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RNWH Renew Holdings Plc

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Renew Holdings Plc LSE:RNWH London Ordinary Share GB0005359004 ORD 10P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  23.00 2.51% 938.00 936.00 938.00 947.00 920.00 920.00 147,440 16:03:06
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Gen Contractor-oth Residentl 921.55M 43.38M 0.5482 17.06 739.9M

Renew Holdings PLC Interim Results (0556Z)

24/05/2016 7:00am

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Renew Holdings PLC

24 May 2016

Renew Holdings plc

("Renew" or the "Group" or the "Company")

Interim Results

Renew (AIM: RNWH), the Engineering Services Group supporting UK infrastructure, announces record interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2016. With a strong order book and expected revenue for H2 already fully secured, the Company is increasing its interim dividend in line with its progressive policy by 18% to 2.65p.

Financial Highlights

 
                                   H1 2016     H1 2015 
------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----- 
 Revenue                         GBP265.1m   GBP252.1m    +5% 
------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----- 
 Adjusted operating profit*       GBP10.5m     GBP9.8m    +7% 
------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----- 
 Adjusted operating margin*           4.0%        3.9%   + 3% 
------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----- 
 Adjusted profit before tax*      GBP10.3m     GBP9.5m    +9% 
------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----- 
 Adjusted earnings per share*       13.31p      12.24p    +9% 
------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----- 
 Interim dividend per share          2.65p       2.25p   +18% 
------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----- 
 

*Adjusted results are stated prior to amortisation charges

Operational Highlights

   --     Order book up 9% to GBP515m (H1 2015: GBP471m) 

-- 9% increase in Engineering Services order book to GBP416m (H1 2015: GBP382m)

-- Expected revenue for H2 secured

   --     Engineering Services revenue up 6% to GBP221.3m (2015: GBP209.8m) 

-- 12% organic growth, excluding non-recurring revenue recorded in 2015

   --     Further reduction in net debt to GBP4.2m (2015: GBP13.9m) 

-- The Board expects to report net cash at the end of this financial year

   --     Interim dividend increased by 18% to 2.65p per share (2015: 2.25p) 

Board Changes

   --     Brian May retires as Chief Executive on 30 September 2016 
   --     Paul Scott, currently Director of Engineering Services, will succeed Brian May 
   --     Board strengthened by appointment of Andries Liebenberg, Rail Managing Director 

R J Harrison OBE, Chairman said: "Renew has delivered another strong set of financial results which demonstrate the success of the Board's strategy of direct delivery of engineering support services to the country's critical infrastructure. The Board expects further progress in the second half of the financial year and the Group is well positioned to achieve its target of a 4.5% Group operating margin for the year ended 30 September 2017."

 
 Renew Holdings plc                                                                       Tel: 0113 281 4200 
 Brian May, Chief Executive 
 John Samuel, Group Finance Director 
 
 Numis Securities Limited                                                                 Tel: 020 7260 1000 
 Stuart Skinner/Kevin Cruickshank (Nominated 
  Adviser) 
 Michael Burke (Corporate Broker) 
 
 Walbrook PR                                                      Tel: 020 7933 8780 or renew@walbrookpr.com 
 Paul McManus                                                                             Mob: 07980 541 893 
 Lianne Cawthorne                                                                         Mob: 07584 391 303 
 
 

About Renew Holdings plc

Engineering Services, which accounts for approximately 85% of Group revenue and 90% of operating profit, focuses on the key markets of Energy (including Nuclear), Environmental and Infrastructure, which are largely governed by regulation and benefit from non-discretionary spend with long-term visibility of committed funding.

Specialist Building focuses on the High Quality Residential market in London and the Home Counties.

For more information please visit the Renew Holdings plc website: www.renewholdings.com

Chairman's Statement

The Group has again delivered record interim results with further growth in both revenue and operating profit. The Group continues to see positive results from its strategy of focusing on providing essential engineering services into regulated markets where long-term maintenance and renewal requirements are funded mainly through operational expenditure budgets.

