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 Vesting period                          1 / 3 years        1 / 3 years        1 year             1 year             1 / 3 years                                 
 Expected dividend yield and volatility  N/A                N/A                N/A                N/A                N/A                                         
 Risk free interest rate                 N/A                N/A                N/A                N/A                N/A                                         
 Valuation model                         N/A                N/A                N/A                N/A                N/A                                         
 Contractual life from                   27th Feb 2015      26th Feb 2016      10th Mar 2016      8th Feb 2017       28th Feb 2017                               
 Contractual life to                     26th Feb 2025      25th Feb 2026      26th Feb 2025      25th Feb 2026      27th Feb 2027                               
                                                                                                                                                                 
 Movements in the year                   Number of options  Number of options  Number of options  Number of options  Number of options  Total number of options  
 Outstanding at 1st November 2015        244,348            -                  -                  -                  -                  244,348                  
 Granted during the year                 -                  140,185            3,861              -                  -                  144,046                  
 Exercised during the year               (113,587)          (1,073)            (3,861)            -                  -                  (118,521)                
 Lapsed during the year                  (10,242)           (11,440)           -                  -                  -                  (21,682)                 
 Outstanding at 31st October 2016        120,519            127,672            -                  -                  -                  248,191                  
 Granted during the year                 -                  -                  -                  2,078              133,761            135,839                  
 Exercised during the year               -                  (44,420)           -                  (2,078)            -                  (46,498)                 
 Outstanding at 31st October 2017        120,519            83,252             -                  -                  133,761            337,532                  
                                                                                                                                                                 
 Exercisable at 31st October 2017        -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  -                        
 Exercisable at 31st October 2016        -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  -                        
                                                                                                                                                                   
                                         £m                 £m                 £m                 £m                 £m                 Total £m                 
 Charge to income for the current year   0.1                0.1                -                  -                  0.5                0.7                      
 Charge to income for the prior year     0.2                0.5                -                  -                  -                  0.7                      
                                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
The weighted average exercise price of deferred bonus plan share options was £nil (2016: £nil). 
 
 Total Share Incentive Schemes             2017                 2016               
 Movements in the year                     Number of options    Number of options  
 Outstanding at beginning of the year      4,988,967            5,829,606          
 Granted during the year                   1,855,866            2,479,067          
 Exercised during the year                 (1,396,064)          (2,702,373)        
 Employee share option shares              (1,500)              -                  
 Lapsed during the year                    (419,819)            (617,333)          
 Outstanding at end of the year            5,027,450            4,988,967          
                                                                                   
 Exercisable at end of the year            27,384               36,937             
                                                                                     
                                           £m                   £m                 
 Charge to income for the year             4.6                  4.4                
                                                                                     
 
 
The weighted average share price at the date of exercise of share options exercised during the year was £5.32 (2016:
£5.01). 
 
The options outstanding had a range of exercise prices of £nil to £4.51 (2016: £nil to £4.51) and a weighted average
remaining contractual life of 6.4 years (2016: 6.3 years). 
 
22   CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS 
 
There are performance bonds and other engagements, including those in respect of joint venture partners, undertaken in the
ordinary course of business from which it is anticipated that no material liabilities will arise. 
 
In the ordinary course of business the Group enters into certain land purchase contracts with vendors on a conditional
exchange basis. The conditions must be satisfied for the Group to recognise the land asset and corresponding liability
within the consolidated statement of financial position. No contingent liability in respect of conditional land
acquisitions has been recognised. 
 
The Group provides for all known material legal actions, where having taken appropriate legal advice as to the likelihood
of success of the actions, it is considered probable that an outflow of economic resource will be required, and the amount
can be reliably measured. No contingent liability in respect of such claims has been recognised. 
 
