OUR YEAR
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 2018
ENERGY GROWTH/SOLUTIONS
• 634 million units of electricity sold
• 50,561 customers on supply, an
increase of 767
• 98% of new developments going
all-electric
• 17,587 customers now on
discounted space and water
heating tariffs, an increase of 725
• 1,169 customers benefiting from
uninterrupted E20+ heating tariff
• Smarter Living launched
HEALTH AND SAFETY
• Awarded British Safety Council
Five-Star Rating
• One Lost Time Accident (LTAs)
despite major infrastructure
projects involving international
teams of contractors
RECORD PROFITS
• Group revenues of £105.9m
• Group pre-tax profits up 14% to
record £15.3m
• Powerhouse Retail turnover up
7% to £13.6m
• Powerhouse Retail profit levels
up 11% to £0.8m
ST HELIER WEST
• Excellent progress since civil works completed
September 2017
• Ducts laid in February 2018 for 90kV cables to
be laid and connected to existing network
• French specialist contractors Engie INEO
completed build August 2018
• 90kV cable-laying works completed
• Facility in service mid-December 2018
RENEWABLES
• Announced larger scale solar opportunity
for partners
PEAK DEMAND
• 178MW recorded on 1 March
2018 at 12.30pm. Well above
our previous record of 161MW
set on 2 February 2012 and last
year’s 158MW
A YEAR IN FOCUS
SUPPLY SECURITY
• Just six Customer Minutes Lost (CMLs)
ENVIRONMENT
• Delivered power at our lowest ever
carbon intensity level of
24g CO2e /kWh
• Over ten times more reliable than UK
• One tenth of UK grid carbon levels
average
• £1m project to upgrade Normandie 2
circuit French-side land cable
• Further improvements to the Channel
Islands Electricity Grid (CIEG) System
Integrity Protection System (SIPS)
AFFORDABILITY
• Below-inflation 2% tariff rise in
June first for four years
• Standard tariff 21% below UK
average and 15% below the EU
average – outperforming target of
+/-10% EU15.
• 90% less carbon than local gas
• 92% less carbon than local heating oil
PEOPLE
• New Head of HR Operations
appointed
• 50 employees completed HOW
TO . . . Management Development
programme
• 59 employees, including Board
members, attended Living Leader
programme
• Performance self-assessments on new
SMARTSWITCH
• 44,000 Smart enabled meters
now installed
• 87% of customer base now covered
• Twin element Liberty 140 rolled out
• Three phase Smart Meters being
rolled out
• Pay As You Go option scoped ready
for roll-out early 2019
HR Enterprise System JE Connect
• 79% response to employee survey
• Actions being taken on employee
survey results
• Two major restructures in Energy
and Procurement
• Financial Wellbeing event
• Four 21-years’ service awards
• Three 40-years’ service awards
ELECTRIC TRANSPORT
• 383 pure electric vehicles now
registered in Jersey
• Jersey Post continued
de-carbonisation of delivery fleet
with further 18 EVs
• Jersey Electricity increased EV fleet to
17 and installed 19 charge points at
La Collette Power Station
• Latest smart charger trialled for roll
out in 2019
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND
PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REVIEW
GROUP PURPOSE
ENERGY GROWTH
MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY
AND PRICE STABILITY
ENSURING SECURITY AND RELIABILITY
OF SUPPLY
GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION
DISTRIBUTION
SMARTSWITCH
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
AND CONSERVING RESOURCES
CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS
COMMERCIAL
POWERHOUSE.JE
JENDEV
JERSEY ENERGY
PROPERTY AND JEBS
HEALTH AND SAFETY
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE COMMUNITY
OUR PEOPLE
OUTLOOK
FINANCIAL REVIEW
GOVERNANCE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Geoffrey Grime FCA (Chairman)
Aaron Le Cornu BSc, ACA
Alan Bryce MSc, CEng, FIET
Phil Austin MBE, FCIB, FCMI
Wendy Dorman BA (Hons), ACA
Tony Taylor BSc
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Christopher Ambler BA, MEng, CDipAF, CEng, MIMechE, MBA (Chief Executive)
Martin Magee CA (Finance)
SECRETARY
Peter Routier BSc, FCIS
REGISTERED OFFICE
Queen’s Road, St. Helier, Jersey
PLACE OF INCORPORATION
Limited company incorporated in Jersey
AUDITORS
Deloitte LLP, PO Box 403, 66-72 The Esplanade, St. Helier, Jersey
BANKERS
Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited,
71 Bath Street, St. Helier, Jersey
BROKERS
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management,
PO Box 3, 37 The Esplanade, St. Helier, Jersey
REGISTRAR
Computershare Investor Services (Jersey) Limited,
Queensway House, Hilgrove Street, St. Helier, Jersey
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CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
This year is my last on the Board and I am extremely
pleased with the enormous progress made by the team at
Jersey Electricity over my 10 years as Chairman.
Our Company has substantially completed a significant and
sustained programme of investment over the last decade
which has involved the construction of two new submarine
cables laid between Jersey and France, three major primary
substations, three reconditioned diesel generators as well
as a series of other critical projects led by our functions and
business units focused on delivering an affordable, secure
and sustainable supply of electricity over the long term.
Jersey now benefits from a unique energy platform that is
virtually completely decarbonised and is substantially ‘future
proofed’ for many years to come – and importantly, it is an
energy system that has the potential to underpin a ‘smart’,
zero carbon view of the future.
I am delighted that our investments are creating value
for consumers and for the business. Not only are we
strategically well positioned for the future but we have
recorded our best ever financial performance this year and
this is matched by an operational performance that is the
envy of many jurisdictions large and small.
Our 2% tariff rise introduced in June 2018 was the first rise
in over four years and our tariffs remain very competitive
compared with other jurisdictions, including the EU and UK,
the latter of which saw average power prices increase by
almost a quarter in the last two years. Supply reliability is
our best for 10 years and is at a level that is 10 times better
than the UK on average. In addition, our energy system is
delivering power into homes and businesses that is not only
virtually completely decarbonised but one third of which is
from certificated renewable sources.
Group revenue for the year 2017/18 was £105.9m,
4% higher than 2017, and profit before tax increased
to £15.3m, up from the £13.5m achieved last year. This
was supported by strong underlying performance in the
Energy business, which saw a new record peak demand
of 178MW set and a 2% increase in unit sales volumes
from 621 million to 634 million units. Our retail business
Powerhouse.je also achieved continued strong growth in
a challenging sector, with profits up 11% to £0.8m on an
increased turnover of £13.6m, up 5% on last year.
We have made excellent progress on all our major
investment projects during the year. St Helier West Primary
Substation is about to be commissioned. Our Smart
Metering programme, SmartSwitch, is entering its final
phase, with 87% of our customers now converted and
benefits already being realised. We successfully launched
an innovative ‘smart home’ demonstration concept, ‘Smarter
Living’, embedded in the Powerhouse retail store which
is receiving great interest from customers. In France, we
completed an important £1m upgrade, funded jointly with
Guernsey Electricity, on our Normandie 2 circuit to increase
both import capacity and security of supply.
As the Island’s leading energy supplier, we bear an
enormous responsibility to our customers and we continue
to seek feedback from them. We are aware there is more
to do to promote energy efficiency, local renewables and
electric transportation, but it is reassuring that we continue
to receive positive feedback from stakeholders. Once again,
I am pleased to report that our ratings in both our supply
service and overall customer service showed improvements
on last year.
Maintaining profitability is essential to continued investment
in infrastructure and to providing a sustainable electricity
service for everyone, including all our stakeholders. I am
also pleased to report a proposed final dividend for this
year of 8.8p, a 5% rise on the previous year, payable on
28 March 2019.
My thanks, as always, go to our Executive and non-
Executive Directors and colleagues throughout the business
for their commitment, hard work and loyalty that have made
Jersey Electricity the great success it is today.
I will be formally stepping down as Chairman at the AGM
on 28 February 2019 and I am delighted to be handing
over to Phil Austin a Company that is well-positioned for the
future, and I wish Phil and the whole Board the very best
in continuing to steer Jersey Electricity through the many
exciting opportunities ahead.
13 December 2018
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CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT
“I step down leaving the
Company well-positioned for
the future and the exciting
opportunities ahead.”
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REVIEW
2017/18 has been an exceptional year in terms of both
service delivery and financial performance. Our major
investment in network assets over recent years is now paying
dividends for our customers in terms of supply reliability,
price and carbon reduction, and for the business in terms of
increased unit sales and profits. Buoyed by the coldest snap
of weather since 2013, our unit sales increased to 634 million
kilowatt hours off the back of our highest electricity demand
ever of 178MW on 1 March 2018. This helped support a
rise in Energy profits from £11.7m to £13.4m off the back
of revenues of £82.3m.
Other business units also performed well and, when
combined with Energy, produced a Group turnover of
£105.9m, a 4% rise on last year’s £102.1m, resulting
a profit of £15.3m being a 14% increase from the
previous year’s £13.5m and a return that is
commensurate with our Energy asset
base of £180m.
“Our vision includes
locally generated
renewables delivered
on a fair basis
for all.”
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW
Maintaining profitability is essential considering that we have
substantially completed a ten-year programme of significant
infrastructure investment.
Investment continued this year with a £1m upgrade of the
Normandie 2 (N2) French-side land cable from the beach at
Surville to the substation at St Rémy des Landes. This work will
allow us to draw additional capacity from the submarine cable
network system in a more secure configuration and will further
protect the Island in the event of a loss of any one cable.
On-Island, our new £17m primary substation St Helier West
will shortly be brought into service and will relieve pressure on
the network in St Helier; future proofing it to meet increasing
demand.
Beyond our Energy business, our retail arm, Powerhouse and
the online powerhouse.je, continued to show strong growth
with profits moving up 11% to £0.8m in 2018 compared
with £0.7m last year on a 5% higher turnover of £13.6m
(2017: £12.9m). This is an excellent achievement in a highly
competitive sector both on-Island and online. Revenue from
JEBS, our contracting and building services business, rose
£0.8m from levels experienced in 2017 to £4.8m, but in a
challenging year, incurred a loss of £0.2m against a profit
of £0.1m in 2017. Plans are being implemented to improve
performance in this business unit. Jersey Energy, Jendev
and Jersey Deep Freeze all collectively produced profits
of £0.6m, being 12% higher than last year. Profits in our
Property division, excluding the impact of investment property
revaluation, at £1.8m, were £0.2m above last year.
Having laid a solid foundation in terms of infrastructure
investment, the business is able to import even more low
carbon power than ever before, with importation rising to
95% of total Island demand. This has yielded increased
supply security and better affordability as well as our lowest
ever average carbon intensity for distributed electricity of
24g CO2e/kWh. With a largely future-proofed importation
platform substantially in place, we are now shifting our focus
even further to the demand side – a focus that will deepen
our relationships with customers ‘beyond the meter’ and
optimise those assets to yield higher efficiencies. We
expect technology and digital opportunities to have an
increasingly important role in facilitating efficient
operation of our business and in creating new
energy solutions for customers.
As an illustration of this, in July, we
unveiled ‘Smarter Living’, a physical
energy hub in the heart of our
Powerhouse retail store showcasing
the most energy efficient heating
technologies, smart controls and
other smart tech in real home
settings. The area is an invaluable
tool for our Energy Solutions team
that spearheads our load growth
strategy of fuel switching customers
from fossil fuels to electric heating
by enabling them to show first-hand
how systems will work and look in
customers’ homes. This is already leading
to a richer source of fuel switching opportunities.
The area also features Smart Meters, another technology that
brings benefits to both customers and the business. While the
ambitious Smart Meter roll-out on mainland UK has faltered,
Jersey’s £11m SmartSwitch programme is due for completion
mid-2019. More than 87% of the Island, around 44,000
premises, are already enjoying the benefits. Looking ahead,
our 4,500 Pay As You Go (PAYG) customers will have their key
meters replaced by Smart PAYG Meters next year, enabling
them to ‘top up’ their meters remotely as easily as they do a
mobile phone.
We also continue to encourage electric transport that we see
as another potential load growth area. Transport accounts
for a third of the Island’s total carbon emissions and is largely
untapped. This is therefore the next ‘big step’ for the Island
in reducing emissions. We are leading further development
of Jersey’s EV charging network and are in the process of
upgrading our current Rolec public charging infrastructure
with the latest smart chargers from Chargemaster. Our aim
is to extend Jersey’s public charging network to around 50
chargers.
Despite having already virtually completely decarbonised the
Island’s electricity supply, we recognise the appetite among
the community for local renewable generation. Our vision
for the future includes renewables delivered on a fair and
economically sustainable basis for all customers and not just
a few. We believe the best opportunity for Jersey at present
is ground-based solar PV that is close to or at grid parity (ie
competitive in cost terms with imported electricity). In July, we
announced plans to enable the establishment of small ground-
mounted solar farms on brownfield sites with the security of
long-term purchase contracts with Jersey Electricity, and we are
making some progress with the first pilot. We are encouraged
by the policy focus of the new Government in Jersey which
is prioritising the environment and renewables, and we are
looking forward to unlocking new renewable opportunities
with them.
Providing affordable electricity for everyone is one of our
core objectives and a very challenging one for a business of
our scale. We were encouraged by the support we received
from the recent independent States of Jersey review into the
Standby Charge to be extended to cover all new commercial
embedded generators. The review concluded that a charge
for backup services taken by embedded generators was
justifiable on commercial grounds and that without it, prices
would rise for all other customers many of whom are not in a
position to install solar PV, thermal or wind generators. As well
as reviewing how this charge should now be implemented, we
will examine how we can most effectively support a renewable
industry without creating artificial subsidies.
The 2% tariff rise from 1 June 2018 was our first price rise
for four years, however, our tariffs for most customers remain
competitive with other jurisdictions, including the UK which
saw average rises of 24% in the last two years across the
‘Big Six suppliers’. We are well within our target of +/- 10% of
the EU15.
Investment in staff development and succession planning has
continued to ensure we not only have the energy of the future
but a skilled, engaged and dedicated workforce to deliver it
long into the future.
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GROUP PURPOSE
Affordable
Secure
Low carbon
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GROUP PURPOSE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW
We believe in energy for everyone and our purpose remains
to serve our community sustainably with affordable, secure,
low carbon energy, today and long into the future, enabling
residents and businesses in Jersey to thrive and prosper.
Having laid a solid foundation by providing a clean, secure
and affordable electricity system that is already virtually
decarbonised and is the envy of many larger jurisdictions, we
are shifting our focus to the demand side with Smart Meters
and related technologies, electric transport and renewables.
Our vision remains to ‘responsibly and sustainably deliver
value to customers by growing our share of the energy market,
building services and solutions, enhancing our infrastructure
and strengthening our relationships with customers’. We want
to deliver even greater value to customers by enabling them
to access the latest smart, energy efficient, home technologies
that will give them more control, convenience and comfort as
well as helping to save energy – and money.
In the absence of competition in the electricity supply market or
formal regulation, we are acutely aware of our responsibilities
to our customers and seek to put them at the heart of
everything we do, serving everyone fairly and efficiently while
striving to meet their changing needs and demands.
Our vision
Our vision is to responsibly and sustainably deliver value to
customers by:
• Growing unit sales and offsetting pressure from energy
efficiency by fuel switching from fossil fuels as well as
finding new applications for electricity.
• Developing services and solutions that create value for
customers by designing, installing, maintaining, repairing
and financing equipment and any new technologies
that use electricity or provide value added services to
customers.
• Developing ‘Smart’ infrastructure that will supply clean
electricity securely in the most cost effective manner.
• Strengthening our relationships with customers by better
understanding their needs and meeting them.
Our priorities
• Grow electricity’s market share using resources in
Energy Solutions, JEBS and Energy while managing our
cost base.
• Complete our Smart Metering programme SmartSwitch
safely and reliably, in a way that delivers more value to
the consumer.
• Design and develop our replacement Queen’s Road
infrastructure, finalising approval process for the
investment.
• Optimise the operation of La Collette Power Station as
back-up to robustly protect supplies in the most efficient
way.
• Find and deliver economically viable ways to develop on-
Island renewables, socialising the benefits in a fair way
across the community.
• Develop our digital strategy to broaden and deepen our
use of technology, improving efficiencies and enhancing
services to customers, building on ‘Smarter Living’.
• Roll out the new electric vehicle smart charging solution
across Jersey.
• Continue the development of our non-energy businesses
so that they are sustainable and provide support to the
core electricity business.
• Continue our programme of ‘managed change’,
succession and people development across the business.
Our values
• Safety: We do everything safely and responsibly or not
at all – nothing is more important than the safety of the
public, our customers and our staff.
• Customer focus: We listen to our customers and seek to
understand and respond to their needs, treating them
the way we would wish to be treated, with respect and
honesty.
• Teamwork: We respect and value our colleagues as
individuals and we believe we are stronger as a team,
leading to better solutions and a more enjoyable and
rewarding work life.
• Responsibility: We accept responsibility for everything we
do, safeguarding the natural environment and the local
community, as well as the interests of all our customers
and staff.
• Excellence: We strive to work in a way that is both
effective and efficient, continuously improving everything
we do - innovating where we can but keeping things
simple.
• Reliability: We are trustworthy, dependable and reliable,
delivering on our commitments and always there when
our customers need us.
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total customers
50,561
ENERGY GROWTH
Units sales, at 634 million, increased 2% on last year’s
621 million buoyed by a period of severe temperatures
in February and March that also resulted in our previous
record peak demand of 161MW, set in February 2012,
being exceeded three times in one week and culminating in
a new record of 178MW on 1 March 2018. Nevertheless,
the ever-increasing downward pressure of energy efficiency
remains. While always advising our customers how to
become more energy efficient, we also seek to counter the
impact by developing propositions that encourage them to
fuel switch from gas and oil to electricity in both domestic and
commercial markets. Maintaining unit sales distributed across
our network helps to unitise fixed costs and keep prices
competitive.
Energy Solutions
Our team dedicated to load growth through fuel switching
is Energy Solutions and this small team has again exceeded
target by achieving over 160 fuel switches in the domestic
market. To further aid this important work, we have this year
invested in a new customer-facing asset, ‘Smarter Living’.
‘Smarter Living’ is a one-stop ‘Energy Hub’ that is the most
PEAK · 01 MARCH 2018
178MW
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17,587
customers on
discounted tariffs
advanced energy-efficiency-promoting and Smart tech
showcase in the Channel Islands, if not the UK. Built in the
heart of our Powerhouse technology retail store, ‘Smarter
Living’ enables our customers to examine and learn about the
latest energy efficient, low carbon heating systems and other
smart home technology in a real home environment so they
can see how these technologies would look and feel in their
own homes. During the official opening in July, UK smart
city expert Joe Dignam commended ‘Smarter Living’, saying
he had never seen a space that brought together so many
different manufacturers of smart technology under one roof.
Bringing ‘Smarter Living’ to life in a short time frame also
embodied our value of Teamwork by bringing together teams
from right across the Group including Energy Solutions,
Powerhouse retail, Customer Care, JEBS for the install, and
Jersey Energy who delivered a comprehensive 12-week
training programme that helped turn Customer Care Advisers
into even more knowledgeable Home Energy Advisers.
Already paying dividends, in August, ‘Smarter Living’s’
first full month of operation, we saw a 50% increase in
fuel switching leads to the Solutions team. The area is also
hosting educational and promotional events for architects,
contractors and the Island’s associated tradesmen to
encourage greater application of low carbon electricity in the
most efficient ways possible. The smart and digital revolutions
are upon us and we aim to be at the forefront by helping our
customers understand and embrace these technologies that
will help them lead cleaner, greener lives.
Commercial
The team continues to also make good progress in the
important commercial sector. As well as converting many
hotel and restaurant kitchens to all electric solutions that
include energy efficient induction cooking, heat pumps
are now the main choice for heating and cooling new
office buildings.
Electricity remains the first choice for developers seeking
energy efficient building designs. Building standards today
mean little energy is needed for heating so most of
the opportunity is in general light and power and
cooling applications. We have maintained our
position with over 98% of new builds choosing
efficient electric solutions for heating and
cooling.
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW
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Electric transportation
The total number of electric vehicles registered in Jersey
at year end was 383, an increase of 112 on last year,
which shows the tide is beginning to turn, albeit slowly, as
advances in battery technology and an increased range of
models and high-end marques entice owners off traditional
combustion-engine vehicles. The number of commercial
electric vans has also risen from 52 to 72 as more businesses
wake up to the environmental and financial advantages of
electrifying their transport.
Jersey Post has continued the de-carbonisation of its
110-vehicle fleet that Jersey Electricity helped to facilitate
in 2016. This year, Jersey Post added another 17 Nissan
ENV200s bringing the total to 47 Nissans plus one LDV
(formerly Leyland DAF Vans) on a year’s free trial and it
plans to add at least a further 15 Nissans and an electric
Renault Master Van in 2019.
Security company G4S is currently awaiting delivery of its
first EV and on completion of a successful trial hopes to
expand electrification of its extensive fleet over time. The
BMW i3 is proving a success with law enforcement
agencies. States of Jersey Police have taken the lead from
the Irish Police Force and Czech Republic in ordering three
BMW i3s following a successful trial in the Island.
Jersey Electricity has been at the forefront of increasing the
awareness of the economic and environmental benefits of
electric transportation and facilitating its uptake in Jersey
since 2011 when we took part in a worldwide trial of
zero-emission, all electric Mercedes smart cars, introduced
the first Peugeot iOn to the Island and added the Nissan Leaf
to our fleet.
By 2013 we had installed 14 public EV charging bays
in town multi-storey car parks and our own Powerhouse
car park. We also launched the Evolve EV owners’ club to
provide free access to these chargers and free installation of
a home charger for a monthly fee. By 2014, registered EVs
in Jersey topped 100, and we had increased public charge
points to 18. By 2015, we were seeing increasing requests
from developers to install EV charging points as part of
their initial builds. Jersey now has over 70 EV charge points
(private and public but excluding domestic).
Our focus on electric transport continues and this year we
trialled the latest smart charger and portal system from
Chargemaster at our Powerhouse headquarters and are now
in the process of upgrading the existing public Rolec charge
points. The system is designed with a modern back office
and customer portal which will allow more flexible tariffs and
charging access arrangements for Jersey residents and visi-
tors. We have plans to extend the public charge network to
50 across the Island and we hope to secure parking places
from the States of Jersey and Parishes to facilitate this.
Transport still currently accounts for a third of Jersey’s overall
carbon emissions and the States of Jersey Energy Plan – Path-
way 2050, ratified in 2014, states the following targets:
If these targets were
met, the impact on CO2
would be savings of...
by 2020 · 5,579 tonnes
by 2030 · 16,738 tonnes
by 2040 · 33,465 tonnes
by 2050 · 50,213 tonnes
% NEW CARS
REGISTERED AS ULEVs
(ULTRA LOW EMISSION VEHICLES)
90% · 2050
60% · 2040
30% · 2030
10% · 2020
We know decarbonising transport is the next
big step in helping Jersey further reduce its
overall emissions and we look forward to en-
gaging with government to bring this about.
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AS AT END
2018
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383TOTALELECTRICVEHICLES R ISE
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2014 P R I C
1.5%
R I SE
E
2018 P R I C
2%
FIRST
price
RISE IN
4
YEARS
MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE
ELECTRICITY AND PRICE STABILITY
The year brought our first tariff rise in four years, the last
increase being 1.5% in April 2014. While any increase
is regrettable, the below-inflation rise of 2% that came into
effect in June 2018 was restrained and ensured our tariffs
continue to remain competitive compared with similar and
even larger jurisdictions, which benefit from economies
of scale, and bettered our target of +/-10% of the EU15
average.
Prices and, importantly, price stability are rated by our
customers as the most important factors in the provision of
our service and we believe our record on price stability is
commendable given our heavy investment in infrastructure
in recent years and when set against the UK where the ‘Big
Six’ suppliers have increased retail prices by an average
24% over the last two years.
In May 2017, we re-negotiated our supply agreement with
EDF, extending our importation framework by five years to
2027 to help maintain a stable importation regime over a
potentially uncertain Brexit period. EDF has since assured
us that whatever the final terms of the UK’s exit from the
European Union in March 2019, this will not affect or
impact our existing supply agreement. This agreement
combines a fixed price component with the ability to price
fix future purchases over a rolling three-year period based
on a market related mechanism linked to the European
Energy Exchange (EEX).
