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Cairn Homes Plc (CRN)
Cairn Homes Plc: 2025 Preliminary Results

04-March-2026 / 07:00 GMT/BST

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                                       Entering our Second Decade,

                                Cairn will Increase Housing Output by 35%

                                                     

Dublin / London, 4 March 2026: Cairn Homes plc (‘Cairn’, the ‘Company’ or the ‘Group’) (Euronext  Dublin:
C5H / LSE: CRN) today announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2025.

 

 

                                 2025    2024     Movement
Revenue                         €944.6m €859.9m     +10%
Gross margin1                    22.1%   21.7%     +40bps
Operating profit                €168.6m €150.0m     +12%
Operating margin                 17.8%   17.4%     +40bps
Basic earnings per share (EPS)2  21.3c   17.9c      +19%
Dividend per share (DPS)3        10.0c   8.2c       +22%
Total equity                    €836.7m €758.2m   +€78.5m
ROE4                             16.6%   15.1%    +150bps
Net debt5                       €171.3m €154.4m   +€16.9m
                                                      

 

Sales Highlights6                                   As at 3 March 2026 As at 26 February 2025   Movement
                                                                                               
Closed & forward order book (units)                       3,452                2,593              +33%
Closed & forward order book (value net of VAT)           €1.32bn               €989m              +33%
Closed & forward average selling price (net of VAT)       €382k                €382k               -

 

Financial Highlights

  • Generated revenues of  €944.6 million,  a 10%  increase on 2024  (€859.9 million)  from 2,365  units7
    (2024: 2,241 units7).
  • Average selling price (net of VAT) of  €392,000 (2024: €383,000), with the slight increase  primarily
    driven by a change in product mix.
  • Build cost inflation (BCI) of  c.1%, compared to an industry  average c.2% (source: CSO),  evidencing
    clearly the impact of  our procurement strategies, efficiencies  from large multi-site tender  awards
    and productivity across scaled sites.
  • Operating margin of 17.8% with operating costs being 4.25% of revenue (2024: 4.30%), highlighting the
    impact of our lean construction platform.
  • Profit after tax  of €132.7  million (2024:  €114.6 million), after  finance costs  of €16.7  million
    (2024: €15.1 million).
  • Invested €102.6  million  (2024:  €99.5  million)  on scaled  development  sites  and  contracted  an
    additional €77.1 million in land acquisitions on deferred payment terms.
  • Generated €70.6 million in  operating cashflow (2024: €134.7  million), as the Company  significantly
    increased its construction work-in-progress (WIP) investment to €800.8 million (2024: €484.3 million)
    and construction activities (average active sites 2025: 25, 2024: 21).
  • Net debt  of €171.3  million  (30 June  2025:  €307.4 million,  31  December 2024:  €154.4  million),
    following significant cash  generation in  H2 2025  of €189.3  million, with  available liquidity  of
    €327.1 million at year end (2024: €229.6 million).
  • DPS increased by 22% to 10.0 cent (2024: 8.2  cent), including a proposed final dividend of 5.9  cent
    (subject to shareholder approval at our AGM on 30 April 2026).

 

Operational Highlights

  • Significant growth in our closed and forward order book of 3,452 new homes with a net sales value  of
    over €1.32 billion (€989 million and 2,593 new homes as at 26 February 2025) giving clear  visibility
    on our future pipeline and underpinning guidance.
  • Exceptional levels of  demand, most notably  from first time  buyers (FTBs), evidenced  by a  private
    weekly sales rate per active selling  site of 4.2 new homes across  existing sites and 11 new  scheme
    launches in the year.
  • Active on sites  that will  deliver over  4,000 apartments in  the medium  term with  our third  Croí
    Cónaithe approved  apartment  scheme  launch scheduled  for  H1  2026 which  will  deliver  over  330
    apartments for private buyers. Cairn  is now active on six  forward fund projects which will  deliver
    c.2,000 new apartments  to the  Land Development  Agency (LDA) and  our Approved  Housing Body  (AHB)
    partners.
  • Obtained 11  new grants  of planning  comprising over  3,650 new  homes (2024:  seven new  grants  of
    planning permission comprising nearly 1,300 new homes).
  • Developed a pipeline of land which will deliver up to 6,000 new homes, driving our medium-term growth
    in a capital efficient manner.
  • Continued to support the future of the construction industry with over 270 apprentices now registered
    on the Cairn Apprenticeship Programme, a  talent pipeline identified in the Government’s  ‘Delivering
    Homes, Building Communities’ strategy as critical to achieving its housing targets.
  • Construction at our  flagship Seven Mills  development continued at  pace with over  3,000 new  homes
    completed and under construction since starting on site in January 2023. In 2025, we delivered nearly
    700 homes in this new Dublin suburb. 
  • Strengthened our operational  capacity in  expanding our  team to  over 600  employees. Supported  by
    increased supply chain capacity  and long-standing subcontractor  partnerships, the Company’s  scaled
    operating platform is now well-invested to support significant operational growth. 

 

Outlook and Guidance

With exceptionally strong  demand reflected  in a record  order book  and a supportive  policy and  macro
backdrop, Cairn  continues  to  benefit from  a  fundamentally  robust housing  market  characterised  by
structural undersupply. These conditions, combined with  our disciplined capital allocation strategy  and
substantial investment in operational scaling, have created  a platform for consistent volume growth  and
strong financial performance.  As a  result, the  Group is  now firmly  positioned to  achieve output  of
c.6,000 new  homes between  this year  and next,  including c.3,200  homes in  2027, resulting  in a  35%
increase in our output over this two-year period. 

 

Cairn is upgrading guidance for FY26 as follows:

 

  • Revenue of c.€1.05 – €1.08 billion (previously c.€1.02 – €1.05 billion);
  • Operating profit of c.€180 – €185 million (previously c.€175 – €180 million); and
  • ROE4 of c.16.5%.

 

Commenting on the results, Michael Stanley, CEO, said:

“Cairn is now in its second decade in business. We are proud of the significant contribution we have made
to housing in Ireland since we  closed our first sale in December  2015, with over 12,000 new homes  sold
and 35,000 residents living in a  Cairn built community. Our commitment  to growth is stronger than  ever
and we will accelerate our output to close to 18,000 new homes delivered by the end of 2027. Today we are
upgrading our guidance for 2026 and  projecting sales of c.3,200 new homes  in 2027, a 35% increase  over
this two-year period.

 

The affordability of new homes remains the most significant challenge in Ireland today, and indeed across
Europe. Cairn  will  continue to  be  relentless in  managing  our cost  base  to ensure  our  homes  are
competitively priced, particularly for our first time buyers and the social and affordable apartments  we
are delivering at pace  and scale for  our state funded partners.  Over the last  five years the  average
selling price of a Cairn home has increased by 5%, compared with the broader market which has seen  house
price inflation of 29% for new homes in the same period. We will continue to use embedded innovation, new
building methods and our scale to manage our delivery costs and increase our addressable market.”

