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Waterman Group PLC
10 October 2016
WATERMAN DELIVERS RESULTS ABOVE THREE YEAR TARGETS
Waterman Group plc, the engineering and environmental consultancy, today announces its Preliminary Results for the year ended 30 June 2016.
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* Revenue - UK
* International
GBP81.4m GBP74.5m +9%
GBP9.9m GBP9.4m +5%
* Group GBP91.3m GBP83.9m +9%
* Earnings before interest, tax, depreciatio
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amortisation and exceptional
items (EBITDA)* GBP4.3m GBP3.4m +26%
* Profit before tax GBP3.6m GBP2.4m +50%
* Adjusted profit before tax* GBP3.6m GBP2.7m +33%
* Basic earnings per share 7.6p 4.4p +73%
* Adjusted earnings per share* 7.6p 5.4p +41%
* Proposed total dividend per share 3.0p 2.0p +50%
* Net funds GBP5.5m GBP3.8m +45%
-- Adjusted operating profit margin* 4.0% 3.3% +21%
-- Return on Capital Employed ** 46.5% 30.3% +53% * Adjusted for exceptional items (2016: nil, 2015: GBP0.4m).
** Return on Capital Employed is calculated as adjusted operating profit divided by average capital employed where capital employed is equity less goodwill less net funds.
Commenting on the results, Nick Taylor, Chief Executive said:-
" Waterman is in excellent shape, having reported results which exceed its previously declared financial objectives over the three year period to 30 June 2016 of tripling adjusted annual profit before tax to GBP3.3m, delivering GBP3.6m and increasing Return on Capital Employed to over 20%, delivering 47%."
" Over the last three years, the Group has delivered a six times increase in the annual dividend paid to shareholders to 3.0p from 0.5p and during the same period, after paying shareholders dividends of GBP1.4m, net funds have increased to GBP5.5m from GBP1.1m."
" Our future aspiration remains to improve the Group's adjusted operating profit margin towards 6% over the next three years and to continue to increase our dividend payout consistent with the cash generative nature of the business."
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Date: 10 October 2016
For further information please contact:
Waterman Group plc Capital Access Group N+1 Singer
Nick Taylor, Chief Executive Simon Courtenay / Jessica
Bradford Sandy Fraser
Alex Steele, Chief Financial Officer 020-3763-3400 020-7496-3176
020-7928-7888
web: www.watermangroup.com
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
Overview
I am very pleased to announce that Waterman has continued to perform ahead of its strategic plan.
The Group has delivered results which exceed its previously declared objectives over the three year period to 30 June 2016 of:-
-- Objective: Tripling adjusted annual profit before tax to GBP3.3m. Delivered GBP3.6m. -- Objective: Increasing Return on Capital Employed to over 20%. Delivered 47%.
During the year, revenue has grown by 9% to GBP91.3m (2015: GBP83.9m), with the adjusted operating profit margin increasing to 4.0% (2015: 3.3%). The Board's aspiration remains to improve this further towards 6% over the next three years.
Net funds have significantly improved by 45% to GBP5.5m (2015: GBP3.8m) after paying shareholder dividends of GBP0.7m during the year. The Board is recommending to shareholders an increase in the dividend. We have proposed a final dividend of 1.8p (2015: 1.2p) making a total dividend for the year of 3.0p (2015: 2.0p), an increase of 50% on last year.
Operational performance
Waterman generates almost 90% of its revenue from the UK with key markets being retail, commercial, residential and highways. Client demand in these markets has remained strong and this has contributed to our revenue and profit margin increase during the period. Our UK Group has increased revenue by 9% to GBP81.4m (2015: GBP74.5m).
Overseas, we have offices in Ireland, Australia and Poland. We have experienced varying levels of demand and overall our International Group has increased revenue by 5% to GBP9.9m (2015: GBP9.4m).
Dividend
In line with the Group's strategy to increase shareholder returns, the Board is recommending a further increase in the annual dividend paid to shareholders.
The Board is proposing to pay a final dividend of 1.8p per share (2015: 1.2p), subject to approval by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. The final dividend will be payable on 6 January 2017 to shareholders on the register on 9 December 2016. The final dividend together with the interim dividend of 1.2p paid on 15 April 2016 makes a total dividend for the year of 3.0p (2015: 2.0p).
The full year dividend is covered 2.5 times by adjusted earnings per share.
Over the last three years, the Group has delivered a six fold increase in the annual dividend paid to shareholders to the proposed 3.0p up from 0.5p in 2013. The Board's aspiration is to continue to increase dividends payable to shareholders in future years consistent with the cash generative nature of our business.
Board and staff
There have been no changes to the Board during the year.
At 30 June 2016 the Group employed 1,253 staff, essentially unchanged from 30 June 2015 at which point the number stood at 1,259. Our people actively contribute to the success of the Group through their technical skills and client relationships. I thank them all for their continued support and drive to provide appropriate and timely advice on our projects and commissions. A testament to their success is that over 80% of our revenue is generated from repeat business.
Offices
We operate from fourteen offices located in major cities throughout the UK. Our headquarters are in Borough Market adjacent to London Bridge where 354 people are based in a multi-discipline environment. We have recently moved our civil engineering team from Lingfield into a new enlarged office in Redhill to provide opportunities for further expansion to support the London and south east markets.
Overseas, we operate from established offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Dublin and Warsaw where we provide advice to local and national clients.
Order book, outlook and prospects
In the three months since the European Referendum, the Group has continued to experience good levels of enquiries and new commissions and we have not noticed any significant change in trading activity. We await clarity on the Government's future plans including for infrastructure investment which will have a bearing on our medium term prospects.
In the meantime, we continue to be appointed for new projects across a wide range of development activities and we have recently announced the following commissions:-
-- Teddington Film Studios and Mortlake Stag Brewery sites in West London, two residential developments in prime riverside locations extending in total to over 26.5 acres.
-- Capital Dock for Kennedy Wilson, a 60,000m(2) (630,000ft(2) ) office and residential development which includes the tallest tower in Dublin.
-- Canary Wharf Group, to assist them with their plans for a further phase of the overall Canary Wharf development which is likely to involve over 200,000m(2) (2,100,000ft(2) ) of mixed use buildings.
Our outsourcing business which provides specialist highways and transportation engineers to Local Authorities and Highways departments on secondment, continues to experience high levels of opportunities. We have recently secured new public sector frameworks covering Swindon and West Yorkshire. We currently place engineers on secondment into over 50 Local Authorities and Highways departments throughout the UK.
Waterman's long-standing relationships with blue chip companies continue to generate repeat business year on year. Whilst the Board is necessarily watchful about the immediate future, it remains confident that Waterman's excellent client base will enable the Group to secure new commissions as they become available.
Overall, our order book has remained at a consistent level year on year of GBP130m and this we view as a lead indicator of the likely short term direction of travel in terms of operating performance. Beyond that, the Board looks to the future with measured optimism.
Michael Baker
Chairman
10 October 2016
CHIEF EXECUTIVE BUSINESS REVIEW
GROUP OVERVIEW
The Group has continued to experience a period of growth in revenue and profitability. Our focus on the UK has remained a high priority where almost 90% of our revenue is now consistently generated.
The range of engineering and environmental services we offer our clients has been strengthened through the recruitment of senior people with regional and specialism experience and our four key disciplines are:-
Structures Consulting
Building Services Consulting
Infrastructure & Environment Consulting
Highways & Transportation Outsourcing
Waterman provides these services across all markets in the private and public sectors. 84% of our UK revenue is generated from the highways, retail, commercial and residential markets. However, as the government and regulated industries invest in other markets in the future such as power, waste, water, healthcare and education, we have the skills to be able to access these opportunities.
Overseas, our Australian offices in Melbourne and Sydney are focused on generating revenue from building services design and engineering, both in the private and public sectors. Expertise includes healthcare, education, prisons, residential, commercial, technology and bank fit outs where the markets remain strong.
Waterman's office in Dublin, Ireland, provides a comprehensive multidiscipline consultancy design service to Irish clients on a range of developments. Current buoyant markets are residential and commercial development. However, the retail market is becoming more active and we have been recently advising clients on several large transactions which should result in future opportunities.
The profitability of each of our design groups can vary from year to year depending on the type of advice they are providing and the phasing of the commissions. We have focused on improving operating profit margins within each business as well as generating revenue growth from our clients. The advances we have made have increased the overall Group adjusted operating profit margin by 700 basis points (21%) to 4.0% (2015: 3.3%) on revenue up by 9% to GBP91.3m (2015: GBP83.9m).
PROPERTY SEGMENT OVERVIEW
Key financial performance indicators 2016 2015 ------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- Revenue GBP45.8m GBP42.1m Operating profit * GBP 3.8m GBP 3.3m Operating margin 8.3% 7.8% ------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
*Operating profit is before exceptional items and (charge)/release of liability insurance provisions.
The Property segment encompasses the UK Structures and UK Building Services consulting businesses which are involved in development projects both in the public and private sectors. In addition, this segment includes our overseas businesses in Australia, Ireland and Poland which are also involved in the design of buildings.
Revenue for this segment increased by 9% to GBP45.8m in the year, with the majority of this growth in the UK. The operating profit has grown in line with revenue with the operating margin essentially unchanged at around 8%.
All our markets remained strong and we continue to utilise our staff throughout the UK and overseas to service our workload. We also operate an outsourcing office in India which solely provides drafting services for our UK structures team.
UK BUSINESS REVIEW - STRUCTURES CONSULTING
Key financial performance indicators 2016 2015 ------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- Revenue GBP22.4m GBP20.9m Operating profit* GBP 1.8m GBP 1.7m Operating margin 8.0% 8.1% ------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
*Operating profit is before exceptional items and (charge)/release of liability insurance provisions.
Waterman's Structures business has expanded during the year with revenue increasing by 7% to GBP22.4m. Following an investment in the recruitment of staff in the previous year, operating profit has increased by 6% to GBP1.8m and the operating margin is essentially unchanged at 8%.
Waterman continues to be recognised for our design excellence and many of our developments have won awards during the year. New Ludgate near St. Paul's Cathedral, was recognised as the Best Commercial Building in London by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and NEO Bankside, next to the Tate Modern Gallery in London, was shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize.
UK BUSINESS REVIEW - BUILDING SERVICES CONSULTING
Key financial performance indicators 2016 2015 ------------------------------------- ----------- ---------- Revenue GBP13.5m GBP11.8m Operating profit* GBP 0.7m GBP0.4m Operating margin 5.2% 3.4% ------------------------------------- ----------- ----------
*Operating profit is before exceptional items and (charge)/release of liability insurance provisions.
The Group's strategy is to target future significant growth in our Building Services group and we have delivered a 14% increase in revenue to GBP13.5m. Operating profit has increased to GBP0.7m and the operating margin has improved to 5.2% from 3.4%.
We are continuing to recruit senior staff into the business and have recently added to our teams in Birmingham and London. This investment in skilled resources will provide further diversity and increase our ability to service our clients' future projects.
Potential clients requiring Building Services consultancy advice are typically synonymous with our structural clients. We aim to leverage these established relationships to cross sell our services, either as a single commission or as part of a multidiscipline appointment.
