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PRESSURE TECHNOLOGIES PLC
ANNUAL REPORT 2013

A LEADING DESIGNER AND MANUFACTURER OF ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR HIGH PRESSURE MARKETS

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A LEADING DESIGNER AND 
MANUFACTURER OF HIGH 
PRESSURE ENGINEERING 
SYSTEMS, SERVING THE GLOBAL 
ENERGY, DEFENCE AND 
INDUSTRIAL GASES MARKETS

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HIGHLIGHTS

Record revenue
£34.4m

(2012: £30.4m)

Adjusted earnings per share
22.6p

(2012: 12.5p)

Operating profit post acquisition 
costs and related amortisation
£2.9m

Total dividend
7.8p per share 

(2012: 7.5p)

 (2012: £1.8m)

Pre-tax profit
£2.9m

(2012: £1.8m)

Basic earnings per share
19.4p

(2012: 11.2p)

Operating cash flow
£2.8m

(2012: £1.9m) 

Year end net funds
£4.0m

(2012: £2.7m)

Growth in sales and profits led by the Cylinder and Engineered Products 
divisions as a result of increased activity in the oil and gas market

Breakthrough for the Alternative Energy division as Chesterfield  
BioGas wins £4.6 million of major orders for delivery in 2014

Strong order books and pipeline across the Group due  
to sustained activity in oil and gas, defence and alternative energy

Group pressing on with its strategy of organic and  
acquisitive diversification

Company Overview

Highlights 

Group Structure 

Chairman’s Statement 

Business Review

Chief Executive’s Statement 

Finance Director’s Report 

Key Performance Indicators 

Principal Risks and Uncertainties 

Governance

Directors and Advisers 

Report of the Remuneration Committee 

Directors’ Report 

Report of the Independent Auditor to
the Members of Pressure Technologies plc 

Financial Statements

Consolidated Statement 
of Comprehensive Income 

Consolidated Balance Sheet 

Consolidated Statement  
of Changes in Equity 

Consolidated Statement  
of Cash Flows 

Accounting Policies 

Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements 

Company Balance Sheet 

Notes to the Company  
Financial Statements 

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GROUP STRUCTURE

The Group is organised into three divisions: 
Cylinders (Chesterfield Special Cylinders), 
Engineered Products (Hydratron and Al-Met)  
and Alternative Energy (Chesterfield BioGas).  

These divisions serve four markets: Oil and Gas, 
Defence, Industrial Gases and Alternative Energy.

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OIL AND GAS

Chesterfield Special  
Cylinders / Engineered Products

Sales
£27.6m

(2012: £24.1m) 

% of Group Revenue
80%

(2012: 79%) 

The largest market sector for the Group,  
Oil and Gas, is and will remain, the focus  
for development and acquisitions. The 
market for hydrocarbons is such that even 
if there is a reduction in their use as a fuel, 
industrial uses will continue to increase  
and this will be an important market for 
decades to come.

Sales into this market grew by 14% in 2013.  
This was due to a combination of further 
increases in deep-water oil rig and drillship 
building where the Cylinder Division supplies  
air pressure vessels and a major increase in 
orders for wear parts for subsea trees, a key 
market for the Engineered Products Division. 
This increased activity has continued into 2014. 

The Cylinder Division, also offers a range  
of in-situ inspection services that give 
reductions in cost and time for statutory 
pressure vessel retest. This service is gaining 
considerable attention from the market and  
has won a number of awards for innovation.

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   Agents and distributers
   Manufacturing and sales

1.  Head Office
  Chesterfield Special Cylinders
1.  Chesterfield BioGas
2.  Hydratron Ltd
3.  Al-Met
4.  Hydratron Inc
5.  CSC Deutschland

DEFENCE

INDUSTRIAL GASES

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

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Cylinders / Engineered Products

Chesterfield Special  
Cylinders / Engineered Products

Chesterfield BioGas

Sales
£3.8m

(2012: £2.2m) 

% of Group Revenue
11%

(2012: 7%) 

Sales
£1.8m

(2012: £3.9m) 

% of Group Revenue
5%

(2012: 13%) 

Sales
£1.2m

(2012: £0.3m) 

% of Group Revenue
4%

(2012: 1%) 

The Group supplies the UK and international 
naval and aerospace markets. Our largest 
market in this sector is the supply of 
ultralarge cylinders into the naval market 
where we have a world-wide reputation  
for our expertise. We also supply small  
steel cylinders into the military aerospace 
sector and our Engineered Products  
division supplies test equipment into  
the UK defence sector.

Following the closure of our German  
competitor in the naval cylinder market,  
our Cylinder Division was awarded major 
contracts for the supply of cylinders for naval 
vessels being built in Germany. Chesterfield 
Special Cylinders is now the principal supplier 
of ultralarge cylinders for the naval shipbuilding 
market in Europe. Outside Europe, we won 
further contracts for South Korea and our  
long term aim remains to break into the  
US naval market.

The Cylinder Division also offers a range  
of in-situ inspection services and specialist 
cleaning services into the naval and  
aerospace sectors.

A diverse range of products and services  
is supplied into this market by our Cylinder 
Division, ranging from bulk gas storage 
for large industrial applications to the 
reconditioning and retest of cylinders and 
trailers. Our Engineered Products Division 
supplies a range of test equipment for high 
pressure components.

Sales into this market were lower than in  
the prior year as a result of lower sales into  
the bulk storage and transportation market  
by the Cylinder Division. There are signs of 
an upturn in this market and two, innovative, 
composite cylinder trailers are currently  
being manufactured for the European market.

In the medium to long term, we expect to 
see an increase in the bulk storage and 
transportation of compressed natural gas  
and hydrogen as result of growth in the 
alternative fuels market. 

As with the Oil and Gas and Defence  
markets, the Cylinder Division offers a range  
of in-situ testing services into this market.

The Group provides a range of equipment  
in the UK and Eire for the upgrade of biogas 
to biomethane for injection into the gas grid, 
licensed in-perpetuity to our Chesterfield 
BioGas subsidiary by world market leading 
Greenlane® Biogas.

Chesterfield BioGas was one of the early 
entrants into this market and supplied  
upgrade equipment to the first project to 
inject biomethane into the UK gas grid in 
2010. A second small upgrader was supplied 
at the beginning of the year under review but 
a number of regulatory and financial hurdles 
slowed down major adoption of this technology. 
In May 2013 the last of these hurdles was 
resolved and we won two large orders for 
delivery in 2014 with a combined sales value  
of £4.6 million. The Division is at an advanced 
stage of negotiation on a number of  
follow-on projects.

Company Overview  01 – 05Business Review  06 – 17Governance  18 – 27Financial Statements  28 – 59 
 
 
 
  
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CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT

as we benefited from the effects  
of operational gearing.

The Group’s balance sheet continues 
to strengthen on the improved trading 
results, with a year-end net asset value  
of £17.5m (2012: £16.1m), £4.0m of net 
cash (2012: £2.7m) and no bank debt.  
As a result of the solid balance sheet  
and positive trading outlook, the Board  
is continuing its progressive dividend 
policy and is recommending a final 
dividend of 5.2p per share (2012: 5.0p), 
giving a total of 7.8p per share for the 
year; a 4% increase on last year.  
If approved, the final dividend will be  
paid to shareholders on 7 March 2014.

Trading and Market Conditions 
Overall conditions in our largest market, 
oil & gas, were favourable during the  
year with the global demand for oil 
increasing by 1.2%. Oil prices have 
traded between US$90-120 per barrel 
over the past three years, with yearly 
averages stabilising around US$110. 
This has provided a stable investment 
environment, whereby spending on oil 
and gas Exploration and Production  
(E&P) in 2013 has experienced an 
estimated increase of 6%, creating  
a positive impact on our two core  
sectors: deep water drilling rigs and 
subsea wellheads.

The quest to find and develop oil fields  
in deeper waters has put pressure on the 
ageing stock of drilling rigs, mostly built 
during the 1970-90s, which has spurred  
a flurry of orders for sixth-generation 
ultra-deep water rigs capable of operating 
in 3,000m water depths. This was strongly 
reflected in sales in our Cylinders Division 
and in our continued strong order book. 
However, many of these new-build  
orders have been placed with South 
Korean shipbuilders on a fixed-price, 
lump-sum basis, which has put pressure 
on pricing from suppliers of equipment, 
as shipbuilders try to maximize  
their profits. 

In response to this, our Cylinders Division 
has continued to develop higher added 
value services and expanded its portfolio 
of defence customers, winning major 
contracts for naval projects in Germany.

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Group sales 
£34.4m

(2012: £30.4m)

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Pre-tax profit 
£2.9m

(2012: £1.8m)

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Return on sales 
8.4%

(2012: 5.8%)

In this my first year as Chairman of  
the Group, I am delighted to report  
a very strong set of results for 2013 and 
excellent prospects for 2014. Pressure 
Technologies is a great business, 
operating in some of the world’s most 
dynamic markets with demanding 
customers who value our ability to design 
and manufacture engineering solutions 
that meet their exacting standards.

There have been major changes to the 
Board during the year. Neil MacDonald 
and I joined as non-executive directors 
and the Group’s former Chairman, 
Richard Shacklady retired in March.  
I would like to extend the Board’s thanks 
to Richard for his outstanding contribution 
to the company since 2004, in particular 
his vision to float the company on AIM, 
which enabled us to fund the expansion 
and diversification of the Group.

Results 
Group sales for the full-year reached  
a record £34.4m (2012: £30.4m),  
which yielded a pre-tax profit of £2.9m  
(2012: £1.8m), giving a return on sales 
of 8.4% (2012: 5.8%). It is particularly 
pleasing to note that large incremental 
profits were generated in Cylinders  
and Engineered Products divisions  

“Pressure Technologies is a great business, operating 
in some of the world’s most dynamic markets with 
demanding customers who value our ability to design 
and manufacture engineering solutions that meet their 
exacting standards.”

FOCUS

WHAT IS  
BIOGAS UPGRADING?

Biogas is generated as a product of the anaerobic digestion  
of organic waste. A typical composition could be 60% methane, 
39% carbon dioxide (“CO2”) and 1% other gases. Upgrading 
removes the majority of the CO2 and other gases to give  
upwards of 98% pure methane. 

The Greenlane® upgrading process uses water under pressure  
in a process akin to a giant soda syphon. The CO2 dissolves in  
the water and the less soluble methane is collected and dried  
for injection into the natural gas grid. 

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We are aware that the four leading 
subsea tree manufacturers experienced 
unprecedented order intake during 
2013, which is further confirmation of 
the quest to find and develop oil in deep 
water. Encouragingly, such levels of order 
intake have been very positive for our 
Engineered Products Division, which has 
enjoyed record sales and order intake 
and solid profit growth. This outstanding 
performance has continued into the first 
quarter of the current financial year.

Regulatory changes in the UK have 
resulted in our Alternative Energy Division 
securing large orders for biogas upgrading 
equipment for delivery in the current 
financial year. This is the breakthrough we 
had anticipated and much credit is due 
to the Board and management for their 
vision and perseverance in this venture. 

Prospects 
Set against market forecasts of global 
GDP growth for 2014 in the order of 3% 
the global demand for oil is expected to 
increase by 1.3%, slightly higher than the 
previous year. This increased demand  
will further underpin the oil price and  
E&P investment, which is forecast to 
grow by 8% thereby creating a generally 
positive and encouraging picture for the 
coming year.

At a more granular level, we have begun 
the current financial year with an order 
book 37% higher than last year, so the 
prospects for a further improvement 
in performance are very promising. We 
also continue to develop new products 
and services across the Group and are 
planning major capital expenditure over 
the next two years to expand capacity, 
improve productivity and quality and 
increase profitability. In parallel with 
growing our core businesses, the Board 
continues to evaluate earnings enhancing 
acquisitions which complement and add 
value to our existing portfolio.

I view the current year with much 
enthusiasm and look forward to 
presenting further evidence of the 
Group’s ability to capitalise on the 
opportunities which lie ahead.

Alan Wilson 
Chairman 
3 December 2013

Company Overview  01 – 05Business Review  06 – 17Governance  18 – 27Financial Statements  28 – 5906  Pressure Technologies plc  Annual Report 2013

CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S STATEMENT

The past year for Pressure Technologies 
has seen a material step change 
in our businesses. Once again the 
Group delivered improved results and 
the diversification of our businesses 
continued apace. The major markets  
of all of the Group’s three divisions, 
Cylinders, Engineered Products and 
Alternative Energy, are experiencing 
significant volume growth and there  
is a real sense that this will be  
a continuing trend in the mid term.

Cylinder Division 
Chesterfield Special Cylinders (“CSC”) 
had a very good year. Continued growth 
in its principal market, the supply of Air 
Pressure Vessels (“APVs”) for motion 
compensation systems in the deep water 
oil and gas market, combined with an 
increase in delivery schedules to the Naval 
market, resulted in both increased sales 
and significantly increased profits. 

Pleasingly, the positive trends in the deep 
water oil and gas market have carried 
over into the current financial year. Our 
current order book, in terms of number 
of projects won, is ahead of the same 
time last year although market share 
has been maintained at the expense of 
the well flagged significant reductions 

in selling price. Whilst this work remains 
profitable, these selling price reductions 
are expected to materially impact margins 
in the division. We continue to develop 
the customer base in this market and 
CSC was awarded US ASME accreditation, 
which is already leading to additional sales 
orders in the United States.

Our presence in the naval defence  
market has continued to expand, 
particularly since the closure of our 
European competitor, MCS International. 
We have won significant orders for  
vessels being built in German shipyards 
and we are now the principal supplier  
of ultra-large cylinders on all major 
European submarine projects. Our 
medium term target is penetration  
of the large US naval market. 

Sales of services fell in the year as  
a result of an anticipated reduction  
in hydrogen trailer retest and 
refurbishment for BOC. This was  
due to a combination of phasing  
of the retest cycle and a continued  
downturn in the UK hydrogen market. 
There are signs of improvement and 
we have secured new retest and 
refurbishment contracts from other 
industrial gases companies. 

CYLINDER DIVISION

Sales
£17.3m

(2012: £16.3m) 

Operating profit
£3.6m

(2012: £2.3m) 

Net Assets
£6.9m

(2012: £6.8m) 

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We have continued to develop the in-situ 
retest service for the oil and gas and 
defence markets. Sales growth for this 
new service was lower than anticipated, 
as a result of two projects requiring 
replacement cylinders following our initial 
site survey. This will, however, result in 
additional cylinder sales in the current 
year. The rate of new in-situ project wins 
is accelerating and we anticipate that this 
service will grow rapidly over the next two 
years. Our long term goal is to generate 
50% of divisional profits through sales  
of services.