 

For further information, contact:

 

Cairn Homes plc          +353 1 696 4600

Michael Stanley, Chief Executive Officer

Richard Ball, Chief Financial Officer

Ailbhe Molloy, Head of Investor Relations

 

Drury Communications         +353 1 260 5000

Billy Murphy

Conor Mulligan  

 

An audio webcast and conference call will be hosted by Michael Stanley, CEO, and Richard Ball, CFO, today
4 March  2026  at  8.00am  (GMT). To  join  please  use  the  links below,  or  access  via  our  website
( 1 https://www.cairnhomes.com/investors/). Please ensure to register at  least 15 minutes in advance  of
8.00am.

 

Audio Webcast:  2 https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/up7opxh2

 

Conference Call:  3 https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI10bdc128cd7f474c8edcccc4f4cb238e

 

 

Notes to Editors

Cairn is an Irish homebuilder committed  to building high-quality, competitively priced, sustainable  new
homes and communities in great  locations. At Cairn, the  homeowner is at the  very centre of the  design
process. We strive  to provide unparalleled  customer service  throughout each stage  of the  home-buying
journey. A new Cairn home is expertly designed,  with a focus on creating shared spaces and  environments
where communities thrive

 

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Some statements in this  announcement are, or may  be deemed to be,  forward-looking with respect to  the
financial condition,  results of  operations, business,  viability and  future performance  of Cairn  and
certain plans and objectives of the Company. They represent our expectations for our business and involve
risks and uncertainties. We have based these  forward-looking statements on our current expectations  and
projections about future events. We believe that  our expectations and assumptions with respect to  these
forward-looking statements  are  reasonable. However,  because  they  involve known  and  unknown  risks,
uncertainties and other factors,  which are in some  cases beyond our control,  and which include,  among
other factors policy, brand, economic, financial, development, compliance, people and climate risks,  our
actual  results  or  performance  may  differ  materially  from  those  expressed  or  implied  by   such
forward-looking statements. Past performance cannot be relied  upon as a guide to future performance  and
should not  be taken  as a  representation that  trends or  activities underlying  past performance  will
continue in the future. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this document.  Cairn
expressly disclaims any  obligation or  undertaking to publicly  update or  revise these  forward-looking
statements, other than as required by applicable law.

 

Footnotes

The performance  measures below  are considered  important by  the Group  in order  for shareholders  and
analysts to assess how effectively the Group manages its day-to-day business expenses to generate  profit
from sales, provides  a basis for  performance benchmarking against  competitors and indicates  financial
strength and potential for growth  in addition to helping assess  risk, liquidity, movements in debt  and
long-term stability.

 

^1 Gross margin  is defined as  gross profit  divided by total  revenue. Calculated as  €208.8 million  /
€944.6 million (2024: €187.0 million / €859.9 million).

2 Basic EPS (earnings per share) is defined as the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders (€132.7
million) divided  by  the  weighted  average  number  of  ordinary  shares  outstanding  for  the  period
(624,294,747 shares).

3 DPS (dividend per share) of  10 cents is 4.1 cent interim  dividend per ordinary share paid in  October
2025 and 5.9 cent proposed final dividend per ordinary share.

4 ROE (Return on Equity) is defined as profit after tax divided by the average of the opening and closing
total equity in the financial year. Calculated as €132.7 million / €797.4 million (2024: €114.6 million /
€757.7 million).

5 Net debt  consists of  loans and  borrowings €226.4 million  less cash  and cash  equivalents of  €55.1
million (2024: loans and borrowings of €182.0 million less cash and cash equivalents of €27.6 million).

6 Represents the total new homes sales closings year to date and forward sales agreed as at the  relevant
date by number of units, total value (net of VAT) and average selling price (net of VAT).

7 This comprises both closed  and equivalent residential units. Equivalent  units relate to forward  fund
transactions which are calculated on a percentage completion basis based on the constructed value of work
completed divided by the total estimated cost.

8 Total shareholders returns  is defined as  ordinary dividends paid to  shareholders during a  financial
year plus amounts paid for shares purchased through share buyback programmes. Calculated as €54.7 million
from €52.9 million dividends paid  and €1.8 million shares repurchased  (2024: €115.3 million from  €44.7
million dividends paid and €70.6 million shares repurchased).

9 Forward fund transactions involve Cairn delivering new homes under a contractual relationship where the
land is sold up-front and the cost of delivering the new homes is paid on a phased basis.

 

Chief Executive Statement

Financial Highlights

Trading Performance

The Group delivered a strong performance in 2025 with a 10% increase in revenue to €944.6 million  (2024:
€859.9 million)  including  2,365  units7  (2024:  2,241 units7).  Of  this,  €928.0  million  came  from
residential closed sales (2024: €838.5 million) and €16.7 million from development land, other commercial
asset sales and rental income (2024: €21.4 million). Average selling price (ASP) increased to €392,000 in
2025, compared to €383,000 in 2024 primarily driven by product mix.

 

Gross profit for  the year  increased to  €208.8 million  (2024: €187.0  million), resulting  in a  gross
margin1 of  22.1%  (2024:  21.7%),  underlining  the impact  of  our  optimised  procurement  strategies,
efficiencies from  scaled  multi-site tender  awards  and  productivity improvements  across  our  scaled
construction activities.

 

Operating profit was €168.6 million for the year,  a 12% increase from €150.0 million in 2024,  resulting
in an  operating margin  of 17.8%  (2024:  17.4%). Operating  expenses were  €40.2 million  (2024:  €37.0
million), equating to just 4.25% of revenue (2024: 4.30%) reflecting our ongoing focus on cost discipline
coupled with investment in our growth.

 

Finance costs  for the  year were  €16.7 million  (2024: €15.1  million), reflecting  the Group’s  higher
working capital investment  during 2025.  Profit after  tax was  €132.7 million  (2024: €114.6  million),
equating to basic earnings per share of 21.3 cent (2024: 17.9 cent).

Balance Sheet Strength

Total assets increased to €1,306.2  million at year end (31  December 2024: €1,072.3 million),  including
inventories of €1,115.1 million (31 December 2024: €862.1 million) comprising land held for investment of
€701.3 million (31 December  2024: €615.7 million) and  WIP of €413.8 million  (31 December 2024:  €246.4
million).

 

The increase in land held for development was after  the release of land costs from the 2,365 units7  and
site disposals in 2025,  totalling €94.1 million,  offset by strategic land  acquisitions and other  land
costs during the  year totalling  €179.7 million,  including €77.1  million in  acquisitions on  deferred
payment terms payable  in 2026  and 2027  (with a  corresponding deferred  consideration trade  payable).
Investment of €800.8 million  in WIP during the  year, net of  WIP release of €633.2  million due to  the
release of costs associated  with the sale of  2,365 units7, resulted in  the €167.4 million increase  in
WIP.

