Distribution Finance - Half-year Financial Report
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10 September 2026
Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc
("DF Capital" or the "Company" together with its subsidiaries the "Group")
Results for the six months ended 30 June 2026
Another period of significant growth and strong momentum towards our medium-term targets
Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc, a specialist bank providing financial solutions that support manufacturers, dealers and distributors across the UK, is pleased to announce its results for the six months ended 30 June 2026.
Half-Year Performance Highlights
· Strong H1 financial performance, with profit before tax up 49% to £13.4m (H1 2025: £9.0m), materially ahead of expectations at the start of the year, and gross revenues up 26% to £55.0m (H1 2025: £43.7m).
· Growth driven by a broader lending franchise and product mix
o
Record new loan origination of £1.1bn (H1 2025: £828m), up 31% which drove a 27% increase in the loan book to £932m (30 June 2025: £732m).
o
DFRNT, the Group's asset finance lending product, continues to gain traction, with balances increasing to £40m at 30 June 2026 (30 June 2025: £6m). Momentum continued to accelerate post period end with balances increasing to c.£65m at 31 August 2026.
o
Structured finance balances increased to c.£174m (30 June 2025: £88m), reflecting strong demand for tailored finance solutions across chosen sectors.
· Disciplined execution: resilient margin, cost control and credit quality
o
Net interest margin of 7.5% (30 June 2025: 7.8%), falling in line with expectations given the wider range of lending products.
o
The Group maintained strong cost control delivering an improving cost-to-income ratio of 53% (H1 2025: 58%).
o
Credit performance remained resilient, with arrears reducing to 0.7% of the gross loan book (30 June 2025: 1.5%) and annualised cost of risk reducing to 0.49% (H1 2025: 0.63%).
· Statutory return on tangible equity increased to 15.3% (H1 2025: 11.4%). Adjusting for surplus capital resources, returns were closer to 20%, demonstrating the strength of the Group's underlying return profile and progress towards its long-term 2030 target.
· Strong funding and capital position support continued progress towards medium-term targets
o
Customer deposits of c.£1bn (30 June 2025: £688m), a CET1 ratio of 17.8% (30 June 2025: 19.7%) and a total capital ratio of 20.8% (30 June 2025: 21.7%).
o
Tangible net asset value1 per share increased to 82.2p (30 June 2025: 70.2p), up 17% and remains consistent with the Group's target to deliver 10%-15% growth per annum.
(1) Non-dilutive tangible net asset value
30 June 2026
6-month
30 June 2025
6-month
Change
Performance
Deposit book (£m)
999
688
45%
Loan book (£m)
932
732
27%
New loans advanced to customers (£m)
1,083
828
31%
Financial
Gross revenue (£m)
55.0
43.7
26%
Net income (£m)
50.7
43.3
17%
Net interest margin (%)
7.5
7.8
-28bps
Cost of risk (bps)
0.49
0.63
-14bps
Cost to income ratio (%)
53.0
58.1
-5.1pp
Profit before tax (£m)
13.4
9.0
49%
CET1 ratio (%)
17.8
19.7
-1.9pp
TCR (%)
20.8
21.7
-0.9pp
Return on tangible equity (%)
15.3
11.4
+3.9pp
Earnings per share (pence)
6.0
3.8
+2.2p
Tangible net asset value per share (pence)
82.2
70.2
17%
Carl D'Ammassa, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "I am delighted with the progress we have made in the first half of 2026. These results show the strength of our business as we build a larger and more diversified lending franchise. Our growth story continues with strong and sustainable levels of returns. Our recently launched asset finance proposition, DFRNT, is gaining significant traction, structured finance is growing well, and the investments we have made in our platforms and customer journeys allow us to serve customers more quickly and effectively."
"Whilst the macro-economic and geo-political environment presents uncertainty, we feel well placed to navigate these over the longer term. We have all the ingredients in place to support our ambitions, with real excitement across the business about the significant opportunity ahead as we look to deliver on our 2028 and 2030 financial targets."
An overview video of the results by CEO Carl D'Ammassa is available to watch here: https://bit.ly/DFCH_HY26_Overview and on the Company's website: https://www.dfcapital-investors.com/
Analyst presentation
The Company will host an analyst webinar relating to the results at 9:00am today. Analysts wishing to join can register by emailing dfcapital@almastrategic.com.
Investor presentation
The Company will also provide a presentation to existing and potential shareholders via the Investor Meet Company platform at 3:00pm today. Investors can register for the webinar here: https://www.investormeetcompany.com/distribution-finance-capital-holdings-plc/register-investor
A recording of the presentation will be made available on the Company's website following the conclusion of the investor presentation.
The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company is Karen D'Souza (Company Secretary).
For further information contact:
Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc
Carl D'Ammassa - Chief Executive Officer
+44 (0) 161 413 3391
Sameera Khaliq - Chief Financial Officer
Kam Bansil - Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0) 161 413 3391
+44 (0) 7779 229508
Panmure Liberum Limited (Nomad and Broker)
+44 (0) 203 100 2000
Chris Clarke
William King
Gaya Bhatt
Alma Strategic Communications
+44 (0) 203 405 0235
Josh Royston
Hilary Buchanan
Hannah Campbell
Sarah Peters
About DF Capital
DF Capital is a speciality lender providing flexible financing solutions that support the sales and growth of manufacturers, dealers and distributors operating in attractive underserved retail markets across the UK. As a bank, DF Capital's lending is underpinned by its award-winning savings products, straightforward digital platform, and exceptional customer service.
The Group is listed on AIM on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker DFCH. For more information, please visit www.dfcapital.bank
Chief Executive's Statement
Strategic progress and strong financial delivery
The momentum and strategic progress made in 2025 has carried into the first half of 2026. We have delivered across all our key performance metrics, continued to create value for our customers and shareholders, and demonstrated the quality of our niche lending proposition, depth of customer relationships and the strength we've built as a multi-product lender, which underpins our growth strategy.
During the period under review, we have remained focused on our strategic ambitions and our purpose - to support the growth of manufacturers, dealers and distributors who operate in our chosen markets. Our commitment to these attractive niche areas of lending continues to underpin our financial performance and remains a clear point of differentiation against other banks and lenders.
Our results for the period are supported by record loan origination, resilient margins, a stable funding base, robust credit quality, continued focus on cost control and a capital position that supports our strategic ambitions and growth plans.
Accordingly, I'm delighted to report pre-tax profit is up almost 50% to £13.4m for the first half of 2026 (30 June 2025: £9.0m), materially ahead of expectations at the start of the year. The Group's Statutory Return on Tangible Equity increased strongly to 15.3% (30 June 2025: 11.4%). Adjusting for excess equity, returns were closer to 20%, partly supported by the low cost of risk in the period, but fundamentally demonstrating our ability to deliver attractive and sustainable shareholder returns as we continue to grow - well on our way to our 2030 target of c.20%. We've built further shareholder value through the quality of our earnings: Basic Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Tangible Net Asset Value1 (TNAV) per share ended the period at 6.0p and 82.2p respectively (30 June 2025: EPS 3.8p and TNAV 70.2p).
Broader franchise driving record originations and returns
Six years on from achieving full bank authorisation, the Group has built a materially larger and more diversified lending franchise, funded by a now well-established retail savings platform. Our laser-focused approach to supporting manufacturers, dealers and distributors has unlocked the Group's growth. We have a scalable operating platform, with latent capacity for further growth. We have all the lending products in our armory to deliver our ambitious targets to 2030 and beyond. We have more new areas to lend than our projected capital position can support, giving us significant levels of optionality to allocate our capital where returns can be maximised.
Through the period we have demonstrated continued momentum in all areas of lending. We've seen strength in our core inventory finance business and increasing scale of asset finance - supporting the sales of our manufacturers and dealers with end-user financing. We've also been pleased with the success of our bespoke lending solutions and the halo effect that lending has on our wider relationships, but also the virtuous impact it has on the sectors in which we operate. We know our customers and markets well and continue to build market share.
New loan originations reached a record £1.1 billion in the first half of 2026, an increase of 31% compared to the prior period (30 June 2025: £828 million). Gross loan book also reached another record of £932m (30 June 2025: £732m; 31 December 2025: £850m), up c.27% on the prior year and marginally ahead of expectations given the slower repayment of a small number of shorter tenor loans. Gross revenue, which predominantly consists of net interest income, increased by c.26% to £55.0m (H1 2025: £43.7m). As expected, net interest margin reached c7.5% (30 June 2025: 7.8%), reflecting the evolving mix of new products and in line with our medium-term expectation of this trending to c.7% over time.
As our inventory finance business has matured and grown, we have shifted emphasis from the pace of customer acquisition to the overall credit quality and scalability of manufacturer and dealer relationships. Having now firmly expanded the Group's lending proposition, we support a broader and increasingly diversified base of borrowers. Accordingly, Inventory Finance and Structured Finance customers totalled 1,457 at period end (30 June 2025: 1,410; 31 December 2025: 1,467). Asset Finance customers increased to 893 (30 June 2025: 127; 31 December 2025: 299), reflecting the growth of the asset finance proposition. At the end of June, we supported 109 manufacturer partners (30 June 2025: 97; 31 December 2025: 109), with these relationships continuing to play a critical role across our dealer and distributor network.
1Non-dilutive tangible net asset value
The following table shows portfolio analysis at the reporting date by gross loan book balance:
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
£million
%
£million
%
£million
%
Inventory Finance:
Motorhome & Caravan
238.8
25.6%
220.4
30.1%
236.9
27.9%
Transport
118.5
12.7%
110.6
15.1%
158.8
18.7%
Marine
103.5
11.1%
84.5
11.5%
96.8
11.4%
Automotive
58.4
6.2%
39.3
5.4%
50.8
6.0%
Motorcycle
38.2
4.1%
39.9
5.4%
33.2
3.9%
Lodges
86.9
9.3%
81.2
11.1%
75.2
8.8%
Industrial
47.2
5.1%
40.8
5.6%
48.3
5.7%
Agricultural
19.0
2.0%
20.7
2.8%
18.5
2.1%
Other Serialised Assets
8.0
0.9%
1.6
0.2%
3.6
0.4%
718.5
77.0%
639.0
87.2%
722.1
84.9%
Structured Finance:
Invoice Finance
10.2
1.1%
7.7
1.0%
11.1
1.3%
Secured Business Loan
93.3
10.0%
20.6
2.8%
38.3
4.5%
Wholesale Finance
70.6
7.6%
59.2
8.1%
63.4
7.5%
174.1
18.7%
87.5
11.9%
112.8
13.3%
Asset Finance
39.9
4.3%
6.0
0.9%
15.2
1.8%
Total gross loan book1
932.5
100%
732.5
100%
850.1
100%
1 Gross loan book balance (principal, interest and fees) at the reporting date for loans and advances to customers.
Inventory Finance: resilient markets and portfolio breadth
Notwithstanding the general macro-economic and geo-political headwinds, our inventory finance markets continue to perform well. We have built a diversified portfolio across a broad range of end-user sectors. This breadth positions the Group well to deliver continued loan book growth with no undue reliance on any single market.
Our commitment to the markets in which we operate underpins our growing market share. We've leveraged our specialist underwriting, consistency in service and track record at times when some competitors have made decisions to reorganise their businesses, thus curtailing their lending or choosing to deploy capital to other commercial opportunities, often not truly understanding the virtues of our markets or seeing them as too small.
Aggregate dealer loan facilities in our inventory finance portfolio reached £1.4 billion at the end of the period, up c.9% year-on-year (30 June 2025: £1.3 billion). This latent capacity gives us room to support customers through the latter part of the year, as they head into their re-stocking period.
Following a number of years of reduced demand from holiday parks, the lodge sector saw signs of renewed stability with material growth in activity over the period, we expect this to continue as the market continues to stabilise and moves back towards historic levels of activity. The resurgence of staycations and the convenience of holidaying in the UK is undoubtedly favourably impacting this sector alongside increasing demand for rental holiday homes.
Our success in the motorhome and caravan sector continues as we maintain our competitive advantage, extending what we believe to be our long-standing leadership position as the largest inventory finance provider to UK-based dealers. We've deepened our relationship with manufacturers further, giving us greater access to their dealer network. We are consistently told that our proposition is second to none and we are, in the main, the funder of choice.
Across our commercial sectors, particularly transport and industrial, we have seen a reduction in demand compared with the end of 2025. In industrial, this reflects some softening in underlying market demand, although we are in advanced discussions with potential new manufacturer partners to support future activity in this area. In transport, activity has moderated as dealers work through existing inventory and utilise cash generated from recent trading to support stock holdings, following particularly strong stocking demands towards the end of 2025 and an unwinding, to more normalised levels in early 2026. We have also consciously made the decision to reduce concentration towards a single manufacturer in the light-commercial vehicle market, which has seen our loan book in the transport sector reduce since year-end. We expect, in the near-term, to replace some of this lending with new manufacturer marques in the bus, coach and HGV markets.
Our marine business continued to grow through the period, growing our market share with existing customers, notably at the larger vessel end of the market.
In the agricultural market, our smallest area of lending, low confidence across the farming community persists but there are early signs of a recovery.
