Half-year Report

RNS Number : 6261I
Smart(J.)&Co(Contractors) PLC
19 April 2022
 

 

 

 

 

 

J. SMART & CO. (CONTRACTORS) PLC

 

 

 

INTERIM REPORT

 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS TO

 

31st JANUARY 2022

 

 

J. SMART & CO. (CONTRACTORS) PLC

 

CHAIRMAN'S REVIEW

 

 

INTERIM REPORT

Unaudited Group profit for the six months to 31st January 2022 on continuing and discontinued operations amounted to £6,334,000 compared with £829,000 for the corresponding period last year.  This increase in profit was largely due to the completion of the sale of the industrial estates: Bilston Glen Industrial Estate, Loanhead, Inchwood Park, Bathgate and West Edinburgh Business Park, South Gyle, Edinburgh.

 

In accordance with our normal practice, there has been no revaluation of our investment properties at the end of the half year.  If a half year revaluation had taken place, we believe that the valuation would have been no worse than last year, with no detrimental effect on the headline figures.

 

The small private housing development at Winchburgh, The Courtyard, completed with all sales concluded.

 

The larger private housing development at Winchburgh, Canal Quarter, is progressing well and reservations are currently encouraging.  The majority of the completions will be after the end of the current financial year, albeit we may have a limited number of completions prior to then.

 

The second phase of Gartcosh Industrial Park, developed through the joint venture company, Gartcosh Estates LLP, is now complete.  Interest in both units at the second phase is promising.

 

Whilst the restrictions covering the coronavirus pandemic are nearly at an end, we continue to see delays in the supply chain and rises in the price of construction materials.  This has continued to affect the viability of all types of potential projects and eroded the profits of recently completed and soon to be completed projects.  As such, the delays in procuring contracting work and commencing new private housing work continue.

 

INTERIM DIVIDEND

The Board announces an interim dividend of 0.96p per share (2021, 0.95p) to be paid on 6th June 2022 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 6th May 2022.  The interim dividend will cost the Company no more than £400,000.

 

FUTURE PROSPECTS

We are hopeful that our residential development at Clovenstone Gardens, Edinburgh will start prior to the end of the financial year, which will provide a mixture of private housing for sale and affordable housing.

 

As mentioned above, there may be some limited further private housing sales this financial year.

 

Commercial property valuation levels have continued to improve since last year in the industrial sector, but to a lesser extent in the office sector.  Lettings of both our industrial and office stock remain robust, albeit we have recently experienced a slowing in the take up of space in both sectors.  However, it seems likely that the inexorable rise in investment yields, especially in the industrial sector, will plateau and may fall.

 

We intend to start the second phase at Belgrave Point, Bellshill in the near future, with a large speculative single user industrial unit, but it remains to be seen if this will commence prior to the end of the financial year.

 

Construction costs continue to rise.  This, coupled with inflation, rising utility prices and the general cost of living increases, may have an impact on the demand in the property sectors we trade in.

 

At this stage, it is difficult to make an accurate forecast for the year end figures.  It is unlikely that the headline profit will increase this financial year, and it remains to be seen what the underlying profit will be.

 

 

19th April 2022

D.W. SMART

Chairman

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

6 Months

ended

31.1.22

(Unaudited)

6 Months

ended

31.1.21

(Unaudited)

Year

ended

31.7.21

(Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£000 

£000 

£000 

 

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group construction activities

 

6,231 

7,272 

12,308 

Less:  Own construction work capitalised

 

 (1,072)

 (1,518)

 (1,901)

REVENUE

 

5,159 

5,754 

10,407 

 

Cost of sales

 

(4,712)

(5,270)

(8,977)

 

 

 

 

 

GROSS PROFIT

 

447 

484 

1,430 

 

Other operating income

 

 

3,592 

3,554 

 

7,446 

Net operating expenses

 

 (3,792)

 (3,333)

  (6,745)

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING PROFIT BEFORE PROFIT ON SALE AND NET SURPLUS ON VALUATION OF INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

 

 

 

247 

705 

2,131

 

 

 

 

 

Profit on sale of investment properties

 

6,055 

37 

Net surplus on valuation of investment properties

 

12,105 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING PROFIT

 

6,302 

705 

14,273 

 

Share of profits in Joint Ventures

 

27 

264 

Income from financial assets

 

