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Annual Report 2011

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Daejan Holdings PLC

Report & Financial Statements 2011

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Daejan Holdings PLC

Report & Financial Statements 2011

Profit before Taxation
Profit after Taxation
Earnings per Share
Dividends per Share
Equity Shareholders’ Funds per Share

Summary of Results

Year ended 31 March
2010
£000
61,129
45,655
£2.80
74.0p
£48.17

2011
£000
84,363
67,833
£4.16
75.0p
£51.43

Final Dividend of 50p per share payable on 11 November 2011 to shareholders on the register
on 14 October 2011.

Contents

Summary of Results

Chairman’s Statement

Directors’ Report

Directors’ Remuneration Report

Corporate Governance

Directors’ Responsibilities

Independent Auditors’ Report

Consolidated Income Statement

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

Consolidated Balance Sheet

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Company Balance Sheet

Notes to the Company Financial Statements

Five-Year Record

Directors and Advisers

Notice of Meeting

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Chairman’s Statement

I have pleasure in presenting the Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2011.

It is encouraging to be able to report that, notwithstanding the challenging economic environment,
total rental and related income has exceeded £100 million for the first time in the Group’s history.

Investment Property

The table below shows a summary of the annual revaluation of our Investment Property:

Commercial Property
UK
USA
Residential Property
UK
USA

Total

Valuation Percentage
Change

March 2011
£m

575.4
36.3

408.8
205.9

+4.1%
+2.0%

+7.0%
+10.5%

1,226.4

+6.1%

The  rate  of  growth  in  the  value  of  our  portfolio  reflected  in  the  interim  statement  increased
somewhat  during  the  second  half  of  the  year  to  produce  an  overall  annual  uplift  of  6.1%
(2010–2.5%).

In the UK the uplift in valuation has been £49.7 million, equivalent to 5.3% (2010–4.4%). Property
values have increased across all sectors of our portfolio with the exception of our holding of care

Above & right:
260 West End Avenue
Manhattan, New York.

Far right:
Africa House, Kingsway,
London WC2
(currently undergoing
major refurbishment).

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homes which is discussed in more detail below. The strongest growth has come from our residential
portfolio, particularly in London, and from our office properties.

In the USA I am pleased to report a return to growth in values with an overall like-for-like gain on
revaluation in dollar terms of 4.9% (2010–5.3% reduction).

The  table  below  provides  an  analysis  of  the  movement  in  the  value  of  the  investment  property
portfolio and the impact of both revaluation and foreign exchange movements over the year:

Movement in Valuation of the Total Investment Property Portfolio

Opening Valuation
New Acquisitions
Additions to Existing Properties
Disposals

Revaluation Gain
Foreign Exchange Loss

Closing Valuation*

2011
£m

1,155.4
23.2
6.8
(0.9)

1,184.5
52.0
(11.7)

1,224.8

2010
£m

1,126.7
11.3
5.6
(0.2)

1,143.4
25.0
(13.0)

1,155.4

*In this table and in the Financial Statements, the total valuation of £1,226.4 million is stated net of £1.6 million of lease incentives,
as required by accounting standards – see Note 9.

This page:
77 North Washington,
Boston, Mass.

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Chairman’s Statement (continued)

Acquisitions and Funding

In  the  UK  our  primary  focus  has  continued  to  be  the  enhancement  of  capital  values  and  rental
income  within  our  existing  portfolio. We  continue  to  review  the  market  for  potential  acquisitions
which meet our rigorous criteria and it is possible that in the coming year more property will come
onto the market as a consequence of owners seeking to reduce gearing and increase liquidity.

We have seen some easing in the general availability and pricing of finance in the UK but we take a
long term approach to the ownership of property and there are still too few financial institutions
who take a similarly long view.

During the year we have continued our programme of acquisitions in the USA with the purchase of
a number of residential properties in Bronx, New York at a total cost of $35.4 million.

Analysis by Property Type 

Property UK

Property USA

Commercial £575.4m

Residential £408.8m

Commercial £36.3m

Residential £205.9m

Commercial Property UK

Commercial Property USA

Offices £200.2m
Leisure £23.5m
Industrial £31.7m

Retail £260.7m
Land & Development £28.4m
Care Homes £30.9m

Offices £33.9m

Retail £2.4m

Analysis by Location 

UK Valuations

USA Valuations

London & the South £732.5m
Midlands & East Anglia £110.7m
Wales & West £61.7m
North & Scotland £79.3m

New York £119.6m
Boston £26.2m
Baltimore £15.0m

Florida £54.7m
New Jersey £24.3m
Pennsylvania £2.4m

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Top: Park West, Marble Arch, London W2.

Above: Oslo Court, Regents Park, London NW8.

Left & opposite page:
611, West 158th Street, Manhattan, New York.

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Chairman’s Statement (continued)

Mention needs to be made of the nine care homes, purchased in 2008, which are leased to Southern
Cross Healthcare Group PLC whose financial difficulties have been widely reported in the media. In
accordance with the requirements of accounting standards the care homes have been included in
the independent professional valuation at 31 March 2011 on the basis of the information which was
available on that date.We are actively exploring alternative courses of action aimed at sustaining the
value of these properties. However, it is likely that, at least in the short term, the income and the value
of our care homes will be adversely affected. At 31 March 2011 the combined book value of these
properties represented 2.5% of the total investment property portfolio.

Development Activity

I am pleased to report that work commenced on site at the beginning of January this year on our
major scheme of refurbishment and extension of Africa House WC2. Based on progress to date, the
building will become available for occupation in early 2013.

Development projects can take several years to bring to fruition and at any time we have a number
of potential projects under consideration.

The developments which we have completed in the last few years at 164 Shaftesbury Avenue WC2,
25/29 Worship Street, EC2 and 49/50 Great Marlborough Street WC1, are now all fully let.

Results for the Year

The  profit  before  taxation  for  the  year  ended  31  March  2011  amounts  to  £84.4  million  (2010  –
£61.1 million);  this  result  includes  a  net  valuation  gain  of  £52.0  million  arising  on  investment
property (2010 – £25.0 million).

This page:
The Franconia,
20 West 72nd Street,
Manhattan,
New York.

Opposite page:
The Square,
Broad Street,
Birmingham .

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The  table  below  shows  the  performance  of  our  core  rental  business  before  and  after  property
valuation movements:

Total Rental and Related Income from Investment Property
Property Operating Expenses
Net Rental and Related Income from Investment Property
Profit on Disposals of Investment Property
Administrative Expenses
Net Operating Profit before Net Valuation Gains
Net Valuation Gains on Investment Property
Net Financing Costs

Profit before Tax

2011
£m
102.7
(60.7)
42.0
9.3
(10.6)
40.7
52.0
(8.3)
84.4

2010
£m
99.9
(56.0)
43.9
5.1
(10.0)
39.0
25.0
(2.9)
61.1

The increase in total rental income principally arises in the USA whilst increases in UK residential
rents have largely been offset by an increase in commercial voids.

The  last  year  has  seen  a  significant  reduction  in  UK  residential  vacancy  rates  and  the  cost  of  the
refurbishment works necessary to achieve this improvement has contributed to an increase in the
level of property operating expenses.

It remains our policy not actively to seek the sale of properties from our portfolio and the surplus
on disposals of £9.3 million (2010---£5.1 million) arises largely from the sale of leasehold extensions
in the UK.

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Chairman’s Statement (continued)

A  decrease  of  £6.2  million  in  the  accounting  adjustment  for  the  net  fair  value  gains  on  financial
instruments is the cause of the increase in net financing costs. Interest payments actually decreased
slightly year on year.

Dividend

Your Board has for some time pursued a policy of increasing dividend levels prudently in line with
the  Group’s  continuing  progress  and  this  year  we  are  pleased  to  recommend  an  increase  in  total
dividend to 75p (2010---74p).

Balance Sheet

At 31 March 2011 shareholders’ funds stood at £838 million (2010---£785 million).This is equivalent
to £51.43 per share (2010---£48.17) an increase of 6.8%.

Top & below:
515 West 85th Street,
Manhattan,
New York.

Cash deposits at 31 March were £71.6 million (2010---£24.6 million) with undrawn medium and long
term facilities of £30.6 million (2010---£41.6 million). Gearing, although still relatively low, has risen
to 18.6% (2010---16.6%) principally as a result of a short term borrowing of £41 million which was
repaid in April.

Below Right:
Prestamex House,
Preston Road,
Brighton,
East Sussex.

Environment

We  recognise  our  responsibility  to  take  all  possible  steps  to  minimise  the  environmental  impact
arising  from  our  business  activities. Every  year  we  undertake  programmes  of  repair  and
refurbishment which provide opportunities to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings and
the plant therein.

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It  continues  to  be  our  policy  that  when  undertaking  developments  or  major  schemes  of
refurbishment  we  seek  to  achieve  the  highest  BREEAM  rating  consistent  with  the nature  of  the
building  and  the  scheme  being  undertaken.  BREEAM  is  a  widely  used  environmental  assessment
method for buildings.

Wherever possible we ensure that the waste which we generate is recycled.

Employees

The Group continues to enjoy a stable workforce with low staff turnover.This ensures that the costs
of recruitment are minimised and that the experience of the staff gained over the years is retained
for  the  benefit  of  the  Group.  Staff  are  supported  by  the  Group  in  the  pursuit  of  programmes  of
appropriate professional training.

Health and Safety

It is important that our properties provide a safe and healthy environment for our tenants, staff and
all other users.

Our  properties  are  risk  assessed  on  a  regular  basis  and  with  the  help  of  outside  consultants
comprehensive Health and Safety policies have been established. The Board monitors progress in
this area on an annual basis.

Sub-contractors are required to employ risk management procedures of an equivalent standard.

This page:
30 Kensington
Church Street,
London W8.

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Chairman’s Statement (continued) 

Community

We continue to support community activities, focusing principally on education; donations this year
totalled £150,000 (2010---£120,000). Some years ago shares representing 6.3% of the capital of the
Company  were  donated  to  charitable  companies  which,  in  consequence,  received  dividend
payments in the year of £760,000 (2010---£750,000).

Risks

Economic  recovery  in the  UK  and  USA  is  slow  and uneven. In  the  UK, continuing  pressure  on
household  consumption  has  led  to  a  number  of  failures  in  the  retail  sector  and  this  trend  may
continue for some time. In the USA unemployment remains stubbornly high.

Against this background the Group is exposed to the risk of increasing bad debts and voids. This risk
will be greater if economic growth falters or there is a return to recession.

Above:
43-30 48th Street,
Sunnyside, Queens,
New York.

The Group depends on the availability of funding in order to finance acquisitions, developments and
major  schemes  of  refurbishment. We  have  seen  some  further  easing  in  this  area  but  increased
regulatory and financial pressure on lenders resulting in a reduction in the availability of finance on
acceptable terms could constrain our ability to grow.

With almost 20% by value of the Group’s property portfolio located in the USA, movements in the

Above: 677 West End Avenue,
Manhattan, New York.

Right:
164 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2.

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sterling/dollar  exchange  rate  will  produce  accounting  adjustments  in  the  Group’s  consolidated
financial statements.The overall impact in the current year is not significant but this may not always
be the case.

The Group is exposed to general valuation movements in the UK and USA property markets.

Outlook

In  today's  uncertain  economic  conditions  it  is  particularly  pleasing  to  have  been  able  to  report
another year of progress with encouraging growth in the value of our properties.

It is more than usually difficult at present to form a clear view of what the immediate future may hold
for us. Nevertheless, our property portfolio is diverse and our finances are sound and this gives us
the confidence that your Group will sustain its progress through the continued application of the
prudent, long term business approach which has served us so well over the years.

