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Trading Update

3rd Dec 2014 09:56

RNS Number : 7174Y
All Leisure Group PLC
03 December 2014
 



3 December 2014

 

All Leisure Group plc

 

("All Leisure", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Trading Update for the year ended 31 October 2014

 

Financial Update

 

The Group is in the process of preparing accounts for the year to 31 October 2014, which are subject to audit and therefore not final. Underlying Operating Profit before separately disclosed items is expected to be approximately £0.9m (2013: £0.8m).

 

As previously notified in our half-year announcement of 11 July 2014, the unfortunate events of 2014 in Crimea and Ukraine have had a significant impact on the business. Two Black Sea cruises and a connected cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean were subject to substantial cancellations and subsequent discounting to fill capacity, with profit contribution down £1.9m versus budget as a consequence. In view of the on-going difficulties in the region the Group has reduced the number of cruises to the Crimean region in the current financial year from three to one.

 

A full year pre-tax loss for the Group of approximately £7.4m is anticipated (2013: £13.6m loss), after charging £7.4m for the disposal of the MV Discovery and a further £0.6m charge for other reorganization costs that will be separately disclosed in the financial statements.

 

The Group closed the year with cash of £11.6m (2013: £10.7m) plus further restricted cash balances of £3.5m (2013: £3.6m).

 

Total passenger numbers were as follows; Cruise passengers were 17.9k versus 16.5k last year (+8%). Tour passengers were 40k versus 44k last year, due to a reduction in capacity of 1,600 pax combined with reduced business to Egypt due to political uncertainty.

 

Operational Highlights

 

The last two years have been spent consolidating the former "All Leisure Group" and "Page & Moy" businesses into one, single-site business. Operational synergies of approximately £2m (full year basis) have been achieved.

 

The management team has been strengthened, and has focused on improving customer service and satisfaction measures. The MV Voyager has been established as the flagship of the "Voyages of Discovery" brand, which will be re-launched for Winter 15/16 with an improved product offering. The disposal of the MV Discovery in October 2014 represents a significant de-risking of the Cruise portfolio. The Hebridean Princess maintains its premium, 5-star positioning, and benefits from continuous capital investment to maintain its high standards.

 

The "Travelsphere" and "Just You" Tours brands have also both been re-launched based on customer research and feedback, incorporating quality improvements and new destinations. The Tours businesses offer 85 new tours in 2015 to stimulate consumer interest. Much work has been done to merge multiple legacy customer databases into a single customer database. The Company's in-house tele-sales team has been multi-skilled to drive efficiency.

 

Appointment of Nigel Arthur as Group Finance Director

 

All Leisure is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Nigel Arthur as its Group Finance Director, effective immediately.

 

Nigel was formerly UK Finance Director of Thomas Cook plc, leaving this position in May 2014. Prior to this Nigel spent 10 years at Diageo plc where he held positions as VP Finance EMEA for Burger King Corp., Diageo International Finance Director, and Finance Director for Diageo Global Supply Chain. Nigel started his career at Price Waterhouse in London, before moving into industry at Guinness plc. Nigel is a Chartered Accountant and graduate in Economics from the University of Southampton.

 

The Company wishes to thank Mr Kevan Witts, who has acted as Interim Finance Director for the last three months. Kevan will remain as a consultant to the business to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities. The list of all companies and partnerships of which Nigel Arthur has been a director in the previous five years can be found in the Appendix.

 

Outlook

 

The board is encouraged to note that 95% of Winter 2014/15 cruise revenue is already booked (2013: 88%). 84% of Winter tours revenue is already booked (2013: 88%). 2015 Revenue from Tour bookings to USA and Italy, the most popular destinations, are both trading up, whilst Tour bookings to certain Asian destinations (China, India, Vietnam etc) have declined in line with the overall market.

 

 

Enquiries:

 

All Leisure group PLC

Roger Allard (Executive Chairman)

Tel: +44 7836 382767

Ian Smith (Group Chief Executive Officer)

Tel: +44 1858 588396

Nigel Arthur (Group Finance Director)

Tel: +44 1858 588052

NOMAD: Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited

Andrew Godber / Charles Leigh-Pemberton

Tel: + 44 207 886 2500

Financial PR: Citigate Dewe Rogerson

Tehsin Nayani

Tel: +44 207 282 1080

 

 

Appendix: List of companies of which Nigel John Arthur (aged 53) has been a director in the previous five years

 

Current Directorships / Partnerships

Former Directorships / Partnerships (past 5 years)