The market for new high pressure gas 
trailers has been moribund. We did, 
however, secure orders for two new  
state of the art compressed natural gas 
(“CNG”) trailers for delivery in the current 
financial year. These trailers, developed 
with a major industrial gases company, 
were designed and will be built by CSC 
using lightweight, composite cylinders 
supplied by Worthington. As the use 
of alternative fuels such as CNG and 
hydrogen increases, we expect the  
market for this type of trailer and large 
high pressure storage facilities to 
increase. CSC is actively engaged in this 
market through its German subsidiary, 
CSC Deutschland GmbH. 

Major capital spend in the year was 
centred on improving our forging 
capability for small cylinders and naval 
defence cylinders. The Group anticipates 
spending in the order of £1 million over 
the next two years to further enhance our 
capabilities in these areas both in terms  
of quality and efficiency.

“The past year for Pressure Technologies has seen  
a material step change in our businesses. Once again  
the Group delivered improved results and the 
diversification of our businesses continued apace.”

FOCUS

SUPPORTING THE  
ARMY RESERVE

As well as supplying equipment and technical services to our 
UK Armed Forces, the Group provides practical support and 
employment opportunities for service personnel. Chesterfield 
Special Cylinders has been commended as a supportive employer 
and for piloting a work experience scheme for Army Reservists. 
It has been presented with certificate by Brigadier Greville Bibby 
CBE, Commander 15 (North East) Brigade. The scheme gives 
Army Reservists not in civilian employment, experience and 
skills in manufacturing which increases their employability and 
complements the skills they are developing in the Army Reserve.

Photograph by Corporal Gabriel Moreno, Royal Logistic Corps – Crown 
Copyright Reserved 2013

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ENGINEERED PRODUCTS

Sales
£16.0m

(2012: £13.9m) 

Operating profit
£1.6m

(2012: £1.0m) 

Net Assets
£7.7m

(2012: £7.7m) 

Engineered Products Division 
The division is primarily focused on  
the oil and gas market but, unlike the  
Cylinder Division, it is not confined  
to a narrow sector of the market,  
either geographically or technologically.  
The division’s products are used  
onshore and in all areas of offshore.  
The division comprises Hydratron,  
based in Altrincham and Houston,  
Texas, and Al-Met in Pontyclun,  
South Wales. Hydratron manufactures  
a range of air operated high pressure 
hydraulic pumps, gas boosters, power 
packs, hydraulic control panels and  
test rigs mainly for use in the oil and  
gas sector. Al-Met produces wear 
resistant components in a range of  
high alloy steels and tungsten carbides  
for use in high-pressure choke and  
flow control valves, designed to regulate  
flow volumes in extremely demanding 
applications in the subsea and surface  
oil and gas industries.

Al-Met 
Al-Met had its best year ever, breaking 
records for both order intake and  
sales output, as a result of the rapidly  
growing subsea tree market and its  
ability to win greater market share 
through a focus on on-time in-full  
delivery. Major improvements to the 
factory layout and working practices  
also significantly improved productivity 
and the management team has been 
augmented to promote business 
development and to underpin gains in 
quality and environmental management. 

The increase in order intake has 
continued into the new financial year  
and, with subsea tree order lead times  
to the oil exploration and production 
sector currently at 18 months, we expect 

this trend to continue for the foreseeable 
future. Capital investment of at least 
£750,000 is planned in the current 
financial year to increase production 
capacity and the range of products.  
Due to the nature of equipment used  
at Al-Met, finance leasing is available  
and inexpensive; consequently we are 
able to spread the cost of purchase so 
that capital investment is self-financing.  
As a result, additional equipment over  
and above the current year’s budget  
will be leased if the current market 
dynamic continues.

Hydratron 
Hydratron saw a sustained upturn  
in its markets in the second half of the 
year that more than offset the low order 
intake of the first quarter which impacted 
the first half year results. Annual sales 
in the UK side of the business were the 
highest ever. In May, the US business  
was brought under the direct control  
of the UK and significant progress has 
been made in strengthening the US sales  
and design functions. As with Al-Met, 
both order books and the pipeline 
remain very strong and we expect to 
make significant progress in the current 
year. Similarly, the management team 
has been strengthened in the area of 
quality and environmental management. 
As a result, the company has recently 
achieved both ISO14001 (environmental) 
and OHSAS18001 (health and safety) 
accreditation. These are important 
milestones for the business where  
our customers have an increasing  
focus on both environmental and  
health and safety management.

During the year, the business has 
started to reduce the level of in-house 
manufacture of components in the UK 

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to free up additional space for assembly 
of pumps and systems. This will continue 
in 2014 and consequently no major 
investment in plant and equipment is 
planned. The major expenditure of 2013 
was replacement of the IT infrastructure, 
which will be followed up in the current 
year by investment in ERP systems to 
manage the growth and increasing 
complexity of the business.

Product development is critical to the 
long-term success of the business.  
Our major development programme  
is centred on the automation of control 
panels and test systems. This has the 
benefit for the customer of simplifying 
operations, improving safety and 
providing a digital audit trail. The latter 
is particularly important for test systems 
where our customers’ customers are 
imposing more stringent product 
certification requirements. Plans are 
well advanced to increase the resources 
available for research and development. 
From January 2014, R&D will be 
managed separately from engineering 
under a recently recruited specialist 
R&D manager. This will allow Hydratron 
to speed up the time to market for 
development projects.

Given our success in buying and 
integrating Al-Met and Hydratron into  
the Group, we see Engineered Products 
as an area for further development.  
There is significant organic growth 
potential which we will continue to  
pursue but we are also looking for 
acquisition opportunities to expand  
the range of products of the division.

FOCUS

OTIF AIDING GROWTH  
IN ENGINEERED PRODUCTS

The Group has significant experience in using management 
techniques developed in the automotive industry to improve  
our businesses. In Engineered Products, the focus has been  
on On Time In Full (“OTIF”) delivery to our customers. In an 
industry with a history of poor customer service this is a clear 
differentiator. OTIF puts our customers first and reduces their 
costs and inventory levels. The discipline required to achieve 
OTIF also means that our businesses and supply chain are more 
efficient and we therefore get the double benefit of higher sales 
and lower costs. 

Company Overview  01 – 05Business Review  06 – 17Governance  18 – 27Financial Statements  28 – 5910  Pressure Technologies plc  Annual Report 2013

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Sales
£1.1m

(2012: £0.2m) 

Operating Loss
£(0.5)m

(2012: £(0.5)m) 

Net Assets
£0.2m

(2012: £1.6m) 

Alternative Energy 
Chesterfield BioGas (“CBG”) sells a range 
of equipment for cleaning raw biogas 
produced by anaerobic digestion of 
organic waste. The cleaning process uses 
water to strip out unwanted gases such 
as carbon dioxide producing almost pure 
methane, known as biomethane, which is 
then injected into the UK natural gas grid. 
In the energy sector, this is termed Biogas 
to Grid (“BtG”). CBG was the first company 
in the UK to provide equipment for BtG  
at Didcot in 2010.

In October 2012, CBG delivered its second 
BtG project to a waste processing site 
in Stockport and this was the reason for 
the increase in sales over 2012. Losses 
remained at £0.5 million, as we continued 
to invest for expected growth in 2014.

In last year’s preliminary results 
presentation, I described the year under 
review as the “crucial year” for CBG. This 
has proved to be the case. The remaining 
regulatory hurdles to large scale injection 
of biomethane into the UK gas grid were 
resolved in May and we have seen  
a transformation of the sales pipeline as 
large utility companies and processors 
of organic waste have woken up to the 
potential of this market. To date we have 
received orders for delivery of two BtG 
projects in 2014 with a combined sales 
value of £4.6 million. Negotiations are 
at an advanced stage on further BtG 
projects, which may result in additional 
sales in the current financial year and give 
grounds for significant optimism for 2015.

People
As a Group, we recognise the importance 
of hiring, developing and retaining high 
calibre people. This is not only necessary 
to deliver our short term goals but  

is essential for our medium and  
long term succession planning.  
In the past year, two of our subsidiary  
Managing Directors have completed 
strategic decision making courses  
at Cranfield University; we have  
two senior managers who have  
completed MBAs and we continue  
to support a number of employees 
in first degree courses, professional 
qualifications and apprenticeships. 
All UK based manufacturing units now  
have apprentices and we have just 
recruited five new graduates across  
the Group. We will continue to seek  
out the best talent to ensure that we  
are properly resourced to meet our  
growth opportunities.

Summary and outlook
The year under review has been another 
good year for the Group and one in which 
we have made significant progress in all 
three divisions. The Group has continued 
to improve profitability, whilst at the  
same time improving the quality of  
these earnings through a better balance 
of performance across its divisions. 

Looking to the current year, there is 
significant growth potential for the 
Engineered Products and Alternative 
Energy divisions. The Cylinder Division  
has a fantastic opportunity to develop  
its service offerings, in particular  
in-situ testing, and this gives the Board 
confidence for further progress in the 
year. All operating divisions of the Group 
are expected to be profitable and we  
look forward to updating shareholders  
as the year progresses.

John Hayward
Chief Executive
3 December 2013

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STRATEGY
BUILDING FOR
THE FUTURE

GOAL

To build a highly profitable group of companies, specialising in technology  
for the containment and control of liquids and gases in pressure systems.

STRATEGY

To identify and develop, profitable niche opportunities in growth sectors for pressure  
products and services through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions.

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IDENTIFYING ORGANIC AND 
ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES

Internal focus, drawn from Group 
knowledge, market research and 
attending trade events

External focus, capitilising on  
feedback from customers, agents, 
distributors and suppliers

DELIVERY

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DEVELOPING PROFITABLE 
ORGANIC GROWTH 
OPPORTUNITIES

Structured development  
programmes with project  
champions subject to regular  
Group review

Minimising risk through  
evolutionary development

“Lean” business specialists at all 
operating companies focusing on  
total quality and profit maximisation

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DEVELOPING PROFITABLE  
ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES

Clear Group acquisition criteria:
  Minimised risk by focusing on  
  closely related technologies and   
  markets with overlapping  
  customer base

  Profitable businesses with  
  significant growth prospects

  Stable management teams  
  capable of delivering growth

Rapid integration of management  
and financial control

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FINANCE DIRECTOR’S REPORT 

Revenue 
The Group’s revenue grew to £34.4m (2012: £30.4m). 
The growth of 13% was driven by a continued recovery  
in CSC’s oil and gas business, growth in the Engineered 
Products Division and completion of a biogas upgrader 
project in the year.

The Group seeks to target niche markets with good 
growth prospects and uses return on revenue as  
a key performance indicator. Our aim is a target return 
of 15% before taking account of the cost of acquiring 
subsidiaries and the subsequent amortisation of the 
intangible assets so acquired.

Profitability
The movement in profitability between the two years  
was as follows:

Earnings before interest, taxation,  
depreciation and amortisation  
(“EBITDA”) 
(Stated before charging acquisition costs 

of £0.2m in 2013 (see below)
Depreciation 
Amortisation –  
Chesterfield BioGas licence
Amortisation –  
Development costs
Operating profit pre acquisition 
costs and amortisation
re acquired businesses
Amortisation charges arising  
from the acquisition of
Al-Met and Hydratron
Acquisition related costs 
Profit before taxation 

2013 
£m 

4.0 

2012
£m

2.9

(0.6) 
(0.1) 

(0.6)
(0.1)

– 

(0.2) 

3.3 

2.0

(0.2) 

(0.2)

(0.2) 
2.9 

–
1.8

The cost of the Chesterfield BioGas licence and 
distribution agreement with Greenlane Biogas is being 
amortised over a period of 15 years; this being the 
period over which significant revenues are expected  
to be generated.

The Board intends to grow the Group both organically 
and by acquisition and consequently both acquisition 
related costs and goodwill and intangible assets are 
expected to be a recurring theme within the annual 
financial statements.

In the interest of clarity, acquisition costs and the 
amortisation of intangible assets resulting from 
acquisitions are shown separately in the Income 
statement. The relevant costs for the last two years,  
are as follows:

Amortisation of intangible assets  
acquired with Al-Met and Hydratron
Acquisition related costs 
Total 

2013 
£m 

0.2 

0.2 
0.4 

2012 
£m

0.2

–
0.2

 
 
 
 
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The remaining carrying value of these intangible assets 
totalling £0.3m (2012: £0.5m) will be fully amortised  
over the next two years. 

Cash flow
The movement in cash flow can be summarised  
as follows:

As required by IFRS 3, the costs of market research and 
professional fees in relation to possible acquisitions are 
expensed in the year in which they are incurred.

It is pleasing to note that in each of the three years 
since Al-Met and Hydratron were acquired in 2010 they 
have generated profits before amortisation charges of 
over £1m p.a, relative to an acquisition cost (including 
borrowing assumed) of £5.8m.

The effects on earnings per share of these adjustments 
are as follows: 

Earnings per share as reported 
Adjustment for acquisition  
costs and related amortisation
Adjusted earnings per share 

2013 
£m 

19.4p 
3.2p 

2012
£m

11.2p
1.3p

22.6p 

12.5p

Earnings before interest, tax,  
depreciation and amortisation
(EBITDA)
Movement in working capital 
Capital expenditure (net of disposals) 
Operating cash flow 
UK Corporation tax paid 
Dividend paid 
Acquisition of Hydratron  
(2012: deferred consideration paid) 

2013 
£m 

3.8 

2012
£m

2.9

(0.2) 
(0.8) 
2.8 
(0.6) 
(0.9) 
– 

(0.4)
(0.6)
1.9
(0.5)
(0.8)
(0.8)

Net movement 

1.3 

(0.2)

Cash flow in 2013 was again strongly positive at the 
operational level.

Net capital expenditure at £0.8m compares to  
a depreciation charge of £0.6m.

Taxation
The effective tax rate for the Group in 2013 was 23.6% 
(2012: 28.5%), which is in line with the UK standard rate 
of 23.5% as unrelieved US losses were compensated  
by a reduction in the UK taxation charge as detailed in  
note 9. Corporation tax paid in the UK during 2013 
totalled £0.6m.

There are no further deferred consideration payments  
to be made for either Al-Met or Hydratron.

The Group has a strong balance sheet with net funds  
of £4.0m (2012: £2.7m) and an unused overdraft facility 
of £3m. 

James Lister
Group Finance Director
3 December 2013

Foreign exchange
The Group operates in international markets and 
accordingly trades in the Euro and the US Dollar, 
as well as Sterling.

Whilst the level of exposure at any point in time  
is dependent on the nature of individual contracts,  
the Group usually has a partial hedge in place  
as both purchases and sales are made in Euro and 
also to a lesser extent in US dollars. With the Group’s 
manufacturing activities based mainly in the UK, 
management estimates that a 5% movement of the  
Euro against Sterling would affect Group profit by circa 
£0.5m. The effect on the Group of movements in the  
US dollar to Sterling exchange rate, as long as it is  
within normal trading parameters, is not significant.

