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First Property Group PLC

11 June 2015

   Date:                      11 June 2015 
   On Behalf of:         First Property Group plc ("First Property", "the Company" or "the Group") 
   Embargoed:         0700hrs 

First Property Group plc

Preliminary Results for the twelve months to 31 March 2015

First Property Group plc (AIM: FPO), the property fund manager and investor, today announces its preliminary results for the twelve months ended 31 March 2015.

Financial highlights:

 
                                         Unaudited     Audited   Percentage 
                                           Year to     Year to       change 
                                          31 March    31 March 
                                              2015        2014 
-------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 Profit before tax                        GBP8.08m    GBP6.60m       +22.4% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 Diluted earnings per share                  6.93p       4.53p       +53.0% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 Total dividend per share                    1.35p       1.12p       +20.5% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 
 
   Profit before unallocated central 
   overheads and tax by segment: 
-------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 Property fund management (FPAM)          GBP4.44m    GBP2.63m       +68.8% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 Group Properties*                        GBP6.57m    GBP6.32m        +4.0% 
-------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 Average EUR/GBP rate used                   1.285       1.188        -8.2% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 
 Net assets                              GBP31.02m   GBP23.46m       +32.2% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 Cash Balances                           GBP12.24m   GBP11.28m        +8.5% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 
 Group Properties* at market value      GBP142.04m   GBP69.08m 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 Group Properties*at book value         GBP126.90m   GBP61.06m 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 Gross Debt secured against Group 
  Properties                            GBP107.78m   GBP49.33m 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 LTV %                                      75.89%      71.41% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 Net assets per share                       26.30p      20.00p       +31.5% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 Adjusted net assets per share**            35.75p      24.80p       +44.2% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 Year-end EUR/GBP rate used                  1.382       1.210       -14.2% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
 
 Assets under management (including 
  Group Properties)                        GBP327m     GBP357m        -8.4% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
          Poland                               65%         69% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
          UK                                   33%         28% 
=====================================  ===========  ==========  =========== 
          Romania                               2%          3% 
-------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
   *   Excludes the Group's non-controlling interests in four other FPAM managed funds. 

** Calculated according to EPRA triple net valuation methodology, which includes fair values of i) financial instruments ii) debt and iii) deferred taxes.

Operational Highlights (and explanatory notes):

-- The increase in profit before tax to GBP8.08 million (2014: GBP6.60 million) was largely attributable to the contribution made to earnings by:

o Fund Management - The performance fee earned by the Group of GBP3.2 million (2014: nil) on profits realised by Fprop PDR.

o Group Properties:

i. The purchase by the Group and FOP of six properties in Poland and Romania during the year which made a contribution to the Group's profit before unallocated overheads and tax of GBP2.27 million (2014: nil). These acquisitions also resulted in GBP1.84 million of negative goodwill, a non-cash item which has been credited to the Income Statement; and

ii. The full year contribution to profit before unallocated overheads and tax from the additional properties purchased by the Group and FOP in the previous year of GBP1.83 million (2014: GBP676,000).

-- Final dividend increased to 1 penny per share (2014: 0.79 pence per share), an increase of 27%, which together with the interim dividend of 0.35 pence (2014: 0.33 pence) equates to a dividend for the year of 1.35 pence per share (2014: 1.12 pence per share).

-- New fund established in January 2015 on behalf of Shipbuilding Industry Pension Scheme (SIPS) with a commitment of GBP125 million for an initial term of ten years targeting investments in the United Kingdom. The Group's UK efforts are now concentrated on investing this.

-- Funds under management in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) once again rated by Investment Property Databank (IPD) as the best performing versus the IPD CEE universe, now for the annualised periods from 2005 to the end of each of the years between 31December 2008 and 31 December 2014.

-- The impact of a weaker Euro versus Sterling during the year resulted in profit before tax being some GBP258,000 lower than it would otherwise have been.

Commenting on the results, Ben Habib, Chief Executive of First Property Group, said:

"The financial year just ended has been transformational for the Group principally because of the six investments made by it and FOP in Poland and Romania, which should yield recurring profit before unallocated overheads and tax of just over GBP6 million per annum. These earnings will more than replace the fee income we used to earn from the USS fund which expires in August 2015 and which at its peak amounted to some GBP3 million per annum.

"The Group's future earnings are substantially underpinned, its balance sheet is strong, the economies in which we operate are growing, we have investment mandates which will result in the Group's earnings growing and we are working on new interesting transactions. I therefore look to the future with excitement and confidence."

A briefing for analysts will be held at 10.00hrs today at the Group's headquarters, 35 Old Queen Street, London, SW1H 9JA. A conference call facility will also be available on +44 (20) 7984 7578, passcode: 540877. A copy of the accompanying investor presentation can be accessed simultaneously at http://www.fprop.com/plc-results/81/88/. A recorded copy of the call will subsequently be posted on the Company website, www.fprop.com.

For further information please contact:

 
 First Property Group plc          Tel: +44 (20) 7340 
                                    0270 
 Ben Habib (Chief Executive        www.fprop.com 
  Officer)                          investor.relations@fprop.com 
  George Digby (Group Finance 
  Director) 
  Jeremy Barkes (Director, 
  Business Development) 
 
 Arden Partners (NOMAD &           Tel: + 44 (20) 7614 
  Broker)                           5900 
 Chris Hardie (Director, 
  Corporate Finance) 
  Michael McNeilly (Corporate 
  Finance) 
 
 Redleaf Polhill (PR)              Tel:+ 44 (20) 382 
                                    4734 
 Richard Gotla / Henry Columbine   firstproperty@redleafpr.com 
 

Notes to investors and editors:

First Property Group plc is a property fund manager and investor with operations in the United Kingdom and Central Europe. Its earnings are derived from:

-- Fund management - via its FCA regulated and AIFMD approved subsidiary, First Property Asset Management Ltd (FPAM), which earns fees from investing for third parties in property in the UK and Central Europe;

   --      Group Properties - principal investments by the Group, currently comprising: 

o Six directly owned properties in Poland and Romania;

o Five properties in Poland held by Fprop Opportunities plc (FOP), an FPAM managed fund in which the Group is a 76.2% shareholder;

o Non-controlling interests in four other funds managed by FPAM.

