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Town Centre Securities PLC
13 September 2017
Wednesday 13 September
For immediate release 2017
TOWN CENTRE SECURITIES PLC
Final results for the year ended 30 June 2017
RESILIENT PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE UNDERPINS GROWING DIVIDS
Town Centre Securities PLC ("TCS"), the Leeds based property
investment, development and car parking company, today announces
its audited final results for the year ended 30 June 2017.
Financial highlights
-- EPRA Net assets per share up 0.6% at 359p (2016: 357p)
-- Full Year dividend up 4.5% to 11.5p (2016: 11.0p), 1.2 times covered
-- Statutory profit before tax GBP6.7m (2016: GBP11.9m) and
statutory earnings per share 12.7p (2016: 22.4p)
-- EPRA profit before tax up 6.7% to GBP7.0m (2016: GBP6.6m)
-- EPRA earnings per share up 6.7% to 13.2p (2016: 12.4p)
-- Total shareholder return of 9.6% (2016:(3.9%)) vs comparable market of 9.2% (2016: (11.7%))
-- Bank facilities total GBP108m with headroom of GBP26m (2016: GBP27.7m)
Operating performance
-- Total property return of 6.0% (2016: 7.8%) vs MSCI All Property 5.5% (2016: 8.9%)
-- Passing rent up 2.3% like for like
-- Total ERV up 2.7% like for like
-- Like for like investment property valuation decrease of 1.4%
(2016:0.2%), development property increase of 20.1% (2016:23.5%),
overall property valuation flat (2016:2.2%);
-- Occupancy remains high at 99% (2016:98%)
Operational highlights
-- Active capital recycling enables reinvestment:
o Sales of properties in Scotland for a total consideration of
GBP19.5m, with the sales ahead of previous valuations
-- Intensive asset management has increased like for like revenue:
o Good progress with Merrion Centre enhancements; Arena quarter
now fully let which will add another GBP155,000 annualised to
income
o 178 transactions completed in the year, up from 141
-- Development programme on track to deliver increases of
GBP1.8m per annum in income and over GBP10m in net assets. Total
spend in the year of GBP20m, with additional costs to complete of
GBP5m:
o Merrion House, Leeds - completion expected in January 2018
o ibis Styles Hotel, Leeds - completed in March 2017, trading
above expectations
o Whitehall Road, Leeds - handed over to Premier Inn in February
2017
-- Development of Piccadilly Basin, Manchester represents an
exciting programme for years to come:
o 2 JV's established as part of a potential wider GBP240m
residential programme
o 91 unit scheme on Tariff Street, and 31 unit loft scheme in
Brownsfield Mill
-- Innovative swap deal with Evans of Leeds ("Evans") completed
in June 2017 in relation to our Piccadilly Basin (Manchester) and
Buckley House (Leeds) holdings:
o Sale on a long lease of a 0.6 acre section of our Manchester
site for GBP2.775m to Evans, who have obtained planning permission
for a 137 bedroom 5 star Dakota Deluxe Hotel
o TCS has purchased Evans' joint venture shares to take 100%
ownership of Buckley House on Vicar Lane, Leeds, for GBP1.8m. TCS
now controls the full island site at the front of the new Victoria
Gate (John Lewis) shopping centre;
-- CitiPark - further progress in expansion of car parking business:
o profits up 11.8% on prior year
o 16(th) car park acquired at Rickmansworth underground station
for GBP2.3m; a freehold 140 space multi storey branch
Commenting on the results, Chairman and Chief Executive Edward
Ziff, said:
"We are pleased with the progress that we achieved last year
which belied the market backdrop of economic and political
uncertainty following the Brexit referendum.
"Our continuing intensive management of the portfolio has again
produced increases in rental income and capital value, broadly
mitigating those assets which experienced market driven falls in
value.
"Our capital recycling programme has accelerated with the
disposals from our Scottish portfolio and we expect to make further
disposals this year. We are actively looking to reinvest the
proceeds of these sales as and when we see the right
opportunities.
"The development programme has gone well and continues to drive
increases in income throughout the portfolio which has allowed us
to be bold in terms of disposing of mature properties. The
portfolio holds extensive further development opportunities."
For further information, please contact:
Town Centre Securities PLC www.tcs-plc.com
Edward Ziff, Chairman and Chief Executive 0113 222 1234
Mark Dilley, Group Finance Director 0113 222 1234
MHP Communications
Reg Hoare / Gina Bell 020 3128 8100
tcs@mhpc.com
Chairman and Chief Executive's Statement
I am delighted with the progress we have made in this financial
year against a challenging backdrop. We have continued with our
capital recycling and development programmes and our portfolio has
continued to perform better than earlier market forecasts with like
for like increases in passing rent (2.3%) and ERV (2.7%) and the
valuation maintained on a like for like basis.
Portfolio performance
The total like for like valuation of the portfolio is broadly
flat year on year.
The like for like decrease in the value of our investment
property portfolio this year has been 1.4% (2016: increase of 0.2%)
which reflects a reversionary yield of 6.5% (2016: 6.4%). The like
for like increase in development property is 20.1% (2016: 23.5%).
The total property return is 6.0% (2016: 7.8%).
The investment properties, developments, joint ventures and car
parks value at the year end stood at GBP381.1m (2016:
GBP375.5m).
Results
Net assets and EPRA net assets at 30 June 2017 were GBP191.1m,
representing 359 pence per share (2016: GBP189.9m, 357 pence per
share).
We report a statutory profit for the year of GBP6.7m (2016:
GBP11.9m) which includes the property revaluation deficit of
GBP1.1m this year (2016: surplus of GBP3.5m).
Our EPRA profit before tax of GBP7.0m (2016: GBP6.6m) (excluding
property revaluation and property disposals) is in line with
expectations. CitiPark's operating profit (before funding costs)
was up GBP0.4m or 12%.
Statutory earnings per share (including property revaluation and
property disposals) were 12.7p (2016: 22.4p). EPRA earnings per
share were 13.2p (2016: 12.4p).
Dividends
The Board is recommending a final dividend of 8.25p per share,
which, with the interim dividend of 3.25p per share gives a total
of 11.5p. We have approved this 4.5% increase to reflect the
improvement in earnings within the year.
The final dividend comprises a Property Income Distribution of
7.00p and an ordinary dividend of 1.25p per share. The final
dividend will be paid on 4 January 2018 to shareholders on the
register on 8 December 2017.
Operational Review
We made strong progress against our stated strategic plan:
Intensive asset management
We have continued to proactively manage our portfolio with 178
transactions completed this year (2016: 141). The total rent roll
has risen by 2.6%, occupancy at the year end was 99% and 99% of
rent collections were achieved within five days of the due
date.
Merrion Centre
The centre saw record breaking visitor numbers with 11.5m
visitors over the year - an increase of 3.4% on the previous year.
We fully let the Arena Quarter in the first half which completes
the GBP17m scheme which has transformed the north side of the
centre. On a like for like basis the rent roll has risen by 3.3%
and the occupancy is at 99%.
Other properties
We have recently acquired the remaining 50% of Buckley House in
Leeds from the Evans Property Group ('Evans'); previously this
property was held in a joint venture with TCS owning 50%. It is an
excellent time to achieve 100% ownership of this property as it
completes our island site which is immediately outside the new
Victoria Gate John Lewis scheme and we expect retail demand in this
location to improve significantly over the next few years.
