6th Mar 2015 07:00
INDUSTRIAL MULTI PROPERTY TRUST PLC
(the "Company" or together with its subsidiaries the "Group")
ANNUAL RESULTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2014
Highlights
· Adjusted net asset value ("NAV") per ordinary share increased- 220 pence as at 31 December 2014 (207 pence at 31 December 2013 restated).
· Adjusted earnings per ordinary share decreased - loss of 19.4 pence for the year ending 31 December 2014 (profit of 12.6 pence for the year ending 31 December 2013 restated).
· New lettings achieved - 87 new lettings and 41 lease renewals achieved during 2014 (representing 22.2% of the estimated rental value ("ERV") of the total portfolio, based on the final achievable annual rent including stepped rent).
· Additional contracted rent attained- £0.6 million per annum of additional passing rent is contracted to start during 2015, directly benefiting cash flow.
· Occupancy improved - the occupancy level measured by estimated rental value stood at 86.5% as at 31 December 2014 compared with 84.6% as at 31 December 2013.
· Portfolio valuation increased- the Group's property portfolio was valued at £79.9 million as at 31 December 2014 (£77.5 million as at 31 December 2013), an increase of £2.4.million (3.1%) during the year.
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87 new lettings during the year
86.5%
Occupancy rate increased during the year
220p
Adjusted NAV of 220 pence per share
£79.9 million
Portfolio valuation increase of 3.1% to £79.9 million
Contact:
Jonathan Clague
Chairman, Industrial Multi Property Trust plc
01624 681250
Tom Pissarro
Investment Adviser and Manager, Alpha Real Capital LLP
020 7391 4700
For more information on the Company please visit www.alphamultipropertytrust.com
For more information on the Company's Investment Adviser and Manager please visit www.alpharealcapital.com
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
These results contain forward-looking statements which are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the Board's current view and information known to them at the date of this Statement. The Board does not make any undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Nothing in these results should be construed as a profit forecast.
Company summary and objectives
Objectives
Industrial Multi Property Trust plc ("the Company") was incorporated in the Isle of Man on 10 June 2002 as a closed-ended investment company. The Company and its subsidiaries (together "the Group") invest in higher yielding UK commercial property. The key objectives are:
· Increase earnings and cash flow- increase occupancy in the portfolio and reduce expenses.
· Protect and enhance asset values- prudent investment in selected portfolio properties.
· Strengthen the balance sheet- reduce bank borrowings progressively, consistent with the investment programme for the property portfolio.
Dividends
The Company paid no dividends during the year and no dividend is currently proposed (2013: £nil).
Listing
The Company is a closed-ended Isle of Man registered investment company which has been declared under the relevant legislation to be a closed-ended Collective Investment Scheme. Since 27 October 2014, its shares have traded on the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange, an EU regulated market, following a transfer of the shares from a listing on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority. The shares have been traded on the London Stock Exchange since 4 April 2003. Following shareholders' approval at the Extraordinary General Meeting, on 26 September 2014 of the new Articles, the Company's continuation vote has been removed.
Management
The Company's Investment Adviser and Manager is Alpha Real Capital LLP ("Alpha"). Control of the Company rests with the non-executive Isle of Man based Board of Directors.
ISA/SIPP status
The Company's shares are eligible for Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) and Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs).
Website
www.industrialmultipropertytrust.com
Financial highlights
Year ended 31 December 2014 | Year ended 31 December 2013 Restated | |
NAV (£'000) | 17,688 | 17,388 |
Adjusted NAV (£'000) 1 | 18,491 | 17,388 |
NAV per ordinary share (pence) | 210.3 | 206.8 |
Adjusted NAV per share (£'000) 1 | 219.9 | 206.8 |
Earnings per ordinary share (pence) (basic and diluted) | 3.6 | (29.6) |
Adjusted earnings per ordinary share (pence)2 | (19.4) | 12.6 |
1The adjusted net assets are presented to provide what the Board believes is a more relevant assessment of the Group's net asset position. The Board has determined that certain fair value and accounting adjustments may not be realisable in the longer term (see note 16).
2The adjusted earnings are presented to provide what the Board believes is a more appropriate assessment of the operational income accruing to the Group's activities. Hence the Board adjusts basic earnings for income and costs which are not of a recurrent nature or which may be more of a capital nature (see note 15)
Chairman Statement
I am pleased to present the Annual Report and the Consolidated Financial Statements of Industrial Multi Property Trust plc for the year ended 31 December 2014.
Property performance
The active asset management initiatives within the portfolio have assisted in the retention of tenants and the letting of vacant units. The Group has achieved 87 new lettings and 41 lease renewals increasing the occupancy level across the Group by 1.9%, to 86.5% (by ERV) as at 31 December 2014 compared with 84.6% as at 31 December 2013, enhancing the Group's income. Further detail on asset management progress appears in the Investment Adviser and Manager's report.
On a like for like basis, the property valuation increased by £2.4 million to £79.9.million at 31 December 2014 (£77.5 million at 31 December 2013). This represents an increase of 3.1%. An evaluation of the Group's property portfolio performance can be found in the Investment Adviser and Manager's report.
Financial performance
The adjusted NAV per ordinary share at 31 December 2014 is 219.9 pence (31 December 2013 restated: 206.8 pence). The increase is attributable mainly to the increase in property portfolio valuation.
The results for the year show an adjusted EPS loss of 19.4 pence (31 December 2013 restated: profit of 12.6 pence). The decline is attributable to the loss resulting from the increase in finance costs during the period.
Bank borrowings and financing
As previously reported, the Group entered into new financing agreements on 5 December 2013. These new loan facilities are for a period of five years expiring in December 2018. A hedging arrangement was entered into on 27 January 2014, which has the effect of fixing the Group's interest rate exposure on £25.1 million of debt until 5 December 2018. Further details can be found in note 24. During the year the Group was compliant with the bank borrowing covenants.
Further details on the Group's long term borrowings are provided in note 24 and within the Investment Adviser and Manager's report.
Change of name
With effect from 1 July 2014, Alpha UK Multi Property Trust plc has changed its name to Industrial Multi Property Trust plc. The new name was approved by shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting held on 30 June 2014 and better reflects the nature of the Company's portfolio of predominantly industrial assets. The ticker symbol has been changed to IMPT for the Company's ordinary shares.
CHIP (Six) Limited
The liquidation of CHIP (Six) Limited completed on 1 September 2014. The liquidators were released from their duties and the company is now dissolved.
Going concern
The Board has concluded that the Company and the Group is considered to be a going concern and as a result of this the Consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 have been prepared on the going concern basis. Further details on the basis of preparation is provided in note 2 to the financial statements.
Prior year restatement
Certain 2013 balance sheet items, namely trade and other receivables, have been restated. For further information, see note 2.
Outlook
Industrial Multi Property Trust plc enters into a new financial year with continued focus on making further progress in preserving, improving the profile of income from its property portfolio and enhancing its asset value.
With the new long term financing arrangements in place the Board believes that the Group's strategy provides a strong platform from which to rebuild shareholder value over the medium to long term, recognising that the new financing arrangements result in increased finance costs. The Board is confident that the Group will be able to service its debt going forward and, with an improving secondary commercial property market, the Group and therefore the shareholders may eventually see an improvement in the net asset value in the medium term.
Jonathan Clague
Chairman
5 March 2015
Investment Adviser and Manager's report
The Investment Adviser and Manager's strategy to deliver shareholder value will continue to focus on the following objectives:
· To enhance net rental income - the marketing strategy for vacant units will aim to meet tenant requirements for good quality affordable accommodation on flexible lease terms.
· To selectively deploy capital expenditure when 'value add' opportunities are identified - a rolling programme of maintenance will continue to be undertaken. However priority will be given to refurbishments where a property can be significantly enhanced to attract additional tenant demand. The Investment Adviser and Manager is also looking to identify opportunities to extend leases and or remove tenant breaks where appropriate value can be unlocked.
· To reduce borrowings through rental surplus and to reduce the LTV ratio through limited strategic sales - disposals, which may be considered where it is believed that the price net of costs, likely to be achieved, will benefit shareholder returns.
The strategy to concentrate on active asset management initiatives within the portfolio offers tangible opportunities to generate strong positive cash flow and enhanced NAV per share in the future.
Portfolio overview
Portfolio by region | Total as a percentage of Market Value | Total as a percentage of Market Value | |
December | December | ||
2014 | 2013 | ||
% | % | ||
Midlands | 31 | 30 | |
East of England | 19 | 18 | |
North East | 2 | 2 | |
North West | 8 | 9 | |
South East | 10 | 10 | |
South West | 20 | 20 | |
Wales | 1 | 1 | |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 9 | 10 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Portfolio by sector | Total as a percentage of Market Value | Total as a percentage of Market Value | |
December | December | ||
2014 | 2013 | ||
% | % | ||
Light Industrial Properties | 85 | 84 | |
Office Properties | 15 | 16 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
The portfolio predominantly comprises a well-diversified portfolio of fifty three multi let properties offering 507 leasable units with a total floor area of approximately 163,600 square metres (approximately 1.8 million square feet) all of which are located in the UK. The properties offer attractively priced accommodation for local and regional occupiers.
Of the total portfolio, approximately 85% is invested in light industrial property and 15% is invested in offices.
Tenants have continued to favour shorter term flexible leases and against this background the weighted average lease length is 3.2 years to expiry and 1.9 years to the earlier of the next tenant break or expiry.
Asset management review
The occupational market continues to show signs of improving, and the Group's flexible approach to meeting tenant demand has been successful in reducing the number of vacant units: 87 new lettings and 41 lease renewals were completed during the period, with a further 15 units under offer as at 31 December 2014. Many of the leases incorporate stepped increases in rents and there is an additional £0.6 million per annum of contracted rent due to start during the next twelve months which will benefit the cash flow.
The impact of tenant insolvency has increased with 8 tenants, accounting for 3.4% of ERV, becoming insolvent compared with 8 tenants (1.3% of ERV) in the same period last year. Equally the impact of tenants vacating at the end of the term has increased with 40 tenants, accounting for 8.2% of ERV, vacating compared with 40 tenants (5.0% of ERV) in the same period last year.
Against this background, the number of new lettings is encouraging and notable progress has been made in increasing occupancy. Based on ERV, the occupancy level stood at 86.5% on 31 December 2014 compared to 84.6% as at 31 December 2013.
Activity | Number of Tenants | Rent £'000 p.a. | As % of Estimated Rental Value |
Tenant lease breaks exercised | 7 | 90 | 1.0 |
Tenant vacated at lease end | 40 | 753 | 8.2 |
Tenant insolvency | 8 | 311 | 3.4 |
New letting completed | 87 | 1,316* | 14.2 |
Tenant leases renewed | 41 | 745* | 8.0 |
*Final achievable annual rent including stepped rents.
Based on the current total portfolio ERV, there is also the potential for additional rent of £1.8 million per annum assuming the portfolio were to become fully let and income producing.
Property Sales
In keeping with the Board's strategy to undertake limited strategic sales, one sale completed during the year. A small parcel of land, including a redundant water tower, which adjoined one of the group's industrial estates, was sold in October 2014. The land was held at nil value and sold for £75k net of costs.
Valuation
The Group's property portfolio was valued at 31 December 2014 by DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited at £79.9 million (£77.5 million as at 31 December 2013) an increase of £2.4 million (3.1%) during the 12 month period. The average capital value of the portfolio is £484 per square metre (£45 per square foot).
Financing
As previously reported the Group entered into new financing agreements on 5 December 2013. It should be noted that the new mezzanine and sub-ordinated loan facilities carry a higher interest cost than the previous facilities. This higher cost of debt accounts for the negative movement in adjusted earnings per ordinary share.
The LTV ratio on total borrowings was 81.0% as at 31 December 2014 (83.2 % on total borrowings as at 31 December 2013).
UK Economy
Economic growth maintained momentum in Q4 2014 as the UK economy grew by 0.5% on the quarter, as measured by the expansion in gross domestic product ("GDP") output. Annual GDP growth has risen to 2.6% following four quarters of stable economic expansion.
An improving labour market in recent months has resulted in a fall in the nationwide unemployment rate to 5.7% as at December 2014. This compares favourably with the post-recession high of 8.5% reported at September 2011.
Despite signs of a tightening labour market, inflation levels remain low. Annual Consumer Price Index ("CPI") inflation fell to 0.3% in January 2015. This fall was partly driven by a drop in fuel and food prices, however core CPI inflation (which excludes fuel and food) rose by 0.1 percentage point to 1.4% in January 2015.
Looking ahead to 2015, inflation looks likely to remain low with heavy competition in food retailing and falling oil prices expected to continue. Interest rate policy has been steady with the Bank Rate remaining low at 0.5% during the period.
Property Commentary
Encouraged by positive sentiment from both domestic and overseas investors, a positive capital value growth trend continued across the UK commercial property market during the 12 month period to 31 December 2014.
Over the period, prime yields have generally contracted and sector or geographic specific secondary yields have stabilised and are showing marked signs of improvement. Higher yielding secondary assets are slowly starting to benefit from an improving financing sector and subsequent investor sentiment. However; the most notable positive pressure on prices currently remains at the prime end of the market.
A greater availability of debt and equity financing for secondary assets in the more attractive regional locations and good quality assets in secondary markets, is providing more liquidity and should continue to drive investor demand. Strong investment volumes are expected to continue into 2015 as more local and overseas investors target opportunities in regional markets across all sectors and an increasingly wide range of risk profiles.
Conclusion
The increased occupancy and the enhancement in the Group's property portfolio valuation is encouraging. The Investment Adviser and Manager's goal continues to be to increase the level of rent and occupancy throughout the portfolio and to build on the asset management success delivered during 2014.
Tom Pissarro
Alpha Real Capital LLP
Investment Adviser and Manager
5 March 2015
Directors
Jonathan Clague, Chairman
Jonathan Clague is a resident of the Isle of Man. He is the non-executive chairman of Heron & Brearley, a leading Manx brewer and public house operator and previously, was a non-executive director of Diamond Circle Capital Plc, Isle of Man Bank, NatWest Offshore Limited, Sun Alliance (IOM) Limited and PFI Infrastructure Company.
