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Falkland Islands Holdings plc
Annual Report 2010 

Contents 

  1  Financial Highlights

  2  Chairman’s Statement

  4  Managing Director’s Business Review

 14  Board of Directors and Secretary

 15  Directors’ Report

 20  Independent Auditor’s Report

 21  Consolidated Income Statement

 22  Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

 23  Consolidated Balance Sheet

 24  Company Balance Sheet

 25  Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

 26  Company Cash Flow Statement

 27  Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity 

 27  Company Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity 

 28  Notes to the Financial Statements

 72  Directors and Corporate Information

FALKLAND ISLANDS HOLDINGS PLC

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Financial Highlights

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2010

Turnover from continuing operations

Profit / (loss) before tax

Underlying profit before tax*

Diluted earnings per share before amortisation and non-trading items

Dividend per share

Cash flow from operations

Net asset value per share

*Defined as profit before tax, amortisation and non-trading items.

2010

£m

29.22

5.67

2.69

21.7p

9.0p

2.35

376p

2009

£m

Change

%

32.25

(0.63)

2.31

18.8p

8.0p

4.10

276p

(9.4)

–

16.5

15.4

12.5

(42.7)

36.2

Turnover (£m)
from continuing operations

32.25

29.22

15.21

15.62

17.21

Underlying profit before tax* (£m)

2.69

2.31

2.01

1.65

1.49

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Diluted earnings per share (pence)
before amortisation and non-trading items

21.7

18.8

17.1

13.9

12.0

Dividend per share (pence)

9.00

8.00

8.00

7.00

6.50

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Chairman’s Statement

FOGL stake
In  November  2009,  in  order  to  strengthen  the  Group’s 
financial  position  and  to  reduce  its  risk  profile,  3  million 
shares in FOGL were sold, (20% of the holding) generating 
proceeds  of  £3.6  million  and  a  profit  after  tax  of  £3.1 
million.  The  Group  now  holds  12  million  FOGL  shares, 
which represents 8.2% of the  issued  share capital.  As  at  
31 March 2010, the market value of this shareholding was 
£15.5  million  (129.5p  per  FOGL  share)  compared  with 
£10.9 million as at 31 March 2009 (15 million FOGL shares 
at 73p per share).

The Board have publicly stated that no further FOGL shares 
will  be  sold  in  advance  of  the  drilling  of  FOGL’s  Toroa 
prospect,  which  was  spudded  on  31  May  2010  and  is 
expected to take 35 days to complete. 

A further commitment well will be drilled on one of FOGL’s 
other  three  surveyed  prospects.  These  are  all  in  water 
depths  of  more  than  1,000  metres  and  efforts  are 
continuing  to  secure  a  rig  which  is  capable  of  drilling  at 
such  depths.  It  is  your  Board’s  intention  to  retain  a  very 
substantial  holding  in  FOGL  while  the  exploration 
programme continues.

Net assets
Following the FOGL share sale and after capital expenditure 
of £1.4 million (2009: £1.0 million), the Groups borrowings 
have  been  reduced  to  £5.3  million  (2009:  £7.2  million). 
Cash balances at the year end amounted to £3.8 million 
(2009: £3.0 million) resulting in net borrowings at the end 
of  £1.5  million  (2009:  £4.2  million).  Thus  we  now  have 
scope for further investment in our businesses. Net assets 
per  share  including  intangibles  were  376p  at  31  March 
2010 (2009: 276p).

Outlook
Current economic conditions do not allow much forward 
visibility. However in the year to date, the Group’s overall 
trading performance is in line with our expectations.

In  the  Falklands,  oil  exploration  will  continue  to  boost 
local  demand.  However,  another 
confidence  and 
disappointing  illex  squid  catch  (which  impacts  the  first 
quarter’s  trading),  increases  in  freight  costs  and  reduced 
numbers  of  cruise  passengers  will  negatively  impact  
performance.

David Hudd 
Chairman

I am pleased to report that the year ended 31 March 2010 
has been a successful year for the Group with significant 
growth  in  underlying  profits,  earnings  per  share  and  a 
substantial increase in the proposed dividend. The sale of 
20% of the Group’s shareholding in Falkland Oil and Gas 
(“FOGL”)  greatly  strengthened  its  financial  position  such 
that whatever the results of oil exploration in the Falklands, 
the  Group  should  be  able  to  deliver  strong  cash  flow, 
earnings and dividends.

Results
Underlying  profits  before  tax,  (excluding  amortisation  / 
impairment of intangibles and non trading items), increased 
by  17%  to  £2.7  million  (2009:  £2.3  million).  After  non-
recurring  credits  of  £3.3  million  largely  representing  the 
profit on the sale of FOGL shares, the Group achieved pre 
tax  profit  of  £5.7  million  (2009:  loss  of  £0.6  million). 
Underlying earnings per share increased by 16% to 22.0p 
(2009:  19.0p).  Reported  earnings  per  share  were  57.5p 
(2009: loss of 12.8p).

Dividends
The Board is pleased to recommend a final dividend of 5p 
per  share  which,  together  with  the  Group’s  inaugural 
interim  dividend  of  4p  per  share,  makes  a  total  dividend 
for the year of 9p per share, an increase of 12.5% (2009: 
8p per share).

Overview of operations
The  Group’s  three  trading  businesses  performed  well  in 
difficult market conditions with operating profits from the 
Falklands and Momart both increasing by some 10% and 
the Portsmouth Harbour Ferry (“PHFC”) just ahead of the 
prior year. Trading in the Falklands improved in the second 
half  of  the  year  with  the  benefit  of  the  expanded  West 
Store  and  business  generated  by  the  oil  exploration 
programme.  Momart’s  performance  improved  in  the 
second half as the commercial art market showed signs of 
recovery  while  at  PHFC  profits  were  maintained  on 
reduced passenger numbers.

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At  Momart,  although  the  commercial  gallery  market  is 
improving,  spending  cuts  are  reducing  the  number  of 
exhibitions staged by State funded institutions. Whilst we 
do not expect to see significant improvements in trading  
conditions in the coming year, Momart remains the market 
leader and is well placed for any upturn in the art market.

At PHFC, we continue to make progress with the Borough 
Council  towards  a  new  pontoon  in  Gosport  and    are  in 
the process of agreeing a long term lease for its use, with 
planned installation towards the end of our financial year. 
The  economic  background  in  Gosport  is  such  that  it  is 
difficult to envisage any improvement in PHFC’s passenger 
numbers.

The  Group’s  diversity  continues  to  provide  a  strong 
foundation  and  whilst  trading  conditions  remain 
challenging,  all  of  the  businesses  are  financially  and 
operationally stable, with solid, market leading positions.

Despite  our  caution  for  the  coming  year,  we  anticipate 
continued robust cash flow and are confident of our ability 
to maintain dividends. 

It  is  likely  that  the  current  trading  performance  of  the 
Group will continue to be overshadowed by news of the 
oil exploration being undertaken in the Falklands, the main 
economic benefits of which have yet to be felt. However, 
we are currently examining the development opportunities 
in  the  Islands  which  will  result  from  a  successful  oil 
outcome.

In  service  businesses  such  as  ours,  staff  are  our  biggest 
asset and the Board would like to thank all our colleagues 
for their continued hard work and commitment.

David Hudd 

Chairman

23 June 2010

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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Managing Director’s Business Review

John Foster  
Managing Director

Overview
I  am  pleased  to  report  that,  despite  the  challenging 
economic environment, the Group performed well in the 
year  to  31  March  2010.  Trading  in  the  second  half  was 
generally stronger than in the first half, particularly in the 
Falkland  Islands  as  a  result  of  the  oil  exploration  activity, 
and this, together with the substantial profit from the sale 
of three million FOGL shares in November 2009, helped lift 
the Group’s profitability for the year.

Group trading summary
All of the Group’s operating businesses were impacted by 
the recession and, as a result, Group turnover decreased by 
9.4% to £29.2 million (2009: £32.2 million). 

However, due to effective cost control, underlying operating 
profits  (before  amortisation  /  impairment  of  intangibles 
and  non-trading  items)  rose  by  7%  to  £3.1  million  
(2009: £2.9 million). With interest costs reduced at £0.40 
million  (2009:  £0.91  million),  underlying  profits  before 
tax  (before  amortisation  /  impairment  of  intangibles  and 
non-trading  items)  increased  by  17%  to  £2.7  million 
(2009:  £2.3  million).  All  three  of  the  Group’s  operating 
businesses  maintained  or  increased  their  profitability 
during the year. 

In  addition,  the  Group  benefited  from  significant  non-
trading  income  which  added  a  further  £3.3  million  to 
overall  profitability.  The  most  significant  element  of  this 
was the £3.1 million profit from the sale of FOGL shares, 
but there was also a £0.2 million receipt in respect of the 
agreed early surrender of a leasehold property. Reported 
profit before tax was £5.7 million (2009: loss £0.6 million).

The Group pays corporation tax on its UK earnings at the 
standard rate of 28%, except for certain of its subsidiaries 
which qualify for the smaller companies rate of 21%. On 
its  Falklands  earnings,  the  Group  pays  tax  at  the  rate 
26%.  There  is  no  Capital  Gains  Tax  on  sales  of  shares, 
property or other qualifying assets in the Falkland Islands. 
For the year ended 31 March 2010 the Group’s effective 
tax  rate  on  its  underlying  trading  activities  was  26%  
(2009: 26%).

Fully  diluted  earnings  per  share  derived  from  underlying 
profits, increased by 15.4% to 21.7p (2009: 18.8p).

Strong  cash  flow  allowed  the  Group  to  reduce  its 
borrowings at 31 March 2010 to £5.3 million (31 March 
2009:  £7.2  million)  even  after  total  capital  expenditure 
of  £1.4  million  (2009:  £1.0  million).  Cash  balances  at 
31  March  2010  were  £3.8  million  (31  March  2009: 
£3.0 million) resulting in net borrowings at the year end 
of £1.5 million (2009: £4.2 million). Net assets per share 
increased  sharply  during  the  year  to  376p  per  share  at  
31  March  2010  (2009:  276p  per  share)  reflecting  both 
the increase in realised profits and the uplift in the value 
of the Group’s holding in FOGL.

Underlying pre-tax profit
The  Group’s  underlying  pre-tax  profits  (“PBTa”)  showed 
steady growth with a £0.4 million increase over the prior 
year  as  shown  below,  rising  17%  to  a  record  level  of  
£2.69 million.

Underlying profit

Year ended 31 March

2010

£m

2009

£m

Underlying pre-tax profit  

2.69   

2.31

Add / (deduct) non-trading and 
exceptional Items 

Profit on the sale of FOGL shares

Profit on the surrender of lease 

Revaluation of interest rate collar

3.09

0.25 

0.04 

–

–

(0.33)

Amortisation of intangibles

(0.40) 

(0.40)

Impairment of goodwill 

Restructuring costs 

Profit / (loss) before tax  
as reported

–  

–   

(1.98)             

(0.23)

5.67 

(0.63)

Note: Underlying profit before tax excludes the amortisation of intangible 
assets, any impairment of goodwill and non-trading items (profit on sale of 
shares, profits from the early surrender of a lease, restructuring costs and 
fair value movements on derivative financial instruments). 

Further details of these non-trading items are given below: 

Non-trading items
Profit  on  sale  of  shares  in  Falkland  Oil  and  Gas 
Limited  –  £3.09  million  (2009:  nil).  On  30  November 
2009  the  Group  reduced  its  stake  in  Falkland  Oil  and  
Gas  Limited  selling  three  million  shares  producing  
cash  proceeds  of  £3.6  million  and  realising  a  profit  of  
£3.1 million.

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Profit  on  the  early  surrender  of  a  property  lease  – 
£0.25  million  (2009:  nil).  During  the  year  the  Group 
received compensation for the early vacation of leasehold 
premises  by  Momart,  which  had  been  the  subject  of 
litigation with the landlords.

Revaluation  of  interest  rate  collar  £0.04  million 
(2009:  loss  £0.33  million).  In  previous  years  the  Group 
entered into two interest rate collars as a hedge against 
possible  increases  in  interest  rates.  These  instruments 
produced an effective floor on the bank base rate payable 
by the Group of 4.25% and led to increased interest rate 
costs  in  the  first  half  of  the  year.  In  January  2010  these 
instruments were liquidated eliminating what had become 
onerous interest costs. This resulted in a small accounting 
gain of £0.04 million (2009: loss £0.33 million) and from 
January  2010  the  Group  has  been  able  to  take  full 
advantage of current low rates. 

Finance costs 
The  Group’s  net  financing  costs  fell  sharply  to  £0.40 
million  (2009:  £0.91  million).  Excluding  the  non-cash 
impact  of  the  collar  revaluation  which  saw  savings  of 
£380,000, total finance costs fell by £132,000.

Year ended 31 March

Net financing costs  
as shown in Income  
Statement

Made up of:

2010

£m

2009

(Increase)

£m

decrease

(401)

(912)

511

Pension finance costs net

(132)

(130)

-2

Interest collar  
revaluation

Notional interest on  
deferred consideration 

Amortisation of 
bank fees

45

(334)

379

(48)

(104)

56

(30)

(30)

–

Total non-cash items

(165)

(598)

433

Lease interest income 

78

74

Net bank interest paid 

(314) 

(388)

4

74

Total net financing  
costs

(401)  

(912)

511

As shown above, of the net financing costs of £0.4 million 
(2009: £0.9 million), net bank interest payable amounted 
to £314,000 (2009: £388,000) (see note 8 on page 40 for 
more details). 

Bank interest cover

Year ended 31 March

Underlying operating profit as above 

Net bank interest (payable)

Bank interest cover 

2010

£m

3.13

0.31

10.1x

2009

£m

2.89

0.39

7.4x

Since the liquidation of the interest collar in January 2010 
interest  costs  have  fallen  sharply.  In  the  current  financial 
year if bank Base Rates remain unchanged at 0.5% with 
total  borrowings  of  £5.3  million  the  Group’s  pro-forma 
bank interest charge with average rates of c. 3.5% for the 
year would be c. £0.19 million. 

Earnings per share 

Year ended 31 March

Underlying profit  
as above

2010

£m

2009

£m

Change

%

2.69

2.31

16.4

Tax thereon

(0.71)

(0.60) 

-18.3

Underlying profit after tax

1.98

1.71

15.8

Diluted average number 
of shares in issue (’000s)

9,147

9,121

0.29

Diluted EPS

21.7p

18.8p

15.4

Review of operations
A  summary  of  Group  revenue  and  operating  profit  by 
business is shown below:

Revenue

Year ended 31 March

2010

£m

2009

£m

Change

%

Falklands 

12.43

12.99

-4.3

Portsmouth Harbour Ferry  

3.72

3.72

–

Momart 

Total 

13.07

15.54

-15.9

29.22

32.25

-9.4

Underlying operating profit

Year ended 31 March

Falklands 

Portsmouth Harbour Ferry  

Momart 

Total 

2010

£m

1.38

0.79

0.96

3.13

2009

£m

Change

%

1.26

0.78

0.86

2.89

9.5

1.3

11.6

8.3

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Managing Director’s Business Review

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Group revenue

2010

Momart
44%

FIC
43%

PHFC
13%

2009

2009

Momart
48%

FIC
40%

PHFC
12%

Underlying operating profit

2010

Momart
31%

FIC
43%

PHFC
26%

Momart
30%

FIC
43%

PHFC
27%

Each of the Group’s businesses is reviewed in detail below:

Falkland Islands Company (FIC)
FIC  reported  a  satisfactory  out  turn  for  the  year  with 
underlying  operating  profits  for  the  year  increasing  by 
9.5%  to  £1.38  million  (2009:  £1.26  million)  despite  a 
4.3% fall in revenue. 

Year ended 31 March

Revenues 

Retail 

Automotive

Freight

Property sales

Other services 

2010

£m

2009

£m

Change

%

8.08

1.43

0.99

0.36

1.57

8.01

1.95

0.80

0.27

1.96

0.1

-26.7

23.7

33.3

-19.4

Total FIC revenue

12.43

12.99

-4.3

Underlying FIC  
operating profit 

1.38

1.26

9.5

Underlying operating profit  
margin (%)

11.1

9.7

14.4

The  year  started  with  a  poor  illex  squid  catch.  This  not 
only  saw  dramatic  reductions  in  the  level  of  support 
services required by the much reduced number of fishing 
boats  and  reefers,  but  it  also  resulted  in  significant 
reductions  in  government  license  revenues.  This  in  turn 
had an impact on local spending and general confidence. 
In addition in April, FIC saw its principal retail competitor 
very substantially expand its supermarket on the outskirts 
of  Stanley  putting  downward  pressure  on  sales  in  the 
West Store. Automotive vehicle sales, particularly to fleet 
buyers,  also  fell  sharply  as  organisational  budgets  were 
cut in response to the recession. 

However,  in  the  second  half  there  was  a  notable 
improvement  in  confidence  in  the  Islands,  due  to  a  
good  loligo  squid  catch  and  the  commencement  of  oil 
exploration  activity.  As  anticipated,  this  stimulated 
demand across our retail activities and is likely to continue 
to have a further positive impact on the Falkland Islands 
economy. This positive momentum was further assisted by 
the  start  of  a  de-mining  programme  for  which  FIC  was 
able to provide a range of services. 

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FIC revenues

2010

Property sales
3%

Other 
Services
21%

Automotive
12%

Retail
64%

2009

Property sales
2%

Other 
Services
21%

Automotive
15%

Retail
62%

FIC’s  automotive  business  saw  a  sharp  fall  in  demand 
particularly  for  fleet  vehicles  for  the  military  and  their 
contractors.  Total  vehicle  sales  fell  from  76  to  41,  but 
vehicle rental income increased substantially as a result of 
the  requirements  of  de-mining  contractors  BACTEC  and 
the oil exploration companies. However, overall automotive 
revenues  fell  by  27%  to  £1.43  million.  With  the  global 
recession  continuing  we  do  not  anticipate  any  early 
recovery in military or corporate spending on vehicles. 

At  Darwin  Shipping,  revenues  from  third  party  freight 
increased by 24% to just under £1 million as the business 
benefited from the delivery of a second shipment of wind 
turbines  and  also  from  increased  freight  linked  to  oil 
exploration activity. 

FIC’s  Fishing  Agency  revenues  fell  by  43%  as  a  result  of 
the failure of the illex squid catch in April and May 2009. 
Penguin  Travel,  which  has  established  itself  as  the  on 
shore  agent  of  cruise  line  operator  Holland  &  America 
Lines,  also  had  a  more  difficult  year  as  unusually  windy 

Rear entrance to the extended West Store.

Whilst  the  competitive  landscape  for  retailing  in  Stanley 
changed  substantially  in  the  year  our  new  West  Store 
extension  has  bolstered  the  performance  of  our  core 
retailing  activity  and  has  confirmed  the  West  Store’s 
position as the premier retailer in Stanley.