Loyal  and  hardworking  staff  are  essential  to  our  continued  success;  to  them  must  go  our  sincere
thanks.

B S E Freshwater
Chairman

This page:
Swan Courtyard,
Yardley, Birmingham.

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Directors’ Report

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their Report together with the Financial Statements for
the year to 31 March 2011.

Principal Activities of the Group

Daejan Holdings PLC is a holding company whose principal activity, carried on through its subsidiary
undertakings,  is  property  investment,  with  some  development  also  being  undertaken. Whilst  the
major  part  of  the  Group’s  property  portfolio  comprises  commercial,  industrial  and  residential
premises throughout the United Kingdom, a number of subsidiary undertakings are incorporated in
the United States of America and carry out property investment in that country.

Investment Property

A professional valuation of all the Group’s properties was carried out at 31 March 2011. The resultant
figures are included in the Financial Statements now presented and the net increase of £52.0 million
(2010 – £25.0 million) over previous book values has been included in the Income Statement. The
Group’s UK properties were valued by Colliers CRE, Chartered Surveyors and produced a revaluation
surplus of £44.6 million (2010 – £38.8 million). The Group’s USA properties were valued by Colliers,
Meredith & Grew, Joseph J. Blake and Associates Inc. and Metropolitan Valuation Services Inc. All the
USA firms are General Certified appraisers. The revaluation surplus arising on the USA properties was
£7.4 million (2010 – £13.8 million deficit).

Business Review

The Group’s Business Review is included in the Chairman’s Statement set out on pages 2 to 11 and
is included in this report by reference.

Results and Dividend

The profit for the year amounted to £67.8 million (2010 – £45.7 million). An Interim Dividend of 25p
per  share  was  paid  on 4 March  2011 and  the  Directors  now  recommend  the  payment  of  a  Final
Dividend of 50p per share, making a total for the year of 75p per share (2010 – 74p per share).

Financial Objectives and Policies and Exposure to Financial Risk

The Group operates a cautious financial policy within clear authorities on a non-speculative and long
term basis in order to enable the Group to carry on its business in confidence and with strength. The
Group aims to ensure that the cost of capital is kept to a minimum through the maintenance of its
many long standing relationships with leading banks and other financial institutions. The Group seeks
to minimise the risk of sudden and unexpected rises in finance costs by way of fixed rate debt and
financial  derivative  instruments  whilst  retaining  some flexibility  in  relation  to  short  term interest
rates.

There is no obligation or present intention to repay the Group’s borrowings other than at maturity.

Payment Policy

It is the Group’s policy to settle the terms of payment with suppliers when agreeing the terms of
each transaction, to ensure that those suppliers are aware of those terms and to abide by the agreed
terms of payment, providing that it is satisfied that the supplier has provided the goods or services
in  accordance  with  the  agreed  terms  and  conditions. The  Group  does  not,  however,  follow  any
formal code or statement on payment practice.

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Directors

The Directors who served throughout the year, and who are still in office, are:
Mr B S E Freshwater
Mr D Davis
Mr S I Freshwater
Mr R E Freshwater
Mr A M Freshwater (USA)

(appointed 6 July 2010)
(appointed 6 July 2010)

Brief biographies of the Directors are as follows:

Mr B S E Freshwater. Aged 63 – Joined the Board in December 1971 with primary responsibility for
the  Group’s  finances.  In  July  1976  he  was  appointed  Managing  Director  and,  additionally,  became
Chairman in July 1980.

Mr  D  Davis.  Aged  76 –  A  Chartered  Accountant  and  member  of  the  Institute  of  Taxation,  was
previously  a  partner  in  Cohen  Arnold,  the  Group’s  consulting  accountants.  He  relinquished  his
partnership in 1971 in order to devote more time to his numerous business and other interests. He
has been a non-executive Director of the Company since December 1971.

Mr S I Freshwater. Aged 60 – Directs the Group’s operations in the USA and also has responsibility
for the Group’s UK sales division. He has been a Director of the Company since January 1986.

Mr R E Freshwater Aged 41 – He is currently pursuing an academic career and lectures to graduate
students.  He  is an  actual  and a  potential  beneficiary  of  trusts  with  substantial  holdings  of  the
Company’s equity.

Mr  A  M  Freshwater  Aged 40 – He  is  resident  in  the  UK  and  sits  as  an  Arbitrator  in  complex
commercial disputes. He is a potential beneficiary of trusts and a trustee of certain other trusts with
substantial holdings of the Company’s equity.

The  rules  governing  the  election  and  re-election  of Directors  are  set  out  in  the  Corporate
Governance  section  on  page 18. The  powers  of Directors  of  the  Company  are  as  set  out  in  the
Company’s articles of association.

Directors’ Interests in Transactions

Day-to-day management of the Group’s properties in the United Kingdom is mainly carried out by
Highdorn Co. Limited and by Freshwater Property Management Limited. Mr B S E Freshwater and
Mr S I Freshwater  are  Directors  of  both  companies. They  have  no  beneficial  interest in  the  share
capital  of  Highdorn  Co.  Limited. Mr  B  S  E  Freshwater,  Mr  S  I  Freshwater  and  Mr  D  Davis  are  also
Directors of the parent company of Freshwater Property Management Limited but have no beneficial
interest in either company. Mr R E Freshwater has a beneficial interest in a trust holding interests in
shares in Highdorn Co. Limited.

Details of the amounts paid for the provision of these services are set out in Note 18 to the Financial
Statements.

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Directors’ Report (continued)

Share Capital and Substantial Directors’ and other Shareholdings

The structure of the Company’s Share Capital, including the rights and obligations attaching to the
shares, is given in Note 14 to the Financial Statements.

Directors’ interests in the Share Capital of the Company are as follows:

D Davis
B S E Freshwater
S I Freshwater
R E Freshwater
A M Freshwater

(Notes 2 & 3)
(Notes 1, 2, 3 & 4)
(Notes 2, 3 & 4)
(Notes 2 & 3)
(Notes 2 & 3)

Daejan Holdings PLC
Ordinary Shares
31 March
2010

31 March
2011

763
340,033
89,270
–
–

763
340,033
89,270
–
–

Notes:
1.

2.

3.

All the above holdings were beneficially owned. Mr B S E Freshwater’s shareholding represents 2.1% of the
Issued Share Capital of the Company.
A  further 2,908,116  shares  (2010 – 2,908,116)  representing 17.8%  of  the  Issued  Share  Capital  of  the
Company were held by Freshwater family trusts and by charitable companies in which Mr B S E Freshwater,
Mr S I Freshwater, Mr D Davis and Mr A M Freshwater have no beneficial interest. Mr D Davis and Mr A M
Freshwater are trustees of a trust which owns 250,000 shares representing 1.5% of the Issued Share Capital
of the Company. Mr R E Freshwater has a beneficial interest in certain trusts referred to in this Note 2 which
together hold 326,294 shares, representing 2.0% of the Issued Share Capital of the Company.
In addition to the holdings shown in the table and in Note 2 above, companies owned and controlled by
Mr B S E  Freshwater,  Mr  S  I  Freshwater, their  families and  family  trusts,  held  at  31  March  2011 a  total  of
7,876,431  shares  (2010 –  7,876,431)  representing  48.3%  of  the  Issued  Share  Capital  of  the  Company.
Mr D Davis and Mr A M Freshwater have a non-beneficial interest in some of these shares, either as a Director
of the companies concerned, or as a trustee. Mr R E Freshwater has a beneficial interest in certain trusts
included in this Note 3 which indirectly have interests in 3,774,853 shares, representing 23.2% of the Issued
Share Capital of the Company.

4. Of these shares 89,270 are held by a company owned jointly by Mr B S E Freshwater and Mr S I Freshwater.

Included in Notes 2 and 3 are the following holdings at 31 March 2011, each amounting to 3% or more of the
Company’s Issued Share Capital:

Henry Davies (Holborn) Limited
Trustees of the S I Freshwater Settlement
Distinctive Investments Limited
Quoted Securities Limited
Centremanor Limited
Mayfair Charities Limited
Tabard Property Investment Company Limited

Shares
1,934,090
1,560,000
1,464,550
1,305,631
1,000,000
565,000
500,000

%
11.9
9.6
9.0
8.0
6.1
3.5
3.1

In addition, the Company has been notified of the following substantial interests in its Share Capital
at 31 March 2011:

Valand Investments Limited
Silda 2 Limited

Shares
1,000,000
705,000

%
6.1
4.3

The Company is not aware of any changes to any of the above interests from 31 March 2011 up to
the date of signing this report.

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Significant Agreements

Part 6 of Schedule 7 of the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports)
Regulations  2008 requires  the  Company  to  identify  those  significant agreements  to  which  the
Company  is  party  that  take  effect,  alter  or  terminate  upon  a  change  of  control  of  the  Company
following a takeover bid and the effects of any such agreements.

The Group has five bank loan and mortgage facilities which contain change-of-control clauses. Three
of these facilities require the prior written consent of the lender to a change of control over the
parent  company,  without  which  such  change  of  control  would  constitute  an  event  of  default. A
change of control under the remaining two facilities would similarly constitute an event of default
but  no  provision  is  made  for  the  prior  written  consent  of  the  lender. At  31 March  2011,  these
facilities  represented  £112.3 million  (2010  – £72.2 million)  of  the loans  and  borrowings  in  the
financial statements and all of the undrawn facilities (£30.6 million, 2010 – £41.6 million).

Charitable Donations

Charitable Donations made by the Group amounted to £150,000 (2010 – £120,000).  There were no
political contributions (2010 – £Nil).

Auditors

The Company’s auditors, KPMG Audit Plc, have expressed their willingness to continue in office. In
accordance  with  Section 489  of  the  Companies Act 2006,  resolutions  for  the  reappointment  of
KPMG Audit  Plc  as  auditors  of  the  Company,  and  to  authorise  the  Directors  to  determine  their
remuneration, are to be proposed at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

Statement of Disclosure of Information to Auditors

The Directors who held office at the date of approval of this Directors’ Report confirm that, so far
as they each are aware there is no relevant audit information of which the Company’s auditors are
unaware, and each Director has taken all the steps he ought to have taken as a Director to make
himself  aware  of  any  relevant  audit  information  and  to  establish  that  the  Company’s  auditors  are
aware of that information.

By Order of the Board,

M R M Jenner
Secretary

22 July 2011

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Directors’ Remuneration Report

Audited Information

Remuneration
Details of each individual Director’s remuneration are set out below on an accruals basis.

2011

Mr B S E Freshwater
Mr D Davis
Mr S I Freshwater
Mr R E Freshwater
Mr A M Freshwater

2010

Mr B S E Freshwater
Mr D Davis
Mr S I Freshwater

Salary
£

720,000
–
651,000
–
–

Fees
£

20,000
20,000
20,000
15,000
15,000

Total
£

740,000
20,000
671,000
15,000
15,000

1,371,000

90,000

1,461,000

700,000
–
638,000

20,000
20,000
20,000

720,000
20,000
658,000

1,338,000

60,000

1,398,000

Unaudited Information

Compliance
The  Company’s  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  The  Combined  Code  on  Corporate
Governance issued by the Financial Reporting Council in June 2008 (the “Combined Code”) is set
out under Corporate Governance on page 20.

Policy
The remuneration policy adopted by the Board is designed to ensure that the Directors’ interests are
allied to the long-term growth of the Group and therefore to the interests of the shareholders as a
whole. The Group does not operate any form of bonus scheme or share option scheme since the
Executive Directors’ salaries for the year are determined by the Board once the results for the year
are  known, with  any  salary  increase  calculated  and  paid  with  effect  from  the  beginning  of  the
financial year.

Remuneration of Non Executive Directors
The fees of the non-executive Directors are reviewed periodically by the Executive Directors who
make recommendations to the Board. The current level of £20,000 has been fixed for a number of
years.

