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QYM Quayle Munro

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Half Yearly Report (3599Z)

15/03/2012 7:00am

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Quayle Munro Holdings PLC

15 March 2012

Quayle Munro Holdings PLC Interim Report 2011

for the six months ended 31 December 2011

Company registration number

SC 72014

Highlights

   --      Creditable outcome in difficult market conditions. 
   --      Revenue GBP5.0m compared with GBP5.3m in 2010 on a like-for-like basis. 
   --      Loss after tax of GBP(0.5)m (2010: GBP(0.6m)). 

-- Advised on a number of major transactions, including Virgin Group on the acquisition of Northern Rock plc by Virgin Money.

   --      Good current pipeline of work across the business. 
   --      Interim dividend of 11p per share has been declared (2010: 10p per share). 
   --      Net assets of GBP39.7m (2010: GBP38.8m). 

-- Andrew Adams appointed Chief Executive of Quayle Munro Holdings PLC. Andrew Tuckey to stand down as Executive Chairman at the AGM remaining as a Senior Adviser.

Andrew Tuckey, Chairman, commented: "The business is well capitalised and in a strong position to meet the current market challenges. We are encouraged by the good pipeline of new business and the strength of our dedicated team and we expect a satisfactory result for the year."

For further information:

Andrew Tuckey, Chairman, Quayle Munro +44 (0)20 7907 4200

John Kiely/Gemma Froggatt, Smithfield: +44 (0)20 7360 4900

Sandy Fraser, N+1 Brewin +44 (0)131 529 0385

Chairman's Statement

This has not been an easy period for Quayle Munro, with the Group having to contend with a subdued M&A market and generally depressed economic conditions, particularly in Europe. Taking into account the difficult environment in which we operate at present, I regard the Group result for the half year as a creditable outcome.

Results

The Group result was broadly in line with the first six months of last year.

Revenues for the period were GBP5.0m compared with GBP5.3m for the previous period, a decline of 6%.

The loss on ordinary activities after taxation for the period was GBP(0.5)m (2010: GBP(0.6)m). The loss on ordinary activities after taxation for the period is stated after GBP0.7m of long term incentive scheme and deferred bonus costs (2010: GBP1.0m).

Basic loss per share was reduced to (11.2)p (2010: loss per share of (14)p) with fully diluted loss per share of (10.3)p (2010: loss per share of (13.6)p).

Advisory Business

A number of significant deals were closed during the period, the most notable being the successful purchase by Virgin Money of Northern Rock, a transaction on which Quayle Munro advised the Virgin Group over a number of years. In the public market we advised the Board of LMS Capital plc on the company's new investment strategy and board composition and in the media sector we advised on the sale of Doctors.net to M3, Inc., a publicly listed company on the Tokyo stock exchange. Our energy and infrastructure teams advised Barclays Infrastructure Funds on the acquisition and financing of Wadlow, a 26MW wind farm near Cambridge. We are working with a number of bidders for Non-Profit Distributing infrastructure projects in Scotland and have consolidated our leading position in the higher education sector with a wide range of ongoing projects.

Three of our senior executives have recently left the Group, all for different reasons; Stuart Roberts has taken up an appointment as group finance director of the Robertson Group (a long standing client), Andreas Wesemann has moved to work with former colleagues and Rashmi Sinha is pursuing other business opportunities in the retail sector. On the other hand we have hired some outstanding new talent at all levels and we are busy in both London and Edinburgh.

The M&A market remains difficult at present; however, the talented team we have at Quayle Munro continues to provide high quality advice and services to our clients and I believe we are well placed to benefit from an improvement in market conditions.

Investments

Morris Homes, in which we have a 22.96% shareholding, has traded satisfactorily in the nine month period to 31 December 2011 with sales turnover of GBP101m (2010: GBP82m) and operating profits of GBP14m (2010: GBP11m). Reservations and visitors to the open sites have been encouraging during the early weeks of the year.

