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4Β November 2014
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NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited ("NESF")
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Announcement of Interim Results
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NextEnergy Solar Fund ("NESF" or the "Company") announces its interim results for the period from 20 December 2013 to 30 September 2014.
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Highlights for the period
Β· Net Asset Value ("NAV") increased to 103.1p per share from 100p per share at Initial Public Offering ("IPO")
Β· Earnings per share outstanding at 30 September 2014 amounted to 3.1p
Β· Acquisition of seven different solar power plants with a capacity of c. 68MW
Β· Operational performance in line with or above management expectations
Β· Committed c. 94% of IPO proceeds in just over four months
Β· Entered into revolving credit facility ("RCF") for Β£31.5M
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Post period end
Β· Announced acquisition of its eighth solar power plant, increasing total capacity to c. 78MW
Β· Secured pipeline portfolio of 12 further projects totalling c. 181MW with an investment value of c. Β£210M for the remainder of 2014
Β· Proposed placing programme of up to 250M new shares, subject to shareholder approval
Β· Interim dividend of 2.625p declared
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Kevin Lyon, Chairman of NESF, commented:
"The Company has successfully delivered on its principal IPO undertakings. Our financial and operational performance has been in line with or above management expectations. In parallel, we have built the foundations for future growth by securing a large portfolio of short term opportunities for the remainder of 2014 and further projects for 2015. Financing for these opportunities is expected to come from the proposed placing programme's proceeds and the RCF. The growth opportunities we have identified will continue to deliver incremental value for our existing and future shareholders. In parallel, the Company's focus on operating performance for the existing and future portfolio will maximise results from operating assets."
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Investment Performance
The unaudited NAV at 30 September 2014 amounted to Β£88.3M (103.1p per share), a 3.1% increase on the initial NAV of Β£85.6M (100p per share) at 25 April 2014 (being the date of the Company's IPO).
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Earnings and Dividend
The earnings per share outstanding amounted to 3.1p (equal to 5.6p as measured on weighted average number of shares in the period, for the accounting records). The Board has declared an interim semi-annual dividend of 2.625 pence per ordinary share, payable on 17 December 2014 to shareholders on the register on 5 December 2014 (the ex-dividend date will be 4 December 2014). NESF confirms that it is on track for aggregate dividends of 5.25 pence per ordinary share for the year ending 31 March 2015.
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Acquisitions
The Company announced the acquisition of seven solar projects in the period from 1 May to 9 September 2014, a period of just over four months. The portfolio acquired amounts to c. 68MW, accounting for c. 94% of IPO proceeds. On 29 October 2014, NESF announced the acquisition of its eighth solar power plant, the Condover project, bringing the total portfolio to c. 78MW with a value of Β£92.1M.
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Revolving Credit Facility
NESF secured an RCF of Β£31.5M from Macquarie Bank Limited during September. The RCF will be employed to secure further acquisitions for the Company.
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Outlook, Proposed Placing Programme and Acquisitions Pipeline
The backdrop for the continued deployment of solar power plants in the UK remains strong, and the evolving regulatory environment is expected to continue to provide the Company with the opportunities it needs to achieve its growth ambitions.
The Company has demonstrated its ability to source growth opportunities by securing exclusive acquisition rights on a further portfolio of 12 projects with a total capacity of c. 181MW and a cumulated investment value of c. Β£210M. This portfolio requires investment decisions by the end of 2014. In addition, the Company is in discussions for a 2015 pipeline of in excess of Β£300M. On this basis, NESF is confident it can achieve its growth ambitions.
In view of the scale of the Company's acquisition pipeline, the Company announced, on 9 October 2014, a proposed placing programme to issue up to 250M new shares. The initial placing is expected to take place in early November 2014 (subject to shareholders approving the placing programme at the general meeting to be held on 4 November 2014) and the Directors will be seeking to utilise fully the placing programme over its 12-month life to take advantage of the growth opportunities.
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The interim financial statements are set out below. The interim financial statements have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. The interim financial statements will also shortly be available on the Company's website (www.nextenergysolarfund.co.uk).