The acquisition was part of a swap deal in which we sold a long
lease for a 0.6 acre plot at our Piccadilly Basin site. Evans has
obtained planning for a 5 star Dakota Hotel which will help
stimulate further development activity. As part of the swap deal we
also received GBP975,000 in cash.
We completed value adding income and asset schemes at our
Rochdale retail park, at Shandwick Place, Edinburgh and at Wood
Green, London.
Property Sales and Re-Investment
Capital recycling
We continue to use our capital recycling programme to maximise
the growth potential of the portfolio; we sold two properties in
Shandwick Place, Edinburgh for GBP2m, an exit yield of 6.1% and we
sold Empire House, Sauciehall Street, Glasgow for GBP17.5m an exit
yield of 5.7%; both deals exceeded previous valuations.
As income gains flow from our development programme we will
continue to take the opportunity to re-position from Scotland into
Leeds, Manchester and the London suburbs, and we are currently
looking at a number of possible investment opportunities.
Development programme
Our development programme, creating and improving investment
properties from within our portfolio, has continued to progress
well.
Merrion House remains on track for completion in January 2018.
The ibis Styles Hotel at the Merrion Centre opened under management
on 8 April and is trading above expectations and the lease to
Premier Inn at Whitehall Road, Leeds completed in February 2017.
These three schemes will add GBP1.8m to our income.
We are at the beginning of a major residential development
programme on our Piccadilly Basin site in Manchester. The Council
approved Strategic Planning Framework includes a total of 850
residential units as well as a new multi-storey car park and
canal-side commercial development.
The residential programme has now started; we are on site with
our flagship 91 unit scheme at Tariff Street with our JV partners
in Belgravia Living Group. We also have a JV with Urban Splash who
are developing 31 loft style units. We have secured planning for
our 126 unit Eider House residential development which we will move
onto after Tariff Street is established. We see this as part of an
ongoing programme for years to come as we intend expand our
residential portfolio.
At our Whitehall Road site in Leeds the market has also been
active. The current scheme has outline permission for 324,000 sq ft
of offices plus a 500 space multi-storey car park. We intend to
bring forward the construction of the multi-storey car park and a
further building (either office, residential or hotel) as the
market dictates.
In addition to the above we are looking to bring forward
proposals relating to our ownerships at Vicar Lane, Leeds and
Milngavie, Glasgow where the Waitrose we completed last year is
trading well and we have access to further development land. The
car park acquired this year at Rickmansworth also has residential
development possibilities.
CitiPark
The car park portfolio has traded well this year and we continue
to benefit from strong income growth, particularly at Watford where
the full results of the refurbishment have shown through for the
first time this year.
All of the branches are trading well and the centralised Engine
Room shows continuing improvement and has increased the efficiency
of the operation.
Our process of technological development has continued this
year; the rollout of Tesla electric charging points to all our
branches is now complete and we also offer other customers electric
charging. We were the first car park company to implement an
emission based tariff which we introduced at Clipstone Street,
London. We have continued to develop our own online booking system
and this is now used extensively for our season ticket sales.
This year we invested in YourParkingSpace.co.uk (YPS), an
on-demand parking app that allows drivers to search, book and park
in thousands of spaces across the UK. This follows a successful
partnership with Citipark.
In June 2017, we completed the purchase of a 140 space freehold
multi-storey car park right next to Rickmansworth underground
station. We have previously traded from this branch as a
tenant.
Secure Funding
Net debt at 30 June 2017 amounted to GBP188.8m (2016:
GBP185.8m). This comprised GBP105.8m (net of GBP0.3m of unamortised
lease incentives) of 5.375% First Mortgage Debenture Stock 2031 and
GBP108m of revolving credit facilities, of which we had drawn
GBP81.7m at the year end. Finance leases of GBP4.4m, net of cash of
GBP3.1m make up the remaining balance. The increase in the level of
net debt is principally due to capital expenditure on the
development schemes. Borrowings represent 49% of property values
(2016: 49%).
Team
It is important to recognise the contribution of the entire team
in delivery of these results and the progress the Company continues
to make.
This year sees a number of Board changes worthy of comment. The
Company welcomed Mark Dilley who joined TCS on the 10(th) July as
Group Finance Director. Mark joined from Asda where he served for
14 years within its Finance team, before which he worked at JP
Morgan and Unilever.
The Company would like to thank the out-going Finance Director
Duncan Syers, and also John Nettleton, a Non-Executive Director as
they both retire from Town Centre Securities.
Duncan completes his second term of office at TCS and leaves
with gratitude and appreciation for his long-standing contribution
to the Company. Duncan formally retired from the Board on the 5(th)
September 2017. He has played a significant role in developing our
car parking business through two phases of expansion, whilst
shepherding the company through challenging economic times. The
Board wishes him a long, happy, and healthy retirement and success
in all his future endeavours.
John Nettleton joined the Board in 2004 and has played a crucial
role in helping guide the business through significant times of
change. He has always been generous in his giving of time and
wisdom to the business. His humour and humility will be missed
around the Board table and the Company sincerely thanks him for his
service and wishes him and his family good health and happiness in
the future. John will step down with effect from the Company's
Annual General Meeting on 28(th) November 2017.
The Board intends appointing a new Non-Executive Director in the
near future.
OUTLOOK
Despite a challenging start to the year, with the Brexit vote in
June 2016 creating uncertainty in the markets and many pessimistic
forecasts of the effect on property values and the economy, we are
pleased with the progress that we have achieved.
Our performance this year has belied the market backdrop, and
while some of our assets have experienced market driven falls in
value, our continuing intensive management of the portfolio has
again produced increases in rental income and also in capital value
which have shown through in these results and proved the pessimists
wrong. We expect this to continue.
Our capital recycling programme has accelerated with the
disposals from our Scottish portfolio and we expect to make further
disposals of mature assets in the forthcoming year. We are actively
looking to invest as and when we see the right opportunities.
The development programme has gone well and continues to drive
increases in income throughout the portfolio which has allowed us
to be bold in terms of disposing of mature ex-growth properties.
The portfolio holds extensive further development
opportunities.
Edward Ziff
Chairman and Chief Executive
INTENSIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT
Merrion Centre
The Merrion Centre comprises 1m sq ft of retail, leisure, car
parking and office space occupying a key position on the north side
of the retail centre of Leeds and linking with the two Leeds
Universities to the north of the scheme.
Originally developed in the 1960s, the 120,000 sq ft office
building and Morrisons store were added in the early 1970's. We
have continued to invest in the centre every year with over GBP70m
committed in the last 5 years. The latest additions have been the
Arena Quarter and car park refurbishment and the ibis Styles hotel.
These successful developments continue the on-going diversification
of uses within the Merrion Centre.
Square feet Passing ERV
rent
000 GBP'm % GBP'm
Retail 210 3.9 39% 3.9
Leisure 234 1.9 19% 1.9
Hotel 80 0.6 6% 1.0
Office 249 2.1 21% 3.3
Car Parking 271 1.5 15% 1.8
1,044 10.0 100% 11.9
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The centre offers affordable occupational costs to the discount
retail sector. Key tenants in the main retail mall include
Morrisons, Boots, Superdrug, Home Bargains, Poundstretcher, Rymans,
Peacocks, Bon Marche and O2. We have always worked closely with our
tenants and we continue to maintain a high occupancy level of 99%.
We have also been able, through active management, to keep the rent
roll moving forward; on a like for like basis the increase has been
3.3% this year. This year we have completed a letting to Heron
Foods for 10 years adding GBP68,000 to rental income for
instance.