Service Contracts
No Director has a service contract.

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Total Shareholder Return
The  following  graph  shows  the  total  shareholder  returns  for  the  Company (rebased  as  at  1 April
2006) for each of the last five financial years compared to the FTSE All Share Real Estate Investment
and Services Index and the FTSE 350 Index. The Company is a constituent of both these indices and
the Board considers these to be the most appropriate broad market equity indices for illustrating the
Company’s performance.

Total Shareholder Return Performance Graph

140 

120 

100 

80 

60 

40 

20 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

DAEJAN HOLDINGS PLC

FTSE ALL SHARE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES

Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream 

FTSE 350 

Approved by the Board on 22 July 2011 and signed on its behalf by

M R M Jenner
Company Secretary

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Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance

The Board is required by the Financial Services Authority to report on the extent of its application
of the principles and of its compliance with the provisions contained in the Combined Code.

Your Board fully supports the goal of better Corporate Governance and we comply with the majority
of the principles of the Combined Code.

We  do  not  comply  with  the  provisions  of  the Combined  Code  in  connection  with  non-executive
representation on the Board, as we are doubtful that further extending independent non-executive
participation at present would benefit our shareholders. We consider it vital that the principles of a
unitary Board of Directors sharing responsibility for all facets of the Company’s business should not
be  undermined  by  reserving  areas  of  decision  making  solely  for  non-executive  Directors.  For  this
reason the matters which the Combined Code recommends should be reserved for audit, nomination
and remuneration committees are dealt with by the entire Board and it is intended to continue this
practice. In view of the fact that the Board comprises only five Directors it is also not considered
necessary to split the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive. Executive remuneration is not directly
related to performance, but a link is established by the fact that remuneration is not agreed upon
until after the results for the year are known.

Changes should be made when they are appropriate and in the best interests of the Company, rather
than for the sake of change itself. This Company has a successful track record and whilst the Board
will  continue  to  keep  under  review  any  proposals  which  may  improve  the  efficiency  of  its
operations, the current structure has stood the Company in good stead over many years and should
continue to do so in the future.

The Board

The Group is controlled through its Board of Directors. The Board’s main roles are to create value for
shareholders, to provide entrepreneurial leadership of the Group, to approve the Group’s strategic
objectives  and  to  ensure  that  the  necessary  financial  and  other  resources  are  made  available  to
enable those objectives to be met.

The Board meets regularly throughout the year on both a formal and informal basis. Comprehensive
management information covering all aspects of the Company’s business is supplied to the Board in
a timely manner and in a form and quality to enable it to discharge its duties. The Board’s principal
focus,  in  accordance  with  the  formal  schedule  of  matters  referred  to  it  for  decision,  is  on  the
formation of strategy and the monitoring and control of operations and financial performance. All
Directors  have  access  to  the  Company  Secretary  who  is  responsible  for  ensuring  that  the  Board
procedures are complied with. The Board has agreed a procedure for Directors in the furtherance of
their duties to take independent professional advice if necessary, at the Company’s expense.

The  Board  consults on  a  regular  basis  with  the  Group’s  external  auditors  and  are  charged  with
ensuring that their objectivity and independence is safeguarded.

The entire Board is responsible for the selection and approval of candidates for appointment to the
Board. All  Directors  retire  by  rotation  and  submit  themselves  to  shareholders  at Annual  General
Meetings at regular intervals and at least every three years.

During  the  year  there  were two  full,  formal  Board  Meetings  attended  by  all  Directors  and  three
further formal executive Board Meetings attended by both executive Directors.

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Directors and Directors’ Independence

The  Board  currently  comprises  the  Chairman, one  executive  Director and  three  non-executive
Directors. The names of the Directors together with their biographical details are set out on page 13.
Mr R E Freshwater and Mr A M Freshwater are not independent by virtue of their membership of the
Freshwater  family. The  Board  acknowledges that  in  view  of  his  length  of  service,  D  Davis  is  not
technically independent.

Directors’ Remuneration

Details  of  the  Directors’  remuneration  are  contained  in  the  Directors’  Remuneration  Report  on
page 16.

Internal Controls

The Board is ultimately responsible for the Group’s system of internal control and for reviewing its
effectiveness. However, such a system is designed to manage rather than eliminate the risk of failure
to achieve business objectives, and can provide only reasonable and not absolute assurance against
material misstatement or loss.

The Combined Code requires that the Directors review the effectiveness of the Group’s system of
internal controls, covering financial, operational and compliance controls and risk management.

The Board confirms that there is an ongoing process for identifying, evaluating and managing the
significant  business  risks  faced  by  the  Group and  that  this  process  has  been  in  place  for  the  year
under  review  and  up  to  the  date  of  approval  of  the Annual  Report  and Accounts. This  process  is
reviewed by the Board at regular intervals and accords with the Turnbull guidance.

The  Board  has  considered  the  benefits  likely  to  arise  from  the  appointment  of  an  internal  audit
function  and  has concluded  that  this  is  not  currently  necessary  having  regard to  other  controls
which operate within the Group.

Key elements of the Group’s system of internal controls are as follows:
Controls environment: The Group is committed to the highest standards of business conduct and
seeks  to  maintain  these  standards  across  all  its  operations. The  Group  has  a  clear  organisational
structure for planning, executing and monitoring business operations in order to achieve the Group’s
objectives. Lines of responsibility and delegation of authority are well defined.

Risk  identification  and  evaluation: Management  is  responsible  for  the  identification  and
evaluation of key risks applicable to the areas of the property market which impact its objectives.
These risks are assessed on a continual basis and may be associated with a variety of internal and
external  sources. The  Board  considers  the  risk  implications  of  business  decisions  including  those
affecting all major transactions.

Information  and  communication: Periodic  strategic  reviews  are  carried  out  which  include  the
consideration  of  long  term  financial  projections. Financial  performance is  actively  monitored  at
Board level. Through these mechanisms group performance is monitored, risks identified in a timely
manner, their implications assessed, control procedures re-evaluated and corrective actions agreed
and implemented.

Control procedures: The Group has implemented control procedures designed to ensure complete
and accurate accounting for financial transactions and to limit the potential exposure to loss of assets

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Corporate Governance (continued)

or  fraud.  Measures  include  physical  controls,  segregation  of  duties,  reviews  by  management  and
reviews by external audit to the extent necessary to arrive at their audit opinion.

Monitoring and corrective action: The Board meets regularly, formally and informally, throughout
the year to review the internal controls. This includes an annual review of the significant business
risks, formally considering the scope and effectiveness of the Group’s system of internal control. In
addition, the executive Directors and senior management staff have a close involvement in the day
to day operations of the Group and as such the controls are subject to ongoing monitoring.

Investor Relations

The Board values communication with private and institutional shareholders and with analysts. The
Annual General Meeting is used as an opportunity to meet private shareholders. Other opportunities
are taken during the year to discuss the strategic and other issues with institutional shareholders and
analysts.

The Board continues to support the concept of individual resolutions on separate issues at Annual
General Meetings. Details of proxy voting on each resolution are disclosed to the meeting after it has
been dealt with by a show of hands. In accordance with the Combined Code, notice of the Annual
General Meeting and the Report and Financial Statements will be sent to shareholders at least twenty
working days before the meeting.

Financial Reporting

The Board is responsible for the preparation of the Report and Financial Statements within which it
seeks to present a balanced and understandable assessment of the Group’s business. Further details
are given in the Chairman’s Statement.

Compliance Statement

The Board considers the Company has complied throughout the year ended 31 March 2011 with
the provisions of the Combined Code with the exception of the following paragraphs:

Subject
split of Chairman and CEO roles
strong independent non-executive element
appointment of nomination committee and their proceedings
performance evaluation of the Board
length of service of non-executive directors
performance related remuneration for executive directors
appointment of remuneration committee and their proceedings
appointment of audit committee and their proceedings

Paragraph
A.2.1–2
A.3.2–3
A.4.1–4, A.4.6
A.1.3; A.6
A.7.2
B.1.1
B.2.1–2
C.3.1–6

Going Concern

The  Group’s  business  activities,  together  with  the  factors  likely  to  affect  its  future  development,
performance and position are set out in the Chairman’s Statement on pages 2 to 11, which also refers
to the financial position of the Group, its cash flows, liquidity position and borrowing facilities. In
addition, Note 17 to the financial statements includes the Group’s objectives, policies and processes
for managing its financial risks, together with details of its financial instruments, hedging activities
and exposures to credit, liquidity and market risks.

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As shown in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, the Group generated net cash from operating
activities of £26.1 million during the year (2010 – £17.0 million). Gearing, on the basis of gross debt
to total assets, was 18.6% (2010 – 16.6%, as restated). Net debt (total loans and borrowings less cash
and cash equivalents) has remained broadly unchanged at £174.5 million (2010 – £176.0 million, as
restated). Furthermore, the Group has undrawn committed facilities of £30.6 million at the balance
sheet  date. The  Group  therefore  has  considerable  financial  resources  and  very  low  gearing. As  a
consequence,  the  Directors  consider  that  the  Group  is  well  placed  to  manage  its  business  risks
successfully despite the continued uncertain economic outlook. Consequently, the Directors have a
reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence
for  the  foreseeable  future. Thus  they  continue  to  adopt  the  going  concern  basis  of  accounting  in
preparing the financial statements.

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Directors’ Responsibilities

Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities in respect of the Annual Report and the
Financial Statements

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the group and parent company
financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the Directors to prepare group and parent company financial statements for
each  financial  year.  Under  that  law  they  are  required  to  prepare  the group financial statements  in
accordance  with  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards  as  adopted  by  the  EU  (“IFRS”)  and
applicable law and have elected to prepare the parent company financial statements in accordance
with UK Accounting Standards and applicable law (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Under company law the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied
that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the group and parent company and of their
profit  or  loss  for  that  period.  In  preparing  each  of  the  group  and  parent  company  financial
statements, the Directors are required to:

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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

for the group financial statements, state whether they have been prepared in accordance with
IFRS;

for  the  parent  company  financial  statements,  state  whether  applicable  UK  Accounting
Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in
the parent company financial statements; and

prepare  the  financial  statements  on  the  going  concern  basis  unless  it  is  inappropriate  to
presume that the group and the parent company will continue in business.

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show
and explain the parent company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the
financial  position  of  the  parent  company  and  enable  them  to  ensure  that  its  financial  statements
comply with the Companies Act 2006. They have general responsibility for taking such steps as are
reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the group and to prevent and detect fraud and
other irregularities.

Under applicable law and regulations, the Directors are also responsible for preparing a Directors’
Report, Directors’ Remuneration Report and Corporate Governance Statement that comply with that
law and those regulations.

The Directors  are  responsible  for  the  maintenance  and  integrity  of  the  corporate  and  financial
information included on the company’s website. Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and
dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

By order of the Board,

B S E Freshwater
Director

22 July 2011

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 Independent Auditor’s Report 

Independent auditor’s report to the members of Daejan Holdings PLC

We have audited the financial statements of Daejan Holdings PLC for the year ended 31 March 2011
set  out  on  pages 25  to 53. The  financial  reporting  framework  that  has  been  applied  in  the
preparation of the group financial statements is applicable law and International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the EU. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in
the  preparation  of  the  parent  company  financial  statements  is  applicable  law  and  UK Accounting
Standards (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of
Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to
the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and
for  no  other  purpose.  To  the  fullest  extent  permitted  by  law,  we  do  not  accept  or  assume
responsibility  to  anyone  other  than  the  company  and  the  company’s  members,  as  a  body,  for  our
audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Respective responsibilities of directors and auditors

As explained more fully in the Directors’ Responsibilities Statement set out on page 22, the directors
are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give
a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements
in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those
standards  require  us  to  comply  with  the Auditing  Practices  Board’s  (APB’s)  Ethical  Standards  for
Auditors.