31 

11 

36 

Profit on sale of financial assets

 

Net (deficit)/surplus on valuation of financial assets

 (8)

173 

312 

Finance income

 

Finance costs

 

 (6)

 (6)

 (25)

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX

 

6,351 

890 

14,865 

 

Taxation

 

5

(1,271)

(133)

 

   (3,802)

 

PROFIT FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

5,080 

757 

11,063 

 

 

 

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

6

(14)

(49)

(93)

 

 

 

 

PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS

5,066

708

10,970 

EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From continuing operations - basic and diluted

 

12.15p

1.78p

26.16p

From discontinued operations - basic and diluted

 

(0.03)p

(0.11)p

(0.22)p

From continuing and discontinued operations - basic and diluted

 

12.12p

1.67p

25.94p

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

6 Months

ended

31.1.22

(Unaudited)

6 Months

ended

31.1.21

(Unaudited)

Year

ended

31.7.21

(Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£000 

£000 

£000 

PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD

 

 

5,066 

 

708 

10,970 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

 

 

Items that will not be subsequently reclassified to Income Statement:

 

 

Remeasurement gains on defined benefit pension scheme

 

 

5,988 

Deferred taxation on remeasurement gains on defined benefit pension scheme

 

 (691)

TOTAL ITEMS THAT WILL NOT BE SUBSEQUENTLY RECLASSIFED TO INCOME STATEMENT

 

5,297 

 

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

5,297 

 

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD, NET OF TAX

 

5,066 

708 

16,267 

ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS

5,066 

708 

16,267 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

Share Capital

Capital Redemption Reserve

Retained Earnings

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£000 

£000 

£000

£000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 1st August 2021

 

840 

168 

112,376

113,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

 

 

5,066

5,066

Other comprehensive income

 

Total comprehensive income for period

5,066

5,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSACTIONS WITH OWNERS, RECORDED DIRECTLY IN EQUITY

 

Shares purchased and cancelled

 

(4)

Transfer to Capital Redemption Reserve

Dividends

 

7

Total transactions with owners

 

(4)

(1,212)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 31st January 2022

 

 

836 

172

116,230

117,238

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 1st August 2020

 

853 

155 

98,252

99,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

 

 

708

708

Other comprehensive income

 

Total comprehensive income for period

708

708

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSACTIONS WITH OWNERS, RECORDED DIRECTLY IN EQUITY

 

Shares purchased and cancelled

 

(6)

Transfer to Capital Redemption Reserve

Dividends

 

Total transactions with owners

 

(6)

(370)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 31st January 2021

 

847 

161

98,590

99,598

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 1st August 2020

 

853 

155 

98,252

99,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

 

 

10,970

10,970

Other comprehensive income

 

5,297

5,297

Total comprehensive income for period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSACTIONS WITH OWNERS, RECORDED DIRECTLY IN EQUITY

 

Shares purchased and cancelled

 

(13)

Transfer to Capital Redemption Reserve

13 

Dividends

 

Total transactions with owners

 

(13)

13 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at 31st July 2021

 

840 

168 

112,376

113,384

         

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 Months

ended

31.1.22

(Unaudited)

6 Months

ended

31.1.21

(Unaudited)

Year

ended

31.7.21

(Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£000 

£000 

£000 

 

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

1,256

1,203

1,245

Investment properties

 

76,175

80,246

93,060

Investments in Joint Ventures

 

1,294

905

1,267

Financial assets

 

1,183

1,045

1,184

Trade and other receivables

 

3,010

250

1,570

Retirement benefit surplus

 

4,725

-

4,725

Deferred tax assets

 

  179

  313

  179

 

 

  87,822

  83,962

103,230

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 7,999

 6,383

7,531

Contract assets

 

52

273

246

Corporation tax asset

 

-

178

35

Trade and other receivables

 

2,925

2,867

2,945

Monies held on deposit

 

48

48

48

Cash and cash equivalents

 

  38,907

  23,685

 19,355

 

 

 49,931

 33,434

 30,160

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

137,753

117,396

133,390

 

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

  5,171

  1,265

  5,171

Lease liabilities

 

  213

  212

213

Retirement benefit deficit

 

-

1,076

-

 

 

  5,384

  2,553

  5,384

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

 

2,839

2,715

3,050

Lease liabilities

 