We also continue to selectively support existing caravan and motorhome manufacturer and dealer relationships in Europe. Whilst relatively small in aggregate, this lending continues to provide valuable intelligence and experience as we consider future opportunities. We closed the period with loan balances of c.£27m (30 June 2025: £23m; 31 December 2025: £27m) to this cohort of customers.
The strength of our lending growth and continued increase in new loan originations reinforces our confidence that our inventory finance proposition remains highly relevant to manufacturer and dealer customers. Customer advocacy also remains strong, with feedback continuing to highlight the ease of working with us, our accessibility and the responsiveness of our team, supported by effective technology. We see incremental opportunities to extend lending further across both existing and new sectors. We have a solid, early-stage, pipeline of prospective new manufacturer and dealer relationships.
Building momentum in Asset Finance: significant growth opportunity
Lending in the recently launched asset finance product is progressing well, being a natural extension to our manufacturer and dealer relationships, where we provide finance to their customers unlocking sales and extending our lending beyond the forecourt. As a reminder, the average effective tenor of a loan in asset finance is expected to be c.5 years vs c.150 days in our core inventory finance product; as a result we expect our loan book in asset finance to grow at pace and this is key to hitting our 2030 targets.
Total loan book in asset finance reached £40m - a notable acceleration from both the first and second half of 2025 (30 June 2025: £6m; 31 December 2025: £15m), demonstrating excellent momentum which has continued post period end. Of this, business customers represented £15m and consumer customers £25m.
Distribution is predominantly through our large network of existing dealer relationships. We have over 270 dealers signed up, representing over 370 retail locations. At the end of August 2026, we have originated well over £50m of new loans this year already from 154 unique dealers, delivering an asset finance loan book of c£65m.
We have made major inroads in the static caravan and holiday park market, which is poorly served by existing lenders. Our online journey and broad credit appetite, where we differentiate our pricing on the quality of the counterparty, has been well received. We have recently onboarded a number of larger well-established holiday park groups to supplement smaller operators where we have had early success. We've also built system integration to these larger holiday park groups that will go-live during the second half of this year, speeding up the application journey and helping support more of their sales.
We continue to build momentum in motorhomes and caravans, and although these markets are better served by existing lenders and brokers, we still see significant opportunity for us to grow lending. Our motorhome and caravan manufacturer partners are selecting us to support sales campaigns, which demonstrates the ease of our proposition relative to other providers of finance. We believe there are incremental opportunities in other sectors, such as horseboxes, marine and prestige cars, as well as financing the acquisition of business-critical assets. Our proposition is flexible and ready to support manufacturers and dealers across a number of the very large sectors in which we already operate.
The next stage of evolution of our asset finance proposition includes the launch of a "direct-to-customer" proposition, which supports customers who do not want to obtain finance through a dealer or want greater flexibility on where they make their purchase. Many smaller dealers do not offer finance direct and we believe the potential here could be significant over time.
The asset finance markets are significantly larger than those of our core inventory finance. We estimate, from our existing relationships alone, that over £10bn of retail sales are transacted per year, many of those financed or have the potential to be financed in whole or in part. The size of these market opportunities materially outstrips the extent of our medium-term ambition and the base case new lending we need to achieve our 2030 targets.
Structured Finance: Virtuous bespoke lending
Offering bespoke lending solutions, tailored to the needs of manufacturers, dealers, distributors and sector participants is additive to our growth strategy. By solving more complex funding needs, we not only strengthen existing relationships but reinforce our role as a long-term partner in the sectors we serve. Our aim is to support the growth and vitality of those sectors building a virtuous dynamic that feeds lending growth in our inventory and asset finance products.
We achieve this by providing short-term working capital (invoice financing), business-related secured loans, receivables financing and wholesale lending (lending to lenders). Each opportunity is considered on its own merits against our risk appetite and a high-bar of risk adjusted returns for the Group.
Despite operating a more responsive and reactive approach to opportunities, rejecting c.8 out of 10 of propositions, demand for these tailored solutions has been strong through the period. Loan book balances reached £174m at period end (30 June 2025: £88m; 31 December 2025: £113m).
Whilst important to our overall proposition, given the short-term nature of some lending in this space, we do expect lending balances to fluctuate and are unlikely to exceed 10-15% of the Group's overall loan book by 2030 as other areas of lending (e.g. asset finance) grow, with the potential to be a higher percentage of the whole in the near-term.
Funding strength underpinning balance sheet growth
The Group maintained a strong funding position throughout the period, underpinned by a diversified and stable retail savings franchise. This remains central to financing the continued growth and broadening of our balance sheet.
As at 30 June 2026, total deposits stood at £999 million (30 June 2025: £688 million; 31 December 2025: £841 million), across approximately 21,500 accounts (30 June 2025: 15,500 accounts; 31 December 2025: 18,500 accounts).
Our savings proposition remained attractive and competitive during the period, offering a range of variable, notice and fixed rate products, including longer-term options for customers seeking certainty in a period of market uncertainty. Our savings principles, anchored in fairness, value, transparency and strong service, continue to support funding growth. We remain visible and accessible to savers through "Best Buy" tables and offer a straight-through application journey that enables customers to open an account in minutes. We continue to develop and improve our proposition and expect to release a savings app for our customers in H1 2027. Our service continues to be recognised through Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Awards and our sustained 4.8-star rating from our savings customers.
Cost discipline supporting operating leverage
Cost discipline remains central to how we manage the business. Following significant investment during 2024 and 2025, including the organic build of our asset finance capability, we entered 2026 with scalable platforms and infrastructure already supporting greater efficiency and unlocking further operational leverage. As volumes grow, whilst we expect absolute costs to increase, the jaws between income and costs will widen further, absorbing increased activity without a proportionate increase in cost. Our seamless digital capabilities allow us to point our employees towards activities where we can enrich our service and customer relationships.
The Group's headcount reached 183 employees at the period end (30 June 2025: 153 employees). Total operating expenses for the half year were £17.6m (30 June 2025: £15.6m), reflecting targeted investment alongside robust underlying cost control. The cost-income ratio stood at 53% (30 June 2025: 58%), in line with expectations and consistent with our journey towards the 2030 target range of 45%-48%.
We will continue to develop the business through targeted investment in our strategy, technology and operational capability.
Credit resilience underpinned by disciplined risk management
External conditions have remained uncertain through 2026, with geo-political tensions contributing to volatility in global energy prices and exposing supply chain risks across a number of sectors. The Group's credit performance has remained resilient, with no evidence of widespread or systemic deterioration in credit quality. We have a high-quality customer base, underpinned by the strength of our security position and the effectiveness of our disciplined credit risk and portfolio management approach.
We remain close to our dealers and customers, tracking observable trends in trading activity, repayments, arrears, stock ageing and wider market conditions, and staying alert to any change in portfolio profile. This approach allows us to mitigate credit losses.
In line with our prudent risk framework, we classify any account with payments one day or more overdue as in arrears. The number of dealers in arrears continues to be very low, closing the period at 36 (30 June 2025: 38), representing just 2.5% of the total dealer base. 30 of these cases were in legal recovery, with appropriate credit loss provisions recognised based on expected recoveries. The Group's total arrears balance accounted for 0.7% of the loan book (30 June 2025: 1.5%).
Annualised cost of risk for the period was 0.49% (30 June 2025: 0.63%), reflecting our proactive approach to credit risk management and our ability to mitigate dealer defaults and losses on dealer failure through repurchase of products by manufacturers; redistribution of products within our existing dealer network; or, where necessary and in the case of used assets, by the sale to third parties. In circumstances where we choose to remarket assets ourselves or where workout situations are complex in nature, our aim is to always maximise value, never flooding the market with stock.
In light of the uncertain economic and geo-political outlook, we remain prudent in our assumptions and expect the Group's cost of risk to increase through the balance of the year but remain within our annualised target of c.1%. At the time of this report, we have seen some challenges across different sectors leading to a small (low single digit) number of dealer failures, each being a function of unique circumstances relating to that business. We expect to release our asset security on these cases through the second half of the year and have recognised credit loss provisions where appropriate.
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
£'000
£'000
£'000
Arrears - principal repayment, fees and interest:
1 - 30 days past due (early)
789
478
175
31 - 90 days past due (mid/late)
1,058
1,145
350
>90 days past due (in default)
4,823
8,965
6,670
6,670
10,588
7,195
Total % of gross loan book
0.7%
1.5%
0.9%
The balances in default (ie. over 90 days past due) are in legal recovery. As at 30 June 2026, the associated net realisable value from asset sales for this cohort is c.£2.7m (30 June 2025: £6.2m; 31 December 2025: £3.7m), with the remaining balance being appropriately provided for.
Capital strength enabling strategic flexibility
The Group is well capitalised to meet its regulatory obligations and support its lending growth. As at 30 June 2026, the Group's equity stood at £138m (30 June 2025: £118m; 31 December 2025: £127m), with regulatory capital of £142m (30 June 2025: £112m; 31 December 2025: £128m), comprising Common Equity Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital. This translated into a CET1 ratio of 17.8% and total capital ratio of 20.8%, providing significant headroom over our regulatory requirements.
Capital, and access to capital instruments, is not a constraint to our growth targets to 2030.
The renewal of the British Business Bank ENABLE Guarantee scheme is an important reinforcement of this position. The scheme was renewed in June 2026 for a further two years, on terms more closely aligned to our lending profile, improving its strategic relevance and capital efficiency. We expect to utilise the maximum pool size of £350m, enabling us to access the full benefit of the scheme and support further lending growth without requiring additional Tier 1 equity capital.
During the period, we also drew the final £5m available under our Tier 2 facility, taking total Tier 2 capital drawn to £20m (30 June 2025: £10m). This adds further resilience and flexibility to our regulatory capital base, while retaining latent capacity for additional Tier 2 issuance as the loan book grows and our retained earnings increase.
At the same time, our profit trajectory is building organic capital, creating a virtuous cycle in which earnings growth increases our capacity to execute our growth plans to 2030.
Looking forward, we have a clear opportunity to review the shape of our capital stack between Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital, optimising our position, whilst preserving flexibility to the scale, mix and trajectory of the business.
The Group is also preparing to transition to the Small Domestic Deposit Taker capital regime under Basel 3.1 from 01 January 2027, with any revised capital requirement framework confirmed through the Prudential Risk Authority's assessment process in due course.
The Group has significant regulatory headroom, additional capital optionality and growing organic capital generation. Together, these factors provide a solid foundation to execute our strategic plans and pursue growth in a disciplined and capital-efficient way.
Outlook: delivering against our medium-term ambitions
The macro-economic environment remains uncertain and challenging in nature. We have a strong track record of navigating recent similar uncertainties well, but remain vigilant and disciplined in our approach through these increasingly challenging times. We're excited about our ambitions through to 2028 and 2030 - although delivering on our plan is unlikely to be a function of linear performance, our customers are unlikely to be entirely insulated from near-term economic challenges. We have however, built a strong and scalable platform, with excellent levels of risk management. We have the breadth of products and depth of relationships in very large markets to make our ambitious targets realistically achievable.
We have seen strong execution of these growth ambitions through the first half of the year; diversifying our lending and supporting our customers with more products and services, which has delivered record originations; loan book growth; resilient margins; funding strength, and strong levels of profit generation.
We remain on track to deliver our 2030 targets: a loan book in excess of £1.5bn; deliver operating leverage with a cost-income ratio in the range of 45%-48%; and achieve an equity return of c.20% whilst increasing tangible net assets by 10%-15% per annum.
Carl D'Ammassa
Chief Executive Officer
Financial Highlights and Key Performance Indicators
Summarised Statement of Comprehensive Income
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
6-month
6-month
12-month
£'000
£'000
£'000
Gross revenues1
55,005
43,740
90,936
Interest expense
(21,888)
(16,950)
(34,897)
Net income
33,117
26,790
56,039
Other operating expenses
(17,552)
(15,565)
(32,131)
Impairment charges
(2,151)
(2,187)
(4,267)
Profit before taxation
13,414
9,038
19,641
Taxation
(3,455)
(2,432)
(4,482)
Profit after taxation
9,959
6,606
15,159
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
-
-
-
Total comprehensive income for the period
9,959
6,606
15,159
Basic earnings per share (pence)
6.0p
3.8p
8.9p
1 Sum of interest and similar income, fee income less fee expenses, net gains/(losses) from derivatives measured at fair value through profit or loss and foreign currency movements.