Results

Group operating profit, prior to amortisation charges, increased by 7% to GBP10.5m (2015: GBP9.8m), on revenue up 5% to GBP265.1m (2015: GBP252.1m). Operating margin measured on this basis increased to 4.0% (2015: 3.9%) with earnings per share prior to amortisation charges increasing by 9% to 13.31p (2015: 12.24p). Profit before income tax increased by 14% to GBP8.8m (2015: GBP7.7m).

In Engineering Services, revenue grew by 6% to GBP221.3m (2015: GBP209.8m), representing 84% (2015: 83%) of Group revenue with operating profit prior to amortisation charges increasing by 8% to GBP10.4m (2015: GBP9.7m), giving an improved operating margin of 4.7% (2015: 4.6%).

In Specialist Building, the Board continues to focus on contract selectivity and risk management. The business, which operates mainly in the High Quality Residential market in London and the Home Counties, delivered an operating profit of GBP1.1m (2015: GBP1.0m) on revenue of GBP44.4m (2015: GBP42.5m).

Dividend

In line with its progressive policy, the Board is increasing the interim dividend by 18% to 2.65p (2015: 2.25p) per share which will be paid on 4 July 2016 to shareholders on the register at 3 June 2016.

Order book

The Group's order book at 31 March 2016 increased by 9% to GBP515m (2015: GBP471m). The Group's expected revenue for the second half of the financial year is fully secured.

Cash

At 31 March 2016, the Group had net debt of GBP4.2m (2015: GBP13.9m). The Board expects to report a net cash position at the end of the financial year.

Board changes

In March 2016, Brian May announced his retirement as Chief Executive, effective 30 September 2016. Paul Scott, who is currently Director of Engineering Services, will succeed Brian. Paul joined the Board in 2014 and was previously Managing Director of the Group's principal nuclear business, Shepley Engineers Limited.

The Board was strengthened further by the appointment on 31 March 2016 of Andries Liebenberg, Managing Director of the Group's largest business, Amco Rail, which is a leading supplier of infrastructure services to Network Rail.

Outlook

The Group continues to make good progress as a leading provider of engineering support services in the UK's Energy, Environmental and Infrastructure markets. The requirement for long-term maintenance and renewal activities drives programmes of non-discretionary spending in our target markets, often over several years, which provides good visibility of future workload with committed funding.

It remains the Board's strategy to grow our Engineering Services business, both organically and through selective earnings enhancing acquisitions. The growth in our order book and good cash generation gives the Board confidence that the Group will deliver strong results for the full financial year. Renew remains on track to achieve its target of a 4.5% Group operating margin for the year ending 30 September 2017.

R J Harrison OBE

Chairman

24 May 2016

Chief Executive's Review

As a leading provider of engineering services supporting critical UK infrastructure, Renew operates in the Energy, Environmental and Infrastructure markets. These mainly regulated markets, which include nuclear and fossil power generation sites, water and gas pipelines and the rail and wireless telecoms networks, have high barriers to entry.

Engineering Services

During the first half of the financial year, Engineering Services revenue grew by 6% to GBP221.3m (2015: GBP209.8m) and accounted for 84% (2015: 83%) of Group revenue. When non-recurring revenue recorded in 2015 is excluded, organic growth was 12%. Operating profit prior to amortisation increased by 8% to GBP10.4m (2015: GBP9.7m) with an operating margin of 4.7% (2015: 4.6%) with further improvement expected in the second half of the financial year.

At 31 March 2016, the Engineering Services order book was GBP416m (2015: GBP382m), an increase of 9%.

Energy

Renew provides integrated engineering support to assets in the nuclear, fossil, gas and renewable energy markets.

In Nuclear, the Group is active on 14 of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's 17 nuclear licenced sites across the UK. The majority of our work is undertaken at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria where we have operated for almost 70 years and are the largest mechanical and electrical contractor on site. Our work is delivered through 11 framework agreements focusing on the long-term care and maintenance of operational plant in the waste treatment or reprocessing, decommissioning, demolition and clean up operations.

We continue to develop our range of integrated engineering services and recently expanded our capabilities with the acquisition of Nuclear Decontamination Services Limited, which operates at Sellafield as well as other UK nuclear sites.

The strength of our relationships at Sellafield is evidenced by our recent appointment to the major 10-year Decommissioning Delivery Partnership Framework which has an estimated value of GBP500m over the term. This framework is an essential part of Sellafield's long-term decommissioning strategy and includes provision for additional spend up to GBP1.5bn.