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For further information:
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NextEnergy Capital Limited | 020 3239 9054 | MHP Communications | 020 3128 8100 |
Michael Bonte-Friedheim | Rupert Trefgarne | ||
Aldo Beolchini | Jamie Ricketts | ||
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe | 020 7894 7667 | Shore Capital | 020 7408 4090 |
Sue Inglis | Bidhi Bhoma | ||
Anita Ghanekar |
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Notes to Editors:
NextEnergy Solar Fund
NextEnergy Solar Fund (www.nextenergysolarfund.com ) is a specialist investment fund focused on operational solar photovoltaic ("PV") assets located in the UK. The Company intends to provide investors with a sustainable and attractive dividend that increases in line with RPI over the long term and an element of capital growth through the re-investment of net cash generated in excess of the target dividend.
Further information on NextEnergy Capital and WiseEnergy is available at www.nextenergycapital.com and www.wise-energy.eu.
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Chairman's StatementΒ
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TheΒ Company isΒ listedΒ onΒ theΒ premiumΒ segmentΒ ofΒ theΒ LondonΒ StockΒ ExchangeΒ onΒ 25Β AprilΒ 2014.Β TheΒ Company raisedΒ Β£85.6Β millionΒ fromΒ aΒ high-qualityΒ groupΒ ofΒ investors,Β includingΒ institutionsΒ andΒ privateΒ wealthΒ managers.
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The Company'sΒ investmentΒ strategyΒ isΒ to leverageΒ its investmentΒ manager'sΒ experienceΒ and expertiseΒ inΒ the solar marketΒ toΒ acquireΒ andΒ retainΒ operatingΒ solarΒ powerΒ projectsΒ locatedΒ exclusivelyΒ inΒ theΒ UK,Β withΒ aΒ viewΒ to providingΒ itsΒ investorsΒ withΒ aΒ stableΒ long-termΒ dividendΒ linkedΒ toΒ RPI.
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TheΒ Company'sΒ InvestmentΒ ManagerΒ isΒ NextEnergy CapitalΒ IMΒ LimitedΒ andΒ itsΒ InvestmentΒ AdvisorΒ isΒ NextEnergy CapitalΒ Limited,Β bothΒ partΒ ofΒ theΒ NextEnergy CapitalΒ groupΒ ofΒ companiesΒ ("NEC").Β NECΒ isΒ theΒ leadingΒ specialist assetΒ managerΒ for solarΒ powerΒ plants,Β managingΒ andΒ monitoringΒ overΒ 1,100Β utility-scaleΒ plantsΒ for aΒ totalΒ ofΒ more thanΒ 1,000MWpΒ andΒ anΒ estimatedΒ assetΒ valueΒ of approximatelyΒ Β£3Β billion.
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TheΒ CompanyΒ hadΒ aΒ successfulΒ startΒ asΒ aΒ listedΒ entity,Β withΒ theΒ CompanyΒ demonstrating aΒ strongΒ underlying investmentΒ trackΒ recordΒ andΒ excellentΒ operatingΒ resultsΒ fromΒ theΒ operatingΒ assetsΒ acquired.Β InΒ addition,Β the Company'sΒ shareΒ priceΒ hasΒ tradedΒ atΒ aΒ premiumΒ toΒ itsΒ openingΒ NAVΒ sinceΒ itsΒ listing.
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InΒ theΒ periodΒ toΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014,Β the CompanyΒ announcedΒ sevenΒ separateΒ acquisitionsΒ forΒ aΒ total investment valueΒ ofΒ upΒ toΒ c.Β Β£80.5Β million,Β representing 94%Β ofΒ itsΒ IPOΒ proceeds.Β TheΒ sevenΒ projects amount toΒ anΒ installed capacityΒ ofΒ someΒ 67.5MWp.
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OnΒ 17Β SeptemberΒ 2014,Β aΒ subsidiaryΒ ofΒ theΒ Company,Β NextEnergyΒ SolarΒ HoldingsΒ Limited,Β securedΒ aΒ revolving creditΒ facilityΒ ("RCF")Β ofΒ upΒ toΒ Β£31.5Β millionΒ fromΒ MacquarieΒ BankΒ LimitedΒ ("Macquarie").Β TheΒ debtΒ facilityΒ has beenΒ designedΒ toΒ allowΒ theΒ CompanyΒ toΒ secureΒ additionalΒ projectsΒ sourcedΒ byΒ NECΒ onΒ behalfΒ ofΒ theΒ Company. TheCompany,Β onΒ behalfΒ ofΒ theΒ UKΒ Holdco,Β undertookΒ aΒ competitiveΒ selectionΒ processΒ amongΒ debtΒ providers beforeΒ signingΒ theΒ RCFΒ withΒ MacquarieΒ toΒ ensureΒ itsΒ terms wereΒ theΒ bestΒ availableