| 12. INVESTMENTS | ||
| 2006 £’000 |
2005 £’000 |
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| Investments in joint ventures | 20,464 | – |
| Investments in associates | 673 | 1,165 |
| Investments accounted for using the equity method | 21,137 | 1,165 |
| a) Investment in associates The Group holds a 29 per cent interest in Continental Estates Corporation BV, a company incorporated and registered in The Netherlands, whose principal activity is the holding of investments. The Directors consider that the Group’s share of the assets and liabilities of that company is not material and the equity investment of £256,000 has been provided against in full in previous years. The Group holds 50 per cent of the Ordinary shares and 10 per cent of the preference shares of Peacock Place Limited, a company incorporated and registered in Jersey, whose principal activity is property development. The rights granted under the shareholder agreement for this company reflect the status of this investment as an associate. C M Heritage Park Limited and Luneside East Limited, previously classified as associates, have been reclassified as subsidiary undertakings and joint ventures respectively. The Group’s share of assets of its associates is set out below. These companies have no trading activity and no reported liabilities. |
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| 2006 | 2005 | ||||
| Peacock Place Limited £’000 |
CM Heritage Park Limited £’000 |
Luneside East Limited £’000 |
Peacock Place Limited £’000 |
Total restated £’000 |
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| Summarised balance sheets: | |||||
| Current assets | 673 | 218 | 236 | 711 | 1,165 |
| Share of gross assets | 673 | 218 | 236 | 711 | 1,165 |
| The associate profit of £1,453,000 in 2005 represents the Group’s share of the result of Stead & Simpson Group Limited. The investment was disposed of during 2005. | |||||
| b) Investment in joint ventures | |||||
| The Group has the following interests in joint ventures: | |||||
| % of share capital |
Country of incorporation |
Principal Activity |
Joint venture partner | ||
| Wimbledon Phoenix Limited | 50 | United Kingdom | Property development | Foinavon Limited | |
| Curzon Park Limited | 50 | United Kingdom | Property development | Grainger PLC | |
| Luneside East Limited | 50 | United Kingdom | Property development | CTP Limited | |
| The Group’s share of the assets, liabilities, income and expenses of its joint ventures are as follows: | ||||
| Curzon Park Limited £’000 |
Wimbledon Phoenix Limited £’000 |
Luneside East Limited £’000 |
2006 Total £’000 |
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| Summarised income statements: | ||||
| Administrative expenses | – | (6) | – | (6) |
| Finance costs | 54 | – | – | 54 |
| Finance income | 103 | – | – | 103 |
| Profit/(loss) before and after taxation | 157 | (6) | – | 151 |
| Summarised balance sheets: | ||||
| Non-current assets | 20,020 | 222 | 241 | 20,483 |
| Share of gross assets | 20,020 | 222 | 241 | 20,483 |
| Current liabilities | (1) | (18) | – | (19) |
| Share of net assets | 20,019 | 204 | 241 | 20,464 |
| c) Financial assets | ||||
| 2006 £’000 |
2005 restated £’000 |
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| Participating development loan | 5,000 | – | ||
| Interest rate swap | 126 | – | ||
| Loan notes | 755 | 755 | ||
| 5,881 | 755 | |||
| The participating development loan relates to a development
project. The asset entitles the Group to a share of development profits
based on the internal rate of return of the project. The fair value of interest rate swaps is calculated by discounting future cash flows (refer note 16). Loan notes are held in Continental Estates Corporation BV (refer note 12(a)). Interest is earned at a fixed rate of 6.0%. |
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| d) Principal subsidiaries The following were principal subsidiaries at 31st December 2006: |
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| % holding in ordinary shares at 31st December 2006 |
Principal activity | ||
| DS Property Developments Limited* | 100 | Property Development | |
| Development Securities Estates PLC | 100 | Management and Investment Company | |
| Development Securities (Investments) PLC | 100 | Property Investment | |
| DS Jersey (No. 1) Limited | (100) | Investment | |
| DS Jersey (No. 7) Limited | 100 | Investment | |
| * indirectly held | |||