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Incommunities Treasury PLC

27 December 2023

Incommunities Limited trading update and unaudited financial results for the period ended 30 September 2023

Incommunities Treasury Plc's parent company, Incommunities Limited (IC), is pleased to announce the release of its unaudited half-year financial statements for the period ended 30 September 2023.

Incommunities Limited is one of the largest Registered Providers in Yorkshire owning and managing 22,672 homes properties mainly across Bradford and Huddersfield, of which 22,652 are social housing properties, highlighting our commitment to provide and maintain high-quality affordable housing for our communities.

The YTD financial performance to September delivered a net surplus of GBP7.8m compared to the budget of GBP6.1m. This is a 28% (GBP1.7m) better-than-expected result. For comparison purposes, this is approx. GBP0.4m (6%) higher than the same period last year. YTD Interest cover is strong at 151% .

The strong YTD position is mainly driven by;

- lower salary cost (GBP0.4m)

- lower depreciation (GBP0.1m)

- increased surplus from property sales (GBP0.5m 1(st) tranche, GBP0.5m fixed asset)

KPI performance:

 
                                               September (6 monthly) 
                                             ------------------------ 
                                                Budget       Actual 
                                             -----------  ----------- 
 Metrics                                        23/24        22/23 
                                                          ----------- 
 Regulatory 
   Reinvestment                                 7.97%        7.57% 
   New Supply Delivered - Social Housing        0.69%        0.40% 
   New Supply Delivered - Non-Social 
    Housing                                     0.00%        0.00% 
   Gearing (Net Debt / Housing Assets)          65.08%       60.08% 
   EBITDA-MRI Interest Cover                   104.26%      109.35% 
   Headline Social Housing CPU                 GBP2,168     GBP2,226 
   Operating Margin - Social Housing 
    Lettings                                    14.08%       17.74% 
   Operating Margin - Overall                   13.54%       18.42% 
   Return on Capital Employed                   3.04%        2.57% 
 
                                               September (6 monthly) 
                                             ------------------------ 
                                               Minimum       Actual 
                                             -----------  ----------- 
 Covenants                                      23/24        23/24 
                                                          ----------- 
   Interest Cover*                              1.10%        1.51%* 
   Gearing                                      70.00%       44.00% 
   Net debt per unit                          GBP23,000    GBP13,096 
-------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
   *based on interest payable for this purpose - interest paid 
    varies over the year and would distort 
 

-- Investment programme - YTD spend of GBP12.0m. IC remains committed to improving the lives of our tenants through investment in their homes.

-- Development programme - YTD spend of GBP22.7m. IC generated GBP0.5m from first tranche sales and received GBP0.8m in grant income.

-- Liquidity - Remains strong, the cash position at the period was GBP16.7m, with further undrawn facilities of GBP112m (including GBP25m retained bond).

   --    Funder Covenants  - All funder covenants have been met 

Business Outlook

IC is committed to putting customers at the heart of what we do. We have continued to enhance the visibility and management performance across the business in support of the journey back to G1. The figures presented demonstrate a real turning point for us as we look to ramp up investment across our stock portfolio (underpinned by stock condition surveys and associated strategies) whilst continuing to deliver on our development ambition.

Some of the expectations for the 2(nd) half of the year (forecasted outturn)

   -              218 new homes delivered with a spend of GBP56.0m in the year 
   -              Damp and mould investment of GBP1.7m 

- Sustainability (grant funded) program worth net GBP2.1m (GBP4.9 Capex, GBP2.8m grant)

   -              2,905 component replacements worth approx. GBP16.1m 

As with previous years, we continue to monitor all potential risks the group could face. Risk management a core component of our wider governance and internal control framework. We continue to operate under challenging market conditions with the potential to impact sales and prices and we are seeing emerging themes not too dissimilar to those impacting the housing sector and industry more widely including cyber threats and pressures on the supply chain. The Board continue to monitor the potential impact and remains well-placed to navigate the current economic volatility through regular stress testing of the business plan and relevant mitigation plans.