Net assets increased from €758.2 million to €836.7  million, an increase of €78.5 million which  reflects
the continued investment the Group is making into our future growth. With profit after tax growth of  16%
to €132.7 million, the Group  delivered a return on  equity (ROE)4 of 16.6%,  an increase of 150bps  from
15.1% in 2024.

At year  end, the  Group had  access to  €500.0 million  of committed  debt facilities,  with an  average
maturity of nearly four years:

 

  • The Group had a total committed debt facility of €385.0 million at the start of 2025.
  • This increased  to €460.0  million on  26 February  2025, of  which €402.5  million was  a  syndicate
    facility comprising a term  loan of €102.5  million and revolving credit  facility of €300.0  million
    with Allied Irish Banks, Bank of Ireland, and Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI), maturing in  June
    2029 with a one-year extension option at the discretion of Group.
  • The €402.5 million syndicate  facility sustainability linked loans  were redesignated to Green  Loans
    during the  year,  reflecting  the Group’s  alignment  with  globally recognised  best  practices  in
    sustainable finance.
  • The drawn revolving credit facility as at 31 December 2025 was €28.0 million (31 December 2024: €35.0
    million).
  • Additionally, at 1 January 2025, the Group had  €57.5 million of committed debt facilities with  PGIM
    Private Capital. The Group completed a refinance of part of the private placement debt in July  2025,
    increasing the facility by €40.0 million to €97.5 million, repayable on 31 July 2026 (€42.5  million)
    and 31 July 2030  (€55.0 million). €15.0  million of the  proceeds of the  new €55.0 million  private
    placement facility were used to discharge the €15.0 million July 2025 maturity.

 

As at 31 December 2025,  the Company had available liquidity,  including cash and undrawn facilities,  of
€327.1 million, compared  to €229.6  million as  at 31 December  2024. Net  debt5 of  €171.3 million  was
slightly above net debt of €154.4 million as at 31 December 2024.

Shareholder Returns

Total shareholder returns8  in 2025  amounted to  €54.7 million,  including €52.9  million in  dividends.
Between 2 January  2025 and 9  January 2025, the  Company repurchased 803,939  shares at a  cost of  €1.8
million which completed  the FY24  €45.0 million  share buyback  programme. All  repurchased shares  were
subsequently cancelled. This compares to €70.6 million  in share buybacks and €44.7 million in  dividends
distributed to shareholders in 2024.

 

The Board has  recommended a final  dividend of  5.9 cent per  ordinary share, which,  combined with  the
interim dividend of 4.1 cent per  ordinary share, results in a total  dividend of 10.0 cent per  ordinary
share for the year (2024: 8.2 cent per share). The proposed final dividend of 5.9 cent per ordinary share
will be paid on 29 May 2026 to ordinary shareholders  on the Company's register at 5:00 p.m. on 24  April
2026, subject to shareholder approval at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 30 April 2026.

Supportive Policy Environment Focused on Housing Delivery and Enabling Infrastructure

As a result of legislative actions, investment measures and strategic initiatives announced in 2025,  the
current policy environment to  support increased housing  delivery provides a  clear roadmap to  reaching
300,000 new homes by 2030, including:

 

  • ‘Delivering Homes, Building Communities’: new housing strategy published in November 2025, reaffirmed
    the Government’s commitment to delivering 300,000 new  homes by 2030, including 12,000 social  homes,
    15,000 affordable homes and 23,000 private starter homes per year;

  • National Development Plan (NDP) Review: €36.0 billion in committed capital funding allocated  through
    the NDP to the Department  of Housing, Local Government and  Heritage (€28.3 billion for housing  and
    €7.7 billion for water  infrastructure) between 2026  and 2030, including an  increase in the  annual
    capital budget from €4.6 billion in 2025 to €7.3 billion in 2026;

  • Revised National  Planning Framework  (NPF):  Local Authorities  instructed  to increase  zoning  and
    provide additional 50% headroom to zone enough land  to accommodate up to 83,400 new homes  annually;
    and
  • Planning Legislation Reform: Government has enacted  critical sections of the Planning &  Development
    Act, such as allowing developers  to extend the duration of  extant planning consents, extending  the
    duration of planning permissions delayed by judicial review proceedings, establishing and  resourcing
    An Coimisiún  Pleanála (formerly  called  An Bord  Pleanála), and  strengthening  the Office  of  the
    Planning Regulator to allow it to review planning authority performance.

 

First Time Buyers Driving Significant Demand

Demand across all buyer profiles, most notably amongst FTBs, remained exceptionally strong in 2025,  with
the Company delivering 2,365 units7. This demand is  also evidenced in our weekly private sales rate  per
active selling site of 4.2, across  nearly 1,000 private sales in the  year and the growth of our  closed
and forward order  book which has  increased to  3,452 new homes  with a  net sales value  of over  €1.32
billion as at 3 March 2026 (2,593 new homes and €989 million as at 26 February 2025).

 

A strong mortgage market, growing  personal savings and enhanced State  supports against a backdrop of  a
limited supply of competitively priced  new starter homes is driving  continued positive momentum in  our
core FTB market. In 2025, we  launched 11 new schemes nationwide,  including our first two Croí  Cónaithe
(Cities) Scheme  approved apartment  developments  in Cork  and Dublin.  The  success of  these  launches
supports the Company’s strategic objective to increase the delivery of new homes to FTBs over the  medium
term. Strong demand  from this core  market has continued  into the early  months of 2026,  with six  new
private scheme launches planned in H1 2026, including our third Croí Cónaithe approved scheme at Exchange
Square in our flagship Seven Mills development.

 

The Company continues to partner with a number of State supported counterparties to deliver competitively
priced social & affordable homes under both  forward purchase and forward fund9 transactions. We  started
2026 active  on six  forward fund  projects  and expect  to complete  further forward  fund  transactions
throughout the year,  supporting efficient  capital deployment and  materially increasing  our supply  of
social & affordable homes.  The Government’s announcement  in 2025 of additional  capital funding to  the
sector highlights their  commitment to support  increased social,  affordable and private  output in  the
market.

 

The supportive changes  to rent  legislation proposed  by the  Government in  2025 were  approved by  the
Cabinet Committee in February 2026 and  are expected to be enacted  into legislation in March 2026.  This
new legislation, combined with lower interest rates  and recent changes to apartment regulations has  the
potential to positively  impact demand from  institutional investors,  who are seeking  long term  stable
exposure to the Irish  residential market and who  have been largely absent  in recent years. Our  market
leading position  in the  delivery of  scaled apartment  developments leaves  us strongly  positioned  to
capitalise on this demand.