Of our other smaller investments, AMG delivered an impressive set of results for 2011 and we have increased the valuation of our shareholding by GBP0.3m. Moneybarn (formerly Duncton) continued to perform satisfactorily during 2011, although marginally behind budget. Nevis Range has continued to broaden its product offering but with the lack of snow so far this winter, may not match last year's visitor numbers. Tayside Flow Technologies has recently changed its name to Vascular Flow Technologies and has hired a new Chief Executive with significant industry experience. Following the successful raising of significant new debt and equity finance in December 2011 the company is now in a position to move ahead with its business plan.

There has been no change in the fair value of the investments held other than AMG.

Net Assets and liquidity

The Group continues to maintain significant cash resources. These are held on short term deposits with three major UK retail banks. In the current difficult economic environment and in the absence of new investment opportunities, we continue to believe this is the most prudent strategy for the time being.

The Group balance sheet as at 31 December 2011 shows net assets of GBP39.7m which is equivalent to 870p per share and this compares with 908p as at 30 June 2011.

After payment of the proposed dividends set out below the Group has cash resources of approximately GBP16m.

Dividend

The Directors propose an interim dividend of 11p per share (2010: 10p per share) to be paid on 10 April 2012 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 23 March 2012.

Prospects

After two record years and taking account of current market conditions and the difficulty in anticipating the timing of deal completions, I think it is unlikely our revenues for the current year will match those of last year. However, with a good pipeline of new business and a strong and dedicated team in both our offices, we expect a satisfactory result for the full year.

The Board considers that the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group are consistent with those disclosed in the Annual Report and Accounts 2011 where a list of the risks and uncertainties can be found on pages 14 and 15.

Board and Management Changes

The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Adams as Chief Executive of Quayle Munro Holdings PLC as of today's date. Andrew has been with the Group since the acquisition of van Tulleken in 2008 and he has made an outstanding contribution to the Advisory Business over that period.

I have been Chief Executive since 2009 and Executive Chairman since 2010. I intend to stand down from the Board at the AGM later this year but will remain with the Group as a Senior Adviser. We will now seek a new independent Non-Executive Chairman to take over from me.

Andrew Tuckey

14 March 2012

Group statement of comprehensive income

For the six months ended 31 December 2011

 
                                                         Six months     Six months       Year 
                                                        31 December    31 December    30 June 
                                                               2011           2010       2011 
                                                          Unaudited      Unaudited    Audited 
                                               Notes        GBP'000        GBP'000    GBP'000 
--------------------------------------------  ------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 Revenue                                                      5,016          5,254     14,744 
--------------------------------------------  ------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
  Administrative expenses                                   (4,836)        (4,597)   (10,188) 
 
  Impairment of investments 
  held as available-for-sale                                      -              -    (2,019) 
 
  Gain on sale of associate                                       -              -        167 
 
  Exceptional expenses                             7              -          (177)      (202) 
 
  Other operating expenses                                    (750)        (1,100)    (2,811) 
--------------------------------------------  ------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
                                                            (5,586)        (5,874)   (15,053) 
--------------------------------------------  ------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 
 
  Group operating loss                                        (570)          (620)      (309) 
--------------------------------------------  ------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 
 
  Finance income                                                254            219        439 
 
  Other finance (costs)/income 
  - pensions                                                   (74)           (95)         32 
--------------------------------------------  ------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
                                                                180            124        471 
 
  (Loss)/profit on ordinary 
  activities before tax                                       (390)          (496)        162 
 
 Tax expense                                                   (74)          (116)    (1,123) 
--------------------------------------------  ------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 
  Loss on ordinary activities 
  after tax                                                   (464)          (612)      (961) 
--------------------------------------------  ------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 
  Loss attributable to shareholders 
  of the Company                                              (464)          (612)      (961) 
 
  Other comprehensive income 
 
  Gain on revaluation of available-for-sale 
  financial assets                                              300            229        368 
 
  Actuarial (loss)/gain on 
  defined benefit pension 
  scheme                                                      (631)            313        213 
 