FPAM funds have ranked No.1 versus the Investment Property Databank (IPD) Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) universe for the annualised periods from the commencement of its operations in Poland in 2005 to the end of each of the years between 31 December 2008 and 31 December 2014.

First Property Asset Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Further information about the Company and its products can be found at: www.fprop.com.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S STATEMENT

Financial results

I am pleased to report final results for the twelve months ended 31 March 2015.

Revenue earned by the Group increased to GBP18.52 million (2014: GBP18.05 million) yielding a profit before tax of GBP8.08 million (2014: GBP6.60 million). The increase in profit before tax is principally attributable to the contribution to earnings made by:

-- Fund Management - the performance fee earned by the Group of GBP3.2 million (2014: nil) on profits realised by Fprop PDR.

   --      Group Properties: 

i. The purchase by the Group and FOP of six properties in Poland and Romania during the year which made a contribution to the Group's profit before unallocated overheads and tax of GBP2.27 million (2014: nil). These acquisitions also resulted in GBP1.84 million of negative goodwill, a non-cash item which has been credited to the Income Statement; and

ii. The full year contribution to profit before unallocated overheads and tax from the additional properties purchased by the Group and FOP in the previous year of GBP1.83 million (2014: GBP676,000).

Diluted earnings per share were 6.93 pence (2014: 4.53 pence).

The Group ended the period with net assets of GBP31.02 million (2014: GBP23.46 million).

Its cash balances increased to GBP12.24 million (2014: GBP11.28 million) despite having made some GBP80 million of new, leveraged property investments. Of this cash, GBP3.26 million (2014: GBP4.14 million) was held by Fprop Opportunities plc (FOP), which is 76.2% owned by the Group and GBP573,000 (2014: GBP528,000) was held by Corp SA (90% owned by the Group), the property management company for Blue Tower in Warsaw.

Dividend

The Directors have resolved to recommend increasing the final dividend to 1 penny per share (2014: 0.79 pence per share), an increase of 27%, which together with the interim dividend of 0.35 pence per share (2014: 0.33 pence per share) equates to a dividend for the year of 1.35 pence per share (2014: 1.12 pence per share). The substantial increase in the final dividend results from the material increase in the Group's underlying recurring earnings and the Directors' confidence in the sustainability of these.

The proposed final dividend will be paid on 30 September 2015 to shareholders on the register at 21 August 2015, and is subject to shareholder approval at the forth coming annual general meeting.

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS

Key Points

The annualised earnings before unallocated overheads and tax of just over GBP6 million which the Group expects to earn from the six properties acquired by it and FOP during the year, more than replaces the fee income we used to earn from the USS fund which expires in August 2015 and which, at its peak, amounted to some GBP3 million per annum.

When the earnings from the six new property investments are combined with the Group and FOP's existing investments, the annualised recurring contribution to the Group's profit before unallocated overheads and tax will amount to some GBP9.5 million.

Our development activity in the United Kingdom, via Fprop PDR, made a contribution to the Group of GBP3.86 million and yielded investors in that fund a total return of GBP16.6 million on equity deployed of GBP30.35 million, translating into a net return on equity of 53% and an IRR of 98% per annum. Fprop PDR is likely to make a further contribution to profit before unallocated central overheads and tax of some GBP1 million for the year to 31 March 2016, resulting from transactions concluded last year. However, the Permitted Development Rights legislation is due to expire in May 2016 and we do not therefore expect any further transactions to be undertaken by Fprop PDR, unless the legislation is extended in some way.

The Group's UK efforts are now concentrated on investing the GBP125 million fund management mandate awarded to us by SIPS.

PROPERTY FUND MANAGEMENT (First Property Asset Management Ltd or FPAM)

As at 31 March 2015 aggregate assets under management, calculated by reference to independent third party valuations, stood at GBP327 million (2014: GBP357 million), including some GBP142 million (2014: GBP69 million) of properties held by the Group. Of these, 33% were located in the UK, 65% in Poland and 2% in Romania. With the exception of Fprop PDR, fees are levied by FPAM by reference to funds under management excluding cash and cash commitments.

Revenue earned by this division amounted to GBP6.14 million (2014: GBP4.27 million), resulting in a profit before unallocated central overheads and tax of GBP4.44 million (2014: GBP2.63 million) and representing 40% (2014: 29%) of Group profit before unallocated central overheads and tax.

Revenue from the USS fund reduced to GBP1.54 million (2014: GBP2.5 million) as a result of disposals by the fund. Following the expiry of the USS fund management contract FPAM's fund management fee income, excluding performance fees, will amount to some GBP1.35 million per annum.

First Property Asset Management Ltd (FPAM) now manages eight closed-end funds, having established one new fund during the year under review. A brief synopsis of the value of assets and maturity of each of these funds is set out below:

