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RST Restore Plc

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Restore Plc LSE:RST London Ordinary Share GB00B5NR1S72 ORD 5P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  2.00 0.83% 242.00 238.00 244.00 241.00 235.00 235.00 147,082 16:35:07
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Business Services, Nec 279M 16.8M 0.1227 19.64 329.99M

Restore PLC Half-year Report (4712J)

12/09/2016 7:00am

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Restore PLC

12 September 2016

12 September 2016

RESTORE PLC

Half Year Results 2016

Restore plc ("Restore" or "the Company"), the UK office services provider, announces its unaudited half year results for the six month period ended 30 June 2016.

 
 ADJUSTED RESULTS - Continuing    HY 2016   HY 2015   % Change 
  operations 
-------------------------------  --------  --------  --------- 
 
 Revenue (GBPm)                    55.4      43.9       +26 
 EBITDA (GBPm)*                    12.3       9.0       +37 
 Operating profit (GBPm)*          10.5       7.7       +36 
 Profit before tax (GBPm) 
  *                                 9.6       7.1       +35 
 EPS (p) **                         7.9       6.8       +16 
 Dividend per share (p)            1.33      1.00       +33 
 Net debt (GBPm)                   29.3      30.4 
 

* Before amortisation of intangible assets, exceptional items, share based payments charge and other finance costs

** Calculated based on the weighted average shares in issue and a standard tax charge

 
 STATUTORY RESULTS - Continuing    HY 2016   HY 2015 
  operations 
--------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 
 Operating profit (GBPm)             4.5       3.5 
 Profit before tax (GBPm)            3.7       2.9 
 Basic earnings per share 
  (p)                                3.8       2.9 
 
 

Summary

   --      Group revenue up 26% to GBP55.4m 
   --      Document Management revenue up 34%; adjusted operating profit up 31% 
   --      Relocation revenue up 12%; adjusted operating profit up 42% 
   --      Group adjusted profit before tax up 35% to GBP9.6m 
   --      Adjusted earnings per share up 16% to 7.9p 
   --      Interim dividend per share up 33% to 1.33p 
   --      Wincanton Records Management integration proceeding to plan 
   --      Acquisition of PHS Data Solutions post period-end which: 

o significantly expands document shredding business to become second largest provider in the UK

o further extends the Group's position in records management

Commenting on the results Charles Skinner, Chief Executive, said:

"We continued to make good operational and financial progress in the first half, in particular in integrating the Wincanton Records Management business acquired at the end of 2015 and in delivering an improved performance in document scanning.

Following the end of the period, we announced the acquisition of PHS Data Solutions, which transforms our sub-scale document shredding activities to make Restore the second largest operator in an attractive market and additionally provides scope to realise synergies in records management and document scanning.

Together, the addition of the Wincanton and PHS businesses have significantly enhanced our platform for growth.

The second half of the year has started well and we remain confident of making progress in the remainder of 2016 to deliver a full year performance in line with current market expectations."

 
For further information please contact: 
 
Restore plc 
Charles Skinner, Chief 
 Executive                  07966 234 075 
Adam Councell, Group 
 Finance Director           07860 402 434 
 
Cenkos Securities           020 7397 8900 
Nicholas Wells 
Elizabeth Bowman 
 
FTI Consulting              020 3727 1340 
Nick Hasell 
Alex Le May 
 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REVIEW

SUMMARY

Restore delivered another period of strong growth in turnover and profit in the first half of 2016. Revenues from continuing operations were GBP55.4m, an increase of 26%, the majority of which derived from acquisitions made in 2015, most notably Wincanton Records Management ("WRM"). Adjusted profit before tax grew 35% to GBP9.6m and adjusted earnings per share increased 16% to 7.9p. These figures exclude the Irish business of WRM which was sold in March this year.

During the period, our Document Management division traded well, with adjusted operating profit increasing to GBP9.7m (2015: GBP7.4m) on turnover of GBP37.2m (2015: GBP27.7m). The core records management business accounted for the majority of this and it remains the key driver of Group profits with secure revenues, good margins and steady growth. Net box growth in the core business remained strong and in line with expectations, although overall net box growth was below our usual rate of increase, reflecting the exit of a major WRM customer as anticipated at the time of the WRM acquisition. The integration of WRM was a major focus area during the period, and this continued to proceed to plan. We continue to expect margins in records management to improve as acquisition synergies are realised.

Restore Shred's revenues were broadly flat year-on-year and it recorded a small loss. Shredding is a route-based business where economies of scale are significant and it had become increasingly clear that Restore Shred lacked the critical mass to compete with the two major UK shredding operators. The acquisition in August 2016 of PHS Data Solutions, the UK's second largest shredding operator, is therefore transformational for the Group's shredding activities. Restore Scan increased both revenues and profits year-on-year. This partly reflected contributions from recent acquisitions but also the successful execution of its major seasonal contract.

