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HLCL Helical Plc

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Helical PLC Half-year Report (1342U)

21/11/2019 7:01am

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Helical PLC

21 November 2019

HELICAL PLC

("Helical" or the "Group" or the "Company")

Half Year Results for the Six Months to 30 September 2019

HELICAL'S PREMIUM PORTFOLIO CONTINUES TO ATTRACT NEW TENANTS WITH 244,000 SQ FT OF LETTINGS IN LONDON & MANCHESTER SINCE APRIL 2019

Gerald Kaye, Chief Executive, commented:

"We have made good progress in the first half of the financial year by attracting new tenants to 172,860 sq ft of space, generating GBP3.9m (our share) of contracted rental income, and since 30 September 2019 have let a further 71,525 sq ft, generating an additional GBP2.1m of rental income for the Group. As we let the remaining 121,000 sq ft of available space and the 99,000 sq ft of developments due to achieve practical completion by January 2020, we will make significant headway towards capturing the portfolio's see-through ERV of GBP59.6m. The success we have had since 1 April this year underpins our belief that the enduring quality and location of our buildings will continue to attract tenants, boosting our earnings and dividend cover.

"We remain a Company focused on the creation of capital profits through the development and letting of the high quality office space that today's occupiers are seeking. Our current portfolio will continue to generate such profits as it reaches its fully let and stabilised potential. Further growth is dependent on the Group unearthing new opportunities and management's efforts are focused on achieving this. With our experience and track record, we are confident in our ability to add to our pipeline and to continue the growth of Helical."

Operational Performance

-- Acquisition of a major development opportunity with the purchase of 33 Charterhouse Street, London EC1, a c.200,000 sq ft office development site next to Farringdon station, in a 50:50 joint venture with AshbyCapital.

-- Secured 133,218 sq ft of new London office lettings delivering contracted rent of GBP9.8m (Helical's share GBP3.0m at 5.9% above 31 March 2019 ERV).

-- Post half year end, let a further 69,581 sq ft of London office space delivering GBP5.6m of contracted rents (Helical's share GBP2.1m at 3.2% above 31 March 2019 ERV).

-- In Manchester, five office lettings achieved on 39,642 sq ft, generating rental income of GBP0.9m at 1.6% above 31 March 2019 ERV, with a further 1,944 sq ft let post period end in line with 31 March 2019 ERV.

-- Completed the sale of two units in the first phase of residential at Barts Square, EC1 with a further unit completed since the period end, leaving just seven units available for sale. In the final phase, exchanged contracts for the sale of a further seven units and exchanged on one further unit since the period end, taking the total number of units exchanged to 45. These sales are due to complete by February 2020.

-- Sale of Helical's 10% shareholding in One Creechurch Place to our joint venture partner, completing our involvement in the development.

-- We increased and extended our Revolving Credit Facility to GBP400m, providing an additional GBP50m of firepower for acquisitions.

Financial Highlights

Earnings

   --    IFRS basic earnings per share of 11.7p (2018: 21.8p). 
   --    IFRS Profit before tax of GBP13.1m (2018: GBP29.1m). 
   --    Total Accounting Return(1) of 2.7% (2018: 5.1%). 
   --    See-through Total Property Return(1) of GBP28.6m (2018: GBP43.2m): 
   -     Group's share(1) of net rental income of GBP13.0m (2018: GBP11.7m). 

- Development profits of GBP5.7m (2018: losses of GBP2.1m), after provisions of GBP1.2m (2018: GBP6.2m).

   -     Net gain on sale and revaluation of investment properties of GBP9.9m (2018: GBP33.6m). 
   --    EPRA earnings per share(1) of 5.4p (2018: loss of 4.6p). 
   --    Interim dividend declared of 2.70p per share (2018: 2.60p), up 3.8%. 

Balance Sheet

   --    Net asset value up 1.1% to GBP573.7m (31 March 2019: GBP567.4m). 
   --    EPRA net asset value per share(1) up 0.8% to 486p (31 March 2019: 482p). 
   --    EPRA triple net asset value per share(1) up 0.2% to 466p (31 March 2019: 465p). 

Property Valuations

   --    IFRS property portfolio value of GBP836.1m (31 March 2019: GBP793.6m). 
   --    See-through property portfolio(1) of GBP955.8m (31 March 2019: GBP876.4m). 

-- See-through investment property valuation gain, on a like-for-like basis, of 1.5% (1.4% including purchases and gains on sales).

Financing

   --    See-through loan to value(1) of 35.3% (31 March 2019: 30.6%). 
   --    See-through net borrowings(1) of GBP337.4m (31 March 2019: GBP268.6m). 

-- Average maturity of the Group's share(1) of secured debt of 4.5 years (31 March 2019: 3.4 years), increasing to 5.6 years, on exercise of options to extend current facilities.

   --    See-through average cost of borrowings(1) of 3.5% (31 March 2019: 4.0%). 

-- Group's share(1) of cash and undrawn bank facilities at 30 September 2019 of GBP261m (31 March 2019: GBP382m).

Portfolio Update

London Portfolio

-- 1.8% valuation increase, on a like-for-like basis, valued at GBP773.9m at 30 September 2019 (85.9% of investment portfolio) compared to GBP693.8m at 31 March 2019 (85.0% of investment portfolio).

-- Contracted rents of GBP30.2m (31 March 2019: GBP27.5m) growing to an ERV of GBP50.4m (31 March 2019: GBP42.4m).

   --    WAULT of 7.4 years (31 March 2019: 8.0 years). 

Manchester Portfolio

-- Valuation of investment portfolio remained unchanged, on a like-for-like basis, at GBP127.0m at 30 September 2019 (14.1% of investment portfolio) compared to GBP122.7m at 31 March 2019 (15% of investment portfolio) after taking into account capital expenditure.

-- Contracted rents increased to GBP6.1m (31 March 2019: GBP5.7m) growing to an ERV of GBP9.1m (31 March 2019: GBP9.0m).

   --    WAULT of 4.3 years (31 March 2019: 3.9 years). 

Interim Dividend

An Interim Dividend of 2.70 pence per share (2018: 2.60 pence per share) will be paid to Shareholders as follows:

 
Ex-dividend Date  28 November 2019 
Record Date       29 November 2019 
Payable Date      31 December 2019 
 

For further information, please contact:

 
Helical plc                     020 7629 0113 
Gerald Kaye (Chief Executive) 
Tim Murphy (Finance Director) 
 
Address:                        5 Hanover Square, London, 
                                 W1S 1HQ 
Website:                        www.helical.co.uk 
Twitter:                        @helicalplc 
 
FTI Consulting                  020 3727 1000 
Dido Laurimore/Richard Gotla 
schelical@fticonsulting.com 
 

Half Year Results Presentation

Helical will be holding a presentation for analysts and investors starting at 9am on Thursday 21 November 2019 at the offices of FTI Consulting, 200 Aldersgate, Aldersgate Street, London, EC1A 4HD. If you would like to attend, please contact FTI Consulting on 020 3727 1000, or email schelical@fticonsulting.com

The presentation will be on the Company's website www.helical.co.uk and a conference call facility will be available. The dial-in details are as follows:

 
Participants, Local - London, United Kingdom:   +44 (0)330 336 9411 
Passcode:                                       8746796 
 

Webcast Link:

https://webcasting.brrmedia.co.uk/broadcast/5d91c523cbe3ca44a572e3b2

1. See Glossary for definition of terms. The half year condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In common with usual and best practice in our sector, alternative performance measures have also been provided to supplement IFRS, some of which are based on the recommendations of the European Public Real Estate Association ("EPRA"), with others designed to give more relevant information about the Group's share of assets and liabilities, income and expenses in subsidiaries and joint ventures.

Chief Executive's Statement

Overview

The results for the half year to 30 September 2019 reflect continued progress on all fronts.

We are rapidly approaching the completion of the current development programme, which started in March 2011 with the acquisition, in joint venture, of land and buildings at Barts Square, London EC1. On completion of the third and final phase of Barts Square and Kaleidoscope, London EC1, both anticipated by early 2020, we will have built or refurbished 2.3m sq ft of office space and delivered 236 residential units in the last nine years. Of this, we have retained 1.1m sq ft of these offices and added 200,000 sq ft at 33 Charterhouse Street, London EC1 to our investment portfolio, valued at GBP901.0m and generating GBP36.4m of contracted rent.

We have made good progress in the first half of the financial year by attracting new tenants to 172,860 sq ft of space, generating GBP3.9m (our share) of contracted rental income, and since 30 September 2019 have let a further 71,525 sq ft, generating an additional GBP2.1m of rental income for the Group. As we let the remaining 121,000 sq ft of available space and the 99,000 sq ft of developments due to achieve practical completion by January 2020, we will make significant headway towards capturing the portfolio's see-through ERV of GBP59.6m. The success we have had since 1 April this year underpins our belief that the enduring quality and location of our buildings will continue to attract tenants, boosting our earnings and dividend cover.

Results for the Half Year

The profit before tax for the half year to 30 September 2019 was GBP13.1m (2018: GBP29.1m) with a Total Property Return of GBP28.6m (2018: GBP43.2m). The increase in net rents to GBP13.0m (2018: GBP11.7m) reflects the impact of our letting success over the period. Developments contributed profits of GBP6.9m (2018: GBP4.1m) before provisions of GBP1.2m (2018: GBP6.2m). The gain on sale and revaluation of the investment portfolio contributed GBP9.9m (2018: GBP33.6m).

Total see-through finance costs were GBP8.9m (2018: GBP8.4m), offset by interest receivable of GBP1.3m (2018: GBP1.0m) to give net finance costs of GBP7.6m (2018: GBP7.4m). A reduction in expected future interest rates led to a charge from the valuation of the Group's derivative financial instruments of GBP5.0m (2018: credit of GBP0.3m). Recurring administration costs were GBP5.3m (2018: GBP5.6m) with GBP0.3m (2018: GBP0.2m) in our joint ventures. The provision for performance related remuneration, including associated NIC, was GBP1.7m (2018: GBP2.3m).

A corporation tax charge of GBP1.2m (2018: GBP11.2m) has been recognised in the Half Year Results. With a reduction in the Group's deferred tax provision of GBP2.1m, a net tax credit of GBP0.9m (2018: charge GBP3.2m) has been recognised.

The profit for the period, after recognition of this tax credit, was GBP14.0m (2018: GBP25.9m) and this result allows the Board to declare an Interim Dividend of 2.70p (2018: 2.60p), an increase of 3.8%.

Finance

The see-through loan to value ratio ("LTV") increased to 35.3% at the half year end (31 March 2019: 30.6%) reflecting the acquisition, in joint venture, of our new scheme at 33 Charterhouse Street, London EC1 and capital expenditure on our portfolio, particularly at Kaleidoscope, London EC1. Our see-through net gearing, the ratio of net borrowings to the net asset value of the Group, increased from 47.3% as at 31 March 2019 to 58.8%.

During the period under review, the average debt maturity on secured loans, on a see-through basis, increased to 4.5 years (31 March 2019: 3.4 years) as we increased and extended our Revolving Credit Facility from GBP150m to GBP400m, repaying the GBP200m development facility on The Bower. The weighted average cost of debt fell from 4.0%, at 31 March 2019, to 3.5% at the period end. Our GBP100m Convertible Bond was repaid in June 2019. The Group has GBP261m of cash and unutilised bank facilities available to fund capital works on the portfolio and future acquisitions.

Board Matters

At the 2019 AGM held in July, we said goodbye to Mike Slade, the founder and former Chief Executive of Helical, who stepped down from the Board after 35 years to be replaced as Chairman by Richard Grant. The whole Board congratulates Mike on his remarkable career and wishes him every success with his continued endeavours for charity as well as a happy and relaxing retirement.

During the period we appointed Sue Farr as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Board and a member of the Audit and Risk, Nominations and Remuneration Committees. Sue brings considerable expertise in marketing, branding and consumer issues to the team and I welcome her to the Company.

Sustainability

We have long recognised that our business impacts on the environment and the wider communities in which we operate and we seek to create sustainable buildings through our development and refurbishment activities. During the period we formalised many of our ESG policies, establishing a Sustainability Committee headed by our Property Director, Matthew Bonning-Snook, and incorporating representatives from each of our internal departments. In addition to seeking individual ratings for our portfolio under BREEAM, where we have achieved "Excellent" for all of the redeveloped properties within our London portfolio, we also look to measure and improve our corporate ESG ratings under the assessments made by EPRA, MSCI and the Carbon Disclosure Project ("CDP"). During the period, we added GRESB to the list of measures and benchmarks against which we assess our sustainability achievements.

Outlook

We operate in a climate of political uncertainty and we hope that the forthcoming General Election will provide clarity in a manner which is positive for the UK economy.

We remain a Company focused on the creation of capital profits through the development and letting of the high quality office space that today's occupiers are seeking. Our current portfolio will continue to generate such profits as it reaches its fully let and stabilised potential. Further growth is dependent on the Group unearthing new opportunities and management's efforts are focused on achieving this. With our experience and track record, we are confident in our ability to add to our pipeline and to continue the growth of Helical.

Gerald Kaye

Chief Executive

21 November 2019

Our Market

Overview

Helical's core business is developing and owning dynamic, well located office space in London and Manchester. With intelligent stock selection, we aim to maximise returns by development and refurbishment as well as through significant asset management initiatives.

London

In our judgement, the London commercial property market continues to provide the best source of capital profits in the UK. As evidenced by the continued strong tenant demand for Grade A office space, we expect this to remain the case for the foreseeable future, assuming a government supportive of business.

In order for Helical to generate capital profits, the Group needs to identify those areas where it believes tenant demand is, or will become, strong and to source opportunities in those areas at an appropriate entry price. Equally important, we need to provide inspiring working environments suited to the needs of our customers, the tenants. Using the skills, knowledge and expertise gained over many years, the Helical team aims to deliver attractive and exciting office space in our identified locations. In a low growth environment, stock selection needs to reflect the granular characteristics that will attract our target market of occupiers.

Helical has based its investment decisions in London on four continuing major developments in the office market. First, the growth of the London population; second, the continuing and rapid expansion of the creative industries (predominantly in technology and media); third, the migration of occupiers across Central London to the City and East London; and fourth, a fast-growing market in flexible leasing.

London's population is forecast to grow to 9.5m by 2026, a 9% increase since mid-2016. This will present challenges, particularly in terms of infrastructure, but will also provide opportunities, such as the demand for new and refurbished offices. Whilst the Elizabeth Line has again been delayed, its eventual opening will be a boost to travelling in London.

The UK is a global leader in the creative industries, an area we have targeted with our portfolio. Companies involved in media, advertising and marketing, technology and other creative industries now comprise 52% of our tenant base.

The third factor influencing our choice of location for our portfolio is the migration of occupiers from West to East across Central London to the City and East London. The desire to be part of creative hubs, surrounded by like-minded individuals, located a short travelling distance from home are common themes in discussing requirements with tenants. Most obviously, those hubs are in the Tech Belt from King's Cross to Whitechapel.

