Professional Business Services revenues up 11% on H1 2009
UK transactional revenues up 16% on H1 2009
Operating costs in the Professional Business Services division reduced by a further 11%
Stock & Inventory Services division continuing to win new business and pipelines are building
"We are delighted to have returned to profitability despite the ongoing challenges faced by the property services sector in the current economy. Our strategy of swift cost reduction and ongoing cost control, allied with a determination to protect and develop our range of services, has enabled us to restore the business to a position of equilibrium after a difficult two-year period.
"We remain cautious but energised by what lies ahead, with our commitment to delivering market-leading services undiminished and our expectations for the second half optimistic. Our markets remain open for business."
Enquiries:
David Rugg 020 7227 0707
Chief Executive
Christie Group plc
Russell Cook / Carl Holmes 020 7149 6000
Charles Stanley Securities
Nominated Adviser
Tom Cooper 0797 122 1972
Winningtons tom.cooper@winningtons.co.uk
Notes to Editors
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
Turnover for the period to 30 June was £25.2m (2009: £25.2m). While revenues remained consistent year on year, previous cost reduction strategies resulted in a further 9% decrease in operating costs for the period to £24.9m (2009: £27.5m before exceptionals), enabling us to report a return to profit from continuing operations for the first time since June 2008. This turnaround reflects the decisive management action that has been taken to re-shape the business during a period of great change. Crucially, the cost reductions have been achieved without any detriment to our infrastructure or our ability to provide the full range of services that we offer and have provided the foundation on which to restore the Group to a profitable position and prepare for growth.
Operating profit for the period of £0.3m represented a £2.6m swing from the £2.3m operating loss before exceptionals recorded for the six months to 30 June 2009 and a £1.7m enhancement of our operating result in the second half of 2009, providing a clear indication of the ongoing turnaround that is under way. As a result of the recent growth, our cash has reduced and receivables have increased correspondingly.
Professional Business Services Division
Revenue for the division was £13.5m (2009: £12.2m), a growth of 11% on the same period last year. This was achieved despite a reduction in operating costs of 11% to £12.9m (2009: £14.6m), as pipelines have continued to grow and instruction volumes increased. The resultant operating profit of £0.5m (2009: £2.4m loss before exceptionals) is testament to an excellent first-half performance in what remains a very tough environment.
We operate in sectors which generate good underlying earnings, giving worthwhile earnings to operators and good returns to lenders who carry out adequate due diligence and have sensible lending practices. The Group has a lot to offer in maintaining these best practices through its depth of knowledge in its specialist areas of agency, advisory and valuation services, which operate throughout the UK and continental Europe.
In each trade sector we have experienced increasing activity in sales of distressed businesses starting with the smaller units. Transactional revenues in the UK have increased 16% year on year. We have increasingly been called on to provide a variety of consultancy and advisory services to the banking sector, providing operational advice and rationalisation strategies to maximise asset values in our specialist sectors. We expect to see continuing growth in bank-led restructuring advice throughout the remainder of 2010 and beyond.
The valuation work that we undertake has seen a shift in the market whereby instructions are increasingly issued directly by lenders as opposed to buyers. We continue to develop our relationships with all key partners and have recently strengthened our presence in Scotland as we continue to look for new opportunities and increased geographical coverage.
Our finance brokerage business has increased the fees derived from our own agency's transactions as well as growing its externally sourced business, outperforming the general trend. It has delivered an increased income derived from brokering deals associated with the government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme demonstrating the resilience of demand in our sectors from both first-time and repeat purchasers.
Our insurance brokerage business continues to experience a very competitive environment with downward pressure on premiums being offset by our ability to continue to win new clients through our expertise in sourcing the most competitively priced protection products available.
Stock & Inventory Systems & Services Division
Revenue for the division fell 10% to £11.7m (2009: £13.0m) as clients opted to reduce and defer their stocktaking requirements and the process of securing new business has been protracted. Reduced operating costs resulted in first half operating profits of £0.04m (2009: £0.2m).
A record pipeline has been tempered by slow gestation, but we have seen an increase in live event stocktaking and we continue to add new stock audit customers such as Hilton Hotels, Merchant Inns and S&N Retail.