At the end of September 2013, the Group had contracts 
in place to sell €3.95m at an average exchange rate  
of €1.16 to £1 (2012: Contracts in place to sell €3.5m  
at an average exchange rate of €1.26).

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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (“KPIS”)

The Board uses key performance indicators  
when assessing the performance of the Group.  
These KPIs are divided into three sections:

ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE – PENCE

32.1

23.1

22.6

12.5

6.2

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

REPORTABLE ACCIDENTS

3

2

1

0

0

22.6p

Adjusted Earnings per Share

2

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Reportable Accidents 

Shareholders
Adjusted earnings per share is used as a measure  
of shareholder return.

In the interest of clarity, as stated in the Finance 
Director’s Report, acquisition costs and the  
amortisation of intangibles assets resulting from 
acquisition are shown separately in the income 
statement. The Board believe the use of adjusted 
earnings per share is a more appropriate KPI.

Adjusted earnings per share is calculated as the  
profit before tax adjusted for the add back of  
acquisition costs and amortisation on acquired 
businesses, net of tax effects, divided by the  
weighted average number of shares in issue.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
This is sub-divided into two areas:

Health & safety
The measure used is reportable accidents  
where the target is zero across the Group.

Environment
The measure used is number of reportable 
environmental incidents. Again, the target  
is zero across the Group.

A full-time health, safety and environmental  
manager reports directly to the Group  
Chief Executive on these matters.

Environmental incidents are not graphed  
as there has been no reportable incident  
for the five year period. 

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Financial Performance
Growth is measured in terms of sales revenue. 

The efficiency of converting sales into profits is  
measured in terms of return on revenue. Return  
on revenue is calculated as operating profit pre 
acquisition costs and related amortisation divided  
by revenue. It is also stated after excluding Chesterfield 
BioGas which is still considered to be in start-up  
mode (see note 1 for the detailed segmental analysis).  
The Group target return on revenue is 15%.

REVENUE – £ MILLION

34.4

30.4

26.2

23.1

21.7

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

RETURN ON REVENUE – %

20.1

19.0

10.8

8.1

6.7

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

34.4m

Revenue

10.8%

Return on Revenue

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PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Specific principal risks identified by management are  
described below together with management actions  
to minimise these risks:

RISK AND IMPACT

MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Customer concentration
CSC and Al-Met both have one customer accounting  
for over 45% of their respective sales revenue. The  
loss of either of these customers would materially  
affect Group results.

Development of markets, products and services
Significant management resource is allocated  
to service the requirements of these customers  
to maintain customer loyalty. 

Market concentration
A downturn in the deep water oil and gas sector  
would have a significant impact on results of both  
the Cylinder and Engineering Product divisions.

Development of markets, products and services
The Group has development programmes for new products  
and services to dilute the proportion of total revenues into  
these markets and, by growing other activities of the Group,  
both organically and by acquisition.

Competitive pricing pressures
The Group operates in certain markets where  
its major competitors are based in low cost countries 
which have considerable cost advantages and they  
are able to undercut on pricing.

Reduced dependence on price sensitive business
The Group has set minimum gross margin levels and does  
not reduce prices to unacceptable levels as experience 
 indicates that these pressures reduce in the medium term. 
Product development is pursued in order to maintain  
a technical lead and a range of high value added service 
offerings is under development to reduce dependence on 
markets where this pricing pressure exists. Cost reduction 
through lean manufacturing and supplier development  
reduces the impact of pricing pressures.

Contract delay
CSC earns a significant amount of its revenues from 
large contracts in the deepwater oil and gas and 
defence markets and CBG is a start-up business  
in the Biogas to Grid market. In most cases, individual 
contracts in these two divisions are material to Group 
revenues and the timing of such contracts is influenced 
by a number of factors outside the control of  
the Group.

Focused project management
Major contracts are managed through project teams to  
ensure all elements in the contract quotation and negotiation 
process that are under our control or influence are managed 
efficiently and effectively. However, the impact of the timing  
of individual contracts on half-year and full-year revenue 
remains a significant risk to the Group.

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RISK AND IMPACT

MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Supplier concentration
The Group derives a high proportion of its raw  
material supplies from a small number of key  
suppliers, some of whom are competitors.

Managing and developing the suppliers
To reduce the inherent risk of supply from competitors, 
requirements are split across the available supplier base.  
A constant review is maintained to identify alternative  
suppliers subject to constraints on pricing and quality.

Production concentration
Each subsidiary operates from a single  
manufacturing site. In the event of a prolonged 
interruption to operations, the Group may not  
have the ability to transfer its manufacturing  
activities to other facilities.

Active site management
Health, safety and environmental risks which could result in 
site closure are managed on a day to day basis by a designated 
manager at each site. 

Equipment concentration 
The Group has a number of large pieces of equipment  
at CSC for which it would be uneconomical to duplicate 
that equipment to guarantee continuity of supply  
in the case of major equipment failure. A failure in  
one of these key pieces of equipment could lead  
to a prolonged interruption to operations.

Active equipment management
Key pieces of equipment are subject to on-going maintenance 
programmes and strategic spares for critical components  
are held. There remains a risk that, if a major component for  
which spares cannot be held failed, operations could still see  
a prolonged interruption.

Staff concentration
The Group is small and relies on a small number  
of key Directors, senior managers and specialists.  
A loss of a small number of such staff could have  
a major impact on Group revenues and development.

Succession planning
As the business grows, increases in staff numbers make 
succession planning easier and recruitment is already carried  
out to ensure that skills and expertise can be duplicated.

Key man insurance is in place for the Group Chief Executive  
and Group Finance Director.

Foreign currency
The Group purchases some of its raw materials in both 
US Dollars and Euros and receives payment for some 
of its products in Euros. Movements in exchange rates 
could potentially impact Group revenues.

Hedging of exchange rate exposures
The Group has natural hedges for much of its foreign currency 
exposure. Regular reviews of the net exposure are maintained  
and where it is deemed necessary the exposure is reduced by  
the use of forward exchange contracts, subject to limits in the 
Group’s banking facility.

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DIRECTORS AND ADVISERS

AJS Wilson
Non-executive Chairman

JTS Hayward
Chief Executive 

TJ Lister
Finance Director 

Alan is a degree-qualified Chartered 
Engineer with 33 years of experience  
from working in the oil & gas industry,  
the majority of which has been served  
at senior management and board level.  
His experience spans most aspects of the 
industry life cycle including; oil company 
operations, major capital projects, support 
services and product manufacturing.  
Alan joined the board of Pressure 
Technologies in February 2013 and also 
serves as Chairman and Non-executive 
Director of other private equity-backed 
and privately owned companies within  
the oil & gas sector.

John joined the Company in 1997 when  
it was part of United Engineering  
Forgings. He led the MBO in 2004 that 
created Chesterfield Special Cylinders  
and then assumed the role of Chief 
Executive of Pressure Technologies  
on admission to AIM. John is a qualified 
accountant and has finance and general 
management experience in the steel, 
chemicals and engineering sectors. 
In 2008 he was the UK Ernst and 
Young Entrepreneur of the Year® for 
manufacturing. He holds a degree  
in Physics from Oxford University.

James joined the Company in 2008. His 
previous engineering industry experience 
includes seven years with The 600 Group 
plc in roles both as Group Financial 
Controller and as Finance Director of 
600 Lathes. Prior experience included 
15 years with Bridon in a variety of roles 
including Group Development Manager 
where he acted as the in-house mergers 
and acquisitions manager. James is  
a qualified Chartered Accountant.

19  Pressure Technologies plc  Annual Report 2013

PS Cammerman
Non-executive Director 

NF Luckett
Non-executive Director 

NA MacDonald
Non-executive Director 

Philip has over 20 years’ industrial 
experience in engineering and hi-tech 
industries and has worked in both the  
UK and USA. He spent 23 years in the 
venture capital industry, playing a major 
part in the development of the YFM Group 
into the most active investor in UK SMEs. 
He retired from all YFM Group businesses 
in April 2008 following their disposal  
to GLE Capital. 

A qualified Chartered Accountant, Nigel  
is a former partner of Thomson McLintock 
& Co and latterly KPMG and has over 
40 years of extensive corporate finance, 
insolvency and auditing experience. Since 
his retirement from KPMG in 1995, he has 
had a number of Non-executive Director 
and Chairman positions in the broad 
engineering sector. Nigel is Chairman  
of the Audit Committee.

Neil is a Chartered Accountant with  
25 years of experience in the oil and gas 
and engineering industries. He was Group 
Finance Director of AES Engineering 
Limited (AES), a successful, fast growing, 
privately owned mechanical seals 
manufacturer, until September 2012, 
when he resigned to take up the role 
of Master of The Company of Cutlers in 
Hallamshire. Neil remains on the Board  
of AES as a Non-Executive Director. Prior 
to this, he was Group Finance Director 
of the international aerospace company, 
Firth Rixson. Neil has valuable experience 
of fast growth in the oil and gas sector 
and general M&A.

COMPANY INFORMATION

Directors
AJS Wilson 
Non-executive Chairman 
JTS Hayward  
Chief Executive 
TJ Lister  
Finance Director 
PS Cammerman  
Non-executive Director
NF Luckett  
Non-executive Director
NA MacDonald 
Non-executive Director

Secretary
TJ Lister 

Registered office
Meadowhall Road 
Sheffield 
S9 1BT

Registered number 
06135104

Website 
www.pressuretechnologies.co.uk

Nominated adviser
Charles Stanley Securities
131 Finsbury Pavement
London, EC2A 1NT

Bankers 
Lloyds Bank 
14 Church Street 
Sheffield, S1 1HP

Auditors
Grant Thornton UK LLP
No 1 Whitehall Riverside
Leeds, LS1 4BN

Solicitors
hlw Keeble Hawson LLP 
Commercial House
14 Commercial Street
Sheffield, S1 2AT

Registrars
Capita Asset Services
Northern House
Woodsome Park
Fenay Bridge
Huddersfield, HD8 0GA

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REPORT OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

The Remuneration Committee comprises four non-executive Directors and is chaired by Philip Cammerman. The committee meets when 
necessary, usually at least three times annually, and is responsible for determining the remuneration packages of the executive Directors 
and the Chairman. The remuneration of the non-executive Directors is set by the board annually.

Policy on remuneration of Executive Directors
The committee aims to ensure that the remuneration packages offered are designed to attract, maintain and motivate high calibre Directors 
without paying more than necessary for this purpose. The remuneration policy and packages attempt to match the interest of the executive 
with those of shareholders by providing:

a) Basic salary and benefits
Executive Directors’ basic salaries are reviewed each year, taking into account the performance of the individual and rates of salary and 
benefits for similar jobs in companies of comparable size. 

Benefits include all assessable tax benefits arising from employment by the Company and relate mainly to the provision of private medical 
and life assurance cover.

The company pays 5% of basic salary into individual money purchase pension schemes so long as this is matched, by salary sacrifice, by the 
individual.

b) Annual performance related cash bonus scheme
In order to link executive remuneration to Group performance, executive Directors participate in a cash bonus scheme which, in the event 
of exceptional performance, can pay out up to a maximum of 50% of basic salary.

c) Long Term Incentive Plan 
The company intends to introduce a long term incentive plan whereby, at the discretion of the Remuneration Committee, share options 
would be granted to executive directors and senior managers on a rolling annual basis.

The extent to which options granted vest will be dependent on the cumulative growth in earnings per share (EPS) over the three year period 
following the grant relative to the EPS in the period immediately prior to grant as follow:

Increase in EPS over three year period  

33% 
50% 
100% 

% of annual salary over  
which options granted vest

25%
50%
100%

The maximum grant of options in any one year will be fixed at 100% of basic salary for executive directors of Pressure Technologies plc and 
50% of salaries for other senior managers in the Group.

The option price will be set at the outset and be in line with the share price at that time. Executives who leave the Group before the expiry 
of the three year vesting period will lose their right to exercise their options.

d) Service Contracts
All executive Directors have rolling service contracts terminable on no more than one year’s notice.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The following graph shows the Company’s performance over the previous five year period when compared to the performance of the  
AIM all share index. The Board and its advisors believe this to be the most appropriate broad equity market index with which to compare 
the Company’s performance. 

Total Shareholder Return (TSR) is calculated to show the theoretical growth in the value of a shareholding over a specified period assuming 
that dividends are reinvested to purchase additional shares.

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Directors’ Remuneration
Particulars of Directors’ emoluments are as follows:

Salary 
and 
fees 
£’000 

19 

38 
28 
28 

10 

145 
119 

387 

Benefits 
£’000 

Bonus 
£’000 

Pension 
£’000 

— 

— 
— 
— 

— 

2 
2 

4 

— 

— 
— 
— 

— 

40 
49 

89 

— 

— 
— 
— 

— 

15 
13 

28 

  Employers’ 
national 
insurance 
2013 
£’000 

Total 
2012 
£’000 

Employers’
national
insurance
2012
£’000

30 

— 
20 
20 

— 

136 
115 

321 

— 

— 
3 
2 

— 

24 
22 

51 

—

—
2
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—

16
13

 33

Total 
2013 
£’000 

19 

38 
28 
28 

10 

202 
183 

508 

Non-Executive: 
RL Shacklady
(Resigned 21 March 2013) 
AJS Wilson
(Appointed 12 February 2013) 
PS Cammerman 
NF Luckett 
NA MacDonald
(Appointed 4 June 2013) 
Executive: 
JTS Hayward 
TJ Lister 

Total emoluments 

All the payments shown for RL Shacklady were paid to RLS Associates, a partnership which he controls. The remuneration of AJS Wilson and, 
since April 2013, for NF Luckett, is paid to management companies which they control.

The number of Directors who are accruing benefits under money purchase pension arrangements is two (2012: two). 

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REPORT OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE CONTINUED

The Group believes that the Directors of Pressure Technologies plc are the only key management personnel under the definition of IAS  
24 ‘Related party disclosures’.

In addition to the above, Directors have received dividends during the year as follows: 

Non-Executive: 
RL Shacklady  
PS Cammerman 
NF Luckett 
Executive: 
JTS Hayward 
TJ Lister 

Total dividends paid to Directors 

Directors’ Options
The Directors’ interests in share options are as follows: 

TJ Lister  
TJ Lister  
TJ Lister 
TJ Lister 

Total 
2013 
£’000 

Total
2012
£’000

3 
3 
4 

76 
1 

87 

5
2
4

73
—

84

  Date granted 

Number  Option price

 7 October 2009 
 23 February 2012 
  6 August 2012 
  9 August 2013 

51,612 
73,089 
6,000 
53,000 

232.5p
150.5p
150.0p
242.5p

Further details of the share options granted to executive Directors can be found on page 24 of the Directors’ report.