We continue to see good volumes of work on the established Multi Discipline Site Works Framework which runs to 2017 and is aligned to the largest scope of work at the Sellafield site, Production Operations Support. Other frameworks include the Bulk Sludge Retrieval programme, Site Remediation & Decommissioning Projects and the Bundling Spares Framework.

Working nationally for Magnox, the UK's largest nuclear decommissioning company, we operate as sole provider on the GBP30m E, C&I framework, recently completing the first year of this 4-year framework. Elsewhere, we have increased our workload with Westinghouse at Springfields where we have operated for over 20 years and we continue to be engaged in outage support at the Heysham and Hartlepool reactor sites.

In gas, our addressable market on the 30/30 Iron Mains Replacement Programme, which runs to 2032, is both substantial and visible. As I reported last year, revenue flow from frameworks for the delivery of these programmes has been slow and as a result this business has continued to perform below our expectations. Increasingly, our focus is on the large diameter medium pressure market in London where our particular skills are highly valued by our clients.

Environmental

We provide maintenance, renewal and emergency reactive services to support water and sewer infrastructure, flood alleviation and coastal protection works.

For Northumbrian Water, we operate as one of two providers on the GBP14m per annum AMP 6 Sewerage Repairs and Maintenance Framework. Work is also undertaken on the Major Waste Water, Clean Water and Maintenance and Trunk Mains Cleaning frameworks.

We have maintained our strong relationship with Wessex Water with our appointment to the AMP 6 Civils and EMI Delivery Partners Framework. This arrangement, which runs to 2020, is estimated at GBP350m over the term with potential for extension through the next AMP 7 period. In addition, we remain involved on their new Integrated Grid programme as well as on a range of civil engineering schemes.

Our long established relationship with Welsh Water continues with work being delivered via the Pressurised Pipelines Framework, the Major Civils Framework and the Emergency Reactive framework.

The first half of the year has seen good progress on the Environment Agency's GBP10m MEICA Framework which covers flood and water management sites throughout the Northern Region to 2019. In addition, works have commenced to repair the electrical system at the Fosse Barrier in York following our provision of emergency support during the winter flooding. Work is also undertaken nationally for the Environment Agency on four minor works frameworks.

In Land Remediation, we work for National Grid on a number of frameworks. During the period, we have also secured an GBP11m contract at Sighthill for Glasgow City Council.

Our long running specialist restoration activity at the Palace of Westminster is progressing with work well advanced on the second of four projects on the Cast Iron Roof programme. In the period we were also appointed to the four year Courtyards Conservation framework at this site.

Infrastructure

As one of the leading infrastructure services providers to Network Rail, we undertake off-track planned, reactive and emergency maintenance and renewal works.

We are sole provider on seven Infrastructure Projects frameworks with an advertised value of GBP450m over the five-year term of the current CP5 investment period. We also undertake high volumes of individual tasks through six Asset Management frameworks. These cover a wide range of essential assets including bridges, tunnels and embankments. We continue to develop our position as the major structures renewals and sole maintenance contractor in Scotland and notable schemes have included coastal line protection works at Saltcoats.

Our locally based delivery teams provide a 24/7 emergency response service on the rail network. The severe weather around the turn of the year saw our teams respond to critical infrastructure requirements for Network Rail. This included emergency works at Lamington Viaduct in the Upper Clyde Valley where the main line from Carlisle to Glasgow was closed for several weeks to repair extensive damage caused by flooding. We returned the line to operation ahead of schedule.

New awards include the three-year, GBP15m Historic Railways Estate Works framework for Highways England.

In wireless telecoms we work for the UK's cellular network operators and original equipment manufacturers. The corporate M&A activity in this market during 2015 caused volatility and adversely impacted our financial performance. Whilst the business has not yet returned to deliver our originally expected level of margin, it has traded profitably and in line with budget in the first half of this financial year. Consumer demand for faster, more capable mobile connectivity is driving the installation and expansion of 4G services which continues to provide the majority of our work.

Specialist Building

The Group has particular expertise and focuses on the major structural engineering works required in many High Quality Residential refurbishment projects in London and the Home Counties.