During the year the main achievement has been the completion of
the lettings of the Arena Quarter. This GBP17m project was started
in 2012 to capitalise on the opening of the Leeds Arena. The
northern side of the centre has been completely transformed into a
food and leisure hub along with a complete refurbishment of the
multi-storey car park. The scheme was fully let earlier in the year
with lettings to Bengal Brasserie and a Burger King franchise with
rents rising GBP155,000 pa. The total cost of the leisure
reconfiguration of the Arena Quarter has been GBP6.5m (part of the
GBP17m) and the rent roll now stands at GBP820,000 pa; an increase
of GBP580,000 pa compared to 2012 when we started the project.
Vicar Lane, Leeds
We have recently acquired 50% of Buckley House in Leeds from the
Evans Property Group; previously this property was held in a joint
venture with TCS owning the other 50%. It is an excellent time to
achieve 100% ownership of this property as it completes our island
site which is immediately outside the Victoria Gate John Lewis
anchored scheme and we expect retail demand in this location to
improve significantly over the next few years.
The acquisition was part of a swap deal; we sold a long lease on
a 0.6 acre plot from our Piccadilly Basin site in Manchester. Evans
has obtained planning for a 5 star Dakota Hotel on this site which
will help stimulate further development activity. As part of the
swap deal we also received GBP975,000 in cash.
The total ownership on Vicar Lane now comprises a 0.65 acre
island site with 10 retail units, a total of 40,000sq ft of retail
space together with upper floor offices and 17 apartments. The main
retail tenants include Flannels (18,500 sq ft) and High and Mighty
(3,000sq ft). We recently let 7,000 sq ft to existing occupier Man
Behind the Curtain restaurant in a relocation deal. This is the
brand of Michelin starred chef Michael O'Hare and is scheduled to
open in October in a basement formally part occupied by
Ladbrokes.
The plan for this block is primarily refurbishment/renewal and
asset management and we believe it will provide asset and rental
growth over the next few years.
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
TCS has always focused on building a strong income yielding
portfolio. This continues to be our primary aim and key strategic
initiative.
As we have grown our business over the years, we have been able
to acquire a number of sites that give opportunity for significant
development at the appropriate time.
A key focus for TCS is to identify the right time to develop
these opportunities.
2016/17 saw us make significant progress in numerous sites
including the ibis Styles and Premier Inn Hotels in Leeds. Growth
opportunities are inherent within the portfolio and is a key
strength of the business.
Merrion House, Leeds
Merrion House will be a 170,000 sq ft state of the art office
building let for 25 years to Leeds City Council. It will house all
of the Council's public facing departments and over 2,000
employees. The redevelopment will transform a 1970's office block
into an innovative public sector building which will facilitate a
significant saving in operating costs for Leeds City Council.
The scheme is on target for completion by early January 2018.
This will trigger the new 25 year lease to Leeds City Council (LCC)
which will increase our share of the rental income from GBP700,000
pa to GBP1,664,000 pa.
The total cost of the scheme will be GBP33m with LCC purchasing
their 50% interest for GBP28m.
ibis Styles Hotel open and trading
The original Merrion Hotel was built in the 1960's and was
effectively unusable before this
redevelopment. The opening of the ibis Styles hotel and Marco's
New York Italian Bar and Restaurant has transformed this area of
Leeds and helps further establish the Arena Quarter.
The total cost of the refurbishment has been GBP10m and the
134-bedroom hotel and
restaurant have opened and are trading under a management
agreement using the ibis Styles
Hotel and Marco's New York Italian brands. Early trading in this
new development has been ahead of expectations.
Premier Inn Whitehall Road Leeds handed over on time and on
budget
The build was completed on time and on budget of GBP10m.
Handover to Premier Inn triggered the new 25 year lease (with the
Whitbread Plc guarantee) generating an annual rent of GBP680,000
with RPI uplifts.
Whitehall Road, Leeds
This 4.35 acre site is now established at the core of the grade
A office area for Leeds City Centre. It currently trades as a 460
space surface car park. Both the city centre and the train station
are a short walk away.
The masterplan is for 324,000 sq ft of offices in three
buildings along with a 500 space multi-storey car park. There is
also potential to replace one of the proposed office buildings with
around 310 residential units.
The site's central location and river frontage gives it
particular appeal and this area of Leeds has seen substantial
development in recent times which has delivered two benefits for
Whitehall Road - rental values have now been established at
GBP28psf, and the availability for new occupier requirements is
being eroded as other large scale lettings reduce supply.
This will be particularly evident now that the adjoining site
has been chosen for the Government Property Unit office requirement
which will take up much of the remaining availability.
We have ongoing discussions regarding potential requirements and
we expect to be announcing plans for the next building over the
coming year. Detailed planning has now been granted for the 180,000
sq ft of the aforementioned office space and 500 space multi story
car park.
We are currently planning to start work on the car park over the
next year to capitalise on the increasing demand which will result
from developments on adjoining sites.
Piccadilly Basin, Manchester
This original ownership of the basin dates back to the 1970's
and was acquired through the takeover of the Rochdale Canal
Company. The land assembly continued until the 1980's and following
which a number of significant commercial and residential
developments have been completed and form part of the wider
Manchester Piccadilly Basin. The basin now comprises circa 12.5
acres and includes a variety of buildings, car parking and future
development sites. The following buildings have been developed by
TCS over the past 15 years:
-- Urban Exchange, . A 160,000 sq ft retail building let to
Aldi, Marks and Spencer, Go Outdoors and Pure Gym with a current
rental income of GBP1.1m pa.
-- Carvers Warehouse. A 22,000 sq ft listed multi let office
building with annual rental value of GBP0.3m
-- Brownsfield Mill. A 40,000 sq ft listed mill building due to
undergo conversion into loft style apartments in a JV with Urban
Splash
-- 30 Tariff Street. A 240 space multi-storey car park
-- 21 Ducie Street. A 33,000 sq ft new build office occupied by BDP Architects (sold)
-- Jacksons Warehouse. A residential conversion of a former mill
building overlooking the marina (sold)
-- Vantage Quay. A new 120 unit residential apartment building (sold)
-- A 480 space surface car park with permanent planning permission
We have secured an approved Strategic Regeneration Framework
with Manchester City Council which identifies 800 residential
units, a 500 space multi-storey car park and 200,000 sq ft of
canal-side commercial development. This gives us access to a fast
track planning process where we bring forward schemes which fit
within the framework.
The agreement with Manchester City Council has allowed us to
draw up a residential development programme for many years to come
which will create an opportunity to build up a significant
residential rental portfolio in this prime area of Manchester.
We are already on site with the first phase with our Joint
Venture partners Belgravia Living Group; Burlington House will
comprise 91 units in a flagship. We expect a build period of 21
months at a total cost of GBP22m and the total value of the scheme
when complete is expected to be over GBP26m, with a net rental
value of GBP1.2m. We also have detailed consent for a further 126
unit residential block, Eider House, and aim to commence
development of this prior to completion of Burlington House.
Alongside this we have agreed with Urban Splash, the urban
regeneration specialists, a redevelopment of Brownsfield Mill into
31 loft-style apartments. We will receive an initial GBP1m upon the
granting of planning, plus 12.5% of the gross sale proceeds. The
scheme has recently achieved detailed planning permission but is
expected to start on site later this year.