Geoffrey Black, Director
Geoffrey Black is a resident of the Isle of Man. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and is a senior partner of Black Grace Cowley, a leading firm of commercial property agents on the Isle of Man. Geoffrey has more than 35 years' experience in both the commercial and residential property markets and has acted for major UK institutions, such as Zurich Financial Services, Royal Bank of Scotland International, and for the Isle of Man Government.
Donald Lake, Director
Donald Lake is a resident of the Isle of Man. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has many years' experience of the UK commercial property market both as an adviser to investment funds and as a principal. Donald is a director of Unitech Corporate Parks subsidiary in Mauritius. He is also a director of other companies active in the UK and elsewhere, and advises private clients on the Isle of Man and in the UK.
Philip Scales, Director - Chairman of the Audit Committee
Philip Scales is a resident of the Isle of Man. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and the managing director of the Company's Administrator, IOMA Fund and Investment Management Limited. Philip was previously the managing director of Barings (Isle of Man) Limited, which was acquired by Northern Trust in 2005. Philip has more than 35 years' experience in corporate and mutual fund administration and is currently on the boards of a number of listed companies.
Mark Rattigan, Director
Mark Rattigan holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) from the University of Sydney and an Investment Management Certificate from the UK Society of Investment Professionals.
He has previously been Chief Operating Officer and Director - Finance and Operations at RREEF (Deutsche Bank's real estate funds management group) based in London. He has over 25 years' experience in real estate, funds management and investment banking. His experience includes 13 years in real estate investment banking with Deutsche Bank, HSBC Investment Bank and Macquarie Bank in both London and Sydney and 5 years as a property development manager at Lend Lease.
Mark Rattigan is currently Chief Operating Officer of the Company's Investment Adviser and Manager, Alpha Real Capital LLP.
Directors' report
The Directors present herewith the Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2014. The Corporate Governance Statement forms part of this Directors' report by reference.
The Company
The Company is an Isle of Man closed-ended investment company and was incorporated on 10 June 2002. Its principal activity is that of investment in UK commercial property. Since 27 October 2014, its shares have traded on the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange, an EU regulated market, following a transfer from a listing on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority. The shares have been traded on the London Stock Exchange since 4 April 2003. Following shareholders' approval at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 26 September 2014 of the new Articles, the Company's continuation vote has been removed.
The Directors confirm that:
· no single property represents more than 15% of the gross assets of the Group;
· income receivable from any one tenant, or tenants within the same group, in any one financial year does not exceed 20% of the total rental income of the Group; and
· the proportion of the Group's property portfolio which is unoccupied or not producing income or which is in the course of substantial redevelopment or refurbishment does not exceed 25% of the value of the portfolio.
Business review
A review of the business during the year is contained in the Chairman's statement .
Results and dividends
The results for the year are set out in the financial statements.
Commentary on the net asset value and performance is given in the Chairman's Statement and Investment Adviser and Manager's Report which are incorporated into this Directors' report by reference.
The Company paid no dividends during the year and no dividend is currently proposed (2013: nil).
Corporate governance
The information fulfilling the requirements of the Corporate Governance Statement can be found in this Directors' report.
Directors
Biographical details of the Directors of the Company who served during the year are given above. Their interests in the share capital of the Company are shown below:
Directors Shareholding | 31 December 2014 | 31 December 2013 |
Number of Ordinary shares held | Number of Ordinary shares held | |
Jonathan David Clague | 15,500 | 15,500 |
Geoffrey Paul Raineri Black | 7,000 | 7,000 |
Donald Lake | 32,900 | 32,900 |
Philip Peter Scales | - | - |
Mark Rattigan | - | - |
Financial instruments
Information about the use of financial instruments by the Group is given in note 20 to the consolidated financial statements.
Post balance sheet events
Details of significant events since the balance sheet date are contained in note 29 to the consolidated financial statements.
Substantial shareholdings
Shareholders holding 3% or more of the Ordinary Shares of the Company as at 31 December 2014 | Number of Ordinary shares held '000
| % of share capital held |
Alpha Real Trust Limited | 1,573 | 18.7 |
During the period between 31 December 2014 and 6 March 2015 the Company did not receive any notifications under chapter 5 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Directors' indemnities
On 4 October 2014, a third party indemnity (Director and Officer insurance) was given by the Company to the Directors in terms which comply with Company law and remains in force at the date of this report.
Company Secretary
Martin Katz served as Secretary throughout the year.
Going concern
The Directors have concluded that the Company and the Group is considered to be a going concern and as a result of this the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 have been prepared on the going concern basis. Further detail on the basis of preparation of the financial statements is provided in note 2.
Continuation vote
At the Extraordinary General Meeting, which was held on 26 September 2014, shareholders voted in favour of amendments to the Articles, which included the removal of the five yearly continuation of vote.
Prior year restatement
Following a re-evaluation of the accounting approach to lease incentive receivables, these are now solely incorporated as a component of the carrying value of investment properties, consistent with our clarified accounting policy. Previously lease incentive receivables have been carried within trade and other receivables as well as indirectly within the valuation of investment properties (see note 2).
Jonathan Clague
Chairman
5 March 2015
Corporate governance statement
The Board of Directors is accountable to the Company's shareholders for the management and control of the Company's activities and is committed to appropriate standards of corporate governance. The statement below explains how the Company applies the principles set out in the UK Corporate Governance code (''the Code'') published by the Financial Reporting Council and contains the information required by chapter 7 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules. The UK Corporate Governance code can be viewed at www.frc.org.uk.
Statement of compliance
The Company has, other than where stated below, complied fully with the provisions set out in the Code during the year ended 31 December 2014:-
· As matters relating to remuneration and nominations are dealt with at regular board meetings, no separate Remuneration and Nomination committees have been established.
The Directors consider this structure to be a practical solution bearing in mind the Company's size and needs.
Further explanation of how the principles and the supporting principles have been applied is set out below and in the Audit Committee report.
Role of the Board
The Board has determined that its role is to consider and determine the following principal matters which it considers are of strategic importance to the Company:
1) review the overall objectives for the Company and set the Company's strategy for fulfilling those objectives within an appropriate risk framework;
2) consider any shifts in strategy that it considers may be appropriate in light of market conditions;
3) review the capital structure of the Company including consideration of any appropriate use of gearing for the Company in which the Company may invest from time to time;
4) appoint the Investment Adviser and Manager, Administrator and other appropriately skilled service providers and monitor their effectiveness through regular reports and meetings; and
5) review key elements of the Company's performance including the net asset value, earnings per share, adjusted net asset value per share, adjusted earnings per share and payment of dividends.
The Board has adopted a schedule of matters reserved for its decisions and a schedule of matters delegated to the Investment Adviser and Manager, both of which are reviewed at least annually. The Board reserves approval for all significant or strategic decisions including property acquisitions, disposals, significant capital expenditure and financing transactions. The Directors are entitled to take independent professional advice as and when necessary. The Board ensures that all strategic matters are considered and resolved at Board Meetings.
Board Meetings
The Board meets at least quarterly and as required from time to time to consider specific issues reserved for decisions by the Board including all potential acquisitions and disposals, significant capital expenditure and leasing matters and decisions relating to the Company's financial gearing, the purpose of which is to ensure the long-term success of the Company for its shareholders.
Certain matters relating to the implementation of the Company's strategy are delegated either to the Investment Adviser and Manager or the Administrator but the performance of such delegation by these independent agents is regularly monitored by the Board.
At the Board's quarterly meetings, it considers papers circulated in advance including reports provided by the Investment Adviser and Manager. The Investment Adviser and Manager's report comments on:
· The UK property markets, including recommendations for any changes in strategy that the Investment Adviser and Manager considers may be appropriate
· Performance of the Group's portfolio and key asset management initiatives
· Transactional activity undertaken over the previous quarter and being contemplated for the future
· The Group's financial position including relationships with bankers and lenders
The Administrator provides a quarterly compliance, company secretarial and regulatory report.
The reports enable the Board to assess the success with which the Group's property strategy and other associated matters are being implemented and also to consider any relevant risks as well as to consider how they should be properly managed.
The Board also considers reports provided from time to time by its various service providers reviewing their internal controls.
In between its regular quarterly meetings, the Board has also met on a number of occasions during the year to approve property transactions and for other matters.
The table below shows the attendance at the Board and meetings during the year to 31 December 2014:
Director | Board | |
Jonathan David Clague | 7 | |
Geoffrey Paul Raineri Black | 8 | |
Donald Lake | 9 | |
Philip Peter Scales | 8 | |
Mark Rattigan
| 4 | |
Number of meetings during the year | 9 |
Messrs Clague, Black, Lake and Scales are non-executive directors and are considered to be independent. Mr Rattigan is a non-executive director of the Company but is also Chief Operating Officer of Alpha Real Capital LLP, the Investment Adviser and Manager.
The terms and conditions of appointment of non-executive Directors are available for inspection by any person at the Company's registered office and at the Annual General Meeting.
The Board has undertaken an annual evaluation of its own performance and that of its committees and Directors. All Directors are subject to an annual performance evaluation, which is an on-going exercise. Evaluation of the Board considers the balance of skills, experience, independence and knowledge of the company on the Board, its diversity, including gender, how the Board works together as a unit, and other factors relevant to its effectiveness.
Statement of Directors' responsibility
Company law requires the Directors to prepare the annual report and financial statements for each financial year which give a true, balanced, understandable and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the Group and of the profit or loss of the Group for that year. Under Company law, directors are required to
provide the necessary information to shareholders in order to enable the shareholders to assess the Company's performance, business model and strategies. In preparing those financial statements, the Directors are required to:
· select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
· make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
· state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the Group's financial statements; and
· prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Group will continue in business.
The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and of the Group and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Acts 1931 to 2004. They are also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the Group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Risk management and internal control
The Board recognises its ultimate responsibility for the Company's system of internal control. The Board understands its responsibility for ensuring that there are sufficient, appropriate and effective systems, procedures, policies and processes for internal control of financial, operational, compliance and risk management matters in place in order to manage the risks which are an inherent part of the business. The process for significant risks is in accordance with Turnbull Guidance.
The Board attaches considerable importance to the Group's systems of internal control and risk management by establishing a continuous process for identifying, evaluating and managing the risks which the Group faces.
During 2014, the exposures to risk, including the changing environments within the property sector and potential adverse consequences of global economic conditions, and refinancing risks were closely monitored by the Directors.
The Audit Committee, along with the Board, has responsibility for monitoring the work carried out under contractual arrangements, and delegated authorities as appropriate, by the Investment Adviser and Manager, the Administrator, the Property Manager and Property Valuer. This, combined with frequent communication with the external auditors ensures that sufficient controls for managing risks are in place in line with the Code.
Risk management covers operations, security, compliance, finance, legal and strategy. The Board monitors these areas closely and matters are reviewed at meetings of the Audit Committee.
However, internal controls are designed to manage rather than eliminate the risk of failure to achieve business objectives, and the Board recognises that any system can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss.
Internal audit
The Group has no employees and therefore the Board is reliant upon the systems and procedures employed by the Investment Adviser and Manager and the Administrator which are regularly reviewed and are considered to be sufficient to provide it with the required degree of comfort. Resulting from this, the Board continues to believe that there is no need for an internal audit function, although it continues to monitor such need on an annual basis.
Investment Adviser's and Management Agreement
The Company has an Investment Adviser's and Management Agreement with the Investment Adviser and Manager. This sets out the Investment Adviser and Manager's key responsibilities which include proposing a property investment strategy to the Board, The Investment Adviser and Manager is also accountable to the Board for all issues relating to property asset management.
Remuneration report
During the year the Directors received the following remuneration in the form of fees from the Company:
Directors Fees | 31 December 2014 | 31 December 2013 |
£ | £ | |
Jonathan David Clague | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Geoffrey Paul Raineri Black | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Donald Lake | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Philip Peter Scales | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Mark Rattigan (appointed 16 April 2013) | 15,000 | 10,582 |
Going concern
The Directors have concluded that the Company and the Group is considered to be a going concern and as a result of this the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 have been prepared on the going concern basis. Further detail on the basis of preparation of the consolidated financial statements is provided in note 2.
Jonathan Clague
Chairman
5 March 2015
Audit Committee Report
This report details the key activities of the Committee during the year, alongside our principal responsibilities.
Composition of the Committee
The Committee consists of a Chairman (Philip Scales) and other Non-Executive Directors (Geoffrey Black and Donald Lake). All are independent directors with significant financial experience, as detailed in the biographies. Meetings of the Audit Committee are attended by members of the Investment Adviser and Manager's finance team and the external auditors, KPMG Audit LLC.
The Committee meets regularly during the year in alignment with the financial reporting timetable and during the financial year ended 31 December 2014 they met on five occasions with attendance as detailed below.
Director | Audit Committee | |
Geoffrey Paul Raineri Black | 5 | |
Donald Lake | 5 | |
Philip Peter Scales | 5 | |
Number of meetings during the year | 5 |
Role and responsibilities
The purpose of the Committee is to assist the Board in its responsibilities for monitoring the integrity of the Group's financial statements, assessing the effectiveness of the Group's system of internal controls and monitoring the effectiveness, independence, and objectivity of the external auditors.
While the Board as a whole has a duty to act in the best interests of the Company, the Committee has a particular role, acting independently of management, to ensure that the interests of the shareholders are properly protected in relation to financial reporting and the effectiveness of the Group's systems of financial internal controls. The key responsibilities of the Committee are to:
· Monitor the integrity of the Group's financial statements and formal announcements on the Group's financial performance;
· Report to the board on the appropriateness of accounting policies and practices;
· Assess the effectiveness of the Group's system of internal controls and risk-management systems, including reviewing the process for identifying, assessing and reporting all key risks
· Review the scope, effectiveness, independence and objectivity of the audit process;
· Make recommendations to the Board on the appointment, reappointment, remuneration and terms of engagement of the external auditor;
· Develop and implement policy on the engagement of the external auditor to supply non-audit services, taking into account relevant ethical guidance regarding the provision of non-audit services by the external audit firm, and to report to the Board, identifying any matters in respect of which it considers that action or improvement is needed and making recommendations as to the steps to be taken;
· Report to the Board on how it has discharged its responsibilities; and
· Oversee the whistleblowing provisions of the Group and to ensure they are operating effectively.
