Preliminary results for the year to 30 June 2013
Group Highlights:
· Record results reflect combination of increased plot sales to developers and growing focus on housebuilding activity in order to maximise value of the Group's land bank
· Significant increase in housebuilding activity with 55 (2012: 9) homes sold generating revenue of £11.4 million (2012: £1.7 million)
· Strong developer and housing association demand for consented land; 375 (2012: nil) plots sold generating revenue of £16.4 million with DGVL separately selling a further 76 (2012: 116) plots realising revenue of £5.3 million (2012: £6.7 million)
· Land bank increased to 2,306 plots with 1,057 consented
· Planning permission granted at Carters Quay, Poole and St John's Hospital, Chelmsford
· Strengthened capital base through successful fund raisings totalling £13.7 million
· Four fold increased dividend reflects balance sheet strength
Post year end highlights:
· DGVL exchanged contracts to sell 107 apartments at Drayton Garden Village ('DGV') for £21 million on a turnkey package, which the group is managing on behalf of DGVL
· Purchased office to residential conversion site in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
Outlook:
· Group's housebuilding activity has had a strong start to the year; forward sales (Inland and DGVL) of £46.3 million secured and 486 units under construction; expect significant increase in number of homes sold
· Experiencing robust demand for consented land
· Market supported by Government initiatives; Group well placed to exploit opportunities