Sales  and  margins  came  under  pressure  in  the  early 
months of the year due to the increased competition, but 
the team in Stanley led by new retail manager, Paul Lewis, 
responded well emphasising FIC’s offer to the customer of 
“Quality, Choice and Value”. At the half year, West Store 
sales were down by only 1% and in the second half with 
the November opening of the West Store extension and 
car  park,  sales  increased  by  over  8%  giving  an  overall 
increase  for  the  year  of  4.3%.  The  new  extension 
increases retail selling space by 50% to over 15,000 sq ft 
which 
includes  a  new  store  providing  household  
electrical goods. 

In  FIC’s  DIY  businesses,  Home  Care  and  Home  Living, 
demand  was  affected  by  the  sluggish  economy  and 
continued pressure from local competitors. Overall sales in 
this  segment  which  accounts  for  c.  15%  of  FIC’s  retail 
revenues, decreased by 11% during the year.

The Marmont Row development in Stanley.

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CONTINUED

summer  weather  and  the  effects  of  the  global  recession 
led to a decline in passenger landings of 16%. This was 
the first decline in a decade.

FIC’s  Insurance  broking  operation  increased  both  its 
revenues and its contribution in the year as did FIC’s Port 
Services (stevedoring) activities. The net return from FIC’s 
portfolio of 30 rental properties also saw a further steady 
increase  as  demand  strengthened  in  the  second  half  of 
the year. 

Further  investment  in  our  shops  is  planned  for  the 
forthcoming year, but margins will be negatively impacted 
by  the  recent  increase  in  the  cost  of  freight  services, 
where costs saw sharp double digit increases with effect 
from 1 April 2010. 

During the year, work on Phase 1 of the conversion of the 
former  Upland  Goose  Hotel  into  a  terrace  of  nine 
residential  properties  was  completed,  now  reverting  to 
their former name of Marmont Row. With their location 
on  the  waterfront  in  central  Stanley  they  represent  a 
prime asset, which can be readily sold or rented depending 
on market conditions. Phase 2 involving the conversion of 
the  final  three  units  in  the  terrace  is  expected  to  be 
complete before the end of the calendar year.

In  the  year,  two  older  residential  properties  were  sold 
realising a profit of over £350,000. This compares to the 
£240,000  generated  from  the  sale  of  three  similar 
properties  in  2008/9.  Our  policy  has  been  to  dispose  of 
older  properties  which  require  substantial  modernisation 
and  maintenance  and  reinvest  the  proceeds  in  new 
developments.  The  building,  letting  and  selling  of 
residential properties is one of FIC’s core activities and is 
expected  to  continue  in  the  future  particularly  with  the 
completion  of  Marmont  Row  which  will  increase  FIC’s 
residential estate to over 40 units.  

Despite  the  reduction  in  revenues,  FIC  performed  well 
helped by opportunities brought about by oil exploration 
and increased efficiency. For the year to 31 March 2010, 
underlying operating profits in the Falklands increased by 
over 9% to £1.38 million.

Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company (PHFC       )
PHFC  performed  satisfactorily  during  the  year  posting  a 
small increase in underlying operating profits despite flat 
revenues.

Operating results

Year ended 31 March

Revenues

Ferry fares 

Other revenue

Total PHFC revenue

Underlying PHFC  
operating profit

Underlying operating  
profit margin (%)

2010

£m

2009

£m

Change 

%

3.50

0.22

3.72

3.46

0.26

3.72

1.2

-15.4

–

0.79 

0.78 

1.3

21.0

21.0

–

Passenger journeys (000s)

3,516

3,672

-4.2

Some  40%  of  ferry  customers  use  the  service  for  
essential  daily  commuting.  However,  the  service  is  not 
immune  to  the  effects  of  recession  and  a  significant 
reduction  in  discretionary  journeys  resulted  in  total 
passenger  journeys  declining  by  4.2%  compared  to  the 
previous year. 

As in the prior year, fares were increased on 1 June. The 
standard  daily  adult  return  fare  rose  by  4.5%  to  £2.30 
and the price for a book of 10-trip tickets rose 5.5% to 
£9.50. These fare increases effectively offset the impact of 
the decline in passenger numbers and resulted in revenues 
from ferry fares rising 1.2% to £3.5 million. 

The  core  passenger  ferry  service  accounted  for  94%  of 
revenue  (2009:  93%).  Other  revenue  is  earned  from 
PHFC’s programme of summer leisure cruises in the Solent 
area, which increased by £13,000 compared to the prior 
year and produced a small positive contribution. A small 
contract to provide water taxi services ended, as expected, 
in August 2009 after three years.

Overheads  were  maintained  at  prior  year  levels  despite 
increased hourly wage rates, and a steady rise in the price 
of  fuel,  due  to  tight  cost  control  and  a  reduction  in  the 
level of overtime. After the allocation of head office costs, 
PHFC’s underlying operating profit increased by 1.3% to 
£0.79 million (2009: £0.78 million).

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Momart
Momart,  increased  profitability  in  the  year  despite  the 
pressure on revenues in all areas of its business.

Operating results

Year ended 31 March

Revenues

Museums and Public  
Exhibitions

Commercial Galleries 

Storage  

2010

£m

2009

£m

Change

%

7.73

3.86

1.48

9.66

4.36

1.52

-20.0

-11.5

-2.6

Total Momart revenue

13.07

15.54

-15.9

Underlying Momart  
operating profit 

Underlying operating profit 
margin (%)

0.96

0.86

11.6

7.3

5.5

–

Momart reacted quickly to a sharp contraction in the art 
market  in  the  first  quarter  of  the  calendar  year  2009, 
aligning  its  cost  base  with  the  reduced  level  of  available 
business. Whilst first half revenue was significantly down 
on the record levels seen in the first half of 2008/9, much 
of the decline in sales came from a reduction in low margin 
work  with  overseas  agents.  Therefore,  with  lower 
overheads and increased efficiencies flowing from internal 
reorganisation,  the  Company  remained  consistently 
profitable  throughout  the  year.  Confidence  in  the 
commercial art market quickly recovered as world markets 
stabilised.

Gallery Services
We  have  seen  a  recovery  in  the  commercial  art  market 
during the year, confirmed by the success of the Basel art 
fair in June and the Frieze fair in London in October. 

In  the  commercial  Gallery  Services  (GS)  division  the 
Company was actively involved in a number of high profile 
overseas  exhibitions  of  Damien  Hirst’s  work.  Increased 
efforts  were  also  made  to  win  smaller  contracts  from 
commercial clients and streamlining its customs clearance 
procedures  gave  it  an  important  competitive  edge  in 
winning international business. 

GS  revenues  also  saw  some  recovery  as  confidence 
increased  throughout  the  year  and  activity  levels  rose  by 
16% in the second half, compared to the first half. Overall 
revenues  in  GS  were  down  11.5%  compared  to  2008/9 
and  the  division  accounted  for  30%  of  Momart’s  total 
revenues (2008/9: 28%).

Spirit of Gosport with the Spinnaker Tower in the background.

Negotiations  with  Gosport  Borough  Council  to  replace 
the  existing  pontoon  at  Gosport  are  nearing  completion 
with a modern replacement scheduled to be delivered in 
late 2010. The Council has agreed in principle to finance 
the new pontoon but its economic cost will be borne by 
PHFC and, ultimately, by passengers as fares will have to 
be  increased  to  offset  this  increase  in  annual  rent.  Even 
after the necessary fare increases, the Board believes that 
the absolute cost for ferry users will remain modest and 
will  still  offer  excellent  value  for  money  compared  to 
alternative modes of transport. 

In  2009/10  the  ferry  service  was  able  to  improve  on  its 
exceptional  record  of  reliability  and  over  99.9%  of  all 
72,000  ferry  trips  (operating  364  days  per  annum) 
departed  on  time  with  only  76  sailings  delayed  or 
cancelled compared to 132 in the prior year and of these 
22 were due to incidents beyond the Company’s control. 
Both the safety record and the reliability of this essential 
service  rest  upon  the  exceptional  commitment  and 
expertise of ferry staff who are proud to be a part of the 
community they serve.

For  the  forthcoming  year,  we  anticipate  tough  trading 
in  annual  
conditions  with  further  small  declines 
passenger  numbers  and  increased  pressure  on  costs  as 
fuel prices increase.

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Momart revenues

2010

Storage
11%

Commercial  
Galleries
30%

Museums and  
Public Galleries
59%

2009

Storage
10%

Commercial  
Galleries
28%

Museums and  
Public Galleries
62%

Exhibitions
In the Exhibitions division that serves leading museums in 
the UK and overseas, activity reduced sharply in the early 
part of the year (again compared to the record levels seen 

Momart was the contracted transport and logistics agency for The Real 
Van Gogh exhibition at the Royal Academy. 

in  2008/9)  with  notably  less  work  coming  from  overseas 
institutions  as  their  reduced  budgets  saw  spending  cut 
back on more expensive internationally sourced shows. In 
the  UK  Momart  remained  very  active  and  maintained  
its  market  share.  Notable  installations  included:  the 
Baroque  exhibition  at  the  Victoria  and  Albert  Museum, 
Anish  Kapoor  at  the  Royal  Academy  and  the  highly 
successful The Real Van Gogh exhibition in January 2010. 

Exhibition  revenues  remained  20%  below  the  prior  year 
albeit absolute revenues in creased marginally in H2 helped 
by  the  blockbusting  Van  Gogh  exhibition  at  the  Royal 
Academy. 

Overall revenues from Exhibitions fell in the year to £7.73 
million  (2009:  £9.66  million)  and  the  division  accounted 
for 59% of Momart’s total revenues (2009: 62%). 

Storage
Storage  revenue  was  also  affected  by  the  downturn  and 
prices came under pressure as storage customers sought to 
reduce  costs  and  competition  increased.  Nonetheless 
Storage revenue remained the most stable income stream 
with  a  small  decline  of  just  2.6%  year  on  year  to  £1.48 
million. Storage accounted for 11% of revenue in the year 
(2009: 10%). 

With  less  currency  volatility,  Momart  also  saw  reduced 
exchange  losses  during  the  year.  We  believe  that  the 
recovery seen in the commercial art market is likely to track 
wider economic trends as reflected in the performance of 
global  equity  markets,  but  in  Momart’s  main  market  we 
see continued pressure on budgets for museum exhibitions 
both in the UK and overseas. 

FOGL stake
Details of the FOGL stake are set out below: 

Year ended 31 March

2010

2009

Number of shares held 

12,000,000 15,000,000

FOGL share price

129.5p

72.6p

Market value of holding

£15.5m

£10.9m

Cost

£2.0m

£2.5m

In the year ended 31 March 2010 the share price of FOGL 
varied between a high of 177p and low of 63p. The sale 
of 3 million shares took place on 30 November 2009 at a 
price of 120p per share which produced a profit on sale 
of £3.1 million. Following the sale, the Group shareholding 

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represented 8.2% of FOGL’s enlarged share capital. Under 
IFRS, the investment is shown at market value. 

Balance sheet
The  Group’s  Balance  Sheet  remains  strong  and  as  at  
31 March 2010 had net assets of £34.2 million (2009: £24.9 
million),  borrowings  of  £5.3  million  (2009:  £7.2  million) 
and cash balances of £3.8 million (2009: £3.0 million).

The  carrying  value  of  intangible  assets  was  reduced  by 
normal  annual  amortisation  charges  of  £0.4  million  to 
£13.5 million as at 31 March 2010 (2009: £13.9 million) 
(see note 11 page 43). 

The  net  book  value  of  property,  plant  and  equipment 
increased  by  £0.5  million  to  £7.5  million  in  the  year  to  
31 March 2010. Fixed asset additions totalled £1.4 million 
while the  depreciation charge  for  the year  amounted  to 
£0.9 million (see note 12 page 45). 

The  Group’s  investment  properties  comprise  land  and 
commercial  and  residential  properties  in  the  Falkland 
Islands  held  for  rental.  The  net  book  value  of  these 
properties  at  31  March  2010  was  unchanged  at  £1.8 
million. The Directors estimate that the fair value of this 
property  portfolio  at  31  March  2010  was  £2.5  million 
compared  to  a  book  value  of  £1.8  million  (see  note  13 
page  46).  Deferred  tax  assets  relating  to  future  pension 
liabilities increased by £0.1 million to £0.6 million. 

Non-property  related  inventories  increased  from  £2.6 
million to £3.5 million at 31 March 2010. £0.4 million of 
the  £3.5  million  relates  to  work  in  progress  at  Momart 
(2009:  £0.3  million)  and  the  balance  of  £3.1  million 
represent  stock  held  for  resale  in  the  Group’s  retail 
operations  in  the  Falklands,  which  increased  by  £0.9 
million from the exceptionally low levels seen in the prior 
year (see note 19 page 51).

Property  related  inventories  are  shown  at  cost  and 
represent expenditure incurred to 31 March 2010 on the 
conversion of the former Upland Goose Hotel back into a 
terrace of residential properties at Marmont Row on the 
waterfront  in  Stanley.  The  total  cost  of  completed 
properties  and  ongoing  work  in  progress  at  31  March 
2010 was £1.2 million (2009: £0.6 million) (see note 19 
page 51). 

Trade and other receivables balances increased from £4.4 
million to £4.5 million as at 31 March 2010. 

At 31 March 2010 the Group retained cash balances on 
deposit  with  UK  banks  of  £3.8  million  (2009:  £3.0 
million).

During  the  year  the  Group  paid  a  final  instalment  of  
£1.6  million  in  deferred  consideration  to  the  former 
owners of Momart and bank loan repayments of a further 
£0.8  million.  Following  these  scheduled  repayments  the 
Group’s  loans  and  bank  borrowings  were  reduced  from 
£7.2 million at the start of the year to £5.3 million as at 
31  March  2010.  £1.2  million  of  these  loans  are  due  for 
repayment  in  the  coming  year  and  are  shown  under 
current liabilities (see note 22 page 52). 

Income tax payable within the next 12 months increased 
to £0.7 million (2009: £0.5 million) reflecting the increase 
in the Group’s taxable profits. 

As noted above the Group took the decision to liquidate  
its interest rate hedges in January 2010 and at 31 March 
2010  had  no  interest  in  derivative  financial  instruments 
(see note 23 page 53). 

Trade and other payables increased from £8.0 million to 
£8.2 million at 31 March 2010 (see note 24 page 54). 

As  at  31  March  2010  the  liability  due  in  respect  of  the 
Group’s  defined  benefit  pension  schemes  increased  to 
£2.2 million (2009: £2.0 million) as interest rates used to 
discount  the  schemes’  future  liabilities  decreased  in  line 
with  market  trends.  The  scheme  in  the  Falklands  is 
unfunded  and  liabilities  are  met  as  they  fall  due  from 
operating cash flow. At PHFC a structured programme of 
regular  annual  payments  has  been  agreed  with  the  UK 
Pensions Regulator to eliminate the deficit of £0.2 million 
over the medium term (see note 25 page 54). 

The  net  deferred  tax  liabilities  at  31  March  2010  were 
essentially unchanged from the prior year at £2.2 million. 

Cash flows

Cash flow from operating activities
With  the  improved  trading  performance  of  the  Group 
companies  underlying  earnings  before  interest,  tax, 
depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased by 14% 
to £4.0 million (2009: £3.5 million).

Working  capital  levels  increased  by  £1.0  million  in  the 
current  year  as  the  Group  invested  an  additional  £0.5 
million in the conversion of Marmont Row, retail inventory 
levels  in  Stanley  recovered  to  more  optimal  levels  and 
prepayments and deferred income on Momart commercial 
contracts increased by £0.5 million.

Tax  paid  of  £1.0  million  reduced  to  more  normal  levels 
(2009:  £1.4  million)  following  the  switch  to  quarterly 
payments in advance at Momart in the prior year. 

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The Group’s Operating Cash Flow can be summarised as 
follows:     

Year ended 31 March

Underlying PBT  

Depreciation 

Interest payable

Restructuring costs

EBITDA 

Share based payments

(Increase) / decrease in  
working capital 

Tax paid 

Other 

Net cash flow from  
operating activities 

2010

£m

2009

£m

2.7  

0.9

0.4 

2.3  

0.8

0.6 

– 

(0.2)

4.0

0.2

3.5

0.3

(1.0)

1.6

(1.0) 

(1.4) 

0.2

0.1

2.4

4.1

Cash flow from investing and financing activities
In addition to cash flows from its operating activities the 
Group received £3.6 million from the FOGL share sale and 
drew down an additional £0.2 million in leasing loans to 
finance  vehicle  purchases.  Gross  cash  flow  in  the  year 
ended  31  March  2010  was  £6.4  million  (2009:  £4.3 
million).

Year ended 31 March

Net cash flow from
operating activities

Proceeds from sale of shares in FOGL

Draw down of loan 

Gross cash flow 

Less:

Dividends paid  

Capital expenditure  

Net bank interest paid 

Liquidation of financial derivative

Deferred consideration re Momart 

Loan repayments 

Other 

Total outflows 

Net cash flow

Cash balance b/fwd

Cash balance c/fwd

2010

£m

2009

£m

2.4

3.6

0.4 

6.4

(1.1) 

(1.4) 

(0.3)

(0.4)

(1.6)

(0.8)

–

4.1

–

0.2 

4.3

(0.7) 

(1.1) 

(0.4)

–

(1.7)

(0.6)

0.2

(5.6)

(4.3) 

0.8

3.0

3.8

–

3.0

3.0

During  the  year  the  Group  paid  a  final  dividend  of  
£0.7  million  and  in  February  2010  an  interim  dividend  
of  £0.4  million.  To  continue  to  strengthen  its  operating 
base, £1.4 million was invested in fixed assets across the 
Group  (2009:  £1.0  million);  £0.8  million  was  committed 
to complete the extension and car park at the West Store 
in Stanley and £0.2 million was invested in new vehicles 
and  office  equipment  at  Momart.  With  strong  cash 
generation leading to lower borrowings, interest paid over 
the  year  decreased  to  £0.3  million  (2009:  £0.4  million). 
In  January  2010  the  Group  liquidated  its  outstanding 
interest  rate  collars  at  a  cash  cost  of  £0.4  million,  made 
scheduled  repayments  of  bank  loans  of  £0.8  million 
(2009:  £0.6  million)  and  paid  £1.6  million  in  deferred 
consideration  in  connection  with  the  acquisition  of 
Momart (2009: £1.7 million). After making these payments 
totalling £5.6 million the Group’s enjoyed a cash surplus 
of  £0.8  million  taking  its  cash  deposits  to  £3.8  million 
(2009: £3.0 million). 

Business drivers, risk factors and key  
performance indicators
Business drivers
All  the  Group’s  businesses  are  consumer  oriented  and 
their success is linked to general economic conditions in 
their markets. Inflation, employment levels, interest rates 
and government spending programmes all have an effect 
on disposable income and consumer confidence. 