Our UK retail stocktaking business continues to strengthen and has won a number of new clients including Dunhill, Pets At Home and Poundland. Costs in our mainland European retail stocktaking operation were higher than anticipated as restructuring continued but with this now completed we are anticipating a stronger second half with enquiries at an all-time high.
We continue to expand the visitor attraction user base. First half additions include Knowsley Safari Park and Woburn Abbey, both of which will be using the VENPoS application suite extensively, including the comprehensive new e-commerce platform, VENPoS Online.
Outlook
|
|
Note |
Half year to 30 June 2010 £'000 (Unaudited) |
Half year to 30 June 2009 £'000 (Unaudited) |
Year ended 31 December 2009 £'000 |
|
Revenue |
4 |
25,235 |
25,186 |
47,067 |
|
Employee benefit expenses |
|
(17,539) |
(20,058) |
(36,676) |
|
|
|
7,696 |
5,128 |
10,391 |
|
Depreciation and amortisation |
|
(253) |
(444) |
(707) |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
(7,095) |
(7,407) |
(13,338) |
|
Operating profit/(loss) |
4 |
348 |
(2,723) |
(3,654) |
|
Finance costs |
|
(144) |
(70) |
(148) |
|
Finance income |
|
79 |
81 |
101 |
|
Total finance (charge)/credit |
|
(65) |
11 |
(47) |
|
Profit/(loss) before tax |
|
283 |
(2,712) |
(3,701) |
|
Taxation |
5 |
(79) |
1,331 |
1,752 |
|
Profit/(loss) for the period after tax |
|
204 |
(1,381) |
(1,949) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive (losses)/income: |
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations |
|
(85) |
(241) |
(5) |
|
Actuarial losses on defined benefit pension plans |
|
- |
(72) |
(144) |
|
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income |
|
- |
20 |
40 |
|
Other comprehensive losses for the period, net of tax |
|
(85) |
(293) |
(109) |
|
Total comprehensive income/(losses) for the period |
|
119 |
(1,674) |
(2,058) |
|
Earnings per share - pence |
|
|
|
|
|
Profit/(loss) attributable to the equity holders of the Company |
|
|
|
|
|
- Basic |
6 |
0.82 |
(5.59) |
(8.30) |
|
- Fully diluted |
6 |
0.82 |
(5.59) |
(8.30) |
All results stated above are attributable to continuing operations.
Consolidated interim statement of changes in shareholders' equity
|
|
|||||
Share capital £'000 |
Fair value and other reserves £'000 |
Cumulative translation adjustments £'000 |
Retained earnings £'000 |
Total equity £'000 |
||
Balance at 1 January 2009 |
505 |
2,931 |
481 |
(1,066) |
2,851 |
|
Loss for the period after tax |
- |
- |
- |
(1,381) |
(1,381) |
|
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations |
- |
- |
(241) |
- |
(241) |
|
Actuarial losses on defined benefit pension plans |
- |
- |
- |
(72) |
(72) |
|
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive losses |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
20 |
|
Total comprehensive losses for the period |
- |
- |
(241) |
(1,433) |
(1,674) |
|
Movement in respect of employee share scheme |
- |
493 |
- |
(409) |
84 |
|
Employee share option scheme: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- value of services provided |
- |
40 |
- |
- |
40 |
|
Balance at 30 June 2009 |
505 |
3,464 |
240 |
(2,908) |
1,301 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 1 January 2009 |
505 |
2,931 |
481 |
(1,066) |
2,851 |
|
Loss for the year after tax |
- |
- |
- |
(1,949) |
(1,949) |
|
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations |
- |
- |
(5) |
- |
(5) |
|
Actuarial losses on defined benefit pension plans |
- |
- |
- |
(144) |
(144) |
|
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive losses |
- |
- |
- |
40 |
40 |
|
Total comprehensive losses for the year |
- |
- |
(5) |
(2,053) |
(2,058) |
|
Movement in respect of employee share scheme |
- |
83 |
- |
- |
83 |
|
Employee share option scheme: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
-value of services provided |
- |
92 |
- |
- |
92 |
|
Balance at 31 December 2009 |
505 |
3,106 |
476 |
(3,119) |
968 |
|
Profit for the period after tax |
|
|
|
204 |
204 |
|
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations |
- |
- |
(85) |
- |
(85) |
|
Total comprehensive (losses) / profits for the period |
- |
- |
(85) |
204 |
119 |
|
Movement in respect of employee share scheme |
- |
410 |
- |
(410) |
- |
|
Employee share option scheme: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- value of services provided |
- |
44 |
- |
- |
44 |
|
Balance at 30 June 2010 |
505 |
3,560 |
391 |
(3,325) |
1,131 |
|
|
Note |
At 30 June 2010 £'000 (Unaudited) |
At 30 June 2009 £'000 (Unaudited) |
At 31 December 2009 £'000 |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets - Goodwill |
|
1,011 |
1,011 |
1,011 |
Intangible assets - Other |
|
158 |
56 |
138 |
Property, plant and equipment |
|
659 |
1,063 |
749 |
Deferred tax assets |
|
2,988 |
2,572 |
3,067 |
Available-for-sale financial assets |
|
300 |
381 |
300 |
Other receivables |
|
904 |
1,192 |
1,192 |
|
|
6,020 |
6,275 |
6,457 |
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
Inventories |
|
1 |
- |
1 |
Trade and other receivables |
|
9,545 |
10,230 |
8,524 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
10 |
2,760 |
3,073 |
3,536 |
|
|
12,306 |
13,303 |
12,061 |
Total assets |
|
18,326 |
19,578 |
18,518 |
Equity |
|
|
|
|
Capital and reserves attributable to the Company's equity holders |
|
|
||
Share capital |
7 |
505 |
505 |
505 |
Fair value and other reserves |
|
3,560 |
3,464 |
3,106 |
Cumulative translation reserve |
|
391 |
240 |
476 |
Retained earnings |
|
(3,325) |
(2,908) |
(3,119) |
Total equity |
|
1,131 |
1,301 |
968 |
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Retirement benefit obligations |
8 |
3,565 |
3,379 |
3,594 |
Provisions |
|
1,967 |
1,981 |
1,720 |
|
|
5,532 |
5,360 |
5,314 |
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Trade and other payables |
|
8,165 |
9,967 |
8,631 |
Borrowings |
|
3,211 |
2,324 |
2,694 |
Provisions |
|
287 |
626 |
911 |
|
|
11,663 |
12,917 |
12,236 |
Total liabilities |
|
17,195 |
18,277 |
17,550 |
Total equity and liabilities |
|
18,326 |
19,578 |
18,518 |
These consolidated interim financial statements have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors on 10 September 2010.
|
Note |
Half year to 30 June 2010 £'000 (Unaudited) |
£'000 (Unaudited) |
Year to 31 December 2009 £'000 |
Cash flow from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
Cash used in operations |
9 |
(1,016) |
(1,914) |
(2,176) |
Interest paid |
|
(234) |
(70) |
(148) |
Tax received |
|
- |
1,299 |
1,384 |
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
(1,250) |
(685) |
(940) |
Cash flow from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (PPE) |
|
(159) |
(82) |
(80) |
Proceeds from sale of PPE |
|
9 |
- |
5 |
Intangible assets expenditure |
|
(39) |
(24) |
(59) |
Proceeds on disposal of available-for-sale financial asset |
|
- |
- |
141 |
Interest received |
|
169 |
81 |
101 |
Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities |
|
(20) |
(25) |
108 |
Cash flow from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
Net payments to the ESOP |
|
- |
- |
201 |
Proceeds from invoice discounting |
|
182 |
3 |
181 |
Payments of finance lease liabilities |
|
- |
(3) |
(6) |
Net cash generated from financing activities |
|
182 |
- |
376 |
Net decrease in net cash |
|
(1,088) |
(710) |
(456) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
1,723 |
2,328 |
2,328 |
Exchange losses on Euro bank accounts |
|
(23) |
(163) |
(149) |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
10 |
612 |
1,455 |
1,723 |
Christie Group plc is the parent undertaking of a group of companies covering a range of related activities. These fall into two divisions - Professional Business Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services. Professional Business Services principally covers business valuation, consultancy and agency, mortgage and insurance services, and business appraisal. Stock & Inventory Systems & Services covers stock audit and counting, compliance and food safety audits and inventory preparation and valuation, hospitality and cinema software.