Summarised Statement of Financial Position
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
£'000
£'000
£'000
Cash and balances at central banks
228,021
84,856
131,676
Loans and advances to banks
6,621
11,599
5,894
Investment securities
3,278
-
5,722
Loans and advances to customers
921,167
722,031
839,526
Taxation asset
1,540
2,110
1,952
Other assets
15,855
11,388
15,042
Total assets
1,176,482
831,984
999,812
Customer deposits
999,331
688,128
840,565
Lease liabilities
2,447
2,643
2,444
Subordinated liabilities
20,502
10,234
15,302
Taxation liabilities
126
189
-
Other liabilities
16,310
13,165
14,271
Total liabilities
1,038,716
714,359
872,582
Total equity
137,766
117,625
127,230
Adjusted tangible net asset value per share (pence)
82.2p
70.2p
75.9p
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
6-month
6-month
12-month
Financial Highlights
Gross revenues (£m) 1
55.0
43.7
90.9
Adjusted profit before taxation (£m) 2
13.4
9.0
18.1
Adjusted profit after taxation (£m) 3
10.0
6.6
14.1
Gross loan book (£m) 4
932
732
850
Net assets (£m) 5
138
118
127
Customer deposits (£m)
999
688
841
Regulatory capital (£m) 6
142
112
128
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio 7
17.8%
19.7%
18.0%
Regulatory capital (as a % of RWA) 8
20.8%
21.7%
20.5%
Net interest margin 9
7.5%
7.8%
7.8%
Average customer rate for retail deposits 10
4.40%
4.80%
4.42%
Cost of risk 11
0.49%
0.63%
0.59%
Impairment loss coverage on loans to customers12
1.05%
1.06%
1.00%
Cost to income ratio 13
53%
58%
57%
Adjusted basic earnings per share (pence) 14
6.0
3.8
8.3
Tangible net assets per share 15
82.2
70.2
75.9
Key Performance Indicators
Loans advanced to customers (£m)
1,083
828
1,828
Number of inventory and structured finance customers 16
1,457
1,410
1,467
Number of asset finance customers 17
893
127
299
Number of manufacturer partners 18
109
97
109
Total credit available to inventory finance customers (£m) 19
1,366
1,250
1,385
1 Sum of interest and similar income, fee income less fee expenses, net gains/(losses) from derivatives measured at fair value through profit or loss and foreign currency movements.
2 Profit before tax adjusted for the one-off VAT recovery of £1.5m in 2025 relating to prior periods. No adjustment was required for 2026.
3 Profit after tax adjusted by £1.1m which is the post-tax impact of the one-off VAT recovery of £1.5m in 2025 relating to prior periods. No adjustment was required for 2026.
4 Gross carrying amount of loans and advances to customers at period end.
5 The equity held in the Group.
6 Regulatory capital is the Common Equity Tier 1 capital (which includes current year profit) together with Tier 2 capital.
7 Common Equity Tier 1 capital (which includes current year profit) divided by Risk Weighted Assets.
8 Regulatory capital divided by Risk Weighted Assets.
9 Total operating income less net gains/(losses) from derivatives measured at fair value through profit or loss and foreign currency movements as a % of average gross receivables.
10 The weighted average interest rate we pay our depositors.
11 Impairment charges and recoveries and provisions in the period (annualised) as a % of average principal balance.
12 Impairment allowance as a % of gross carrying amount of loans and advances to customers at the period end.
13 Operating cost as a % of total operating income.
14 Adjusted profit after tax divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue excluding treasury shares.
15 Net assets less intangible assets divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue excluding treasury shares.
16 Consists of inventory finance and structured finance customers.
17 Consists of consumer and business asset finance customers.
18 Number of vendors and manufacturers with whom we have programs that support our lending.
19 Amount of credit available to our inventory finance customers to draw (uncommitted) including existing drawings.
Alternative Performance Measures
Certain financial measures disclosed in the Interim Financial Report do not have a standardised meaning prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and may therefore not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Gross revenues and net interest margin are deemed to be Alternative Performance Measures ("APMs") and are defined in the Appendix.
APMs may be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the reported IFRS results. The Group believes that these APMs together with the other metrics presented above, when considered together with reported IFRS results, provide stakeholders with additional information to better understand the Group's financial performance.
Principal Risks
Based on the Group's strategy and business model, there are six principal risk categories used to help shape our policy and control framework. This categorisation creates structure for the risk policy framework and clear ownership/responsibility for assessing risk performance.
There are certain risk themes that run across many or all of these risk types. We have chosen at this stage to not pull them out individually, but instead to manage them across the principal risks framework. A good example of this are the risks created by climate change. Such risks may crystallise in full over longer-time horizons, but are latent in our exposure and business operations and cut across more than one of the principal risk categories below.
Principal Risks
Operational risk
Operational risk is defined as the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events. We have a framework in place which sets out our approach to Operational Risk, with associated roles and responsibilities further defined in a number of risk policies and standard operating procedures covering the various types of Operational Risk. Although the overall scope of Operational Risk would cover areas of Conduct and Compliance (i.e. regulatory) risks, we believe it makes sense to separate these items out as individual principal risks - Conduct Risk and Compliance Risk respectively given the importance of these risks in the context of the bank's activities and regulatory environment.
Key risk mitigation tools: operational risk policies, standard operating procedures, Risk and Control Self Assessments ("RCSAs"), risk event analysis, key controls testing, ongoing monitoring of risk metrics and limits, scenario analysis, information security and cyber defences, operational risk training, operational risk training, change management framework, operational resilience framework, physical security and safety, regular risk training, Group Risk Committee oversight.
Compliance Risk
Compliance risk is the risk of legal or regulatory sanctions, material financial loss, or loss to reputation the firm may suffer as a result of its failure to comply with laws, regulations, rules, related self-regulatory organisation standards, and codes of conduct applicable to its activities. DF Capital operates within the context of the UK legal and regulatory environment. Our Compliance Framework sets out the responsibilities within the firm to ensure awareness of both current and upcoming legal and regulatory changes and how the firm plans and implements those requirements appropriately. Compliance risk also includes the Group's obligations under the Money Laundering Regulations and covers the Groups exposure to customer-specific risk assessments, compliance monitoring plan, ongoing monitoring of risk metrics and limits, customer risk assessments, regulatory compliance training, Executive Risk Committee oversight.
Key risk mitigation tools: compliance policies, regulatory monitor, enterprise-wide compliance and customer-specific risk assessments, compliance monitoring plan, ongoing monitoring of risk metrics and limits, customer risk assessments, regulatory compliance training, Group Risk Committee oversight.
Conduct Risk
We define conduct risk as the risk of detriment caused to DF Capital's customers or financial markets due to inappropriate execution of its business activities and processes, including the sale of unsuitable products and inappropriate behaviours. The Conduct Risk Framework outlines our approach for ensuring good customer outcomes in line with the New Consumer Duty. It is supported by specific policies covering topics such as product governance, complaints, and vulnerable customers, which detail the specific steps and responsibilities across the firm. The scope of conduct risk coverage includes our AIM requirements, with policies such as a Market Abuse Regime Policy (including Share Dealing Code) and a Substantial and Related Party Transactions Policy.
Key risk mitigation tools: conduct risk policies, product governance, enterprise- wide conduct risk assessment, ongoing monitoring of risk metrics and limits, monitoring of complaints and customer feedback, key controls testing, Code of Ethics, conduct risk training and Group Risk Committee oversight.
Prudential Risk
Prudential risk covers three financial risks relating to the bank maintaining sufficient resources to ensure it is financially resilient:
· Funding and liquidity risk: The risk that DF Capital is not able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due or that it does not have the tenor and composition of funding and liquidity to support its assets.
· Capital risk: The risk that DF Capital has an insufficient amount or quality of capital to support the regulatory requirements of its business activities through normal and stressed conditions.
· Market risk (including interest rate risk): The risk of financial loss through un-hedged or mismatched asset and liability positions due to interest rate changes. This also includes the risk that assets and liabilities reference different interest rate bases and the risk of adverse financial impact from movements in market prices in the value of assets and liabilities.
Roles, responsibilities, and requirements for Liquidity and Capital management are outlined in the Treasury Policy, with risk appetite taking into account the results of the bank's ILAAP and ICAAP. The Treasury Policy also outlines the roles and responsibilities required for identifying, measuring, monitoring and controlling any interest rate risk which arises due to the mismatch between assets and liabilities.
Key risk mitigation tools: treasury policies, ICAAP, ILAAP, funds transfer pricing policy, additional stress testing, ongoing monitoring of risk metrics and limits, financial planning and forecasting, monitoring of external environment, Asset & Liability Committee and Group Risk Committee oversight.
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss arising from a customer or counterparty failing to meet their financial obligations to DF Capital. Credit risk is considered the most significant risk faced by DF Capital and can be broken down into the following categories:
· Client Default Risk: The risk of loss arising from a failure of a borrower to meet their obligations under a credit agreement.
· Credit Concentration Risk: The risk of loss due to the concentration of credit risk to a specific customer, counterparty, geography, or industry.
· Repurchase Risk: The risk of loss arising from the failure of a third-party to meet a claim under a repurchase agreement.
· Security Risk: The risk that an asset used as security to mitigate a credit loss does not provide the protection to the Company that is expected, leading to unanticipated losses.
· Counterparty Risk: The failure of a Group counterparty or derivative provider.
A credit framework and policies are in place to manage DF Capital's credit risk exposure, covering the roles and responsibilities of the Group's lending and investment activities.
Key risk mitigation tools: Credit underwriting criteria, asset audits, sector deep-dive reviews, portfolio monitoring, ongoing monitoring of risk metrics and limits, hindsight reviews of default events, monitoring of external environment, Credit Committee and Group Risk Committee oversight.
Strategic Risk
Strategic risks are the risks which can adversely impact the ability of DF Capital in achieving its strategic objectives. These risks may impact shareholder value, earnings or growth from poor strategic decisions, improper implementation of business strategies or from external events.
The level 2 principal risks which fall under this category include:
· Strategic Planning Risk: The risk of strategic plans being unachievable or unrealistic.
· Execution Risk: The risk of failing to execute the Group's strategy and failing to deliver key strategic initiatives required to meet the financial and commercial targets of the Group.
· Strategic Projects Risk: The risk of delay or failure of strategic projects and programmes.
· External Environment: The risk of failing to address the impact of external events and competitive threats.
Strategic risks are considered as part of DF Capital's strategic and financial plans. Stress scenarios are modelled as part of the ICAAP and ILAAP to determine what level of capital and liquidity the Group will need to hold in support of its strategic and financial plans.
Key risk mitigation tools: Executive Committee and Board oversight, comprehensive risk assessments of strategic and financial plans, stress testing, horizon scanning, ongoing monitoring of macro and microeconomic environment, change management framework.
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
We, the Directors, confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
§ the interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' as adopted by the United Kingdom (UK);
§ the interim report includes a fair review of the performance of the business and the position of the Group and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face; and
§ the interim report and financial statements, taken as a whole, are fair, balanced and understandable.
By order of the Board
……………………………
Carl D'Ammassa
Director
09 September 2026
Independent Review Report to Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc
Conclusion
We have been engaged by the company to review the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2026 which comprises the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the condensed consolidated statement of financial position, the condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity, the condensed consolidated cashflow statement and related notes 1 to 30.
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2026 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with United Kingdom adopted International Accounting Standard 34 and the AIM Rules of the London Stock Exchange.
Basis for Conclusion
We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK) 2410 "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity" issued by the Financial Reporting Council for use in the United Kingdom (ISRE (UK) 2410). A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
As disclosed in note 1, the annual financial statements of the group are prepared in accordance with United Kingdom adopted international accounting standards. The condensed set of financial statements included in this half-yearly financial report has been prepared in accordance with United Kingdom adopted International Accounting Standard 34, "Interim Financial Reporting".
Conclusion Relating to Going Concern
Based on our review procedures, which are less extensive than those performed in an audit as described in the Basis for Conclusion section of this report, nothing has come to our attention to suggest that the directors have inappropriately adopted the going concern basis of accounting or that the directors have identified material uncertainties relating to going concern that are not appropriately disclosed.
This conclusion is based on the review procedures performed in accordance with ISRE (UK) 2410; however future events or conditions may cause the entity to cease to continue as a going concern.
Responsibilities of the directors
The directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly financial report in accordance with the AIM rules of the London Stock Exchange.
In preparing the half-yearly financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the group's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the review of the financial information
In reviewing the half-yearly financial report, we are responsible for expressing to the company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report. Our conclusion, including our conclusion relating to going concern, are based on procedures that are less extensive than audit procedures, as described in the Basis for Conclusion paragraph of this report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company in accordance with ISRE (UK) 2410. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company those matters we are required to state to it in an independent review report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company, for our review work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have formed.