This year we imported 95% of Jersey’s electricity
requirements from EDF. This represents a substantial portion
of our cost base and is contractually denominated in Euro.
To reduce our exposure to foreign exchange fluctuations
and to aid tariff planning, we enter into forward currency
contracts. Due to this hedging, the average Euro/Sterling
rate underpinning our electricity purchases during this
financial year was 1.27 €/£ against the average of
1.13 €/£ due to continuing volatility on foreign exchange
markets brought about by Brexit. While our strategy does
provide us with some degree of protection and foresight,
we expect further turbulence in energy and foreign
exchange markets going forward.
Our Smart Meter installation programme SmartSwitch
has already enabled us to introduce the more customer
focused, 24-hour uninterrupted heating tariff Economy
20 Plus (E20+) that supports our fuel switching strategy.
Around 200 customers a year are joining this tariff. This
year over 700 new domestic customers joined our various
discounted space and water heating tariffs bringing
the number of customers now on our off-peak tariffs to
17,587. With the SmartSwitch project due for completion
in 2019, we hope to investigate more time-of-use tariffs
to supplement the existing off-peak tariffs that could bring
further economies for customers depending when they use
electricity.
A States-of-Jersey-commissioned review by UK Economic
Consultant NERA into the proposed extension of our
Standby Charge for new Commercial customers installing
embedded generators, but still requiring grid backup
services, found that a charge was justified. NERA,
however, suggested that other charging models might be
considered in the longer-term and we have committed to
considering options as we go forward.
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ENSURING SECURITY AND RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW
77*
AVERAGE ‘BIG’ SIX UK ELECTRICITY
DISTRIBUTER CMLs IN 2016-2017
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JERSEY CUSTOMER
MINUTES LOST (CMLs)
ENSURING SECURITY AND
RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY
Jersey is the envy of many island communities for its stability,
standard of living and thriving mixed economy. Underpinning all
those attributes, however, is an enviable, clean, affordable and
importantly, secure electricity system.
After price, supply security is the most important aspect of
our service to our customers. As an essential service provider
operating in a monopoly position, it is also crucial to our
reputation. We measure reliability in Customer Minutes Lost
(CMLs). This represents the total supply interruption time in
minutes experienced by our customers averaged across all
customers connected to the network in a year. This year our CMLs
were just six which again compares very favourably with the UK
where the ‘Big Six’ distributers averaged 77 CMLs in 2016-17,
the latest year for which figures are available.*
Ensuring we have enough capacity to meet demand (‘supply
margin’) is fundamental to supply security. The importance of
this was evident this year when our previous record demand of
161MW, which has stood for six years, was surpassed three
times in one particularly cold week, culminating in a new record
of 178MW on 1 March 2018.
Even with three supply links to France successfully
operating now for two years, we continue to invest in
security. In particular this year, and in partnership with
French transmission operators Réseau de Transport
d’Électricité (RTE), we have upgraded the French-side
land cable of our Normandie 2 (N2) circuit, increasing
our importation capacity and we have carried out further
work on our System Integrity Protection Scheme (SIPS) that
provides cover and balance to our entire transmission
network in times of stress. Crucially, on-Island, we are
about to commission our much-needed new primary
substation St Helier West which will secure existing supplies
and future proof the network in and around St Helier.
We work to an adapted ‘N minus 1’ standard. This
means we seek to maintain supplies to all customers
during the failure of the largest component in the system
(see below) and we strive to minimise the risk of such an
asset failure. When assets do fail, we seek to ensure we
are well prepared to deal with this by restoring supplies
safely and quickly.
SUPPLY SECURITY STANDARD
Jersey Electricity’s system is designed to meet an
‘adapted N minus 1 security standard’ as follows:
• A one-in-eight year winter peak demand
• All normal load in the event of the loss on the single
largest interconnector with France (N minus 1) plus
a simultaneous failure of the largest:
o Diesel generator; and
o Gas turbine
• 75% of peak winter load for 48 hours from on-Island
generation (no simultaneous loss of on-Island capacity)
• No coincidence of the above
*Source: Ofgem RIIO ED1 Annual Report 2016-17
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Generation
This year we imported 95% of our electricity requirements from
EDF and generated only 0.2% on-Island at La Collette Power
Station. The remaining 5% came from the local Energy from
Waste (EfW) Plant. In a year that saw our previous record
demand exceeded three times in one week, however, the
importance of maintaining La Collette generating assets is
clear. The station was brought into action as a precautionary
measure to supplement imports when temperatures plummeted
at the end of February and start of March 2018. Our previous
record demand of 161MW, that has stood since 2 February
2012, tumbled on 27 February 2018 when peak demand
hit 165MW. This was surpassed the following day by
175MW only to be exceeded again on 1 March by 178MW
and La Collette played an important role in meeting these
extraordinary loads.
So while our main focus and investment this year has been on
our transmission and distribution networks, the Energy team
has undertaken considerable maintenance work at both La
Collette and Queen’s Road Primary Substation, which houses
two fast-start gas turbines with a joint capacity of 47MW. A
third 28MW gas turbine at La Collette underwent an upgrade
of its control system. In addition, three of our five Sulzer Diesel
Generators underwent major works.
We also completed the once-in-a-decade task of cleaning and
inspecting the gas-oil storage tanks situated beneath the car
park at Queen’s Road and which supply the two gas turbines
instantly in the event of an emergency or severe interruption to
our imported supplies.
Transmission
On-going investment in maintenance of our 90kV
transmission network is vital for supply security and to meet
the increasing demand we witnessed in 2018. This year we
completed an important £1m project to increase the capacity
of our Normandie 2 (N2) French subsea supply cable that
was installed in 2000. The upgrade of the 2km French-side
land cable from the beach at Surville, Normandy, to the
substation at St Rémy des Landes increases the joint capacity
of N2 and Normandie 1 (N1), which follow identical routes
from St Remy to Archirondel, from 145MW to 163MW.
When combined with Normandie 3 (N3), installed in 2014
along a more southerly route from Périers to Gorey, the three
links provide the Channel Islands with a total of 263MW of
low carbon electricity or 225MW total capacity in a more
secure, parallel configuration.
Like the cable installations themselves, the project was
another joint Channel Islands Electricity Grid (CIEG) project
between Jersey and Guernsey Electricity. The new cable was
installed by French network operator Réseau de Transport
d’Électricité (RTE) and the works involved shutting down
the N2 circuit throughout August and September, and also
involved uprating the switchgear at St Rémy des Landes.
We also took the opportunity to enhance the reburial works
done last year on the N2 circuit on the beach at Surville, by
installing additional, environmentally friendly beach erosion
prevention measures.
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638 GWh
Imported from EDF
Hydro 34% Nuclear 66%
33 GWh
Generated by EfW plant
1 GWh
JE locally generated
ELECTRICITY SOURCES
2017/2018 IN %
YEAR
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
JE
1.8%
2.5%
20.7%
14.9%
1.4%
2.9%
1.5%
0.2%
EfW
2.6%
5.2%
3.9%
4.9%
4.6%
5.5%
5.8%
4.9%
-1.3%
-0.9%
+2.9%
Import
95.6%
92.3%
75.4%
80.2%
94.0%
91.6%
92.0%
94.9%
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St Helier West
October 2018
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This year we installed around
28km of new cable, seven
new substations and 883 new
services. We also refurbished
11 substations and maintained
184 substations and 18km of
overhead line. Substations on
the network now number 787.
Distribution
It is over four years since we acquired the site for a much-needed
new primary substation in St Helier and I am delighted to report
that one of the most challenging infrastructure builds we have ever
undertaken - St Helier West Primary Substation - is about to be
commissioned and put into service. French specialist contractors
Engie INEO finished the build works in August 2018 and Nexans
began the 90kV cable works in September, ensuring this important
£17m facility is operational, as scheduled, in December 2018.
The 10,000 sq ft, steeply sloping former coastal quarry was
technically very challenging and we had to undertake protracted
investigations throughout 2015 before the civil works could even be
scoped. After extensive excavation and piling, the concrete slab was
cast and civils works completed in September 2017. Engie INEO
then moved in to begin the actual build.
In February 2018 we laid the ducts through St Aubin’s Inner Road,
Victoria Avenue and the Lower Park to the existing 90kV network in
the promenade, which the site connects to. Two large transformers,
built in Tironi, Italy, were delivered in March and by May the
protection and control system was being installed, followed by the
11kV switchgear two months later.
It is the fourth time Jersey Electricity has used the French company
on such a project. The Engie INEO design uses simple air insulated
components integrated into the building’s structure. This not only
allows us to carry out our own maintenance and repairs, using
the building this way also means a more aesthetically pleasing
appearance can be achieved. Next year the façade and retaining
wall will be clad in granite to blend into the
surrounding landscape and the surrounding
area re-landscaped to include a public
viewing platform overlooking St Aubin’s Bay.
St Helier West will give relief to around
70-80% of St Helier’s network
that had been under stress
for some time due to heavy
loads and aging cables.
It also future proofs the
network to meet the
increasing demand for
electricity as Jersey
moves towards an
increasing inter-
connected and
electrically driven
world. Our objective
is to leave the site in
a better condition
than we found it.
Tony Taylor
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Chris Ambler
Mark Vivian
SMARTSWITCH
Digitilisation is one of the major global trends among utilities
that has the potential to transform the customer experience in a
way that was unimaginable a few years ago. Our investment
in Smart Meter technology is a cornerstone project from which
we can further our demand-side aims and accelerate our
journey into a digital future.
We are already well ahead of the UK when it comes to the roll
out of Smart Meters. Our £11m, four-year project SmartSwitch
is due for completion mid-2019. At year end 87% of Jersey,
or 44,000 premises are already enjoying the benefits that
this technology brings. The technology also aids our long-term
decarbonisation strategy by enabling new tariffs that encourage
customers to move from fossil fuels to low carbon electric
heating, a move now regarded in Europe as a major driver of
lower carbon emissions.
Jersey’s Smart Meters work in tandem with Smart Account, a
secure online customer portal, specially designed for Jersey
Electricity customers by our billing provider Swiss Post Solutions
and our own in-house software developer Jendev, to give
customers more insight and a better understanding of their
energy consumption than ever before. Though currently still in
the trial stage, over 1,400 Islanders have already signed up
for Smart Account that enables them to view their electricity
consumption profile in simple charts on their phone, tablet or PC
and compare usage and with that of similar properties if they
choose. They also receive and store their bills in Smart Account.
Looking ahead, our 4,500 Pay As You Go (PAYG) customers
will next year benefit from the biggest enhancement to the
Island’s ‘key meter’ system for decades as the Smart Meter roll-
out enters its final phase. Smart PAYG Meters will mean an end
to the key charger, enabling customers to ‘top up’ their meters
remotely as easily as they do a mobile phone. This means
elderly or vulnerable customers, who have difficulty getting out
to top up their keys, will be able to allow a relative or friend
to credit their meters on their behalf without the inconvenience
of having to return to the house with the key. There will also be
the added convenience of more than 100 ‘top-up’ locations to
choose from compared with the current 20.
SmartSwitch has been and continues to be a hugely complex
project logistically and technically. This was recognised by
Digital Jersey at its inaugural Tech Awards where SmartSwitch
was short listed in the Technical Project of the Year category.
The project involved the sourcing and manufacture of meters
specifically designed to work with our low carbon, twin element
heating tariffs while being compatible with UK standards, and
the introduction of a new internal powerline carrier network,
the biggest network in Jersey outside the telecoms industry.
Despite the challenges - planning, gaining access to premises,
ensuring supply chain of meters, data gathering, data
protection, data transmission - SmartSwitch brings multiple
benefits to customers and the business.
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As well as enabling
the introduction
of our first 24-hour
uninterrupted heating
tariff, Economy 20 Plus
(E20+), other benefits to
customers include:
• An end to the inconvenience
of meter readers calling.
• The elimination of around 8,000
estimated readings a year.
• An end to pro-rata billing when tariffs
change.
• Bills on the same date each quarter, giving four accurate
and equal billing periods.
• Swift and remote change of tenancy with on-demand reads.
• Swift and remote change of tariffs.
• More information and a better understanding of consumption
than ever before through the personal online Smart Account.
www.smartaccount.je runs in tandem with Smart Meters,
currently on trial pending further development to meet
customer demands, already around 1,400 customers have
signed up.
• A safety check of their installation carried out during the
meter changeover.
• Possibility of new tariffs offering further economies
depending on time of use.
For the business, SmartSwitch has meant:
• More efficient usage mapping in real time to optimise and
better maintain the distribution network.
• Reduction in meter reading staff leading to lower costs of
operating the network.
• Reduced Health and Safety risk of meter readers having to
access different properties.
• Elimination of difficult-to-access ‘Must Be Reads’.
• Increased uptake of Direct Debit payment due to precision of
consumption data.
• Potential future load growth encouraged by possible new
time-of-use tariffs offering further economies.
• Further emissions reduction by subsequent growth in
decarbonised heating.
Importantly, the end-to-end metering system and its customer
interface have been designed to have a lifespan of 10 to
15 years with the flexibility to develop and change to meet
the future needs of customers whose data viewing habits are
constantly evolving.
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PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
AND CONSERVING RESOURCES
JERSEY ELECTRICITY
24G CO2e /KWH
JERSEY LPG
241G CO2e /KWH*
JERSEY HEATING OIL
298G CO2e /KWH*
UK ELECTRICITY
238G CO2e /KWH**
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*Building Bye-Laws (Jersey) Technical Guidance Document 11.1B 2016
** Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Greenhouse Gas Reporting - Conversion Factors 2018
ENVIRONMENT | RENEWABLES
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW
Jersey Electricity has long been committed to environmental
excellence whether that be in the services we provide to
customers or within our own business activities. Never has this
been more important than today. Global warming continues to
outstrip humanity’s attempt to tame it. CO2 levels rose around
3% a year between 2000 and 2013, and by about 0.4% a
year between 2013 and 2016. A landmark report by the UN’s
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned
that the world has just 12 years to halt global warming before
the planet is plunged into extreme heat, drought, floods and
poverty. The IPCC warned that the planet is currently heading
to warm by 3oC and to slash that to less than 1.5oC, as laid
out in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, would require
the Earth to reduce the amount of CO2 produced each year by
45% by 2030 and reduce CO2 production to zero by 2050.
Everyone needs to play his or her part, however small. Here
in Jersey, the States of Jersey Energy Plan ‘Pathway 2050’,
approved in 2014, set a target of an 80% reduction on 1990
emissions levels by 2050. Jersey Electricity has already helped
the Island make significant strides towards reaching that target.
Between 1990 and 2014 Jersey achieved a 36% reduction in
emissions (measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent,
CO2e), mainly due to Jersey Electricity’s switch from local
generation, using gas oil, to importing low carbon supplies
from France. This year we delivered power to customers at the
unprecedented low carbon intensity level of 24g CO2e/kWh.
This is one tenth of the emissions of the UK’s electricity system,
calculated at 238g CO2e.
But we know there is more to be done. We are now setting
our sights on helping to facilitate a ‘zero carbon island’, and
the only way to achieve this is to intensify our efforts to replace
gas and oil for heating and cooling and to further encourage
the electrification of transport in Jersey. For this, we need the
support of government with which we continue to work closely.
We encourage our customers to become more energy efficient
as this also has a significant role to play. By next year all
our customers will benefit from a Smart Meter which, when
combined with the online Smart Account, will enable them
to better understand and monitor their electricity and identify
how to change consumption behaviours. We also want to
encourage our customers to take advantage of the latest energy
saving smart home technologies and low carbon heating
systems that we now showcase in ‘Smarter Living’ where expert
energy saving advice is also on hand from our trained advisers.
As an energy company, our own business activities can have a
big environmental impact and we use the stringent standards of
the British Safety Council (BSC) Five Star Environmental Audit
to benchmark ourselves and ensure continual improvement.
We were pleased to be awarded a very good Four Stars in a
year in which we expanded our environmental risk assessment
processes, improved internal benchmarking for environmental
KPIs for plastic and paper reduction, and installed a £1.2m
improved energy efficient heating, ventilation and air-
conditioning system at our Powerhouse offices and store which
is supported by our own 19kW photovoltaic array that we
intend to expand next year.
Renewables
Although we meet a third of Jersey’s electricity requirements
with renewable hydro electricity from the French La Rance Tidal
Barrage and Power Plant, we recognise a growing interest
in producing local renewables and we are doing all we can
to bring them into the energy mix as part of our ‘zero carbon
island’ strategy.
Given the competitive price at which we can source electricity
today however, and the relatively high cost of production
from renewables, this remains challenging to achieve without
subsidy in the form of higher prices or taxes. Large scale
offshore wind power is closer to economic viability than tidal
power although it still requires subsidy, while onshore wind is
difficult due to planning, noise issues and land prices. Although
Jersey Electricity is willing to provide some financial support to
facilitate such schemes, the scale of investment requires a more
coordinated approach involving the States of Jersey.
We believe large scale, ground-based solar PV is closer to grid
parity and has potential in Jersey although we should note that
it is not a reliable, dispatchable source of energy and would
not replace other on-Island generation. In July we announced
plans to enable farmers, developers, the States, parishes or
any other landowner the opportunity to acquire a stake in
a new renewables energy sector by inviting expressions of
interest to participate in one or more pilot ‘solar farm’ projects
of between 250 kilowatts and one to two megawatts. Jersey
Electricity would guarantee to buy all the electricity generated
at an agreed unit price for up to 20 years with the security of
a long-term purchase contract. This has the merit of facilitating
the most cost effective form of renewable generation that will
not lead to increased prices or taxes, and can also be fairly
distributed to customers in a socially equitable way.
We remain committed to connecting smaller scale embedded
renewable generators to our network on terms that allow the
Company to fairly recover the costs of grid backup services
for situations where generators cannot or will not generate.
Without such a charge, other customers, who cannot install
renewables, would be burdened with an increasing proportion
of grid costs in the form of higher retail prices as can already
be seen in other jurisdictions. In November 2016, we gave
a year’s notice of our intention to extend Standby Charges
to all new embedded generators requiring grid backup. We
extended this by six months following a States proposition
for a review into the charge. That review, by UK Economic
Consultant NERA, found that a fair charge for backup services
was justified albeit that other more far reaching mechanisms
could be preferable. Jersey Electricity will consider this as we
move forward.
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
STANDARDS
Customer Focus is one of our six core Values: ‘We listen to our
customers and seek to understand and respond to their needs,
treating them the way we would wish to be treated, with
respect and honesty.’
To understand their needs we seek to engage with them
in various ways to obtain feedback on our services as
well as predict and prepare for their changing needs and
expectations. We believe that meeting or exceeding our
customers’ needs is important in protecting our franchise in
the community. Two significant examples of where we have
listened to our customers and acted this year are ’Smarter
Living’ and ground-mounted solar farms.
During a series of focus groups held in 2017 our customers
said they would like to see a physical ‘Energy Hub’ in Jersey,
a one-stop centre where they could see, touch and learn about
heating technology first hand and obtain advice from trusted,
trained advisers. Our answer was to build ‘Smarter Living’ our
energy efficiency and smart tech showcase in the heart of our
Powerhouse retail store.
Similarly, despite already distributing one third of our
electricity from renewable sources, we have recognised a
growing appetite for local renewable generation. After much
research and installing our own solar PV rooftop system at the
Powerhouse in 2013 we have concluded that ground-mounted
solar is the most viable option in Jersey, and in response to
customer demand, have this year put in motion a scheme to
enable landowners and developers to acquire a stake in a
local renewables sector in the form of small solar farms on
brownfield sites.
As well as the renewables survey, our independent analytics
company, Island Global Research (IGR), conducted our annual
corporate survey and another specific to home heating. The
2018 corporate survey contained additional questions into
our customers’ perceptions of the business in general. A larger
sample (635) was used and updated methodology applied.
This means the average performance rating was calculated
by assigning a value to the response where 1=very poor,
2=poor, 3=below average, 4=average, 5=above average,
6=good, 7=very good, and the value scaled to provide a
value out of 10. Results of the past three years have been
recalculated using this method and restated to enable accurate
benchmarking.
As with previous years, however, customers were asked to
‘weight’ out of 100 the importance of four electricity supply
functions:
• Running costs and price stability
• Security and quality of supply
• Customer and technical service support
• Environmental performance
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then rate our performance against each element. Once again
customers rated running costs and price stability as the most
important attribute of our service.
Our overall performance score combines the individual
performance ratings with the weight that reflects the
importance customers give each element. Under the new
methodology our overall rating is 6.5/10 or 65%. This reflects
a consistent level of improvement over the last few years.
The updated methodology was also applied to questions about
customer service. When applied to previous years, results
show no significant changes although our overall customer
service rating of 68% was marginally up on last year’s 66%.
For the first time IGR created a sub-group of respondents who
had been in contact with us for whatever reason and who
had therefore experienced customer service first hand, during
the past 12 months. Almost a third (31%) of this group rated
our overall customer service 9 or 10 out of 10 and 65% gave
7 or above. This group’s average performance ratings were
higher than the group that had no direct contact with us on all
dimensions of customer service. They rated overall customer
service as 72%, helpfulness dealing with telephone requests
74%, speed of response dealing with a technical problem
71% and clarity of bills 68% – all above average ratings.
Of course, surveys are just one way we garner feedback. By
far the most commonly used channels day to day are email,
phone calls and visits to Customer Care which this year
has been relocated to the ‘Smarter Living’ area inside the
Powerhouse retail store. This is more convenient for customers,
brings staffing efficiencies and increases footfall to ‘Smarter
Living’ and the Powerhouse.
Approximately 350 interactions a month are recorded on
our call logging software Microsoft Dynamics Customer
Relationship Management System (CRM) and dealt with by
the appropriate department in the timeframe set in Standard
of Service 5. This year there have been no breaches of our
Service Standards.
SERVICE SUPPORTENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCESECURITY OF SUPPLY29%RUNNING COSTS AND PRICE SECURITYTRUNNINGCOOSSTSSANDPRIICCESECURITY35%21%CUSTOMER & TECHNICAL15%Which attribute of our service is MOST IMPORTANT to our customers? CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW
Customer Focus is one of our
six core Values: ‘We listen
to our customers and seek
to understand and respond
to their needs, treating them
the way we would wish to
be treated, with respect and
honesty’.
“ ...exceeding our
customers’ needs is
important in protecting
our franchise in the
community.”
Our overall performance score combines the
individual performance ratings with the weight that
reflects the importance customers give each element.
Under the new methodology our overall rating is
6.5/10 or 65%. This reflects a consistent level of
improvement over the last few years which have been
restated using the new calculation methodology.
OLD FIGURES?
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65%64%62%62%2015201620172018 Our retail business, the Powerhouse and its online division
powerhouse.je, continues to evolve and grow. It delivered its
best financial performance for the second successive year,
continuing a period of year-on-year growth that started
in 2014. Revenues at £13.6m were up 5% on last year’s
£12.9m, with profits up 11% to £0.8m (2017: £0.7m).
We continued our focus started last year - consolidating
our position after our restructure and refining what we do
best. Having exited toys last year, this year we withdrew
from greeting cards to make way for more investment in
our core range of electrical products, including a move into
the premium market, and, in particular, investing heavily in
growing categories such as ‘smart’/‘interconnected’ home
technologies that complement our new ‘Smarter Living’
area and align with our strategy for a ‘smart’, electrically
powered, digital future.
We continued our investment in technology that we have
made in recent years. This, coupled with better use of data,
has enabled us to enhance our margins while remaining
competitive on price. We continue to enhance the shopping
experience with new lighting and an improved air
conditioning system.
We have also continued to invest in people with full-time
members of the sales team now committed to 100 hours
of training off the shop floor per year with a mix of face-to-
face and computer-led schemes to further enhance customer
service skills and product knowledge that our customers so
value. All the retail team’s efforts were rewarded when the
Powerhouse received a Highly Commended Award in the
‘best large independent retailer of consumer electronics’
category at the UK’s Innovative Electrical Retailing (IER)
Awards. More recently and locally, the Powerhouse was
‘highly commended’ in the Jersey Customer Service Awards
in Best Service in Retail category.