The Group’s businesses in the Falklands and Gosport have 
strong ties to the local communities they serve and activity 
is linked in turn to the local demand for their goods and 
services. In addition demand is boosted by tourist activity 
and both locations have benefited from increasing tourist 
numbers in recent years. In the Falklands the strength of 
the economy is closely linked to the fortunes of the fishing 
industry and in particular the success of the unpredictable 
illex squid season which runs from February to May. In the 
year ended 31 March 2010 the commencement of the oil 
exploration had a positive impact and this is also expected 
to have to benefit the local economy in the current and 
future years. If the programme was to cease this stimulus 
would end. The commercialisation of discoveries is likely 
to be of significant long term benefit to the economy of 
the Falkland Islands.

At Momart activity in the art market is closely correlated 
with  the  performance  the  global  economy  albeit  with  a 
time lag. In the commercial art market, levels of disposable 
income among high net worth individuals are a key driver 
and  in  the  museums  sector  government  and  corporate 
sponsorship are important sources of funding in addition 
to  admissions  revenue  which  is  increasing.  However 
pressures  on  Government  spending  will  have  a  negative 

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impact  on  institutional  budgets  and  the  number  of 
exhibitions;  in  the  longer  term  this  should  lead  to  more  
out-sourcing  of  specialist  services  by  museums  and 
institutions but in the near term a further reduction in the 
level of government subsidised exhibitions seems likely. 

Major  international  exhibitions  which  are  displayed  in  a 
number of global locations as part of cultural diplomacy 
initiatives are an important source of revenue for museums 
and  galleries  and  the  London  Olympics  should  be  an 
opportunity for such activity. In addition, the art market is 
still continuing to develop globally with the emergence of 
new  buyers,  patrons  and  artists  in  the  Middle  East,  Far 
East and Russia.

Risk factors
PHFC  and  FIC  are  both  sensitive  to  changes  in  local 
economic  conditions.  The  level  of  local  competition  also 
affects performance. In the Falklands, FIC faces competition 
in most of its operations but due to the Company’s long 
history  and  accumulated  expertise  FIC  has  a  leading 
market position in most sectors in which it operates. The 
situation  is  fluid  and  maintaining  leadership  depends  on 
continued  innovation,  investment  and  a  commitment  to 
excellence in customer service. 

Argentina  continues  to  make  a  claim  against  the  UK’s 
sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and in recent months 
has  sought  to  impose  restrictions  on  vessels  transiting 
Argentinian  waters  en  route  to  the  Falklands.  However 
the  UK  government  has  re-affirmed  its  sovereignty  in 
unequivocal terms and key trade and logistic links to the 
UK  are  unaffected.  However  Argentina’s  continuing 
protests  are  likely  to  delay  the  development  of  further 
commercial  links  to  the  Falklands’  South  American 
neighbours.

Although there is no other directly competing service, in 
Portsmouth customers do have a choice and are able to 
travel  by  car  or  public  transport  round  the  harbour. 
Maintaining  and  promoting  the  relative  attractions  of 
using the ferry whether for commuting to work, shopping 
or for tourism is a key focus of PHFC’s strategy and we will 
continue to work closely with local authorities and other 
public transport providers to reinforce the ferry’s position 
as  a,  faster  more  cost  effective,  and  environmentally 
friendly alternative to travelling by car.

For  Momart  the  physical  security  of  artworks  is  of 
paramount  importance  and  the  Company  goes  to  great 
lengths to guard against the risk of theft or damage to the 
works  in  its  care.  Beyond  physical  security  and  the 
resulting risk to the Company’s reputation, the risks faced 
by Momart tend to be those factors which could impact 
the  global  art  market.  In  particular  the  reduction  in  the 

personal wealth of collectors and investors will be likely to 
result in a contraction of personal or institutional budgets 
which in turn would lead to a reduction in the movement 
and  display  of  art.  The  emergence  of  new  competitors 
could  also  impact  the  business  adversely.  In  addition 
because  much  of  Momart’s  business  involves  working 
with overseas partners, volatility in the Sterling/Dollar and 
Sterling/Euro  exchange  rates  has  a  direct  effect  on 
Momart’s cost base and profitability.

Key performance indicators
At  Group  level  management  attention  is  focussed  on 
revenue,  costs  and  the  contribution  generated  by  each 
sub group of businesses. In the Falklands businesses like 
for like revenue growth is a key measure of performance, 
especially  for  the  retail  outlets  which  account  for  two-
thirds  of  revenues.  In  addition  to  sales  trends  gross 
margins by product and general costs are also kept under 
close review.

At  PHFC,  passenger  numbers  and  the  average  fare  yield 
are monitored on a weekly basis, and other key concerns 
are ferry reliability and passenger safety as well as a focus 
on costs and net profitability.

In  Momart,  forward  sales  projections  are  monitored  and 
updated  and  these  are  an  important  predictive  indicator 
which  facilitates  forward  planning.  In  addition,  order 
intake and the conversion rate in bidding for contracts are 
reviewed  on  a  regular  basis.  Direct  costs  and  the  gross 
contribution of individual contracts are monitored closely 
as are the level of indirect costs and the overall amount of 
overtime being worked.

Trading outlook
The economic backdrop remains uncertain and the Board 
does  not  foresee  a  substantial  improvement  in  trading 
conditions during the current year.

However, with substantially reduced borrowings and the 
inherent strength of each operating company, the Group 
is  well  placed  to  weather  the  current  difficult  trading 
environment and benefit in the upturn. 

Whilst the Board remains remain cautious about prospects 
for growth in the current year ahead, it remains confident 
about the long-term future of the Group.

John Foster 
Managing Director

23 June 2010

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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Board of Directors and Secretary

David Hudd (65) Chairman

David joined the Board on 4 March 2002 and is Chairman of the Nominations Committee. He is a Chartered Accountant 

and was a partner in Price Waterhouse until 1982. Since then, he has been Chairman or Chief Executive of a number 

of  listed  companies.  He  was,  until  April  1998,  Executive  Chairman  of  Vardon  plc  (now  Cannons  Group  Limited),  a 

Company he founded. He is non-executive Deputy Chairman of Falklands Oil and Gas Limited.

John Foster (52) Managing Director

John joined the Board on 26 January 2005. He is a Chartered Accountant and previously served as Finance Director for 

international software company Macro 4 plc and world famous toy retailer, Hamleys plc. Prior to joining Hamleys, he 

spent three years in charge of acquisitions and disposals at FTSE 250 company Ascot plc and before that worked for 

nine years as a venture capitalist with a leading investment bank in the City.

Mike Killingley (59) Non-executive Director

Mike was appointed to the Board on 26 July 2005, having previously been appointed non-executive Chairman of the 

Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company Limited, following the Company’s successful bid. He is a Chartered Accountant 

and was a partner of KPMG (and predecessor firms) from 1984 to 1998. He is currently non-executive Chairman of 

Beale plc, a listed Company. He was previously non-executive Chairman of Southern Vectis plc and Conder Environmental 

plc, both listed on AIM. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Jeremy Brade (48) Non-executive Director

Jeremy  joined  the  Board  on  September  2009.  He  is  a  Director  and  Private  Equity  Partner  at  J  O  Hambro  Capital 

Management  Limited,  where  he  has  worked  since  2001.  Jeremy  had  previously  been  with  the  Foreign  and 

Commonwealth Office (FCO) where he served at the British High Commission in New Delhi and as the representative 

of  Cyrus  Vance  and  Lord  Owen  at  the  International  Conference  on  the  Former  Yugoslavia.  Prior  to  joining  the 

Diplomatic Service, Jeremy was an Army Officer.

James Ivins (45) Company Secretary

James joined the Group as Company Secretary on 26 February 2007. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of 

Certified Accountants.

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The  Directors  present  their  Annual  Report  and  the  financial  statements  for  the  Company  and  for  the  Group  for  the  year  ended 

31 March 2010.

Results and dividend
The Group’s result for the year is set out in the Consolidated Income Statement on page 21. The Group profit for the year after taxation 

amounted to £5,256,000 (2009: loss £1,153,000). Basic earnings per share were 58.2p (2009: -12.8p). The Directors recommend a 

dividend of 5.0p per share which, in addition to the interim dividend already announced, takes the total dividend proposed for the year 

to 9.0p (2009: 8.0p) which, if approved by shareholders at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting will be paid on 29 October 2010 

to  shareholders  on  the  register  at  close  of  business  on  17  September  2010.  This  has  not  been  included  in  creditors  as  it  was  not 

approved before the year end. Dividends paid during the year comprise a dividend of 8.0p per share in respect of the previous year 

ended 31 March 2009 and an interim dividend of 4.0p per share in respect of the current year.

Principal activities and business review
The business of the Group during the year ended 31 March 2010 was general trading in the Falkland Islands, the operation of a ferry 

across Portsmouth Harbour and the provision of international arts logistics and storage services. The principal activities of the Group are 

discussed in more detail in the Business Review on pages 4 to 13 which should be considered as part of the Directors’ Report for the 

purposes of the requirements of the enhanced Directors’ Report guidance.

The principal activity of the Company is that of a holding company.

Directors
Sir Harry Solomon resigned from the Board on 31 December 2009. The Board wishes to record its appreciation for his contribution and 

long service to the Company.

Directors’ interests
The  interests  of  the  Directors  in  the  issued  shares  and  share  options  over  the  shares  of  the  Company  are  set  out  below  under  the 

heading “Directors’ interests in shares” on pages 17 and 18. During the year no Director had an interest in any significant contract 

relating to the business of the Company or its subsidiaries other than his own service contract.

Health and safety
The  Group  is  committed  to  the  health,  safety  and  welfare  of  its  employees  and  third  parties  who  may  be  affected  by  the  Group’s 

operations. The focus of the Group’s effort is to prevent accidents and incidents occurring by identifying risks and employing appropriate 

control strategies. This is supplemented by a policy of investigating and recording all incidents.

Employees
The Board is aware of the importance of good relationships and communication with employees. Where appropriate, employees are 

consulted about matters which affect the progress of the Group and which are of interest and concern to them as employees. Within 

this framework, emphasis is placed on developing greater awareness of the financial and economic factors which affect the performance 

of the Group. Employment policy and practices in the Group are based on non-discrimination and equal opportunity irrespective of age, 

race, religion, sex, colour and marital status. In particular, the Group recognises its responsibilities towards disabled persons and does 

not discriminate against them in terms of job offers, training or career development and prospects. If an existing employee were to 

become  disabled  during  the  course  of  employment,  every  practical  effort  would  be  made  to  retain  the  employee’s  services  with 

whatever retraining is appropriate. The Group’s pension arrangements for employees are summarised in note 25 on pages 54 to 59.

Share capital and substantial interests in shares
During the year 91,300 share options were exercised (2009: nil). There have been no changes to the authorised share capital which 

remains 12,500,000 shares.

Further information about the Company’s share capital is given in note 27 on page 63. Details of the Company’s executive share option 

scheme and employee ownership plan can be found on pages 17 and 18 and in note 26 on pages 59 and 60.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Directors’ Report

CONTINUED

The  Company  has  been  notified  of  the  following  substantial  interests  in  the  issued  ordinary  shares  of  the  Company  as  at  

31 March 2010.

L S Licht

Artemis Investment Management

Sir Harry Solomon

Dolphin Fund plc

Number of shares

Percentage of shares in issue

750,000

424,419

333,677

387,109

8.24

4.67

3.67

4.26

Payments to suppliers
The policy of the Company and each of its trading subsidiaries, in relation to all its suppliers, is to settle the terms of payment when 

agreeing the terms of the transaction and to abide by those terms, provided that it is satisfied that the supplier has provided the goods 

or services in accordance with agreed terms and conditions. The Group does not follow any code or standard payment practice. As a 

holding company, the Company had no trade creditors at either 31 March 2010 or 31 March 2009.

Charitable and political donations
Charitable donations made by the Group during the year amounted to £28,737 (2009: £15,401), largely to local community charities 

in Gosport and the Falkland Islands. In the Falkland Islands donations amounted to £16,120, of which the largest was £7,922 to the 

Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association. There were no political donations.

Disclosure of information to auditors
The Directors who held office at the date of this Directors’ Report confirm that, so far as they are each aware, there is no relevant audit 

information of which the Company’s auditors are unaware; and each Director has taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as 

a Director to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company’s auditors are aware of that 

information.

Auditors
A resolution proposing the re-appointment of KPMG Audit plc will be put to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.

Annual General Meeting
The  Company’s  Annual  General  Meeting  will  be  held  at  the  London  offices  of  Financial  Dynamics,  Holborn  Gate,  26  Southampton 

Buildings, London WC2A 1PB at 2.30 pm on 9 September 2010. The Notice of the Annual General Meeting and a description of the 

special business to be put to the meeting are considered in a separate Circular to Shareholders which accompanies this document.

FALKLAND ISLANDS HOLDINGS PLC

17

Details of Directors’ remuneration and emoluments (audited information)
The  remuneration  of  non-executive  Directors  consists  only  of  annual  fees  for  their  services  both  as  members  of  the  Board  and  of 

Committees on which they serve.

An analysis of the remuneration and taxable benefits in kind (excluding share options) provided for and received by each Director during 

the year to 31 March 2010 and in the preceding year follows:

Bonuses

£’000

Benefits

£’000

David Hudd

John Foster

Mike Killingley

Leonard Licht

Sir Harry Solomon

Jeremy Brade

Salary

£’000

100

158

35

–

15

14

80

85

–

–

–

–

322

165

Gains in

respect of

Pensions

share options

£’000

–

25

–

–

–

–

25

£’000

183

–

–

–

–

–

–

2010

Total

£’000

363

268

35

–

15

14

2009

Total

£’000

100

205

30

15

20

–

695

370

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Directors’ interests in shares
As at 31 March 2010, the share options of executive Directors may be summarised as follows:

Opening balance

Date of

grant

Number

of shares

D L Hudd

Number

of shares

J L Foster

 Exercise

price

Exercisable

from

Expiry

date

15 Aug
 2002

10 Feb
 2005

14 June
 2005

13 July
 2006

5 July
 2007

7 Aug
2007

81,300

–

£1.841/2

–

57,692

£5.20

49,411

14,117

£4.25

59,843

28,346

£3.171/2

3,780

3,780

£2.50

–

27,517

£3.30

15 Aug
2005

10 Feb
2008

14 June
2008

13 July
2009

1 Aug
2010

7 Aug
2010

14 Aug
2012

9 Feb
 2015

13 June
2015

12 July
2016

31 July
2017

6 Aug
2017

Total at 31 March 2009

194,334

129,452

Lapsed in year

Issued in year

Exercised in year

13 July
 2009

15 July
 2009

9 March
 2010

(59,843)

(28,346)

£3.171/2

44,550

44,550

£2.90

15 July
2012

14 July
 2019

(81,300)

–

£1.841/2

Total at 31 March 2010

97,741

145,656

      
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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Directors’ Report

CONTINUED

The  mid-market  price  of  the  Company’s  shares  on  31  March  2010  was  335  pence  and  the  range  in  the  year  was  185  pence  to  

473 pence.

The Directors’ options extant at 31 March 2010 totalled 243,397 and represented 2.7% of the Company’s issued share capital.

Under the Company’s executive share option scheme, executive Directors and senior executives have been granted options to acquire 

ordinary shares in the Company after a period of three years from the date of the grant. All outstanding options have been granted at 

an option price of not less than market value at the date of the grant. The exercise of options is conditional upon the growth in earnings 

per share over a period of three consecutive financial years, (starting no earlier than the year in which the option is granted), being 

greater than the increase in the retail price index over that period plus 6%.

The options granted to Mr Foster in August 2007 may normally only be exercised if the compound annual growth (“CAGR”) of the 

share  price  of  the  Company  is  at  least  10%  over  three  years  from  the  date  of  the  grant.  If  CAGR  is  10%  the  option  may  only  be 

exercised as to half the shares comprised in it. The option may only be exercised in full if CAGR is at least 20%. For CAGR between 

10% and 20%, the option may be exercised in respect of a rising proportion of the shares, calculated on a straight line basis.

The options granted to Mr Hudd and Mr Foster in July 2009 may normally only be exercised subject to the satisfaction of performance 

criteria relating to the growth in the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) over the three year period commencing 19 July 2009 

(the “performance period”) relative to the TSR growth of all companies in the FTSE AIM All-Share Index (the “Index”) over the same 

period (the “TSR Condition”).

The TSR Condition provides for the options to become exercisable as follows:

Percentage by which the Company’s TSR growth exceeds the  

Index’s TSR growth during the Performance Period

Percentage of Option shares which become exercisable

20% or more

10%

Less than 10%

100%

10%

0%

More than 10% but less than 20%

Between 10% and 100% on a straight line basis

In addition to the share options set out above, as at 31 March 2010 the interests of the Directors, their immediate families and related 

trusts in the shares of the Company were as shown below:

David Hudd

John Foster

Mike Killingley 

Jeremy Brade

Ordinary shares

Ordinary shares

as at 31 March 2010

as at 31 March 2009

82,382

10,000

10,000

2,000

56,000

10,000

10,000

–

FALKLAND ISLANDS HOLDINGS PLC

19

Statement of Directors’ responsibilities in respect of the Directors’ Report and financial statements
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the Group and Company financial statements in accordance with 

applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the Directors to prepare Group and Company financial statements for each financial year. As required by the 

AIM  Rules  of  the  London  Stock  Exchange  they  are  required  to  prepare  the  Group  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  IFRSs  as 

adopted by the EU and applicable law and have elected to prepare the Parent Company financial statements on the same basis.

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 Company and of their profit or loss for that period.

In preparing each of the Group and Company financial statements, the Directors are required to:

•	

•	

•	

•	

	select	suitable	accounting	policies	and	then	apply	them	consistently;

	make	judgments	and	estimates	that	are	reasonable	and	prudent;

	state	whether	they	have	been	prepared	in	accordance	with	IFRSs	as	adopted	by	the	EU;	and

	prepare	the	financial	statements	on	the	going	concern	basis	unless	it	is	inappropriate	to	presume	that	the	Group	and	the	Company	

will continue in business.

The  Directors  are  responsible  for  keeping  adequate  accounting  records  that  are  sufficient  to  show  and  explain  the  Company’s 

transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure that 

its financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They have a 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.

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.

Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:

James Ivins 
Secretary 

23 June 2010 

Kenburgh Court

133-137 South Street

Bishop’s Stortford

Hertfordshire

CM23 3HX

 
 
20

ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Independent Auditor’s Report to the  
members of Falkland Islands Holdings plc

We have audited the financial statements of Falkland Islands Holdings plc for the year ended 31 March 2010. The financial reporting 

framework  that  has  been  applied  in  their  preparation  is  applicable  law  and  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards  (“IFRSs”)  as 

adopted  by  the  EU  and,  as  regards  the  parent  company  financial  statements,  as  applied  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the 

Companies Act 2006.

