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Leed Resources PLC
24 March 2015
 

Leed Resources plc

("Leed" or "the Company")

Half-yearly report for the six months ended 31 December 2014

 

Leed Resources plc, (AIM: LDP), the natural resource investment company, is pleased to announce its un-audited results for the six months to 31 December 2014.

Chairman's statement

I have pleasure in presenting the half-yearly results for the Company for the 6 months to the end of December 2014.  As well as progressing the negotiations leading to our investment in Battalion / High Mannor, announced on 8 January 2015, the Board has been continuing its focus on containing costs where it can. We also have proposed to shareholders a revised investment policy which I am pleased to say was approved on 12 February 2015.

Battalion / High Mannor

An initial investment of Aus$1.2m (approx. £0.65m) was made in the form of a secured convertible loan note initially yielding 12%.

High Mannor's business is the quarrying of limestone and its processing into re-constituted blocks for the construction industry in Western Australia.

As previously mentioned, PG Mining Management ("PGMM") has acted as our mineral consultants in regard to High Mannor. Management at High Mannor was already undergoing change at the time of our investment and in early February it was agreed to bring the management of High Mannor and its key shareholders closer together. In line with the ongoing investigative and developmental role that PGMM is providing to Leed, PGMM's COO, Tim Armstrong, began to spearhead the operational management of the High Mannor and this has led to a programme of streamlining and upgrading the existing business.

This in turn should lead to increased production and create an overall firmer footing before the arrival of the wall panel moulds from China.

Revenues for High Mannor in the shorter months of December and January were a healthy A$1.05m, increasing to A$1.45m in February which resulted in a modest profit.

The arrival of the first batch of moulds has been delayed slightly owing to the need to make minor modifications and the Chinese New Year also impacted production. However, the first batch of five moulds is scheduled to be shipped in early April arriving in Perth in late April, with further batches scheduled to arrive ten days later. We therefore remain confident that the business will progress further and provide good returns to High Mannor's shareholders and convertible loan note holders.

Manas

At Manas, there are signs that the main shareholders may be prepared to attempt a reconciliation of the licence dispute. Although too early to give any detail, the parties have spoken and it seems economic reality is helping to push them together. We will continue to actively work to try and recover value although it would be premature at this stage to reverse the impairment charge which we made in respect of Manas in 2013.

On behalf of the Board, I take this opportunity to thank shareholders for their patience and commitment to the Company. We envisage a positive outlook for the rest of the year and look forward to further updates on progress at High Mannor.

 

Jinesh Patel

Chairman

 

24 March 2015

 

Unaudited statement of comprehensive income
for the six months ended 31 December 2014



Six months ended

31 Dec 2014

Six months ended

31 Dec 2013

Year

 ended

30 Jun 2014


Note

£000

£000

£000

Continuing operations





Net gain/(loss) on investments


-

4

4

Investment income


4

3

5



4

7

9

Administrative expenses


(104)

(122)

(245)











Loss before taxation


(100)

(115)

(236)

Taxation


-

-

-

Total comprehensive loss for the period


(100)

(115)

(236)

Loss per share (pence)

3




Basic and diluted


(0.004p)

(0.004p)

(0.01p)

 



 

Unaudited statement of changes in equity
for the six months ended 31 December 2014


Share

Share

Option &

warrant

Retained



capital

premium

reserve

earnings

Total


£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

Total owners' equity at 30 June 2013

36,838

77101

3,756

(115,935)

1,760

Transactions with owners:






- Share capital issued by Company

-

-

-

-

 -

- Share issue costs

-

-

-

-

-

    Total transactions with owners

-

-

-

-

-

- Comprehensive loss:






- Loss for the period

-

-

-

(115)

(115)

    Total comprehensive loss for the period

-

-

-

(115)

(115)

Total owners' equity at 31 December 2013

36,838

77,101

3,756

(116,050)

1,645

Transactions with owners:






- Transfer of share option reserve

-

-

(3,756)

3,756

-

    Total transactions with owners

-

-

-

-

-

Comprehensive loss:






- Loss for the period

-

-

-

(121)

(121)

    Total comprehensive loss for the period

-

-

-

(121)

(121)

Total owners' equity at 30 June 2014

36,838

77,101

-

(112,415)

1,524

Comprehensive loss:






- Loss for the period

-

-

-

(100)

(100)

    Total comprehensive loss for the period

-

-

-

(100)

(100)

Total owners' equity at 31 December 2014

36,838

77,101

-

(112,515)

1,424

 