UK MARKET REVIEW
Commercial
London office development has continued to provide opportunities for our planning and design team and we have many projects at different stages of the development cycle. The Land Securities 40,000m(2) 1 and 2 New Ludgate development in London was completed during the year, for which Waterman provided multidisciplinary services on both prestigious buildings. A second project designed by Waterman for Land Securities at 1 New Street Square providing 27,000m(2) of offices has been pre-let to Deloitte and is currently under construction.
New commissions making further progress include Marble Arch Place, London, a development for Almacantar which comprises a seven storey commercial building providing over 9,000m(2) of high quality offices and an 18 storey residential tower with 54 apartments. This mixed use development has received planning consent and demolition of the existing structure commenced on site in June 2016.
Adjacent to London Bridge at 33 King William Street, London, the 21,000m(2) HB Reavis development is progressing well with the structural steel frame designed by Waterman currently being erected. Construction is scheduled for completion in late 2017 and the building has been successfully sold to Wells Fargo for their new European headquarters.
As part of our stated strategy, we have continued to work on providing multi-discipline services to our clients on their London projects with increasing success. Current commissions include Salisbury Square, a 15,000m(2) development for Greycoat, One Bedford Avenue, a 7,000m(2) development for Exemplar and Angel Court, a 27,000m(2) development for Mitsui Fudosan UK and Stanhope.
In Birmingham, we have been progressing designs for Legal & General on their 11,000m(2) Temple Court development which has recently been renamed The Lewis Building, in tribute to the historic use of the site in the 1920's by Lewis department stores.
Residential
The residential market has remained a buoyant source of revenue. London in particular has benefited from its position as a leading global city and the cultural and leisure facilities on offer to its residents. Waterman has considerable expertise across all types of residential development and is continuing to experience high levels of enquiries and appointments.
We have been appointed by Helical Bar to design their Barts Square development which provides 43,000m(2) of residential and commercial space. This project involves several new buildings located in the area previously occupied by St. Bartholomew's Hospital, adjacent to the historic Smithfield area of London.
The Clarges development for British Land opposite the Ritz Hotel in Piccadilly, and the Two Fifty One development at Elephant and Castle are both nearing completion. New residential commissions include developments at the Oval in south London and Royal Arsenal Riverside at Woolwich for Berkeley Homes. In Bermondsey, Waterman has been appointed by London Square to assist them with the planning for a project involving 7,500m(2) of apartments.
Along the River Thames from our London offices adjacent to Blackfriars Bridge, we have been providing advice to Native Land on their Ludgate and Sampson development. This is a major multi-building mixed use development. Waterman have also been appointed by Native Land to provide multi-discipline consultancy services on the Burlington Gate building in Mayfair which provides 9,000m(2) of residential development on the upper floors and retail units at ground floor.
Further new commissions include developments outside central London for Meyer Homes in Lewisham where a fifty-four storey residential tower is being proposed and at Watford Health Campus where we are working with Kier Property on the delivery of a scheme involving 650 residential units.
Retail and urban regeneration
Waterman are the multidiscipline engineering designers for the acclaimed Victoria Gate retail development in Leeds for Hammerson. This new 40,000m(2) shopping centre will open in October 2016 and it includes a new John Lewis store and multiple mall retail units. As is often the case for large retail projects, Waterman's involvement has been over many years supporting our clients' planning application, preparation of tender information and construction details.
Another project where we have been supporting our clients since 2000 is in Oxford. The 80,000m(2) extension to the existing Westgate Centre is anchored by a 14,000m(2) John Lewis store, with additional retail and leisure units and a mall leading to the existing shopping centre. Construction has commenced on site and completion is planned for autumn 2017. Our clients for this prestigious development in a historic setting are Land Securities and The Crown Estate.
In Ashford, Kent, Waterman has been appointed by Stanhope to deliver a new retail and leisure development at Elwick Place, adjacent to Ashford's railway station. At Covent Garden in central London, we have been working over many years on several projects for Capco. The latest of these developments is Kings Court and Carriage Hall which is a mixed-use development to open up more retail frontage and to develop fifty new homes in the district.
Brent Cross is a major retail destination in the north west of London. To enhance the centre's attraction and to offer greater retail diversity, we have been assisting Hammerson and Standard Life to review planning and prepare scheme proposals for an exciting extension to the centre involving up to 90,000m(2) of additional lettable area. We continue to provide technical advice to Westfield and Hammerson on their plans to combine and redevelop the existing Whitgift Centre and Centrale in Croydon to provide a new mixed-use retail led scheme of around 200,000m(2) .
In the Knightsbridge area of London, we have been appointed by Chelsfield to provide engineering consultancy advice on their 33,000m(2) K1 development which fronts onto Brompton Road and Sloane Street. This project within the Knightsbridge estate will retain the existing street facades whilst a new structure is constructed within the site footprint.
Other retail projects where we are advising clients include the 37,000m(2) Unity Walk development in Stoke-on-Trent for Realis Estates, Guildhall Shopping Centre in Exeter for AVIVA and the 30,000m(2) Cuerden Retail Park near Preston as part of an overall masterplan for Maple Grove Developments. Waterman also provided engineering and environmental due diligence studies in late 2015 for the GBP335m acquisition by Hammerson of the prestigious Grand Central Shopping Centre in Birmingham. The scheme was developed by Network Rail and Birmingham City Council as part of the GBP750m New Street station regeneration project.
Leisure
Waterman have been providing building services consultancy advice on several interesting leisure projects around the country.
In Harrogate, a new city centre cinema and restaurant complex is currently under construction for our client, 4 Urban Holdings Ltd.
In London, the new Four Seasons Hotel is approaching completion at Trinity Square which is located opposite the Tower of London. This development also includes 41 luxury serviced apartments within the upper levels of the building.
Education
Waterman's workload on education projects has remained at a consistent level throughout the year. We have been appointed on the Girls Day School Trust framework and new commissions include work at High Schools in Wimbledon, Norwich, Notting Hill and Ealing.
Construction is nearing completion on several Waterman designed projects as part of the Priority Schools Building Program London Batch 1 for the Education Funding Agency with three schools now open in Stratford and Greenwich.
Waterman is providing design services to Galliford Try on the Holywell Co-located School in Flintshire, North Wales. This development provides a new combined primary and secondary school for 800 pupils. The project has high sustainability targets and has been promoted by the Welsh Education Authority as an exemplar example of Building Information Modelling (BIM) level 2 delivery.
At Surrey University, we completed the design of two student residential complexes at the Manor Park campus and we have subsequently been commissioned to design a third building which will in total provide one thousand one hundred bedrooms for the students. At Coventry University, we have been commissioned by AXO Student Living to design a new accommodation building for occupation in 2018.
Healthcare
The healthcare market is opening up new opportunities for Waterman. We are providing strategic support services on the Primary Care framework for Hub South East and NHS Lothian in Scotland which has the potential of delivering over GBP50m of new health facilities over the next five years. We are also providing strategic support for two new hospitals in Aviemore and Skye.
In Northern Ireland we completed the engineering designs for the new health centre in Ballymena which was completed on site in February this year. In Cumbria, our building services team have been appointed by Integrated Healthcare Projects to provide full design services for a new GBP9m maternity unit at the existing Barrow-in-Furness General Hospital site. This project is being procured under the NHS ProCure 21+ form of contract.
Energy & Industrial
Siemens Real Estate are developing a new production facility and an associated office building for offshore wind turbine blades in Kingston upon Hull in the north east of England. Waterman has been involved in this project for many years supporting the planning application and more recently as Principal Designer Advisors and providing BREEAM services. Our structures team are currently lead designers for the steel framed buildings which incorporate heavy lift overhead travelling cranes and long reach job cranes which cantilever from the columns as part of the production facility.
Waterman have continued to provide ongoing support to Rolls Royce as part of their framework and in particular on their jet casing production facility in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. Other industry frameworks include one with the Manufacturing Technical Centre (MTC) at Ansty Park, Coventry where we have designed a third building, the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre. This world class building will support the MTC with the necessary facilities to showcase the cutting edge of British technology and to provide teaching facilities for Research and Development (R&D) engineering.
AUSTRALIA BUSINESS REVIEW
Key financial performance indicators 2016 2015 ----------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Revenue GBP6.0m GBP6.6m Operating profit* GBP0.9m GBP1.1m Operating margin 15.0% 16.7% ----------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Operating profit due to non-controlling GBP0.5m GBP0.6m interests GBP0.4m GBP0.5m Operating profit due to Waterman shareholders ----------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
*Operating profit is before exceptional items and (charge)/release of liability insurance provisions.
We currently have a business in Melbourne where our ownership is 51% and a business in Sydney where our ownership is 100%.
The Australian operations primarily provide building services consultancy advice to the public and private sectors where demand has remained consistent. The majority of our revenue is generated from
healthcare, education, prisons, residential, technology and bank fit-out markets where demand remains good.
Whilst revenue in Australia has reduced slightly over the year, operating profit margins have remained consistently high at 15.0% (2015: 16.7%). The performance continues to reflect our niche position in several key markets. The operating margin is lower than the previous year due to our Sydney operation having a small loss during the period and the Board's priority is to return the Sydney business to profit in the next financial year.
Weighted average exchange rate during the year ended 30 June 2016: AUD 1.99 to GBP1 (2015: AUD 1.85 to GBP1)
AUSTRALIA MARKET REVIEW
Melbourne
Healthcare, education and residential have continued to provide a base workload for our Melbourne office.
During the year, Waterman has completed the documentation phase of the AUD 130m Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, the Monash Children's Hospital with a construction value of AUD 260m and a AUD 150m residential development in St. Kilda Road near our offices.
We have completed the contract tender documentation for the Joan Kirner Women's and Children's Hospital in Sunshine. This AUD 215m project, which extends over nine storeys, will be the third largest maternity hospital in the State of Victoria.
Other recent large commissions include advisory services on the AUD 600m three tower Jewel Apartments developments on the Gold Coast, the design of the AUD 110m Casey Hospital expansion in Melbourne, the AUD 75m Chisholm Institute Frankston Campus in Victoria and a AUD 60m office development in Collins Street in the financial centre of Melbourne.
The population of Australia continues to grow, in particular in Melbourne, where over the last twelve months it has been Australia's fastest growing city as its population approaches five million, and this should present increasing opportunities for our consulting services in the future.
Sydney
Commissions in the retail, residential, education, health, fit-out and telecommunications markets have made a positive contribution to the Sydney operation.
Waterman has continued with the 3D design of the building services on the AUD 100m Northpoint retail and hotel development in North Sydney. During the year, we completed the fire and hydraulic designs associated with the AUD 125m St. Vincent's Private Hospital redevelopment.
We continue to provide engineering services to the education sector, in particular new facilities at Sydney University, University of New South Wales, Wollongong University and Macquarie University. These projects have involved student accommodation, teaching laboratories, sports facilities and a grandstand.
Retail banks are progressively upgrading their high street facilities. We have been appointed by Westpac Bank and St. George Bank to sequentially develop and implement designs to meet their new requirements on several hundred sites across Australia.
We have been appointed by Qantas to complete the building services and structural engineering designs for their upgraded business lounge at Heathrow Airport, London. It was important to Qantas that the design was completed in Sydney.