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 Directors’ Responsibilities, 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 

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 website at www.frc.org.uk/apb/scope/UKNP.

Opinion on financial statements 
In our opinion: 

•	

	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	

2010 and of the Group’s profit for the year then ended; 

•	

•	

the	Group	financial	statements	have	been	properly	prepared	in	accordance	with	IFRSs	as	adopted	by	the	EU;	

	the	 Parent	 Company	 financial	 statements	 have	 been	 properly	 prepared	 in	 accordance	 with	 IFRSs	 as	 adopted	 by	 the	 EU	 and	 as	

applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006; and 

•	

	the	financial	statements	have	been	prepared	in	accordance	with	the	requirements	of	the	Companies	Act	2006.	

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 
In our opinion: 

•	

	the	 details	 of	 the	 Directors’	 Remuneration	 and	 emoluments	 which	 we	 were	 engaged	 to	 audit	 has	 been	 properly	 prepared	 in	

accordance  with  schedule  8  to  the  Companies  Act  2006  The  Large  and  Medium-sized  companies  and  Groups  (Accounts  and 

Reports) Regulations 2008, as if those requirements were to apply to the Company; and

•	

	the	information	given	in	the	Directors’	Report	for	the	financial	year	for	which	the	financial	statements	are	prepared	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 matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our 

opinion: 

•	

	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	details	of	the	Directors’	remuneration	and	emoluments	which	we	were	engaged	

to audit 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.

Tim Widdas (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of KPMG Audit Plc, Statutory Auditor 

Chartered Accountants

St Nicholas House

31 Park Row 

Nottingham NG1 6FQ 

23 June 2010

Consolidated Income Statement

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2010

Before

Amortisation

amortisation

& non-trading

FALKLAND ISLANDS HOLDINGS PLC

21

Before

Amortisation 

amortisation

& non-trading 

& non-trading

items

items

(note 5)

Total

As restated

As restated

As restated

Notes

3

Revenue

Cost of sales

Gross profit

& non-trading

items

2010

£’000

29,224

(17,237)

11,987

Other administrative expenses

(8,868)

items

(note 5)

2010

£’000

Total

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

2009

£’000

–

–

–

–

29,224

32,251

(17,237)

(20,158)

11,987

12,093

(8,868)

(9,214)

–

–

–

–

2009

£’000

32,251

(20,158)

12,093

(9,214)

Amortisation of intangible 

assets

Goodwill impairment

Restructuring costs

–

–

–

(398)

(398)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(398)

(398)

(1,983)

(1,983)

(228)

(228)

Operating expenses

(8,868)

(398)

(9,266)

(9,214)

(2,609)

(11,823)

Gain on disposal of

available-for-sale equity

securities

Compensation for early  

vacation of leasehold premises

Other income

4

Other operating income

–

–

15

15

3,089

3,089

245

–

245

15

3,334

3,349

–

–

15

15

–

–

–

–

Operating profit

3,134

2,936

6,070

2,894

(2,609)

–

–

15

15

285

172

Finance income

Finance expense

8

Net financing costs

111

(557)

(446)

45

–

45

156

(557)

172

(750)

–

(334)

(1,084)

(401)

(578)

(334)

(912)

Profit / (loss) before tax 

from continuing operations

2,688

2,981

5,669

2,316

(2,943)

9

Taxation

(705)

292

(413)

(605)

79

(627)

(526)

Profit / (loss) for the year

attributable to equity  

holders of the Company

1,983

3,273

5,256

1,711

(2,864)

(1,153)

10

Earnings per share

Basic

Diluted

22.0p

21.7p

58.2p

57.5p

19.0p

18.8p

(12.8)p

(12.8)p

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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2010

Gain / (loss) on valuation of available-for-sale equity securities

6,828

(7,560)

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

Transfer to the income statement on sale of available-for-sale equity securities

(1,683)

Share-based payments

Repurchase of equity interest

PHFC actuarial loss on pension scheme

FIC actuarial (loss) / gain on pension scheme

Movement on deferred tax asset relating to pension schemes

Other comprehensive income / (expense)

Profit / (loss) for the year

Total comprehensive income / (expense)

–

297

–

(86)

50

13

240

(75)

(55)

(195)

124

5,184

(7,286)

5,256

(1,153)

10,440

(8,439)

Consolidated Balance Sheet

AT 31 MARCH 2010

Notes

11

12

13

15

Non-current assets
Intangible assets

Property, plant and equipment

Investment properties

Financial assets – available for sale equity securities

16 Non-current assets held for sale

17 Other financial assets

18 Deferred tax assets

Total non-current assets

Current assets

Trading inventories

Property inventories

Inventories

Trade and other receivables

19

20

17 Other financial assets

21 Cash and cash equivalents

Total current assets

TOTAL ASSETS

Current liabilities

22

Interest bearing loans and borrowings

Income tax payable

23 Derivative financial instruments

24

Trade and other payables

Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

22

25

Interest bearing loans and borrowings

Employee benefits

18 Deferred tax liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

TOTAL LIABILITIES

Net assets

27 Capital and reserves

Equity share capital

Share premium account

Other reserves

Retained earnings

Financial assets fair value reserve

Total equity

FALKLAND ISLANDS HOLDINGS PLC

23

2010

£’000

As restated

2009

£’000

13,509

13,907

7,483

1,777

7,033

1,769

15,542

10,890

20

52

621

20

58

516

39,004

34,193

3,489

1,220

4,709

4,535

206

3,810

2,570

639

3,209

4,424

159

3,004

13,260

10,796

52,264

44,989

(1,218)

(683)

–

(2,142)

(518)

(406)

(8,219)

(7,913)

(10,120)

(10,979)

(4,055)

(2,237)

(1,615)

(7,907)

(5,053)

(2,036)

(2,054)

(9,143)

(18,027)

(20,122)

34,237

24,867

910

7,324

1,162

11,260

13,581

34,237

906

7,206

1,162

7,157

8,436

24,867

These financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 23 June 2010 and were signed on its behalf by:

J L Foster

Director

24

ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Company Balance Sheet

AT 31 MARCH 2010

Notes

Non-current assets

14

20

18

20

21

Financial assets – investments in subsidiaries

Other receivables

Deferred tax

Total non-current assets

Current assets

Trade and other receivables

Cash and cash equivalents

Total current assets

TOTAL ASSETS

Current liabilities

22

Interest bearing loans and borrowings

Income tax payable

23

24

Other financial liabilities

Trade and other payables

Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

22

Interest bearing loans and borrowings

Other liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

TOTAL LIABILITIES

Net assets

27

Capital and reserves

Called up share capital

Share premium account

Other reserves

Retained earnings

Total equity

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

31,297

31,103

2,916

6,325

–

122

34,213

37,550

15

360

375

19

289

308

34,588

37,858

(928)

(1,873)

70

–

(413)

(38)

(406)

(413)

(1,271)

(2,730)

(3,140)

(3,955)

(871)

(632)

(4,011)

(4,587)

(5,282)

(7,317)

29,306

30,541

910

7,324

6,910

906

7,206

6,910

14,162

15,519

29,306

30,541

These financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 23 June 2010 and were signed on its behalf by:

J L Foster

Director

Registered company number: 03416346

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2010

Notes

Cash flows from operating activities
Profit / (loss) for the year
Adjusted for:
(i) Non-cash items:
Depreciation 
Fixed asset impairment 
Amortisation
Goodwill impairment 
Amortisation of loan fees
Notional interest charge on deferred consideration
Expected return on pension scheme assets
Interest cost on pension scheme liabilities
(Gain) / loss on remeasurement of derivative financial instruments
Settlement of equity interest
Equity-settled share-based payment expenses

Non-cash items adjustment
(ii) Other items:
Bank interest receivable
Bank interest payable
Gain on disposal of available for sale equity securities
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
Income tax expense

Other adjustments
Operating cash flow before changes in working capital and provisions
(Increase) / decrease in trade and other receivables
Increase in property inventories
(Increase) / decrease in other inventories
Increase in trade and other payables
Decrease in provisions and employee benefits

Changes in working capital and provisions
Cash generated from operations
Income taxes paid

Net cash flow from operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Purchase of investment properties
Proceeds from the disposal of property, plant and equipment
Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired
Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale
Proceeds from the sale of available for sale equity securities
Interest received

Net cash flow from investing activities
Cash flow from financing activities
Increase in other financial assets
Repayment of secured loan 
Proceeds from new loan
Interest paid
Liquidation of financial derivative contracts
Proceeds from the issue of ordinary share capital
Dividends paid

Net cash flow from financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at start of year

21

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

FALKLAND ISLANDS HOLDINGS PLC

25

2010

£’000

As restated

2009

£’000

5,256

(1,153)

907
(30)
398
–
30
48
(17)
149
(45)
(75)
240

1,605

(16)
330
(3,089)
–
413

(2,362)
4,499
(111)
(581)
(919)
306
(137)

(1,442)
3,057
(708)

2,349

(1,358)
(55)
72
(1,621)
–
3,584
16

638

(41)
(755)
376
(330)
(361)
14
(1,084)

(2,181)
806
3,004

3,810

840
40
398
1,983
30
104
(22)
152
334
–
297

4,156

(76)
464
–
3
526

917
3,920
929
(363)
770
318
(47)

1,607
5,527
(1,427)

4,100

(954)
(100)
1
(1,697)
186
–
76

(2,488)

(5)
(608)
166
(434)
–
–
(722)

(1,603)
9
2,995

3,004

26

ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Company Cash Flow Statement

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2010

Notes

Cash flows from operating activities

Loss for the year

Adjusted for:

Net financing costs

Amortisation of loan fees

Notional interest charge on deferred consideration

Loss on remeasurement of financial instruments

Impairment charges on investments in subsidiaries

Equity-settled share-based payment expenses

Settlement of equity interest

Income tax expense

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

(330)

(10,625)

286

30

48

(45)

–

46

(75)

(84)

393

30

104

334

13,014

151

–

(54)

Operating profit before changes in working capital and provisions

(124)

3,347

Decrease in trade and other receivables

Decrease in trade and other payables

Increase in provisions

Cash generated from operations

Income taxes paid

Net cash flow from operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities

Acquisition of subsidiary

Net cash flow from investing activities

Cash flow from financing activities

Proceeds from new loan

Proceeds from inter-company borrowing

Repayment of inter-company borrowing

Repayment of secured loan 

Interest paid

Liquidation of financial derivative contracts

Proceeds from the issue of ordinary share capital

Dividends paid

Net cash flow from financing activities

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at start of year

21

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

4

–

168

48

(70)

(22)

12

(658)

–

2,701

–

2,701

(1,621)

(1,621)

(1,553)

(1,553)

242

3,648

–

(459)

(286)

(361)

14

–

–

(514)

(332)

(393)

–

–

(1,084)

(722)

1,714

(1,961)

71

289

360

(813)

1,102

289

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2010

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27

Shareholders’ funds at the beginning of the year

Profit / (loss) for the year

Share-based payments

Change in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets

Transfer to the income statement on sale of available-for-sale equity securities

Actuarial loss on pension net of tax

Repurchase of equity interest

Total comprehensive income / (expense) for the year

Dividends paid

Proceeds from the issue of share capital

Shareholders’ funds at the end of the year

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

24,867

 34,028 

5,256

(1,153)

240

297

6,828

(7,560)

(1,683)

(126)

(75)

–

(23)

–

10,440

(8,439)

(1,084)

(722)

14

–

34,237

24,867

Company Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2010

Shareholders’ funds at the beginning of the year

Profit / (loss) for the year

Share-based payments

Repurchase of equity interest

Total comprehensive expense for the year

Dividends paid

Proceeds from the issue of share capital

Shareholders’ funds at the end of the year

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

30,541

 41,591 

(330)

(10,625)

240

(75)

 297 

–

(165)

(10,328)

(1,084)

(722)

14

–

29,306

 30,541 

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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Notes to the Financial Statements

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2010

1  Accounting policies
General information

Falkland Islands Holdings plc (the “Company”) is a company incorporated and domiciled in the UK.

Reporting entity

The Group financial statements consolidate those of the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the “Group”). The parent 

company financial statements present information about the Company as a separate entity and not about its group.

Basis of preparation

Both the parent company financial statements and the Group financial statements have been prepared and approved by the Directors 

in  accordance  with  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards  as  adopted  by  the  EU  (“Adopted  IFRS”).  On  publishing  the  parent 

company financial statements here together with the group financial statements, the Company is taking advantage of the exemption 

in s408 of the Companies Act 2006 not to present its individual income statement and related notes that form a part of these approved 

financial statements.

The  accounting  policies  set  out  below  have,  unless  otherwise  stated,  been  applied  consistently  to  all  periods  presented  in  these 

consolidated financial statements.

The management and development of the Group’s property portfolio in the Falkland Islands is now a significant part of the Group’s 

trading  activity.  Accordingly,  the  Board  has  decided  to  report  receipts  from  the  disposal  of  investment  property  and  property 

developments  and  rents  received  from  its  portfolio  of  residential  and  commercial  properties  as  a  trading  activity  within  turnover.  

Associated gains and losses on the disposal of rental properties and property developments are accordingly recognised within gross 

profit. Prior year comparatives have been amended accordingly.

Judgements  made  by  the  Directors  in  the  application  of  these  accounting  policies  that  have  a  significant  effect  on  the  financial 

statements and estimates with a significant risk of material adjustment next year are discussed in note 32.

The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling, rounded to the nearest thousand. They are prepared on the historical cost 

basis except that available-for-sale financial instruments and derivative financial instruments are stated at their fair value.

The Directors are responsible for ensuring that the Group has adequate financial resources to meet its projected liquidity requirements 

and also for ensuring forecast earnings are sufficient to meet the covenants associated with the Group’s banking facilities.

As in prior years the Directors have reviewed the Group’s medium term forecasts and considered a number of possible trading scenarios 

and are satisfied the Group’s existing resources (including committed banking facilities) are sufficient to meet its needs. As a consequence 

the Directors believe the Group is well placed to manage its business risk.

The Group’s business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out 

in the Managing Director’s Business Review on pages 4 to 13. The financial position of the Group, its cash flows, liquidity position and 

borrowing  facilities  are  also  described  in  the  Managing  Director’s  Business  Review.  In  addition  note  28  to  the  financial  statements 

includes the Group’s objectives, policies and processes for managing its capital; its financial risk management objectives; details of its 

financial instruments and hedging activities; and its exposures to credit risk and liquidity risk.

After making enquiries the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and Group have adequate reserves to continue 

in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial 

statements.

Basis of consolidation

The  consolidated  financial  statements  comprise  the  financial  statements  of  Falkland  Islands  Holdings  plc  and  its  subsidiaries  (the 

“Group”). A subsidiary is any entity Falkland Islands Holdings plc has the power to control the financial and operating policies of so as 

to obtain benefits from its activities. The financial statements of subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent 

company. The accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed when necessary to align them with the policies adopted by the 

Group.

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Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group and cease to be consolidated from the date 

on which control is transferred out of the Group.

All intra-company balances and transactions, including unrealised profits arising from intra-group transactions, are eliminated in full in 

preparing the consolidated financial statements. Unrealised losses are eliminated but only to the extent that there is no evidence of 

impairment.

Investments in subsidiaries not classified as held-for-sale within the Company balance sheet are stated at cost.

Presentation of income statement

Due to the non-prescriptive nature under IFRS as to the format of the income statement, the format used by the Group is explained 

below.

Operating profit is the pre-finance profit of continuing activities and acquisitions of the Group, and in order to achieve consistency and 

comparability, is analysed to show separately the results of normal trading performance (“underlying profit”), individually significant 

charges and credits, changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments and amortisation of intangible assets on acquisition. 

Such items arise because of their size or nature, and in 2010 comprise: 

•	 Gain	on	disposal	of	equity	securities

•	

Compensation	for	early	vacation	of	leasehold	premises

•	 Gain	on	liquidation	of	derivative	financial	instrument	contracts

•	

Amortisation	of	intangible	assets.

In 2009 such items comprised:

•	

•	

•	

•	

Charges	relating	to	asset	impairments	which	are	significant	to	any	reportable	segment

Charges	relating	to	the	Group’s	restructuring	programme

Changes	in	the	fair	value	of	derivative	financial	instruments

Amortisation	of	intangible	assets.				

Foreign currencies

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the functional currencies of Group entities at exchange rates ruling at the dates of 

the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated to the functional currency using the 

relevant rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date and the gains or losses thereon are included in the income statement.

Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the initial transaction.

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Cost comprises purchase 

price and directly attributable expenses. Depreciation is charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the estimated 

useful lives of each part of an item of property, plant and equipment. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

Freehold buildings 

Long leasehold land and buildings 

Vehicles, plant and equipment 

Ships 

20 – 50 years

50 years

4 – 10 years

15 – 30 years

The carrying value of assets and their useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date. If an indication 

of impairment exists, the assets are written down to their recoverable amount and the impairment is charged to the income statement 

in the period in which it arises.

Freehold land and assets-in-construction are not depreciated.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

1  Accounting policies  CONTINUED

Investment properties

Investment properties are properties held either to earn rental income or for capital appreciation or for both. Investment properties are 

stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation (calculated on useful economic lives in line with accounting policy, property, plant and 

equipment above) and any impairment losses.

Intangible assets

Goodwill

Goodwill arises on the acquisition of subsidiaries.

Acquisitions prior to 1 April 2006

In respect to acquisitions prior to transition to IFRS, goodwill is recorded on the basis of deemed cost, which represents the amount 

recorded  under  previous  Generally  Accepted  Accounting  Principles  (“GAAP”)  as  at  the  date  of  transition.  The  classification  and 

accounting treatment of business combinations which occurred prior to transition has not been reconsidered in preparing the Group’s 

opening IFRS balance sheet at 1 April 2006.

Acquisitions on or after 1 April 2006

Goodwill on acquisition is initially measured at cost, being the excess of the cost of the business combination over the acquirer’s interest 

in  the  fair  value  of  the  identifiable  assets,  liabilities  and  contingent  liabilities  of  the  acquired  business.  Following  initial  recognition, 

goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is not amortised but reviewed for impairment annually 

or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may be impaired.

Amortisation is charged to the income statement on a straight line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets unless such 

lives  are  indefinite.  Other  intangible  assets  are  amortised  from  the  date  they  are  available  for  use.  The  estimated  useful  lives  are  as 

follows:

Trade name 

Customer relationships 

Non-compete agreements 

Computer software

20 years

6 – 10 years

5 years

Acquired  computer  software  is  capitalised  as  an  intangible  asset  on  the  basis  of  the  cost  incurred  to  acquire  and  bring  the  specific 

software into use. Amortisation is charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible 

assets from the date that they are available for use. The estimated useful life of computer software is five years.

