |
|  | United Kingdom, HP2 7DN |  |
| Amen Corner (Binfield) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7QY |  |
| Archers Field Management Company Limited | 8 Hemmells, Basildon, Essex, England, SS15 6ED |  |
| Area F1 (Kings Hill) Management Company Limited | Gateway House, 10 Coopers Way, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom, SS2 5TE |  |
| Arrowe Brook Park (Greasby) Residents Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, England, CW6 9DL |  |
| Ashlands and Brierley View Management Company Limited | Bellway Homes Limited (East Midlands) 3 Romulus Court, Meridian Business Park, |  |
|  | Braunstone Town, Leicester, United Kingdom, LE19 1YG |  |
| Aspects Management Company Limited | 100 | Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, England, MK9 1FH\* |
| Aspen Apartments (Colchester) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Aspen Walk (Eight Ash Green) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Astley Management Company Limited | Bellway Homes Limited (West Midlands) 1 Centurion Court, Centurion Way, Wilnecote, |  |
|  | Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, B77 5PN |  |
| Avondale (Cressing) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Azalea (Medstead) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Badbury Reach Management Company Limited | Trinity, Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Barley Fields (Tamworth) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Barleycorn Way Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | CW6 9DL |  |
| Barleywoods Residential Management Limited | C/O Mlm Property Management 2nd Floor, Premiere House, Elstree Way, |  |
|  | Borehamwood, United Kingdom, WD6 1JH |  |
| Bartley Square Management Company Limited | Sutherland House, 1759 London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, SS9 2RZ |  |
| Barton Manor (Barton) Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6HH |  |
| Barton Meadows Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Kingston Property Services Limited Cheviot House, Beaminster Way, |  |
|  | East Kingston Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE3 2ER |  |
| Barton Quarter (Horwich) Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Rmg House, Essex Road, Hoddesdon, United Kingdom, EN11 0DR |  |
| Bassingbourne Fields Management Company Limited | C/O Michael Laurie Magar Ltd, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, England, WD6 1JH |  |
| Baswich Grange Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| Beaulieu Grange (Chelmsford) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Beckton Parkside Management Company Limited | C/O Pinnacle Housing Ltd As Agent For Beckton Parkside Management Company |  |
|  | Limited, 8th Floor Holborn Tower, 137-144 High Holborn, London, England, WC1V 6PL |  |
| Bellway at Rosewood Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| Bellway Whitehouse Farm Management Company Limited | 253-255 Queensway Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, England, MK2 2EH |  |
| Belmont Park (Maidenhead) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY |  |
| Belvedere Park Management Company Limited | 20 King Street, London, England, EC2V 8EG |  |
| Bentall Place (Heybridge) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Berwick Green Bristol Management Company Limited | 1st Floor 2540 The Quadrant, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | BS32 4AQ\* |  |
| Bicknor Wood Ltd | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |

207Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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| Company Name | Registered Office |  |
| Blenheim Green Management Company Limited | C/O Trustmgt Ltd Unit 7, Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, |  |
|  | United Kingdom, CW6 9DL |  |
| Bluebell Walk (Harrietsham) Management Company Ltd | C/O Gateway Property Management Limited Gateway House, 10 Coopers Way, |  |
|  | Southend-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom, SS2 5TE |  |
| Bluebells (Witham) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY |  |
| Bluecoats Management Company Limited | North Point, Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, |  |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| Bluenote Apartments Management Company Limited | 395 | Centennial Park Centennial Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, England, WD6 3TJ |
| Boorley Gardens Residents Management Company Limited | 2 Centro Place, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, DE24 8RF\* | |
| Bourne View (Ipswich) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY | |
| Bower Place Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY | |
| Bowood View (Melksham) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR | |
| Brackley Village Residents Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL | |
| Brambleside Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR | |
| Brampton Gate Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY | |
| Bridleway Grange Residents Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY | |
| Broadleaf Ashby Management Company Limited | 100 | Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, MK9 1FH |
| Broadleaf Management Company Limited | 100 | Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, MK9 1FH |
| Brook Meadows Wixams Residents Management Company Limited | Building 5 Caldecotte Lake, Caldecotte, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, MK7 8LE |  |
| Brook View (Wixams) Residents Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Brookvale Management Company Limited | Trinity Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Buckland Rise (Peters Village) Management Company Ltd | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Buckthorn Grange Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Burdon Rise Residents Management Company Limited | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE3 2ER |  |
| Byron Heights Residents Management Company Limited | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, England, |  |
|  | NE3 2ER |  |
| Castlegate (Skelton) Management Company Limited | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, NE3 2ER |  |
| Cathedral Park (Chichester) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| Cecilly Mills Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| Centurion Chase Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL |  |
| Centurion Fields Elloughton Ltd | North Point, Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, |  |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| Chailey Gardens Management Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN |  |
| Chalfont Drive Residents Management Company Limited | 406a Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, England, B72 1YJ |  |
| Chamberlains Bridge Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| Charters Hill Residents Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Cherry Orchard (Bevere) Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| Chestnut Vale Residents Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| Chilsey Grange Management Company Limited | Imperium, Imperial Way, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG2 0TD |  |
| City Fields (Wakefield) Management Company Limited | 2 Centro Place, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8RF |  |
| Clarence Gate Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Kingston Property Services Limited Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, |  |
|  | Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE3 2ER |  |
| Clifford Gardens (Skipton) Management Company Limited | North Point Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| Coed Derw Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL |  |
| Cooper Square (Maidenhead) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Copenhagen Wharf Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Copperfields Residents Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY |  |
| Copperhouse Green Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Copthorne Keep Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| Corallian Heights Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN |  |
| Cornelia Gardens Management Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |

27. Resident management companies continued

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

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208 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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| Company Name |  | Registered Office |
| Cornfield's Residents Management Company Limited |  | Romulus Court Meridian East, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, Leicestershire, |
|  |  | United Kingdom, LE19 1YG |
| Cortlands Management Company Limited |  | C/O Mlm Property Management 2nd Floor, Premiere House, Elstree Way, |
|  |  | Borehamwood, United Kingdom, WD6 1JH |
| Cotton Woods (Preston) Residents Management Company Limited |  | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, England, CW6 9DL |
| Crossways Quarter Management Company Limited |  | 8th Floor Holborn Tower, 137-144 High Holborn, London, United Kingdom, WC1V 6PL |
| Crown Fields (Chatham) Management Company Limited |  | C/O Gateway Property Management Gateway House 10 Coopers Way, |
|  |  | Temple Farm Industrial Estate, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, SS2 5TE |
| Curzon Park (Residents) Management Company Limited |  | One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2HJ |
| Cuttle Brook Management Company Ltd |  | One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2HJ |
| Dacres Wood Court Management Company Limited |  | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| Dalesway (Harrogate) Management Company Limited |  | RMG House, Essex Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, EN11 0DR |
| Darwins Edge Management Company Limited |  | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |
|  |  | NG1 6HH |
| De Havilland Place (Kings Hill) Management Company Limited |  | C/O 30 Tower View, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, United Kingdom, ME19 4UY |
| Devonshire Place (Grays) Management Company Limited |  | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| Dickens Manor Management Company Limited |  | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |
|  |  | NG1 6HH |
| Digby Court (Birmingham) Management Company Limited |  | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6HH |
| Dove Manor Management Company Limited |  | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |
|  |  | NG1 6HH |
| Dunton Fields (Laindon) Management Company Limited |  | 8 Hemmells, Basildon, Essex, England, SS15 6ED |
| Earlsfield Park (Knowsley) Management Company Limited |  | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |
| East Middle Callerton Residents Management Company Limited |  | Kingston Property Services Limited Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, |
|  |  | Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE3 2ER |
| Eastbrook Village East Phase 1 (Site H) Management Company Limited |  | 8th Floor Holborn Tower, 137-144 High Holborn, London, United Kingdom, WC1V 6PL |
| Eastbrook Village East Phase 2 (Site H) Management Company Limited |  | 8th Floor Holborn Tower, 137-144 High Holborn, London, United Kingdom, WC1V 6PL |
| Eastside Quarter Management Company Limited |  | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| Ebbsfleet Cross (Phase 2) Management Company Limited |  | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| Ebbsfleet Cross Management Company Limited |  | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| Elder brook Residents Management Company Limited |  | C/O Mlm Property Management 2nd Floor, Premiere House, Elstree Way, |
|  |  | Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, WD6 1JH |
| Elements Residents Management Company Limited |  | One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2HJ |
| Elizabeth Square (Durrington) Residents Management Company Limited |  | C/O Bellway Homes Limited (South London) 1st Floor, Regent House, 1-3 Queensway, |
|  |  | Redhill, Surrey, United Kingdom, RH1 1QT |
| Elmington Parcel 1 Management Company Limited |  | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| Elmington Parcel 2 Management Company Limited |  | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| Elmington Parcel 3 Management Company Limited |  | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| Euxton Heights Residents Management Company Limited |  | C/O Trustmgt (Rfs) Limited, Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Tarporley, Cheshire, |
|  |  | United Kingdom, CW6 9DL |
| Eve Meadows (Haughley) Management Company Limited |  | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY |
| Fairfields (Calcot) Management Company Limited |  | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |
|  |  | HP2 7DN |
| Falcon Grove Management Company Limited |  | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE3 2ER |
| Fallow Wood View (Burgess Hill) Residents Management Company |  | C/O Bellway Homes Limited (South London) 1st Floor, Regent House, 1-3 Queensway, |
| Limited |  | Redhill, Surrey, United Kingdom, RH1 1QT |
| Farriers Court Residents Management Company Limited |  | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |
|  |  | NG1 6HH |
| Fellows Gardens Management Limited |  | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |
|  |  | HP2 7DN |
| Fielders Crescent Management Company Limited |  | C/O Pinnacle Housing Ltd As Agent For Fielders Crescent Management Company |
|  |  | Limited, 8th Floor Holborn Tower, 137-144 High Holborn, London, England, WC1V 6PL |
| Fielders Crescent Phase 3 (209A) | Management Company Limited | 8th Floor Holborn Tower, 137-144 High Holborn, London, United Kingdom, WC1V 6PL |
| Fielders Quarter Phase 4 (209B) | Management Company Limited | 8th Floor Holborn Tower, 137-144 High Holborn, London, United Kingdom, WC1V 6PL |
| Fielders Quarter Phase 5 (208A) | Management Company Limited | 8th Floor Holborn Tower, 137-144 High Holborn, London, United Kingdom, WC1V 6PL |
| Fifers Lane (Orchard Place) Management Company Limited |  | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7DN |
| Forest Chase Management Company Ltd |  | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN |
| Forest Oak Management Company Limited |  | Faulkner & Company 1a, George Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, LE10 0AL |
| Forest Walk (Lydney) Management Company Limited |  | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL |
| Forster Park (Stevenage) Residents Management Company Ltd |  | 2 Centro Place, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, DE24 8RF |
| Four Oaks (Oxted) Management Company Limited |  | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |

27. Resident management companies continued

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Notes to the Financial Statements continued

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| Company Name | Registered Office |  |
| Foxhill (Brackley) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| Foxlow Grange Berryfields Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Foxmill Gardens (Willand) Management Company Limited | C/O Principle Estate Management, 137 Newhall Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | B3 1SF |  |
| Frobisher Court (Finningley) Management Limited | North Point Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| Furlong Park Residents Management Company Limited | North Point, Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, |  |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| Fusion (Harlow) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Gloster Chase Management Company Limited | C/O 30 Tower View, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, United Kingdom, ME19 4UY |  |
| Goodsyard (No 1) Management Company Limited | 395 | Centennial Park 395 Centennial Park, Centennial Avenue, Elstree, London, |
|  | United Kingdom, WD6 3TJ | |
| Grammar School Gardens Management Company Limited | North Point, Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, | |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| Great Dunmow Grange Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY | |
| Greensands Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Greenwich Wharf Management Company Limited | 8th Floor, South Block, 55 Baker Street, London, United Kingdom, W1U 8EW | |
| Grey Gables Farm Management Company Limited | One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2HJ | |
| Greystone Meadows (Undy) Management Company Limited | 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, England, CW6 9DL | |
| Grove Meadows Management Company Limited | Marlborough House, 298 Regents Park Road, London, N3 2UU | |
| Halewood Oaks Resident Management Company Limited | C/O Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | CW6 9DL |  |
| Hall Road (Rochford) Management Company Limited | C/O Pod Group Services Limited First Floor, Unit 1, Elstree Gate, Elstree Way, | |
|  | Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, WD6 1JD | |
| Halyards Residents Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Hampden Gardens (Thame) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Hampton Trove Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| Hanwell View Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN | |
| Harbour Village (Ebbsfleet) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR | |
| Hardintone Court Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6HH | |
| Harnham Park Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Hartshorne Residents Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| Hartside View (Hartlepool) Residents Management Company Limited | 2 Centro Place, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, DE24 8RF\* | |
| Harvard Place (Earls Colne) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Harvino Residents Management Company Limited | Trustmgt (Rfs) Limited 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, United Kingdom, | |
|  | CW6 9DL |  |
| Hatfield Grove (Hatfield Peveral) Management Company Limited | C/O Pod Group Services Limited First Floor, Unit 1, Elstree Gate, Elstree Way, | |
|  | Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, WD6 1JD | |
| Hathaway Gardens Management Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR | |
| Hathaway Gardens Ph2 Residents Management Company Limited | 100 | Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, MK9 1FH |
| Hawksview (Hawkhurst) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Hawthorne Rise Management Company Limited | Trinity, Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Hazel Fold Residents Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY |  |
| Hazelrigg Residents Management Company Limited | 2 Centro Place, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8RF\* |  |
| Hazlemere Marina (Waltham Abbey) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Heathcote Park (Warwick) Management Limited | Alexander Faulkner Partnership Limited, 11 Little Park Farm Road, Fareham, England, |  |
|  | PO15 5SN |  |
| Heatherley Wood Residents Management Company Limited | Rmg House, Essex Road, Hoddesdon, England, EN11 0DR |  |
| Heathlands Rmc Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| Helios Park Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN |  |
| Helios Park Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN |  |
| Helliers Lane (Cheddar) Management Company Limited | 1st Floor 2540 The Quadrant Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | BS32 4AQ |  |
| Hellingly (Hailsham) Management Company Ltd | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |

27. Resident management companies continued

Accounts

210 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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| Company Name | Registered Office |  |
| Henderson Park (Thorpe le Soken) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, HP2 7DN |  |
| High Point Residents Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| Highland Park (South Ockendon) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Highlands Grange Management Company Limited | Bellway House Anchor Boulevard, Crossways Business Park, Dartford, Kent, England, |  |
|  | DA2 6QH |  |
| Hinxhill Park (Ashford) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Hollytree Walk (Colchester) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Holmwood Residents Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Hugglescote Grange Management Company Limited | Bellway Homes Limited (East Midlands) Romulus Court, Meridian East, Leicester, |  |
|  | United Kingdom, LE19 1YG |  |
| Huntercombe Walk (Taplow) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY |  |
| Ikon (Croydon) Management Company Limited | Sutherland House, 1759 London Road, Leigh On Sea, Essex, United Kingdom, SS9 2RZ |  |
| Imperial Gardens (Howden) Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9DL |  |
| Imperial Park (Maidstone) Management Company Limited | Gateway House, 10 Coopers Way, Southend On Sea, Essex, United Kingdom, SS2 5TE |  |
| Indigo Park (Chichester) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Ivy Hill Residential Management Company Limited | C/O Mlm Property Management 2nd Floor, Premiere House, Elstree Way, |  |
|  | Borehamwood, United Kingdom, WD6 1JH |  |
| Jameson Manor Residents Management Company Limited | Kingston Property Services Limited Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, |  |
|  | Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE3 2ER |  |
| Jellicoe Gardens (Moreton) Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL |  |
| Jubilee Green Management Company Limited | Bellway Homes Limited (South Midlands) Oak House, Eastwood Business Village, |  |
|  | Harry Weston Road, Binley, Coventry, United Kingdom, CV3 2UB |  |
| Jubilee Park Residents Management Company Limited | North Point Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK, SY1 3BF |  |
| K George’s Vale (Cuffley) Management Company Limited | Gateway House, 10 Coopers Way, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, SS2 5TE |  |
| Keephatch Gardens (Wokingham) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Kent Wharf Management Company Limited | Concierge Office Kent Wharf, Creekside, London, England, SE8 3GP |  |
| Kingfisher Green (Rainham) Management company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Kingsland Gate Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Kingsmere Park (West Parley) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, Hemel Hempstead, |  |
|  | England, HP2 7DN |  |
| Kingsreach (Slough) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, SP2 7QY |  |
| Kingswood (High Wycombe) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| Kingswood Heath (Colchester) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR\* |  |
| Ladden Garden Village Pl 24-27 (Leasehold Apartments) Management | 1st Floor 2540 The Quadrant, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, United Kingdom, |  |
| Company Limited | BS32 4AQ |  |
| Lakeside Park Management Company Limited | 137 | Newhall Street, Birmingham, England, B3 1SF |
| Langford Park Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Langmead Place (Angmering) Management Company Limited | C/O Realty Management Ground Floor, Discovery House, Crossley Road, Stockport, | |
|  | United Kingdom, SK4 5BH |  |
| Lansbury Square Management Company Limited | 129 | Oxford Street, London, England, W1D 2HZ |
| Lathom Pastures Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | CW6 9DL |  |
| Latitude Residents Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN | |
| Latitude Residents No 3 Limited | New Kings Court Tollgate, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | SO53 3LG |  |
| Legacy Wharf (Phase 2) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR | |
| Legacy Wharf Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR | |
| Lestone Mews Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| Liberty Quarter Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY | |
| Lilibet Gardens Residents Management Company Limited | Rmg House, Essex Road, Hoddesdon, United Kingdom, EN11 0DR | |
| Limehouse Basin (London) Management Company Limited | 196 | New Kings Road, London, United Kingdom, SW6 4NF |
| Linkside (Burton) Management Company Limited | Unit 7, Astra Centre, Edinburgh Way, Harlow, Essex, England, CM20 2BN | |
| Linmere Gateway Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN | |
| Linmere Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN | |
| Lion Wharf (Isleworth) Management Company Limited | 395 | Centennial Park Centennial Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, England, WD6 3TJ |
| Little Acres Residents Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, SP2 7QY |  |

27. Resident management companies continued

211Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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| Company Name | Registered Office |  |
| Little Meadows (Cranleigh) Management Company Limited | C/O A W Associates Regus, Building 2, Guildford Business Park Road, Guildford, Surrey, |  |
|  | GU2 8XG |  |
| Littlebrook (Cutbush Lane) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN |  |
| Lockharts Rmc Limited | Unit 7 Astra Centre, Harlow, Essex, England, CM20 2BN |  |
| Lockwood Place (Bramford) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY |  |
| Long Acre (Shinfield) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Long Lane (Beverley) Management Company Limited | North Point Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| Longfield Place (Sherfield) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Longholme Park Residents Management Company Limited | North Point Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, England, SY1 3BF |  |
| Longwood Copse Residents Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Lucas Green Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| Lyde Green Management Company Limited | 94 Park Lane, Croydon, England, CR0 1JB |  |
| Lydiate Gate Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | CW6 9DL |  |
| Lysander Fields Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Maes Y Rhedyn Fern Meadow Residents Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, England, CW6 9DL\* |  |
| Mallard Walk Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Malvern Chase (Tewkesbury) Management Company Limited | Bellway Homes 2540 The Quadrant, Aztec West, Bristol, BS32 4AQ |  |
| Maple Creek Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, Hemel Hempstead, |  |
|  | Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN |  |
| Marconi (Chelmsford) Management Company Limited | C/O Pinnacle Housing Ltd As Agent For Marconi (Chelmsford) Management Company |  |
|  | Limited, 8th Floor Holborn Tower, 137–144 High Holborn, London, England, WC1V 6P |  |
| Marlborough Road Wroughton (Swindon) Management Company | 1st Floor 2540 The Quadrant, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, United Kingdom, |  |
| Limited | BS32 4AQ |  |
| Maybrey Works Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Mead Fields (Phase 2) Weston Parklands Management Company Limited | 1st Floor, 2540 The Quadrant Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, England, BS32 4AQ |  |
| Mead Fields Phase 2 (Leasehold Apartments) Management Company | 1st Floor 2540 The Quadrant, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, United Kingdom, |  |
| Limited | BS32 4AQ |  |
| Meadow Rise (Heighington) Management Company Limited | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, NE3 2ER |  |
| Meadow View (Romsey) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| Merchants Gate Cottingham Limited | North Point, Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, |  |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| Mill Fields (Wingerworth) Management Company Limited | C/O Trust Green Management Company Unit 7, Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, |  |
|  | Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL |  |
| Milldown Residents Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Millstone Park Residents Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL |  |
| Millworks, K Langley Management Company Limited | C/O Gateway Property Management Gateway House 10 Coopers Way, Temple Farm |  |
|  | Industrial Estate, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, SS2 5TE |  |
| Modello Residents Management Company Limited | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE3 2ER |  |
| Montague Green (Rowland's Castle) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Montem Square Management Company Limited | Bellway Homes Limited (Thames Valley) Imperium, Imperial Way, Reading, |  |
|  | United Kingdom, RG2 0TD |  |
| Mousley Park Hilton Management Company Limited | One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B3 2HJ |  |
| Mulberry Park Apartments (Management Company) Limited | 2540 | The Quadrant Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4AQ |
| New Cardington Estate Management Company Limited | C/O It All Figures 14 Coningsbury Lane, Shortstown, Bedford, England, MK42 0PW |  |
| New Cardington Hangars Block Residents Management Company | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| Limited |  |  |
| New Cardington Hangars Estate Residents Management Company | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, SP2 7QY |  |
| Limited |  |  |
| New Gimsons Place (Witham) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY |  |
| Nightingale Rise (Hoo) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| North Abingdon Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Astra Centre, Edinburgh Way, Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom, CM20 2BN |  |
| Northdene Residents Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL |  |
| Novello Management Company Limited | C/O Pod Group Services Limited First Floor, Unit 1, Elstree Gate, Elstree Way, |  |
|  | Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, WD6 1JD |  |