EUROPE BUSINESS REVIEW
Key financial performance indicators 2016 2015 ------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Revenue GBP3.9m GBP2.8m Operating profit* GBP0.4m GBP0.1m Operating margin 10.3% 3.6% ------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
*Operating profit is before exceptional items and (charge)/release of liability insurance provisions.
Waterman's European operations, which are based in Ireland and Poland, have experienced strong growth in the last year, with revenue up 39% to GBP3.9m.
The Irish economy has continued to perform strongly and demand for Waterman's services in Ireland continues to increase. Investment in commercial property remains strong and the residential sector is now becoming more active, with output expected to double over the next three years in order to meet demand.
The property sector in Poland is less buoyant although there has been significant activity in the investment market. As well as supporting our Polish clients, the Warsaw office has continued to provide technical assistance on London and Dublin projects.
Weighted average exchange rate during the year ended 30 June 2016: Euro 1.23 to GBP1 (2015: Euro 1.31 to GBP1).
EUROPE MARKET REVIEW
Ireland
Waterman provides civil, structural, building services consultancy, specialist transportation and construction related health and safety advice to our Irish clients from our office in Dublin.
The commercial markets have continued to provide an increasing workload. Waterman has been finalising designs for the 18,000m(2) Baggot Court development and the 13,000m(2) Block H development at Central Park. In addition, the 60,000m(2) Capital Dock project has recently commenced on site.
In the residential market, a considerable number of schemes which have previously been in the planning pipeline are now moving forward to construction. The 165 unit Central park development for Kennedy Wilson is nearing completion, Phase 2 of their 170 unit Clancy Quay development is well advanced and planning work has commenced on Phase 3. A major public housing construction programme has recently been announced by the Irish government and this could provide a source of increased workload for Waterman over the next three to five years.
The retail market is starting to improve, we have been appointed for the redevelopment of the Clerys Building at O'Connell Street, Dublin which is a EUR 50m mixed use scheme for D2Private. Waterman advised Hammerson plc and Allianz Real Estate on their EUR 1.85bn (GBP1.34bn) acquisition of a portfolio of market-leading retail assets in Dublin from Ireland's National Asset Management Agency ("NAMA").
Poland
In Poland, Waterman has provided multi-discipline engineering services for the Building Permit application for a major leisure and residential development, Palace Park, located south of Warsaw. This project includes two hotels, apartments, retail facilities, a golf course, tennis academy and other sports facilities within a landscaped park complete with artificial lake and canals. Our Warsaw team has also completed a number of due diligence and feasibility studies for several retail projects in Poland.
INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT SEGMENT OVERVIEW
Key financial performance indicators 2016 2015 ------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- Revenue GBP45.5m GBP41.8m Operating profit* GBP 0.5m GBP 0.0m Operating margin 1.1% Nil ------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
*Operating profit is before exceptional items and (charge)/release of liability insurance provisions.
The Infrastructure & Environment segment comprises Waterman's Civil, Transportation and Environmental consulting business, which trades as Infrastructure & Environment consulting and Waterman's specialist Highways & Transportation outsourcing business, which trades as Waterman Aspen.
Overall performance has improved, resulting in an operating profit of GBP0.5m (2015: breakeven) being delivered this year. Revenue has increased by 9% to GBP45.5m, primarily from the growth of our Highways & Transportation outsourcing business which has experienced a continuing strong demand for our services.
Our Infrastructure & Environment consulting business has generated a loss, primarily due to a GBP0.3m one-off provision on a particular project together with the impacts of a slowdown in planning applications prior to the London Mayoral elections and uncertainty around the European Referendum result. However, since June the situation has improved and planning for development in London has returned to normal levels.
We have focused on winning Local Authority frameworks to boost our long term opportunities in both our consulting and outsourcing businesses.
INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING BUSINESS REVIEW
Key financial performance indicators 2016 2015 ------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- Revenue GBP21.5m GBP22.0m Operating (loss)* (GBP 0.4m) (GBP 0.8m) Operating margin (1.9%) (3.6%) ------------------------------------- ------------- -------------
*Operating (loss) is before exceptional items and (charge)/release of liability insurance provisions.
Revenue decreased by 2% to GBP21.5m. Operating losses have halved to GBP0.4m and included in this loss is a one off provision of GBP0.3m on a particular project.
The re-focusing of the team within the business to meet client requirements for our services has continued through the year and positive progress has been achieved.
INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING MARKET REVIEW
Frameworks
One of the core priorities for the Infrastructure & Environment consulting business has been to proactively expand our services across the public sector, targeting local authority frameworks in addition to wider collaborative opportunities.
Over the last year the team has successfully built on its framework portfolio with a number of key commissions including:
-- The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Framework (previously CENTRO); -- West Yorkshire Combined Authority Framework; -- South Derbyshire Design Consultancy Framework;
-- Transport for London Professional Services Framework (Health, Safety & Environmental services);
-- Gloucester County Council dynamic purchasing Framework; and
-- Bexley District Council Framework - extension awarded to 2019 with additional scope including Traffic /Transportation services
The team has also been successful, with the wider Waterman Group, and in partnership with Turner & Townsend, in providing multidisciplinary pre-planning and engineering design services for the Education Funding Agency's Priority Schools Building Programme Phase 2 Technical Advisory Services Framework.
We also continue to work with our partners BDP on the HCA Framework, which has recently seen a number of sites brought forward by the HCA for master planning and planning applications.
Due Diligence & Environmental Management
Our Due Diligence team enjoyed yet another successful year, with an active real estate workload including advising on a number of prestigious properties such as One America Square, Grand Central, Oxford Castle Quarter and Kensington Olympia. By comparison with previous years, the team also delivered an increased volume of mainstream M&A support, in particular around the leisure and industrial sectors, which extended beyond the traditional environmental and health & safety (EHS) to comprise wider Environmental, Social and Governance issues. Similarly, the infrastructure sector has remained very strong, and we supported amongst others: high profile utilities, aviation and highways transactions, including the sale of Moto Hospitality and two separate bidders for the concessions of Lyon and Nice Airports.
Our team has continued to build on their reputation as a Responsible Investment advisor, having won two new mandates for ongoing support with Private Equity houses. Our directors were also sought as speakers for high profile conferences in the field, including those organised by the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA).
On the Environment Health & Safety Management Systems side, to capitalise on the introduction of ISO 14001:2015, a new Greenspace Environmental Aspect Register was launched which has led to an increase in appointments, including commissions from Bridon, Britvic and Karndean. The continued development of the Greenspace platform also led to an increase in the number of base subscribers to the service, with its implementation across Engie's UK portfolio and ten Hammerson shopping centres. In the near future, and responding to demand from water utilities and construction companies, the team plans to introduce a Compliance Manager and Action Tracker to Greenspace. Over the past year the team successfully delivered a significant number of Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) audits for a number of our key blue chip clients, and a significant ISO5001 management implementation system for the Ardagh Glass Group.
The construction Health & Safety team also remained very busy throughout the year, as the UK transitioned to the updated CDM 2015 Regulations, with new high profile appointments including the Siemens Blade Factory in Hull and East Midlands Gateway. Waterman's Principal Designer Training Course was incredibly popular and continues to be in high demand.
Environmental pre-planning services, Sustainability & Environmental Impact Assessment
Waterman maintained its position as a leading provider of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for urban regeneration projects, advising on a wide range of schemes over the year.
In London, the team continued to support Brent Cross Cricklewood for Hammerson and Standard Life Investments; Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4A of Battersea Power Station for the Battersea Power Station Development Company; British Land's masterplan for Canada Water; Ballymore's Leamouth South scheme and Old Oak Park for Car Giant and London & Regional. In addition, the team advised on Battersea Power Station's Cringle Dock development; Jupiter Friars 41-45 Blackfriars Road redevelopment; a residential tower development at 225 Marsh Wall, the Isle of Dogs; a commercial led development, modification and refurbishment of the heritage rich Royal Mint Court; and London Square's residential-led proposals for Bermondsey Square in Southwark.
The Birmingham team supported Spenhill Developments Ltd with their outline planning application for the redevelopment of the former 12.5 hectare Shredded Wheat factory site in Welwyn Garden City, in addition to advising on the development of up to 150 dwellings on a site to the west of Worcester, completing ecological, landscape, visual, air quality, flood risk, utilities and geo-environmental assessments.
Further north, the team supported Muse Developments in the redevelopment of a strategic site within Preston City Centre, known as Preston Market Quarters. The site, which currently comprises an indoor market, a multi storey car park and former office building is to be redeveloped as part of a wider regeneration programme planned for the markets within the city.
With respect to our specialist technical pre-planning service teams, the ecology team delivered another year of sustained growth, with the team now established across the UK. Selected projects over the year include providing ecological advice on the southern expansion of Newark, Nottinghamshire to provide 3,500 homes over a multi phased development for Urban & Civic; continued advice on Graven Hill and supporting Taylor Wimpey on their major redevelopment at East Anton, Hampshire.
The landscape and arboriculture team advised on the former Sackville Hotel at Hove Seafront, undertaking a Townscape and Visual Impact Assessment of the proposed seventeen storey building, in addition to providing landscape evidence on behalf of Taylor Wimpey with respect to a development site which is located within the Green Belt at Oaklands College St. Albans.
The air quality team have successfully diversified their client base and range of services. In addition to completing traffic related air quality assessments, they have also been commissioned to provide air quality and odour assessments for a range of industrial schemes including: Chatterley Whitfield; Containerised Diesel Power Generators in Stoke-on-Trent; Menchine, Gibbet Moor and Edgeworthy Poultry Farms in Mid Devon; and Derby Hill Anaerobic Digestion Plant in South Derbyshire.
The Acoustics team maintained steady progress through the year, completing acoustic assessments for a wide range of schemes including: Ravensbury Terrace and Salisbury Square House in London; Bridge Street Pentecostal Church in Leeds; Furness Hospital Extension in Cumbria; Quintana Gate in Cardiff and Elwick Road in Ashford. The team also continues to advise on a number of high profile projects in London including the Clarges Estate, 10 Trinity Square and 55 Gresham Street.
Geo-environmental
Our geo-environmental team witnessed further growth over the year, especially in London where the team continue in their capacity as Project Manager and Supervisor in the remediation of the former Royal Mail site in Vauxhall, previously in use as a gas works. The team are also providing support for the infrastructure phase of the development. Recent commissions include being appointed by Berkeley Homes to advise on the remediation of the iconic Oval Gas Works, and Dragados, who are responsible for delivering the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade, has appointed Waterman to provide advice on issues relating to groundwater protection and discharge monitoring over the life of the five year project.
Outside of London, the team have been working with St James's on the proposed residential redevelopment of the Grade 2 Listed Beehive Mills in Bolton and have assisted Harrow Estates with their enabling works at Bullwood Hall in Essex. Work also continues with Realis Estates in supporting them with their proposed retail development in Hanley Town Centre, Stoke on Trent.
Transport Planning
The residential sector has remained buoyant throughout the year with Transport Planning services being provided to a number of house builders and Housing Associations for both land promotion through Local Plans as well as Strategic and immediate supply sites.