Impairment of non-financial assets

At  each  reporting  date  the  Group  assesses  whether  there  is  any  indication  that  an  asset  may  be  impaired.  Where  an  indicator  of 

impairment  exists  or  the  asset  requires  annual  impairment  testing,  the  Group  makes  a  formal  estimate  of  the  recoverable  amount. 

Where  the  carrying  amount  of  an  asset  exceeds  its  recoverable  amount  the  asset  is  considered  impaired  and  is  written  down  to  its 

recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognised in the income statement.

Recoverable amount is the greater of an asset’s or cash-generating unit’s fair value less cost to sell or value in use. It is determined for 

an individual asset, unless the asset’s value in use cannot be estimated to be close to its fair value less costs to sell and it does not 

generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups of assets, in which case the recoverable amount 

is determined for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects 

current market assessments of the time value of money and risks specific to the asset.

An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed. In respect of other assets, impairment losses are reversed if there has been a 

change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s 

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1  Accounting policies  CONTINUED

carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortisation, if no 

impairment loss had been recognised.

Finance income and expense

Net  financing  costs  comprise  interest  payable,  interest  receivable,  and  foreign  exchange  gains  and  losses  that  are  recognised  in  the 

income statement.

Interest income and interest payable are recognised as a profit or loss as they accrue, using the effective interest method.

Financial instruments

Certain financial instruments held by the Group are classified as being available-for-sale and are stated at fair value, with any resultant 

gain or loss being recognised directly in equity, except for impairment losses. When these items are derecognised, the cumulative gain 

or loss previously recognised directly in equity is recognised in profit and loss.

Financial instruments classified as available-for-sale are initially recognised at fair value less directly attributable transaction costs.

The Group does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. Derivative financial instruments are initially measured 

at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments are recognised in the income statement as they arise. The 

Group has not applied hedge accounting to its derivative financial instruments.

Employee share awards

The Group provides benefits to certain employees (including Directors) in the form of share-based payment transactions, whereby the 

employee renders service in return for shares or rights over future shares (“equity settled transactions”). The cost of these equity settled 

transactions with employees is measured by reference to an estimate of their fair value at the date on which they were granted using 

an  option  input  pricing  model  taking  into  account  the  terms  and  conditions  upon  which  the  options  were  granted.  The  amount 

recognised as an expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of share options that vest except where forfeiture is only due to share 

prices not achieving the threshold for vesting.

The cost of equity settled transactions is recognised, together with a corresponding increase in reserves, over the period in which the 

performance conditions are fulfilled, ending on the date that the option vests.

Where  the  Company  grants  options  over  its  own  shares  to  the  employees  of  subsidiaries,  it  recognises,  in  its  individual  financial 

statements, an increase in the cost of investment in its subsidiaries equal to the equity settled share-based payment charge recognised 

in its consolidated financial statements with the corresponding credit being recognised directly in equity.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost includes all costs incurred in bringing each product to its present 

location and condition, as follows:

The cost of raw materials, consumables and goods for resale comprises purchase cost, on a first-in, first-out basis and where applicable 

includes expenditure incurred in transportation to the Falkland Islands.

Work-in-progress  and  finished  goods  cost  includes  direct  materials  and  labour  plus  attributable  overheads  based  on  a  normal  level  

of activity.

Construction-in-progress and properties held-for-sale relating to the Group’s property trading portfolio in the Falkland Islands are stated 

at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Net realisable value is estimated at selling price in the ordinary course of business less costs of disposal.

Revenue

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents the amount receivable by the Group 

for goods supplied and services rendered in the normal course of business, net of discounts and excluding VAT. Revenue principally 

arises from retail sales, the provision of ferry services and the provision of storage and transportation services for fine art works. In the 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

1  Accounting policies  CONTINUED

Falkland Islands revenue also includes proceeds from property sales, property rental income, insurance commissions, revenues billed for 

shipping and agency activities and port services.

Revenue from sale of goods is recognised at the point of sale or dispatch, whilst that of the ferry, fine art logistics and other services is 

recognised when the service is provided. Revenue from property sales is recognised on completion.

For fine art exhibition logistical work undertaken the amount of profit attributable to the stage of completion of a contract is recognised 

when the outcome of the contract can be seen with reasonable certainty, typically upon successful opening. Turnover for such contracts 

is stated at the cost appropriate to their stage of completion plus attributable profit, less amounts already recognised. Provision is made 

for losses as soon as they are foreseeable.

Pensions

Defined contribution pension schemes

The Group operates three defined contribution schemes. The assets of the schemes are held separately from those of the Group in 

independently administered funds. The amount charged to the income statement represents the contributions payable to the schemes 

in respect to the accounting period.

Defined benefit pension schemes

The Group also operates two pension schemes providing benefits based on final pensionable pay, one of which is unfunded. The assets 

of the funded scheme are held separately from those of the Group.

The Group’s net obligation in respect of each defined benefit pension plan is calculated by estimating the amount of future benefit that 

employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods; that benefit is discounted to its present value; and 

any unrecognised past service costs and the fair value of the plan assets (at bid price) are deducted. The liability discount rate is the 

yield at the balance sheet date on AA credit-rated bonds that have maturity dates approximating the terms of the Group’s obligations. 

The calculation is performed by a qualified actuary using the projected unit credit method. When the calculation results in a benefit to 

the Group, the asset recognised is limited to the net total of any unrecognised past service costs and the present value of any future 

refunds from the plan or reductions in future contributions to the plan.

The current service cost and costs from settlements and curtailments are charged against operating profit.

Past service costs are spread over the period until the benefit increases vest. Interest charged on the scheme liabilities and the expected 

return on scheme assets are included in other finance costs.

Actuarial gains and losses are recognised in full in the period in which they arise in the statement of recognised income and expense.

Trade and other receivables

Trade receivables are carried at amortised cost, less provision for impairment. Any change in their value through impairment or reversal 

of impairment is recognised in the income statement.

Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables are stated at their cost less payments made.

Dividends on funds presented within shareholders’ funds

Dividends  unpaid  at  the  balance  sheet  date  are  only  recognised  as  liabilities  at  that  date  to  the  extent  that  they  are  appropriately 

authorised and are no longer at the discretion of the Company.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet comprise cash balances and call deposits with an original maturity of three months or 

less.  Bank  overdrafts  that  are  repayable  on  demand  and  form  an  integral  part  of  the  Group’s  cash  management  are  included  as  a 

component of cash and cash equivalents for the purpose of the statement of cash flows.

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33

1  Accounting policies  CONTINUED

Interest bearing borrowings

Interest  bearing  borrowings  are  recognised  initially  at  fair  value  less  directly  attributable  transaction  costs.  Subsequent  to  initial 

recognition, interest bearing borrowings are stated at amortised cost with any difference between cost and redemption value being 

recognised in the income statement over the period of the borrowings on an effective interest basis.

Income tax

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 directly 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 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 following temporary timing differences 

are not recognised:

•	 Goodwill	not	deductible	for	tax	purposes;	and	

•	

	Initial	recognition	of	assets	or	liabilities	in	a	transaction	that	is	not	a	business	combination	and	that	affects	neither	accounting	nor	

taxable profits. 

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

temporary differences can be utilised. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent that it is 

no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realised.

Deferred tax is recognised at the tax rates that are expected to be applied to the temporary differences when they reverse, based on 

rates that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the reporting date.

Leased assets

Leases in which the Group assumes substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases. All other leases 

are classified as operating leases.

As lessee

Rentals in respect of all operating leases are charged to the income statement on a straight line basis over the lease term.

As lessor

Assets under hire purchase agreements are shown in the balance sheet under current assets to the extent they are due within one year, 

and under non-current assets to the extent that they are due after more than one year, and are stated at the value of the net investment 

in the agreements. The income from such agreements is credited to the income statement each year so as to give a constant rate of 

return on the funds invested.

Assets held for leasing out under operating leases are included in investment property (where they constitute land and buildings) or in 

property, plant and equipment (where they do not constitute land and buildings) at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment 

losses. Rental income is recognised on a straight-line basis. Lease incentives granted are recognised as an integral part of the total rental 

income.

Finance lease payments

Minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and reduction of the outstanding liability. The finance charge is 

allocated to each period of the lease term so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations

Non-current assets and discontinued operations are classified as held for sale when their carrying values will be recovered principally 

through sale. They are generally measured at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

1  Accounting policies  CONTINUED

Provisions

Provisions are recognised in the balance sheet when the Group has a present 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 and a reliable estimate can be made of 

the  amount  of  the  obligation.  If  the  effect  is  material,  provisions  are  determined  by  discounting  the  expected  cash  flows  at  an 

appropriate pre-tax risk free rate.

New accounting standards and interpretations applied

During the year the Group has adopted the following standards:

Amendments to IAS 1: Presentation of financial statements.

IFRS 8: Operating Segments. The Standard introduces a management approach to segment reporting and segment information  is 

consistent with internal management reporting.

Amendments to IAS 23: Borrowing costs. No borrowing costs were incurred in relation to construction projects.

New accounting standards and interpretations not applied

During the year, the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee 

(“IFRIC”) have issued the following standards and interpretations with an effective date after the end of these financial statements, 

which have not been applied:

International Accounting Standards (IAS/IFRS) 

(accounting periods commencing on or after):

Effective date

Endorsed

IFRS 3 (Revised): Business combinations (2008) 

Amendments to IAS 39 Financial instruments: Recognition and Measurement: Eligible Hedged Items 

Amendments to IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements (2008) 

Amendments to IFRS 2 Group Cash Settled Share-based Payment Transactions 

Amendments to IAS 32 Classification of Rights Issues 

Unendorsed

IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures 

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments 

International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC)

Unendorsed

Amendments to IFRIC 14 Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with Equity Instruments 

Amendments to IFRIC 9 Financial Instruments 

1 July 2009

1 July 2009

1 July 2009

1 January 2010

1 February 2010

1 January 2011

1 January 2013

1 July 2010

1 January 2013

The Directors do not anticipate that the adoption of the standards and interpretations listed above will have a material impact on the 

Group’s or Company’s financial statements in the period of initial application, however additional disclosures will be required.

 
 
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35

2  Segmental information

Segment  information  is  presented  in  respect  of  the  Group’s  business  and  geographical  segments.  The  primary  reporting  format  is 

determined to be by business type: the provision of ferry services; arts logistics and storage; and general trading in the Falkland Islands. 

The secondary reporting format is determined to be geographical.

Segment  results,  assets  and  liabilities  include  items  directly  attributable  to  a  segment  as  well  as  those  that  can  be  allocated  on  a 

reasonable basis.

Segment capital expenditure is the total cost incurred during the period to acquire property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 

other than goodwill. 

Primary reporting format – business

2010

Revenue

Segment operating profit before tax, amortisation  
and non-trading items

Amortisation of intangible assets

Compensation for early vacation of leasehold premises

Unallocated gain on disposal of available-for-sale equity securities

Amortisation and non-trading items

Segment operating profit

Gain on liquidation of financial derivative

Interest income

Interest expense

Segment profit before tax

Taxation

Segment profit after tax

Assets and liabilities

Segment assets

Segment liabilities

Unallocated assets and liabilities

Segment net assets

Other segmental information

Capital expenditure:

Property, plant, equipment

Investment properties

Depreciation – property, plant and equipment

Depreciation – investment properties

Amortisation 

General

trading

Ferry

services

Art logistics

and storage

(Falklands)

(Portsmouth)

£’000

£’000

(UK)

£’000

To tal

£’000

12,434

3,718

13,072

29,224

1,377

800

–

–

–

800

8

21

(85)

744

(245)

498

957

(398)

245

(153)

804

37

12

(334)

519

(201)

318

–

–

–

1,377

–

78

(138)

1,317

34

1,351

11,590

(8,084)

–

8,231

(2,583)

–

13,045

(5,270)

–

3,506

5,648

7,775

1,087

55

324

40

–

37

–

222

–

–

234

–

321

–

398

3,134

(398)

245

3,089

2,936

6,070

45

111

(557)

5,669

(413)

5,256

32,866

(15,937)

17,308

34,237

1,358

55

867

40

398

2010

Underlying profit before tax

Segment operating profit before tax, amortisation and 
non-trading items (as above)

Interest expense

Interest income

Underlying profit before tax

General

trading

Ferry

services

Art logistics

and storage

(Falklands)

(Portsmouth)

£’000

£’000

(UK)

£’000

To tal

£’000

1,377

(138)

78

1,317

800

(85)

21

736

957

(334)

12

635

3,134

(557)

111

2,688

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Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

2  Segmental information  CONTINUED

2009

Revenue

General

trading

Ferry

services

Art logistics

and storage

(Falklands)

(Portsmouth)

£’000

£’000

(UK)

£’000

To tal

£’000

12,991

3,716

15,544

32,251

Segment operating profit before tax, amortisation  
and non-trading items

1,256

782

Amortisation of intangible assets

Goodwill impairment

Restructuring costs

Amortisation and non-trading items

Segment operating profit

Loss on revaluation of financial derivative

Finance expense

Finance income

Segment profit before tax

Taxation

Segment profit after tax

Assets and liabilities

Segment assets

Segment liabilities

Unallocated assets and liabilities

Segment net assets

Other segmental information

Capital expenditure:

Property, plant, equipment

Investment properties

Depreciation – property, plant and equipment

Depreciation – investment properties

Impairment – ships

Amortisation and goodwill impairment

–

–

(124)

(124)

1,132

–

(119)

84

1,097

(131)

966

9,363

(7,081)

–

2,282

335

100

305

36

–

–

–

–

–

–

782

(57)

(220)

80

585

(209)

376

8,487

(2,834)

–

5,653

51

–

215

–

40

–

856

(398)

(1,983)

(104)

(2,485)

(1,629)

(277)

(411)

8

(2,309)

(186)

(2,495)

14,024

(4,870)

–

9,154

611

–

284

–

–

2,894

(398)

(1,983)

(228)

(2,609)

285

(334)

(750)

172

(627)

(526)

(1,153)

31,874

(14,785)

7,778

24,867

997

100

804

36

40

2,381

2,381

2009

Underlying profit before tax

Segment operating profit before tax, amortisation and 
non-trading items (as above)

Interest expense

Interest income

Underlying profit before tax

General

trading

Ferry

services

Art logistics

and storage

(Falklands)

(Portsmouth)

£’000

£’000

(UK)

£’000

To tal

£’000

1,256

(119)

84

1,221

782

(220)

80

642

856

(411)

8

453

2,894

(750)

172

2,316

2  Segmental information  CONTINUED

  Secondary reporting format – geographic

2010

Revenue

Assets and liabilities

Segment assets

Other segment information

Capital expenditure

2009

Revenue

Assets and liabilities

Segment assets

Other segment information

Capital expenditure

3  Revenue

Sale of goods

Rendering of services

Property sales in the Falkland Islands

Total revenue

4  Other operating income

Gain on disposal of available-for-sale equity securities

Compensation for early vacation of leasehold premises

Foreign exchange commission receivable

Net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

Total other operating income

FALKLAND ISLANDS HOLDINGS PLC

37

United

Kingdom

£’000

Falkland

Islands

£’000

Total

£’000

16,790

12,434

29,224

21,276

11,590

32,866

271

1,142

1,413

United

Kingdom

£’000

Falkland

Islands

£’000

Total

£’000

19,260

12,991

32,251

22,511

9,363

31,874

662

435

1,097

2010

£’000

14,214

14,651

359

2009

£’000

14,476

17,501

274

29,224

32,251

2010

£’000

3,089

245

15

–

3,349

2009

£’000

–

–

18

(3)

15

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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

5  Amortisation, non-trading items and underlying profit

Gain on disposal of available-for-sale equity securities 1

Compensation for early vacation of leasehold premises 2

Gain on liquidation of derivative financial instrument 3

Amortisation charge on Momart intangible assets acquired

Goodwill impairment charge recognised in the year 4

Restructuring charges incurred 5

Loss on revaluation of derivative financial instruments 6

Amortisation and non-trading items gain / (charge)

Profit / (loss) before tax as reported

adjusted for: amortisation and non-trading (gains) / charges 

Underlying profit

 2010

2010

£’000

3,089

245

45

(398)

–

–

–

2009

£’000

–

–

–

(398)

(1,983)

(228)

(334)

2,981

(2,943)

5,669

(2,981)

2,688

(627)

2,701

2,074

1  Gain on disposal of available-for-sale equity securities

On  30  November  the  Group  sold  3,000,000  Falkland  Oil  and  Gas  Limited  shares,  representing  20%  of  its  holding  at  that  date.  

The sale generated proceeds of £3.6 million and a gain on disposal of £3.1 million.

2  Compensation for early vacation of leasehold premises

An agreement for the payment of compensation to Momart Limited for the early vacation of leasehold premises in April 2008 was 

settled during the year with total compensation received of £245,000.

3  Gain on liquidation of financial instrument

In January 2010 the Group elected to liquidate its base rate cap and floor contracts in respect to loans taken out in relation to a 

ferry  delivered  in  2005  and  the  Momart  acquisition  in  March  2008  at  a  cost  of  £352,000.  IAS  39  had  required  these  derivative 

financial instruments to be recognised in the balance sheet at fair value as an asset or liability. At 31 March 2009 this gave rise to a 

liability of £406,000. On liquidation after expensing arrangement fees the Group recognised a gain of £45,000 on termination of 

the contracts.

2009

4  Impairment charges

During the year the Group in accordance with IAS 36 “Impairment of assets” undertook a review of the carrying value of goodwill. 

As a consequence of this review, after taking account of a reduction in activity across the world art markets, an impairment charge 

of £1,983,000 was recognised in connection with the goodwill relating to the acquisition of Momart International Limited in March 

2008.

5  Restructuring charges

Charges of £228,000 incurred within operating profit related primarily to employment termination costs.

6  Loss on revaluation of derivative financial instruments

IAS 39 requires derivative financial instruments to be valued at the balance sheet date and any difference between that value and 

the intrinsic value of the instrument to be reflected in the balance sheet as an asset or liability. Any subsequent change in value is 

reflected in the Income Statement until hedge accounting is achieved. At the year end the derivatives the Group held resulted in  

a loss or revaluation of £334,000.

 
 
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39

6  Expenses and auditors’ remuneration

Included in profit / loss are the following expenses / (income):

Group

Company

Direct operating expenses arising from investment properties  

which generated rental income in the period

Depreciation

Impairment charge – ships

Amortisation of intangible assets

Foreign currency differences

Impairment (gain) / loss on trade and other receivables

Cost of inventories recognised as an expense

Operating lease payments

Auditors’ remuneration

Audit of these financial statements

and amounts receivable by auditors and their associates in respect of:

Audit of subsidiaries’ financial statements pursuant to legislation 

Other services relating to taxation

All other services

Total auditors’ remuneration

2010

£’000

65

867

–

398

(38)

(48)

2009

£’000

99

804

40

398

(89)

91

7,597

649

7,393

594

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2010

£’000

25

60

13

–

98 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2009

£’000

25

60

–

–

85 

Amounts  paid  to  the  Company’s  auditors  and  their  associates  in  respect  of  services  to  the  Company,  other  than  the  audit  of  the 

Company’s financial statements, have not been disclosed as the information is required instead to be disclosed on a consolidated basis.