 

Investing in Sustainable Growth

In 2025, the Company significantly increased its  investment in construction activities with our  highest
ever WIP spend  of €800.8  million (2024:  €484.3 million).  Our closing  WIP balance  of €413.8  million
reflects the investment  in the  capacity and capability  of our  scaled operating platform  and is  3.2x
(2024: 4.0x) covered by over €1.32 billion sales in our closed and forward order book.

 

Cairn was active on  an average of  25 residential sites  during 2025, across  both low and  high-density
schemes. The  Company  commenced nine  new  sites in  2026  including Montrose  (Dublin  4),  Ballymoneen
(Galway), Garter Lane (Co. Dublin), Holybanks (Swords, Co. Dublin), Limebrook (Navan, Co. Meath),  Wicker
Walk (Seven Mills, Dublin  22), Exchange Square  (Seven Mills, Dublin 22),  Cross Avenue (Blackrock,  Co.
Dublin) and Creamfields (Co. Cork).

 

Our supply  chain  and procurement  strategy  leverages our  scaled  operating platform  and  multi-year,
multi-project pipeline  to maximise  our operational  competitive advantages,  with a  current  committed
procurement order book of over €1.8  billion on live sites. We are  over 75% procured across all  current
live sites for  2026 and 50%  for 2027, giving  us material visibility  over our cost  profile. Whilst  a
significant portion of our materials are procured domestically, we remain aware of the potential  impacts
that the ongoing  geopolitical uncertainty  may have  on our business  in the  future should  there be  a
change.

 

2025 marked  a  significant  step forward  in  embedding  innovation and  digital  practices  across  our
construction delivery  model, enhancing  our  operational and  productivity  efficiencies. Key  areas  of
progress and achievements in 2025 include: 

 

  • Continued our phased delivery of Passive House standard apartments to our State partners at our Seven
    Mills, Pipers Square, Niven Oaks and Whitehaven developments;
  • Launched our ‘Reality Capture’ programme across all sites, using 3D drone surveys and lidar  scanning
    to provide  a  geospatially  accurate  record  of site  progress  and  infrastructure  delivery  from
    pre-acquisition to aftercare;
  • Further defined our ‘Securing Delivery’ workstream to progress alternatives for facades,  foundations
    and structures. This programme  focuses on identifying  robust, future proof  alternatives to how  we
    deliver our homes; and
  • Established the first phase of the Cairn Innovation Test Centre which centralises innovation  testing
    and acts as a  research and development  (R&D) centre where  employees, subcontractors and  suppliers
    collaborate on innovation projects. We will officially open the upgraded new Cairn Innovation  Centre
    at our Seven Mills development during H1 2026 which  will act as our innovation hub. The centre  will
    also feature  an  enclosed presentation  area  designed as  an  ultra-low embodied  carbon  building,
    showcasing our commitment and leadership in sustainability.

 

Landbank Strategy Securing Growth

In 2025, we acquired scaled  sites (average site size  of over 500 units)  which are expected to  deliver
4,500 new homes, primarily for the private market in the medium term. With our established strategic  and
disciplined capital allocation approach to land acquisition, we converted two option deals in the period,
which will deliver  c.2,800 of  these 4,500  new homes. Our  39 site  low-cost landbank  now includes  13
high-density apartment  sites and  a number  of our  larger housing  sites which  include an  element  of
high-density apartments (c.7,700  units at  an average  historic site  cost of  c.€43k per  unit) and  26
low-density housing sites (c.10,700 units at an average historic site cost of c. €33k per unit).

 

Our land pipeline of up to 6,000 units  provides enhanced landbank flexibility, whilst also securing  our
medium term  growth in  a capital  efficient  manner. This  pipeline reflects  transactions that  can  be
executed opportunistically, ensuring flexibility to address changing demand dynamics and execute  returns
accretive opportunities as they arise. 

 

During 2025, we  obtained 11 new  grants of  planning comprising over  3,650 new homes  (2024: seven  new
grants of planning permission comprising nearly 1,300 new homes). Over 70% of our c.18,400 unit  landbank
has effective full planning permission or is in the planning application process, underpinning our future
growth.

 

Progress on Sustainability Initiatives

Cairn continues to prioritise being a leader in sustainability, further embedding it in our everyday ways
of working. Highlights of our progress and achievements in 2025 include:

 

  • Reduced our Gender  Pay Gap by  7.2%, primarily  through increasing female  representation in  senior
    positions (2025 Mean Gender Pay Gap: 22.8%, 2024 Mean Gender Pay Gap: 30%);
  • Awarded a CDP score of  A, placing us in  the Top 4% of companies  scored globally for leadership  in
    environmental transparency and action;
  • To date, we have commenced over 3,000 new homes to Passive House standard, including the delivery  of
    994 units7 across four developments during 2025;
  • Won both the ‘Innovation in Construction’ award  at the Irish Construction Excellence Awards and  the
    ‘Green Transformation Award’ at The Green Awards recognising our market leading delivery of new homes
    to the Passive House standard at scale;
  • Launched our third  Employee Resource Group,  ‘Race &  Ethnicity in Cairn’,  recognising our  diverse
    workforce;
  • Achieved Investors in Diversity  Gold following a  rigorous and independent  assessment by the  Irish
    Centre for Diversity, recognising the inclusive culture we have built and embedded across Cairn; and
  • Named among the  Best Workplaces  for Health  & Wellness for  the first  time, in  addition to  being
    recognised as one  of Ireland’s  Top Five  Best Large Workplaces  in 2026  and one  of Europe’s  Best
    Workplaces for 2025 by Great Place to Work.

 

Board and Committee Changes

During 2025, the following Board and Committee changes occurred:

 

  • On 1 January 2025, Bernard  Byrne was appointed as a  Non-Executive Director and Chair-Designate  and
    Orla O’Connor was appointed as a Non-Executive Director;
  • On 1 May 2025, John Reynolds retired as Chairman of the Board and was succeeded by Bernard Byrne; and
  • On 31 December 2025, Giles Davies retired from the Board.

With effect from 1 January 2026, the following changes took place:

 

  • Orla O’Connor assumed the role of Workforce Engagement Director, succeeding Orla O’Gorman;
  • Linda Hickey joined the Nomination Committee; and
  • Julie Sinnamon joined the Remuneration Committee.

 

Following these changes, the composition of the Board Committees are as follows:

 

  • Audit & Risk Committee: Orla O’Gorman (Chair), Linda Hickey, Orla O’Connor and Julie Sinnamon;
  • Nomination Committee: Julie Sinnamon (Chair), Linda Hickey and Orla O’Gorman; and
  • Remuneration Committee: Linda Hickey (Chair), Orla O’Connor and Julie Sinnamon.

 

Change of Auditor

In accordance with s.1548 of the Companies Act 2014, KPMG's tenure as the statutory auditor for a  public
interest entity reached its maximum  duration at the end of  the 2024 reporting cycle. Subsequently  KPMG
resigned as auditors following the completion of the  audit for the fiscal year ending 31 December  2024.
Ernst and Young Chartered Accountants have been appointed as the statutory auditor for the Group for  the
financial year ending 31 December 2025.