Projects have included junction design for Crest Nicholson's Holmer Road scheme in Hereford; providing transport planning advice on the redevelopment of the former Chubb fire extinguisher factory in Ferdale in the Rhondda Valley for Garrison Barclay Estates; in addition to supporting clients through the year such as Taylor Wimpey, Cala Homes, Network Housing, Hyde Group, Linden Homes, Martin Grant Homes and Rydon Homes.
Transport Infrastructure
The GBP18m construction of the Bedford Western Bypass on behalf of Bedford Borough Council was completed by J Breheny Contractors in the year, with Waterman's Infrastructure team having provided Highways design support throughout the eighteen month build programme.
Our team has continued to support Ark Continuity with respect to their data centres at Cody Park and Spring Park, and obtained technical approvals to enable Taylor Wimpey to commence construction of the primary infrastructure for Phase 1 of South Sebastopol, a 1,200 unit residential-led development in South Wales.
In the rail sector Waterman are currently providing the Network Rail role of Contractor's Engineering Manager and advice for a number of sizeable developments including Twickenham station, Atlas development, Ludgate House, Hampton Court, Farringdon Road, Westfield London, Earls Court and Plamston Court.
The team has continued to support Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) and M-Pact Thales (a Laing O'Rourke, Volker Rail and Thales consortium - MPT) with asset maintenance and condition surveys of the Metrolink tram system in order to provide hand-over condition records prior to
the new O&M commission for the network due to commence in autumn 2017. The team successfully secured several significant projects through the Merseytravel Framework, including a further extension to our Due Diligence Business Case audit work for the transportation authorities in the region.
Work at London City Airport has continued through the year, with Waterman providing civil, structural and building services support for the extension to the West Pier which is now nearing completion and civil engineering support on a number of maintenance projects. The team has also continued to support British Airways at Heathrow undertaking a range of maintenance projects, and Bristow Helicopters in design of a new Coastguard Search and Rescue centre at Lydd airport in Kent.
In the marine sector, the team has continued to provide consultancy support to the Bristol Ports Authority with respect to advice on maintenance and upgrade of various dock infrastructure projects, in addition to consultancy advice to assess and design the improvements to the sea wall defences in Hull.
Power, Energy & Waste
Our Waste team has continued to work on Battersea Power Station Development Company's innovative Cringle Dock Waste Transfer Station Facility in London, and has supported Veolia with Independent Certifier services for their Hortonwood Integrated Waste Management Facility. Our team has continued with their on-going long term contracts for engineering works associated with asset maintenance and asset management across the Drax and Fiddler Ferry Power Stations. The team also successfully supported BHEG with their permit application for the GBP180m Energy from Waste facility in Walsall, which is the First Gasification project under the Contracts for Difference regime (CfD) in the UK.
Civils & Infrastructure
We have continued to provide support and advice to Graven Hill Village Development Company Limited on their Graven Hill scheme, the UK's largest self-build housing scheme. The site is currently occupied by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) who will be vacating the majority of the site over the next five years. The development will eventually comprise up to 1,900 new self-build homes, along with local amenities and, as part of the future Land Transfer Area 2, which provides 100,000m(2) of commercial space for up to 2,000 new jobs and apprenticeships.
Specialist services with respect to ground movement analysis, bridge assessments & design, and obtaining approvals for development over or adjacent to third party assets such as London Underground, Network Rail, Royal Mail Group, Thames Water and London Overground continued through the year, with key commissions including supporting Westfield at Westfield London and Capco at Earls Court.
Through the WMCA framework, Waterman was appointed as designers, via Atkins, on the proposed Dudley Bus Station Redevelopment Project. The redevelopment of the station will provide a modern multi-model interchange facility to meet the needs of the travelling public and to provide a high quality customer experience. The appointment is to develop a full design for the new facility which will include up to nineteen bus stands, a retail kiosk, a travel shop, toilets, staff car parking and associated public realm improvements.
Waterman continue to work on several Hammerson projects and has been appointed to deliver civil engineering consultancy for a proposed retail park in Oldbury, West Midlands. Services being provided include flood risk, highways and drainage infrastructure and public highway agreements. Following on from the successful completion of Phase 1 of Hammerson's Elliott's Field retail park in Rugby, Waterman has been appointed as civil engineering lead consultant on the GBP20m Phase 2 development.
Services being provided include flood risk, highways and drainage infrastructure and public highway agreements.
HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION OUTSOURCING BUSINESS REVIEW
Key financial performance indicators 2016 2015 ------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- Revenue GBP24.0m GBP19.8m Operating profit* GBP 0.9m GBP 0.8m Operating margin 3.8% 4.0% ------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
*Operating profit is before exceptional items and (charge)/release of liability insurance provisions.
This financial year has seen continued strong demand for Waterman's specialist secondment services in the highways and transportation markets. At year end, staff numbers have increased to 426 and revenue has increased by 21% from GBP19.8m to GBP24.0m.
The Government's renewed focus on infrastructure projects, particularly in the highways market, may create a skills shortage in the future. This will benefit Waterman and margins are likely to increase as we respond to market conditions.
HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION OUTSOURCING MARKET REVIEW
This financial year has seen continued demand for Waterman's specialist secondment services in the highways and transportation markets. Growth in headcount at the start of the year was tempered by some uncertainty around the European Referendum vote, but Government investment in the highways programme and on major infrastructure projects has held up and the demand for Waterman's services to support public sector capital expenditure remains strong.
Specialist Staff Secondment
The Group's specialist secondment business trades as Waterman Aspen, which has built a strong track record by seconding engineers to a range of clients, primarily in the public sector highways and transportation market. Reductions in Local Authority headcount and their revenue expenditure has been more than offset by the requirement to deliver a large capital expenditure programme, and this capital rich / revenue poor status has increased the demand for our services.
There is no such thing as a typical secondment, our shortest was half a day to provide cover to a client to be represented at a meeting, our longest is the secondment of a senior bridge engineer which has just entered its 19(th) year and is still ongoing. The need for our staff arises from numerous reasons such as cover for maternity leave or sickness, to cover gaps while permanent recruitment takes place or more commonly now, as an alternative to permanent recruitment. This is especially beneficial in times of fluctuating or uncertain workload when clients cannot be guaranteed to maintain sufficient work for a large staff complement. Many of our local government clients have had to reduce their technical staff establishment in recent times due to budgetary pressures. Using staff from our specialist secondment service enables them to maintain a high degree of in-house expertise so that they have greater influence on the projects within their authority, often designed and delivered using teams of our staff.
Our clients include a large proportion of the County, City and Borough Councils throughout the UK as well as Highways England, Transport for Scotland and many highways and infrastructure consultants.
A majority of our seconded staff work in integrated teams, with the Client giving direction and control, but we also provide independent teams of secondees to deliver projects and functions. Reductions in Local Authority revenue spend have resulted in skills shortages and many now rely on our support to deliver functions including Development Control, responsibilities under the Flood and Water Management Act, traffic management and bridge maintenance programmes.
We also support the delivery of major capital schemes and provide project management and commercial assurance support to Highways England and their supply chain to build ten Smart Motorways. These schemes, including M1 junctions 16 to 19 in Northamptonshire and the M5 junctions 4a to 6 in Worcestershire, are part of the GBP15 billion government investment Highways England is delivering between now and 2021 which will add 292 extra lane miles to the UK motorway network.
Each of England's 39 Local Enterprise Partnership areas has a local plan for delivering the England Programme worth approximately GBP2.6 billion. Delivery of these schemes contributes to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in England. With pressure to deliver schemes on programme and within budget, Waterman secondees provide design services and supervise construction of major highways schemes, public transport interchanges and public realm improvements.
Major frameworks including the West Midlands Highways Alliance, Midlands Highways Alliance, Hampshire County Council Strategic Partner Contract and London Borough of Bexley now provide 45% of our revenue and give us long term, exclusive access to secondment opportunities in 25 Local Authorities. On frameworks where we deliver this support with consultant partners, including Atkins and AECOM, we also generate additional opportunities in their other Local Authority commissions.
Through our frameworks we have won a number of awards this year, including:
-- ICE East Midlands Merit Awards (EMMA's) for Team Achievement (Midlands Highways Alliance / AECOM / Waterman);
-- CIHT West Midlands Award for Acocks Green Highway Scheme - Best Small Highways and Transportation Project (Birmingham City Council / Atkins / Waterman); and
-- ICE West Midlands Award for Friargate Bridge, Coventry - Team Achievement Award (Coventry City Council /Atkins/ Waterman).
During the year, we have also secured positions on new framework contracts with Highways England and in Birmingham, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and the South West. These long term contracts will provide access to new clients, including newly formed Combined Authorities, and will secure a future pipeline of work.
Diversification into additional sectors, including water and environment, has also given us a broader offering and an expanded client base. This initiative is to establish the same track record and reputation that we have earned in our core highways and transportation market and achieve sustainable, organic growth in these new sectors over the medium term.
We continue to maintain our USP and differentiate ourselves from recruitment agencies by employing the majority of our secondees. The balance we achieve between salaried staff and the specialists and sub-contractors whom we engage provides flexibility and resilience. Our regional management teams are focussed on growing staff numbers and achieving headcount targets, but also on margin improvement and managing productivity.
GROUP OUTLOOK
Waterman is a diversified group offering a comprehensive range of engineering and environmental services to our clients, both in the private and public sectors in a wide range of markets throughout the UK.
Overseas in Australia, we are more specialised and have focused primarily on providing Building Services consultancy in niche markets such as healthcare, education, justice, telecommunications and the financial markets.
In Ireland, we have expanded our range of services offered to clients over the last three years and are extremely well placed to benefit from any upturn in Dublin and the surrounding areas following the UK EU Referendum. We are the designers of the tallest and largest commercial and residential development being constructed in Dublin at present.
In the UK, we have been through a period of uncertainty during the London Mayoral election and more recently the EU Referendum. We remain conscious that the absence of decisive leadership from central government could in turn impact on future investment decisions made by our clients. However, we are continuing to experience good levels of enquiries and new commissions across a wide range of markets and this bodes well for the future.
Having achieved our previously declared three year financial objectives, we remain committed to our aspiration to increase the Group adjusted operating profit margin from the current level of 4% towards 6% by 2019.
