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Heavitree Brewery PLC
14 February 2018
The Heavitree Brewery PLC
Trood Lane
Matford
Exeter EX2 8YP
Date: 14 February 2018
Contact: Graham Crocker - Managing Director - 01392 217733
Nicola McLean - Company Secretary - 01392 217733
Patrick Castle /Anita Ghanekar - Shore Capital - 0207 408
4052
Following a Board Meeting held today, 14 February 2018, the
Directors announce the preliminary statement of results for the
year ended 31 October 2017.
ISIN: GB0004182720 for 'A' Limited Voting Ordinary Shares
ISIN: GB0004182506 for Ordinary Shares
Chairman's statement
I am pleased to report that operating profit for the year under
review has increased by 25.21% (GBP358,000) after a 2.01% increase
in turnover on the previous year. About half of the development
land in Houston in which Heavitree Inc. holds a 5.26% interest was
sold returning a profit of GBP104,000. Compensation and a pay back
of legal fees following a land dispute at one of our houses added
GBP36,000 to the operating profit line; as did a GBP107,000
reduction in the expense for bad debts. Our team, of course, always
works hard year on year on cash management, but this is a
particularly impressive result and it is a most welcome addition to
an already strong contribution performance.
Results
Group Turnover increased by GBP144,000 to GBP7,299,000. Group
Operating Profit has increased by GBP358,000 to GBP1,778,000.
Heavitree Inns has remained dormant throughout the year.
Heavitree Inc. generated an operating profit of GBP104,000 (2016
- loss of GBP16,000).
Key Performance Indicators
Adjusted operating profit before Taxation of GBP1,778,000 was up
25.21% on last year.
Interest costs were covered 10.16 times.
Dividend
The Directors recommend a 6.67 % increase in the final dividend
to 4.00p per Ordinary and 'A' Limited Voting Ordinary Share (2016 -
3.75p) making a total for the year of 7.675p. The dividend will be
paid on 20 April 2018, subject to shareholder approval at the
Annual General Meeting on 11 April 2018, to those shareholders on
the Register at 23 March 2018.
Sale of Property
The Pen and Quill in Taunton was sold generating a small loss in
the year of GBP5,000. Impairments on this site had been absorbed in
the accounts of previous years. Since this year's accounts were
finalised The King of Prussia in Bovey Tracey has been sold. This
house was closed in 2009 with a small rental income retained from
the letting of the flat. The pub will be converted into a community
facility.
At the time of writing a small residential property on Topsham
Road in Exeter, The Crown and Sceptre in Newton St.Cyres (which
closed in June 2017) and The Kings Arms in Strete (which closed in
September 2016) are on the market with sales agreed, subject to
contract on the two pub sites. Also, four flats and a house which
are part of the residential development at the old St.Loye's Hotel
site in Exeter which was completed in 2012 have been marketed for
sale. Here too a sale has been agreed, subject to contract, for all
of these units. I shall report further on these at the
Half-Year.
Capital Investments
I reported the successful completion of the development of the
Dartmoor Halfway in Bickington at the Half-Year. Further
improvements to the camping facilities and caravan pitches have
been carried out to make the house ready for the season in 2018. No
further major developments are planned for the present year.
Pension Scheme
At the time of writing, draft figures for the triennial
valuation which fell due on 1 January 2017 have been received. The
accounts that accompany this report include the previously signed
off numbers and, as stated before, the Company remains committed to
the funding of its obligations to its closed final salary
scheme.
Repurchase of shares
The Company did not repurchase any of its own shares during the
year under review but the Directors intend to seek shareholder
approval at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting for the
continuing authority to do so.
Outlook
I am extremely grateful to our team at Head Office and to all
the personnel in each of our houses for the hard work and
innovation that has helped produce the numbers which are reported
in these accounts. I can report that the new year has started
satisfactorily as well.
I look forward to reporting on the sales of the properties
mentioned above. With uncertainty in the market place caused by
Brexit and interest rates beginning to rise, reduction of debt
would seem the sensible way forward.
N H P TUCKER
Chairman
14 February 2018
Group income statement
for the year ended 31 October 2017
Notes Total Total
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
Revenue 7,299 7,155
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Change in stocks - -
Other operating income 384 241
Purchase of inventories (2,968) (2,955)
Staff costs (1,353) (1,301)
Depreciation of property,
plant and equipment (248) (208)
Other operating charges (1,336) (1,512)
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(5,521) (5,735)
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Group operating profit 1,778 1,420
Profit on sale of property
plant and equipment 6 585
Movements in valuation
of estate and related
assets - (163)
Group profit before
finance costs and taxation 1,784 1,842
Finance income 7 6
Finance costs (182) (152)
Other finance costs
- pensions (55) (43)
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(230) (189)
Profit before taxation 1,554 1,653
Tax expense (226) (288)
Profit for the year
attributable to equity
holders of the parent 1,328 1,365
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Basic earnings per
share 2 27.0p 28.0p
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Diluted earnings per
share 2 27.0p 28.0p
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All amounts in 2017 and 2016 relate to continuing
operations.