Finally, the growth of flexible leasing is having a continuing effect on the commercial office letting market in London and has spread to regional cities. At Helical we seek early and continued engagement with customers and look to develop long-standing relationships with them. By offering flexible leases on our multi-let assets, which allow them to occupy space commensurate with their requirements, we target long-term retention of our customers. We continue to evolve our tenant offering to reflect trends in demand, specifically with the recent introduction of fitted "plug and play" solutions on some of the buildings where we have smaller floor plates.

In London, Helical has been building up a portfolio of multi-tenanted office buildings in the Tech Belt locations of Farringdon, the Old Street roundabout and Whitechapel. We also own two assets in Chiswick, West London. By owning these "clusters" or "villages" of office buildings, the Company now has a portfolio of assets with multiple lease events leading to ongoing asset management opportunities with the potential to lock in future rental growth.

The Company is also seeking to expand its portfolio by taking on additional schemes in Central London either on its own balance sheet, or in the case of larger projects, by co-investment or by forward selling/funding them, to create the opportunity for significant profit shares but with reduced balance sheet exposure.

Manchester

Manchester continues to present attractive opportunities for us outside London and its city centre has seen the highest take-up figures on record for the first half of 2019. With 824,021 sq ft let across 124 transactions, it is well on track to exceed the five year rolling average of 1.2m sq ft. Meanwhile, Grade A office supply continues to fall and is currently at its lowest reported level.

Prime rents have risen to GBP36.50 psf and, with a lack of Grade A supply, it is likely rental growth will continue and it is expected to reach GBP40.00 psf by the end of 2020. Whilst investment volumes are significantly down in 2019, prime yields have remained steady.

Over the past decade Manchester's population has seen the greatest percentage growth outside London. Urbanisation continues, with city centre living having risen by 185% over the past 15 years. This increase has helped drive significant employment growth and this is expected to continue, predicted to increase by 11.8% over the next five years.

Manchester is well known for having the highest graduate retention rate outside London. The city's young and highly skilled workforce has seen it attract tech businesses which now occupy 35% of commercial property within the city.

As with London, we believe in clustering assets together. Our four offices are all within a ten minute walk of one another, enabling us to offer tenants a choice in design, size and rental tone and aiding in the long term retention of our tenants.

Looking Forward

Our ambition is to have a balanced portfolio that generates sufficient net rental income to firstly, exceed all of our recurring costs and second, provide a surplus significantly greater than our annual dividend to Shareholders. We have a see-through ERV on the portfolio of GBP59.6m and expect to generate this surplus once all of our current development and asset management activities are complete. We are also seeking a pipeline of opportunities to grow the balance sheet through the creation of development profits and capital surpluses.

Financial Review

 
 
   IFRS Performance                EPRA Performance 
 IFRS Profit Before Tax          EPRA Earnings 
  GBP13.1m (2018: GBP29.1m)       GBP6.5m (2018: loss of GBP5.5m) 
 IFRS EPS                        EPRA EPS 
  11.7p (2018: 21.8p)             5.4p (2018: loss of 4.6p) 
 IFRS Diluted NAV Per Share      EPRA NAV Per Share 
  472p (31 March 2019: 469p)      486p (31 March 2019: 482p) 
                                --------------------------------- 
 

Overview

The half year has seen continued letting success, particularly at The Tower, London EC1 and One Bartholomew, London EC1. Combined with the development progress made at Kaleidoscope, London EC1 and the recognition of the final profit on exit from One Creechurch Place, London EC3, the resultant valuation gains and development profits recognised have driven the Group's net asset growth.

With the repayment of the GBP100m Convertible Bond in June 2019 and the completion of the expanded GBP400m Revolving Credit Facility, the Group has reduced its average cost of debt whilst extending the maturity of its borrowings.

Results for the Half Year

The see-through results for the half year to 30 September 2019 include net rental income of GBP13.0m, a net gain on sale and revaluation of the investment portfolio of GBP9.9m and development profits of GBP5.7m, leading to a Total Property Return of GBP28.6m (2018: GBP43.2m). Total administration costs of GBP7.4m (2018: GBP8.0m) and net finance costs of GBP7.6m (2018: GBP7.4m) contributed to a pre-tax profit of GBP13.1m (2018: GBP29.1m). EPRA net asset value per share increased by 0.8% to 486p (31 March 2019: 482p).

The interim dividend, payable on 31 December 2019, will be 2.70p per share, a 3.8% increase on the previous interim period.

The Group's real estate portfolio, including its share of assets held in joint ventures, increased to GBP955.8m (31 March 2019: GBP876.4m) as a result of the acquisition, in joint venture, of 33 Charterhouse Street, London EC1, capital expenditure and net revaluation gains on the investment portfolio.

The expenditure on the investment portfolio during the period increased the Group's see-through loan to value to 35.3% (31 March 2019: 30.6%). Repayment of the Convertible Bond and refinancing The Bower into an expanded GBP400m Revolving Credit Facility reduced the Group's weighted average cost of debt to 3.5% (31 March 2019: 4.0%) and increased the weighted average debt maturity to 4.5 years (31 March 2019: 2.7 years). The average maturity of the facilities would increase to 5.8 years on exercise of the two one-year extension options on the Revolving Credit Facility and on a fully utilised basis.

At 30 September 2019, the Group had unutilised bank facilities of GBP210m and GBP51m of cash on a see-through basis. The bank facilities are primarily available to fund the development of Kaleidoscope, London EC1, the construction of the last phase of residential at Barts Square, London EC1 and future property acquisitions.

Total Accounting Return

The Total Accounting Return is the growth in the net asset value of the company plus dividends paid in the period, expressed as a percentage of the net asset value at the beginning of the period. The metric measures the growth in Shareholders' Funds each period and is expressed as an absolute measure.

 
                          Half Year   Year   Year   Year   Year   Year 
                                 to     to     to     to     to     to 
                               2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   2015 
                                  %      %      %      %      %      % 
------------------------  ---------  -----  -----  -----  -----  ----- 
Total Accounting Return         2.7    8.4    5.3    8.3   22.5   21.1 
------------------------  ---------  -----  -----  -----  -----  ----- 
 

Total Property Return

We calculate our Total Property Return to enable us to assess the aggregate of income and capital profits made each year from our property activities. Our business is primarily aimed at producing surpluses in the value of our assets through asset management and development, with the income side of the business seeking to cover our annual administration and finance costs.

 
                        Half Year   Year   Year   Year   Year   Year 
                               to     to     to     to     to     to 
                             2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   2015 
                             GBPm   GBPm   GBPm   GBPm   GBPm   GBPm 
----------------------  ---------  -----  -----  -----  -----  ----- 
Total Property Return        28.6   81.4   68.8   79.9  164.6  155.3 
----------------------  ---------  -----  -----  -----  -----  ----- 
 

Earnings Per Share

The IFRS earnings per share decreased from 21.8p to 11.7p and are based on the after tax earnings attributable to ordinary Shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period.

On an EPRA basis, the loss per share of 4.6p in 2018 improved to a positive earnings per share of 5.4p, reflecting the Group's share of net rental income of GBP13.0m (2018: GBP11.7m) and development profits of GBP5.7m (2018: losses of GBP2.1m), but excluding gains on sale and revaluation of Investment properties of GBP9.9m (2018: GBP33.6m).

Net Asset Value

IFRS diluted net asset value per share increased from 469p to 472p and is a measure of shareholders' funds divided by the number of shares in issue at the period end, adjusted to allow for the effect of all dilutive share awards.

EPRA net asset value per share increased by 0.8% to 486p per share (31 March 2019: 482p). This movement arose principally from a total comprehensive income (retained profits) of GBP14.1m (2018: GBP25.9m), less GBP9.0m of dividends (2018: GBP8.3m).

EPRA triple net asset value per share marginally increased to 466p (31 March 2019: 465p).

Income Statement

Rental Income and Property Overheads

Gross rental income receivable by the Group in respect of wholly owned properties increased to GBP14.5m (2018: GBP13.5m), reflecting letting success and partial capture of the investment portfolio's reversionary potential, offset by sales of assets during the prior periods. In the joint ventures, gross rents remained steady at GBP0.4m (2018: GBP0.4m). Property overheads in respect of wholly owned assets and in respect of those assets in joint ventures fell by 20.8% to GBP1.9m (2018: GBP2.4m). After taking account of net rents receivable from our profit share partners of GBPnil (2018: GBP0.1m), see-through net rents increased to GBP13.0m (2018: GBP11.7m).

Development Profits

In the period under review, from our role as development manager at One Creechurch Place, London EC3, we recognised GBP0.8m of profit. A further profit of GBP0.9m was recognised for carrying out a similar role at Barts Square, London EC1.

Project expenditure of GBP0.4m on potential new opportunities and to satisfy cost indemnities given on the sale of our Retirement Villages in 2017, and provisions of GBP0.1m against our legacy retail development programme, combined with other net income of GBP0.2m, contributed to a net development profit of GBP1.4m (2018: GBP1.7m).

Share of Results of Joint Ventures

The revaluation of our investment assets held in joint ventures generated a surplus of GBP0.5m (2018: GBP1.1m). Under our development management agreement for One Bartholomew, London EC1, we recognised a net development fee of GBP5.4m as a result of letting progress, but a reassessment of the expected sales proceeds from the remaining units in the first phase of residential at Barts Square resulted in a provision of GBP1.1m. The sale of the Group's 10% investment in One Creechurch Place, London EC3 resulted in a profit of GBP1.3m.

Finance, administration, taxation and other sundry items added a further GBP0.7m of costs. An adjustment to reflect our economic interest in the Barts Square, London EC1 development and to ensure our investment in One Creechurch Place, London EC3 is shown at its recoverable amount, generated surpluses of GBP2.6m, leaving a net profit from our joint ventures of GBP8.0m (2018: loss of GBP3.9m).

Gain on Sale and Revaluation of Investment Properties

The valuation of our investment portfolio, on a see-through basis, continued to reflect the benefit of our refurbishment activities in London where we generated a valuation surplus of 1.7% (including purchases and gains on sales) and 1.8% on a like-for-like basis. In Manchester, the portfolio remained unchanged on a like-for-like basis. In total, the see-through investment portfolio showed a valuation surplus of 1.4% (including purchases and gains on sales), or 1.5% on a like-for-like basis.

The total impact on our results of the gain on sale and revaluation of our investment portfolio, including in joint ventures, was a net gain of GBP9.9m (2018: GBP33.6m).

Administrative Expenses

Administration costs in the Group, before performance-related awards, reduced from GBP5.6m to GBP5.3m.

Performance related share awards and bonus payments, including National Insurance costs, were GBP1.7m (2018: GBP2.3m). Of this amount, GBP0.9m (2018: GBP0.9m), being the charge for share awards under the Performance Share Plan, is expensed through the Income Statement but added back to Shareholders' Funds through the Statement of Changes in Equity.

 
                                                                     2019     2018 
                                                                   GBP000   GBP000 
----------------------------------------------------------------  -------  ------- 
Administrative expenses (excluding performance related rewards)     5,324    5,552 
Performance related awards, including NIC                           1,730    2,309 
Group                                                               7,054    7,861 
In joint ventures                                                     335      161 
----------------------------------------------------------------  -------  ------- 
Total                                                               7,389    8,022 
----------------------------------------------------------------  -------  ------- 
 

Finance Costs, Finance Income and Derivative Financial Instruments

Interest payable on secured bank loans, including our share of loans on assets held in joint ventures, but before capitalised interest, reduced to GBP6.1m (2018: GBP6.3m). Interest payable in respect of the unsecured bonds was GBP0.9m (2018: GBP2.0m). Bank charges, commitment fees, sundry interest and the amortisation of refinancing costs increased to GBP3.0m (2018: GBP2.4m) due to the early repayment of The Bower facility upon the transfer of the property into the expanded Revolving Credit Facility. Capitalised interest reduced from GBP2.3m to GBP1.1m as development schemes progressed and as a result of the completion of The Tower, London EC1 in August 2018. Total finance costs, including in joint ventures, increased to GBP8.9m (2018: GBP8.4m).

Finance income earned, including in joint ventures, was GBP1.4m (2018: GBP1.1m). The movement in medium and long-term interest rate projections during the period contributed to a charge of GBP5.0m (2018: credit of GBP0.3m) on their mark-to-market valuation. The repayment of the GBP100m Convertible Bond resulted in a credit of GBP0.5m (2018: GBP1.0m) on the reversal of the 31 March 2019 mark-to-market valuation.

Taxation

Helical pays corporation tax on its UK sourced net rental income, trading and development profits and realised chargeable gains, after offsetting administration and finance costs.

The decrease in current tax charge for the period to GBP1.2m from GBP11.2m is primarily a result of the tax charge on the capital gain on the sale of The Shepherds Building, London W14 in the prior period.

Dividends

Helical follows a progressive dividend policy of increasing its dividends whilst retaining the majority of funds generated for investment to grow the business. As the Group completes and lets its current development programme, it expects to be able to reflect the growth in earnings in increased dividends paid to Shareholders. The Company has proposed an interim dividend of 2.70p, an increase of 3.8% on the previous period (2018: 2.60p).

Balance Sheet

Shareholders' Funds

Shareholders' Funds at 1 April 2019 were GBP567.4m. The Group's results for the period added GBP14.1m (2018: GBP25.9m), net of tax, representing the total comprehensive income for the period. Movements in reserves arising from the Group's share schemes increased funds by GBP1.2m. The Company paid dividends to Shareholders amounting to GBP9.0m leaving a net increase in Shareholders' Funds from Group activities during the period of GBP6.3m to GBP573.7m.

Investment Portfolio

 
                                                                                 Head 
                                          Wholly  In joint                     leases        Lease     Book 
                                           owned   venture  See-through   capitalised   incentives    value 
                                          GBP000    GBP000       GBP000        GBP000       GBP000   GBP000 
--------------------  -----------------  -------  --------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------- 
Valuation at 31 March 2019               791,250    25,382      816,632         2,189     (14,781)  804,040 
Acquisitions          - wholly owned           -         -            -             -            -        - 
 - joint ventures                              -    37,114       37,114             -            -   37,114 
Capital expenditure   - wholly owned      31,965         -       31,965          (21)            -   31,944 
 - joint ventures                              -     2,698        2,698             -            -    2,698 
Revaluation 
 surplus              - wholly owned      11,885         -       11,885             -      (2,443)    9,442 
 - joint ventures                              -       676          676             -        (204)      472 
Valuation at 30 September 
 2019                                    835,100    65,870      900,970         2,168     (17,428)  885,710 
---------------------------------------  -------  --------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------- 
 

In the period to 30 September 2019, the Group acquired 33 Charterhouse Street, London EC1 in joint venture for GBP37.1m (our share). The Group spent GBP34.7m on capital works on the investment portfolio, mainly at Kaleidoscope, London EC1 (GBP20.6m), The Tower, London EC1 (GBP6.6m), Barts Square, London EC1 (GBP1.7m), The Tootal Buildings (formally called Churchgate and Lee), Manchester (GBP3.2m) and Fourways House, Manchester (GBP0.9m). Revaluation gains added GBP12.6m to increase the see-through value of the portfolio, before lease incentives, to GBP901.0m (31 March 2019: GBP816.6m). The accounting for head leases and lease incentives resulted in a book value of the see-through investment portfolio of GBP885.7m (31 March 2019: GBP804.0m).

