Interim Results

Comland Commercial PLC 18 December 2000 COMLAND COMMERCIAL PLC INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2000 CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT In the six months under review, the turnover of the Group was nil (six months ended 30 September 1999 - £Nil). Other operating income was £1,066,000 (six months ended 30 September 1999 - £832,000) and the loss after tax was £133,000 (six months ended 30 September 1999 - loss - £20,000). No dividend will be payable. ACQUISITIONS In the first six months of this year we have not acquired any new sites. DEVELOPMENTS In June 2000 we commenced the construction of 30,000 sq. ft. of offices in three buildings at our Mercury Park development in Wooburn Green. We have secured a pre-let on one of the buildings. There is interest in the other two buildings but as yet they remain unlet. We are currently seeking to obtain detailed planning permission for the fourth phase of 52,000 sq. ft. of offices. We plan to start construction of the fourth phase in the first quarter of next year, subject to letting the two remaining buildings. THE FUTURE It would appear that interest rates have stopped rising and that the next movement could well be downwards. Commercial developments remain highly speculative but rewarding when suitable tenants are found. We continue to search for pre-lets but there is a strong catch 22 influence since most tenant requirements are relatively urgent and therefore to let them you must first build them. We operate in times of great change and swings in fortune and we intend to maintain a tight grip on gearing. S. J. Crossley 18 DECEMBER 2000 COMLAND COMMERCIAL PLC INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2000 Consolidated Profit and Loss Account Six Six Year months months ended ended 30 ended 30 31 March September September 2000 2000 1999 (Audited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) £'000 £'000 £'000 TURNOVER - - - --------- --------- --------- GROSS PROFIT - - - Administrative costs (569) (412) (937) Other operating 1,066 832 1,854 income --------- --------- --------- OPERATING PROFIT 497 420 917 Loss on disposal of fixed assets (6) - - Interest (624) (440) (903) --------- --------- --------- (LOSS)/PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES (133) (20) 14 BEFORE TAXATION Taxation - - 100 --------- --------- --------- (LOSS)/PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES (133) (20) 114 AFTER TAXATION Dividend - - - (LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD (133) (20) 114 ========= ========= ========= (Loss)/earnings per (3.6p) (0.5p) 2.9p share ========= ========= ========= Dividend per share - - - ========= ========= ========= The Group has no recognised gains or losses other than the profit or loss for the period. COMLAND COMMERCIAL PLC INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2000 Consolidated Balance Sheet As at As at As at 30 30 31 March September September 2000 2000 1999 (Audited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) £'000 £'000 £'000 FIXED ASSETS Tangible 202 281 265 --------- --------- --------- CURRENT ASSETS Stock 21,513 18,872 21,092 Debtors 897 579 785 Cash at bank and in 883 83 328 hand --------- --------- --------- 23,293 19,534 22,205 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year (4,779) (8,406) (13,442) --------- --------- --------- NET CURRENT ASSETS 18,514 11,128 8,763 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 18,716 11,409 9,028 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due after more than one year (14,240) (6,766) (4,360) --------- --------- --------- NET ASSETS 4,476 4,643 4,668 ========= ========= ========= CAPITAL AND RESERVES Called-up share 371 389 376 capital Capital redemption reserve 25 7 20 Profit and loss 4,080 4,247 4,272 account --------- --------- --------- EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 4,476 4,643 4,668 ========= ========= ========= COMLAND COMMERCIAL PLC INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2000 Consolidated Cash flow Statement Six months Six months Year ended ended ended 30 30 31 March September September 2000 2000 1999 (Audited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) £'000 £'000 £'000 Net cash inflow/(outflow) from 31 (3,635) (5,510) operating activities Return on investment and servicing of finance Interest paid (623) (440) (903) UK Corporation Tax (24) - (243) Capital expenditure and financial 26 (201) (223) investment --------- --------- --------- Net cash outflow before financing (590) (4,276) (6,879) Financing 6,001 (275) 596 --------- --------- --------- Increase/(decrease) in cash in the period 5,411 (4,551) (6,283) ========= ========= ========= Notes: 1. The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those in the most recently published set of financial statements dated 31 March 2000. 2. The above information does not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of the Companies Act 1985. Financial information in respect of the year end 31 March 2000 has been extracted from the Statutory accounts which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies; the auditors' opinion on these accounts was unqualified and did not contain any statement under section 237 of the Companies Act 1985. 3. No interim dividend will be payable (six months ended 30 September 1999 - nil). 4. Loss per share has been calculated based on 3,727,319 ordinary shares in issue during the period to 30 September 2000 (3,890,696 ordinary shares during the period 30 September 1999). 5. Copies of the interim report will be sent to shareholders shortly. Further copies of the interim report will be available from the Company's registered office: 35 Wycombe End, Beaconsfield, Bucks, HP9 1LZ.
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