 Total comprehensive loss 
  for the period                                              (795)           (70)      (380) 
--------------------------------------------  ------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Basic earnings per share                         9        (11.2)p        (14.0)p    (23.2)p 
--------------------------------------------  ------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 

Group statement of financial position

As at 31 December 2011

 
                                           31 December   31 December    30 June 
                                                  2011          2010       2011 
                                             Unaudited     Unaudited    Audited 
                                   Notes       GBP'000       GBP'000    GBP'000 
--------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Non-current assets 
 
  Property, plant and equipment                    686           808        742 
 
  Intangible assets                    5        11,630        11,630     11,630 
 
  Financial assets                     6        10,370         9,930     10,070 
 
  Defined benefit pension 
  scheme surplus                                   156           596        785 
                                                22,842        22,964     23,227 
--------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 Current assets 
 
  Trade and other receivables                    3,186         3,672      5,571 
 
  Current tax asset                                 62            18         49 
 
  Cash and short-term deposits                  16,171        14,286     17,494 
--------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                19,419        17,976     23,114 
--------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 Total assets                                   42,261        40,940     46,341 
--------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Current liabilities 
 
  Trade and other payables                       1,585         1,867      4,137 
 
  Current tax liabilities                           72            71        456 
 
                                                 1,657         1,938      4,593 
--------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 
  Financial liabilities                              -             6          - 
 
  Long term creditors                              859           181        260 
 
  Deferred tax liabilities                          50             4         50 
--------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                   909           191        310 
--------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
  Total liabilities                              2,566         2,129      4,903 
--------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 
  Net assets                                    39,695        38,811     41,438 
--------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Capital and reserves 
 
  Equity share capital                          11,145        11,144     11,145 
 
  Revaluation reserve                            9,603         7,145      9,303 
 
  Other reserves                                 2,963         1,627      2,953 
 
  Retained earnings                             15,984        18,895     18,037 
 
 
  Total equity                                  39,695        38,811     41,438 
--------------------------------  ------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 

These interim financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and signed on their behalf by:

Andrew Tuckey

Chairman

14 March 2012

Group statement of changes in equity

For the six months ended 31 December 2011

 
                                                                      Share                                      Total 
                       Equity                   Capital              option       Own      Total                equity 
                        share  Revaluation   redemption    Merger   expense    shares      other   Retained        and 
                      capital      reserve      reserve   reserve   reserve   reserve   reserves   earnings   reserves 
                      GBP'000      GBP'000      GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000 
-------------------  --------  -----------  -----------  --------  --------  --------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
Balance at 30 
 June 2010 
 (audited)              9,277        6,916          155     1,229     2,080     (730)      2,734     24,179     43,106 
Comprehensive 
 income 
Loss for the period         -            -            -         -         -         -          -      (612)      (612) 
Gain on revaluation 
 of investments             -          229            -         -         -         -          -          -        229 
Share-based 
 payments                   -            -            -         -       832         -        832          -        832 
Actuarial gain 
 on defined benefit 
 pension scheme             -            -            -         -         -         -          -        312        312 
Transactions with 
 owners 
Issue of shares         1,867            -            -         -         -         -          -          -      1,867 
Movement of shares 
 in Employee 
 Benefit Trust              -            -            -         -         -   (1,939)    (1,939)          -    (1,939) 
Equity dividends 
 paid                       -            -            -         -         -         -          -    (4,984)    (4,984) 
-------------------  --------  -----------  -----------  --------  --------  --------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
Balance at 31 
 December 2010 
  (unaudited)          11,144        7,145          155     1,229     2,912   (2,669)      1,627     18,895     38,811 
Comprehensive 
 income 
Loss for the period         -            -            -         -         -         -          -      (349)      (349) 
Gain on revaluation 
 of investments             -          139            -         -         -         -          -          -        139 
Re-classification 
 of previous 
 impairment                 -        2,019            -         -         -         -          -          -      2,019 
Share-based 
 payments                   -            -            -         -     1,540         -      1,540          -      1,540 
Actuarial loss 
 on defined benefit 
 pension scheme             -            -            -         -         -         -          -       (99)       (99) 
Transactions with 
 owners 
Issue of shares             1            -            -         -         -         -          -          -          1 
Movement of shares 
 in Employee 
 Benefit Trust              -            -            -         -         -     (214)      (214)         29      (185) 
Equity dividends 
 paid                       -            -            -         -         -         -          -      (439)      (439) 
-------------------  --------  -----------  -----------  --------  --------  --------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
Balance at 30 
 June 2011 
 (audited)             11,145        9,303          155     1,229     4,452   (2,883)      2,953     18,037     41,438 
Comprehensive 
 income 
Loss for the period         -            -            -         -         -         -          -      (464)      (464) 
Gain on revaluation 
 of investments             -          300            -         -         -         -          -          -        300 
Share-based 
 payments                   -            -            -         -       342         -        342          -        342 
Transfer between 
 reserves                   -            -            -         -     (312)         -      (312)          -      (312) 
Actuarial loss 
 on defined benefit 
 pension scheme             -            -            -         -         -         -          -      (631)      (631) 
Transactions with 
 owners 
Movement of shares 
 in Employee 
 Benefit Trust              -            -            -         -         -      (20)       (20)          -       (20) 
Equity dividends 
 paid                       -            -            -         -         -         -          -      (958)      (958) 
-------------------  --------  -----------  -----------  --------  --------  --------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
Balance at 31 
 December 2011 
 (unaudited)           11,145        9,603          155     1,229     4,482   (2,903)      2,963     15,984     39,695 
-------------------  --------  -----------  -----------  --------  --------  --------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 

