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Interim Results

27/09/2006 8:00am

UK Regulatory


    Tellings Golden Miller Group Plc

             Interim Report for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2006

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

Tellings Golden Miller (TGM) is a bus and coach operator providing scheduled
and private hire services to a broad customer base. Operations are throughout
the UK from bases in North West London, Heathrow Airport, East Anglia,
Portsmouth and Durham.

The principal businesses of the Group comprise:

  * Tellings Golden Miller Coaches which operates thirty luxury coaches from
    our Heathrow base,
   
  * Tellings Golden Miller Crew Operation operating out of Heathrow and
    providing transport for aircrews to and from the airport;
   
  * National Express Coach operations where TGM acts as a contractor to
    National Express out of our Portsmouth and Cambridge depots;
   
  * Burtons in Essex and East Anglia which operates scheduled and non-scheduled
    bus and coach services throughout the region;
   
  * Classic Coaches, a national coach and bus operator based in Newcastle;
   
  * Linkline, based in North West London which provides bus services to the BBC
    and other as well as private hire.
   
Overview

I am pleased to report the interim results of the Group for the six months
ended 30 June 2006. As reported in our Annual Report and Accounts 2005,
following the disposal of our bus division, the declared attention of
management has been towards drawing together the remaining operations into a
tightly run group with a clear growth plan, making improvements where necessary
and controlling costs.

During this period management has worked hard to achieve these goals and by 30
June 2006, we had reviewed all divisions and begun to implement our
improvements. This is reflected in our trading results with turnover up 3% and
a group operating profit of £0.22m (2005: £0.56m) and compared to a loss of £
0.4m for the whole of 2005.

Results

A comparison of the six months to 30 June 2006 with the same period last year
shows that we have grown our turnover to £15.99 million from £15.46 million in
the first half of 2005. Our gross profit margin on continuing businesses is
11.6% (2005: 12.4%) which compares to our result for the whole year of 8.2%.
These results have been achieved during significant internal change, a
competitive market and rising operational costs.

Our efforts to control costs have reduced administration expenses by £0.14m The
first half of 2005 Group operating profit is £0.22m (2005:£0.56m). There was a
loss of £0.40m for the whole year 2005. After interest and tax, a retained loss
of £0.12m is reported (2005: £15.08m profit or £0.12m loss, excluding profits
on sale of the bus division). This represents a loss of 0.51pence per share
(2005: profit of 65.73pps).

The balance sheet remains strong with net assets of £9.86m (31 December 2005 £
9.98m). The business has been a net cash generator from Operations which
together with additional financing has been invested in capital expenditure and
re-organisation costs. Net debt at 30 June 2006 is £13.37m compared to a net
cash position at 30 June 2005 of £2.59m. #The Group paid a dividend of £13,76m
on 31 August 2005. The Group has unused credit lines exceeding £6.0m which are
considered adequate for foreseeable trading needs.

Operational Review

Increasing fuel, engineering and driver's payroll costs have been major
challenges to overcome and where necessary we have been reluctantly forced to
pass costs onto customers. Wherever possible, costs have been controlled
through more efficient work practices and the restructuring of operations where
we believed we would have been unable to achieve acceptable levels of
profitability.

We are delighted to have retained our contract to provide bus services to the
BBC and to Thames Valley University and also to have won two new substantial
bus contracts at our Linkline operation. We have also been awarded additional
National Express services at our Portsmouth depot.

In the North East, our subsidiary, Classic, was unsuccessful in the
re-tendering process of the Social Care bus operations for Tyne and Wear losing
to a competitor offering a daily rate substantially below that which we
considered economically viable. As part of the handover procedure at the end of
July 2006, all direct costs were transferred to the new operator. Management is
working hard to replace this lost revenue and some new bus contracts have
already been won.

Classic also acquired, Hylton Castle, a small local coach operator, during the
period. This acquisition, which is now contributing to the Group's profit, is
in line with our policy of acquiring businesses that can be integrated into our
existing businesses, releasing synergies and improving profitability.

Dividend

No interim dividend is proposed.