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

27. Resident management companies continued

Accounts

212 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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| Company Name | Registered Office |  |
| Oak Hill Park (Chinnor) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Oakes Park (Dartford) Management Company Limited | C/O Pmuk, The Base, Dartford Business Park, Victoria Road, Dartford, England, DA1 5FS |  |
| Oakfields Park (Halstead) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Oakley Park (Edenbridge) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Old Brook View Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Rmg House, Essex Road, Hoddesdon, United Kingdom, EN11 0DR |  |
| Old Forest Road (Winnersh) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Old R Chace Management Company Limited | 395 | Centennial Park, Elstree, Borehamwood, England, WD6 3TJ |
| Old School Gardens Residents Management Company | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE3 2ER | |
| Oxenden Park (Thornden Wood) Management Company Limited | Unit 7, Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL | |
| Oxlease Residents Limited | New Kings Court Tollgate, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, SO53 3LG | |
| P.R.P. Management Company Limited | North Point, Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, | |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| Park Gate Village Residents Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, England, CW6 9DL | |
| Parsonage Place (Otham) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR | |
| Parsons Croft Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Tarporley, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL | |
| Pasture Walk Management Company Limited | Castleman Business Centre, Embankment Way, Ringwood, England, BH24 1EU |  |
| Penmire Rise Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| Penny Way Snaith Management Company Limited | Bellway Homes Limited (Yorkshire) First Floor, Unit 2150, Century Way, Leeds, |  |
|  | United Kingdom, LS15 8ZB |  |
| Perceval Grange Management Company Limited | C/O Bellway Homes Limited (South London) 1st Floor, Regent House, 1-3 Queensway, |  |
|  | Redhill, Surrey, United Kingdom, RH1 1QT |  |
| Phase 1A Parc Mawr (Penllergaer) Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, England, CW6 9DL |  |
| Phoenix Park (Thame) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Pinchbeck Fields (EC) Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Mlm Property Management 2nd Floor, Premiere House, Elstree Way, |  |
|  | Borehamwood, United Kingdom, WD6 1JH |  |
| Pinchbeck Fields Management Company Limited | C/O Mlm Property Management 2nd Floor, Premiere House, Elstree Way, |  |
|  | Borehamwood, United Kingdom, WD6 1JH |  |
| Pine Walk Guisborough Management Company Limited | North Point, Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, |  |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| Pinewood Grange (Stowmarket) Management Company Limited | Second Floor, Premier House, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, |  |
|  | United Kingdom, WD6 1JH |  |
| Pipits Residents Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Pirton Fields (Churchdown) Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, England, CW6 9DL |  |
| Platts Meadow (Winsford) Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL |  |
| Plummers Meadow (Halewood) Residents Management Company | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, England, CW6 9DL |  |
| Limited |  |  |
| Poppy Field Residents Management Company Limited | North Point Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, |  |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| Poppy Fields (Cholsey) Flats Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Poppy Fields (Cholsey) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Poppy View (Saffron Walden) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Porters Grove (St. Leonards) Management Company Limited | C/O 30 Tower View, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, United Kingdom, ME19 4UY |  |
| Portland Gardens (Wouldham) Management Company Ltd | Gateway House, 10 Coopers Way, Southend On Sea, Essex, United Kingdom, SS2 5TE |  |
| Priory Grange (Hatfield Peverel) Management Company Limited | C/O Pod Group Services Limited First Floor, Unit 1, Elstree Gate, Elstree Way, |  |
|  | Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, WD6 1JD |  |
| QE2 (Welwyn Garden City) Management Company Limited | Sutherland House, 1759 London Road, Leigh On Sea, Essex, United Kingdom, SS9 2RZ |  |
| Quakers Walk (Devizes) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Quantock Heights (Banwell) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Rainbow Fields (Waddicar) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| Redlands Grove Management Limited\* | 13a, Building Two, Canonbury Yard, 190 New North Road, London, England, N1 7BJ |  |
| Renaissance (Reading) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| Renovo (West Thurrock) Management Company Limited | 8 Hemmells, C/O Accordant Estates Company Ltd., Hemmells, Basildon, England, |  |
|  | SS15 6ED |  |

27. Resident management companies continued

213Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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| Company Name | Registered Office |
| Ridleys Orchard (Whitton) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY |
| Riverbrook Place (Crawley) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| Rolleston Manor Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |
|  | NG1 6HH |
| Roman Fields (Corbridge) Management Company Limited | 2 Centro Place, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, DE24 8RF |
| Roman Gate (Melton Mowbray) Management Company Limited | 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, NG1 6HH |
| Roman Walk Residents Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |
|  | HP2 7DN |
| Rookery Park Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |
| Rose Meadow (Northwich) Residents Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, England, CW6 9DL |
| Rosedale Park Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |
| Rowley Fields Residents Management Company Limited | North Point Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, England, SY1 3BF |
| Royal Bowland Park Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Rmg House, Essex Road, Hoddesdon, United Kingdom, EN11 0DR |
| Sandstone Brook Residents Management Company | One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B3 2HJ |
| Sandwell College Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6HH\*\* |
| Sapphire Fields & Beaumont Park Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |
| Saxon Heath (Marham Park) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |
|  | HP2 7DN |
| Scholars Place Management Company Limited | Unit 7, Astra Centre, Edinburgh Way, Harlow, Essex, England, CM20 2BN |
| Seaford Grange (Newlands) Management Company Limited | Woodland Place Wickford Business Park, Hurricane Way, Wickford, England, SS11 8YB |
| Sheasby Park Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |
|  | NG1 6HH |
| Silkmakers Court Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |
|  | HP2 7DN |
| Sixty Three Management Company Limited | Gateway House, 10 Coopers Way, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS2 5TE |
| Sky Plaza (Farnborough) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY |
| Snelsmoor Village Management Company Limited | Bellway Homes East Midlands 3 Romulus Court, Meridian Business Park, |
|  | Braunstone Town, Leicester, United Kingdom, LE19 1YG |
| Solomon's Seal (Horsham) Management Company Limited | 25 Carfax, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1EE |
| Somerford Gate (Congleton) Residents Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, England, CW6 9DL |
| Sovereign Place (Horley) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| Spindrift Park (Pagham) Residents Management Company Limited | Embankment Way, Castleman Business Centre, Ringwood, Hampshire, United Kingdom, |
|  | BH24 1EU |
| St George’s Walk Residential Management Company Limited | North Point, Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, |
|  | SY1 3BF |
| St James Park (Parcel G) Management Company Limited | C/O Gateway Property Management Gateway House, 10 Coopers Way, |
|  | Southend-On-Sea, England, SS2 5TE |
| St James Park (Parcels B and C) Management Company Limited | C/O Gateway Property Management Limited, Gateway House 10 Coopers Way, |
|  | Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS2 5TE |
| St John’s View (Menston) Management Company Limited | North Point Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, |
|  | SY1 3BF |
| St Lythans Park (Culverhouse Cross) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| St Mary's Hill (Blandford) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |
| St Mary's Stannington Management Company Limited | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, NE3 2ER\*\*\* |
| St Wilfrid's Place (Litherland) Residents Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, England, CW6 9DL |
| St. George's Park Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| St. James Mews (Charfield) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| Staverton Lodge Residents Management Company Limited | Bellway Homes South Midlands Oak House, Binley Business Park, Coventry, |
|  | Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV3 2UB |
| Steeds Farm (Fern Hill Gardens) Management Co Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |
| Steeple Chase (Frisby) Management Company Limited | 7 Astra Centre, Edinburgh Way, Harlow, Essex, England, CM20 2BN |
| Stilton Gate Management Company Limited | Premiere House, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, England, WD6 1JH |
| Stonebridge View Residents Management Company Limited | North Point, Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, |
|  | SY1 3BF |
| Stoughton Park Management Company Limited | One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B3 2HJ |
| Summerhill View Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL |
| Summers Bridge (SAB) Management Limited | Unit 7, Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL\* |
| Summers Bridge Residents Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL\* |
| Swanland Grange Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9DL |
| Swinfen Vale Management Company Limited | Bellway Homes East Midlands 3 Romulus Court, Meridian Business Park, |
|  | Braunstone Town, Leicester, United Kingdom, LE19 1YG |