Group statement of cash flows

For the six months ended 31 December 2011

 
                                              Six months    Six months      Year 
                                             31 December   31 December   30 June 
                                                    2011          2010      2011 
                                               Unaudited     Unaudited   Audited 
                                                 GBP'000       GBP'000   GBP'000 
------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
Operating activities 
(Loss)/profit before tax                           (390)         (496)       162 
 
Adjustments to reconcile (loss)/profit 
 before tax 
 to net cash flow from operating 
 activities 
Finance income                                     (254)         (219)     (439) 
Depreciation                                          76            87       180 
Share-based payments                                 388         1,013     2,372 
Losses/(gains) on disposal of 
 fixed assets                                         10           (5)       (6) 
Gains on disposals of financial 
 assets                                                -             -     (167) 
Impairment of financial assets                         -             -     2,019 
Movement in pensions                                 (2)           (6)     (181) 
Decrease/(increase) in assets                      2,385       (1,373)   (3,271) 
(Decrease)/increase in liabilities               (2,270)       (1,964)       570 
------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
Cash (absorbed by)/generated 
 from operations                                    (57)       (2,963)     1,239 
Tax paid                                           (461)         (935)   (1,545) 
------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
Net cash flow from operating 
 activities                                        (518)       (3,898)     (306) 
------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
 
Investing activities 
Finance income received                              204           210       334 
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale 
 financial assets                                      -             -       167 
Proceeds from sales of plant 
 and equipment                                         2            93        93 
Payments to acquire plant and 
 equipment                                          (33)         (250)     (278) 
Payments to acquire available-for-sale 
 financial assets                                      -          (47)      (47) 
------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
Net cash flow from investing 
 activities                                          173             6       269 
------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
 
Financing activities 
Dividends paid to equity shareholders 
 of the parent                                     (958)       (4,984)   (5,423) 
Own shares purchased                                (20)          (75)     (283) 
------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
Net cash flow from financing 
 activities                                        (978)       (5,059)   (5,706) 
------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
 
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents            (1,323)       (8,951)   (5,743) 
Cash and cash equivalents at 
 the beginning of the period                      17,494        23,237    23,237 
------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
Cash and cash equivalents at 
 the end of the period                            16,171        14,286    17,494 
------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -------- 
 

Notes

1. Basis of preparation

Quayle Munro Holdings PLC ("the Company") is registered in Scotland. This interim report contains the condensed financial information of the Company and its subsidiaries (together "the Group") for the six month period ended 31 December 2011.

