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Half Yearly Report

2nd Oct 2013 15:13

RNS Number : 5726P
Palace Capital PLC
02 October 2013
 



 

Palace Capital Plc (the "Company")

 

 

Interim results for the six months ended 31 July 2013

 

 

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

 

I can report that for the half year ended 31 July 2013, the Company made a loss before tax of £78,821 (2012 - £65,086). The Company will not be declaring a dividend.

 

Simultaneously with the publication of these results we have today announced the acquisition subject to shareholder approval of the Sequel Portfolio from Quintain Estates & Development PLC. This is a portfolio of 24 secondary high yielding commercial investments situated across the UK. They currently produce a net income of approximately £5.2m per annum and the effective price being paid is £39.25m which gives our Company a net yield of just over 13 per cent.

 

We will be buying the corporate entity that owns a 98.5 per cent. interest in these properties plus the 1.5 per cent. owned by another party and to facilitate this acquisition we have firstly raised £23.5m of new equity with institutional and other investors and secondly we have secured a 3 year loan of £20m from Nationwide Building Society on what we consider to be reasonable terms.

 

There are considerable opportunities with this portfolio for active management to increase the yield and capital value and we are excited about this purchase.

 

This is stage two of our stated strategy which is to purchase high yielding commercial investment properties capable of active management mainly outside London. Stage one was the acquisition of Hockenhull Estates, a portfolio of nine properties in Cheshire which has performed very well in that we have extended a number of leases and currently there are no voids. In the prior interim period the Company benefited from a write back of a provision previously made for a bad debt.

 

The market is now looking positively at secondary commercial property outside London which, in our view, has vindicated our strategy. We are continuing to look for additional acquisitions which provide the appropriate return and we look to the future with confidence.

 

 

Stanley Davis

Chairman

2 October 2013

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Palace Capital plc

Tel. +44 (0)20 7722 7603

Neil Sinclair, Managing Director

Allenby Capital Limited

Tel. +44 (0) 20 3328 5656

Nick Naylor, Chief Executive

Mark Connelly, Corporate Finance

Arden Partners plc

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7614 5917

Christopher Hardie

Broker Profile

Tel. +44 (0)20 7448 3244

Simon Courtenay

Palace Capital Plc

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

for the six months ended 31 July 2013

 

 

 

 

Notes

6 months ended

31 July

2013

(unaudited)

£

6 months

ended

31 July

2012

(unaudited)

 

£

12 months

ended

31 January

2013

(audited)

 

£

Revenue

91,834

104,660

199,785

Cost of sales

(2,964)

(4,204)

(5,442)

GROSS PROFIT

88,870

100,456

194,343

Administrative expenses

(113,037)

(108,452)

(225,403)

LOSS BEFORE INTEREST

(24,167)

(7,996)

(31,060)

Other interest receivable

25

33

105

Finance costs

(54,277)

(57,123)

(113,733)

LOSS BEFORE TAX

(78,419)

(65,086)

(144,688)

Taxation

(402)

-

(13,034)

LOSS FOR THE PERIOD

(78,821)

(65,086)

(157,722)

LOSS PER ORDINARY SHARE

Basic

2

(0.25p)

(0.21p)

(0.50p)

Diluted

2

(0.25p)

(0.21p)

(0.50p)

 

 

 

Palace Capital Plc

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

31 July 2013

 

 

 

31 July

2013

(unaudited)

£

31 July

2012

(unaudited)

£

31 January

2013

(audited)

£

Notes

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Goodwill

5,910

5,910

5,910

Investment properties

2,015,000

2,015,000

2,015,000

Tangible fixed assets

336

559

447

2,021,246

2,021,469

2,021,357

CURRENT ASSETS

Trade and other receivables

20,907

19,160

29,483

Cash and cash equivalents

9,936

96,913

38,696

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

30,843

116,073

68,179

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Redeemable preference shares

(65,000)

(65,000)

(65,000)

Trade and other payables

(174,427)

(103,312)

(140,507)

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

(239,427)

(168,312)

(205,507)

NET CURRENT LIABILITIES

(208,584)

(52,239)

(137,328)

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Borrowings

(1,764,828)

(1,759,939)

(1,762,374)

NET ASSETS

47,834

209,291

121,655

EQUITY

Share capital

315,938

315,938

315,938

Share premium account

110,395

110,395

110,395

Convertible loan notes - equity

27,934

27,934

27,934

Share based payments

18,333

8,333

13,333

Profit and loss account

(424,766)

(253,309)

(345,945)

EQUITY - attributable to the owners of the parent

47,834

209,291

121,655

 

Palace Capital Plc

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

for the six months ended 31 July 2013

 

 

Notes

6 months ended

 31 July

2013

(unaudited)

£

6 months

ended

31 July

2012

(unaudited)

£

12 months

ended

31 January

2013

(audited)

£

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net cash out flow from operations

3

(15,858)

(6,470)

(7,304)