Debt and Financial Risk

In total, Helical's outstanding debt at 30 September 2019 of GBP395.2m (31 March 2019: GBP479.2m) had a weighted interest cost of 3.5% (31 March 2019: 4.0%) and a weighted average debt maturity of 4.5 years (31 March 2019: 2.7 years). The average maturity of the facilities would increase to 5.8 years following exercise of the two one-year extensions of the Group's GBP400m Revolving Credit Facility on a fully utilised basis.

Debt Profile at 30 September 2019 - Including Commitment Fees but Excluding the Amortisation of Arrangement Fees

 
                             Total      Total                      Weighted average    Average 
                          facility   utilised  Available facility     interest rate   maturity       Extended* average 
                            GBP000     GBP000              GBP000                 %      Years          maturity Years 
-----------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------------  ----------------  ---------  ---------------------- 
Investment facilities      493,000    314,000             179,000               3.2        4.9                     6.5 
Development facilities      50,400     32,770              17,630               4.9        3.9                     3.9 
-----------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------------  ----------------  ---------  ---------------------- 
Total wholly owned         543,400    346,770             196,630               3.4        4.8                     6.2 
In joint ventures           51,684     48,446               3,238               3.9        2.3                     2.3 
-----------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------------  ----------------  ---------  ---------------------- 
Total secured debt         595,084    395,216             199,868               3.5        4.5                     5.9 
Working capital             10,000          -              10,000                 -          -                     1.0 
Total unsecured debt        10,000          -              10,000                 -          -                     1.0 
-----------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------------  ----------------  ---------  ---------------------- 
Total debt                 605,084    395,216             209,868               3.5        4.5                     5.8 
-----------------------  ---------  ---------  ------------------  ----------------  ---------  ---------------------- 
 

* Calculated on a fully utilised basis with the two one-year extensions of the Revolving Credit Facility included.

Secured Debt

The Group arranges its secured investment and development facilities to suit its business needs as follows:

   -       Investment Facilities 

We have a GBP400m Revolving Credit Facility that enables the Group to acquire, refurbish, reposition and hold significant parts of our investment portfolio with the remaining London investment assets held in a GBP93m term loan secured facility. The value of the Group's properties secured in these facilities at 30 September 2019 was GBP717m (31 March 2019: GBP698m) with a corresponding loan to value of 43.8% (31 March 2019: 44.4%). The average maturity of the Group's investment facilities at 30 September 2019 was 4.9 years (31 March 2019: 3.5 years), increasing to 6.5 years on a fully utilised basis and following the two one-year extensions of the Revolving Credit Facility. The weighted average interest rate was 3.2% (31 March 2019: 3.9%). The marginal cost of fully utilising the undrawn Revolving Credit Facility was 2.2% (31 March 2019: 2.1%).

   -       Development Facilities 

This facility finances the over-station development at Kaleidoscope, London EC1. The maturity of the Group's development facility at 30 September 2019 was 3.9 years (31 March 2019: 4.4 years) with a weighted average interest rate of 4.9% (31 March 2019: 6.3%). Excluding the impact of commitment fees, the weighted average interest rate of this facility is 4.2% (31 March 2019: 4.2%).

   -          Joint Venture Facilities 

We hold a number of investment and development properties in joint venture with third parties and include in our reported figures our share, in proportion to our economic interest, of the debt associated with each asset. The average maturity of the Group's share of bank facilities in joint ventures at 30 September 2019 was 2.3 years (31 March 2019: 2.8 years) with a weighted average interest rate of 3.9% (31 March 2019: 4.0%).

Unsecured Debt

The Group's unsecured debt, following the repayment of the GBP100m Convertible Bond in June 2019, is GBPnil (31 March 2019: GBP100.5m), as follows:

   -       Short-term Working Capital Facilities 

These undrawn facilities provide access to additional working capital for the Group.

Cash and Cash Flow

At 30 September 2019, the Group had GBP261m (31 March 2019: GBP382m) of cash and agreed, undrawn, committed bank facilities including its share in joint ventures, as well as GBP62m (31 March 2019: GBP25m) of uncharged property on which it could borrow funds.

Net Borrowings and Gearing

Total gross borrowings of the Group, including in joint ventures, have decreased from GBP479.2m to GBP395.2m during the six month period to 30 September 2019. After deducting cash balances of GBP51.3m (31 March 2019: GBP205.2m) and unamortised refinancing costs of GBP6.6m (31 March 2019: GBP5.4m), net borrowings increased from GBP268.6m to GBP337.4m. The see-through gearing of the Group, including in joint ventures, increased from 47.3% to 58.8%.

 
                                             30 September   31 March 
                                                     2019       2019 
-------------------------------------------  ------------  --------- 
See-through gross borrowings                    GBP395.2m  GBP479.2m 
See-through cash balances                        GBP51.3m  GBP205.2m 
Unamortised refinancing costs                     GBP6.6m    GBP5.4m 
See-through net borrowings                      GBP337.4m  GBP268.6m 
Shareholders' Funds                             GBP573.7m  GBP567.4m 
See-through gearing - IFRS net asset value          58.8%      47.3% 
-------------------------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 

Hedging

At 30 September 2019, the Group had GBP243.0m (31 March 2019: GBP363.0m) of fixed rate debt with an average effective interest rate of 3.0% (31 March 2019: 3.7%) and GBP103.8m (31 March 2019: GBP67.2m) of floating rate debt with an average effective interest rate of 4.4% (31 March 2019: 5.7%). In addition, the Group had GBP200m of interest rate caps at an average of 1.75% (31 March 2019: GBP240m at 1.69%). In our joint ventures, the Group's share of fixed rate debt was GBPnil (31 March 2019: GBPnil) and GBP48.4m (31 March 2019: GBP49.0m) of floating rate debt with an effective rate of 3.9% (31 March 2019: 4.0%), with interest rate caps set at 1.5% plus margin on GBP32.9m (31 March 2019: GBP11.0m at 0.5%).

 
                                   30 September                           31 March 
                                           2019  Effective interest rate      2019  Effective interest rate 
                                           GBPm                        %      GBPm                        % 
---------------------------------  ------------  -----------------------  --------  ----------------------- 
Fixed rate debt 
- Secured borrowings                      243.0                      3.0     262.5                      3.6 
- Convertible Bond                            -                        -     100.0                      4.0 
- Fair value of Convertible Bond              -                        -       0.5                        - 
---------------------------------  ------------  -----------------------  --------  ----------------------- 
Total                                     243.0                      3.0     363.0                      3.7 
Floating rate debt 
- Secured                                 103.8                   4.4(1)      67.2                   5.7(1) 
---------------------------------  ------------  -----------------------  --------  ----------------------- 
Total                                     346.8                      3.4     430.2                      4.0 
In joint ventures 
- Floating rate                            48.4                      3.9      49.0                      4.0 
---------------------------------  ------------  -----------------------  --------  ----------------------- 
Total borrowings                          395.2                      3.5     479.2                      4.0 
---------------------------------  ------------  -----------------------  --------  ----------------------- 
 

(1) This includes commitment fees on undrawn facilities. Excluding these would reduce the effective rate to 3.1% (31 March 2019: 3.7%).

Tim Murphy

Finance Director

21 November 2019

Helical's Property Portfolio - 30 September 2019

Property Overview

Helical divides its property activities into two core markets: London and Manchester offices. London represents 87% and Manchester 13% of the total see-through property portfolio. Whilst there are structural differences in these markets, Helical has found that its business model can be applied successfully to each, driving capital growth, development profits and rental income.

The London Portfolio

Our strategy is to continue to increase our London holdings, focusing on areas where we see strong tenant demand and growth potential, such as the "Tech Belt" that runs from King's Cross through Old Street and Shoreditch to Whitechapel. Our London portfolio comprises income-producing multi-let offices, office refurbishments and developments and a mixed use commercial/residential scheme.

33 Charterhouse Street, EC1

In May 2019 we acquired the rights to a long leasehold interest in 33 Charterhouse Street, a major development site located in Farringdon, in a 50:50 joint venture with AshbyCapital. The site is situated on the corner of Charterhouse Street and Farringdon Road, adjacent to Farringdon Station and immediately opposite the future Museum of London site at Smithfield General Market.

Since acquisition, extensive work has been undertaken to refine the existing planning consent such that the building is now expected to provide for c.190,000 sq ft of offices across ten floors and c.10,000 sq ft of ground floor retail. Work on site will commence shortly and completion is anticipated in Spring 2022.

The Bower, EC1

The Bower is a landmark estate immediately adjacent to the Old Street roundabout and features 312,575 sq ft of innovative, high quality office space along with 21,280 sq ft of restaurant and retail space.

The Warehouse and The Studio

The Warehouse comprises 122,858 sq ft of offices and The Studio 18,283 sq ft of offices with 10,298 sq ft of retail space at the two buildings. The repositioning of The Warehouse entailed a complete refurbishment of the building whilst retaining its original 1960s characteristics. The Studio was a ground up development on the former car park site. The buildings were fully pre-let when they completed in November 2015.

The Tower

The Tower offers 171,434 sq ft of office space with a contemporary façade and innovatively designed interconnecting floors, along with 10,982 sq ft of restaurant space let to Albion & East (trading as Serata Hall) and Wagamama.

In the period we have let the 14th floor on a fitted basis to Snowflake Computing, the cloud-built data warehouse solutions provider, and the 16th floor to Incubeta, a global digital marketing performance group. Since the period end the 12th floor has also been let, on a fitted basis, to an existing tenant, Brilliant Basics, an Infosys company and the 13th floor to OpenPayd, a banking and payments platform for businesses. Following these lettings, The Tower is now 93% let with only the 15th floor available.

Barts Square, EC1

In a joint venture with The Baupost Group LLC, Helical owns the freehold interest of Barts Square, a 3.2 acre site between St Paul's and Smithfield Market, situated a short walk from the Farringdon East Elizabeth Line station.

Barts Square provides a new quarter in the City, consisting of 236 residential apartments, three office buildings of 214,434 sq ft, 24,013 sq ft and 10,187 sq ft together with 21,122 sq ft of retail/A3 at ground floor as well as major public realm improvements.

Phase One

Residential/Retail

Phase One of Barts Square comprises 144 residential units, 3,101 sq ft of retail space and extensive public realm improvements. In the period we completed the sales of two residential units taking the total sales to 136 residential units, with a total value of GBP173.9m at an average price of GBP1,555 psf. Following the completion of one further sale after the period end, seven apartments remain available. The landscaping of the new public square has been completed with the restaurant space let to Stem + Glory and Halfcup.

90 Bartholomew Close - Office/Restaurant

The 24,013 sq ft office building, with 6,414 sq ft of restaurant space, completed in March 2018. In the period we let the fourth and fifth floors to Sia Partners, taking the building to 61% let. Since the end of the period, we have let all of the remaining floors with the second floor let as expansion space to an existing Helical tenant on a fitted basis, the third floor to Constantine Cannon and the sixth floor to Eric Salmon.

Phase Two

One Bartholomew - Offices

One Bartholomew was sold to clients of AshbyCapital for GBP102.4m in August 2015. The demolition of the existing building and the construction of a new 12 storey Grade A office block of 214,434 sq ft commenced in January 2016 and completed in December 2018. AshbyCapital's clients financed the development costs and now that the building is completed and successfully let, the joint venture is entitled to receive a profit share payment.

During the period, we have let the ground, first and second floors to The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the sixth floor to Sopra Steria and the seventh floor to InfraRed Capital Partners, taking the building to 73% let. Since the period end the third and fourth floors have been let to BDB Pitmans taking the building to 91% let, with only the fifth floor available.

Phase Three

Residential/Retail

Construction works on Phase Three of Barts Square are nearing completion with the first block having reached practical completion in November 2019 and the remaining two due to complete in January and February 2020. This phase comprises 92 apartments and 11,607 sq ft of retail space. During the period, contracts were exchanged on seven units, taking the total number of units exchanged to 44, at a value of GBP69.7m and an average price of GBP1,793 psf. Following exchange on one further unit since the period end, 46 units are available for sale and one additional unit that will be released at a later date.

55 Bartholomew

With completion of this refurbishment project due in December 2019 we have commenced marketing of the newly created 10,187 sq ft of office space spread over five floors. The works comprised the substantial refurbishment and extension of the original building and the addition of a new fifth floor.

Kaleidoscope, EC1

The over-station development at the Farringdon East Elizabeth Line station, which will comprise a six storey 86,183 sq ft office building, with a 2,497 sq ft restaurant unit on the ground floor, is due to complete in January 2020. The building sits immediately east of Smithfield Market with views over Charterhouse Square and towards St Paul's Cathedral. The building is being marketed with good interest being expressed by potential tenants.

The Loom, E1

This 108,610 sq ft building is one of London's few remaining former Victorian wool warehouses and was acquired in 2013. Works to transform this asset completed in September 2016 and included a new entrance and reception onto Gowers Walk, a café, showers and a bike store. The Loom has won both a RIBA London and National Award as well as an Architects Journal Retrofit Award.

Since 1 April 2019, we have let three units at a premium to 31 March 2019 ERVs taking the building to 97% let.

25 Charterhouse Square, EC1

In January 2016, Helical was granted a new 155 year leasehold interest in 25 Charterhouse Square from the Governors of Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse for GBP16m. The building is a Grade A office adjacent to the new Farringdon East station on the Elizabeth Line and overlooks the historic Charterhouse Square. Helical carried out a major refurbishment of the existing building, which increased the previous 34,000 sq ft to 38,355 sq ft of offices with the addition of a new sixth floor, and 5,138 sq ft of retail space. The building achieved practical completion on 28 March 2017 and was fully let to Anomaly, Peakon, Hudson Sandler and Senator International by December 2017, less than two years after it was acquired.

Power Road Studios, W4

The site comprises 57,164 sq ft of offices across four studio buildings and is multi-let to a wide range of predominantly media tenants. In October 2017 we completed the refurbishment of Studio 1, a project comprising c.16,000 sq ft of Grade A space, refurbished common parts and added two new lift shafts to accommodate a consented future roof extension of 13,000 sq ft. We have also secured planning consent for a new 30,000 sq ft building.

In the period we have completed five lettings representing 16,160 sq ft, at a 10.8% average premium to 31 March 2019 ERVs taking the building to 88% let.