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

27. Resident management companies continued

Accounts

214 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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| Company Name | Registered Office |  |
| Tattenhoe Park (Parcel 4) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN |  |
| The Abbey Fields Grange Management Company Limited | 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, NG1 6HH |  |
| The Academy Residents Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY |  |
| The Alders (Wolverhampton) Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6HH |  |
| The Avenue (Medburn) Residents Management Company Limited | Kingston Property Services Limited Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, |  |
|  | Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE3 2ER |  |
| The Beeches (Stanton Cross) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| The Brackens Residents Management Company Limited | R M G House, Essex Road, Hoddesdon, England, EN11 0DR |  |
| The Brambles (Apse Heath Isle of Wight) Limited | The Estate Office Church Mews, Beatrice Avenue, East Cowes, Isle Of Wight, PO32 6LW |  |
| The Bridles Residential Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| The Chase Residents Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| The Coppice Heights & Amber Rise Management Company Limited | 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, NG1 6HH |  |
| The Fairways (Basingstoke) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| The Foresters Management Company Limited | 3 Romulus Court Meridian Business Park, Braunstone Town, Leicester, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | LE19 1YG |  |
| The Foundry (Hemel Hempstead) Management Company Limited | 395 | Centennial Park Centennial Avenue, Elstree, WD6 3TJ |
| The Furlongs (Gt.Leighs) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| The Furrows (Warboys) Residents Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY | |
| The Gateford Quarter Management Company Limited | 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, NG1 6HH | |
| The Grange (Fenham) Resident Management Company Limited | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle, Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom, | |
|  | NE3 2ER |  |
| The Green (Solihull) Management Company Limited | 10 Queen Street Place, London, United Kingdom, EC4R 1AG | |
| The Haven (Emsworth) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| The Landings Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | CW6 9DL |  |
| The Long Shoot Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| The Mount Prestwich Residents Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, SP2 7QY |  |
| The Oaks (Parsons Hill) Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| The Oaks (Witham) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| The Orchards (Colchester) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN |  |
| The Pastures (Telford) Management Company Limited | 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6HH |  |
| The Printworks (Reading) Residents Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN |  |
| The Residence (Nine Elms) Management Company Limited | C/O Pinnacle Housing Ltd As Agent For The Residence (Nine Elms) Management |  |
|  | Company Ltd, 8th Floor Holborn Tower, 137-144 High Holborn, London, England, |  |
|  | WC1V 6PL |  |
| The Residence (Phase 2) Management Company Limited | C/O Pinnacle Housing Ltd As Agent For The Residence (Phase 2) Management Company |  |
|  | Limited, 8th Floor Holborn Tower, 137-144 High Holborn, London, England, WC1V 6PL |  |
| The Ridgeway (Chinnor) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN\*\* |  |
| The Rosehips (Lower Howsell Road) Residents Management Company | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Limited |  |  |
| The Spinney (Oteley Road) Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| The Vale (Bottesford) Management Company Limited | One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B3 2HJ |  |
| The Vickers (Witchford) Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Michael Laurie Magar Ltd, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, England, WD6 1JH |  |
| The Wickets Management Company Limited | Bellway Home East Midlands 3 Romulus Court, Meridian Business Park, Braunstone Town, |  |
|  | Leicester, United Kingdom, LE19 1YG |  |
| The Willows (Swallowfield) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| The Willows Residential Management Company Limited | C/O Mlm Property Management 2nd Floor, Premiere House, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, |  |
|  | United Kingdom, WD6 1JH |  |
| The Withers (Netherton Residents Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Tarporley, England, CW6 9DL |  |
| The Woodlands (Watnall) Management Company Limited | Unit 7, Astra Centre, Edinburgh Way, Harlow, Essex, England, CM20 2BN |  |
| Thomas Road Management Company Limited | C/O Pinnacle Housing Ltd As Agent For Thomas Road Management Company Limited, |  |
|  | 8th Floor Holborn Tower, 137-144 High Holborn, London, England, WC1V 6PL |  |
| Tidbury Heights Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| Tindale Reach (Wickwar) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |

27. Resident management companies continued

215Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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| Company Name | Registered Office |  |
| Tranby Park Residential Management Company Limited | Rmg House, Essex Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, EN11 0DR |  |
| Turnberry Quay Management Company Limited | 137 | Newhall Street, Birmingham, England, B3 1SF |
| Tylman Place (Faversham) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR | |
| Vicarage Gardens (South Marston Swindon) Management Company | 13a, Building Two, Canonbury Yard, 190 New North Road, London, England, N1 7BJ | |
| Limited |  |  |
| Victoria Gardens (Peters Village) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR | |
| Victoria Gate and Place Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, | |
|  | NG1 6HH |  |
| Waltham Heights Resident's Management Company Limited | 100 | Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, MK9 1FH |
| Walton Park Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR | |
| Waterhouse Mill Residents Management Company | One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2HJ | |
| Waterside At Riverwell (Block E) Management Company Limited | 395 | Centennial Park Centennial Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, England, WD6 3TJ |
| Wavendon Chase Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR | |
| Wavendon View Residents Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR | |
| Weaver Green Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL | |
| Weavers Meadow (Trowbridge) Management Company Limited | 1st Floor, 2540 The Quadrant Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, United Kingdom, | |
|  | BS32 4AQ |  |
| Wellfield Rise Residents Management Company Limited | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE3 2ER | |
| Wellington Gardens (Aldershot) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN | |
| Wellington Grange (Pocklington) Management Limited | North Point Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, | |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| West End Quarter (Folkestone) Management Company Limited | C/O Gateway Property Management Limited Gateway House, 10 Coopers Way, | |
|  | Southend-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom, SS2 5TE | |
| Westbrook Moorings Management Company Limited | 395 | Centennial Park Centennial Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, England, WD6 3TJ |
| Westcombe Park (Heybridge) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN |  |
| Western Grange Residents Management Company Limited | Bellway Homes Limited Bellway House, Kings Park, Kingsway North, Gateshead, |  |
|  | Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom, NE11 0JH |  |
| Westland Place (Rainham) Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Westland Place Management Company Limited | C/O 30 Tower View, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, United Kingdom, ME19 4UY |  |
| Westminster Road Management Company Limited | One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2HJ |  |
| Wharf Farm (Rugby) Residents Management Company Limited | Unit 7 Portal Business Park, Eaton Lane, Tarporley, United Kingdom, CW6 9DL\* |  |
| Whitehill Gardens Residential Management Company Limited | C/O Mlm Property Management 2nd Floor, Premiere House, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, |  |
|  | United Kingdom, WD6 1JH |  |
| Whitehouse Park Residents Management Company Limited | C/O Trinity (Estates) Property Management Limited Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, |  |
|  | Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom, HP2 7DN |  |
| Whitworth View Residents Management Company Limited | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE3 2ER |  |
| Wickfields (Longwick) Management Company Limited | Sutherland House, 1759 London Road, Leigh On Sea, Essex, United Kingdom, SS9 2RZ |  |
| Wildflower Meadow Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DN |  |
| Willow Park (Halstead) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Willow Rise Management Company Limited | Bellway Homes Limited (East Midlands) Romulus Court, Meridian East, Leicester, |  |
|  | United Kingdom, LE19 1YG |  |
| Windgreen Gardens Management Company Limited | Fisher House, 84 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, England, SP2 7QY |  |
| Wolds View Residents Management Company Limited | North Point, Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, |  |
|  | SY1 3BF |  |
| Woodcroft Park Management Company Limited | Queensway House, 11 Queensway, New Milton, Hampshire, England, BH25 5NR |  |
| Woodgreen (Blyth) Residents Management Company Limited | Cheviot House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, England, |  |
|  | NE3 2ER |  |
| Yellowfields Phase 3B Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom, HP2 7DN |  |
| Yew Tree Gardens (Cholsey) Management Company Limited | Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, |  |
|  | HP2 7DN |  |
| Yew Tree Park Management Company Limited | Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG1 6HH |  |

\*    Company is a 50/50 Joint venture.

\*\*  Company limited by shares wholly owned by Bellway Homes Limited.

\*\*\*   Company limited by shares wholly owned by an employee of Bellway Homes Limited.

\*\*\*\* Company limited by shares.

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

27. Resident management companies continued

Accounts

216 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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28. Alternative performance measures

Bellway uses a variety of alternative performance measures (‘APMs’) which, although financial measures of either historical or

future performance, financial position or cash flows, are not defined or specified by IFRSs. The Directors use a combination of

APMs and IFRS measures when reviewing the performance, position and cash of the Group.

The APMs used by the Group are defined below:

•  Underlying gross profit and underlying operating profit – Both of these measures are stated before net legacy building

safety expense and exceptional items, and are reconciled to total gross profit and total operating profit on the face of the

consolidated income statement. The Directors consider that the removal of the net legacy building safety expense and

exceptional items provides a better understanding of the underlying performance of the Group.

•  Underlying gross margin – This is gross profit before net legacy building safety expense and exceptional items, divided by

total revenue. The Directors consider this to be an important indicator of the underlying trading performance of the Group.

•  Underlying administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue – This is calculated as the administrative expenses before

any directly attributable administrative expenses relating to the net legacy building safety expense and exceptional items

divided by total revenue. The Directors consider this to be an important indicator of how efficiently the Group is managing its

administrative overhead base.

•  Administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue – This is calculated as the total administrative expenses divided by total

revenue. The Directors consider this to be an important indicator of how efficiently the Group is managing its administrative

overhead base.

•  Underlying operating margin – This is operating profit before net legacy building safety expense and exceptional items

divided by total revenue. The Directors consider this to be an important indicator of the operating performance of the Group.