Group statement of comprehensive income
for the year ended 31 October 2017
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
Profit for the year 1,328 1,365
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Items that will not be reclassified
to profit or loss
Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined
benefit pension plans 428 (1,195)
Tax relating to items that will not
be reclassified (74) 203
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354 (992)
Items that may be reclassified to
profit or loss
Cash flow hedges - -
Fair value adjustments 6 7
Exchange rate differences on translation
of subsidiary undertaking - 10
Tax relating to items that may be - -
reclassified
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6 17
Other comprehensive income for the
year, net of tax 1,688 390
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Total comprehensive income attributable
to:
Equity holders of parent 1,688 390
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Group balance sheet
at 31 October 2017
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 17,022 16,700
Investment property 1,094 1,312
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18,116 18,012
Financial assets 46 40
Deferred tax asset 221 359
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18,383 18,411
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Current assets
Inventories 10 10
Trade and other receivables 1,696 1,585
Cash and cash equivalents 56 57
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1,762 1,652
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Assets held for sale 890 219
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Total assets 21,035 20,282
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Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (871) (980)
Financial liabilities (1,624) (1,332)
Income tax payable (190) (149)
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(2,685) (2,461)
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Non-current liabilities
Other payables (256) (274)
Financial liabilities (6,045) (6,057)
Deferred tax liabilities (345) (335)
Defined benefit pension plan deficit (1,300) (2,111)
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(7,946) (8,777)
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Total liabilities (10,631) (11,238)
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Net assets 10,404 9,044
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Capital and reserves
Equity share capital 264 264
Capital redemption reserve 673 673
Treasury shares (1,223) (1,254)
Fair value adjustments reserve 27 21
Currency translation 17 17
Retained earnings 10,646 9,323
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Total equity 10,404 9,044
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Group statement of cash flows
for the year ended 31 October 2017
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
Operating activities
Profit for the year 1,328 1,365
Tax expense 151 288
Net finance costs 231 189
Profit on disposal of non-current assets
and assets held for sale (6) (585)
Depreciation and impairment of property,
plant and equipment 248 371
Difference between pension contributions
paid and amounts (3) 4
recognised in the income statement (438) (538)
Increase in trade and other receivables (76) (226)
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other
payables (170) 238
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Cash generated from operations 1,265 1,106
Income taxes paid (110) (79)
Interest paid (182) (152)
Net cash flow from operating activities 973 875
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Investing activities
Interest received 6 6
Proceeds from sale of property, plant
and equipment and assets held for sale 193 1,205
Payments to acquire property, plant
and equipment (1,117) (1,275)
Net cash outflow from investing activities (918) (64)
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Financing activities
Preference dividend paid (1) (1)
Equity dividends paid (333) (358)
Consideration received by EBT on sale
of shares 49 40
Consideration paid by EBT on purchase
of shares (15) (58)
Capital element of finance lease rental
payments (21) (2)
New long-term borrowings - -
Net cash flow from financing activities (321) (379)
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(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash
equivalents (266) 432
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning
of the year (1,270) (1,702)
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Cash and cash equivalents at the year
end (1,536) (1,270)
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Group statement of changes in equity
for the year ended 31 October 2017
Equity Capital Fair Cash
share redemption Treasury value Currency flow Retained Total
capital reserve shares adjustment translation hedge earnings equity
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 reserve GBP000 reserve GBP000 GBP000
GBP000 GBP000
At 1 November
2015 264 673 (1,235) 14 7 - 9,307 9,030
Profit for the
year - - - - - - 1,365 1,365
Other
comprehensive
income for the
year
net of income
tax - - - 7 10 - (992) (975)
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Total
comprehensive
income for the
year - - - 7 10 - 373 390
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Consideration
received
by EBT on
sale
of
shares - - 40 - - - - 40
Consideration
paid by
EBT on
purchase
of shares - - (58) - - - - (58)
Loss by EBT on
sale
of shares - - (1) - - - 1 -
Equity
dividends
paid - - - - - - (358) (358)
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At 31 October
2016 264 673 (1,254) 21 17 - 9,323 9,044
--------- ------------ ----------- ------------ -------------- --------- ----------- ---------
Equity Capital Fair Cash
share redemption Treasury value Currency flow Retained Total
capital reserve shares adjustment translation hedge earnings equity
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 reserve GBP000 reserve GBP000 GBP000
GBP000 GBP000
At 1 November
2016 264 673 (1,254) 21 17 - 9,323 9,044
Profit for the
year - - - - - - 1,328 1,328
Other
comprehensive
income for the
year
net of income
tax - - - 6 - - 354 360
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Total
comprehensive
income for the
year - - - 6 - - 1,682 1,688
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Consideration
received
by EBT on
sale
of
shares - - 49 - - - - 49
Consideration
paid by
EBT on
purchase
of shares - - (15) - - - - (15)
Gain by EBT on
sale
of shares - - (3) - - - 3 -
Equity
dividends
paid - - - - - - (362) (362)
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At 31 October
2017 264 673 (1,223) 27 17 - 10,646 10,404
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Equity share capital
The balance classified as share capital includes the total net
proceeds (nominal amount only) arising or deemed to arise on the
issue of the Company's equity share capital, comprising Ordinary
Shares of 5p each and 'A' Limited Voting Ordinary Shares of 5p
each.
