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South East Water Limited

04 December 2015

South East Water Limited

Condensed Group financial statements

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

Registered number 02679874

 
 Contents 
 Page 
  3    Chairman's statement 
  6    Statement of directors' responsibilities 
  7    Condensed Group income statement 
  7    Condensed Group statement of comprehensive income 
  8    Condensed Group statement of financial position 
  9    Condensed Group statement of changes in equity 
  10   Condensed Group statement of cash flows 
  11   Notes to the condensed Group financial statements 
 

Chairman's statement

Introduction

I am pleased to present our interim report for the first half of the 2015/16 financial year.

This is the first report on progress of our new business plan covering the five year period starting in April 2015. Our plans, which cover both our wholesale and retail operations, put customer satisfaction right at the heart of everything we do. As well as satisfying our legal and statutory duties, our plans include a comprehensive set of targeted customer outcomes linked to financial incentives or penalties to us and set out how we will achieve our objectives in an efficient and effective way. You can read more about our plans and our Outcome Delivery Incentives (ODIs) at http://www.southeastwater.co.uk/businessplan.

With the challenges now clearly set, we have been engaging our employees and partners to ensure that everyone is focussed on our vision for the future: to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for.

As part of the long term strategy to manage our water resources more efficiently, we are continuing with our Customer Metering Programme. Working closely with our external partner, Clancy Docwra, we have installed 21,500 meters in the first half of the year. This improved our household meter coverage in our area to 74%. The programme continues and we are planning to achieve 90% by 2020. I am pleased with the progress in this area and would like to thank our customers for their cooperation and support throughout this process.

Following average rainfall during the summer and autumn and reduced demand for water from customers, our water resources are at a healthy level. As a result we are not anticipating the need to consider any water restrictions in the coming year. We will continue to work closely with our regulatory stakeholders to monitor the situation and with our customers to promote the importance of using water wisely whatever the weather.

I joined the Board as Chairman at the start of this reporting period in April 2015. In August, Andrew Farmer joined the Board as Finance Director to replace Jo Stimpson, who retired from the company after 12 years' service. I would like to thank Jo for her hard work and significant achievements over her time with the business. Likewise, I would also like to thank Paul Seeley who retired in November from the position of Operations Director for his significant contribution over 12 years with the business. Paul has been replaced by Simon Earl who joins us from Thames Water. I would like to welcome Andrew and Simon to the company.

Results and Key Performance Indicators

The results published in this statement summarise our performance for the six months ended 30 September 2015. The financial statements are prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and incorporate the performance of South East Water Limited and its subsidiary, South East Water (Finance) Limited.

At the beginning of the financial year South East Water Limited adopted IFRS for the first time for its company only reporting. This has highlighted that the group's previous accounting for Property, Plant and Equipment required restatement and has led to some of the comparative amounts for the six months to 30 September 2014 and the year to 31 March 2015 being restated. Further details on the changes to the Company's accounting policies and the prior periods' restatements are provided in note 2 of these financial statements.

Revenue for the period was GBP109.4 million compared with GBP110.2 million for the same period in the previous year. The reporting period to September 2015 is the first period under which we are reporting under Ofwat's separate price controls. Our revenue for the period to September 2015 is in line with expectation. Our customer demand is marginally higher when compared to the six month period to 30 September 2014. However, this is matched by a reduction in revenue from customers who have transferred from an unmeasured supply to measured supply under our metering programme, due to the average measured bill being lower than the average unmeasured bill.

Net operating costs for the year to 30 September 2015 were GBP72.6 million, an increase of 2.7% compared with the same period in the previous year. The increase in operating costs of GBP1.9 million is principally due to increases in reactive maintenance charges and staff costs. Operating profit was GBP40.4 million for the first half of the 2015/16 financial year which compares with GBP42.4 million in the prior year. Operating profit as a percentage of revenue has decreased from 38.5% in the first half of 2014/15 to 36.9% in the current year.