We recognise that there may be challenges ahead as the
electrical retail market and consumer habits continue to
evolve at pace. However, we believe that through continued
investment in our people and technology, while also keeping
the store itself a ‘come to destination’, we can remain relevant
in the eyes of our customers and maintain sustainable growth.
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COMMERCIAL
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW
Jendev
Jendev is our in-house specialist software developer that
focuses on the utility industry using Microsoft technology. First
established in 1998, this small, highly skilled team continues
to be a strategically important asset in the Group’s portfolio,
serving Jersey Electricity as an internal resource while also
making headway in its aspirations for sustainable growth
among external clients.
Jendev identified several new international prospects this
financial year and successfully acquired the Northumbrian
Water Group plc account, which owns AquaGib, the
Gibraltarian water authority. AquaGib purchased Microsoft
Dynamics NAVTM and Jendev’s flagship billing product
Jenworks, which the team has recently re-engineered using
the latest Microsoft technology.
Technology is of increasing importance within the utility
industry and Jersey Electricity is no exception. Having an
internal resource like Jendev strengthens Jersey Electricity’s
position and ability to flex and adapt to new challenges
as they emerge. Building on Jersey Electricity’s major ERP
upgrade project in 2017, Jendev is now focused on helping
the Company simplify its internal processes and associated
technology – helping the business to drive efficiencies and
improve services. The team continues to support a number of
other business critical projects including the Smart Metering
project, SmartSwitch, that has significant implications on
accurate and timely billing and customer service.
Jendev has been through several years of renewal and this
phase of the business unit’s development is now largely
complete. We have made new senior appointments to
enhance technical knowledge and skills. This enables
Jendev to move forward, supporting Jersey Electricity and
selectively acquiring new utility clients in the British Isles and
in international markets.
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Jersey Energy and its Guernsey office, Channel Design
Consultants, provides premium environmental and building
services advisory, detail design and site administration
services to end user clients, architects, the States of Jersey and
Guernsey, Parish Town Halls and developers.
As a leading pan-Channel Islands consultancy, the team is
continually developing skillsets, intellectual knowledge and
services offered to meet increasing client expectations. They
have been rewarded with a consistent work stream of repeat
business from satisfied clients and, significantly, winning
high value, long-term contracts. Projects completed this past
year include the new Channel Islands Co-operative Society’s
Charing Cross Locale store, the major refurbishment of the
Health and Social Services department at Liberty House
and the enabling works for the major development of a new
class wing at Grainville School where the building services
design by Jersey Energy is well underway. Contracts due to
commence for the financial year ahead are the redevelopment
of the former St. Martin’s school, the new Westaway Court
outpatients and administration building, a new restaurant at
the Elizabeth Terminal and a housing development in the east
of St Martin.
The Guernsey office has continued to perform well, serving
clients in Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Projects have included
the new Alderney public swimming pool, the Channel Islands
Co-operative Society’s ‘The Bridge’ Locale and several
high-end luxury residential properties. The construction
industry is particularly active in Jersey and we are hopeful
of continued strong performance into next year, reflecting
the business’s respected and elevated position within the
sector.
Jersey Energy has this year invested in the latest BIM
software and has become the first Channel Island
Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health consultancy to
undertake design work using AutoDesk Revit. This is a
highly complex tool which allows for three-dimensional
engineering projects to be designed in conjunction with
architects and structural engineers, ensuring projects
are fully co-ordinated and offering a highly detailed
visualisation aid for the client.
Although Jersey Energy is fuel neutral, the business has
successfully broadened Jersey Electricity’s services and
solutions and has worked closely with the Energy Solutions
team. Jersey Energy also developed and delivered
a training course for the Jersey Electricity Customer
Care team to aid the integration of the ‘Smarter Living’
philosophy.
Turnover in the year at £0.6m was at a similar level to
2017 and the business met its target.
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Property
Our Property portfolio includes a B&Q store and
Medical Centre situated on our Powerhouse retail
and administration office site at Queen’s Road as
well as 29 private houses and flats that are rented on
the open market. Commercial tenants leasing parts
of the Powerhouse building are SportsDirect, which
shares the ground floor with our own retail business
Powerhouse, and telecoms operator Sure, which
occupies the middle floor. We also lease mobile aerial
sites and fibre optics to telecoms operators.
Profits in our Property division, at £1.8m excluding the
impact of investment property revaluation, were £0.2m
above the level last year due to a higher rental level
and reduced costs. Our investment property portfolio
was revalued upwards this year by £0.3m to £20.5m
by the external consultants who review the position
annually due primarily to the growth in the value of the
residential properties that we rent to tenants.
Building Services (JEBS)
JEBS is our contracting and building services business that
provides electrical, mechanical and plumbing installation and
maintenance services, including air-conditioning, heating and
refrigeration, to domestic and commercial customers. JEBS
continues to develop its range of customer-focused services.
Following a major re-structure two years ago, we this year
re-located the team to one self-contained operations site on
the first floor of the Queen’s Road stores building to increase
operational efficiencies and improve communications.
The team has again won several major contracts in a highly
competitive marketplace. These have included the electrical,
mechanical and air conditioning services installation at
Eaton House, a four-storey office block in St Helier, and the
installation of heating at First Tower School, community works
at Cheshire Home and Acorn’s new facility in Trinity.
JEBS have also been involved with the delivery of Jersey
Electricity’s new ‘Smarter Living’ facility located in the
Powerhouse retail space, showcasing its installation services
and the type of technology available for customers.
The business continues to support our Energy Solutions team in
its load growth strategy by installing electric heating systems
for customers switching from gas and oil-fired systems.
Revenue from JEBS rose £0.8m from levels experienced in
2017, but in a challenging year its profits have declined.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
Safety of our employees, contractors, customers and the
public is our number one priority and we invest much
time and effort in developing a health and safety culture
right across the business and at all levels. This was again
recognised with the award of Five-Star rating by the British
Safety Council (BSC) following this year’s Five-Star Audit of
our Health and Safety Management Systems.
The Audit process involved an in-depth examination of
our entire Health and Safety Management Systems and
associated arrangements, focusing on the key aspects of
our approach to managing occupational Health and Safety
in the workplace and offers a structured path for continual
improvement. This included inspections of work sites and
buildings together with interviews with a wide range of
employees. I am delighted to report that Jersey Electricity
attained 98.93%, achieving the maximum Five-Star rating.
Electricity generation and transmission are hazardous
activities if left unmanaged. It is testament to our vigilance
that we experienced only one minor and avoidable Riddor
Lost Time Accident (LTA) back in November 2017 due to
poor manual handling technique. Our approach to Health,
Safety and Environment (HSE) continues to be ‘risk based’.
We ensure staff are fully competent in the work we
ask them to do and they recognise their own limits of
competency. They are also expected to proactively identify
hazards through regular risk assessments and take action
to mitigate the risks associated with those hazards in
their day-to-day work. Various HSE Committees provide
governance. This includes a forum for direct communication
between the Chief Executive, senior management and
Safety Representatives. Although it is the vigilance of all our
employees that ensures such a good record on HSE, special
thanks go to our dedicated HSE team and our Safety
Representatives who do so much to create a culture for safe
working among colleagues, contractors and the public.
Major infrastructure projects in a busy public location such
as St Helier West Primary Substation, involving international
contractors, continue to make managing HSE challenging.
Through extensive training, best practice working and
careful risk assessment, we ensure our staff and the public
are kept safe from the potential hazards inherent in our
business. Our HSE team, alongside management at all
levels, regularly conduct on-site inspections to closely
monitor all our project teams, raise awareness of health
and safety matters and then discusses any findings and
learnings. Our team this year has built on the solid
foundations we have in place by increasing our focus on
proactive measures such as enhanced safety plans, more
site inspections and revised incident investigation and
reporting procedures.
We continue to work with the Health and Safety
Inspectorate (HSI) to reinforce key safety messages to the
community through initiatives such as radio campaigns
warning of the dangers of working near electricity cables
and urging building contractors and DIY enthusiasts to
contact us before they start work to enable us to identify
cables around their building sites and properties.
Safety is one of our six core values: ‘We do everything
safely and responsibly or not at all – nothing is more
important than the safety of the public, our customers and
our staff’. My thanks go to everyone for upholding this
value by contributing to ensuring that Jersey Electricity and
all the people the Company touches stay safe and healthy.
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2014
2015
2016
LOST TIME ACCIDENTS (RIDDOR)
2017
2018
RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries,
Diseases and Dangerous
Occurrence Regulations) is
the UK standard for reporting
Accidents and Near Misses.
In the UK, an LTA is defined
as an accident that results
in the injured person being
away from work or unable
to do their normal work
for more than seven days.
Jersey Electricity applies the
more stringent standard of
more than three days. This
enables us to benchmark
against other peer group
entities and allows us better
oversight on risk trends.
DAYS LOST (RIDDOR)
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
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SUSTAINABILITY
IN THE COMMUNITY
As a company with a long history in the Island, we are
very much part of the community we serve. We support
many charities, schools, volunteer groups, with an emphasis
on health, education and the environment, both through
corporate sponsorship and by supporting our employees
in fundraising activities they choose to take part in as
individuals.
Our time and expertise can be a potent force for good and
when combined with corporate financial support, we can
make a huge impact. Two areas of significant corporate
sponsorship this year have been the Jersey Cheshire Home
Big Build and the social enterprise Acorn Reuse Centre.
Jersey Cheshire Home is the Island’s only residential home for
disabled adults. I am delighted that we were able to support
such a marvellous and much loved charity by funding and
carrying out works on the home’s new all-electric staff block
that forms part of extensive improvement works.
We were similarly able to help Acorn Enterprises extend its
worthy operations by providing the electrical installation at
its brand new 1,700sq ft recycling facility in the heart of
Trinity. Acorn has been supporting Islanders with disabilities
since 1991. Social enterprises Acorn Woodshack and Acorn
Nursery were well established at the site. The new Reuse
Centre follows the success of Acorn’s Reuse Centre at La
Collette which launched in January 2017 and has already
saved thousands of unwanted items from going into the waste
stream while helping many Islanders with disabilities or long-
term health problems train for re-employment. The new Trinity
Reuse Centre is expected to save 1,500 tonnes of waste in
the next five years while giving training and employment
opportunities to a further 80 clients.
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We are a long-term supporter of Family Nursing and
Homecare (FNHC), providing much needed equipment
every Christmas for its nurses who do such vital work in the
community. This year we took our green energy message
to new extremes by sponsoring FNHC’s annual Colour Run
along the St Aubin’s Bay at low tide. Our volunteers and their
families delighted in pelting the 1,300 runners with green
corn starch or braved the run itself.
We were also delighted to sponsor the inaugural Walk Into
Light to raise awareness of the work of the Sanctuary Trust
which provides support and accommodation for men who
have hit a crisis and have nowhere else to turn. The first Walk
Into Light was a great success and attracted around 200
people – and several dogs – who set out in the darkness from
Corbiere at 4.30am to walk five miles into the sunrise at St
Aubin.
It doesn’t always take lots of money to make a difference in
the community. When our Head of IT heard that Jersey Zoo
had suffered a flood that damaged offices and equipment he
quickly set about organising a consignment of surplus PCs
to be prepared and delivered to the former Durrell Wildlife
Conservation Trust.
We continue to recognise and reward others who are
passionate about the environment with our sponsorship
of the Jersey Evening Post-organised Pride of Jersey
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Environmentalist Award and Jersey Construction Council’s
(JeCC) Sustainability Award. The former was this year won
by Scottish mother-of-two Sheena Brockie who founded
thegoodlifejersey.com website, which promotes and
encourages environmentally friendly healthy living and has
been at the forefront of eco-friendly initiatives. The JeCC
Sustainability Award went to the Windsor Court housing
development.
As well as supporting many charities at corporate level,
we also support staff in charity events, including the Lions
Club Swimarathon, the Round Island Walk, the Hawksford
Castle Challenge and charity football matches. Our Monthly
Staff Number Charity Draw, now in its fifth year, raises
funds for employees-nominated charities which this year
included Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group, Donna
Annand Melanoma Charity, Brighter Futures, Jersey Cancer
Relief, Cystic Fibrosis, Bukit Lawang Charitable Trust, Jersey
Cheshire Home, Headway Jersey, Jersey Alzheimer’s
Association, 7 Overseas Air Training Corp and Grace Trust
Jersey.
As always, I am immensely proud of the hard work and
commitment from all colleagues who invest their time and
effort in charity fund raising and community work, while at
the same time helping to raise the profile of Jersey Electricity
within the community.
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OUR PEOPLE
3 AWARDS
FOR 40
YEARS OF
SERVICE
After several years of heavy investment in infrastructure assets,
this year we have invested considerable effort in our most
important asset – our people. The year has brought an intense
programme of activity across the ‘people agenda’ as we have
sought to progress our cultural change programme.
We have undertaken an extensive programme of management
and leadership development, conducted our first employee
engagement survey for four years and created opportunities
for promotion and career progression through two major
restructures in Energy and Procurement and changed our
approach to Customer Care as part of our new ‘Smarter
Living’ concept.
The new Energy structure created internal promotions to three
new senior roles and a realignment of reporting lines. This
has enabled improved focus on Asset Management to drive
more holistic and effective strategic asset development. The
Engineering Delivery department brings together the former
Production and Distribution Maintenance and Protection,
Control and Instrumentation teams into a single unit offering
greater economies of scale and better flexibility. This has also
helped to break down the cultural barriers that have existed
between Distribution and Production. The Service Delivery
function includes Metering, Distribution Planning, Construction
and Faults which are all complementary and customer facing
activities.
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323
EMPLOYEES
14.9
YEARS
AVERAGE LENGTH OF SERVICE
OUR PEOPLE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW
4 AWARDS
FOR 21+
YEARS OF
SERVICE
Part of the reorganisation has involved a staff relocation
programme designed to not only improve operational
efficiencies and customer service but also provide better
communication among employees and facilitate closer
working relationships. We have also redesigned our intranet
to improve internal communication and staff engagement.
The Executive and Senior Leadership Teams are already
acting on April’s survey results to address employee feedback
and build further on current engagement levels. Actions
taken include the installation of secure bike stands at the
Powerhouse, the provision of new computer monitors and
more up-to-date equipment to improve comfort at work. Many
teams have also started to have more regular team briefings to
enable better communication.
Other actions planned as a direct result of employee feedback
include:
• Improved break facilities
• Establishing focus groups for Employee Wellbeing and
Recognition
• Further training for managers and supervisors on
reward and compensation
• The promotion of career paths and career development
We have added to our HR team with the appointment of a
new Head of HR Operations to support the new HR Director
appointed last year. Together with the incumbent Head of
Organisation Development they have instigated a broad
programme of management and staff development as we
prepare for the departure through retirement of around 40%
of a highly skilled and experienced workforce in the next 10
years.
To give a new generation the best opportunity for promotion
we’re leveraging technology and have introduced a new
online performance management tool. Our objective is to help
everyone reach their full potential and fairly recognise and
reward them for great performance. Having completed the
first full year on our new HR Enterprise System – ‘JE Connect’,
staff can now assess their own performance before completing
appraisals on the new system that also provides access to a
range of HR processes, learning events, discussion boards
and feedback requests.
As the system develops, we will see the addition of new
modules on Succession Management, Absence Management
and eRecruitment modules made available to employees and
managers to deliver a fully integrated HR system. The system
will eventually track employee career aspirations ensuring
we can better align development planning to individual
employees and the future needs of the business.
The HOW TO… Management Development programme,
piloted last year has now been rolled out to 50 employees
aimed at providing a consistent approach to management
across the Company. In addition, 59 employees have
attended the Living Leader programme, which represented a
major investment in leadership development right across the
organisation including the Board of Directors. This is already
positively impacting our people in a significant way and we
plan to further cascade this right down the organisation.
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OUTLOOK
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OUTLOOK
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW
“We are immensely proud that
we have helped the Island play
its part in reducing its impact
on climate change.”
Over the last 10 years, Jersey Electricity has undergone a
period of significant asset renewal and has successfully built
a resilient energy system that has leveraged our capabilities
in building and operating submarine cable systems and our
strong relationships with our long-term partners in France.
This has led to the virtual complete decarbonisation of
electricity distributed in Jersey and a reduction in overall
Island carbon emissions of around one third over the last 20
years or so. We are immensely proud that we have helped
the Island play its part in reducing its impact on climate
change. But we recognise that there is more to be done.
Whilst we already have access to one third of our energy
from renewable sources in France, we also know that there
is an emerging potential for on-Island local renewables
that could become economically viable, and we recognise
our customers want to see us do more to support a more
independent energy future.
We also recognise the pace of change in other technologies
in, for example, electric storage, energy efficiency and
electric transportation, and see a real opportunity to help
inspire a fully connected, smart, ‘zero carbon’ Jersey –
giving customers better value for money, more comfort and
control – and putting them at the heart of our proposition.
Going forward, the Company will shift its focus from major
‘asset deployment’ to ‘asset optimisation’, enhancing and
extending our services to customers and building on further
demand-side measures such as fuel switching from fossil fuels
to electricity, which is now the only way the Island can further
decarbonise.
Of course, there needs to be continued focus on maintaining
an affordable, secure and sustainable supply of electricity.
Whilst we are hedged in the short term on foreign exchange
and power, we are seeing some volatility and an uptick in
wholesale prices that requires continued monitoring. We
have examined Brexit risks in some detail, working with the
States of Jersey, and we believe we have done all we can to
manage any supply risk, noting that Jersey is today trading
with France from outside the UK and EU. We also continue
to monitor continued weakness and volatility of Sterling
and the impact of this on importation costs. In an effort to
respond to this and provide some ‘transitionary’ certainty
through the Brexit period, in May last year, we extended our
contract with EDF for a further five years to 2027. While this
framework does not guarantee low prices, it offers the ability
for the Company to better manage risk through regular price
fixing. Importantly, we regularly benchmark prices using an
external adviser and are, for the moment, competitive and
stable compared with other jurisdictions.
The Company has reached an important stage in its
development. There are some risks ahead, but these are
outweighed by some significant and exciting opportunities.
We expect services, new technologies (including
renewables), and smart/digital to play an increasingly
important role in our business. Jersey now has the benefit
of a unique energy system with access to significant volumes
of low carbon energy that is compatible with a renewable
future. Our challenge is to embrace these opportunities
in economically viable, value-adding ways that will meet
broader stakeholder expectations – including socialising the
benefits to the community as a whole.
Chris Ambler
Chief Executive
13 December 2018
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Group Financial Results
Profits in our Property division, excluding the impact of investment
property revaluation, at £1.8m, were £0.2m above the level
Key Financial Information
2018
2017
last year due to a higher rental level and reduced costs. Our
£105.9m £102.1m
investment property portfolio was revalued upwards this year by
Revenue
Profit before tax
Earnings per share
Dividend paid per share
Final proposed dividend per share
£15.3m
£13.5m
39.5p
14.5p
8.8p
34.6p
13.8p
8.4p
Net debt
£14.3m
£21.9m
Group revenue for the year to 30 September 2018 at £105.9m
was 4% higher than in the previous financial year. Energy revenues
at £82.3m were 2% higher than the £80.4m achieved in 2017 with
a 2% increase in the unit sales volumes of electricity, largely driven
£0.3m to £20.5m by the external consultants who review the
position annually, due primarily to the growth in the value of the
residential properties that we rent to tenants.
Our Powerhouse retail business saw continued strong growth in
sales with profits moving up 11% to £0.8m in 2018.
JEBS, our contracting and business services unit had a challenging
year and incurred a loss of £0.2m against a profit of £0.1m in
2017 as the business was impacted by both a decline in margins
and some exceptional costs. Plans are being implemented to
improve performance in this business unit.
by weather, being the main factor. Turnover in the Powerhouse retail
Our other business units (Jersey Energy, Jendev, Jersey Deep
business, increased by 5% from £12.9m to £13.6m. Revenue in
Freeze and fibre optic lease rentals) produced profits of £0.6m
the Property business rose £0.1m to £2.3m due to higher rental
being 12% higher than last year.
income. Revenue from JEBS, our contracting and building services
business, rose £0.8m from levels experienced in 2017 to £4.8m.
Turnover in our other businesses rose £0.2m to £2.9m.
Cost of sales at £65.1m was £2.1m higher than last year
with an increase in import costs in our Energy business and
higher sales activity in the Powerhouse retail business being the
main reasons.
Operating expenses at £24.4m were at the same level as
in 2017.
Profit before tax for the year to 30 September 2018, at
£15.3m, increased by 14% from £13.5m in 2017. Our Energy
business unit sales saw volumes increasing from 621m to 634m
kilowatt hours with strong winter period sales and the benefits of
switching customers from other heating fuels more than offsetting
the continued impact of energy efficiency measures employed by
our customers.
Profits in our Energy business moved up to £13.4m from £11.7m
last year. The higher level of sales resulted in an improved gross
margin and this was supplemented by ongoing initiatives to
reduce both manpower and maintenance costs. Customer tariffs
rose by 2% in June 2018 yet remained competitive with other
jurisdictions but this accounted for only £0.4m of the increase in
profits with the remainder driven by cost efficiencies and increased
unit sales of electricity. The UK saw material increases in retail
electricity prices for their customers during both 2017 and 2018
with an average rise of 24% across the ‘Big 6’ suppliers.
In the financial year we imported 95% of our requirements from
France (2017: 93%) and generated only 0.2% of our electricity
Net interest in 2018 was £1.3m being £0.1m higher than last
year because in 2017 there was still an element of capitalisation of
interest associated with the new N1 subsea cable. The taxation
charge at £3.2m was £0.3m higher than 2017 due to the
increase in profit.
Group earnings per share rose to 39.5p compared to 34.6p
in 2017 due mainly to increased profitability.
Dividends paid in the year, net of tax, rose by 5%, from 13.8p
in 2017 to 14.5p in 2018. The proposed final dividend for this
year is 8.8p, a 5% rise on the previous year. Dividend cover at 2.7
times was higher compared to 2.5 times in 2017.
Ordinary Dividends
2018 2017
Dividend paid
- final for previous year
8.4p 8.0p
- interim for current year
6.1p 5.8p
Dividend proposed - final for current year
8.8p
8.4p
Net cash inflow from operating activities at £27.0m was
£0.5m higher than in 2017 with higher operating profit being
the primary driver. Capital expenditure, at £14.9m was
marginally lower than £15.1m last year with spend on the St
Helier West primary sub-station being the most material project in
2018. In the 2017 financial year the most material primary spend
was on the N1 subsea cable project prior to commissioning in
December 2016. The resultant position was that net debt at the
year-end was £14.3m, being £30.0m of borrowings less £15.7m
of cash and cash equivalents, which was £7.6m lower than
on-island at La Collette Power Station (2017: 1%). The remaining
last year.
5% (2017: 6%) of our electricity came from the local Energy from
Waste plant being marginally below that seen in 2017.
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Cash Flows
Channel Islands Electricity Grid, from EDF in France. The supply
contract allows power prices to be fixed in Euros in advance
Summary cash flow data
2018
2017
of decisions being made on customer tariffs. A ten year power
Net cash inflow from
operating activities
Capital expenditure
£27.0m
£26.5m
and financial investment
£(14.9)m
£(15.1)m
Dividends
£(4.5)m
£(4.3)m
Payment for foreign exchange option £(0.3)m
Decrease in net debt
£7.6m
£ -
£7.1m
Treasury matters and hedging
policies
Operating within policies approved by the Board and overseen
by the Finance Director, the treasury function manages liquidity,
funding, investment and risk from volatility in foreign exchange
and counterparty credit risk.
As a substantial proportion of the cost base relates to the
importation of power from Europe, which is contractually
denominated in Euro, the Company enters into forward currency
contracts to reduce exposure and as a tool to aid tariff planning.
purchase agreement with EDF, which commenced in 2013,
was extended by a further five years during 2017 to 2027. This
combines a fixed price component with the ability to price fix
future purchases over a rolling three year period based on a
market related mechanism linked to the EEX European Futures
Exchange. The goal is to provide our customers with a market
based price but with a degree of certainty in a volatile energy
marketplace. A Risk Management Committee exists, consisting
of members from Jersey Electricity, Guernsey Electricity and
an independent energy market adviser and follows guidelines
approved by the Board.