Activities of the committee
Key areas formally discussed and reviewed by the Committee during 2014 include:
· Annual, half yearly and quarterly results, including the related formal announcements.
· Key accounting policies and issues, including property valuation.
· Impact of future financial reporting standards and changes to Corporate Governance Code, Disclosure and Transparency Rules and Listing Rules.
· Significant accounting, reporting and judgement matters.
· Internal controls and risk management process.
· Half yearly and annual auditor reports on planning and final opinion containing observations leading to recommendations for control or financial reporting improvement.
· Group's whistleblowing policy to satisfy themselves that this has met FCA rules and good standards of corporate governance.
Significant areas
The significant areas considered by the Committee and discussed with the external auditors during the year were:
Valuation of investment properties
In conjunction with the Investment Adviser and Manager the Committee has reviewed the independent valuation report and underlying assumptions and is satisfied that the valuations are appropriate and in accordance with RICS Appraisal and Valuation Standards (9th Edition - January 2014).
Revenue Recognition
The Committee considered the risk of fraud within revenue recognition and was satisfied that there were no issues arising.
Going concern - compliance with long term loan facilities
The Group has entered into new long term loan facilities and the Committee has considered whether the Group could service this debt. The Committee alongside the external auditor has reviewed a four year forecast and is satisfied that the terms of the loan facilities can be satisfied.
Related party transactions outside the normal course of business
The Group entered into a long term loan facility with Alpha Real Trust Limited during the year. The Committee has reviewed the agreement and the terms of the loan and is satisfied that the agreement has been properly documented, authorised and that the terms are commercially acceptable.
Prior year restatement
Following a re-evaluation of the accounting approach to lease incentive receivables, these are now solely incorporated as a component of the carrying value of investment properties, consistent with our clarified accounting policy. Previously lease incentive receivables have been carried within trade and other receivables as well as indirectly within the valuation of investment properties. The lease incentive receivables at 31 December 2013 stood at £1,456,000 (31 December 2012: £1,022,000) - see note 2.
External audit
The Group's external auditor is KPMG Audit LLC. The Committee is responsible for reviewing the independence and objectivity of the external auditors, and ensuring this is safeguarded notwithstanding any provision of any other services to the Group.
The Board recognises the importance of safeguarding auditor objectivity and has taken the following steps to ensure that auditor independence is not compromised:
· The Committee annually evaluates the external auditor as to its complete independence from the Group and relevant officers of the Group in all material respects and that it is adequately resourced and technically capable to deliver an objective audit to shareholders. Based on this review the Committee recommends to the Board each year the continuation, or removal and replacement, of the external auditor;
· The external auditors provide audit related services such as regulatory and statutory reporting as well as formalities relating to shareholders and other circulars;
· The Committee regularly reviews all fees paid for audit, and all consultancy fees, with a view to assessing reasonableness of fees, value of delivery, and any independence issues that may have arisen or may potentially arise in the future;
· The external auditors' report to the Directors and the Committee confirming their independence in accordance with auditing standards. In addition to the steps taken by the Board to safeguard auditor objectivity, KPMG Audit LLC rotates audit partners every five years.
In addition, the Committee oversaw the tender of the external audit in line with The Code requirements. The successful firm KPMG Audit LLC performed the external audit for the year ending 31 December 2014.
The appointment of the external auditor is subject to shareholder approval each year at the Annual General Meeting, giving shareholders the opportunity to accept or reject the Board's recommendation.
The Committee has adopted a policy for the provision of non-audit services and reviews and approves all material non-audit related services in accordance with the need to ensure the independence and objectivity of the external auditors, at the regular Committee meetings
As shown in note 7 to the financial statements, total fees payable to KPMG Audit LLC in the current financial year amounted to £42,000 for audit services. Fees payable in the current financial year for the audit services prior to the appointment of KPMG Audit LLC was £6,000.
Directors' statement pursuant to the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
Each of the Directors, whose names and functions are listed in the Directors' Report confirm that, to the best of each person's knowledge and belief:
· The Group and Company financial statements, which have been prepared, in accordance with IFRSs, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Group and Company, and
· The Chairman's Statement, Investment Adviser and Manager's report and Director's report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and Group together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.
By order of the Board,
Jonathan Clague Philip Scales
Director Director
Report of the Independent Auditors, KPMG Audit LLC, to the shareholders of Industrial Multi Property Trust plc ONLY
Opinions and conclusions arising from our audit
1. Our opinion on the financial statements is unmodified
We have audited the financial statements of Industrial Multi Property Trust plc for the year ended 31 December 2014 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated and Parent Company balance sheets, the Consolidated and Parent Statement of Changes in Equity and the Consolidated and Company Statements of Cash Flows and the related notes.
In our opinion the financial statements:
· Give a true and fair view of the state of the Group's and Parent Company's affairs as at 31 December 2014 and of the Group's profit for the year then ended;
· Have been properly prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as endorsed by the EU; and
· Have been properly prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Acts 1931 to 2004.
2. Our assessment of risks of material misstatement
In arriving at our audit opinion above on the financial statements, the risks of material misstatement that had the greatest effect on our audit were as follows:
Carrying value of investment property (£77.9 million)
Refer to Audit Committee Report, note 2 (accounting policy for investment property) and note 18 (investment property).
The risk: The Group's investment property portfolio makes up 93.7% of total assets (by value) and is considered to be the key driver of the Group's capital and revenue performance. The investment properties held by the Group are primarily UK based secondary industrial multi-tenant sites. The property values are inherently estimates driven by tenant occupation levels and terms, comparable transactions, as well as market sentiment.
Our response: Our procedures over the valuation of the Group's investment property portfolio included, among others:
· understanding and critically assessing the processes in place to record investment transactions and to value the portfolio;
· agreeing the valuation of 100% of investment properties held to valuation reports prepared by external experts appointed by the directors;
· using our own property specialist considering the terms of engagement and basis of preparation of externally prepared property valuation reports, and assessing the competence and capability of the appointed expert;
· for a sample of properties, selected by value, we have identified and agreed key inputs in the externally prepared property valuation reports to other evidence, such as lease agreement rents, obtained during the course of our audit, or corroborating the validity of key inputs to independently obtained market data where appropriate and recalculating key computations;
· assessment of the adequacy of disclosures with regard to the investment property portfolio held.
Going concern: debt service and covenant compliance (Borrowings: £62.8m)
Refer to Audit Committee Report, note 2 (accounting policy for revenue) and note 24 (Long-term borrowings).
The risk: The Group's investment property portfolio is funded by a number of loans secured against the Group's assets. These loans require minimum covenant thresholds, primarily loan to investment property value and interest cover ratios, to be complied with on an on-going basis in order to ensure that the facilities are not at risk of withdrawal from the financing providers. The withdrawal of financing could risk that the Group will be forced to sell the properties to repay borrowings, loss of control of the properties or the going concern of the group. The directors have concluded that, in view of the forecasts provided for the period to 2018, the degree of uncertainty attached to whether the going concern basis is appropriate is not material. As this assessment involves consideration of future events, there is a risk that the judgement is inappropriate and that the uncertainty should have been assessed as material, in which case additional disclosures would have been required.
Our response: Our procedures over the compliance of the Group with debt service and covenant requirements included the following:
· agreement to source funding documentation for covenant requirements to which the Group is subject;
· obtaining independent confirmation from financing providers of amounts due;
· agreement of key inputs and recalculation of all financing covenants to which the Group is subject;
· assessment of key financing debt service and repayment terms, and the ability of the group to meet these requirements for at least 18 months post period end (including assessment of compliance to cashflow sensitivities). We have agreed key inputs to the forecast financial information to supporting documentation and recalculation of key computations; and
· consideration of the appropriateness of the Group's disclosures with regard to financing facilities and associated terms and requirements
3. Our application of materiality and an overview of the scope of our audit
The materiality for the financial statements as a whole was set at £280,000. This has been determined with reference to a benchmark of Group net assets (of which it represents 1.5%). Net assets, which is primarily dependent upon the value of the Group's investment property portfolio, is considered to be the key driver of the Group's capital and revenue performance and, as such, we consider it to be one of the principal considerations for members of the Company in assessing the financial performance and position of the Group.
We report to the Audit Committee any corrected and uncorrected identified misstatements we identified exceeding £14,000, in addition to other identified misstatements below that threshold that warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.
The Group audit team performed the audit of the Group as if it was a single aggregated set of financial information. The audit was performed using the materiality levels set out above and covered 100% of total Group revenue, Group profit before taxation, and total Group assets. Our work was performed at the head office of the investment manager, Alpha Real Capital LLP, in London and administrator, IOMA Fund and Investment Management Limited, in the Isle of Man.
4. We have nothing to report in respect of the matters on which we are required to report by exception
Under ISAs (UK and Ireland) we are required to report to you if, based on the knowledge we acquired during our audit, we have identified other information in the annual report that contains a material inconsistency with either that knowledge or the financial statements, a material misstatement of fact, or that is otherwise misleading.
In particular, we are required to report to you if:
· we have identified material inconsistencies between the knowledge we acquired during our audit and the directors' statement that they consider that the annual report and financial statements taken as a whole is fair, balanced and understandable and provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Group's performance, business model and strategy; or
· the Audit Committee Report does not appropriately address matters communicated by us to the Audit Committee.
Under the Companies Acts 1931 to 2004 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
· proper books of account have not been kept by the Parent Company and proper returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
· the Parent Company's balance sheet and income statement are not in agreement with the books of account and returns; or
· certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
· we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
We have nothing to report in respect of the above responsibilities.
Respective responsibilities of Directors and Auditor
As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement, the Directors are responsible for the preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit, and express an opinion on, the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board's Ethical Standards for Auditors.
Scope of an audit of financial statements performed in accordance with ISAs (UK and Ireland)
An audit in accordance with ISAs (UK and Ireland) involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Group's and Company's circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the Directors; and the overall presentation of the financial statements. In addition we read all the financial and non-financial information in the Annual Report to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements and to identify any information that is apparently materially incorrect based on, or materially inconsistent with, the knowledge acquired by us in the course of performing the audit. If we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.
The risks of material misstatement detailed in the section of our report titled "Our assessment of risks of material misstatement", are those risks that we have deemed, in our professional judgement, had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy; the allocation of resources in our audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. Our audit procedures relating to these risks were designed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole. Our opinion on the financial statements is not modified with respect to any of these risks, and we do not express an opinion on these individual risks.
Materiality is a term used to describe the acceptable level of precision in financial statements. We identify a monetary amount of 'materiality for the financial statements as a whole' based on our judgement as to the quantitative amount of a misstatement or an omission that could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial statements. The concept of materiality is applied both in planning and performing the audit, and in evaluating the effect of identified misstatements on the audit and of uncorrected misstatements, if any, on the financial statements and in forming the opinion in our report.
When planning and performing the audit, materiality is used in evaluating the risk of material misstatement for each financial statement caption, and therefore the extent and persuasiveness of audit evidence required by us. In turn, materiality will also define the level of precision applied to individual audit procedures.
Materiality is also used in the calculation of the quantitative level below which individual misstatements are considered to be clearly trivial and do not need to be reported to those charged with governance or corrected. If, in the specific circumstances of the entity, there is one or more particular classes of transaction, account balances or disclosures for which misstatements of lesser amounts than materiality for the financial statements as a whole could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial statements, we also determine the materiality level or levels to be applied to those particular classes of transaction, account balances or disclosures.
When evaluating the effect of identified misstatements on the audit, and of uncorrected misstatements on the financial statements, we request that misstatements are corrected and then apply judgement in identifying whether an uncorrected misstatement or omission is material. To do so we make reference to the monetary amount of 'materiality for the financial statements as a whole' determined when planning the audit. The materiality determined when planning the audit does not necessarily establish an amount below which uncorrected misstatements, individually or in the aggregate, will always be evaluated as immaterial. We also consider the impact of misstatements on individual account balances or classes of transaction.
Furthermore, the qualitative circumstances related to some misstatements may cause us to evaluate them as material even if they are below the relevant quantitative materiality level. Similarly, the circumstance related to some misstatements (for instance those relating to classification or presentation) may cause us to evaluate them as not material to the financial statements as a whole even if they are above the relevant quantitative materiality level.
Whilst an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK and Ireland) is designed to provide reasonable assurance of identifying material misstatements or omissions it is not guaranteed to do so. Rather the auditor plans the audit to determine the extent of testing needed to reduce to an appropriately low level the probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected misstatements does not exceed materiality for the financial statements as a whole. This testing requires us to conduct significant audit work on a broad range of assets, liabilities, income and expense as well as devoting significant time of the most experienced members of the audit team, in particular the engagement partner responsible for the audit, to subjective areas of accounting and reporting.
The purpose of our audit work and to whom we owe our responsibilities
This report is made solely to the Company's members, as a body, in accordance with Section 15 of the Companies Act 1982. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's 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 and the Company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Simon Nicholas
Responsible Individual
For and on behalf of KPMG Audit LLC
Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
Heritage Court
41 Athol Street
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM99 1HN
For the year ended 31 December 2014 | For the year ended 31 December 2013 Restated* | ||
Notes | £'000 | £'000 | |
Income | |||
Rental income from investment properties | 6 | 7,361 | 7,871 |
Other income | 6 | 91 | 26 |
7,452 | 7,897 | ||
Expenditure | |||
Investment Adviser and Manager's fee | 7 | (1,072) | (1,074) |
Property expenses | 7 | (1,743) | (1,979) |
Other expenses | 7 | (397) | (279) |
(3,212) | (3,332) | ||
Gains/(losses) from investments | |||
Unrealised gain/(loss) on revaluation of investment properties | 18
| 2,566 | (3,799) |
Realised gain on sale of investment properties | 168 | 327 | |
Net operating profit for the year before finance costs | 6,974 | 1,093 | |
Finance income | 8 | 9 | 25 |
Loss on interest derivative instrument | 8,10,11 | (803) | - |
Finance costs | 11 | (5,880) | (3,604) |
Net profit/(loss) before taxation from continuing operations | 300 | (2,486) | |
Taxation on ordinary activities | 13 | - | - |
Profit/(loss) for the year attributable to members continuing operations | 300 | (2,486) | |
Total comprehensive profit/(loss) for the year attributable to members | 300 | (2,486) | |
Earnings per share (pence) | |||
Profit/(loss) for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent (pence per share) (basic and diluted) | 15 | 3.6 | (29.6) |
Adjusted (loss)/earnings per share (pence) (basic and diluted) | 15 | (19.4) | 12.6 |
\* The financial information is restated and details are contained in note 2.