NET CASH OUTFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

(15,858)

(6,470)

(7,304)

Interest received

25

33

105

Interest paid

(35,666)

(42,028)

(99,599)

NET CASH OUTFLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

(35,641)

(41,995)

(99,494)

TAXATION

Corporation tax paid

(2,261)

-

-

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Adjustments to fixed assets

-

-

135

FINANCING ACTIVTIES

Loan provided by a director

25,000

-

-

Bank loan repaid

-

-

(19)

Net cash INflow from financing activities

25,000

-

(19)

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

(28,760)

(48,465)

(106,682)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

38,696

145,378

145,378

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

 

9,936

 

96,913

 

38,696

 

 

Palace Capital Plc

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

for the six months ended 31 July 2013

 

 

 

Share Capital

£

 

Share Premium

£

 

Convertible loan equity reserve

£

 

Share based payment reserve

£

Profit and loss account

£

Total equity

£

As at 31 January 2012

315,938

110,395

27,934

3,333

(188,223)

269,377

Share based payments

-

-

-

5,000

-

5,000

Loss for the period

-

-

-

-

(65,086)

(65,086)

As at 31 July 2012

315,938

110,395

27,934

8,333

(253,309)

209,291

Share based payments

-

-

-

5,000

-

5,000

Loss for the period

-

-

-

-

(92,636)

(92,636)

As at 31 January 2013

315,938

110,395

27,934

13,333

(345,945)

121,655

Share based payments

-

-

-

5,000

-

5,000

Loss for the period

-

-

-

-

(78,821)

(78,821)

As at 31 July 2013

315,938

110,395

27,934

18,333

(424,766)

47,834

Palace Capital Plc
NOTES TO THE INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)
for the six months ended 31 July 2013

 

 

1 BASIS OF PREPARATION

The financial information contained in this interim report does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The figures for the period ended 31 January 2013 have been extracted from the audited statutory accounts. The interim results, which have not been audited or reviewed by the Company's auditors, have been prepared in accordance with applicable International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). These standards are also collectively referred to as "IFRS".

The accounting policies and methods of computations used are consistent with those used in the Group Annual Report for the year ended 31 January 2013 and are expected to be used in the Group Annual Report for the year ended 31 January 2014.

Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 January 2013 were prepared and filed with the Registrar of Companies and received an unqualified audit report.

 

The interim report was approved by the Board of Directors on 2 October 2013.

 

As at 31 July 2013, the Group had net current liabilities of £208,584. Included within current liabilities are redeemable preference shares of £65,000 and loan notes of £85,000. These amounts are due to directors of the Company, Stanley Davis and Neil Sinclair or entities controlled by them and Andrew Perloff, who have given undertakings to the group that these amounts will only be payable when there are adequate cash resources within the group so that the group can continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. In addition, Stanley Davis has agreed to continue to support the Company and if and when necessary will provide funds on an interest free basis. With these undertakings, and after considering the group's cash flow forecasts, the directors have prepared these interim results on the going concern basis.

 

Copies of this statement are available to the public for collection at the Company's Registered Office at 41 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JD and on the Company's website, www.palacecapitalplc.com.

 

 

2 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

Revenue - operating and geographic segment

6 months

ended

 31 July

2013

(unaudited)

6 months ended

31 July

2012

(unaudited)

12 months

ended

31 January

2013

(audited)

Rents received from investment properties in the United Kingdom

91,834

104,660

199,785

Total Revenue

91,834

104,660

199,785

+

 

 

3 LOSS per share

 

The loss per share for the period is calculated based upon the following information:

 

6 months ended

 31 July

2013

(unaudited)

6 months ended

31 July

2012

(unaudited)

12 months

ended

31 January

2013

(audited)

Weighted average number of shares for basic profit/(loss) per share

31,593,733

31,593,733

31,593,733

Weighted average number of shares for diluted profit/(loss) per share

 

50,753,106

 

50,753,106

 

50,753,106

Loss for the period

(78,821)

(65,086)

(157,722)

In accordance with IAS 38 where there is a loss for the year, there is no dilutive effect from share options and therefore there is no difference between the basic and diluted loss per share.

 

 

 

4

Reconciliation of operating LOSS to net cash flow from operating activities

6 months ended

 31 July

2013

(unaudited)

£

6 months ended

31 July

2012

(unaudited)

£

12 months

ended

31 January

2013

(audited)

£

Loss for the period

(78,419)

(65,086)

(144,688)

Adjustments for:

Finance income

(25)

(33)

(105)

Finance costs

54,277

57,123

113,733

Share based payments

5,000

5,000

10,000

Operating cash flow before movements in working capital

(19,167)

(2,996)

(21,060)

Depreciation

111

246

223

Decrease in debtors

8,576

27,688

6,190

Increase/(decrease) in creditors

(5,378)

(31,408)

7,343

Net cash flow from operating activities

(15,858)

(6,470)

(7,304)

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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