Our Relocation division also traded in line with expectations in the first half and enters the second half of the year with a strong order book. The division's revenue in the period was GBP18.2m (2015: GBP16.2m) and adjusted operating profit was GBP1.7m (2015: GBP1.2m) in what is its seasonally weaker half. Harrow Green, which comprises the majority of the division's activities, traded ahead of the previous year, despite a quiet May and June. Relocom was slightly weaker year-on-year, while IT Efficient showed a good year-on-year improvement. ITP, the toner cartridge recycler acquired in July 2015, operated profitably but experienced weaker trading conditions during the period, reflecting a recent softening in global demand for its product.

During the period, the Group sold WRM's Ireland operations for GBP27.8m. This recouped a significant part of the GBP57.3m paid for the overall WRM business in December 2015. There were very few synergies that the Group could extract from WRM Ireland and the customer base had very limited overlap with the rest of Restore's operations. The transaction reflected the Group's firm belief that its core competence lies in serving the UK market, where we have deep knowledge and where we can achieve better returns.

Subsequent to the end of the first half, we acquired PHS Data Solutions for a consideration of GBP83.2m, further consolidating our position in the UK document management sector. PHS Data Solutions is the second largest provider of document shredding services in the UK as well as having a significant records management business and a presence in document scanning. It is expected that there will be significant synergy benefits from the integration of the businesses into Restore through overhead and operational savings.

RESULTS

Adjusted operating profit for the six months to 30 June 2016 before exceptional items, amortisation and share based payments was GBP10.5m (2015: GBP7.7m). Adjusted profit before tax before exceptional items, amortisation, share based payments and other finance costs was GBP9.6m (2015: GBP7.1m) on sales of GBP55.4m (2015: GBP43.9m). Adjusted earnings per share for the period were 7.9p (2015: 6.8p).

On an unadjusted basis operating profit was GBP4.5m (2015: GBP3.5m) and profit before tax was GBP3.7m (2015: GBP2.9m). The WRM Ireland disposal and operations have been treated as discontinued and are not included in these figures. Unadjusted earnings per share including the profit on the disposal of WRM Ireland were 13.4p (2015: 2.9p). Exceptional items in the period were GBP4.9m. These included restructuring and redundancy costs of GBP2.8m, primarily related to the WRM acquisition, transaction costs of GBP0.2m and National Insurance costs related to the exercise of management share options of GBP1.7m. Details of exceptional items are set out in Note 2.

DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

Our Document Management division primarily comprises the Restore Records Management business. It also offers shredding and scanning services through Restore Shred and Restore Scan. All three businesses and the Relocation division share a similar customer base. A key factor in the development of the Group has been maintaining the same customer relationship management system for all of our businesses to ensure that all appropriate services that we supply are offered to all existing and potential customers across the Group.

For the period, the division achieved an adjusted operating profit of GBP9.7m (2015: GBP7.4m) on turnover of GBP37.2m (2015: GBP27.7m).

Records Management

Our core records management business continued to trade well, with much of the operational focus being on the integration of WRM's operations. Excluding the most recent large acquisitions of Cintas and WRM, net box growth in the core business ran at an annualised rate of 6%. The overall net box growth was positive but was held back by limited new box growth in the recently acquired businesses and a major exit from WRM which had been anticipated at the point of acquisition.

The WRM integration is now largely complete.

The benefits of scale in the records management sector are significant and we have consistently improved margins in acquired businesses. A large part of this is through operational synergies, particularly in improving capacity utilisation through a combination of closing unsuitable sites when leases expire and accommodating volume growth at underutilised sites. On acquisition, Cintas was operating at 68% of capacity and WRM at 69% of capacity. At 30 June 2016, our overall capacity utilisation across the business was slightly under 90%. PHS Data Solutions' records management business was estimated to be operating at 82% of capacity at the time of acquisition. In line with our business model, we expect to increase capacity utilisation across the whole operation, including the PHS sites, to over 90%.

We continue to develop space at our low-cost underground freehold site in Wiltshire where the latest, and what we expect to be the last, sizeable development is planned to come on stream in 2017. We are confident that for the longer term we have scope to develop other low-cost existing sites to accommodate our anticipated box growth.

Following the acquisition of significant UK records management businesses in each of the last three years, we are now firmly established as the second largest records management business in the UK with revenues believed to be about three times those of the next largest operator. Records management is an attractive business with strong operating margins and earnings visibility, as well as high barriers to entry and our business continues to represent an excellent platform for growth. We expect to continue to make a number of smaller acquisitions in this business to further consolidate this market where we have consistently achieved substantial cost synergies.

Shredding

Restore Shred, our secure shredding and recycling business, continued to lack the critical mass to generate an appropriate contribution to the Group and made a small loss in the period. In a route-based business where the key metric is revenue generated per collection vehicle, it is difficult to compete with far larger competitors whose vehicles can collect from many more sites in the same area and can generate sizeable and consistent volumes for local processing plants. The recent acquisition of PHS Data Solutions, whose Datashred shredding business is one of the two UK market leaders, will transform the profitability of this activity. We expect there to be significant synergy benefits from combining our existing shredding operations with Datashred. We also expect this significantly enlarged business to benefit substantially from access to the wider Restore group customer base and to provide an excellent platform for the ongoing consolidation of the UK shredding market.