 
 Fund                           Country    Established        Fund             Assets    % of total 
                          of investment                     Expiry              under        assets 
                                                                           management         under 
                                                                            at market    management 
                                                                                value 
---------------------  ----------------  -------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------ 
 SAM Property                        UK       Aug-2004     Rolling                  *             * 
  Company 
  Ltd (SAM) 
---------------------  ----------------  -------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------ 
 Regional 
  Property 
  Trading 
  Ltd (RPT)                      Poland       Aug-2004    Aug-2020           GBP6.21m          1.9% 
---------------------  ----------------  -------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------ 
 5(th) Property 
  Trading 
  Ltd (5PT)                      Poland       Dec-2004    Dec-2017           GBP7.68m          2.4% 
---------------------  ----------------  -------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------ 
 USS Fprop 
  Managed 
  Property 
  Portfolio 
  LP                             Poland       Aug-2005    Aug-2015          GBP62.91m         19.2% 
---------------------  ----------------  -------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------ 
 UK Pension 
  Property 
  Portfolio 
  LP (UK 
  PPP)                               UK       Feb-2010    Feb-2017          GBP94.35m         28.8% 
---------------------  ----------------  -------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------ 
                                                                              GBP3.61 
 Fprop PDR                                                             m* (commitment 
  LP                                 UK       Oct-2013    May-2018         of GBP42m)          1.1% 
---------------------  ----------------  -------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------ 
 SIPS Property                                                              GBP10.33m 
  Nominee                                                                 (commitment 
  Ltd                                UK       Jan-2015    Jan-2025        of GBP125m)          3.2% 
---------------------  ----------------  -------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------ 
                                                         Sub total         GBP185.09m         56.6% 
------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 
 Fprop Opportunities 
  plc (FOP)                      Poland       Oct-2010    Oct-2020          GBP54.44m         16.6% 
---------------------  ----------------  -------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------ 
 Group Properties 
  (excluding                     Poland 
  FOP)                        & Romania            n/a         n/a          GBP87.60m         26.8% 
---------------------  ----------------  -------------  ----------  -----------------  ------------ 
                                                         Sub total         GBP142.04m         43.4% 
------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 
                                                             Total         GBP327.13m          100% 
==================================================================  =================  ============ 
 

*Not subject to recent revaluation

Independent fund performance analysis:

Our investments in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have once again been ranked No.1 by Investment Property Databank (IPD) against the IPD CEE universe, now for the annualised periods from the commencement of FPAM's operations in Poland in 2005 to the end of each of the years between 31 December 2008 and 31 December 2014.

New business:

Poland - we are in preliminary discussions with potential investors to establish a new fund targeting minimum rates of return on equity invested of 15% per annum.

TOTAL GROUP PROPERTIES

The Group increased its property holdings (including those held by FOP) from five to eleven during the year under review, as set out below:

 
 Property               No. of   Book value       Market      Contribution 
                    properties                     value          to Group 
                                                                    profit 
                                                                    before 
                                                                   tax and 
                                                                 overheads 
----------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 Continuing 
----------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 Blue Tower                  1    GBP12.64m    GBP14.18m      GBP1,461,000 
----------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 FOP                         4    GBP42.76m    GBP45.76m      GBP1,135,000 
----------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 Sub total                   5    GBP55.40m    GBP59.94m      GBP2,596,000 
----------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 New investments 
  during the 
  year 
----------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 Poland                      2    GBP58.00m    GBP66.19m   GBP1,263,000(1) 
----------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 Romania                     3     GBP5.08m     GBP7.23m     GBP634,000(2) 
----------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 FOP                         1     GBP8.42m     GBP8.68m     GBP369,000(3) 
----------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 Sub total                   6    GBP71.50m    GBP82.10m      GBP2,266,000 
----------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 
 Total                      11   GBP126.90m   GBP142.04m      GBP4,862,000 
================  ============  ===========  ===========  ================ 
 

(1) The contribution to Group profit from its two new property investments in Poland was for the period from 15 December 2014 to 31 March 2015.

(2) The contribution to Group profit from its three new property investments in Romania was for the period from 27 July 2014 to 31 March 2015.

(3) The contribution to FOP's profit (which is consolidated into the accounts of the Group) from its one new property investment in Poland was for the period from 19 September 2014 to 31 March 2015.

It is the Group's policy to carry its investments at the lower of cost or market value for accounting purposes.

Other Property Interests:

Group Properties also comprises non-controlling interests in four other funds managed by FPAM, as set out in the table below.

Non controlling interest in funds managed by FPAM at 31 March 2015:

 
 Fund                    % owned     Book value        Current       Group's 
                              by       of First         market         share 
                           First     Property's          value    of pre-tax 
                        Property          share    of holdings        profit 
                           Group             in                       earned 
                                           fund                      by fund 
                                                                      FY2015 
--------------------  ----------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 Investments 
--------------------  ----------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 UK Pension                 0.9%     GBP893,000     GBP893,000     GBP64,000 
  Property Portfolio 
  LP (UK PPP) 
--------------------  ----------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 Fprop PDR LP               4.9%     GBP638,000     GBP638,000    GBP630,000 
--------------------  ----------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 Interest in 
  associates 
--------------------  ----------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 5(th) Property            37.8%     GBP519,000     GBP998,000    GBP153,000 
  Trading Ltd 
  (5PT) 
--------------------  ----------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 Regional Property         25.8%     GBP152,000     GBP177,000     GBP32,000 
  Trading Ltd 
  (RPT) 
--------------------  ----------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 Share of results                    GBP671,000   GBP1,175,000    GBP185,000 
  in associates 
--------------------  ----------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 Total                             GBP2,202,000   GBP2,706,000    GBP879,000 
====================  ==========  =============  =============  ============ 
 

Revenue from Group Properties, including FOP, amounted to GBP12.38 million (2014: GBP13.78 million), generating a profit before unallocated central overheads and tax of GBP6.57 million (2014: GBP6.32 million) and representing 60% (2014: 71%) of Group profit before unallocated central overheads and tax.

The reduction in revenue was attributable to the Group ceasing its development activities in the UK, which were instead carried out by Fprop PDR.

The increase in profit before unallocated central overheads and tax was attributable to:

i. The purchase by the Group and FOP of six properties in Poland and Romania during the year which made a contribution to the Group's profit before unallocated overheads and tax of GBP2.27 million (2014: nil). These acquisitions also resulted in GBP1.84 million of negative goodwill, a non-cash item which has been credited to the Income Statement; and

ii. The full year contribution to profit before unallocated overheads and tax from the additional properties purchased by the Group and FOP in the previous year of GBP1.83 million (2014: GBP676,000).

Commercial property markets outlook

Poland:

GDP growth in Poland, Europe's sixth largest economy, accelerated to 3.4% in 2014 and is forecast to grow by the same amount in 2015 and 2016. Rent levels for commercial property are generally sustainable, subject to location. Capital values remain largely unchanged from their credit crunch lows and yield some 2-3% more than equivalent property in Western Europe. In addition, Poland's banking sector is well capitalised and keen to lend against property at record low interest rates.