The interim financial information in this report has been prepared using accounting policies consistent with IFRS as adopted by the European Union. IFRS is subject to amendment and interpretation by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) and there is an ongoing process of review and endorsement by the European Commission. The financial information has been prepared on the basis of IFRS that the Directors expect to be adopted by the European Union and applicable as at 31 December 2010.
Except as described below, the accounting policies applied are consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2009. Taxes on income/(losses) in the interim periods are accrued using the tax rate that would be applicable to expected total annual earnings.
During the period the Group adopted IFRS3 Business Combinations (revised) and IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements (revised). IFRS 3 (revised) and IAS 27 (revised) will be applied to all future business combinations. However, the revised standards do not affect the accounting treatment of business combinations entered into before I January 2010.
Non-statutory accounts
These consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting'. The financial information for the period ended 30 June 2010 set out in this interim report does not constitute the Group's statutory accounts for that period. The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2009 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors reported on those accounts; their report was unqualified, did not contain a statement under either section 498(2) or section 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006 and did not include references to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis. The financial information for the 6 months ended 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2009 is unaudited.
Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are consistent with those applied to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2009.
The Group is organised into two main business segments: Professional Business Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services.
The reportable segment results for the period ended 30 June 2010 are as follows:
|
Professional Business Services £'000 |
Stock & Inventory Systems & Services £'000 |
Other £'000 |
Group £'000 |
Total gross segment revenue |
13,541 |
11,746 |
921 |
26,208 |
Inter-segment revenue |
(52) |
- |
(921) |
(973) |
Revenue |
13,489 |
11,746 |
- |
25,235 |
Operating profit / (loss) |
540 |
46 |
(238) |
348 |
Net finance charge |
|
|
|
(65) |
Profit before tax |
|
|
|
283 |
Taxation |
|
|
|
(79) |
Profit for the period after tax |
|
|
|
204 |
The reportable segment results for the period ended 30 June 2009 are as follows:
|
Professional Business Services £'000 |
Stock & Inventory Systems & Services £'000 |
Other £'000 |
Group £'000 |
Total gross segment revenue |
12,224 |
13,016 |
1,155 |
26,395 |
Inter-segment revenue |
(54) |
- |
(1,155) |
(1,209) |
Revenue |
12,170 |
13,016 |
- |
25,186 |
Operating (loss)/profit before exceptional items |
(2,434) |
171 |
(34) |
(2,297) |
Exceptional items |
(293) |
(2) |
(131) |
(426) |
Operating (loss)/profit after exceptional items |
(2,727) |
169 |
(165) |
(2,723) |
Net finance credit |
|
|
|
11 |
Loss before tax |
|
|
|
(2,712) |
Taxation |
|
|
|
1,331 |
Loss for the period after tax |
|
|
|
(1,381) |
The reportable segment results for the year ended 31 December 2009 are as follows:
|
Professional Business Services £'000 |
Stock & Inventory Systems & Services £'000 |
Other £'000 |
Group £'000 |
Total gross segment revenue |
23,370 |
23,801 |
2,226 |
49,397 |
Inter-segment revenue |
(104) |
- |
(2,226) |
(2,330) |
Revenue |
23,266 |
23,801 |
- |
47,067 |
Operating profit / (loss) |
(3,906) |
470 |
(218) |
(3,654) |
Net finance charge |
|
|
|
(47) |
Loss before tax |
|
|
|
(3,701) |
Taxation |
|
|
|
1,752 |
Loss for the period after tax |
|
|
|
(1,949) |
The Group is not reliant on any key customers.
Segment assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, inventories, receivables and operating cash. They exclude taxation.