On behalf of the Board
Philip Cammerman
Chairman, Remuneration Committee
3 December 2013

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

The Directors present their report and the audited financial statements for the period from 30 September 2012 to 28 September 2013.

Principal activities 
Pressure Technologies plc (“PT”) is the holding Company for the following Group operations:

Cylinders
Chesterfield Special Cylinders Limited (“CSC”) whose principal activities are the design, manufacture, testing and reconditioning of seamless 
steel high pressure gas cylinders. During the period a new company CSC Deutschland GmbH was incorporated.

Engineered Products
Al-Met Limited (‘Al-Met’) whose principal activity is the manufacture of precision engineered valve components for use in the oil and  
gas industry. 

The Hydratron Group of Companies’, (‘Hydratron Ltd’ and ‘Hydratron Inc’) whose principal activity is the design, manufacture and sale of  
a range of air operated high pressure hydraulic pumps, gas boosters, power packs, hydraulic control panels and test rigs. 

Alternative Energy
Chesterfield BioGas Limited (“CBG”) which was formed to market, sell and manufacture biogas upgrading equipment to produce high purity 
biomethane for use as a vehicle fuel or injection into the natural gas grid using technology licensed in perpetuity from Greenlane® Biogas  
of New Zealand.

Results and dividends
The consolidated statement of comprehensive income is set out on page 28. The profit on ordinary activities before taxation of the Group 
for the period ended 28 September 2013 amounted to £2.878 million (2012: £1.778 million). 

An interim dividend of 2.6 p per share was paid during the period (2012: 2.5p). The Directors recommend the payment of a final dividend  
of 5.2p per share (2012: 5.0p).

Business review
The Chairman’s and Chief Executive’s Statements on pages 4 to 10 gives a detailed review of the current year’s performance.

The operational overview is contained in the Chief Executive’s statement on pages 6 to 10.

The financial review is contained in the Finance Director’s report on pages 12 to 13.

Environment
Pressure Technologies recognises that its activities have an impact on the environment. Managing this impact is an integral part of 
responsible corporate governance and good management practice. The Group has developed environmental policies and the main points 
are listed below:

•	 Overall	responsibility	for	the	implementation	of	these	policies	is	the	responsibility	of	the	main	Board	and	the	senior	management	at	

each Group Company. The Group will comply with both the letter and the spirit of relevant environmental regulations. Additionally, the 
Group will actively participate in industry and Governmental environmental consultative processes.

•	 The	Group	is	committed	to	the	continuous	improvement	of	its	environmental	management	system.	Specifically	the	Group	seeks	to	

reduce waste and energy use and prevent pollution. 

•	 As	part	of	continuous	improvement,	it	is	the	policy	of	the	Group	to	establish	measurable	environmental	objectives	and	communicate	
these to all employees. These documented objectives will be periodically reviewed as part of the management review process. The 
necessary personnel and financial resources will be provided to meet these objectives.

•	 Employees	are	given	such	information,	training	and	equipment	as	is	necessary	to	enable	them	to	undertake	their	work	with	the	

minimum impact on the environment.

The Group had no notifiable environment incidents in 2013 (2012: nil).

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT CONTINUED

Substantial shareholdings
As at 27 November 2013, the following held or were beneficially interested in 3% or more of the Company’s issued ordinary share capital: 

The Liontrust Intellectual Capital Trust 
JTS Hayward 
Artemis 
Hargreave Hale 
JW Brown 
A Harding 
ACUIM 
Unicorn 

Directors and their interests
The present Directors of the Company are set out on pages 18 and 19. 

The following Directors were appointed/resigned during the period;

RL Shacklady 
AJS Wilson 
NA MacDonald 

(Resigned 21 March 2013)
(Appointed 12 February 2013)
(Appointed 4 June 2013)

Ordinary shares 

JTS Hayward 
PS Cammerman  
TJ Lister 
NF Luckett (including 7,667 shares held by his wife) 

Number of 

  Percentage of
issued share
shares  capital owned

1,019,012 
1,002,221 
761,667 
727,800 
607,454 
588,333 
497,990 
469,967 

9.0%
8.8%
6.7%
6.4%
5.4%
5.2%
4.4%
4.1%

 28 September  29 September
2012
No.

2013 
No. 

1,002,221 
33,395 
30,000 
70,000 

1,002,221
33,395
9,800
52,000

The former chairman, RL Shacklady, held 64,500 shares (including 22,500 held by his wife) at 29 September 2012 and at 21 March 2013. 

Share options
On 29 July 2013 options were granted over 57,213 ordinary shares under the rules of the Pressure Technologies plc Save-As-You-Earn Scheme 
at an exercise price of 156p. The options are exercisable after three years and lapse six months after this date if they are not exercised.

On 9 August 2013, options were granted over 153,000 ordinary shares under the rules of the Pressure Technologies plc Performance Share 
Plan – Enterprise Management Incentive Plan. The options have an exercise price of 242.5p. The options are exercisable between three and 
five years following date of grant.

The Directors’ interests in share options are disclosed in the report of the Remuneration Committee.

Financial instruments
The Group’s operations expose it to a variety of financial risks including the effects of changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange 
rates, credit risk and liquidity risk. 

The Group’s principal financial instruments comprise cash and bank deposits together with trade receivables and trade payables that arise 
directly from its operations. The Group has entered into derivative transactions in the normal course of trade. It does not trade in financial 
instruments as a matter of policy.

Information about the use of financial instruments by the Company and its subsidiaries is given in note 21 to the consolidated  
financial statements.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Directors’ indemnities
The Company maintains director and officer insurance cover for the benefit of its Directors which remained in force at the date of  
this report.

Employee involvement
It is the policy of the Group to communicate with employees by regular briefing meetings conducted by senior management. Career 
development is encouraged through suitable training and annual appraisals. The Group takes the approach of maximising performance 
through the heightening of awareness of corporate objectives and policies. 

Disabled persons
The Group gives full and fair consideration to applications for employment from disabled persons, where they have the necessary abilities 
and skills for that position, and, wherever possible, will retrain employees who become disabled so that they can continue their employment 
in another position. The Group engages, promotes, and trains staff on the basis of their capabilities, qualifications and experience, without 
discrimination, giving all employees an equal opportunity to progress.

Going concern
Management has produced forecasts for all business units which have been reviewed by the Directors. These demonstrate that the Group 
is forecast to generate profits and cash in 2013/2014 and beyond and that the Group has sufficient cash reserves to enable the Group to 
meet its obligations as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from when these financial statements have been signed.

As such, the Directors are satisfied that the Company and Group have adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable 
future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis for preparing the financial statements.

Post balance sheet events
There are no post balance sheet events to note.

Statement of Directors’ responsibilities for the financial statements
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law  
and regulations.

Company law requires the Directors to prepare Group financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Directors have to 
prepare the Group’s financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union 
(IFRSs). The Directors have elected to prepare the parent Company financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally 
Accepted Accounting Practice (UK GAAP). Under company law, the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are 
satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs and profit or loss of the Group and parent Company for that period. In 
preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to:

•	 select	suitable	accounting	policies	and	then	apply	them	consistently;
•	 make	judgements	and	accounting	estimates	that	are	reasonable	and	prudent;
•	

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

•	

•	 prepare	the	financial	statements	on	the	going	concern	basis	unless	it	is	inappropriate	to	presume	that	the	company	will	continue	 

in business. 

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT CONTINUED

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company’s transactions 
and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial 
statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. 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 confirm that: 

•	 so	far	as	each	Director	is	aware,	there	is	no	relevant	audit	information	of	which	the	company’s	auditor	is	unaware;	and
•	

the	Directors	have	taken	all	steps	that	they	ought	to	have	taken	as	Directors	to	make	themselves	aware	of	any	relevant	audit	
information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information.

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

Auditor
Grant Thornton UK LLP are willing to continue in office and a resolution to reappoint them will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.

Cautionary statement on forward-looking statements and related information
The annual report contains a number of forward-looking statements relating to the Group. The Group considers any statements that are 
not historical facts as “forward-looking statements”. They relate to events and trends that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could 
cause the actual results and financial position of the Group to differ materially from the information presented. Readers are cautioned not 
to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which are relevant only as at the date of this document.

By order of the Board
TJ Lister
Secretary
3 December 2013

 
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
TO THE MEMBERS OF PRESSURE TECHNOLOGIES PLC

We have audited the financial statements of Pressure Technologies plc for the period ended 28 September 2013 which comprise the 
consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated and parent company balance sheets, the consolidated statement of 
changes in equity, the consolidated statement of cash flows and notes 1 to 27 to the Group consolidated financial statements and notes  
1 to 14 to the parent Company financial statements. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in the preparation of the 
Group financial statements is applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.  
The financial reporting framework that has been applied in the preparation of the parent company financial statements is applicable law 
and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

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

Respective responsibilities of Directors and Auditors
As explained more fully in the Directors’ Responsibilities Statement set out on page 25, the Directors are responsible for the preparation 
of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion 
on the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards 
require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s (APB’s) Ethical Standards for Auditors.

Scope of the audit of the financial statements
A description of the scope of an audit of financial statements is provided on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at  
www.frc.org.uk/apb/scope/private.cfm.

Opinion on financial statements
In our opinion:

•	

•	
•	

•	

the	financial	statements	give	a	true	and	fair	view	of	the	state	of	the	Group’s	and	of	the	parent	Company’s	affairs	as	at	28	September	
2013 and of the Group’s profit for the period then ended; 
the	Group	financial	statements	have	been	properly	prepared	in	accordance	with	IFRSs	as	adopted	by	the	European	Union;
the	parent	Company	financial	statements	have	been	properly	prepared	in	accordance	with	United	Kingdom	Generally	Accepted	
Accounting Practice; and
the	financial	statements	have	been	prepared	in	accordance	with	the	requirements	of	the	Companies	Act	2006.

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion the information given in the Directors’ Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared  
is consistent with the financial statements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

•	 adequate	accounting	records	have	not	been	kept	by	the	parent	Company,	or	returns	adequate	for	our	audit	have	not	been	received	

from branches not visited by us; or
the	parent	Company	financial	statements	are	not	in	agreement	with	the	accounting	records	and	returns;	or

•	
•	 certain	disclosures	of	Directors’	remuneration	specified	by	law	are	not	made;	or
•	 we	have	not	received	all	the	information	and	explanations	we	require	for	our	audit.

Andrew Wood
Senior Statutory Auditor
for and on behalf of Grant Thornton UK LLP
Statutory Auditor, Chartered Accountants
Leeds
3 December 2013

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
For the period ended 28 September 2013

52 weeks 
ended 

52 weeks
ended
 28 September  29 September
2012
£’000

2013 
£’000 

Notes 

Revenue  
Cost of sales  

Gross profit 
Administration expenses 

Operating profit pre acquisition costs and amortisation on acquired businesses 
Acquisition costs and amortisation on acquired businesses 

Operating profit post acquisition costs and amortisation on acquired businesses 
Finance income 
Finance costs 

Profit before taxation 
Taxation  

Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent  

Other comprehensive income
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit of loss:
Currency translation differences on translation of foreign operations 

Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to the owners of the parent 

Earnings per share  – basic 

– diluted 

All the above results are from continuing operations.

The accounting policies and notes on pages 32 to 54 form part of these financial statements.

1 

1 
5 

2 
3 

4 
9 

10 
10 

34,383 
(24,088) 

10,295 
(7,012) 

3,283 
(407) 

2,876 
11 
(9) 

2,878 
(678) 

2,200 

19 

2,219 

19.4p 
19.2p 

30,442
(22,704)

7,738
(5,788)

1,950
(190)

1,760
27
(9)

1,778
(507)

1,271

9

1,280

11.2p 
11.2p

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
As at 28 September 2013 

Non-current assets
Goodwill 
Intangible assets 
Property, plant and equipment 
Deferred tax asset 
Trade and other receivables 

Current assets
Inventories 
Trade and other receivables 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Derivative financial instruments 

Total assets 

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 
Derivative financial instruments 
Borrowings 
Current tax liabilities 

Non-current liabilities
Other payables 
Deferred tax liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Net assets 

Equity
Share capital 
Share premium account 
Translation reserve 
Retained earnings 

Total equity 

 28 September  29 September
2012
£’000

2013 
£’000 

Notes 

12 
13 
14 
22 
17 

16 
17 

18 

19 
18 
20 

19 
22 

23 

1,964 
1,221 
4,767 
138 
163 

8,253 

7,206 
8,705 
4,044 
71 

20,026 

28,279 

(9,236) 
— 
— 
(448) 

(9,684) 

(593) 
(538) 

(1,131) 

(10,815) 

17,464 

568 
5,387 
25 
11,484 

17,464 

1,964
1,478
4,654
110
152

8,358

6,922
7,257
2,693
—

16,872

25,230

(7,651)
(23)
(6)
(252)

(7,932)

(655)
(588)

(1,243)

(9,175)

16,055

568
5,378
6
10,103

16,055

The accounting policies and notes on pages 32 to 54 form part of these financial statements.

The financial statements were approved by the Board on 3 December 2013 and signed on its behalf by:

JTS Hayward
Director
Company number: 06135104

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the period ended 28 September 2013

Balance at 1 October 2011 
Dividends 
Share based payments 
Shares issued 

Transactions with owners 

Profit for the period 
Other comprehensive income:
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations 

Total comprehensive income 

Balance at 29 September 2012 
Dividends 
Share based payments 
Shares issued 

Transactions with owners 

Profit for the period 
Other comprehensive income:
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations 

Total comprehensive income 

Balance at 28 September 2013 

Share 
capital 
£’000 

567 
— 
— 
1 

1 

— 

— 

— 

568 
— 
— 
— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Share 
premium 
account 
£’000 

5,369 
— 
— 
9 

9 

— 

— 

— 

5,378 
— 
— 
9 

9 

— 

— 

— 

568 

5,387 

Translation 
reserve 
£’000 

(3) 
— 
— 
— 

— 

— 

9 

9 

6 
— 
— 
— 

— 

— 

19 

19 

25 

Profit
and loss 
account 
£’000 

9,605 
(829) 
56 
— 

(773) 

1,271 

— 

1,271 

10,103 
(863) 
44 
— 

(819) 

2,200 

— 

2,200 

11,484 

Total
equity
£’000

15,538
(829)
56
10

(763)

1,271

9

1,280

16,055
(863)
44
9

(810)

2,200

19

2,219

17,464

The accounting policies and notes on pages 32 to 54 form part of these financial statements.

 
 
 
 
 
 
31  Pressure Technologies plc  Annual Report 2013

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the period ended 28 September 2013

52 weeks 
ended 

52 weeks
ended
 28 September  29 September
2012
£’000

2013 
£’000 

Notes 

Operating activities
Cash flows from operating activities 
Finance costs paid 
Income tax paid 

Net cash inflow from operating activities 

Investing activities
Interest received 
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment 
Deferred purchase consideration 

Net cash used in investing activities 

Financing activities
Repayment of borrowings 
Dividends paid 
Shares issued 

Net cash outflow from financing activities 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

The accounting policies and notes on pages 32 to 54 form part of these financial statements.