Scanning

Restore Scan, our document scanning business, achieved operating margins in excess of 10% during the period, an improvement on the operating margins it has historically achieved. We executed our major seasonal contract for scanning exam papers successfully and profitably in May and June and made a strong start on our long-term contract with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. We have been working on several major projects with NHS Trusts where we are typically digitising patient records; this is a complex operation and is likely to be a very active area over the coming years. Our business process outsourcing activities, which generally comprise regular scanning for a broad range of customers, performed satisfactorily.

We have invested significantly in our scanning business, in terms of greatly strengthened management, equipment, IT and strategic acquisitions. We are undertaking a significant rebuild of our Manchester scanning centre. We believe that this is an attractive market with considerable demand for major digitisation projects, particularly within the NHS, as well as regular business process outsourcing. We are one of very few well-invested operations with the capacity to service complex customer requirements in this market.

The scanning division of PHS Data Solutions, acquired in August, is being integrated into Restore Scan. The acquisition increases the revenue of the business by 50%, and confirms Restore Scan as one of the two largest scanning bureau businesses in the UK. It also brings additional scan-related activities in scanning consultancy and support, typically helping clients to establish and manage their own in-house scanning.

RELOCATION

Our Relocation division predominantly comprises Harrow Green, the UK market leader in office and workplace relocation. Global Moving Solutions, an international removal service typically servicing professional staff being relocated internationally, is part of Harrow Green, and the division also includes: Relocom, the IT relocation business in which we have an 83% shareholding; Restore IT Efficient, our IT asset disposal and recycling business; and ITP Group, the UK's leading empty printing cartridge collector.

During the period, which is the seasonally weaker half of the year for Harrow Green, the division recorded an adjusted operating profit of GBP1.7m (2015: GBP1.2m) on turnover of GBP18.2m (2015: GBP16.2m).

Harrow Green traded in line with expectations, with a strong start to the year being offset by a slowdown in activity in May and June. Operating margins showed improvement, particularly outside London. The most recent branch, based on the Diamond Relocations business in Croydon acquired in December 2015, made a small contribution during the period. There were fewer major projects overall in the period than usual, but there are several significant projects scheduled for the second half of the year.

Relocom traded satisfactorily albeit slightly below the prior year period. IT Efficient performed strongly with an operational restructuring improving margins and progress being made on selling services to customers of other parts of the Group. ITP traded profitably but below expectations following a weakening in global demand for recycled toner cartridges that adversely impacted sales volumes and values.

GROUP

Central costs for the period were in line with last year and represented less than 2% of Group revenues.

BALANCE SHEET

Net bank debt on 30 June 2016 was GBP29.3m (30 June 2015: GBP30.4m) reflecting a GBP31.3m reduction from the position at 30 December 2015 of GBP60.6m. The movement has been largely driven by the GBP27.8m proceeds from the sale of WRM's Ireland operations. This left the Group in a strong positon and with sufficient leverage headroom to fund GBP48.5m of the acquisition of PHS Data Solutions through debt. Property, plant and equipment values have remained steady since year end. Current assets and current liabilities, excluding cash, financial liabilities and tax, have both increased driven by the remainder of the working capital requirement from the WRM acquisition and the seasonal scanning contract which takes place each year. Current tax liabilities have been eliminated due to the tax relief on the exercise of share options, which has offset the tax payable on the profit on the sale of WRM Ireland.

CASH FLOW

The net cash generated from operations was GBP6.0m (2015: GBP4.6m). This includes an adverse working capital movement of GBP1.4m driven by the remainder of the working capital requirement from the WRM acquisition and the seasonal scanning contract which has been offset by a strong performance on trade debtor collections in our core businesses. Capital expenditure totalled GBP1.9m (2015: GBP2.5m) compared to depreciation of GBP1.8m (2015: GBP1.3m). This includes GBP1.2m of continued investment in our storage facilities and GBP0.3m of investment in our scanning business. The Group has commenced development of the final section in our underground freehold site in Wiltshire and expect this to come on stream in 2017. Net bank interest paid amounted to GBP1.0m (2015: GBP0.5m) and tax paid increased to GBP0.9m (2015: GBP0.3m); tax paid in 2015 included utilisation of losses acquired with the Cintas acquisition. Following the disposal of WRM Ireland the Group repaid GBP18.5m on its RCF facility. This facility remained in place and has been utilised as part of the acquisition of PHS Data Solutions in August 2016.

DIVIDS

The Board has declared an interim dividend of 1.33p per share (2015: 1.0p). The interim dividend will be paid on 11 November 2016 to shareholders on the register on 14 October 2016. The Company paid its first interim dividend in 2012 of 0.4p and the increased interim dividend is in line with the Board's intention to follow a progressive dividend policy.

PEOPLE

Our Group has continued to increase in scale and, following the acquisition of PHS Data Solutions, now employs over 1,800 people. I would like to welcome the PHS Data Solutions team to the Group.

With very strong market positions in our business streams, we can continue to provide more opportunity and stability for our workforce. The business has grown rapidly and we expect this to continue but the structure of our current and future operations is now clearer and more predictable. This in turn enables us to provide clearer career development programmes and paths for our people. I look forward to our people developing themselves and their careers within the Restore Group.