The Powerhouse, W4

Helical acquired this 24,288 sq ft office and recording studios by way of sale and leaseback in 2013. The Powerhouse is a listed building on Chiswick High Road and is fully let on a long lease to Metropolis Music Group.

One Creechurch Place, EC3

The sale of our 10% shareholding in One Creechurch Place to our joint venture partner, HOOPP, took place in September 2019, completing our involvement in the development.

The Manchester Portfolio

Manchester is a city with a diverse, thriving and growing economy that is widely regarded as England's second city and the centre of the "Northern Powerhouse". Helical has found that the approach it applies to development and asset management in London is equally well received by the tenants in Manchester.

The Tootal Buildings, Manchester

The buildings, formally referred to as Churchgate and Lee, comprise 243,666 sq ft of multi-let offices. The assets were 64% let when acquired in March 2014. Since their purchase, we have refurbished the Churchgate House reception and 94,493 sq ft of office space, with a further 46,739 sq ft currently being refurbished as expansion space for an existing tenant. In the period we have completed the lettings of the recently refurbished third floor in Churchgate House and the sixth and seventh floors in Lee House to Capita Business Services. Following the completion of these lettings the building is now fully let. We continue to actively manage the buildings, with a recently completed full refurbishment of the reception at Lee House.

35 Dale Street, Manchester

35 Dale Street is a 56,124 sq ft office building situated in the Northern Quarter of Manchester, acquired in March 2015. The building underwent a comprehensive refurbishment which completed in June 2018. During the period Couchbase have taken occupation of the newly reconfigured former loading bay for office use.

Trinity, Manchester

Trinity, purchased in May 2017 for GBP12.9m, underwent a full redevelopment which completed in January 2019. The repositioned building comprises 54,651 sq ft of office space and 4,300 sq ft of retail/restaurant space, both of which are available to let.

Fourways House, Manchester

This 58,369 sq ft brick built Grade 2 listed former packing warehouse was acquired in July 2018 for GBP16.5m, representing a net initial yield of 5.3%. We have begun our management programme and have let two units in the period at a 12.7% premium to 31 March 2019 ERVs and have let a further unit since the period end. We have recently obtained planning permission to undertake a significant refurbishment of the atrium and common parts and works will commence shortly, with completion expected in July 2020.

Portfolio Analytics

See-through Valuation Movements

 
                                                                                         Investment 
                                                                                          portfolio  Investment portfolio 
                                   Val change                        Val change           weighting             weighting 
               inc purchases & gains on sales   excl purchases & gains on sales   30 September 2019         31 March 2019 
                                            %                                 %                   %                     % 
------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------------  ------------------  -------------------- 
London 
Offices 
- Completed, 
 let and 
 available 
 to let                                   1.4                               1.4                70.2                  75.3 
- Being 
 redeveloped                              2.6                               3.9                15.7                   9.7 
------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------------  ------------------  -------------------- 
Total London                              1.7                               1.8                85.9                  85.0 
Manchester 
Offices 
- Completed, 
 let and 
 available 
 to let                                   0.0                               0.0                14.1                  15.0 
Total 
 Manchester                               0.0                               0.0                14.1                  15.0 
------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------------  ------------------  -------------------- 
Total                                     1.4                               1.5               100.0                 100.0 
------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------------  ------------------  -------------------- 
 

See-through Total Portfolio by Fair Value

 
                            Investment         Development         Total 
                                  GBPm      %         GBPm      %   GBPm      % 
--------------------------  ----------  -----  -----------  -----  -----  ----- 
London Offices 
 - Completed, let 
  and available to let           632.7   70.2            -      -  632.7   66.2 
 - Being redeveloped             141.2   15.7            -      -  141.2   14.8 
 - Held for redevelopment            -      -          0.3    0.5    0.3    0.0 
London Residential                   -      -         53.2   97.1   53.2    5.6 
--------------------------  ----------  -----  -----------  -----  -----  ----- 
Total London                     773.9   85.9         53.5   97.6  827.4   86.6 
Manchester Offices 
 - Completed, let 
  and available to let           127.0   14.1            -      -  127.0   13.3 
-------------------------- 
Total Manchester                 127.0   14.1            -      -  127.0   13.3 
 
Total Core Portfolio             900.9  100.0         53.5   97.6  954.4   99.9 
 
Other                              0.1    0.0            -      -    0.1    0.0 
Regional Retail                      -      -          0.7    1.3    0.7    0.1 
Land                                 -      -          0.6    1.1    0.6    0.0 
--------------------------  ----------  -----  -----------  -----  -----  ----- 
Total Non-Core Portfolio           0.1    0.0          1.3    2.4    1.4    0.1 
 
Total                            901.0  100.0         54.8  100.0  955.8  100.0 
--------------------------  ----------  -----  -----------  -----  -----  ----- 
 

See-through Trading and Development Portfolio

 
                           Book value  Fair value  Surplus  Fair value 
                                 GBPm        GBPm     GBPm           % 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  ---------- 
London Offices                    0.3         0.3        -         0.5 
London Residential               53.2        53.2        -        97.1 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  ---------- 
Total Core Portfolio             53.5        53.5        -        97.6 
 
Regional Retail                   0.7         0.7        -         1.3 
Land                                -         0.6      0.6         1.1 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  ---------- 
Total Non-Core Portfolio          0.7         1.3      0.6         2.4 
 
Total                            54.2        54.8      0.6       100.0 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  ---------- 
 

Capital Expenditure

We have a committed and planned development and refurbishment programme.

 
                                  Capex                                                        Total 
                                 budget  Remaining spend  Pre-redeveloped                  completed 
                        (Helical share)  (Helical share)            space  New space           space      Completion 
Property                           GBPm             GBPm            sq ft      sq ft           sq ft            date 
---------------  ----------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------  --------------  -------------- 
Investment - 
committed 
The Tower, 
 London EC1                       109.8              5.7          114,000     68,416         182,416       Completed 
Kaleidoscope, 
 London EC1(1)                     59.0             16.3                -     88,680          88,680    January 2020 
55 Bartholomew, 
 London EC1                         2.4              0.4            9,000      1,187          10,187   December 2019 
Investment - 
planned 
33 Charterhouse Street, 
 London EC1                        62.8             62.0                -    200,000         200,000         H1 2022 
Development - 
committed 
Barts Square, London EC1 - 
 Phase One                         64.7              0.3                -    127,364         127,364       Completed 
                                                                                                       November 2019 
                                                                                                         to February 
                                                                                                                2020 
Barts Square, London EC1 -                                                                                  in three 
 Phase Three                       39.8              4.5                -     89,383          89,383          phases 
-----------------------------  --------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------  --------------  -------------- 
 
 

1. Includes deferred consideration payment due in April 2020.

Asset Management

Asset management is a critical component in driving Helical's performance. Through having well considered business plans and maximising the combined skills of our management team, we are able to create value in our assets.

 
                                            Fair 
                                           value  Passing                                                   ERV change 
                                       weighting     rent         Contracted rent           ERV          like-for-like 
  See-through Investment portfolio             %     GBPm      %             GBPm      %   GBPm      %               % 
------------------------------------  ----------  -------  -----  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  -------------- 
London Offices 
- Completed, let and available to 
 let                                        70.2     22.6   82.7             30.2   83.2   35.1   58.9             0.7 
- Being redeveloped                         15.7        -      -                -      -   15.3   25.7             0.1 
Total London                                85.9     22.6   82.7             30.2   83.2   50.4   84.6             0.6 
Manchester Offices 
- Completed, let and available to 
 let                                        14.1      4.7   17.2              6.1   16.7    9.1   15.3             1.4 
Total Manchester                            14.1      4.7   17.2              6.1   16.7    9.1   15.3             1.4 
Other                                          -      0.1    0.1              0.1    0.1    0.1    0.1               - 
------------------------------------  ----------  -------  -----  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  -------------- 
Total                                      100.0     27.4  100.0             36.4  100.0   59.6  100.0             0.7 
------------------------------------  ----------  -------  -----  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  -------------- 
 

During the period, total contracted income increased by GBP3.2m as a result of new lettings and rent reviews.

 
                                                                                     See-through 
                                                                 total portfolio contracted rent 
                                                                                            GBPm 
--------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
Rent lost at break/expiry                                                                  (0.8) 
Rent reviews and uplifts on lease renewals                                                   0.1 
New lettings 
- London                                                                                     3.0 
- Manchester                                                                                 0.9 
--------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
Total increase in the period from asset management activities                                3.2 
--------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
Total contracted rental change from sales and purchases                                        - 
--------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
Net increase in contracted rents in the period                                               3.2 
--------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 

Investment Portfolio

Portfolio Yields

 
                     EPRA topped  EPRA topped   Reversionary  Reversionary 
                          up NIY       up NIY          yield         yield  True equivalent yield  True equivalent yield 
                    30 September     31 March   30 September      31 March           30 September               31 March 
                            2019         2019           2019          2019                   2019                   2019 
                               %            %              %             %                      %                      % 
---------------  ---------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
London Offices 
- Completed, let and 
 available to let            4.5          4.2            5.2           5.2                    5.1                    5.1 
- Being 
 redeveloped                 n/a          n/a            5.3           5.7                    4.9                    4.9 
---------------  ---------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
Total London                 4.5          4.2            5.2           5.3                    5.0                    5.1 
Manchester 
Offices 
- Completed, let and 
 available to let            4.6          4.2            6.3           6.3                    6.1                    6.1 
Total 
 Manchester                  4.6          4.2            6.3           6.3                    6.1                    6.1 
 
Total                        4.5          4.2            5.4           5.4                    5.2                    5.2 
---------------  ---------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 
 

See-through Capital Values, Vacancy Rates and Unexpired Lease Terms

 
                                         30 September 2019  30 September 2019  30 September 2019  31 March 2019 
                                         Capital value psf       Vacancy rate              WAULT          WAULT 
                                                       GBP                  %              Years          Years 
--------------------------------------  ------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ------------- 
London Offices 
- Completed, let and available to let                1,090                8.9                7.4            8.0 
- Being redeveloped                                    610                n/a                n/a            n/a 
--------------------------------------  ------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ------------- 
Total London                                           927                8.9                7.4            8.0 
Manchester Offices 
- Completed, let and available to let                  304               17.7                4.3            3.9 
Total Manchester                                       304               17.7                4.3            3.9 
 
Total                                                  731               12.5                6.9            7.3 
--------------------------------------  ------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ------------- 
 

See-through Lease Expiries or Tenant Break Options

 
                               Period to  Year to  Year to  Year to  Year to 
                                    2020     2021     2022     2023     2024 
-----------------------------  ---------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
% of rent roll                       3.1      6.0     11.5     10.4     12.8 
Number of leases                      17       20       31       19       24 
Average rent per lease (GBP)      66,689  109,858  134,432  200,005  193,356 
-----------------------------  ---------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Top 10 Tenants

We have a strong rental income stream and a diverse tenant base. The top 10 tenants account for 47.6% of the total rent roll and the tenants come from a variety of industries.

 
                                      Contracted rent  Rent roll 
  Rank  Tenant    Tenant Industry                GBPm          % 
------  --------  ------------------  ---------------  --------- 
1       Farfetch  Online retail                   3.9       10.8 
2       WeWork    Flexible offices                3.8       10.5 
3       Pivotal   Technology                      2.0        5.5 
4       Infosys   Technology                      1.4        3.9 
5       Anomaly   Marketing                       1.4        3.9 
6       CBS       Media                           1.0        2.9 
7       Allegis   Recruitment                     1.0        2.7 
8       Finablr   Financial services              0.9        2.6 
9       Incubeta  Marketing                       0.9        2.5 
10      Stripe    Technology                      0.8        2.3 
------  --------  ------------------ 
Total                                            17.1       47.6 
----------------  ------------------  ---------------  --------- 
 

Principal Lettings During the Period

 
                                                                                      Lease term 
                                                                                Area   to expiry 
  Property                         Tenant                                      sq ft       years 
---------------------------------  ----------------------------------------  -------  ---------- 
The Tower, London EC1              Incubeta                                   11,306          10 
The Tower, London EC1              Snowflake Computing                         9,568           5 
The Tootal Buildings, Manchester   Capita Business Services                   35,118          11 
Power Road Studios, London W4      So Energy                                   7,135           5 
90 Bartholomew Close, London EC1   Sia Partners                                7,564          10 
Power Road Studios, London W4      HOPP                                        5,495           3 
The Loom, London E1                UI Centric                                  3,048           5 
The Loom, London E1                Qbic Hotels                                 1,407           3 
The Loom, London E1                Oyster Information Management Solutions     1,706          10 
Power Road Studios, London W4      Kobayashi Healthcare                        1,971           5 
---------------------------------  ----------------------------------------  -------  ---------- 
 

Letting Activity

 
                                                   Contracted Rent        Rent             % Above 
                                          Area   (Helical's Share)   per sq ft   31 March 2019 ERV 
                                         sq ft                 GBP         GBP                   % 
-------------------------------------  -------  ------------------  ----------  ------------------ 
Investment Properties 
London Offices 
           The Tower, The Bower, EC1    20,874           1,726,000       82.69              2.4(1) 
           The Loom, E1                  6,161             359,000       58.22                10.4 
           Power Road Studios, W4       16,160             682,000       41.53                10.8 
           90 Bartholomew Close, EC1     7,564             245,000       74.05                 0.9 
-------------------------------------  -------  ------------------  ----------  ------------------ 
Total London                            50,759           3,012,000       59.34                 5.9 
 
Manchester Offices 
               The Tootal Buildings     35,118             755,000       21.50                 0.1 
           Fourways House                4,524             120,000       26.51                12.7 
-------------------------------------  -------  ------------------  ----------  ------------------ 
Total Manchester                        39,642             875,000       22.07                 1.6 
-------------------------------------  -------  ------------------  ----------  ------------------ 
Total                                   90,401           3,887,000       43.00                 4.7 
-------------------------------------  -------  ------------------  ----------  ------------------ 
 
Development Properties 
London Offices 
           One Bartholomew, EC1         82,459                   -       78.96                 n/a 
-------------------------------------  -------  ------------------  ----------  ------------------ 
 

1. Excludes leases on a fitted basis.

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:

a) The condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting';

b) The interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7R (indication of important events and their impact during the first six months and description of principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year); and

c) The interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.8R (disclosure of related parties' transactions and changes therein).

Balances with related parties at 30 September 2019, 30 September 2018 and 31 March 2019 are disclosed in Note 25.

A list of current Directors is maintained at 5 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1HQ and at www.helical.co.uk.

The half year statement was approved by the Board on 21 November 2019 and is available from the Company's registered office at 5 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1HQ and on the Company's website at www.helical.co.uk.