Poland is a tangential beneficiary of the quantitative easing taking place in the euro zone, which has boosted economic activity in Germany and by association Poland; some 40% of Poland's trade is with Germany. QE has also, amongst other things, suppressed euro interest rates and the value of the euro (the currency in which most Polish commercial property transacts and in which rents are paid), translating into reduced capital values for non-euro based investors. Given this confluence of circumstances, we believe the business case for property investment in Poland to be highly compelling.

United Kingdom:

The UK was the fastest growing major advanced economy in 2014, growing at 2.8%, and is forecast by the OBR to grow by 2.5% in 2015. Consumer confidence is at a twelve year high and occupier demand for commercial property is growing across the board. This is slowly manifesting itself in increasing property values and rising rents. Investment demand, including from international investors, continues to spread into the regions.

We expect the newly elected Government to continue its efforts to loosen the planning system to enable higher rates of new development. We shall be looking out in particular for any news of its intention to extend Permitted Development Rights (PDR) beyond its current scheduled expiry in May 2016.

Current Trading and Prospects

The financial year just ended has been transformational for the Group principally because of the six investments made by it and FOP in Poland and Romania, which should yield recurring profit before unallocated overheads and tax of just over GBP6 million per annum. These earnings will more than replace the fee income we used to earn from the USS fund which expires in August 2015 and which at its peak amounted to some GBP3 million per annum.

The Group's future earnings are substantially underpinned, its balance sheet is strong, the economies in which we operate are growing, we have investment mandates which will result in the Group's earnings growing and we are working on new interesting transactions. I therefore look to the future with excitement and confidence.

Ben Habib

Chief Executive

11 June 2015

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

for the year ended 31 March 2015

 
                                   Notes           Year ended             Year ended 
                                                     31 March               31 March 
                                             2015 (unaudited)                   2014 
                                                        Total              (audited) 
                                                      results 
                                                                               Total 
                                                                             results 
                                                      GBP'000                GBP'000 
--------------------------------  ------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
 Revenue - existing operations                         14,325                 17,004 
   - business acquisitions                              4,198                  1,041 
--------------------------------  ------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                                       18,523                 18,045 
--------------------------------  ------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 Cost of sales                                        (3,156)                (5,800) 
--------------------------------  ------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 Gross profit                                          15,367                 12,245 
 Recognition of negative                                1,123                      - 
  goodwill on refinancing 
  of subsidiary 
 Recognition of negative                                  716                      - 
  goodwill on acquisition 
  of subsidiaries 
 Fair value adjustment                                  (876)                      - 
  to investment properties 
 Operating expenses                                   (6,925)                (5,019) 
--------------------------------  ------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 Operating profit                                       9,405                  7,226 
--------------------------------  ------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 Share of results in associates                           185                    190 
 Distribution income                                      694                     63 
 Re-classification of 
  profit                                                    -                     35 
 Loss on disposal of asset 
  held for resale                                           -                    (7) 
 Interest income                                          145                    148 
 Interest expense                                     (2,346)                (1,057) 
--------------------------------  ------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 Profit before tax                                      8,083                  6,598 
 Tax credit/(charge)                   5                  328                  (962) 
--------------------------------  ------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 Profit for the year                                    8,411                  5,636 
--------------------------------  ------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
  Attributable to: 
   Owners of the parent                                 8,172                  5,281 
   Non-controlling interest                               239                    355 
                                                        8,411                  5,636 
 
   Earnings per share: 
 Basic                                 6                7.21p                  4.75p 
 
  Diluted                              6                6.93p                  4.53p 
--------------------------------  ------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 

All operations are continuing.

CONSOLIDATED SEPARATE STATEMENT

OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

for the year ended 31 March 2015

 
                                             Year ended   Year ended 
                                               31 March     31 March 
                                                   2015         2014 
                                            (unaudited)    (audited) 
                                                  Total        Total 
                                                results      results 
                                                GBP'000      GBP'000 
-----------------------------------  ---  -------------  ----------- 
 
 Profit for the year                              8,411        5,636 
----------------------------------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Other comprehensive income 
 Exchange differences 
  on retranslation of foreign 
  subsidiaries                                      272        (128) 
 Re-classification of 
  profit                                              -         (35) 
 Revaluation of available-for-sale                   37            - 
  financial assets 
 Taxation                                             -            - 
-----------------------------------  ---  -------------  ----------- 
 Total comprehensive income 
  for the year                                    8,720        5,473 
 
 Total comprehensive income 
  for the year attributable 
  to: 
 Owners of the parent                             8,505        5,327 
  Non-controlling interest                          215          146 
                                                  8,720        5,473 
 ---------------------------------------  -------------  ----------- 
 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As at 31 March 2015

 
                                  Notes          As at        As at 
                                              31 March     31 March 
                                                  2015         2014 
                                           (unaudited)    (audited) 
                                               GBP'000      GBP'000 
 Non-current assets 
 Goodwill                             7            153          153 
 Investment properties                8        114,262       48,759 
 Property, plant and equipment                      43           65 
                                      9 
 Interest in associates             (a)            671          675 
                                      9 
 Other financial assets             (b)          1,531        1,706 
 Other receivables                   11            283          400 
 Deferred tax assets                             3,803          839 
-------------------------------  ------  -------------  ----------- 
 Total non-current assets                      120,746       52,597 
-------------------------------  ------  -------------  ----------- 
 
 Current assets 
 Inventories - land and 
  buildings                          10         12,639       12,304 
 Current tax assets                                236           76 
 Trade and other receivables         11          5,744        4,135 
 Cash and cash equivalents                      12,240       11,279 
-------------------------------  ------  -------------  ----------- 
 Total current assets                           30,859       27,794 
-------------------------------  ------  -------------  ----------- 
 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables            12        (8,134)      (4,224) 
 Financial liabilities               13       (11,788)      (4,349) 
 Current tax liabilities                         (108)        (247) 
-------------------------------  ------  -------------  ----------- 
 Total current liabilities                    (20,030)      (8,820) 
-------------------------------  ------  -------------  ----------- 
 Net current assets                             10,829       18,974 
-------------------------------  ------  -------------  ----------- 
 Total assets less current 
  liabilities                                  131,575       71,571 
-------------------------------  ------  -------------  ----------- 
 Non-current liabilities: 
 Deferred tax liabilities                      (2,631)        (897) 
  Financial liabilities              13       (97,925)     (47,212) 
 Net assets                                     31,019       23,462 
-------------------------------  ------  -------------  ----------- 
 