As ever, our business is predicated on the energy, professionalism and effectiveness of our people. I thank them for their hard work in achieving the strong performance these results reflect.

OUTLOOK

The second half of the year has started well and we remain confident of making progress in the remainder of 2016 to deliver a full year performance in line with current market expectations.

 
 Charles Skinner 
 Chief Executive   12 September 2016 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the six months ended 30 June 2016

 
                                              Unaudited     Unaudited        Audited 
                                             six months    six months           year 
                                                  ended         ended          ended 
                                                30 June       30 June    31 December 
                                                   2016          2015           2015 
                                     Note         GBP'm         GBP'm          GBP'm 
----------------------------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Revenue                                2          55.4          43.9           91.9 
 
 Cost of sales                                   (35.3)        (27.7)         (59.0) 
 
 Gross profit                                      20.1          16.2           32.9 
 
 Administrative expenses                         (10.7)         (9.8)         (18.8) 
 Exceptional items - operating 
  costs                                 2         (4.9)         (2.9)          (6.4) 
 
 Total operating costs                           (15.6)        (12.7)         (25.2) 
 
 Operating profit                       2           4.5           3.5            7.7 
 
 Finance costs                                    (0.8)         (0.6)          (1.6) 
 
 Profit before tax                                  3.7           2.9            6.1 
 
 Income tax charge                      3             -         (0.5)          (0.3) 
 
 Profit and total comprehensive 
  income for the period 
  from continuing operations                        3.7           2.4            5.8 
 
 Profit from discontinued 
  operations                            2           9.3             -            0.2 
 
 Profit attributable to 
  owners of the parent                             13.0           2.4            6.0 
==================================  =====  ============  ============  ============= 
 
 Earnings per share attributable 
 to owners of the parent 
 (pence) 
 
 Total 
 - Basic                                4         13.4p          2.9p           7.2p 
 - Diluted                              4         13.3p          2.7p           6.8p 
 
 Continuing operations 
 - Basic                                4          3.8p          2.9p           7.0p 
 - Diluted                              4          3.8p          2.7p           6.6p 
 
 Discontinued operations 
 - Basic                                4          9.6p             -           0.2p 
 - Diluted                              4          9.5p             -           0.2p 
 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

For the six months ended 30 June 2016

 
                                            Attributable to owners of the 
                                                        parent 
                                   Share      Share       Other    Retained     Total 
                                 capital    premium    reserves    earnings    equity 
                                   GBP'm      GBP'm       GBP'm       GBP'm     GBP'm 
-----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 
 Balance at 1 January 
  2015                               4.1       35.3         3.8        23.8      67.0 
 Profit for the period                 -          -           -         2.4       2.4 
-----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Total comprehensive 
  income for the period                -          -           -         2.4       2.4 
-----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Transactions with 
  owners 
 Dividends                             -          -           -       (1.4)     (1.4) 
 Share-based payments 
  charge                               -          -         0.2           -       0.2 
 Deferred tax on share-based 
  payments                             -          -         0.1           -       0.1 
-----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Balance at 30 June 
  2015 (unaudited)                   4.1       35.3         4.1        24.8      68.3 
=============================  =========  =========  ==========  ==========  ======== 
 
 Balance at 1 July 
  2015                               4.1       35.3         4.1        24.8      68.3 
 Profit for the period                 -          -           -         3.6       3.6 
-----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Total comprehensive 
  income for the period                -          -           -         3.6       3.6 
-----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Transactions with 
  owners 
 Issue of shares during 
  the period                         0.7       33.2           -           -      33.9 
 Issue costs                           -      (1.0)           -           -     (1.0) 
 Dividends                             -          -           -       (0.8)     (0.8) 
 Transfers                             -          -       (0.1)         0.1         - 
 Share-based payments 
  charge                               -          -         0.7           -       0.7 
 Deferred tax on share-based 
  payments                             -          -           -           -         - 
-----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Balance at 31 December 
  2015                               4.8       67.5         4.7        27.7     104.7 
=============================  =========  =========  ==========  ==========  ======== 
 
 Balance at 1 January 
  2016                               4.8       67.5         4.7        27.7     104.7 
 Profit for the period                 -          -           -        13.0      13.0 
-----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Total comprehensive 
  income for the period                -          -           -        13.0      13.0 
-----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Transactions with 
  owners 
 Issue of shares during 
  the period                         0.2          -           -           -       0.2 
 Dividends                             -          -           -       (2.2)     (2.2) 
 Transfers                             -          -       (0.8)         0.8         - 
 Share-based payments 
  charge                               -          -         0.3           -       0.3 
 Deferred tax on share-based 
  payments                             -          -       (2.5)           -     (2.5) 
-----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Balance at 30 June 
  2016 (unaudited)                   5.0       67.5         1.7        39.3     113.5 
=============================  =========  =========  ==========  ==========  ======== 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

At 30 June 2016

 
                                      Unaudited  Unaudited       Audited 
                                        30 June    30 June   31 December 
                                Note       2016       2015          2015 
                                          GBP'm      GBP'm         GBP'm 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
 