Capital redemption reserve
The capital redemption reserve arises on the re-purchase and
cancellation by the Company of Ordinary Shares.
Treasury shares
Treasury shares represent the cost of The Heavitree Brewery PLC
shares purchased in the market and held by The Heavitree Brewery
PLC Employee Benefits Trust and Employee Share Option Scheme
('EBT').
At 31 October 2017 the Group held 142,082 Ordinary Shares and
252,097 'A' Limited Voting Ordinary Shares (2016: 142,082 Ordinary
Shares and 268,652 'A' Limited Voting Ordinary Shares) of its own
shares. During the year there were purchases of 6,846 and sales of
23,401 'A; Limited Voting Ordinary Shares.
Fair value adjustments reserve
The fair value adjustments reserve is used to record differences
in the market value of the available-for-sale investment year on
year.
Foreign currency translation reserve
The foreign currency translation reserve is used to record
exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial
statements of foreign subsidiaries.
Notes to the preliminary announcement
1. Basis of preparation
These figures do not constitute full accounts within the meaning
of Section 396 of the Companies Act 2006. They have been extracted
from the statutory financial statements for the year ended 31
October 2017. The statutory financial statements have not yet been
delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
The financial information in this statement has been prepared in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
as adopted for use in the European Union. The accounting policies
have been consistently applied and are described in full in the
statutory financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2017,
which are expected to be mailed to shareholders on 8 March 2018.
The financial statements will also be available on the Group's
website www.heavitreebrewery.co.uk.
The Directors are of the opinion that the Group has adequate
resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable
future, and continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing
the financial statements.
2. Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing
profit for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the
parent by the weighted average number of Ordinary shares and 'A'
Limited Voting Ordinary shares outstanding during the year.
The following reflects the income and shares data used in the
basic and diluted earnings per share
Computation:
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
Profit for the year 1,328 1,365
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2017 2016
N(o) . N(o) .
(000) (000)
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Basic weighted average number of shares
(excluding treasury shares) 4,877 4,879
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There have been no other transactions involving ordinary shares
or potential ordinary shares between the reporting date and the
date of completion of these financial statements.
3. Dividends paid and proposed
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
Declared and paid during the year:
Equity dividends on ordinary shares:
Final dividend for 2016: 3.75p (2015: 3.675p) 198 194
First dividend for 2017: 3.675p (2016:
3.675p) 194 194
Less dividend on shares held within employee
share schemes (30) (30)
Dividends paid 362 358
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Proposed for approval at AGM
(not recognised as a liability as at 31
October)
Final dividend for 2017 4.00p (2016: 3.75p) 211 198
Cumulative preference dividends 1 1
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4. Segment information
Primary reporting format - business segments
During the year the Group operated in one business segment -
leased estate.
Leased estate represents properties which are leased to tenants
to operate independently from the Group, under tied tenancies.
Secondary reporting format - geographical segments
The following tables present revenue, expenditure and certain
asset information regarding the Group's geographical segments for
the years ended 31 October 2017 and 2016. Revenue is based on the
geographical location of customers and assets are based on the
geographical location of the asset.
Segment information
Year ended 31 October 2017 UK United Total
GBP000 States GBP000
GBP000
Revenue
Sales to external customers 7,299 - 7,299
Other segment information
Segment assets 20,885 150 21,035
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Total Assets 20,885 150 21,035
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Capital expenditure
Property, plant and equipment 1,117 - 1,117
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Year ended 31 October 2016 UK United Total
GBP000 States GBP000
GBP000
Revenue
Sales to external customers 7,155 - 7,155
Other segment information
Segment assets
20,249 33 20,282
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Total Assets 20,249 33 20,282
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Capital expenditure
Property, plant and equipment 1,275 - 1,275
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5. General information
The 2017 Annual Report and Financial Statements will be
published and posted to shareholders on 8th March 2018. Further
copies may be obtained by contacting the Company Secretary at The
Heavitree Brewery PLC, Trood Lane, Matford, Exeter EX2 8YP. The
2017 Annual Report and Financial Statements will also be available
on the Company's website at
http://www.heavitreebrewery.co.uk/financial/
The Annual General Meeting will be held at the Registered Office
on 11 April 2018 at 11.30am.
Ends.
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