In the first half of the financial year Specialist Building revenue was GBP44.4m (2015: GBP42.5m), with an operating profit of GBP1.1m (2015: GBP1.0m). The forward order book increased by 11% to GBP99m (2015: GBP89m). This market remains robust and the Group has fully secured revenue for the second half of this financial year with very good visibility of workload through 2017.

Strategy

We continue to pursue our strategy of maximising organic growth whilst seeking further earnings enhancing acquisitions. Our independently branded subsidiary businesses deliver a large volume of tasks across critical infrastructure networks, supporting their day-to-day operation. Delivering planned and emergency maintenance services for our clients with our responsive, directly employed workforce provides a key differentiator in our markets, producing growth opportunities.

Brian May

Chief Executive

24 May 2016

Group income statement

for the six months ended 31 March 2016

 
 
                                 Before                                                   Before 
                           amortisation    Amortisation                             amortisation   Amortisation        Year 
                                     of              of          Six months                   of             of       ended 
                             intangible      intangible             ended             intangible     intangible          30 
                                 assets          assets           31 March                assets         assets   September 
 
                                   2016            2016         2016         2015           2015           2015        2015 
 
                              Unaudited       Unaudited    Unaudited    Unaudited        Audited        Audited     Audited 
                   Note          GBP000          GBP000       GBP000       GBP000         GBP000         GBP000      GBP000 
 
 Group revenue 
  from 
  continuing 
  activities          2         265,079               -      265,079      252,148        519,645              -     519,645 
 Cost of sales                (234,261)               -    (234,261)    (221,749)      (462,154)              -   (462,154) 
                         --------------  --------------  -----------  -----------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
 Gross profit                    30,818               -       30,818       30,399         57,491              -      57,491 
 Administrative 
  expenses                     (20,340)         (1,477)     (21,817)     (22,343)       (37,121)        (3,536)    (40,657) 
                         --------------  --------------  -----------  -----------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
 Operating 
  profit              2          10,478         (1,477)        9,001        8,056         20,370        (3,536)      16,834 
 Finance income                     131               -          131          124             27              -          27 
 Finance costs                    (333)               -        (333)        (518)          (939)              -       (939) 
 Other finance 
  income 
  - defined 
  benefit 
  pension 
  schemes                             -               -            -           49            189              -         189 
                         --------------  --------------  -----------  -----------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
 Profit before 
  income 
  tax                 2          10,276         (1,477)        8,799        7,711         19,647        (3,536)      16,111 
 Income tax 
  expense             4         (2,026)             266      (1,760)      (1,581)        (3,579)            636     (2,943) 
                         --------------  --------------  -----------  -----------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
 Profit for the 
  period 
  from 
  continuing 
  activities                      8,250         (1,211)        7,039        6,130         16,068        (2,900)      13,168 
 Loss for the 
  period 
  from 
  discontinued 
  operations          3                                            -            -                                   (7,263) 
                                                         -----------  -----------                                ---------- 
 Profit for the 
  period 
  attributable 
  to equity 
  holders of the 
  parent 
  company                                                      7,039        6,130                                     5,905 
                                                         -----------  -----------                                ---------- 
 
 Basic earnings 
  per share 
  from 
  continuing 
  activities          5                                       11.35p        9.96p                                    21.34p 
 Diluted 
  earnings per 
  share from 
  continuing 
  activities          5                                       11.26p        9.84p                                    21.06p 
                                                         -----------  -----------                                ---------- 
 
 Basic earnings 
  per share           5                                       11.35p        9.96p                                     9.57p 
 Diluted 
  earnings per 
  share               5                                       11.26p        9.84p                                     9.44p 
                                                         -----------  -----------                                ---------- 
 
 Proposed 
  dividend            6                                        2.65p        2.25p                                     7.00p 
                                                         -----------  -----------                                ---------- 
 

*Operating profit for the six months ended 31 March 2015 is stated after charging GBP1,749,000 of amortisation cost.