                                                                                                         23   OPERATING LEASES                 
                                                                                                         
 Outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases were:  
                                                                                                                                                     2017     2016   
                                                                                                                                                     £m       £m     
                                                                                                         Land and buildings                                          
                                                                                                         Within one year                             2.5      2.4    
                                                                                                         Less: minimum sub-lease income              (0.4)    (0.5)  
                                                                                                         Between two and five years                  6.4      7.4    
                                                                                                         Less: minimum sub-lease income              (0.5)    (0.9)  
                                                                                                         After five years                            1.8      2.4    
                                                                                                                                                     9.8      10.8   
                                                                                                         Other                                                       
                                                                                                         Within one year                             1.7      1.5    
                                                                                                         Between two and five years                  2.1      2.5    
                                                                                                                                                     3.8      4.0    
 
 
   24   MOVEMENT IN NET CASH/(DEBT)                     
                                                          2017       Movement    2016     
                                                          £m         £m          £m       
   Cash and cash equivalents                              175.2      (107.1)     282.3    
   Bank loans, Senior loan notes and other loans          (142.0)    63.3        (205.3)  
   Net cash                                               33.2       (43.8)      77.0     
                                                                                          
 
 
25   RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 
 
Transactions between fellow subsidiaries, which are related parties, are eliminated on consolidation, as well as
transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries during the current and prior year. 
 
Transactions between the Group and key management personnel mainly comprise remuneration which is given in Note 4. Detailed
disclosure for Board members is given within the Directors' remuneration report. In the year a close family member of one
of the Board of Directors purchased a property from Kitewood (Cossall) Limited, an entity in which the Group holds a 50%
interest, the market value of £452,000 (2016: the Group sold a house on normal commercial terms to a member of the
Executive Management Team for £672,500). 
 
The Company's Directors and Non-Executive Directors have associations other than with the Company. From time to time the
Group may buy products or services from organisations with which a Director or Non-Executive Director has an association.
Where this occurs, it is on normal commercial terms and without the direct involvement of the Director or Non-Executive
Director. Pam Alexander, Independent Non-Executive Director, was a Non-Executive Director of the Academy of Urbanism in the
prior year, to which the Group had paid fees of £200. 
 
Stephen Stone, Chief Executive, is a Non-Executive Director of the HBF and the NHBC. The Group paid subscription and other
fees during the year to the HBF of £120,000 (2016: £100,000) and paid fees (mainly relating to warranty insurance costs on
new homes built) to the NHBC of £3.1m (2016: £2.6m). 
 
The Group had the following transactions with its joint ventures: (i) the Group provided book-keeping services to a joint
venture which was recharged at cost of £nil (2016: £24,000), (ii) the Group received £1.5m (2016: £1.6m) interest on joint
venture funding and the Group had a credit of £0.6m (2016: £nil) interest on the fair value unwind on a joint venture
interest free loan, (iii) the  Group received £1.0m (2016: £0.2m) in project management fees, and, (iv) the amount of
outstanding loans due to the Group from joint ventures was £39.2m (2016: £54.8m). 
 
26   GROUP UNDERTAKINGS 
 
In accordance with section 409 Companies Act 2006, the following is a list of all the Group's undertakings at 31st October
2017. 
 
Subsidiary undertakings 
 
At 31st October 2017 the Group had an interest in the below subsidiary undertakings, which are included in the consolidated
financial statements. 
 
 Entity name                                        Registered office  Place of incorporation  Active / Dormant  Year end date  Shareholding (direct or indirect)  
 Bartley Wood Management Services No.2  Limited     1                  8                       10                31st March     100%                               
 Bath Riverside Estate Management Company Limited   2                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Bath Riverside Liberty Management Company Limited  2                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Block L1-L3 Whitelands Park Limited                1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Brenville Limited                                  1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Brightwells Residential 1 Company Limited          1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Brightwells Residential 2 Company Limited          1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Bristol Parkway North Limited                      1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 C N Nominees Limited                               1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Camberley (Commercial) Limited                     5                  9                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Camberley Res No.1 Limited                         1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Camberley Res No.2 Limited                         1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Camberley Res No.3 Limited                         1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Camberley Res No.4 Limited                         1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 
 