  Assets 
  Non-current assets 
  Intangible assets                7      117.7       71.0         118.6 
  Property, plant and 
   equipment                               37.2       31.0          37.4 
  Deferred tax asset               3        1.9        4.7           4.3 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
                                          156.8      106.7         160.3 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
  Current assets 
  Inventories                               1.7        0.5           1.7 
  Trade and other receivables              32.3       29.9          28.8 
  Cash and cash equivalents                20.4       12.3           8.5 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
                                           54.4       42.7          39.0 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
  Assets held directly 
   for sale                                   -          -          24.2 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
  Total assets                            211.2      149.4         223.5 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
 
  Liabilities 
  Current liabilities 
  Trade and other payables               (28.5)     (21.2)        (22.4) 
  Financial liabilities 
   - borrowings                    8      (5.7)      (2.9)         (3.7) 
  Other financial liabilities             (0.1)      (0.1)         (0.1) 
  Current tax liabilities                     -      (0.8)         (2.2) 
  Provisions                              (0.9)      (0.9)         (0.8) 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
                                         (35.2)     (25.9)        (29.2) 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
  Liabilities associated 
   with assets held for 
   sale                                       -          -         (4.6) 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
                                         (35.2)     (25.9)        (33.8) 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
 
  Non-current liabilities 
  Financial liabilities 
   - borrowings                    8     (44.0)     (39.8)        (65.4) 
  Other long term liabilities                 -      (0.7)         (0.5) 
  Other financial liabilities             (0.2)      (0.2)         (0.2) 
  Deferred tax liabilities               (12.0)      (7.2)        (12.0) 
  Provisions                              (6.3)      (7.3)         (6.9) 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
                                         (62.5)     (55.2)        (85.0) 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
  Total liabilities                      (97.7)     (81.1)       (118.8) 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
  Net assets                              113.5       68.3         104.7 
==============================  ====  =========  =========  ============ 
 
  Equity 
  Share capital                             5.0        4.1           4.8 
  Share premium account                    67.5       35.3          67.5 
  Other reserves                            1.7        4.1           4.7 
  Retained earnings                        39.3       24.8          27.7 
------------------------------  ----  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
  Equity attributable 
   to owners of parent                    113.5       68.3         104.7 
==============================  ====  =========  =========  ============ 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the six months ended 30 June 2016

 
                                         Unaudited     Unaudited        Audited 
                                        Six months    Six months           Year 
                                             ended         ended          ended 
                                           30 June       30 June    31 December 
                                              2016          2015           2015 
                                Note         GBP'm         GBP'm          GBP'm 
-----------------------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Net cash generated from 
  operations                       6           6.0           4.6           11.0 
 Net finance costs                           (1.0)         (0.5)          (1.1) 
 Income taxes paid                           (0.9)         (0.3)          (0.8) 
-----------------------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Net cash generated from 
  operating activities                         4.1           3.8            9.1 
 Cash flows from investing 
  activities 
 Purchases of property, 
  plant and equipment and 
  applications software            2         (1.9)         (2.5)          (4.0) 
 Sale of property                              2.4             -              - 
 Purchase of subsidiary 
  including acquisition 
  costs, 
  net of cash acquired                       (0.7)         (0.7)         (63.9) 
 Purchase of trade and 
  assets                                         -             -          (2.0) 
 Sale of subsidiary, net 
  of cash disposed                 2          27.4             -              - 
-----------------------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Cash flows generated/(used) 
  in investing activities                     27.2         (3.2)         (69.9) 
 
 Cash flows from financing 
  activities 
 Proceeds from share issues                      -             -           32.9 
 Dividends paid                                  -             -          (2.2) 
 Repayment of borrowings                    (18.5)         (1.6)         (47.0) 
 Drawdown of revolving 
  credit facility                                -           6.5           28.5 
 New bank loans raised                           -             -           50.0 
 Increase in bank overdrafts                 (0.9)         (0.1)            0.2 
-----------------------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 Net cash (used)/generated 
  in financing activities                   (19.4)           4.8           62.4 
-----------------------------  -----  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Net increase in cash 
  and cash equivalents                        11.9           5.4            1.6 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at start of period                           8.5           6.9            6.9 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at the end of period                        20.4          12.3            8.5 
=============================  =====  ============  ============  ============= 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  shown above comprise: 
 Cash at bank                                 20.4          12.3            8.5 
=============================  =====  ============  ============  ============= 
 

Notes to the Consolidated Interim report

For the six months ended 30 June 2016

   1             Basis of preparation 

The condensed consolidated interim financial information for the half year ended 30 June 2016 was approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 12 September 2016. The disclosed figures are not statutory accounts in terms of Section 435 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2015, on which the auditors gave an audit report which was unqualified and did not contain a statement under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006, have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The annual financial statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union.

This half-yearly report has been prepared on a basis consistent with the accounting policies expected to be applied for the year ended 31 December 2016, and uses the same accounting policies and methods of computation applied for the year ended 31 December 2015.

There were no new relevant standards or interpretations to be adopted for the six months ended 30 June 2016.

The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these half-yearly financial statements.