-

-

-

Corporation tax liability

 

983

-

-

Bank overdraft

 

  11,309

  12,530

 11,572

 

 

 15,131

 15,245

 14,622

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 20,515

 17,798

 20,006

 

NET ASSETS

 

 

 117,238

 

 99,598

 

113,384

 

EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Called up share capital

 

  836

  847

840

Capital redemption reserve

 

  172

  161

168

Retained earnings

 

  116,230

  98,590

 112,376

TOTAL EQUITY

 

  117,238

  99,598

 113,384

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

6 Months

ended

31.1.22

(Unaudited)

6 Months

ended

31.1.21

(Unaudited)

Year

ended

31.7.21

(Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£000 

£000 

£000 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

Profit before tax - continuing and discontinued operations

6,334 

829 

14,784 

Share of profits from Joint Ventures

 

(27)

(4)

(264)

Depreciation

 

169 

151 

349 

Unrealised valuation surplus on investment properties

(12,105)

Unrealised valuation deficit/(surplus) on financial assets

(173)

(312)

Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment

(5)

(31)

(35)

Profit on sale of investment property

 

(6,055)

(37)

Profit on sale of financial assets

 

(4)

(1)

(1)

Change in retirement benefits

 

187 

Interest received

 

(1)

(2)

(4)

Interest paid

 

12 

Change in inventories

 

(468)

(202)

(1,350)

Change in contract assets

 

194 

150 

177 

Change in receivables - current

 

20 

(44)

(122)

Change in payables

 

(211)

(357)

(22)

 

(40)

322 

1,257 

Tax paid

 

(250)

(160)

(361)

NET CASH (OUTFLOW)/INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

(290)

162 

896 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment

 

(184)

(88)

(336)

Additions to investment properties

 

(20)

(89)

(439)

Expenditure on own work capitalised - investment properties

 

 

(1,072)

 

(1,518)

 

(1,901)

Proceeds of sale of property, plant and equipment

33 

45 

Proceeds of sale of investment property

 

24,032 

62 

Purchase of financial assets

 

(47)

Proceeds of sale of financial assets

 

44 

15 

15 

Interest received

 

Loan to Joint Venture

 

(1,440)

(1,320)

Investment in Joint Ventures

 

(133)

Dividend received from Joint Ventures

 

31

NET CASH INFLOW/(OUTFLOW) FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

21,323

 

(1,645)

(3,972)

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

Interest costs on leases

 

(6)

(6)

(12)

Purchase of own shares

 

 (264)

 (370)

 (782)

Dividends paid

 

 (948)

 (1,361)

NET CASH OUTFLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 (1,218)

 

 (376)

 

 (2,155)

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

19,815

 

(1,859)

 

(5,231)

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

7,783 

 

 

13,014 

 

 

13,014 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

 

 

27,598 

 

 

11,155 

 

 

7,783 

 

 

 

NOTES TO INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.  BASIS OF PREPARATION

 

J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC is a company domiciled in the United Kingdom.  The condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company for the six months ended 31st January 2022 comprise the Company and its Subsidiaries, together referred to as the Group, and the Group's interest in jointly controlled entities.

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months to 31st January 2022 have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and with IAS 34: Interim Financial Reporting adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 as it applies in the European Union. 

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months to 31st January 2022 do not constitute statutory accounts as defined in Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.  The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year to 31st July 2021, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 as it applies in the European Union.

 

The statutory financial statements for the year to 31st July 2021 have been filed with the Registrar of Companies and a copy may be obtained from Companies House.  These have been audited and contain an unqualified audit opinion, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis and did not contain a statement under Section 498 of the Companies Act 2006.

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have not been audited or reviewed by the Company's auditor.  A copy of the interim financial statements will be available on the Company's website www.jsmart.co.uk.

 

2.  ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except where the measurement of balances at fair value is required for investment properties, financial assets and assets held by defined benefit pension scheme.

 

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group's annual financial statements for the year ended 31st July 2021, with the exception of the policies regarding the accounting for pension scheme obligations and investment properties revaluations. 

 

For the condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the pension scheme are estimated to be unchanged from the values included at the previous year end.  Also, in accordance with long standing practice, the Group's investment properties are revalued annually on 31st July each year and therefore, no revaluation adjustment is made in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

Standards, Amendments to Standards and Interpretations effective in period

The following new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations, which are relevant to the Group, were issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and are mandatory for the Group for the first time in the financial year to 31st July 2022:

· IAS 39 (amended): Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.