7  Staff numbers and cost

The average number of persons employed by the Group (including Directors) during the year, analysed by category, was as follows:

At Gosport Ferry

At Falklands Islands Company, in Stanley

At Falklands Islands Support, in UK

At Momart Limited

At Head Office

Total average staff numbers

Number of employees 

Number of employees  

Group

Company

2010

£’000

41

83

4

104

3

235

2009

£’000

41

88

4

118

3

254

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

–

–

–

–

3

3

–

–

–

–

3

3

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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

7  Staff numbers and cost  CONTINUED

The aggregate payroll cost of these persons were as follows:

Wages and salaries

Share-based payments (see note 26)

Social security costs

Contributions to defined contribution plans

Total employment costs

Group

Company

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

7,471

7,958

240

650

357

297

665

403

8,718

9,323

2010

£’000

546

46

71

25

688

2009

£’000

529

151

58

25

763

Details of Directors’ remuneration are provided in the Directors’ Report, under the heading “Details of Directors’ Remuneration and 

Emoluments” on page 17.

8  Finance income and expense

Bank interest receivable

Finance lease interest receivable

Expected return on pension scheme assets

Gain on liquidation of derivative financial instrument

Total financial income

Interest payable on bank loans

Interest cost on pension scheme liabilities

Amortisation of loan fees

Interest attributable to deferred consideration payable

(Loss) on remeasurement of derivative financial instrument

Total financial expense

Net financing cost

Bank interest receivable

Interest payable on bank loans

Net bank interest

Other financing charges (from above)

Net financing cost

2010

£’000

16

78

17

45

156

(330)

(149)

(30)

(48)

–

(557)

(401)

2010

£’000

16

(330)

(314)

(87)

(401)

2009

£’000

76

74

22

–

172

(464)

(152)

(30)

(104)

(334)

(1,084)

(912)

2009

£’000

76

(464)

(388)

(524)

(912)

 
 
 
9  Taxation

Recognised in the income statement

Current tax expense

Current year

Adjustments for prior years

Current tax expense

Deferred tax expense

Origination and reversal of temporary differences

Reduction in tax rate

Adjustments for prior years

Deferred tax (credit) / expense

Total tax expense

Reconciliation of tax charge

Profit / (loss) on ordinary activities before tax

Tax using the UK corporation tax rate of 28% (2009: 28%)

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

Other timing differences

Non taxable income on disposals

Schedule 23 deduction

Excess foreign tax

Marginal relief

Lower tax charges overseas

Reduction in deferred tax rate

Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods

Deferred tax asset not recognised

Total tax expense

Tax recognised directly in equity

Current tax recognised directly in equity

Deferred tax recognised directly in equity

Total tax credit recognised directly in equity

FALKLAND ISLANDS HOLDINGS PLC

41

2010

£’000

852

(15)

837

(174)

(2)

(248)

(424)

413

2010

£’000

5,669

1,587

142

(57)

(915)

(60)

–

(6)

(15)

–

(263)

–

413

2010

£’000

–

(124)

(124)

2009

£’000

718

(130)

588

(158)

–

96

(62)

526

2009

£’000

(627)

(176)

697

–

–

–

(39)

(4)

(1)

(34)

83

–

526

2009

£’000

–

(13)

(13)

 
 
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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

10  Earnings per share

The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on profits on ordinary activities after taxation, and the weighted average number 

of shares in issue in the period, excluding shares held under the Employee Share Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) (see note 27).

The calculation of diluted earnings per share is based on profits on ordinary activities after taxation, and the weighted average number 

of shares in issue in the period, excluding shares held under the ESOP, adjusted to assume the full issue of share options outstanding, 

to the extent that they are dilutive.

Profit / (loss) on ordinary activities after taxation (see page 21)

Weighted average number of shares in issue

Less: shares held under the ESOP

Average number of shares in issue excluding the ESOP

Maximum dilution with regards to share options1

Diluted weighted average number of shares

1 Potential ordinary shares are not considered dilutive where their conversion would reduce loss per share.

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

5,256

(1,153)

2010

Number

2009

Number

9,068,770

9,060,796

(36,499)

(36,499)

9,032,271

9,024,297

114,328

–

9,146,599

9,024,297

2010

2009

58.2p

57.5p

(12.8)p

(12.8)p

To provide a comparison of earnings per share on underlying performance, the calculation below sets out basic and diluted earnings 

per share based on profits before amortisation and non-trading items.

Earnings per share on underlying profit

Profit after tax before non-trading items and amortisation (see note 5)

Weighted average number of shares in issue excluding ESOP (from above)

Diluted weighted average number of shares (from above)

Basic earnings per share on underlying profit

Diluted earnings per share on underlying profit

2010

£’000

As restated

2009

£’000

1,983

1,711

9,032,271

9,024,297

9,146,599

9,120,506

22.0p

21.7p

19.0p

18.8p

 
 
 
FALKLAND ISLANDS HOLDINGS PLC

43

11  Intangible assets

Cost:

As at 1 April 2008

Adjustments to fair value

At 31 March 2009

Adjustments to fair value

As at 31 March 2010

Accumulated amortisation:

As at 1 April 2008

Amortisation for the year

Impairment charged in the year

As at 31 March 2009

Amortisation for the year

At 31 March 2010

Net book value:

As at 31 March 2008

As at 31 March 2009

As at 31 March 2010

Customer

relationships

£’000

Group

Non-compete

Agreements

£’000

Brand

names

£’000

1,882

2,823

–

–

1,882

2,823

–

–

1,882

2,823

(17)

(243)

–

(260)

(243)

(503)

1,865

1,622

1,379

(10)

(141)

–

(151)

(141)

(292)

2,813

2,672

2,531

72

–

72

–

72

(1)

(14)

–

(15)

(14)

(29)

71

57

43

Goodwill

£’000

Total

£’000

11,586

16,363

(47)

(47)

11,539

16,316

–

–

11,539

16,316

–

–

(1,983)

(1,983)

–

(28)

(398)

(1,983)

(2,409)

(398)

(1,983)

(2,807)

11,586

9,556

9,556

16,335

13,907

13,509

Amortisation and impairment charges are recognised in other administrative expense in the income statement.

Customer  relationships  –  are  on-going  relationships,  both  contractual  and  otherwise,  with  customers  considered  to  be  of  future 

economic benefit to the Group with estimated economic lives of 6 – 10 years.

Brand names – is the Momart brand considered to be of future economic value to the Group with an estimated useful economic life 

of 20 years.

Non-compete agreements – are contractually binding agreements with senior Momart personnel not to compete with the Group for 

five years in the event of their leaving the Group’s service.

Goodwill

Goodwill is allocated to the Group’s cash generating units (“CGUs”) which principally comprise its business segments. A segment level 

summary of goodwill is shown below:

Brought forward at 1 April 2008

Impairment loss recognised in year

Adjustment to fair value

Carried forward at 31 March 2009

Balance at 31 March 2010

Art logistics

and storage

£’000

Ferry

services

(Portsmouth)

£’000

7,607

(1,983)

(47)

5,577

5,577

3,979

–

–

3,979

3,979

Total

£’000

11,586

(1,983)

(47)

9,556

9,556

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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

11  Intangible assets  CONTINUED

Impairment

The  Group  tests  goodwill  annually  for  impairment  or  more  frequently  if  there  are  indications  that  goodwill  might  be  impaired.  An 

impairment test is a comparison of the carrying value of the assets of a CGU, based on a value-in-use calculation, to their recoverable 

amounts. Where the recoverable amount is less than the carrying value an impairment results. During the year the goodwill for each 

CGU was separately assessed and tested for impairment, with no impairment charges resulting (2009: £1,983,000).

As part of testing goodwill for impairment detailed forecasts of operating cash flows for the next five years are used, which are based 

on approved budgets and plans by the Board of Falkland Islands Holdings plc. These forecasts represent the best estimate of future 

performance of the CGUs based on past performance and expectations for the market development of the CGU.

A number of key assumptions are used as part of impairment testing. These key assumptions are made by management reflecting past 

experience combined with their knowledge of as to future performance and relevant external sources of information. Sensitivity analysis 

as at 31 March 2010 has indicated that no reasonably foreseeable change in the key assumptions used in the impairment model would 

result in a significant impairment charge being recorded in the financial statements.

Discount rates

Within impairment testing models cash flows of all CGUs are discounted using a pre tax discount rate of 14.1% (2009: 13.3%).

Management have determined that this rate is appropriate as the risk adjustment applied within the discount rate reflects the risks and 

rewards inherent to each CGU, based on the industry and geographical location it is based within. Both Ferry Services and Art Logistics 

and Storage have stable core revenue streams and are considered to have a similar risk profile.

Long term growth rates

Long term growth rates of 2% have been used for all CGUs as part of the impairment testing models. This growth rate does not exceed 

the long term average growth rate for the UK, in which the CGUs operate.

Other assumptions

Other assumptions used within impairment testing models include an estimation of long term effective tax rate for the CGUs and the 

terminal values of the CGUs.

The long-term effective rate of tax is 28%, consistent with the current UK tax rate.

The terminal value is calculated based on the Gordon Growth model.

Sensitivity to changes in assumptions

Using  a  discounted  cash  flow  methodology  necessarily  involves  making  numerous  estimates  and  assumptions  regarding  growth, 

operating margins, tax rates, appropriate discount rates, capital expenditure levels and working capital requirements. These estimates 

will likely differ from future actual results of operations and cash flows, and it is possible that these differences could be material. In 

addition, judgements are applied by the Directors in determining the level of cash generating units and the criteria used to determine 

which assets should be aggregated. A difference in testing levels could further affect whether an impairment is recorded and the extent 

of impairment loss.

Assumptions specific to ferry services (Portsmouth)

Value in use was determined by discounting future cash flows in line with the other assumptions discussed above.

Management have forecast consistent growth in cash flows of 2% in both the short term and the long term. The value in use was 

determined to exceed the carrying amount and no impairment has been recognised. It is not considered that a reasonably possible 

change in any of these assumptions would generate a different impairment test outcome to the one included in this annual report.

Assumptions specific to arts logistics and storage (UK)

Value in use was determined by discounting future cash flows in line with the other assumptions discussed above. Cash flows were 

projected based on actual operating results and the five-year business plan. No growth was projected in the next two years, and 10.5% 

growth in the following three years, this is considered to be a prudent estimate given uncertainty in the economy. The long term growth 

rate is projected to be 2% thereafter. The carrying value of the unit was determined to not be higher than its recoverable amount and 

no impairment was recognised (2009: loss £1,983,000).

FALKLAND ISLANDS HOLDINGS PLC

45

12  Property, plant and equipment

Cost:

At 1 April 2008

Reclassified

Additions in year

Recognised as investment property

Disposals

At 31 March 2009

Additions in year

Transferred to freehold land  

and buildings

Disposals

At 31 March 2010

Accumulated depreciation:

At 1 April 2008

Charge for the year

Impairment

Disposals

At 31 March 2009

Charge for the year

Disposals

At 31 March 2010

Net book value:

At 1 April 2008

At 31 March 2009

At 31 March 2010

The Company has no tangible fixed assets.

Group

Long

 leasehold

land and

buildings

£’000

693

–

249

–

–

942

22

–

–

Freehold

land and 

buildings

£’000

3,766

(319)

34

(180)

–

3,301

652

43

–

Vehicles, 

plant and

 equipment

£’000

Ships

£’000

Total

£’000

3,363

3,768

11,590

–

21

–

–

3,384

24

–

(99)

–

650

–

(26)

4,392

660

–

–

(319)

997

(180)

(26)

12,062

1,358

–

(99)

3,996

964

3,309

5,052

13,321

1,517

73

–

–

1,590

76

–

1,666

2,249

1,711

2,330

75

18

–

–

93

122

–

215

618

849

749

415

138

40

–

593

143

(58)

678

2,200

4,207

575

–

(22)

804

40

(22)

2,753

5,029

526

–

867

(58)

3,279

5,838

2,948

2,791

2,631

1,568

1,639

1,773

7,383

7,033

7,483

Assets in

construction

£’000

–

–

43

–

–

43

–

(43)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

43

–

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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

13  Investment property

At 1 April 2008

Transferred from fixed assets on completion

Acquisitions

Disposals

At 31 March 2009

Transferred from fixed assets on completion

Acquisitions

Disposals

At 1 March 2010

Accumulated depreciation:

At 1 April 2008

Charge for the year

Disposals

At 31 March 2009

Charge for the year

Disposals

At 1 March 2010

Net book value at 1 April 2008

Net book value at 31 March 2009

Net book value at 31 March 2010

Residential and

commercial

property

£’000

Group

Freehold

land

£’000

Total

£’000

901

180

100

(50)

720

1,621

–

–

–

180

100

(50)

1,131

720

1,851

–

55

(20)

–

–

–

–

55

(20)

1,166

720

1,886

64

36

(18)

82

40

(13)

109

837

1,049

1,057

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

720

720

720

64

36

(18)

82

40

(13)

109

1,557

1,769

1,777

Investment properties comprise residential and commercial property held for rental in the Falklands with a fair value of approximately 

£2.5 million at 31 March 2010. This valuation was undertaken by a director of a subsidiary company who is resident in the Falkland 

Islands  and  is  considered  to  have  the  relevant  knowledge  and  experience  to  undertake  the  valuation.  The  Group  also  holds  several 

hundreds of acres of land for which it is not possible to determine fair value, due to the restricted and limited market for freehold land 

in the Falkland Islands. Nonetheless the carrying value of land held at historic cost remains sufficiently low to enable directors to satisfy 

themselves that no impairment exists at the balance sheet date.

The Company holds no investment properties.

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47

14  Investments in subsidiaries

The Group and Company have the following direct and indirect investments in subsidiaries:

Country of

incorporation

Class of

shares held

                   Ownership %

2010

2009

The Falkland Islands Company Limited

The Falkland Islands Trading Company Limited

UK

UK

Ordinary shares of £1

Preference shares of £10

Ordinary shares of £1

Darwin Shipping Limited*

Falkland Islands

Ordinary shares of £1

The Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company Limited

Portsea Harbour Company Limited*

Clarence Marine Engineering Limited*

Gosport Ferry Limited*

Momart International Limited

Momart Limited*

Dadart Limited

Erebus Limited*

UK

UK

UK

UK

UK

UK

UK

Ordinary shares of £1

Ordinary shares of £1

Ordinary shares of £1

Ordinary shares of £1

Ordinary shares of £1

Ordinary shares of £1

Ordinary shares of £1

Falkland Islands

Ordinary shares of £1

Preference shares of £1

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

* These investments are not held by the Company but are indirect investments held through a subsidiary of the Company.

Company investments in Group undertakings

Balance brought forward 

Cost of share-based payments recognised in subsidiaries

Acquisition of Momart International Limited

Impairment of investment in Erebus Limited

Impairment of investment in Momart International Limited

Total investment in Group undertakings

Company

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

31,103

43,970

194

–

–

–

146

2

(12,094)

(921)

31,297

31,103

The Company’s investment in Erebus Limited comprises the Group’s shareholding in Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (see note 15) and a 

£921,000  impairment  charge  was  recognised  to  reflect  the  fair  value  of  the  shareholding  as  at  31  March  2009.  The  Company  has 

elected not to reverse any element of this impairment in the current year.

In the prior year the Company recognised an impairment charge to its investment in Momart International Limited such that its carrying 

value is reduced to value-in-use (see note 11).

 
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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

15  Financial assets – available-for-sale equity securities

Non-current

Available-for-sale equity securities

15,542

10,890

Falkland Oil and Gas Limited share price at 31 March

129.5p

72.6p

–

–

–

–

Group

Company

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

Available-for-sale financial assets comprise the Group’s holding of 12,000,000 ordinary shares in Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (“FOGL”) 

representing a 8.2% interest (2009: 15 million shares; 16.25%).

The historic cost of the Group’s investment in FOGL is £1,963,000 (2009: £2,450,000).

16  Non-current assets held-for-sale

Non-current assets held-for-sale

Group

Company

2010

£’000

20

2009

£’000

20

2010

£’000

–

2009

£’000

–

Non-current assets held-for-sale comprise certain items of artwork accumulated by Momart International Limited prior to acquisition. 

The assets were recognised at estimated fair value on acquisition and as a result no gain or loss arose on  their being classified as held 

for sale. 

17  Other financial assets

Rents receivable relate to finance leases on the sale of vehicles and customer goods. No allowances for uncollectible minimum lease 

payments have been deemed necessary. No contingent rents have been recognised as income in the period. No residual values accrue 

to the benefit of the lessor.

Non-current

Finance lease debtors due after more than one year

Current

Finance lease debtors due within one year

Total other financial assets

Group

2010

£’000

52

206

258

2009

£’000

58

159

217

The difference between the gross investment in the hire purchase leases and the present value of future lease payments due represents 

unearned finance income of £52,000 (2009: £58,000).

The cost of assets acquired for the purpose of letting under hire purchase agreements by the Group during the period amounted to 

£309,000 (2009: £210,000).

The aggregate rentals receivable during the year in respect of hire purchase agreements were £316,472 (2009: £244,000).

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49

Group

2010

£’000

310

206

52

258

2009

£’000

275

159

58

217

Group

Assets

Liabilities

2010

£’000

43

–

70

105

–

57

621

896

–

–

2009

£’000

49

–

52

31

114

–

516

762

–

–

2010

£’000

780

1,106

–

–

–

–

–

2009

£’000

1,083

1,217

–

–

–

–

–

1,886

(896)

990

2,300

(762)

1,538

17  Other financial assets  CONTINUED

Gross investment in hire purchase leases

Present value of future lease payments due:

within 1 year

after more than 1 year within 5 years

18  Deferred tax assets and liabilities

Recognised deferred tax assets and liabilities

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Inventories

Other financial liabilities

Interest bearing loans and borrowings

Share-based payments

Pension

Tax assets / liabilities

Net of tax assets

Net tax liabilities

The deferred tax asset shown as a non-current asset in the balance sheet relates to the Group’s pension scheme liabilities (see note 25). 

All other deferred tax assets are shown net against the non-current deferred tax liability shown in the balance sheet.