   2             Segmental information 

The Group is organised into two main operating segments, Document Management and Relocation, and operates one service per segment as described in the Chief Executive's review. The vast majority of trading of the Group is undertaken within the United Kingdom. Segment assets include intangibles, property, plant and equipment, inventories, receivables and operating cash. Central assets include deferred tax and head office assets. Segment liabilities comprise operating liabilities. Central liabilities include income tax and deferred tax, corporate borrowings and head office liabilities. Capital expenditure comprises additions to computer software, property, plant and equipment and includes additions resulting from acquisitions through business combinations. Segment assets and liabilities are allocated between segments on an actual basis.

REVENUE

The revenue from external customers was derived from the Group's principal activities in the UK (the Company is domiciled in England) as follows:

 
                            Unaudited six months ended 30 June 2016 
                              Document                 Head 
                            Management  Relocation   Office   Total 
                                 GBP'm       GBP'm    GBP'm   GBP'm 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Revenue                           37.2        18.2        -    55.4 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Segment adjusted 
 operating profit/(loss)           9.7         1.7    (0.9)    10.5 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Exceptional items                                             (4.9) 
Share-based payments 
 charge                                                       (0.3) 
Amortisation of 
 intangible assets                                            (0.8) 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Operating profit                                                4.5 
Finance costs                                                 (0.8) 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Profit before tax                                               3.7 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Tax charge                                                    (0.7) 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Profit after tax                                                3.0 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Segment assets                   183.1        24.5      3.6   211.2 
Segment liabilities               23.7        10.9     63.1    97.7 
Capital expenditure                1.8         0.1        -     1.9 
Depreciation and 
 amortisation                      2.3         0.3        -     2.6 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
 
 
                            Unaudited six months ended 30 June 2015 
                              Document                 Head 
                            Management  Relocation   Office   Total 
                                 GBP'm       GBP'm    GBP'm   GBP'm 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Revenue                           27.7        16.2        -    43.9 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Segment adjusted 
 operating profit/(loss)           7.4         1.2    (0.9)     7.7 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Exceptional items                                             (2.9) 
Share-based payments 
 charge                                                       (0.2) 
Amortisation of 
 intangible assets                                            (1.1) 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Operating profit                                                3.5 
Finance costs                                                 (0.6) 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Profit before tax                                               2.9 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Tax charge                                                    (0.5) 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Profit after tax                                                2.4 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
Segment assets                   118.0        18.4     13.0   149.4 
Segment liabilities               23.6         5.5     52.0    81.1 
Capital expenditure                2.5           -        -     2.5 
Depreciation and 
 amortisation                      2.1         0.3        -     2.4 
-------------------------  -----------  ----------  -------  ------ 
 
 
                                  Audited Year ended 31 December 2015 
                              Document                   Head 
                            Management    Relocation   Office   Total 
                                 GBP'm         GBP'm    GBP'm   GBP'm 
-------------------------  -----------  ------------  -------  ------ 
Revenue                           54.7          37.2        -    91.9 
-------------------------  -----------  ------------  -------  ------ 
Segment adjusted 
 operating profit/(loss)          15.1           4.1    (1.6)    17.6 
-------------------------  -----------  ------------  -------  ------ 
Exceptional items                                               (6.4) 
Share-based payments 
 charge                                                         (0.9) 
Amortisation of 
 intangible assets                                              (2.6) 
Operating profit                                                  7.7 
Finance costs                                                   (1.6) 
-------------------------  -----------  ------------  -------  ------ 
Profit before tax                                                 6.1 
-------------------------  -----------  ------------  -------  ------ 
Tax charge                                                      (0.3) 
-------------------------  -----------  ------------  -------  ------ 
Profit after tax                                                  5.8 
-------------------------  -----------  ------------  -------  ------ 
Segment assets                   183.5          39.7      0.3   223.5 
Segment liabilities               41.0           7.8     70.0   118.8 
Capital expenditure                3.8           0.2        -     4.0 
Depreciation and 
 amortisation                      4.6           0.8        -     5.4 
-------------------------  -----------  ------------  -------  ------ 
 

For the six months ended 30 June 2016, exceptional costs were GBP4.9m including restructuring and redundancy costs in Document Management of GBP2.7m and GBP0.1m in Relocation, GBP0.2m of acquisition transaction costs, GBP0.1m of box relocation and transport costs, GBP1.7m of National Insurance costs of exercised options and other exceptional costs of GBP0.1m (2015: exceptional costs were GBP2.9m including restructuring and redundancy costs in Document Management of GBP1.8m and GBP0.1m in Relocation, GBP0.1m of acquisition transaction costs, GBP0.1m of box relocation and transport costs and other exceptional costs of GBP0.8m).

In the year ended 31 December 2015, GBP6.4m of exceptional items were incurred (acquisition transaction costs, GBP0.4m, box relocation and associated costs, GBP0.1m, restructuring and redundancy costs, GBP5.1m, other GBP0.8m).

Discontinued operations

On 10 March 2016, the Group disposed of Restore Document Management Ireland Limited for a total cash consideration of EUR36.0m.