 Equity 
 Called up share capital                         1,149        1,149 
 Share premium                                   5,505        5,498 
 Foreign exchange translation 
  reserve                                        (618)        (914) 
 Revaluation reserve                              (49)         (86) 
 Share-based payment reserve                       203          203 
 Retained earnings                              23,735       16,717 
-------------------------------  ------  -------------  ----------- 
 Equity attributable to 
  the owners of the parent                      29,925       22,567 
 Non-controlling interest                        1,094          895 
-------------------------------  ------  -------------  ----------- 
 Total equity                                   31,019       23,462 
-------------------------------  ------  -------------  ----------- 
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

for the year ended 31 March 2015

 
 Group                Share     Share   Share-based       Foreign   Purchase    Investment   Retained   Non-controlling     Total 
                    capital   premium       payment      exchange     of own   revaluation   earnings          interest 
                                            reserve   translation     shares       reserve 
                                                          reserve 
                                            GBP'000                                                             GBP'000 
                    GBP'000   GBP'000                     GBP'000    GBP'000       GBP'000    GBP'000                     GBP'000 
-----------------  --------  --------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------------  -------- 
 At 1 
  April 
  2014                1,149     5,498           203         (914)      (310)          (86)     17,027               895    23,462 
 Profit 
  for the 
  period                  -         -             -             -          -             -      8,411                 -     8,411 
 Net change 
  in available 
  for sale 
  financial 
  assets                  -         -             -             -          -            37          -                 -        37 
 Movement 
  on foreign 
  exchange                -         -             -           296          -             -          -              (24)       272 
 Sale 
  of treasury 
  shares                  -         7             -             -        137             -          -                 -       144 
 Non-controlling 
  interest                -         -             -             -          -             -      (239)               239         - 
 Dividends 
  paid                    -         -             -             -          -             -    (1,291)              (16)   (1,307) 
-----------------  --------  --------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------------  -------- 
 At 31 
  March 
  2015                1,149     5,505           203         (618)      (173)          (49)     23,908             1,094    31,019 
-----------------  --------  --------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------------  -------- 
 
 
 At 1 
  April 
  2013                1,149     5,492           203         (995)      (603)          (51)     12,947               401    18,543 
 Profit 
  for the 
  period                  -         -             -             -          -             -      5,636                 -     5,636 
 Net change 
  in available 
  for sale 
  financial 
  assets                  -         -             -             -          -          (35)          -                 -      (35) 
 Movement 
  on foreign 
  exchange                -         -             -            81          -             -          -             (209)     (128) 
 Sale 
  of treasury 
  shares                  -         6             -             -        293             -          -                 -       299 
 Non-controlling 
  interest                -         -             -             -          -             -      (355)               355         - 
 Decrease 
  in 
  non-controlling 
  interest 
  (acquisition 
  of CORP)                -         -             -             -          -             -          -              (63)      (63) 
 Increase 
  in 
  non-controlling 
  interest 
  (FOP)                   -         -             -             -          -             -          -               507       507 
 Dividends 
  paid                    -         -             -             -          -             -    (1,201)              (96)   (1,297) 
-----------------  --------  --------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------------  -------- 
 At 31 
  March 
  2014                1,149     5,498           203         (914)      (310)          (86)     17,027               895    23,462 
-----------------  --------  --------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ------------  ---------  ----------------  -------- 
 

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 March 2015

 
 
                                                  2015       2014 
                                      Notes      Group      Group 
                                               GBP'000    GBP'000 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 Cash flows from operating 
  activities 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 Operating profit                                9,405      7,226 
 Adjustments for: 
 Depreciation of investment 
  property, plant & equipment                      387         31 
 Fair value adjustment                             876          - 
  on investment properties 
 Negative goodwill                             (1,839)          - 
 Share based payments                                -          - 
 (Increase)/decrease in 
  inventories                                    (258)    (4,474) 
 (Increase)/decrease in 
  trade and other receivables                    (486)    (2,604) 
 Increase/(decrease) in 
  trade and other payables                         577      1,547 
 Other non-cash adjustments                         81        203 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 Cash generated from operations                  8,743      1,929 
 Taxes paid                                      (826)      (552) 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 Net cash flow from operating 
  activities                                     7,917      1,377 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 
 Cash flow from/(used 
  in) investing activities 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 Purchase of investments                         (353)      (849) 
 Proceeds from investments                         565          - 
 Proceeds from sale of 
  financial assets                                   -         28 
 Capital expenditure investment 
  properties                                     (383)       (46) 
 Proceeds from sale of 
  shares in associates                               -         23 
 Cash paid on acquisitions 
  of new subsidiaries                     4    (4,638)    (4,415) 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  received on acquisitions 
  of new subsidiaries                     4      3,055        786 
 Purchase of non-controlling 
  interest                                           -      (126) 
 Purchase of investment 
  property                                           -      (555) 
 Purchase of property, 
  plant & equipment                               (14)       (60) 
 Interest received                                 145        148 
 Dividends from associates                         189        107 
 Distributions received                            694         63 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 Net cash flow from investing 
  activities                                     (740)    (4,896) 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 
 Cash flow (used in)/from 
  financing activities 
 Proceeds from issue of 
  shares to non-controlling 
  interest                                           -        507 
 Proceeds from non-controlling 
  interest shareholder 
  loan in subsidiary                                 -      1,206 
 Repayment of shareholder 
  loan in subsidiary                             (293)      (107) 
 Proceeds from bank loan                         3,547      3,136 
 Repayment of bank loan                        (4,574)      (387) 
 Repayment of finance 
  lease                                        (1,202)      (463) 
 Sale of shares held in 
  Treasury                                         144        299 
 Interest paid                                 (2,266)    (1,029) 
 Dividends paid                                (1,291)    (1,201) 
 Dividends paid to non-controlling 
  interest                                        (16)       (96) 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 Net cash flow (used in)/from 
  financing activities                         (5,951)      1,865 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 
 Net increase in cash 
  and cash equivalents                           1,226    (1,654) 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at the beginning of the 
  year                                          11,279     12,979 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 Currency translation 
  gains/(losses) on cash 
  and cash equivalents                           (265)       (46) 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents 
  at the year-end                               12,240     11,279 
-----------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 
   1.             Basis of preparation 