Nick Taylor
Chief Executive
10 October 2016
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
for the year ended 30 June 2016
Audited
Exceptional UnauditedYear Exceptional Year
Items ended Pre-exceptional Items ended
(note 30 June Items (note 30 June
Pre-exceptional 6) 2016 GBP' 000 6) 2015
items GBP' 000 GBP' GBP' GBP'
Notes GBP' 000 000 000 000
Revenue 4 91,320 - 91,320 83,938 - 83,938
Employee
benefits
expense 5 (51,027) - (51,027) (46,851) (355) (47,206)
Other operating
charges (35,945) - (35,945) (33,710) (5) (33,715)
---------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------
Operating
expenses (86,972) - (86,972) (80,561) (360) (80,921)
---------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------
Earnings before
interest,
taxes,
depreciation
and
amortisation
(EBITDA) 4,348 - 4,348 3,377 (360) 3,017
Depreciation of
property,
plant and
equipment 12 (690) - (690) (500) - (500)
Amortisation of
other
intangible
assets (48) - (48) (68) - (68)
---------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------
Operating profit 3,610 - 3,610 2,809 (360) 2,449
Finance costs (74) - (74) (105) - (105)
Finance income 28 - 28 39 - 39
---------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------
Profit before
taxation 3,564 - 3,564 2,743 (360) 2,383
Taxation 7 (874) - (874) (688) 79 (609)
---------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------
Profit for the
financial
year 2,690 - 2,690 2,055 (281) 1,774
---------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------
Profit
attributable
to:
Owners of the
parent 2,336 - 2,336 1,645 (284) 1,361
Non-controlling
interests 354 - 354 410 3 413
---------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------
2,690 - 2,690 2,055 (281) 1,774
---------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------
Earnings per
share
from Continuing
operations
Basic and
diluted
earnings
per share 9 7.6p 4.4p
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the year ended 30 June 2016
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unaudited Audited
Year ended Year ended
30 June 2016 30 June 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------------------------- -------------- --------------
Profit for the financial year
(see above) 2,690 1,774
------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Other comprehensive income / (expense):
----------------------------------------- -------------- --------------
Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss:
----------------------------------------- -------------- --------------
Currency translation adjustments 617 (982)
------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Employee Benefit Trust profit - 18
------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Change in valuation of own shares
held by Employee Benefit Trust - (18)
------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Impairment of freehold land and
property (598) -
----------------------------------------- -------------- --------------
Acquisition of non-controlling
interests - (874)
------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Total of items that may be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss 19 (1,856)
------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Other comprehensive income / (expense)
for the year, net of tax 19 (1,856)
------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Total comprehensive income / (expense)
for the year 2,709 (82)
------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Total comprehensive profit / (loss)
attributable to:
----------------------------------------- -------------- --------------
Owners of the parent 2,077 412
------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Non-controlling interests 632 (494)
------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
2,709 (82)
----------------------------------------- -------------- --------------
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
as at 30 June 2016
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Unaudited Audited
2016 2015
Notes GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
ASSETS
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Non-current assets
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Goodwill 11 16,225 15,683
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Other intangible assets 78 73
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Property, plant and equipment 12 2,567 3,107
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Investments 10 10
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Deferred taxation asset 1,219 1,405
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
20,099 20,278
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Current assets
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Trade and other receivables 14 30,803 31,458
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Cash at bank 7,706 5,419
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
38,509 36,877
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Total assets 58,608 57,155
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
LIABILITIES
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Current liabilities
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Trade and other payables 15 (25,146) (26,075)
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Financial liabilities - borrowings 16 (1,829) (715)
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
(26,975) (26,790)
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Non-current liabilities
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Financial liabilities - borrowings 16 (428) (939)
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Provisions 17 (2,035) (1,949)
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
(2,463) (2,888)
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Total liabilities (29,438) (29,678)
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Net assets 29,170 27,477
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE
OWNERS OF THE PARENT
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Share capital 18 3,076 3,076
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Share premium reserve 11,881 11,881
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Merger reserve 3,144 3,144
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Revaluation reserve - 598
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Retained earnings 10,101 8,161
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
28,202 26,860
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Non-controlling interest 968 617
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
Total equity 29,170 27,477
------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ---------
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
for the year ended 30 June 2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unaudited Audited
Year ended Year ended
30 June 2016 30 June 2015
Note GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Cash flows from operating
activities
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Continuing operations:
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Cash generated from continuing
operations (see below) 4,063 5,719
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Interest paid (74) (105)
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Tax paid (707) (447)
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Discontinued operations 8 (80) (114)
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Net cash generated from operating
activities 3,202 5,053
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Cash flows from investing
activities
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Purchase of property, plant
and equipment (PPE)
and other intangible assets (963) (1,010)
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Interest received 28 39
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Proceeds from sale of PPE
and other intangible assets 12 3
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Acquisition of non-controlling
stake (MI) - (874)
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Net cash used in investing
activities (923) (1,842)
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Cash flows from financing
activities
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Repayment of borrowing (679) (488)
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Drawdown of loan facility - 825
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Equity dividends paid-Owners
of the parent 10 (735) (429)
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Equity dividends paid-Non-controlling
interests (281) (383)
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Net cash used in financing
activities (1,695) (475)
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Net increase in cash, cash
equivalents and overdrafts 584 2,736
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of year 20 5,346 2,858
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Exchange gain / (loss) on
cash and cash equivalents 20 498 (248)
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Cash and cash equivalents
at end of year 20 6,428 5,346
--------------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Reconciliation of Profit for the financial year to cash
generated from continuing operations
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unaudited Audited
Year ended Year ended
30 June 2016 30 June 2015
Note GBP'000 GBP'000
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Profit for the financial
year from Continuing operations 2,690 1,774
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Taxation charge 7 874 609
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Interest payable 74 105
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Interest receivable (28) (39)
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Amortisation of other intangible
assets 48 68
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Depreciation 12 690 500
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Changes in working capital
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Decrease in trade and other
receivables 729 552
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
(Decrease) / Increase in
trade and other payables (1,250) 1,656
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
(Decrease) / Increase in
provisions (74) 400
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Foreign exchange 310 94
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
Cash generated from continuing
operations (see above) 4,063 5,719
---------------------------------- ----- -------------- --------------
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
for the year ended 30 June 2016
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attributable to the owners of the parent
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------
Share Share
capital premium Merger Revaluation Retained Non-controlling Total
GBP reserve reserve reserve earnings Total interest equity
'000 GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP '000 GBP'000 GBP '000 GBP '000
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Balance at 1
July 2014 3,076 11,881 3,144 598 8,178 26,877 1,494 28,371
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Currency
translation
adjustments - - - - (645) (645) (337) (982)
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Acquisition of
non-controlling
interests - - - - (304) (304) (570) (874)
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Change in
valuation
of own shares
held by
Employee
Benefit Trust - - - - (18) (18) - (18)
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Employee Benefit
Trust profit - - - - 18 18 - 18
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Other
comprehensive
expense - - - - (949) (949) (907) (1,856)
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Profit for the
financial year - - - - 1,361 1,361 413 1,774
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Total
comprehensive
income /
(expense) - - - - 412 412 (494) (82)
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Dividend - - - - (429) (429) (383) (812)
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Balance at 30
June 2015 3,076 11,881 3,144 598 8,161 26,860 617 27,477
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Currency
translation
adjustments - - - - 339 339 278 617
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Impairment of
land and
freehold
property (1) - - - (598) - (598) - (598)
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Other
comprehensive
income - - - (598) 339 (259) 278 19
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Profit for the
financial year - - - - 2,336 2,336 354 2,690
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Total
comprehensive
income - - - (598) 2,675 2,077 632 2,709
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Dividend - - - - (735) (735) (281) (1,016)
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
Balance at 30
June 2016 3,076 11,881 3,144 - 10,101 28,202 968 29,170
----------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------------- ----------
(1) Refer to note 12, Property Plant and Equipment for details on the impairment of Land and Freehold Property
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
The Group is a multidisciplinary consultancy providing sustainable solutions to meet the planning, engineering design and project delivery needs of the property, infrastructure, environment and energy markets.
The Company is a limited liability company incorporated and domiciled in the UK. The address of its registered office is Pickfords Wharf, Clink Street, London SE1 9DG. The Company has its listing on the London Stock Exchange.
The Preliminary Announcement is based on extracts of the unaudited Financial Statements prepared in accordance with European Union (EU) endorsed International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and IFRIC interpretations and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS.
The Preliminary Announcement for the twelve months ended 30 June 2016, which does not constitute the Group's statutory accounts as defined in section 435 of the Companies Act 2006, was approved by the Board on 4 October 2016. The Preliminary Announcement is unaudited and the Report of the Auditors on the Group's Financial Statements has not yet been signed. The disclosures made meet the requirements of the Listing Rules.
The Report of the Auditors on the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2015 which were prepared in accordance with IFRS, was unqualified, did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain any statement under Section 498 of the Companies Act 2006. The Financial Statements for the financial year ended 30 June 2015 have been delivered to Companies House.
2. BASIS OF PREPARATION
The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2016 has been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the EU, and in accordance with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 related to reporting under IFRS that the Board expects to be applicable as at 30 June 2016. IFRS is subject to amendment or interpretation by the International Accounting Standards Board and there is an ongoing process of review and endorsement by the EU. For these reasons, it is possible that the information presented in this report may be subject to change.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported period. Although these estimates are based on management's best knowledge of the amount, events or actions, actual results ultimately may differ from those estimates.
3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following standards, amendments to standards and interpretations are effective for the first time in the current financial year but have had no material impact on the Group's consolidated financial statements:
Amendments to existing standards
Annual improvements to IFRSs 2012-2014 cycle (effective 1 January 2016)
New and amended standards not yet adopted
IFRS 9 Financial instruments replaces part of IAS 39 Financial instruments: Recognition (effective from 1 January 2018)
IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers will replace IAS 18 and IAS 11 (effective from 1 January 2018)
IFRS 16 Leases will affect primarily the accounting by lessees and will result in the recognition of almost all leases on balance sheet (effective from 1 January 2019)
Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for Unrealised Losses - Amendments to IAS 12 (effective from 1January 2017)
There has been no impact due to the implementation of new accounting standards during the year. All of the accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the audited Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2015 as described in those Financial Statements.
SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY
The preparation of the financial statements requires the Group to make estimates, judgements and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Directors base their estimates on historical
experience and various other assumptions that they believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgements about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The estimates and assumptions that have the most significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities are addressed in the paragraph below.
CRITICAL JUDGEMENTS
The Board considers that the estimates, judgements and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are:
-- Contract Accounting: Revenue recognition, the valuation of trade receivables and amounts recoverable on contracts and the assessment of the percentage of completion achieved. The Group assesses contract progress and determines the proportion of contract work completed at the balance sheet date in relation to the total contract works. This policy requires forecasts to be made on the projected outcomes of projects. These forecasts require assessments and judgements to be made on matters including changes in work scope, changes in costs and costs to completion. While the assumptions made are based on professional judgements, subsequent events may mean that estimates calculated prove to be inaccurate, with a consequent effect on the reporting results;
-- Insurance Claims: Provisions in respect of potential liability insurance claims require assessments and judgements to be made of the likelihood of a claim succeeding and an estimate of the quantum. While the assumptions made are based on professional judgements, subsequent events may mean that estimates calculated prove to be inaccurate, with a consequent effect on the reporting results;
-- Goodwill is subject to impairment review both annually and when there are indications that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The carrying value is compared to the recoverable amount, which is the higher of value in use and fair value less costs to sell. Determining whether goodwill is impaired requires an estimation of the value in use of Cash Generating Units (CGU's) to which the goodwill has been allocated. The value in use calculation requires an estimate to be made of the timing and amount of future cash flows expected to arise from the CGU and the application of a suitable discount rate to calculate the present value. The discount rates used are based on the Group's weighted average cost of capital adjusted to reflect the specific economic environment of the relevant CGU (refer to note 11); and
-- Deferred Tax: Deferred tax is accounted for on temporary differences using the liability method. Deferred tax assets are only recognised as recoverable if it is judged probable that a future taxable profit will arise against which the temporary differences can be utilised. Deferred tax liabilities will be provided for in full.