 
                                    Unaudited     Unaudited        Audited 
                                   Six months    Six months           Year 
                                        ended         ended          ended 
                                      30 June       30 June    31 December 
                                         2016          2015           2015 
                                        GBP'm         GBP'm          GBP'm 
-------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
RESULTS 
Revenue                                   1.7             -            0.6 
-------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
Operating profit                            -             -            0.2 
-------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
Profit before tax                           -             -            0.2 
-------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
Tax charge                                  -             -              - 
-------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
Profit for the period 
 from discontinued operations               -             -            0.2 
-------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
Profit on disposal                        9.3             -              - 
-------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
Total profit from discontinued 
 operations                               9.3             -            0.2 
===============================  ============  ============  ============= 
 
   3             Tax 

The underlying tax charge is based on the expected effective tax rate for the full year to 31 December 2016. It is anticipated that the tax charge in the period will be GBPnil due to the tax relief available as a result of the exercise of management share options. The deferred tax asset related to the share-based payment for these options has been reversed in the period and debited to equity reserves.

   4             Earnings per ordinary share 

Basic earnings per share have been calculated on the profit after tax for the period and the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period.

 
                                 Unaudited    Unaudited       Audited 
                                Six months   Six months          Year 
                                     ended        ended         ended 
                                   30 June      30 June   31 December 
                                      2016         2015          2015 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Weighted average number 
 of shares in issue             97,040,947   82,381,789    83,442,266 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Total profit after tax            GBP13.0m      GBP2.4m       GBP6.0m 
 for the period 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Total basic earnings 
 per ordinary share (pence)          13.4p         2.9p          7.2p 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Weighted average number 
 of shares in issue             97,040,947   82,381,789    83,442,266 
Share options                      422,558    4,451,326     4,430,077 
Executive incentive plan           280,566      471,657       373,579 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Weighted average fully 
 diluted number of shares 
 in issue                       97,744,071   87,304,772    88,245,922 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Total fully diluted earnings 
 per share (pence)                   13.3p         2.7p          6.8p 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Continuing profit for              GBP3.7m      GBP2.4m       GBP5.8m 
 the year 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Continuing basic earnings 
 per share (pence)                    3.8p         2.9p          7.0p 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Continuing fully diluted 
 earnings per share (pence)           3.8p         2.7p          6.6p 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Discontinued profit for            GBP9.3m            -       GBP0.2m 
 the year 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Discontinued basic earnings 
 per share (pence)                    9.6p            -          0.2p 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Discontinued fully diluted 
 earnings per share (pence)           9.5p            -          0.2p 
=============================  ===========  ===========  ============ 
 

The Directors believe that adjusted basic earnings per share provide a more appropriate representation of the underlying earnings derived from the Group's business. The adjusting items are shown in the table below:

 
                               Unaudited    Unaudited       Audited 
                              Six months   Six months          Year 
                                   ended        ended         ended 
                                 30 June      30 June   31 December 
                                    2016         2015          2015 
                                   GBP'm        GBP'm         GBP'm 
---------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Profit before tax for 
 the period                          3.7          2.9           6.1 
Adjustments: 
Amortisation of intangible 
 assets                              0.8          1.1           2.6 
Exceptional items                    4.9          2.9           6.4 
Share-based payments 
 charge                              0.3          0.2           0.9 
Other finance costs                (0.1)            -           0.3 
---------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Adjusted profit for 
 the period                          9.6          7.1          16.3 
===========================  ===========  ===========  ============ 
 

The additional adjusted earnings per share, based on weighted average number of shares in issue during the period, 97.0m (2015: 83.4m, 83.4m) is calculated below:

 
                                Unaudited    Unaudited       Audited 
                               Six months   Six months          Year 
                                    ended        ended         ended 
                                  30 June      30 June   31 December 
                                     2016         2015          2015 
Adjusted profit before 
 tax (GBP'm)                          9.6          7.1          16.3 
Tax at 20.0% / 20.5% 
 / 20.25% (GBP'm)                   (1.9)        (1.5)         (3.3) 
----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Adjusted profit after 
 taxation (GBP'm)                     7.7          5.6          13.0 
----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Adjusted basic earnings 
 per share (pence)                   7.9p         6.8p         15.6p 
----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Adjusted fully diluted 
 earnings per share (pence)          7.9p         6.4p         14.7p 
============================  ===========  ===========  ============ 
 
   5             Dividends 

In respect of the current period, the Directors propose an interim dividend of 1.33p per share (2015: 1.00p) to be paid to shareholders on 11 November 2016. The proposed interim dividend is payable to all shareholders on the Register of Members on 14 October 2016. The estimated dividend to be paid is GBP1.5m (2015: GBP0.8m).