Scope of the audit of the financial statements

A description of the scope of an audit of financial statements is provided on the APB’s web-site at
www.frc.org.uk/apb/scope/private.cfm

Opinion on financial statements 

In our opinion:

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the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and of the parent
company’s affairs as at 31 March 2011 and of the group’s profit for the year then ended;

the  group  financial  statements  have  been  properly  prepared  in  accordance  with  IFRS  as
adopted by the EU;

the parent company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with UK
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice;

the  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  of  the
Companies  Act  2006;  and,  as  regards  the  group  financial  statements,  Article  4  of  the  IAS
Regulation.

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Independent Auditor’s Report  (continued)

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion:

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the part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited has been properly prepared in
accordance with the Companies Act 2006;

the  information  given  in  the  Directors’  Report  for  the  financial  year  for  which  the  financial
statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the information given in the Corporate Governance Statement set out on pages 18 to 21 with
respect  to  internal  control  and  risk  management  systems  in  relation  to  financial  reporting
processes and about share capital structures is consistent with the financial statements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following:

Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:

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adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate
for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

the parent company financial statements and the part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report
to be audited are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or

we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or

a Corporate Governance Statement has not been prepared by the company.

Under the Listing Rules we are required to review:

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the directors’ statement, set out on pages 20 and 21, in relation to going concern;

the  part  of  the  Corporate  Governance  Statement  on  page 20 relating  to  the  company’s
compliance  with  the  nine  provisions  of  the  June  2008  Combined  Code  specified  for  our
review; and

certain elements of the report to Shareholders by the Board on directors’ remuneration.

W E J Holland (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of KPMG Audit Plc, Statutory Auditor 
Chartered Accountants
15 Canada Square
London, E14 5GL

22 July 2011 

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Consolidated Income Statement

for the year ended 31 March 2011

Gross Rental Income

Service Charge Income

Total Rental and Related Income from Investment

Property
Property Operating Expenses

Net Rental and Related Income from Investment

Property

Profit on Disposal of Investment Property

Net Valuation Gains on Investment Property

Administrative Expenses

Net Operating Profit before Net Financing Costs

Fair Value Gains on Fixed Rate Loans and Borrowings

Fair Value Gains on Derivative Financial Instruments

Fair Value (Losses)/Gains on Current Investments

Other Financial Income

Financial Expenses

Net Financing Costs

Profit before Taxation

Income Tax

Profit for the Year

Attributable to:
Equity Holders of the Parent

Minority Interest

Profit for the Year

Year ended
31 March
2011

Notes

£000

88,613

14,079

Year ended
31 March
2010
(as restated*)
£000

85,878

14,035

3

9

4

5

5

102,692

(60,743)

99,913

(55,983)

41,949

9,257

52,024

43,930

5,073

24,997

(10,558)

(10,013)

92,672

63,987

1,495

556

(16)

512

6,265

1,981

16

571

(10,856)

(11,691)

(8,309)

(2,858)

84,363

6

(16,530)

61,129

(15,474)

67,833

45,655

67,823

10

45,636

19

67,833

45,655

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

7

£4.16

£2.80

*See Note 1(t).

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the year ended 31 March 2011

Profit for the Year
Foreign Exchange Translation Differences

Year ended
31 March
2011
£000

Year ended
31 March
2010
£000

67,833
(2,648)

45,655
(8,063)

Total Comprehensive Income for the Year

65,185

37,592

Attributable to:

Equity Holders of the Parent

Minority Interest

65,183

2

37,580

12

Total Comprehensive Income for the Year

65,185

37,592

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

Issued

Share

Share

Translation

Retained

Equity Minority

Premium

Reserve

Earnings

Shareholders’

Interest

Total

Equity

Capital

Account

£000

4,074

£000

555

£000

£000

29,112

725,552

–

45,636

Funds

£000

759,293

45,636

£000

135

19

£000

759,428

45,655

(8,056)

–

–

–

–

(8,056)

–

(11,897)

(11,897)

(7)

(4)

–

(8,063)

(4)

(11,897)

for the year ended

31 March 2011

Balance at 1 April 2009

Profit for the Year

Foreign Exchange 

Translation Differences

Movements in Minority Interest

Dividends to Equity Shareholders

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Profit for the Year

Foreign Exchange 

Translation Differences

Movements in Minority Interest

Dividends to Equity Shareholders

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Balance at 1 April 2010

4,074

555

21,056

759,291

–

67,823

784,976

67,823

143

10

785,119

67,833

(2,640)

–

–

–

–

(2,640)

–

(12,059)

(12,059)

(8)

17

–

(2,648)

17

(12,059)

Balance at 31 March 2011

4,074

555

18,416

815,055

838,100

162

838,262

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Consolidated Balance Sheet

as at 31 March 2011

Assets
Investment Property
Deferred Tax Assets

Total Non-Current Assets

Trade and Other Receivables
Current Investments
Cash and Cash Equivalents

Total Current Assets

Total Assets

Equity
Share Capital
Share Premium
Translation Reserve
Retained Earnings

Total Equity Attributable to Equity Holders of the Parent
Minority Interest

Total Equity

Liabilities
Loans and Borrowings
Deferred Tax Liabilities

Total Non-Current Liabilities

Loans and Borrowings
Trade and Other Payables
Current Taxation

Total Current Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Notes

31 March
2011

£000

31 March
2010
(as restated*)
£000

9
10

1,224,800
4,378

1,155,384
5,533

11
12
13

14

16
10

16
15

1,229,178

1,160,917

41,221
246
75,296

40,274
256
28,268

116,763

68,798

1,345,941

1,229,715

4,074
555
18,416
815,055

838,100
162

4,074
555
21,056
759,291

784,976
143

838,262

785,119

194,577
196,204

200,519
191,048

390,781

391,567

55,248
40,821
20,829

3,734
38,141
11,154

116,898

53,029

507,679

444,596

Total Equity and Liabilities

1,345,941

1,229,715

The Financial Statements on pages 25 to 49 were approved by the Board of Directors on 22 July 2011
and were signed on its behalf by:

B.S.E. Freshwater

D. Davis

Director

Director

*See Note 1(t).

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

for the year ended 31 March 2011

Cash Flows from Operating

Activities
Cash Receipts – Rent and Service Charges

Cash Paid to Suppliers and Employees

Cash Generated from Operations

Interest Received

Interest Paid

Receipts from/(Distributions to)

Minority Interest

UK Corporation Tax Recovered/(Paid)

Overseas Tax Paid

Year ended
31 March
2011
£000

£000

Year ended
31 March
2010
£000

£000

113,164
(77,568)

35,596

519

(10,942)

17

1,523

(575)

106,252

(76,796)

29,456

565

(11,541)

(4)

(1,249)

(260)

Net Cash from Operating Activities

26,138

16,967

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Acquisition and Development of 
Investment Property
Proceeds from Sale of Investment

(29,990)

(16,932)

Property

10,163

5,255

Net Cash from Investing Activities

(19,827)

(11,677)

Cash Flows from Financing

Activities
Repayment of Bank Loans
New Bank Loans
Repayment of Mortgages

New Mortgages

Dividends Paid

Net Cash from Financing Activities

Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents Brought Forward

Effect of Exchange Rate Fluctuations on

Cash Held

Cash and Cash Equivalents

(Note 13)

(1,375)

41,000

(2,171)

16,089

(12,059)

(11,375)

–

(1,678)

22,549

(11,897)

41,484

47,795

28,058

(557)

(2,401)

2,889

26,174

(1,005)

75,296

28,058

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

1.

Significant accounting policies

Daejan  Holdings  PLC  is  a  company  domiciled  in  the  United  Kingdom. The Consolidated Financial
Statements  of  the  Company  for  the  year  ended  31  March  2011 comprise  the  Company  and  its
subsidiaries (together referred to as the “Group”).

The Consolidated Financial Statements were authorised for issuance on 22 July 2011.

(a)

Statement of compliance

The Consolidated Financial Statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  International
Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU (“IFRS”) and those parts of the Companies Act
2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS.

The Company has elected to prepare its parent Company Financial Statements in accordance with
UK GAAP and these are presented on pages 50 to 53.

(b)

Basis of preparation

The Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in sterling, the Company’s functional currency,
rounded  to  the  nearest  thousand. They  are  prepared  on  the  historical  cost  basis  except  that  the
following assets and liabilities are stated at their fair value: investment property, derivative financial
instruments, fixed rate loans and borrowings and current asset investments.

Except as noted below, the accounting policies set out in this Note 1 have been applied consistently
throughout the Group to all periods presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

During the financial year the following revised standards were adopted by the Company:

l

l

IFRS 3 Business Combinations (revised)

IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements (revised)

The adoption of these revised standards did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial
Statements.

The following revised standard has been endorsed but is not effective for the financial year and has
not been adopted early:

l

IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures (revised)

The Company does not expect the adoption of the above revised standard to have a material impact
on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as explained in the Corporate
Governance section on pages 20 and 21.

The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  IFRS  requires  management  to  make
judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts
of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Although these estimates are based on management’s
best knowledge of the events or amounts involved, actual results ultimately may differ from those
estimates. The areas involving a higher degree of complexity, judgement or estimation are set out in
Note 1(u) below.

(c)

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are those entities controlled by the Company. Control exists when the Company has the
power, directly or indirectly, to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain

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benefits from its activities. In assessing control, potential voting rights that presently are exercisable
are taken into account.

(d)

Transactions eliminated on consolidation

Intra-group  balances  and  any  unrealised  gains  and  losses  arising  from  intra-group  transactions  are
eliminated in preparing the consolidated financial statements.

(e)

Income available for distribution

Under the Articles of Association of certain Group investment undertakings, realised capital surpluses
are not available for distribution as dividends.

(f)

Foreign currency translation

The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated to sterling at the foreign exchange rate
ruling at the balance sheet date. The revenues and expenses of foreign operations are translated to
sterling at rates approximating to the foreign exchange rates ruling at the dates of the transactions.
Foreign  exchange  differences  arising  on  re-translation  are  recognised  directly  in  a  separate
component of equity. The cumulative translation difference for all foreign operations was deemed to
be zero as at the date of transition to IFRS.The year end and average rates used for these purposes
were as follows:

US Dollar

(g) Derivative financial instruments

Year end

Average

2011

1.60

2010

1.52

2011

1.56

2010

1.60

The Group uses derivative financial instruments to hedge its exposure to interest rate risk arising
from operational and financing activities. As these derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting,
they  are  accounted  for  as  trading  instruments.  Derivative  financial  instruments  are initially
recognised, and subsequently recorded, at  fair  value. The  fair  value  of  interest  rate  swaps  is  the
estimated amount that the Group would recover or pay to terminate the swap at the balance sheet
date, taking into account current interest rates and the credit worthiness of the swap counterparties.
The gain or loss on re-measurement to fair value is recognised immediately in the Income Statement.

(h)

Investment property

IFRS defines investment properties as those which are held either to earn rental income or for capital
appreciation  or  both. All  of  the  Group’s  property  portfolio  falls  within  this  definition.  Investment
property is initially recognised at cost and subsequently recorded at fair value. 

External, independent valuation firms having appropriate recognised professional qualifications and
recent relevant experience in the location and category of property being valued, value the portfolio
annually at the Company’s year end. The fair values are based on market values, being the estimated
amount for which a property could be exchanged on the date of valuation between a willing buyer
and a willing seller in an arm’s length transaction after proper marketing wherein the parties had
each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion.The valuations are prepared either by
considering the aggregate of the net annual rent receivable from the properties using a market yield
which reflects the risks inherent in the net cash flow which is then applied to the net annual rents,
or on a sales comparison basis.Any gains or losses arising from a change in fair value are recognised
in the Income Statement.