Interest costs have decreased by GBP6.1 million from GBP27.3 million to GBP21.2 million. This reflects the lower RPI being applied to the indexed linked loans during the first half of the year and valuation of the interest rate swap.

Profit before tax has increased from GBP17.7 million to GBP21.8 million when compared to the same period last year. This represents 19.9% of revenue compared with 16.1% for the corresponding period last year.

Profit after tax has increased from GBP14.9 million to GBP17.7 million for the first six months of the year. This is due to the reduction in finance costs detailed above being offset by a significant increase in the deferred tax liability. The increase in the deferred tax liability in the period when compared to the same period in the previous year is due to the prior year benefiting from the reduction in the forward corporation tax rates from 23% to 20%. During the six months to 30 September 2015 the deferred tax charge was GBP2.4 million.

Net cash generated from operations was GBP71.7 million for the six months ended 30 September 2015 compared to GBP68.4 million in the same period for the previous year. This increase is predominantly due to improvements in supplier payment terms in the period.

We continue to comply with the financial covenants set out in our securitisation structure and continue to hold ratings from Moody's and Standard & Poor's consistent with the requirements of both our securitisation and our instrument of appointment.

Capital Expenditure

We have continued to invest in our infrastructure and other fixed assets during the six months to September 2015 to maintain and, where possible, improve the security and delivery of services to our current and future customers.

During this period our capital expenditure was GBP47.7 million. We have spent GBP13 million on our below ground infrastructure network and our above ground asset expenditure includes GBP4.1 million on our water treatment refurbishment programme. Our Customer Metering Programme has seen GBP5.1 million of investment and we have also invested GBP3 million on the completion of our new state-of-the-art laboratory. It is here that we operate our year-round testing to make sure we maintain the excellent quality water delivered to our 2.1 million customers.

Customer Service

I am pleased to report that customer complaints to South East Water have fallen for the fourth year running and I am determined that this improvement continues.

A report from the Consumer Council for Water published in September 2015 shows that during 2014 - 15, South East Water saw almost a 45 per cent drop in customer complaints compared to the previous year. This was the best improvement seen within the industry.

We saw our Service Incentive Mechanism score for 2014 - 15 improve for a third year in a row from 75 to 82, out of a score of 100. We are on track to improve further, with our current year to date performance placing us 12(th) in the industry league table. We are pleased with this progress and remain focused on continuing to improve this area of our performance.

To help customers having difficulty paying their water bills we have created a specially trained Customer Care Team which talks with customers to understand their circumstances and discuss our range of payment options along with our special tariffs. These include the newly introduced Social Tariff and Service Plus for vulnerable customers who may be elderly, deaf, blind, partially sighted or suffering from a chronic illness.

There are also a wide range of support tariffs, payment schemes and financial assistance through our charitable trust the Helping Hand Social Fund.

We continue to work closely with the Citizens Advice Bureau to share ideas on the best way to manage debt and understand the potential implications of the welfare reform on customers' ability to pay our bills.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The principle risks and uncertainties facing the business are set out in the Strategic Report within the Group's Annual Report for 2014/15, which can be found on the South East Water website.

Going Concern

The directors are satisfied that the Group has sufficient resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, a period of not less than 12 months from the date of this report.

Looking ahead

For the immediate term, we are continuing to deliver our business plan for 2015-2020 and ensuring everyone is focussed on putting customer priorities at the heart of everything we do.

We are also preparing for the introduction of competition for our non- household customers and ensuring that company is well placed to accept the challenges of this development in the water sector.

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The Board and I are confident that we have the right management team in place to deliver on our plans, both now and in the longer term, to the benefit of today's and tomorrow's customers and we would like to thank our staff and our partners for their continued hard work and support.

Nick Salmon

Chairman

4 December 2015

Statement of directors' responsibilities

The directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge:

-- the condensed Group financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as endorsed by the European Union; and

-- the condensed Group statements herein include a fair review of the information required by the Disclosure and Transparency Rules 4.2.7R.