On behalf of the Board

Tim Murphy

Finance Director

21 November 2019

Independent Review Report to the Members of Helical plc

Introduction

We have been engaged by the Company to review the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 September 2019 which comprises the Unaudited Consolidated Income Statement, Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet, Unaudited Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, the cash flow statement and related notes 1 to 29. We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly financial report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

This report is made solely to the company in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity" issued by the Financial Reporting Council. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company those matters we are required to state to it in an independent review report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company, for our review work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have formed.

Directors' Responsibilities

The half-yearly financial report is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the Directors. The Directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly financial report in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.

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

Our Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express to the Company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report based on our review.

Scope of Review

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

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 September 2019 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 as adopted by the European Union and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.

Deloitte LLP

Statutory Auditor

London, United Kingdom

21 November 2019

Unaudited Consolidated Income Statement

For the Half Year to 30 September 2019

 
                                                                                                               Year to 
                                                                           Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                                                      30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                              Notes              GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
------------------------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Revenue                                                           3              22,055              23,395     44,175 
------------------------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Net rental income                                                 4              12,811              11,747     24,599 
Development property profit/(loss)                                5               1,441               1,686    (1,781) 
Share of results of joint ventures                               13               7,982             (3,874)    (3,217) 
Other operating income                                                               44                   4          - 
------------------------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Gross profit before net gain on sale and revaluation of 
 Investment properties                                                           22,278               9,563     19,601 
(Loss)/gain on sale of Investment properties                      6                (28)               1,102     15,008 
Revaluation of Investment properties                             12               9,442              31,435     44,284 
Change in fair value of available-for-sale investments           16                   -                 144        144 
------------------------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Gross profit                                                                     31,692              42,244     79,037 
Administrative expenses                                           7             (7,054)             (7,861)   (16,753) 
------------------------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Operating profit                                                                 24,638              34,383     62,284 
Finance costs                                                     8             (8,315)             (7,616)   (17,407) 
Finance income                                                                    1,311               1,033        983 
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments         22             (4,980)                 325    (3,322) 
Change in fair value of Convertible Bond                                            468                 958        865 
Foreign exchange gain                                                                 9                  65         53 
------------------------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Profit before tax                                                                13,131              29,148     43,456 
Tax on profit on ordinary activities                              9                 898             (3,224)      (836) 
------------------------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Profit for the period                                                            14,029              25,924     42,620 
------------------------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 
Earnings per share                                               11 
Basic                                                                             11.7p               21.8p      35.8p 
Diluted                                                                           11.6p               21.6p      35.3p 
------------------------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the Half Year to 30 September 2019

 
                                                                                                               Year to 
                                                                           Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                                                      30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                                                 GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Profit for the period                                                            14,029              25,924     42,620 
Exchange difference on retranslation of net investments in foreign 
 operations                                                                          55                (47)       (51) 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total comprehensive income for the period                                        14,084              25,877     42,569 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

The exchange differences on retranslation of net investments in foreign operations will be reclassified to the Income Statement on disposal.

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet

At 30 September 2019

 
                                                                                                     At 
                                                                      At                  At   31 March 
                                                       30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                               Notes              GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Non-current assets 
Investment properties                             12             820,138             744,850    778,752 
Owner occupied property, plant and equipment                       6,394               1,783      1,747 
Investment in joint ventures                      13              78,073              31,519     24,676 
Derivative financial instruments                  22                 319               1,703        915 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                                 904,924             779,855    806,090 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Current assets 
Land, developments and trading properties         14               1,035               4,048      2,311 
Investment property held for sale                 15                   -             125,200          - 
Trade and other receivables                       17              36,539              98,700     58,726 
Cash and cash equivalents                         18              47,726              63,093    197,570 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                                  85,300             291,041    258,607 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total assets                                                     990,224           1,070,896  1,064,697 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Current liabilities 
Trade and other payables                          19            (52,539)            (55,652)   (43,159) 
Lease liability                                   20               (599)                   -          - 
Corporation tax payable                                            (280)             (6,874)    (2,561) 
Borrowings                                        21                   -           (100,375)  (100,468) 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                                (53,418)           (162,901)  (146,188) 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Non-current liabilities 
Borrowings                                        21           (340,603)           (332,290)  (324,814) 
Derivative financial instruments                  22             (8,017)             (1,529)    (4,158) 
Lease liability                                   20             (7,872)             (2,189)    (2,189) 
Trade and other payables                          19               (590)            (10,815)   (11,405) 
Deferred tax liability                             9             (6,066)             (8,576)    (8,518) 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                               (363,148)           (355,399)  (351,084) 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total liabilities                                              (416,566)           (518,300)  (497,272) 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 
Net assets                                                       573,658             552,596    567,425 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 
Equity 
Called-up share capital                           23               1,465               1,459      1,459 
Share premium account                                            103,462             101,304    101,304 
Revaluation reserve                                              140,492             194,852    131,050 
Capital redemption reserve                                         7,478               7,478      7,478 
Other reserves                                                       291                 291        291 
Retained earnings                                                320,470             247,212    325,843 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total equity                                                     573,658             552,596    567,425 
---------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

Unaudited Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

For the Half Year to 30 September 2019

 
                                                                                                           Year to 
                                                                       Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                                                  30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                                             GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Cash flows from operating activities 
Profit before tax                                                            13,131              29,148     43,456 
Adjustment for: 
Depreciation                                                                    409                 151        296 
Revaluation surplus on Investment properties                                (9,442)            (31,435)   (44,284) 
Loss/(gain) on sale of Investment properties                                     28             (1,102)   (15,008) 
Profit on sale of plant and equipment                                          (11)                (35)       (52) 
Net financing costs                                                           7,004               6,583     16,424 
Change in value of derivative financial instruments                           4,980               (325)      3,322 
Change in fair value of Convertible Bond                                      (468)               (958)      (865) 
Share based payment charge                                                      920                 898      2,274 
Share of results of joint ventures                                          (7,982)               3,874      3,217 
Change in fair value of available-for-sale investment                             -               (144)      (144) 
Foreign exchange movement                                                        55                (47)       (52) 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Cash inflows from operations before changes in working capital                8,624               6,608      8,584 
Change in trade and other receivables                                        16,394             (6,463)     40,561 
Change in land, developments and trading properties                           1,276               1,994      3,731 
Change in trade and other payables                                            3,231               2,660    (3,176) 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Cash inflows generated from operations                                       29,525               4,799     49,700 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Finance costs                                                              (12,525)            (13,525)   (25,358) 
Finance income                                                                6,680                  87        461 
Tax paid                                                                    (3,482)                   -    (2,200) 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                                            (9,327)            (13,438)   (27,097) 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Net cash generated from/(used by) operating activities                       20,198             (8,639)     22,603 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Cash flows from investing activities 
Additions to Investment property                                           (32,423)            (58,959)   (79,742) 
Net (costs)/proceeds from sale of Investment property                          (28)              29,036    164,058 
Investments in joint ventures and subsidiaries                             (46,748)                   -          - 
Proceeds from disposal of joint ventures                                      1,334                   -          - 
Dividends from joint ventures                                                     -                 416        416 
Receipts from available-for-sale investments                                      -                 144        144 
Sale of plant and equipment                                                      26                  41        155 
Purchase of leasehold improvements, plant and equipment                         (7)               (114)      (320) 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Net cash (used by)/generated from investing activities                     (77,846)            (29,436)     84,711 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Cash flows from financing activities 
Borrowings drawn down                                                       213,747              25,132     64,089 
Borrowings repaid                                                         (296,679)             (7,540)   (54,306) 
Finance lease repayments                                                      (290)                   -          - 
Shares issued                                                                     6                   8          8 
Equity dividends paid                                                       (8,980)             (8,303)   (11,406) 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Net cash (used by)/generated from financing activities                     (92,196)               9,297    (1,615) 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents                      (149,844)            (28,778)    105,699 
Cash and cash equivalents at start of period                                197,570              91,871     91,871 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                   47,726              63,093    197,570 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

At 30 September 2019

 
                                                                       Capital 
                                     Share     Share  Revaluation   redemption      Other 
                                   capital   premium      reserve      reserve   reserves  Retained earnings     Total 
                                    GBP000    GBP000       GBP000       GBP000     GBP000             GBP000    GBP000 
--------------------------------  --------  --------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------------  -------- 
At 31 March 2018                     1,451    98,798      162,753        7,478        291            263,123   533,894 
Total comprehensive income               -         -            -            -          -             42,569    42,569 
Revaluation surplus                      -         -       44,284            -          -           (44,284)         - 
Realised on disposals                    -         -     (75,987)            -          -             75,987         - 
Issued share capital                     8     2,506            -            -          -                  -     2,514 
Performance Share Plan                   -         -            -            -          -              2,274     2,274 
Performance Share Plan - 
 deferred tax                            -         -            -            -          -                 94        94 
Share settled Performance Share 
 Plan                                    -         -            -            -          -            (1,837)   (1,837) 
Share settled bonus                      -         -            -            -          -              (677)     (677) 
Dividends paid                           -         -            -            -          -           (11,406)  (11,406) 
At 31 March 2019                     1,459   101,304      131,050        7,478        291            325,843   567,425 
Balances at 1 April 2019, as 
 previously reported                 1,459   101,304      131,050        7,478        291            325,843   567,425 
Impact of transition to IFRS 16          -         -            -            -          -              (548)     (548) 
Adjusted balances at 1 April 
 2019                                1,459   101,304      131,050        7,478        291            325,295   566,877 
Total comprehensive income               -         -                         -          -             14,084    14,084 
Revaluation surplus                      -         -        9,442            -          -            (9,442)         - 
Issued share capital                     6     2,158            -            -          -                  -     2,164 
Performance Share Plan                   -         -            -            -          -                920       920 
Performance Share Plan - 
 deferred tax                            -         -            -            -          -                355       355 
Share settled Performance Share 
 Plan                                    -         -            -            -          -            (1,349)   (1,349) 
Share settled bonus                      -         -            -            -          -              (413)     (413) 
Dividends paid                           -         -            -            -          -            (8,980)   (8,980) 
At 30 September 2019                 1,465   103,462      140,492        7,478        291            320,470   573,658 
--------------------------------  --------  --------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------------  -------- 
 

For a breakdown of total comprehensive income see the Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

The credit adjustment to retained earnings of GBP920,000 (31 March 2019: GBP2,274,000) is the contra to the share based payments charge recognised in the Unaudited Consolidated Income Statement, in accordance with IFRS 2 'Share Based Payments'.

There were net transactions with owners of GBP7,303,000 (31 March 2019: GBP9,038,000) made up of the Performance Share Plan credit of GBP920,000 (31 March 2019: GBP2,274,000) and related deferred tax credit of GBP355,000 (31 March 2019: GBP94,000), dividends paid of GBP8,980,000 (31 March 2019: GBP11,406,000), the issue of share capital of GBP6,000 (31 March 2019: GBP8,000) and corresponding share premium of GBP2,158,000 (31 March 2019: GBP2,506,000), share settled Performance Share Plan awards charge of GBP1,349,000 (31 March 2019: GBP1,837,000) and the share settled bonus awards charge of GBP413,000 (31 March 2019: GBP677,000).

 
                                                                  Capital 
                                Share     Share  Revaluation   redemption      Other   Retained 
                              capital   premium      reserve      reserve   reserves   earnings    Total 
                               GBP000    GBP000       GBP000       GBP000     GBP000     GBP000   GBP000 
---------------------------  --------  --------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
At 31 March 2018                1,451    98,798      162,753        7,478        291    263,123  533,894 
Total comprehensive income          -         -            -            -          -     25,877   25,877 
Revaluation surplus                 -         -       31,435            -          -   (31,435)        - 
Realised on disposals               -         -          664            -          -      (664)        - 
Issued share capital                8     2,506            -            -          -          -    2,514 
Performance Share Plan              -         -            -            -          -        898      898 
Performance Share Plan 
 - deferred tax                     -         -            -            -          -        230      230 
Share settled Performance 
 Share Plan                         -         -            -            -          -    (1,837)  (1,837) 
Share settled bonus                 -         -            -            -          -      (677)    (677) 
Dividends paid                      -         -            -            -          -    (8,303)  (8,303) 
---------------------------  --------  --------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
At 30 September 2018            1,459   101,304      194,852        7,478        291    247,212  552,596 
---------------------------  --------  --------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
 

The credit adjustment to retained earnings of GBP898,000 is the contra to the share based payments charge recognised in the Unaudited Consolidated Income Statement, in accordance with IFRS 2 'Share Based Payments'.

There were net transactions with owners of GBP7,175,000 made up of the Performance Share Plan credit of GBP898,000 and related deferred tax credit of GBP230,000, share settled Performance Share Plan charge of GBP1,837,000, share settled bonus charge of GBP677,000, dividends paid of GBP8,303,000, the issue of share capital of GBP8,000 and corresponding share premium of GBP2,506,000.

Unaudited Notes to the Half Year Results

1. Financial Information

The financial information contained in this statement does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The full accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019, which were prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and which received an unqualified report from the Auditors, and did not contain a statement under Section 498(2) or Section 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006, have been filed with the Registrar of Companies.

These interim condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2019.

These interim condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' as adopted by the European Union. The same accounting policies and methods of computation are followed in the 30 September 2019 interim condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements as in the most recent annual financial statements.

New Standards Adopted During the Period

During the six months to 30 September 2019, the following accounting standards and interpretations have been adopted by the Group:

Adoption of IFRS 16 'Leases'

The Group has adopted IFRS 16 'Leases', effective from 1 April 2019. This standard introduces significant changes for lessees by removing the distinction between operating and finance leases, requiring the recognition of a 'Right of Use Asset' and a 'Lease Liability' on the Balance Sheet. This applies to the Group and Company's lease of its head office premises, which was previously an operating lease under IAS 17 'Leases', and the headlease payments due under the long leasehold Investment properties. The accounting for rental income earned by the Group as a lessor remains unchanged.

Revised accounting policy

The Group assesses whether a contract contains a lease on entering into the contract. IFRS 16 expressly excludes short leases (under 12 months) and leases of low value. Where the Group has these leases, lease payments are recognised as operating expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

IFRS 16 requires that a Lease Liability and corresponding Right of Use Asset are recognised on the Balance Sheet.

The Lease Liability is initially measured at the present value of future lease payments discounted at the rate implicit in the lease or, if this is not readily available, the Group's incremental borrowing rate. The Lease Liability is subsequently increased by the interest charge and decreased by lease payments made. The Lease Liability is adjusted for changes in the lease term or payments and contract modifications as they arise.

The Right of Use Asset initially comprises the corresponding Lease Liability, lease payments made at or before the commencement date and any direct costs. Where the Group has an obligation to restore the premises at the end of the lease term, a provision is made under IAS 37 'Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets'. The costs are added to the Right of Use Asset. It is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Approach to transition

The Group has applied IFRS 16 using the modified retrospective approach and therefore the results for the year to 31 March 2019 have not been restated. The Lease Liability is calculated at transition using the incremental borrowing rate at that date of 3.79%, being the weighted average cost of general debt at 31 March 2019. The Right of Use Asset is measured applying IFRS 16.C8(b)(i) where the Standard is assumed to apply from the commencement of the lease but discounted at the incremental borrowing rate at 31 March 2019. The resulting cumulative charge to 31 March 2019 is recognised as an adjustment to retained earnings on transition of GBP548,000. No practical expedients have been applied on transition.