Group statement of comprehensive income

for the six months ended 31 March 2016

 
                                                   Six months ended        Year ended 
                                                       31 March          30 September 
                                                      2016        2015           2015 
 
                                                 Unaudited   Unaudited        Audited 
                                                    GBP000      GBP000         GBP000 
 
 Profit for the period attributable 
  to equity holders of the parent company            7,039       6,130          5,905 
                                                ----------  ----------  ------------- 
 Items that will not be reclassified 
  to profit or loss: 
 Movement in actuarial valuation of 
  the defined benefit pension schemes                    -           -          8,880 
 Movement on deferred tax relating 
  to the defined benefit pension schemes                 -           -        (1,570) 
                                                ----------  ----------  ------------- 
 Total items that will not be reclassified 
  to profit or loss                                      -           -          7,310 
                                                ----------  ----------  ------------- 
 Items that are or may be reclassified 
  subsequently to profit or loss: 
 Exchange movement in reserves                         135         261            304 
                                                ----------  ----------  ------------- 
 Total items that are or may be reclassified 
  subsequently to profit or loss                       135         261            304 
                                                ----------  ----------  ------------- 
 Total comprehensive income for the 
  period attributable to equity holders 
  of the parent company                              7,174       6,391         13,519 
                                                ----------  ----------  ------------- 
 

Group statement of changes in equity

for the six months ended 31 March 2016

 
                                  Called     Share      Capital    Cumulative      Share                   Total 
                                      up                                           based 
                                   share   premium   redemption   translation   payments    Retained      equity 
                                 capital   account      reserve    adjustment    reserve    earnings   Unaudited 
                                  GBP000    GBP000       GBP000        GBP000     GBP000      GBP000      GBP000 
 
 At 1 October 2014                 6,152     5,942        3,896           752        292     (3,160)      13,874 
 Transfer from income 
  statement for the period                                                                     6,130       6,130 
 Dividends paid                                                                              (2,153)     (2,153) 
 New shares issued                    40     1,047                                                         1,087 
 Recognition of share 
  based payments                                                                    (85)                    (85) 
 Exchange differences                                                     261                                261 
                                --------  --------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 At 31 March 2015                  6,192     6,989        3,896         1,013        207         817      19,114 
 Transfer from income 
  statement for the period                                                                     (225)       (225) 
 Dividends paid                                                                              (1,393)     (1,393) 
 Recognition of share 
  based payments                                                                     120                     120 
 Exchange differences                                                      43                                 43 
 Actuarial gains recognised 
  in pension schemes                                                                           8,880       8,880 
 Movement on deferred 
  tax relating to the pension 
  schemes                                                                                    (1,570)     (1,570) 
                                --------  --------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 At 30 September 2015              6,192     6,989        3,896         1,056        327       6,509      24,969 
 Transfer from income 
  statement for the period                                                                     7,039       7,039 
 Dividends paid                                                                              (2,960)     (2,960) 
 New shares issued                    40     1,492                                                         1,532 
 Recognition of share 
  based payments                                                                      11                      11 
 Exchange differences                                                     135                                135 
                                --------  --------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 At 31 March 2016                  6,232     8,481        3,896         1,191        338      10,588      30,726 
                                --------  --------  -----------  ------------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Group balance sheet

at 31 March 2016

 
                                                31 March      30 September 
                                         2016          2015           2015 
                                                (Restated*) 
                                    Unaudited     Unaudited        Audited 
                                       GBP000        GBP000         GBP000 
 Non-current assets 
 Intangible assets 
 - goodwill                            56,260        56,060         56,060 
 - other                                2,757         6,021          4,234 
 Property, plant and equipment         14,095        12,958         13,101 
 Retirement benefit assets             17,284         3,136         15,154 
 Deferred tax assets                    1,673         2,941          1,718 
                                   ----------  ------------  ------------- 
                                       92,069        81,116         90,267 
                                   ----------  ------------  ------------- 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                            5,077         4,559          4,864 
 Trade and other receivables           94,452       100,962         96,960 
 Assets held for resale                 1,567             -              - 
 Current tax assets                     1,389             -          2,187 
 Cash and cash equivalents              8,192         4,705         10,662 
                                      110,677       110,226        114,673 
                                   ----------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Total assets                         202,746       191,342        204,940 
                                   ----------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Borrowings                           (6,200)      (12,400)        (9,300) 
 Obligations under finance 
  leases                              (2,134)       (2,831)        (2,514) 
 Retirement benefit obligations         (407)             -          (599) 
 Deferred tax liabilities             (3,654)       (1,190)        (3,537) 
 Provisions                             (580)       (1,232)        (1,232) 
                                   ----------  ------------  ------------- 
                                     (12,975)      (17,653)       (17,182) 
                                   ----------  ------------  ------------- 
 Current liabilities 
 Borrowings                           (6,200)       (6,200)        (6,200) 
 Trade and other payables           (149,881)     (144,822)      (153,612) 
 Obligations under finance 
  leases                              (2,944)       (2,519)        (2,609) 
 Current tax liabilities                    -         (666)              - 
 Provisions                              (20)         (368)          (368) 
                                    (159,045)     (154,575)      (162,789) 
                                   ----------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Total liabilities                  (172,020)     (172,228)      (179,971) 
 