•  Net underlying finance expense – This is the net finance expense before any directly attributable finance expense or

finance income relating to the net legacy building safety expense and exceptional items. The Directors consider this to be an

important measure when assessing whether the Group is using the most cost effective source of finance.

•  Net finance expense – This is finance expenses less finance income. The Directors consider this to be an important measure

when assessing whether the Group is using the most cost effective source of finance.

•  Underlying profit before taxation – This is the profit before taxation before net legacy building safety expense and

exceptional items. The Directors consider this to be an important indicator of the profitability of the Group before taxation.

•  Underlying profit for the year – This is the profit for the year before net legacy building safety expense and exceptional items.

The Directors consider this to be an important indicator of the profitability of the Group.

•  Underlying earnings per share – This is calculated as underlying profit for the year divided by the weighted average number

of ordinary shares in issue during the year (excluding the weighted average number of ordinary shares held by the Company

or Trust which are treated as cancelled). This is calculated in note 5.

•  Underlying dividend cover – This is calculated as underlying profit for the year per ordinary share divided by the dividend

per ordinary share relating to that period. At the half year the dividend per ordinary share is the proposed interim ordinary

dividend, and for the full year it is the interim dividend paid plus the proposed final dividend. The Directors consider this an

important indicator of the proportion of underlying earnings paid to shareholders and reinvested in the business.

•  Dividend cover – This is calculated as earnings per ordinary share for the period divided by the dividend per ordinary share

relating to that period. At the half year the dividend per ordinary share is the proposed interim ordinary dividend, and for the

full year it is the interim dividend paid plus the proposed final dividend. The Directors consider this an important indicator of

the proportion of earnings paid to shareholders and reinvested in the business.

•  Capital invested in land, net of land creditors, and work-in-progress – This is calculated as shown in the table below.

The Directors consider this as an indicator of the net investment by the Group in the period to achieve future growth.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 | Mvt | 2023 | 2022 | Mvt |
| Per balance sheet | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Land | 2,431.4 | 2,578.8 | (147.4) | 2,578.8 | 2,786.4 | (207.6) |
| Work-in-progress | 2,123.9 | 1,861.6 | 262.3 | 1,861.6 | 1,524.8 | 336.8 |
| Increase in capital invested in land |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| and work-in-progress in the year |  |  | 114.9 |  |  | 129.2 |
| Land creditors | (225.3) | (368.8) | 143.5 | (368.8) | (393.4) | 24.6 |
| Increase in capital invested in land,  net of land creditors, and work-in-  progress in the year |  |  | 258.4 |  |  | 153.8 |

217Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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28. Alternative performance measures continued

•  Net asset value per ordinary share (‘NAV’) – This is calculated as total net assets divided by the number of ordinary shares in

issue at the end of each period (see note 18). The Directors consider this to be a proxy when reviewing whether value, on a

share by share basis, has increased or decreased in the period.

•  Capital employed – Capital employed is defined as the total of equity and net debt. Equity is not adjusted where the Group has

net cash. The Directors consider this to be an important indicator of the operating efficiency and performance of the Group.

•  Underlying return on capital employed (‘underlying RoCE’) – This is calculated as operating profit before net legacy building

safety expense and exceptional items divided by the average capital employed. Average capital employed is calculated

based on opening, half year and closing capital employed. The calculation is shown in the table below. The Directors

consider this to be an important indicator of whether the Group is achieving a sufficient return on its investments.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 |
|  | Capital | Land | Capital | Capital | Land | Capital |
|  | employed | creditors | employed | employed | creditors | employed |
|  |  |  | including land |  |  | including land |
|  |  |  | creditors |  |  | creditors |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Underlying operating profit | 238.1 |  | 238.1 | 543.9 |  | 543.9 |
| Capital employed/land creditors: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Opening | 3,461.6 | 368.8 | 3,830.4 | 3,367.8 | 393.4 | 3,761.2 |
| Half year | 3,434.2 | 238.5 | 3,672.7 | 3,481.4 | 372.4 | 3,853.8 |
| Closing | 3,475.9 | 225.3 | 3,701.2 | 3,461.6 | 368.8 | 3,830.4 |
| Average | 3,457.2 | 277.5 | 3,734.7 | 3,436.9 | 378.2 | 3,815.1 |
| Underlying return on capital employed | 6.9% |  | 6.4% | 15.8% |  | 14.3% |

•  Return on capital employed (‘RoCE’) – This is calculated as operating profit divided by the average capital employed.

Average capital employed is calculated based on opening, half year and closing capital employed. The calculation is shown

in the table below. The Directors consider this to be an important indicator of whether the Group is achieving a sufficient

return on its investments.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 |
|  | Capital | Land | Capital | Capital | Land | Capital |
|  | employed | creditors | employed | employed | creditors | employed |
|  |  |  | including land |  |  | including land |
|  |  |  | creditors |  |  | creditors |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Operating profit | 212.8 |  | 212.8 | 505.3 |  | 505.3 |
| Capital employed/land creditors: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Opening | 3,461.6 | 368.8 | 3,830.4 | 3,367.8 | 393.4 | 3,761.2 |
| Half year | 3,434.2 | 238.5 | 3,672.7 | 3,481.4 | 372.4 | 3,853.8 |
| Closing | 3,475.9 | 225.3 | 3,701.2 | 3,461.6 | 368.8 | 3,830.4 |
| Average | 3,457.2 | 277.5 | 3,734.7 | 3,436.9 | 378.2 | 3,815.1 |
| Return on capital employed | 6.2% |  | 5.7% | 14.7% |  | 13.2% |

•  Asset turn – Asset turn is calculated as revenue divided by the average capital employed. Average capital employed is

calculated based on opening, half year and closing capital employed. The Directors consider this to be an important indicator

of how efficiently the Group is using its assets to generate revenue.

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

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28. Alternative performance measures continued

•  Underlying post tax return on equity – This is calculated as profit for the year before net legacy building safety expense and

exceptional items, divided by the average of the opening, half year and closing net assets. The Directors consider this to be a

good indicator of the operating efficiency of the Group.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Underlying profit for the year | 160.6 | 402.2 |
| Net assets: |  |  |
| Opening | 3,461.6 | 3,367.8 |
| Half year | 3,434.2 | 3,481.4 |
| Closing | 3,465.4 | 3,461.6 |
| Average | 3,453.7 | 3,436.9 |
| Underlying post tax return on equity | 4.7% | 11.7% |

•  Post tax return on equity – This is calculated as profit for the year divided by the average of the opening, half year and closing

net assets. The Directors consider this to be a good indicator of the operating efficiency of the Group.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Profit for the year | 130.5 | 365.0 |
| Net assets: |  |  |
| Opening | 3,461.6 | 3,367.8 |
| Half year | 3,434.2 | 3,481.4 |
| Closing | 3,465.4 | 3,461.6 |
| Average | 3,453.7 | 3,436.9 |
| Post tax return on equity | 3.8% | 10.6% |

•  Total growth in value per ordinary share – The Directors use this as a proxy for the increase in shareholder value since

31 July 2021. A period of 3 years is used to reflect medium-term growth.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Net asset value per ordinary share: |  |  |
| At 31 July 2024 | 2,913p |  |
| At 31 July 2021 | 2,664p |  |
| Net asset value growth per ordinary share |  | 249p |
| Dividend paid per ordinary share: |  |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2024 | 111.0p |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2023 | 140.0p |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2022 | 127.5p |  |
| Cumulative dividends paid per ordinary share |  | 378.5p |
| Total growth in value per ordinary share |  | 627.5p |

219Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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28. Alternative performance measures continued

•  Annualised accounting return in NAV and dividends paid since 31 July 2021 – This is calculated as the annualised increase

in net asset value per ordinary share plus cumulative ordinary dividends paid per ordinary share since 31 July 2021 (as detailed

above) divided by the net asset value per ordinary share at 31 July 2021. The Directors use this as a proxy for the increase in

shareholder value since 31 July 2021.