The swap agreement with Evans Property Group includes the sale
of 0.6 acres for a 5 star 137 bedroom Dakota Deluxe Hotel. This is
expected to open by the end of 2019 and will bring welcome
commercial activity and demand to the site.
DETAILED PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE
The post-Brexit performance of the portfolio has been much
better than market forecasts. The Merrion Centre has reduced in
value by 6.2% on yield shift but this has been offset by increases
at Vicar Lane, Leeds (19%), Premier Inn, Leeds (12%) and Leeds Dock
car park (11%). Overall the portfolio has maintained value this
year.
The investment property portfolio has been valued at GBP323m
(2016: GBP314m) with an average initial yield of 5.6% (2016: 5.7%)
and an average reversionary yield of 6.5% (2016: 6.4%) which we
consider is appropriate for our mixed portfolio. Occupancy of
around 99% has been maintained throughout the year, well above the
industry average.
Portfolio Analysis
Passing ERV Value % of Valuation Initial Reversionary
rent portfolio incr/(decr) yield yield
Retail & Leisure 4.9 5.6 93.4 25% 3.4% 5.0% 5.6%
Merrion Centre
(excl offices) 7.3 8.3 106.9 28% -6.2% 6.5% 7.3%
Offices 2.4 3.8 52.6 14% 3.3% 4.4% 6.8%
Out of town retail 3.5 3.7 54.0 14% -2.9% 6.2% 6.5%
Distribution 0.4 0.4 5.6 1% 15.8% 6.4% 6.5%
Residential 0.5 0.6 10.7 3% 1.7% 4.7% 5.5%
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19.1 22.4 323.1 86% -1.9% 5.6% 6.5%
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Development property
(car park income) 1.9 1.9 24.8 7% 35.1%
Other Development
sites 2.6 1% -37.5%
Car parks 1.3 1.3 25.3 7% 6.3%
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Let portfolio 22.3 25.6 375.7 100% 0.0%
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Voids (1%) 0.2
25.8
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Location Value %
Leeds 221.9 59%
Manchester 58.5 16%
Scotland 62.5 17%
London 32.8 9%
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375.7 100%
Sector Value %
Retail/leisure 254.2 68%
Office 52.6 14%
Car parking 25.3 7%
Residential 10.7 3%
Distribution 5.6 1%
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348.4
Development 27.3 7%
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375.7 100%
Lease Expiries Value %
0-5 years 8.7 46%
5-10 years 5.4 28%
Over 10 5.0 26%
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19.1 100%
Top 10 tenants
GBP1m rent pa +
Morrisons
Waitrose
GBP0.5M - GBP1m rent pa
Leeds City Council
Pure Gym
Step Change
Homebase
Matalan
GBP0.25m - GBP0.5m rent pa
Aldi
Go Outdoors
Dune
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The key elements of our strategy have combined to strengthen
both revenues and income:
- Intensive asset management across the portfolio has driven
increases in like for like revenues
- The combination of property sales & reinvestments has
ensured that we are now beginning to see revenue gains from our
development programme
- Continuing to invest and be innovative in our CitiPark
business has ensured revenue and income improvements
Property
rental Car parking
2017 2016 2017 2016
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Gross Revenue 16,571 16,147 10,969 10,118
Property expenses (1,896) (1,818) (6,252) (5,843)
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Net revenue 14,675 14,329 4,717 4,275
Other income/JV
Profit 1,578 1326 0 5
Administrative
expenses (5,465) (4,690) (830) (803)
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Operating profit 10,788 10,965 3,887 3,477
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Total operating
profit 14,675 14,442
Finance costs (7,639) (7,847)
EPRA Profit 7,036 6,595
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Gross Revenue - Total revenues were up 4.9% year on year. Key
drivers include:
- Merrion Centre rents up 3.3% LFL primarily from new Arena
lettings
- New 2016 London acquisitions annualising
- Lease renewal at Waterside Distribution Park
- New development income from the two hotels starting to flow
through
CitiPark revenues were up 8.4%, with strong increases seen in
Manchester, Watford, and the Leeds Dock and Leeds Whitehall Road
branches.
The current development programme will deliver annual increases
in revenue of GBP1.8m. In addition, the disposals completed in the
year will reduce annualised rental incomes by GBP1.3m prior to any
reinvestment.
Property expenses - have been maintained at 11% of gross
rentals
Other income - increases in sundry property income such as
management fees and dilapidations receipts;
Administrative expenses - Increased versus last year driven by a
combination of strengthening the Estates team, an increase in
overall bonus costs, and the impact of accrual releases in the
prior year.
BALANCE SHEET
Our total non-current assets (including JVs) of GBP385.1m (2016:
GBP377.7m) include GBP354.6m of investment properties (2016:
GBP350.4m) and GBP28.5m of non-current car parking assets (2016:
GBP25.1m). The Merrion Centre car park is included in the
investment property asset. The car parking assets include GBP4m
(2016: GBP4m) of leasehold car parks which are accounted for under
IFRS as goodwill. There are two such car parks with operating
leases of 22 and 35 years.
We have continued to invest in our properties with a total of
GBP18.7m of capital expenditure this year (majority being on the
two hotels) and loans to the Merrion House joint venture of
GBP4.3m. Capital recycling comprised GBP22.4m of sales and GBP4.1m
of purchases. Along with other cash movements this resulted in an
increase in borrowings from GBP185.8m to GBP188.8m.
The property and car parking balances reflect valuation losses
of GBP2.1m in respect of the investment properties and gains of
GBP1.1m in respect of car parks (which includes GBP0.1m which is
shown in the Statement of Changes in Equity as other comprehensive
income).
Our bank facilities total GBP108m from Lloyds, RBS and
Handelsbanken and are 3 year revolving credit facilities secured on
our investment properties and expire between November 2018 and
April 2020. The quoted debenture stock is GBP106m secured against
investment property and car parking assets expires in November
2031.
Going concern and headroom
One of the most critical judgements for the Board is the
headroom in the Group's bank facilities. This is calculated as the
maximum amount that could be borrowed taking into account the
properties secured to the funders and the facilities in place. The
total headroom is currently GBP26m (2016: GBP27.7m) and is
considered to be sufficient to support our going concern
conclusion.
Total shareholder return and total property return
Total shareholder return of 9.6% (2016: minus 3.9%) is
calculated as the total of dividends paid during the financial year
of 11.15p (2016: 10.44p) and the movement in the share price
between 30 June 2016 (275p) and 30 June 2017 (290p), and assumed
dividends are reinvested. This compares with the FTSE All Share
REIT index at 9.2% (2016: minus 11.7%%) for the same period.
The Group's concentration on maximising income from our
portfolio has led to out-performance of the relevant indices over
1, 3, 5, 15 and 25 years.
Total shareholder returns
% (CAGR)
Total shareholder 1
returns Year 3 Years 5 Years 15 Years 25 Years
Town Centre Securities 9.6% 7.9% 17.2% 9.6% 10.9%
FTSE All Share
REIT index* 9.2% 6.1% 12.3% 5.8% 8.3%
* 15 & 25 year comparable vs FTSE All
Share Real Estate market as REIT index
did not exist
Total property
returns
MSCI Quarterly
TCS index
Retail 4.1 3.2
Retail Warehouses 3.6 1.7
Shopping Centres 1.7 1.7
Rest of UK Offices 1.0 2.6
Standard Retail 9.5 6.3
All Property 6.0 5.5
(12 months ending June 2017)
Total Property Return is calculated as the operating profit from
the property rental business adding back administrative expenses
and adjusting for the Merrion Centre car park income as a
percentage of the opening investment properties excluding
developments.