The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group and enable them to ensure that the Group financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The directors are also responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

By order of the Board

Paul Butler

Managing Director

4 December 2015

Condensed Group income statement

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

 
                                                 Six months      Six months 
                                                      ended           ended 
                                               30 September    30 September 
                                                       2015            2014 
                                                                 (restated) 
                                      Notes          GBP000          GBP000 
 
 Revenue                                3           109,449         110,244 
 
 Net operating costs                    5          (72,571)        (70,659) 
 Other income                           6             3,528           2,792 
 
 Operating profit                                    40,406          42,377 
 
 Finance costs                          7          (21,152)        (27,319) 
 Finance income                         8             2,518           2,593 
 
 Profit before tax                                   21,772          17,651 
 
 Taxation                               9           (4,063)         (2,743) 
                                             --------------  -------------- 
 
 Profit for the period                               17,709          14,908 
                                             --------------  -------------- 
 
 Earnings per share 
 Basic and diluted from continuing 
  operations                                         35.91p          30.23p 
                                             --------------  -------------- 
 

Condensed Group statement of comprehensive income

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

 
                                             Six months      Six months 
                                                  ended           ended 
                                           30 September    30 September 
                                                   2015            2014 
                                                             (restated) 
                                                 GBP000          GBP000 
 
 Profit for the period                           17,709          14,908 
                                         --------------  -------------- 
 
 Items that will not be reclassified 
  subsequently to profit or loss: 
  Re-measurement of defined benefit 
   liability                                     17,693        (10,528) 
  Return on scheme assets excluding 
   interest income                             (12,099)          11,170 
  Income tax relating to items not 
   reclassified                                 (1,119)           (128) 
 
                                                  4,475             514 
                                         --------------  -------------- 
 
   Total comprehensive income for the 
   period attributable to Owners of 
   the Company                                   22,184          15,422 
                                         --------------  -------------- 
 

Condensed Group statement of financial position

as at 30 September 2015

 
                                                30 September        31 March    30 September 
                                                        2015            2015            2014 
                                                                  (restated)      (restated) 
                                       Notes          GBP000          GBP000          GBP000 
 Assets 
 Non-current assets 
 Intangible assets                      11             8,889           9,237           9,429 
 Property, plant and equipment          12         1,396,246       1,370,157       1,345,804 
 Amount due from parent undertaking                  190,013         190,013         190,013 
 Defined benefit pension surplus                       5,555           2,794               - 
 
                                                   1,600,703       1,572,201       1,545,246 
                                              --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 
   Current assets 
 Inventories                                             244             245             332 
 Trade and other receivables            13            69,959          65,614          67,368 
 Cash and cash equivalents              14            23,204          28,719          46,016 
 
                                                      93,407          94,578         113,716 
                                              --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 
   Total Assets                                    1,694,110       1,666,779       1,658,962 
                                              --------------  --------------  -------------- 
  Liabilities 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables               17          (92,220)        (89,597)        (97,280) 
 Deferred income                                     (3,686)         (2,631)         (2,715) 
 Provisions                                          (4,184)         (4,130)         (1,550) 
 
                                                   (100,090)        (96,358)       (101,545) 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Loans and borrowings                              (864,303)       (863,418)       (858,778) 
 Trade and other payables               17           (2,281)         (1,751)         (1,113) 
 Derivative financial instruments      15/16        (92,566)        (88,811)        (87,960) 
 Deferred tax liabilities                          (153,248)       (150,295)       (144,863) 
 Defined benefit pension liability                   (5,159)         (9,783)        (29,532) 
 Deferred income                        17          (66,638)        (64,835)        (61,112) 
 
                                                 (1,184,195)     (1,178,893)     (1,183,358) 
                                              --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 
   Total Liabilities                             (1,284,285)     (1,275,251)     (1,284,903) 
                                              --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 
 Net assets                                          409,825         391,528         374,059 
                                              --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 
 Equity 
 Ordinary shares                                      49,312          49,312          49,312 
 Capital redemption reserve                                -               -           4,000 
 Revaluation reserve                                 261,702         264,155         266,939 
 Retained earnings                                    98,811          78,061          53,808 
                                              --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 
   Total equity                                      409,825         391,528         374,059 
                                              --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 

The notes on pages 11 to 18 are an integral part of these condensed Group financial statements.