   6             Cash inflow from operations 
 
                                 Unaudited    Unaudited       Audited 
                                Six months   Six months          Year 
                                     ended        ended         ended 
                                   30 June      30 June   31 December 
                                      2016         2015          2015 
                                     GBP'm        GBP'm         GBP'm 
=============================  ===========  ===========  ============ 
Profit before tax                      3.7          2.9           6.1 
Depreciation of property, 
 plant and equipment                   1.8          1.3           2.8 
Amortisation of intangible 
 assets                                0.8          1.1           2.6 
Net finance costs                      0.8          0.6           1.6 
Share-based payments 
 charge                                0.3          0.2           0.9 
Decrease/(increase) 
 in inventories                          -          0.1         (0.5) 
Increase in trade and 
 other receivables                   (3.4)        (5.2)         (1.5) 
Increase/(decrease) 
 in trade and other payables           2.0          3.6         (1.0) 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Net cash generated from 
 operations                            6.0          4.6          11.0 
=============================  ===========  ===========  ============ 
 
   7             Intangible assets 
 
                                                             Applications 
                                           Customer   Trade      software 
                           Goodwill   relationships   names          & IT   Total 
                              GBP'm           GBP'm   GBP'm         GBP'm   GBP'm 
Cost 
1 January 2015                 58.5            22.1     2.0           3.8    86.4 
Acquired with subsidiary      (1.7)             4.3       -           0.3     2.9 
Arising on acquisition 
 of subsidiary                    -               -       -           0.3     0.3 
Disposals                         -               -       -         (0.1)   (0.1) 
-------------------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------ 
30 June 2015                   56.8            26.4     2.0           4.3    89.5 
-------------------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------ 
Cost 
30 June 2015                   56.8            26.4     2.0           4.3    89.5 
Additions - external              -               -       -           0.2     0.2 
Arising on acquisition 
 of subsidiary                 23.3            43.9       -         (0.3)    66.9 
Disposals                         -               -       -         (1.5)   (1.5) 
Transferred to assets 
 held for sale                (4.8)          (13.0)       -             -  (17.8) 
-------------------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------ 
31 December 2015               75.3            57.3     2.0           2.7   137.3 
-------------------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------ 
Cost 
1 January 2016                 75.3            57.3     2.0           2.7   137.3 
Acquired with subsidiary      (0.3)               -       -             -   (0.3) 
Additions - external              -               -       -           0.2     0.2 
30 June 2016                   75.0            57.3     2.0           2.9   137.2 
-------------------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------ 
 
Accumulated amortisation 
 and impairment 
1 January 2015                 10.6             3.9     0.9           2.1    17.5 
Charge for the period             -             0.7     0.1           0.3     1.1 
Disposals                         -               -       -         (0.1)   (0.1) 
-------------------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------ 
30 June 2015                   10.6             4.6     1.0           2.3    18.5 
-------------------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------ 
Accumulated amortisation 
 and impairment 
30 June 2015                   10.6             4.6     1.0           2.3    18.5 
Charge for the period             -             1.2     0.1           0.2     1.5 
Disposals                         -               -       -         (1.2)   (1.2) 
Transferred to asset 
 held for sale                    -           (0.1)       -             -   (0.1) 
-------------------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------ 
31 December 2015               10.6             5.7     1.1           1.3    18.7 
-------------------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------ 
Accumulated amortisation 
 and impairment 
1 January 2016                 10.6             5.7     1.1           1.3    18.7 
Charge for the period             -             0.4     0.1           0.3     0.8 
30 June 2016                   10.6             6.1     1.2           1.6    19.5 
-------------------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------ 
 
Carrying amount 
30 June 2016 - Unaudited       64.4            51.2     0.8           1.3   117.7 
-------------------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------ 
31 December 2015 
 - Audited                     64.7            51.6     0.9           1.4   118.6 
-------------------------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------ 
30 June 2015 - Unaudited       46.2            21.8     1.0           2.0    71.0 
=========================  ========  ==============  ======  ============  ====== 
 
   8             Financial liabilities 
 
                            Unaudited  Unaudited       Audited 
                              30 June    30 June   31 December 
                                 2016       2015          2015 
                                GBP'm      GBP'm         GBP'm 
Current 
Bank loans and overdrafts 
 due within one year 
Overdrafts on demand              0.4        1.1           1.4 
Bank loans - secured              5.5        1.9           2.5 
Deferred financing costs        (0.2)      (0.1)         (0.2) 
--------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
                                  5.7        2.9           3.7 
--------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
 
Non-current 
Bank loans - secured             44.5       40.0          66.0 
Deferred financing costs        (0.5)      (0.2)         (0.6) 
--------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
                                 44.0       39.8          65.4 
==========================  =========  =========  ============ 
 
 
Analysis of net debt 
                            Unaudited  Unaudited       Audited 
                              30 June    30 June   31 December 
                                 2016       2015          2015 
                                GBP'm      GBP'm         GBP'm 
 
Cash at bank and in 
 hand                            20.4       12.3           8.5 
Bank loans and overdrafts 
 due within one year            (5.7)      (2.9)         (3.7) 
Bank loans due after 
 one year                      (44.0)     (39.8)        (65.4) 
--------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------ 
                               (29.3)     (30.4)        (60.6) 
==========================  =========  =========  ============ 
 
   9             Post balance sheet events 

On 26 August 2016, the Company acquired PHS Data Solutions, which is the second largest provider of document shredding services in the UK, as well as having a significant records management business and a presence in document scanning, for a total consideration of GBP83.2m.

The Group is still in the process of establishing the fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired in these transactions.

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