-- These preliminary financial statements have not been audited and are derived from the statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. They have been prepared in accordance with the Group's accounting policies that will be applied in the Group's annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2015. These are consistent with the policies applied for the year ended 31 March 2014. These accounting policies are drawn up in accordance with International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and as adopted by the European Union (EU). Whilst the financial information included in this preliminary statement has been prepared in accordance with IFRS, this announcement does not itself contain sufficient information to fully comply with IFRS. The comparative figures for the financial year ended 31 March 2014 are not the statutory accounts for the financial year but are derived from those accounts prepared under IFRS which have been reported on by the Group's auditors and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors was unqualified, did not include references to any matter to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their report and did not contain a statement under section 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.

-- These preliminary financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 10 June 2015.

   2.             Revenue 

Revenue from continuing operations consists of revenue arising in the United Kingdom 20% (2014: 53%), Poland 74% (2014: 47%) and Romania 6% (2014: nil). All revenue relates solely to the Group's principal activities.

   3.             Segment reporting 2015 
 
                          Property             Group         Group   Unallocated       Total 
                              fund        properties          fund       central 
                        management         and other    properties     overheads 
                                      co-investments         "FOP" 
                           GBP'000           GBP'000       GBP'000       GBP'000     GBP'000 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 External revenue 
  - Existing 
  operations 
  - Sale of 
  inventory                  6,140             2,968         5,217             -      14,325 
  - Business                     -                 -             -             -           - 
  acquisitions                   -             3,479           719             -       4,198 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Total                       6,140             6,447         5,936             -      18,523 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 
 Depreciation 
  and amortisation              18               363             6             -         387 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Operating 
  Profit                     4,435             5,454         2,454       (2,938)       9,405 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 
 Share of results 
  in associates                  -               185             -             -         185 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Distribution 
  income                         -               694             -             -         694 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Interest income                 -                36            89            20         145 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Interest payable                -             (730)       (1,616)             -     (2,346) 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Profit/(loss) 
  before tax                 4,435             5,639           927       (2,918)       8,083 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 
 Analysed as: 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Before performance 
  fees and related 
  items                      1,605             4,489         2,272         (963)       7,403 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Negative goodwill 
  Felix                          -             1,123             -             -       1,123 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Negative goodwill 
  Gdynia Podolska 
  and Corktree                   -               716             -             -         716 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Fair value 
  adjustment                     -                 -         (876)             -       (876) 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Depreciation                    -             (357)             -             -       (357) 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Performance 
  fees                       3,365                 -             -             -       3,365 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Staff incentives            (535)             (194)         (184)       (1,955)     (2,868) 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Realised foreign 
  currency gain                  -             (138)         (285)             -       (423) 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Total                       4,435             5,639           927       (2,918)       8,083 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 
 Assets - Group              1,633            84,478        58,522         6,301     150,934 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Assets- associates              -               979             -         (308)         671 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Liabilities                 (289)          (72,437)      (45,666)       (2,194)   (120,586) 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Net assets                  1,344            13,020        12,856         3,799      31,019 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Additions 
  to 
  non-current 
  assets 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Property, 
  plant and 
  equipment                     14                 -             -             -          14 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Investment 
  properties                     -            66,909         8,864             -      75,773 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Investments                     -               353             -             -         353 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Interest in                     -                 -             -             -           - 
  associates 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 

Segment reporting 2014

 
                          Property             Group         Group   Unallocated      Total 
                              fund        properties          fund       central 
                        management         and other    properties     overheads 
                                      co-investments         "FOP" 
                           GBP'000           GBP'000       GBP'000       GBP'000    GBP'000 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 External revenue 
  - Existing 
   operations                4,268             2,440         2,246             -      8,954 
  - Sale of 
   inventory                     -             8,050             -             -      8,050 
  - Business 
   acquisitions                  -                 -         1,041             -      1,041 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Total                       4,268            10,490         3,287             -     18,045 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 Depreciation 
  and amortisation            (21)               (7)           (3)             -       (31) 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Operating 
  Profit 
   - Existing 
   operations                2,630             5,010         1,388       (2,413)      6,615 
   - Business 
   acquisitions                  -                 -           611             -        611 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Total                       2,630             5,010         1,999       (2,413)      7,226 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 Share of results 
  in associates                  -               190             -             -        190 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Profit on 
  disposal of 
  asset held 
  for resale                     -                 -             -            28         28 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Dividend income                 -                63             -             -         63 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Interest income                 -                76            40            32        148 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Interest payable                -             (251)         (806)             -    (1,057) 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Profit/(loss) 
  before tax                 2,630             5,088         1,233       (2,353)      6,598 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 Analysed as: 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Before performance 
  fees and related 
  items                      2,592             5,157         1,288         (830)      8,207 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Performance 
  fees                         451                 -             -             -        451 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Staff incentives            (413)              (69)          (55)       (1,523)    (2,060) 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Realised foreign                -                 -             -             -          - 
  currency gain 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Total                       2,630             5,088         1,233       (2,353)      6,598 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 Assets - Group              1,241            16,983        54,890         6,602     79,716 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Assets- associates              -               983             -         (308)        675 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Liabilities                 (884)          (10,935)      (43,587)       (1,523)   (56,929) 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Net assets                    357             7,031        11,303         4,771     23,462 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Additions 
  to 
  non-current 
  assets 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Property, 
  plant and 
  equipment                     41                19             -             -         60 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Investment 
  properties                     -                 -        28,717             -     28,717 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Investments                     -               849             -             -        849 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 Interest in                     -                 -             -             -          - 
  associates 
--------------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------  ------------  --------- 
 

Interest income from the cash that is 100% controlled is not allocated to a separate segment, because cash is managed centrally, and is netted off against unallocated central overheads. Head office costs and overheads that are common to all segments are shown separately under unallocated central overheads. Assets, liabilities and costs which relate to Group central activities have not been allocated to business segments.