 

 

 

CAIRN HOMES PLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the year ended 31 December 2025

                                                                                    2025          2024
                                                                               Unaudited     Audited  
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
                                                                          Note     €’000       €’000  
Continuing operations                                                                                 
Revenue                                                                    2     944,606     859,871  
Cost of sales                                                                  (735,841)   (672,910)  
Gross profit                                                                     208,765     186,961  
                                                                                                      
Administrative expenses                                                    4    (40,179)    (36,954)  
                                                                                                      
Operating profit                                                                 168,586     150,007  
                                                                                                      
Finance costs                                                              3    (16,707)    (15,095)  
Share of loss of equity-accounted investee, net of tax                                 -       (203)  
Finance income                                                                       546         163  
                                                                                                      
Profit before taxation                                                           152,425     134,872  
                                                                                                      
Tax charge                                                                 6    (19,710)    (20,300)  
Profit for the year attributable to owners of the Company                        132,715     114,572  
Other comprehensive loss                                                                              
Fair value movement on cashflow hedges                                             (234)         124  
Cashflow hedges reclassified to profit and loss                                      124       (455)  
                                                                                                      
                                                                                   (110)       (331)  
Total comprehensive income for the year attributable to owners of                                     
the Company                                                                      132,605     114,241  
                                                                                        
Basic earnings per share                                                   12              17.9 cent  
                                                                               21.3 cent
Diluted earnings per share                                                 12  21.1 cent   17.8 cent  
                                                                                                      

 

CAIRN HOMES PLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at 31 December 2025

                                                            
                                          2025          2024
                                     Unaudited       Audited
Assets                          Note     €’000         €’000
                                                            
Non-current assets                                          
Property, plant and equipment            6,717         7,170
Right of use assets                      4,747         5,592
Intangible assets                        4,455         4,423
Equity-accounted investee                   34            34
Trade and other receivables      8       1,255        10,788
Financial asset                  14      6,964             -
                                        24,172        28,007
                                                            
Current assets                                              
Inventories                      7   1,115,154       862,124
Trade and other receivables      8     111,740       141,532
Current taxation                             -        12,892
Cash and cash equivalents               55,118        27,623
Derivatives                                  -           105
                                     1,282,012     1,044,276
                                                            
Total assets                         1,306,184     1,072,283
                                                            
                                                            
Equity                                                      
Share capital                    9         625           621
Share premium                    9     201,894       201,894
Other undenominated capital                223           222
Treasury shares                       (14,202)       (8,202)
Share-based payment reserve             14,781        14,721
Cashflow hedge reserve                     (5)           105
Retained earnings                      633,352       548,847
Total equity                           836,668       758,208
                                                            
Liabilities                                                 
Non-current liabilities                                     
Derivatives                                  5             -
Loans and borrowings             10    183,957       167,054
Lease liabilities                        4,203         5,191
Deferred taxation                6       2,715         3,090
Trade and other payables         11     28,306             -
                                       219,186       175,335
Current liabilities                                         
Loans and borrowings             10     42,464        14,992
Lease liabilities                        1,331         1,254
Trade and other payables         11    204,258       107,453
Current taxation                         2,277        15,041
                                       250,330       138,740
                                                            
Total liabilities                      469,516       314,075
Total equity and liabilities         1,306,184     1,072,283
                                                            
                                                    

 

CAIRN HOMES PLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the year ended 31 December 2025

 

                                                                        Unaudited
                                                          Attributable to owners of the Company
                                                                                                         
                           Share                  Other          Share-Based Cashflow
                                   Share Undenomin-ated Treasury     Payment    Hedge Retained    Total  
                         Capital Premium        Capital   Shares              Reserve Earnings
                                                                     Reserve
                           €'000   €'000          €’000    €’000       €'000    €'000    €'000    €'000  
                                                                                                         
As at 1 January              621 201,894            222  (8,202)      14,721      105  548,847  758,208  
2025
                                                                                                         
Total
comprehensive                                                                                            
income for the
year
Profit for the                 -       -              -        -           -        -  132,715  132,715  
year
Fair value
movement on                    -       -              -        -           -    (234)        -    (234)  
cashflow hedges
Cashflow hedges
reclassified to                -       -              -        -           -      124        -      124  
profit and loss
                               -       -              -        -           -    (110)  132,715  132,605  
Transactions with
owners of the                                                                                            
Company
Purchase of own
shares – share                 -       -              -  (1,833)           -        -        -  (1,833)  
buybacks
Cancellation of              (1)       -              1    1,833           -        -  (1,833)        -  
repurchased shares
Purchase of own
shares – held in               -       -              -  (6,000)           -        -        -  (6,000)  
trust
Equity-settled
share-based                    -       -              -        -       6,563        -        -    6,563  
payments
Settlement of
dividend                                                               (796)        -      796        -  
equivalents 
Shares issued on                                                                                       
vesting/exercise                                                                                         
of share awards                5       -              -        -           -        -        -        5
and options
Transfer from
share-based
payment reserve to                                                                                     
retained earnings
in relation to                                                                                           
vesting/exercise
or lapsing of                  -       -              -        -     (5,707)        -    5,707        -
share awards and
options
Dividends paid to
shareholders (note             -       -              -        -           -        - (52,880) (52,880)  
13)
                               4       -              1  (6,000)          60        - (48,210) (54,145)  
                                                                                                         
As at 31 December            625 201,894            223 (14,202)      14,781      (5)  633,352  836,668  
2025
                                                                                                         

CAIRN HOMES PLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the year ended 31 December 2024

                                                                        Audited
                                                         Attributable to owners of the Company
                                         
                                                                            
                                                                                                         
                         Share                  Other          Share-Based Cashflow
                                 Share Undenomin-ated Treasury     Payment    Hedge  Retained     Total  
                       Capital Premium        Capital   Shares              Reserve  Earnings
                                                                   Reserve
                         €'000   €'000          €’000    €’000       €'000    €'000     €'000     €'000  
                                                                                                         
As at 1 January            655 201,100            183  (3,196)      13,588      436   544,396   757,162  
2024
                                                                                                         