Inflation - CPI inflation had dropped to 4.6% in October 23 (from a high of 11.1% in October 22). This remains above the Bank of England's 2.0% inflationary target. Inflationary pressures have been factored into our future financial performance both for the remainder of the current year as well as future years through stress testing of the financial plan.

Interest Rates - The base rate has been gradually increasing over the past 12 months and has plateaued at 5.25% since August 2023. Incommunities protects its loan portfolio against the impact of base rate increases on financing costs. The debt portfolio is 92% fixed, against a minimum limit of 60% fixed in our Treasury Management Policy (TMP). This gives a strong degree of mitigation against interest rate risk.

Cost, Material and Labour Availability - Cost pressures and scarcity of materials and labour in the repairs markets have been flagged as issues facing the delivery of the day-to-day repairs, investment and new build programmes. Volatility in the energy market and other global markets linked to the conflict in Ukraine and Gaza will add to these pressures. The cost pressure around utilities has been reflected in the half year financial position.

Executive Appointments

Anthony Brown left Incommunities and his role as Interim Executive Director of Assets in November 2023. We wish him well for the future and thank him for the contribution he made to reshape the Assets team at Incommunities.

Appendix

Statement of Comprehensive Income

 
                                               September (6 
                                                  monthly)           March (Annual) 
                                           --------------------  ---------------------- 
                                             Actual     Actual     Budget      Actual 
                                                      ---------  ----------  ---------- 
                                             23/24      22/23       23/24       22/23 
                                                      ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 Income 
   Rent & Service Charges                    52,817     49,529     106,327     99,589 
   Other Income                               947       1,124       2,076       2,406 
   Amortised Grants                           417        416         886         898 
                                             54,181     51,069     109,288     102,893 
 Expenditure 
   Core Operating Costs                     (36,890)   (34,050)   (76,261)    (81,399) 
   Depreciation                             (8,205)    (8,274)    (18,013)    (16,554) 
 
   Net interest                             (3,455)    (5,202)    (10,214)    (11,254) 
   Surplus on disposal (current & fixed)     3,015      3,821       4,117       7,257 
                                            (45,535)   (43,705)   (100,370)   (101,950) 
 
 Net Surplus                                 8,646      7,364       8,918        943 
 
   FRS102 Pension - Actuarial gain           (858)        0           0        51,324 
   Gift Aid                                    0          0           0          14 
   Corporation tax                             19         0           0           0 
 Total Comprehensive Income                  7,807      7,364       8,918      52,281 
-----------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Statement of Financial Position

 
                                              September (6 
                                                 monthly)            March (Annual) 
                                         ----------------------  ---------------------- 
                                           Actual      Actual      Budget      Actual 
                                                     ----------  ----------  ---------- 
                                            23/24       22/23       23/24       22/23 
                                                     ----------  ----------  ---------- 
   Fixed Assets                            482,903     436,461     511,662     456,808 
   Current Assets                          27,270      27,999      12,650      13,813 
   Current Liabilities                    (23,915)    (13,361)    (18,970)    (20,391) 
 Net Current (Liabilities) / Assets         3,355      14,638      (6,320)     (6,578) 
 Total Assets Less Current Liabilities     486,258     451,099     505,342     450,230 
   Creditor: Amounts Falling Due After 
    More Than One Year                    (380,844)   (356,059)   (400,460)   (352,623) 
   Provisions For Liabilities:                0           0           0           0 
   Pension Scheme - Defined Benefit 
    Liability                              (1,421)    (44,478)     (1,421)     (1,421) 
   Other Provisions                        (1,816)      (913)       (173)      (1,816) 
 Total Net Assets                          102,177     49,648      103,288     94,370 
 
   Income And Expenditure Reserve          102,177     49,648      103,288     94,370 
 Total Reserves                            102,177     49,648      103,288     94,370 
---------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Disclaimer

These materials have been prepared by Incommunities solely for use in publishing and presenting its results for the six months ending 30 September 2023.

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These materials contain statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, business and future prospects of Incommunities that are forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including many factors outside Incommunities' control.

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