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Net asset value growth per ordinary share |  |  | 249p |
| Cumulative dividends paid per ordinary share |  |  | 378.5p |
| Total growth in value per ordinary share |  |  | 627.5p |
| Net asset value per ordinary share at 31 July 2021 |  |  | 2,664p |
| Total value per ordinary share |  |  | 3,291.5p |
|  | 3,291.5 | ^(1/3) –1 |  |
| Annualised accounting return = | 2,664 |  | 7.3% |

•  Annualised accounting return in NAV and dividends paid since 31 July 2014 – This is calculated as the annualised increase in

net asset value per ordinary share plus cumulative ordinary dividends paid per ordinary share since 31 July 2014 divided by the

net asset value per ordinary share at 31 July 2014. The Directors use this as a proxy for the increase in shareholder value since

31 July 2014.

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Net asset value per ordinary share: |  |  |  |  |
| At 31 July 2024 |  |  | 2,913p |  |
| At 31 July 2014 |  |  | 1,118p |  |
| Net asset value growth per ordinary share |  |  |  | 1,795p |
| Dividend paid per ordinary share: |  |  |  |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2024 |  |  | 111.0p |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2023 |  |  | 140.0p |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2022 |  |  | 127.5p |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2021 |  |  | 85.0p |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2020 |  |  | 100.0p |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2019 |  |  | 145.4p |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2018 |  |  | 132.5p |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2017 |  |  | 111.5p |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2016 |  |  | 86.0p |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2015 |  |  | 61.0p |  |
| Cumulative dividends paid per ordinary share |  |  |  | 1,099.9p |
| Total growth in value per ordinary share |  |  |  | 2,894.9p |
| Net asset value per ordinary share at 31 July 2014 |  |  |  | 1,118p |
| Total value per ordinary share |  |  |  | 4,012.9p |
|  | 4,012.9 | ^(1/10) –1 |  |  |
| Annualised accounting return = | 1,118.0 |  |  | 13.6% |

•  Underlying capital growth in the period – This is calculated as capital growth in the period before net legacy building safety

expense and exceptional items per share.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital growth in the period |  | 153.0p |
| Net legacy building safety expense and exceptional items per share |  | 25.3p |
| Underlying capital growth in the period |  | 178.3p |
| Net asset value at 31 July 2023 |  | 2,871p |
|  | 178.3p |  |
| Underlying capital growth | 2,871p | 6.2% |

Notes to the Financial Statements continued

Accounts

220 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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28. Alternative performance measures continued

Capital growth in the period – This is calculated as the increase in NAV in the period combined with the ordinary dividend

paid in the year.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Net asset value per ordinary share: |  |  |
| At 31 July 2024 | 2,913p |  |
| At 31 July 2023 | 2,871p |  |
| Net asset value growth per ordinary share |  | 42p |
| Dividend paid per ordinary share: |  |  |
| Year ended 31 July 2024 |  | 111.0p |
| Capital growth in the period |  | 153.0p |

•  Net cash/(debt) – This is the cash and cash equivalents less bank debt and fixed rate sterling USPP notes. Net cash/(debt)

does not include lease liabilities, which are reported within trade and other payables on the balance sheet. The Directors

consider this to be a good indicator of the financing position of the Group. This is reconciled in note 15.

•  Average net cash/(debt) – This is calculated by averaging the net cash/(debt) position at 1 August and each month end

during the year. The Directors consider this to be a good indicator of the financing position of the Group throughout the year.

•  Cash generated from operations before investment in land, net of land creditors, and work-in-progress – This is calculated

as shown in the table below. The Directors consider this as an indicator of whether the Group is generating cash before

investing in land and work-in-progress to achieve future growth.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Cash (utilised in)/from operations | (20.2) | 372.9 |
| Add: increase in capital invested in land, net of land creditors, and work-in-progress |  |  |
| (asdescribedabove) | 258.4 | 153.8 |
| Cash generated from operations before investment in land, net of land creditors,  and work-in-progress | 238.2 | 526.7 |

•  Adjusted gearing – This is calculated as the total of net cash/(debt) and land creditors divided by total equity. The Directors

believe that land creditors are a source of long-term finance so this provides an alternative indicator of the financial stability of

the Group.

•  Gearing – This is calculated as net debt divided by total equity. The Directors consider this to be a good indicator of the

financial stability of the Group.

•  Order book – This is calculated as the total expected sales value of current reservations that have not legally completed.

The Directors consider this to be an important indicator of the likely future operating performance of the Group.

29. Post balance sheet events

Post year end, the Group entered into both a lease agreement for an industrial unit where Bellway will set up its own timber

frame manufacturing facility and placed an order for robotic equipment which has the capability to manufacture both open

panel systems and pre-insulated closed panel timber frame systems. This has increased capital commitments by around £20m.

221Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Accounts

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2020

£m

2021

£m

2022

£m

2023

£m

2024

£m

Income statement

Revenue 2,225.4 3,122.5 3,536.8 3,406.6 2,380.2

Operating profit  321.7

3

531.5

3

653.2

3

543.9

3

238.1

3

Net finance expenses (13.4) (11.1) (12.1)

3

(9.9)

3

(9.7)

3

Share of results of joint ventures 1.0 10.4 9.3 (1.4)  (2.3)

Profit before taxation  309.3

3

530.8

3

650.4

3

532.6

3

226.1

3

Income tax expense (57.6)

3

(98.1)

3

(131.9)

3

(130.4)

3

(65.5)

3

Profit for the year 251.7

3

432.7

3

518.5

3

402.2

3

160.6

3

Balance sheet

ASSETS

Non-current assets 99.3  102.1  71.6 79.4  88.6

Current assets 3,984.3  4,574.7  4,913.5 5,034.7  4,911.1

LIABILITIES

Non-current liabilities (133.8) (316.9) (646.3) (647.0)  (600.8)

Current liabilities (955.8) (1,072.1) (971.0) (1,005.5)  (933.5)

EQUITY

Total equity 2,994.0 3,287.8 3,367.8 3,461.6 3,465.4

Statistics

Number of homes sold 7,522 10,138  11,198 10,945 7,654

Average price of new homes £293.1k £306.5k £314.4k £310.3k £307.9k

Underlying gross margin

2

19.0%

3

20.9%

3

22.3%

3

20.2%

3

16.0%

3

Gross margin 15.7% 19.2% 12.5% 19.0% 15.2%

Underlying operating margin

2

14.5%

3

17.0%

3

18.5%

3

16.0%

3

10.0%

3

Operating margin 11.2% 15.4% 8.7% 14.8% 8.9%

Basic earnings per ordinary share 156.6p 316.9p 196.9p 297.7p 109.8p

Total dividend per ordinary share 50.0p 117.5p 140.0p 140.0p 54.0p

Underlying return on capital employed

2

10.8%

3

16.9%

3

19.4%

3

15.8%

3

6.9%

3

Return on capital employed

2

8.3% 15.2% 9.2% 14.7% 6.2%

Gearing

2

– – – – 0.3%

Net asset value per ordinary share

2

2,427p 2,664p 2,727p  2,871p  2,913p

Land portfolio – plots with implementable DPP 28,289  30,933  32,344 32,229 30,787

Weighted average number of ordinary shares  123,205,211 123,306,035  123,227,544  122,593,350  118,830,821

Number of ordinary shares in issue at end of year 123,345,834 123,396,422  123,486,260 120,558,573 118,980,237

Notes:

2  Alternative performance measures (note 28)

3  Stated before net legacy building safety expense and exceptional items.

\*  All attributable to equity holders of the parent.

Five Year Record

Accounts

222 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Shareholder Analysis

and Financial Calendar

227

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Glossary

Affordable Housing

Social rented and intermediate housing provided to specified

eligible households whose needs are not met by the market,

at a cost low enough for them to afford, determined with

regard to local incomes and local house prices. It is generally

provided by councils and not-for-profit organisations such as

housing associations.

Average Selling Price

Calculated by dividing the total housing revenue by the

number of homes sold.