4 SEGMENTAL REPORTING
The Board reviews the Group's internal management accounts in order to analyse performance and allocate resources. Performance was assessed on the basis of operating profit before exceptional items and the charge or release of liability insurance provisions. Revenue was reported and assessed on a consistent basis with revenue reported in the Consolidated Income Statement. The Board assesses the business from both a business discipline and geographic perspective.
The Group monitors and reports on the performance of its Property and Infrastructure & Environment ("IE") business segments. The components of each business segment have been reported in the segmental reporting note (note 4) for informational purposes.
Year ended Year ended 30
30 June 2016 June 2015
Property IE Total Property IE Total
Consolidated Income Statement GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
--------- -------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Revenue - total 53,537 47,143 100,680 49,997 44,114 94,111
Revenue - internal (7,733) (1,627) (9,360) (7,874) (2,299) (10,173)
Revenue 45,804 45,516 91,320 42,123 41,815 83,938
--------- -------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
EBITDA before exceptional
items and (charge) / release
of liability insurance
provisions 4,170 916 5,086 3,616 286 3,902
Depreciation and amortisation
on computer software (365) (373) (738) (279) (289) (568)
--------- -------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Operating profit / (loss)
before exceptional items
and (charge) / release
of liability insurance
provisions 3,805 543 4,348 3,337 (3) 3,334
Exceptional items - - - (46) (314) (360)
(Charge) / release of liability
insurance provisions (788) 50 (738) (706) 181 (525)
--------- -------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Operating profit 3,017 593 3,610 2,585 (136) 2,449
Net finance costs (46) (66)
Profit before taxation 3,564 2,383
Taxation (874) (609)
Profit for the financial
year 2,690 1,774
--------- -------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Profit attributable to
non-controlling interests 354 413
Profit attributable to
the owners of the parent 2,336 1,361
Group, Group,
Unallocated Unallocated
and and
consolidation Total consolidation Total
Property IE adjustments 2016 Property IE adjustments 2015
Consolidated
Balance Sheet GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
--------- -------- ---------------- --------- --------- -------- ---------------- ---------
Goodwill 6,413 9,812 0 16,225 5,871 9,812 - 15,683
Other segment
assets 39,054 8,571 (6,584) 41,041 38,487 6,593 (5,013) 40,067
Segment assets 45,467 18,383 (6,584) 57,266 44,358 16,405 (5,013) 55,750
--------- -------- ---------------- --------- --------- -------- ---------------- ---------
Unallocated
assets
Current tax
assets - - 123 123 - - - -
Deferred tax
assets - - 1,219 1,219 - - 1,405 1,405
Total assets 45,467 18,383 (5,242) 58,608 44,358 16,405 (3,608) 57,155
--------- -------- ---------------- --------- --------- -------- ---------------- ---------
Segment
liabilities (28,149) (8,185) 9,126 (27,208) (30,277) (9,727) 13,523 (26,481)
Unallocated
liabilities
Financial
liabilities - - (933) (933) - - (1,842) (1,842)
Current tax
liabilities - - (1,297) (1,297) - - (1,355) (1,355)
Total
liabilities (28,149) (8,185) 6,896 (29,438) (30,277) (9,727) 10,326 (29,678)
--------- -------- ---------------- --------- --------- -------- ---------------- ---------
Net assets 17,318 10,198 1,654 29,170 14,081 6,678 6,718 27,477
--------- -------- ---------------- --------- --------- -------- ---------------- ---------
Capital
expenditure 201 8 754 963 114 25 871 1,010
--------- -------- ---------------- --------- --------- -------- ---------------- ---------
UK Highways
Year ended UK Building Infrastructure &
30 June Structures services Other Total & Environment Transportation Total
2016 consulting consulting Australia Europe International Property consulting outsourcing IE
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------- --------------- --------------- --------
Revenue
- total 29,224 14,150 6,013 4,150 - 53,537 23,140 24,003 47,143
Revenue
- internal (6,797) (662) (29) (245) - (7,733) (1,627) - (1,627)
Revenue 22,427 13,488 5,984 3,905 - 45,804 21,513 24,003 45,516
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------- --------------- --------------- --------
EBITDA
before
exceptional
items and
(charge)
/ release
of liability
insurance
claims 2,014 772 925 459 - 4,170 (202) 1,118 916
Depreciation
and
amortisation
on computer
software (168) (95) (33) (69) - (365) (176) (197) (373)
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------- --------------- --------------- --------
Operating
profit /
(loss)
before
exceptional
items and
(charge)
/ release
of liability
insurance
provisions 1,846 677 892 390 - 3,805 (378) 921 543
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------- --------------- --------------- --------
Year ended UK Highways
30 June UK Building Infrastructure &
2015 Structures services Other Total & Environment Transportation Total
(restated) consulting consulting Australia Europe International Property consulting outsourcing IE
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------- ---------------- --------------- --------
Revenue
- total 27,782 12,607 6,657 2,958 (7) 49,997 23,256 20,858 44,114
Revenue
- internal (6,867) (785) (28) (183) (11) (7,874) (1,289) (1,010) (2,299)
Revenue 20,915 11,822 6,629 2,775 (18) 42,123 21,967 19,848 41,815
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------- ---------------- --------------- --------
EBITDA
before
exceptional
items and
(charge
/ release
of liability
insurance
claims 1,852 469 1,126 181 (12) 3,616 (631) 917 286
Depreciation
and
amortisation
on computer
software (137) (67) (38) (33) (4) (279) (159) (130) (289)
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------- ---------------- --------------- --------
Operating
profit /
(loss)
before
exceptional
items and
(charge)
/ release
of liability
insurance
provisions 1,715 402 1,088 148 (16) 3,337 (790) 787 (3)
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------- ---------------- --------------- --------
A segmental analysis of net finance costs has not been disclosed as the Directors are of the opinion that its components cannot be meaningfully analysed across regions and classes of business.
Internal revenue is work done on behalf of fellow group undertakings on an arm's length basis. External revenue reported to the Board is measured in a manner consistent with that in the Consolidated Income Statement.
Since July 2015, trading undertaken by the Environment business unit has been consolidated with the Civil and Transportation consulting business unit to form the Infrastructure & Environment consulting business unit. For the previous year, the segmental performance of these two business units has been consolidated and restated above.
Operating results by business unit is assessed prior to exceptional items and the (charge)/release of liability insurance claims. The prior year results by business unit have been restated to ensure consistency with the current year,
Unallocated,
Consolidated UK Highways discontinued
Balance UK Building Infrastructure & and
Sheet 30 Structures services Other & Environment Transportation consolidation
June 2016 consulting consulting Australia Europe International consulting outsourcing Environment adjustments Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ---------
Goodwill - 680 4,561 1,172 - 2,287 6,560 965 - 16,225
Other segment
assets 28,409 5,133 3,468 2,040 4 2,776 6,592 (797) (6,584) 41,041
Segment
assets 28,409 5,813 8,029 3,212 4 5,063 13,152 168 (6,584) 57,266
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ---------
Unallocated
assets
Current
tax assets 123
Deferred
tax assets 1,219
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ---------
Total assets 58,608
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ---------
Segment
liabilities (15,123) (1,916) (945) (1,733) (8,433) (6,311) (1,809) (65) 9,127 (27,208)
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ---------
Unallocated
liabilities
Financial
and other
liabilities (933)
Tax
liabilities (1,297)
Total
liabilities (29,438)
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ---------
Capital
expenditure 21 38 29 113 - - 6 2 754 963
Unallocated,
Consolidated UK Highways discontinued
Balance UK Building Infrastructure & and
Sheet 30 Structures services Other & Environment Transportation consolidation
June 2015 consulting consulting Australia Europe International consulting outsourcing Environment adjustments Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ---------
Goodwill - 680 4,019 1,172 - 2,287 6,560 965 - 15,683
Other segment
assets 28,687 5,059 3,255 2,000 4 3,250 5,729 817 (8,734) 40,067
Segment
assets 28,687 5,739 7,274 3,172 4 5,537 12,289 1,782 (8,734) 55,750
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ---------
Unallocated
assets
Current
tax assets -
Deferred
tax assets 1,405
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ---------
Total assets 57,155
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ---------
Segment
liabilities (16,086) (1,990) (943) (1,731) (9,437) (6,437) (1,461) (1,225) 12,829 (26,481)
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ---------
Unallocated
liabilities
Financial
and other
liabilities (1,842)
Tax
liabilities (1,355)
Total
liabilities (29,678)
----------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ---------
Capital
expenditure 38 - 25 51 - - 18 7 871 1,010
Unallocated, discontinued and consolidation adjustments consist primarily of intercompany balances which are eliminated on consolidation and balances related to the Group overdraft facility. The Group has the right to offset the cash and overdraft balances between Group companies and hence includes the new balance, if any, within Cash and cash equivalents.
5 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXPENSE
Year Year
ended ended
30 June 30 June
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Staff costs including Executive Directors remuneration
amounted to:
-------------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Wages and salaries - including GBP95,000 in respect
of share based payments (2015: GBP55,000) 43,968 40,425
-------------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Termination benefits - including exceptional items
of GBPnil (2015: GBP355,000) - 355
-------------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Social security costs 4,582 4,283
-------------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Other pension costs 2,477 2,143
-------------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
51,027 47,206
-------------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
The average monthly number of salaried employees
including executive directors during the year were
as follows :
-------------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Number Number
-------------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Technical 813 758
-------------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Non-technical 127 130
-------------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
940 888
The average monthly number of temporary and contract staff during
the year was 356 (2015: 320). The costs relating to contract
staff are included in other operating charges.
Pensions contributions outstanding at 30 June 2016 were GBP213,956
(2015: GBP191,577).
An award of 106,400 free Waterman shares was made to 550 staff.
The cost of these shares to the Company was GBP95,000 (2015:
GBP55,000)
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6 EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS
The following is an analysis of the Exceptional items arising within the Group during the year, all of which have been included in the Consolidated Income Statement.
Year Year
ended ended
30 June 30 June
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------- ---------- ---------
Employee benefits expense
--------------------------- ---------- ---------
Restructuring costs - (355)
--------------------------- ---------- ---------
Other operating charges
--------------------------- ---------- ---------
Office closure costs - (5)
--------------------------- ---------- ---------
- (360)
-------------------------------------- ---------
Taxation - 79
--------------------------- ---------- ---------
Total exceptional items - (281)
--------------------------- ---------- ---------
a) Restructuring costs: Costs in 2015 related principally to settlement and redundancy costs to former directors and staff arising from the restructuring of our Infrastructure & Environment Consulting business.
b) Taxation: The taxation credit of GBP79,000 in 2015 was due to the tax deductibility of the exceptional items.