 Entity name                                          Registered office  Place of incorporation  Active / Dormant  Year end date  Shareholding (direct or indirect)  
 Camberley Res No.5 Limited                           1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Cardiff Freeport Limited                             1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Castle Bidco plc*                                    1                  8                       10                31st October   100%                               
 Clevedon Developments Limited                        1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Clevedon Investment Limited                          1                  8                       10                31st October   100%                               
 CN Properties Limited                                1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest (Claybury) Limited                             1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest (Napsbury) Limited                             1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Construction Limited                           1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Construction Management Limited                1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Developments Limited                           1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Estates Limited                                1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Homes (Chiltern) Limited                       1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Homes (Eastern) Limited                        1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Homes (Midlands) Limited                       1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Homes (Nominees) Limited                       1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Homes (Northern) Limited                       1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Homes (South East) Limited                     1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Homes (South West) Limited                     1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Homes (South) Limited                          1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Homes (Wessex) Limited                         1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Homes (Westerham) Limited                      1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Homes Limited                                  1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Homes Management Limited                       1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Manhattan Limited                              1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Bath Western) Limited               1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Bath) Holdings Limited              1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Chiltern) Limited                   1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Eastern) Limited                    1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Epsom) Limited                      1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Henley-on-Thames) Limited           1                  8                       10                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Highlands Farm) Limited             1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Londinium) Limited                  1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (London) Limited                     1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Midlands) Limited                   1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Rainsford Road) Limited             1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (South East) Limited                 1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (South West) Limited                 1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (South) Limited                      1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Stotfold) Limited                   1                  8                       10                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Wainscott)                          1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson (Wessex) Limited                     1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Developments (Chertsey) Limited      1                  8                       10                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Greenwich Limited                    1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Operations Limited                   1                  8                       10                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Overseas Limited                     1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Pension Trustee Ltd                  1                  8                       11                31st January   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson plc                                  1                  8                       10                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Projects Limited                     1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Properties Limited                   1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Properties Scarborough No 2 Limited  5                  9                       11                31st October   100%                               
 
 
*Castle Bidco plc is the only direct holding of Crest Nicholson Holdings plc. 
 
 Entity name                                                  Registered office  Place of incorporation  Active / Dormant  Year end date  Shareholding (direct or indirect)  
 Crest Nicholson Quest Trustee Limited                        1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Regeneration Limited                         1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Residential (London) Limited                 1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Residential (Midlands) Limited               1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Residential (South East) Limited             1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Residential (South) Limited                  1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nicholson Residential Limited                          1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Nominees Limited                                       1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Partnership Homes Limited                              1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Crest Strategic Projects Limited                             1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Dialled Despatches Limited                                   1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Eastern Perspective Management Company Limited               1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Ellis Mews (Park Central) Management Limited                 1                  8                       10                31st October   100%                               
 Grassphalte-Gaze Limited                                     1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Landscape Estates Limited                                    1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Mertonplace Limited                                          1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Napsbury Park Management Company Limited                     1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Nicholson Estates (Century House) Limited                    1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Nicholson Estates GN Tower No 2 Limited                      5                  9                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Nicholson Homes Limited                                      1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Central Plaza) Limited              1                  8                       10                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 11) Limited                    1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 12) Limited                    1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 1A North) Limited              1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 1A South) Limited              1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 1B) Limited                    1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 3/1) Limited                   1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 3/2) Limited                   1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 3/3) Limited                   1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 3/4) Limited                   1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 4/41 & 42) Limited             1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 4/43/44) Limited               1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 5/53) Limited                  1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 5/54) Limited                  1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 5/55) Limited                  1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 6/61-64) Limited               1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 7/9) Limited                   1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 8) Limited                     1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Park Central Management (Zone 9/91) Limited                  1                  8                       11                31st January   100%                               
 Riverside Dacorum No 2 Limited                               5                  9                       11                31st October   100%                               
 The Gloucester Docks Trading Company Limited                 1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Timberform Building Systems Limited                          1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Toptool Products Limited                                     1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Yawbrook Limited                                             1                  8                       11                31st October   100%                               
 Building 7 Harbourside Management Company Limited            1                  8                       10                31st October   58.33%                             
 Buildings 3A, 3B & 4 Harbourside Management Company Limited  1                  8                       11                31st December  83.33%                             
 Harbourside Leisure Management Company Limited               1                  8                       10                31st December  71.43%                             
 Park West Management Services Limited                        1                  8                       10                31st October   62.00%                             
 
 
Joint venture undertakings 
 
At 31st October 2017 the Group had an interest in the following joint venture undertakings which are equity accounted
within the consolidated financial statements. The principal activity of all undertakings is that of residential
development. 
 
 Entity name                                          Registered office  Place of incorporation  Active / Dormant  Year end date  Shareholding (direct or indirect)  
 Material joint ventures                                                                                                                                             
 Kitewood (Cossall) Limited                           1                  8                       10                31st October   50%                                
 Bonner Road LLP                                      6                  8                       10                31st March     50%                                
 Crest A2D (Walton Court) LLP                         1                  8                       10                31st March     50%                                
 Other joint ventures not material to the Group                                                                                                                      
 Elmsbrook (Crest A2D) LLP                            7                  8                       10                31st July      50%                                
 Crest Nicholson Bioregional Quintain LLP             1                  8                       10                31st October   50%                                
 Crest/Galliford Try (Epsom) LLP                      1                  8                       10                31st October   50%                                
 The Century House Property Company Limited           1                  8                       11                31st October   50%                                
 Crest Nicholson Bioregional Quintain (Gallions) LLP  1                  8                       11                31st October   50%                                
 Brentford Lock Limited                               3                  8                       10                31st December  50%                                
 Haydon Development Company Limited                   4                  8                       10                30th April     21.36%                             
 North Swindon Development Company Limited            4                  8                       10                31st October   32.64%                             
 
 
Registered office                                                                                                          
 Place of incorporation                 Active / Dormant 
 
1 Crest House, Pyrcroft Road, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9GN, UK                                8 England                       
               10 Active 
 
2 Units 1, 2 & 3 Beech Court, Wokingham Road, Hurst, Reading RG10 0RU, UK      9 Jersey                                    
     11 Dormant 
 
3 Persimmon House, Fulford, York YO19 4FE, UK 
 
4 6 Drakes Meadow, Penny Lane, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 3LL, UK 
 
5 SG Hambros House, 18 Esplanade, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8RT 
 
6 Level 6, 6 More London Place, Tooley Street, London SE1 2DA 
 
7 The Point, 37 North Wharf Road, London W2 1BD 
 
Joint operations 
 
The Group is party to a joint arrangement with Linden Homes Limited, the purpose of which is to acquire, and develop, a
site in Hemel Hempstead, Herfordshire. The two parties are jointly responsible for the control and management of the site's
development, with each party funding 50% of the cost of the land acquisition and development of the site, in return for 50%
of the returns. As such, this arrangement was designated as a joint operation. 
 
The Group is party to a joint arrangement with CGNU Life Assurance Limited the purpose of which is to acquire, and develop,
a site in Chertsey, Surrey. The two parties are jointly responsible for the control and management of the site's
development, with each party funding 50% of the cost of the land acquisition and development of the site, in return for 50%
of the returns. As such, this arrangement has been designated as a joint operation. 
 
The Group is party to a joint arrangement with Passion Property Group Limited the purpose of which was to develop a site in
London. The development was completed in 2014 and there are no material balances in the Group financial statements relating
to this joint arrangement as at 31st October 2017. The two parties were jointly responsible for the control and management
of the site's development, with each party having prescribed funding obligations and returns. As such, this arrangement has
been designated as a joint operation. 
 
In line with the Group's accounting policies, the Group has recognised its share of the jointly controlled assets and
liabilities, and income and expenditure, in relation to these joint arrangements on a line-by-line basis in the
consolidated statement of financial position and consolidated income statement. 
 
CREST NICHOLSON HOLDINGS PLC 
 
COMPANY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 
 
As at 31st October 2017 
 
                                         2017     2016   
                                   Note  £m       £m     
 ASSETS                                                  
 Non-current assets                                      
 Investments                       4     -        -      
                                                         
 Current assets                                          
 Trade and other receivables       5     297.5    356.4  
 TOTAL ASSETS                            297.5    356.4  
                                                         
 LIABILITIES                                             
 Current liabilities                                     
 Current income tax liabilities          (1.1)    -      
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                       (1.1)    -      
                                                         
 NET ASSETS                              296.4    356.4  
                                                         
 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                    
 Share capital                     6     12.8     12.7   
 Share premium account             6     74.1     73.0   
 Retained earnings                       209.5    270.7  
 TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY              296.4    356.4  
                                                         
 
 
The notes on pages 47 to 49 form part of these financial statements. 
 
Under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 the Company is exempt from the requirement to present its own profit and loss
account. The Company recorded a profit for the financial year of £14.7m (2016: £18.0m). 
 