Continuing operations

Management continues to implement our restructuring programme. We are now in a
position to grow the business. We shall continue our strategy of selective
acquisitions where a clearly definable benefit to the existing Group can be
identified. In addition to this, the growth of business organically will be a
constant objective.

We shall continue our efforts to grow margins. Loss making operations or those
returning inadequate returns with little prospect of improvement, will be
critically reviewed as to their future within the Group.

This approach will require us to concentrate closely on achieving the most
effective vehicle fleet strength and we have already started to review, in the
process of preparing our 2007 budgets, the appropriate number of vehicles to
take us forward. An increase in revenue per vehicle will be our objective.

Prospects

Much has been achieved but more remains to be done. We have a good core
business and a strong, recognisable brand with emphasis on quality. I believe
that this will provided us with opportunities for growth both by acquisition
and expansion of current operations.

As the transport market undergoes change, our excellent reputation will put us
in a competitive position to take advantage of the many new opportunities
developing, several of which we are currently actively pursuing. We also have
the team in place to ensure that we can succeed.

Stephen Telling
Chairman
27 September 2006



CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT                                           
                                                                              
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2006                                              
                                                                               
                                          Six Months   Six Months    Year Ended
                                          to 30 June   to 30 June              
                                                2006         2005   31 December
                                         (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)          2005
                                                                      (Audited)
                                              £000's       £000's              
                                                                         £000's
                                                                               
GROUP TURNOVER                   NOTES                                         
                                                                               
Continuing operations                         15,992       15,461              
                                                                         30,109
Acquisitions                                      44            -              
                                                                              -
Discontinued operations                            -       11,424              
                                                                         11,424
                                             _______      _______              
                                                                               
                                              16,036       26,885        41,533
                                                                               
Cost of sales                      4        (14,178)     (23,449)      (37,545)
                                                                               
                                             _______      _______       _______
                                                                               
GROSS PROFIT                                   1,858        3,436         3,988
                                                                               
Administrative expenses            4         (1,642)      (2,881)       (4,385)
                                                                               
                                             _______      _______       _______
                                                                               
Continuing operations                            197          135         (817)
                                                                               
Acquisitions                                      19            -             -
                                                                               
Discontinued operations                            -          420           420
                                                                               
                                             _______      _______       _______
                                                                               
GROUP OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS)                    216          555         (397)
                                                                               
Profit on sale of subsidiaries                     -       15,193        14,835
                                                                               
Net Interest                                   (315)        (386)         (459)
                                                                               
                                             _______      _______       _______
                                                                               
PROFIT (LOSS) ON ORDINARY                       (99)       15,362        13,979
                                                                               
ACTIVITIES BEFORE TAXATION                                                     
                                                                               
Tax on ordinary activities                      (19)        (285)          (63)
                                                                               
                                             _______      _______       _______
                                                                               
RETAINED PROFIT (LOSS)                         (118)       15,077        13,916
                                                                               
FOR THE PERIOD/YEAR                          _______      _______       _______

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER     3          (0.51)        65.73         60.66
SHARE (pence per Share)                                                        

There are no recognised gains and losses other than those passing through the
profit and loss account shown above



CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET                                                     
                                                                               
AT 30 JUNE 2006                                                                
                                                                               
                                         At 30 June   At 30 June At 31 December
                                               2006         2005           2005
                                        (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)               
                                                                      (Audited)
                                             £000's       £000's               
                                                                         £000's
                                                                               
                                NOTES                                          
                                                                               
FIXED ASSETS                                                                   
                                                                               
Intangible assets                               812          840            829
                                                                               
Tangible assets                              21,341       20,527         20,586
                                                                               
                                            _______      _______        _______
                                                                               
                                             22,153       21,367         21,415
                                                                               
                                            _______      _______        _______
                                                                               
CURRENT ASSETS                                                                 
                                                                               
Stocks                                          322          325            364
                                                                               
Debtors: amounts due within one               5,990        7,192          5,525
year                                                                           
                                                                               