There are no other items that require disclosure in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Consolidated balance sheet
As at 31 December 2014 | 31 December 2014 | 31 December 2013 Restated* | 1 January 2013 Restated* | ||
Notes | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | ||
Assets | |||||
Non-current assets | |||||
Investment properties | 18 | 79,925 | 77,525 | 84,305 | |
79,925 | 77,525 | 84,305 | |||
Current assets | |||||
Trade and other receivables | 2,19 | 1,460 | 2,701 | 1,689 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,595 | 3,423 | 4,519 | ||
Restricted cash | 24 | 1,323 | - | - | |
5,378 | 6,124 | 6,208 | |||
Total assets | 85,303 | 83,649 | 90,513 | ||
Current liabilities | |||||
Interest rate derivative instrument | 20 | 803 | - | - | |
Trade and other payables | 21 | 3,806 | 3,770 | 4,596 | |
Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock | 23 | - | - | 5,977 | |
Bank borrowings | - | - | 60,066 | ||
4,609 | 3,770 | 70,639 | |||
Non-current liabilities | |||||
Long term borrowings | 24 | 63,006 | 62,491 | - | |
Total liabilities | 67,615 | 66,261 | 70,639 | ||
Net assets | 17,688 | 17,388 | 19,874 | ||
Equity | |||||
Share capital | 25 | 841 | 841 | 841 | |
Distributable capital reserve | 25 | 93,623 | 93,623 | 93,623 | |
Capital redemption reserve | 25 | 254 | 254 | 254 | |
Other reserves | - | - | 268 | ||
Revenue reserves | (77,030) | (77,330) | (75,112) | ||
Total equity | 17,688 | 17,388 | 19,874 | ||
Net asset value per ordinary share (pence) | 16 | 210.3 | 206.8 | 236.3 | |
Adjusted net asset value per ordinary share (pence) | 16 | 219.9 | 206.8 | 236.3 |
\* The financial information is restated and details are contained in note 2.
These financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 5 March 2015 and signed on its behalf by:
Jonathan Clague | Philip Scales | ||
Chairman | Director |
Consolidated and Company statement of changes in equity
| Share Capital | Distributable Capital Reserve | Capital Redemption Reserve | Other Reserves | Retained loss | Total |
£'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
As at 1 January 2013 as previously reported | 841 | 93,623 | 254 | 268 | (74,090) | 20,896 |
Impact of restatement* | - | - | - | - | (1,022) | (1,022) |
Restated balance as at 1 January 2013* | 841 | 93,623 | 254 | 268 | (75,112) | 19,874 |
Total comprehensive loss for the year | - | - | - | - | (2,486) | (2,486) |
Redemption of CULS | - | - | - | (268) | 268 | - |
As at 31 December 2013 | 841 | 93,623 | 254 | - | (77,330) | 17,388 |
As at 1 January 2014 | 841 | 93,623 | 254 | - | (77,330) | 17,388 |
Total comprehensive profit for the year | - | - | - | - | 300 | 300 |
As at 31 December 2014 | 841 | 93,623 | 254 | - | (77,030) | 17,688 |
\* The financial information is restated and details are contained in note 2.
Consolidated statement of cash flows
For the year ended | For the year ended | |||
31 December 2014 | 31 December 2013 Restated* | |||
£'000 | £'000 | |||
Operating activities | ||||
Profit/(loss) for the year | 300 | (2,486) | ||
Adjustment to reconcile profit before tax to net cash flows | ||||
Increase/(decrease) in value of investment properties | (2,566) | 3,799 | ||
Profit on disposal of investment property | (81) | (327) | ||
Gain from the disposal of CHIP (Six) Limited | (87) | - | ||
Other Income | (91) | - | ||
Finance income | (9) | (25) | ||
Finance costs | 5,880 | 3604 | ||
Unrealised gain on hedging instruments | 803 | - | ||
Operating cash flows before movements in working capital | 4,149 | 4,565 | ||
Movements in working capital: | ||||
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables | 1,241 | (1,492) | ||
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables | 222 | (537) | ||
Tax refund | - | 47 | ||
Net cash flows from operating activities | 5,612 | 2,583 | ||
Investing activities | ||||
Interest received | 9 | 25 | ||
Cash received on the liquidation of CHIP (Six) Limited | 86 | - | ||
Sale proceeds from the disposal of investment property | 39 | 3,742 | ||
Net cash flows from investing activities | 134 | 3,767 | ||
Financing activities | ||||
Interest paid | (4,876) | (4,250) | ||
Third party loans repaid | - | (60,561) | ||
Third party arrangements fee paid | (300) | (2,301) | ||
Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock repaid | - | (4,750) | ||
Short term Alpha Real Trust Limited loan drawdown | - | 6,426 | ||
Short term Alpha Real Trust Limited loan repaid | - | (6,426) | ||
Third party loans drawn down | - | 53,500 | ||
Alpha Real Trust Limited loan | - | 11,500 | ||
Repayment of RBS & Europa loan | (75) | - | ||
Exit fee paid | - | (584) | ||
Net cash flows used in financing activities | (5,251) | (7,446) | ||
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 495 | (1,096) | ||
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 495 | (1,096) | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January | 3,423 | 4,519 | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December | 3,918 | 3,423 |
\* The financial information is restated and details are contained in note 2.
Company balance sheet
As at 31 December 2014 | 31December 2014 | 31 December 2013 Restated* | 1 January 2013 Restated* | ||
|
Notes |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 | |
Assets | |||||
Non-current assets | |||||
Investments in subsidiaries | 17 | - | - | - | |
- | - | - | |||
Current assets | |||||
Trade and other receivables | 2, 19 | 28,518 | 28,265 | 23,368 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,821 | 1,866 | 2,957 | ||
30,339 | 30,131 | 26,325 | |||
Total assets | 30,339 | 30,131 | 26,325 | ||
Current liabilities
| |||||
Trade and other payables | 21 | 1,151 | 1,243 | 474 | |
1,151 | 1,243 | 474 | |||
Non-current liabilities | |||||
Convertible unsecured loan stock | 23 | - | - | 5,977 | |
Alpha Real Trust Limited loan | 24 | 11,500 | 11,500 | - | |
11,500 | 11,500 | 5,977 | |||
Total liabilities | 12,651 | 12,743 | 6,451 | ||
Net assets | 17,688 | 17,388 | 19,874 | ||
Equity | |||||
Share capital | 25 | 841 | 841 | 841 | |
Distributable capital reserve | 25 | 93,623 | 93,623 | 93,623 | |
Capital redemption reserve | 25 | 254 | 254 | 254 | |
Other reserves | 25 | - | - | 268 | |
Revenue reserves | (77,030) | (77,330) | (75,112) | ||
Total equity | 17,688 | 17,388 | 19,874 | ||
Net asset value per ordinary share (pence) | 16 | 210.3 | 206.8 | 236.3 | |
Adjusted net asset value per ordinary share (pence) | 16 | 219.9 | 206.8 | 236.3 |
These financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 5 March 2015 and signed on its behalf by:
Jonathan Clague | Philip Scales | ||
Chairman | Director |
\* The financial information is restated and details are contained in note 2.
For the year ended | For the year ended | |
31 December 2014 | 31 December 2013 Restated* | |
£'000 | £'000 | |
Operating activities | ||
Profit/(loss) for the year | 300 | (2,486) |
Adjustment to reconcile profit before tax to net cash flows | ||
Provision for intercompany loans | (368) | 3,084 |
Finance income | (1,717) | (1,654) |
Finance costs | 1,725 | 1,001 |
Operating cash flows before movements in working capital | (60) | (55) |
Movements in working capital: | ||
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables | 278 | (991) |
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables | (271) | 138 |
Net cash flows used in operating activities | (53) | (908) |
Investing activities | ||
Interest received | 1,554 | 8,387 |
Net cash flows from investing activities | 1,554 | 8,387 |
Financing activities | ||
Interest paid | (1546) | (2,095) |
Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock repaid | - | (4,750) |
Short term Alpha Real Trust Limited loan drawdown | - | 6,426 |
Short term Alpha Real Trust Limited loan repaid | - | (6,426) |
Alpha Real Trust Limited loan drawdown | - | 11,500 |
Loans received from subsidiaries | - | 268 |
Loans made to Group companies | - | (79,247) |
Loans repaid from Group companies | - | 65,754 |
Net cash flows used in financing activities | (1,546) | (8,570) |
Net decrease in cash | (45) | (1,091) |
Cash at 1 January | 1,866 | 2,957 |
Cash at 31 December | 1,821 | 1,866 |
\* The financial information is restated and details are contained in note 2.
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 December 2014
1 General information
The Company
The Company was incorporated in the Isle of Man on 10 June 2002. It is a closed-ended investment company and was formed primarily for investment in UK commercial property. The registered office of the Company is IOMA House, Hope Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 1AP. The aim of the Company and its subsidiaries (together "the Group") is to seek to improve income, reduce debt and provide the prospect of long-term capital growth. The Group has no employees.
Balance sheet presentation
The format of the consolidated balance sheet has continued to be presented on the same basis as the last annual consolidated financial statements.
Adjusted earnings per share and adjusted net asset value
The adjusted earnings per share and adjusted net asset value are presented in the annual financial statements to provide what the Company believes is a more relevant assessment of the Group's earnings and net asset value position.
2 Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for investment property and derivative financial instruments that have been measured at fair value.
The consolidated financial statements are presented in pounds sterling and rounded to the nearest thousand unless otherwise stated. The functional and presentational currency of the Company is the pound sterling and there are no foreign exchange transactions. The Group's financial performance does not suffer materially from seasonal fluctuations.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and also to comply with relevant Isle of Man law.
On 5 December 2013, the Company and Group have entered into new financing agreements which will expire in December 2018, as follows:
· a £33.5 million senior loan facility with a five-year term expiring in December 2018 at an initial margin of 3% per annum over LIBOR, with Royal Bank of Scotland PLC ("RBS"); and
· a £20.0 million mezzanine loan facility with a five-year term expiring in December 2018 at a coupon of 11% per annum, with Europa Mezzanine Finance SaRL ("Europa").
· a £11.5 million unsecured loan facility with a five-year term expiring in December 2018 at a coupon of 15% per annum, with ART.
On 27 January 2014, the Group entered into an interest rate swap agreement whereby interest on £25.1 million of the debt would be fixed at 2.0225% until 5 December 2018.
These long-term borrowings have given the Group the time to continue the asset management initiatives, which shall hopefully lead to recovery of shareholder value in the Company
In forming their view on whether it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Board have reviewed cash flow projections to December 2018 to assess whether they continue to be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and also meet the covenant terms of its loans. The projections include the following key assumptions:
· rental income based on contracted rental income from tenants secured as at 31 December 2014.
· rental income from some of the void properties becoming occupied based on historic and anticipated vacancy periods.
· void costs and non recoverable costs based on the expected occupancy rate.
· default rates based on expected and historic patterns.
· interest charges and arrangement fees have been based on new loan terms.
· current property valuations apply, and there is no valuation change assumed from occupancy or market movement.
The assessment of the cash flow projections shows that the Group is able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and comply with the covenants of its loan facilities.
Along with the above assessment of the cash flow projections, the refinancing of the loan facilities for five years, plus the approval by shareholders of the indefinite continuation of the Company, the Board considers it appropriate to prepare the Group and Company financial statements on a going concern basis.
Prior year financial information has been represented to conform with current year presentation where applicable.
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as at 31 December each year. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date of acquisition, being the date on which the Group obtains control, and continue to be consolidated until the date when such control ceases. The financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent company, using consistent accounting policies.
All intra-group balances, transactions and unrealised gains and losses resulting from intra-group transactions are eliminated in full.
Company statement of comprehensive income
In accordance with section 3(5) (b) (ii) of the Companies Act 1982, the Company is exempt from the requirement to present its own statement of comprehensive income. Of the profit on ordinary activities after taxation, £0.3 million profit (restated 2013: £2.5 million loss) has been made by the Company.
Revenue recognition
Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Group and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received, excluding discounts, rebates and sales taxes and duty. Specific income is recognised as follows:
· Rental income receivable under operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, except for contingent rental income which is recognised when it arises.
· Lease incentives granted are recognised as an integral part of the net consideration for the use of the property and are therefore also recognised on the same straight line basis.
· Interest income is recognised as it accrues using the effective interest rate method.
· Income arising from expenses recharged to tenants is recognised in the period in which the expense can be contractually recovered. Service charges and other such receipts are included gross of the related costs in revenue as the directors consider that the Group acts as principal in this respect.
· A property is regarded as sold when the significant risks and returns have been transferred to the buyer, which is normally on unconditional exchange of contracts. For conditional exchanges, sales are recognised only when all the significant conditions are satisfied.
ExpensesAll expenses are calculated on an accruals basis. The Group's policy is to expense all property investment advisory fees. All other expenses are charged to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Taxation
The Group is a resident in the Isle of Man for income tax purposes. The standard rate of tax on company profits in the Isle of Man is 0% except where profits are derived from Isle of Man land and property or banking business, where the standard rate is 10%. The Group is subject to Isle of Man Income Tax at a rate of 0% on its profits.CHIP (One) Limited, CHIP (Two) Limited, CHIP (Three) Limited, CHIP (Four) Limited and CHIP (Five) Limited are subject to UK non-resident landlord tax at a rate of 20% on their rental profits.
Investment properties
Investment property is measured initially at cost including transaction costs. Transaction costs include stamp duty, professional fees and legal services incurred to bring the property to the condition necessary for it to be capable of operating. Lease incentive receivables are treated as a component of the investment property carrying value.
