REG - Peabody Capital No 2 - Annual Financial Report

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RNS Number : 1402E  Peabody Capital No 2 PLC  13 September 2024

Peabody Group (incorporating Peabody Trust, Peabody Capital PLC, Peabody
Capital No.2 PLC and TCHG Capital PLC).

Peabody has today published its Annual Report for the year ended 31 March
2024.  The annual reports have also been published for Peabody Capital PLC
and Peabody Capital No.2 PLC.  The full report is available at
https://www.peabodygroup.org.uk/group-annual-report-2024/
(https://www.peabodygroup.org.uk/group-annual-report-2024/)

Getting the basics right and investing in residents' homes

The economic conditions of the past year have presented significant
challenges, but our values and priorities are unchanged. We continue to focus
on what matters most to residents in 108,823 homes, improving homes and
services across our 140 neighbourhoods.

During the year, we spent a total of £371m looking after residents' homes. We
invested £200m improving their condition and environmental performance and a
further £171m on routine and cyclical maintenance. This is in line with our
plans to spend over £2bn maintaining residents' homes over five years.

We carried out 232,437 repairs during the year, with a satisfaction rate of 80
percent.

Supporting residents

Our rents remain substantially below market levels at an average of £137 per
week. The annual subsidy between our rents compared to market levels is
£721m, a significant benefit to our residents, communities and the economy as
a whole.

We invested a further £10m directly into community activities during the
year. Local organisations benefited from £200,000 in grants and we provided
48,000 hours of free activities as well as opening two new community spaces.
Our Financial Inclusion team received 2,400 referrals and helped residents'
increase their income by a combined £2.2m.

We also supported more than 26,000 customers through our care and support
services.

New homes and sustainable places

We completed 1,381 new homes (1,204 for affordable tenures). We have 5,800
homes under construction, providing much needed places to live in Thamesmead,
Holloway, Dagenham and across London and the South-East.

Sustainability

With nearly 80 percent of our homes rated EPC C or above, we're providing
energy efficient homes that help keep residents' bills down. Our carbon
footprint increased due to the emissions from the extra maintenance and
retrofitting work we carried out on residents' homes and better access to
data. We're committed to reducing this and are working towards becoming a
net-zero organisation.

Resilient finances

Despite challenging economic conditions, we performed strongly with a turnover
of £989m. Our operating surplus for the last 12 months was £244m, enabling
and supporting current and future investment plans across London and the home
counties.

Our operating margin on social housing lettings was stable at 23 percent,
compared with 24 percent in the previous year. Our overall operating margin
before investment property valuation was 25 percent, compared to 23 percent
the previous year. Careful stewardship of our development programme enabled us
to improve the margin on first tranche shared ownership and market sales to 12
percent, up from 10 percent in the prior year.

Ian McDermott, Peabody Chief Executive, said:

"This last year has been full of challenges, especially as we continue to feel
the impact of higher costs across the organisation. But true to our purpose,
we've continued to invest over £1m a day for residents this year, maintaining
and improving their homes and providing support in local communities. I'm
grateful to all my colleagues and our partners who are working incredibly hard
every day to help and support residents."

On 2 September 2024 we welcomed Phil Day to Peabody as our new Chief Financial
Officer.

"I'm pleased to be joining Peabody at such an important time for the
organisation and the social housing sector as a whole. These results show the
strength and resilience of the organisation.

"I look forward to being part of Peabody's future as the Group continues to
invest in residents' homes and build new affordable homes where possible."

Contact: Anthony Marriott, Director of Treasury & Corporate Finance or Ben
Blades, Assistant Director Corporate Affairs

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