The annual consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with all relevant International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRSs") adopted for use in the European Union. The interim condensed financial information complies with the requirements of IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting".

The Group has adopted the following new and amended IFRSs as of 1 July 2011.

New and amended standards and interpretations

 
 International Accounting Standards (IAS        Effective 
  / IFRSs)                                           date 
 IAS 1    Amendment 'Presenting Comprehensive      1 July 
           Income'                                   2011 
 IFRS 7   Amendment 'Transfers of Financial        1 July 
           Assets'                                   2011 
 

IASB and IFRIC have issued the following standards and interpretations with an effective date after the date on these financial statements:

 
 International Accounting Standards (IAS                Effective 
  / IFRSs)                                                   date 
 IAS 12      Amendment 'Income taxes' - on              1 January 
              deferred tax                                   2012 
 IAS 1       Amendment 'Financial statement                1 July 
              presentation' - regarding other                2012 
              comprehensive income 
 IFRS 9      'Financial instruments' - classification   1 January 
              and measurement                                2015 
 IFRS 10     'Consolidated financial statements'        1 January 
                                                             2013 
 IFRS 13     'Fair value measurement'                   1 January 
                                                             2013 
 IAS 27      'Separate financial statements'            1 January 
  (revised                                                   2013 
  2011) 
 

The adoption of these standards has had no material impact on the interim financial information.

The Directors consider that seasonality does not affect the business' results or operations.

The Group has considerable financial resources and no external debt and the Directors therefore consider it appropriate to continue to use the going concern basis of preparation.

2. Accounting policies

The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group's annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2011.

Available-for-sale financial assets

If an available-for-sale asset is impaired, an amount comprising the difference between its cost (net of any principal payment and amortisation) and its fair value is transferred from equity to the statement of comprehensive income. Reversals in respect of equity instruments classified as available-for-sale are not recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

3. Segment information

Management has determined the operating segments based on the reports reviewed by the executive management team and the Board (the Chief Operating Decision Maker) that are used to make strategic decisions. The Group is managed primarily by class of business and presents the segmental analysis on that basis. The Group's activities are organised in two primary divisions: Advisory Business, and Other (Investment Management and Head Office).

The following tables present revenue, expenditure and certain asset information regarding the Group's business segments for the period ended 31 December 2011 and the period ended 31 December 2010.

 
                                  Advisory Business     Other     Total 
Period ended 31 December 2011               GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000 
--------------------------------  -----------------  --------  -------- 
Revenue                                       5,016         -     5,016 
 
Overheads                                   (5,344)     (242)   (5,586) 
                                  -----------------  --------  -------- 
Operating loss                                (328)     (242)     (570) 
Finance income                                    -       254       254 
Finance costs                                     -      (74)      (74) 
                                  -----------------  --------  -------- 
Group loss before tax                         (328)      (62)     (390) 
 
Total assets                                  4,028    38,233    42,261 
 
Total liabilities                           (2,461)     (105)   (2,566) 
--------------------------------  -----------------  --------  -------- 
Total assets includes: 
Additions to non-current assets                  33         -        33 
 
 
 Period ended 31 December 2010 
--------------------------------  -----------------  --------  -------- 
Revenue                                       5,254         -     5,254 
 
Overheads                                   (5,685)     (189)   (5,874) 
                                  -----------------  --------  -------- 
Operating loss                                (431)     (189)     (620) 
Finance income                                    -       219       219 
Finance costs                                     -      (95)      (95) 
                                  -----------------  --------  -------- 
Group loss before tax                         (431)      (65)     (496) 
 
Total assets                                  5,441    35,499    40,940 
 
Total liabilities                           (2,023)     (106)   (2,129) 
--------------------------------  -----------------  --------  -------- 
Total assets includes: 
Additions to non-current assets                 250        47       297 
 

4. Principal financial risks

Interest rate risk

The Group's cash balances are held in accounts that bear interest directly related to the bank base rate.