Condensed statement of changes in equity

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

 
                                            Capital 
                               Issued    redemption     Revaluation     Retained 
                              capital       reserve         reserve     earnings     Total equity 
                               GBP000        GBP000          GBP000       GBP000           GBP000 
 
 At 1 April 2015               49,312             -         264,155       78,061          391,528 
                           ----------  ------------  --------------  -----------  --------------- 
 
 Profit for the period              -             -               -       17,709           17,709 
 Other comprehensive 
  income                            -             -               -        4,475            4,475 
 
   Total comprehensive 
   income                           -             -               -       22,184           22,184 
 Dividends (see note 
  10)                               -             -               -      (4,500)          (4,500) 
 Amortise revaluation 
  reserve                           -             -         (3,065)        3,065                - 
 Release revaluation 
  on disposals                      -             -             (1)            1                - 
 Deferred tax on reserve 
  releases                          -             -             613            -              613 

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                           ----------  ------------  --------------  -----------  --------------- 
 
   At 30 September 2015        49,312             -         261,702       98,811          409,825 
                           ----------  ------------  --------------  -----------  --------------- 
 

for the six months ended 30 September 2014

 
                                            Capital 
                               Issued    redemption     Revaluation       Retained 
                              capital       reserve         reserve       earnings     Total equity 
                                                         (restated)     (restated)       (Restated) 
                               GBP000        GBP000          GBP000         GBP000           GBP000 
 
 At 1 April 2014               49,312         4,000         269,424         48,852          371,588 
                           ----------  ------------  --------------  -------------  --------------- 
 
 Profit for the period              -             -               -         14,908           14,908 
 Other comprehensive 
  income                                                                       514              514 
                           ----------  ------------  --------------  -------------  --------------- 
 
   Total comprehensive 
   income                           -             -                         15,422           15,422 
 Dividends (see note 
  10)                               -             -                       (13,572)         (13,572) 
 Amortise revaluation 
  reserve                           -             -         (3,069)          3,069                - 
 Release revaluation 
  on disposals                      -             -            (37)             37                - 
 Deferred tax on reserve 
  releases                          -             -             621              -              621 
                           ----------  ------------  --------------  -------------  --------------- 
 
   At 30 September 2014        49,312         4,000         266,939         53,808          374,059 
                           ----------  ------------  --------------  -------------  --------------- 
 

Condensed Group statement of cash flows

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

 
                                                          Six months      Six months 
                                                               ended           ended 
                                                        30 September    30 September 
                                                                2015            2014 
                                              Notes           GBP000          GBP000 
 
 Cash flows from operating activities 
 Net cash generated from operations                           72,196          69,574 
 Interest received                                             2,518           2,549 
 Interest paid                                              (17,411)        (17,082) 
 Pension contributions paid                                  (2,400)         (4,904) 
 Group tax relief paid                                       (1,250)         (1,524) 
 
   Net cash from operating activities                         53,653          48,613 
                                                     ---------------  -------------- 
 
 Cash flows from investing activities 
 Sale of property, plant and equipment                            54             105 
 Purchase of property, plant and 
  equipment                                                 (54,211)        (39,498) 
 Purchase of intangible assets                               (1,058)         (1,168) 
 Fixed asset contributions received 
  /(paid)                                                        550              63 
 
   Net cash used in investing activities                    (54,655)        (40,498) 
                                                     ---------------  -------------- 
 