Deloitte LLP
Statutory Auditor
Manchester, United Kingdom
09 September 2026
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
6 months
6 months
Year ended
ended
ended
31 December
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
2025
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
Note
£'000
£'000
£'000
Interest and similar income
4
54,590
43,945
90,698
Interest and similar expenses
5
(21,888)
(16,950)
(34,897)
Net interest income
32,702
26,995
55,801
Fee income
6
916
607
1,684
Fee expenses
7
(681)
(796)
(1,608)
Gains/(losses) on derivatives at fair value through profit or loss
1,273
(519)
(773)
Other income
8
3
25
28
Foreign currency (loss)/gain
(1,096)
478
907
Total operating income
33,117
26,790
56,039
Staff costs
9
(11,045)
(9,499)
(20,684)
Other operating expenses
10
(6,507)
(6,066)
(11,497)
Net impairment loss on financial assets
12
(2,151)
(2,187)
(4,267)
Other provisions
11
-
-
50
Total operating profit
13,414
9,038
19,641
Profit before taxation
13,414
9,038
19,641
Taxation charge
13
(3,455)
(2,432)
(4,482)
Profit after taxation
9,959
6,606
15,159
Total comprehensive income for the period
9,959
6,606
15,159
Earnings per share:
Pence
Pence
Pence
Basic EPS
28
6.0
3.8
8.9
Diluted EPS
28
5.7
3.6
8.4
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
Note
£'000
£'000
£'000
Assets:
Cash and balances at central banks
228,021
84,856
131,676
Loans and advances to banks
6,621
11,599
5,894
Investment securities
25
3,278
-
5,722
Derivatives held for risk management
989
306
411
Fair value adjustments on hedged assets
26
(34)
-
-
Loans and advances to customers
14
921,167
722,031
839,526
Trade and other receivables
15
8,027
6,486
7,734
Current taxation asset
16
126
-
40
Deferred taxation asset
18
1,414
2,110
1,912
Property, plant and equipment
3,857
1,026
3,797
Right-of-use assets
19
2,228
2,744
2,355
Intangible assets
788
826
745
Total assets
1,176,482
831,984
999,812
Liabilities:
Customer deposits
22
999,331
688,128
840,565
Derivatives held for risk management
1,245
495
819
Fair value adjustments on hedged liabilities
26
(719)
287
375
Lease liabilities
23
2,447
2,643
2,444
Trade and other payables
15,513
11,961
12,822
Provisions
11
271
422
255
Current taxation liability
17
126
189
-
Subordinated liabilities
24
20,502
10,234
15,302
Total liabilities
1,038,716
714,359
872,582
Equity:
Issued share capital
21
1,793
1,793
1,793
Merger relief
21
94,911
94,911
94,911
Merger reserve
(20,609)
(20,609)
(20,609)
Own shares
(781)
(473)
(548)
Treasury Shares
21
(4,755)
(4,877)
(4,755)
Retained earnings
67,207
46,880
56,438
Total equity
137,766
117,625
127,230
Total equity and liabilities
1,176,482
831,984
999,812
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
Issued share capital
Merger relief
Merger reserve
Own shares1
Treasury Shares2
Retained earnings/(loss)
Total
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Balance at 31 December 2024 (Audited)
1,793
94,911
(20,609)
(440)
-
39,699
115,354
Profit after taxation
-
-
-
-
-
6,606
6,606
Share-based payments
-
-
-
-
-
614
614
Employee Benefit Trust1
-
-
-
(33)
-
(39)
(72)
Share buyback2
-
-
-
-
(4,877)
-
(4,877)
Settlement of share options3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Deferred tax asset on share-based payments
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Share-based payments settlement reserve5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Balance at 30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
1,793
94,911
(20,609)
(473)
(4,877)
46,880
117,625
Profit after taxation
-
-
-
-
-
8,553
8,553
Share-based payments
-
-
-
-
-
640
640
Employee Benefit Trust1
-
-
-
(75)
-
(45)
(120)
Share buyback2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Settlement of share options3
-
-
-
-
122
(6)
116
Deferred tax asset on share-based payments
-
-
-
-
-
416
416
Share-based payments settlement reserve5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Balance at 31 December 2025 (Audited)
1,793
94,911
(20,609)
(548)
(4,755)
56,438
127,230
Profit after taxation
-
-
-
-
-
9,959
9,959
Share-based payments
-
-
-
-
-
423
423
Employee Benefit Trust1
-
-
-
(233)
-
(171)
(404)
Share buyback2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Settlement of share options3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Deferred tax asset on share-based payments4
-
-
-
-
-
498
498
Share-based payments settlement reserve5
-
-
-
-
-
60
60
Balance at 30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
1,793
94,911
(20,609)
(781)
(4,755)
67,207
137,766
1 The Group has adopted look-through accounting (see note 1 of the 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements) and recognised the Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) as Own Shares within the consolidated financial statements.
2 During 2025, the Group repurchased 12,966,866 shares at a total cost of £4,877,000 inclusive of commission. These treasury shares do not carry voting rights or rights to dividends while held by the Company.
3 During 2025, the Group used treasury shares to settle the vesting of a share option scheme.
4 During 2026, the Group increased the deferred tax asset in respect of share-based payments by £486,000, with £498,000 recognised directly in retained earnings and £12,000 increase to the 2026 tax charge.
5 The Group's share-based payments settlement reserve relates to the cumulative difference between the expense recognised in the statement of comprehensive income and the cash payments made on settlement.
Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
Note
£'000
£'000
£'000
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit before taxation
13,414
9,038
19,641
Adjustments for non-cash items and other adjustments
included in the income statement
20
3,803
4,788
7,794
Increase in operating assets
20
(84,886)
(65,630)
(186,354)
Increase in operating liabilities
20
161,689
41,532
195,168
Taxation paid
(2,419)
(1,631)
(3,296)
Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities
91,601
(11,903)
32,953
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of investment securities
-
-
(498)
Proceeds from sale and maturity of investment securities
-
-
500
Dividend received on money market fund
36
21
57
Interest received from investment securities
-
-
2
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(433)
(570)
(3,557)
Cash received on disposal of property, plant and equipment
60
-
34
Purchase of right of use assets
-
(87)
(81)
Purchase of intangible assets
(186)
(9)
(80)
Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities
(523)
(645)
(3,623)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of lease liabilities
23
(137)
(108)
(108)
Issuance of subordinated liabilities
5,000
-
5,000
Coupon paid on subordinated liabilities
(944)
(630)
(1,269)
Purchase of own shares
(404)
(72)
(192)
Purchase of treasury shares
21
-
(4,877)
(4,877)
Employee share scheme contribution
60
-
-
Receipt of cash from settlement of share options
-
-
116
Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities
3,575
(5,687)
(1,330)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
94,653
(18,235)
28,000
Cash and cash equivalents at start of the period
140,563
112,563
112,563
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
235,216
94,328
140,563
Notes to the Interim Financial Report
1. Basis of preparation
1.1 General information
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc (the "Company" or "DFCH plc") include the assets, liabilities and results of its wholly owned subsidiaries, DF Capital Bank Limited, DF Capital Financial Solutions Limited and DF Capital Retail Finance Limited, which together form the "Group".
DFCH plc is registered and incorporated in England and Wales under company registration number 11911574. The
registered office is Express Building, 9 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, England, M4 5AD. The Company's ordinary shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market ("AIM") of the London Stock Exchange.
The principal activity of the Company is that of an investment holding company. The principal activity of the Group is as a specialist commercial lending and savings banking group. The Group provides niche working capital funding solutions to distributors and manufacturers, enabled by competitively priced savings products.
These financial statements are presented in pounds sterling, which is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Group operates, and are rounded to the nearest thousand pounds, unless stated otherwise.
1.2 Basis of accounting
The condensed consolidated set of financial statements included in this Interim Financial Report have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' ('IAS 34').
The condensed set of financial statements included within this Interim Financial Report for the six months ended 30 June 2026 should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements of Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc for the year ended 31 December 2025.
The annual consolidated financial statements of Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and the UK adopted IFRS.
The condensed consolidated financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2026 has been prepared using accounting policies consistent with IFRS. The interim information does not constitute statutory financial statements within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information for the periods ending 30 June 2026 and 30 June 2025 are unaudited but have been reviewed by the Company's auditor, Deloitte LLP, and their report appears on page 17 of this Interim Financial Report. The comparative figures for the year ended 31 December 2025 are the Group's statutory accounts and have been reported on by its auditor and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditor on those statutory accounts was unqualified, did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their report, and did not contain a statement under Section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.
1.3 Principal accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of this financial information are set out below. These policies have been applied consistently to all the financial periods presented.
1.4 Going concern
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis as the Directors are satisfied that the Group has adequate resources to continue operating for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.
In making this assessment the Directors have considered the Group's current available capital and liquidity resources, the financial projections of the Group, including the outcome of stress testing. Based on this review, the Directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully within the expected economic outlook. Accordingly, the Directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the interim financial statements.
1.5 Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In accordance with IFRS, the Directors of the Group are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions in certain subjective areas whilst preparing these financial statements. The application of these accounting policies may impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses and actual results may differ from these estimates.
Any estimates and underlying assumptions used within the statutory financial statements are reviewed on an ongoing basis, with revisions recognised in the period in which they are adjusted, and any future periods affected.
Further details can be found in note 3 on the critical accounting estimates and judgements used within these financial statements.
1.6 Foreign currency translation
The financial statements are expressed in Pounds Sterling, which is the functional and presentational currency of the Group.
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the Group's functional currency at the foreign exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the reporting date are retranslated to the functional currency at the foreign exchange rate ruling at that date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Foreign exchange differences arising on translation are recognised in the statement of income.
1.7 New accounting standards issued but not yet effective which are applicable to the Group
In April 2024 the IASB issued IFRS 18 - "Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements". This is expected to impact the way in which information is disclosed in financial statements without impacting materially on the underlying accounting.
IFRS 18 is expected to apply to the Group with effect from annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027, if the standard is endorsed for use in the UK. This is a retrospective application standard and, as such, will affect the 31 December 2026 comparative figures presented. A detailed exercise to determine the impact of the new standard on the Group's annual reporting will be carried out before the implementation date.
In May 2024, the IASB issued "Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments (Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7)". These amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026. An exercise has been performed which concluded that the amendments to the standard will have no impact on the Group's annual reporting.
Other than the above, there are no new reporting standards and interpretations in issue but not effective which address matters relevant to the Group's accounting and reporting.
1.8 Operating segments
IFRS 8 Operating segments requires particular classes of entities to disclose information about their operating segments, products and services, the geographical areas in which they operate, and their major customers. The Group's products and the markets to which they are offered are so similar in nature that they are reported as one class of business.
2. Summary of material accounting policies
The same accounting policies, presentation and methods of computation are followed in the condensed consolidated set of financial statements as applied in the Group's latest annual audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, unless stated below.
2.1 Macro Fair Value Hedge Accounting
The Group applies IAS 39 in respect to its macro fair value hedge ("MFVH") of the benchmark interest rate risk on a portfolio of fixed-rate asset finance agreements. The Group de-designates the MFVH relationship each time retrospective testing is performed and then re-designate in a new MFVH relationship.
Regression analysis is used to test hedge effectiveness. This method is performed by comparing actual clean fair value changes between the hedged item and the hedging instrument arising from changes in the hedged risk during the measurement period.
The Group measures the fair value of each hedging instrument monthly. The value is included in derivatives held for risk management in either assets or liabilities as appropriate, with the change in value recorded in 'Gains/(losses) from derivatives at fair value through profit or loss' in the income statement. The hedged item is recorded on the balance sheet as 'Fair value adjustments on hedged assets', with the change in value recorded in 'Gains/(losses) from derivatives at value through profit or loss'. Any hedge ineffectiveness is recognised in the income statement as the difference between the change in fair value of the hedged item and the change in fair value of the hedging instrument.
3. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of financial information in accordance with IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses.
The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Judgements
3.1. Expected credit losses loan impairment
Significant increase in credit risk for classification in stage 2
Counterparties are classified into stage 2 where the risk profile of the borrower has significantly increased from inception of the exposure. This increase in credit risk is signified by either increases in internal or external credit ratings, the counterparty becoming over 30 days past due, or forbearance measures being applied.
Due to the short-term behavioural profile of the majority of the current lending portfolio, the Group has not applied a probationary ("cooling off") period to exposures which are no longer triggering the stage 2 threshold criteria so these will move back to stage 1 once the classification criteria is no longer met.
Definition of default
The Group aligns its definition of default to the regulatory definition for default in all periods presented. The Group applies the regulatory guideline of 90+ days in arrears and also uses internal and external information, along with financial and non-financial information, available to the Group to determine whether a default event has either occurred or is perceived to have occurred.
Should a default event occur the Group applies a probationary ("cooling off") period to stage 3 counterparties before being transferred back to either stage 1 or 2. During the probationary period the counterparty must no longer meet the criteria for stage 3 inclusion for the entire applicable period.
Estimates
The Group has made the following estimates in the application of the accounting policies that have a significant risk of material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities:
3.2. Expected credit losses loan impairment
Probability of default ("PD")
In the absence of sufficient internal historical default data, the Group uses an external credit rating agency to provide credit ratings and corresponding probability of defaults ("PDs") for the vast majority of the Group's counterparties. These are "Through-the-Cycle" PDs which represents a long-run average probability of default, opposed to "Point-in-Time" PDs which are shorter term and partially reflect the current economic outlook. Further, the primary data points which impact credit ratings and PDs are derived from past events, therefore, PDs are inherently a lagging indicator of expected default activity over the following 12-month period and longer. The Group have implemented a management overlay, increasing PDs by 64%, to address the difference between modelled and observed default rates.
The Group utilises external macro-economic forecast data sourced from an external economics research company and to account for estimated movements in the macro-economic environment over the next 12 months and their impact on PDs. Following this exercise, as at 30 June 2026 the Group has applied a 1% economic scalar reflecting a deterioration in the macro-economic environment (30 June 2025: 8% improvement; 31 December 2025: 8% improvement). The net impact of the management overlay and economic scalar is an overall PD increase of 66% (30 June 2025: 63%; 31 December 2025: 86%).
A 100% deterioration in the average PD of 4.83% to 9.66% (excluding stage 3 exposures, which are already in default), would result in an additional impairment charge of £4,508k at 30 June 2026 (30 June 2025: £3,900k; 31 December 2025: £3,449k).
Loss given default ("LGD")
The Group analyses historical default events by different sectors, products, "sold-out-trust" (SOTs) probabilities and observed loss rates to validate whether its current LGD methodology is reasonable. The Group may apply managerial overlays to its LGD assumptions to accommodate for deviations in expected LGD rates over the following 12 month period and longer from historical observed LGD rates.
A 10% reduction in the expected discounted cashflows from the collateral held by the Group would result in an additional baseline impairment charge of £2,194k at 30 June 2026 (30 June 2025: £1,751k; 31 December 2025: £2,268k).
Forward looking macroeconomic scenarios
The Group considers four economic stress scenarios within its impairment modelling whereby the Group stresses PD and LGD inputs in accordance with expected macro-economic outlooks. This provides an ECL impairment allowance for each scenario which is multiplied by the likelihood of occurrence over the next 12-month period from the balance sheet date to give a probability weighted ECL.
The following forward-looking macroeconomic scenarios, together with their probability weighting and key economic variables, were used in calculating the ECLs used for determining impairment provisions:
Scenario
Probability Weighting
(%)ECL Impairment
(£'000)ECL Coverage1
(%)
30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
Upside
20%
8,074
0.85%
Base
50%
8,839
0.93%
Downside
20%
10,697
1.13%
Severe downside
10%
15,794
1.66%
Weighted total
100%
9,753
1.03%
30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
Upside
20%
6,293
0.86%
Base
50%
6,842
0.93%
Downside
20%
8,275
1.13%
Severe downside
10%
14,274
1.95%
Weighted total
100%
7,762
1.06%
31 December 2025 (Audited)
Upside
20%
6,988
0.81%
Base
50%
7,654
0.89%
Downside
20%
9,308
1.08%
Severe downside
10%
14,146
1.64%
Weighted total
100%
8,501
0.98%
1 ECL Coverage is calculated by dividing the ECL impairment by the Exposure at Default (EAD). EAD is typically higher than the gross loan receivable balance.
The following table details the additional impairment allowance charge/(credit) should one of the macroeconomic scenarios be assigned a 100% probability weighting:
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
Scenario
£'000
£'000
£'000
Upside
(1,679)
(1,469)
(1,513)
Base
(914)
(920)
(847)
Downside
944
513
807
Severe downside
6,041
6,512
5,645
4. Interest and similar income
6 months ended
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)6 months ended
30 June 2025
(Unaudited)Year ended
31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
At amortised cost (using effective interest rate method):
On loans and advances to customers
49,765
41,310
84,951
On loans and advances to banks
4,023
2,609
5,403
On investment securities
36
18
60
53,824
43,937
90,414
At FVOCI:
On investment securities
-
-
2
At FVPL:
Interest income on derivatives
766
8
282
Total interest and similar income
54,590
43,945
90,698
5. Interest and similar expenses
6 months ended
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)6 months ended
30 June 2025 (Unaudited)Year ended
31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
At amortised cost (using effective interest rate method):
On customer deposits
20,219
16,307
33,330
On subordinated liabilities
1,140
629
1,331
21,359
16,936
34,661
At FVTPL:
Interest expense on derivatives
529
14
236
Total interest and similar expenses
21,888
16,950
34,897
6. Fee income
6 months ended
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)6 months ended
30 June 2025
(Unaudited)Year ended
31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Facility-related fees
916
607
1,684
Total fee income
916
607
1,684
7. Fee expenses
6 months ended
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)6 months ended
30 June 2025
(Unaudited)Year ended
31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Enable guarantee charges
490
414
866
Financial guarantee charges
179
364
708
Undrawn commitment facility fees
2
10
19
Non-incremental direct costs
6
8
15
Broker fees
4
-
-
Total fee expenses
681
796
1,608
8. Other income
6 months ended
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)6 months ended
30 June 2025
(Unaudited)Year ended
31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
HMRC grants and relief income
-
10
14
Insurance claim income
3
15
14
Total other income
3
25
28
9. Staff costs
6 months ended
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)6 months ended
30 June 2025
(Unaudited)Year ended
31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Wages and salaries
8,012
7,193
15,381
Share-based payments
423
614
1,254
Contractor costs
145
72
400
Social security costs
1,476
1,105
2,601
Pension costs arising on defined contribution schemes
989
515
1,048
Total staff costs
11,045
9,499
20,684
Contractor costs are recognised within staff costs where the work performed would otherwise have been performed by employees. Contractor costs arising from the performance of other services is included within other operating expenses.
10. Other operating expenses
6 months ended
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)6 months ended
30 June 2025
(Unaudited)Year ended
31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Finance costs
156
117
263
Depreciation
426
588
945
Amortisation of intangible assets
142
132
279
Loss/(gain) on disposal of fixed assets
13
-
(3)
Loss on disposal of intangible assets
-
1
6
Professional services expenses
1,698
1,414
3,450
Audit and accountancy fees
275
293
602
IT-related expenses
1,926
1,812
3,740
Other operating expenses
194
130
288
Premises costs
286
248
814
Other staff costs
442
370
830
Bank charges/fees
118
101
207
Charitable donations
11
6
119
Release of dilapidation provision
-
-
(167)
Impairment of fixed assets
-
275
275
Irrecoverable VAT
820
579
(227)
Corporation tax interest
-
-
76
Total other operating expenses
6,507
6,066
11,497
In August 2025, the Group received a VAT recovery of £1,463,314 from HMRC in respect of an updated Partial Exemption Special Method.
11. Provisions
Analysis for movements in other provisions:
Leasehold dilapidations
Other provisions
Total
£'000
£'000
£'000
6 months ended 30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
At start of period
255
-
255
Additions
-
-
-
Utilisation of provision
-
-
-
Unused amounts reversed
-
-
-
Unwinding of discount
16
-
16
Lease modification
-
-
-
At end of period
271
-
271
6 months ended 30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
At start of period
235
50
285
Additions
126
-
126
Utilisation of provision
(4)
-
(4)
Unused amounts reversed
-
-
-
Unwinding of discount
15
-
15
Lease modification
-
-
-
At end of period
372
50
422
Year ended 31 December 2025 (Audited)
At start of period
235
50
285
Additions
234
-
234
Utilisation of provision
(84)
-
(84)
Unused amounts reversed
(167)
(50)
(217)
Unwinding of discount
37
-
37
Lease modification
-
-
-
At end of period
255
-
255
12. Net impairment loss on financial assets
6 months ended
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)6 months ended
30 June 2025
(Unaudited)Year ended
31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Movement in impairment allowance in the period
1,225
1,391
2,264
Write-offs
813
666
1,826
Recovery transaction costs
113
130
207
Bad debt VAT relief
-
-
(30)
Total net impairment loss on financial assets
2,151
2,187
4,267
See note 14 for further analysis of the movement in impairment allowances on loans and advances to customers.
13. Taxation
Analysis of tax charge recognised in the period:
6 months ended
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)6 months ended
30 June 2025
(Unaudited)Year ended
31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Current taxation charge:
UK corporation tax on profit for the current period
2,459
562
1,998
Adjustments in respect of prior years
-
-
1
Total current taxation charge
2,459
562
1,999
Deferred taxation charge:
Current period
996
1,870
3,078
Adjustments in respect of prior years
-
-
(595)
Total deferred taxation charge
996
1,870
2,483
Total taxation charge
3,455
2,432
4,482
Current tax on profits reflects UK corporation tax levied at a rate of 25% for the period ended 30 June 2026 (30 June 2025: 25%; 31 December 2025: 25%). The Company is not subject to the banking surcharge levied at a rate of 3% on the profits of banking companies' chargeable to corporation tax after an allowance of £100 million per annum.
Expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profits/losses include impairment losses, amortisation of intangible assets, depreciation of fixed assets, share-based payment expenses, client and staff entertainment costs, and professional fees which are capital in nature.
The Group had recognised a deferred tax asset in relation to prior period losses. During the period ended 30 June 2026, the Group's residual brought forward losses were fully utilised. Further detail on the deferred taxation asset is provided in note 18.
14. Loans and advances to customers
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)
30 June 2025
(Unaudited)
31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Inventory finance and other lending:
Loan book principal
888,090
722,126
830,734
Accrued interest and fees
4,509
4,339
4,141
Total inventory finance and other lending
892,599
726,465
834,875
Asset Finance:
Asset finance receivable
56,838
7,340
19,146
Unearned income
(16,938)
(1,328)
(3,914)
Total asset finance
39,900
6,012
15,232
Gross carrying amount
932,499
732,477
850,107
less: impairment allowance
(9,753)
(7,762)
(8,501)
less: effective interest rate adjustment
(1,579)
(2,684)
(2,080)
Total loans and advances to customers
921,167
722,031
839,526
Refer to note 12 for further details on the impairment loss on financial assets recognised in the periods.
Ageing analysis of gross loan receivables:
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Not yet past due
925,829
721,889
842,912
Past due: 1 - 30 days (early arrears)
789
478
175
Past due: 31 - 90 days (mid/late arrears)
1,058
1,145
350
Past due: 90+ days (default)
4,823
8,965
6,670
Total gross carrying amount
932,499
732,477
850,107
Analysis of gross loans and advances to customers:
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Total
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
As at 1 January 2026 (Audited)
785,729
54,741
9,637
850,107
Transfer to Stage 1
46,653
(46,267)
(386)
-
Transfer to Stage 2
(139,506)
139,756
(250)
-
Transfer to Stage 3
(1,714)
(3,618)
5,332
-
Net lending/(repayment)
152,605
(63,993)
(5,432)
83,180
Write-offs
-
-
(788)
(788)
Total movement in receivables
58,038
25,878
(1,524)
82,392
As at 30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
843,767
80,619
8,113
932,499
Loss allowance coverage at 30 June 2026
0.57%
1.94%
41.85%
1.05%
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Total
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
As at 1 January 2025 (Audited)
643,513
18,484
7,779
669,776
Transfer to Stage 1
5,333
(5,067)
(266)
-
Transfer to Stage 2
(35,268)
35,268
-
-
Transfer to Stage 3
(10,811)
(7,655)
18,466
-
Net lending/(repayment)
94,114
(16,629)
(14,150)
63,335
Write-offs
(4)
(1)
(629)
(634)
Total movement in receivables
53,364
5,916
3,421
62,701
As at 30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
696,877
24,400
11,200
732,477
Loss allowance coverage at 30 June 2025
0.63%
0.79%
28.23%
1.06%
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Total
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
As at 1 January 2025 (Audited)
643,513
18,484
7,779
669,776
Transfer to stage 1
16,598
(13,352)
(3,246)
-
Transfer to stage 2
(101,638)
102,896
(1,258)
-
Transfer to stage 3
(16,207)
(15,798)
32,005
-
Net lending/(repayment)
243,479
(37,489)
(23,949)
182,041
Write-offs
(16)
-
(1,694)
(1,710)
Total movement in gross loan receivables
142,216
36,257
1,858
180,331
As at 31 December 2025 (Audited)
785,729
54,741
9,637
850,107
Loss allowance coverage at 31 December 2025
0.56%
1.30%
35.51%
1.00%
Analysis of impairment losses on loans and advances to customers:
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Total
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
As at 1 January 2026 (Audited)
4,368
711
3,422
8,501
Transfer to Stage 1
427
(427)
-
-
Transfer to Stage 2
(1,043)
1,043
-
-
Transfer to Stage 3
(191)
(546)
737
-
Remeasurement of impairment allowance
(1,157)
1,326
1,363
1,532
Net lending/(repayment)
2,392
(545)
(1,339)
508
Write-offs
-
-
(788)
(788)
Total movement in impairment allowance
428
851
(27)
1,252
As at 30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
4,796
1,562
3,395
9,753
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Total
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
As at 1 January 2025 (Audited)
3,692
166
2,719
6,577
Transfer to Stage 1
90
(90)
-
-
Transfer to Stage 2
(229)
229
-
-
Transfer to Stage 3
(35)
(64)
99
-
Remeasurement of impairment allowance
(922)
46
2,112
1,236
Net lending/(repayment)
1,811
(94)
(1,090)
627
Write-offs
-
-
(678)
(678)
Total movement in impairment allowance
715
27
443
1,185
As at 30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
4,407
193
3,162
7,762
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Total
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
As at 1 January 2025 (Audited)
3,692
166
2,719
6,577
Transfer to stage 1
214
(161)
(53)
-
Transfer to stage 2
(690)
712
(22)
-
Transfer to stage 3
(68)
(139)
207
-
Remeasurement of impairment allowance
(2,189)
384
4,616
2,811
Net lending/(repayment)
3,409
(251)
(2,351)
807
Write-offs
-
-
(1,694)
(1,694)
Total movement in loss allowance
676
545
703
1,924
As at 31 December 2025 (Audited)
4,368
711
3,422
8,501
15. Trade and other receivables
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Trade receivables
5,115
4,559
6,425
Impairment allowance
(529)
(422)
(556)
4,586
4,137
5,869
Other debtors
737
265
470
Prepayments
2,704
2,084
1,395
3,441
2,349
1,865
Total trade and other receivables
8,027
6,486
7,734
All trade receivables are due within one year and typically due for payment within 30 days of invoice.
The trade receivable balances are assessed for expected credit losses (ECL) under the 'simplified approach', which requires the Group to assess all balances for lifetime ECLs and is not required to assess significant increases in credit risk.
Ageing analysis of trade receivables:
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Not yet past due
4,541
4,004
5,792
Past due: 1 - 30 days (early arrears)
172
165
357
Past due: 31 - 90 days (mid/late arrears)
65
198
41
Past due: 90+ days (default)
337
192
235
Total trade receivables
5,115
4,559
6,425
Analysis of movement of impairment losses on trade receivables:
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
At 1 January
556
216
216
Amounts written off
(25)
(63)
(116)
Change in loss allowance due to new originations net of repayments
(2)
269
456
At period end
529
422
556
16. Current taxation asset
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
At 1 January
40
-
-
Credit to profit and loss account
86
-
-
Payments
-
-
40
At period end
126
-
40
17. Current taxation liability
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
At 1 January
-
1,259
1,259
Charge to profit and loss account
2,545
561
1,996
Payments
(2,419)
(1,631)
(3,256)
Adjustments in respect of prior years
-
-
1
At period end
126
189
-
18. Deferred taxation asset
The table below shows the movement in net deferred tax assets:
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
At 1 January
1,912
3,980
3,980
Charge to profit and loss account
(996)
(1,870)
(3,078)
Deferred tax directly included in equity
498
-
416
Adjustments in respect of prior years
-
-
594
At period end
1,414
2,110
1,912
Deferred tax assets have only been recognised to the extent the Group finds it probable be utilised against future taxable profits. As at 30 June 2026 the Group's deferred tax asset relates to temporary timing differences attributable to future corporation tax relief on share-based payments and fixed assets.
The Group had recognised a deferred tax asset in relation to historical losses on the balance sheet at 31 December 2022. During the period ended 30 June 2026, the Group's residual brought forward losses were fully utilised and no deferred tax asset in relation to prior period losses remains.
19. Right-of-use assets
Buildings
£'000
Cost:
As at 31 December 2024 (Audited)
1,299
Additions
2,768
Disposals and write-offs
-
As at 30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
4,067
Additions
(217)
Disposals and write-offs
(1,299)
As at 31 December 2025 (Audited)
2,551
Additions
-
Disposals and write-offs
-
As at 30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
2,551
Accumulated depreciation:
As at 31 December 2024 (Audited)
1,097
Charge for the period
226
Disposals and write-offs
-
As at 30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
1,323
Charge for the period
172
Disposals and write-offs
(1,299)
As at 31 December 2025 (Audited)
196
Charge for the period
127
Disposals and write-offs
-
As at 30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
323
Carrying amount:
At 30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
2,744
At 31 December 2025 (Audited)
2,355
At 30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
2,228
The Group's right-of-use asset relates to the lease of its office premises. The lease agreement commenced in March 2025, at which point a right-of-use asset and lease liability were initially recognised in accordance with IFRS 16.
In December 2025, the Group increased the estimated restoration costs associated with the leased premises based on an updated assessment performed by an independent third-party specialist. In addition, the Group increased the incremental borrowing rate used to discount future lease payments. The combined impact of these updates results in a net decrease in the right-of-use asset. As the revised restoration costs and incremental borrowing rate represent the estimates and assumptions that should have been applied on initial recognition of the lease, the resulting change to the right-of-use asset is included as a negative addition in the table above for the year ended 31 December 2025.
The maturity analysis of lease liabilities is presented within note 23.
20. Notes to the cash flow statement
See below for reconciliation of balances classified as cash and cash equivalents, which are recognised within the consolidated cash flow statement:
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Cash and balances at central banks
228,021
84,856
131,676
Loans and advances to banks
3,917
9,472
3,165
Euro liquidity fund
3,278
-
5,722
Total cash and cash equivalents
235,216
94,328
140,563
Adjustments for non-cash items and other adjustments included in the income statement:
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
299
362
547
Depreciation of right-of-use assets
126
226
398
Impairment of property, plant and equipment
-
275
275
Loss/(gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
13
-
(3)
Amortisation of intangible assets
142
132
279
Loss on disposal of intangible assets
-
1
6
Share-based payments
423
614
1,254
Impairment allowances on receivables
2,038
2,187
4,060
Movement in other provisions
-
-
(217)
Dividend income on money market fund
(36)
(18)
(60)
Interest income on debt securities
-
-
(2)
Finance costs
139
102
226
Unwind of discount
16
15
37
Interest on subordinated liabilities
1,140
629
1,331
Amortisation of subordinated liabilities acquisition costs
5
5
10
Movement in effective interest rate adjustment
(502)
258
(347)
Total non-cash items and other adjustments
3,803
4,788
7,794
Net change in operating assets:
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Increase in loans and advances to customers
(82,863)
(63,020)
(181,714)
Derivative financial instruments (asset)
(1,476)
(11)
(123)
Fair value adjustments for portfolio hedged risk (asset)
34
-
-
Increase in other assets
(581)
(2,599)
(4,517)
Increase in operating assets
(84,886)
(65,630)
(186,354)
Net change in operating liabilities:
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Increase in customer deposits
158,766
38,463
190,900
Derivative financial instruments (liability)
428
489
812
Fair value adjustments for portfolio hedged risk (liability)
(196)
151
247
Increase in other liabilities
2,691
2,429
3,209
Increase in operating liabilities
161,689
41,532
195,168
21. Equity
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
No.
No.
No.
£'000
£'000
£'000
Authorised:
Ordinary shares of
1p each
179,369,199
179,369,199
179,369,199
1,793
1,793
1,793
Allotted, issued and fully paid: Ordinary shares of 1p each
179,369,199
179,369,199
179,369,199
1,793
1,793
1,793
Included in the ordinary shares above are a total of 12,642,866 treasury shares. In the year ended 31 December 2025, the Company repurchased 12,966,866 ordinary shares at a total cost of £4,876,862 inclusive of commission, these were held in treasury shares. 324,000 of these shares were used to settle the vesting of share option schemes during the year ended 31 December 2025. This reduced the carrying value of treasury shares by £121,857 to £4,755,005 as at 31 December 2025. These treasury shares do not carry voting rights or rights to dividends while held by the Company.
Analysis of the movements in equity:
No. of shares
Share Capital
Merger Relief
Total
#
£'000
£'000
£'000
Balance at 1 January 2025 (Audited)
179,369,199
1,793
94,911
96,704
No transactions within the period
-
-
-
-
Balance at 30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
179,369,199
1,793
94,911
96,704
No transactions within the period
-
-
-
-
Balance at 31 December 2025 (Audited)
179,369,199
1,793
94,911
96,704
No transactions within the period
-
-
-
-
Balance at 30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
179,369,199
1,793
94,911
96,704
Own shares:
At 30 June 2026 the Group's Employee Benefit Trust held 2,618,325 (30 June 2025: 2,635,658; 31 December 2025: 2,635,660) ordinary shares in Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc to meet obligations under the Company's share and share option plans. The shares are stated at cost and their market value at 30 June 2026 was £1,662,636 (30 June 2025: £1,027,907; 31 December 2025: £1,344,187).
22. Customer deposits
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Customer deposits
999,331
688,128
840,565
Total customer deposits
999,331
688,128
840,565
Amounts repayable within one year
777,048
609,584
638,211
Amounts repayable after one year
222,283
78,544
202,354
999,331
688,128
840,565
23. Lease liabilities
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
At 1 January
2,444
90
90
Initial recognition
-
2,561
2,238
Interest expense
140
100
224
Lease payments
(137)
(108)
(108)
Lease modification
-
-
-
At period end
2,447
2,643
2,444
The Group's lease liability relates to the lease of its office premises. The lease agreement commenced in March 2025, at which point a right-of-use asset and lease liability were initially recognised in accordance with IFRS 16.
In December 2025, the Group increased the incremental borrowing rate used to discount future lease payments. The revised rate reflects the rate that should have been applied on initial recognition of the lease, therefore the resulting update to the lease liability is included in the initial recognition line in the table above for the year ended 31 December 2025.
The lease agreement includes a rent-free period in the first 12 months from inception of the lease, and a further half-rent-free period for 30 months. As a result, in the 12 months from the reporting date the expected lease repayments are lower than the associated finance cost. Therefore, the liability is increasing in over the rent-free periods, hence the current portion of the lease liability is negative, whilst the non-current portion is higher than the amount presented on the face of the balance sheet.
The Group does not face a significant liquidity risk with regard to its lease liabilities. Lease liabilities are monitored within the Group's treasury function.
All lease obligations are denominated in currency units.
The maturity analysis of lease liabilities is as follows:
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Current
(9)
(78)
(7)
Non-current
2,456
2,721
2,451
Total lease liabilities
2,447
2,643
2,444
Maturity analysis of expected lease payments:
Year 1
274
138
275
Year 2
275
274
275
Year 3
544
275
408
Year 4
544
544
544
Year 5
543
544
544
Onwards
1,901
2,444
2,174
Total lease payments
4,081
4,219
4,220
Less: unearned interest
(1,634)
(1,576)
(1,776)
Total lease liabilities
2,447
2,643
2,444
24. Subordinated liabilities
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Tier 2 notes
20,000
10,000
15,000
Accrued interest
525
267
330
Deferred acquisition costs
(23)
(33)
(28)
Total subordinated liabilities
20,502
10,234
15,302
25. Investment securities
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Investments not measured at fair value:
Money market fund
3,278
-
5,722
Total investment securities
3,278
-
5,722
Analysis of movements during the period:
At 1 January
5,722
769
769
Purchased investment securities
9,291
5,031
21,080
Proceeds from sold or maturing securities
(11,719)
(5,818)
(16,267)
Interest income
36
18
62
Unrealised (losses)/gains
(52)
-
78
At period end
3,278
-
5,722
Maturity profile of investment securities:
Within 12 months
3,278
-
5,722
Over 12 months
-
-
-
As at the period ended 30 June 2026, the Group's only active investment security was a Euro liquidity short term low volatility money market fund which the Group use to invest surplus funds from cross currency swaps which are not yet used to fund customers. The fund invests in a range of cash holding and short dated securities held to maturity, this materially removes exposure to market movements, meaning the fund consistently trades at par value. The Group have therefore treated the investment as a cash and cash equivalent with related purchases and sales not recognised in the cash flow statement. The Group receives dividends on the outstanding balance in the money market fund, however, this is accounted for as interest income due to the nature of the fund trading at par, which generates an agreed yield not driven by market conditions.
In comparative periods, the Group held other investment securities such as Government gilts and UK treasury bills which were not treated as cash and cash equivalents and as such were included in the cash flow statement.
In accordance with IFRS 9, all investment securities were assessed for impairment and treated as stage 1 assets in both reporting periods.
26. Hedge accounting
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Hedged assets:
Current hedge relationships
(34)
-
-
Swap inception adjustment
-
-
-
Fair value adjustments on hedged assets
(34)
-
-
Hedged liabilities:
Current hedge relationships
(710)
305
484
Swap inception adjustment
(9)
(18)
(109)
Fair value adjustments on hedged liabilities
(719)
287
375
During the period ended 30 June 2026, the Group established a new macro fair value hedge of the benchmark interest rate risk on a portfolio of long term fixed-rate asset finance agreements, which generate fixed-rate income. The Group manages this risk exposure by entering into pay fixed and receive floating interest rate swaps.
The Group also has micro fair value hedges for its liabilities, in the form of its fixed rate customer deposits and subordinated liabilities.
At present, the Group expects its hedging relationships to be highly effective as the Group hedges assets and liabilities for which the fair value movements between the hedged item and hedging instrument are expected to be highly correlated.
Further, the Group does not anticipate having to rebalance the hedging relationship once entered into due to the contractual terms of the hedged liabilities meaning that the contractual cash flows are highly predictable, with any deviation likely to be negligible. In the period ended 30 June 2026, there has been no cancelled or de-designated hedge relationships due to failed hedge accounting relationships.
27. Financial instruments
Analysis of financial instruments by valuation model
The Group measures fair values using the following hierarchy of methods:
· Level 1 - Quoted market price in an active market for an identical instrument
· Level 2 - Valuation techniques based on observable inputs. This category includes instruments valued using quoted market prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices for similar instruments that are considered less than active, or other valuation techniques where all significant inputs are directly or indirectly observable from market data
· Level 3 - Inputs for the assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs)
Financial assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value
Carrying amount
Fair value
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Financial assets not measured at fair value:
Cash and balances at central banks
228,021
228,021
228,021
-
-
Loans and advances to banks
6,621
6,621
6,621
-
-
Investment securities
3,278
3,278
3,278
-
-
Loans and advances to customers
921,167
921,167
-
-
921,167
Trade receivables
4,586
4,586
-
-
4,586
Other receivables
737
737
-
-
737
1,164,410
1,164,410
237,920
-
926,490
Financial liabilities not measured at fair value:
Customer deposits
999,331
997,488
-
-
997,488
Other financial liabilities
2,447
2,447
-
-
2,447
Subordinated liabilities
20,502
21,040
-
21,040
-
Trade payables
274
274
-
-
274
Other payables
10,396
10,396
-
-
10,396
1,032,950
1,031,645
-
21,040
1,010,605
Carrying amount
Fair value
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Financial assets not measured at fair value:
Cash and balances at central banks
84,856
84,856
84,856
-
-
Loans and advances to banks
11,599
11,599
11,599
-
-
Investment securities
-
-
-
-
-
Loans and advances to customers
722,031
722,031
-
-
722,031
Trade receivables
4,137
4,137
-
-
4,137
Other receivables
265
265
-
-
265
Financial assets
822,888
822,888
96,455
-
726,433
Financial liabilities not measured at fair value:
Customer deposits
688,128
686,851
-
-
686,851
Other financial liabilities
2,643
2,643
-
-
2,643
Subordinated liabilities
10,234
10,524
-
10,524
-
Trade payables
221
221
-
-
221
Other payables
8,448
8,448
-
-
8,448
Financial liabilities
709,674
708,687
-
10,524
698,163
Carrying amount
Fair value
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
31 December 2025 (Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Financial assets not measured at fair value:
Cash and balances at central banks
131,676
131,676
131,676
-
-
Loans and advances to banks
5,894
5,894
5,894
-
-
Investment securities
5,722
5,722
5,722
-
-
Loans and advances to customers
839,526
839,526
-
-
839,526
Trade receivables
5,869
5,869
-
-
5,869
Other receivables
470
470
-
-
470
989,157
989,157
143,292
-
845,865
Financial liabilities not measured at fair value:
Customer deposits
840,565
838,673
-
-
838,673
Other financial liabilities
2,444
2,444
-
-
2,444
Subordinated liabilities
15,302
15,727
-
15,727
-
Trade payables
311
311
-
-
311
Other payables
6,523
6,523
-
-
6,523
865,145
863,678
-
15,727
847,951
Where assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value, the Group has calculated their fair values at the reporting date as follows:
Cash and balances at central banks
This represents cash held at central banks where fair value is considered to be equal to carrying value.
Loans and advances to banks
This mainly represents the Group's working capital current accounts with other banks with an original maturity of less than one month. Fair value is not considered to be materially different to carrying value.
Investment securities
The investment securities carried at amortised cost represent the Group's investment in a money market fund. Due to the short-term nature of the underlying investments which are held to maturity, the fund has never deviated from par value. The carrying value is therefore considered to be approximately equal to the fair value.
Loans and advances to customers
The Group has performed an assessment to determine the fair value of loans and advances to customers, and it was determined that due to the majority being short-term in nature, their carrying value is materially equal to their fair value.
Customer deposits
The fair value of fixed rate customer deposits has been estimated by discounting future cash flows at current market rates of interest which are currently higher than current customer rates offered and as such the discounting is higher and the fair value is estimated to be less than carrying value.
Subordinated liabilities
The fair value of the subordinated liabilities is estimated by discounting the expected cashflows using an interest rate for similar liabilities with the same remaining maturity rate and credit profile.
Trade and other receivables, other borrowings and other liabilities
These represent short-term receivables and payables and as such their carrying value is considered to be equal to their fair value.
Financial assets and liabilities included in the statement of financial position that are measured at fair value:
Carrying Amount
Principal Amount
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Financial assets measured at fair value:
Derivative assets
989
101,804
-
989
-
989
101,804
-
989
-
Financial liabilities measured at fair value:
Derivative liabilities
1,245
236,921
-
1,245
-
1,245
236,921
-
1,245
-
Carrying Amount
Principal Amount
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Financial assets measured at fair value:
Derivative assets
306
25,000
-
306
-
306
25,000
-
306
-
Financial liabilities measured at fair value:
Derivative liabilities
495
55,156
-
495
-
495
55,156
-
495
-
Carrying Amount
Principal Amount
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
31 December 2025 (Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Financial assets measured at fair value:
Derivative assets
411
83,776
-
411
-
411
83,776
-
411
-
Financial liabilities measured at fair value:
Derivative liabilities
819
119,444
-
819
-
819
119,444
-
819
-
Derivatives
The fair values of derivative instruments are determined using observable market data. Interest rate swap (IRS) valuations are calculated internally using discounted cash flow valuation techniques and market interest rate curves. Cross-currency swap (CCS) valuations are provided by a third party and are based on the market values of similar financial instruments.
Financial risk management
The Group's activities and the existence of the above financial instruments expose it to a variety of financial risks.
The Board has overall responsibility for the determination of the Group's risk management objectives and policies. The overall objective of the Board is to set policies that seek to reduce ongoing risk as far as possible without unduly affecting the Group's competitiveness and flexibility
The Group is exposed to the following financial risks:
· Credit risk
· Liquidity risk
· Interest rate risk
Further details regarding these policies are set out below.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss arising from a client, customer or counterparty failing to meet their financial obligations to the Group or repay in accordance with agreed terms. Credit risk is considered the most significant risk faced by the Group.
Credit risk management
The Group has a dedicated credit risk function, which is responsible for implementing a credit framework and complying with lending policy and standards. The overriding objective of the framework is to ensure that the Group operates within its agreed credit appetite, as set by the Board. The main categories of credit risk are:
· Client default risk - risks arising from the failure of a borrower.
· Credit concentration risk - risk of loss from concentration of credit risk to a specific individual (or aggregated group), counterparty, asset class or industry sector.
· Repurchase risk - risk of loss arising from the failure of a manufacturer to meet a claim under a re-purchase agreement.
· Security risk - losses from the realisation of assets charged or pledged to the Group. This includes a sale out of trust.
· Counterparty risk - the failure of a bank counterparty or derivative provider.
The credit risk function ensure that credit risk exposures are compliant with regulatory and legal requirements and protect customers from harm. Policies are continually developed to reflect changes to regulation, economic conditions and lessons learned. Policies, standards and procedures are designed to ensure that Board approved appetite is not exceeded, transactions are consistently documented, and vulnerable customers are identified and treated appropriately.
Credit risk and credit applications are sanctioned by appropriately skilled bankers within the discretion matrix.
Emphasis is placed on maintaining a diverse and balanced portfolio, within clearly defined industry sectors and security requirements. Credit risk is monitored throughout the lifecycle of each facility and we use rating-based models to assess the quality of the portfolio.
Significant increase in credit risk
The Group continuously monitors all assets subject to Expected Credit Loss as to whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, either through a significant increase in Probability of Default ("PD") or in Loss Given Default ("LGD").
The short tenor of inventory finance loan facilities, which continue to represent the majority of loans and advances to customers, reduce the possible adverse effect of changes in economic conditions and/or the credit risk profile of the counterparty.
The Group nonetheless measures a change in a counterparty's credit risk mainly on payment performance and end of contract repayment behaviour. The regular collateral audit process and interim reviews may highlight other changes in a counterparty's risk profile, such as the security asset no longer being under the control of the borrower.
Identifying loans and advances in default and credit impaired
The Group's definition of default for this purpose is:
· A counterparty defaults on a payment due under a loan agreement and that payment is more than 90 days overdue;
· A counterparty commits an event of default under the terms and conditions of the loan agreement which leads the lender to believe that the borrower's ability to meet its credit obligations to the lender is in doubt; or
· The Group is made aware of a severe deterioration of the credit profile of the customer which is likely to impede the customers' ability to satisfy future payment obligations.
Maximum exposure to credit risk:
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Loans and advances to banks
6,621
11,599
5,894
Derivative assets
989
306
411
Loans and advances to customers
921,167
722,031
839,526
Trade and other receivables
5,323
4,402
6,339
934,100
738,338
852,170
Collateral held as security:
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Collateralised lending:
Loan-to-value* ratio:
Less than 50%
43,549
25,567
21,117
51% to 70%
106,046
53,720
82,754
71% to 80%
184,145
128,025
159,959
81% to 90%
169,826
133,613
123,373
91% to 100%
384,005
381,675
445,367
Hire purchase
39,900
6,011
15,232
Total collateralised lending
927,471
728,611
847,802
Unsecured lending
5,028
3,866
2,305
* Calculated using wholesale collateral values. Wholesale collateral values represent the invoice total (including applicable VAT) from the invoice received from the supplier of the product. The wholesale amount is less than the recommended retail price (RRP) of the product.
The majority of the Group's lending activities are asset based so it expects that its exposure is secured by the collateral value of the asset that has been funded under the loan agreement. The Group has title to the collateral which is funded under loan agreements. The collateral includes boats, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, caravans, light commercial vehicles, industrial and agricultural equipment. The collateral has low depreciation and is not subject to rapid technological changes or redundancy. There has been no change in the Group's assessment of collateral and its underlying value in the reporting period.
The assets are generally in the counterparty's possession, but this is controlled and managed by the asset audit process. The audit process checks on a periodic basis that the asset is in the counterparty's possession and has not been sold out of trust or is otherwise not in the counterparty's control. The frequency of the audits is initially determined by the risk rating assessed at the time that the borrowing facility is first approved and is assessed on an ongoing basis.
Additional security may also be taken to further secure the counterparty's obligations and further mitigate risk. Further to this, in many cases, the Group is often granted, by the counterparty, an option to sell-back the underlying collateral or redistribute the asset within their underlying network to prevent losses resulting from defaults.
Based on the Group's current principal products, the counterparty repays its obligation under a loan agreement with the Group at or before the point that it sells the asset. If the asset is not sold and the loan agreement reaches maturity, the counterparty is required to pay the amount due under the loan agreement plus any other amounts due. In the event that the counterparty does not pay on the due date, the Group's customer management process will maintain frequent contact with the counterparty to establish the reason for the delay and agree a timescale for payment. Senior Management will review actions on a regular basis to ensure that the Group's position is not being prejudiced by delays.
In the event the Group determines that payment will not be made voluntarily, it will enforce the terms of its loan agreement and recover the asset, initiating legal proceedings for delivery, if necessary. If there is a shortfall between the net sales proceeds from the sale of the asset and the counterparty's obligations under the loan agreement, the shortfall is payable by the counterparty on demand.
As at 30 June 2026, 99.5% of the loan portfolio was fully collateralised (30 June 2025: 99.5%; 31 December 2025: 99.7%).
Concentration of credit risk
The Group maintains policies and procedures to manage concentrations of credit at the counterparty level and industry level to achieve a diversified loan portfolio.
The below table analyses gross carrying amount and impairment allowance by counterparty industry sector:
30 June 2026
30 June 2025
31 December 2025
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
£'000
Portfolio %
£'000
Portfolio %
£'000
Portfolio %
Inventory finance:
Motorhome & caravan
238,789
25.6%
220,375
30.1%
236,893
27.9%
Transport
118,496
12.7%
110,560
15.1%
158,813
18.7%
Marine
103,536
11.1%
84,566
11.5%
96,812
11.4%
Automotive
58,354
6.2%
39,273
5.4%
50,750
6.0%
Motorcycle
38,213
4.1%
39,884
5.4%
33,167
3.9%
Lodges
86,929
9.3%
81,240
11.1%
75,228
8.8%
Industrial
47,231
5.1%
40,796
5.6%
48,273
5.7%
Agricultural
18,961
2.0%
20,749
2.8%
18,536
2.1%
Other serialised assets
7,981
0.9%
1,568
0.2%
3,649
0.4%
718,490
77.0%
639,011
87.2%
722,121
84.9%
Structured finance:
Invoice finance
10,181
1.1%
7,633
1.0%
11,133
1.3%
Secured business loan
93,346
10.0%
20,599
2.8%
38,225
4.5%
Wholesale finance
70,582
7.6%
59,223
8.1%
63,396
7.5%
174,109
18.7%
87,455
11.9%
112,754
13.3%
Asset finance
39,900
4.3%
6,011
0.9%
15,232
1.8%
Total gross carrying amount
932,499
100%
732,477
100%
850,107
100%
£'000
ECL coverage %
£'000
ECL coverage %
£'000
ECL coverage %
Leisure:
Motorhome & caravan
(2,040)
0.9%
(1,268)
0.6%
(1,489)
0.6%
Transport
(458)
0.4%
(429)
0.4%
(750)
0.5%
Marine
(600)
0.6%
(619)
0.7%
(643)
0.7%
Automotive
(1,354)
2.3%
(1,062)
2.7%
(1,289)
2.5%
Motorcycle
(1,480)
3.9%
(841)
2.1%
(894)
2.7%
Lodges
(1,415)
1.6%
(1,242)
1.5%
(1,732)
2.3%
Industrial
(213)
0.5%
(217)
0.5%
(270)
0.6%
Agricultural
(152)
0.8%
(860)
4.1%
(164)
0.9%
Other serialised assets
(55)
0.7%
(17)
1.1%
(34)
0.9%
(7,767)
1.1%
(6,555)
1.0%
(7,265)
1.0%
Structured finance:
Invoice finance
(84)
0.8%
(66)
0.9%
(111)
1.0%
Secured business loan
(1,044)
1.1%
(241)
1.2%
(294)
0.8%
Wholesale finance
(427)
0.6%
(831)
1.4%
(566)
0.9%
(1,555)
0.9%
(1,138)
1.3%
(971)
0.9%
Asset finance
(431)
1.1%
(69)
1.2%
(265)
1.7%
Total Impairment allowance
(9,753)
1.0%
(7,762)
1.1%
(8,501)
1.0%
Credit quality
The risk rating is an internal rating system of counterparty credit risk whereby the Group will allocate a rating from 1 to 9, 1 being the highest level of credit quality and 9 being the lowest level of credit quality. The Group uses Experian Delphi scores to set risk ratings which in turn determine the probability of default for each counterparty. In the majority of cases, the Experian Delphi score will be used without management override adjustments. However, where the Delphi score differs from the Group's assessment of credit risk and/or where a Delphi score cannot be derived such as in the case of sole traders or unincorporated partnerships, either a Delphi score uplift or a Delphi score equivalent is utilised to calculate an internal risk rating. The risk rating for each counterparty is reviewed on an ongoing basis and recorded as at the reporting date.
An analysis of the Group's credit risk exposure for loan and advances to customers, internal risk rating and "stage" is provided in the following tables. A description of the meanings of stages 1, 2 and 3 was given in the accounting policies set out above. See below table of gross loan receivables by risk rating and IFRS 9 stage allocation:
30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Total
£'000
Portfolio %
£'000
Portfolio %
£'000
Portfolio %
£'000
Portfolio %
Gross carrying
amount:
Above average (Risk rating 1-2)
507,087
54.4%
170
0.0%
25
0.0%
507,282
54.4%
Average
(Risk rating 3-5)
273,914
29.4%
31,285
3.4%
190
0.0%
305,389
32.7%
Below average (Risk rating 6+)
62,766
6.7%
49,164
5.3%
7,898
0.8%
119,828
12.9%
Total gross carrying amount
843,767
90.5%
80,619
8.7%
8,113
0.8%
932,499
100.0%
£'000
ECL coverage %
£'000
ECL coverage %
£'000
ECL coverage %
£'000
ECL coverage %
Impairment allowance:
Above average (Risk rating 1-2)
(1,736)
0.3%
(2)
0.1%
(19)
73.8%
(1,757)
0.3%
Average
(Risk rating 3-5)
(2,025)
0.7%
(242)
0.8%
(65)
34.1%
(2,332)
0.8%
Below average (Risk rating 6+)
(1,035)
1.6%
(1,318)
2.7%
(3,311)
41.9%
(5,664)
4.7%
Total impairment allowance
(4,796)
0.6%
(1,562)
1.9%
(3,395)
41.8%
(9,753)
1.0%
30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Total
£'000
Portfolio %
£'000
Portfolio %
£'000
Portfolio %
£'000
Portfolio %
Gross carrying
amount:
Above average (Risk rating 1-2)
496,124
67.7%
768
0.1%
2,138
0.3%
499,030
68.1%
Average
(Risk rating 3-5)
182,682
24.9%
15,832
2.2%
4,177
0.6%
202,691
27.7%
Below average (Risk rating 6+)
18,071
2.5%
7,800
1.1%
4,885
0.6%
30,756
4.2%
Total gross carrying amount
696,877
95.1%
24,400
3.4%
11,200
1.5%
732,477
100.0%
£'000
ECL coverage %
£'000
ECL coverage %
£'000
ECL coverage %
£'000
ECL coverage %
Impairment allowance:
Above average (Risk rating 1-2)
(1,838)
0.4%
(1)
0.1%
(343)
16.0%
(2,182)
0.4%
Average
(Risk rating 3-5)
(2,177)
1.2%
(95)
0.6%
(538)
12.9%
(2,810)
1.4%
Below average (Risk rating 6+)
(392)
2.2%
(97)
1.2%
(2,281)
46.7%
(2,770)
9.0%
Total impairment allowance
(4,407)
0.6%
(193)
0.8%
(3,162)
28.2%
(7,762)
1.1%
31 December 2025 (Audited)
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Total
£'000
Portfolio %
£'000
Portfolio %
£'000
Portfolio %
£'000
Portfolio %
Gross carrying amount:
Above average (Risk rating 1-2)
514,559
60.5%
-
-
-
-
514,559
60.5%
Average (Risk rating 3-5)
244,556
28.8%
27,623
3.2%
737
0.1%
272,916
32.1%
Below average (Risk rating 6+)
26,614
3.1%
27,118
3.2%
8,900
1.1%
62,632
7.4%
Total gross carrying amount
785,729
92.4%
54,741
6.4%
9,637
1.2%
850,107
100.0%
£'000
ECL coverage %
£'000
ECL coverage %
£'000
ECL coverage %
£'000
ECL coverage %
Impairment allowance:
Above average (Risk rating 1-2)
(1,768)
0.3%
-
-
-
-
(1,768)
0.3%
Average (Risk rating 3-5)
(2,034)
0.8%
(175)
0.6%
-
-
(2,209)
0.8%
Below average (Risk rating 6+)
(566)
2.1%
(536)
2.0%
(3,422)
38.4%
(4,524)
7.2%
Total impairment allowance
(4,368)
0.6%
(711)
1.3%
(3,422)
35.5%
(8,501)
1.0%
See note 14 for analysis of the movements in gross loan receivables and impairment allowances in terms of IFRS 9 staging.
Analysis of credit quality of trade receivables:
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
£'000
£'000
£'000
Status at balance sheet date:
Not past due, nor defaulted
4,542
3,984
5,780
Past due but not in default
197
345
390
Defaulted
376
230
255
Total gross carrying amount
5,115
4,559
6,425
Impairment allowance
(529)
(422)
(556)
Carrying amount
4,586
4,137
5,869
Financial guarantee schemes
As at 30 June 2026, the Group continues to utilise financial guarantee schemes which allow the Group to reduce its regulatory capital requirements, which includes an ENABLE guarantee scheme with the British Business Bank for a maximum facility limit of £350m. The Group also holds a trade credit insurance policy covering a portion of the Group's loan book exposure in the case of default. The Group has considered the impact of the financial guarantee schemes on its expected credit losses which has been deemed to have an immaterial net impact given the recourse criteria thresholds on the scheme.
Amounts written off
The contractual amount outstanding on financial assets that were written off during the reporting period and are still subject to enforcement activity is £nil at 30 June 2026 (30 June 2025: £nil; 31 December 2025: £nil).
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group does not have sufficient financial resources to meet its obligations as they fall due or will have to do so at an excessive cost. This risk arises from mismatches in the timing of cash flows which is inherent in all finance operations and can be affected by a range of Group-specific and market-wide events.
Refer to the audited Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2025 for further details of the Group's approach to liquidity risk management.
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that movements in market factors, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates, credit spreads, equity prices and commodity prices will reduce the Group's income or the value of its assets.
The principal market risk to which the Group is exposed is interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB).
The Group's Treasury function is responsible for managing the Group's exposure to all aspects of market risk within the operational limits set out in the Group's treasury policies, with the overall objective of managing market risk in line with the Group's risk appetite. The Asset and Liability Committee approves the Group's treasury policies and receives regular reports on all aspects of market risk exposure, including IRRBB.
Refer to the audited Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2025 for further details of the Group's approach to market risk management.
28. Earnings per share
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders
£'000
£'000
£'000
Profit after tax attributable to the shareholders
9,959
6,606
15,159
Weighted average number of shares, thousands
Basic
166,726
173,077
169,876
Dilutive impact of share-based payment schemes
9,269
10,231
9,914
Diluted
175,995
183,308
179,790
Earnings per share, pence per share
Basic
6.0
3.8
8.9
Diluted
5.7
3.6
8.4
The earnings per share figures for the six months ended 30 June 2026 and 30 June 2025 are based on profit after tax attributable to shareholders for the respective six-month period. The earnings per share figure for the year ended 31 December 2025 is based on profit after tax attributable to shareholders for the full financial year.
29. Related party disclosures
During the six months period ended 30 June 2026, related party transactions have had no material effect on the financial position or performance of the Group. The related party transactions remain similar in nature to those disclosed in the audited financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2025.
30. Subsequent events
There have been no subsequent events between 30 June 2026 and the date of this report which would have a material impact on the financial position of the Group.
Alternative Performance Measures
Certain financial measures disclosed in this Interim Report do not have a standardised meaning prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and may therefore not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. These measures (defined below) are deemed to be alternative performance measures ("APMs").
APMs may be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the reported IFRS results. The Group believes that these APMs, when considered together with reported IFRS results, provide stakeholders with additional information to better understand the Group's financial performance.
APMs that incorporate figures from the statement of comprehensive income and are expressed as percentages have been annualised to facilitate meaningful comparison with full-year reporting periods.
Adjusted profit before tax (£m):
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)
Profit before tax (£m)
13.4
9.0
19.6
Less: impact of VAT recovery in 2025
-
-
(1.5)
Adjusted profit before tax (£m)
13.4
9.0
18.1
This adjusted profit before tax figure deducts a one-off VAT recovery in 2025 relating to prior periods.
Cost of risk (%):
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)Impairment charges (£m)
(2.2)
(2.2)
(4.3)
Average gross receivables (£m)
885.1
689.7
720.0
Adjusted cost of risk (%)
0.49%
0.63%
0.59%
Impairments charges in the period as a % of average gross receivables.
Adjusted basic earnings per share (pence):
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)Profit after tax (£m)
10.0
6.6
15.2
Less: impact of VAT recovery in 2025 (£m)
-
(1.1)
Adjusted profit after tax (£m)
10.0
6.6
14.1
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding ('000)
166,726
173,077
169,876
Adjusted basic earnings per share (pence)
6.0p
3.8p
8.3p
Profit after tax adjusted for a one-off VAT recovery in 2025 relating to prior period divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year.
Adjusted return on tangible equity (%):
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)Profit after tax (£m)
10.0
6.6
15.2
Less: impact of VAT recovery in 2025 (£m)
-
-
(1.1)
Adjusted profit after tax (£m)
10.0
6.6
14.1
Average equity (£m)
131.2
116.2
118.6
Adjusted return on tangible equity (%)
15.3%
11.4%
11.9%
Profit after tax adjusted for a one-off VAT recovery in 2025 relating to prior periods divided by average tangible equity.
Gross revenues (£m):
30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
31 December 2025 (Audited)
Interest and similar income
54.6
43.9
90.7
Fee income
0.9
0.6
1.7
Fee expenses
(0.7)
(0.8)
(1.6)
Net (losses)/gains from derivatives and other financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss
1.3
(0.5)
(0.8)
Other income
-
-
-
Foreign currency gain/(loss)
(1.1)
0.5
0.9
Total gross revenues (£m)
55.0
43.7
90.9
Sum of interest and similar income, fee income and expenses, other operating income and net gains/(losses) from derivatives and foreign currency movements.
Net interest margin (%):
30 June 2026 (Unaudited)
30 June 2025 (Unaudited)
31 December 2025 (Audited)
Total operating income (£m)
33.1
26.8
56.0
Less: Net (gains)/losses from derivatives and other financial instruments (£m)
(0.2)
-
(0.1)
Adjusted total operating income (£m)
32.9
26.8
55.9
Average gross receivables (£m)
885.1
689.7
720.0
Net interest margin (%)
7.5%
7.8%
7.8%
Total operating income less net (gains)/losses from derivatives and other financial instruments, as a % of gross receivables at the period end.
Tangible net asset value per share:
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)Total assets (£m)
1,176.5
832.0
999.8
Total liabilities (£m)
(1,038.7)
(714.4)
(872.5)
Net assets (£m)
137.8
117.6
127.2
Less: Intangible assets
(0.8)
(0.8)
(0.7)
Net assets less intangible assets (£m)
137.0
116.8
126.5
Period end number of shares in issue
179,369
179,369
179,369
Less: treasury shares ('000)
(12,643)
(12,967)
(12,643)
Adjusted period number of ordinary shares outstanding excluding treasury shares ('000)
166,726
166,402
166,726
Tangible net asset value per share (pence)
82.2p
70.2p
75.9p
Net assets less intangible assets divided by the number of shares in issue at the period end.
Impairment loss coverage on loans to customers (%):
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Audited)Impairment allowance on loans and advances to customers (£m)
9.8
7.8
8.5
Gross carrying amount of loans and advances to customers (£m)
932.5
732.5
850.1
Impairment coverage on loans to customers (%)
1.05%
1.06%
1.00%
Impairment allowance as a % of gross carrying amount of loans and advances to customers at the period end.
Regulatory capital (£m):
30 June 2026
(Unaudited)30 June 2025
(Unaudited)31 December 2025
(Unaudited)
Common Equity Tier 1 capital
121.3
101.7
112.4
Tier 2 capital
20.5
10.2
15.3
Regulatory capital (£m)
141.8
111.9
127.7
Regulatory capital is the Common Equity Tier 1 capital together with Tier 2 capital.
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