Additional changes from previous lessee accounting

In addition to the new requirement for leases previously considered operating leases to be reflected as a Right of Use Asset and a Lease Liability on the Balance Sheet, the following changes apply:

- lease incentives are to be recognised as part of the initial measurement on the Balance Sheet where they were previously a lease incentive liability, amortised on a straight-line basis;

- Right of Use Assets are to be tested for impairment under IAS 36 'Impairment of Assets', replacing the onerous lease provisions under IAS 17;

- the rental expense in Administrative Expenses is replaced by depreciation of the Right of Use Asset and interest on the Lease Liability; and

- the cash payments are to be recognised within financing activities (principal payment) and interest paid (interest payment) in the Consolidated and Company Cash Flow Statements, where all lease payments were previously shown as operating cash outflows.

The following table sets out the adjustments made on transition to IFRS 16:

 
                                               Under IAS 17             Under IFRS 16 
                                                   31 March  Impact of        1 April 
                                                       2019    IFRS 16           2019 
                                                     GBP000     GBP000         GBP000 
---------------------------------------------  ------------  ---------  ------------- 
Non-current assets 
Owner occupied property, plant and equipment              -      5,064          5,064 
Current assets 
Trade and other receivables                             189      (189)              - 
---------------------------------------------  ------------  ---------  ------------- 
Total assets                                            189      4,875          5,064 
Current liabilities 
Trade and other payables                            (1,150)      1,150              - 
Non-current liabilities 
Lease liability                                           -    (6,573)        (6,573) 
---------------------------------------------  ------------  ---------  ------------- 
Total liabilities                                   (1,150)    (5,423)        (6,573) 
Retained earnings                                   325,843      (548)        325,295 
---------------------------------------------  ------------  ---------  ------------- 
Net assets                                          567,425      (548)        566,877 
---------------------------------------------  ------------  ---------  ------------- 
 

The difference between the operating lease commitments of GBP7,773,000 disclosed at 31 March 2019 and the Lease Liability of GBP6,573,000 at 1 April 2019 is due to discounting.

Going Concern

The Directors have assessed the going concern of the Group for a period of five years to March 2024, being the period for which the Board regularly reviews forecasts and which encompasses the lifetime of the Group's major development projects.

In making its assessment, the Board considers the principal risks and then assesses the potential impacts in severe, but plausible, downside scenarios together with the likely effectiveness of mitigating actions that the Group would have at its disposal.

Based on their assessment the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have, therefore, used the going concern basis in preparing the condensed unaudited financial statements.

Principal Risks and Uncertainties

The responsibility for the governance of the Group's risk profile lies with the Board of Directors of Helical. The Board is responsible for setting the Group's risk strategy by assessing risks, determining its willingness to accept those risks and ensuring that the risks are monitored and that the Group is aware of and, if appropriate, reacts to changes in those risks. The Board is also responsible for allocating responsibility for risk within the Group's management structure.

The Group considers its principal risks to be:

Strategic Risks - external risks that could prevent the Group delivering its strategy. These risks principally impact our decision to purchase or exit from a property asset.

Financial Risks - risks that could prevent the Group from funding its chosen strategy, both in the long and short term.

Operational Risks - internal risks that could prevent the Group from delivering its strategy.

Reputational Risk - risks that could affect the Group in all aspects of its strategy.

There have been no significant changes to these risk areas in the period nor are there expected to be for the half year to 31 March 2020. A further analysis of these risks is included within the consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2019.

Critical Accounting Judgements

In addition to those noted in the 31 March 2019 Annual Report the Group made the following judgement:

Accounting treatment for 33 Charterhouse Street, London EC1.

During the period the Group acquired, in joint venture, a Development Agreement which contains the right to develop the 33 Charterhouse Street, London EC1 office building. In return, and once practical completion has been achieved, it will receive the long leasehold interest in the site. The Group has determined that the Development Agreement represents an agreement for lease and it should be accounted for as an Investment property at fair value, under IAS 40 'Investment Property', as the intention is to complete the development of the office and hold it for rental income and capital appreciation.

Key Sources of Estimation

There were no new estimates in addition to those noted in the 31 March 2019 Annual Report.

2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 
                                                                                        Year to 
                                                    Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                               30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                          GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
--------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Development property income                                3,080               5,545      7,963 
Service charge income                                      4,422               4,319      8,058 
Other revenue                                                 47                   4          - 
--------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total revenue from contracts with customers                7,549               9,868     16,021 
--------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

The total revenue from contracts with customers is the revenue recognised in accordance with IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers'. This reflects the Development property income and Other revenue in Note 3.

No impairment of contract assets was recognised in the half year to 30 September 2019 (half year to 30 September 2018: GBPnil: year to 31 March 2019: GBPnil).

3. Segmental Information

The Group identifies two discrete operating segments whose results are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (the Chief Executive) to allocate resources to these segments and to assess their performance. The segments are:

-- Investment properties, which are owned or leased by the Group for long-term income and for capital appreciation; and

-- Development properties, which include sites, developments in the course of construction, completed developments available for sale, and pre-sold developments.

 
                           Investments   Developments          Total         Investments   Developments          Total 
                          Half Year to   Half Year to   Half Year to        Half Year to   Half Year to   Half Year to 
                              30.09.19       30.09.19       30.09.19            30.09.18       30.09.18       30.09.18 
Revenue                         GBP000         GBP000         GBP000              GBP000         GBP000         GBP000 
------------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------------  -------------  ------------- 
Rental income                   14,506              -         14,506              13,527              -         13,527 
Service charge 
 income                          4,422              -          4,422               4,319              -          4,319 
Development 
 property income                     -          3,080          3,080                   -          5,545          5,545 
Other revenue                       47              -             47                   4              -              4 
------------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------------  -------------  ------------- 
Revenue                         18,975          3,080         22,055              17,850          5,545         23,395 
------------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 
                                                   Developments      Total 
                              Investments Year to       Year to    Year to 
                                         31.03.19      31.03.19   31.03.19 
Revenue                                    GBP000        GBP000     GBP000 
----------------------------  -------------------  ------------  --------- 
Rental income                              28,154             -     28,154 
Development property income                     -         7,963      7,963 
Service charge income                       8,058             -      8,058 
----------------------------  -------------------  ------------  --------- 
Revenue                                    36,212         7,963     44,175 
----------------------------  -------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
                                             Developments          Total     Investments   Developments          Total 
                               Investments   Half Year to   Half Year to    Half Year to   Half Year to   Half Year to 
                     Half Year to 30.09.19       30.09.19       30.09.19        30.09.18       30.09.18       30.09.18 
Profit before tax                   GBP000         GBP000         GBP000          GBP000         GBP000         GBP000 
-------------------  ---------------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  -------------  ------------- 
Net rental income                   12,811              -         12,811          11,769           (22)         11,747 
Development 
 property gain                           -          1,441          1,441               -          1,686          1,686 
Share of results of 
 joint ventures                      6,514          1,468          7,982           1,252        (5,126)        (3,874) 
Gain on sale and 
 revaluation of 
 Investment 
 properties                          9,414              -          9,414          32,537              -         32,537 
-------------------  ---------------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  -------------  ------------- 
                                    28,739          2,909         31,648          45,558        (3,462)         42,096 
Fair value movement of 
 available-for-sale 
 investments                                                           -                                           144 
Other operating 
 income                                                               44                                             4 
-------------------  ---------------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  -------------  ------------- 
Gross profit                                                      31,692                                        42,244 
Administrative 
 expenses                                                        (7,054)                                       (7,861) 
Net finance costs                                                (7,004)                                       (6,583) 
Change in fair value of 
 derivative financial 
 instruments                                                     (4,980)                                           325 
Change in fair value of 
 Convertible Bond                                                    468                                           958 
Foreign exchange 
 gain                                                                  9                                            65 
-------------------  ---------------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  -------------  ------------- 
Profit before tax                                                 13,131                                        29,148 
-------------------  ---------------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 
 
                                                           Investments  Developments      Total 
                                                               Year to       Year to    Year to 
                                                              31.03.19      31.03.19   31.03.19 
Profit before tax                                               GBP000        GBP000     GBP000 
---------------------------------------------------------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Net rental income                                               24,599             -     24,599 
Development property loss                                            -       (1,781)    (1,781) 
Share of results of joint ventures                               5,203       (8,420)    (3,217) 
Gain on sale and revaluation of Investment properties           59,292             -     59,292 
---------------------------------------------------------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                89,094      (10,201)     78,893 
Fair value movement of available-for-sale investments                                       144 
---------------------------------------------------------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Gross profit                                                                             79,037 
Administrative expenses                                                                (16,753) 
Net finance costs                                                                      (16,424) 
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments                                (3,322) 
Change in fair value of Convertible Bond                                                    865 
Foreign exchange gain                                                                        53 
---------------------------------------------------------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Profit before tax                                                                        43,456 
---------------------------------------------------------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
                                     Investments  Developments         Total   Investments  Developments         Total 
                                     At 30.09.19   At 30.09.19   At 30.09.19   At 30.09.18   At 30.09.18   At 30.09.18 
Net assets                                GBP000        GBP000        GBP000        GBP000        GBP000        GBP000 
--------------------------------  --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
Investment properties                    820,138             -       820,138       744,850             -       744,850 
Land, development and trading 
 properties                                    -         1,035         1,035             -         4,048         4,048 
Investment in joint ventures              31,739        46,334        78,073        13,604        17,915        31,519 
------------------------------------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
                                         851,877        47,369       899,246       758,454        21,963       780,417 
Other assets                                                          90,978                                   290,479 
--------------------------------  --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
Total assets                                                         990,224                                 1,070,896 
Liabilities                                                        (416,566)                                 (518,300) 
--------------------------------  --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
Net assets                                                           573,658                                   552,596 
--------------------------------  --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 
                                             Investments  Developments         Total 
                                             At 31.03.19   At 31.03.19   At 31.03.19 
Net assets                                        GBP000        GBP000        GBP000 
-----------------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------ 
Investment properties                            778,752             -       778,752 
Land, development and trading properties               -         2,311         2,311 
Investment in joint ventures                      17,556         7,120        24,676 
-----------------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------ 
                                                 796,308         9,431       805,739 
Other assets                                                                 258,958 
-----------------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------ 
Total assets                                                               1,064,697 
Liabilities                                                                (497,272) 
-----------------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------ 
Net assets                                                                   567,425 
-----------------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ------------ 
 

4. Net Rental Income

 
                                                                                                    Year to 
                                                                Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                                           30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                                      GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
--------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Gross rental income                                                   14,506              13,527     28,154 
Property overheads                                                   (1,695)             (1,919)    (3,695) 
--------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                                      12,811              11,608     24,459 
Net rental expense attributable to profit share partner                    -                 139        140 
--------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Net rental income                                                     12,811              11,747     24,599 
--------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

5. Development Property Profit/(Loss)

 
                                                                               Year to 
                                           Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                      30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                 GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-----------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Development property income                       3,080               5,545      7,963 
Cost of sales                                   (1,493)             (1,980)    (5,399) 
Sales expenses                                     (20)                   -          - 
Provision against book values                     (126)             (1,879)    (4,345) 
-----------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Development property profit/(loss)                1,441               1,686    (1,781) 
-----------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

6. (Loss)/Gain on Sale of Investment Properties

 
                                                                                                        Year to 
                                                                    Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                                               30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                                          GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Net (costs)/proceeds from the sale of Investment properties                 (28)              29,046    164,058 
Book value (Note 12)                                                           -            (26,469)  (147,550) 
Tenants' incentives on sold Investment properties                              -             (1,475)    (1,500) 
------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
(Loss)/gain on sale of Investment properties                                (28)               1,102     15,008 
------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

7. Administrative Expenses

 
                                                                                             Year to 
                                                         Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                                    30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                               GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Administration costs                                          (5,324)             (5,552)   (10,858) 
Performance related awards                                    (1,366)             (2,033)    (5,202) 
National Insurance on performance related awards                (364)               (276)      (693) 
-------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Administrative expenses                                       (7,054)             (7,861)   (16,753) 
-------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

8. Finance Costs

 
                                                                                                 Year to 
                                                             Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                                        30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                                   GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-----------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Interest payable on bank loans, bonds and overdrafts              (6,756)             (8,263)   (16,414) 
Other interest payable and similar charges                        (2,686)             (1,618)    (4,208) 
Interest capitalised                                                1,127               2,265      3,215 
-----------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Finance costs                                                     (8,315)             (7,616)   (17,407) 
-----------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

9. Tax on Profit on Ordinary Activities

 
                                                                                     Year to 
                                                 Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                            30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                       GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-----------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
The tax charge is based on the profit for the period and represents: 
United Kingdom corporation tax at 19% 
- Group corporation tax                               (1,201)            (11,201)    (8,813) 
- Adjustment in respect of prior periods                    -                   -        315 
- Use of tax losses                                         -                   -      (509) 
-----------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Current tax charge                                    (1,201)            (11,201)    (9,007) 
 
Deferred tax 
- Capital allowances                                    (576)                 252    (1,003) 
- Tax losses                                              147             (1,498)      (677) 
- Unrealised chargeable gains                           2,029              10,250     10,647 
- Other temporary differences                             499             (1,027)      (796) 
-----------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Deferred tax credit                                     2,099               7,977      8,171 
-----------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total tax credit/(charge) for period                      898             (3,224)      (836) 
-----------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 
 
                                                                              At 
                                               At                  At   31 March 
                                30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
Deferred tax                               GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
----------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Capital allowances                        (3,839)             (2,008)    (3,263) 
Tax losses                                  2,167               1,198      2,019 
Unrealised chargeable gains               (7,131)             (9,556)    (9,159) 
Other temporary differences                 2,737               1,790      1,885 
----------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Deferred tax liability                    (6,066)             (8,576)    (8,518) 
----------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

Under IAS 12 'Income Taxes', deferred tax provisions are made for the tax that would potentially be payable on the realisation of Investment properties and other assets at book value.

If upon sale of the Investment properties the Group retained all the capital allowances, the deferred tax provision in respect of capital allowances of GBP3,839,000 (net) would be released and further capital allowances of GBP62,519,000 (gross) would be available to reduce future tax liabilities.

The net deferred tax asset in respect of other temporary differences arises from tax relief available to the Group on the mark-to-market valuation of financial instruments, the future vesting of share awards and other timing differences.