Biodiversity Net Gain (‘BNG’)

Is an approach to development and land management, that

aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better

state than it was beforehand.

Brownfield

Land which has been previously used for other purposes.

Cancellation Rate

The rate at which customers withdraw from a house purchase

after paying the reservation fee, but before contracts are

exchanged, usually due to difficulties in obtaining mortgage

finance. Reservation fees are refunded in accordance with the

Consumer Code for Home Builders.

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

The CIL is a tool for local authorities in England and Wales

to help deliver infrastructure to support the development of

the area.

DEFRA

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Earnings per Share (EPS)

Profit attributable to ordinary equity shareholders divided by

the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue

during the financial year, excluding the weighted average

number of ordinary shares held by the Company or the Trust,

which are treated as cancelled.

Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)

The ESOS is a mandatory energy assessment scheme for

large organisations in the UK.

Executive Board

The Executive Board is made up of the Executive Directors of

Bellway p.l.c.

Greenhouse Gas (GHG)

GHGs are gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect

by absorbing infrared radiation. Carbon dioxide and

chlorofluorocarbons are examples of greenhouse gases.

Home Builders’ Federation (HBF)

The HBF is an industry body representing the homebuilding

industry in England and Wales. It represents member interests

on a national and Regional level to create the best possible

environment in which to deliver new homes.

Land Bank

The land bank is comprised of three tiers: i) owned or

unconditionally contracted land with an implementable

detailed planning permission (‘DPP’); ii) medium-term

‘pipeline’ land owned or controlled by the Group,

pending an implementable DPP; iii) strategic long-term

plots which are typically held under option or through a

promotion agreement.

Legacy Building Safety Improvements Provision

Included within this provision, there are two components (i)

SRT and associated review, and (ii) Structural defects provision.

MHCLG

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Mortgage Market Review (MMR)

The MMR was a comprehensive review of the mortgage

market which introduced reforms to deliver a mortgage

market that is sustainable and works better for consumers.

National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

The NPPF sets out the government’s planning policies for

England and how these are expected to be applied.

It provides a framework within which local people and their

accountable councils can produce their own distinctive

local and neighbourhood plans, which reflect the needs and

priorities of their communities.

National House Building Council (NHBC)

The NHBC is the leading warranty insurance provider and

body responsible for setting standards of construction for UK

housebuilding for new and newly converted homes.

Net Legacy Building Safety Expense

This contains the income statement movements in relation to

the legacy building safety improvements provision and any

associated reimbursement assets.

New Homes Bonus (NHB)

The NHB was introduced in 2011 by the coalition government

with the aim of encouraging local authorities in England to

grant planning permissions for the building of new houses

in return for additional revenue. Under the scheme, the

government has been matching the council tax raised on

each new home built in England.

New Homes Ombudsman Service (NHOS)

Has been introduced with the aim to provide dispute

resolution for, and determine complaints by, buyers of new

build homes.

New Homes Quality Board (NHQB)

An independent not-for-profit body which was established

for the purpose of developing a new framework to oversee

reforms in the build quality of new homes and the customer

service provided by developers.

New Homes Quality Code (NHQC)

An industry code of practice that lays out a mandatory set of

requirements which must be adopted and observed by all

registered developers.

Other Information

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Social Housing

Housing that is let at low rents and on a secure basis to

people in housing need. It is generally provided by councils

and not-for-profit organisations such as housing associations.

Strategic Land Holdings

These are plots which are typically held under option or

through a promotion agreement.

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)

SASB have developed a set of industry standards which

identify the minimal set of financially material sustainability

topics and their associated metrics for the typical company in

an industry to report against.

Task Force on Climate Related Financial

Disclosures (TCFD)

TCFD was created by the Financial Stability Board to develop

consistent climate-related financial risk disclosures.

Total Shareholder Return (TSR)

The total return of a stock to an investor, or the capital gain

plus dividends.

The 5% Club

Members of The 5% Club aspire to achieve 5% of their

workforce in ‘earn and learn’ positions (including apprentices,

sponsored students and graduates on formalised training

schemes) within 5 years of joining.

Underlying

Throughout the Annual Report and Accounts, underlying

refers to any statutory performance measure or alternative

performance measure which is before net legacy building

safety expenses and exceptional items. The Group believes

that underlying metrics are useful for investors as these

measures are closely monitored by the Directors in assessing

Bellway’s operating performance, thereby allowing investors

to understand and evaluate performance on the same basis

as management.

See also Alternative Performance Measures section on pages

217 to 221.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

(SDGs)

The SDGs are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals

designed to be a ‘shared blueprint for peace and prosperity

for people and the plant, now and into the future’.

Pipeline

Plots which are either owned or contracted by the Group,

pending an implementable detailed planning permission,

with development generally expected to commence within

the next three years.

Planning Permission

Usually granted by the local planning authority, this

permission allows a plot of land to be built on, change its use

or for an existing building to be redeveloped or altered.

Permission is either ‘outline’ when detailed plans are still

to be approved, or ‘detailed’ when detailed plans have

been approved.

Residential Property Developer Tax (RPDT)

RPDT is a tax, introduced in April 2022, which is charged at

a rate of 4% on certain profits of companies carrying out

residential property development.

REGO

Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin.

RIDDOR

RIDDOR refers to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and

Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013. The regulations

require an employer to report any absence by an employee

of seven days or more caused by an accident at work to the

Health and Safety Executive.

Science Based Target initiative (SBTi)

Science-based targets provide companies and financial

institutions with a clearly defined pathway to future-proof

growth by specifying how much and how quickly they need

to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Section 75 and Section 106 Planning Agreements

These are legally binding agreements or planning obligations

entered into between a landowner and a local planning

authority, under Section 75 of the Town and Country

Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 or Section 106 of the Town and

Country Planning Act 1990. These agreements are a way of

delivering or addressing matters that are necessary to make

a development acceptable in planning terms. They are

increasingly used to support the provision of services and

infrastructure, such as highways, recreational facilities,

education, health and affordable housing. Self-Remediation

Terms (SRT).

Is a commitment to remediate buildings over 11 metres in

height with identified life critical fire safety issues, which were

constructed in England and Wales since 5 April 1992.

Self-Remediation Terms (SRT)

Is a commitment to remediate buildings over 11 metres in

height with identified life control fire safety issues, which were

constructed in England since 5 April 1992.

Site/Phase

A site is a concise area of land on which homes are being

constructed. Larger sites may be divided into a number of

phases which are developed at different times.

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Financial Adviser

Citigroup Global Markets Limited

Stockbrokers

Citigroup Global Markets Limited

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Bankers

Barclays Bank PLC

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Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

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Slaughter and May

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Shareholder Analysis and Financial Calendar

Financial Calendar

Shareholders by size of holding at 31 July 2024 Holdings Shares

Number % Holding %

0 – 2,000 1,487 68 779,970 1

2,001 – 10,000 324 15 1,428,247 1

10,001 – 50,000 155 7 3,798,476 3

50,001 and over 225 10 112,973,544 95

Total 2,191 100 118,980,237 100

Shareholders by type at 31 July 2024 Holdings Shares

Number % Holding %

Private shareholders 1,508 69 2,698,462 2

Investment trusts 8 <1 641 <1

Deceased accounts 22 1 49,061 <1

Nominee companies 569 26 100,417,465 84

Limited companies 36 2 125,993 <1

Bank and bank nominees 20 1 14,382,333 12

Other institutions 28 1 1,306,282 1

Total 2,191 100 118,980,237 100

Final 2023/24 dividend – ex-dividend date 28 November 2024

Final 2023/24 dividend – record date 29 November 2024

AGM 12 December 2024

DRIP election date for final 2023/24 dividend 13 December 2024

Final 2023/24 dividend – payment date 08 January 2025

Trading update 12 February 2025

Announcement of 2024/25 interim results 25 March 2025

227Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Other Information

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228 Bellway p.l.c. Annual Report and Accounts 2024

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Bellway p.l.c.

Woolsington House, Woolsington

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 8BF

Tel: (0191) 217 0717

www.bellwayplc.co.uk