The geographic location of physical non-current assets is UK GBP2,229,000 (2014: GBP2,424,000), Poland GBP109,568,000 (2014: GBP48,934,000) and Romania GBP5,080,000 (2014: GBPNil).

   4.             Business acquisitions 

The Group directly made three acquisitions:

- On 27 July 2014 the Group took control of Felix Development SRL. Felix owns three properties located in Romania; and

- On 15 December 2014 the Group acquired a beneficial interest in the entire issued share capital in Corktree Sp z.o.o and Gdynia Podolska Sp. z.o.o. for EUR2.65m and EUR2.25m respectively. Both Corktree's and Gdynia Podolska's main assets are office buildings in Poland.

The Group's subsidiary Fprop Opportunities plc (FOP) made one further acquisition during the year. On 19 September 2014 it acquired all the share capital in Zinga Poland Sp. z.o.o for EUR378,000. Zinga's main asset is an office block in Warsaw, Central Poland.

Following all four purchases a total of GBP1.84m of negative goodwill was generated.

 
                                  Felix      Zinga      Gydnia   Corktree   31 March 
                                                      Podolska                  2015 
                                GBP'000    GBP'000     GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000 
----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ---------  --------- 
 Acquisitions of 
  net assets acquired 
  at fair value 
 Cash                               437        310       1,501        807      3,055 
 Trade and other 
  receivables                       102        438       1,029      1,048      2,617 
 Share in subsidiary                  -          -           -         19         19 
 Investment property              5,547      8,846      33,137     27,860     75,390 
 Trade and other 
  payables                        (369)      (204)       (389)      (972)    (1,934) 
 Tax liabilities                   (53)       (52)        (52)         99       (58) 
 Financial liabilities          (3,566)    (9,013)    (32,204)   (26,401)   (71,184) 
 Tenant deposits                  (440)       (29)       (885)       (74)    (1,428) 
 Fair value of goodwill         (1,123)        (2)       (392)      (322)    (1,839) 
 Foreign exchange                     -          -           -          -          - 
  reserve 
 Total purchase price 
  paid in cash                      535        294       1,745      2,064      4,638 
----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ---------  --------- 
                                                                             (4,638) 
 Cash paid on acquisitions        (535)      (294)     (1,745)    (2,064)      3,055 
  Cash and cash equivalents 
   acquired on purchases            437        310       1,501        807 
----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ---------  --------- 
 Acquisitions net 
  of cash and cash 
  equivalents acquired             (98)         16       (244)    (1,257)    (1,583) 
----------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ---------  --------- 
 
   5.             Tax expense 
 
                                   2015       2014 
                                GBP'000    GBP'000 
----------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Analysis of tax charge for 
  the year 
 Current tax                      (525)      (761) 
 Deferred tax                       853      (201) 
 Total tax charge for the 
  year                              328      (962) 
----------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 

The tax charge includes actual current and deferred tax for continuing operations.

Brought forward tax losses, have been utilised and partially offset against profits arising in the UK. These tax losses were not previously recognised as a deferred tax asset due to insufficient foreseeable taxable income being earned in the UK.

As a result of the above the effective tax rate for the Group is -4.1% (2014:15%).

The deferred tax credit is largely attributable to the acquisitions of Corktree and Gdynia Podolska during the year. This has been created as a result of the nil value paid for the deferred tax asset on acquisition. The deferred tax asset has been restricted to two years worth of profits.

   6.             Earnings/NAV per share 
 
                                  2015      2014 
----------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Basic earnings per share        7.21p     4.75p 
 Diluted earnings per share      6.93p     4.53p 
 
                               GBP'000   GBP'000 
----------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Basic earnings                  8,172     5,281 
 Diluted earnings assuming 
  full dilution                  8,187     5,298 
 

The following numbers of shares have been used to calculate both the basic and diluted earnings per share:

 
                                           2015          2014 
                                         Number        Number 
---------------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Weighted average number 
  of Ordinary shares in issue 
  (used for basic earnings 
  per share calculation)            113,348,847   111,265,093 
---------------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Number of share options 
  assumed to be exercised             4,850,000     5,750,000 
---------------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Total number of ordinary 
  shares used in the diluted 
  earnings per share calculation    118,198,847   117,015,093 
---------------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 

The following earnings have been used to calculate both the basic and diluted earnings per share:

 
                                         2015       2014 
                                      GBP'000    GBP'000 
----------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Basic earnings per share 
 Basic earnings                         8,172      5,281 
----------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 
 Diluted earnings per share 
 Basic earnings                         8,172      5,281 
 Notional interest on share 
  options assumed to be exercised          15         17 
----------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Diluted earnings                       8,187      5,298 
----------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 
 
                                           2015          2014 
---------------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Net assets per share                    26.30p        20.00p 
  Adjusted Net assets per share          35.75p        24.80p 
 The following numbers have been used to calculate 
  both the net assets and adjusted net assets 
  per share: 
 Net assets per share                    Number        Number 
---------------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Number of shares in issue 
  at year end                       113,792,541   112,952,158 
                                        GBP'000       GBP'000 
---------------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Net assets excluding non 
  controlling interest                   29,925        22,567 
 Adjusted net assets per share           Number        Number 
 Number of shares in issue 
  at year end                       113,792,541   112,952,158 
 Number of share options assumed 
  to be exercised                     4,850,000     5,750,000 
 Total                              118,642,541   118,702,158 
 