25 

3,544 
(8) 
(558) 

2,978 

— 
9 
(776) 
— 

(767) 

(6) 
(863) 
9 

(860) 

1,351 
2,693 

4,044 

2,573
(9)
(514)

2,050

2
84
(727)
(800)

(1,441)

(36)
(829)
10

(855)

(246)
2,939

2,693

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ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted 
for use in the European Union and IFRIC interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and the Companies Act 
2006. The Company has elected to prepare its parent Company financial statements in accordance with UK Generally Accepted Accounting 
Practice (UK GAAP). These are presented on pages 55 to 59. 

The Group has applied all accounting standards and interpretations issued relevant to its operations for the period ended 28 September 
2013. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Management has produced forecasts for all business units which have been reviewed by the Directors. These demonstrate the Group  
is forecast to generate profits and cash in 2013/2014 and beyond and that the Group has sufficient cash reserves to enable the Group  
to meet its obligations as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from when these financial statements have been signed.

As such, the Directors are satisfied that the Company and Group have adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable 
future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis for preparing the financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for derivative financial instruments which are 
carried at fair value. 

Standards and interpretations not yet applied by the Group
There are a number of standards and interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board that are effective for financial 
statements beginning on or after the dates given below and are expected to be relevant to the financial statements. These standards will  
be effective in future periods:

IFRS	7	(amendments)	Disclosures	–	Offsetting	Financial	assets	and	liabilities	(effective	1	January	2014)
IFRS	10	Consolidated	Financial	Statements	(effective	1	January	2014)
IFRS	11	Joint	Arrangements	(effective	1	January	2014)
IFRS	12	Disclosure	of	Interests	in	Other	Entities	(effective	1	January	2014)
IFRS	13	Fair	Value	Measurement	(effective	1	January	2013)
IAS	19	Employee	benefits	(effective	1	January	2013)
IAS	27	(Revised),	Separate	Financial	Statements	(effective	1	January	2014)
IAS	28	(Revised),	Investments	in	Associates	and	Joint	Ventures	(effective	1	January	2014)
IAS	32	(amendments)	Offsetting	Financial	assets	and	liabilities	(effective	1	January	2014)
IAS	36	(amendments)	Impairment	of	assets	(effective	1	January	2014)

•	
•	
•	
•	
•	
•	
•	
•	
•	
•	
•	 Annual	Improvements	2009-2011	Cycle	(effective	1	January	2013)

The application of these standards and interpretations is not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s reported financial 
performance or position. However, they may give rise to additional disclosures being made in the financial statements.

Changes in accounting policies
Adoption of ‘Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income’ (Amendments to IAS 1).

The Group has applied the amendments to IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income’ for the first time in the current 
year. The amendments to IAS 1 are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2012 and require entities to group items 
presented in other comprehensive income (OCI) into those that, in accordance with other IFRS, will not be reclassified subsequently to  
profit or loss and those that will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss when specific conditions are met. 

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the Group’s accounting policies, which are described below, 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 assumptions that have a material risk to the carrying value of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are 
discussed below:

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Critical accounting judgements
Revenue recognition – Cylinders
The Group recognises revenue when the goods in question have finished production and passed any applicable factory and customer 
acceptance tests. Where goods remain on the Group’s premises at the year end at the request of the customer, management consider the 
detailed criteria for the recognition of revenue from the sale of the goods as set out in IAS 18 ‘Revenue’. In particular, consideration is given 
as to whether the significant risks and rewards of ownership are considered to have transferred to the buyer.

Capitalisation of development costs
The Group capitalises costs in relation to development projects where the specific recognition criteria are met. The key judgement required 
to capitalise costs is whether future revenues will exceed total forecast capitalised costs. Management make this judgement based on their 
knowledge of the project, the size of the market into which it can be sold and the expected demand for the project. Once capitalised, the 
assets are reviewed for impairment at each reporting date as explained below.

Impairment reviews – intangible assets
The Group has acquired, through business combinations and through other acquisitions, intangible assets and capitalised certain assets, 
such as licence agreements and development costs, which are expected to generate revenue in the future but at a reporting period end 
may not have generated significant income at that time. At each reporting period date, the Directors review the likelihood of the assets 
generating income, the period over which this is likely to be achieved and the potential income that can be generated. Where it is probable 
the future fair value of income will be in excess of capitalised costs the assets are held within the balance sheet at cost. Where this is not  
the case, an impairment charge will be recorded to adjust the assets to fair value.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty 
Inventory provisions
The Directors have reviewed the level of inventory provisions carried against inventory in the light of outstanding current and anticipated 
customer orders. The future realisation of carrying amounts is affected by whether the anticipated level of orders is achieved.

Basis of consolidation
The Group financial statements consolidate those of the Company and all of its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 28 September 2013 
(2012: to 29 September 2012). Subsidiaries are all entities over which the Group has the power to control the financial and operating 
policies. The Group obtains and exercises control through voting rights. The consolidated financial statements of the Group incorporate  
the financial statements of the parent Company as well as those entities controlled by the Group by full consolidation.

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

Business combinations and goodwill
The consideration transferred by the Group to obtain control of a subsidiary is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair values 
of assets transferred, liabilities incurred and the equity interests issued by the Group, which includes the fair value of any asset or liability 
arising from a contingent consideration arrangement. Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred.

The Group recognises identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including contingent liabilities, in a business combination 
regardless of whether they have been previously recognised in the acquiree’s financial statements prior to the acquisition. Assets acquired 
and liabilities assumed are measured at their acquisition-date fair values, which are also used as the bases for subsequent measurement  
in accordance with the Group accounting policies.

Goodwill is stated after separate recognition of identifiable intangible assets. It is calculated as the excess of the sum of:

fair	value	of	consideration	transferred;
the	recognised	amount	of	any	non-controlling	interest	in	the	acquiree;	and

•	
•	
•	 acquisition-date	fair	value	of	any	existing	equity	interest	in	the	acquiree,	over	the	acquisition-date	fair	values	of	identifiable	net	assets.	

If the fair values of identifiable net assets exceed the sum calculated above, the excess amount (ie gain on a bargain purchase) is recognised 
in profit or loss immediately.

Contingent consideration is recognised at its acquisition date fair value. Subsequent changes to this fair value resulting from events after 
the acquisition date are recognised through profit or loss.

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ACCOUNTING POLICIES CONTINUED

Revenue
Revenue is measured by reference to the fair value of consideration received or receivable and arises from the sales of goods and services 
provided in the normal course of business, net of trade discounts, VAT and other sales-related taxes. Revenue from the sale of goods is 
recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer, which may be the date the goods are 
despatched to the customer, completion of the product or the product being ready for delivery based on specific contract terms; when the 
amount of revenue can be measured reliably; and when it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow  
to the Group.

Cylinders
In respect of revenue recognition within the Cylinders segment, revenue is recognised when the goods in question have finished production 
and passed any applicable factory and customer acceptance tests. Goods may not always have been despatched for revenue to be 
recognised provided the above criteria have been met.

Revenue from services is recognised when the outcome of the transaction can be estimated reliably and the Group has performed its 
obligations and, in exchange, obtained the right to consideration.

Engineered Products
In applying the above policy, revenue is recognised in the Engineered Products segment when production is complete, the goods are ready 
to be despatched and substantially all the risks and rewards associated with the product have passed to the customer. In the vast majority 
of cases, despatch takes place as soon as production has been completed.

Alternative Energy
Revenue is recognised in the Alternative Energy segment when the equipment has been installed and all tests of the equipment installed  
by the Group have been passed.

Share-based employee remuneration 
The Group operates equity-settled share-based remuneration plans for some of its employees. The Group’s plan does not feature any 
options for a cash settlement. 

All services received in exchange for the grant of any share-based payment are measured at their fair values. Where employees are 
rewarded using share-based payments, the fair values of employees’ services are determined indirectly by reference to the fair value of 
the share options granted to the employee. This fair value is appraised at the grant date and excludes the impact of non-market vesting 
conditions (for example, profitability and sales growth targets). 

All share-based remuneration is ultimately recognised as an expense in profit or loss with a corresponding credit to the profit and  
loss reserve. 

If vesting periods or other vesting conditions apply, the expense is allocated over the vesting period, based on the best available estimate 
of the number of share options expected to vest. Non-market vesting conditions are included in assumptions about the number of 
options that are expected to become exercisable. Estimates are subsequently revised if there is any indication that the number of share 
options expected to vest differs from previous estimates. Any cumulative adjustment prior to vesting is recognised in the current period. 
No adjustment is made to any expense recognised in prior periods if share options ultimately exercised are different to that estimated on 
vesting. Upon exercise of share options, the proceeds received net of any directly attributable transaction costs up to the nominal value  
of the shares issued are allocated to share capital with any excess being recorded as additional paid-in capital.

The cancellation of equity-settled share based payments is accounted for as an acceleration of vesting.

Dividends
Interim dividends are charged in the period in which they are paid. Final dividends are only provided when approved by the shareholders.

Property, plant and equipment 
Plant and equipment is stated at cost, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is applied on a straight-line basis 
so as to reduce the assets to their residual values over their estimated useful lives. The rates of depreciation used are:

Plant and machinery 

4 – 15 years

The estimates used for residual values and useful lives are reviewed as required, but at least annually. The gain or loss arising on the 
disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognised 
in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. 

 
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Intangible assets
Licence and distribution agreement
Intangible assets are recorded at cost, net of amortisation and any provision for impairment. The Group’s licence and distribution 
agreement is being amortised over 15 years, being the period over which the Directors have assessed that significant revenues will  
be generated. 

Development costs
Development costs are recognised at cost, net of amortisation or provision for impairment, where the recognition requirements  
under IAS38 Intangible assets are met. These are:

•	
•	
•	
•	
•	

it	is	probable	that	the	future	economic	benefits	that	are	attributable	to	the	asset	will	flow	to	the	enterprise;
the	project	is	technically	and	commercially	feasible;
the	Group	intends	to	and	has	sufficient	resources	to	complete	the	projects;
the	Group	has	the	ability	to	use	or	sell	the	asset;	and
the	cost	of	the	asset	can	be	measured	reliably.

These costs are capitalised up to the point development is complete and the asset is then amortised over the period which the asset  
is expected to generate income. If at any point the development costs fail to meet the recognition requirements of IAS 38, the costs  
are expensed through the statement of comprehensive income.

Intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination
In accordance with IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’, an intangible asset acquired in a business combination is deemed to have a cost to the 
Group of its fair value at the acquisition date. The fair value of an intangible asset reflects market expectations about the probability that the 
future economic benefits embodied in the asset will flow to the Group.

Such intangible assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Customer order book 
Non-contractual customer relationships 

Over life of the order book – typically one year
Five years

Impairment testing of non-current assets
For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows 
(cash-generating units). As a result, some assets are tested individually for impairment and some are tested at cash-generating unit level. 
Goodwill is allocated to those cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from synergies of the related business combination 
and represent the lowest level within the group at which management monitors goodwill. Cash-generating units to which goodwill has 
been allocated are tested for impairment at least annually. All other individual assets or cash-generating units are tested for impairment 
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised 
for the amount by which the assets or cash-generating unit’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is 
the higher of fair value, reflecting market conditions less costs to sell, and value in use based on an internal discounted cash flow evaluation.

Leased assets
In accordance with IAS 17 ‘Leases’, the economic ownership of a leased asset is transferred to the lessee if the lessee bears substantially all 
the risks and rewards related to the ownership of the asset. The related asset is recognised at the inception of the lease at its fair value or, 
if lower, the present value of the lease payments. A corresponding liability is recognised where the interest element of the lease payments 
represents a constant proportion of the capital balance outstanding and is charged to profit or loss over the period of the lease. 

All other leases are treated as operating leases. Payments under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over 
the term of the lease. Lease incentives are spread over the term of the lease. Benefits received as an incentive to enter into an operating 
lease	are	spread	over	the	lease	term	on	a	straight	line	basis. 

Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, on a first in first out basis. Cost includes materials, direct labour and  
an attributable proportion of manufacturing overheads based on normal levels of activity. Net realisable value is based on the estimated 
sales price after allowing for all further costs of completion and disposal. Provision is made for obsolete, slow-moving or defective items 
where appropriate.

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Income taxes
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax. Current tax is the tax currently payable based on taxable 
profit for the year.

Deferred income taxes are calculated using the liability method on temporary differences. Deferred tax is generally provided on the 
difference between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. However, deferred tax is not provided on the initial 
recognition of goodwill nor on the initial recognition of an asset or liability unless the related transaction is a business combination or affects 
tax or accounting profit. Deferred tax on temporary differences associated with shares in subsidiaries is not provided if reversal of these 
temporary differences can be controlled by the Group and it is probable that reversal will not occur in the foreseeable future. In addition,  
tax losses available to be carried forward as well as other income tax credits to the Group are assessed for recognition as deferred tax assets.

Deferred tax liabilities are provided in full, with no discounting. Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that the 
underlying deductible temporary differences will be able to be offset against future taxable income. Current and deferred tax assets and 
liabilities are calculated at tax rates that are expected to apply to their respective periods of realisation, provided they are enacted  
or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

Changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised as a component of tax expense in the consolidated statement of 
comprehensive income, except where they relate to items that are recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity,  
in which case the related deferred tax is also recognised in other comprehensive income or equity, respectively.

Accounting for financial assets 
The Group has financial assets in the following categories: 

•	
•	

loans	and	receivables	(trade	and	other	receivables,	cash	and	cash	equivalents);
financial	assets	at	fair	value	through	profit	or	loss	(derivative	financial	instruments).

Financial assets are assigned to the different categories on initial recognition, depending on the characteristics of the instrument and 
its purpose. A financial instrument’s category is relevant for the way it is measured and whether any resulting income and expenses are 
recognised in profit or loss or other comprehensive income.

All financial assets are recognised when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets other 
than those categorised as at ‘fair value through profit or loss’ are recognised at fair value plus transaction costs. Financial assets categorised 
as at fair value through profit or loss are recognised initially at fair value with transaction costs expensed through the profit or loss. Changes 
in fair value due to subsequent measurement are recognised in profit or loss.

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. After 
initial recognition, these are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. Impairment is 
considered where the balances are past due or where there is other evidence that a counterparty may default. Any gains or losses arising 
as a result of the impairment review are recognised in profit or loss. Pressure Technologies plc’s trade and most other receivables fall into 
this category of financial instrument. Discounting on loans and receivables is omitted where the effect is immaterial. However, where it is 
required, the asset is held at fair value after discounting and the difference is recognised in the profit and loss account under financing 
costs. Long term retentions due on contracts are the main balances where such treatment is required.