10. Dividends

 
                                                                                                    Year to 
                                                                Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                                           30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                                      GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
--------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Attributable to equity share capital 
Ordinary 
- Interim paid 2.60p per share                                             -                   -      3,103 
- Prior period final paid 7.50p per share (2018: 7.00p)                8,980               8,303      8,303 
--------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                                       8,980               8,303     11,406 
--------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

The interim dividend of 2.70p (30 September 2018: 2.60p per share) was approved by the Board on 21 November 2019 and will be paid on 31 December 2019 to Shareholders on the register on 29 November 2019. This interim dividend, amounting to GBP3,239,000, has not been included as a liability as at 30 September 2019.

11. Earnings Per Share

The calculation of the basic earnings per share is based on the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period. This is a different basis to the net asset per share calculations which are based on the number of shares at the period end.

The calculation of diluted earnings per share is based on the basic earnings per share, adjusted to allow for the issue of shares and the post tax effect of dividends on the assumed exercise of all dilutive options.

The earnings per share is calculated in accordance with IAS 33 'Earnings per Share' and the best practice recommendations of the European Public Real Estate Association ("EPRA").

Reconciliations of the earnings and weighted average number of shares used in the calculations are set out below:

 
                                                                                                               Year to 
                                                                          Half Year to         Half Year to   31 March 
                                                                     30 September 2019    30 September 2018       2019 
                                                                                  000s                 000s       000s 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------  --------- 
Ordinary shares in issue                                                       119,957              119,363    119,363 
Weighting adjustment                                                             (237)                (613)      (307) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------  --------- 
Weighted average ordinary shares in issue for calculation of 
 basic and EPRA earnings per share                                             119,720              118,750    119,056 
Weighted average ordinary shares issued on share settled bonuses                   636                  735        862 
Weighted average ordinary shares to be issued under Performance 
 Share Plan                                                                        868                  326        778 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------  --------- 
Weighted average ordinary shares in issue for calculation of 
 diluted earnings per share                                                    121,224              119,811    120,696 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------  --------- 
 
                                                                                GBP000               GBP000     GBP000 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------  --------- 
Earnings used for calculation of basic and diluted earnings per 
 share                                                                          14,029               25,924     42,620 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------  --------- 
Basic earnings per share                                                         11.7p                21.8p      35.8p 
Diluted earnings per share                                                       11.6p                21.6p      35.3p 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------  --------- 
 
 
 
                                                                                                               GBP000    GBP000    GBP000 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------  --------  -------- 
Earnings used for calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share                                          14,029    25,924    42,620 
Net gain on sale and revaluation of Investment properties 
                                                                                               - 
                                                                                                subsidiaries  (9,414)  (32,537)  (59,292) 
                                                                                               - joint 
                                                                                                ventures        (472)   (1,081)   (1,288) 
Tax on profit on disposal of Investment property held for sale                                                      -    13,641         - 
Tax on profit on disposal of Investment properties                                                                  -       270    14,130 
Tax on gain on settlement of derivative component of Convertible Bond                                           1,556         -         - 
Gain on movement in share of joint ventures                                                                   (2,404)         -         - 
Fair value movement on derivative financial instruments - subsidiaries                                          4,980     (325)     3,322 
                                                                                               - joint 
                                                                                                ventures           34        22        35 
Fair value movement on Convertible Bond                                                                         (468)     (958)     (865) 
Profit on cancellation of derivative financial instruments                                                      (218)      (72)      (72) 
Expense on cancellation of loans                                                                                1,131         -     1,458 
Fair value movement of available-for-sale investments                                                               -     (144)     (144) 
Deferred tax on adjusting items                                                                               (2,270)  (10,202)   (9,935) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------  --------  -------- 
Earnings/(loss) used for calculations of EPRA earnings per share                                                6,484   (5,462)  (10,031) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------  --------  -------- 
 
EPRA earnings/(loss) per share                                                                                   5.4p    (4.6)p    (8.4)p 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------  --------  -------- 
 

The earnings used for the calculation of EPRA earnings per share includes net rental income and development property profits but excludes investment and trading property gains.

12. Investment Properties

 
                                                                                                      Year to 
                                                                  Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                                             30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                                        GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
----------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Book value at 1 April                                                  778,752             791,948    791,948 
Additions at cost                                                       31,944              72,040     90,320 
Disposals                                                                    -            (26,469)  (147,550) 
Transfer of Investment property held for sale                                -           (125,200)          - 
Revaluation surplus                                                      9,442             32,781*     44,284 
Revaluation deficit attributable to profit share partners                    -               (250)      (250) 
----------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
As at period end                                                       820,138             744,850    778,752 
----------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

* Revaluation surplus is presented net of the transaction expenditure on The Shepherds Building, London, W14 of GBP1,346,000 which had been accrued for the period to 30 September 2018.

All properties are stated at market value as at 30 September 2019, and are valued by professionally qualified external valuers (Cushman & Wakefield LLP) in accordance with the Valuation - Professional Standards published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The fair value of the Investment properties at 30 September 2019 is as follows:

 
                                                                                                               Year to 
                                                                           Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                                                      30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                                                 GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Book value                                                                      820,138             744,850    778,752 
Lease incentives and costs included in trade and other receivables               17,130              11,589     14,687 
Head leases capitalised                                                         (2,168)             (2,189)    (2,189) 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Fair value                                                                      835,100             754,250    791,250 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

Interest capitalised in respect of the refurbishment of Investment properties at 30 September 2019 amounted to GBP12,484,000 (30 September 2018: GBP11,322,000; 31 March 2019: GBP11,357,000). Interest capitalised during the period in respect of the refurbishment of Investment properties amounted to GBP1,127,000 (30 September 2019: GBP2,265,000, 31 March 2019: GBP3,215,000).

The historical cost of Investment property is GBP676,356,000 (30 September 2018: GBP635,488,000; 31 March 2019: GBP645,521,000).

13. Joint Ventures

 
                                                                                                        Year to 
                                                                    Half Year to        Half Year to   31 March 
                                                               30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
Share of results of joint ventures                                        GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Revenue                                                                    6,746              37,848     52,402 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Gross rental income                                                          392                 426        971 
Property overheads                                                         (162)               (466)      (411) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Net rental income/(expense)                                                  230                (40)        560 
Gain on revaluation of Investment properties                                 472               1,081      1,288 
Development profit                                                         5,355                 500      4,570 
Provision against book values                                            (1,083)             (4,288)    (7,198) 
Other operating income                                                         -                  31          9 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Gross profit/(loss)                                                        4,974             (2,716)      (771) 
Administrative expenses                                                    (335)               (161)      (406) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Operating profit/(loss)                                                    4,639             (2,877)    (1,177) 
Finance costs                                                              (595)               (807)    (2,087) 
Finance income                                                                41                  32         92 
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments                    (34)                (22)       (35) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Profit/(loss) before tax                                                   4,051             (3,674)    (3,207) 
Tax                                                                         (31)               (967)    (1,399) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Profit/(loss) after tax                                                    4,020             (4,641)    (4,606) 
Reversal of One Creechurch Place loss(1)                                     224                 767      1,389 
Profit on sale of interest in One Creechurch Place                         1,334                   -          - 
Uplift for Barts Square economic interest(2)                               2,404                   -          - 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Share of results of joint ventures                                         7,982             (3,874)    (3,217) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                                                                             At 
                                                                              At                  At   31 March 
                                                               30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
Investment in joint ventures                                              GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Summarised balance sheets 
Non-current assets 
Investment properties                                                     65,572              24,427     25,289 
Owner occupied property, plant and equipment                                 111                  26        106 
Deferred tax                                                               1,687               2,110         23 
Derivative financial instruments                                               6                  37      1,774 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                                          67,376              26,600     27,192 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Current assets 
Land, development and trading properties                                  53,188              53,466     56,935 
Trade and other receivables                                               14,605              12,626     10,554 
Cash and cash equivalents                                                  3,551              17,629      7,612 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                                          71,344              83,721     75,101 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Current liabilities 
Trade and other payables                                                (12,376)            (18,559)   (13,599) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                                        (12,376)            (18,559)   (13,599) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Non-current liabilities 
Trade and other payables                                                   (323)            (17,814)   (20,419) 
Borrowings                                                              (48,026)            (46,680)   (48,473) 
                                                                        (48,349)            (64,494)   (68,892) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Net assets pre-adjustment                                                 77,995              27,268     19,802 
Reversal of One Creechurch Place net liability position(1)                     -               4,251      4,874 
Acquisition costs                                                             78                   -          - 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Investment in joint ventures                                              78,073              31,519     24,676 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

(1) This is an adjustment that has been made to add back the Group's share of the loss incurred in one of its joint ventures arising from finance and other costs in the period to ensure that the Group's interest is shown at its recoverable amount.

(2) This is an adjustment to reflect the impact of the consolidation of a joint venture at its economic interest of 43.8% rather than its actual ownership interest of 33.3%, following additional equity invested during the period.

The Directors' valuation of trading and development stock shows a surplus of GBPnil (30 September 2018: GBP800,000; 31 March 2019: GBPnil) above book value. This surplus has been included in the EPRA net asset value (Note 24).

14. Land, Developments and Trading Properties

 
                                                                                  At 
                                                   At                  At   31 March 
                                    30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                               GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
---------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Development properties                          1,007               4,020      2,283 
Properties held as trading stock                   28                  28         28 
---------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                1,035               4,048      2,311 
---------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

The Directors' valuation of trading and development stock shows a surplus of GBP578,000 (30 September 2018: GBP628,000; 31 March 2019: GBP578,000) above book value. This surplus has been included in the EPRA net asset value (Note 24).

No interest has been capitalised or included in land, developments and trading properties.

15. Investment Property Held for Sale

 
                                                                                      At 
                                                       At                  At   31 March 
                                        30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                   GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Transferred from Investment property                    -             123,734          - 
Outstanding lease incentives                            -               1,466          - 
-------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                                        -             125,200          - 
-------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

In the prior period, the Group unconditionally exchanged contracts on the sale of The Shepherds Building, London W14, for GBP125.2m. Completion took place after the prior period end on 5 October 2018 and the property was classified as a held for sale asset under IFRS 5 'Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations'.

   16.       Available-For-Sale Investments 

The gain of GBP144,000 recognised in the prior period is the result of cash received in relation to a previously fully impaired asset.

17. Trade and Other Receivables

 
                                                                   At 
                                    At                  At   31 March 
                     30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Trade receivables               10,588              38,059      9,680 
Other receivables                1,656              20,899     22,856 
Prepayments                      4,210               4,502      4,173 
Accrued income                  20,085              35,240     22,017 
------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                36,539              98,700     58,726 
------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

18. Cash and Cash Equivalents

 
                                                                              At 
                                               At                  At   31 March 
                                30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                           GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Cash held at managing agents                4,900               4,118      2,599 
Restricted cash                             8,330               1,572      2,678 
Cash deposits                              34,496              57,403    192,293 
-----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
                                           47,726              63,093    197,570 
-----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

Restricted cash is made up of cash held by solicitors and cash in restricted accounts.

   19.       Trade and Other Payables 
 
                                                                                      At 
                                                       At                  At   31 March 
                                        30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                   GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Trade payables                                     20,200              15,000     13,009 
Other payables                                      1,559               8,731      1,869 
Accruals                                           24,355              25,044     23,368 
Deferred income                                     6,425               6,877      4,913 
-------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Current trade and other payables                   52,539              55,652     43,159 
Accruals                                              590              10,815     11,405 
-------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Non-current trade and other payables                  590              10,815     11,405 
-------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total trade and other payables                     53,129              66,467     54,564 
-------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

20. Lease Liability

 
                                                                             At 
                                              At                  At   31 March 
                               30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                          GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Current lease liability                      599                   -          - 
----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Non-current lease liability                7,872               2,189      2,189 
----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

Included within the lease liability are GBP599,000 (30 September 2019: GBPnil, 31 March 2019: GBPnil) of current and GBP5,683,000 (30 September 2019: GBPnil, 31 March 2019: GBPnil) of non-current lease liabilities which relate to the adoption of IFRS 16 'Leases'.

21. Borrowings

 
                                                                              At 
                                               At                  At   31 March 
                                30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                           GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Current borrowings                              -             100,375    100,468 
-----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Borrowings repayable within: 
- one to two years                              -             184,686          - 
- two to three years                            -                   -    195,410 
- three to four years                      31,930                   -          - 
- four to five years                      216,591              24,887     37,399 
- five to six years                        92,082                   -     92,005 
- six to ten years                              -             122,717          - 
-----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Non-current borrowings                    340,603             332,290    324,814 
-----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total borrowings                          340,603             432,665    425,282 
-----------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

The GBP100,000,000 Convertible Bond was repaid in June 2019.

 
                                                                  At 
                                   At                  At   31 March 
                    30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                               GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-----------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total borrowings              340,603             432,665    425,282 
Cash                         (47,726)            (63,093)  (197,570) 
-----------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Net borrowings                292,877             369,572    227,712 
-----------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

Net borrowings excludes the Group's share of borrowings in joint ventures of GBP48,026,000 (30 September 2018: GBP46,680,000; 31 March 2019: GBP48,473,000) and cash of GBP3,551,000 (30 September 2018: GBP17,629,000; 31 March 2019: GBP7,612,000). All borrowings in joint ventures are secured.

 
                                                            At 
                             At                  At   31 March 
              30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                         GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-----------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Net assets              573,658             552,596    567,425 
-----------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Gearing                     51%                 67%        40% 
-----------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

22. Derivative Financial Instruments

 
                                                                                            At 
                                                             At                  At   31 March 
                                              30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                         GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Derivative financial instruments asset                      319               1,703        915 
-------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Derivative financial instruments liability              (8,017)             (1,529)    (4,158) 
-------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

A loss on the change in fair value of GBP4,980,000 has been recognised in the Unaudited Consolidated Income Statement (30 September 2018: gain of GBP325,000, 31 March 2019: loss of GBP3,322,000).

The fair values of the Group's outstanding interest rate swaps and caps have been estimated by calculating the present values of future cash flows, using appropriate market discount rates, representing Level 2 fair value measurements as defined in IFRS 13 'Fair Value Measurement'.

23. Share Capital

 
                                                            At 
                             At                  At   31 March 
              30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                         GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-----------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Authorised               39,577              39,577     39,577 
-----------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

The authorised share capital of the Company is GBP39,576,626.60 divided into ordinary shares of 1p each and deferred shares of 1/8p each.