The reportable segment assets at 30 June 2010 for the period then ended are as follows:
|
Professional Business Services £'000 |
Stock & Inventory Systems & Services £'000 |
Other £'000 |
Group £'000 |
Assets |
7,606 |
5,464 |
2,268 |
15,338 |
Deferred tax assets |
|
|
|
2,988 |
|
|
|
|
18,326 |
The reportable segment assets at 30 June 2009 for the period then ended are as follows:
|
Professional Business Services £'000 |
Stock & Inventory Systems & Services £'000 |
Other £'000 |
Group £'000 |
Assets |
8,295 |
6,707 |
2,004 |
17,006 |
Deferred tax assets |
|
|
|
2,572 |
|
|
|
|
19,578 |
The reportable segment assets at 31 December 2009 for the period then ended are as follows:
|
Professional Business Services £'000 |
Stock & Inventory Systems & Services £'000 |
Other £'000 |
Group £'000 |
Assets |
6,886 |
4,906 |
3,659 |
15,451 |
Deferred tax assets |
|
|
|
3,067 |
|
|
|
|
18,518 |
The tax charge for the six months ended 30 June 2010 is based on an underlying tax rate (current year corporation and deferred tax as a percentage of pre tax losses) of 28% which includes the movement in the deferred tax asset relating to retirement benefit obligations.
The tax credit for the six months ended 30 June 2009 was based on an underlying tax rate of 18%. In addition to this tax credit, a further £834,000 was recognised in order to reflect the full effect of the £1,299,000 tax refund received during the period.
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period, which excludes the shares held in the Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) trust.
|
30 June 2010 £'000 |
30 June 2009 £'000 |
31 December 2009 £'000 |
Profit/(loss) from total operations attributable to equity holders of the Company |
204 |
(1,381) |
(1,949) |
|
30 June 2010 Thousands |
30 June 2009 Thousands |
31 December 2009 Thousands |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue |
24,731 |
24,715 |
24,722 |
Adjustment for share options |
14 |
- |
1 |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share |
24,745 |
24,715 |
24,723 |
|
30 June 2010 Pence |
30 June 2009 Pence |
31 December 2009 Pence |
Basic earnings per share |
0.82 |
(5.59) |
(8.30) |
Fully diluted earnings per share |
0.82 |
(5.59) |
(8.30) |
Diluted earnings per share is calculated adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The Company has only one category of potential dilutive ordinary shares: share options. The basic and diluted loss per share for both the period ended 30 June 2009 and year ended 31 December 2009 is the same, as the exercise of share options would reduce the loss per share and is, therefore, anti-dilutive.
The calculation is performed for the share options to determine the number of shares that could have been acquired at fair value (determined as the average annual market share price of the Company's shares) based on the monetary value of the subscription rights attached to outstanding share options. The number of shares calculated as above is compared with the number of shares that would have been issued assuming the exercise of the share options.
7. Share capital
|
30 June 2010 |
30 June 2009 |
31 December 2009 |
|||
Ordinary shares of 2p each |
Number |
£'000 |
Number |
£'000 |
Number |
£'000 |
Authorised: At 1 January, 30 June and 31 December |
30,000,000 |
600 |
30,000,000 |
600 |
30,000,000 |
600 |
Allotted and fully paid: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
At beginning and end of period |
25,263,551 |
505 |
25,263,551 |
505 |
25,263,551 |
505 |
The Company has one class of ordinary shares which carry no right to fixed income.
Investment in own shares
The Group has established an Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) trust in order to meet its future contingent obligations under the Group's share option schemes. The ESOP purchases shares in the market for distribution at a later date in accordance with the terms of the Group's share option schemes. The rights to dividend on the shares held have been waived.
At 30 June 2010 advances by the Group to the ESOP to finance the purchase of ordinary shares were £1,582,000 (30 June 2009: £2,069,000; 31 December 2009: £1,869,000). The market value at 30 June 2010 of the ordinary shares held in the ESOP was £205,000 (30 June 2009: £181,000; 31 December 2009: £258,000). The investment in own shares represents 533,000 shares (30 June 2009: 533,000; 31 December 2009: 533,000) with a nominal value of 2p each.