Receivables are considered for impairment on a case-by-case basis. 

Accounting for financial liabilities 
Financial liabilities represent a contractual obligation for the Group to deliver cash or other financial assets. Financial liabilities are initially 
recognised at fair value, net of issue costs, when the Group becomes a party to the contractual agreements of the instrument. All interest-
related charges and, if applicable, changes in an instrument’s fair value that are reported in profit or loss are included in the consolidated 
statement of comprehensive income line items “finance costs” or “finance income”. The Group’s financial liabilities include borrowings, trade 
and other payables, and derivative financial instruments. After initial recognition, all but the latter are measured at amortised cost using the 
effective interest rate method.

Derivative financial instruments
The Group has derivative financial instruments that are carried at fair value through profit or loss. The Group does not hedge account  
for these items.

Any gain or loss arising from derivative financial instruments is based on changes in fair value, which is determined by direct reference to 
active market transactions or using a valuation technique where no active market exists. The Group has foreign currency forward contracts 
that fall into this category.

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Cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand and demand deposits, together with other short-term, highly liquid investments that 
are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value, and bank overdrafts, 
where they form an integral part of the Group’s cash management.

Equity and reserves
An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Group after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity 
instruments issued by the Group are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. Share premium represents premiums 
received on issuing of share capital. Retained earnings include all current and prior year results as disclosed in the consolidated statement 
of comprehensive income and reserves note.

The translation reserve is used to record foreign exchange translation differences that occur as a result of the translation of overseas 
subsidiary undertakings’ financial statements into the presentation currency of the consolidated financial statements.

Retained earnings include all current and prior period results as disclosed in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

Foreign currency translation 
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency (being the currency of the primary economic environment in which 
the entity operates) of the respective Group entity, using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions (spot exchange rate). 
Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the re-measurement of monetary balance 
sheet items at year-end exchange rates are recognised in the profit or loss. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated 
in foreign currencies are translated at 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. 

The consolidated financial statements are presented in Pounds Sterling, which is also the functional currency of the parent company. 

The results of overseas subsidiary undertakings are translated at the average exchange rate (being an approximation to the rate at the 
date of transactions throughout the year) and the balance sheets of such undertakings are translated at the year-end exchange rates. 
Exchange differences arising on the retranslation of opening net assets of overseas subsidiary undertakings are charged/credited to other 
comprehensive income and recognised in the translation reserve in equity. On disposal of a foreign operation the cumulative translation 
differences are transferred to profit or loss as part of the gain or loss on disposal.

Grants
Grants are recognised where there is reasonable assurance that the entity complies with the conditions attached to them. Grants relating 
to property, plant and equipment are treated as deferred income and released to profit or loss over the expected useful lives of the assets 
concerned. Other grants are credited to profit or loss in the same period as the related expenditure is incurred.

Pensions
The Group operates defined contribution schemes with costs being charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Segment reporting
IFRS 8 requires operating segments to be identified on the basis of the internal reports about operating units of the Group that are regularly 
reviewed by the Chief Executive to allocate resources and to assess their performance. The Group operates three operating segments 
which represent the main products and services provided by the Group:

•	 Cylinders:	the	design,	manufacture	and	reconditioning	of	seamless	high	pressure	gas	cylinders.
•	 Engineered	products:	the	manufacture	of	precision	engineered	valve	components,	air	operated	high	pressure	hydraulic	pumps,	 

gas boosters, power packs, hydraulic control panels and test rigs.

•	 Alternative	energy:	marketing,	selling	and	manufacture	of	biogas	upgrading	equipment	to	produce	high	purity	biomethane.

Each of these operating segments is managed separately as each requires different technologies, resources and marketing approaches.

The measurement policies used by the Group for segment reporting are the same as those used in its financial statements. Amortisation 
of intangible assets arising from business combinations and fair value adjustments arising from business combinations are allocated to the 
operating segment to which they relate.

In addition, corporate overheads and assets not directly related to the business activities of any operating segment are not allocated  
to a segment.

The reported segment, Engineered Products, is an aggregate of operating segments Hydratron Ltd, Hydratron Inc and Al-Met Limited.

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1. Segment analysis
The financial information by segment detailed below is frequently reviewed by the Chief Executive.

For the period ended 28 September 2013 

Revenue
– from external customers 

Operating profit/(loss) before acquisition costs  
Acquisition costs* 

Operating profit/(loss) 
Net finance income/(costs) 

Profit/(loss) before tax 

Engineered  Alternative  Unallocated

Cylinders 
£’000 

Products 
£’000 

Energy 
£’000 

Amounts** 
£’000 

Total
£’000

17,306 

15,942 

1,135 

— 

34,383

3,558 
— 

3,558 
7 

3,565 

1,562 
(187) 

1,375 
(2) 

1,373 

(480) 
— 

(480) 
— 

(480) 

(1,357) 
(220) 

(1,577) 
(3) 

(1,580) 

3,283
(407)

2,876
2

2,878

Segmental net assets*** 

6,940 

7,728 

153 

2,643 

17,464

Other segment information:
Capital expenditure 
Depreciation 
Amortisation 

Period ended 29 September 2012 

Revenue
– from external customers 

Operating profit/(loss) before acquisition costs 
Acquisition costs**** 

Operating profit/(loss) 
Net finance income/(costs) 

Profit/(loss) before tax 

396 
295 
— 

362 
309 
187 

6 
34 
70 

12 
8 
— 

776
646
257

Cylinders 
£’000 

Engineered 
Products 
£’000 

Alternative 
Energy 
£’000 

Unallocated

Amounts** 
£’000 

16,306 

13,912 

2,303 
— 

2,303 
26 

2,329 

1,017 
(190) 

827 
(8) 

819 

224 

(494) 
— 

(494) 
— 

(494) 

— 

(876) 
— 

(876) 
— 

(876) 

Total
£’000

30,442

1,950
(190)

1,760
18

1,778

Segmental net assets*** 

6,815 

7,703 

1,632 

(95) 

16,055

Other segment information:
Capital expenditure 
Depreciation 
Amortisation 

446 
275 
224 

275 
331 
190 

6 
33 
70 

— 
— 
— 

727
639
484

*Acquisition costs include the amortisation of intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions, and fees associated with  
making acquisitions.

**Unallocated amounts include central costs, central assets and unallocated consolidation adjustments. 

*** Segmental net assets comprise the net assets of each division adjusted to reflect the elimination of the cost of investment  
in subsidiaries and the provision of financing loans provided by Pressure Technologies plc.

****Acquisition costs include the amortisation of intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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1. Segment analysis continued
The following table provides an analysis of the Group’s revenue by geographical destination. 

Revenue 

United Kingdom 
Europe 
Rest of the World 

2013 
£’000 

10,639 
5,690 
18,054 

34,383 

2012
£’000

10,307
4,275
15,860

30,442

The UK is the entity’s country of domicile with revenue of £10,639,000 (2012: £10,307,000) being obtained during the period.

Revenue of £23,744,000 (2012: £20,135,000) has been generated overseas. 

The Group’s largest customer contributed 34% to the Group’s revenue (2012: 38%) which is reported within the Cylinders segment.  
No other customer contributed more than 10% in the year to 28 September 2013 (2012: Nil).

The following table provides an analysis of the Group’s revenue by market. 

Revenue 

Oil and gas 
Defence 
Industrial gases 
Alternative energy 

2013 
£’000 

27,640 
3,793 
1,793 
1,157 

34,383 

2012
£’000

24,051
2,190
3,888
313

30,442

The above table is provided for the benefit of shareholders. It is not provided to the PT board on a regular monthly basis and consequently 
does not form part of the divisional segmental analysis.

The following table provides an analysis of the carrying amount of non-current assets, additions to property, plant and equipment. 

United 
Kingdom 
2013 
£’000 

8,188 
724 

Rest of 
the World 
2013 
£’000 

65 
52 

Total 
2013 
£’000 

8,253 
776 

United 
Kingdom 
2012 
£’000 

8,333 
706 

Rest of
the World 
2012 
£’000 

25 
21 

Non-current assets 
Additions to property, plant and equipment 

2. Finance income

Interest receivable on bank deposits 
Fair value discounting adjustment on loans and receivables (note 17) 

2013 
£’000 

— 
11 

11 

Total
2012
£’000

8,358
727

2012
£’000

2
25

27

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3. Finance costs

Interest payable on bank loans and overdrafts 
Interest payable on finance leases 
Other interest 

4. Profit before taxation
Profit before taxation is stated after charging/(crediting):

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment – owned assets 
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment – assets under finance lease and hire purchase agreements   
(Profit)/loss on disposal of fixed assets 
Amortisation of intangible assets  – licence and distribution agreement 

– development costs  

Impairment of intangible assets – development costs 
Amortisation of grants receivable 
Staff costs (see note 7) 
Cost of inventories recognised as an expense 
Operating lease rentals:
– Land and buildings 
– Machinery and equipment 
Foreign currency loss  

5. Acquisition costs and amortisation on acquired businesses

Amortisation of intangible assets arising on a business combination 
Acquisition costs – fees 

6. Auditor’s remuneration

Fees payable to the Company’s Auditor for the audit of the financial statements 

Fees payable to the Company’s Auditor and its associates for other services:
– Audit of the Company’s subsidiaries pursuant to legislation 

Fees payable to the Group’s Auditor for non-audit services:
– Tax services 
– Other services 

2013 
£’000 

5 
1 
3 

9 

2013 
£’000 

646 
— 
8 
70 
— 
— 
(39) 
6,904 
16,327 

627 
66 
275 

2013 
£’000 

187 
220 

407 

2013 
£’000 

13 

36 

21 
10 

2012
£’000

3
6
—

9

2012
£’000

624
15
(1)
70 
50
174
(37)
6,485
15,019

624
44
134

2012
£’000

190
—

190

2012
£’000

14

39

13
15

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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7. Employee costs
Particulars of employees, including Executive Directors:

Wages and salaries 
Social security costs 
Other pension costs 
Share based payments 

The average monthly number of employees (including Executive Directors) during the period was a follows:

Production 
Selling and distribution 
Administration 

8. Directors’ emoluments
Particulars of Directors’ emoluments are as follows:

Emoluments – short term employee benefits 
Pension costs – post employment benefits 
Employers’ national insurance 

2013 
£’000 

6,080 
608 
172 
44 

6,904 

2013 
No. 

151 
17 
23 

191 

2013 
£’000 

480 
28 
51 

559 

2012
£’000

5,729
545
155
56

6,485

2012
No.

140
19
18

178

2012
£’000

297
24
33

354

Please see the Report of the Remuneration Committee on pages 20 to 22 for full details of Directors’ emoluments which have been audited. 

Included in the aggregate emoluments for the period ended 28 September 2013 are payments of £72,000 (2012: £30,000) made by the 
company to third parties. The highest paid Director received total emoluments of £202,000 including pension contributions of £15,000 
(2012: total emoluments of £136,000 including pension contributions of £13,000).

The Group believe that the Directors of Pressure Technologies plc are the only key management personnel under the definition of IAS 24 
‘Related party disclosures’.

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9. Taxation

Current tax 
Current tax expense  
Over provision in respect of prior years 

Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of temporary differences  
(Over)/under provision in respect of prior years 

Total taxation charge 

2013 
£’000 

2012
£’000

775 
(19) 

756 

(74) 
(4) 

678 

578
(2)

576

(76)
6

507

2012
£’000

1,778

444

(2)
—
—
4
64
(3)

507

Corporation tax is calculated at 23.5% (2012: 25%) of the estimated assessable profit for the period. Deferred tax is calculated at 20%  
(2012: 23%).

The charge for the period can be reconciled to the profit per the consolidated statement of comprehensive income as follows:

Profit before taxation  

Theoretical tax at UK corporation tax rate 23.5% (2012: 25%) 
Effects of: 
– non-deductible expenses 
– disallowable acquisition costs 
– Research and development allowance 
– adjustments in respect of prior years  
– effect of unrealised overseas losses  
– change in taxation rates 

Total taxation charge 

2013 
£’000 

2,878 

676 

39 
52 
(115) 
(23) 
121 
(72) 

678 

10. Earnings per ordinary share
Basic and diluted earnings per share have been calculated based on the net profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders and the 
weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period.

The calculation of the basic earnings per share is based on the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted 
average number of shares in issue during the period.

The calculation of diluted earnings per share is based on the basic earnings per share, adjusted to allow for the issue of shares on the 
assumed conversion of all dilutive options. 

Profit after tax 

Weighted average number of shares – basic 
Dilutive effect of share options  

Weighted average number of shares – diluted 

Basic earnings per share  
Diluted earnings per share  

2013 
£’000 

2,200 

2012
£’000

1,271

No. 

No.

11,361,221 
78,069 

11,350,099
—

11,439,290 

11,350,099

19.4p 
19.2p 

11.2p
11.2p

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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11. Dividends
The following dividend payments have been made on the ordinary 5p shares in issue:

Final 2010/11 
Interim 2011/12 
Final 2011/12 
Interim 2012/13 

Rate 

4.8p 
2.5p 
5.0p 
2.6p 

Date 

9 March 2012 
6 August 2012 
8 March 2013 
8 August 2013 

Shares 
in issue 

11,356,179 
11,356,179 
11,362,229 
11,362,229 

2013 
£’000 

— 
— 
568 
295 

863 

2012
£’000

545
284
—
—

829

At 28 September 2013 the 2012/13 final dividend had not been approved by Shareholders and consequently this has not been included as 
a liability. The proposed dividend of 5.2p per share, will if approved at the AGM, be paid on 7 March 2014 at a total cost of £591,000.

12. Goodwill

Cost 
At 29 September 2012 and 28 September 2013 

Engineered Product division  

Al-Met Limited 
The Hydratron Group 

Total
£’000

1,964

Original
cost
£’000

272
1,692

1,964

Date of  
acquisition 

  February 2010 
  October 2010 

Goodwill arising on consolidation represents the excess of the fair value of the consideration given over the fair value of the identifiable net 
assets acquired. The Group has two separate cash generating units (CGUs) both held within the Engineered Product division, Al Met Limited 
and The Hydratron Group.

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

The recoverable amounts of the cash generating units (CGUs) are determined from value in use calculations, covering a four year forecast 
and applying a discount rate of 3.1% which equates to the Group’s weighted average cost of capital. The same discount rate is used for both 
CGUs due to the similarities of the businesses.

The forecast for year one is the forecast approved by management and used within the Group. The forecasts used for years two to four  
are conservative, with no assumed growth on year one cash flow figures and have been based on the extrapolated year one forecast.  
No terminal value has been assumed in this calculation. 

Management’s key assumptions are based on their past experience and future expectations of the market over the longer term.