 Cash flows from financing activities 
 Finance lease principal payments                                  -         (1,237) 
 Repayment of borrowings                                         (3)               - 
 Dividends paid to shareholder                 10            (4,500)        (13,572) 
 
   Net cash used in financing activities                     (4,503)        (14,809) 
                                                     ---------------  -------------- 
 
 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                   (5,515)         (6,694) 
 Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April                         28,719          52,710 
                                                     ---------------  -------------- 
 
   Cash and cash equivalents at 30 
   September                                    14            23,204          46,016 
                                                     ---------------  -------------- 
 

Notes to the condensed Group financial statements

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

   1.    Basis of preparation 

The condensed Group financial statements for the six months ended 30 September 2015 are set out on pages 7 to 18 and have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority and IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as endorsed by the European Union. The statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2015, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") endorsed by the European Union.

The condensed Group financial statements are presented in sterling.

These interim financial results are neither audited nor reviewed by our auditor. The information for the year ended 31 March 2015 does not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015 were approved by the Board of directors on 3 July 2015 and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors on those accounts was not qualified, did not include any reference to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying the report and did not contain any statement under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.

This interim report contains a number of restated values for the results of the six months ended 30 September 2014 and the year ended 31 March 2015. These changes are as a result of the Company and its subsidiary adopting IFRS for their company only reporting for the first time in the current year. Note 2 provides further explanations of the nature of these changes and the amounts involved.

   2.    Accounting policies 

Restatement

South East Water Limited has previously reported under UK GAAP at a company level. It has adopted IFRS in the year, with a transition date of 1 April 2014. The company will publish its first set of accounts under IFRS for the year ending 31 March 2016. A rigorous exercise has been performed in establishing accounting policies for the Company under this accounting framework. This has highlighted that the group's previous accounting for property, plant and equipment ("PP&E") did not adequately reflect our current understanding of our PP&E valuation and componentisation, and as a result of this, it has been necessary to correct the group accounts to be consistent with the new company accounting policies and practices. The information available to the group now in relation to fixed assets was not available at the date of the original IFRS transition and it is therefore impracticable to restate the accounts back to the original date. The earliest date at which it is practicable to obtain corrected information is as at 1 April 2014.

The following restatements at a group level have been recognised:

 
                                      Statement of financial       Income statement 
                                             position 
                                       Property, 
                                         plant &     Deferred     Operating        Tax 
                                       equipment          tax         costs     charge 
                                          GBP000       GBP000        GBP000     GBP000 
 30 September 2014 
 
   Amounts as previously reported      1,231,083    (122,528)      (67,755)    (3,432) 
 Adjustments at 1 April 2014             117,625     (23,645)             -          - 
 Adjustments in the period               (2,904)        1,310       (2,904)        689 
                                    ------------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
                                       1,345,804    (144,863)      (70,659)    (2,743) 
                                    ------------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 
   31 March 2015 
 
   Amounts as previously reported      1,266,462    (130,896)     (127,598)    (8,256) 
 Adjustments at 1 April 2014             117,625     (23,645)             -          - 
 Adjustments in the period              (13,930)        4,246      (12,906)      2,886 
                                    ------------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
                                       1,370,157    (150,295)     (140,504)    (5,370) 
                                    ------------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 

Notes to the condensed Group financial statements (continued)

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

   2.   Accounting policies (continued) 

Property, plant & equipment: As described above, the group has adopted new accounting policies in respect of componentisation and useful economic lives in relation to fixed assets. The principles and methodology adopted by the group have now been applied to the group PP&E balances together with the related correction to the subsequent accounting for additions, disposals and depreciation.

Deferred tax: The increase in deferred tax relates to the change in valuation of the fixed assets.

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Operating costs: The changes to the accounting policies in respect of useful economic lives have resulted in changes to depreciation.

Changes in accounting policies

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 as described in those financial statements, except as detailed below.

-- Infrastructure assets have been redefined into the following categories and the economic lives of these assets have been reassessed as detailed below.