7 TAXATION
a) ANALYSIS OF CHARGE IN THE YEAR
Year ended
30 June Year ended
2016 30 June 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
---------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------
United Kingdom
Corporation tax at 20.0% (2015: 20.75%) 373 270
---------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------
Adjustments in respect of prior years (215) 31
---------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------
158 301
---------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------
Foreign
Corporation taxes 319 350
---------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------
Adjustments in respect of prior years - (3)
---------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------
Total current tax 477 648
---------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------
United Kingdom
Origination and reversal of temporary differences 388 178
---------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------
Adjustments in respect of prior years (15) (217)
---------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------
373 (39)
---------------------------------------------------- ----------- -------------- Foreign Origination and reversal of temporary differences 24 - ---------------------------------------------------- ----------- -------------- Adjustments in respect of prior years - - ---------------------------------------------------- ----------- -------------- Total deferred tax 397 (39) ---------------------------------------------------- ----------- -------------- Taxation 874 609 ---------------------------------------------------- ----------- --------------
b) FACTORS AFFECTING TAXATION FOR THE YEAR
The following table shows a reconciliation from the expected corporation tax charge, using the UK corporation tax rate for 2016 of 20.0% (2015: 20.75%) to the reported tax charge. The reconciling items represent, other than the impact of tax rate differentials and changes, non-taxable income or non-deductible expenses arising from the difference between the local tax base and the reported financial statements.
The total tax charge in future years will be affected by any changes in the corporation tax rates in force in the countries in which the Group operates as shown in note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Year ended Year ended
30 June 30 June
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
Profit before taxation from Continuing operations 3,564 2,383
--------------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
Taxation on profit at standard UK rate of 20.0%
(2015: 20.75%) 712 494
--------------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
Effects of:
--------------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 64 109
--------------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
Adjustments in respect of foreign tax rates 98 107
--------------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
Non-taxable - (4)
--------------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
Losses utilised 74 95
--------------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
Sub-total 948 801
--------------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
Adjustments in respect of prior years (167) (189)
--------------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
Change in tax rate 93 (3)
--------------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
Total taxation charge 874 609
--------------------------------------------------- ----------- -----------
The UK corporation tax rate will be 19% from 1 April 2017 and 18% from 1 April 2020 and this has been reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Further changes to the UK corporation tax rates were announced in the Chancellor's budget on 16 March 2016. These include reductions to the main rate to 17% from 1 April 2020 instead of the 18% rate previously announced. As this change had not been substantially enacted at the balance sheet date, its effect is not included in these Financial Statements.
8 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In July 2013, the Board decided to discontinue trading in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In January 2014, the Board decided to discontinue trading in Russia. By 30 June 2014 for Russia and by 31 December 2013 for UAE, all revenue generating operations in Russia and the UAE had ceased and these operations were classified as discontinued.
All expenses relating to discontinued operations were charged in the year ended 30 June 2014. No expenses for discontinued operations have been charged during the current period or prior year period.
A net cash outflow from operating activities of GBP80,000 (2015: outflow of GBP114,000) resulted from the discontinued operations during the year, principally relating to progressing the liquidation of the legal entities.
9 EARNINGS PER SHARE
The basic and diluted earnings per share has been calculated on the earnings attributable to the owners of the parent and based on a weighted average of 30,758,824 (2015: 30,721,657) shares in issue and ranking for dividend during the year. The diluted earnings per share is the same as there were no dilutive share options in issue as at 30 June 2016.
2016 2015
Weighted 2016 Weighted 2015
2016 average number Per share 2015 average number Per share
Profit of shares amount Profit of shares amount
GBP'000 (thousands) (pence) GBP'000 (thousands) (pence)
----------------------- --------- ---------------- ----------- --------- ---------------- -----------
Basic earnings
per share:
----------------------- --------- ---------------- ----------- --------- ---------------- -----------
Earnings attributable
to owners of the
parent 2,336 30,758 7.6 1,361 30,722 4.4
----------------------- --------- ---------------- ----------- --------- ---------------- -----------
Effect of dilutive
share schemes - - - - - -
----------------------- --------- ---------------- ----------- --------- ---------------- -----------
Diluted earnings
per share 2,336 30,758 7.6 1,361 30,722 4.4
----------------------- --------- ---------------- ----------- --------- ---------------- -----------
The adjusted earnings per share before exceptional items is 7.6p (2015: 5.4p) as set out below.
Group Group
30 June 30 June
2016 2015
Earnings from Continuing operations GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Profit attributable to the owners of the Parent 2,336 1,361
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Exceptional items after taxation - 284
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Earnings for the purposes of adjusted EPS 2,336 1,645
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Basic and diluted EPS 7.6p 4.4p
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Adjusted and diluted EPS 7.6p 5.4p
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
10 DIVIDS
Year
Year ended ended
30 June 30 June
2016 2015
Dividends charged to equity in the year GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------------------------------- ----------- ---------
Final dividend paid in January 2016 of 1.2p
(2015: 0.6p) per share 367 184
-------------------------------------------------- ----------- ---------
Interim dividend paid in April 2016 of 1.2p
(2015: 0.8p) per share 368 245
-------------------------------------------------- ----------- ---------
Total dividend paid in year of 2.4p (2015: 1.4p)
per share 735 429
-------------------------------------------------- ----------- ---------
Final dividend proposed for payment in January
2017 of 1.8p (2016: 1.2p) per share 553 367
-------------------------------------------------- ----------- ---------
A dividend of GBP281,000 (2015: GBP383,000) was paid to the non-controlling interest during the year.
An interim dividend of 1.2p per share was paid on 15 April 2016. Reflecting its confidence in the future performance and prospects for the Group, the Board is recommending to shareholders an increase of the final dividend to 1.8p per share (2015: 1.2p). If approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 9 December 2016, the final dividend will be paid on 6 January 2017 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 9 December 2016.
The Employee Benefit Trust has waived its entitlement to dividends which has reduced the 2016 interim dividend paid by GBP1,568 (2015: GBP1,045) and the 2015 final dividend paid by GBP1,568 (2014: GBP765).
11 GOODWILL
Group
GBP'000
------------------------------------------- ---------
Cost
------------------------------------------- ---------
1 July 2014 16,723
------------------------------------------- ---------
Exchange rate adjustments (546)
------------------------------------------- ---------
1 July 2015 16,177
------------------------------------------- ---------
Exchange rate adjustments 542
------------------------------------------- ---------
30 June 2016 16,719
------------------------------------------- ---------
Accumulated impairment
------------------------------------------- ---------
1 July 2014, 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016 (494)
------------------------------------------- ---------
Net book amount
------------------------------------------- ---------
30 June 2016 16,225
------------------------------------------- ---------
30 June 2015 15,683
------------------------------------------- ---------
12 PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Plant,
Freehold equipment
land & & motor
buildings vehicles Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Cost or valuation
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
1 July 2014 1,499 9,572 11,071
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Additions - 970 970
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Disposals - (307) (307)
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Exchange rate adjustments - (181) (181)
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
1 July 2015 1,499 10,054 11,553
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Additions - 912 912
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Disposals - (1,182) (1,182)
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Impairment of freehold property (781) - (781)
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Exchange rate adjustments - 137 137
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
30 June 2016 718 9,921 10,639
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Accumulated depreciation
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
1 July 2014 85 8,315 8,400
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Charge for the year (including exceptional
items) 8 492 500
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Disposals - (294) (294)
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Exchange rate adjustments - (160) (160)
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
1 July 2015 93 8,353 8,446
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Charge for the year 7 683 690
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Disposals - (1,182) (1,182)
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Exchange rate adjustments - 118 118
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
30 June 2016 100 7,972 8,072
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Net book amount
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
30 June 2016 618 1,949 2,567
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
30 June 2015 1,406 1,701 3,107
-------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------
The Group's freehold property was revalued on transition to IFRS as at 1 July 2004 by independent qualified valuers, GVA Grimley and BH2, who are both firms of independent chartered surveyors. The valuation was based on active market prices and reflected the existing value of the property concerned. The valuation was incorporated into the Consolidated Financial Statements and the resulting revaluation adjustments were credited to the revaluation reserve net of deferred tax.
As a result of a change in the future use of the Group's freehold property in Leeds, an impairment review has been performed. An impairment charge of GBP781,000 has been taken and set against the revaluation reserve. GBP183,000 of deferred tax held within the revaluation reserve has been reversed. The net impact on the revaluation reserve is a reduction of GBP598,000 to GBPnil at 30 June 2016.
Certain Group assets have been used as security for borrowings as disclosed in note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
13 LONG TERM CONTRACTS
Group Group
30 June 30 June
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
Total costs incurred 96,483 88,032
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
Profit recognised as income (less recognised
losses) 16,906 12,927
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
Work in progress for third parties 113,389 100,959
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
Invoicing on account to customers (118,159) (107,524)
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
(4,770) (6,565)
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
Of which work in progress for third parties
is disclosed as:
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
Amounts due from customers on long term
contracts (note 14) 7,886 7,639
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
Amounts due to customers on long term contracts
(note 15) (12,656) (14,204)
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
(4,770) (6,565)
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------
14 TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
Group Group
30 June 30 June
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Trade receivables 23,058 23,772
--------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Less: Provision for impairment of receivables (2,784) (3,035)
--------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Trade receivables (net) 20,274 20,737
--------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Amounts due from customers on long term contracts
(note 13) 7,886 7,639
--------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Other receivables 123 132
--------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Prepayments and accrued income 2,520 2,950
--------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
30,803 31,458
--------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
As of 30 June 2016, trade receivables over 30 days from the date of issue of GBP9.8m (2015: GBP12.5m) were considered for potential impairment. The amount provided for these balances was GBP2.8m (2015: GBP3.0m).
As of 30 June 2016, trade receivables of GBP7.0m (2015: GBP9.5m) were past due but not impaired. These relate to a number of independent customers for whom there is no recent history of default. The ageing analysis of these trade receivables from the date of issue is as follows:
Group Group
30 June 30 June
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------- --------- ---------
Less than 30 days - -
------------------------- --------- ---------
Between 30 and 60 days 2,747 3,662
------------------------- --------- ---------
Between 60 and 90 days 1,827 2,286
------------------------- --------- ---------
Between 90 and 120 days 893 1,270
------------------------- --------- ---------
Greater than 120 days 1,530 2,244
------------------------- --------- ---------
6,997 9,462
------------------------- --------- ---------
15 TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
Group Group
30 June 30 June
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Trade payables 3,310 3,206
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Amounts due to customers on long term contracts
(note 13) 12,656 14,204
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Other taxes and social security 3,823 3,416
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Corporation tax - 177
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Other payables 1,138 1,006
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Accruals 4,219 4,066
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
25,146 26,075
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
16 FINANCIAL LIABILITIES - BORROWINGS
Group Group
30 June 30 June
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------ --------- ---------
Current
------------------------------------------ --------- ---------
Drawdown on invoice discounting facility 1,278 73
------------------------------------------ --------- ---------
Bank loans 551 642
------------------------------------------ --------- ---------
1,829 715
------------------------------------------ --------- ---------
Non-current
------------------------------------------ --------- ---------
Bank loans 428 939
------------------------------------------ --------- ---------
428 939
------------------------------------------ --------- ---------
The Group has one sterling bank loan which is repayable in 2017. This loan is at a floating interest rate of 2.75% (2015: 2.75%) above sterling base rate as at 30 June 2016. The Group has one Australian dollar bank loan which is repayable in 2019. The loan is at a floating interest rate of 2.5% above Australian LIBOR. Both loans are secured by a fixed and floating charge over certain Group assets and are subject to three financial covenants which are tested half yearly.