The key assumptions for the value in use calculations are those regarding discount rates, growth rates and expected changes to selling 
prices and direct costs.

Apart from the considerations described in determining the value-in-use of the cash generating unit above, the Group management  
does not believe that possible changes on the assumptions underlying the value in use calculation would have an impact on the carrying 
value of goodwill.

After applying sensitivity analysis in respect of the results and future cash flows, in particular for presumed growth rates and discount rates, 
management believe that no impairment is required. Management is not aware of any other changes that would necessitate changes to its 
key estimates.

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13. Intangible assets

Licence and 
distribution  Development 
agreement  expenditure 
£’000 

£’000 

Non
contractual
customer
order book  relationships 
£’000 

Customer 

£’000 

Total
£’000

Cost
At 29 September 2012 and 28 September 2013 

1,200 

234 

197 

937 

2,568

Amortisation
At 1 October 2011 
Charge for the period 
Impairment losses 

At 29 September 2012 
Charge for the period  

At 28 September 2013 

Net book value
At 28 September 2013 

At 29 September 2012 

183 
70 
— 

253 
70 

323 

877 

947 

Remaining useful economic life at 28 September 2013 

13 years 

10 
50 
174 

234 
— 

234 

— 

— 

— 

197 
— 
— 

197 
— 

197 

— 

— 

— 

216 
190 
— 

406 
187 

593 

344 

531 

2 years

606
310
174

1,090
257

1,347

1,221

1,478

An impairment loss of £nil (2012: £174,000) was recognised for development expenditure reducing the value to £nil at the prior year end. 
All amortisation and impairment charges are included in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income. The cumulative aggregate 
impairment loss is £174,000.

14. Property, plant and equipment

Cost
At 1 October 2011 
Additions 
Disposals 

At 29 September 2012 
Additions 
Disposals 

At 28 September 2013 

Depreciation
At 1 October 2011 
Charge for the period 
Disposed of in the period 

At 29 September 2012 
Charge for the period 
Disposed of in the period 

At 28 September 2013 

Net book value
At 28 September 2013 

At 29 September 2012 

Plant and
  machinery
£’000

7,638
727
(593)

7,772
776
(391)

8,157

2,989
639
(510)

3,118
646
(374)

3,390

4,767

4,654

Included within the net book value of £4,767,000 is £nil (2012: £159,000) relating to assets held under finance lease agreements.  
The depreciation charged to the financial statements in the period in respect of such assets amounted to £nil (2012: £15,000).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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15. Subsidiaries
A list of the significant investments in subsidiaries, including the name, country of incorporation and proportion of ownership interest  
is given in note 4 to the Parent Company’s separate financial statements as listed on page 57.

16. Inventories

Raw materials and consumables 
Work in progress 

2013 
£’000 

3,649 
3,557 

7,206 

Included in the total net value above are gross inventories of £1,668,000 (2012: £751,000) over which provisions have been made of 
£707,000 (2012: £528,000).

17. Trade and other receivables

Current
Trade receivables 
Other receivables 
Prepayments and accrued income 

Non-current
Accrued income 

2013 
£’000 

6,796 
399 
1,510 

8,705 

2013 
£’000 

163 

163 

Included in non-current accrued income are debts not due for settlement for a number of years. Management have reviewed the  
book value of these assets and applied discounting to reduce the balances by £20,000 (2012: £31,000) to a fair value of £163,000  
(2012: £152,000). The release during the year was £11,000 (2012: £25,000).

The average credit period taken on the sale of goods and services was 63 days (2012: 54 days) in respect of the Group. One debtor 
accounted for over 10% of trade receivables and represented 24% of the total balance. In 2012, two debtors accounted for over 10%  
of trade receivables and represented 21% and 13% of the total balance respectively. 

Ageing of past due but not impaired receivables:

2012
£’000

4,002
2,920

6,922

2012
£’000

6,194
113
950

7,257

2012
£’000

152

152

2012
£’000

859
381
—
11
38

2013 
£’000 

825 
365 
106 
20 
100 

1,416 

1,289

Days past due:
0 – 30 days 
31 – 60 days 
61 – 90 days 
91 – 120 days  
121+ days 

Total 

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18. Derivative financial instruments

Derivatives carried at fair value not recognised for hedge accounting
– Forward foreign currency contracts 

Asset/(liability) 

19. Trade and other payables

Amounts due within 12 months
Trade payables 
Other tax and social security 
Accruals and deferred income 

Total due within 12 months 

Amounts due after 12 months
Other payables 
Deferred income 

Total due after 12 months 

2013 
£’000 

 71  

 71 

2013 
£’000 

2,903 
329 
6,004 

9,236 

337 
256 

593 

2012
£’000

(23)

(23)

2012
£’000

2,977
227
4,447

7,651

348
307

655

Other payables due after 12 months relate to rental lease incentives, the benefits of which are spread over the life of the lease.

Deferred income due after 12 months relates to grant income received. There are no unfulfilled conditions or other contingencies attached 
to these grants.

20. Borrowings

Secured borrowings
Net obligations under finance leases 

Amounts due for settlement within 12 months 

The maturity profile of long-term loans is as follows:

Due within one year 

Obligations under finance leases are secured on the plant & machinery assets to which they relate.

2013 
£’000 

2012
£’000

— 

— 

2013 
£’000 

— 

6

6

2012
£’000

6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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21. Financial instruments
Capital risk management
Pressure Technologies plc’s capital management objectives are to ensure the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide 
an adequate return to shareholders through the payment of dividends.

The capital structure of the Group consists of debt, which includes the borrowings disclosed in note 20, cash and cash equivalents 
and equity attributable to equity holders of the parent, comprising issued capital, reserves and retained earnings as disclosed in the 
consolidated statement of changes in equity.

Debt 
Cash and cash equivalents  

Net cash 

Equity 

2013 
£’000 

— 
4,044 

4,044 

2012
£’000

(6)
2,693

2,687

17,464 

16,055

Debt is defined as long and short-term borrowings, as detailed in note 20. Equity includes all capital and reserves of the Group attributable 
to equity holders of the parent.

The Group is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements, other than the minimum capital requirements and duties regarding a 
serious reduction of capital, as imposed by the Companies Act 2006 on all public limited companies.

The Group held the following categories of financial instruments:

Financial assets
Loans and receivables:
– Trade receivables 
– Other receivables 
– Cash and cash equivalents  
Fair value through the profit and loss (FVTPL):
– Derivative instrument – forward currency contract not recognised for hedge accounting 

Financial liabilities
Fair value through profit and loss (FVTPL):
– Derivative instrument – forward currency contract not recognised for hedge accounting 
Financial liabilities – held at amortised cost:
– Trade payables 
– Accruals  
Borrowings  

The fair value of the financial instruments set out above is not materially different from their book value.

2013 
£’000 

6,796 
399 
4,044 

71 

11,310 

2013 
£’000 

— 

2,903 
2,129 
— 

5,032 

2012
£’000

6,194
113
2,693

—

9,000

2012
£’000

23

2,977
1,476
6

4,482

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED

21. Financial instruments continued
Financial risk management objectives
Management monitor and manage the financial risks relating to the operations of the Group through regular reports to the Board.  
These risks include currency risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risk.

The Group seeks to minimise the effects of currency risk by using derivative financial instruments. The use of financial derivatives is 
governed by the Group’s policies on foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the use of financial derivatives and non-derivative 
financial instruments and the investment of excess liquidity. The Group does not enter into or trade financial instruments, including 
derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes. Whilst the Group enters into forward currency contracts during the period  
to mitigate foreign currency risk, it does not apply hedge accounting. 

Market risk
The Group’s activities expose it primarily to the financial risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly in US Dollars  
and Euros, and interest rates. The Group enters into derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign currency risk. 

Foreign currency risk management
The Group purchases its principal raw materials in US Dollars, Euros and Pounds Sterling and receives payment for its products in Euros, 
US Dollars and Pounds Sterling. After netting off foreign currency receipts and payments, there is a net exposure to the risk of currency 
movements both in US Dollars and Euros. Where necessary, the net exposure is hedged using forward contracts.

The carrying amounts of the Group’s foreign currency denominated monetary financial assets and monetary financial liabilities at the 
reporting date are as follows:

Euro 
Norwegian Krone 
US Dollar 

Financial 
assets 
2013 
£’000 

3,994 
6 
522 

4,522 

Financial  
assets 
2012 
£’000 

Financial 
liabilities 
2013 
£’000 

2,796 
6 
487 

3,289 

1,863 
30 
215 

2,108 

Financial
liabilities
2012
£’000

2,695
—
290

2,985

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis
The Group’s exposure to a 10% exchange rate movement on its foreign currency denominated financial assets and financial liabilities is  
as follows:

Euro 
currency  
impact 
2013 
£’000 

  Norwegian 
Krone 
currency 
impact 
2013 
£’000 

Euro 
currency 
impact 
2012 
£’000 

Norwegian
Krone 
currency 
impact 
2012 
£’000 

US Dollar 
currency 
impact 
2013 
£’000 

US Dollar
currency
impact
2012
£’000

Profit or loss 

194 

9 

2 

1 

28 

18

The use of a 10% movement in exchange rates is considered appropriate given recent movements in exchange rates.

A substantial amount of the Group’s sales and purchases are made in foreign currencies. The exposure to foreign exchange rates  
varies throughout the year depending on the volume and timing of transactions in foreign currencies.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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21. Financial instruments continued
Fair value hierarchy
Financial instruments carried at fair value are required to be measured by reference to the following levels:

Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices)  
or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and
Level 3 – inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

The level within which the financial asset or liability is clarified is determined based on the lowest level of significant input to one fair value 
measurement. The only derivatives entered into by the Group are included in level 2 and consist of foreign currency forward contracts.

Forward foreign exchange contracts
The Group enters into forward foreign exchange contracts to cover specific foreign currency payments and receipts. The Group also 
periodically enters into forward foreign exchange contracts to manage the risk associated with anticipated sales and purchase transactions 
out to between 6-12 months. The Group does not hedge account for the forward currency exchange contracts.

At 28 September 2013, the Group had contracts outstanding to sell €3.950 million for £3.393 million (2012: sell €3.525 million  
for £2.794 million).

The fair value of forward foreign exchange contracts at 28 September 2013 gave rise to a gain of £71,000 (2012: loss of £23,000).

Interest rate risk management
If interest rates had been 0.5% higher/lower and all other variables were held constant, the impact on the results in the consolidated 
statement of comprehensive income and equity would be an increase/decrease of £15,000 (2012: £14,000).

Price risk management
Where possible the Group enters into contracts incorporating price escalation clauses to mitigate any significant exposure to material  
price risk. 

Credit risk management
The Group’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The two largest customers within trade receivables account for 33% 
(2012: 34%) of debtors. Management continually monitor this dependence on the largest customers and are continuing to seek acquisitions 
and are also developing new products, customers and markets to reduce this dependence. Credit risk is managed by monitoring the 
aggregate amount and duration of exposure to any one customer. The Group’s management estimate the level of allowances required for 
doubtful debts based on prior experience and their assessment of the current economic environment. The Group’s maximum exposure 
to credit risk is limited to the carrying value of financial assets recognised at the period end. The Group’s management considers that all 
financial assets that are not impaired or past due are of good credit quality.

The credit risk on liquid funds is minimized by using counterparty banks with high credit-ratings assigned by international credit-rating 
agencies. 

Liquidity risk management
The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves and banking facilities, by continuously monitoring forecast and  
actual cash flows and by matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED

21. Financial instruments continued
At 28 September 2013 the Group’s liabilities have contractual maturities summarised below:

2013 

Trade and other payables 

2012 

Trade and other payables 
Amounts due under hire purchase agreements 

Current 
within 

Current  Non-current 
6 months  6-12 months  1 to 5 years 
£’000 

£’000 

£’000 

Total net
payable
£’000

6,824 

1,248 

835 

8,907

Current 
within 

6 months  6-12 months 
£’000 

£’000 

Current  Non-current 
1 to 5 years 
£’000 

6,733 
6 

6,739 

— 
— 

— 

691 
— 

691 

Total net
payable
£’000

7,424
6

7,430

The Group had an un-drawn bank overdraft facility available at 28 September 2013 of £3,000,000 (2012: £2,000,000) which is due for 
renewal on 28 February 2014.

The following amounts have been recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income in respect of derivative financial 
instruments:

Fair value through profit and loss (FVTPL)
– Derivative instrument – forward currency contract not recognised for hedge accounting 

Amounts charged/(credited) to cost of sales within the consolidated statement of comprehensive income 

2013 
£’000 

(71) 

(71) 

2012
£’000

23

23

Fair values
The fair values of financial assets and liabilities are determined as follows:
– Outstanding foreign currency exchange contracts are measured using quoted forward exchange rates at the balance sheet date.  
The Group does not hedge account. 

The carrying value and fair value of the financial assets and financial liabilities are considered to be the same.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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22. Deferred tax
The following are the major deferred tax assets/(liabilities) recognised by the Group and movements thereon during the current and prior 
reporting period.

At 1 October 2011 
Credit/(charge) to income 

At 29 September 2012 
Credit/(charge) to income 

At 28 September 2013 

Accelerated tax 
depreciation 
£’000 

Intangible 
assets 
£’000 

Short term 
temporary 
differences 
£’000 

Share 
option costs 
£’000 

Operating
lease
incentives 
£’000 

(690) 
224 

(466) 
(4) 

(470) 

(102) 
(20) 

(122) 
54 

(68) 

131 
(114) 

17 
34 

51 

9 
4 

13 
6 

19 

105 
(25) 

80 
(12) 

68 

Total
£’000

(547)
69

(478)
78

(400)

The net deferred tax balance has been analysed as follows in the consolidated balance sheet:

Non-current asset
Deferred tax asset 

Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities 

23. Called up share capital

Authorised
Authorised ordinary shares of 5p each 

Allotted, issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of 5p each 

2013 
£’000 

2012
£’000

138 

110

(538) 

(400) 

(588)

(478)

2013 
No. 

2012 
No. 

2013 
£’000 

2012
£’000

15,000,000 

15,000,000 

750 

750

11,362,229 

11,356,179 

568 

568

During the year, the Company issued 6,050 ordinary shares at a price of 150p increasing share capital by £303 and share premium £8,773. 
These shares were issued to employees exercising their rights to acquire shares under the company’s SAYE/share option plan. 

24. Share based payments
Save-as-you-earn Scheme
Pressure Technologies plc introduced a share option scheme for all employees of the Group in November 2007. A fifth grant of options was 
made in July 2013. If the options remain unexercised after a period of 3 years and 6 months from the date of the grant, the options expire. 
Options are forfeited if the employee leaves the Group before the options vest. Members of the scheme are required to remain employees 
of the Group and make regular contributions. 