Subsequent to initial recognition, investment property is stated at fair value. Gains or losses arising from changes in fair values are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income in the year in which they arise.
Investment property is derecognised when it has been disposed of or permanently withdrawn from use and no future economic benefit is expected from its disposal. Any gains or losses on the retirement or disposal of investment property are recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income in the year of retirement or disposal.
Gains or losses on the disposal of investment property are determined as the difference between net disposal proceeds received and the latest valuation of the investment property.
Rent and other receivables
Rent and other receivables are recognised and carried at the lower of their original invoiced value and recoverable amount. Where the time value of money is material, receivables are carried at amortised cost. Provision is made when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to recover balances in full. Balances are written off when the probability of recovery is assessed as being remote.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and short term deposits in the consolidated and Company balance sheets comprise cash at bank and short term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less. For the purposes of the consolidated and Company statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short term deposits as defined above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.
Restricted Cash
Where cash is in the Company's bank accounts, but not under the Company's sole control at the balance sheet date, these amounts are disclosed as restricted cash.
Interest bearing loans and borrowings
All loans and borrowings are initially recognised at fair value less directly attributable transaction costs. After initial recognition, interest bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Bank arrangement fees incurred are initially capitalised and are then amortised over the term of the loan.
Tenant depositsTenant deposit liabilities are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost where material. Any difference between the initial fair value and the nominal amount is included as a component of operating lease income and recognised on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Investment in subsidiariesThe Company's investments in its subsidiaries are designated at fair value through profit or loss. These
investments are stated at fair value, derived from the net assets of the subsidiary companies at the reporting date, with any surplus or deficit arising on revaluation being recognised in the statement of comprehensive income of the company.
Segmental reportingThe Directors are of the opinion that the Group is engaged in two operating segments which are carried out in eight geographical locations, as detailed in note 5.
Derivatives and hedging
The Group may use interest rate hedging instruments to hedge its risks associated with interest rates. It is not the Group's policy to trade in derivative financial instruments. Such derivative financial instruments are initially recognised at fair value on the date on which a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at fair value. Derivatives are carried as assets when the fair value is positive and as liabilities when the fair value is negative. The Directors have elected not to apply hedge accounting rules under IAS 39 on the hedging arrangements. Any gains or losses in the value of these derivatives are recognised immediately in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Deferred taxation
Deferred tax is provided for using the liability method on all temporary differences at the reporting date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes. Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductable temporary differences, carried forward tax credits or tax losses can be utilised. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the year when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantially enacted at the balance sheet date.
Prior year restatement
Following a re-evaluation of the accounting approach to lease incentive receivables, these are now solely incorporated as a component of the carrying value of investment properties, consistent with our clarified accounting policy. Previously lease incentive receivables have been carried within trade and other receivables as well as indirectly within the valuation of investment properties. The lease incentive receivables at 31 December 2013 stood at £1,456,000 (31 December 2012: £1,022,000).
This re-evaluation requires an adjustment to the fair value movement of investment properties and receivables in the prior year and hence a restatement of balance sheet and income statements. As a consequence, the Company balance sheet has also been restated, as the issue resulted in a reduction in the net asset value of the company's subsidiaries, and as such an increase in the provision against intercompany loans receivable by the company was required to reflect this. The investment property and trade and other receivables notes also reflect this statement.
The loss for the year to 31 December 2013 is restated and now shows a 29.6 pence loss per share (previously 24.4 pence loss per share), following an increase to the loss for the prior year of £434,000, with a loss of £1,022,000 having been restated through the prior year's opening retained earnings. The restatement has had no impact on prior period's adjusted earnings per share. Although not a cash transaction, the cash flow is also restated to reflect the changes.
Impact on balance sheet items
31 December 2013 | 1 January 2013 | |||
Consolidated | Previously reported | Restated | Previously reported | Restated |
Trade and other receivables (£'000) | 3,657 | 2,201 | 2,711 | 1,689 |
Net assets / Adjusted net assets (£'000) | 18,844 | 17,388 | 20,896 | 19,874 |
Net assets / Adjusted net assets pence per share | 224.1 | 206.8 | 248.5 | 236.3 |
31 December 2013 | 1 January 2013 | |||
Company | Previously reported | Restated | Previously reported | Restated |
Trade and other receivables (£'000) | 29,221 | 27,765 | 24,390 | 23,368 |
Net assets / Adjusted net assets (£'000) | 18,844 | 17,388 | 20,896 | 19,874 |
Net assets / Adjusted net assets pence per share | 224.1 | 206.8 | 248.5 | 236.3 |
3 Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions
The preparation of the Group's financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, at the reporting date. However, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability affected.
The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation or uncertainty at the date of the Balance Sheet, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.
Valuation of investment property
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Group ensures the use of suitable qualified external valuers to value the investment properties and determine their fair value.
Investment property is initially recognised at purchase cost plus directly attributable acquisition expenses. Investment properties are carried at a revalued amount which is stated at its fair value as determined on an open market basis as at the reporting date. The fair value of investment property is based on valuation by an independent valuer who holds a recognised and relevant professional qualification and who has recent experience of the location and category of the investment property being valued.
Going concern
The Group's new borrowing facilities with Royal Bank of Scotland, Europa and Alpha Real Trust Limited terminate on 5 December 2018. Based on the assumption, current occupancy level and the removal of shareholders' continuation of vote, the Board is confident that the loan covenants will be met up to the maturity of the existing new long term borrowings.
3 Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions (continued)
The fair value of investment property generally involves consideration of:
· Market evidence on comparable transactions for similar properties;
· The actual current market for that type of property in that type of location at the reporting
date and current market expectations;
· Rental income from leases and market expectations regarding possible future lease terms;
· Hypothetical sellers and buyers, who are reasonably informed about the current market
and who are motivated, but not compelled, to transact in that market on an arm's length
basis; and
· Investor expectations on matters such as future enhancement of rental income or market
conditions.
Incentive fees
Incentive fees are provided for when it is deemed likely a fee will become payable based on the likelihood of the Company achieving the target level of return. Further details can be found in note 22.
Operating leases
The Group has entered into commercial property leases on its investment property portfolio. The Group has determined, based on an evaluation of the terms and conditions of the arrangement, that it retains all of the risks and rewards of ownership of these properties and accounts for the contracts as operating leases.
Convertible unsecured loan stock ("CULS")
The liability element of the CULS was measured by determining the net present value of all the future cash flows under the instrument, discounted at the market rate at the time of issue. The discount rate of 13% was determined by reference to similar mezzanine lending transactions at that time.
4 Changes and future changes in accounting standards
a) New standards, interpretations and amendments thereof, adopted by the Group
The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous year, except that the Group has adopted the following new and amended IFRS and IFRIC as of 1 January 2013. The nature and the impact of each new standards and amendments are described below.
Other amendments to certain standards apply for the first time in 2014. However, they do not impact the annual consolidated financial statements of the Group.
IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial statements
IFRS 10 replaces the portion of IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements that addresses the
accounting for consolidated financial statements. IFRS 10 establishes a single control model that applies to all entities including special purpose entities. The changes introduced by IFRS 10 require management to exercise significant judgement to determine which entities are controlled, and therefore are required to be consolidated by a parent, compared with the requirements that were in IAS 27. This standard becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013.
IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements
IFRS 11 replaces IAS 31 Interests in Joint Ventures and SIC-13 Jointly-controlled Entities - Non-monetary
Contributions by Venturers. IFRS 11 removes the option to account for jointly controlled entities (JCEs) using
proportionate consolidation. Instead, joint arrangements that meet the definition of a Joint Venture are now
accounted for using the equity method. Otherwise joint arrangements are accounted for by recognizing the
group's share of the arrangements assets and liabilities.
IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities
IFRS 12 includes all of the disclosures that were previously in IAS 27 related to consolidated financial statements, as well as all of the disclosures that were previously included in IAS 31 and IAS 28. These
4 Changes and future changes in accounting standards (continued)
disclosures relate to an entity's interests in subsidiaries, joint arrangements, associates and structured entities.
A number of new disclosures are also required including:
- a requirement to disclose judgements made in determining if the Group controls, has joint control or significant influence over an entity
- a requirement to disclose judgements made in determining the type of joint arrangement in which the Group has an interest
These standards become effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013. As expected the adoption of IFRS 10, IFS 11 & IFRS 12 did not have material impact on the Group's financial statements in the year.
(b) Standards issued but not yet effective
Standards issued but not yet effective up to the date of issuance of the Group's financial statements are
listed below. This listing of standards and interpretations issued are those that the Group reasonably expects to have an impact on disclosures, financial position or performance when applied at a future date. The Group intends to adopt these standards when they become effective.
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments: Classification and Measurement
The new standard removes the 1 January 2015 effective date of IFRS 9. The new mandatory effective date will be determined once the classification and measurement and impairment phases of IFRS 9 are finalised.
The first chapters of the new standard on accounting for financial instruments which will replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.
The standard contains two primary measurement categories for financial assets:
- amortised cost; and
- fair value.
Financial assets are classified into one of these categories on initial recognition.
A financial asset is measured at amortised cost if the following conditions are met:
- it is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect contractual cash flows, and
- its contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal outstanding.
All other financial assets are measured at fair value.
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (Hedge accounting and Amendments to IFRS 9, IFRS 7 and IAS 39) issued November 2013:
· new hedge accounting chapter added;
· improvements to the reporting of changes in the fair value of an entity's own debt contained in IFRS 9 made more readily available; and
· removal of the mandatory effective date of IFRS 9.
Subsequently, the IASB has tentatively set the effective date of IFRS 9 as periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018.
5 Segmental analysis
Rental income - segmental analysis*
Sector | 2014 | 2013 |
£'000
| £'000 | |
Industrial properties | 6,152 | 6,063 |
Office properties | 1,329 | 1,250 |
Adjustments* | (120) | 558 |
Total rental income | 7,361 | 7,871 |
Region | 2014 | 2013 |
£'000
| £'000 | |
Midlands | 2,341 | 2,207 |
East of England | 1,494 | 1,211 |
North East | 128 | 175 |
North West | 518 | 720 |
South East | 676 | 757 |
South West | 1,543 | 1,471 |
Wales | 57 | 55 |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 724 | 717 |
Adjustments* | (120) | 558 |
Total | 7,361 | 7,871 |
* The rental information presented to the Board is in the form of the annual rent passing at the year end rather than being the rent spread on a straight line basis over the term of the lease in the way prescribed by IAS 17. Consequently the rent passing information presented to the Board is adjusted here to agree with the rental income in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Property valuation - segmental analysis
Sector | 2014 | 2013 |
£'000
| £'000 | |
Industrial properties | 67,865 | 64,860 |
Office properties | 12,060 | 12,665 |
Total property valuation | 79,925 | 77,525 |
Region | 2014 | 2013 |
£'000
| £'000 | |
Midlands | 24,435 | 22,975 |
East of England | 14,965 | 14,215 |
North East | 1,575 | 1,640 |
North West | 6,485 | 7,170 |
South East | 8,150 | 7,740 |
South West | 16,350 | 15,500 |
Wales | 710 | 710 |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 7,255 | 7,575 |
Total | 79,925 | 77,525 |
The Board considers the sector and region analysis above to be the significant segmental basis for the Group. The Board believes that the information is presented more clearly to investors in respect of the key segmental information.
Expenses are reviewed on a total basis split between property expenses and other expenses. The Board of Directors do not believe it is cost beneficial for the Group to consider the allocation of these costs between the operating segments mentioned above.
Trade and other receivables and trade and other payables are reviewed on a total basis. Long term borrowings are reviewed on a facility basis as per note 24. The Board of Directors do not believe it is cost effective for the Group to consider the allocation of these assets and liabilities between the operating segments mentioned above.
6 Income
Rental Income
The Group leases out all of its investment property under operating leases. Leases are typically for terms of 3 to 5 years. At the balance sheet date, the Group had contracted with tenants for the following future minimum lease payments:
2014 | 2013 | |
£'000
| £'000 | |
Within one year | 6,119 | 5,877 |
In the second to fifth years inclusive | 11,471 | 9,592 |
After five years | 1,386 | 2,910 |
Total | 18,976 | 18,379 |
Other income
Other income relates to insurance commission rebates negotiated by the Investment Adviser and Manager on behalf of the Group. These commission rebates continue to be shared between the Group, the Investment Adviser and Manager and the rent collection agent.
7 Expenditure
2014 | 2013 | ||
£'000
| £'000 | ||
Investment Adviser and Manager's fee | 1,072 | 1,074
| |
The Group pays a fee of 1.25% of gross asset value to the Investment Adviser and Manager. The total fee paid for the year to 31 December 2014 was £1.1 million (31 December 2013 £1.1 million). | |||
Property expenses | |||
2014 | 2013 | ||
£'000
| £'000 | ||
Void rates and void service charges | 472 | 702 | |
Repairs, maintenance and utilities | 715 | 640 | |
Property insurance costs | 72 | 69 | |
Bad debt expense | 116 | 129 | |
Lease renewal costs & Other | 368 | 439 | |
Total property expenses | 1,743 | 1,979 | |
Other expenses | |||
2014 | 2013 | ||
£'000
| £'000 | ||
Administration fees | 85 | 87 | |
Audit fees | 48 | 68 | |
Directors' fees | 80 | 80 | |
Other | 184 | 44 | |
Total other expenses | 397 | 279 | |
8 Finance income
2014 £'000
| 2013 £'000 | |
Bank interest income (note 9 & note 12) | 9 | 25 |
Net loss on financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss (note 10) | (803) | - |
Total | 794 | 25 |
The above interest income arises from financial assets classified as loans and receivables (including cash and cash equivalents) and has been calculated using the effective interest rate method.