 Net assets                            30,726        19,114         24,969 
                                   ----------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Share capital                          6,232         6,192          6,192 
 Share premium account                  8,481         6,989          6,989 
 Capital redemption reserve             3,896         3,896          3,896 
 Cumulative translation 
  adjustment                            1,191         1,013          1,056 
 Share based payments 
  reserve                                 338           207            327 
 Retained earnings                     10,588           817          6,509 
                                   ----------  ------------  ------------- 
 Total equity                          30,726        19,114         24,969 
                                   ----------  ------------  ------------- 
 
   *2015 comparative balance sheet has been restated to 
   reflect fair value adjustments recognised in the year 
   ended 30 September 2015 statutory accounts. 
 

Group cashflow statement

for the six months ended 31 March 2016

 
                                                            Six months ended            Year ended 
                                                                 31 March             30 September 
                                                             2016              2015           2015 
 
                                                        Unaudited         Unaudited        Audited 
                                                           GBP000            GBP000         GBP000 
 
 Profit for the period from continuing 
  operations                                                7,039             6,130         13,168 
 Amortisation of intangible assets                          1,477             1,749          3,536 
 Depreciation                                               1,968             2,152          3,927 
 Profit on sale of property, plant and 
  equipment                                                 (275)              (60)          (278) 
 Charge in respect of share option exercise                 1,532             1,087          1,087 
 Increase in inventories                                     (91)             (355)          (586) 
 Increase in receivables                                  (2,063)          (15,215)       (14,191) 
 Increase in payables                                         253            11,678         18,741 
 Current service cost in respect of defined 
  benefit pension scheme                                       29                29            248 
 Cash contribution to defined benefit 
  schemes                                                 (2,322)           (1,680)        (4,279) 
 Charge/(credit) in respect of share options                   11              (85)             35 
 Finance income                                             (131)             (124)           (27) 
 Finance costs and expense                                    333               469            750 
 Interest paid                                              (333)             (518)          (939) 
 Income taxes paid                                          (800)           (1,675)        (3,066) 
 Income tax expense                                         1,760             1,581          2,943 
 Net cash inflow from continuing operating 
  activities                                                8,387             5,163         21,069 
 Net cash outflow from discontinued operating 
  activities                                              (2,003)             (168)        (3,590) 
                                                -----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Net cash inflow from operating activities                  6,384             4,995         17,479 
                                                -----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 Investing activities 
 Interest received                                            131               124             27 
 Proceeds on disposal of property, plant 
  and equipment                                               359               106            530 
 Purchases of property, plant and equipment               (1,471)             (585)        (1,454) 
 (Acquisition)/disposal of subsidiaries 
  net of cash acquired                                      (208)             1,142          1,135 
                                                -----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Net cash (outflow)/inflow from continuing 
  investing activities                                    (1,189)               787            238 
 Net cash inflow from discontinued investing 
  activities                                                    -               168            162 
                                                -----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Net cash (outflow)/inflow from investing 
  activities                                              (1,189)               955            400 
                                                -----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 Financing activities 
 Dividends paid                                           (2,960)           (2,153)        (3,546) 
 Loan repayments                                          (3,100)           (3,100)        (6,200) 
 Repayment of obligations under finance 
  leases                                                  (1,620)           (1,585)        (3,067) 
                                                -----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Net cash outflow from financing activities               (7,680)           (6,838)       (12,813) 
                                                -----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 Net (decrease)/increase in continuing 
  cash and cash equivalents                                 (482)             (888)          8,494 
 Net decrease in discontinued cash and 
  cash equivalents                                        (2,003)                 -        (3,428) 
                                                -----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash 
  equivalents                                             (2,485)             (888)          5,066 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning 
  of the period                                            10,662             5,586          5,586 
 Effect of foreign exchange rate changes                       15                 7             10 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end 
  of the period                                             8,192             4,705         10,662 
                                                -----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 Bank balances and cash                                     8,192             4,705         10,662 
                                                -----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