CREST NICHOLSON HOLDINGS PLC 
 
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 
 
For the year ended 31st October 2017 
 
                                                                       Share capital    Share premium account    Retained earnings    Total equity  
                                                                 Note  £m               £m                       £m                   £m            
   Balance at 1st November 2015                                        12.6             71.6                     309.4                393.6         
   Profit for the financial year and total comprehensive income        -                -                        18.0                 18.0          
   Transactions with shareholders                                                                                                                   
   Dividends paidShare capital issued                            3     -0.1             -1.4                     (56.6)(0.1)          (56.6)1.4     
   Balance at 31st October 2016                                        12.7             73.0                     270.7                356.4         
   Profit for the financial year and total comprehensive income        -                -                        14.7                 14.7          
   Transactions with shareholders                                                                                                                   
   Dividends paid                                                3     -                -                        (75.9)               (75.9)        
   Share capital issued                                                0.1              1.1                      -                    1.2           
   Balance at 31st October 2017                                        12.8             74.1                     209.5                296.4         
 
 
CREST NICHOLSON HOLDINGS PLC 
 
NOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
For the year ended 31st October 2017 
 
   1   ACCOUNTING POLICIES      
 
 
Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (the 'Company') is a company incorporated, listed and domiciled in England and Wales. The
address of the registered office is Crest House, Pyrcroft Road, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9GN. The Company financial statements
have been prepared and approved by the Directors in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 'Reduced Disclosure
Framework' ('FRS 101'), in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies using FRS 101, and have been
prepared on the historical cost basis. 
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with FRS 101 requires management to make assumptions and judgements
that affect the application of policies and reported amounts within the financial statements. Assumptions and judgements
are based on experience and other factors that management consider reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may
differ from these estimates. 
 
The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling and amounts stated are denominated in millions (£m). The
accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material. 
 
These financial statements present information about the Company as an individual undertaking and not about its group.
Under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 the Company is exempt from the requirement to present its own profit and loss
account. The Company recorded a profit for the financial year of £14.7m (2016: £18.0m). 
 
As outlined in FRS 101 paragraph 8(a) the Company is exempt from the requirements of paragraphs 45(b) and 46 to 52 of IFRS
2 'Share-based Payments'. This exemption has been taken in the preparation of these financial statements. 
 
As outlined in FRS 101 paragraph 8(d-e) the Company is exempt from the requirements of IFRS 7 'Financial Instruments:
Disclosures', and from the requirements of paragraphs 91 to 99 of IFRS 13 'Fair Value Measurement'. These exemptions have
been taken in the preparation of these financial statements. 
 
As outlined in FRS 101 paragraph 8(h) the Company is exempt from the requirement to prepare a cash flow statement on the
grounds that a parent undertaking includes the Company in its own published consolidated financial statements. This
exemption has been taken in the preparation of these financial statements. 
 
As outlined in FRS 101 paragraph 8(i) the Company is exempt from the requirement to provide information about the impact of
IFRS that have been issued but are not yet effective. This exemption has been taken in the preparation of these financial
statements. 
 
Under FRS 101 paragraph 8(j) the Company is exempt from the requirement to disclose related-party transactions with its
subsidiary undertakings on the grounds that they are wholly owned subsidiary undertakings of Crest Nicholson Holdings plc.
This exemption has been taken in the preparation of these financial statements. 
 
The Company is the holding company of the principal trading entity of the Group headed by Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (the
'Group').  The Group financial statements, which include all the above exemptions can be obtained from Crest House,
Pyrcroft Road, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9GN. The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are cross-guarantors to the debt
facilities of the Group. Accordingly, the Directors have considered the Group's position for the purposes of assessing the
use of the going concern basis. 
 
The accounting policies set out below have, unless otherwise stated, been applied consistently to all years presented in
these financial statements. 
 
There were no new standards, amendments or interpretations that were adopted by the Company and effective for the first
time for the financial year beginning 1st November 2016 that had a material impact on the Company. 
 
The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below. 
 
Investments 
 
Investments in Group undertakings are included in the statement of financial position at cost less any provision for
impairment. 
 
Taxation 
 
Income tax comprises current tax and deferred tax. Income tax is recognised in the Company's income statement except to the
extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income, in which case it is also recognised in other
comprehensive income. 
 
Current tax is the expected tax payable on taxable profit for the year and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of
previous years. Taxable profit is profit before tax per the Company's income statement after adjusting for income and
expenditure that is not subject to tax, and for items that are subject to tax in other accounting periods. The Company's
liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the statement of
financial position date. Where uncertain tax liabilites exist, the liability recognised is assessed as the amount that is
probable to be payable. 
 
Deferred tax is provided in full on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the
financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax assets are
recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary
differences can be utilised. Deferred tax is calculated using tax rates that have been substantively enacted by the
statement of financial position date. 
 
Dividends 
 
Dividends are recorded in the Company's financial statements in the period in which they are approved by the shareholders.
Interim dividends are recognised when paid. 
 
Trade and other receivables 
 
Trade and other receivables are stated at their fair value at the date of recognition and subsequently at amortised cost
less impairment. A provision for impairment of trade receivables is made when there is evidence that the Company will not
be able to collect the amounts due. 
 
Audit fee 
 
Auditors' remuneration for audit of these financial statements of £10,815 (2016: £10,500) was met by Crest Nicholson plc.
No disclosure of other non-audit services has been made as this is included within Note 3 of the consolidated financial
statements. 
 
   2    DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES          
 
 
The Company had no employees during either year. Details of Directors' emoluments, which were paid by another Group
company, are set out in the Directors' Remuneration Report. 
 
   3    DIVIDENDS          
 
 
Details of the dividends recognised as distributions to equity shareholders in the year and those proposed after the
statement of financial position date are shown in Note 7 of the consolidated financial statements. 
 
   4    INVESTMENTS          
 
 
Investments relate to the investment in Castle Bidco plc of £1. The subsidiary undertakings are shown in Note 26 of the
consolidated financial statements. 
 
   5   TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES                            
                                              2017     2016   
                                              £m       £m     
   Amounts due from Group undertakings        297.5    356.4  
 
 
Amounts due from Group undertakings are unsecured, repayable on demand and carry an interest rate of 5.0% (2016: 5.0%). 
 
                                          6   SHARE CAPITAL                     
                                                               Shares issued    Nominal value    Share capital    Share premium account  
                                                               Number           Pence            £                £                      
 Ordinary shares as at 1st November 2015                       251,661,200      5                12,583,060       71,660,903             
 New share capital                                             2,702,373        5                135,119          1,349,439              
 Ordinary shares as at 31st October 2016                       254,363,573      5                12,718,179       73,010,342             
 New share capital                                             1,396,064        5                69,802           1,119,136              
 Ordinary shares as at 31st October 2017                       255,759,637      5                12,787,981       74,129,478             
                                                                                                                                               
 
 
Ordinary shares are issued and fully paid. Authorised ordinary shares of 5 pence each are 339,187,373 (2016: 335,549,777). 
 
During the year the Company issued the following new ordinary shares of 5 pence each to satisfy share options under the
Company's share incentive schemes. 
 
                               Shares issued    Exercise price    Share capital    Share premium account  
                               Number           Pence             £                £                      
 2014 LTIP                     933,342          -                 46,667           -                      
 2013 SAYE                     34,751           247               1,737            84,097                 
 2014 SAYE                     377,761          276               18,888           1,023,732              
 2015 SAYE                     531              451               26               2,368                  
 2016 SAYE                     3,181            286               159              8,939                  
 2016 Deferred bonus plan      46,498           -                 2,325            -                      
                               1,396,064                          69,802           1,119,136              
 
 
During the previous year the Company issued the following new ordinary shares of 5 pence each to satisfy share options
under the Company's share incentive schemes. 
 
                               Shares issued    Exercise price    Share capital    Share premium account  
                               Number           Pence             £                £                      
 2013 LTIP                     1,966,142        -                 98,307           -                      
 2014 LTIP                     43,176           -                 2,159            -                      
 2015 LTIP                     17,197           -                 860              -                      
 2013 SAYE                     554,982          247               27,749           1,343,057              
 2014 SAYE                     2,355            276               118              6,382                  
 2014 Deferred bonus plan      117,448          -                 5,872            -                      
 2015 Deferred bonus plan      1,073            -                 54               -                      
                               2,702,373                          135,119          1,349,439              
 
 
For details of outstanding share options at 31st October 2017 see Note 21 of the consolidated financial statements. 
 
7    CONTINGENT LIABILITIES 
 
There are performance bonds and other arrangements, including those in respect of joint venture partners, undertaken in the
ordinary course of business from which it is anticipated that no material liabilities will arise. 
 
In addition, the Company is required from time to time to act as surety for the performance by subsidiary undertakings of
contracts entered into in the normal course of their business. 
 
8    GROUP UNDERTAKINGS 
 
A list of all the Group's undertakings at 31st October 2017 is given in Note 26 of the consolidated financial statements. 
 
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