17 PROVISIONS
Liability Group Liability Group
Insurance Property 30 June Insurance Property 30 June
provisions provisions 2016 provisions provisions 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------- ------------ -------------------- --------- ------------ ------------- ---------
1 July 1,907 42 1,949 1,465 84 1,549
------------------- ------------ -------------------- --------- ------------ ------------- ---------
Charged to the
Consolidated
Income Statement 900 - 900 1,036 - 1,036
------------------- ------------ -------------------- --------- ------------ ------------- ---------
Released to the
Consolidated
Income Statement (162) (26) (188) (511) (42) (553)
------------------- ------------ -------------------- --------- ------------ ------------- ---------
Sub-total 738 (26) 712 525 (42) 483
------------------- ------------ -------------------- --------- ------------ ------------- ---------
Utilised (631) - (631) (83) - (83)
------------------- ------------ -------------------- --------- ------------ ------------- ---------
Exchange rate
adjustments 4 1 5 - - -
------------------- ------------ -------------------- --------- ------------ ------------- ---------
Discount - - - - - -
------------------- ------------ -------------------- --------- ------------ ------------- ---------
30 June 2,018 17 2,035 1,907 42 1,949
------------------- ------------ -------------------- --------- ------------ ------------- ---------
Liability insurance claim provisions reflect the Board's estimate of the likely costs to be incurred by the Group arising from professional liability claims. Property provisions relate to rent, rates, service charge and other associated costs relating to office premises that have been wholly or partially vacated before the end of the lease term or before a break clause can be exercised. These provisions will be carried forward until the matters to which they relate are resolved and the provisions are utilised or released as appropriate. No provision has been released or utilised for any purpose other than that for which it is established.
18 SHARE CAPITAL
The share capital of the Company comprises ordinary shares of 10p each. No shares were issued or cancelled during the current and prior year.
Issued and fully paid
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Number GBP'000
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At 1 July 2015 and 30 June
2016 30,758,824 3,076
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The rights and obligations attaching to the Company's ordinary shares, in addition to those conferred on their holders by law, are set out in the Company's Articles of Association. On a show of hands, every shareholder present in person or by proxy has one vote and, on a poll, every shareholder present in person or by proxy has one vote for each share which they hold in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.
Under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, new ordinary shares may be granted to directors and senior employees (see note 19).
19 SHARE BASED PAYMENTS
During the year, the Group had two share based payment arrangements in operation of which further details are set out below:
a) LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP)
At the Annual General Meeting held on 5 December 2014, shareholders approved the creation of a new LTIP for Executive Directors and key employees which are to be settled in equity. Under the terms of the LTIP, the right to acquire ordinary shares at no cost will be based on the company's share price as follows:
Share price target % of award vesting % of award vesting
Executive directors Other employees
and COO's
100p 25% 50%
115p 40% 65%
125p 50% 75%
140p 80% 90%
150p 100% 100%
The performance conditions may be measured at any time over the five years from the date of grant but awards will not vest until at least three years after the date of grant. A summary of the awards during the period is as follows:
Award date 9 December 2014 Scheme maturity 10 years Maximum term 5 years Awards outstanding at 30 June 2016 3,000,000 Awards exercisable at 30 June 2016 Nil
The Group used the Monte Carlo valuation model to value its LTIP shares using the market price at the date of the grant.
b) SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN
On 4 December 2014, the Board approved the creation of a new Share Incentive Plan for the benefit of all qualifying employees. The aim of the SIP is to reward employees for past performance and to incentivise future performance. Awards will be settled from shares already in issue.
On 19 December 2014, an award of 200 free shares per full time employee was made to qualifying employees. On 6 January 2016, a further award of 200 free shares per full time employee was made to qualifying employees. The shares will be held in trust for five years from the award date or until an employee leaves the Group's employment.
On 1 April 2015, the Company invited all qualifying UK employees to purchase shares in the Company by entering into a partnership share agreement. Under this agreement, employees may purchase Waterman shares up to a market value of GBP1,800 in any tax year from their monthly gross salary. On 30 June 2016, 68 employees were purchasing shares under the partnership share agreement on a monthly basis.
20 ANALYSIS OF NET FUNDS
Group Other
1 July non-cash Exchange Group
2015 Cash flow changes movements 30 June
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 2016 GBP'000
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Cash at bank 5,419 1,789 - 498 7,706
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Drawdown on invoice
discounting facility (73) (1,205) - - (1,278)
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Total of cash and cash
equivalents 5,346 584 - 498 6,428
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Current
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Bank loans (642) 679 (511) (77) (551)
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Non-current
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Bank loans (939) - 511 - (428)
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Total of bank loans
and finance leases (1,581) 679 - (77) (979)
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Net funds 3,765 1,263 - 421 5,449
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At 30 June 2016, GBP1.4m (2015: GBP1.2m) of the cash and cash equivalents were held in subsidiaries not wholly owned by the Group, of which GBP0.7m (2015: GBP0.6m) was attributable to the non-controlling interests.
21 DEFERRED TAXATION
Deferred tax is provided in full on temporary differences under the liability method. The Finance Act 2015 enacted a reduction to the rate of UK corporation tax from 20% to 19% from 1 April 2017 and 18% from 1 April 2020. As the Finance Act 2015 had been enacted as at the balance sheet date, the impact of these reductions have been reflected in the deferred tax asset as at 30 June 2016.
A further reduction in the UK corporation tax rate to 17% from 1 April 2020 (rather than the 18% rate previously announced) was announced in the Chancellor's budget on 16 March 2016. As this change has not been substantially enacted at the balance sheet date, its effect is not included in these Financial Statements. If this rate had been enacted at the balance sheet date, it would not have a material impact on the deferred tax asset as at 30 June 2016.
Deferred tax asset
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Group Group
30 June 30 June
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
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At 1 July 1,405 1,387
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(Credited) / charged to the Consolidated Income
Statement (397) 39
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Charged to equity 183 -
------------------------------------------------- --------- ---------
Exchange rate adjustments 28 (21)
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At 30 June 1,219 1,405
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An analysis of the deferred tax balances and the movements in temporary differences of deferred tax assets and liabilities during the year (prior to the offsetting of balances within the same tax jurisdiction permitted by IAS 12) are shown below:
Group Group
1 July Foreign Rate 30 June
2015 Equity Income exchange change 2016
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
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Property, plant and equipment (167) 183 (32) - - (16)
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Other intangible assets (15) - 41 - - 26
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Provisions 262 - (55) 28 - 235
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Pensions - - 25 - - 25
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Losses carried forward 1,325 - (376) - - 949
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Asset 1,405 183 (397) 28 - 1,219
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Group Group
1 July Foreign Rate 30 June
2014 Equity Income exchange change 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Property, plant and equipment 22 - (189) - - (167)
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Other intangible assets (14) - (1) - - (15)
------------------------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Provisions 329 - (46) (21) - 262
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Pensions 42 - (42) - - -
------------------------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Losses carried forward 1,008 - 317 - - 1,325
------------------------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------
Asset 1,387 - 39 (21) - 1,405
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Partial provision has been made for deferred taxation assets and liabilities which have been offset only to the extent that they relate to the same taxation regime.
The deferred tax asset at 30 June 2016, taking into consideration the offsetting balances within the same jurisdiction is GBP1,219,000 (2015: GBP1,405,000). The assets and liabilities expected to reverse between one year and five years are GBP573,000 (2015: GBP926,000) and more than five years are GBP346,000 (2015: GBP398,000).
Deferred tax has been calculated using estimates based on the current manner of recovery of the asset's value on property, plant and equipment not eligible for capital allowances, that is, recovery through continued use in the business unless the asset is held for sale. This method assumes no tax relief will be available; therefore, no tax base is available for inclusion within the calculation of deferred tax unless the asset's value is recoverable through sale rather than continued use.
The key assumptions in the calculation of deferred tax are set out below:
a) Capital expenditure - the percentage of capital expenditure that would quality for tax relief, incurred by each unit, has been estimated based on prior year's historical experience of the split between qualifying and non-qualifying expenditure.
b) Depreciation - the depreciation rate for assets that do not qualify for the initial recognition exemption has been estimated based on actual data for the most recent accounting periods.
c) Overseas tax losses - are not recognised to the extent that the losses cannot be utilised in the foreseeable future based on the latest profit projections for that territory.
22 GOING CONCERN
The Group's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out in the Chairman's Statement. The financial position of the Group, its cash flows, liquidity position and borrowing facilities are described in the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes.
The Directors have prepared a cash flow forecast and a forecast for covenant compliance to 30 June 2018. The financial covenants allow for a sensible tolerance in trading performance in relation to the forecasts. The Directors are confident that the underlying forecasts are reasonable. The Group is reliant on the ability of customers to pay debts and on the timing of projects coming on line. In adverse circumstances the Board has a number of mitigating actions it could take to seek to ensure covenant compliance.
The Group has considerable financial resources together with long term contracts with a number of customers and suppliers across different geographic areas and industries. An analysis of the Group's borrowing facilities are disclosed in Note 19 'Financial liabilities-borrowings' of the Consolidated Financial Statements. As a consequence, the Directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully.
After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they consider it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparing the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. As with all business forecasts, the Directors cannot guarantee that the going concern basis will remain appropriate given the inherent uncertainty about future events.
23 PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The principal risks and uncertainties affecting the business activities of the Group remain broadly the same as at 30 June 2015 as disclosed and described within the Corporate Governance Report of the Annual Report and Financial Statement 2015 on pages 66-70.
24 VIABILITY STATEMENT
In accordance with provision C.2.2 of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2014, the Directors have assessed the prospects of the Group over a longer period than that required in adopting the going concern basis of accounting. In the context of the inherent uncertainties of a multiple year period of evaluation, the Directors confirm that based upon the analysis performed, there is a reasonable expectation of the Group continuing in operation and meeting its liabilities as they fall due over the three years to June 2019. The contracts into which the Group enters are characterised by multiple timeframes, many of which are short term in nature. While there may be a reasonable expectation of securing work beyond the three year period, there are a number of uncertainties arising in consideration of longer time periods. Consequently, the Directors believe a three year period of assessment is appropriate. The three year assessment period also aligns with the Group's strategic planning process which covers a three year period.
Assessment of Viability
In assessing the Group's viability the Directors have carried out a robust assessment of the principal risks in the business. Appropriate, plausible scenarios have been considered, including the associated potential impacts on the Group's profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flows, and key performance indicators over the period. It has been assumed that funding in the form of bank debt would be available in all reasonable scenarios contemplated and that mitigating actions could be implemented as required to improve the position in the most severe scenarios.
25 FURTHER INFORMATION
Electronic copies of the Annual Report and Financial Statement will be made available on the Group's website www.watermangroup.com from 9 November 2016. Additional copies will be available on request from the Company's registered office at Pickfords Wharf, Clink Street, London SE1 9DG.
The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Group's website on the internet. However, information is accessible in many different countries where legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial information may differ to that applicable to the United Kingdom.
The directors of Waterman Group plc are listed in the Waterman Group plc Annual Report and Financial Statement 2015 on page 68. A list of current directors is maintained on the Waterman Group website www.watermangroup.com.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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