Total Property Return for the business for the reported 12
months is 6.0% (2016: 7.8%). This compared to the MSCI/IPD market
return of 5.5% (2016: 8.9%).
Risk
The directors have carried out a robust assessment of the
principal risks facing the Group, including those that would
threaten the business model, future performance, solvency or
liquidity.
Duncan Syers & Mark Dilley
Group Finance Director
CAR PARKING
Our investment in technology and in the Engine Room continues to
drive profit through to the bottom line
Ben Ziff
CitiPark Managing Director
CitiPark has had another good year with turnover up 8.4% to
GBP11.0m and profits growth of 11.8% to GBP3.9m.
We have benefitted again from the capital investment in the
business; this is the first full year of trading from the
refurbished branches in Watford. The majority of the growth however
has come from our core assets.
Merrion is ahead of last year and will show further growth once
Merrion House is complete in January 2018 - over 2,000 Leeds City
Council employees will return to the centre and we expect to see
parking numbers increase. Whitehall Road has continued to be our
strongest performer as the branch closest to it has reduced in
capacity through the development of offices. Leeds Dock continues
to perform ahead of budget - the increase in occupancy in office
lettings in the scheme has continued to show significant season
ticket demand. As the car park is now effectively full we will be
seeing increases in tariff rates going forward. Piccadilly Basin
has also performed strongly although we will lose part of the
capacity through the Dakota Hotel site sale. We expect this to be
largely mitigated by increased occupancy elsewhere on the site.
The Engine Room is the 24/7 control centre that provides
constant customer service and support to our patrons via an
intercom system and a web chat service. The launching of the Engine
Room in June 2015 has allowed us to rationalise staff levels and it
continues to drive efficiencies through the operations.
The next phase of our refurbishment programme is to upgrade our
operation at Bell Street, London where demand has increased
significantly following the closure of an adjacent competitor car
park and also at Clipstone Street, London where we will add GBP0.1m
to profits through letting part of the space to a storage
operation.
It is also pleasing to announce another acquisition; in June
2017 we completed the purchase of a 140 space freehold multi-storey
car park right next to Rickmansworth underground station. We have
previously traded from this branch as a tenant. Now that we have
acquired the freehold we will be bringing forward refurbishment
plans for this branch.
Technological Enhancements
Our process of technological development has continued this
year; the rollout of Tesla destination electric charging points to
all our branches is now complete and we also offer generic electric
vehicle charging. We were the first private car park company to
implement an emission based tariff which we introduced at Clipstone
Street, London.
We have continued to develop our own online booking system and
this is now used extensively for our season ticket sales which
allows us to minimise the administrative cost of taking these
bookings.
We have formed a partnership during the year with Your Parking
Space (YPS), an online booking platform which provides the
opportunity to book parking spaces all over the UK. We have also
made a small investment in YPS.
YourParkingSpace.com
We are delighted to announce an investment in
YourParkingSpace.co.uk (YPS). As a business we are always open to
strategic acquisitions and investments that will enhance our core
businesses. The investment in YPS is a decision taken in order to
complement the focus of our property business and directly enhance
our CitiPark division.
YPS is an on-demand parking service which connects drivers with
over 250,000 parking spaces across the UK, ranging from private
driveways owned by individuals to operator-managed car parks and
commercial parking inventory. To-date YPS has generated over GBP10
million in revenue for its parking space providers. The service,
which operates a mobile app and website, is available UK-wide.
YPS was formed in November 2013. The business originated in the
sharing economy sector, specialising in driveway rentals, before
expanding to encompass all types of under-utilised parking
inventory nationwide, with clients ranging from private individuals
with vacant driveways, to major hotel brands, local authorities,
and many of the traditional car park operators. The company has
been named in this year's Mishcon The LEAP 100, a list of Britain's
most exciting, fastest growing companies.
The investment rationale was strengthened following the
observation of the transformational effect of the internet across
almost every industry. Today, the vast majority of industries are
dominated by major online brands. Examples of this includes: Airbnb
and Booking.com in the hotel industry, SkyScanner and Kayak in the
travel sector and Match.com and Tinder in the dating industry. The
parking industry is one of the few remaining sectors awaiting the
emergence of a dominant online brand.
The parking industry within the local authority is worth over
GBP1.5 billion each year*. The private sector's value is estimated
to be significantly higher. The market is huge, there's a
significant consumer appetite for innovation, and it is our belief
that YPS, with the support & investment from our businesses can
deliver on its growth plans to transform the industry and in the
process, generate additional value for CitiPark, whilst
significantly improving customer experience and the perception of
the industry as a whole.
*britishparking.co.uk
TCS ENERGY
We believe passionately in operating the most sustainable and
environmentally friendly business that we can. In addition to our
focus on the Green Agenda we have chosen to actively manage our
consumption of natural resources by using energy which we generate
from renewable sources
Ben Ziff
Managing Director
TCS Energy was established in April 2002. Since then we have
installed 3 Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farms. These are situated at
Leeds Dock Car Park and Urban Exchange, Manchester.
Leeds Dock
The Solar PV system at Leeds Dock MSCP consists of 641 Solyndra
200W Solar Modules.
The total system size is 128.2 kWp. Production by calendar year
is shown below:
2012 - 97,780 KWh
2013 - 94,480 KWh
2014 - 95,100 KWh
2015 - 100,220 KWh
2016 - 88,099 KWh
2017 - 56,380 KWh (to 1(st) August)
Urban Exchange 1
The Phase 1 Solar PV system at Urban Exchange, Manchester
consists of:
240 REC 240W Solar PV modules.
The system size is 49.68kWp. Production by calendar year has
been:
2013 - 40,887 KWh
2014 - 39,882 KWh
2015 - 39,333 KWh
2016 - 36,666 KWh
2017 - 27,964 KWh (to 1(st) August)
Urban Exchange 2
The Solar PV system at Urban Exchange Phase 2 consists of:
562 Canadian Solar 255W Solar PV modules.
The system size is 143.82 kWp. Production by calendar year has
been:
2016 - 108,499 Kwh
2017 - 64,036 KWh (to 1(st) August)
All surplus power that is generated is then sold back to the
grid.