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When the Group begins to redevelop an existing investment property for continued future use as an
investment property, the property remains an investment property, and is measured based on the fair
value model. Interest is not capitalised on such developments as the property is held at fair value.

A  property  interest  under  an  operating  lease  is  classified  and  accounted  for  as  an  investment
property  on  a  property-by-property  basis  when  the  Group  holds  it  to  earn  rentals  or  for  capital
appreciation or both. Any such property interest under an operating lease classified as an investment
property is carried at fair value.Where material, the present value of minimum future lease payments
under such leases is recognised as a liability.

When the Group uses only part of a property it owns and retains the remainder to generate rental
income or capital appreciation, the extent of the Group’s utilisation is considered to determine the
classification of the property. If the Group’s utilisation is less than five per cent., this is regarded as
immaterial  such  that  the  whole  property  is  classified  as  an  investment  property  and  stated  at  fair
value.

Acquisitions and  disposals  are recognised  on  the  date that  the  significant  risks  and  rewards  of
ownership  have  been  transferred.  It  is  Group  policy  to  sell,  as  individual  units,  flats  in  residential
blocks which have been held as investment properties but which are now considered uneconomic
to retain. Occasionally there are sales of residential and commercial investment blocks.Any resulting
gain or loss based on the difference between sale proceeds and valuation is included in the Income
Statement and taxation applicable thereto is shown as part of the taxation charge.

(i)

Current Investments

Investments comprise equity securities held for trading and classified as current assets stated at fair
value, with any resultant gain or loss recognised in the Income Statement.

(j)

Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables are initially stated at fair value and subsequently carried at cost less an
allowance for impairment. These assets are not discounted as it is deemed immaterial.

(k) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash  and  cash  equivalents  comprise  cash  balances  and short  term deposits. These short  term
deposits  are  highly  liquid  investments  that  are  readily  convertible  to  known  amounts  of  cash  and
which  are  subject  to  an  insignificant  risk  of  changes  in  value.  Bank  overdrafts  are  repayable  on
demand and form an integral part of the Group’s cash management. Bank overdrafts have therefore
been included as a component of cash and cash equivalents for the purpose of the Statement of Cash
Flows.

(l)

Dividends

Dividends are recognised as a liability in the period in which they are approved.

(m) Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables are stated at their amortised cost.

(n) Net rental income

Net rental income comprises rent and service charges receivable less applicable provisions and costs
associated with the properties. Rental income from investment property leased out under operating

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leases is recognised in the Income Statement on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Lease
incentives  granted  are  recognised  as  an  integral  part  of  the  total  rental  income.  Service  charge
income is recognised as the services are provided. Net rental income is stated net of recoverable VAT.

The  cost  of  repairs  is  written  off  to  the  Income  Statement  in  the  year  in  which  the  expenditure
occurred.  Lease  payments  under  operating  leases  are  recognised  in  the  Income  Statement  on  a
straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

(o) Dividend income

Dividend  income  is  recognised  in  the  Income  Statement  on  the  date  the  entity’s  right  to  receive
payments is established which, in the case of quoted securities, is the ex-dividend date.

(p)

Taxation

Income tax  on  the  profit  or  loss  for  the  year  comprises  current  and  deferred  tax. Income tax  is
recognised in the Income Statement except to the extent that it relates to items recognised directly
in equity, in which case it is recognised in equity.

Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted
or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of
previous years.

Deferred  tax  is  provided  using  the  balance  sheet  liability  method,  providing  for  temporary
differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes
and the amounts used for taxation purposes. The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the
expected manner of realisation or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities, using
tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

A deferred tax asset is recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will
be available against which the asset can be utilised.

(q)

Segmental reporting

The Company has identified its operating segments on the basis of those components of the Group
which are engaging in business activities from which they may earn revenues and incur expenses
and  for  which  discrete  financial  information  is  available  and  regularly  reviewed  by  the  Chief
Operating Decision Maker in order to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company has
determined the Chief Operating Decision Maker to be the Board of Directors. 

(r)

Impairment

The carrying amounts of the Group’s assets, other than investment property (see Note 1 (h)) and
deferred tax assets (see Note 1 (p)), are reviewed at each balance sheet date to determine whether
there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists the asset’s recoverable amount is
estimated and an impairment loss recognised whenever the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its
recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognised in the Income Statement.

The recoverable amount of an asset is the greater of its fair value less costs to sell and its value-in-use.
The  value-in-use  is  determined  as  the  net  present  value  of  the  future  cashflows expected  to  be
derived  from  the  asset,  discounted  using  a  pre-tax  discount  rate  that  reflects  current  market
assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset.

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(s)

Provisions

A provision is recognised in the balance sheet when the Group has a legal or constructive obligation
as a result of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required
to  settle  the  obligation.  If  the  effect  is  material,  provisions  are  determined  by  discounting  the
expected  future  cash  flows  at  a  pre-tax  rate  that  reflects  current  market  assessments  of  the  time
value of money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability.

(t)

Loans and borrowings

Floating rate loans and borrowings are initially recognised at fair value and are subsequently recorded
at  amortised  cost. Fixed  rate  loans  and  borrowings  are  initially  recognised,  and  subsequently
recorded,  at  fair  value. In the  case  of  floating  rate  loans  and  borrowings,  transaction  costs  are
deducted  from  the  fair  value  at  recognition  and  any  differences  between  the  amount  initially
recognised and the redemption value is recognised in the Income Statement over the period of the
borrowings on an effective interest rate basis.

Previously,  the  adjustment  required  to  re-measure  fixed  rate  loans  and  borrowings  at  fair  value  at
each  balance  sheet  date  has  been  included  within  Fair  Value  Gains  and  Losses  on  Financial
Instruments in the Income Statement and as part of Derivative Financial Instruments within Trade
and Other Payables in the Balance Sheet. In order to show the carrying value of fixed rate loans and
borrowings more clearly, the required adjustment is now shown separately in the Income Statement
and within the carrying value of the fixed rate component of Loans and Borrowings in the Balance
Sheet.  Comparative  amounts  have  been  reclassified  accordingly by  transferring  an  amount  of
£15,224,000  from  Derivative  Financial  Instruments  to  Loans  and  Borrowings,  £211,000  against
Current Liabilities and £15,013,000 against Non-current Liabilities.

(u)

Significant judgements, key assumptions and estimates

The  Group’s  significant  accounting  policies  are  set  out  above.  Not  all  of  these  policies  require
management to make subjective or complex judgements or estimates. The following is intended to
provide further detail relating to those accounting policies that management consider particularly
significant because of the level of complexity, judgement or estimation involved in their application
and their impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(i)

Property valuations

The valuation of the Group’s property portfolio is inherently subjective, depending on
many factors, including the individual nature of each property, its location and expected
future  rental  values,  market  yields  and  comparable  market  transactions. Therefore  the
valuations  are  subject  to  a  degree  of  uncertainty  and  are  made  on  the  basis  of
assumptions  which  may  not  prove  to  be  accurate,  particularly  in  periods  of  market
volatility or low transaction volumes, as is the case in current economic conditions. As
noted in Note 1 (h) above, all the Group’s properties are valued by external valuers with
appropriate qualifications and experience.

(ii)

Income taxes

The tax treatment of some transactions and calculations cannot be determined until a
formal resolution has been reached with the relevant tax authorities. In such cases, the
Group’s policy is to be prudent in its assessment of the tax benefit which may accrue in
accordance with the contingent asset rules in IAS 37. Where the final outcome of such
matters  is  different  from  the  amounts  initially  recorded,  those  differences  will  be
reflected  in  the  income  and  deferred  taxes  amounts  at  the  time  of  formal  resolution.

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Additionally, judgement has been exercised in relation to the recognition of deferred tax
assets where the utilisation of the underlying tax losses is uncertain.

The Group’s operational policy is generally to hold its investment property for the long
term.  Consequently,  the  revalued  carrying  amount  of  its  properties  will  be  recovered
through  use  and  thus  the  deferred  tax  relating  to  the  revaluation  is  calculated
accordingly, i.e. without taking account of indexation.

(iii)

Fixed interest rate loans and borrowings

The  treatment  of  fixed  rate  debt  as  at  fair  value  through  profit  and  loss  reflects  the
Group’s overall management, on a fair value basis, of its investment property portfolio
together with the large majority of the debt which finances it. This treatment also is in
order to provide consistency of accounting measurement between fixed rate debt and
floating rate debt which has been fixed through the use of interest rate swaps; these two
categories of debt comprise the large majority of the Group’s total loans and borrowings.

(iv) Valuation of hedging instruments

The  fair  value  of  hedging  instruments  that  are  not  traded  in  an  active  market  is
determined by using valuation techniques. Management, based on independent advice,
uses  its  judgement  to  select  appropriate  methods  and  assumptions  which  are  based
mainly on market conditions existing at the balance sheet date.

(v)

Trade receivables

Management uses details of the age of trade receivables and the status of any disputes
together  with  external  evidence  of  the  credit  status  of  the  counterparty  in  making
judgements concerning any need to impair the carrying values.

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2.

Segmental Analysis

The  Group  is  managed  through  two  discrete  geographical  divisions  and  has  only  one  product  or
service,  being  investment  in  property  for  the  generation  of  rental  income  and/or  capital
appreciation. This is reflected in the Group’s structure and in the segment information reviewed by
the Board.

for the year ended 31 March 2011

Rental and related income
Property operating expenses
Profit on disposal of property
Net valuation movements on property
Administrative expenses

Profit before finance costs
Fair value (losses)/gains
Other financial income
Financial expenses

Profit before taxation
Income tax charge

Profit for the year

Capital expenditure

as at 31 March 2011
Investment property
Other assets

Total segment assets
Total segment liabilities

Capital employed

USA Eliminations

£000

£000

UK

£000

74,542
(41,746)
9,257
44,643
(10,107)

76,589
(384)
421
(4,266)

72,360
(9,616)

62,744

28,150
(18,997)
–
7,381
(451)

16,083
2,419
622
(7,121)

12,003
(6,914)

5,089

4,488

25,502

Total

£000

102,692
(60,743)
9,257
52,024
(10,558)

92,672
2,035
512
(10,856)

84,363
(16,530)

67,833

29,990

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
(531)
531

–
–

–

–

982,653
102,269

1,084,922
(337,509)

242,147
23,772

265,919
(175,070)

–
(4,900)

(4,900)
4,900

1,224,800
121,141

1,345,941
(507,679)

747,413

90,849

–

838,262

No single lessee accounted for more than 5% of the Group’s rental and related income in the year.

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for the year ended 31 March 2010

 Rental and related income
Property operating expenses
Profit on disposal of properties
Net valuation movements on properties
Administrative expenses

Profit/(Loss) before financing costs
Fair value gains
Other financial income
Financial expenses

Profit/(Loss) before taxation
Income tax (charge)/credit

Profit/(Loss) for the year

Capital expenditure

as at 31 March 2010
Investment properties
Other assets

Total segment assets
Total segment liabilities

Capital employed

USA Eliminations

£000

£000

UK

£000

73,986
(38,548)
5,073
38,811
(9,623)

69,699
2,652
378
(5,323)

67,406
(17,496)

49,910

25,927
(17,435)
–
(13,814)
(390)

(5,712)
5,610
765
(6,940)

(6,277)
2,022

(4,255)

3,461

13,471

Total

£000

99,913
(55,983)
5,073
24,997
(10,013)

63,987
8,262
571
(11,691)

61,129
(15,474)

45,655

16,932

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
(572)
572

–
–

–

–

933,352
48,225

981,577
(288,231)

222,032
34,576

256,608
(164,835)

–
(8,470)

(8,470)
8,470

1,155,384
74,331

1,229,715
(444,596)

693,346

91,773

–

785,119

No single lessee accounted for more than 5% of the Group’s rental and related income in the year.

 3.

Property Operating Expenses

Porterage, Cleaning and Repairs
Insurance
Building Services
Other Management Costs

2011

£000

31,445
3,917
15,248
10,133

2010
£000

27,447
3,761
15,739
9,036

60,743

55,983

Of  the  property  operating  expenses  shown  above,  an  amount  of  £1,704,000 (2010  – £1,823,000)
related to properties which generated no income during the year.

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4.

Administrative Expenses

Salaries
Directors’ Remuneration
Audit and Accountancy
Legal and Other Administrative Expenses

2011

£000

5,855
1,497
779
2,427

2010
£000

5,230
1,439
725
2,619

10,558

10,013

Auditors’ Remuneration

During the year the Group paid KPMG Audit Plc £20,000 (2010 – £20,000), excluding VAT, for the
audit of the Company and £331,000 (2010 – £322,500), excluding VAT, for the audit of the Group’s
subsidiaries.

The Group jointly employed an average of 141 persons during the year (2010 – 143). The aggregate
payroll costs were:

Wages
NI Contributions
Pensions

2011

£000

5,028
446
381

2010
£000

4,427
390
413

5,855

5,230

Details of Directors’ Remuneration are as set out in the Directors’ Remuneration Report.

5.

Financial Income and Expenses

Financial income:
Bank interest receivable
Other financial income

Financial expenses:
Interest payable on bank loans
Interest payable on mortgages
Other interest payable

2011

£000

200
312

512

2010
£000

198
373

571

2,328
8,505
23

3,990
7,679
22

10,856

11,691

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6.

Taxation

Taxation based on the profit for the year of the Company and its subsidiaries:

UK Corporation Tax
UK Prior Year Adjustment

Overseas Taxation

Total Current Tax

Deferred Tax
Deferred Tax Prior Year Adjustment

Total Tax Charge

Reconciliation of Tax Expense
Profit before Taxation

Corporation Tax at the Standard Rate of 28% (2010 – 28%)
Reduction in Future Tax Rate
Higher Tax Rate on Overseas Operations
Prior Year Adjustments
Other

Total Tax Charge

2011

£000

7,734
577

2010
£000

7,395
(1,518)

8,311

5,877

416

274

8,727

6,151

5,888
1,915

9,323
–

7,803

9,323

16,530

15,474

84,363

61,129

23,622
(12,152)
1,837
2,492
731

17,116
–
48
(1,518)
(172)

16,530

15,474

The Finance (No. 2) Act 2010 enacted a reduction in the UK Corporation Tax rate from 28% to 27%
with effect from April 2011. On 23 March 2011 the UK Government announced that the Corporation
Tax rate would reduce to 26% from April 2011, with three further annual 1% cuts to 23% by April
2014. Other than the change to 26%, which became substantively enacted on 29 March 2011, the
effects of the announced changes are not reflected in these financial statements as they were either
substantively enacted after the balance sheet date or they have not yet been enacted and, in each
case, the impact has not yet been estimated.

7.

Earnings per Share

Earnings per share is calculated on the earnings, after taxation and minority interests, of £67,823,000
(2010 – £45,636,000)  and  the  weighted  average  shares  in  issue  during  the  year  of 16,295,357
(2010 – 16,295,357).

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8.

Dividends

Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders in the year:
Final dividend for the year to 31 March 2009
Paid 6 November 2009 @ 48p per share
Interim dividend for the year to 31 March 2010
Paid 5 March 2010 @ 25p per share
Final Dividend for the year to 31 March 2010
Paid 12 November 2010 @ 49p per share
Interim Dividend for the year to 31 March 2011
Paid 4 March 2011 @ 25p per share

2011

£000

2010
£000

7,823

4,074

7,985

4,074

12,059

11,897

The  Board  has recommended a  Final  Dividend  for  the  year  to  31  March  2011  of  £8,148,000,
representing 50p  per  share. The  dividend has  not  been  included  as  a  liability  in  these  financial
statements.

9.

Investment Property

Long

Short

Freehold Leasehold Leasehold
£000

£000

£000

Total

2011

£000

Total

2010
£000

Balance at 1 April
Disposals
New Acquisitions
Additions to Existing Properties
Revaluation
Foreign Exchange Movements

919,300
(905)
23,068
6,698
30,586
(9,564)

223,656
(1)
108
116
24,088
(2,128)

12,428 1,155,384 1,126,694
(182)
11,294
5,638
24,997
(13,057)

(906)
23,176
6,814
52,024
(11,692)

–
–
–
(2,650)
–

Balance at 31 March

969,183

245,839

9,778 1,224,800 1,155,384

Professional valuations of all the Group’s UK investment properties were carried out at 31 March
2011 by Colliers CRE, Chartered Surveyors. The revalued figures of £984.2 million are based on open
market  values  in  accordance  with  the  Practice  Statements  in  the  RICS  Appraisal  and  Valuation
Manual. The Group’s USA investment properties were also professionally valued at 31 March 2011 by
Colliers,  Meredith  &  Grew,  Joseph  J  Blake  and Associates,  Inc.  and  Metropolitan Valuation  Services
Inc.,  USA  General  Certified Appraisers. The  revalued  figures  of  £242.2 million  are  based  on  open
market  values. Professional  valuations  included  in  the  above  table  have  been stated  net  of
£1.6 million of lease incentives which are included in Trade and Other Receivables.

The  present  value  of  future  minimum  lease  payments  in  relation  to  the  leasehold  investment
properties is not material.

Contractual  obligations  not  yet  invoiced  or  paid,  for  the  purchase,  construction,  development  or
enhancement of investment properties, amounted to £32.1 million at 31 March 2011 (2010 – £0.8
million). In 2011, these related principally to the refurbishment and extension of Africa House, WC2.

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 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 

10. Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Assets Liabilities

£000

£000

2011

Net

£000

Assets Liabilities
£000
£000

2010

Net
£000

Investment Property
Accelerated Tax Depreciation
Financial Instruments

– (179,100) (179,100)
(17,104) (17,104)
–
4,378
4,378

–

– (179,870) (179,870)
(11,178)
–
5,533
5,533

(11,178)
–

4,378 (196,204) (191,826)

5,533 (191,048) (185,515)

Movement in Deferred Tax:

Accelerated

Tax Financial

Investment Depreci-

Instru-

Property

£000

ation

£000

ments

£000

Total

2011

£000

Total

2010
£000

Balance at 1 April
Recognised in Income
Foreign Exchange Movements

(179,870) (11,178)
(6,390)
464

(485)
1,255

5,533 (185,515)
(7,803)
(928)
1,492
(227)

(176,192)
(9,323)
–

Balance at 31 March

(179,100) (17,104)

4,378 (191,826)

(185,515)

At the balance sheet date, the Group had unutilised tax losses of £6,569,000 (2010 – £5,782,000)
available for offset against certain future profits, on which no deferred tax asset has been recognised
due to uncertainty over the future recoverability of those losses.

11.

Trade and Other Receivables

Rent and Service Charges
Other Debtors and Prepayments
Mortgages granted repayable within one year

2011

£000

20,972
19,602
647

2010
£000

20,527
19,005
742

41,221

40,274

The ageing of rent and service charge receivables was as follows:

Not past due
Past due by less than one month
Past due by one to three months
Past due by three to six months
Past due by more than six months

2011

Impair-

ment

£000

–
(969)
(547)
(267)
(9,843)

Gross

£000

9,365
6,708
3,792
1,849
10,884

Net

£000

9,365
5,739
3,245
1,582
1,041

Gross
£000

7,162
7,631
3,829
2,123
10,657

2010

Impair-

ment
£000

–
(912)
(458)
(254)
(9,251)

Net
£000

7,162
6,719
3,371
1,869
1,406

32,598 (11,626) 20,972

31,402

(10,875)

20,527

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The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of trade and other receivables during the
year was as follows:

Balance at 1 April
Amounts written off
Movement in allowance for impairment

Balance at 31 March

12.

Current Investments

Listed Securities

13.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Bank Balances
Short Term Deposits

Cash and Cash Equivalents in the Balance Sheet
Bank Overdrafts

2011

£000

10,875
(808)
1,559

2010
£000

9,749
(721)
1,847

11,626

10,875

2011

£000

246

2010
£000

256

2011

£000

67,237
8,059

75,296
–

2010
£000

16,510
11,758

28,268
(210)

Cash and Cash Equivalents in the Cash Flow Statement

75,296

28,058

Included within Bank Balances are tenants’ deposits of £2,035,000 (2010 – £2,043,000) in the UK
and  £1,693,000  (2010  – £1,626,000)  in  the  USA,  which  cannot  be  used  in  the  ordinary  course  of
business.

14.

Share Capital

Allotted, Called Up and Fully Paid:
Ordinary Shares of 25 pence per share

Number

2011

£000

2010
£000

16,295,357

4,074

4,074

The Company has one class of share, which carries no special rights or rights to fixed income. There
are no restrictions on the transfer of these shares or restrictions on voting rights.

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 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 

15.

Trade and Other Payables

Rent and Service Charges charged in advance
Other Creditors and Accruals
Derivative Financial Instruments

16.

Loans and Borrowings

Non-current Liabilities
Mortgages
Bank Loans

Current Liabilities
Bank Overdrafts
Mortgages
Bank Loans

Total Loans and Borrowings
Bank Overdrafts
Mortgages
Bank Loans

2011

2010
(as restated*)

£000

£000

14,495
22,344
3,982

12,980
20,623
4,538

40,821

38,141

2011

2010
(as restated*)

£000

£000

148,296
46,281

152,863
47,656

194,577

200,519

–
12,873
42,375

210
2,149
1,375

55,248

3,734

–
161,169
88,656

210
155,012
49,031

249,825

204,253

All  mortgages  and  bank  loans  are  secured  on  specific  investment  properties  owned  by  subsidiary
undertakings.

The maturity profile of the Group’s loans and borrowings was as follows:

2011

Bank loans

and overdrafts

Mortgages

£000

£000

42,375
1,375
4,125
40,781

12,873
13,851
49,105
85,340

2010

Total
(as restated*)

£000

3,734
14,515
53,326
132,678

Total

£000

55,248
15,226
53,230
126,121

88,656

161,169

249,825

204,253

Due within one year
Due within one to two years
Due within two to five years
Due after more than five years

* See Note 1(t).

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The risk profile of the Group’s loans and borrowings, after taking account of interest rate swaps, was
as follows:

2011

2010
(as restated*)

Fixed Floating

£000

£000

Total

£000

Fixed
£000

Floating
£000

Total
£000

Sterling
US Dollar

48,665
137,504

63,656 112,321
– 137,504

48,240
131,772

24,241
–

72,481
131,772

186,169

63,656 249,825

180,012

24,241

204,253

Floating rate bank loans bear rates based on LIBOR. The Group’s interest rate swaps are set out in
Note 17. The interest rate profile of the Group’s fixed rate mortgages was as follows:

Per cent.
4.0-4.5
4.5-5.0
5.0-5.5
5.5-6.0
6.0-6.5
6.5-7.0
7.5-8.0
9.5-10.0

2011

£000

2010
£000

16,956
2,435
26,378
41,887
46,020
11,494
2,193
13,806

6,813
2,692
23,466
42,736
48,906
12,265
18,134
–

161,169

155,012

The weighted average rate (after taking account of interest rate swaps) and the weighted average
term of the Group’s fixed rate loans and borrowings were as follows:

Sterling
US Dollar

*See Note 1(t)

2011

Per cent.