Details of the share options outstanding during the period are as follows:

Outstanding and exercisable at the beginning of the period  
Granted during the period 
Lapsed during the period 
Exercised during the period 
Expired during the period 

Outstanding and exercisable at the end of the period 

The weighted average exercise price of the share options exercised in the period is 150p (2012: 150p).

2013 
No. 

128,537 
57,213 
(9,757) 
(6,050) 
(3,872)  

166,071 

2012
No.

106,815
52,440
(24,063)
(6,655)
—

128,537

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED

24. Share based payments continued
The exercisable options outstanding at 28 September 2013 had a weighted average exercise price of 152p (2012: 150p) and a weighted 
average remaining contractual life of 1.8 years (2012: 2.1 years). The terms of these options are as follows:

Date of grant 

28 July 2011 
6 August 2012 
29 July 2013 

Total options outstanding at 28 September 2013 

Options

outstanding  
at 28 September 
2013 

64,725 
46,440 
54,906 

166,071

  Market value
at date of 
grant (p) 

Vesting 
period 

3 years 
3 years 
3 years 

160 
175 
247.5 

Exercise 
price (p) 

150 
150 
156 

Exercise
period

6 months
6 months
6 months

There are no performance conditions that apply to these options other than continued employment.

Pressure Technologies plc Performance Share Plan – Enterprise Management Plan 
On 9 August 2013 options were granted over 153,000 ordinary shares under the rules of the Pressure Technologies plc Performance Share 
Plan – Enterprise Management Plan at an exercise price of 242.5p, being the market value at the date the options were granted. These 
options are exercisable between three and five years following the date of grant. Options are forfeited if the employee leaves the Group 
before the options vest.

Details of the share options outstanding during the period are as follows:

Outstanding and exercisable at the beginning of the period 
Granted during the period 
Lapsed during the period 

Outstanding and exercisable at the end of the period 

2013 
No. 

104,768 
153,000 
— 

257,768 

2012
No.

73,117
53,156
 (21,505) 

104,768

The exercisable options outstanding at 28 September 2013 had a weighted average exercise price of 221.5p (2012: 190.9p) and a weighted 
average remaining contractual life of 3.8 years (2012: 3.2 years). The terms of these options are as follows:

Date of grant 

7 October 2009 
23 February 2012 
9 August 2013 

Total options outstanding at 28 September 2013 

Options
outstanding 
 at 28 September 
2013 

51,612 
53,156 
153,000 

257,768

  Market value
at date of 
grant (p) 

Vesting 
period 

3 – 5 years 
3 – 5 years 
3 – 5 years 

232.5 
150.5 
242.5 

Exercise
price (p)

232.5
150.5
242.5

There are no performance conditions that apply to these options other than continued employment.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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24. Share based payments continued
Pressure Technologies plc Performance Share Plan – Share Options Plan
Pressure Technologies plc introduced this share option scheme in February 2012. These options are exercisable between 3 and 5 years 
following the date of grant. Options are forfeited if the employee leaves the Group before the options vest.

Details of the share options outstanding during the period are as follows:

Outstanding and exercisable at the beginning of the period 
Granted during the period 

Outstanding and exercisable at the end of the period 

2013 
No. 

73,089 
— 

73,089 

2012
No.

—
73,089

73,089

The exercisable options outstanding at 28 September 2013 had a weighted average exercise price of 150.5p (2012: 150.5p) and a weighted 
average remaining contractual life of 3.4 years (2012: 4.4 years). The terms of these options are as follows:

Date of grant 

23 February 2012 

Options
outstanding 
 at 28 September 
2013 

  Market value
at date of 
grant (p) 

Vesting 
period 

Exercise
price (p)

73,089 

3 – 5 years 

150.5 

150.5

There are no performance conditions that apply to these options other than continued employment.

The options granted during the period have been valued using the Black-Scholes model. The inputs into the Black-Scholes model are  
as follows:

Scheme: 
Date granted: 

Share price at date of offer 
Exercise price 
Expected volatility 
Expected life 
Risk free rate 
Expected dividend yield 

Enterprise
  Management 
Plan 
09/08/2013 

Save-As-
You-Earn
29/07/2013

242.5p 
242.5p 
19% 
3-5 years 
1.4% 
3.3%  

195p
156p
15%
3 years
1.3%
5.1%

Expected volatility was determined by calculating the historical volatility of the Group’s share price over the period since the Group was 
admitted to AIM. The expected option value used in the model has been adjusted, based on management’s best estimate, for the effects  
of non-transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural considerations. The expected dividend yield was based on the Group’s dividend 
pay out pattern at the date of issue of the options.

In line with HMRC approved schemes, share options under the Save-As-You-Earn scheme may be exercisable at a discount of up to 20%  
of the market value of the shares at the time of issue.

The total charge to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income in the period in respect of share-based payments was £44,000 
(2012: £56,000). A deferred tax credit of £6,000 (2012: £4,000) was recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income 
during the period in respect of share based payments. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED

25. Consolidated cash flow statement

Profit after tax 
Adjustments for:
Finance (income) – net 
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 
Amortisation of intangible assets 
Share option costs 
Income tax expense 
(Profit)/ loss on derivative financial instruments 
Loss /(profit) on disposal of fixed assets 
Changes in working capital:
(Increase) in inventories 
(Increase) in trade and other receivables 
Increase in trade and other payables 

Cash flows from operating activities 

26. Financial commitments
(a) Capital commitments
Commitments for capital expenditure entered into were as follows:

Contracted for, but not provided in the accounts 

2013 
£’000 

2,200 

(2) 
646 
257 
44 
678 
(71) 
8 

(284) 
(1,448) 
1,516 

3,544 

2012
£’000

1,271

(18)
639
484
56
507
23
(1)

(1,910)
(598)
2,120

2,573

2013 
£’000 

— 

2012
£’000

—

(b) Operating lease commitments
The Group has entered into commercial leases on certain properties, motor vehicles and items of plant and equipment. At the balance 
sheet date, the Group had outstanding commitments for minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall  
due as follows:

Land and buildings, leases expiring:
Within one year 
In the second to fifth years inclusive 
After more than five years 

Other assets, leases expiring:
Within one year 
In the second to fifth years inclusive 

2013  
£’000 

641 
2,711 
1,517 

4,869 

53 
56 

109 

2012
£’000

624
2,624
2,167

5,415

44
35

79

The operating lease commitment on land and buildings includes the following significant commitments:

•	 a	15	year	lease	commenced	on	1	July	2005	with	rent	reviews	every	five	years	on	the	Group	factory	and	offices	at	Meadowhall,	Sheffield;
•	 a	secondary	15	year	lease	commenced	on	the	same	date	with	rent	reviews	every	five	years	for	the	end	bays	at	Meadowhall,	Sheffield;
•	 a	third	lease	was	entered	into	on	7	February	2010,	expiring	on	the	same	date	as	the	two	leases	above,	for	new	offices	at	the	above	

address;

•	 a	15	year	lease	for	Al-Met	Limited’s	property	commenced	on	10	November	2010	with	rent	reviews	at	the	end	of	year	5	and	year	10	 

of the term; and

•	 Hydratron	Limited’s	10	year	property	lease	commenced	on	28	October	2010	and	has	a	rent	review	at	the	end	of	year	5.

27. Related party transactions 
The interests of Directors in dividends paid during the year are disclosed in the Report of the Remuneration Committee which has  
been audited.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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COMPANY BALANCE SHEET
As at 28 September 2013

Fixed assets
Investments 
Tangible fixed assets 

Current assets
Debtors 
Cash at bank and in hand 

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 

Net current assets 

Total assets less current liabilities 

Provisions for liabilities  

Net assets 

Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 
Share premium account 
Equity – non distributable 
Profit and loss account 

Equity shareholders’ funds 

The accounting policies and notes on pages 56 to 59 form part of these financial statements.

Approved by the Board on 3 December 2013 and signed on its behalf by:

JTS Hayward
Director

Notes 

4 
5 

6 

7 

2013 
£’000 

6,373 
4 

6,377 

4,528 
2,181 

6,709 

(530) 

6,179 

2012
£’000

6,344
—

6,344

5,528
75

5,603

(338)

5,265

12,556 

11,609

10 

8 

—

12,564 

11,609

9 
11 
11 
11 

12 

568 
5,387 
114 
6,495 

568
5,378
85
5,578

12,564 

11,609

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NOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Accounting policies
These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable UK accounting 
standards and the Companies Act 2006. Under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 the Company is exempt from the requirement  
to present its own profit and loss account. The profit for the financial year dealt within the financial statements of the holding Company  
was £1,765,000 (2012: £2,302,000) after applying a tax credit (note 8) of £8,000 (2012: £nil) to the profit before tax of £1,757,000  
(2012: £2,302,000).

Investments
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are stated at cost subject to provision for impairment where the underlying business does not 
support the carrying value of the investment. Where the ownership of investments has been transferred between Group undertakings,  
this has been accounted for at nominal value under the provisions of merger relief.

Fixed assets and depreciation
Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any reduction for recognised impairment in value with a corresponding 
charge to the profit and loss account. Cost reflects purchase price or construction cost of the asset together with any incidental costs of 
bringing the asset into use. Depreciation is applied on a straight-line basis so as to reduce the assets to their residual values over their 
estimated useful lives. The rates of depreciation used are:

Plant and machinery 

One year

Pensions
The Company makes contributions to a defined contribution scheme with costs being charged to the profit and loss account in the period 
to which they relate.

Share based payments
The share option programme allows Pressure Technologies plc to grant options to Group employees to acquire shares in Pressure 
Technologies plc. The fair value is measured at the date of granting the options and spread over the period during which the employees 
become unconditionally entitled to the options. The fair value of the options granted is measured using an option valuation model, taking 
into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted. The amount recognised as fair value is adjusted to reflect 
the actual number of share options that vest except where forfeiture is due only to share prices not achieving the threshold for vesting. 
Deferred taxation is recognised over the vesting period.

Where the individuals are employed by the parent Company, the fair value of options granted is recognised as an employee expense with 
a corresponding increase in equity. Where the individuals are employed by a subsidiary undertaking, the fair value of options to purchase 
shares in the Company that have been issued to employees of subsidiary companies is recognised as an additional cost of investment by 
the parent Company. An equal amount is credited to other equity reserves. 

2. Employees
Average weekly number of employees, including Executive Directors:

Administration  

Staff costs, including Directors: 

Wages and salaries 
Social security costs 
Other pension costs 
Share based payments 

2013 
Number 

5 

2012
Number

5

2013 
£’000 

455 
59 
43 
15 

572 

2012
£’000

389
46
39
21

495

Further details of Directors’ remuneration are provided in the Report of the Remuneration Committee on pages 20 to 22.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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3. Operating profit
The Auditor’s remuneration for the audit and other services is disclosed in note 6 to the consolidated financial statements.

4. Investments

Cost 
At 29 September 2012 
Share options granted to subsidiary company employees 

At 28 September 2013 

The principal subsidiaries which are all 100% owned, are:

Name 

Country of incorporation 

Al-Met Limited 
Chesterfield BioGas Limited (“CBG”) 
Chesterfield Special Cylinders Limited (“CSC”) 
CSC Deutschland GmbH 
Hydratron Limited 
Hydratron Inc 

5. Tangible fixed assets

England & Wales 
England & Wales 
England & Wales 
Germany 
England & Wales 
USA 

Cost
At 29 September 2012 
Additions 

At 28 September 2013 

Depreciation
At 29 September 2012 
Charge for the period 

At 28 September 2013 

Net book value
At 28 September 2013 

At 29 September 2012 

6. Debtors

Amounts: falling due within one year
Prepayments and accrued income 
Other debtors 
Amounts owed by Group companies 

Investment 
in subsidiary
companies
£’000

6,344
29

6,373

Principal activity

Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Sales and marketing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing

Plant and
machinery
£’000

—
12

12

—
8

8

4

—

2012
£’000

116
—
5,412

5,528

2013 
£’000 

194 
100 
4,234 

4,528 

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NOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED

7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Trade creditors 
Other tax and social security 
Corporation tax 
Accruals and deferred income 
Amounts owed to Group companies 

8. Taxation

Current tax 
Current tax expense  
Over provision in respect of prior years 

Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of temporary differences  

Total taxation charge 

2013 
£’000 

87 
16 
1 
426 
— 

530 

2013 
£’000 

1 
(1) 

— 

(8) 

(8) 

Corporation tax is calculated at 23.5% (2012: 25%) of the estimated assessable profit for the period. Deferred tax is calculated at 20%  
(2012: 23%).

9. Share capital
Details of the Company’s authorised and issued share capital and of movements in the year are given in note 23 to the consolidated 
financial statements.

10. Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax

At 30 September 2012 
Credit for the period 

The provision for deferred taxation is made up as follows:

Cost of share options 
Accelerated capital allowance 

2013 
£’000 

— 
(8) 

(8) 

2013 
£’000 

(7) 
(1) 

(8) 

2012
£’000

36
12
—
58
232

338

2012
£’000

—
—

—

—

—

2012
£’000

—
—

—

2012
£’000

—
—

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11. Reserves

Share 

premium   Equity – non 
account  distributable 
 2013 
£’000 

2013 
£’000 

Profit 
and loss 
account 
2013 
£’000 

Share 
premium 

Equity – non 
account  distributable 
2012 
£’000 

2012 
£’000 

At beginning of period 
Profit for the financial period 
Share option cost 
Share options granted to subsidiary employees 
Shares issued 
Dividends 

At end of period 

5,378 
— 
— 
— 
9 
— 

5,387 

85 
— 
— 
29 
— 
— 

114 

5,578 
1,765 
15 
— 
— 
(863) 

6,495 

5,369 
— 
— 
— 
9 
— 

5,378 

12. Reconciliation of movements in equity shareholders’ funds

Equity shareholders’ funds at beginning of period 
Profit for the financial period 
Dividends paid 
Share option cost 
Share options granted to subsidiary employees 
Shares issued 

Equity shareholders’ funds at end of period 

50 
— 
— 
35 
— 
— 

85 

2013 
£’000 

11,609 
1,765 
(863) 
15 
29 
9 

12,564 

13. Related party transactions 
The company has taken advantage of the exemption available under FRS 8 not to disclose transactions with fellow members of the  
Pressure Technologies plc Group.

The interests of Directors in dividends paid during the year are disclosed in the Report of the Remuneration Committee.

14. Ultimate controlling party
The Directors consider there is no ultimate controlling party.

Profit
and loss
account
2012
£’000

4,084
2,302
21
—
—
(829)

5,578

2012
£’000

10,070
2,302
(829)
21
35
10

11,609

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Pressure Technologies plc
Meadowhall Road 
Sheffield 
S9 1BT
UK

Telephone +44 (0) 114 242 7500
Fax +44 (0) 114 242 7502
www.pressuretechnologies.co.uk