9 Net gains and losses on loans and receivables
2014 £'000
| 2013 £'000 | |
Bank interest income (note 8) | 9 | 25 |
Impairment of trade and other receivables | (116) | (129) |
Total | (107) | (104) |
|
10 Net gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit and loss
2014 £'000 | 2013 £'000 | |
Net change in unrealised gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss | ||
Interest rate swaps (note 20) | (803) | - |
CULS present value movement (note 23) | - | (72) |
Net realised gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss | ||
Interest rate swaps - interest receivable | 126 | - |
Interest rate swaps - interest payable | (475) | - |
Net expense of interest rate swaps | (349) | - |
Net loss on financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss | (1,152) | (72) |
Disclosed as: | ||
Finance costs (note 11) | (349) | (72) |
Finance income (note 8) | (803) | - |
Net loss on financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss | (1,152) | (72) |
11 Finance costs
2014 £'000
| 2013 £'000 | |
RBS and Europa loan interest | (3,373) | (2,035) |
Alpha Real Trust Limited loan interest | (1,725) | (552) |
CULS interest (note 23) | - | (307) |
CULS fee amortisation (note 23) | - | (70) |
Loan fee amortisation (note 24) | (433) | (567) |
Net losses on financial liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss (note 10) | (1,152) | (72) |
Other charges | - | (1) |
Total | (6,683) | (3,604) |
The above interest costs on borrowings arise on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. No other losses have been recognised in respect of financial liabilities at amortised cost other than those disclosed above.
12 Total interest income and total interest expense on financial assets and financial liabilities not at fair
value through profit and loss
2014 £'000
|
2013 £'000 | |
Bank interest income (note 8) | 9 | 25 |
Interest on long term borrowings (note 11) | (3,373) | (2,035) |
Alpha Real Trust Limited loan interest (note 11) | (1,725) | (552) |
SWAP interest (note 10) | (349) | - |
CULS interest (note 11) | - | (307) |
CULS amortisation (note 11) | - | (70) |
Loan fee amortisation (note 11) | (433) | (567) |
Total interest expense | (5,871) | (3,506) |
13 Taxation
The Group's tax expense for the year comprises:
2014 | 2013 | |
Current taxation | £'000
| £'000 |
Isle of Man tax at standard rate of 0% | - | - |
UK non resident landlord tax for the year at 20% | - | - |
Tax charge | - | - |
Current taxation
The Group is resident in the Isle of Man for income tax purposes. The standard rate of tax on company profits in the Isle of Man is 0% except where profits are derived from Isle of Man land and property or banking business, where the standard rate is 10%. The Group is subject to Isle of Man income tax at a rate of 0% on its profits.The Group's subsidiary companies are subject to UK non-resident landlord tax at a rate of 20% on their rental profits from UK property. The Group calculates its tax in respect of UK non resident landlord tax on a subsidiary by subsidiary basis; no group reliefs are available for non-resident landlords.
Deferred taxation
The Company has not recognised a deferred tax asset in relation to the losses carried forward due to the uncertain nature of future taxable profits.
As at 31 December 2014, the Group had unused tax losses and capital allowances of £10.1million
(31 December 2013: £8.9 million).
14 Dividends
The Company paid no dividends during the year. (2013: £nil)
15 15 Earnings per share
The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the following data:
2014 | 2013 Restated | |
£'000 | £'000 | |
Continuing operations | ||
Profit/(loss) after tax continuing operations | 300 | (2,486) |
Profit/(loss) per share (pence) (basic and diluted) | 3.6 | (29.6) |
Adjusted earnings | ||
Profit/(loss) after tax | 300 | (2,486) |
Unrealised (gain)/loss on revaluation of investment property | (2,566) | 3,799 |
Net gain on interest rate hedging instruments (note 8) | 803 | - |
CULS present value movement (note 10) | - | 72 |
Realised gain on sale and liquidation of CHIP (Six) Limited | (168) | (327) |
Total adjusted (loss)/earnings | (1,631) | 1,058 |
Total adjusted (loss)/earnings per share pence (basic and diluted)
| (19.4) | 12.6 |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares ('000) | 8,410 | 8,410 |
The adjusted earnings are presented to provide what the Board believes is a more appropriate assessment of the operational income accruing to the Group's activities. Hence, the Board adjusts basic earnings for income and costs which are not of a recurrent nature or which may be more of a capital nature.
The market to market movement of the interest rate hedging instruments are adjusted where the hedged facilities are currently in compliance of their banking covenants and are therefore unlikely to break prior to the expiry of the instrument.
The Group had issued CULS (see note 23) that could have potentially diluted the earnings per share in the future, but were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they are anti-dilutive for the period presented. The preference shares attached with the CULS have automatically been redeemed.
The CULS matured on 30 June 2013 and were repaid in full on that date.
16 16 Net asset value per share
31 December 2014 | 31 December 2013 Restated | 1 January 2013 Restated | |
Net asset value (£'000) | 17,688 | 17,388 | 19,874 |
Net asset value per share (pence) | 210.3 | 206.8 | 236.3 |
Net asset value (£'000) | 17,688 | 17,388 | 19,874 |
Movement in fair value of interest rate swaps (note 21) | 803 | - | - |
Adjusted net asset value (£'000) | 18,491 | 17,388 | 19,874 |
Net asset value per share (adjusted) (pence) | 219.9 | 206.8 | 236.3 |
Number of ordinary shares ('000) | 8,410 | 8,410 | 8,410 |
The adjusted net assets are presented to provide what the Board believes is a more relevant assessment of the Group's net asset position. The Board has determined that certain fair value and accounting adjustments may not be realisable in the longer term.
16 17 Investments in subsidiaries
All of the subsidiary companies are incorporated in the Isle of Man, are wholly owned by Industrial Multi Property Trust plc and are all property holding companies.
2014 | 2013 | |
£'000 | £'000 | |
Cost of subsidiaries at start of the year | 14,829 | 14,829 |
Cost of subsidiaries at end of the year | 14,829 | 14,829 |
Unrealised loss on revaluation of subsidiaries | (14,829) | (14,829) |
Fair value of subsidiaries at year end | - | - |
All the subsidiary companies as at 31 December 2014 and 2013 had net liabilities, therefore the original cost of the investment held in the parent company has been fully impaired.
As at 31 December 2014, the Company's subsidiaries are CHIP (one) Limited, CHIP (Two) Limited, CHIP (Three) Limited and its subsidiaries, CHIP (Four) Limited and CHIP (Five) Limited.
18 18 Investment properties
31 December 2014 | 31 December 2013 Restated* | |
£'000
| £'000 | |
Fair value of properties at 1 January | 77,525 | 84,305 |
Disposal of properties | - | (3,415) |
Movement in lease incentives | (166) | 434 |
Net valuation profit/(losses) for continued operations | 2,566 | (3,799) |
Fair value of properties at 31 December | 79,925 | 77,525 |
\* The financial information is restated and details are contained in note 2.
IFRS 13 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
The fair value of the Group's investment property at 31 December 2014 and 31 December 2013 has been arrived at on the basis of valuation carried out at that date by DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, independent valuers not connected with the Group. The valuation, which was carried out in accordance with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ("The Red Book") Appraisal and Valuation Standards (9th Edition 31 January 2014), was arrived at by reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties, together with valuation techniques consistent with those used in the 31 December 2013 valuation. The valuation model is based on comparable market evidence derived from observable market data, derived from an active and transparent market adjusted with certain unobservable inputs as disclosed below. The properties were valued individually. These valuation models are consistent with the principles in IFRS 13.
Valuations are based on what is determined to be the highest and best use. When considering the highest and best use a valuer will consider, on a property by property basis, the highest value which will include its actual and potential uses given current market conditions. Where the highest and best use differs from the existing use, the valuer will consider the cost and the likelihood of achieving and implementing this change in arriving at its valuation.
19
Property pledged as security
The Group has pledged investment properties valued at £79.9 million at 31 December 2014 (31 December 2013: £77.5 million) to secure borrowings (note 24).
The table below presents the sensitivity of the valuation to changes in the most significant assumptions underlying the valuation on completed investment properties:
2014 | 2013 | |
£'000
| £'000 | |
Increase in underlying property yield of 25bps | (2,112) | (1,863) |
Decrease in rental rates of 5% | (3,996) | (3,876) |
Market value is based on active market information, adjusted for any difference related to the nature, location and condition of the specific asset. Where information is not available, alternative valuation methods are used, such as recent prices of similar properties in less active markets, with adjustments to reflect any changes in economic conditions since the date of the transactions that occurred at those prices, or discounted cash flow projections. The principal assumptions underlying the estimation of market value are those related to the receipt of contracted rental income, expected future market rental income, void periods, lease incentives, maintenance requirements and appropriate yields/discount rates of previous quarters.
These valuations are regularly compared to actual market yield data and actual transactions by the Group and those reported by the market. The valuer looks at each individual property on its merits.
The valuation reports produced by the valuers are based on information provided by the Group such as current rents, terms and conditions of lease agreements, service charges and capital expenditure. In
addition, the valuation reports are based on assumptions and valuation models used by the valuers. The assumptions are typically market related, such as yields and discount rates, and are based on their professional judgment and market observation.
Valuation process
The Investment Adviser and Manager verifies all major inputs to the valuation reports, assesses the individual property valuation changes from the prior valuation report and holds discussions with the valuers. When this process is complete, the valuation report is communicated to the Board, which considers it as part of its overall responsibilities.
The valuers hold meetings with the Committee to discuss the valuation processes and outcome at each year end and half year end.
In categorising which level of the fair value hierarchy applies to the Group's investment properties, consideration is given to the inputs used by the Group's valuer in determining the fair value. As mentioned above observable market data such as transactions involving similar properties and the information provided by the Group is used in determining the fair value. In addition there are also a number of unobservable inputs including the estimated rental value, net initial yield, net reversionary yield, state and condition, void periods and the related void rate charges, letting incentives and related letting charges such as marketing and legal costs which are considered by the valuer.
Impact on fair value to changes in significant unobservable inputs
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement categorised within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy of the Group's property portfolio, together with the impact of significant movements in these inputs on the fair value measurement, are shown below:
Unobservable input | Impact on fair value of increase in input |
Estimated rental value | Increase |
Net initial yield | Decrease |
Net reversionary yield | Decrease |
The table below shows the observable inputs of weighted average passing rent per square foot and weighted average lease length plus the quantifiable unobservable inputs of weighted average estimated rental value per square foot, weighted average net initial yield and weighted average reversionary yield which have been split based on the appropriate sector and region:
2014 | Weighted average passing rent per sq ft (£) | Weighted average estimated rental value market rent per sq ft (£) | Weighted average net initial yield (%) | Weighted average net reversionary yield (%)
| Weighted average lease length (years) | |
Light industrial | 3.8 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 3.3 | |
Office | 8.0 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 3.4 |
2013 | Weighted average passing rent per sq ft (£) | Weighted average estimated rental value market rent per sq ft (£) | Weighted average net initial yield (%) | Weighted average net reversionary yield (%)
| Weighted average lease length (years) | |
Light industrial | 3.7 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 3.4 | |
Office | 7.5 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 3.6 |
2014 | Weighted average passing rent per sq ft (£) | Weighted average estimated rental value market rent per sq ft (£) | Weighted average net initial yield (%) | Weighted average net reversionary yield (%)
| Weighted average lease length (years) | |
Midlands | 4.7 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 3.8 | |
East of England | 4.0 | 4.8 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 3.3 | |
North East | 3.2 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 4.5 | |
North West | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 13.0 | 3.0 | |
South East | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 3.6 | |
South West | 4.5 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 2.9 | |
Wales | 2.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 1.7 | |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 4.2 | 4.8 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 2.2 |
2013 | Weighted average passing rent per sq ft (£) | Weighted average estimated rental value market rent per sq ft (£) | Weighted average net initial yield (%) | Weighted average net reversionary yield (%)
| Weighted average lease length (years) | |
Midlands | 4.4 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 1.6 | |
East of England | 3.2 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 12.0 | 1.7 | |
North East | 4.4 | 4.6 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 2.2 | |
North West | 4.1 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 1.8 | |
South East | 5.8 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 1.5 | |
South West | 4.3 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 1.7 | |
Wales | 2.4 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 1.9 | |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 4.2 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 1.7 |
19 19 Trade and other receivables
Group | 31December 2014 | 31 December 2013 Restated* | 1 January 2013 Restated* | ||
£'000
| £'000 | £'000 | |||
Rental Income receivable | 804 | 1,114 | 864 | ||
Other debtors receivable | 656 | 1,587 | 825 | ||
1,460 | 2,701 | 1,689 |
Payment terms for rental debtors are typically quarterly in advance.
As at 31 December 2014 receivables of £0.2 million (2013 £0.1 million) were impaired and fully provided. During 2014, £0.1 million was written off in the year (2013: £0.1 million).
The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other receivables approximates to their fair value. Note 26 provides an ageing of trade receivables along with details of the provision against receivables during the year.
Company | 31December 2014 | 31 December 2013 Restated* | 1 January 2013 Restated* | ||
£'000
| £'000 | £'000 | |||
Inter-company balance receivable | 27,880 | 27,616 | 23,237 | ||
Other debtors receivable | 638 | 649 | 131 | ||
28,518 | 28,265 | 23,368 |
The Company impairs its intercompany balances receivable where its subsidiaries have net liabilities. As at the 31 December 2014, intercompany balances receivable with a value of £53.5 million (restated 2013: £50.9 million) were impaired and fully provided for. During 2014, £1.1 million was written back and £1.1 million of provisions were written back to the consolidated income statement (2013 restated: £4.2 million written back). There is no fixed date for the repayment of inter-company loans and interest arising.
\* The financial information is restated and details are contained in note 2.
20 Interest rate derivative instruments
The Group used interest rate hedging arrangements to mitigate its exposure to interest rate changes.
The Directors have elected not to apply hedge accounting rules under IAS 39 on the hedging arrangements. Any gains or losses in the fair value of these derivatives are recognised immediately in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Interest rate swap agreements | 31 December 2014 | 31 December 2013 |
£'000
| £'000 | |
Fair value at 1 January | - | - |
Unrealised (loss)/gains on interest rate swaps | (803) | - |
Fair value at 31 December | (803) | - |
The exposure of the Group to movements in interest rates was mitigated by the Group's subsidiaries entering into interest rate swaps and an interest rate cap as detailed below.