Total
comprehensive                                                                                            
income for the
year
Profit for the               -       -              -        -           -        -   114,572   114,572  
year
Fair value
movement on                  -       -              -        -           -      124         -       124  
cashflow hedges
Cashflow hedges
reclassified to              -       -              -        -           -    (455)         -     (455)  
profit and loss
                             -       -              -        -           -    (331)   114,572   114,241  
Transactions
with owners of                                                                                           
the Company
Purchase of own
shares – share               -       -              - (70,591)           -        -         -  (70,591)  
buybacks
Cancellation of
repurchased               (39)       -             39   70,591           -        -  (70,591)         -  
shares
Purchase of own
shares – held in             -       -              -  (5,006)           -        -         -   (5,006)  
trust
Equity-settled
share-based                  -       -              -        -       6,942        -         -     6,942  
payments
Settlement of
dividend                     -       -              -        -       (619)        -         -     (619)  
equivalents 
Shares issued on                                                                                       
vesting/exercise                                                                                         
of share awards              5     794              -        -           -        -         -       799
and options
Transfer from
share-based                                                                                            
payment reserve
to retained                                                                                            
earnings in                                                                                              
relation to                                                                                            
vesting/exercise
or lapsing of                -       -              -        -     (5,190)        -     5,190         -
share awards and
options
Dividends paid
to shareholders              -       -              -        -           -        -  (44,720)  (44,720)  
(note 13)
                          (34)     794             39  (5,006)       1,133        - (110,121) (113,195)  
                                                                                                         
As at 31                   621 201,894            222  (8,202)      14,721      105   548,847   758,208  
December 2024
                                                                                                         

 

CAIRN HOMES PLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the year ended 31 December 2025

                                                                                   
                                                                   2025        2024
                                                              Unaudited     Audited
                                                                  €'000       €'000
Cash flows from operating activities                                               
                                                                                   
Profit for the year                                             132,715     114,572
                                                                                   
Adjustments for:                                                                   
Share-based payments expense                                      5,986       6,077
Finance costs                                                    16,707      15,095
Finance income                                                    (546)       (163)
Depreciation and amortisation                                     2,633       2,728
Taxation                                                         19,710      20,300
                                                                                   
                                                                177,205     158,609
                                                                                   
(Increase)/decrease in inventories                            (173,423)      83,492
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables               39,325    (98,263)
Increase in trade and other payables                             47,524       8,700
Tax paid                                                       (20,009)    (17,878)
                                                                                   
Net cash from operating activities                               70,622     134,660
                                                                                   
Cash flows from investing activities                                               
Loan to joint venture                                           (6,965)           -
Purchases of property, plant and equipment                      (1,448)     (2,655)
Purchases of intangible assets                                  (1,402)     (1,744)
                                                                                   
Net cash used in investing activities                           (9,815)     (4,399)
                                                                                   
Cash flows from financing activities                                               
Purchase of own shares – share buybacks                         (1,833)    (70,591)
Proceeds from issue of share capital                                  5         799
Settlement of dividend equivalents                                    -       (619)
Purchase of own shares – held in trust                          (6,000)     (5,006)
Dividends paid                                                 (52,880)    (44,720)
Proceeds from loans and borrowings, net of debt issue costs     491,521     392,850
Repayment of loans and borrowings                             (447,706)   (385,000)
Repayment of lease liabilities                                  (1,414)     (1,004)
Interest and other finance costs paid                          (15,005)    (14,900)
                                                                                   
Net cash used in financing activities                          (33,312)   (128,191)
                                                                                   
                                                                           
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents in the year            27,495       2,070
                                                                                   
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                   27,623      25,553
                                                                                   
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                         55,118      27,623
                                                                           
                                                                           

CAIRN HOMES PLC

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1. Basis of preparation 

Cairn Homes plc  with registered number  552564 (“the Company”)  is a company  domiciled in Ireland.  The
Company’s registered office  is 45  Mespil Road, Dublin  4, D04  W2F1. The Company  and its  subsidiaries
(together referred  to as  “the  Group”) and  the  Group’s interest  in  joint venture  undertakings  are
predominantly involved in the development of residential property for sale.

The unaudited consolidated financial information covers the year ended 31 December 2025.

The Group’s unaudited consolidated  financial information does not  include all the information  required
for a complete set of financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial  Reporting
Standards (“IFRS”) as adopted by the European Union. However, selected explanatory notes are included  to
explain events and  transactions that  are material to  an understanding  of the changes  in the  Group’s
financial position and performance since  31 December 2024. They should  be read in conjunction with  the
statutory consolidated financial statements  of the Group,  which were prepared  in accordance with  IFRS
(“EU IFRS”) as adopted  by the European Union,  as at and for  the year ended 31  December 2024, and  the
interim results for the six-month period  ended 30 June 2025, issued  on 3 September 2025. The  statutory
financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 have been filed with the Companies  Registration
Office and  are  available at   4 www.cairnhomes.com.  The audit  opinion  on those  statutory  financial
statements was  unqualified and  did not  contain any  matters to  which attention  was drawn  by way  of
emphasis. The statutory consolidated  financial statements of  the Group for the  year ended 31  December
2025 will be published in March 2026 and will be available on  5 www.cairnhomes.com.

The new IFRS standards, amendments to standards or interpretations that are effective for the first  time
in the financial year  ending 31 December  2025 have not had  a material impact  on the Group’s  reported
profit or net assets in this consolidated financial information.

The Group’s other accounting policies, presentation and method of computations adopted in the preparation
of this consolidated financial information are consistent  with those followed in the preparation of  the
Group’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The preparation of consolidated financial information  requires management to make judgements,  estimates
and assumptions that  affect the application  of policies  and reported amounts  of assets,  liabilities,
income and  expenses.  Actual  results  could  differ materially  from  these  estimates.  Estimates  and
underlying assumptions  are  reviewed  on  an  ongoing  basis.  Revisions  to  estimates  are  recognised
prospectively.

The significant accounting  judgements impacting  this consolidated  financial information,  in order  of
significance are:

• scale and mix of each development and the achievement of associated planning permissions.

This may involve  assumptions on new  or amended  planning permission applications.  This judgement  then
feeds into the process of  forecasting expected profitability by development  which is used to  determine
the profit that the Group is able to recognise  on its developments in each reporting period and the  net
realisable value of inventories.

The key sources of estimation uncertainty impacting this consolidated financial information are:

• forecast selling prices;

• build cost inflation in relation to sites that are not fully procured; and

• carrying value of inventories and allocations from inventories to cost of sales (note 7).

Due to the nature of the Group’s activities and in particular the scale of its development costs and  the
length of the  development cycle, the  Group has to  allocate site-wide development  costs between  units
completed in the current year and those in future years. It also has to forecast the costs to complete on
such developments and make estimates relating to  future sales prices. Forecast selling prices and  build
cost inflation are  inherently uncertain  due to  changes in  market conditions.  These estimates  impact
management’s assessment of the  net realisable value  of the Group’s inventories  and also determine  the
extent of profit  or loss that  should be  recognised in respect  of each development  in each  reporting
period. In making such assessments and allocations, there is a degree of inherent estimation uncertainty.

The Group has developed internal controls designed  to effectively assess and review carrying values  and
profit recognition, and the appropriateness of estimates  made. The Group recognises its gross profit  on
each sale, based on the particular unit sold and the total cost attaching to that unit. As the build cost
on a site can take place over a number of reporting periods

the determination of the cost of sale to release on each individual unit sale is dependent on  up-to-date
cost forecasting and expected profit margins across the scheme.