Cash at bank and in hand                        615       16,250            352
                                                                               
                                            _______      _______        _______
                                                                               
                                              6,927       23,767          6,241
                                                                               
CREDITORS: amounts falling due              (9,775)      (9,752)        (8,327)
                                                                               
within one year                             _______      _______        _______
                                                                               
NET CURRENT ASSETS                          (2,848)       14,015        (2,086)
(LIABILITIES)                                                                  
                                            _______      _______        _______
                                                                               
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT                    19,305       35,382         19,329
LIABILITIES                                                                    
                                                                               
CREDITORS: amounts falling due              (7,825)      (8,606)        (7,695)
after more than one year                                                       
                                                                               
PROVISION FOR LIABILITIES                   (1,621)      (1,876)        (1,657)
                                                                               
                                            _______      _______        _______
                                                                               
NET ASSETS                                    9,859       24,900          9,977
                                                                               
                                            _______      _______        _______
                                                                               
SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES                                                     
                                                                               
Called up share capital                       1,763        1,763          1,763
                                                                               
Share Premium account                         2,864        2,864          2,864
                                                                               
Profit and loss account                       5,232       20,273          5,350
                                                                               
                                            _______      _______         ______
                                                                               
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS - EQUITY                  9,859       24,900          9,977
INTEREST                                                                       
                                            _______      _______        _______
                                                                               
Equity interests                              9,702       24,743          9,820
                                                                               
Equity interests in                               -            -              -
subsidiaries                                                                   
                                                                               
Non-equity interest                             157          157            157
                                                                               
                                            _______      _______        _______
                                                                               
                                              9,859       24,900          9,977
                                                                               
                                            _______      _______        _______



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS                                           
                                                                               
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2006                                              
                                                                               
                                          Six Months   Six Months Year Ended 31
                                          to 30 June   to 30 June December 2005
                                                2006         2005     (Audited)
                                         (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)              
                                                                         £000's
                                              £000's       £000's              
                                                                               
                                  NOTES                                        
                                                                               
NET CASH INFLOW                                                                
                                                                               
FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES             1        1,519          657         2,009
                                                                               
                                                                               
RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS AND                     (315)        (386)         (481)
                                                                               
SERVICING OF FINANCE                                                           
                                                                               
TAXATION                                           -        (112)         (112)
                                                                               
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND                      (1,579)        (778)       (1,346)
FINANCIAL INVESTMENT                                                           
                                                                               
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSALS                      (55)       19,375        19,673
                                                                               
EQUITY DIVIDENDS PAID                              -            -      (13,762)
                                                                               
                                             _______      _______       _______
                                                                               
NET CASH INFLOW                                (430)       18,756         5,981
                                                                               
BEFORE FINANCING                                                               
                                                                               
FINANCING                                        435      (1,889)       (5,562)
                                                                               
                                             _______      _______       _______
                                                                               
INCREASE / (DECREASE) IN CASH IN                   5       16,867           419
THE PERIOD                                                                     
                                             _______      _______       _______
                                                                               

NOTES TO THE INTERIM REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2006

 1. RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING PROFIT TO NET CASH INFLOW FROM
   
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                                         Six Months Six Months to Year Ended 31
                                         to 30 June  30 June 2005 December 2005
                                               2006   (Unaudited)     (Audited)
                                        (Unaudited)                            
                                                           £000's        £000's
                                             £000's                            
                                                                               
Operating profit (loss) of group                216           555         (397)
companies                                                                      
                                                                               
Depreciation                                    971           785         2,068
                                                                               
Profit on the sale of fixed assets            (108)           (3)          (18)
                                                                               
Decrease/(increase) in stocks                    42          (34)          (25)
                                                                               
Decrease/(increase) in debtors                (464)         1,046         (116)
                                                                               
(Decrease)/increase in creditors                862       (1,692)           497
                                                                               
                                            _______       _______       _______
                                                                               
Net cash inflow from operating                1,519           657         2,009
activities                                                                     
                                            _______       _______       _______

2. BASIS OF PREPARATION

The financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2006 has not been
audited, nor has the comparative financial information for the six months ended
30 June 2005. However, the auditors have reviewed the interim financial
information. Their report appears at the end of this document. The comparative
financial information for the year ended 31 December 2005 does not reflect all
of the information contained in the company's annual accounts. These annual
accounts received an unqualified audit report and have been filed with the
Registrar of Companies.