Defined benefit pension scheme
arrangements
As at 30 September 2018 the scheme surplus, under IAS 19
“Employee Benefits”, was £3.8m, net of deferred tax, compared
with a deficit of £3.4m at 30 September 2017. Scheme liabilities
decreased 2% from £133.5m to £131.4m since the last year end
with the discount rate assumption, which heavily influences the
calculation of liabilities, rising from 2.7% in 2017 to 2.9% in 2018
to reflect sentiments in prevailing financial markets. In addition
scheme assets rose 5% from £129.3m to £136.2m in the same
The average Euro/Sterling rate underpinning our electricity
period.
purchases during the financial year, as a result of the hedging
program, was 1.27 €/£. The average applicable spot rate
during this financial year was 1.13 €/£ against 1.15€€/£ during
our 2017 financial year. The average spot level was 1.28 €/£
in 2016 which was largely prior to the UK decision to leave
the EU which brought a higher degree of volatility to foreign
exchange markets. In addition, we also materially hedge any
foreign exchange exposure attributable to capital expenditure
once planning consents and firm pricing is known and the
commitment is made to proceed with the project.
Interest rate exposure is an area of potential risk but is managed
by the £30m of private placement monies received in July 2014
Our defined benefits pension scheme is an area of risk that
continues to require careful monitoring as it is driven largely
by movements in financial markets and materially impacted
by relatively small movements in the underlying actuarial
assumptions. If the discount rate applied to the liabilities had been
either 0.5% lower or higher than the 2.9% under IAS 19 for 2018,
the net surplus of £3.8m would have risen to £12.2m, or moved
to a deficit of £5.8m, respectively. In a bid to mitigate the impact
of movements in interest rates and inflation the trustees of the
scheme adopted a Liability Driven Investment (LDI) approach in
the prior year with the goal of reducing funding volatility. It does
this by reducing the risk that asset and liability values change at
having a fixed coupon and represents all of our borrowings at
different rates, or even move in different directions.
present.
The Group may be exposed to credit-related loss in the event of
non-performance by counterparties in respect of cash and cash
equivalents and derivative financial instruments. However, such
potential non-performance is monitored despite the high credit
ratings (investment grade and above) of the established financial
institutions with which we transact. We also employ a policy of
diversification through use of a number of counterparties.
In the 2018 financial year Jersey Electricity imported 95% of
the electricity requirements of Jersey from Europe. It jointly
purchased this power, with Guernsey Electricity, through the
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The last triennial actuarial valuation as at 31 December 2015
resulted in a surplus of £6.9m. Unlike most UK schemes, the
Jersey Electricity pension scheme is not funded to pay mandatory
annual rises on retirement. The cash funding rate by Jersey
Electricity is 20.6% of pensionable salaries and employees
contribute an additional 6% to the pension scheme. The final
salary scheme was closed to new members in 2013, with new
employees, since that time, being offered defined contribution
pension arrangements. The next triennial actuarial valuation
of the defined benefit scheme will have an effective date of
31 December 2018.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Returns to shareholders
62% of the ordinary share capital of the Company is owned by
the States of Jersey with the remaining 38% held by around 600
shareholders via a full listing on the London Stock Exchange.
Of the holders of listed shares, Huntress (CI) Nominees Limited
owns 5.3m (46%) of our ‘A’ Ordinary shares representing 18%
of our overall Ordinary shares and around 5% of voting rights.
This nominee company is held within the broker firm Ravenscroft
which has placed our stock with a number of private clients, and
a fund, residing largely in the Channel Islands. During the year
the ordinary dividend paid increased by 5% from 13.8p net of tax
to 14.5p. The proposed final dividend for 2018, at 8.8p, is a 5%
increase on last year and consistent with the underlying dividend
pattern in recent years and with our stated policy to aim to deliver
sustained real growth in the medium-term. The chart below shows
the evolution of the ordinary dividend payments over the last
15 years (excluding additional special dividends) that have risen
fourfold from 3.5p to 14.5p.
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The share price at 30 September 2018 was £4.66 against
£4.53 at the 2017 year end. This gives a market capitalisation
of £143m as at 30 September 2018 compared with a balance
sheet net assets position of £189m. However the illiquidity of our
shares, due mainly to having one large majority shareholder,
combined with an overall small number in circulation, constrains
the ability of the management team to influence the share price.
We use Edison (an investment research firm) to produce regular
research on our performance to aid the understanding of our
value proposition to a wider body of potential investors in the
quest to improve our longer-term liquidity. The chart below shows
the trending of our listed share price over the last 15 years that
has risen from £1.75 to £4.66.
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2018
Our largest shareholder, the States of Jersey, also owns holdings
in other utilities in Jersey. It holds 100% of JT Group, Ports of
Jersey, Andium Homes and Jersey Post, as well as around 75%
of Jersey Water. The total direct cash return to the States of Jersey
from Jersey Electricity in the last year was £9.3m (2017: £7.9m).
Lower amounts of corporation tax were paid in 2017 than 2018
due to capital allowances associated with our recent heavy
investment spend in infrastructure and this will trend upwards.
Ordinary dividend
2018
2017
£2.7m
£2.6m
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
£4.7m
£4.0m
Corporation tax
£1.0m
£0.4m
Social Security - employers contribution
£0.9m
£0.9m
£9.3m
£7.9m
The Company regularly communicates with its largest shareholders
and details of discussions, including any concerns are reported
to the Board. The Chairman meets twice a year with the States of
Jersey, and ensures there is a direct communication between the
non-Executives and our largest shareholder.
Group Risk Management
Approach
The Board is ultimately responsible for managing the Group’s
approach to risk and determining a strategy for managing
identified risks within the business. The Board is supported
by the Audit and Risk Committee which has been delegated
responsibility for reviewing the effectiveness of the Group’s
system of internal controls and risk management. The Board
recognises that any risk management process cannot eliminate
all risk but rather manages the Group’s exposures, and sets the
acceptable level of tolerance required to successfully deliver the
Group’s strategy and growth.
We have an established risk management framework which is
designed to identify, assess and help manage the key risks. This
framework also assists in developing risk mitigation activities and
making assessments of their effectiveness. In its maintenance
of the Group’s Risk Register, each business unit or head office
department, together with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT),
identify the principal risks together with the mitigation strategies
in place. Following this process the principal risks and mitigation
actions are collated and reviewed by the management team,
Audit and Risk Committee and Board. The output from this
exercise forms the basis of the key principal risks.
Other key features of our system of risk management, which
have been in place throughout the financial year, include:
• Regular business and financial reviews by the ELT and the Board;
• Training for both management and staff e.g. cyber-security
and GDPR;
• Established and documented risk management policies
including a schedule of matters reserved for the Board;
• Systems and tools to monitor keys risks with the aim of providing
regular and succinct information to the Board and ELT; and
• A comprehensive insurance programme.
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Principal risks
Brexit
As noted in the last two Annual Reports we continue to maintain
a watching brief on Brexit developments. Although Jersey is not
in the EU, the UK decision to exit has created uncertainty for the
Island. The most material individual trading relationship we have
is our electricity importation arrangements with EDF and RTE in
France. We received confirmation in 2016 that our long-term
contractual agreements would not be impacted and that is still
our understanding having again received recent confirmations.
Furthermore, we extended the current supply arrangements
with EDF by a further five years, during 2017, to the end of
2027. Foreign exchange considerations are also a risk, but as
referred to elsewhere, we continue to hedge on an on-going
basis. In addition, we have examined our supply chain, and
existing contractual arrangements, for all our business units and
have proactively engaged with the Jersey Government to ensure
any concerns we have are voiced and understood. Uncertainty
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
In advance of the changes to EU data protection legislation in
May 2018 we implemented changes to our processes, and will
continue to monitor going forward, to ensure compliance with
GDPR. This was supplemented by training for staff in areas
where such changes were applicable. Although this requires
careful management, we do not feel it represents a material
risk, having considered the type of data we hold and the
controls we have in place.
The table below summarises the Group’s principal risks and
how they are managed in addition to the two aforementioned
risks that attracted focussed attention during the year. The
Board considers these to be the most significant risks that could
materially affect the Group’s financial condition, ongoing
performance and future strategy. The risks listed do not
comprise all risks faced by the Group and are not set out in
any order of priority. Additional risks not presently known to
management, or currently deemed to be less material, may also
remains on what a ‘no deal’ situation might mean to supply chain
have an adverse effect on the business.
arrangements and as mitigation we intend holding a higher stock
level of items felt essential to our business units.
Risk
Description and possible impact
Mitigation activities
Regulatory / Political or Legislative change
Regulatory
Not acting in line with ‘expectations
of behaviours’ of a monopoly utility
resulting in the introduction of sector
specific regulation with the attendant
cost of compliance and impact on public
relations.
Ensure we find the correct balance associated with being a key service provider on an Island but
recognising our responsibilities to a wide number of stakeholders.
Ensure transparency of objectives and regular communication with key stakeholders.
Benchmark ourselves against comparable Key Performance Indicators with other jurisdictions (e.g.
Tariffs, Customer Minutes Lost, CO2 emissions, Lost Time Accidents).
Political
Unfavourable political and/or legislative
developments which cause a significant
change to the operation of, or prospects
for, the business.
Major Capital Project Management
Project
Unsuccessful delivery of our major
projects resulting in inability to achieve
overall project objectives and/or
additional costs or delays.
Monitor political and legislative developments (e.g. the Government’s Energy Plan) and analyse the
opportunities and threats to enable us to respond effectively.
Project milestones, costs and risks are recorded and monitored and regular progress updates
issued to both management and the Board, including plans to address any issues.
Financial - Treasury & Tax / Energy Portfolio Management / Pension Liabilities
Asset failure
Financial implications associated with
the loss of significant plant and/or
importation assets.
Reduction in unit sales of electricity
due to, for example, energy efficiency
and the corresponding impact on the
competitiveness of electricity in the
heating marketplace.
Scenario and sensitivity analysis as part of our long-term budgeting process. Insurance obtained
where appropriate and where it can be cost effective.
Effective monitoring and maintenance of the plant / assets.
Three subsea cables to France on two diverse routes provide resiliency along with a strong cable
repair capability.
The prime defence against falling volumes from the expected continued focus on energy efficien-
cy is to migrate existing customers who use gas/oil as their primary heating source to all-electric
solutions. A dedicated team work on initiatives in this area.
Volatility of markets impacting our
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme position
e.g. liabilities increase due to market
conditions or demographic changes and/
or investments underperform.
The Board regularly monitors the latest position regarding the Scheme and the impact that it is
having on the Company. The Trustees implemented an LDI strategy to reduce the exposure to
movements in the value of pension liabilities.
The Defined Benefit scheme was closed to new members in 2013 and a triennial valuation
formally reports on performance.
A significant proportion of our
profitability and price competitiveness is
dependent upon our ability to manage
exposure to increasingly volatile power
and foreign exchange markets.
Power and foreign exchange are hedged in accordance with the agreed strategies which are
reviewed and approved by the Board on a periodic basis.
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Financial
Pension
Liabilities
Volatility
FINANCIAL REVIEW
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Security of Supply / Supply Chain / Asset & Plant Management
Business
Continuity
Failure and/or unavailability of significant
plant and/or importation assets which
cause disruption to our operations
including major emergency, incident or
loss of electricity supplies to customers.
The EDF and RTE contracts are key to
the continuity of supply of electricity to
Jersey.
Asset & Plant
Management
Failure of ageing metering
infrastructure.
Health, Safety & Environment
A Security of Supply standard has been developed and published and we seek to design the
system to meet those standards.
A programme of maintenance exists to optimise the life of assets.
Use of a comprehensive business continuity planning process including periodic testing under
various scenario exercises.
A number of diverse sources of supply have been developed such as importation cables and
on-Island generation (deploying various technologies) to ensure that we are not over-reliant on
any single source, fuel or technology.
The supply contract with EDF was extended by a further 5 years in 2017 to 2027. We have built a
strong relationship with EDF that has existed since 1984 and also with RTE (the network operator
in France). We maintain ongoing dialogue to ensure we understand any current or potential
future developments that might impact security of supply.
We are also exploring potential options in the renewables space that would result in less depen-
dence on importation.
The SmartSwitch project has resulted in a smarter more modern metering solution replacing
legacy systems. As at 30 September 2018 around 87% of our customers had such new meters in-
stalled and therefore this risk has reduced. The replacement of the current ‘Pay as you go’ system
in the coming year will complete the replacement of the legacy infrastructure.
H, S & E
Non-compliance with relevant legislation,
regulations and accepted codes of
practice resulting in unnecessary
exposure to our staff, customer, member
of the general public or our plant and
equipment.
A Health, Safety and Environment team sets standards and monitors performance against those
standards. A proactive safety culture has been nurtured throughout the organisation supported by
a safety management structure, Safety Representatives, programmes of site inspections, regular
training and induction amongst other areas. Performance measures are explicitly presented as a
separate agenda item at each Board meeting.
Use of British Safety Council for separate audits of both our safety and environmental
performance every 3 years.
People / Succession Planning
People
The Group’s strategy is largely dependent
on the skills, experience and knowledge
of its employees. The inability to retain
executives and other key employees,
or a failure to adequately plan for
succession, could negatively impact Group
performance (both operationally and
financially).
Over 40% of the current work-force is
anticipated to retire from the business in the
next 15 years.
We have developed a long range HR Strategy. HR now has the resource and capability to provide
frameworks for developing succession plans, development plans and attracting new talent to
enable planning for the future and mitigate and reduce the talent drain from Jersey Electricity.
Extensive networks have been built including access to UK (Utility) skills to enable best practice
development.
Cyber Security
Catastrophic
breach of our
systems
Due to the nature of our business we
recognise that our critical infrastructure
systems may be a potential target for
cyber threats. We must protect our
business assets, infrastructure and
sensitive customer data and be prepared
for any malicious attack.
We continue to use industry best practices as part of our cyber security policies, processes and
technologies.
Cyber awareness training has been carried out with all staff with access to corporate IT systems
and there is a programme of follow-up monitoring and training. Following a review by external
cybercrime security consultants, additional security appliances with enhanced mitigation
technologies has been installed.
Disaster recovery procedures are incorporated within our business continuity arrangements and
periodic external reviews are undertaken.
Viability Statement
In accordance with provision C.2.2 of the 2016 revision of the
Code, the Directors have assessed the prospect of the Company
use gas/oil as their primary heating source, to all-electric solutions.
A dedicated team work on initiatives in this area. However as we
employ a ‘user pays’ model the Board has comfort on the longer
over a longer period than the 12 months required by the ‘Going
term consequences of a reduction in the volume of electricity sales,
Concern’ provision. As disclosed last year, the Board conducted
a permanent weakening in Sterling, or a material rise in European
this review for a period of five years, selected because annually
wholesale power prices (albeit we continue to strive to deliver price
a refreshment of the Five Year Plan is performed with the latest
stability for our customer base).
version presented to the Board on 20 September 2018. This
document considers our forecast investment, hedging policy for
electricity procurement and linked foreign exchange requirements,
debt levels and other anticipated costs, and the resultant impact on
likely customer tariff evolution. In addition, material sensitivities to
this base case are considered. We have a strong balance sheet with
net assets of around £190m supported by £30m of long-term debt
funding which expires in 2034 and 2039.
Stress testing of the cost base of our Energy business was
performed to establish the impact of material movements in both
foreign exchange and wholesale electricity prices. A reduction in
the volume of unit sales of electricity through, for example, energy
efficiency is being mitigated by switching existing customers, who
Based on the results of this analysis, and on the basis that the
fundamental regulatory and statutory framework of the market in
which the Company operates does not substantially change, the
Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be
able to continue to operate, and meet its liabilities as they fall due,
over the five-year period of their assessment through to 2023.
In making this statement the Directors have considered the
resilience of the Company taking into account its current position,
its principal risks and the control measures in place to mitigate
each of them. In particular, the Directors recognise the significance
of the strong Jersey Electricity plc balance sheet, and committed
lending facilities, that will be available in most circumstances.
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Board of Directors
Martin Magee
Finance Director
Martin joined the Board as
Finance Director in May
2002. He moved from
Scottish Power plc, after
nine years in a variety of
senior finance roles. He
previously worked for nine
years with Stakis plc (now
part of the Hilton Hotels
Group). He is a Director
of the Channel Islands
Electricity Grid Limited.
Externally, he is also the
non-Executive Chairman
of the Standard Life Wealth
Offshore Strategy Fund
Limited. He is a member of
the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Scotland
having qualified in 1984.
Chris Ambler
Chief Executive
N
Chris was appointed
to the Board as Chief
Executive on 1 October
2008. He previously
held a number of senior
international positions in
the global utility, chemicals
and industrial sectors
for major corporations
including Centrica/British
Gas, The BOC Group
and ICI/Zeneca as well
as corporate finance
and strategic consulting
roles. He is a Director
of Channel Islands
Electricity Grid Limited.
Externally, he is also a
non-Executive Director of
Apax Global Alpha Limited
and Foresight Solar Fund
Limited, both being listed
funds on The London
Stock Exchange. Chris
is a Chartered Engineer
with the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers and
has a First Class Honours
Degree from Queens’
College, Cambridge and a
MBA from INSEAD.
Aaron Le Cornu
Non-Executive Director
A/R
Aaron was appointed to the
Board as a non-Executive
Director in January
2011 and is currently
the Chief Operating
Officer of GLI Finance,
an alternative finance
provider and strategic
investor in numerous
Fintech platforms. Aaron
left his previous role as
Chief Financial Officer of
Elian, a Fiduciary Firm,
headquartered in Jersey
and with operations in 17
countries, following the sale
of the business to Intertrust
Group in 2016. Prior to
this, Aaron held a number
of senior positions within
HSBC, latterly as the Deputy
CEO of HSBC International.
During his 10 years with
HSBC, he held a number of
Board positions for HSBC
subsidiaries and was also
involved in acquisitions
(such as the purchase of
Marks and Spencer Money).
Aaron is a Chartered
Accountant having qualified
with Andersen in London.
He also has a First Class
Honours Degree in
European Management
Science from Swansea
University.
Geoffrey Grime
Chairman
R/N
Geoffrey joined the Board
in 2003. He retired in
1999 as Chairman of
Abacus Financial Services,
a leading offshore trust
company in which he
played an instrumental
role as one of its founders.
A Chartered Accountant,
his career in Jersey
commenced in 1969 with
Cooper Brothers & Co.
and progressed to his
appointment as Channel
Islands Senior Partner of
Coopers & Lybrand in
1990. In 2001, he became
the founding Chairman
of Jersey Finance Limited,
the body set up as a
joint venture between the
Government of Jersey
and its finance industry,
to represent and promote
the industry at home and
abroad. He currently holds
a number of professional
appointments as both
director and trustee. In
November 2002 he was
elected as a Deputy in the
States of Jersey and he
retired from that position in
December 2005.
In September 2014 he
was elected as a Jurat of
the Royal Court of Jersey
where he sits as a lay
judge.
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GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE
Alan Bryce
Non-Executive Director
A/N
Alan was appointed to the
Board as a non-Executive
Director in December 2015
and is currently a non-
Executive Director at NIE
Networks Ltd, Chair of the
wind-farm developer Viking
Energy and an advisor in
the utilities industry. He is
a former non-Executive
Director of Scottish Water,
Infinis Energy plc and
Iberdrola USA. Prior to
2010, he held a number
of senior positions at
Scottish Power, including
Managing Director of
Energy Networks, and
Managing Director of
Generation. He was also
Strategy and Planning
Director for Scottish Power’s
UK Division, which included
the company’s Generation,
Energy Management and
Retail businesses. He is a
Chartered Engineer and
Fellow of the Institution
of Engineering and
Technology.
Phil Austin MBE
Non-Executive Director
Wendy Dorman
Non-Executive Director
Tony Taylor
Non-Executive Director
R
A/N
R/N
Phil was appointed to the
Board in May 2016 and
spent most of his career
in banking with HSBC in
London and, ultimately,
Jersey where, from 1997
to 2001, he was Deputy
Chief Executive of the Bank’s
business in the Offshore
Islands. In 2001, he became
the founding CEO of Jersey
Finance Limited, the body
set up as a joint venture
between the Government
of Jersey and its Finance
Industry, to represent and
promote the Industry at
home and abroad. In 2009,
he took on a portfolio of
non-Executive directorships –
a portfolio consisting of both
public and privately-owned
businesses. Phil is a Fellow
of the Chartered Institute
of Bankers and a Fellow of
the Chartered Management
Institute. In January 2016,
he was awarded an MBE
in the Queen’s New Year’s
Honours list. Phil is currently
a non-Executive Director of
City Merchants High Yield
Trust, a publicly quoted
company.
Wendy was appointed
to the Board as a non-
Executive Director in
July 2016. Wendy is a
Chartered Accountant
who began her career as
an auditor and went on
to specialise in financial
services taxation. In 2001
she moved from London
to Jersey and she led the
Channel Islands tax practice
of PwC until June 2015.
Wendy has over twenty
five years’ experience in
taxation gained both in
the UK and the offshore
environment, working both
in practice and in industry.
Wendy was Chairman of
the Jersey branch of the
Institute of Directors from
2014 to 2016 and is a
former President of the
Jersey Society of Chartered
and Certified Accountants.
Wendy is a non-Executive
Director of 3i Infrastructure
plc and CQS New City High
Yield Fund Limited, both
listed companies, as well as
Jersey Finance Limited.
Tony joined the Board as a
non-Executive Director in
September 2017.
His career spans over
35 years in marketing
and communications,
having worked for three
of the world’s leading
global advertising agency
networks, in senior
management roles. Most
recently, Tony has been
a Regional Director at
J Walter Thompson, part
of WPP plc.
Born in Jersey, Tony
has lived in the UK and
Singapore and has worked
with numerous blue-chip
companies around the
world.
Tony is also a Director of
Jersey Sport and Jersey
Dairy. He has a BSc in
Psychology from the City
University, London.
Key to membership of
committees
A Audit and Risk Committee
R Remuneration Committee
N Nominations Committee
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Directors’ Report
for the year ended 30 September 2018
The Directors present their annual report and the audited financial statements of Jersey Electricity plc (“the Company”) and Jersey Deep
Freeze Limited (together “the Group”) for the year ended 30 September 2018.
Principal activities
The Company is the sole supplier of electricity in Jersey. It is involved in the generation and distribution of electricity and jointly operates
the Channel Islands Electricity Grid System with Guernsey Electricity Limited importing power for both islands. It also engages in retailing,
property management, building services and has other business interests, including software development and consulting.
Dividends
The Directors have declared and now recommend the following dividends in respect of the year ended 30 September 2018:
Preference dividends
5% Cumulative Participating Preference Shares at 6.5%
3.5% Cumulative Non-Participating Preference Shares at 3.5%
Ordinary dividends
Ordinary and ‘A’ Ordinary Shares
2018
£
5,200
3,773
8,973
2017
£
5,200
3,773
8,973
Interim paid at 6.1p net of tax for the year ended 30 September 2018 (2017: 5.8p net of tax)
Final proposed at 8.8p net of tax for the year ended 30 September 2018 (2017: 8.4p net of tax)
1,868,772
2,696,320
4,565,092
1,777,120
2,573,760
4,350,880
Re-election of directors
The Board has made the decision that all Directors will in future seek re-election annually at each AGM.
Directors’ and officers’ insurance
During the year the Company maintained liability insurance for its Directors and Officers.
Policy on payment of creditors
It is Group policy, in respect of all of its suppliers, to settle the terms of payment when agreeing each transaction, to ensure that suppliers are
made aware of the terms of payment and to abide by those terms. The number of creditor days in relation to trade creditors outstanding at
the year end was 8 days (2017: 16 days).
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GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE
Directors’ Report
for the year ended 30 September 2018
Substantial shareholdings
As at 13 December 2018 the Company has been notified of the following holdings of voting rights of 5% or more in its issued share capital:
Equity
Ordinary Shares
The States of Jersey hold all of the Ordinary shares which amounts to 62% of the ordinary share capital and represents 86.4% of the total
voting rights.
‘A’ Ordinary Shares
‘A’ Ordinary shares entitle the holder to 1 vote for every 100 shares held whereas the Ordinary shares carry voting rights of 1 vote for every
20 shares held.
Huntress (CI) Nominees Limited is the largest shareholder of our listed shares and hold 5,327,562 ‘A’ Ordinary shares which represent 5%
of the total voting rights. It is understood that the underlying owners of these shares are substantially private investors based in the Channel
Islands.
Auditor
A resolution to re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor will be proposed at the next Annual General Meeting.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
P.J. ROUTIER
Secretary
13 December 2018
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Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance
The Directors are committed to maintaining a high standard of Corporate Governance in accordance with The UK Corporate Governance
Code April 2016 (“the Code”), as incorporated within The Listing Rules, issued by the Financial Conduct Authority. The Listing Rules require
the Company to set out how it has applied the main principles of the Code and to explain any instances of non-compliance. In accordance
with Listing Rule (“LR”) 9.8.4 R, the agreement related to ‘Independent business’ required by LR 9.2.2A (2) (a) R has been entered into with
the States of Jersey, the controlling shareholder, with effect from 17 November 2014. The company has complied with the independence
provisions included in the agreement during this financial year and believes the controlling shareholder is also compliant. The other
applicable information required by LR 9.8.4 R (5)/(6) is disclosed in external appointments.
During the next financial year, the Directors will be reviewing the latest UK Corporate Governance Code issued in July 2018, together with
the supporting Guidance on Board Effectiveness. The new code applied to accounting periods on or after 1 January 2019 and we will be
reviewing the changes against our existing governance arrangements to ensure that we meet the expectations of the new code.
Statement of Compliance
The Board considers that the Company is a “smaller company” for the purposes of the Code as it is not a member of the FTSE 350. Throughout
the financial year ended 30 September 2018 the Board considers that it has complied with the Code, with the following exceptions: The Main
Principle B.7 states that all directors should be submitted for re-election at regular intervals, subject to satisfactory performance. Executive
Directors are not subject to retirement by rotation but they are subject to the same periods of notice of termination of employment as other
members of the Company’s senior management. This is deemed appropriate by the Board because it is felt that our largest shareholders have
sufficient powers to remove Executive Directors if they saw fit.
The Board
The Board provides effective leadership and currently comprises six non-Executive and two Executive Directors. They are collectively
responsible for the long-term success of the Company and bring together a balance of skills, experience, independence and knowledge. The
Chairman and the Chief Executive roles are divided with the former being appointed by the Directors from amongst their number. Aaron Le
Cornu is the Senior Independent Director.
Independence
The non-Executive Directors during the year were Geoffrey Grime, Wendy Dorman, Aaron Le Cornu, Alan Bryce, Phil Austin and Tony Taylor
and they were all considered independent. The Board have determined that Geoffrey Grime remained independent notwithstanding that he
has served on the Board for more than fifteen years. In making this determination, the Board took into account his breadth of experience,
his financial independence and his other business interests. In addition, he has also served less than nine years on the Board prior to his
appointment as Chairman. On appointment to the Board the required time commitment is established and any significant changes to
time commitments are notified to the Board. An induction process is in place for all newly appointed Directors. The Board is responsible to
the Company’s shareholders for the proper management of the Company. It meets regularly to set and monitor strategy, review trading
performance, perform a robust assessment of the principal risks that could threaten the business model, future performance, solvency or
liquidity (see Principal Risks section on pages 40 and 41), examine business plans and capital and revenue budgets, formulate policy on
key issues and review the reporting to shareholders. Board papers are circulated, with reasonable notice, prior to each meeting in order
to facilitate informed discussion of the matters at hand. Members of the Board hold meetings with major shareholders to develop an
understanding of the views they have about the Company.
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GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE
Corporate Governance
The following table sets out the number of meetings (including Committee meetings) held during the year under review and the number of
meetings attended by each Director.
Board Audit and Risk Remuneration Nominations
No of meetings
G.J. Grime
A.D. Le Cornu
P.J. Austin
A.A. Bryce
W.J. Dorman
C.J. Ambler
M.P. Magee
T. Taylor
* attendees by invitation
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
-
4
-
4
4
3*
4*
-
2
2
2
2
-
-
1*
-
2
2
2
-
-
2
2
2
-
2
Performance Evaluation
The effectiveness of the Board is vital to the success of the Company. An external evaluation took place during 2018 following two internal
evaluations that were undertaken by the Chairman in both 2016 and 2017. The Trusted Advisors Partnership Ltd, an external recruitment
consultancy firm which has no direct connection with the Company, conducted the 2018 evaluation, the findings of which are currently being
reviewed in order to determine any emerging actions to be taken.
The key procedures which the Board has established to provide effective controls are:
Board Reports
Key strategic decisions are taken at Board meetings following due debate and with the benefit of Board papers circulated beforehand. The
risks associated with such decisions are a primary consideration in the information presented and discussed by the Board who are responsible
for determining the nature and extent of the risk it is willing to take to achieve the strategic objectives. Prior to significant investment decisions
being taken, due diligence investigations include the review of business plans by the Board.
Management Structure
Responsibility for operating the systems of internal control is delegated to management. There are also specific matters reserved for decision
by the Board; and these have been formally documented and a summary of the key types of decision made by the Board is as follows:
• Strategy and Management including:
Approval of the Company’s long-term objectives and commercial strategy.
Approval of the annual operating and capital expenditure budgets and any subsequent material changes to them.
• Changes in structure and capital of the Company
• Financial reporting and controls including:
Approval of the Annual Report and Financial Statements.
Declaration of the interim dividend and recommendation of the final dividend.
• Internal controls/Risk Management
Reviewing the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control and risk management systems. An external review of the risk management
process is conducted every three years.
• Approval of contracts
Major capital projects.
Major contracts.
Major investments.
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Corporate Governance
• Board membership and other appointments
Approval of changes to the structure, size and composition of the Board and key Committees, following recommendations from the
Nominations Committee.
• Remuneration
Determining the remuneration policy for the directors and other senior management, following recommendations from the Remuneration
Committee.
• Corporate governance matters
Undertaking a formal and rigorous annual evaluation of its own performance, that of its Committees and individual Directors. Review of
the Company’s overall corporate governance arrangements.
• Approval of key Company policies
Internal Audit/Risk Management
There is a permanent team of internal audit staff involved in a continuous structured review of the Company’s systems and processes, both
financial and non-financial. Internal Audit manage the process of strategic and operational risk reviews and facilitate risk review workshops
with departmental managers. The Head of Internal Audit routinely reports to the Company Secretary with direct access to the Audit and Risk
Committee Chairman and also attends Audit and Risk Committee meetings, at which risk based internal audit’s plans are discussed and
approved.
Personnel
The Company ensures that personnel are able to execute their duties in a competent and professional manner through its commitment to
staff training, regular staff appraisals and organisational structure.
Budgetary Control
Detailed phased budgets are prepared at profit centre level. These budgets are approved by the Board, which receives sufficiently detailed
financial data to monitor the performance of the Company with explanations of any material variances.
Audit and Risk Committee
The Audit and Risk Committee reviews the effectiveness of the internal control and risk management processes throughout the accounting
period as outlined above. In addition, it regularly conducts “deep dive” reviews on specific identified risks to test assumptions on the
substance of such risks and their mitigation. More detail on the Group’s principal risks, and how they are managed, is provided in the
Financial Review within this Annual Report (see the Principal Risks section on pages 40 and 41). The Audit and Risk Committee also reviews
and monitors the independence of the external auditors and the non-audit services provided to the Group.
Stakeholder Engagement
The Company maintains an active dialogue with its largest shareholders and meetings between States of Jersey (which owns 62% of our
Ordinary share capital) include both the non-Executive Chairman as well as the Chief Executive.
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Nominations Committee Report
As Chair of the Nominations Committee (the Committee), I am grateful for the support of my fellow members Geoffrey Grime, Wendy
Dorman, Tony Taylor and Chris Ambler, a majority of whom are independent non-Executive Directors. During the last financial year the
Committee formally met twice.
The principle responsibilities of the Committee are to:
• consider and make recommendations to the Board on all new appointments of Directors having regard to the overall balance and
composition of the Board;
• consider succession planning for both the Board and for senior positions in the wider organisation; and
• make recommendations to the Board concerning the reappointment of any non-Executive Director following conclusion of his or her
specified term of office.
During the year, Geoffrey Grime advised the Board of his intention to step down from the Chair at the next AGM, and a significant part
of the Committee’s activities has focused on identifying his successor. The Committee appointed an external advisor, the Trusted Advisors’
Partnership Ltd (TAP), to develop a process for the selection and to advise both the Committee and the Board, leading to the outcome. This
included a detailed assessment of the needs of the business and in-depth canvassing of directors and senior management over a period of
three months. At the conclusion of this process the Committee recommended, and the Board confirmed, our decision to appoint Phil Austin
as our new Chair when Geoffrey stands down. Phil Austin was absent from all Board discussions relating to his candidacy.
Phil brings a wealth of island and U.K. business experience to the Board and combines this with over two years of service to the Board and
as Chair of the Remuneration Committee, having taken up both roles in 2016. As Geoffrey leaves the Board, we also intend to appoint
a replacement non-Executive Director and the recruitment process, also using our advisor TAP, is nearing finalisation. This will essentially
complete the plan formulated in 2015 for a controlled change of non-executive composition. Under that plan, four new non-executives have
already joined the Company, and including recruitment of a fifth, we are well positioned in terms of best practice and corporate governance
requirements on independence.
Drawing on work done by the Board on strategic options, the Committee also carried out its review of Board skills and composition against
the challenges and opportunities the Company experiences in its rapidly changing environment. This is an important input into succession
management and has immediately been used to inform the recruitment process referred to above.
The Committee is also involved in succession planning for Executive Directors and the wider management team within Jersey Electricity.
This highlighted the importance of a mixed resourcing process, that both develops senior staff from within the organisation, and looks to
external appointments where appropriate. As part of our commitment to development, a significant investment has been made during 2018
to roll out the Living Leader program across the business.
The Committee believes that the Board and senior management team has an adequate pipeline in place to manage its near and medium-
term succession requirements.
The Committee recognises the benefits of diversity and will continue to appoint Executive and non-Executive Directors to ensure diversity of
background based on attributes including gender, age, industry experience, background and race. The current profile of the Board is as follows:
Gender
Male
Female
7
1
Tenure
1-3 years
4-9 years
>9 years
4
2
2
Age
41-50
51-60
61-70
>70
Sector
Utilities
Financial Services
Marketing
Taxation
2
4
1
1
3
3
1
1
The Board has put in place a Diversity Policy, which is taken fully into account in making appointments, as described above. It is not our policy to
set measurable targets that involve diversity quotas, but we do measure our performance in terms of initiatives specifically focused on improving
diversity. During 2018 the Board appointed a Board apprentice under the Jersey Board Apprentice scheme, which offers candidates Boardroom
experience, designed to help equip them for a future non-executive position on the board of a company or other organisation.
The Terms of Reference for the Nominations Committee and the Terms and Conditions of the Appointment of non-Executive Directors are
available on our website (www.jec.co.uk).
On behalf of the Committee
A. BRYCE
Chairman
13 December 2018
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Audit and Risk Committee Report
The Audit and Risk Committee (the Committee) is chaired by Aaron Le Cornu supported by Wendy Dorman and Alan Bryce as members.
Both Aaron and Wendy are Chartered Accountants with recent experience in both commerce and private practice. Alan is a Chartered
Engineer with extensive experience of the utility sector and experience of serving on Audit Committees elsewhere. Full biographies of all
members are provided on pages 42 and 43. The meetings provide a forum for discussions with both Company staff and the external auditor.
Meetings are also attended, by invitation, by the Chief Executive, the Finance Director, the Financial Controller, the Company Secretary, and
members of both the external audit and internal audit teams.
The Committee is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders and this includes reviewing the Annual and Interim Financial
Statements and accompanying reports before their submission to the Board for approval and for the reporting of its findings to the Board.
As part of the review process the Committee reviews the likely significant issues in advance of the preparation, and subsequent publication,
of the external financial statements and in particular any critical accounting judgements identified by both the Company and the external
auditor, which are disclosed in Note 2 to the Financial Statements (Critical Accounting Judgements). Comprehensive position papers on
each key area are produced by the Finance Director at both the half and full year. Some of the areas are recurring items such as revenue
recognition, impairment of assets, retirement benefit obligations and hedge accounting. The Committee reviews any year-on-year changes in
methodology for reasonableness.
The Committee formally met four times in the last financial year (aligned to the financial timetable) and is also responsible for monitoring
the controls which are in force (including financial, operational and compliance controls and risk management procedures) to ensure the
integrity of the financial information reported to the shareholders. In addition, a further meeting was facilitated by the Committee, inclusive of
the wider Board members and an external consultant, to review in detail the key risks across the business to ensure they were appropriately
captured, documented, monitored and mitigated. The Committee also considers reports from the internal and external auditors and from
management and provides comment on salient issues to the Board. In addition, the Committee regularly reviews the scope and results of the
work undertaken by both the internal and external auditors. The Terms of Reference for the Audit and Risk Committee are available on our
website (www.jec.co.uk).
The Committee has approved the external auditor’s remuneration and terms of engagement and is fully satisfied with the performance,
objectivity, quality of challenge and independence of the external auditor. A full tender process for the external audit was carried out in 2015.
Deloitte were successful in retaining the engagement and a new audit partner, Andy Isham, was appointed. The Committee will continue
to keep under review all aspects of the relationship with the external auditor and will initiate its next tender process at what is deemed an
appropriate time taking into consideration the period since the last tender. Non-audit services are reviewed on a case by case basis. As
disclosed in Note 6 to the Financial Statements, fees for non-audit services are not material, represent less than 10% of the audit fee and are
not considered to impact on the auditor’s independence. The effectiveness of the external auditor is considered on an ongoing basis driven
primarily by discussions with Deloitte on the maintenance of audit quality and their ability to handle key accounting and audit judgements.
On behalf of the Board, the Committee considered whether the 2018 Annual report and financial statements taken as a whole are fair,
balanced and understandable, and whether the disclosures are appropriate. The Committee reviewed the Group’s procedures around the
preparation, review and challenge of the report and the consistency of the narrative sections with the financial statements and the use of
alternative performance measures and associated disclosures. The Committee also considers any potential inconsistencies raised by the
external auditor. Furthermore, the Committee requested internal audit to conduct a review of the various non-financial KPIs included in the
Annual Report and no issues were identified in this regard.
Following its review, the Committee is satisfied that the Annual report is fair, balanced and understandable, and provides the information
necessary for shareholders and other stakeholders to assess the Company’s position and performance, business model and strategy, and
has advised the Board accordingly.
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Internal Control
The Board is responsible for establishing and maintaining the Company’s system of internal control and for the management of risk. Internal control
systems are designed to meet the particular needs of the business and the risks to which it is exposed, and by their nature can provide reasonable
but not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss. This process has been in place throughout the year up to the date of approval of
the financial statements and is in accordance with The UK Corporate Governance Code. Whistleblowing arrangements are reviewed annually by the
Committee.
The Committee members have regular meetings with Internal Audit to evaluate both performance, and any impediments that might exist, which
would constrain their work. The Committee also approve the plan of work for the Internal Audit function in advance of the following year. In
addition, independent reviews are undertaken on a regular basis. In 2015 a benchmarking exercise was performed, and in 2016 a review of the
risk management process was undertaken by an external consultant. Such exercises provide further comfort to the Committee on the effectiveness of
Internal Audit.
On behalf of the Committee
A. LE CORNU
Chairman
13 December 2018
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Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities
Directors’ Responsibilities for the Financial Statements
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report, Directors’ Remuneration Report and the Financial Statements in accordance
with applicable law and regulations.
Company Law requires the Directors to prepare Financial Statements for each financial year. The Directors are required by the IAS Regulation
to prepare the Group Financial Statements under IFRS as adopted by the European Union. The Financial Statements are also required by
Company Law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the profit or loss of the Company for that period.
International Accounting Standard 1 requires that Financial Statements present fairly for each financial year the Group’s financial position,
financial performance and cash flows. This requires the faithful representation of the effects of transactions, other events and conditions in
accordance with the definitions and recognition criteria for assets, liabilities, income and expenses set out in the International Accounting
Standards Board’s ‘Framework for the preparation and presentation of financial statements’. In virtually all circumstances, a fair presentation
will be achieved by compliance with all applicable IFRS. However, Directors are also required to:
• properly select and apply accounting policies;
• present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable
information;
• provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in IFRS are insufficient to enable users to understand the
impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the entity’s financial position and financial performance; and
• make an assessment of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position
of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of 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 Jersey and in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of Financial Statements may differ
from legislation in other jurisdictions.
The Directors consider that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Financial
Statements are therefore prepared on a going concern basis. Further details of the Group’s going concern review are provided in note 1 of
the financial statements on page 65.
Having taken advice from the Audit and Risk Committee, the Board considers the annual report and financial statements, taken as a
whole, to be fair, balanced and understandable and that it provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Company’s
performance, business model and strategy.
Responsibility Statement
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
• the financial statements, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union,
give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Company and the undertakings included in the
consolidation taken as a whole; and
• the management report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and
the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that
they face.
By order of the Board
C.J. AMBLER
Chief Executive Officer
13 December 2018
M.P. MAGEE
Finance Director
13 December 2018
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Remuneration Committee Report
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee (the Committee) is chaired by Phil Austin who was supported throughout the last year by members Geoffrey
Grime, Aaron Le Cornu and Tony Taylor. The Committee operates within terms of reference, agreed by the Board, which are regularly
reviewed and available on the Company’s website (www.jec.co.uk). Two formal Committee meetings took place during the last financial year.
Remuneration Policy
The policy of the Committee is to ensure the provision of remuneration packages for the Executive directors that fairly reward them for
their contribution to the overall performance of the Company. Remuneration packages comprise basic salary and benefits together with a
performance related annual bonus. Benefits for Executive Directors principally consist of a car or car allowance, private health care and
housing subsidy. The salary and benefits of the Executive team are reviewed by the Committee annually and historically adjustments were
made in April, but the review has now been moved to November to coincide with the date for the rest of the Company.
The Committee commissioned an external review of Executive pay during the year and were advised by Mercer, an independent
remuneration consultancy firm, who considered local benchmarking data alongside comparisons from the UK, including businesses
within the energy sector, as well as listed companies of a similar size to Jersey Electricity. The key purpose of the review was to establish the
competitiveness of the existing Executive package, and to seek advice as to how it should be positioned going forward.
As a result of the review, the salaries of the CEO and Finance Director were revised upwards, with effect from 1 April 2017, in accordance
with Mercer’s recommendations. Changes were also made to the executive bonus scheme, with effect from 2019, giving the Committee
the discretion to defer up to 50% of the award for a period of two years with the ultimate pay-out linked to movements in the listed share
price in the period before vesting. The bonus payable to the Executive Directors is performance related, taking account of their individual
responsibilities within the business, together with the results of the Company as a whole, measured against a broad range of objectives.
The remuneration of Directors for the year ended 30 September 2018 was as follows:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
C.J. Ambler
M.P. Magee
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
G.J. Grime
A.D. Le Cornu
A.A. Bryce
P.J. Austin
W.J. Dorman
A.H. Taylor (appointed 21 September 2017)
M.J. Liston (retired 31 December 2016)
Basic
salary/fees
£
Bonus
£
Benefits
in kind
£
Total
2018
£
Total
2017
£
238,877
186,470
75,900
60,390
15,230
12,338
330,007
259,198
378,570
285,276
43,000
28,000
30,000
25,000
25,000
23,625
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,456
1,728
1,728
1,728
1,728
1,775
-
46,456
29,728
31,728
26,728
26,728
25,400
39,946
24,726
27,155
22,155
19,726
-*
-
4,500
Total
599,972
136,290
39,711
775,973
802,054
*Fees payable quarterly in arrears.
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Service Contracts
The Executive Directors’ service contracts provide for a notice period of six months. The non-Executive Directors’ service contracts have no
unexpired term at the time of election, or re-election, at the Annual General Meeting.
Pension Benefits
Set out below are details of the pension benefits to which each of the Directors is entitled. These pensions are restricted to the scheme in
which the Director has earned benefits during service as a director, but include benefits under the scheme for service both before and after
becoming a Director, including any service transferred into the scheme from a previous employment.
Increase
in accrued
pension
during the year1
Accrued
pension at
30.9.20182
Transfer
value at
30.9.20183
Transfer
value at
30.9.20173
Directors’
contributions
during year
Increase
in transfer value
less Directors
contributions4
C.J. Ambler
M.P. Magee5
£7,451
£5,825
£52,051
£87,779
£840,465
£1,814,462
£699,966
£1,653,399
-
£11,117
£140,499
£149,946
Notes
1. The increase in accrued pension during the year represents the additional accrued pension entitlement at the year end compared to the previous year end.
2. The pension entitlement shown is that which would be paid annually on retirement at age 60, based on service at the year end.
3. The transfer values have been calculated using the basis and method appropriate at each accounting date. It is assumed that the deferred pension commences from the earliest age at
which the member can receive an unreduced pension. The transfer values include any accrued Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) pensions.
4. The increase in transfer value over the year is after deduction of contributions made by the Director during the year.
5. Along with all other Scheme members, Directors have the option to pay AVC’s to the Scheme to purchase additional final salary benefits. AVC’s paid by the Directors during the year
were nil.
Share Schemes
At the 2011 Annual General Meeting approval was granted to launch an all-employee share scheme. During the 2016 financial year 100
‘A’ Ordinary Shares were issued to all staff (subject to Scheme Rules) including the Executive Directors and these shares vest in February
2019. There are no other share-based incentives such as option schemes or long-term incentive plans operated by the Company. However
as indicated earlier in this report the Committee has the discretion to defer up to 50% of the performance bonus to Executive Directors for a
period of two years with the ultimate payout linked to movements in the listed share price in the period before vesting.
Non-Executive Directors’ Remuneration
The remuneration of the non-Executive directors is determined by the Executive directors with the assistance of independent advice concerning
comparable organisations and appointments and also taking into account the particular Committees in which they are involved. As with
executive pay, Mercer were used to provide such advice. A small premium was paid in the financial year to those who chaired Committees
(Audit & Risk: £5,000; Nomination/Remuneration: £2,000) and to those who were members of the Audit & Risk Committee (£2,000) for
additional responsibility, and to Directors based off-Island (£3,000) for travelling time.
External Appointments
The Company encourages Executive Directors to diversify their experience by accepting non-executive appointments to companies or other
organisations outside the Group. Such appointments are subject to the approval by the Board, which also determines the extent to which any
fees may be retained by the Director. At the balance sheet date the external appointments held by Executive Directors, excluding those directly
connected with their employment by the Company, were as follows:
C.J. Ambler
Foresight Solar Fund Limited and Apax Global Alpha Limited.
The total non-Executive Director fees for such appointments were £100,000 of which £80,000 was retained, and the remainder paid to the
Company, by the individual.
M.P. Magee
Standard Life Wealth Offshore Strategy Fund Limited.
The total non-Executive Director fees for this appointment was £20,000 of which £16,000 was retained, and the remainder paid to the
Company, by the individual.
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Directors’ Loans
The Company provides secured loans to the Executive Directors which bear interest at base rate. The balances on such loans were:
C. J. Ambler
M. P. Magee
30.9.2018
£343,949
£135,321
30.9.2017
£372,365
£188,571
Directors’ Share Interests
The Directors’ beneficial interests in the shares of the Company at 30 September 2018 were:
5% and 3.5%
‘A’ Ordinary Shares
Preference Shares
2018
2017
2018
2017
7,520
13,700
10,000
4,500
5,000
7,420
13,500
10,000
4,500
5,000
-
960
-
-
-
-
960
-
-
-
40,720
40,420
960
960
C.J. Ambler*
M.P. Magee*
G.J. Grime
A.A. Bryce
P.J. Austin
*Both C.J. Ambler and M.P. Magee received 100 ‘A’ Ordinary Shares that vested during 2018. Additionally they have a beneficial interest in a further 100 ‘A’ Ordinary Shares that are due to
vest in February 2019. M.P. Magee also acquired a further 100 ‘A’ Ordinary Shares during the year.
There have been no other changes in the interests set out above between 30 September 2018 and 13 December 2018.
