Preliminary Results-Amendment

Tanfield Group PLC 01 April 2004 Please be advised of the following amendments to the Preliminary Results announcement released on 1 April 2004 under RNS No 2066X. In the Consolidated Cashflow Statement the 2003 net cash outflow from operating activities should read (2,009,152) and not (2,009,760). In note 6 the 2003 operating loss should read (6,878,768) and not (6,878,769), the 2003 (decrease)/increase in creditors should read (3,496,253) and not (3,496,860) and the 2003 net cash outflow from operating activities should read (2,009,152) and not (2,009,760). All other details remain unchanged, and the full amended text appears below. TANFIELD GROUP PLC PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE FIFTEEN MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2003 Chairman's Statement This is my first statement as Chairman of the newly constituted Tanfield Group plc. As shareholders will be aware the group was formed by bringing together comeleon plc and Tanfield Holdings Limited in order to form Tanfield Group plc. This transaction was finalised at the Company's EGM on the 29 December 2003. We announced in December 2003, that the Company would change its accounting reference date from 30 September to 31 December with effect from 31 December 2003. Therefore, the Company announces today its results for the fifteen months ended 31 December 2003. The Directors have made provisions against the carrying values of a number of assets. In addition, there has been a restructuring of personnel and the cost base of the business in order to take advantage of savings in bringing the companies together. As expected this has resulted in a reported loss. Financial Summary The acquisition of Tanfield Holdings Limited was completed on 31 December 2003, and therefore the profit and loss account for the 15 months ended 31 December 2003 represents only the trading results of the comeleon business. Turnover for the 15 month period was £2.9 million (2002: £4.5m for 12 months). The gross loss of £1.0 million ( 2002: gross profit £1.1 million) arose following a stock write-down of £0.8million, a gross loss on handset sales of £0.2 million and a number of restructuring provisions. These include provisions for redundancies, provisions for the closure and exit from Comeleon House into the Tanfield building and provision for claims from customers following the cessation of internal production at Comeleon House. The stock write-down and the further provisions were a consequence of the very significant fall off in the market for replaceable covers for mobile phones which also affected a number of our customers. Administrative overheads for the period increased to £5.9m (2002: £4.4m). Exceptional administrative overheads were as outlined in the note to the accounts and include the impairment costs of fixed assets and goodwill consequent upon the strategic shift of the Company away from the in house manufacture of decorated products and towards the Licensing of the Comeleon technology. The loss before tax for the 15 months was £7.0m (2002: £3.2m in 12 months). The consolidated balance sheet for the Group recognises the acquisition of Tanfield Holdings Limited as outlined in an Admission Document published in December 2003. This includes the raising of £1.16 million (net of expenses) through the placing of 526,300 new ordinary shares at 9.5p each and £1.6 million of 8.5% Convertible Loan Stock 2009. Goodwill on acquisition of £4.4m has been accounted for. Current Trading and Prospects. Tanfield Trading for the current financial year has started well. The first quarter has been good especially considering the reorganisation that the business has undergone. Sales for the first quarter for the Tanfield businesses are ahead of the same period last year. There have been a number of substantial contracts won over this first quarter. These contracts are over a number of years providing some stability to the order book which now stands at over £13 million (based upon booked and committed billable work). Customer schedules have been generally rising. The automotive schedules have been reduced as a result of a deliberate decision to reposition the business away from this volatile sector. The prospects for the manufacturing side of the Group for the near and medium future are good. A number of contracts are being negotiated with new customers. Existing customers have shown that our strategy of offering assembly solutions is appropriate to their needs by giving us and offering us more business. comeleon The signs for comeleon are also encouraging. comeleon had almost disappeared from its market towards the end of last year, partly as a result of its financial position, and it is taking time to re-establish it as viable in the eyes of its potential customers. comeleon has signed another license for its technology with a manufacturer in the USA, and now has 3 licenses signed for its ImageBox Supa (high volume imaging) and over 50 ImageBoxes (desktop imaging) in the field. We are beginning to see repeat sales for consumable materials related to these licenses. JoeKnowsIt? JoeKnowsIt?, the Group's online training and learning business, has seen a number of projects start over the past 3 months and is reasonably well positioned for growth. Group Prospects The Group raised approximately £1.16 million (after expenses) in the placing of convertible loan stock and shares in December 2003. These new funds were raised to provide working capital for the Group to allow it to exploit opportunities for growth. The Group has been through a period of change since the acquisition of the Tanfield Group, with some reorganisation of staff and activities. The Group's financial resources have been managed prudently during this period and this will continue. The Board is pleased with the progress to date. The organic growth prospects are healthy and being managed well and offer the potential of good returns for the future. We believe that the Group has established a firm base from which we can grow and if appropriate, to consider potential acquisitions that are complementary to our product and skill base. We are pleased to say that several opportunities have presented themselves. I would like to thank all the people involved in the acquisition process, the shareholders for their support during some difficult times and my colleagues in Tanfield Group who have worked diligently during the past three months to establish the business on such a sound footing. CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT For the fifteen months ended 31 December 2003 15 month ended Year ended Note 31 December 2003 30 September 2002 £ £ TURNOVER 2,854,037 4,502,696 Cost of sales (3,855,248) (3,404,025) ______________ ______________ Gross (loss)/profit (1,001,211) 1,098,671 Administrative expenses: Exceptional Administrative expenses - goodwill impairment (672,067) - Exceptional Administrative expenses - other (1,196,934) - Other administrative expenses (4,008,557) (4,378,907) Total Administrative expenses (5,877,558) (4,378,907) Other operating income - 50,000 ______________ ______________ OPERATING LOSS (6,878,769) (3,230,236) Interest receivable and similar income 36,275 91,243 Interest payable and similar charges (145,799) (128,728) ______________ ______________ LOSS ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES BEFORE TAXATION (6,988,293) (3,267,721) Tax on loss on ordinary activities - 24,679 ______________ ______________ LOSS ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES AFTER TAXATION (6,988,293) (3,243,042) Equity minority interest - - ______________ ______________ RETAINED LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR/PERIOD WITHDRAWN FROM RESERVES (6,988,293) (3,243,042) ========== ========== Basic and diluted loss per ordinary shares 3 (45.08p) (24.32p) ========== ========== CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET As at 31 December 2003 2003 2002 £ £ FIXED ASSETS Intangible assets 4,556,411 839,460 Tangible assets 2,962,325 2,317,683 __________ __________ 7,518,736 3,157,143 __________ __________ CURRENT ASSETS Stocks 779,000 455,797 Debtors 1,228,057 4,704,713 Cash at bank and in hand 3,171,604 2,985,734 __________ __________ 5,178,661 8,146,244 CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year (8,554,196) (4,587,070) __________ __________ NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS (3,375,535) 3,559,174 __________ __________ TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 4,143,201 6,716,317 CREDITORS: amounts falling due after more than one year Convertible debt (1,783,880) - Other creditors (1,634,015) (716,912) PROVISION FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES (543,769) - __________ __________ 181,537 5,999,405 ========= ========= CAPITAL AND RESERVES Called up share capital 617,347 153,021 Shares to be issued 298,706 555,469 Other reserve 111,150 111,150 Share premium account 12,528,605 12,483,869 Merger Reserve 1,533,740 615,614 Profit and loss account (14,908,011) (7,919,718) __________ __________ TOTAL EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 181,537 5,999,405 ========= ========= CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT For the fifteen months ended 31 December 2003 15 months ended Year ended Note 31 December 2003 30 September 2002 £ £ Net cash outflow from operating 2 (2,009,152) (3,882,383) activities Returns on investments and servicing of finance (109,524) (37,485) Taxation 24,679 - Acquisitions and disposals (2,328,817) - Capital expenditure & financial (155,483) (435,491) investment __________ __________ Cash outflow before financing (4,578,297) (4,355,359) Financing 1,309,989 3,493,237 __________ __________ Decrease in cash in the period (3,268,308) (862,122) ========== ========== NOTES 1. Accounting policies These financial statements have been prepared using the accounting policies set out in the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2002. The financial statements are prepared in accordance with United Kingdom applicable accounting standards. 