 

Statement of financial position
as at 31 December 2014



31 Dec 2014

31 Dec 2013

30 Jun 2014


Note

£000

£000

£000

Assets





Non‑current assets





Investments

4

-

18

-



-

18

-

Current assets





Trade and other receivables


24

10

14

Cash and cash equivalents


1,410

1,648

1,545



1,434

1,658

1,559

Liabilities





Current liabilities





Trade and other payables


10

31

35



10

31

35

Net current assets


1,424

1,627

1,524

Net assets


1,424

1,645

1,524

Owners' equity





Ordinary Share Capital

2

36,838

36,838

36,838

Share premium


77,101

77,101

77,101

Share option and warrant reserve


3,756

3,745

-

Retained earnings


(116,271)

(116,050)

(112,415)

Total owners' equity


1,424

1,645

1,524

 



Unaudited statement of Cash Flows
for the six months ended 31 December 2014



Six months ended

31 Dec 2014

Six months ended

31 Dec 2013

Year

 ended

30 Jun 2014



£000

£000

£000

Loss before taxation


(100)

(115)

(236)

Adjustments for:





(Gain)/loss on disposal of investments


-

(5)

(4)

Unrealised loss on investments


-

1

              -

 





Investment income


-

(3)

(5)

 


 

 


Changes in working capital





(Increase) / Decrease in trade and other receivables


14

11

6

Increase/(decrease) in payables


(21)

(29)

(25)

Net cash flow from operating activities


(140)

(140)

(264)

Cash flows from investing activities





Disposal of investments


-

18

37

Investment income


5

4

5

Net cash from investing activities


5

21

42

Cash flows from financing activities





Proceeds from issue of Ordinary Shares


-

-

-

Share issue costs


-

-

-

Net cash from/(used in) financing activities


-

-

-

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


(135)

(119)

(222)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period


1,545

1,767

1,767

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period


1,410

1,648

1,545

 

 

Notes to the interim accounts

for the six months ended 31 December 2014

 

1. General information and accounting policies

 

Leed Resources PLC is a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

 

These unaudited condensed interim financial statements for the six months ended 31 December 2014 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" as adopted by the European Union and do not constitute statutory accounts as defined in Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. This condensed set of financial statements has been prepared applying the accounting policies that were applied in the preparation of the Company's published consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2014.

 

The comparative statement of financial position at the financial year ended 30 June 2014 has been extracted from the Company's statutory accounts which have been reported on by the Company's auditor and delivered to the Registrar of Companies.  The report of the auditors was unqualified and did not contain a statement under the Companies Act 2006 regarding matters which are required to be noted by exception.

 

2. Issued capital

 

A recap of issued capital follows:


31 Dec 2014

31 Dec 2013

30 June 2014

Issued and fully paid

£000

£000

£000

3,105,177,765 Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each

3,105

3,105

3,105

67,602,008 Deferred shares of 49.9 pence each

33,733

33,733

33,733


36,838

36,838

36,838

The restricted rights attaching to the deferred shares are such that the deferred shares have no economic value.

 

3. Loss per Ordinary Share

 

The loss per share has been calculated based on the following results and weighted average number of shares:

 


31 Dec 2014

31 Dec 2013

30 Jun 2014

Loss attributable to Ordinary Shareholders

(£100,000)

(£115,000)

(£236,000)

Weighted average shares in issue




Weighted average number of shares for the purposes of basic earnings per share

3,105,177,765

3,105,177,765

3,105,177,765

Effect of share options in issue

-

-

-

Weighted average number of shares for the purposes of diluted earnings per share

3,105,177,765

3,105,177,765

3,105,177,765

Basic and diluted loss per share (pence)

(0.004p)

(0.004p)

(0.045p)

 

4. Fixed asset investments

 

The company operates as an investment company in the natural resources industry.


31 Dec 2014

31 Dec 2013

30 June 2014






£000

£000

£000

LEVEL 1

-

18

-





Total

-

18

-

 

LEVEL 1 - Where financial instruments are traded in active financial markets, fair value is determined by reference to the appropriate quoted market price at the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions occur in significant frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an on-going basis.



 

For further information, please contact:

Leed Resources plc


Jinesh Patel

Charles Zorab

Tel: + 65 65 35 2838

Tel: + 44 203 405 4214

 

Cairn Financial Advisers LLP

Sandy Jamieson

Tel: + 44 207 148 7900

Whitman Howard Limited

Neil Pidgeon

Tel: + 44 207 087 4577




 

 


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