 
 Category                             Economic lives 
                                             (years) 
 
   Surface Reservoirs                            250 
 Communication pipes                             100 
 Distribution mains - ductile Iron                70 
 Distribution mains - cast iron                  100 
 Distribution mains - polyethylene               100 
 Other mains                                      70 
 
   3.   Revenue 
 
                               Six months      Six months 
                                    ended           ended 
                             30 September    30 September 
                                     2015            2014 
                                               (restated) 
                                   GBP000          GBP000 
 
 Metered water income              76,583          70,454 
 Unmetered water income            29,956          37,478 
 Other sales                        2,910           2,312 
                           --------------  -------------- 
 
                                  109,449         110,244 
                           --------------  -------------- 
 

All revenue is generated from activities within the United Kingdom and was from external customers.

Notes to the condensed Group financial statements (continued)

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

   4.   Segmental analysis 

The Group's revenue mainly arises from the supply of water and related activities. The activities of the Group, for management purposes, fall into three operating areas being regulated activities, non-regulated activities and new connections to the Group's network. However, because of the relative size of the latter two segments they are reported together as "Other activities" below.

The Group analyses results by segment to operating profits only, so no segmental statement of financial position or statement of cash flows are presented.

The adjustment of revenue relates to work performed on the Group's network for new connections on behalf of third parties. This is reported as revenue for management purposes, but is treated as deferred income for the purposes of these accounts.

 
 Period to 30 September 2015        Regulated   Other activities 
                                   activities             GBP000     Adjustments      Total 
                                       GBP000                             GBP000     GBP000 
 
 Total revenue                        108,492              3,588         (2,631)    109,449 
                                 ------------  -----------------  --------------  --------- 
 
 Operating profit                      38,423              2,163               -     46,406 
                                 ------------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Investment income                                                                    2,518 
 Finance costs                                                                     (21,152) 
                                                                                  --------- 
 
 Profit before taxation                                                              21,772 
 Taxation                                                                           (4,063) 
                                                                                  --------- 
 
   Profit for the year                                                               17,709 
                                                                                  --------- 
 
   Period to 30 September 2014 
   (restated) 
 
 Total revenue                        109,114              3,363         (2,233)    110,244 
                                 ------------  -----------------  --------------  --------- 
 
 Operating profit                      39,505              2,872               -     42,377 
                                 ------------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Investment income                                                                    2,593 
 Finance costs                                                                     (27,319) 
                                                                                  --------- 
 
 Profit before taxation                                                              17,651 
 Taxation                                                                           (2,743) 
                                                                                  --------- 
 
   Profit for the year                                                               14,908 
                                                                                  --------- 
 
   5.   Net operating costs 
 
                                  Six months      Six months 
                                       ended           ended 
                                30 September    30 September 
                                        2015            2014 
                                                  (restated) 
                                      GBP000          GBP000 
 
 Employee benefits expense            12,907          12,389 
 Asset expense                        19,766          19,072 
 Other operating expenses             39,898          39,198 
                              --------------  -------------- 
 
                                      72,571          70,659 
                              --------------  -------------- 
 

Notes to the condensed Group financial statements (continued)

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

   6.   Other income 
 
                      Six months      Six months 
                           ended           ended 
                    30 September    30 September 
                            2015            2014 
                                      (restated) 
                          GBP000          GBP000 
 
 Rental income               521             557 
 Sundry income             3,007           2,235 
                  --------------  -------------- 
 
                           3,528           2,792 
                  --------------  -------------- 
 
   7.   Finance costs 
 
                                          Six months               Six months 
                                               ended                    ended 
                                        30 September             30 September 
                                                2015                     2014 
                                              GBP000                   GBP000 
 