Property Valuation Reconciliation
Freehold
Investment and Leasehold
Properties Properties Total
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
---------------------------------------------- ------------- --------------- --------
Externally valued by CBRE 200,970 - 200,970
Externally valued by Jones
Lang LaSalle 123,745 15,350 139,095
Investment properties valued
by the Property Director 897 - 897
Finance lease obligations
capitalised 1,159 3,303 4,462
Leasehold improvements - 3,842 3,842
---------------------------------------------- ------------- --------------- --------
326,771 22,495 349,266
---------------------------------------------- ------------- --------------- --------
The CBRE Valuation Report amalgamates valuations
of investment properties and joint venture
properties as follows:
* Included within investment properties 200,970 - 200,970
* Included within joint ventures 26,930 - 26,930
---------------------------------------------- ------------- --------------- --------
Valuation per Valuers Report 227,900 - 227,900
---------------------------------------------- ------------- --------------- --------
Consolidated income statement
for the year ended 30 June
2017
2017 2016
Notes GBP000 GBP000
---------------------------------- ------ -------- --------
Gross revenue 27,540 26,265
Property expenses (8,148) (7,661)
---------------------------------- ------ -------- --------
Net revenue 19,392 18,604
Administrative expenses 2 (6,295) (5,493)
Other income 3 707 599
Valuation movement on investment
properties (2,085) 3,018
Reversal of impairment of car
parking assets 1,000 500
Profit on disposal of investment
properties 303 1,140
Share of post tax profits from
joint ventures 1,342 1,400
---------------------------------- ------ -------- --------
Operating profit 14,364 19,768
Finance costs (7,639) (7,847)
---------------------------------- ------ -------- --------
Profit before taxation 6,725 11,921
Taxation - -
---------------------------------- ------ -------- --------
Profit for the year attributable
to owners of the Parent 6,725 11,921
---------------------------------- ------ -------- --------
Earnings per ordinary share
of 25p each
Basic and diluted 4 12.7p 22.4p
Underlying (non-GAAP measures) 4 13.2p 12.4p
---------------------------------- ------ -------- --------
Dividends per ordinary share
Paid during the year 5 11.15p 10.44p
Proposed 5 8.25p 7.90p
---------------------------------- ------ -------- --------
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
for the year ended 30 June
2017
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
---------------------------------- ------ -------- --------
Profit for the year 6,725 11,921
Items that may be subsequently
reclassified to profit or loss
Revaluation gain on car parking
assets 100 500
Revaluation gains on other
investments 324 108
---------------------------------- ------ -------- --------
Total comprehensive income
for the year 7,149 12,529
---------------------------------- ------ -------- --------
All profit and total comprehensive income
for the year is attributable to owners
of the Parent.
Consolidated balance sheet
as at 30 June 2017
2017 2016
Notes GBP000 GBP000
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Non-current assets
Property rental
Investment properties 6 326,771 325,313
Investments in joint ventures 7 27,852 25,093
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
354,623 350,406
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Car park activities
Fixtures, equipment and motor
vehicles 6 22,495 21,075
Goodwill 4,024 4,024
Investments 1,950 -
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
28,469 25,099
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Fixtures, equipment and motor
vehicles 1,972 2,151
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Total non-current assets 385,064 377,656
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Current assets
Investments 2,394 2,070
Trade and other receivables 3,311 7,388
Cash and cash equivalents 3,124 -
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Total current assets 8,829 9,458
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Total assets 393,893 387,114
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (10,846) (11,496)
Financial liabilities - (887)
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Total current liabilities (10,846) (12,383)
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Non-current liabilities
Financial liabilities (191,969) (184,874)
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Total liabilities (202,815) (197,257)
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Net assets 191,078 189,857
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Equity attributable to the
owners of the Parent
Called up share capital 8 13,290 13,290
Share premium account 200 200
Capital redemption reserve 559 559
Revaluation reserve 600 500
Retained earnings 176,429 175,308
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Total equity 191,078 189,857
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Net assets per share 10 359p 357p
------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
as at 30 June 2017
Share Capital
Share premium redemption Revaluation Retained Total
capital account reserve reserve earnings equity
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
--------------------------- -------- -------- ----------- ------------ --------- --------
Balance at 1 July 2015 13,290 200 559 - 168,829 182,878
Comprehensive income
for the year
Profit - - - - 11,921 11,921
Other comprehensive
income - - - 500 108 608
-------- -------- ----------- ------------ --------- --------
Total comprehensive
income for the year - - - 500 12,029 12,529
Contributions by and
distributions to owners
Final dividend relating
to the year ended 30
June 2015 - - - - (3,902) (3,902)
Interim dividend relating
to the year ended 30
June 2016 - - - - (1,648) (1,648)
Balance at 30 June
2016 13,290 200 559 500 175,308 189,857
--------------------------- -------- -------- ----------- ------------ --------- --------
Comprehensive income
for the year
Profit - - - - 6,725 6,725
Other comprehensive
income - - - 100 324 424
-------- -------- ----------- ------------ --------- --------
Total comprehensive
income for the year - - - 100 7,049 7,149
Contributions by and
distributions to owners
Final dividend relating
to the year ended 30
June 2016 - - - - (4,200) (4,200)
Interim dividend relating
to the year ended 30
June 2017 - - - - (1,728) (1,728)
--------------------------- -------- -------- ----------- ------------ --------- --------
Balance at 30 June
2017 13,290 200 559 600 176,429 191,078
--------------------------- -------- -------- ----------- ------------ --------- --------
Consolidated cash flow statement
for the year ended 30
June 2017
2017 2016
------------------- ------------------
Notes GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
-------------------------------- ------ --------- -------- -------- --------
Cash flows from operating
activities
Cash generated from operations 9 18,159 13,559
Interest paid (8,051) (7,903)
-------------------------------- ------ --------- -------- -------- --------
Net cash generated from
operating activities 10,108 5,656
-------------------------------- ------ --------- -------- -------- --------
Cash flows from investing
activities
Purchase and construction
of investment properties (12,136) (8,833)
Refurbishment of investment
properties (10,612) (4,890)
Payments for leasehold
property improvements (498) (3,291)
Purchases of fixtures,
equipment and motor vehicles (586) (1,496)
Proceeds from sale of
investment properties 21,574 16,050
Proceeds from sale of
fixed assets 61 54
Payments for acquisition (1,950) -
of non-listed investments
Loans to joint ventures (4,250) (4,916)
Distributions received
from joint ventures 1,031 567
-------------------------------- ------ --------- -------- -------- --------
Net cash used in investing
activities (7,366) (6,755)
-------------------------------- ------ --------- -------- -------- --------
Cash flows from financing
activities
Proceeds from non-current
borrowings 7,197 4,247
Dividends paid to shareholders (5,928) (5,550)
-------------------------------- ------ --------- -------- -------- --------
Net cash generated from/(used
in) financing activities 1,269 (1,303)
-------------------------------- ------ --------- -------- -------- --------
Net increase/(decrease)
in cash and cash equivalents 4,011 (2,402)
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of period (887) 1,515
-------------------------------- ------ --------- -------- -------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents
at end of period 3,124 (887)
-------------------------------- ------ --------- -------- -------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents at year end
are comprised of the following:
Cash 3,124 -
Bank overdraft - (887)
-------------------------------- ------ --------- -------- -------- --------
3,124 (887)
-------------------------------- ------ --------- -------- -------- --------
Audited preliminary results announcements
The financial information for the year ended 30 June 2017 and
the year ended 30 June 2016 does not constitute the company's
statutory accounts for those years.
Statutory accounts for the year ended 30 June 2016 have been
delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The statutory accounts for
the year ended 30 June 2017 will be delivered to the Registrar of
Companies following the Company's Annual General Meeting.
The auditors' reports on the accounts for 30 June 2017 and 30
June 2016 were unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters
by way of emphasis, and did not contain a statement under 498(2) or
498(3) of the Companies Act 2006.