· IFRS 7 (amended): Financial Instruments: Disclosures.

· IFRS 9 (amended): Financial Instruments.

· IFRS 16 (amended): Leases.

· IAS 37 (amended): Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets.

 

The Directors anticipate that there will be no material impact of these amendments to standards on the financial statements.

 

 

Estimates and assumptions

The preparation of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions concerning the future that may affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and income and expenses.  Management believes that the estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of these accounts are reasonable.  However, actual outcomes may differ from those anticipated.

 

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have prepared a number of cashflows scenarios taking account of trading activities around construction projects in hand and anticipated projects, land acquisitions, rental income, investment property acquisitions and disposals and other capital expenditure.  The Directors also have taken account of the continuing impact of the coronavirus on the construction and investment activities of the Group.  In each scenario reviewed by the Directors the Group remains cash positive with no reliance on external funding and therefore remains net debt free. The net assets of the Group are £117,238,000 at 31st January 2022 and the Group's net current assets amount to £34,800,000.  Taking all of the information the Directors currently have they are of the opinion that the Company and Group are well placed to manage its financial and business risks and have a reasonable expectation that the Company and Group have adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements and therefore consider the adoption of the going concern basis as appropriate for the preparation of these financial statements.

 

 

3.  PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

 

The principal risks and uncertainties which could have a material impact on the Group's performance for the remainder of the current financial year remain the same as those detailed in the Group's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st July 2021, including the ongoing situation relating to the coronavirus pandemic.  The Directors are closely monitoring the situation as it develops and the impact it is having on the trading performance of the Group and will continue to do so.  The Directors will take appropriate actions to help mitigate the impact of the situation on the Group's performance and future prospects.

 

 

4.  SEGMENTAL INFORMATION

 

IFRS 8: Operating Segments requires operating segments to be identified on the basis of internal reporting about components of the Group and they are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker to allow the allocation of resources to the segments and to assess their performance.  The chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Board of Directors.  The chief operating decision maker has identified two distant areas of activities in the Group being construction activities and investment property activities.

 

All revenue and investment property income arises from activities within the UK and therefore the Board of Directors does not consider the business from a geographical perspective.  The operating segments are based on activity and performance of an operating segment is based on a measure of operating results.

 

 

External

Revenue

Internal

Revenue

Total

Revenue

Other Operating Income

Operating Profit/(Loss)

31.1.22

31.1.21

31.7.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£000 

£000 

£000

£000

£000 

£000 

£000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31st JANUARY 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

- continuing operations

5,159

1,072

6,231

 - 

(1,611)

Construction

- discontinued operations

 - 

 - 

 - 

(17)

Investment property

 - continuing operations

 - 

 - 

 3,587

 7,913 

Investment property

 - discontinued operations

 - 

 - 

 4

 

5,159

1,072

6,231

 3,591

6,285 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31st JANUARY 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

- continuing operations

5,754

1,518

7,272

 - 

(1,345)

Construction

- discontinued operations

 - 

 - 

 - 

(61)

Investment property

 - continuing operations

 - 

 - 

 3,554

 2,050 

Investment property

 - discontinued operations

 - 

 - 

 4

 

5,754

1,518

7,272

 3,558

644 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31st JULY 2021 (Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

- continuing operations

10,407

1,901

12,308

 - 

(2,305)

Construction

- discontinued operations

 - 

 - 

 - 

(81)

Investment property

 - continuing operations

 - 

 - 

 7,411

 16,578 

Investment property

 - discontinued operations

 - 

 - 

 7

 

10,407

1,901

12,308

 7,418

 14,192 

 

OPERATING PROFIT (continuing and discontinued activities)

6,285 

644 

14,192 

Share of results of Joint Ventures

 

 

 

27 

264 

Finance and investment income

 

36 

187 

353 

Finance and investment costs

 

(14)

(6)

(25)

PROFIT BEFORE TAX ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES

 

6,334 

829 

14,784

(continuing and discontinued activities)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

 

5.  TAXATION

 

The tax charge for the six months to 31st January 2022 is based on the corporation tax rate at 19.00% (2021, 19.00%).