On behalf of the Committee
P. AUSTIN
Chairman
13 December 2018
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Independent Auditor’s Report
to the Shareholders of Jersey Electricity plc
Report on the audit of the financial statements
Opinion
In our opinion the financial statements of Jersey Electricity plc (the ‘parent company’) and its subsidiary (together the ‘group’):
• give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s affairs as at 30 September 2018 and of the group’s profit for the year then ended;
• have been properly prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union;
• have been properly prepared in accordance with Companies (Jersey) Law, 1991.
We have audited the financial statements which comprise:
• the Consolidated Income Statement;
• the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income;
• the Consolidated Balance Sheet;
• the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity;
• the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows; and
• the related notes 1 to 23.
The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and IFRSs as adopted by the European Union.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities
under those standards are further described in the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report.
We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in
the UK, including the Financial Reporting Council’s (the ‘FRC’s’) Ethical Standard as applied to listed entities, and we have fulfilled our other
ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We confirm that the non-audit services prohibited by the FRC’s Ethical Standard
were not provided to the group.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Summary of our audit approach
Key audit matters
The key audit matters that we identified in the current year were:
Materiality
Scoping
Significant changes in our
approach
•
•
the accrual for unbilled electricity units; and
the discount rate assumption in the determination of the defined benefit pension scheme
surplus.
Within this report, any new audit matters are identified with
the same as the prior year are identified with
.
and any key audit matters which are
The materiality that we used for the group financial statements was £1,000,000, which was
determined on the basis of approximately 7.5% of profit before tax.
The group includes three separate legal entities – one subsidiary and one joint arrangement - of which
only Jersey Electricity plc was considered a significant component.
In our report for the prior year audit, we included the NAV upgrade project as a key audit matter
including its description, our response to the matter and observations. Following the actions taken by
management since our previous report, we no longer consider this to be a key audit matter for the
purposes of the current year’s audit report.
Except of the above, there have been no changes to our approach since the audit of prior year
financial statements.
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Conclusions relating to principal risks, going concern and viability statement
Going concern
We have reviewed the directors’ statement in note 1 to the financial statements about whether they
considered it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing them and their
identification of any material uncertainties to the group’s ability to continue to do so over a period of
at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements.
We confirm that we have nothing
material to report, add or draw
attention to in respect of these
matters.
We are required to state whether we have anything material to add or draw attention to in relation to
that statement required by Listing Rule 9.8.6R(3) and report if the statement is materially inconsistent
with our knowledge obtained in the audit.
We confirm that we have nothing
material to report, add or draw
attention to in respect of these
matters.
Principal risks and viability statement
Based solely on reading the directors’ statements and considering whether they were consistent
with the knowledge we obtained in the course of the audit, including the knowledge obtained in the
evaluation of the directors’ assessment of the group’s ability to continue as a going concern, we are
required to state whether we have anything material to add or draw attention to in relation to:
•
the disclosures on pages 40-41 that describe the principal risks and explain how they are being
managed or mitigated;
the directors’ confirmation on page 40-41 that they have carried out a robust assessment of the
principal risks facing the group, including those that would threaten its business model, future
performance, solvency or liquidity; or
the directors’ explanation on page 41 as to how they have assessed the prospects of the group,
over what period they have done so and why they consider that period to be appropriate,
and their statement as to whether they have a reasonable expectation that the group will be
able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period of their
assessment, including any related disclosures drawing attention to any necessary qualifications or
assumptions.
•
•
We are also required to report whether the directors’ statement relating to the prospects of the group
required by Listing Rule 9.8.6R(3) is materially inconsistent with our knowledge obtained in the audit.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of
the current period and include the most significant assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) that we identified.
These matters included those which had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources in the audit; and directing
the efforts of the engagement team.
These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we
do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Accrual for unbilled electricity units
Key audit matter
description
The year-end process of calculating the number of unbilled units of electricity and the value of these units
impacts total revenue for the Group. The value of the unbilled units at the year-end is £5.0 million (2017:
£5.1 million) as disclosed in note 2(ii) of the financial statements. Approximately 85% of the customers are
now on smart meters and for this population live meter readings are available as at year-end, significantly
reducing the level of estimation required compared to previous years as no judgement is required for the smart
meter population of unbilled units. However, the remaining 15% of the balance relates to the unbilled revenue
accrual for non-smart meters. This is based on a model which uses historical customer and tariff data and uses
automated calculations to generate the respective balance. There is judgement required by management when
determining what historical data is appropriate to use to reflect unit usage and cost in the unbilled period. We
therefore pinpointed the significant risk in relation to revenue recognition to accrued revenue in relation to
unbilled units for non-smart meters which also represents the element of revenue with a potential for fraud.
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How the scope of our
audit responded to the
key audit matter
We have assessed the design and implementation of key controls relating to the unbilled units process.
We engaged our data analytics specialists to build a model to estimate the unbilled units’ accrual, which
approximates the model used by Jersey Electricity plc. The historical data used in the model such as billed units
data and tariff information was tested for completeness and accuracy through agreement to billing records and
historical tariff data.
We also assessed whether the historical data appropriately reflected consumption in the unbilled period
and challenged the judgements applied by management, for example through assessing management’s
consideration around seasonality adjustments and any significant changes in the customer base or the nature
of properties.
Key observations
As a result of our audit procedures we concluded that the assumptions in the revenue accrual were reasonable
and that the amount recognised in revenue and trade debtors at the reporting date was appropriate and in
accordance with the requirements of IAS 18.
Discount rate assumption in the defined benefit pension scheme
Key audit matter
description
The group has a gross retirement benefit surplus at the year-end of £4.75m (2017: deficit of £4.2m). There is
inherent uncertainty over the assumptions used by actuaries in assessing the present value of scheme liabilities
due to those assumptions being long-term. We identified the most significant assumption and key audit matter
to be the discount rate used of 2.9% (2017: 2.7%), as is disclosed in note 2(i) and note 17 in the financial
statements.
The assumption applied in determining the pension balances is subject to significant judgement and has the
ability to materially affect the current surplus recognised on the balance sheet.
How the scope of our
audit responded to the
key audit matter
We have assessed the design and implementation of key controls relating to the review of the assumptions
used by management in determining the value of the scheme’s obligations.
We have assessed the independence, objectivity and qualifications of the expert which management engaged
to support them in determining the pension assumption, balances and related disclosures.
We have reviewed and challenged the discount rate used by the expert and approved by management, against
independent data and consulted with our own internal experts to benchmark and rationalise the assumption.
Key observations
As a result of our audit procedures, we concluded that the discount rate used was reasonable.
Our application of materiality
We define materiality as the magnitude of misstatement in the financial statements that makes it probable that the economic decisions of a
reasonably knowledgeable person would be changed or influenced. We use materiality both in planning the scope of our audit work and in
evaluating the results of our work.
Based on our professional judgement, we determined materiality for the financial statements as a whole as follows:
Group materiality
£1,000,000 (2017: £1,000,000)
Basis for determining
materiality
Approximately 7.5% of pre-tax profit (2017: 7.5% of pre-tax profit).
Rationale for the
benchmark applied
Given that JEC is a trading group, we have considered profit before tax to be the most suitable benchmark to
use, as it is the main driver of the key performance indicators used by investors.
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Independent Auditor’s Report
to the Shareholders of Jersey Electricity plc
PBT £15m
Group materiality £1m
PBT
Group materiality
Audit & Risk Committee reporting threshold £0.05m
We agreed with the Committee that we would report to them all audit differences in excess of £50,000 (2017: £50,000), as well as differences
below that threshold that, in our view, warranted reporting on qualitative grounds. We also report to the Committee on disclosure matters that we
identified when assessing the overall presentation of the financial statements.
An overview of the scope of our audit
Our group audit was scoped by obtaining an understanding of the group and its environment, including internal control, and assessing the
risks of material misstatement at the group level. Audit work to respond to the risks of material misstatement was performed directly by the audit
engagement team.
Jersey Electricity plc as a stand-alone entity contributes approximately 98% of the revenue and 99% of profit before tax presented within the
Consolidated Income Statement and a similar proportion of the net assets presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
At the group level, we also tested the consolidation process and carried out analytical procedures to conclude that there were no significant risks of
material misstatement of the financial information of the parent company’s subsidiary, Jersey Deep Freeze Limited, and the parent company’s joint
arrangement, Channel Islands Electricity Grid Limited, which were not subject to a separate audit.
2%
1%
0%
Revenue
Profit
before tax
Net assets
98%
99%
100%
Full audit scope
Full audit scope
Full audit scope
Review at group level
Review at group level
Review at group level
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information
included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
We have nothing to report
in respect of these matters.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form
of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and,
in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or
our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine
whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other
information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of
this other information, we are required to report that fact.
In this context, matters that we are specifically required to report to you as uncorrected material misstatements
of the other information include where we conclude that:
• Fair, balanced and understandable – the statement given by the directors that they consider the annual
report and financial statements taken as a whole is fair, balanced and understandable and provides the
information necessary for shareholders to assess the group’s position and performance, business model
and strategy, is materially inconsistent with our knowledge obtained in the audit; or
• Audit committee reporting – the section describing the work of the audit committee does not appropriately
address matters communicated by us to the Audit and Risk Committee; or
• Directors’ statement of compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code – the parts of the directors’
statement required under the Listing Rules relating to the Company’s compliance with the UK Corporate
Governance Code containing provisions specified for review by the auditor in accordance with Listing
Rule 9.8.10R (2) do not properly disclose a departure from a relevant provision of the UK Corporate
Governance Code.
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Independent Auditor’s Report
to the Shareholders of Jersey Electricity plc
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the statement of 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, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the
preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing as
applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the
group or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but
is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements
can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the
economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the FRC’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/
auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
Adequacy of explanations received and accounting records
Under the Companies (Jersey) Law, 1991 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
•
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
• proper accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or proper returns adequate for our
audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns.
•
We have nothing to report
in respect of these matters.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Article 113A of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. 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.
ANDREW ISHAM, BA, FCA
for and on behalf of
Deloitte LLP
Recognised Auditor
St Helier, Jersey
13 December 2018
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GOVERNANCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidated Income Statement
for the year ended 30 September 2018
A presentational change to the 2017 figures has arisen as a result of elements previously embedded within cost of sales (£163,000) and finance costs (£72,000) being reclassified and
shown in revenue. There has been no impact on profit.
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the year ended 30 September 2018
All results in the year have been derived from continuing operations.
The notes on pages 65 to 88 form an integral part of these accounts. The independent auditor’s report is on pages 56 to 60.
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Note 2018 2017 £000 £000Revenue 3 105,874 102,085Cost of sales (65,110) (63,023)Gross profit 40,764 39,062Revaluation of investment properties 11 310 40Operating expenses 4 (24,380) (24,379)Group operating profit 3 16,694 14,723Finance income 28 3Finance costs (1,377) (1,268)Profit from operations before taxation 15,345 13,458Taxation 7 (3,152) (2,834)Profit from operations after taxation 12,193 10,624Attributable to: Owners of the Company 12,115 10,599Non-controlling interests 19 78 25 12,193 10,624Earnings per share - basic and diluted 9 39.54p 34.59p Note 2018 2017 £000 £000Profit for the year 12,193 10,624Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: Actuarial gain on defined benefit scheme 17 10,166 8,859Income tax relating to items not reclassified 7 (2,033) (1,772) 8,133 7,087Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: Fair value loss on cash flow hedges 22 (4,261) (1,673)Income tax relating to items that may be reclassified 7 852 335 (3,409) (1,338)Total comprehensive income for the year 16,917 16,373Attributable to: Owners of the Company 16,839 16,348Non-controlling interests 78 25 16,917 16,373FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Consolidated Balance Sheet
as at 30 September 2018
Approved by the Board on 13 December 2018
G.J. GRIME
Director
M.P. MAGEE
Director
The notes on pages 65 to 88 form an integral part of these accounts. The independent auditor’s report is on pages 56 to 60.
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Note 2018 2017 £000 £000Non-current assets Intangible assets 10 938 1,110Property, plant and equipment 11 215,153 211,921Investment properties 11 20,460 20,150Trade and other receivables 14 501 592Retirement benefit surplus 17 4,751 -Derivative financial instruments 22 682 2,790Investments 12 5 5Total non-current assets 242,490 236,568Current assets Inventories 13 7,092 6,825Trade and other receivables 14 15,202 15,782Derivative financial instruments 22 2,338 4,454Cash and cash equivalents 15,735 8,076Total current assets 40,367 35,137Total assets 282,357 271,705LiabilitiesTrade and other payables 15 15,284 15,885Current tax liabilities 7 2,299 1,034Derivative financial instruments 22 120 -Total current liabilities 17,703 16,919Net current assets 22,664 18,218Non-current liabilities Trade and other payables 15 20,348 20,177Retirement benefit deficit 17 - 4,219Derivative financial instruments 22 89 172Financial liabilities - preference shares 18 235 235Borrowings 16 30,000 30,000Deferred tax liabilities 7 25,753 23,719Total non-current liabilities 76,425 78,522Total liabilities 94,128 95,441Net assets 188,729 176,264EquityShare capital 18 1,532 1,532Revaluation reserve 5,270 5,270ESOP reserve (41) (84)Other reserves 2,249 5,658Retained earnings 179,666 163,862Equity attributable to the owners of the Company 188,676 176,238Non-controlling interests 19 53 26Total equity 188,729 176,264 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
for the year ended 30 September 2018
At 1 October 2017
1,532
5,270
(84)
5,658
163,862
176,238
Note
Share Revaluation
reserve
capital
ESOP
reserve
*Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
Total
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
Total recognised income and expense for the year
Funding of employee share option scheme
Amortisation of employee share scheme
Unrealised loss on hedges (net of tax)
Actuarial gain on defined benefit scheme (net of tax)
Equity dividends
At 30 September 2018
At 1 October 2016
Total recognised income and expense for the year
Funding of employee share option scheme
Amortisation of employee share scheme
Unrealised loss on hedges (net of tax)
Actuarial gain on defined benefit scheme (net of tax)
Adjustment to reserves
Equity dividends
At 30 September 2017
*’Other reserves’ represents the foreign currency hedging reserve.
8
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(9)
52
-
-
-
-
-
-
(3,409)
12,115
12,115
-
-
-
(9)
52
(3,409)
8,133
(4,444)
-
-
8,133
(4,444)
1,532
5,270
(41)
2,249
179,666
188,676
1,532
5,270
(155)
6,878
150,523
164,048
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(2)
73
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1,338)
-
118
10,599
-
-
-
7,087
(118)
10,599
(2)
73
(1,338)
7,087
-
-
(4,229)
(4,229)
1,532
5,270
(84)
5,658
163,862
176,238
The notes on pages 65 to 88 form an integral part of these accounts. The independent auditor’s report is on pages 56 to 60.
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the year ended 30 September 2018
A presentational change to the 2017 figures has arisen as a result of elements previously embedded within cost of sales and finance costs being reclassified and shown in revenue.
There has been no impact on profit.
IAS 7 ‘ Statement of Cash Flows’ requires the explanation of both cash and non-cash movements in assets and liabilities relating to financing activities. Note 16 shows there have been
no movements in borrowings during the year. Therefore no additional disclosure has been applied.
The notes on pages 65 to 88 form an integral part of these accounts. The independent auditor’s report is on pages 56 to 60.
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2018 2017 £000 £000Cash flows from operating activitiesOperating profit 16,694 14,723Depreciation and amortisation charges 11,242 10,695Share-based reward charges 52 73Gain on revaluation of investment property (310) (40)Pension operating charge less contributions paid 1,196 1,607Profit on sale of fixed assets (1) (4)Operating cash flows before movement in working capital 28,873 27,054Working capital adjustments: Increase in inventories (267) (863) Decrease in trade and other receivables 671 892 Increase in trade and other payables 125 1,230Net movement in working capital 529 1,259Interest paid (1,368) (1,250)Capitalised interest paid - (172)Preference dividends paid (9) (9)Income taxes paid (1,045) (421)Net cash flows from operating activities 26,980 26,461Cash flows from investing activitiesPurchase of property, plant and equipment (14,705) (14,252)Investment in intangible assets (168) (836)Net proceeds from disposal of fixed assets 1 4Net cash flows used in investing activities (14,872) (15,084)Cash flows from financing activitiesEquity dividends paid (4,444) (4,229)Dividends paid to non-controlling interest (51) (59)Deposit interest received 28 3Proceeds from borrowings - 18,000Repayment of borrowings - (18,943)Net cash flows used in financing activities (4,467) (5,228)Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 7,641 6,149Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 8,076 1,925Effect of foreign exchange rate changes 18 2Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 15,735 8,076FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Group’s accounting policies as applied for the year ended 30 September 2018 are based on all International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and which have been adopted by the EU, including
International Accounting Standards (IAS) and interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
(IFRIC). The principal accounting policies which have been applied consistently are:
Basis of accounting
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention as modified by the revaluation of investment
properties and derivative financial instruments.
Basis of consolidation
The Group’s consolidated financial information for the year ended 30 September 2018 comprises the Company and its subsidiary.
The subsidiary is an entity over which the Group has the power to govern the financial and operating policies, accompanying a
shareholding that confers more than half of the voting rights.
Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the Group’s equity therein.
Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling
interest’s share of changes in equity since the date of the combination.
The consolidated financial information includes the Group’s share of the post-tax results and net assets under IFRS of the jointly controlled
entity using the equity method of accounting. Equity accounting is a method of accounting by which an equity investment is initially
recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted to reflect the investor’s share of the net profit or loss of the investee. Jointly controlled entities
are those entities over which the Group has joint control with one or more other parties and over which there has to be unanimous
consent by all parties to the strategic, financial and operating decisions.
Under Article 101 (11) of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (“the Law”), the Directors of a holding company need not prepare separate
financial statements if consolidated accounts for the company are prepared, unless required to do so by the members of the Company
by ordinary resolution. The members of the Company had not passed a resolution requiring separate financial statements and, in the
opinion of the Directors, the Company meets the definition of a holding company as set out in the Law. As permitted by the Law, the
Directors have elected not to prepare separate financial statements.
Going Concern
The Group’s business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out in the
Chairman’s Statement (see pages 2 to 3). The financial position of the Group, its cash flow and its liquidity position are described in the
Financial Review (see pages 37 to 41). In addition, note 22 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 risks. The Group has considerable financial resources together with a large number of customers both corporate and individual. As a
consequence, the Directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. The Directors have a reasonable
expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they
continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements and in making the viability statement on page 41.
Foreign currencies
The functional and presentation currency of the Group is sterling. Transactions in currencies other than sterling are recorded at the rates
of exchange prevailing on the dates of the transactions. At each balance sheet date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated
in foreign currencies are translated at the rates prevailing on the balance sheet date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are
denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. Non-monetary
items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated. Gains and losses arising on translation are
included in net profit or loss for the year.
Revenue
Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that economic benefits will flow to the Group and revenue can be reliably
measured. Revenue is measured at the fair value of consideration received or receivable and represents amounts for goods and services
provided in the normal course of business. Revenue excludes the goods and services tax levied on our customers.
i) Energy supply
Revenue is recognised on the basis of energy supplied during the period. Revenue for energy supply includes an estimated assessment of
energy supplied to customers. For the majority of customers who are on smart meters this is between the date of the last meter reading
and the balance sheet date, using historical consumption patterns. For customers on traditional meters this is between the last billing
date and the balance sheet date, again using historical consumption patterns.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
Revenue continued
ii) Retail
Revenue resulting from the sales of goods within our retail business is recognised on sale to the customer, as this is the point at
which the company recognises the transfer of risks and rewards.
iii) Building Services
Revenue within JEBS, our contracting and building services business, is recognised as the service is provided, on a stage of
completion basis according to expected profit margins on a project by project basis.
iv) Property
Rental income is accrued on a time basis by reference to the agreements entered.
v) Other
Other income is recognised as the service is provided or on receipt of payment as appropriate. Other income also includes
indefeasible rights of use (IRU) sales. With the connection of the Channel Islands Electricity Grid Limited (CIEG) telecom network
between Jersey, France and Guernsey, the Group has the ability to sell dark fibre to other telecom network operators seeking to
extend their own networks through IRU agreements. Income from IRUs where an IRU agreement does not transfer substantially all
the risks and benefits of ownership to the buyer or is deemed not to extend for substantially all of the assets’ expected useful lives, is
recognised on a straight-line basis over the life of the agreement, even when the payments are not received on such a basis. Where
agreements extend for substantially all of the assets’ expected useful lives and transfer substantially all the risks and benefits of
ownership to the buyer, the resulting profit/(loss) is recognised in the income statement as a gain/(loss) on disposal of fixed assets.
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of tax currently payable and deferred tax. The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the
year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are
taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible.
Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on the difference between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in
the balance sheet and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profits, and is accounted for using the balance
sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised
to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised.
Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset is realised,
on a non-discounted basis, and is recorded in the income statement, except where it relates to items recorded to equity via other
comprehensive income, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in that statement.
Intangible assets
The costs of acquired computer software are capitalised on the basis of the costs incurred to acquire and bring to use the specific software
and are amortised over their useful lives. Costs directly associated with the development of computer software programmes that will
generate economic benefits over a period in excess of one year are capitalised and amortised over their estimated useful lives. Costs
include employee costs relating to software development and an appropriate proportion of directly attributable overheads. Amortisation is
charged on a straight-line basis over its expected useful life which is estimated to be up to 4 years.
Property, plant and equipment
In accordance with IAS 16 costs are capitalised where it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the asset being
purchased or constructed will flow to the entity; and the cost of the asset can be measured reliably.
For assets under construction, all costs incurred which are directly attributable to bringing the asset to a point of commissionable
use, including direct materials and direct labour costs are capitalised once an executive decision has been taken to proceed with the
construction of the asset.
Property, plant and equipment excludes investment property and is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses,
if any. Assets are depreciated on the straight-line method to their expected residual values over their estimated useful lives from the year
following acquisition. Property, plant and equipment include capitalised employee, interest and other costs that are directly attributable to
construction of these assets. Property, plant and equipment under the course of construction is not depreciated and is carried at cost less
impairment.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
Depreciation is charged as follows:
Buildings
Interlinks
up to 50 years
up to 30 years
Plant, mains cables and services
up to 40 years
Fixtures and fittings
Computer equipment
Vehicles
up to 10 years
up to 4 years
up to 10 years
The gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of an asset is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the
carrying amount of the asset and is recognised in the income statement.
Capital grants and customer contributions in respect of additions to plant are treated as deferred income within non-current liabilities and
released to the income statement over the estimated operational lives of the related assets.
Impairment of tangible and intangible assets
At the end of each reporting period, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether
there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the
asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable
amount of an individual asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. When
a reasonable and consistent basis of allocation can be identified, corporate assets are also allocated to individual cash-generating units,
or otherwise they are allocated to the smallest group of cash-generating units for which a reasonable and consistent allocation basis can
be identified.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. 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 the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of
the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in the income
statement, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation
decrease.
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised
estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been
determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment
loss is recognised immediately in the income statement, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the
reversal of the impairment loss is rated as a revaluation increase.
Investment properties
Investment properties are stated at fair value at the balance sheet date. Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of
investment properties are included in the income statement for the period in which they arise. The Group’s policy on freehold properties
is to classify it as an investment property both when the property is held for capital appreciation or rental purposes and when it is fully
occupied by external tenants.
Investment in joint venture
The results and assets and liabilities of the joint venture are incorporated using the equity method. Investment in the joint venture is
therefore carried in the Group balance sheet at cost as adjusted by changes in the Group’s share of net assets, less any impairment.
Operating leases
Lessee
Rentals payable under operating leases, where a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessors,
are charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the period of the leases.
Lessor
Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial indirect costs
incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and received on a
straight-line basis over the lease term.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour
and overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their location and condition at year end. Cost is calculated using
the weighted average method with the exception of fuel oil which is calculated using the first-in first-out method. Net realisable value
represents the estimated selling price less all estimated costs of completion and costs to be incurred in marketing, selling and distribution.
Financial instruments
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and short-term deposits with a maturity of three months or less.
Short-term investments
Short-term investments comprise cash deposits which have a maturity greater than three months at the time of inception.
Trade and other receivables
Trade receivables are initially recognised at invoice value and do not carry any interest and are reduced by appropriate allowances for
estimated irrecoverable amounts.
Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables are initially recognised at invoice value and are not interest bearing and are subsequently stated at their
amortised cost. Amortised cost is considered by the Directors to be equivalent to invoiced value.
Long-term borrowings
Loans that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classified as ‘long-term borrowings’. Loans
are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Interest expense is recognised by applying the effective interest rate.
Derivative financial instruments
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured to
their fair value at each balance sheet date. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments which are designated as highly
effective hedges of future cash flows are recognised directly in other comprehensive income and any ineffective portion is recognised
immediately in the income statement. When hedges mature that do not result in the recognition of an asset or a liability, amounts
deferred in other comprehensive income are recognised in the income statement in the same period in which the hedged item affects
net profit or loss.
Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting are recognised in the income
statement as they arise.
Hedge accounting is discontinued when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, or no longer qualifies for
hedge accounting. Until that time, any cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument recognised in other comprehensive income is
kept in equity until the forecasted transaction occurs. If a hedged transaction is no longer expected to occur, the net cumulative gain or
loss that has been recognised in other comprehensive income is transferred to the income statement.
Borrowing costs
Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets, which are assets that necessarily
take a substantial period of time to get ready for their intended use or sale, are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the
assets are substantially ready for their intended use or sale. Investment income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings
pending their expenditure on qualifying assets is deducted from the borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation. All other borrowing costs are
recognised in the income statement in the period in which they occurred.
Dividends
Dividends are recorded in the Group’s financial statements in the period in which they are approved by the Company’s shareholders.
Interim dividends are recorded in the period in which they are paid.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Mandatorily redeemable preference shares are classified as liabilities. Incremental costs directly
attributable to the issue of new shares or options are shown as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.
Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, and where it is
probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can
be made of the amount of the obligation. Provisions are reviewed at each balance sheet date and are adjusted to reflect the current best
estimate.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
Retirement benefits
The Company provides pensions through both a defined contributions scheme and a defined benefit scheme. In the latter the cost of
providing benefits is determined using the projected unit credit method, with full actuarial valuations being carried out at a minimum every
three years. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised in full, directly in retained earnings in the period in which they occur and are shown
in the statement of comprehensive income. The net figure derived from the current service cost element of the pension charge, the expected
return on pension scheme assets and interest on pension scheme liabilities, including past service cost, is deducted in arriving at operating
profit. Retirement benefits recorded in the balance sheet represent the net financial position of the Group’s defined benefit pension scheme.
Share-based payments
Equity-settled share-based payments to employees and others providing similar services are measured at fair value of the equity
instruments at the grant date. The fair value excludes the effect of non-market-based vesting conditions. Details regarding the
determination of the fair value of equity-settled share-based transactions are not separately disclosed due to their immaterial value.
The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity-settled share-based payments is expensed over the vesting period, based on the
Group’s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest. At each balance sheet date, the Group revises its estimate of the number
of equity instruments expected to vest as a result of the effect of non market-based vesting conditions. The impact of the revision of the
original estimates, if any, is recognised in the income statement such that the cumulative expense reflects the revised estimate, with a
corresponding adjustment to equity reserves.
Accounting developments
In preparing these Financial Statements, the Group has applied all relevant IFRS, IAS and Interpretations issued by the IFRIC which have
been adopted by the EU as of the date of approval of these Financial Statements. The following new accounting standards, amendments
to existing accounting standards and/or interpretations of existing accounting standards are mandatory for the current period and have
been adopted by the Group. All other new standards, amendments to existing standards and new interpretations that are mandatory for
the current year have no bearing on the operating activities and disclosures of the Group and consequently have not been listed. The
Group has not adopted any new standards or interpretations that are not mandatory.
At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following Standards and interpretations, which have not been applied in
these financial statements, were in issue but not yet effective and in some cases, not adopted by the EU:
Standards effective in current period:
IAS 7 (amendment) Disclosure Initiative, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017
IAS 12 Income Taxes, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017
Standards in issue not yet effective:
IFRS 2 (amendment) Classification and Measurement of Share-based Payment Transactions, which is effective for annual periods beginning
on or after 1 January 2018
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018 including Amendments to IFRS 9:
Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation
IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018 including
Clarifications to IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2014–2016 Cycle – Amendments to IFRS 1 and IAS 28, which is effective for annual periods
beginning on or after 1 January 2018
IFRIC 22 Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018
Amendments to IAS 40: Transfers of Investment Property, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018
IFRS 16 Leases, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019
IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts, supersedes IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts as of 1 January 2021
IFRIC 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019
Jersey Electricity plc is not permitted to adopt a standard until it has been adopted by the EU. The following changes to Standards and
Interpretations that are considered to be most relevant to the Group:
IFRS 9 ‘Financial instruments’ was endorsed by the European Union (EU) and has been effective from 1 January 2018 (1 October 2018
for the Group) and replaces IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’. The impact of adopting this standard does
not materially change the amounts recognised in relation to existing Euro forward currency hedging arrangements employed by the
Group but does simplify the requirements for measuring hedge effectiveness, and thus the eligibility conditions for hedge accounting. The
Group’s review of the IFRS 9 hedge accounting model concluded that whilst adoption would not change the treatment of existing hedging
arrangements, the changes made would not result in any additional hedge designations either. As such, the existing hedge accounting model
under IAS 39 appropriately reflects our risk management activities in the financial statements. Therefore, as permitted by IFRS 9, the Group
has elected to continue to apply the hedge accounting requirements of IAS 39. This policy choice will be periodically reviewed to consider
any changes in our risk management activities. Upon adoption of IFRS 9, the Group intends to apply the exemption from the requirement to
restate comparative information about classification and measurement, including impairment.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from contracts with customers’ was endorsed by the EU and effective from 1 January 2018 (1 October 2018
to the Group) and replaces IAS 11 ‘Construction contracts’, IAS 18 ‘Revenue’, IFRIC 18 ‘Transfers of Assets from Customers’ and
a number of other revenue related interpretations previously adopted by the Group. The core principle of IFRS 15 is that an entity
recognises revenue that reflects the expected consideration for goods or services provided to a customer under contract, over the
performance obligations they are provided, especially where bundled services are provided. Due to the nature of our revenue
generating transactions with customers, it is not expected that this will result in any material changes to revenue or profits of the Group.
IFRS 16 ‘Leases’ has been endorsed by the EU and will be effective from 1 January 2019 (1 October 2019 to the Group) and
replaces IAS 17 ‘Leases’ and sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases. It is
anticipated that where the Group is currently lessee, around £4.0m of additional “Right of Use” assets will be capitalised with a
corresponding lease liability. The amortisation of the lease liability through the income statement is expected to be similar to the current
rent charges and thus there is expected to be no material impact to profit.
2 Critical Accounting Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the Group’s accounting policies, which are described in note 1, the Directors are required to make judgements,
estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The
estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are monitored on an ongoing basis. Changes to accounting estimates are recognised in the
period in which an estimate is revised if the modification affects only that period (or also in future periods if applicable).
Critical accounting judgements
The following are the critical judgements, apart from those involving estimations (which are dealt with separately below), that the directors
have made in the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies and that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised
in financial statements.
i Hedge accounting
The Group utilises currency derivatives to hedge a proportion of its future purchases of electricity from France which currently extend to
the next three calendar years as well as for any foreign currency denominated capital contracts. Judgement is applied in establishing
the quantum of these future foreign exchange commitments as the volume and price of imported electricity vary annually. All such
currency derivatives are fair valued, based on market values of equivalent instruments at balance sheet date.
ii Decommissioning
A judgement has been made that the Company does not meet the recognition criteria (set out in IAS 37 Provisions) as it does not have
any set obligation to de-commission any of our material assets but a risk exists that costs may be incurred in the future. The assets
concerned are our power station at La Collette, which is leasehold with a current end date of 2056, and our subsea interconnectors to
France and Guernsey. None of the assets have a definitive planning or legal obligation to decommission at the end of life but obligations
could develop over time, for example, for environmental reasons. There are varying external opinions as to whether subsea cables should
be left in place, or removed, at the end of their useful life as over time the interconnector asset becomes part of the marine infrastructure.
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation and uncertainty at the reporting date that may have a
significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are disclosed
below.
i Retirement benefit obligations
The Group provides pensions through a defined benefits scheme for a number of its employees which is accounted for in accordance
with IAS 19 ‘Employee Benefits’. The benefit obligation is discounted at a rate set by reference to market yields at the end of the
reporting period on high quality corporate bonds. Significant judgement is required when setting the criteria for bonds to be included
in the population from which the yield curve is derived. The most significant criteria considered for the selection of bonds include the
issue size of the corporate bonds, quality of the bonds and the identification of outliers which are excluded. The discount rate used in
2018 was 2.9% and in 2017 was 2.7%. If the discount rate applied to the liabilities had been either 0.5% higher or lower than the
2.9% applied for 2018, the net surplus of £3.8m would have risen to around £12m, or moved to a deficit of £6m, respectively.
ii Revenue
The assessment of energy sales to customers is based on meter readings, which are carried out on a systematic basis throughout the
year. Revenue for energy supply includes an estimated assessment of electricity supplied to customers between the date of the last
meter reading, using historical consumption patterns. Unbilled revenues included within trade and other receivables in the balance
sheet relating to such customers at 30 September 2018 amounted to £5.0m (2017: £5.1m). If the unbilled estimate at the year-end
was misstated by 10% then profits would be impacted by around £0.5m.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
3 Business segments
The business segments below are those reported to the Group’s Chief Executive for the purposes of resource allocation and performance
assessment:
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2018 2018 2018 2017 2017 2017 External Internal Total External Internal Total £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000RevenueEnergy 82,332 133 82,465 80,408 143 80,551Building Services 4,823 876 5,699 3,976 915 4,891Retail 13,571 56 13,627 12,888 37 12,925Property 2,277 604 2,881 2,187 599 2,786Other* 2,871 909 3,780 2,626 1,324 3,950 105,874 2,578 108,452 102,085 3,018 105,103Intergroup elimination (2,578) (3,018)Revenue 105,874 102,085Operating profit Energy 13,418 11,651 Building Services (245) 131Retail 812 731Property 1,813 1,645Other 586 525 16,384 14,683Revaluation of investment properties 310 40Operating profit 16,694 14,723Finance income 28 3Finance costs (1,377) (1,268)Profit from operations before taxation 15,345 13,458Taxation (3,152) (2,834)Profit from operations after taxation 12,193 10,624Attributable to: Owners of the Company 12,115 10,599Non-controlling interests 78 25 12,193 10,624*Other segment includes Jersey Energy, Jendev and Jersey Deep Freeze Limited. Materially, all the Group’s operations are conducted within the Channel Islands. All transfers between divisions are on an arms-length basis.A presentational change to the 2017 figures has arisen as a result of elements previously embedded within cost of sales (£163,000) and finance costs (72,000) being reclassified and shown in revenue. There has been no impact on profit.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
4 Operating expenses
5 Directors and employees
Detailed information in respect of Directors’ shareholdings and emoluments, pensions and benefits is given in the Remuneration
Committee Report on pages 53 to 55. The number of persons (full time equivalents) employed by the Group (including non-Executive
Directors) at 30 September was as follows:
The aggregate payroll costs of these persons were as follows:
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2018 2017 £000 £000Distribution costs 11,862 12,222Administration expenses 12,518 12,157 24,380 24,379 2018 2017 Number NumberEnergy 186 201Other businesses 102 116Trainees 14 9 302 326 2018 2017 £000 £000Wages and salaries 17,456 17,422Social security costs 913 923Pension (note 17)** 3,012 3,526 21,381 21,871Capitalised manpower costs* (2,321) (1,946) 19,060 19,925* Capitalised manpower costs are included in note 11 under categories ‘Mains cables and services’, ‘Fixtures, fittings, computer equipment and vehicles’ and ‘Interlinks’.** The pension costs above relate to the defined benefit pension scheme. The contributions recognised as an expense relating to the defined contribution scheme are included within wages and salaries and amount to £259,000 (2017: £181,000).FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
6 Group operating profit
Operating profit is after charging/(crediting):
Fees payable to Group auditors
Auditor’s remuneration for audit services
Auditor’s remuneration for non-audit services
Other operating charges
Operating lease charges
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Amortisation of intangible assets
Maintenance and repairs
Legal and professional
Bad debt write-offs
Movement in bad debt provisions
7 Taxation
Current tax:
Jersey Income Tax - ordinary activities
- adjustments in respect of prior periods
Total current tax
Deferred tax:
Used losses
Current year
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2018
£000
90
5
254
10,902
340
1,986
146
30
19
2018
£000
2,299
-
2,299
-
853
2017
£000
94
4
231
10,501
194
2,768
126
1
(23)
2017
£000
1,043
(9)
1,034
406
1,394
Total tax on profit on ordinary activities
3,152
2,834
The differences between the total tax charge shown above and the amount calculated by applying the standard rate of Jersey Income Tax
to the profit before tax is as follows:
Profit from ordinary activities before tax
Tax on profit on ordinary activities at standard income tax rate of 20% (2017: 20%)
Effects of:
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes
Income not taxable for tax purposes
Non-qualifying depreciation
Group current tax charge for year
2018
£000
15,345
3,069
-
7
(197)
273
3,152
2017
£000
13,458
2,692
(9)
8
(137)
280
2,834
73
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
7 Taxation (continued)
Deferred Tax
The following outlines the major deferred tax assets/liabilities recognised by the Group and Company:
Deferred tax movements in the year
The Company is taxed solely in Jersey as it has no legal presence in any other jurisdiction. The applicable rate of income tax for utility
companies in Jersey is 20%, whilst the applicable rate for companies in general, such as Jersey Deep Freeze Limited is 0%. There are
no current indications, political or otherwise, that these rates are expected to change in the foreseeable future. The effective tax rate on
pre-tax profits is 21% (2017: 21%) due to the manner in which capital allowances are applied in place of depreciation expenses which
are included in the pre-tax profit figure. As the tax liability rests with the States of Jersey, the right to offset assets and liabilities allows the
balance sheet to show the net deferred tax liability position.
8 Dividends paid and proposed
Equity:
The proposed dividend is subject to approval at the forthcoming AGM and has not been included as liabilities in these financial
statements. These dividends are shown net of 20% tax.
Dividends paid out to non-controlling interests in relation to Jersey Deep Freeze Limited are disclosed in note 19.
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Per Share In Total 2018 2017 2018 2017 pence pence £000 £000Ordinary and ‘A’ Ordinary:Dividend paid final for previous year 8.4 8.0 2,575 2,451 interim for current year 6.1 5.8 1,869 1,777 14.5 13.8 4,444 4,228Dividend proposed final for current year 8.8 8.4 2,696 2,574 Group and Company 2018 2017 £000 £000Accelerated capital allowances 24,240 23,149Derivative financial instruments 563 1,414Pensions 950 (844)Provisions for deferred tax 25,753 23,719 Group and Company 2018 2017 £000 £000At 1 October 23,719 20,482Charged to profit and loss account 853 1,800Charged to statement of comprehensive income 1,181 1,437At 30 September 25,753 23,719FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
9 Earnings per Ordinary share
Earnings per Ordinary and ‘A’ Ordinary share (basic and diluted) of 39.54p (2017: 34.59p) are calculated on the Group profit, after taxation,
of £12,115,000 (2017: £10,599,000), and on the 30,640,000 (2017: 30,640,000) Ordinary and ‘A’ Ordinary shares in issue during the
financial year and at 30 September 2018. There are no share options in issue nor any changes to the employee share option scheme and
therefore there is no difference between basic and diluted earnings per share.
10 Intangible assets
Cost as at 1 October 2017
Additions
At 30 September 2018
Amortisation
At 1 October 2017
Charge for the year
At 30 September 2018
Net book value
At 30 September 2018
Cost as at 1 October 2016
Additions
Reclassification
Disposals
At 30 September 2017
Amortisation
At 1 October 2016
Charge for year
Disposals
At 30 September 2017
Net book value
At 30 September 2017
The above amortisation charges are included within operating expenses in the consolidated income statement.
Computer Software
£000
1,398
168
1,566
288
340
628
938
Computer Software
£000
397
836
306
(141)
1,398
235
194
(141)
288
1,110
75
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
11 Property, plant, equipment and investment properties
Fixtures, fittings,
computer
Freehold land
Leasehold
Mains cables equipment and
Investment
and buildings
buildings
Plant
and services
£000
£000
£000
£000
vehicles
£000
Interlinks
£000
Total
properties*
£000
£000
25,141
17,048
-
5,857
-
-
30,998
-
-
-
-
17,048
105,630
5,406
(5,857)
-
(6)
105,173
85,684
5,685
-
-
-
91,369
19,746
2,940
-
-
(672)
22,014
97,109
109
350,358
14,140
-
-
-
97,218
-
-
(678)
363,820
20,150
-
-
310
-
20,460
9,030
538
6,565
369
59,585
2,659
29,773
1,957
-
-
-
-
9,568
6,934
62,244
31,730
10,333
1,544
(672)
11,205
23,151
3,835
-
26,986
138,437
10,902
(672)
148,667
-
-
-
-
21,430
10,114
42,929
59,639
10,809
70,232
215,153
20,460
Cost or valuation
At 1 October 2017
Expenditure
Reclassification**
Revaluation
Disposals/write offs
At 30 September 2018
Depreciation
At 1 October 2017
Charge for the year
Disposals
At 30 September 2018
Net book value at
30 September 2018
**Items reclassified relate to Land and Buildings elements of the new West of St Helier Substation. There was no depreciation charge
against these during the year as the assets were under construction.
Fixtures, fittings,
computer
Freehold land
Leasehold
Mains cables equipment and
Investment
and buildings
buildings
Plant
and services
£000
£000
£000
£000
vehicles
£000
Interlinks
£000
Total
properties*
£000
£000
Cost or valuation
At 1 October 2016
Expenditure
Reclassification to intangible assets
Revaluation
Disposals/write offs
At 30 September 2017
24,904
260
-
-
(23)
25,141
16,952
238
-
-
(142)
17,048
101,444
4,983
-
-
(797)
105,630
8,522
531
(23)
9,030
6,339
368
(142)
6,565
57,746
2,636
(797)
59,585
Depreciation
At 1 October 2016
Charge for the year
Disposals/write offs
At 30 September 2017
Net book value at
30 September 2017
*Investment properties
81,927
3,757
-
-
-
85,684
27,909
1,864
-
29,773
20,292
2,140
(306)
-
(2,380)
19,746
11,025
1,681
(2,373)
10,333
96,321
2,189
-
-
(1,401)
97,109
341,840
13,567
(306)
-
(4,743)
350,358
20,110
-
-
40
-
20,150
21,131
3,421
(1,401)
23,151
132,672
10,501
(4,736)
138,437
-
-
-
-
16,111
10,483
46,045
55,911
9,413
73,958
211,921
20,150
The B&Q lease is a fully-repairing lease with a 48-year term from May 2000 and a tenant-only break option on the 23rd anniversary.
The Medical Centre lease is an internal repairing lease with a 30-year term from May 2005 and break options at 15, 20 and 25 year
anniversaries.
Commercial properties have been valued on the basis of a yield between 7.5% and 8.75% before deductions for acquisition costs.
The residential properties comprise 29 units which are let out on licences or leases with terms no greater than one year.
The minimum lease payments are detailed in note 21.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
11 Property, plant, equipment and investment properties (continued)
a No depreciation is charged on freehold land. Depreciation is included in operating costs in the income statement.
b Investment properties, which are all freehold, were valued on an open market existing use basis at 30 September 2018 by qualified
independent valuers Sarre and Company who have extensive experience in Jersey property market valuation.
Such properties are not depreciated in accordance with IAS 40. The rental income arising from the properties during the year was
£1,428k (2017: £1,396k), with maintenance and repair costs of £76k (2017: £119k). Under the terms of the lease arrangements
with residential tenants, the Company is obliged to keep the rented premises in a good state of condition and repair. The Company
is obliged to keep the Medical Centre wind and water tight and structurally sound, whilst no obligations exist to the Company with
regards to the B&Q lease which is fully repairing.
c The Group figures are tabled together with fixtures, fittings and vehicles for our subsidiary of £39k (2017: £42k) at cost and a
depreciated value of £3k (2017: £12k).
d The gross carrying amount of tangible assets at net book value of zero at 30 September 2018 was £55.4m (2017: £49.5m).
e £12.8m (2017: £2.9m) for St Helier Primary is classified in interlinks and plant respectively and are assets under construction. During
this financial year no interest was capitalised (2017: £172k at an average rate on borrowing of 4.42%).
12 Other investments
Principal group investments
The Company has investments in the following subsidiary undertaking and joint arrangement which principally affected the profits or net
assets of the Group.
Joint arrangement:
Country of
incorporation or
principal business
address
Principal
activity
Shareholding
%
Holding
Financial
Year End
Channel Islands Electricity Grid Limited
Jersey
Association with
5,000 Ordinary
50
30 November
Guernsey Electricity
Limited
Subsidiary undertaking:
Jersey Deep Freeze Limited
Jersey
Sale and
51 Ordinary
51
31 January
maintenance
of refrigeration and
catering equipment
Channel Islands Electricity Grid Limited (CIEG)
The joint arrangement between the Company and Guernsey Electricity Limited for the installation of a second interconnector system
between France, Jersey and Guernsey required a control point through which the interconnector project manager could communicate and
also, to be the customer which Électricité de France would invoice for their energy sales. CIEG, a company jointly owned and managed
on a 50/50 basis by the Company and Guernsey Electricity Limited, was established in July 1998 to deal with these aspects and also
to manage the way in which the second interconnector would be operated. In May 2013, Jersey and Guernsey Electricity signed an
agreement to share the cost and capacity of the Normandie 3 project. It also provided for cost and capacity sharing of the Normandie 1
project as a replacement of the original EDF1 interconnector between Jersey and France that failed in June 2012.
The Company’s interest in CIEG is accounted for as a joint arrangement under IFRS 11 ‘Joint arrangements’. CIEG has a reporting period
end of 30 November based on the Company inception date.
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2018 2017 £000 £000Joint arrangement 5 5
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
12 Other investments (continued)
Jersey Deep Freeze Limited
The Company owns 51% (2017: 51%) of the issued ordinary share capital of Jersey Deep Freeze Limited, a Jersey company whose principal
business is the sale and maintenance of refrigeration equipment to commercial businesses.
The results are consolidated into these Group financial statements, as the Group is considered to exert control under IFRS 10. Jersey Deep
Freeze Limited has an historical reporting period end of 31 January which remains unchanged.
13 Inventories
The amounts attributed to the different categories are as follows:
14 Trade and other receivables
The secured loans include loans to Directors and to a shareholder in the subsidiary Jersey Deep Freeze Limited. See the Remuneration
Committee Report on page 55 in the Report of the Directors for disclosure of the Directors’ loans.
The fair value of trade and other receivables is considered by the Directors to be equivalent to its carrying value.
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2018 2017 £000 £000Fuel oil 3,800 3,943Commercial stocks and work in progress 2,486 2,301Generation, distribution spares and sundry 806 581 7,092 6,825During the year £11.8m (2017: £11.3m) was recognised directly in cost of sales in respect of inventories sold or used in operations or production. 2018 2017 £000 £000Amounts receivable within one year:Trade receivables (includes unbilled units) 13,601 13,965Prepayments and other receivables 1,601 1,817 15,202 15,782Amounts receivable after more than one year:Secured loan accounts 501 592FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
15 Trade and other payables
16 Borrowings
The long-term funding via a private placement is in place with Pricoa Capital Group (an affiliate of Prudential Financial, Inc) and £30m of
finance drawn on 17 July 2014. This consists of:
a £15m for 20 years at a fixed rate coupon of 4.41%
b £15m for 25 years at a fixed rate coupon of 4.52%
This facility includes externally imposed capital requirements. The financial covernants require a net debt to regulated asset value ratio not
greater than 0.5% and an EBITDA to borrowings cost ratio not less than 4%.