Credit risk

There are no significant concentrations of credit risk within the Group. The Group has established procedures to minimise the risk of default by trade receivables including detailed client adoption checks. Historically, these procedures have proved effective in minimising the level of impaired and past due receivables.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk reflects the risk that the Group will have insufficient resources to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Group's strategy to managing liquidity risk is to ensure that the Group has sufficient liquid funds to meet all its potential liabilities as they fall due, including anticipated shareholder distributions. Risk is mitigated by maintaining significant cash balances. The Group did not carry any borrowings at 31 December 2011.

Equity price risk

The Group holds a portfolio of unlisted investments. The value of the unlisted investment portfolio could decrease as well as increase.

5. Intangible assets

Intangible assets relate to goodwill arising on the acquisition of New Boathouse Capital Limited in 2007 and The van Tulleken Company Limited in 2008. Goodwill is assessed annually for impairment.

6. Financial assets

Available-for-sale financial assets consist of investments in ordinary shares and loan stock which have no fixed maturity date.

7. Exceptional expenses

Exceptional expenses incurred during the prior year totalled GBP0.2m. These included redundancy costs of GBP0.1m and the buyback cost of options of GBP0.1m.

8. Dividends paid and proposed

The interim dividend of 11p per share (2010: 10p per share) will be paid on 10 April 2012 to members on the register at 23 March 2012 and will absorb GBP0.5m of shareholders' funds.

The final dividend in relation to the year ended 30 June 2011 of 22p per share was paid in the period. This absorbed GBP1m of shareholders' funds.

9. Key performance indicators

Earnings per share

The calculation of basic loss per share for the six months to 31 December 2011 is based on losses after tax of GBP(0.5)m (2010 - losses GBP(0.6)m) and on 4.1m ordinary shares, being the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period (2010 - 4.4m).

The calculation of fully diluted loss per share is based on the weighted average of 4.5m ordinary shares (2010 - 4.5m) and the average share price during the period.

Net assets per share

The net assets per share are based on 4.6m ordinary shares in issue as at 31 December 2011 (30 June 2011 - 4.6m, 31 December 2010 - 4.6m).

10. Financial information

The financial information contained in this interim statement does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in section 434 of The Companies Act 2006.

The results for the six months ended 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2010 are unaudited; however a review opinion made under ISRE 2410 has been issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Our auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, have audited the annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2011 and their report was unqualified and did not contain a statement under section 498(2) or 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006. The Group's consolidated statutory accounts for the year ended 30 June 2011 have been filed with the Registrar of Companies.

11. Shareholder information

This report will be circulated to all shareholders, and copies will be available from the Company Secretary at 102 West Port, Edinburgh EH3 9DN.

Independent review report

To the members of Quayle Munro Holdings PLC

Introduction

We have been engaged by the company to review the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 31 December 2011, which comprises the Group statement of comprehensive income, the Group statement of financial position, the Group statement of changes in equity, the Group statement of cash flows and related notes. We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly financial report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

Directors' responsibilities

The half-yearly financial report is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors. The directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly financial report in accordance with the AIM Rules for Companies which require that the financial information must be presented and prepared in a form consistent with that which will be adopted in the company's annual financial statements.

As disclosed in note 1, the annual financial statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union. The condensed set of financial statements included in this half-yearly financial report has been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, "Interim Financial Reporting", as adopted by the European Union.

Our responsibility

Our responsibility is to express to the company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report based on our review. This report, including the conclusion, has been prepared for and only for the company for the purpose of the AIM Rules for Companies and for no other purpose. We do not, in producing this report, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410, 'Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity' issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. A review of interim financial information consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 31 December 2011 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 as adopted by the European Union and the AIM Rules for Companies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chartered Accountants

Edinburgh

14 March 2012

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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