 

6.  DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

In the year to 31st July 2019 Concrete Products (Kirkcaldy) Limited ceased trading.

 

The results of the discontinued operation, which have been included in the profit, were as follows:

 

6 Months

Ended

31.1.22

(Unaudited)

6 Months

Ended

31.1.21

(Unaudited)

Year

Ended

31.7.21

(Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

£000 

£000 

£000 

 

 

 

 

Other operating income

Net operating expenses

(21)

(65)

(88)

 

 

 

 

Loss before tax

(17)

(61)

(81)

 

 

 

 

Taxation

 

 

 

Corporation tax

12 

(12)

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to discontinued operations

(14)

(49)

(93)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The company had cashflows amounting to:

 

 

 

Operating activities

(40)

(57)

(64)

Investing activities

 

 

7.  DIVIDENDS

 

6 Months

Ended

31.1.22

(Unaudited)

6 Months

Ended

31.1.21

(Unaudited)

Year

Ended

31.7.21

(Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

£000 

£000 

£000 

 

ORDINARY DIVIDENDS

 

 

 

2020 Final Dividend of 2.27p per share

961 

2021 Interim Dividend of 0.95p per share

400 

2021 Final Dividend of 2.27p per share

948 

 

948 

1,361 

 

The interim dividend of 0.96p per share for the year to 31st July 2022 will be paid on 6th June 2022 to shareholders on the register at 6th May 2022.  The interim dividend will cost the Company no more than £400,000.

 

 

8.  EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE

 

6 Months

Ended

31.1.22

(Unaudited)

6 Months

Ended

31.1.21

(Unaudited)

Year

Ended

31.7.21

(Audited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Profit attributable to Equity Shareholders  £000

5,080

757

11,063

Basic and diluted Earnings per share

12.15p

1.78p

26.16p

 

 

 

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Loss attributable to Equity Shareholders  £000

(14)

(49)

(93)

Basic and diluted Loss per share

(0.03)p

(0.11)p

(0.22)p

 

 

 

 

CONTINUING AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Profit attributable to Equity Shareholders  £000

5,066

708

10,970

Basic and diluted Earnings per share

12.12p

1.67p

25.94p

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares

 

 41,810,610

 

 42,452,302

 

42,284,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings/(loss) per share are calculated by dividing the profit/(loss) attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period.

 

During the six months to 31st January 2022 the Company purchased for immediate cancellation 198,000 Ordinary Shares of 2p.

 

There is no difference between basic and diluted earnings per share.

 

 

9.  FAIR VALUE ASSETS

 

The Group's investment properties, financial assets and assets held by defined benefit pension scheme are measured at fair value after initial recognition.

 

Investment properties are only valued annually by the Directors at the year end and not for the purposes of the interim financial statements.  The Group considers all of its investment properties fall within 'Level 3' of the fair value hierarchy as described by IFRS 13: Fair Value Measurement.  Level 3 valuations are those using inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data.  The main unobservable inputs relate to estimated rental value and equivalent yield.

 

The Group's financial assets consisted entirely of equities of companies listed on quoted markets which fall within 'Level 1' of the fair value hierarchy.  Assets held by defined benefit pension scheme consist of equities and bond of companies listed on quoted markets and cash which all fall within 'Level 1' of the fair value hierarchy.  Level 1 valuations are those using inputs which are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities the Group can access at the period end date.

 

 

10.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

 

Related parties are consistent with those disclosed in the Group's Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year to 31st July 2021.

 

Related party transactions, including salary and benefits provided to Directors and key management, were not material to the financial position or performance of the Group for the period.

 

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES

 

 

The Directors named below, confirm on behalf of the Board of Directors that to the best of their knowledge that the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months to 31st January 2022 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34: Interim Financial Reporting adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 as it applies in the European Union.  The condensed consolidated interim financial statements include a fair review of the information required by Disclosure and Transparency Rules 4.2.7 and 4.2.8, being:

 

· an indication of important events that have occurred during the six months to 31st January 2022 and their impact on the condensed consolidated interim financial statements, and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year, and

 

· material related party transactions in the six months to 31st January 2022 and any material changes in the related party transactions described in the last annual report.

 

The Directors of the Company are listed in the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year to 31st July 2021. 

 

 

By order of the Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.W. SMART, Director

J.R. SMART, Director

 

 

19th April 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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