 Effective interest on listed debt            12,167                   12,057 
 Fair value movements on interest 
  rate swap                                    3,755                    4,989 
 Indexation on listed debt                     1,187                    2,406 
 Interest on index linked loans                4,294                    4,247 
 Indexation on index linked loans              (572)                    2,762 
 Other finance costs                           1,547                    1,541 
 Pension fund finance charge                      98                      644 
                                      --------------  ----------------------- 
 
                                              22,476                   28,646 
 Less: interest capitalised                  (1,324)                  (1,327) 
                                      --------------  ----------------------- 
                                              21,152                   27,319 
                                      --------------  ----------------------- 
 
   8.   Finance income 
 
                                                   Six months      Six months 
                                                        ended           ended 
                                                 30 September    30 September 
                                                         2015            2014 
                                                       GBP000          GBP000 
 
 Interest receivable from Group undertakings            2,448           2,423 
 Interest receivable on bank balances and 
  short term deposits                                      70             170 
 
                                                        2,518           2,593 
                                               --------------  -------------- 
 

Notes to the condensed Group financial statements (continued)

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

   9.   Taxation 
 
                                 Six months      Six months 
                                      ended           ended 
                               30 September    30 September 
                                       2015            2014 
                                                 (restated) 
                                     GBP000          GBP000 
 
 Current taxation charge              1,616           1,653 
 Deferred taxation charge             2,447           1,090 
 
                                      4,063           2,743 
                             --------------  -------------- 
 

The current tax charge is recognised based on management's estimate of the weighted average annual corporation tax rate expected for the full financial year.

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10. Dividends

 
                                                 Six months      Six months 
                                                      ended           ended 
                                               30 September    30 September 
                                                       2015            2014 
                                                     GBP000          GBP000 
 
   Equity dividends paid during the period 
   of 9.1p per share (2014: 27.5p)                    4,500          13,572 
                                             --------------  -------------- 
 

11. Intangible assets

 
                                 GBP000 
 Net book amount 
 At 1 April 2015                  9,237 
 Additions for the period         1,058 
 Amortisation for the period    (1,406) 
                               -------- 
 
   At 30 September 2015           8,889 
                               -------- 
 
 Net book amount 
 At 1 April 2014                  9,713 
 Additions for the year           2,371 
 Disposals for the year             (6) 
 Amortisation for the year      (2,841) 
                               -------- 
 
   At 31 March 2015               9,237 
                               -------- 
 
 Net book amount 
 At 1 April 2014                  9,713 
 Additions for the period         1,169 
 Amortisation for the period    (1,453) 
                               -------- 
 
   At 30 September 2014           9,429 
                               -------- 
 

Notes to the condensed Group financial statements (continued)

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

12. Property, plant and equipment

 
                                   GBP000 
 Net book amount 
 At 1 April 2015                1,370,157 
 Additions for the period          46,610 
 Disposals for the period            (23) 
 Depreciation for the period     (20,498) 
                               ---------- 
 
   At 30 September 2015         1,396,246 
                               ---------- 
 
 Net book amount (restated) 
 At 1 April 2014                1,324,133 
 Additions for the year            89,636 
 Disposals for the year             (238) 
 Depreciation for the year       (40,858) 
 Impairment in the year           (2,516) 
                               ---------- 
 
   At 31 March 2015             1,370,157 
                               ---------- 
 
 Net book amount (restated) 
 At 1 April 2014                1,324,133 
 Additions for the period          41,874 
 Disposals for the period           (127) 
 Depreciation for the period     (20,076) 
                               ---------- 
 
   At 30 September 2014         1,345,804 
                               ---------- 
 

13. Trade and other receivables

 
                                         30 September   31 March   30 September 
                                                 2015       2015           2014 
                                               GBP000     GBP000         GBP000 
 
 Trade receivables                             29,223     28,422         27,199 
 Amounts due from Group undertakings                -         59             51 
 Prepayments and accrued 
  income                                       38,359     33,387         37,572 
 Other receivables                              2,377      3,746          2,546 
                                        -------------  ---------  ------------- 
 
                                               69,959     65,614         67,368 
                                        -------------  ---------  ------------- 
 