The interim report was approved by the Board of Directors on 26 September 2006.
There have been no changes in accounting policies since those used in the
annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2005.

3. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per ordinary share have been calculated in accordance with FRS 22
"Earnings per Share", by calculating group profit on ordinary activities after
tax divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during
the period based on the following:

                                      Six Months to Six Months to Year Ended 31
                                       30 June 2006  30 June 2005 December 2005
                                                                               
Basic weighted average share capital     22,937,499    22,937,499    22,937,499
                                                                               
(number of ordinary shares)                                                    
                                                                               
                                        (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)     (Audited)
                                                                               
                                             £000's        £000's        £000's
                                                                               
Profit (loss) after taxation and              (118)        15,077        13,916
minority interests (for basic EPS                                              
calculation)                                                                   
                                                                               
Basic and Diluted Earnings per share         (0.51)         65.73         60.66
(pence)                                                                        

 4. COST OF SALES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
   
                                         Six Months   Six Months Year Ended 31
                                         to 30 June   to 30 June December 2005
                                               2006         2005              
                                                                   (Unaudited)
                                        (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)              
                                                                         £000s
                                              £000s        £000s              
                                                                              
Cost of Sales                                                                 
                                                                              
Continuing operations                        14,178       13,543        27,639
                                                                              
Discontinued operations                           -        9,906         9,906
                                                                              
                                             14,178       23,449        37,545
                                                                              
Administrative expenses                                                       
                                                                              
Continuing operations                         1,642        1,783         3,287
                                                                              
Discontinued operations                           -        1,098         1,098
                                                                              
                                              1,642        2,881         4,385

 5. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS
   
There are no material post balance sheet date events

6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Interim Reports do not constitute Statutory Financial Statements within the
meaning of s.240 of the Companies Act 1985. The Financial Information for the
year ended 31 December 2005 has been extracted from the Statutory Accounts for
the year then ended which have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The
Audit Report on these accounts was unqualified.

7. INTERIM REPORT

Copies of the Interim Report are available for collection at the offices of the
Company, during normal office hours.


Tellings Golden Miller Group Plc - Interim Report for the Six Months Ended 30
June 2006

INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT TO
TELLINGS GOLDEN MIILER GROUP PLC

Introduction

We have been instructed by the company to review the financial information for
the six months ended 30 June 2006 which comprises the consolidated profit and
loss account, consolidated balance sheet, consolidated cash flow statement and
the related notes numbered 1 to 7. We have read the other information contained
in the interim report and considered whether it contains any apparent
misstatements or material inconsistencies with the financial information.

Directors' responsibilities

The interim report, including the financial information contained therein, is
the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors. The directors
are responsible for preparing the interim report in accordance with the Listing
Rules of the Financial Services Authority which require that the accounting
policies and presentation applied to the interim figures should be consistent
with those applied in preparing the preceding annual accounts except where any
changes, and the reasons for them, are disclosed.

Review work performed

We conducted our review in accordance with guidance contained in Bulletin 1999/
4 issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. A
review consists principally of making enquiries of group management and
applying analytical procedures to the financial information and underlying
financial data and based thereon, assessing whether the accounting policies and
presentation have been consistently applied unless otherwise disclosed. A
review excludes audit procedures such as tests of controls and verification of
assets, liabilities and transactions. It is substantially less in scope than an
audit performed in accordance with United Kingdom Auditing Standards and
therefore provides a lower level of assurance than an audit. Accordingly, we do
not express an audit opinion on the financial information.

Review conclusion

On the basis of our review we are not aware of any material modifications that
should be made to the financial information as presented for the six months
ended 30 June 2006.

ROTHMAN PANTALL & CO
Chartered Accountants
Clareville House
26/27 Oxendon Street
London SW1Y 4EP                                        Dated: 26 September 2006





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