2010
Per cent.

6.17
6.04

6.17
6.08

2011

Years

13.0
5.7

2010
Years

14.0
6.8

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 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 

17.

Financial Assets and Liabilities

The Group’s financial instruments are analysed into category as follows:

2011

Financing

Carrying

Income/

amount

(expense)

£000

246

246

£000

(16)

(16)

2010

Carrying

amount
£000

Income/

(expense)
£000

256

256

16

16

Current Asset Investments

Current Assets at Fair Value

Derivative Financial Instruments
Fixed Rate Loans and Borrowings

(3,982)
(161,169)

556
(7,010)

(4,538)
(155,012)

1,981
(1,414)

Current and Non-current Liabilities 

at Fair Value

(165,151)

(6,454)

(159,550)

Trade and Other Receivables
Cash and Cash Equivalents

Current Assets at Amortised Cost

Trade and Other Payables
Floating Rate Loans and Borrowings

Current and Non-current Liabilities at 

41,221
75,296

116,517

(36,839)
(88,656)

312
200

512

40,274
28,268

68,542

567

373
198

571

(23)
(2,328)

(33,603)
(49,241)

(22)
(3,990)

Amortised Cost

(125,495)

(2,351)

(82,844)

(4,012)

Total Financial Instruments

(173,883)

(8,309)

(173,596)

(2,858)

In common with all businesses, the Group is exposed to the following types of risk which arise from
its use of financial instruments:

Credit risk

Liquidity risk

Market risk

This note presents information about the nature of the Group’s exposure to such risks, its objectives,
policies  and  processes  for  measuring  and  managing  risk  and  the  Group’s  management  of  capital.
Reference to disclosures given elsewhere in the financial statements is included as appropriate.

The  Board  has  overall  responsibility  for  determining  the  Group’s  risk  management  objectives  and
policies and, whilst retaining ultimate responsibility for them, have delegated to the finance function
the  authority  for  designing  and  operating  processes  that  ensure  the  effective  implementation  of
those objectives.The overall objectives of the Board are to set policies that seek to reduce risk as far
as possible without unduly affecting the Group’s competitiveness and flexibility.

Credit Risk

The Group’s exposure to credit risk arises from the potential financial loss if a tenant or counterparty
to  a  financial  instrument  fails  to  meet  its  contractual  obligations  and  arises  principally  from  the
Group’s trade receivables from tenants.

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Trade receivables

The majority of the Group’s rental income is demanded quarterly in advance and demands are sent
out prior to the due date. Management monitors arrears continually and prompt action is taken to
address potential significant defaults as appropriate.The credit worthiness of each tenant is assessed
prior to the agreement of the lease. Collateral is generally required by the Group to support lease
obligations. In many cases this takes the form of a tenant security deposit but also includes parent
company  guarantees  or  bank  guarantees  where  appropriate.  Provision  is  made  on  a  sliding  scale
against  any  rental  arrears  where  recovery  is  in  doubt  or  where  solicitors  have  been  instructed  to
recover the debt, with full provision for impairment usually being made where a tenant is in arrears
for more than a year. Details of the Group’s trade receivables and the extent of impairment provisions
against them are set out in Note 11.

Due to the large number of tenants across various sectors and geographical locations, the Board does
not consider there to be a significant concentration of credit risk.

Cash and derivative financial instruments

The credit rating of counterparties to financial instruments is kept under review, particularly in the
current economic conditions.The Group’s interest rate swaps are currently significantly out-of-the-
money; consequently, counterparty risk on swaps does not represent a major risk at the current time.
The  counterparty  risk  on  cash  and  short-term  deposits  is  managed  by  limiting  the  aggregate
exposure  to  any  institution  by  reference  to  their  credit  rating. Such  balances  are  generally  placed
with major financial institutions where credit risk is not considered significant.

Maximum exposure

The aggregate carrying amounts of the Group’s financial assets, which are stated net of impairment
provisions, represents the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk, before taking into account the
value of the tenant security deposits held and other collateral.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will encounter difficulty in meeting its financial obligations
as  they  fall  due  and  arises  from  the  Group’s  management  of  its  working  capital  and  the  finance
charges and amortisation of its loans and borrowings.

The  Group’s  policy  is  to  seek  to  maintain  cash  balances  to  meet  all  short  and  medium  term
requirements.The Group has a low level of gearing relative to the property investment sector as a
whole and has long standing relationships with many leading banks and financial institutions from
which the Board expect to be able to raise further funds if required.At 31 March 2011, gearing was
18.6 per cent. (2010 – 16.6 per cent., as restated) on the basis of gross debt to gross assets. In April
2011, £41.0 million of bank loans, which had only been drawn down for a short period, were repaid;
excluding this repayment, £14.2 million of loans and borrowing were repayable within one year. Cash
and short term deposits at 31 March 2011, excluding the cash being held for the loan repayment of
£41.0 million and tenants deposits, were £30.6 million (2010 – £24.6 million). In addition, at the same
date,  the  Group  had  undrawn  committed  facilities  of  £30.6  million  (2010  – £41.6  million)  or
£71.6 million  after  the  loan  repayment  in April  2011. Of  this,  £61.6  million  expires  in  2015  and
£10.0 million in 2018.

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The maturity analysis of the undiscounted cash flows arising from the Group’s financial liabilities at
31 March 2011 was as follows:

Aggregate

Due

Due

Due Due after

Carrying

undiscounted

within

within

within more than

amount
£000
88,656
161,169
–
3,982
36,839
290,646

cash flows
£000
88,656
147,440
69,786
9,230
36,839
351,951

one year
£000
42,375
11,784
9,017
1,207
36,839
101,222

1-2 years
£000
1,375
12,690
8,337
1,207
–
23,609

2-5 years
£000
4,125
45,002
19,931
3,622
–
72,680

5 years
£000
40,781
77,964
32,501
3,194
–
154,440

Bank loans
Mortgages
Interest
Interest rate swaps
Trade and other payables

Market Risk

Market risk arises mainly from the impact that changes in interest rates might have on the cost of
Group borrowing and the impact that changes in the US$/£ exchange rate might have on the Group’s
USA net assets.

Interest rates

The  Group  seeks  to  reduce  the  interest  rate  risk  by  fixing  rates  on  a  majority  of  its  loans  and
borrowings, whilst maintaining some loans at floating rates in order to retain flexibility in relation to
short term interest rates. Interest rates are fixed either through the use of fixed rate mortgage finance
or through interest rate swaps. The Group does not speculate in treasury products but uses these
only to limit exposure to potential interest rate fluctuations.The interest rate profile of the Group’s
loans and borrowings is set out in Note 16.

It is estimated that a general increase of one percentage point in interest rates would decrease the
Group’s  profit  before  taxation  by  approximately  £0.2  million,  after  taking  account  of  the  interest
swaps in place.

There also exists a risk to the Income Statement arising from the recognition and re-measurement of
fixed  rate  debt  and  interest  rate  swaps  at  fair  value. It  is  estimated  that  a  general  increase  of  one
percentage point in interest rates would give rise to a reduction in fair value of fixed rate debt and
interest rate swaps of £7.7 million.

Interest rate swaps

The interest rate swaps held by the Group at the year end were as follows:

Contracted rate

(excluding margin)

Notional principal

Fair value

2011

2010

2011

Maturing in less than one year
Maturing in more than five years

Per cent.
–
5.6

Per cent.
7.8
5.6

£000
–
25,000

25,000

2010

£000
26,611
25,000

51,611

2011

£000
–
3,982

3,982

2010

£000
318
4,220

4,538

Foreign exchange rates

The Group seeks to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk in relation to its USA net assets by
funding  its  USA investment  property  with  US  Dollar  denominated  loans  and  borrowings. As  the
Group’s investment in USA assets are held for the long term and funds are not usually returned to

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the UK, the Group’s policy is not to hedge its residual exposure. Management monitors exchange
rates on a regular basis and elects to transfer funds only when the rate is favourable to do so.

It is estimated that a 10 per cent. movement in the US$/£ exchange rate would cause a movement in
the sterling value of the Group’s USA net assets of £8.3 million.

Capital Management

The  capital  structure  of  the  Group  consists  of  equity  attributable  to  equity  holders  of  the  parent
together with net debt.This is kept under constant review to ensure the Group has sufficient capital
to fund its operations and that the Group’s strategy of low gearing is maintained.The Group seeks to
maintain  a  balance  between  longer-term  finance  appropriate  to  fund  its  long-term  investment
property  holding  strategy  and  cost  effectiveness,  given  availability  of  debt  in  the  market. Equity
comprises  issued  share  capital,  reserves  and  retained  earnings  as  set  out  in  the  Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Equity. Net debt comprises a mix of fixed rate mortgages and shorter-term
bank loans as set out in Note 16 and cash and short term deposits as set out in Note 13.All loans and
borrowings  are  secured  against  investment  property  and  the  bank  loans  are  drawn  against
committed facilities.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

With the exception of floating rate loans and borrowings which have not been fixed through the use
of interest rate swaps, the Group’s financial instruments are either recorded at fair value or their fair
values are not materially different from their carrying amounts.The fair value of the Group’s floating
rate loans and borrowings is as follows:

Floating rate loans and borrowings at carrying amount
Adjustment to fair value

Floating rate loans and borrowings at fair value

2011

2010

£000
63,656
(1,911)

£000
24,241
(2,083)

61,745

22,158

The fair values of fixed rate loans and borrowings and derivative financial instruments recorded in
the financial statements, together with the fair values of floating rate loans and borrowings shown
above,  have  been  determined  by  discounting  the  differences  between  cash  flows  based  on
contractual principal and interest amounts and cash flows based on forecast market rates. As such
these measurements are classified as Level 2 as defined by IFRS 7.The amount of the change in the
fair value of the Group’s fixed rate loans and borrowings, both during the period and cumulatively,
which  is  attributable  to  changes  in  the  credit  risk  of  the  liability  is  immaterial. This  has  been
determined by assessing the amount of change that is not due to changes in market conditions.

18. Related party transactions

Day-to-day management of the Group’s properties in the United Kingdom is mainly carried out by
Highdorn Co. Limited and by Freshwater Property Management Limited. Mr B S E Freshwater and
Mr S  I  Freshwater  are  Directors  of  both  companies. They  have  no  beneficial  interest  in  the  share
capital of Highdorn Co. Limited. Mr B S E Freshwater, Mr S I Freshwater and Mr D Davis are Directors
of the parent company of Freshwater Property Management Limited but have no beneficial interest
in either company. Mr R E Freshwater has a beneficial interest in a trust holding interests in shares
in Highdorn Co. Limited.

In  their  capacity  as  property  managing  agents,  Highdorn  Co.  Limited  and  Freshwater  Property
Management  Limited  collect  rents  and  incur  direct  property  expenses  on  behalf  of  the  Group. At

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) 

31 March  2011,  the  aggregate  net  amounts  due  to  the  Group  from  Highdorn  Co.  Limited  and
Freshwater  Property  Management  Limited  in  relation  to  such  agency  receipts  and  payments  was
£3.0 million (2010 – £5.2 million). These amounts are not secured and are payable on demand. No
guarantees have been given or received and the amounts are settled in cash.

The amounts paid by the Group for the provision of property and other management services by
Highdorn  Co.  Limited  and  Freshwater  Property  Management  Limited,  not  included  above,  were  as
follows:

Balance due to related party managing agents at 1 April
Charged during the year
Paid during the year

Balance due to related party managing agents at 31 March

2011

£000

843
3,668
(3,839)

2010
£000

701
3,259
(3,117)

672

843

The Directors’ interests in the Company and the principal shareholders are described on page 14.

The Board considers that the Directors are the key management personnel of the Group and their
remuneration is disclosed on page 16.

