Keepmoat, which is headquartered in Doncaster and established a new Scotland division in 2015, increased revenue to £423.2 million in the year to 31 March 2017, up 25.7% on the previous year’s total of £336.7m.

Excluding the £32.5m profit from discontinued operations, profit before tax was largely unchanged at £25.4m (2016: £25.0m).

Following the sale of its Regeneration division to Engie this year, Keepmoat Homes is now the Group’s principal business.

Keepmoat sold 2,924 homes during the year, up 21% on the previous year (2,416) and the average selling price increased from £139,000 to £145,000.

The number of plots in the company’s land pipeline increased by 19% to 28,544.

Peter Hindley, chief executive of Keepmoat Homes, said: “The business performed in line with expectations in the light of continued strong demand for new housing and despite significant shifts in government policy. Good progress has been made in developing growth opportunities.

“During the year, we continued to build our presence in new geographies and develop propositions for new sectors which will fuel further growth in the future.”

“In FY17 we continued our regional expansion programme with the new Scotland region already firmly established, and the splitting of our two largest regions, Yorkshire and Midlands, completed.

He added: “In addition, the group strengthened its capacity in the North West with the acquisition of M.C.I. Developments Limited, in January 2017, which is an established business building high quality homes for registered providers.

“Enabled by our strong reputation for partnership working, we are developing opportunities in two new sectors. The private rented sector is a growing market and financial institutions are keen to invest in this long term revenue stream.

“We are developing relationships with a number of investing institutions who are keen work in partnership with developers such as Keepmoat to build significant portfolios of private rented homes.”

James Thomson, executive chairman of Keepmoat Homes, added: “The sale of the Keepmoat Regeneration business for £330m earlier this year has significantly strengthened our balance sheet and we are well placed to support and deliver growth.

“We are targeting to deliver over 4,000 much needed high quality, affordable homes for the UK during the next financial year.”