In preparing the financial statements, the Directors have considered the impact of climate change.  There
has been no material impact identified on the financial reporting judgements and estimates as a result of
climate change. In particular, the  Directors considered the impact of  climate change in respect of  the
following areas: going concern and viability of the Group over the next three years; cash flow  forecasts
used in  the impairment  assessments of  inventories; and  carrying value  and useful  economic lives  of
property, plant and equipment.  Whilst there  is currently no  medium-term impact  expected from  climate
change, the Directors are aware of the ever-changing risks attached to climate change and will  regularly
assess these  risks  against judgements  and  estimates made  in  preparation of  the  Group’s  financial
statements.

The consolidated financial  information is presented  in Euro, which  is the functional  currency of  the
Company and presentation currency of the Group, rounded to the nearest thousand.

Going Concern

 

The Group delivered a strong operational and financial performance in 2025 with a 10% increase in revenue
to €944.6 million (2024: €859.9 million) and a 16% increase in profit after tax to €132.7 million  (2024:
€114.6 million).

 

The Group had a  total committed debt facility  of €500.0 million  at the start of  2026 with an  average
maturity of nearly four years. Net debt at 31 December 2025 was €171.3 million (31 December 2024:  €154.4
million). As  at 31  December 2025,  the  Company had  available liquidity,  including cash  and  undrawn
facilities, of €327.1 million, compared to €229.6 million as at 31 December 2024.

 

The Directors have carried  out a detailed assessment  of the principal risks  facing the Group and  have
considered the impact of  these risks on the  going concern of the  business. In making this  assessment,
consideration has been given to the uncertainty inherent in financial forecasting including future market
conditions such as sales prices. Where appropriate, severe but plausible downside-sensitivities have been
applied to the key factors affecting the future financial performance of the Group.

 

Having considered the Group’s forecasts and outlook including the strength of its forward order book, the
Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in  operational
existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they are satisfied that it is appropriate to  continue
to adopt the going concern basis in preparing this consolidated financial information.

 

2.  Revenue

                                                        2025      2024
                                                       €’000     €’000
Residential property sales                                      
Recognised at a point in time                        481,930   382,802
Recognised over time                                 446,024   455,706
Total residential property sales                     927,954   838,508
Site and other sales – recognised at a point in time  13,670    21,310
Site and other sales – recognised over time            2,937         -
Revenue from contracts with customers                944,561   859,818
Other revenue                                                         
Income from property rental                               45        53
                                                     944,606   859,871

 

Revenue is recognised  either at a  point in  time or over  time, according to  the specific  contractual
arrangements. Revenue recognised at a point in time is recognised when control over the property has been
transferred to the customer, which occurs at legal completion.

Revenue recognised over time arises on forward fund contracts where land is sold up-front and the cost of
delivering the new  homes and  commercial units is  paid for  by the purchaser  on a  phased basis.  This
revenue is measured based on total costs incurred  at the reporting date relative to the estimated  total
cost of the contract, using an independent third-party valuation of the work performed.

3.  Finance costs

                                                                         2025                    2024  
                                                                        €’000                   €’000  
  Interest expense on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost 14,359                    14,474
  Cashflow hedges reclassified from other comprehensive income            124                     (455)
  Other finance costs                                                   1,197                       843
  Interest on lease liabilities                                           230                       233
  Interest on deferred land payables                                      797                         -
                                                                       16,707                  15,095  
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       

Interest expense includes  interest and  amortised arrangement  fees and issue  costs on  the drawn  term
loans, revolving credit  facility and  loan notes.  Other finance costs  include commitment  fees on  the
undrawn element of the revolving credit facility during the year.

 

The discounting of the deferred payments for  land purchases produces a notional interest payable  amount
and this is charged to finance expenses.

 

4.  Administrative expenses

                                     2025     2024
                                    €’000    €’000
Employee benefits expense (note 5) 26,467   23,223
Depreciation                        1,448    1,458
Other expenses                     12,264   12,273
                                   40,179   36,954
                                             

 

5.  Employee benefits expense

                                                                    2025         2024
                                                                   €’000        €’000
Wages and salaries                                                  53,282     41,255
Social welfare costs                                                 4,621      4,455
Pension costs – defined contribution schemes                         2,664      1,528
Share-based payments charge                                          6,557      6,942
                                                                    67,124     54,180
Amounts included in cost of sales or capitalised into inventories (40,530)   (30,826)
Amounts capitalised into intangibles                                 (127)      (131)
Employee benefits expense                                           26,467     23,223
                                                                              

6.  Taxation

                                                                   2025        2024  
                                                                  €’000       €’000  
                           Current tax charge for the year       20,041      20,569  
                           Adjustment in respect of prior year       44       (220)  
                                                                 20,085      20,349  
                           Deferred tax credit for the year       (375)        (49)  
                           Total tax charge                      19,710      20,300  
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
Profit before tax                                               152,425     134,872  
Tax charge at standard Irish income tax rate of 12.5%            19,053      16,859  
                                                                                     
Effects of:                                                                          
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes                          1,347       1,203  
Income taxed at the higher rate                                     279       1,285  
Adjustment in respect of prior year                                  44       (220)  
Other                                                           (1,013)       1,173  
Total tax charge                                                 19,710      20,300  
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
Deferred tax liabilities                                                             
                                                                 2025            2024
                                                                  €’000         €’000
Opening balance                                                   3,090         3,139
Credited to profit or loss                                        (375)          (49)
Closing balance                                                   2,715         3,090
                                                                                     

7.  Inventories

                                   2025      2024
                                  €’000     €’000
                                           
Land held for development       701,333   615,743
Construction work in progress   413,821   246,381
                              1,115,154   862,124

8.  Trade and other receivables

                                    
                      2025      2024
Current assets       €’000     €’000
                              
Trade receivables   21,766    73,495
Contract assets     72,397    45,331
Prepayments          1,604     1,311
Construction bonds  11,530    11,938
Other receivables    4,443     9,457
                   111,740   141,532
                                    
                                    
                      2025      2024
Non-current assets   €’000     €’000
                              
Contract assets          -    10,001
Other receivables    1,255       787
                     1,255    10,788

 

Trade receivables  relate to  amounts due  in relation  to residential  property sales  to  institutional
investors and  State-supported counterparties.  Included within  trade receivables  are amounts  of  €1.3
million (2024: €65.4 million) which relate to  funds due from State-supported counterparties. Within  the
trade receivables, €17.2 million (2024: €18.5 million) relates to retentions.

 

Contract assets  of €72.4  million (31  December  2024: €55.3  million) consist  of revenue  earned  with
State-supported  and  other  counterparties  that  is  either  unbilled  or  the  timing  of  receipt  of
consideration is conditioned on something other than the passage of time.