The Group operates two defined benefit schemes (closed to new members) providing pensions on final pensionable pay. The contributions are determined by qualified actuaries on the basis of triennial valuations using the projected unit method.
When a member retires, the pension and any spouse's pension is either secured by an annuity contract or paid from the managed fund. Assets of the schemes are reduced by the purchase price of any annuity purchase and the benefits no longer regarded as liabilities of the scheme.
The amounts recognised in the statement of comprehensive income and the movement in the liability recognised in the statement of financial position have been based on the forecast position for the year to 31 December 2010 after adjusting for the actual contributions to be paid in the period.
The movement in the liability recognised in the statement of financial position is as follows:
Half year to 30 June 2010 £'000 |
Half year to 30 June 2009 £'000 |
Year ended 31 December 2009 £'000 |
|
Beginning of the period |
3,594 |
3,225 |
3,225 |
Expenses included in the employee benefit expense |
399 |
569 |
1,116 |
Contributions paid |
(428) |
(415) |
(747) |
End of the period |
3,565 |
3,379 |
3,594 |
The amounts recognised in the statement of comprehensive income are as follows:
Half year to 30 June 2010 £'000 |
Half year to 30 June 2009 £'000 |
Year ended 31 December 2009 £'000 |
|
Current service cost |
363 |
393 |
795 |
Interest cost |
988 |
988 |
1,958 |
Expected return on plan assets |
(1,016) |
(884) |
(1,781) |
Payments to crystallise obligations |
64 |
- |
- |
Net actuarial loss recognised in the year |
- |
72 |
144 |
Total included in employee benefit expenses |
399 |
569 |
1,116 |
The principal actuarial assumptions used were as follows:
|
Half year to 30 June 2010 % |
Half year to 30 June 2009 % |
Year ended 31 December 2009 % |
Discount rate |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
Inflation rate |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
Expected return on plan assets |
6.2 - 7.6 |
6.2 - 7.6 |
6.2 - 7.6 |
Future salary increases |
3.5 - 3.6 |
3.5 - 3.6 |
3.5 - 3.6 |
Future pension increases |
3.0 - 3.5 |
3.0 - 3.5 |
3.0 - 3.5 |
Cash used in operations
|
Half year to 30 June 2010 £'000 |
Half year to 30 June 2009 £'000 |
Year to 31 December 2009 £'000 |
Continuing operations |
|
|
|
Profit/(loss) for the period |
204 |
(1,381) |
(1,949) |
Adjustments for: |
|
|
|
- Taxation |
79 |
(1,331) |
(1,752) |
- Finance costs/(credits) |
65 |
(11) |
47 |
- Depreciation |
237 |
416 |
641 |
- Amortisation of intangible assets |
16 |
28 |
66 |
- Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment |
3 |
- |
5 |
- Loss on sale of intangible assets |
3 |
- |
- |
- Foreign currency translation |
(61) |
73 |
30 |
- (Decrease)/increase in provision for other liabilities and charges |
(378) |
297 |
321 |
- Movement in available-for-sale financial asset |
- |
(81) |
(141) |
- Movement in share option charge |
44 |
40 |
92 |
- Movement in retirement benefit obligation |
(29) |
82 |
225 |
- Decrease/(increase) in non-current other receivables |
288 |
- |
(84) |
Changes in working capital (excluding the effects of exchange differences on consolidation): |
|
|
|
- (Increase)/decrease in inventories |
- |
- |
(1) |
- (Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables |
(1,021) |
(724) |
982 |
- Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables |
(466) |
678 |
(658) |
Cash used in continuing operations |
(1,016) |
(1,914) |
(2,176) |
|
Half year to 30 June 2010 £'000 |
Half year to 30 June 2009 £'000 |
Year to 31 December 2009 £'000 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
2,760 |
3,073 |
3,536 |
Bank overdrafts |
(2,148) |
(1,618) |
(1,813) |
|
612 |
1,455 |
1,723 |
The 2010 Interim Accounts are available on the Company's website www.christiegroup.com