Note 1 - Basis of preparation

(a) The consolidated interim financial report for the six months ended 31 March 2016 and the equivalent period in 2015 have not been audited or reviewed by the Group's auditor. They do not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 435 of the Companies Act 2006. They have been prepared under the historical cost convention and on a going concern basis in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union. This interim financial report does not comply with IAS34 "Interim Financial Reporting", which is not currently required to be applied for AIM companies. This interim report was approved by the Directors on 24 May 2016.

(b) The accounts for the year ended 30 September 2015 were prepared under IFRS and have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditor on those accounts was unqualified, did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain any statement under Section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. In this report, the comparative figures for the year ended 30 September 2015 have been audited. The comparative figures for the period ended 31 March 2015 are unaudited.

(c) For the year ending 30 September 2016, there are no new accounting standards, which have been adopted by the EU, applied and implemented for this interim financial report.

(d) On 31 October 2014 Places for People Group Limited ("PFP") acquired 50% of the ordinary share capital of Allenbuild Ltd, a Specialist Building subsidiary. PFP acquired the remaining 50% on 31 January 2016. Consequently, Allenbuild Ltd has been treated as a discontinued business.

(e) The Directors are satisfied that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

This interim statement is being sent to all shareholders and is also available upon request from the Company Secretary, Renew Holdings plc, Yew Trees, Main Street North, Aberford, West Yorkshire LS25 3AA, or via the website www.renewholdings.com.

Note 2 - Segmental analysis

Operating segments have been identified based on the internal reporting information provided to the Group's Chief Operating Decision Maker. From such information, Engineering Services and Specialist Building have been determined to represent operating segments.

 
                                                                    Six months ended        Year ended 
                                                                        31 March          30 September 
                                                      2016                        2015            2015 
 
                                                 Unaudited                   Unaudited         Audited 
 Revenue is analysed as follows:                    GBP000                      GBP000          GBP000 
 Engineering Services                              221,345                     209,753         440,502 
 Specialist Building                                44,375                      42,477          79,492 
 Inter segment revenue                               (641)                        (82)           (380) 
                                                ----------  --------------------------  -------------- 
 Segment revenue                                   265,079                     252,148         519,614 
 Central activities                                      -                           -              31 
                                                ----------  --------------------------  -------------- 
 Group revenue from continuing 
  operations                                       265,079                     252,148         519,645 
                                                ----------  --------------------------  -------------- 
 
                      Before                                                    Before 
                amortisation      Amortisation                            amortisation    Amortisation 
                          of     of intangible                                      of              of   Year ended 
                  intangible            assets      Six months ended        intangible      intangible           30 
                      assets                            31 March                assets          assets    September 
                        2016              2016        2016         2015           2015            2015         2015 
                   Unaudited         Unaudited   Unaudited    Unaudited        Audited         Audited      Audited 
                      GBP000            GBP000      GBP000       GBP000         GBP000          GBP000       GBP000 
 Analysis of 
 operating 
 profit 
 Engineering 
  Services            10,406           (1,477)       8,929        7,916         20,055         (3,536)       16,519 
 Specialist 
  Building             1,054                 -       1,054        1,046          2,274               -        2,274 
               -------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  --------------  ----------- 
 Segment 
  operating 
  profit              11,460           (1,477)       9,983        8,962         22,329         (3,536)       18,793 
 Central 
  activities           (982)                 -       (982)        (906)        (1,959)               -      (1,959) 
               -------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  --------------  ----------- 
 Operating 
  profit              10,478           (1,477)       9,001        8,056         20,370         (3,536)       16,834 
 Net 
  financing 
  expense              (202)                 -       (202)        (345)          (723)               -        (723) 
               -------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  --------------  ----------- 
 Profit 
  before 
  income tax          10,276           (1,477)       8,799        7,711         19,647         (3,536)       16,111 
               -------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  --------------  ----------- 
 
 

*Operating profit for the six months ended 31 March 2015 is stated after charging GBP1,749,000 of amortisation cost.