 

The Directors consider that  all construction bonds are  current assets as they  will be realised in  the
Group’s normal  operating cycle,  which is  such that  a proportion  of construction  bonds will  not  be
recovered within 12 months. It  is estimated that €6.6 million  (2024: €6.4 million) of the  construction
bond balance at 31 December 2025 will be recovered after more than 12 months from that date.

 

The carrying value of all trade and other receivables is approximate to their fair value.

 
9.  Share capital and share-based payments

                                              2025                  2024
                                      Number €’000          Number €’000
Authorised                                                          
Ordinary shares of €0.001 each 1,000,000,000 1,000   1,000,000,000 1,000
                                                                        
Total authorised share capital               1,000                 1,000
                                                                        

 

                                           Share Capital Share Premium   Total
As at 31 December 2025              Number         €’000         €’000   €’000
                                                                              
Issued and fully paid                                                         
Ordinary shares of €0.001 each 625,576,122           625       201,894 202,519
                                                     625       201,894 202,519
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                           Share Capital Share Premium   Total
As at 31 December 2024              Number         €’000         €’000   €’000
                                                                              
Issued and fully paid                                                         
Ordinary shares of €0.001 each 621,051,046           621       201,894 202,515
                                                     621       201,894 202,515

 

10.  Loans and borrowings

                                               
                                 2025      2024
                                €’000     €’000
Non-current liabilities                        
Bank and other loans                           
Repayable as follows:                          
Between one and two years           -    42,495
Between two and five years    183,957   124,559
Total non-current liabilities 183,957   167,054
                                               
                                               
Current liabilities                            
Repayable within one year      42,464    14,992
Total current liabilities      42,464    14,992
                                               
                                               
Total borrowings              226,421   182,046
                                         

The Group had a total committed debt facility of  €385.0 million at the start of 2025. This increased  to
€460.0 million on 26 February 2025,  of which €402.5 million was  a syndicate facility comprising a  term
loan of €102.5 million and revolving credit facility  of €300.0 million with Allied Irish Banks, Bank  of
Ireland, and Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI), maturing in June 2029 with a one-year extension option
at the discretion of Group. During the year ended 31 December 2025, the €402.5 million syndicate facility
sustainability linked loans  were redesignated  to Green Loans1,  reflecting the  Group’s alignment  with
globally recognised best practices in sustainable finance.  The drawn revolving credit facility as at  31
December 2025 was €28.0 million (31 December 2024: €35.0 million).

 

Additionally, at 1  January 2025,  the Group had  €57.5 million  of committed debt  facilities with  PGIM
Private Capital. The Group  completed a refinance  of part of  the private placement  debt in July  2025,
increasing the facility by €40.0 million to €97.5 million, repayable on 31 July 2026 (€42.5 million)  and
31 July 2030 (€55.0 million). €15.0  million of the proceeds of  the new €55.0 million private  placement
facility were used to discharge the €15.0 million July 2025 maturity. The Group now has access to  €500.0
million of committed debt facilities, with an average maturity of nearly four years.

 

All debt facilities are secured by a  debenture incorporating fixed and floating charges and  assignments
over all the assets of  the Group. The carrying  value of inventories as at  31 December 2025 pledged  as
security was €1,115.2 million (31 December 2024:  €862.1 million). The amount presented in the  financial
statements is net  of related  unamortised arrangement  fees and transaction  costs of  €1.6 million  (31
December 2024: €1.0 million).

 

 

1 Aligned with the Loan Market Association’s Green Loan Principles.

 

11.  Trade and other payables

 

 Current Trade and other payables

                          2025      2024
                         €’000     €’000
                                  
Trade payables          42,899    26,896
Deferred consideration  49,538     7,500
Deferred income          3,090         -
Accruals                86,328    52,168
VAT liability           20,695    17,920
Other creditors          1,708     2,969
                       204,258   107,453

Non-current Trade and other payables

                         2025    2024
                        €’000   €’000
                                 
Deferred consideration 28,306       -
                       28,306       -

 

During the year, €77.84  million of deferred  consideration was recorded, relating  to €77.05 million  of
deferred land payments and €0.79 million of  finance expenses. Deferred consideration relates to  amounts
payable in relation to land purchased by the Group  on deferred payment terms. In accordance with IFRS  9
‘Financial Instruments’ the creditor  is initially recorded at  fair value, the price  paid for the  land
being 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.

Other creditors represents amounts due for payroll  taxes and Relevant Contracts Tax. The carrying  value
of all trade and other payables is approximate to their fair value.

12.  Earnings per share

The basic earnings per share for the year ended  31 December 2025 is based on the profit attributable  to
ordinary shareholders of €132.7 million  and the weighted average  number of ordinary shares  outstanding
for the period.

                                                                     2025          2024
                                                                             
Profit attributable to owners of the Company (€’000)              132,715       114,572
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share (€’000)        132,715       114,572
                                                                                       
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for period (basic) 624,294,747   640,183,692
Dilutive effect of Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) awards     3,498,332     4,491,305
Denominator for diluted earnings per share                    627,793,078   644,674,997
                                                                                       
Earnings per share                                                                     
  • Basic                                                       21.3 cent     17.9 cent
  • Diluted                                                     21.1 cent     17.8 cent
                                                                                       

The diluted earnings per share calculation reflects the dilutive impact of LTIP awards.

13.  Dividends

Dividends of €52.9 million were paid by the Company during the year (2024: €44.7 million). A dividend  of
4.4 cent per ordinary share, totalling €27.5 million, was paid on 16 May 2025 and a dividend of 4.1  cent
per ordinary share, totalling €25.4 million, was paid on 15 October 2025.

14.  Related party transactions

During the year, the Group entered into a  joint venture with Castlegate Investments Limited. As part  of
this transaction the Group subscribed for  50% in equity and €6.97  million in loan notes. The  remaining
50% is owned by Castlegate Investments Limited.

 

15. Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 357, Companies Act 2014, the Company has guaranteed the liabilities
and    commitments of its subsidiary undertakings for  their financial years ending 31 December 2025  and
as a result such subsidiary undertakings have been  exempted from the filing provisions of Companies  Act
2014.

 

At 31 December 2025, the Group had a contingent  liability in respect of development surety bonds in  the
amount of €23.6 million (2024: €14.5 million).

The Group in the normal course of business has given counter indemnities in respect of performance  bonds
relating to the Group’s own contracts. The possibility of any outflow in settlement for these is remote.

The Group is not aware of any other commitments or contingent liabilities that should be disclosed.

16. Events after the year end

On 4 March 2026, the Company proposed a final 2025 dividend of 5.9 cent per share subject to  shareholder
approval at the 2026 AGM  on 30 April 2026. Based  on the ordinary shares in  issue at 3 March 2026,  the
amount of dividend proposed is €37.1 million. The proposed final dividend of 5.9 cent per ordinary  share
will be paid on 29 May 2026 to ordinary shareholders  on the Company’s register at 5:00 p.m. on 24  April
2026.

 

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