Close Number 29 Limited*

A. A. H. (1997) Limited*

Ennay Services Limited

A.T. Mays Group (Holdings) Limited*

A.T. Mays Investments Limited*

A.T. Mays The Travel Agents Limited*

Adrian Hayes Management Limited*

Airline Network Plc

Airtours Holidays Transport Limited

Airtours Insurance Services Limited

Airtrack Services Limited

Amsterdam Travel Service Limited*

BCT Transport Brokers Limited*

Belgian Travel Service Limited*

Blue Sea Overseas Investments Limited

Bridge Tours Limited*

Bridge Travel Service Limited*

Buzzard Leisure Limited

Carousel Holidays Limited

Carousel Resorts International Limited

Close Number 1 Limited

Close Number 2 Limited*

Close Number 3 Limited

Close Number 4 Limited*

Close Number 5 Limited*

Close Number 6 Limited

Close Number 7 Limited

Close Number 8 Limited

Close Number 9 plc

Close Number 10 Limited*

Close Number 11 Limited*

Close Number 12 Limited*

Close Number 13 Limited*

Close Number 14 Limited*

Close Number 15 plc*

Close Number 16 Limited

Close Number 17 plc*

Close Number 18 Limited*

Close Number 19 Limited

Close Number 20 Limited*

Close Number 21 Limited*

Close Number 22 Limited*

Close Number 23 Limited*

Close Number 24 Limited*

Close Number 25 Limited

Close Number 26 Limited*

Close Number 27 Limited*

Close Number 28 Limited*

Compass Travel Limited

Co-op Group Travel 1 Limited

Cresta Holidays Limited

Direct Aviation Limited*

Elvington Limited*

Essential Extras Limited

FlexTravel Limited*

Flights4u.com Limited*

Flying Colours Holidays Limited*

Flying Colours Leisure Group Limited*

Flying Colours Trustees Limited*

Future Travel Limited

Gold Medal International Limited

Gold Medal Travel Group Plc

Goldcrest Aviation Limited*

Goldcrest International Charters Limited*

Highlight Travel Limited*

Holiday Matchmakers Limited*

Holidayline Limited*

Hotels4u.com Limited

HRLT*

I.T. Travel Limited*

In Touch (IT) Business Centres Limited*

Inhoco 3434 Limited

Inspirations Air Limited*

Inspirations East Limited*

Inspirations Group Pension Trustees Limited

Inspirations Limited

International Airways Limited*

JMC Travel Limited*

JMCH Services Limited

Jupiter Leasing Limited*

Kestrel Leisure Limited

Late Escapes Limited*

MTG (UK) Limited

MyTravel Group Limited

MyTravel North America Limited

MyTravel Pioneer Limited

MyTravel Tour Operations Limited

Neilson Active Holidays Ltd

Omicron Leasing (Orange) 1 Limited*

Online Essentials Limited*

Orchid Travel Limited*

Panorama Holiday Group Limited*

Panorama Seat Broking Limited*

Paris Travel Service Limited*

Parkway (UK) Investment Management Limited*

Parkway 2005 plc*

Parkway Hellas Holdings Limited

Parkway IPR Limited

Peregrine Leisure Limited

Pluto Leasing Limited*

Rankin Kuhn Travel Limited*

Retail Travel Limited

Sandbrook UK Investments Limited

Secpark Limited*

Shipping and Aviation Industries Limited

Ski America Limited*

Style Aviation Limited*

Style Holidays Limited

Sun International (UK) Limited

Sunset Developments Limited*

Swiss Travel Service Limited*

TCCT Holdings UK Limited

TCCT Retail Limited

TCIM Limited

The BTN Finance Company*

The Freedom Travel Group Limited

The French Selection Limited*

The Travelworld Group Limited

Thomas Cook (Jersey) Limited

Thomas Cook Broking Limited

Thomas Cook Continental Holdings Limited

Thomas Cook Destination Services Inc

Thomas Cook Finance plc

Thomas Cook Group Management Services Limited

Thomas Cook Group UK Limited

Thomas Cook Investments (1) Limited

Thomas Cook Investments (2) Limited

Thomas Cook Overseas Limited

Thomas Cook Retail Limited

Thomas Cook Scheduled Tour Operations Limited

Thomas Cook Services Limited

Thomas Cook Tour Operations Limited

Thomas Cook UK Limited

Thomas Cook UK Travel Limited

Thomas Cook Wholesale Limited

Time Off Limited*

Tourmajor Limited

Tradewinds Worldwide Holidays Limited*

Transfers4u.com Limited*

Travel Choice Overseas Limited

Trust Accommodation.com Limited*

Up Trips Limited*

US Travel Service Limited*

Vayago Limited*

Winston Rees (World Travel) Limited*

Worldsure Limited*

Zoom Flights Limited*

 

Note: those companies marked with a * above were in liquidation at the time of Nigel Arthur's directorship, or are currently in liquidation.

 

There are no further matters in connection with the Company's appointment of Nigel Arthur to be disclosed under Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

 

 

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