Other financial liabilities

Share-based payments

Net tax asset

Company

Assets

Liabilities

2010

£’000

–

–

–

2009

£’000

122

–

122

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

–

–

–

–

–

–

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CONTINUED

18  Deferred tax assets and liabilities  CONTINUED

Movement in deferred tax in the year

1 April

2009

£’000

1,034

1,217

(52)

(145)

–

(516)

Recognised

in income

£’000

(297)

(111)

(18)

40

(57)

19

1,538

(424)

Group

Recognised

Acquired in

business

in equity

combinations

£’000

£’000

–

–

–

–

–

(124)

(124)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

31 March

2010

£’000

737

1,106

(70)

(105)

(57)

(621)

990

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Inventories

Other financial liabilities

Share-based payments

Pension

Deferred tax movements

Unrecognised deferred tax assets

A deferred tax asset of £158,000 (2009: £158,000) in respect of capital losses has not been recognised as it is not considered more 

likely than not that there will be suitable taxable profits in the foreseeable future from which the underlying capital losses will reverse.

Other financial liabilities

Share-based payments

Deferred tax movements

Movement in deferred tax in the prior year

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Inventories

Other financial liabilities

Share-based payments

Pension

Deferred tax movements

Company

Recognised

in income

£’000

Recognised

31 March

in equity

£’000

2010

£’000

(122)

–

(122)

–

–

–

–

–

–

1 April

2009

£’000

122

–

122

Group

Recognised

Acquired in

business

in equity

combinations

£’000

£’000

Recognised

in income

£’000

120

(121)

24

(125)

22

16

(64)

–

–

–

–

–

(13)

(13)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1 April

2008

£’000

914

1,338

(76)

(20)

(22)

(519)

1,615

31 March

2009

£’000

1,034

1,217

(52)

(145)

–

(516)

1,538

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Company

Recognised

in income

£’000

102

(10)

92

1 April

2008

£’000

20

10

30

Recognised

31 March

in equity

£’000

–

–

–

2009

£’000

122

–

122

Group

As restated

2010

£’000

403

614

2,472

3,489

91

1,129

1,220

2009

£’000

344

–

2,226

2,570

639

–

639

4,709

3,209

18  Deferred tax assets and liabilities  CONTINUED

Other financial liabilities

Share-based payments

Deferred tax movements

19  Inventories

Work-in-progress 

Goods-in-transit

Goods for resale

Trading inventories

Construction-in-progress

Property held-for-sale

Property inventories

Total inventories

Goods-in-transit are retail provisions in transit to the Falkland Islands, a much lower amount was recognised in the prior year within 

prepayments.

During  the  year  £25,000  (2009:  £79,000)  of  inventory  write-downs  has  been  recognised  as  an  expense  in  the  income  statement.

The Company has no inventories.

20  Trade and other receivables

Non-current:

Amount owed by subsidiary undertaking

–

–

2,916

6,325

Group

Company

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

 
 
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CONTINUED

20  Trade and other receivables  CONTINUED

Current:

Trade and other receivables

Corporation tax

Prepayments and accrued income

Trade and other receivables

21  Cash and cash equivalents / bank overdrafts

Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet

Cash and cash equivalents in the cash flow statements

Group

Company

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

3,265

3,599

–

1,270

4,535

17

808

4,424

–

–

15

15

Group

Company

2010

£’000

3,810

3,810

2009

£’000

3,004

3,004

2010

£’000

360

360

19

–

–

19

2009

£’000

289

289

22  Interest-bearing loans and borrowings

This note provides information about the contractual terms of the Group and Company’s interest-bearing loans and borrowings, which 

are measured at amortised cost. For more information about the Group and Company’s exposure to interest rate and foreign currency 

risk, see note 28.

Non-current liabilities

Secured bank loans

Finance lease liabilities

Total non-current interest bearing loans and borrowings

Current liabilities

Current portion of secured bank loans

Finance lease liabilities

Current portion of contingent consideration on acquisition

Total current interest-bearing loans and borrowings

Group

Company

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

3,974

81

4,055

1,128

90

–

1,218

4,988

65

5,053

500

69

1,573

2,142

3,140

3,955

–

–

3,140

3,955

928

–

–

928

300

–

1,573

1,873

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53

22  Interest-bearing loans and borrowings  CONTINUED

Net debt

Total interest bearing loans and borrowings

less: cash balances (see note 21)

Net debt

Finance lease liabilities

Future minimum lease payments due:

within one year

after more than one year but within five years

Total minimum lease payments due

Group

Company

2010

£’000

5,273

(3,810)

1,463

2009

£’000

7,195

(3,004)

4,191

2010

£’000

4,068

(360)

3,708

2009

£’000

5,828

(289)

5,539

Group

Company

2010

£’000

90

81

171

2009

£’000

69

65

134

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

–

–

–

–

–

–

For more information regarding the maturity of the Group and Company’s interest bearing loans and borrowings see note 28.

23  Derivative financial instruments

Fair value liability of derivative financial instruments

Group

Company

2010

£’000

–

2009

£’000

406

2010

£’000

–

2009

£’000

406

This amount represented the fair value of interest rate hedging instruments on certain of the Group’s secured bank loans prior to the 

liquidation of the contracts in January 2010, for more information see note 28.

24  Trade and other payables

Non-current:

Amount owed to subsidiary undertaking

–

–

871

632

Group

Company

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

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Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

24  Trade and other payables  CONTINUED

Current:

Trade payables

Other creditors, including taxation and social security

Accruals and deferred income

Total trade and other payables

Group

Company

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

5,437

1,068

1,714

8,219

5,050

932

1,931

7,913

2010

£’000

–

57

356

413

2009

£’000

–

24

389

413

25  Employee benefits: pension plans

The Group operates three defined contribution pension schemes. In addition it also operates two defined benefit pension schemes, 

both of which have been closed to new members and to future accrual.

Defined contribution schemes

The Group operates three defined contribution pension schemes. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable 

by the Group to the schemes and amounted to £357,000 (2009: £403,000). The Group anticipates paying contributions amounting to 

£327,000 during the year ending 31 March 2011.

There were no outstanding or prepaid contributions at either the beginning or end of the financial year.

Defined benefit pension schemes

A summary of the fair value of the net pension schemes deficit is set out below:

Pension scheme deficit:

Falkland Islands Company Limited Scheme

Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company Limited Scheme

Deferred tax

Net pension scheme deficit

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

(2,013)

(224)

(2,237)

621

(1,797)

(239)

(2,036)

516

(1,616)

(1,520)

 
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55

25  Employee benefits: pension plans  CONTINUED

Falkland Islands Company Limited Scheme

The Falkland Islands Company Limited operates a defined benefit pension scheme for certain employees which is unfunded and was 

closed to new members in 1988. This scheme was closed to further accrual on 31 March 2007.

Benefits are payable on retirement at the normal retirement age.

The latest full actuarial valuation was carried out at 31 March 2005 and was updated for IAS 19 purposes to 31 March 2010 by a 

qualified independent actuary, Lane Clark & Peacock LLP. The major assumptions used in this valuation were:

Rate of increase in salaries

Rate of increase in pensions in payment and deferred pensions

Discount rate applied to scheme liabilities

Inflation assumption

2010

2009

2.7%

3.0%

5.6%

3.7%

2.5%

3.0%

6.8%

3.1%

The assumptions used by the actuary are chosen from a range of possible actuarial assumptions which, due to the timescale covered, 

may not necessarily be borne out in practice.

Scheme liabilities

The  present  value  of  the  scheme’s  liabilities,  which  are  derived  from  cash  flow  projections  over  long  periods  and  thus  inherently 

uncertain, were:

Value at

2010

£’000

Value at

2009

£’000

Value at

2008

£’000

Value at

2007

£’000

Value at

2006

£’000

Present value of scheme liabilities

(2,013)

(1,797)

(1,863)

(2,136)

(2,107)

Related deferred tax asset

Net pension liability

558

449

465

534

527

(1,455)

(1,348)

(1,398)

(1,602)

(1,580)

Movement in deficit during the year:

Deficit in scheme at beginning of the year

Past service cost

Pensions paid

Other finance cost

Actuarial (loss) / gain

Deficit in scheme at end of the year

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

(1,797)

(1,863)

–

98

(119)

(195)

–

135

(119)

50

(2,013)

(1,797)

 
 
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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

25  Employee benefits: pension plans  CONTINUED

Analysis of amounts included in other finance costs:

Interest on pension scheme liabilities

Analysis of amount recognised in statement of other comprehensive income:

Experience gains / (losses) arising on scheme liabilities

Changes in assumptions underlying the present value of scheme liabilities

Actuarial (loss) / gain recognised in statement of comprehensive income

History of experience gains and losses:

2010

£’000

(119)

2010

£’000

89

(284)

(195)

2009

£’000

(119)

2009

£’000

(2)

52

50

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Experience gains / (losses) on scheme liabilities:

Amount (£’000)

89

(2)

(18)

(3)

80

Percentage of year end present value of 

scheme liabilities

4.4%

0.10%

1.00%

0.1%

3.8%

Total amount recognised in statement of  

total recognised gains and losses:

Amount (£’000)

(195)

50

301

118

57

Percentage of year end present value of  

scheme liabilities

9.7%

(2.8)%

(16.2)%

(5.5)%

(2.7)%

 
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57

25  Employee benefits: pension plans  CONTINUED

Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company Plc (1975) Retirement Fund

This Company operated a defined benefit scheme. The scheme has been closed for many years and none of the current employees are 

earning benefits under the scheme. Actuarial reports for IAS 19 purposes as at 31 March 2006 to 31 March 2010 were prepared by a 

qualified independent actuary, Alexander Forbes Limited.

The major assumptions used in this valuation were:

Rate of increase in pensions in payment and 

deferred pensions

Discount rate applied to scheme liabilities

Inflation assumption

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

3.7%

5.6%

3.7%

2.7%

6.4%

2.7%

3.7%

6.9%

3.7%

3.2%

5.4%

3.2%

3.0%

4.9%

3.0%

The assumptions used by the actuary are chosen from a range of possible actuarial assumptions which, due to the timescale covered, 

may not necessarily be borne out in practice.

Scheme assets

The fair value of the scheme’s assets, which are not intended to be realised in the short term and may be subject to significant change 

before they are realised, and the present value of the scheme’s liabilities, which are derived from cash flow projections over long periods 

and thus inherently uncertain, were:

Equities

Fixed interest

Other 

Total market value of assets

Present value of scheme liabilities

Deficit in the scheme – Pension liability

Related deferred tax asset

Net pension liability

The expected rates of return on the assets in the scheme were:

Value at

2010

£’000

Value at

2009

£’000

Value at

2008

£’000

Value at

2007

£’000

Value at

2006

£’000

328

64

18

410

(634)

(224)

63

(161)

185

50

18

253

(492)

(239)

67

(172)

207

37

36

280

(477)

(197)

54

(143)

156

20

34

210

(591)

(381)

114

(267)

133

17

6

156

(627)

(471)

142

(329)

Equities

Fixed interest

Other 

Long term

Long term 

rate of return

rate of return

2010

2009

7.40%

5.60%

4.20%

6.75%

6.35%

0.50%

 
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ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

25  Employee benefits: pension plans  CONTINUED

Movement in deficit during the year:

Projected benefit obligations

Opening projected benefit obligations

Interest thereon

Distributions

Experience (loss) / gain

Projected benefit obligations at 31 March

Plan assets

Opening plan assets

Distributions

Contributions

Return on assets

Actuarial gain / (loss)

Plan assets at 31 March

Deficit in scheme at 31 March

Analysis of amounts included in other finance costs:

Expected return on pension scheme assets

Interest on pension scheme liabilities

Included in other finance costs

Analysis of amount recognised in statement of other comprehensive income:

Actual return less expected return on scheme assets

Experience gains and losses arising on scheme liabilities

Changes in assumptions underlying the present value of scheme liabilities

Actuarial loss recognised in statement of comprehensive income

2010

£’000

(493)

(30)

30

(141)

(634)

254

(30)

83

17

86

410

(224)

2010

£’000

17

(30)

(13)

2010

£’000

86

–

(141)

(55)

2009

£’000

(477)

(33)

4

13

(493)

280

(3)

54

22

(99)

254

(239)

2009

£’000

22

(33)

(11)

2009

£’000

(99)

(1)

14

(86)

 
 
 
 
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59

25  Employee benefits: pension plans  CONTINUED

History of experience gains and losses

Difference between the expected and actual return 

on scheme assets:

Amount (£’000)

86

(99)

3

21.0%

(39.0)%

15.8%

(4)

1.0%

19

12.2%

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Percentage of year end scheme assets

Experience gains and losses on scheme liabilities:

Amount (£’000)

Percentage of year end present value of  

scheme liabilities

Total amount recognised in statement of total  

recognised gains and losses:

Amount (£’000)

Percentage of year end present value of  

–

–

(1)

0.2%

–

–

–

–

(72)

(15.2)%

(55)

(86)

147

61

(88)

scheme liabilities 

8.7%

17.4%

773.7%

(17.1)%

(18.7)%

26  Employee benefits: share-based payments

Retained  earnings  is  used  to  record  the  costs  arising  under  IFRS2  for  options  issued  to  Directors  and  employees,  and  similar  costs 

associated with share-based payments. 

The following options were outstanding at 31 March 2010:

Date of issue 

27 Jul 01

10 Feb 05

14 Jun 05

14 Jun 05

18 Jun 07

5 Jul 07

7 Aug 07

4 Dec 07

3 Apr 08

30 Jul 08

8 Apr 09

15 Jul 09

9 Dec 09

Exercise

price

£

1.40

5.20

4.25

4.25

3.09

2.50

3.30

3.19

3.65

3.231/4

2.071/2

2.90

3.90

Share

price at

grant date

£

Fair

value per

share

£

Total fair

value

£

Earliest

exercise

date

Latest

exercise

date

Not valued for IFRS2 purposes

27 Jul 04

26 Jul 11

5.20

4.25

4.25

2.83

3.021/2

3.321/2

3.40

3.75

4.00

2.071/2

2.90

3.971/2

2.47

1.66

2.14

0.82

1.08

0.73

1.19

1.31

1.35

0.56

0.72

1.45

142,499

10 Feb 08

9 Feb 15

103,750

14 Jun 08

13 Jun 15

135,950

14 Jun 08

13 Jun 15

14,350

18 Jun 10

17 Jun 17

127,289

1 Aug 10

31 Jul 17

20,087

77,350

9,906

7 Aug 10

6 Aug 17

4 Dec 10

3 Dec 17

3 Apr 11

2 Apr 18

214,948

30 Jul 11

29 Jul 18

52,278

74,952

46,400

1,019,760

8 Apr 12

7 Apr 19

15 Jul 12

14 Jul 19

9 Dec 12

8 Dec 19

Number

20,000

57,692

62,500

63,528

17,500

117,860

27,517

65,000

7,562

159,221

93,353

104,100

32,000

827,833

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Notes to the Financial Statements

CONTINUED

26  Employee benefits: share-based payments  CONTINUED

The fair values of the options are estimated at the date of grant using appropriate option pricing models and are charged to the profit 

and loss account over the expected life of the options. The following table gives the assumptions made in determining the fair value 

of the options subject to the provisions of IFRS2 currently in issue. Expected volatility is determined by reference to past performance 

of the Company’s share price.

Expected volatility (%)

Risk-free interest rate (%)

Expected life of options (years)

Dividend yield (%)

Share price at grant date (£)

Expected volatility (%)

Risk-free interest rate (%)

Expected life of options (years)

Dividend yield (%)

Share price at grant date (£)

13 Jul 06

18 Jun 07

05 Jul 07

7 Aug 07

4 Dec 07

31

4.70

6.5

2.10

3.18

31

5.60

6.5

2.50

2.83

40

5.70

3.0

2.30

33

5.30

6.5

2.10

3.025

3.325

33

4.50

6.5

2.10

3.40

3 Apr 08

30 Jul 08

8 Apr 09

15 Jul 09

9 Dec 09

34

4.20

6.5

2.10

3.75

35

4.80

3.0

2.00

4.00

37

2.90

6.5

3.90

2.075

38

3.40

6.5

2.80

2.90

40

3.14

6.5

2.00

3.975

Share  options  issued  without  share  price  conditions  attached  have  been  valued  using  the  Black-Scholes  model.  Share  price  options 

issued with share price conditions attached have been valued using a Monte Carlo simulation model making explicit allowance for share 

price targets.

During  the  year  ended  31  March  2010,  91,300  options  (2009:  nil)  were  exercised  over  ordinary  shares.  Options  issued  prior  to 

6 November 2002 are not subject to the provisions of IFRS2.

The number and weighted average exercise prices of share options are as follows: 

Outstanding at the beginning of the year

Forfeited during the year

Exercised during the year

Granted during the year

Lapsed during the year

Outstanding at the year end

Vested options exerciseable at the year end

Weighted

average

exercise

price (£)

2010

3.16

3.65

1.80

2.70

3.00

3.24

4.24

Number of

options

2010

890,943

(64,438)

(91,300)

229,453

(136,825)

827,833

Weighted

average

exercise

price (£)

2009

Number of

options

2009

3.16

659,722

–

–

3.38

3.65

3.16

–

–

243,221

(12,000)

890,943

203,720

3.48

 295,020 

27  Capital and reserves

Reconciliation of movement in capital and reserves – Group 

Financial

assets fair

value

revaluation

reserve

£’000

Called up

share

capital

£’000

Share

premium

account

£’000

Other

reserves

£’000

906

15,996

7,206

3,145

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(7,560)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1,983)

–

–

–

Balance at 1 April 2008

Profit for the year

Share-based payments

Reserve transfer re. impairment 1

Dividends

Change in fair value of available-for-

sale financial assets

Actuarial gain on pension, net of tax

Balance at 31 March 2009

906

8,436

7,206

1,162

Profit for the year

Share-based payments

Deferred tax on share-based payments

Dividends

Issue of shares

Premium on shares issued in the year, 

net of expenses

Transfer to profit and loss on disposal 

of available-for-sale financial assets

Change in fair value of available-for-

sale financial assets

Actuarial loss on pension, net of tax

Repurchase of equity interest

–

–

–

–

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(1,683)

6,828

–

–

Balance at 31 March 2010

910

13,581

–

–

–

–

–

10

–

–

–

108

7,324

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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Retained

earnings

£’000

6,775

(1,153)

297

1,983

(722)

–

(23)

7,157

5,256

240

–

Total

equity

£’000

34,028

(1,153)

297

–

(722)

(7,560)

(23)

24,867

5,256

240

–

(1,084)

(1,084)

–

–

–

–

(126)

(183)

4

10

(1,683)

6,828

(126)

(75)

1,162

11,260

34,237

1  The premium on shares issues in March 2008 in connection with the acquisition of Momart Limited was credited to other reserves.  

In 2009 the Group recognised an impairment charge of £1,983,000 in relation to goodwill arising on the Momart acquisition. As a 

result the Group has made a transfer from other reserves to retained earnings of an amount equal to the impairment recognised. The 

transfer neutralises the impact of the impairment charge recognised on retained earnings reserves.