1. Segmental information
Segment assets
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
------------------------------ --------- ------------
Property rental 364,120 360,422
Car park operations 29,773 26,692
------------------------------ --------- ------------
393,893 387,114
------------------------------ --------- ------------
Segmental results
2017 2016
--------------------------------- --------------------------------
Property Car Property Car
park park
rental operations Total rental operations Total
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
------------------------------ --------- ------------ -------- --------- ----------- --------
Gross revenue 16,571 10,969 27,540 16,147 10,118 26,265
Service charge income 2,346 - 2,346 1,676 - 1,676
Service charge expenses (3,284) - (3,284) (2,574) - (2,574)
Property expenses (958) (6,252) (7,210) (920) (5,843) (6,763)
------------------------------ --------- ------------ -------- --------- ----------- --------
Net revenue 14,675 4,717 19,392 14,329 4,275 18,604
------------------------------ --------- ------------ -------- --------- ----------- --------
Administrative expenses (5,465) (830) (6,295) (4,690) (803) (5,493)
Other income 707 - 707 594 5 599
Share of post-tax profits
from joint ventures 871 - 871 732 - 732
------------------------------ --------- ------------ -------- --------- ----------- --------
Operating profit before
valuation movements 10,788 3,887 14,675 10,965 3,477 14,442
------------------------------ --------- ------------ -------- --------- ----------- --------
Valuation movement
on investment properties (2,085) - (2,085) 3,018 - 3,018
Reversal of impairment
of car parking assets - 1,000 1,000 - 500 500
Profit on disposal
of investment properties 303 - 303 1,140 - 1,140
Valuation movement
on joint venture properties 471 - 471 668 - 668
------------------------------ --------- ------------ -------- --------- ----------- --------
Operating profit 9,477 4,887 14,364 15,791 3,977 19,768
Finance costs (7,639) (7,847)
------------------------------ --------- ------------ -------- --------- ----------- --------
Profit before taxation 6,725 11,921
Taxation - -
------------------------------ --------- ------------ -------- --------- ----------- --------
Profit for the year 6,725 11,921
------------------------------ --------- ------------ -------- --------- ----------- --------
All results are derived from activities conducted in the United
Kingdom.
The results for the car park operations include the car park at
the Merrion Centre. As the value of the car park cannot be
separated from the value of the Merrion Centre as a whole, the full
value of the Merrion Centre is included within the assets of the
property rental business.
The car park results also include car park income from sites
that are held for future development. The value of these sites has
been determined based on their development value and therefore the
total value of these assets has been included within the assets of
the property rental business.
The net revenue at the Merrion Centre and development sites for
the year ended 30 June 2017, arising from car park operations, was
GBP2,361,000. After allowing for an allocation of administrative
expenses, the operating profit at these sites was GBP1,946,000.
2. Administrative expenses
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
---------------------------- ------- -------
Employee benefits 3,844 3,479
Depreciation 318 205
Charitable donations 78 91
Other 2,055 1,718
---------------------------- ------- -------
6,295 5,493
---------------------------- ------- -------
3. Other income
2016 2015
GBP000 GBP000
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- ---------
Commission received 169 140
Dividends received 27 26
Management fees receivable 241 242
Dilapidations receipts and
income relating to lease
premiums 195 24
Other 75 167
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- ---------
707 599
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- ---------
4. Earnings per share
(EPS)
The calculation of basic earnings per share has
been based on the profit for the period, divided
by the weighted average number of shares in issue.
The weighted average number of shares in issue
during the period was 53,161,950 (2016: 53,161,950).
2017 2016
----------------------- -------------------------
Earnings Earnings
Earnings per Earnings per
share share
GBP000 p GBP000 p
----------------------------------- --------- ----------- ---------- ---------
Basic and diluted profit/EPS 6,725 12.7 11,921 22.4
------------------------------------ --------- ----------- ---------- ---------
Valuation movement on
investment properties 2,085 3.9 (3,018) (5.7)
Reversal of impairment
of car parking assets (1,000) (1.9) (500) (0.9)
Valuation movement on
properties held in joint
ventures (471) (0.9) (668) (1.3)
Profit on disposal of
investment and development
properties (303) (0.6) (1,140) (2.1)
EPRA earnings and earnings
per share 7,036 13.2 6,595 12.4
------------------------------------ --------- ----------- ---------- ---------
There is no difference between basic and diluted earnings per
share and EPRA earnings per share.
5. Dividends
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
-------------------------- ------- -------
2015 final paid: 7.34p
per 25p share - 3,902
2016 interim paid: 3.10p
per 25p share - 1,648
2016 final paid: 7.90p 4,200 -
per 25p share
2017 interim paid: 3.25p 1,728 -
per 25p share
-------------------------- ------- -------
5,928 5,550
-------------------------- ------- -------
An interim dividend in respect of the year ended 30 June 2017 of
3.25p per share was paid to shareholders on 23 June 2017. This
dividend was paid entirely as a Property Income Distribution
(PID).
A final dividend in respect of the year ended 30 June 2017 of
8.25p per share is proposed. This dividend, based on the shares in
issue at 13 September 2017, amounts to GBP4.4m which has not been
reflected in these accounts and will be paid on 4 January 2018 to
shareholders on the register on 8 December 2017. This dividend will
comprise a PID of 7.00p per share and an ordinary dividend of
1.25p.
6. Non-current assets
(a) Investment properties
Freehold Long Development Total
leasehold
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
--------------------------- --------- ----------- ------------ ---------
Valuation at 1 July
2015 274,925 21,776 23,440 320,141
Additions at cost 6,314 - - 6,314
Other capital expenditure 4,647 118 2,643 7,408
Interest capitalised 56 - - 56
Disposals (11,460) - (2,000) (13,460)
(Deficit)/surplus on
revaluation (3,308) 807 5,519 3,018
Movement in tenant lease
incentives 1,836 - - 1,836
--------------------------- --------- ----------- ------------ ---------
Valuation at 30 June
2016 273,010 22,701 29,602 325,313
--------------------------- --------- ----------- ------------ ---------
Additions at cost 4,074 - - 4,074
Other capital expenditure 12,174 40 8,260 20,474
Interest capitalised 176 - 235 411
Disposals (18,596) - (2,675) (21,271)
(Deficit)/surplus on
revaluation (6,444) (132) 4,491 (2,085)
Transfers 12,612 - (12,612) -
Movement in tenant lease
incentives (145) - - (145)
--------------------------- --------- ----------- ------------
Valuation at 30 June
2017 276,861 22,609 27,301 326,771
--------------------------- --------- ----------- ------------ ---------
(b) Freehold and leasehold properties - car park activities
Freehold Long Total
leasehold
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
--------------------------- --------- ----------- -------
Valuation at 1 July 2015 2,500 14,341 16,841
Additions - 3,291 3,291
Depreciation - (57) (57)
Surplus on revaluation - 500 500
Reversal of impairment (500) 1,000 500
--------------------------- --------- ----------- -------
Valuation at 30 June 2016 2,000 19,075 21,075
--------------------------- --------- ----------- -------
Additions - 498 498
Depreciation - (178) (178)
Surplus on revaluation - 100 100
Reversal of impairment - 1,000 1,000
----------- -------
Valuation at 30 June 2017 2,000 20,495 22,495
--------------------------- --------- ----------- -------
The historical cost of freehold and leasehold properties
relating to car park activities is GBP22,245,000.
The Company occupies an office suite in part of the Merrion
Centre and also at 6 Duke Street in London. The Directors do not
consider this element to be material.
The fair value of the Group's investment and development
properties has been determined principally by independent,
appropriately qualified external valuers CBRE and Jones Lang
LaSalle. The remainder of the portfolio has been valued by the
Property Director.
Valuations are performed bi-annually and are performed
consistently across the Group's whole portfolio of properties. At
each reporting date appropriately qualified employees verify all
significant inputs and review computational outputs. The external
valuers submit and present summary reports to the Property Director
and the Board on the outcome of each valuation round.
Valuations take into account tenure, lease terms and structural
condition. The inputs underlying the valuations include market
rents or business profitability, incentives offered to tenants,
forecast growth rates, market yields and discount rates and selling
costs including stamp duty.