2. Basis of preparation (i) Prior periods acquisition Tanfield Group Plc (formerly Comeleon Plc) was incorporated on 30 August 2000 and on 28 November 2000 acquired the entire share capital of E Comeleon Limited. In accordance with the principles set out in Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 6 'Acquisitions and Mergers', 93.5% of the shares acquired were accounted for under merger accounting. The remaining 6.5% have been accounted for under acquisition accounting. (ii) Current period acquisition Tanfield Group Plc (formerly Comeleon Plc) acquired the entire share capital of Tanfield Holdings Limited on 30 December 2003. The consideration given in exchange for the entire share capital of Tanfield Holdings Limited was 45,906,312 ordinary shares in Tanfield Group Plc (formerly Comeleon Plc). In accordance with the provisions of section 131 of the Companies Act 1985, the company has taken advantage of merger relief accounting. 3. Unaudited Financial Statements These unaudited Financial Statements do not constitute statutory accounts. The results for the period ended 31 December 2003 are extracts from the unaudited Group Annual Report and Financial Statements for that period, which will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The audited financial statements will be concluded on the basis of information set out in the announcement. The results for the year ended 30 September 2002 have been extracted from the Annual Report and Financial Statements for that year, which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and on which the auditors have given an unqualified report which did not contain a statement under Section 237(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985. 4. Exceptional Items 15 months ended Year ended 31 December 2003 30 September 2002 £ £ Impairment of goodwill 672,067 - Impairment of tangible fixed assets 1,196,934 - __________ __________ 1,869,001 - ========== ========== The impairment of goodwill relates to the investment in E-Comeleon Limited and is based on predicted future profitability. The fixed asset impairment relates to the decision to vacate the leased property and reduce the size of the workforce. 5. Loss per ordinary share Loss per share has been calculated using the weighted average number of shares in issue during the relevant financial periods. The weighted average number of shares in issue is 15,501,846 (2002 - 13,333,577), and the earnings, being loss on ordinary activities after taxation and minority interest are £6,988,293 (2002 - £3,243,042). No diluted loss per share has been disclosed as the share options are anti-dilutive. 15 months ended Year ended 31 December 2003 30 September 2002 pence pence Loss per share (45.08) (24.32) ========== ========== 6. Reconciliation of operating loss to net cash outflow from operating activities 2003 2002 £ £ Operating loss (6,878,768) (3,230,236) Depreciation on tangible fixed assets 753,424 464,864 Impairment of tangible fixed assets 1,196,934 - Amortisation of intangible fixed assets 11,270 70,267 Impairment of intangible fixed assets 672,067 - Loss on disposal of fixed assets 488,951 - Increase in provisions 309,769 - Decrease/ (increase) in stocks 326,797 (265,960) Decrease/ (increase) in debtors 4,606,657 (4,083,781) (Decrease)/increase in creditors (3,496,253) 3,162,463 __________ __________ Net cash outflow from operating activities (2,009,152) (3,882,383) ========== ========== 7. Analysis of net debt At On acquisition Other non At 31 1 October (excluding cash Cash cash December 2002 and overdrafts) flow changes 2003 £ £ £ £ £ Cash in hand and at bank 2,985,734 - 185,870 - 3,171,604 Overdrafts - - (3,454,178) - (3,454,178) __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ 2,985,734 - (3,268,308) - (282,754) Debt due after one year - (850,000) (1,408,880) (375,000) (2,633,880) Finance leases (1,078,025) (1,045,000) 286,403 - (1,836,622) __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ 1,907,709 (1,895,000) (4,390,785) (375,000) (4,753,076) ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== 8. Analysis of change in net debt 2003 2003 2002 2002 £ £ £ £ Decrease in cash in the year (3,268,308) (862,122) Cash outflow from increase in debt and lease financing (1,122,477) 427,497 __________ __________ Change in net debt resulting from cash flows (4,390,785) (434,625) Other non cash changes (375,000) Loans and finance leases acquired with subsidiary (1,895,000) (729,616) __________ __________ Movement in the year (6,660,785) (1,164,241) Net funds at 1 October 2002 1,907,709 3,071,950 __________ __________ Net debt at 31 December 2003 (4,753,076) 1,907,709 ========= ========= This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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