 
Allotted, called up and fully paid: 
- 119,956,767 (30 September 2018: 119,363,349; 31 March 2019: 119,363,349) ordinary shares 
 of 1p each                                                                                  1,200  1,194  1,194 
- 212,145,300 deferred shares of 1/8p each                                                     265    265    265 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----  -----  ----- 
                                                                                             1,465  1,459  1,459 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----  -----  ----- 
 

24. Net Assets Per Share

 
                                                                                         Number 
                                                                                    At       of                  At 
                                                                     30 September 2019   shares   30 September 2019 
                                                                                GBP000     000s     Pence per share 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  -------  ------------------ 
Net asset value                                                                573,658 
Less - deferred shares                                                           (265) 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  -------  ------------------ 
Basic net asset value                                                          573,393  119,957                 478 
Add - share settled bonus                                                                   636 
Add - dilutive effect of the Performance Share Plan                                         926 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  -------  ------------------ 
Diluted net asset value                                                        573,393  121,519                 472 
Adjustment for: 
               - fair value of financial instruments                             7,689 
               - deferred tax                                                    9,309 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  -------  ------------------ 
Adjusted diluted net asset value                                               590,391  121,519                 486 
Adjustment for: 
               - fair value of trading and development properties                  578 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  -------  ------------------ 
EPRA net asset value                                                           590,969  121,519                 486 
Adjustment for: 
               - fair value of fixed rate loans                                (7,282) 
               - fair value of financial instruments                           (7,689) 
               - deferred tax                                                  (9,309) 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  -------  ------------------ 
EPRA triple net asset value                                                    566,689  121,519                 466 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  -------  ------------------ 
 

The adjustment for the fair value of trading and development properties represents the surplus as at 30 September 2019.

 
                                                                           At   Number                At 
                                                                     31 March       of          31 March 
                                                                         2019   shares              2019 
                                                                       GBP000     000s   Pence per share 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------  ---------------- 
Net asset value                                                       567,425  119,363 
Less - deferred shares                                                  (265) 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------  ---------------- 
Basic net asset value                                                 567,160  119,363               475 
Add - share settled bonus                                                          862 
Add - dilutive effect of the Performance Share Plan                                734 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------  ---------------- 
Diluted net asset value                                               567,160  120,959               469 
Adjustment for: 
               - fair value of financial instruments                    3,218 
               - fair value surplus on Convertible Bond                   468 
               - deferred tax                                          11,687 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------  ---------------- 
Adjusted diluted net asset value                                      582,533  120,959               482 
Adjustment for: 
               - fair value of trading and development properties         578 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------  ---------------- 
EPRA net asset value                                                  583,111  120,959               482 
Adjustment for: 
               - fair value of fixed rate loans                       (5,449) 
               - fair value of financial instruments                  (3,218) 
               - deferred tax                                        (11,687) 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------  ---------------- 
EPRA triple net asset value                                           562,757  120,959               465 
------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------  ---------------- 
 

The net asset values per share have been calculated in accordance with guidance issued by the European Public Real Estate Association ("EPRA").

The adjustments to the net asset value comprise the amounts relating to the Group and its share of joint ventures.

25. Related Party Transactions

The following amounts were due from/(to) the Group's joint ventures:

 
                                                                                            At 
                                                             At                  At   31 March 
                                              30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                         GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
ARE 1 Farringdon SARL                                       370                   -          - 
Charterhouse Place Ltd                                        9                   -          - 
Barts Square companies                                       31               2,543         34 
Creechurch Place Ltd                                          -              37,890     22,073 
King Street Developments (Hammersmith) Ltd                   71                 309         71 
Old Street Holdings LP                                        3                   3          3 
Shirley Advance LLP                                          14                 249        330 
-------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

During the period, interest on bonds of GBP745,000 (30 September 2018: GBP875,000; 31 March 2019: GBP451,000) and a promote fee for development management services of GBP305,000 (30 September 2018: GBP4,874,000; 31 March 2019: GBP7,142,000) were charged by the Group to Creechurch Place Limited. A development management, accounting and corporate services fee of GBP945,000 (30 September 2018: GBP670,000; 31 March 2019: GBP821,000) was charged by the Group to the Barts Square companies. In addition, an accounting and corporate services fee of GBP9,000 (30 September 2018: GBPnil, 31 March 2019: GBPnil) was charged by the Group to each of ARE 1 Farringdon SARL and Charterhouse Place Ltd.

26. See-through Analysis

Helical holds a significant proportion of its property assets in joint ventures with partners that provide a significant equity contribution, whilst relying on the Group to provide asset management or development expertise. Accounting convention requires Helical to account under IFRS for its share of the net results and net assets of joint ventures in limited detail in the Income Statement and Balance Sheet. Net asset value per share, a key performance measure used in the real estate industry, as reported in the financial statements under IFRS, does not provide shareholders with the most relevant information on the fair value of assets and liabilities within an ongoing real estate company with a long term investment strategy.

This analysis incorporates the separate components of the results of the consolidated subsidiaries and Helical's share of its joint ventures' results into a 'see-through' analysis of its property portfolio, debt profile and the associated income streams and financing costs, to assist in providing a comprehensive overview of the Group's activities.

See-through Net Rental Income

Helical's share of the gross rental income, head rents payable and property overheads from property assets held in subsidiaries and in joint ventures is shown in the table below.

 
                                                               Half Year to   Half Year to    Year to 
                                                               30 September   30 September   31 March 
                                                                       2019           2018       2019 
                                                                     GBP000         GBP000     GBP000 
-------------------------------------  ---------------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
Gross rental income                    - subsidiaries                14,506         13,527     28,154 
 - joint ventures                                                       392            426        971 
 ---------------------                                        -------------  -------------  --------- 
Total gross rental income                                            14,898         13,953     29,125 
Property overheads                     - subsidiaries               (1,695)        (1,919)    (3,695) 
 - joint ventures                                                     (162)          (466)      (411) 
Net rental expense attributable to profit share partner                   -            139        140 
------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
See-through net rental income                                        13,041         11,707     25,159 
--------------------------------------  --------------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 

See-through Net Development Profits/(Losses)

Helical's share of development profits/(losses) from property assets held in subsidiaries and in joint ventures is shown in the table below.

 
                                               Half Year to   Half Year to    Year to 
                                               30 September   30 September   31 March 
                                                       2019           2018       2019 
                                                     GBP000         GBP000     GBP000 
--------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
In parent and subsidiaries                            1,567          3,565      2,564 
In joint ventures                                     5,355            500      4,570 
--------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
Total gross development profit                        6,922          4,065      7,134 
Provision against stock    - subsidiaries             (126)        (1,879)    (4,345) 
 - joint ventures                                   (1,083)        (4,288)    (7,198) 
 -------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
See-through development profits/(losses)              5,713        (2,102)    (4,409) 
--------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 

See-through Net Gain on Sale and Revaluation of Investment Properties

Helical's share of the net gain on the sale and revaluation of Investment properties held in subsidiaries and joint ventures is shown in the table below.

 
                                                                           Half Year to   Half Year to    Year to 
                                                                           30 September   30 September   31 March 
                                                                                   2019           2018       2019 
                                                                                 GBP000         GBP000     GBP000 
---------------------------------------------------  -----------------  ---------------  -------------  --------- 
Revaluation surplus on Investment properties         - subsidiaries               9,442         31,435     44,284 
 - joint ventures                                                                   472          1,081      1,288 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------- 
Total revaluation surplus                                                         9,914         32,516     45,572 
Net (loss)/gain on sale of Investment properties     - subsidiaries                (28)          1,102     15,008 
Total net (loss)/gain on sale of Investment properties                             (28)          1,102     15,008 
----------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------- 
See-through net gain on sale and revaluation of Investment properties             9,886         33,618     60,580 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------------  --------- 
 
 

See-through Net Finance Costs

Helical's share of the interest payable, finance charges, capitalised interest and interest receivable on bank borrowings and cash deposits in subsidiaries and in joint ventures is shown in the table below.

 
                                                                    Half Year to   Half Year to    Year to 
                                                                    30 September   30 September   31 March 
                                                                            2019           2018       2019 
                                                                          GBP000         GBP000     GBP000 
----------------------------------------------  -----------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
Interest payable on bank loans and overdrafts   - subsidiaries             6,756          8,263     16,414 
 - joint ventures                                                            267              7        511 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
Total interest payable on bank loans and overdrafts                        7,023          8,270     16,925 
Other interest payable and similar charges      - subsidiaries             2,686          1,618      4,208 
 - joint ventures                                                            328            800      1,576 
Interest capitalised                            - subsidiaries           (1,127)        (2,265)    (3,215) 
----------------------------------------------  -----------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
Total finance costs                                                        8,910          8,423     19,494 
Interest receivable and similar income          - subsidiaries           (1,311)        (1,033)      (983) 
 - joint ventures                                                           (41)           (32)       (92) 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
See-through net finance costs                                              7,558          7,358     18,419 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 

See-through Property Portfolio

Helical's share of the Investment, trading and development property portfolio in subsidiaries and joint ventures is shown in the table below.

 
                                                                                                                    At 
                                                                                     At                  At   31 March 
                                                                      30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                                                 GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
---------------------------------------------  --------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Investment property fair value                 - subsidiaries                   835,100             754,250    791,250 
 - joint ventures                                                                65,870              24,427     25,382 
Investment property held for sale              - subsidiaries                         -             125,200          - 
---------------------------------------------  --------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total Investment property fair value                                            900,970             903,877    816,632 
Trading and development stock                  - subsidiaries                     1,035               4,048      2,311 
 - joint ventures                                                                53,188              53,466     56,935 
 --------------------                                                ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total trading and development stock                                              54,223              57,514     59,246 
Trading and development stock surplus          - subsidiaries                       578                 628        578 
 - joint ventures                                                                     -                 800          - 
 --------------------                                                ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total trading and development stock surpluses                                       578               1,428        578 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Total trading and development stock at fair value                                54,801              58,942     59,824 
--------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
See-through property portfolio                                                  955,771             962,819    876,456 
-------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 
 

See-through Net Borrowings

Helical's share of borrowings and cash deposits in subsidiaries and joint ventures is shown in the table below.

 
                                                                    At                             At 
                                                          30 September                  At   31 March 
                                                                  2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                                                GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
-------------------------------------------------------  -------------  ------------------  --------- 
Gross borrowings less than one year   - subsidiaries                 -             100,375    100,468 
Gross borrowings more than one year   - subsidiaries           340,603             332,290    324,814 
------------------------------------  -----------------  -------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Total                                                         340,603             432,665    425,282 
 ------------------------------------------------------  -------------  ------------------  --------- 
Gross borrowings more than one year   - joint ventures          48,026              46,680     48,473 
------------------------------------  -----------------  -------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Total                                                          48,026              46,680     48,473 
 ------------------------------------------------------  -------------  ------------------  --------- 
Cash and cash equivalents             - subsidiaries          (47,726)            (63,093)  (197,570) 
 - joint ventures                                              (3,551)            (17,629)    (7,612) 
 ------------------------------------------------------  -------------  ------------------  --------- 
See-through net borrowings                                     337,352             398,623    268,573 
-------------------------------------------------------  -------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

27. See-through Gearing and Loan to Value

 
                                                                           At 
                                            At                  At   31 March 
                             30 September 2019   30 September 2018       2019 
                                        GBP000              GBP000     GBP000 
--------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
Property portfolio                     955,771             962,819    876,456 
Net borrowings                         337,352             398,623    268,573 
Net assets                             573,658             552,596    567,425 
See-through net gearing                  58.8%               72.1%      47.3% 
See-through loan to value                35.3%               41.4%      30.6% 
--------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

28. Capital Commitments

The Group has a commitment of GBP27,188,000 (30 September 2018: GBP78,746,000; 31 March 2019: GBP64,900,000) in relation to construction contracts which are due to be completed in the period to March 2021. Of the total, GBP22,406,000 relates to the Group's Investment property portfolio and GBP4,782,000 is in relation to the Group's residential scheme at Barts Square.

29. Post Balance Sheet Events

There are no material post balance sheet events.

Appendix 1 - Glossary of Terms

Capital value (psf)

The open market value of the property divided by the area of the property in square feet.

Company or Helical or Group

Helical plc and its subsidiary undertakings.

Diluted figures

Reported amounts adjusted to include the effects of potential shares issuable under the Director and employee remuneration schemes.

Earnings per share (EPS)

Profit after tax divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue.

EPRA

European Public Real Estate Association.

EPRA earnings per share

Earnings per share adjusted to exclude gains/losses on sale and revaluation of Investment properties and their deferred tax adjustments, the tax on profit/loss on disposal of Investment properties, trading property profits/losses, movement in fair value of available-for-sale assets and fair value movements on derivative financial instruments, on an undiluted basis. Details of the method of calculation of the EPRA earnings per share are available from EPRA (see Note 11).

EPRA net assets per share

Diluted net asset value per share adjusted to exclude fair value surplus of financial instruments and the Convertible Bond, and deferred tax on capital allowances and on Investment properties revaluation, but including the fair value of trading and development properties in accordance with the best practice recommendations of EPRA (see Note 24).

EPRA topped-up NIY

The current annualised rent, net of costs, topped-up for contracted uplifts, expressed as a percentage of the fair value of the relevant property.

EPRA triple net asset value per share

EPRA net asset value per share adjusted to include fair value of financial instruments and deferred tax on capital allowances and on Investment properties revaluation (see Note 24).

Estimated rental value (ERV)

The market rental value of lettable space as estimated by the Group's valuers at each Balance Sheet date.

Gearing

Group borrowings expressed as a percentage of net assets.

Initial yield

Annualised net passing rents on Investment properties as a percentage of their open market value.

Like-for-like valuation change

The valuation gain/loss, net of capital expenditure, on those properties held at both the previous and current reporting period end, as a proportion of the fair value of those properties at the beginning of the reporting period plus net capital expenditure.

MSCI Inc. (MSCI IPD)

MSCI Inc. is a company that produces independent benchmarks of property returns.

Net asset value per share (NAV)

Net assets divided by the number of ordinary shares at the Balance Sheet date (see Note 24).

Net gearing

Total borrowings less short-term deposits and cash as a percentage of net assets.

Passing rent

The annual gross rental income being paid by the tenant.

Reversionary yield

The income/yield from the full estimated rental value of the property on the market value of the property grossed up to include purchaser's costs, capital expenditure and capitalised revenue expenditure.

See-through/Group share

The consolidated Group and the Group's share in its joint ventures (see Note 26).

See-through net gearing

The see-through net borrowings expressed as a percentage of net assets (see Note 27).

Total Accounting Return

The growth in the net asset value of the Company plus dividends paid in the period, expressed as a percentage of net asset value at the start of the period.

Total Property Return

The total of net rental income, trading and development profits and net gain on sale and revaluation of Investment properties on a see-through basis.

Total Shareholder Return (TSR)

The growth in the ordinary share price as quoted on the London Stock Exchange plus dividends per share received for the period expressed as a percentage of the share price at the beginning of the period.

True equivalent yield

The constant capitalisation rate which, if applied to all cash flows from an Investment property, including current rent, reversions to current market rent and such items as voids and expenditures, equates to the market value. Assumes rent is received quarterly in advance.

Unleveraged returns

Total property gains and losses (both realised and unrealised) plus net rental income expressed as a percentage of the total value of the properties.

WAULT

The total contracted rent up to the first break, or lease expiry date, divided by the contracted annual rent.

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