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2018 2017 £000 £000Amounts falling due within one year:Trade payables 1,405 1,601Other payables including taxation and social security 6,991 7,510Accruals and deferred income 6,888 6,774 15,284 15,885Amounts falling due after more than one year:Accruals 246 328Deferred income 20,102 19,849 20,348 20,177The fair value of trade and other payables is considered by the Directors to be equivalent to its carrying value. 2018 2017 £000 £000Unsecured borrowing at amortised costLoan obtained from private placement 30,000 30,000In addition the above borrowings are supplemented by an unsecured 5 year revolving credit facility (RCF) from the Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited (RBSI) which provides flexibility as the timing of further planned capital expenditure is variable. Following a review of future cash requirements the RCF was further reduced during the year from £15m to £10m in March 2018. This facility bears the same externally imposed capital requirements as detailed above. The existing RCF expires in May 2019. Discussions are underway to replace this. A one year £2m overdraft facility also exists with RBSI.The fair value of borrowings is considered by the Directors to be equivalent to its carrying value.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
17 Pensions
The Company sponsors a funded defined benefit pension plan for qualifying Jersey Electricity employees. The plan is administered by
a separate board of Trustees which is legally separate from the Company. The Trustees are composed of representatives of both the
employer and employees, plus an independent trustee. The Trustees are required by law to act in the interest of all relevant beneficiaries
and are responsible for the investment policy with regard to the assets plus the day-to-day administration of the benefits.
Under the plan, employees are entitled to annual pensions on retirement at age 65 of one-sixtieth or one-eightieth (depending on category
of membership) of final pensionable salary for each year of service. Pensionable salary is broadly defined as the best successive 12 months’
salary in the past three years. Benefits are also payable on death and following other events such as withdrawing from active service.
No other post-retirement benefits are provided by the Scheme to these employees.
Profile of the Scheme
The defined benefit obligation includes benefits for current employees, former employees and current pensioners.
Broadly, about 52% of the liabilities are attributable to current employees, 12% to former employees and 36% to current pensioners.
The Scheme duration is an indicator of the weighted-average time until benefit payments are made. For the Scheme as a whole, the
duration is around 18 years reflecting the approximate split of the defined benefit obligation.
Funding requirements
The last funding valuation of the Scheme was carried out by a qualified actuary as at 31 December 2015 and showed a surplus of £6.9m. In
Jersey there are no legal or regulatory requirements governing pension schemes and therefore no imposed minimum funding requirement. The
next funding valuation is due no later than 31 December 2018 at which the funding level of the Scheme will be reviewed. The Company pays
contributions of 20.6% (26.6% for non-contributory members) of pensionable salaries (including 1% in respect of expenses) with contributory
members paying a further 6% of pensionable salaries.
Risks associated with the Scheme
The Scheme exposes the Company to a number of risks, the most significant of which are:
Asset volatility
The liabilities are calculated using a discount rate set with reference to corporate bond yields; if assets underperform this yield, this will
create a deficit. The Scheme holds a significant proportion of growth assets (equities) which, though expected to outperform corporate
bonds in the long-term, create volatility and risk in the short-term. The allocation to growth assets is monitored to ensure it remains
appropriate given the Scheme’s long term objectives.
Changes in bond yields
A decrease in corporate bond yields will increase the value placed on the Scheme’s liabilities for accounting purposes, although this will be
partially offset by an increase in the value of the Scheme’s bond holdings.
Inflation risk
A proportion of the Scheme’s benefit obligations are linked to inflation, and higher inflation will lead to higher liabilities. The majority of the
assets are either unaffected by or only loosely correlated with inflation, meaning that an increase in inflation will also increase the deficit.
Life expectancy
The majority of the Scheme’s obligations are to provide benefits for the life of the member, so increases in life expectancy will result in an
increase in the liabilities.
Reporting at 30 September 2018
The results of the latest funding valuation at 31 December 2015 have been adjusted to the balance sheet date taking account of
experience over the period since 31 December 2015, changes in the market conditions, and differences in the financial and demographic
assumptions. The present value of the defined benefit obligation and the related current service cost, were measured using the Projected
Unit Credit Method.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
17 Pensions (continued)
The principal assumptions used by the independent qualified actuaries to calculate the liabilities under IAS 19 are set out below:
The Scheme assets are invested in the following asset classes, each of which have a quoted market value:
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Main financial assumptions: 2018 2017 % pa % paInflation 3.5 3.5Rate of general increase in salaries - short term (year 1) 4.2 3.5 - long term (year 2 onwards) 4.5 4.5Pension increases in payment - -Pension increases in payment for pensions purchased with AVCs 3.5 3.5Discount rate for scheme liabilities 2.9 2.7The financial assumptions reflect the nature and term of the Scheme’s liabilities. Value at 30 Value at 30 September September 2018 2017 £000 £000LDI/UK Gilts 26,622 33,155Equities 50,449 43,512Diversified Growth Funds 58,914 52,612Cash and Commitments 178 (23) 136,163 129,256 30 September 2018 30 September 2017Post-retirement mortality assumption - base tableSAPS ‘S2’ tables with CMI 2015 improvements to the calculations date with suitable scaling factors appliedSAPS ‘S2’ tables with CMI 2015 improvements to the calculations date with suitable scaling factors appliedPost-retirement mortality assumption - future improvementsCMI 2015 core projections with long-term improvement rate of 1.25% p.a. for men and womenCMI 2015 core projections with long-term improvement rate of 1.25% p.a. for men and womenLife expectancy for male currently aged 6028.027.9Life expectancy for female currently aged 6030.130.0Life expectancy at 60 for male currently aged 4029.929.8Life expectancy at 60 for female currently aged 4032.132.0Cash commutationMembers assumed to exchange 15% of their pension for a cash lump sum at retirementMembers assumed to exchange 15% of their pension for a cash lump sum at retirement.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
17 Pensions (continued)
The amounts recognised in the balance sheet and comprehensive income are set out below:
Reconciliation of funded status to balance sheet:
Breakdown of amounts recognised in profit and loss
and other comprehensive income
Operating cost
Service costs:
Current service cost
Administration expenses
Financing cost
Interest on net defined benefit liability
Total pension expense recognised in profit and loss
Remeasurements in OCI:
Return on plan assets in excess of that recognised in net interest
Actuarial gains due to changes in financial assumptions
Actuarial losses due to liability experience
Total gains recognised in OCI
Total credit recognised in profit and loss and OCI
Changes to the present value of the defined
benefit obligation during the year
Opening defined benefit obligation
Current service cost
Interest expense on scheme liabilities
Contributions by scheme participants
Actuarial gains on scheme liabilities arising from changes in financial assumptions
Actuarial losses on scheme liabilities arising from experience
Net benefits paid out
Closing defined benefit obligation
Changes to the fair value of Scheme assets during the year
Opening fair value of Scheme assets
Interest income on Scheme assets
Remeasurement gains on scheme assets
Contributions by the employer
Contributions by scheme participants
Net benefits paid out
Administration costs incurred
Closing fair value of scheme assets
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2018
£000
2017
£000
2,698
221
93
3,012
(5,907)
(4,274)
15
3,082
200
244
3,526
(1,300)
(7,611)
52
(10,166)
(8,859)
(7,154)
(5,333)
2018
£000
2017
£000
133,475
139,224
2,698
3,552
527
3,082
3,154
566
(4,274)
(7,611)
15
52
(4,581)
(4,992)
131,412
133,475
2018
£000
2017
£000
129,256
127,753
3,459
5,907
1,816
527
(4,581)
(221)
2,910
1,300
1,919
566
(4,992)
(200)
136,163
129,256
2018 2017 £000 £000Fair value of Scheme assets 136,163 129,256Present value of funded defined benefit obligations (131,412) (133,475)Funded Status and asset/(liability) recognised on the balance sheet 4,751 (4,219)Related deferred tax (liability)/asset (950) 844Net pension asset/(liability) 3,801 (3,375)FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
17 Pensions (continued)
Actual return on scheme assets
Interest income on scheme assets
Remeasurement gain on scheme assets
Actual return on scheme assets
Analysis of amounts recognised in comprehensive income (SoCI)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2018
£000
3,459
5,907
9,366
2018
£000
2017
£000
2,910
1,300
4,210
2017
£000
Total remeasurement gains in other comprehensive income
10,166
8,859
Estimated profit and loss charge for next year
We estimate the charge to the profit and loss account for the next financial year as shown in the table below. This is based on an
estimated pensionable payroll of £9.0m for next year.
The estimated net interest on net defined benefit liabilities of £162k shown above is made up of:
• Interest income on defined benefit obligation of £3,918k; less
• Interest expense on scheme assets of £3,756k.
The actual amount to be charged to the income statement for the next financial year might be different to that estimated above. This may
be due to contributions and benefit payments differing from expected, changes to scheme benefits or settlement/curtailment events that
are not yet known.
Discount rate sensitivity
To show sensitivity of the results to the discount rate, we have set out below the balance sheet and profit and loss impact of adopting a
discount rate of 0.5% p.a. higher and lower than the current assumption, which is considered to be a reasonable approximation of a
potential change in the assumptions. The discount rate is considered to be the key assumption and accordingly a sensitivity analysis has
only been presented for this assumption.
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Analysis of amount charged to income statement For year ending 30 September 2019 £000Current service cost 2,704Administration expenses 221Net interest on net defined benefit liability (162)Total estimated pension expense 2,763 Main financial assumptions at 30 September 2018 Discount rate Discount rate 0.5% p.a. higher 0.5% p.a. lower % p.a. % p.a.Inflation 3.5 3.5Rate of general increase in salaries– short term (year 1) 4.2 4.2– long term (year 2 onwards) 4.5 4.5Pension increases in payment - -Pension increases in payment for pensions purchased with AVCs 3.5 3.5Discount rate for scheme liabilities 3.4 2.4
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
17 Pensions (continued)
18 Called up share capital
‘A’ Ordinary shares 5p each (2017: 5p each)
Ordinary shares 5p each (2017: 5p each)
5% Cumulative participating preference shares £1 each
3.5% Cumulative non-participating preference shares £1 each
Authorised Issued and fully paid
2018
2018
Authorised
2017
Issued and fully paid
2017
£000
1,250
1,500
2,750
100
150
250
£000
582
950
1,532
100
135
235
£000
1,250
1,500
2,750
100
150
250
£000
582
950
1,532
100
135
235
Equity shares
‘A’ Ordinary shares entitle the holder to 1 vote for every 100 shares held whereas the Ordinary shares carry voting rights of 1 vote for
every 20 shares held. At 30 September 2018 there were 11,640,000 ‘A’ Ordinary and 19,000,000 Ordinary shares in issue.
Preference shares
Preference shares are classified as financial liabilities under IFRS. Dividends paid to preference shareholders in the year were £9,000
(2017: £9,000) and are recorded in finance costs in the income statement. 5% preference shares carry voting rights of 1 vote per 5 shares
and 3.5% preference shares carry voting rights of 1 vote per 10 shares.
ESOP reserve
The Jersey Electricity Employee Benefit Trust was established on 24 May 2012 when the Company introduced a new employee share
scheme for eligible employees of the Group based on a three year vesting period. As at 30 September 2018, 51,100 shares have been
awarded to employees who met the three year vesting period requirements. The Trust currently holds 25,500 shares for the remaining
active scheme. The shares have been purchased in instalments since the inception of the Trust at an average of £4.19 per share. The Trust
was funded by way of an interest free loan and for accounting purposes is seen as an extension of the Group.
19 Non-controlling interests
Equity
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2018 2017 £000 £000At 1 October 26 60Share of profit on ordinary activities after taxation 78 25Dividends paid (51) (59)At 30 September 53 26 Reconciliation of funded status to balance sheet Value at 30 September 2018 (£k) Discount rate Discount rate 3.4% p.a. 2.4% p.a.Fair value of scheme assets 136,163 136,163Present value of funded defined benefit obligations (120,891) (143,422)Funded status - surplus/(deficit) 15,272 (7,259)Adjustments due to the limit in para 64 - -Asset/(liability) recognised on the balance sheet 15,272 (7,259)FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Expected charge to profit and loss account Value at 30 September 2019 (£k) Discount rate Discount rate 3.4% p.a. 2.4% p.a.Service cost 2,391 3,065Total administration expenses 221 221Interest on the net defined benefit liability/(asset) (548) 154Expense recognised in profit and loss 2,064 3,440
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
20 Financial commitments
21 Leasing
Operating leases with tenants
The Group leases out all its investment properties and certain other freehold properties under operating leases. The future aggregate
minimum rentals receivable under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
22 Derivatives and financial instruments and their risk management
The primary financial risk faced by the Group is foreign exchange exposure as the largest single cost in the income statement is the importation
of electricity from Europe that is denominated in Euros.
The Group’s currency exposure at 30 September 2018, taking into account the effect of forward contracts placed to manage such exposures,
was £2.2m (2017: £2.2m) being the translated Euro liability due for imports made in September but payable in October.
All financial instruments for which fair value is recognised or disclosed are categorised within the fair value hierarchy. This hierarchy is based on
the underlying assumptions used to determine the fair value measurement as a whole and is categorised as follows:
Level 1 financial instruments are those with values that are immediately comparable to quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 financial instruments are those with values that are determined using valuation techniques for which the basic assumptions used to
calculate fair value are directly or indirectly observable (such as to readily available market prices); and
Level 3 financial instruments are shown at values that are determined by assumptions that are not based on observable market data
(unobservable inputs).
The derivative contracts for foreign currency shown above are classified as level 2 financial instruments and are valued using a discounted cash
flow valuation technique. Future cash flows are estimated based on forward exchange rates (from observable forward exchange rates at the end
of the reporting period) and contracted forward rates, discounted at a rate that reflects the credit risk of various counterparties.
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2018 2017 £000 £000Less than one year 1,766 1,738Greater than one year and less than five years 4,123 5,051More than five years 567 1,275 6,456 8,064 2018 2017 £000 £000a Five year capital expenditure approved by the directors:Contracted* 4,315 8,088Not contracted** 60,461 66,066 64,776 74,154b Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:Lease payments under operating leases recognised as an expense in the year 254 246Payable within one year 246 245After one year but within five years 782 831 After five years 12,659 12,771 13,687 13,847 *Of the contracted spend, £2.8m (2017: £7.5m) relates to St Helier West Primary. The remainder is for the acquisition, or construction of Energy assets or maintenance and repairs.**Although this sum is approved it is still subject to formal business cases being reviewed in due course.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
22 Derivatives and financial instruments and their risk management (continued)
Foreign exchange risk
The Group utilises currency derivatives to hedge the payment of a proportion of its future purchases of power from France which currently extend
to the next three calendar years, as well as to reduce exposure to currency movements for material capital projects.
Currency derivatives
At the balance sheet date, the total notional amount of outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts that the Group has committed are
as below:
Forward foreign exchange contracts
At 30 September 2018, the fair value of the Group’s currency derivatives is estimated to be a net asset of approximately £2.8m over the next
three years (2017: £7.1m asset). The fair value of currency derivatives that are designated and effective as cash flow hedges amount to an
asset of £2.8m (2017: £7.1m asset) and these amounts have been deferred in equity. Given the limited exposure to foreign exchange rate risk
at the year end no sensitivity analysis has been presented.
The fair value of currency derivatives that are designated and ineffective as cash flow hedges amount to £nil (2017: £nil). In the current period
amounts of £4.3m were credited (2017: £1.6m) to equity and £4.3m credit (2017: £2.6m) recycled to the income statement. Gains and losses
on the derivatives are recycled through the income statement at the time the purchase of power is recognised in the income statement.
Fair value of currency hedges
These amounts are based on market values of equivalent instruments at the balance sheet date.
Commodity risk
Power purchases
The Group has power purchase agreements with EDF in France. As at 30 September 2018, the import prices, but not volumes, have
been substantially fixed for 2019. The Group entered into a 10 year framework agreement with EDF on 1 January 2013 which has a
commitment to procure around 30% of volume requirements at known prices. During 2017 this agreement was extended a further 5
years to 2027. The remainder of the requirement will be decided by a market pricing mechanism, but with no volume commitment, with a
goal to deliver a degree of stability in tariff pricing to our customers.
The Company has the ability to generate power as an alternative to importation if this was viewed to be commercially and
environmentally acceptable.
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2018 2017 £000 £000Derivative assetsLess than one year 2,338 4,454Greater than one year 682 2,790Derivative liabilitiesLess than one year (120) -Greater than one year (89) (172)Total net assets 2,811 7,072 2018 2017 £000 £000Less than one year - operational expenditure 35,625 30,381Less than one year - capital expenditure - 1,541Greater than one year and less than three years 44,532 47,552 80,157 79,474 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
22 Derivatives and financial instruments and their risk management (continued)
Credit risk
The Group’s principal financial assets are cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and trade and other receivables. The Group’s
credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade and other receivables. The amounts presented in the balance sheet are net of allowances for
doubtful receivables. Allowances are made where there is an identified loss event which, based on previous experience, is evidence of a
reduction in the recoverability of cash flows. The trade and other receivables at 30 September 2018 outside the standard 30 day credit terms
are as follows:
The credit risk on liquid funds and derivative financial instruments is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit ratings
assigned by international credit-rating agencies. The Group monitors its credit exposure to its counterparties via their credit ratings and
through its treasury policy, thereby limiting its exposure to any one party to ensure that they are within Board approved limits and that there
are no significant concentrations of credit risk.
For trading related receivables, the credit worthiness and financial strength of customers is assessed at inception and on an ongoing basis.
Payment terms are set in accordance with industry standards. The Group will enhance credit protection, when appropriate, taking into
consideration the Group’s exposure to the customer, by requesting securities such as deposits, moving customers to pay as you go meters to
manage credit risk and implementing payment plans for customers in arrears.
The Group has no other significant concentration of credit risk. Exposure is spread over a large number of counterparties and customers with
a maximum credit exposure of £34.5m (2017: £26.8m).
Capital management
Strong capital management is an integral part of the directors’ strategy to achieve the Group’s stated objectives. The capital managed
by the Group consists of borrowings, cash and cash equivalents and equity of the Group. The Directors review financial capital KPI’s on
a monthly basis. The £30m private placement drawn down in July 2014 provides long-term funding to the Group supplemented by a
5 year £10m revolving credit facility. Liquid funds are managed on a daily basis and placed on short-term deposits maturing to meet
liabilities when they fall due. The Group is subject to externally imposed capital requirements in respect of the borrowing facilities detailed
in note 16. The Group has complied with these requirements throughout the year.
Liquidity risk
The Group maintains a strong liquidity position and manages the liquidity profile of its assets, liabilities and commitments so that cashflows are
appropriately balanced and all financial obligations are met when due.
Maturity of financial liabilities at 30 September
Borrowing facilities
Following a reduction of £5m to the RCF the Group had undrawn borrowing facilities at 30 September 2018 of £12.0m (2017: £17.0m)
in respect of which all conditions precedent had been met. The overdraft facility of £2.0m is annually renewable, and the Revolving Credit
Facility which expires on 30 May 2019, is expected to be renewable if required.
Maturity of financial assets and liabilities
The financial assets of the Group comprise deposits placed on the money market with banks which all expire in less than one year.
The maturity profile of the Group’s financial assets and liabilities at 30 September was as follows:
Maturity of financial assets at 30 September
Interest rate risk
Interest rate exposure on the £30m of private placements borrowing is managed by having fixed coupons.
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2018 2017 £000 £000Less than 3 months: cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments 15,735 8,076 2018 2017 £000 £000Greater than 30 days 213 35Greater than 60 days 91 15Greater than 90 days 954 356 1,258 406 2018 2017 £000 £000Less than one year 17,703 16,919More than one year and less than five years 20,672 24,803More than five years 30,000 30,000 68,375 71,722
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2018
23 Ultimate controlling party and related party transactions
a Trading transactions and balances arising in the normal course of business
Counterparty
The States of Jersey
and related entities
Value of electricity
services supplied
by Jersey Electricity
Value of goods &
other services supplied
by Jersey Electricity
Value of goods &
services purchased
by Jersey Electricity
Amounts due to
Jersey Electricity
Amounts due by
Jersey Electricity
2018
£000
2017
£000
2018
£000
2017
£000
2018
£000
2017
£000
2018
2017
£000
£000
2018
£000
2017
£000
9,472 10,324
1,831
1,699
1,584
1,606
766
596
-
11
The States of Jersey is the Company’s majority and controlling shareholder. Related entities includes all corporatised entities that remain
wholly owned by, or controlled by, the States of Jersey, which are all considered to be related parties. All transactions are undertaken on
an arms-length basis.
b Energy from Waste Plant
An Energy from Waste plant was commissioned in Jersey during 2011. Jersey Electricity signed a 25 year agreement in 2008 to purchase
electricity produced at the plant by the States of Jersey and to share existing facilities with the Energy from Waste plant. The value of
electricity purchased from the facility during the year was £1.1m (2017: £1.1m) and the value of services provided to the plant was
£0.4m (2017: £0.4m).
c Remuneration of key management personnel
The remuneration of key management personnel of the Group (which is defined as the Executive and non-Executive Directors) is set out
below. Further information about the remuneration of individual Directors is provided in the Remuneration Report on pages 53 to 55.
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2018 2017 £000 £000Short-term employee benefits 589 664Post-employment benefits 148 147Non-Executive Director’s benefits 187 138 924 949FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Five Year Group Summary (unaudited)
Financial Statements
Income Statement (£m)
Revenue
Operating profit
Profit before tax
Profit before tax (pre-exceptional items)
Profit after tax
Dividends paid (£m)
Balance Sheets (£m)
Property, plant and equipment
Net current assets
Non-current liabilities
Net assets
Financial Ratios and Statistics
Earnings per ordinary share (pence)
Earnings per ordinary share (pre-exceptional costs) (pence)
Gross dividend paid per ordinary share (pence)
Net dividend paid per ordinary share (pence)
Dividend cover (times)
Dividend cover (pre-exceptional costs) (times)
Net debt (£m)
Capital expenditure (£m)
Electricity Statistics
Units sold (m)
% movement
% of units imported
% of units generated
% of units from Energy from Waste plant
Maximum demand (megawatts)
Number of customers
Customer minutes lost
Average price per kilowatt hour sold (pence)
Manpower Statistics (full time equivalents)
Energy
Other
Trainees
Total
Units sold per energy employee (000’s)
Number of customers per energy employee
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
105.9
16.7
15.3
15.3
12.2
4.4
215.2
22.7
(76.4)
188.7
39.5
39.5
18.1
14.5
2.7
2.7
(14.3)
14.3
634
2.1%
94.9%
0.2%
4.9%
178
102.1
14.7
13.5
13.5
10.6
4.2
211.9
18.2
(78.5)
176.3
34.6
34.6
17.3
13.8
2.5
2.5
(21.9)
14.4
621
-0.6%
92.6%
1.5%
5.8%
154
103.4
15.9
14.8
13.1
11.6
4.0
209.2
9.8
(81.8)
164.1
37.7
33.3
16.4
13.1
2.9
2.5
(29.0)
31.6
625
-0.3%
91.6%
2.9%
5.5%
149
100.5
14.7
13.2
12.4
10.8
3.8
187.8
10.4
(71.9)
147.7
35.0
32.9
15.6
12.5
2.8
2.6
(17.5)
13.2
627
0.9%
94.0%
1.4%
4.6%
148
98.4
6.5
6.5
10.0
5.0
3.6
184.8
4.7
(64.7)
146.1
16.1
24.3
14.8
11.8
1.4
2.1
(20.2)
39.9
621
-6.3%
80.2%
14.9%
4.9%
139
50,561
49,894
49,532
49,320
48,941
6
12.9p
186
102
14
302
3,411
272
8
12.9p
201
116
9
326
3,091
248
24
12.8p
203
114
10
327
3,079
244
7
12.8p
201
106
12
319
3,118
245
110
12.7p
204
95
9
308
3,044
240
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Financial Calendar
2 January 2019
Preference share dividend
22 February 2019
Record date for final dividend
28 February 2019
Annual General Meeting
28 March 2019
Final dividend for year ended 30 September 2018
17 May 2019
Interim Management Statement – six months to 31 March 2019
7 June 2019
Record date for interim Ordinary dividend
28 June 2019
Interim dividend for year ending 30 September 2019
1 July 2019
Preference share dividend
20 December 2019
Preliminary announcement of full year results
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will be held at the Powerhouse, Queens Road, St. Helier, Jersey on Thursday 28 February 2019 at 2:30pm.
Details of the resolutions to be proposed are contained in the Notice convening the Meeting.
Press releases and up-to-date information on the Company can be found on the Company’s website (www.jec.co.uk).
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