The Royal Bank of Scotland
On 27 Jan 2014, CHIP (One) Limited (on behalf of CHIP (Two) Limited, CHIP (Three) Limited, CHIP (Four) Limited and CHIP (Five) Limited) entered into an interest rate swap for the amount of £25.1 million with The Royal Bank of Scotland. The interest rate swap has the effect of fixing the Group's costs of these borrowings from 27 January 2014 until 5 December 2018 at 2.0225% per annum, before the margin of 3.0% per annum.
21 Trade and other payables
Group | 2014 | 2013 |
£'000
| £'000 | |
Rental income in advance | 1,577 | 1,493 |
Creditors and accruals | 2,229 | 2,277 |
3,806 | 3,770 |
Company |
2014 |
2013 |
£'000
| £'000 | |
Creditors and accruals | 1,151 | 1,243 |
1,151 | 1,243 |
Trade payables are non-interest bearing and are settled within normal business terms.
22 Investment Adviser and Manager' incentive fee
No incentive arrangement is currently in place and therefore no incentive fee is provided for at 31 December 2014 (31 December 2013: £nil).
23 Convertible unsecured loan stock
Liability | Equity | Total | |
£'000
| £'000 | £'000 | |
As at 1 January 2013 | 6,047 | 296 | 6,343 |
Convertible unsecured loan stock issued during the year | 127 | - | 127 |
Accrual for 18% premium during the year | 180 | - | 180 |
Net present value movement convertible unsecured loan stock | 72 | - | 72 |
Redemption of the CULS | (6,426) | (296) | (6,722) |
As at 31 December 2013 | - | - | - |
Costs relating to issue of convertible unsecured loan stock | |||
As at 1 January 2013 | 70 | 28 | 98 |
Redemption of CULS | - | (28) | (28) |
Amortisation of issue costs | (70) | - | (70) |
As at 31 December 2013 | - | - | - |
Net amount as at 31 December 2013 | - | - | - |
Net amount as at 31 December 2014 | - | - | - |
The Company accounted for CULS as a compound financial instrument, which comprises a liability and equity component. The liability component was presented within the current liabilities section and the equity component was included within the equity section of the consolidated and company balance sheets.
The liability element of the CULS was measured by determining the net present value of all the future cash flows under the instrument, discounted at the market rate at the time of issue. The discount rate of 13% was determined by reference to similar mezzanine lending transactions at that time.
The table above shows the opening position of the CULS including associated issue costs, followed by the subsequent issue of CULS in satisfaction of interest payments, the accrual for the 18% premium and the amortisation of the associated issue costs.
The CULS accrued interest at the rate of 4.75% per annum payable quarterly, in arrears, on a compounded basis on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October. The Company could, at its sole discretion, have chosen to satisfy any interest payment in cash or by the issue of further CULS.
In accordance with the subscription agreement with Alpha Real Trust Limited of 13 July 2010, the Company redeemed all the outstanding CULS (together with any CULS issued in satisfaction of interest payments) on the redemption date of 30 June 2013 in full at par plus the payment of the premium of 18 per cent.
The preference shares stapled to the CULS have automatically been redeemed and the associated options have expired without being exercised.
24 Long term borrowings
2014 | 2013 | |
£'000
| £'000 | |
Borrowings at 1 January | 62,491 | 60,066 |
Additional fees during the year | (10) | (485) |
Amortisation of fees during the year | 433 | 519 |
Transfer of exit fees | (47) | 227 |
Repayment of bank loans during the year | - | (60,066) |
Issue of long term borrowing | - | 65,000 |
Europa PIK interest | 214 | - |
Repayment of long term borrowing | (75) | (467)
|
New financing fees | - | (2,303)
|
Long term borrowings at 31 December | 63,006 | 62,491 |
Long term borrowing | 64,670 | 64,533 |
Unamortised arrangement fees | (1,664) | (2,042) |
Long term borrowings at 31 December | 63,006 | 62,491 |
Current | - | - |
Non-current | 63,006 | 62,491 |
Long term borrowings at 31 December | 63,006 | 62,491 |
Royal Bank of Scotland | Europa Mezzanine Finance Sarl | Alpha Real Trust Limited | Total | |
£'000
| £'000
| £'000 | £'000 | |
Long term borrowing | 32,462 | 19,117 | 10,912 | 62,491 |
Component of Europa interest payment capitalised | - | 214 | - | 214 |
Long term financing fees during the year | - | - | (10) | (10) |
Repayment of long term borrowing | (49) | (26) | - | (75) |
Transfer of exit fees | - | - | (47) | (47) |
Amortisation of financing fees during the year | 137 | 135 | 161 | 433 |
Long term borrowing at 31 December 2014
| 32,550 | 19,440 | 11,016 | 63,006 |
Royal Bank of Scotland | Europa Mezzanine Finance Sarl | Alpha Real Trust Limited | Total | |
£'000
| £'000
| £'000 | £'000 | |
Long term borrowing | 33,196 | 19,837 | 11,500 | 64,533 |
Long term financing fees during the year | (745) | (731) | (827) | (2,303) |
Transfer of exit fees | - | - | 227 | 227 |
Amortisation of financing fees during the year | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
Long term borrowing at 31 December 2013
| 32,462 | 19,117 | 10,912 | 62,491 |
a) The Royal Bank of Scotland loans
The facility agreement is between the bank and subsidiaries, CHIP (One) Limited, CHIP (Two) Limited, CHIP (Three) Limited (and its subsidiaries), CHIP (Four) Limited and CHIP (Five) Limited for an amount of £33.5 million.
Interest is payable at a rate equal to 3 month LIBOR plus a margin of 3.00% per annum. The facility is repayable on 5 December 2018. An event of default (as defined in the facility agreement) is triggered, if, inter alia, the amount of the loan facility exceeds 65% before 5 December 2016 and 60% thereafter of the value of the properties over with Royal Bank of Scotland has security by reference to the bank's own valuation, performed at the time of financing. For the purpose of the test the valuation, which at the bank's discretion can be requested annually at the Group's cost or at any time at the bank's expense and will explicitly exclude the Wareham property and any properties subsequently sold.
In addition, additional covenants dictate that: the minimum net rent should not be less than £4.5 million per annum and the net rental income of the secured properties shall not be lower than 225% of the interest for any test period, net rental income from any single tenant shall not exceed 12.5% of the total net rental income of all properties and at no time shall a single property constitute more than 20% of the aggregate market value of the properties.
During the year and at 31 December 2014 the Group was compliant with these covenants.
The facility is secured by a debenture over all the assets and legal charge over the property assets of CHIP (One) Limited, CHIP (Two) Limited, CHIP (Three) Limited (and its subsidiaries), CHIP (Four) Limited and CHIP (Five) Limited. In addition CHIP (One) Limited, CHIP (Two) Limited, CHIP (Three) Limited (and its subsidiaries), CHIP (Four) Limited and CHIP (Five) Limited were required to open a rent account with The Royal Bank of Scotland. The cash paid into the rent account accounts are restricted until the interest payment date. At 31 December 2014 was £1.3 million was held within the rent account, which was released at the subsequent interest payment date (31 December 2013: £nil).
Should any of the covenants be breached then the default margin would increase by a further 2.0% per annum and will remain at this rate until such time that the breach is remedied.
b) Europa Mezzanine Finance Sàrl ("Europa")
The facility is between Europa and subsidiaries, CHIP (One) Limited, CHIP (Two) Limited, CHIP (Three) Limited (and its subsidiaries), CHIP (Four) Limited and CHIP (Five) Limited for an amount of £20.0 million.
Following the sale of one of the CHIP (Two) Limited properties, £0.2 million was repaid to Europa, leaving £19.8 million owed at 31 December 2013. In October 2014, CHIP (Two) Limited disposed of a water tower, which the valuer did not attributed any value to. The net sales proceeds was used to repay both The Royal Bank of Scotland loan and the Europa loan.
Interest is payable at a rate equal to 10.0% per annum to be paid in cash plus 1.0% that may be cash paid or accrued. The facility is repayable on 5 December 2018. An event of default (as defined in the facility agreement) is triggered, if, inter alia, the amount of The Royal Bank of Scotland and Europa loan facilities exceeds 85% of the value of the properties (based currently on same the valuation used by Europa in the covenant referred to previously). For the purpose of the test, Europa, at their discretion, can request a valuation annually at the Group's cost or at any time at Europa's expense. At the time of finance Europa and The Royal Bank of Scotland used the same valuer and valuations.
Other financial covenants require that the net rental income of the secured properties shall not be lower than 110% of the interest (being the total interest charged by Royal Bank of Scotland and Europa Mezzanine Finance Sárl) for any test period. In addition, net rental income from any single tenant shall not exceed 12.5% of the total net rental income of all properties and at no time shall a single property constitute more
than 20% of the aggregate market value of the properties.
In addition, Europa required that the Group to deposit £0.5 million in a covenant cure account over which Europa has sole signing rights. The funds placed in this account has been included under "trade and other receivables" in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
During the year and at 31 December 2014 the Group was compliant with these covenants.
c) Alpha Real Trust Limited loan
On 5 December 2013, the Company entered into a new loan agreement in which Alpha Real Trust Limited provided an unsecured loan to the Company for £11.5 million for a period of five years to 4 December 2018. The proceeds of the loan have been applied to finance the redemption of the previous £6.43 million loan facility provided by Alpha Real Trust Limited plus interest. The coupon of the new loan agreement is 15% per annum, compounded quarterly. No covenant tests apply and Alpha Real Trust Limited has no security over the assets of the Company or the Group.
25 Share capital and related reserves
Authorised share capital: | 2014 | 2013 |
£'000
| £'000 | |
13,400,000 Ordinary Shares of £0.10 each | 1,340 | 1,340 |
66,000,000,000 Deferred Shares of £0.00001 each | 660 | 660 |
2,000 | 2,000 |
Issued share capital: | 2014 | 2013 |
£'000 | £'000 | |
8,409,520 Ordinary Shares of £0.10 each fully paid | 841 | 841 |
841 | 841 |
Ordinary shares of £0.10 each | Deferred shares of £0.00001 each | Preference shares of £0.00001 each | Total | ||
Number of shares '000 | Number of shares '000 | Number of shares '000 | Number of shares '000 | ||
As at 1 January 2013 | 8,410 | - | 1,695 | 10,105 | |
Issue of Preference Shares | - | - | 41 | 41 | |
Cancellation of Preference Shares | - | - | (1,736) | (1,736) | |
As at 31 December 2013 | 8,410 | - | - | 8,410 |
Ordinary shares of £0.10 each | Deferred shares of £0.00001 each | Preference shares of £0.00001 each | Total | ||
Number of shares '000 | Number of shares '000 | Number of shares '000 | Number of shares '000 | ||
As at 1 January 2014 | 8,410 | - | - | 8,410 | |
As at 31 December 2014 | 8,410 | - | - | 8,410 | |
Voting and other rights
Holders of Ordinary shares and Preference shares are entitled to one vote for each share held.
Dividends
Holders of Ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as and when declared by the Company.
Winding up
On a winding-up, the surplus assets remaining after payment of all creditors, including payment of bank borrowings, shall be divided pari passu among the holders of Ordinary shares in proportion to the capital paid up on the shares held at the commencement of the winding-up.
Preference shares
Following the redemption of the CULS on 30 June 2013, the attached preference shares were automatically cancelled.
Distributable capital reserve
This is a distributable reserve out of which distributions can be made to the shareholders and arose on the cancellation of the share premium account.
Capital redemption reserve
This is a non-distributable reserve that is required under Isle of Man Companies Act 1931 and arises on cancellation of issued share capital.
26 Financial risk management objectives and policies
The Group's principal financial instruments, other than derivatives, are loans and borrowings, the main purpose of which is to raise finance for the acquisition and development of the Group's property portfolio. The Group has trade and other receivables, trade and other payables and cash and short-term deposits that arise directly from its operations.
The Group is exposed to market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk.
The Board of Directors reviews and agrees the policies for managing these risks to ensure that the Group's financial risk-taking activities are governed by appropriate policies and procedures and that financial risks are identified, measured and managed in accordance with Group policies for risk. All derivative activities for risk management purposes are carried out by specialist third parties that have the appropriate skills, experience and supervision.
Market risk includes market price risk, real estate risk, interest rate risk and foreign currency risk. The policies for managing each of these risks are summarised below:
Market risk
i) Interest rate risk
The Group's exposure to interest rate risk relates primarily to the Group's debt obligations. The Group's policy was to manage its interest cost using interest rate swaps in which the Group had agreed to exchange the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount. The swap was designed to fix the interest payable on part of the bank loans.
On 27 January 2014, CHIP (One) Limited (on behalf of CHIP (Two) Limited, CHIP (Three) Limited and its subsidiaries, CHIP (Four) Limited and CHIP (Five) Limited entered into a swap for the amount of £25.1 million. The interest swap has the effect of fixing the Group's costs of these borrowings from 27 January 2014 to 5 December 2018 at a rate of 2.0225% per annum (before the margin of 3.0% per annum is applied). As at 31 December 2014 the swap liability was £0.8 million (31 December 2013: £nil).
i) Interest rate risk (continued)
The interest rate profile of the Group at 31 December 2014 was as follows:
Financial Assets | Total as per consolidated balance sheet | Fixed rate | Variable rate | Non interest bearing | Weighted average interest rate |
£'000
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | % | |
Cash & cash equivalents | 2,595 | - | 2,595 | - | 0.27 |
Restricted cash | 1,323 | 1,323 | |||
Trade & other receivables | 1,460 | - | - | 1,460 | - |
5,378 | - | 3,918 | 1,460 |
Financial Liabilities | Total as per consolidated balance sheet | Fixed rate | Variable rate | Non interest bearing | Weighted average interest rate | Weighted period |
£'000
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | % | Years | |
Trade & other payables | 3,806 | - | - | 3,806 | - | - |
Interest rate derivative instrument | 803 | - | 803 | - | - | 4.00 |
Long term borrowings | 63,006 | 31,524 | 33,147 | (1,665) | 8.42 | 4.00 |
67,615 | 31,524 | 33,950 | 2,141 | - |
The interest rate profile of the Group at 31 December 2013 was as follows:
Financial Assets Restated | Total as per consolidated balance sheet | Fixed rate | Variable rate | Non interest bearing | Weighted average interest rate |
£'000
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | % | |
Cash & cash equivalents | 3,423 | - | 3,423 | - | 0.62 |
Trade & other receivables | 2,701 | - | - | 2,701 | - |
6,124 | - | 3,423 | 2,701 |
Financial Liabilities | Total as per consolidated balance sheet | Fixed rate | Variable rate | Non interest bearing | Weighted average interest rate | Weighted period |
£'000
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | % | Years | |
Trade & other payables | 3,770 | - | - | 3,770 | - | - |
Long term borrowing | 62,491 | 31,337 | 33,195 | (2,041) | 4.2 | 5.00 |
66,261 | 31,337 | 33,195 | 1,729 |
i) Interest rate risk (continued)
The following table illustrates the sensitivity of the profit after taxation for the year and the net asset value to an increase or decrease of 100 basis points in interest rates in regards to the Group's monetary financial assets and financial liabilities. This level of change is considered to be reasonably possible based on observation of current market conditions. The sensitivity analysis is based on the Group's monetary financial instruments held at each Balance Sheet date, with all other variables held constant.