The development properties principally comprise land in Leeds
and Manchester. These have also been valued by appropriately
qualified external valuers Jones Lang LaSalle, taking into account
the income from car parking and an assessment of their realisable
value in their existing state and condition based on market
evidence of comparable transactions.
Property income, values and yields have been set out by category
in the table below.
Passing ERV Value Initial Reversionary
rent yield yield
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 % %
--------------------------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------------
Retail and Leisure 4,898 5,558 93,380 5.0% 5.6%
Merrion Centre (excluding
offices) 7,304 8,297 106,883 6.5% 7.3%
Offices 1,739 2,145 25,712 6.4% 7.9%
Out of town retail 3,528 3,694 53,950 6.2% 6.5%
Distribution 376 387 5,595 6.4% 6.5%
Residential 536 616 10,690 4.7% 5.5%
--------------------------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------------
18,381 20,697 296,210 5.9% 6.6%
--------------------------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------------
Development property 27,301
Car parks 21,292
Finance lease adjustments 4,463
--------------------------- -------- ------- --------
349,266
--------------------------- -------- ------- --------
The effect on the valuation of applying a different yield and a
different ERV would be as follows:
Valuation in the Consolidated Financial Statements at an initial
yield of 6.9% - GBP304.9m, Valuation at 4.9% - GBP407.8m.
Valuation in the Consolidated Financial Statements at a
reversionary yield of 7.6% - GBP310.6m, Valuation at 5.6% -
GBP402.5m.
Property valuations can be reconciled to the carrying value of
the properties in the balance sheet as follows:
Investment Freehold
Properties and Leasehold Total
Properties
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
------------------------------ ------------- ---------------- --------
Externally valued by CBRE 200,970 - 200,970
Externally valued by Jones
Lang LaSalle 123,745 15,350 139,095
Investment properties valued
by the Property Director 897 - 897
Finance lease obligations
capitalised 1,159 3,303 4,462
Leasehold improvements - 3,842 3,842
------------------------------ ------------- ---------------- --------
326,771 22,495 349,266
------------------------------ ------------- ---------------- --------
Leasehold improvements primarily relate to expenditure incurred
on the refurbishment of three car parks in Watford that are held
under operating leases.
All investment properties measured at fair value in the
consolidated balance sheet are categorised as level 3 in the fair
value hierarchy as defined in IFRS13 as one or more inputs to the
valuation are partly based on unobservable market data. In arriving
at their valuation for each property (as in prior years) both the
independent valuers and the Property Director have used the actual
rent passing and have also formed an opinion as to the two
unobservable inputs being the market rental for that property and
the yield (i.e. the discount rate) which a potential purchaser
would apply in arriving at the market value. Both these inputs are
arrived at using market comparables for the type, location and
condition of the property.
(c) Fixtures, equipment and motor
vehicles
Accumulated
Cost depreciation
GBP000 GBP000
-------------------------------- -------- -------------
At 1 July 2015 4,143 2,929
Additions 1,496 -
Disposals (1,266) (1,234)
Depreciation - 527
At 30 June 2016 4,373 2,222
-------------------------------- -------- -------------
Net book value at 30 June 2016 2,151
-------------------------------- -------- -------------
At 1 July 2016 4,373 2,222
Additions 586 -
Disposals (140) (103)
Depreciation - 728
At 30 June 2017 4,819 2,847
-------------------------------- -------- -------------
Net book value at 30 June 2017 1,972
-------------------------------- -------- -------------
7. Investments in joint ventures
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
------------------------------------ -------- -------
At start period 25,093 19,344
Loans to joint ventures 4,250 4,916
Disposal of joint venture interest (1,800) -
Dividends and other distributions
received in the year (1,033) (567)
Share of profits after tax 1,342 1,400
------------------------------------ -------- -------
At end period 27,852 25,093
------------------------------------ -------- -------
Investments in joint ventures primarily relate to the Group's
interest in the partnership capital of Merrion House LLP. This
joint venture owns a long leasehold interest over a property that
is let to the Group's joint venture partner, Leeds City Council
('LCC'). The property is currently in the process of a complete
refurbishment. Under the arrangement LCC is required to contribute
a fixed amount in cash and the Group is required to contribute the
property and the balance of refurbishment cost. The net commitment
from the Group in relation to this arrangement that has not yet
been incurred is GBP4.9m. The interest in the joint venture for
each partner is an equal 50% share, regardless of the level of
overall contributions from each partner. The investment property
held within this partnership has been externally valued by CBRE at
each reporting date.
The share of profits after tax for the year ended 30 June 2016
of GBP1.4m includes an adjustment of GBP2.5m in respect of the
property transferred to Merrion House LLP in the prior year, less
the share of losses in the period of GBP1.2m.
The net assets of Merrion House LLP for the current and previous
year are as stated below:
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
--------------------- -------- -------
Non-current assets 53,860 35,500
Current assets 431 929
Current liabilities (1,839) (351)
--------------------- -------- -------
Net assets 52,452 36,078
--------------------- -------- -------
The profits of Merrion House LLP for the current and previous
year are as stated below:
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
---------------------------------- ------- --------
Income 1,400 1,400
Expenses (109) (78)
1,291 1,322
Valuation movement on investment
properties 941 (3,665)
---------------------------------- ------- --------
Net profit/(loss) 2,232 (2,343)
---------------------------------- ------- --------
The Group's interest in other joint ventures are not considered
to be material.
The joint ventures have no significant contingent liabilities to
which the Group is exposed nor has the Group any significant
contingent liabilities in relation to its interest in the joint
ventures.
The Group's joint ventures, which are registered in England and
operate in the United Kingdom, are as follows:
Beneficial Activity
Interest
%
----------------------------------- ----------- -------------
Buckley Properties (Leeds) Limited 50 Property
Investment
Merrion House LLP 50 Property
investment
Belgravia Living Group Limited 50 Property
Investment
Bay Sentry Limited 50 Software
Development
----------------------------------- ----------- -------------
8. Share capital
Authorised
The authorised share capital of the Company is (2016:
164,879,000) ordinary shares of 25p each. The nominal value of
authorised share capital is GBP41,219,750 (2016:
GBP41,219,750).
Issued and fully paid up
Number Nominal
of shares value
000 GBP000
--------------------- ----------- --------
At 30 June 2016 and
30 June 2017 53,162 13,290
--------------------- ----------- --------
The company has only one type of ordinary share class in issue.
All shares have equal entitlement to voting rights and dividend
distributions.
The Company has no share option schemes in current operation and
there are no unexercised options outstanding at 30 June 2017.
9. Cash flow from operating activities
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Profit for the financial year 6,725 11,921
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 905 585
Profit on disposal of fixed
assets (23) (21)
Profit on disposal of investment
properties (303) (1,140)
Finance costs 7,639 7,847
Share of post-tax profits
from joint ventures (1,342) (1,400)
Movement in valuation of investment
properties 2,085 (3,018)
Movement in lease incentives 145 (1,836)
Reversal of impairment of
car parking assets (1,000) (500)
Decrease in receivables 4,192 1,483
Decrease in payables (864) (362)
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Cash generated from operations 18,159 13,559
------------------------------------- -------- --------
10. EPRA net asset value per share
The Basic and EPRA net asset values are the same, as set out in
the table below.
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
----------------------- -------- --------
Net assets at 30 June 191,078 189,857
Shares in issue (000) 53,162 53,162
Adjusted net asset
value per share 359p 357p
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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