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Comland Commercial PLC 08 August 2002 COMLAND COMMERCIAL PLC 8 AUGUST 2002 Comland Commercial PLC Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 March 2002 CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT I have pleasure in reporting to you on the year ended 31 March 2002. RESULTS In the year to 31 March 2002, operating income, which is primarily rental income, has increased by 27% to £3.18million from £2.50million in 2001. Operating profit has increased by 89% to £1.95million from £1.03million in 2001 and pre-tax profit has increased to £1.61million with the profit on sale of Farastar Limited. No dividend will be paid. DEVELOPMENT During the year to 31 March 2002 we have continued with the development of the final phase of 6 buildings ranging in size between 5,000sq.ft. and 10,000sq.ft. at Mercury Park, Wooburn Green. The weakening of the economy in the second half of the year caused us to stagger the development of the final phase. The first of these buildings comprising 8,900sq.ft was completed and let in January 2002. A second building of 8,700sq.ft. was let in April 2002. Both were let at £27.50 per sq.ft. on standard institutional leases with a 1 year rental deposit or bank guarantee. We have interest in the remaining buildings and expect to complete construction by the end of 2002. ACQUISITIONS In the last twelve months Comland has acquired £24million of offices, retail and industrial space. In July 2001 we acquired 85-87 Holtspur Lane, Wooburn Green, Bucks for £3.72 million. This building is let to a single tenant for a further seven years. The site has redevelopment potential and planning permission is being sought for the redevelopment of 50,000sq.ft. of offices. On 15 March 2002 we purchased 49-51 Dean Street, Marlow for £1.6million. This building is let to Lloyds Bank until 2009. We have purchased several properties since the year end. On 1 May 2002 we acquired Wethered House, High Street, Marlow for £2.925million. This property is well located on Marlow High Street and includes office space let to Tornado Virtue Plc, a shop let to a subsidiary of Coats plc and a public house sold off on a long lease to The Laurel Pub Company Limited. We are investigating future development potential. On 24 May 2002 we purchased Prospect House, Farnham Common, Bucks for £2.3million. This is a parade of shops with office accommodation above let to ADT Plc. We consider this to be a strategic acquisition on the main road through Farnham Common. There is scope to purchase more property, redevelop and raise the profile of this area. On 24 June 2002 we acquired Plover House, Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke for £835,000. This property consists of three terraced offices let to AVIVA plc, Boeing Defence Limited and Data Translation Limited. The site has development and break up potential. On 1 July 2002 Comland acquired Janico Limited, Latham Investments Limited, Anglers Court Limited and Copystation Limited following the approval given at an Extraordinary General Meeting. These acquisitions allowed Comland to secure a mix of office, retail and industrial space including redevelopment opportunities with an aggregate open market value of £12.7million. These companies were acquired for net asset value by the issue of 849,161 Comland shares. On 1 July 2002 747,073 shares were issued and following agreement of the aggregate net asset values, a further 102,088 shares were issued on 6 August 2002. DISPOSALS In July 2001 we sold Hampden House in High Wycombe for £940,000. We completed this development in 1999. In August 2001 we sold the subsidiary Farastar Limited which held Verwood Industrial Estate, Dorset. BOARD APPOINTMENT The year also saw an addition to the Board of the Company. Simon Funnell joined Comland as an Executive Director in February 2002. Simon is a Chartered Surveyor who prior to joining Comland was a partner at Brown & Merry Commercial where he specialised in property development and investment consultancy. His appointment will strengthen the management team and in particular his experience will help in seeking new acquisitions. THE FUTURE We continue to seek new acquisition opportunities in good locations. The current portfolio is mixed in both use and location with a strong weighting to office and industrial in the M40 corridor. Comland now owns over 420,000sq.ft. of lettable space and 11 acres of land with development potential. Planning permission has been obtained for the redevelopment of 83,000sq.ft. of offices and is currently being sort for a further 56,000sq.ft. For the moment secure income is the main target of our efforts. SJ Crossley 8th August 2002 CONSOLIDATED PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT Year ended Year ended March 31 March 31 Notes 2002 2001 £'000 £'000 TURNOVER 940 - Cost of sales (920) - -------- -------- GROSS PROFIT 20 - Administrative expenses (1,239) (1,468) Other operating income 3,177 2,497 -------- -------- OPERATING PROFIT 1,958 1,029 Profit on disposal of subsidiary 1,076 - Loss on disposal of fixed assets (6) - Interest payable and similar charges (1,413) (1,314) -------- -------- Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation 1,615 (285) Tax on profit/(loss) on ordinary activities (151) (33) -------- -------- Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities after tax 1,464 (318) Ordinary dividend 4 - - -------- -------- RETAINED PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR 1,464 (318) ======== ======== BASIC AND FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE 5 39.5p (8.6p) All of the above results derive from continuing activities and there were no material acquisitions in the year. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES The Group has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for each year. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET As at As at March 31 March 31 Notes 2002 2001 £'000 £'000 FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 136 272 -------- -------- CURRENT ASSETS Stocks 30,598 24,135 Debtors 1,935 2,298 Cash at bank and in hand 2,959 3,050 -------- -------- 35,492 29,483 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year (10,203) (11,544) -------- -------- NET CURRENT ASSETS 25,289 17,939 -------- -------- TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 25,425 18,211 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due after more than one year (19,670) (13,920) -------- -------- NET ASSETS 5,755 4,291 ======== ======== CAPITAL AND RESERVES Called-up share capital 371 371 Capital redemption reserve 25 25 Profit and loss account 5,359 3,895 -------- -------- EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 6 5,755 4,291 ======== ======== CONSOLIDATED CASHFLOW STATEMENT Year ended Year ended March 31 March 31 2002 2001 £'000 £'000 Net cash outflow from operating activities (3,809) (1,565) Returns on investment and servicing of finance (1,413) (1,156) Taxation - (83) Capital expenditure and financial investment 1,146 (79) -------- -------- Net cash outflow before financing (4,076) (2,883) Financing 3,774 7,881 -------- -------- (Decrease)/increase in cash in the year (302) 4,998 ======== ======== NOTES 1. The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those in the most recently published set of financial statements dated 31 March 2001. 2. The summarised financial information has been extracted from the un-audited accounts of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2002. 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 2001 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 2002, 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 September 2001 and will be available from the Company's Head Office, 35 Wycombe End, Beaconsfield, Bucks HP9 1LZ. 4. No final dividend will be payable. 5. Earnings per share has been calculated based on 3,707,359 ordinary shares in issue during the period to 31 March 2002 (3,717,366 ordinary shares during the period 31 March 2001). 6. The movement in shareholders' funds is analysed as follows:- £'000 Shareholders' funds as at 1 April 2001 4,291 Profit for the period 1,464 --------- Shareholders' funds as at 31 March 2002 5,755 ========= END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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