14. Cash and cash equivalents

 
                              30 September   31 March   30 September 
                                      2015       2015           2014 
                                    GBP000     GBP000         GBP000 
 
 Cash at bank                          904      1,269            416 
 Short term cash deposits           22,300     27,450         45,600 
                             -------------  ---------  ------------- 
 
                                    23,204     28,719         46,016 
                             -------------  ---------  ------------- 
 

Notes to the condensed Group financial statements (continued)

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

15. Financial liabilities

 
                                      30 September   31 March   30 September 
                                              2015       2015           2014 
                                            GBP000     GBP000         GBP000 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 
 Irredeemable debenture stock                  997      1,000          1,048 
 Listed bonds due after five years         515,641    516,258        515,697 
 Index linked loans                        347,665    346,160        342,033 
                                     -------------  ---------  ------------- 
 
   Loans and borrowings                    864,303    863,418        858,778 
 Interest rate swap                         92,566     88,811         87,960 
                                           956,869    952,229        946,738 
                                     -------------  ---------  ------------- 
 

16. Financial Instruments

Fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities

Fair value is the amount at which a financial instrument could be exchanged in an arm's length transaction between informed and willing parties. In the opinion of the directors, the fair values of the financial assets and liabilities of the Group (apart from the specific items shown in the fair value table below) are not materially different from the book values.

 
                                     Book            Fair                                       Book            Fair 
                                    Value           Value         Book          Fair           Value           Value 
                             30 September    30 September        Value         Value    30 September    30 September 
                                     2015            2015     31 March      31 March            2014            2014 
                                   GBP000          GBP000         2015          2015          GBP000          GBP000 
                                                                GBP000        GBP000 
 Loans and receivables 
 Amounts due from parent 
  undertaking                     190,013         134,041      190,013       152,004         190,013         134,249 
                           --------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 
 Financial liabilities 
  at amortised cost 
 Irredeemable debentures              997             670        1,000           691           1,048             719 
 Listed bonds                     520,961         631,496      516,258       631,496         513,784         553,488 
 Index linked loans               355,378         335,391      346,160       391,946         338,506         354,910 
                           --------------  --------------  ----------- 
 
                                  877,336         967,557      863,418     1,024,133         853,338         909,117 
                           --------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 

The following table details the financial instruments that are carried in the Group's books at the fair value at 30 September 2015.

 
                                          Book and      Book and        Book and 
                                        Fair Value    Fair Value      Fair Value 
                                      30 September      31 March    30 September 
                                              2015          2015            2014 
                                            GBP000        GBP000          GBP000 
 
 At fair value through the income 
  statement 
 
   Interest rate swap                       92,566        88,811          87,960 
                                    --------------  ------------  -------------- 
 

The book value of the interest rate swap has been adjusted to reflect its fair value.

Notes to the condensed Group financial statements (continued)

for the six months ended 30 September 2015

16. Financial Instruments (continued)

Fair value hierarchy

The Group held the following financial instruments measured at fair value:

 
                                             Total   Level 1      Level 2   Level 3 
                                            GBP000    GBP000       GBP000    GBP000 
 Financial liabilities at fair 
  value through the income statement 
 
  30 September 2015 
  Interest rate swap                      (92,566)         -     (92,566)         - 
                                       -----------  --------  -----------  -------- 
 
   31 March 2015 
   Interest rate swap                     (88,811)         -     (88,811)         - 
                                       -----------  --------  -----------  -------- 
 
   30 September 2014 
   Interest rate swap                     (87,960)         -     (87,960)         - 
                                       -----------  --------  -----------  -------- 
 

During the reporting period ending 30 September 2015, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and no transfers into and out of Level 3 fair value measurements.

The Group uses the following hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation technique:

   --      Level 1: quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; 

-- Level 2: other techniques for which all inputs with a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly; and

-- Level 3: techniques which use inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on observable market data.

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