North Yorkshire Council’s commercial companies recorded a pre-tax profit of £3.2 million in 2024/25, while the housing division made a loss of the same amount.
The council’s Brierley Group exceeded profit forecasts by £300,000 and delivered around £15.8 million in value. Property and design operations Align Property Partners and Align Property Services contributed £2.36 million. Waste management company Yorwaste added £1.28 million, and high-speed internet provider NYNet generated £403,000.
Education provider NYES reported a £1.4 million surplus. NY Highways returned £3.15 million to the council, with a pre-tax profit of £305,000.
Brierley Homes posted a £3.2 million loss, reversing a projected £200,000 profit. The shortfall was linked to delayed sales, planning and legal challenges, programme adjustments, and a shift toward above-policy affordable housing. An independent review of the division is under way, with results expected next month.
The council cited staff shortages, recruitment difficulties, and rising costs as constraints across its commercial portfolio, along with pressures from local government reorganisation and limited professional support capacity.