2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2013 | |
Increase in rate | Decrease in rate | Increase in rate restated | Decrease in rate restated | |
£'000
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Total profit/(loss) after taxation for the year | (591) | 591 | (591) | 591 |
Change in net asset value at 31 December | (591) | 591 | (591) | 591 |
% change in net asset value | (3.3) | 3.3 | (3.4) | 3.4 |
|
ii) Foreign currency risk
There is no foreign currency risk as the assets and liabilities of the Group are maintained in sterling.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial instrument or customer contract, leading to a financial loss. The Group is exposed to credit risk from its operating activities (primarily for rental income receivable and recoverable costs from occupational tenants) and from its financing activities, including deposits with banks and other financial institutions.
Credit risks related to receivables: credit risk in relation to occupational tenants is managed by the Property Manager. Credit limits are established for all tenants based on internal rating criteria and outstanding customer receivables are regularly monitored. At 31 December 2014 the Group's ten largest debtors totalled £0.21 million (2013 £0.14 million) and accounted for approximately 11.2% (2013: 3.7%) of all receivables owing. There were four (2013: two) customers with balances greater than £20,000 accounting for 6.0% (2013: 1.9%) of total amounts receivable. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying value of financial assets.
The ageing of rental income receivables is as follows:
2014 | 2013 Restated | |
£'000 | £'000 | |
0 to 90 days | 642 | 1,002 |
Over 90 days | 162 | 112 |
804 | 1,114 | |
The movement in impairments to trade receivables is provided in note 19 to the accounts.
In the event of a default by an occupational tenant, the Group will suffer a rental shortfall and incur additional costs including legal expenses, in maintaining, insuring and re-letting the property until it is re-let. The Board monitors credit risk by reviewing regular reports it receives from the Investment Adviser and Manager on the concentration of risk and any tenants in arrears. The Group does not hold collateral as security.
Credit risks related to financial instruments and cash deposits: credit risk from balances with banks and financial institutions are reviewed by the Investment Adviser and Manager in accordance with the Group's policy. Investments of surplus funds are made only with approved counterparties and within credit limits
assigned to each counter party. The Group has bank accounts with The Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays PLC.
Counterparty credit limits are reviewed by the Board on an annual basis, and may be updated throughout the year. The limits are set to minimise the concentration of risks and therefore mitigate financial loss through potential counterparty failure.
In summary, compared to the amounts included in the consolidated balance sheet, the maximum exposure to credit risk at 31 December 2014 was as follows:
2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2013 | |
Balance Sheet | Maximum exposure | Balance Sheet Restated | Maximum exposure | |
£'000
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Cash & cash equivalents | 2,595 | 2,595 | 3,423 | 3,423 |
Restricted cash | 1,323 | 1,323 | - | - |
Trade & other receivables | 1,460 | 1,460 | 2,701 | 2,701 |
5,378 | 5,378 | 6,124 | 6,124 |
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will be unable to meet financial commitments as they fall due. External funding is of limited maturity. Such concern exposes firms to liquidity risk and costs associated with the necessity to refinance and rollover the existing debt at a time when credit is tight. In certain circumstances, the terms of the Group's bank facility agreement entitle the lender to demand early repayment (note 24 bank borrowings) and in such circumstances the Group's ability to maintain the net asset value attributable to the ordinary shares could be adversely affected.
The Directors and Investment Adviser and Manager continue to monitor the financial covenants of each of the loan facilities to manage the sensitivity of the Group debt obligations. If financial covenants are breached, the Group could correct these through negotiation with the lending bank or by use of other assets.
The Group's long-term borrowings are with Royal Bank of Scotland, Europa Mezzanine Finance SaRL and Alpha Real Trust Limited.
The following table illustrates the sensitivity of the loan to value ratio for the year end to an increase or decrease of 10% in the market value of the investment properties. This level of change is considered reasonably possible based on observation of current market conditions. The loan to value ratio on total borrowings as at 31 December 2014 is 81.0% compared to 83.2% at 31 December 2013.
2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2013 | |
Increase in fair value | Decrease in fair value | Increase in fair value | Decrease in fair value | |
Loan to property valuation ("LTV") | 73.6% | 89.9% | 75.7% | 92.5% |
The remaining contractual maturities of the financial liabilities at 31 December 2014, based on the earliest date on which payment of interest and principal can be required were as follows:
As at 31 December 2014
Financial liabilities | Due within 3 months | Due between 3 and 12 months | Due between 1 and 5 years | Due> 5 years | Total |
£'000
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Trade & other payables | 3,760 | - | 46 | - | 3,806 |
Interest rate swaps | 803 | - | - | - | 803 |
Long term borrowings & related costs | 1,259 | 3,848 | 79,613 | - | 84,720 |
Total liabilities | 5,822 | 3,848 | 79,659 | - | 89,329 |
As at 31 December 2013
Financial liabilities | Due within 3 months | Due between 3 and 12 months | Due between 1 and 5 years | Due> 5 years | Total |
£'000
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Trade & other payables | 3,767 | - | 3 | - | 3,770 |
Interest rate swaps |
| - | - | - | - |
Long term borrowings and related costs | 1,250 | 3,896 | 87,362 | - | 92,508
|
Total Liabilities | 5,017 | 3,896 | 87,365 | - | 96,278 |
Real estate risk
The Group's exposure to market risk is comprised mainly of movements in the value of the Group's investments in property. The Group's investment portfolio is managed within the investment parameters disclosed in its prospectus.
The Group has identified the following risks associated with the real estate portfolio:
· A major tenant may become insolvent causing a significant loss of rental income and a reduction in the value of the associated property (see also credit risk). To reduce this risk, the Group reviews the financial status of all prospective tenants and decides on the appropriate level of security required via rental deposits or guarantees.
· The exposure of the fair values of the portfolio to investment and occupier markets.
The following table illustrates the sensitivity of the profit/loss after taxation for the year end and the net asset value to an increase or decrease of 10% in the market value of the investment properties. This level of change is considered reasonably possible based on observation of current market conditions.
2014 | 2014 | 2013 Restated | 2013 Restated | ||
Increase in fair value | Decrease in fair value | Increase in fair value | Decrease in fair value | ||
£'000
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| |
Total profit/(loss) after taxation for the year | 7,993 | (7,993) | 7,752 | (7,752) | |
Net asset value at 31 December | 45.2% | (45.2%) | 43.4% | (43.4%) |
Fair values
The carrying amount of the financial assets and liabilities in the financial statements are equal to their fair values. The fair value of the financial assets and liabilities are included at an estimate of the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values:
· Cash and short-term deposits, trade receivables, trade payables, and other current liabilities approximate their carrying amounts due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
· The fair value of the derivative interest rate swap contracts are estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using current market interest rates and yield curve over the remaining term of the instrument.
· The fair value of tenant deposits is estimated by discounting the nominal amount received to the expected date of repayment based on prevailing market interest rates.
· The fair value of fixed rate borrowings is calculated based on the present value of future principal and interest cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the reporting date. The fair value approximates their carrying values gross of unamortised transaction costs.
IFRS 13 requires disclosure of the fair value measurement of the Group's assets and liabilities, the related valuation techniques, the valuations' recurrence and the inputs used to assess and develop those measurements.
The Group discloses fair value measurements by level of the following fair value measurement hierarchy:
· Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1).
· Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices) (level 2).
· Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs) (level 3).
The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the asset or liability is categorised is determined on the basis of the lowest input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety into one of the three levels.
Investment properties and interest rate swaps are valued on a recurring basis: investment properties and interest rate swaps are both valued quarterly.
The fair value of the derivative interest rate swap contracts is determined by reference to the mid-point of the yield curves prevailing on the reporting date and represent the net present value of the differences between the contracted rate and the valuation rate when applied to the projected balances to the period from the reporting date to the contracted expiry date.
Fair values
31 December 2014
| Assets and liabilities measured at fair value | |||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
£'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Assets measured at fair value | ||||
Investment properties | - | - | 79,925 | 79,925 |
Assets for which fair values are disclosed d | ||||
Trade and other receivables | - | 1,460 | - | 1,460 |
Liabilities measured at fair value | ||||
Interest rate swap | - | (803) | - | (803) |
Liabilities for which fair values are ddiscloseddisclosed | ||||
disclosed | ||||
Current | ||||
Trade and other payables | - | (3,806) | - | (3,806) |
Non-current | ||||
Bank borrowings
| - | (63,006) | - | (63,006) |
31 December 2013 Restated
| Assets and liabilities measured at fair value | |||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
£'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
Assets measured at fair value | ||||
Investment properties | - | - | 77,525 | 77,525 |
Assets for which fair valued are disclosed | ||||
Trade and other receivables | - | 2,701 | - | 2,701 |
Liabilities measured at fair value | ||||
Interest rate swap | - | - | - | - |
Liabilities for which fair values are disclosed | ||||
disclosed | ||||
Current | ||||
Trade and other payables | - | (3,770) | - | (3,770) |
Non-current | ||||
Bank borrowings | - | (62,491) | - | (62,491) |
27 Capital management
The primary objective of the Group's capital management is to ensure that it maintains healthy capital ratios in order to support its business and maximise shareholder value.
The Group manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it, in light of changes in economic conditions. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may return capital to shareholders or issue new shares.
The Group monitors the loan to value ratio of its loan facilities in line with its underlying banking covenants. The Group's policy is to ensure that the banking covenants (including the loan to value ratios) are adhered to and not breached.
The following gearing ratios are calculated as net debt divided by total capital plus net debt:
2014 | 2013 Restated | |
£'000
| £'000 | |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings | 63,006 | 62,491 |
Trade and other payables | 3,806 | 3,770 |
Less cash and short term deposits | (2,595) | (3,423) |
Less restricted cash | (1,323) | - |
Net debt | 62,894 | 62,838 |
Total capital | 17,688 | 17,388 |
Capital and net debt | 80,582 | 80,226 |
Gearing ratio | 78.0% | 78.3% |
The Group includes within net debt, interest bearing loans and borrowings, trade and other payables, less cash and cash equivalents. Capital includes equity attributable to the equity holders of the parent.
28 Related party transactions
Mr Philip Scales, a director of the Company, is also a director and an employee of IOMA Fund and Investment Management Limited (the administrator and registrar). During the year fees of £0.085 million (31 December 2013: £0.068 million) were payable to IOMA Fund and Investment Management Limited. As at 31 December 2014 a total amount of £22,003 (31 December 2013: £22,120) was outstanding.
Mr Mark Rattigan, a director of the Company, is also chief operating officer and member of Alpha Real Capital LLP (the Investment Adviser and Manager). During the year fees of £1.1 million (31 December 2013: £1.1 million) were payable to Alpha Real Capital LLP. As at 31 December 2014 a total amount of £0.3 million (31 December 2013: £0.3 million) was outstanding. Alpha Real Capital LLP is also a major investor in Alpha
Real Trust Limited.
Under IAS 24, Alpha Real Trust Limited is considered a related party. Alpha Real Capital LLP (the Investment Adviser and Manager of the Group) is also the Investment Adviser and Manager of Alpha Real Trust Limited. On 5 December 2013, the Group entered into a new related party loan facility agreement in which Alpha Real Trust Limited provided an unsecured loan to the Company for £11.5 million. During the year, interest costs of £1.7 million were charged (31 December 2013: £0.6 million). As at 31 December 2014, a total amount of £0.3 million was outstanding. The Company settled the outstanding interest in January 2015.
Details of Directors' fees and their shareholdings are provided in the Directors' report.
29 Events after balance sheet date
There were no significant events after the balance sheet date.
Directors and Advisers
Directors | Registered Office |
Jonathan David Clague (Chairman) Geoffrey Paul Raineri Black Donald Lake Philip Peter Scales Mark Rattigan | IOMA House Hope Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1AP |
Company Secretary | Auditors |
Martin Katz Middleton Katz Chartered Secretaries LLC 12 Hope Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1AQ | KPMG Audit LLC Heritage Court, 41 Athol Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1LA |
Investment Adviser and Manager | Taxation Advisers |
Alpha Real Capital LLP 338 Euston Road London NW1 3BG
| Mazars LLP The Pinnacle 160 Midsummer Boulevard Milton Keynes MK9 1FF |
Property Valuers | Property Solicitors to the Company |
DTZ Debenham Tie Leung 10 Colmore Row Birmingham B3 2QD | Pinsent Masons 1 Park Row Leeds LS1 5AB |
UK Transfer and Paying Agent | Legal Advisers as to Isle of Man Law |
Capita IRG PLC Northern House Woodhouse Park Fenay Bridge Huddersfield HD8 0LA | Cains Advocates Limited Fort Anne Douglas Isle of Man IM1 5PD
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Administrator and Registrar | Legal Advisers as to UK Law |
IOMA Fund and Investment Management Limited IOMA House Hope Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1AP | Osborne Clarke LLP 1 London Wall London EC2Y 5EB
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Principal Bankers | Fladgate LLP |
Royal Bank of Scotland3rd floor 5-10 Great Tower StreetLondon EC3P 3HX
Europa Capital Mezzanine Limited 67/68 Grosvenor Street London W1K 3JN | 16 Great Queen Street London WC2B 5DG
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