 
 Adjusted net assets per share    GBP'000   GBP'000 
 Net assets excluding non 
  controlling interest             29,925    22,567 
 Adjustments for market value 
  of assets and debt               12,488     6,869 
 Total                             42,413    29,436 
 
   7.             Goodwill 
 
                    2015       2014 
                   Group      Group 
                 GBP'000    GBP'000 
-------------  ---------  --------- 
 
 At 1 April          153        114 
 Additions             -         39 
 At 31 March         153        153 
-------------  ---------  --------- 
 
   8.             Investment properties 

Investment properties owned by the Group, and indirectly via FOP are stated at cost less depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The properties were valued by CBRE, Polish Properties and BNP Paribas at the Group's financial year-end at EUR176.73 million (2014: EUR63.96 million), the Sterling equivalent at closing foreign exchange rates being GBP127.86 million (2014: GBP52.88 million). On acquisition of the Gdynia Podolska property during the year the Directors took the decision to depreciate the property over the lease term. In the Director's opinion the property's estimated residual value at the end of the period of ownership will be lower than the carrying value. No other property has been depreciated as the estimated residual value is expected to be higher than the carrying value.

 
                                     2015       2014 
                                    Group      Group 
                                  GBP'000    GBP'000 
------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Investment properties 
 At 1 April                        48,759     20,349 
 Business acquisitions             75,390     28,116 
 Capital expenditure                  383         46 
 Purchase additions                     -        555 
 Depreciation                       (357)          - 
 Fair value adjustment              (876)          - 
 Foreign exchange translation     (9,037)      (307) 
------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 At 31 March                      114,262     48,759 
------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 
   9.             Investment in associates and other financial assets 

The Group has the following investments:

 
                                   2015       2014 
                                  Group      Group 
                                GBP'000    GBP'000 
----------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 a) Associates 
 At 1 April                         675        615 
 Disposals                            -       (23) 
 Share of associates profit 
  after tax                         185        190 
 Dividends received               (189)      (107) 
----------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 At 31 March                        671        675 
----------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 

The Group's investments in associated companies is held at cost plus its share of post-acquisition profits assuming the adoption of the cost model for accounting for investment properties under IAS40 and comprises the following:

 
                                          2015       2014 
                                         Group      Group 
                                       GBP'000    GBP'000 
-----------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Investments in associates 
 5(th) Property Trading Ltd                827        863 
 Regional Property Trading 
  Ltd                                      152        120 
-----------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
                                           979        983 
-----------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Less: Share of profit after 
  tax withheld on sale of property 
  to 5(th) Property Trading 
  Ltd in 2007                            (308)      (308) 
-----------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
                                           671        675 
-----------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 

If the Group had adopted the alternative fair value model for accounting for investment properties, the carrying value of the investment in associates would have increased by GBP504,000 (2014: GBP775,000) to GBP1,175,000 (2014: GBP1,450,000).

 
                                      2015       2014 
                                     Group      Group 
                                   GBP'000    GBP'000 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 b) Other financial assets 
  and investments 
 At 1 April                          1,706        892 
 Additions                             353        849 
 Disposals                           (565)       (35) 
 Increase in fair value during          37          - 
  the year 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 At 31 March                         1,531      1,706 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 

The Group holds two unlisted investments in funds managed by it. Both are held at fair value. All of the assets have been classified as available for sale. In the Directors' view the fair value has been estimated to be not materially different from their carrying value. Fair value has been arrived at by applying the Group's percentage holding in the investments of the fair value of their net assets.

   10.          Inventories - land and buildings 
 
                                      2015       2014 
                                     Group      Group 
                                   GBP'000    GBP'000 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Group properties for resale 
  at cost 
 At 1 April                         12,304      8,591 
 Purchases                               -      4,428 
  Capital expenditure                  258         46 
  Disposals                              -          - 
  Foreign exchange translation          77      (761) 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 At 31 March                        12,639     12,304 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 
   11.          Trade and other receivables 
 
                                       2015       2014 
                                      Group      Group 
                                    GBP'000    GBP'000 
--------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Current assets 
 Trade receivables                    1,655      3,305 
 Other receivables                    3,147        502 
 Prepayments and accrued income         942        328 
--------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
                                      5,744      4,135 
--------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 
 Non-current assets 
--------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Other receivables                      283        400 
--------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 
   12.          Trade and other payables 
 
                                    2015       2014 
                                   Group      Group 
                                 GBP'000    GBP'000 
-----------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade payables                    2,605      1,139 
 Other taxation and social 
  security                           580        289 
 Other payables and accruals       4,938      2,780 
 Deferred income                      11         16 
-----------------------------  ---------  --------- 
                                   8,134      4,224 
-----------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 
   13.          Financial liabilities 
 
                                           2015       2014 
                                        GBP'000    GBP'000 
------------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Current liabilities 
 Bank loan                                9,382      3,840 
 Finance leases                           2,406        509 
------------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
                                         11,788      4,349 
------------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Loans repayable by subsidiary 
  (FOP) to third party shareholders       1,936      2,229 
 Bank loans                              50,610     32,322 
 Finance leases                          45,379     12,661 
------------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
                                         97,925     47,212 
------------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 
 
                                      2015       2014 
                                   GBP'000    GBP'000 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Total obligations under bank 
  loans and finance leases 
 Repayable within one year          11,788      4,349 
 Repayable within one and five 
  years                             57,928     35,106 
 Repayable after five years         39,997     12,106 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
                                   109,713     51,561 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 

Loans repayable by FOP to third party shareholders are repayable in October 2020.

Seven bank loans and three finance leases (all denominated in foreign currencies) totalling GBP107,777,000 (2014: GBP49,332,000) included within financial liabilities are secured against investment properties owned by the Group and Fprop Opportunities plc (FOP) and the property owned by the Group shown under inventories. These bank loans and finance leases are otherwise non-recourse to the Group's assets.

The preliminary results are being circulated to all shareholders and can be downloaded from the Company's web-site (www.fprop.com). Further copies can be obtained from the registered office at 35 Old Queen Street, London, SW1H 9JA.

This information is provided by RNS

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