Profit halves at Anwyl

Anwyl Group’s profit more than halved last year as it battled economic “headwinds”, cautious buyer sentiment and rising costs.

The housebuilder, which is based in Ewloe, Flintshire, reported pre-tax profit of £4.7m for the year to 30 September 2025, down 55% on the £10.6m reported the previous year.

Its turnover fell 7%, from £191.3m to £177.1m over the same period as its completions dropped from 660 to 534 homes. It said its drop in revenue reflected “market headwinds, constrained mortgage availability, and cautious consumer sentiment.”

Its gross margin fell 14.8% to 12.9%, which it said was due to it absorbing increased costs rather than passing them on to buyers.

It said: “The reduction reflects increased build and regulatory costs, while market conditions and affordability constraints limited sale price increases, preventing full recovery of these higher costs and resulting in margin compression.”

Anwyl said planning delays are impacting its ability to bring forward developments in a “timely manner.”

However the housebuilder said the National Planning Policy Framework update, including its concept of ‘grey belt’ land – green belt land deemed to be of lower environmental quality – is “beginning to provide some positive momentum […] and may create additional opportunities” to develop.

It said the NPPF’s new methodology for calculating housing need has placed councils under greater pressure to allocate sites and maintain a five-year land supply.

It said: “This is helping to create a more positive and enabling planning environment, with clearer expectations around future housing delivery and improved prospects for bringing forward new development proposals.”

Anwyl last year placed 28th in Housing Today’s annual Top 50 Housebuilders list, which ranks firms by turnover.