19.

Contingent liabilities

The Group is from time to time party to legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The
Directors are not aware of any current actions which could have a material adverse effect on the
financial position of the Group.

20. Operating lease agreements

The Group earns rental income by leasing its investment properties to tenants under operating leases
which vary in terms and provisions between type of property and type of tenure. Leases providing
for contingent rents are rare within the Group’s property portfolio and no amounts for contingent
rents are included in rental income for the year (2010 – £nil).

At the balance sheet date, future minimum lease payments receivable by the Group under such leases
were as follows:

Due within one year
Due within one to two years
Due within two to five years
Due after more than five years

2011

£000

2010
£000

81,429
49,236
103,644
301,871

77,987
49,442
106,288
316,387

536,180

550,104

Many of the Group’s residential properties are let under assured shorthold tenancies which typically
are for initial terms of 12 months or less whereafter they are cancellable at short notice. The Group’s
experience is that a significant proportion of such tenancies are held over after the expiry of their
initial term.

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21.

Principal Subsidiary Undertakings

Except where indicated the following are indirect subsidiaries of the Company. All are wholly owned
property investment companies and are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales

Astral Estates (London) Limited

Bampton Holdings Limited

Bampton (B&B) Limited

Bampton (Redbridge) Limited

Brickfield Properties Limited

Daejan (Norwich) Limited

Daejan (NUV) Limited

Daejan Properties Limited

Daejan (Reading) Limited

Daejan Retail Properties Limited

City and Country Properties Limited

Daejan (Taunton) Limited

City and Country Properties (Birmingham)

Daejan Traders Limited*

Limited

City and Country Properties (Camberley)

Limited

City and Country Properties (Midlands) Limited

Coinsun Limited

Daejan (Brighton) Limited

Daejan (Cambridge) Limited

Daejan (Cardiff) Limited

Daejan (Care Homes) Limited*

Daejan Commercial Properties Limited

Daejan (Dartford) Limited

Daejan Developments Limited

Daejan (Durham) Limited

Daejan Enterprises Limited

Daejan Estates Limited

Daejan (FH 1998) Limited

Daejan (FHNV 1998) Limited

Daejan (High Wycombe) Limited

Daejan Investments Limited

Daejan Investments (Grove Hall) Limited

Daejan Investments (Harrow) Limited

Daejan Investments (Park) Limited

Daejan (Kingston) Limited

Daejan (Lauderdale) Limited

* Directly owned.

Note: Minority interests arise on investments in a U.S. subsidiary.

Daejan (UK) Limited*

Daejan (US) Limited*

Daejan (Warwick) Limited

Daejan (Watford) Limited

Daejan (Worcester) Limited

Hampstead Way Investments Limited

Inputstock Limited

Inputstripe Limited

Lawnstamp Limited

Limebridge Co. Limited

Pegasus Investment Company Limited

Rosebel Holdings Limited

Seaglen Investments Limited

St. Leonards Properties Limited

The Bampton Property Group Limited

The Cromlech Property Co. Limited

The Halliard Property Co. Limited

Incorporated in the USA (see note)

Daejan Holdings (US) Inc.

Daejan (NY) Limited

Daejan Enterprises Inc.

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Company Balance Sheet

as at 31 March 2011

Fixed Assets
Investment in Subsidiary

Undertakings

Current Assets
Cash at Bank

Notes

£000

2011
£000

£000

2010
£000

3

1,016,886

856,719

58,118

58,118

4,808

4,808

Creditors: Amounts falling due 

within one year

4

(190,623)

(28,895)

Net Current Liabilities

Total Assets Less Current 

Liabilities

Creditors: Amounts falling due 
after more than one year

Net Assets

Capital and Reserves
Called up Share Capital
Share Premium Account
Other Reserves
Profit and Loss Account

5

6
7
7
7

(132,505)

884,381

(46,281)

838,100

4,074
555
893
832,578

838,100

(24,087)

832,632

(47,656)

784,976

4,074
555
893
779,454

784,976

The Financial Statements on pages 50 to 53 were approved by the Board of Directors on 22 July 2011
and were signed on its behalf by:

B.S.E. Freshwater

Director

D. Davis

Director

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Notes to the Company Financial Statements

1.

Accounting Policies

The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are
considered material in relation to the Company’s financial statements.

(a)

Basis of Preparation

The  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  under  the  historical  cost  convention,  modified  to
include  the  revaluation  of  investments  in  subsidiaries,  and  in  accordance  with  applicable  UK
accounting standards and applicable law. As permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, a
separate profit and loss account dealing with the results of the Company has not been presented.
The Company’s profit for the year after taxation is £67,667,000 (2010 – £40,854,000).

(b)

Investments in Subsidiary Undertakings

Investments in subsidiary undertakings comprise shares in, and loans to, those undertakings and are
stated at fair value in order better to reflect the underlying value of those assets. Fair value has been
assessed by the Directors having regard to the underlying net assets of the subsidiary undertakings
and the fair values of the investment properties held by those undertakings where such fair value is
not included in the net assets.

(c)

Foreign Currencies

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded using the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the
transaction and gains and losses on translation are included in the profit and loss account.

2.

Profit on ordinary activities before taxation

The company has no staff other than its Directors and their remuneration is set out on page 16 of
the Group accounts. The Parent Company audit fee is disclosed on page 37 of the Group accounts.

3.

Investments in Subsidiary Undertakings

At 1 April 2010
Loans
Additional Investments
Revaluation
Effect of Foreign Exchange Differences

Shares at 
Valuation
£000

–
–
115,930
(102,246)
(2,905)

Loans
£000

856,719
(10,526)
–
159,914
–

Total
£000

856,719
(10,526)
115,930
57,668
(2,905)

At 31 March 2011

10,779

1,006,107

1,016,886

The historical cost of shares in subsidiary undertakings is £241.0 million (2010 – £125.1 million). 

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Notes to the Company Financial Statements (continued)  

4.

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Bank loans and overdrafts
Other creditors and accruals
Taxation

2011
£000

10,875
169,898
9,850

190,623

2010
£000

1,375
23,323
4,197

28,895

5.

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

Secured bank loans

6.

Share Capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid:
Ordinary Shares of 25 pence per share

7.

Reserves

Share Premium Account:
At 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011

Other Non-Distributable Reserves:
At 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011

Profit and Loss Account:
At 1 April 2010
Foreign Exchange Movements
Profit after Tax for the Year
Dividend Paid in the Year

At 31 March 2011

2011
£000

2010
£000

46,281

47,656

Number

2011
£000

2010
£000

16,295,357

4,074

4,074

£000

555

893

779,454
(2,484)
67,667
(12,059)

832,578

In  the  year  to  31  March  2009,  the  Company  transferred  its  shareholdings  in  certain  of  its  wholly
owned  subsidiary  undertakings  to  three  intermediate  holding  companies  for  a  consideration  of
£832.9  million. As  a  result  of  that  transaction,  the  parent  company  transferred  £645.1  million  of
revaluation gains relating to these investments to the profit and loss reserve. As the transfer of these
revaluation gains arose as a result of a sale of assets within the Group, it is unlikely that the Company
will seek to treat the profit and loss reserve thus arising as distributable.

Under the Articles of Association of certain Group investment undertakings, realised capital surpluses
are not available for distribution as dividends.

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8.

Reconciliation of Movements in Shareholders’ Funds

 Profit after Tax for the Year
Foreign Exchange Movements
Dividend Paid in the Year

Net Movement in Shareholders’ Funds
Shareholders’ Funds at 1 April

Shareholders’ Funds at 31 March 

2011
£000

67,667
(2,484)
(12,059)

53,124
784,976

838,100

2010
£000

40,854
(3,274)
(11,897)

25,683
759,293

784,976

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Five-Year Record

Total Rental and Related Income
Property Operating Expenses

Net Rental and Related Income
Profit on Disposal of Investment 

Properties

Net Valuation Gains/(Losses) on 

Investment Properties
Administrative Expenses

Net Operating Profit/(Loss) Before 

Financing Costs

2007
£000

2008
£000

2009
£000

2010
£000

2011
£000

90,176
(49,808)

86,952
(46,464)

95,973
(53,470)

99,913
(55,983)

102,692
(60,743)

40,368

40,488

42,503

43,930

41,949

17,169

6,578

6,758

5,073

9,257

153,872
(7,630)

20,664 (261,603)
(12,039)
(8,629)

24,997
(10,013)

52,024
(10,558)

203,779

59,101 (224,381)

63,987

92,672

Profit/(Loss) before Taxation
Income Tax (Expense)/Credit

198,316
(56,487)

47,067 (248,037)
69,341

7,040

61,129
(15,474)

84,363
(16,530)

Profit/(Loss) for the Year

141,829

54,107 (178,696)

45,655

67,833

868.6p

331.8p (1,096.6)p

416.2p
1,302,420 1,328,297 1,196,660 1,229,715 1,345,941
759,293
838,100
46.60
51.43

861,727
52.88

902,778
55.40

784,976
48.17

280.1p

Earnings/(Loss) per Share
Total Assets
Equity Shareholders Funds
Equity Shareholders Funds £ per Share

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Directors and Advisers

Directors

B S E Freshwater

(Chairman and Managing Director)

D Davis (non-executive)

S I Freshwater

Auditors

KPMG Audit Plc,

15 Canada Square

London E14 5GL

A M Freshwater (non-executive)

Consulting Accountants

R E Freshwater (non-executive)

Cohen Arnold

Secretary

M R M Jenner F.C.I.S.

New Burlington House,

1075 Finchley Road,

London NW11 0PJ

Registered & Head Office

Principal Bankers

Freshwater House,

Lloyds Banking Group plc

158-162 Shaftesbury Avenue,

Barclays Bank PLC

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

Stockbrokers

Brewin Dolphin Limited,

7 Drumsheugh Gardens,

Edinburgh EH3 7QH

London WC2H 8HR

Registered in England

No. 305105

Registrars

Equiniti,

Aspect House

Spencer Road,

Lancing,

West Sussex BN99 8AH

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Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Seventy Sixth Annual General Meeting of Daejan Holdings PLC will
be  held  at The  Methven  Room,  CBI,  1st  Floor,  Centre  Point,  New  Oxford  Street,  London WC1,  on
Tuesday 20 September 2011 at 2.00 p.m. for the following purposes:

Ordinary Business
To consider and if thought fit, pass the following Ordinary Resolutions:

1. 

2. 

3. 

4.

5.

To  receive  the  Financial  Statements  for  the  year  ended  31  March  2011 together  with  the
Reports of the Directors and the Auditors. (Resolution 1.)

To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2011. (Resolution 2.)

To declare a final dividend. (Resolution 3.)

To re-elect B S E Freshwater as a Director, who retires by rotation. (Resolution 4.)

To  re-appoint  KPMG  Audit  Plc  as  Auditors,  and  to  authorise  the  Directors  to  agree  their
remuneration. (Resolution 5.)

By Order of the Board,

M R M Jenner
Secretary

22 July 2011

A member entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting may appoint another person(s) to exercise all
or any of his rights to attend, speak and vote at the meeting. A proxy need not be a member of the
Company but must attend the meeting for the member’s vote to be counted. A member can appoint
more than one proxy in relation to the Meeting, provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise
the rights attaching to different shares held by him.

As  at 22 July  2011 (being  the  latest  business  day  prior  to  the  publication  of  this  Notice),  the
Company’s  issued  share  capital  consists  of  16,295,357  ordinary  shares,  carrying  one  vote  each.
Therefore the total voting rights in the Company are 16,295,357.

The recommended final dividend will, if approved, be paid on 11 November 2011 to Shareholders
registered at the close of business on 14 October 2011. 

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