Note 3 - Discontinued operations

 
                        Six months ended          Year ended 
                              31 March          30 September 
                2016                 2015               2015 
           Unaudited            Unaudited            Audited 
              GBP000               GBP000             GBP000 
 

Revenue 4,876 19,343 31,947

 
 Expenses                       (4,876)    (19,343)   (41,278) 
 Profit on disposal                   -           -      1,250 
                               --------  ----------  --------- 
 Loss before income tax               -           -    (8,081) 
 Income tax credit - benefit 
  of tax losses                       -           -        818 
                               --------  ----------  --------- 
 Loss for the period from 
  discontinued operations             -           -    (7,263) 
                               --------  ----------  --------- 
 

Note 4 - Income tax expense

 
                                         Six months ended        Year ended 
                                             31 March          30 September 
                                            2016        2015           2015 
                                       Unaudited   Unaudited        Audited 
                                          GBP000      GBP000         GBP000 
 Current tax: 
 UK corporation tax on profits 
  for the period                         (1,598)     (1,646)        (2,360) 
 Adjustments in respect of previous 
  periods                                      -           -          1,359 
                                      ----------  ----------  ------------- 
 Total current tax                       (1,598)     (1,646)        (1,001) 
 Deferred tax                              (162)          65        (1,942) 
                                      ----------  ----------  ------------- 
 Income tax expense                      (1,760)     (1,581)        (2,943) 
                                      ----------  ----------  ------------- 
 

Note 5 - Earnings per share

 
                                                               Six months ended 31 
                                                                      March             Year ended 30 September 
 
                                    2016                 2015                                             2015 
                               Unaudited                         Unaudited                             Audited 
                   Earnings          EPS      DEPS   Earnings          EPS     DEPS   Earnings             EPS        DEPS 
                     GBP000        Pence     Pence     GBP000        Pence    Pence     GBP000           Pence       Pence 
 Earnings 
  before 
  amortisation        8,250        13.31     13.20      7,529        12.24    12.09     16,068           26.03       25.70 
 Amortisation       (1,211)       (1.96)    (1.94)    (1,399)       (2.28)   (2.25)    (2,900)          (4.69)      (4.64) 
                 ----------  -----------  --------  ---------  -----------  -------  ---------  --------------  ---------- 
 Basic earnings 
  per share - 
  continuing 
  operations          7,039        11.35     11.26      6,130         9.96     9.84     13,168           21.34       21.06 
 Loss for the 
  period from 
  discontinued 
  operations              -            -         -          -            -        -    (7,263)         (11.77)     (11.62) 
                 ----------  -----------  --------  ---------  -----------  -------  ---------  --------------  ---------- 
 Basic earnings 
  per share           7,039        11.35     11.26      6,130         9.96     9.84      5,905            9.57        9.44 
                 ----------  -----------  --------  ---------  -----------  -------  ---------  --------------  ---------- 
 Weighted 
  average 
  number of 
  shares                          62,001    62,524                  61,525   62,286                     61,718      62,533 
                             -----------  --------             -----------  -------             --------------  ---------- 
 
 

The dilutive effect of share options is to increase the number of shares by 523,000 (March 2015: 761,000; September 2015: 815,000) and reduce basic earnings per share by 0.09p (March 2015: 0.12p; September 2015: 0.13p). On 15 January 2016, 400,000 new Ordinary shares of 10p each were issued following the exercise of share options bringing the total number in issue to 62,317,948.

Note 6 - Dividends

The proposed interim dividend is 2.65p per share (2015: 2.25p). This will be paid out of the Company's available distributable reserves to shareholders on the register on 3 June 2016, payable on 4 July 2016. In accordance with IAS 1, dividends are recorded only when paid and are shown as a movement in equity rather than as a charge in the income statement.

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