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CONTINUED

27  Capital and reserves  CONTINUED

Reconciliation of movement in capital and reserves – Company 

Balance at 1 April 2008

Loss for the year

Reserve transfer re. impairment

Share-based payments

Dividends

Balance at 31 March 2009

Loss for the year

Reserve transfer re. impairment

Share-based payments

Deferred tax on share-based payments

Dividends

Issue of shares

Premium on shares issued in the year, 

net of expenses

Repurchase of equity interest

Balance at 31 March 2010

Called up

share

capital

£’000

906

–

–

–

–

Share

premium

account

£’000

Other

reserves

£’000

Retained

earnings

£’000

Total

 equity

£’000

7,206

7,831

25,648

41,591

–

–

–

–

–

(10,625)

(10,625)

(921)

–

–

921

297

(722)

–

297

(722)

906

7,206

6,910

15,519

30,541

–

–

–

–

–

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

10

108

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

(330)

(330)

–

240

–

–

240

–

(1,084)

(1,084)

–

–

(183)

4

10

(75)

910

7,324

6,910

14,162

29,306

A loss of £330,000 (2009: loss £10,625,000) has been dealt with in the accounts of the Parent Company. As permitted by Section 408 

of the Companies Act 2006, the Company has not presented its own profit and loss account.

Of  the  loss  of  £10,625,000  dealt  with  in  the  accounts  of  the  Company  in  the  prior  year,  £921,000  arose  on  recognition  of  an 

impairment in the Company’s investment in Momart International Limited. The premium on shares issues in March 2008 in connection 

with the acquisition of Momart International Limited was credited to other reserves. As a result the Company has made a transfer from 

other reserves to retained earnings of an amount equal to the impairment recognised.

The transfer neutralises the impact of the impairment charge on retained earnings reserves.

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Share capital

On issue at 1 April

Issued for cash

On issue at 31 March – fully paid

Authorised

Ordinary shares of 10p each

Allotted, called up and fully paid

Ordinary shares of 10p each

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63

Ordinary shares

2010

2009

9,060,796

9,060,796

36,382

–

9,097,178

9,060,796

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

1,250

1,250

910

910

The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at 

meetings of the Company.

On  31  March  2000,  an  Employee  Share  Ownership  Plan  was  established.  At  31  March  2010  the  plan  held  36,499  (2009:  36,499) 

ordinary shares at a cost of £68,542 (2009: £68,542). The market value of the shares at 31 March 2010 was £122,418 (2008: £77,013). 

Shares held in the ESOP have had their rights to dividends waived, as in prior years.

There were 227,081 (2009: 313,217) share options outstanding under the Company’s Saving Related Share Option Scheme (“Save As 

You Earn”) at 31 March 2010.

For more information on share options please see note 26.

Dividends

The following dividends were recognised in the period:

Final: 8.0p (2009 Final: 8.0p) per qualifying ordinary share

Interim: 4.0p (2009 Interim: nil) per qualifying ordinary share

2010

£’000

723

361

1,084

2009

£’000

722

–

722

After the balance sheet date a final dividends of 5.0p (£451,000) per qualifying ordinary share (2009: 8.0p) (£722,000) were proposed 

by the Directors. The dividends have not been provided for.

 
 
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CONTINUED

28  Financial instruments

(i) Fair values of financial instruments 

Investments in equity securities 

The fair value of available-for-sale financial assets is determined by reference to their quoted bid price at the balance sheet date. 

Trade and other receivables 

The fair value of trade and other receivables is estimated as the present value of future cash flows, discounted at the market rate of 

interest at the balance sheet date if the effect is material. 

Trade and other payables 

The  fair  value  of  trade  and  other  payables  is  estimated  as  the  present  value  of  future  cash  flows,  discounted  at  the  market  rate  of 

interest at the balance sheet date if the effect is material. 

Cash and cash equivalents 

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents is estimated as its carrying amount where the cash is repayable on demand. Where it is not 

repayable on demand then the fair value is estimated at the present value of future cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest 

at the balance sheet date. 

Interest-bearing borrowings 

Fair value, which after initial recognition is determined for disclosure purposes only, is calculated based on the present value of future 

principal and interest cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the balance sheet date. 

Derivative financial instruments 

The fair value of derivative financial instruments is determined by their market value at the reporting date. 

IAS 39 categories and fair values 

The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities are not materially different to the carrying values shown in the consolidated 

balance sheet and Company balance sheet. 

The following table shows the carrying value for each category of financial instrument:

Group

Company

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

Available-for-sale financial assets at fair value

15,542

10,890

Financial liabilities at amortised cost

Interest bearing borrowings at amortised cost

Derivative financial instruments

Trade and other receivables

(8,219)

(5,273)

–

4,535

(7,913)

(7,195)

(406)

4,424

2010

£’000

–

(414)

(4,068)

–

15

2009

£’000

–

(412)

(5,828)

(406)

19

(ii) Credit risk

Financial risk management

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual 

obligations, and arises principally from the Group’s receivables from customers and investment securities.

Group 

The Group’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The maximum credit risk exposure of the Group comprises the 

amounts presented in the balance sheet, which are stated net of provisions for doubtful debt. A provision is made where there is an 

identified  loss  event  which,  based  on  previous  experience,  is  evidence  of  a  reduction  in  the  recoverability  of  future  cash  flows. 

Management has credit policies in place to manage risk on an ongoing basis. These include the use of customer specific credit limits.

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28  Financial instruments  CONTINUED

Company 

The  majority  of  the  Company’s  receivables  are  with  subsidiaries.  The  Company  does  not  consider  these  counter-parties  to  be  a 

significant credit risk.

Exposure to credit risk

The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure. Therefore, the maximum exposure to credit risk at the 

balance  sheet  date  was  £8,828,000  (2009:  £7,645,000)  being  the  total  trade  receivables,  other  financial  assets  and  cash  and  cash 

equivalents in the balance sheet.

The maximum exposure to credit risk for trade receivables at the balance sheet date by geographic region was:

Falkland Islands

Europe

North America

United Kingdom

Other

Trade receivables

The Company has no trade debtors.

Credit quality of financial assets and impairment losses

Group

Not past due

Past due 0 – 30 days

Past due 31 – 120 days

More than 120 days

Gross 

2010

£’000

Impairment 

2010

£’000

1,735

1,194

263

198

3,390

–

–

–

125

125

Group

Company

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

1,413

1,413

187

261

1,232

172

3,265

Net 

2010

£’000

1,735

1,194

263

73

466

247

1,418

55

3,599

Gross

2009

£’000

1,988

832

444

508

3,265

3,772

–

–

–

–

–

–

Impairment

2009

£’000

–

–

–

173

173

–

–

–

–

–

–

Net

2009

£’000

1,988

832

444

335

3,599

The movement in the allowances for impairment in respect of trade receivables during the year was:

Balance at 1 April 2009

Impairment loss recognised

Impairment loss reversed

Balance at 31 March 2010

Group

Company

2010

£’000

173

–

(48)

125

2009

£’000

82

136

(45)

173

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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28  Financial instruments  CONTINUED

The allowance account for trade receivables is used to record impairment losses unless the Group is satisfied that no recovery of the 

amount owing is possible; at that point the amounts considered irrecoverable are written off against the trade receivables directly.

No further analysis has been provided for cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables from group companies, other receivables and 

other financial assets as there is limited exposure to credit risk and no provisions for impairment have been recognised.

(iii) Liquidity risk

Financial risk management

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. 

Group and Company

At  the  beginning  of  the  period  the  Group  had  outstanding  bank  loans  of  £5.5  million  and  unsecured  loan  note  commitments  of  

£1.6 million. All payments due during the year with respect to these agreements were met as they fell due. The Group continues to 

maintain a £2.0 million Revolving Credit facility to fund working capital requirements which was undrawn at the year end.

The Group manages its cash balances centrally at head office and prepares rolling cash flow forecasts to ensure funds are available to 

meets its secured and unsecured commitments as and when they fall due.

Liquidity risk – Group

The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities, including estimated interest payments and excluding the effects of 

netting agreements:

2010

Non-derivative financial instruments

Secured bank loans

Finance leases

Trade and other payables

Carrying

amount

£’000

5,102

171

8,219

Contractual

cash flows

1 year or less

1 to 2 years

2 to 5 years

£’000

£’000

£’000

£’000

5,596

171

8,219

1,347

1,147

2,192

–

8,219

9,566

–

–

–

–

1,147

2,192

13,492

13,986

2009

Non-derivative financial instruments

Secured bank loans

Finance leases

Contingent consideration

Trade and other payables

Carrying

amount

£’000

5,488

134

1,573

7,913

Contractual

cash flows

1 year or less

1 to 2 years

2 to 5 years

£’000

£’000

£’000

£’000

6,304

134

1,615

7,913

773

69

1,615

7,913

1,236

3,377

918

65

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

15,108

15,966

10,370

1,301

3,377

918

5 years 

and over

£’000

910

–

–

910

5 years 

and over

£’000

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28  Financial instruments  CONTINUED

Liquidity risk – Company

The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities, including estimated interest payments and excluding the effects of 

netting agreements:

Carrying

amount

£’000

4,068

413

4,481

Carrying

amount

£’000

4,255

1,573

413

6,241

Contractual

cash flows

1 year or less

1 to 2 years

2 to 5 years

£’000

£’000

£’000

£’000

4,591

413

5,004

1,119

413

1,532

919

–

919

1,736

–

1,736

Contractual

cash flows

1 year or less

1 to 2 years

2 to 5 years

£’000

£’000

£’000

£’000

4,986

1,615

413

7,014

524

1,615

413

2,552

991

2,655

–

–

–

–

991

2,655

5 years 

and over

£’000

817

–

817

5 years 

and over

£’000

816

–

–

816

2010

Non-derivative financial instruments

Secured bank loans

Trade and other payables

2009

Non-derivative financial instruments

Secured bank loans

Contingent consideration

Trade and other payables

(iv) Market risk

Financial risk management

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange, interest rates and equity prices will affect the Group’s 

income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments.

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28  Financial instruments  CONTINUED

Market risk – Foreign currency risk

The Group has exposure to foreign currency risk arising from trade and other payables which are denominated in foreign currencies. 

The Group is not, however, exposed to any significant transactional foreign currency risk. The Group’s exposure to foreign currency risk 

is as follows. This is based on carrying amounts for monetary financial instruments.

Group

31 March 2010

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade payables and other payables

Balance sheet exposure

Group

31 March 2009

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade payables and other payables

Balance sheet exposure

EUR

£’000

179

(385)

(206)

EUR

£’000

30

(980)

(950)

USD

£’000

204

(336)

(132)

USD

£’000

201

(309)

(108)

Other

£’000

1

(161)

(160)

Other

£’000

–

(144)

(144)

Total

£’000

384

(882)

(498)

Total

£’000

231

(1,433)

(1,202)

The Company has no exposure to foreign currency risk.

Sensitivity analysis

Group

A 10% weakening of the following currencies against the pound sterling at 31 March would have increased / (decreased) equity and 

profit or loss by the amounts shown below. This calculation assumes that the change occurred at the balance sheet date and had been 

applied to risk exposures existing at that date. 

This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular other exchange rates and interest rates, remain constant and is performed 

on the same basis for the year ended 31 March 2009.

EUR

USD

Equity

Profit or loss

2010

£’000

56

54

2009

£’000

101

51

2010

£’000

56

54

2009

£’000

101

51

A 10% strengthening of the above currencies against the pound sterling at 31 March would have had the equal but opposite effect 

on the above currencies to the amounts shown above, on the basis that all other variables remain constant.

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28  Financial instruments  CONTINUED

Market risk – interest rate risk

Profile

At the balance sheet date the interest rate profile for the Group’s interest-bearing financial instruments was:

Fixed rate financial instruments:

Finance leases receivable

Finance leases payable

Contingent consideration

Variable rate financial instruments:

Derivative financial instruments

Financial liabilities

Group

Company

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

258

(171)

–

87

–

(5,102)

(5,102)

217

(134)

(1,573)

(1,490)

(406)

(5,488)

(5,894)

–

–

–

–

–

(4,068)

(4,068)

–

–

(1,573)

(1,573)

(406)

(5,828)

(6,234)

The Group has a loan of £1.0 million (2009: £1.2 million) in respect of the ferry delivered in 2005. The loan is repayable over a 10 year 

period from June 2005 and bears interest at 1.4% above the base rate. The loan was previously hedged with an base rate cap of 6.5% 

and  a  base  rate  floor  of  4.25%.  On  13  January  2010  the  Group  liquidated  this  base  rate  cap  and  floor  at  a  cost  of  £68,000.  

At 31 March 2009 the fair value of both these contracts was a liability of £65,000.

The Group has a further loan of £4 million in respect of the acquisition of Momart International Limited. The loan is repayable over five 

years commencing in June 2010 and bears interest at 2% above the base rate. The loan was previously hedged with a base rate cap 

of 6.25% and a base rate floor of 4.25%. On 13 January 2010 the Group liquidated this base rate cap and base rate floor at a cost of 

£284,000. At 31 March 2009 the fair value of both these instruments was a liability of £342,000.

Sensitivity analysis

A change of 100 basis points in interest rates at the balance sheet date would have increased / (decreased) equity and profit or loss by 

the amounts shown below. This calculation assumes that the change occurred at the balance sheet date and had been applied to risk 

exposures existing at that date. 

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28  Financial instruments  CONTINUED

This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular foreign currency rates, remain constant and considers the effect of financial 

instruments with variable interest rates, financial instrument at fair value through profit or loss or available for sale with fixed interest 

rates and the fixed rate element of interest rate swaps. The analysis is performed on the same basis for 31 March 2009.

Equity:

Increase

Decrease

Profit or loss:

Increase

Decrease

Market risk – equity price risk

Group

Company

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

2010

£’000

2009

£’000

–

(51)

–

(51)

–

(14)

–

(14)

–

(41)

–

(41)

–

(4)

–

(4)

The Group’s and Company’s exposure to equity price risk arises from its investments in equity securities which are classified as available-

for-sale financial assets and are shown in the balance sheet as other financial assets (see note 15).

Sensitivity analysis

The Group’s available-for-sale financial assets comprise its investment in Falklands Oil and Gas Limited. During the year ended 31 March 

2010 Falklands Oil and Gas Limited shares traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange at an average price of 115.9p  

with a high of 177.25p and a low of 63.35p. Based upon this share price history the value of available-for-sale financial assets held  

at  the  balance  sheet  date  could  have  varied  between  a  low  of  £7,602,000  (2009:  £7,995,000)  and  a  high  of  £21,270,000 

(2009: £24,750,000).

(v) Capital Management

The  Group’s  objectives  when  managing  capital  is  to  safeguard  its  ability  to  continue  as  a  going  concern,  so  that  it  can  continue  to 

provide returns to shareholders and benefits to other stakeholders.

29  Operating leases

Non-cancellable operating lease rentals are payable as follows:

Less than one year

Between one and five years

More than five years

Group

2010

£’000

664

2,512

4,038

7,214

2009

£’000

662

2,516

4,661

7,839

The Group leases three office premises and a number of storage warehouses under operating leases. Office leases typically run for a 

period of 3 years, with an option to renew the lease after that date. Warehouse leases typically run for a period of 25 years, with an 

option to renew the lease after that date.

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29  Operating leases  CONTINUED

Group

During the year £649,000 was recognised as an expense in the income statement in respect of operating leases  (2009: £594,000).

The Company had no operating lease commitments.

30  Capital commitments

At the end of the year the Group had no capital commitments not provided for in these financial statements.

31  Related parties

The Group has a related party relationship with its subsidiaries (see note 14) and with its directors and executive officers. Directors of 

the Company and their immediate relatives control 1.1% per cent of the voting shares of the Company.

The compensation of key management personnel (including directors) is as follows:

Group

Company

Key management emoluments including social security costs

Company contributions to money purchase pension plans

Other post employment benefits

Share-related awards

2010

£’000

1,282

209

–

79

2009

£’000

1,043

219

–

154

Total key management personnel compensation

1,570

1,416

2010

£’000

573

25

–

49

647

2009

£’000

445

25

–

143

613

32  Accounting estimates and judgements

The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  adopted  IFRS  requires  management  to  make  judgements,  estimates  and 

assumptions that effect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates 

and associated assumptions are based upon historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the 

circumstances,  the  results  of  which  form  the  basis  of  the  judgements  as  to  asset  and  liability  carrying  values  which  are  not  readily 

apparent from other sources. Actual results may vary from these estimates, and taken into account in periodic reviews of the application 

of such estimates and assumptions.

Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, 

or in the period of revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

Actuarial assumptions have been used to value the defined benefit pension liability. Management have selected these assumptions from 

a range of possible options following consultations with independent actuarial advisors.

Impairment tests have been undertaken with respect to intangible assets (see note 11 for further details) using commercial judgment 

and  a  number  of  assumptions  and  estimates  have  been  made  to  support  their  carrying  amounts.  In  determining  the  fair  value  of 

intangible assets recognised on the acquisition of Momart International Limited management acted after consultation with independent 

intangible asset valuation advisors.

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Directors and Corporate Information

Directors

David Hudd Chairman

Registered Office

Kenburgh Court, 

John Foster Managing Director

133-137 South Street,  

Bishop’s Stortford, 

Hertfordshire CM23 3HX

Telephone: 01279 461630

Fax: 01279 461631

Email: admin@fihplc.com

Registered number 03416346

Website: www.fihplc.com

Auditor

KPMG Audit Plc

St. Nicholas House, Park Row, 

Nottingham NG1 6FQ

Financial PR

Financial Dynamics

Holborn Gate,

26 Southampton Buildings,

London WC2A 1PB

Mike Killingley*

Jeremy Brade*

*Non-executive Directors

Company Secretary

James Ivins 

Corporate Information

Stockbroker and Nominated Adviser

Altium

30 St. James’s Square,

London SW1Y 4AZ

Solicitors

Bircham Bell and Dyson LLP

50 Broadway, 

Westminster,

London SW1H 0BL

Banker

HSBC Bank plc

18 North Street, Bishop’s Stortford, 

Hertfordshire CM23 2LP

Registrar

Capita Registrars

Northern House, Woodsome Park,       

Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield HD8 0GA  

Senior Staff  

Senior Staff  

Senior Staff  

in the Falkland Islands

at Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company

at Momart Limited

Roger Spink  Director and General Manager

Paul Fuller  Director and General Manager

Eugene Boyle  Managing Director

Telephone: 00 500 27600 

Email: fic@horizon.co.uk 

Telephone: 023 9252 4551

   Telephone: 020 7426 3000

Email: admin@gosportferry.co.uk

Email: enquiries@momart.co.uk

Website: www.the-falkland-islands-co.com

Website: www.gosportferry.co.uk

Website: www.momart.co.uk

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