Preliminary Results

Comland Commercial PLC 28 June 2000 COMLAND COMMERCIAL PLC PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2000 CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT I have pleasure in reporting to you on the year ended 31 March 2000. RESULTS In the year under review, the turnover of the Group was £nil (1999-£2,055,000), other operating income was £1,854,000 (1999-£1,269,000) and the profit after tax was £114,000 (1999:profit - £481,000). No dividend will be paid in view of the company's requirement for cash to fund its existing and future development. ACQUISITIONS During the course of the year we purchased a further two estates in High Wycombe and Verwood, Hampshire. Both comprise older style accommodation with potential for redevelopment. DEVELOPMENTS We have secured the letting for the remaining building of the second phase of our Mercury Centre development in Wooburn Green. We have also obtained outline planning consent for 83,000 sq ft of offices on the additional four and a half acres of land at The Mercury Centre, purchased last year. We intend to commence construction of 30,000 sq ft of speculative offices on part of the site in July. DISPOSALS The continued improvement in market conditions over the past twelve months has caused us to defer selling any of our existing portfolio. The one exception to this is our office development at Corporation Street that was put up for auction in November 1999 and failed to sell. We have now secured a tenant for this property that will improve its marketability. THE FUTURE With the substantial rises in prices in the last year, finding suitable acquisition opportunities is more difficult. We therefore intend to concentrate on our Mercury Centre development and maximising the returns from the opportunities we currently control. S J Crossley 28 June 2000 COMLAND COMMERCIAL PLC PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2000 CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Note Year Ended Year Ended 31 March 31 March 2000 1999 £'000 £'000 Turnover - 2,055 Cost of Sales - (1,459) ---------- ---------- Gross profit - 596 Administration costs (937) (317) Other operating 1,854 1,269 income Other operating - (10) expenses ---------- ---------- Operating profit 917 1,538 Exceptional item 4 - (10) Interest payable and similar charges (903) (757) ---------- ---------- Profit before tax 14 771 Taxation 100 (290) ---------- ---------- Profit after tax 114 481 Ordinary dividend 5 - - ---------- ---------- Retained profit 114 481 ========== ========== Earnings per share 6 2.9p 12.4p ========== ========== Dividends per share - - ========== ========== CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES The group has no recognised gains or losses other than the result for the period. COMLAND COMMERCIAL PLC PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2000 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET Notes As at As at 31 March 31 March 2000 1999 £'000 £'000 FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 266 108 ---------- ---------- CURRENT ASSETS Stocks 21,091 14,957 Debtors 785 242 Cash at bank and in 328 67 hand ---------- ---------- 22,204 15,266 Creditors amounts falling due within one (13,442) (3,365) year ---------- ---------- NET CURRENT ASSETS 8,762 11,901 ---------- ---------- Total assets less current liabilities 9,028 12,009 Creditors amounts falling due after more (4,360) (7,346) than one year ---------- ---------- NET ASSETS 4,668 4,663 ========== ========== CAPITAL AND RESERVES Called up share capital 376 389 Capital redemption 20 7 reserve Profit and loss account 4,272 4,267 ---------- ---------- EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS' 6 4,668 4,663 FUNDS ========== ========== COMLAND COMMERCIAL PLC PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2000 CONSOLIDATED CASHFLOW STATEMENT Year Ended Period 31 March Ended 2000 31 March 1999 £'000 £'000 Net cash outflow from operating activities (5,510) (2,544) Return on investments and servicing of finance (903) (582) Taxation (243) (183) Capital expenditure and financial investment (223) (106) ---------- ---------- Net cash outflow before financing (6,879) (3,415) Financing 596 3,118 ---------- ---------- Decrease in cash in the (6,283) (297) period ========== ========== Notes 1) The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those in the most recently published set of financial statements dated 31 March 1999. 2) The summarised financial information has been extracted from the un-audited accounts of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2000. The above information does not amount to statutory accounts within the meaning of the Companies Act 1985. Statutory accounts for the previous financial year ended 31 March 1999 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors' report on those accounts was unqualified and did not contain any statement under S237(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985. The auditors have not reported on accounts for the year ended 31 March 2000, nor have any such accounts been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. 3) Copies of the annual report and accounts will be posted to shareholders in July 2000 and will be available from the Company's Head Office, 35 Wycombe End, Beaconsfield, Bucks HP9 1LZ. 4) Exceptional charges were £nil (1999: £10,000). These related to additional costs in respect of the demerger of the business from Banner Homes Group PLC and obtaining admission to the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. 5) No final dividend will be payable. 6) Earnings per share has been calculated based on 3,875,065 ordinary shares in issue during the period to 31 March 2000 (3,890,696 ordinary shares during the period 31 March 1999). 7) The movement in shareholders' funds is analysed as follows:- £'000 Shareholders' funds as at 1 April 4,663 1999 Purchase of own shares (109) Profit for the period 114 -------- - Shareholders' funds as at 31 March 4,668 2000 ======== =
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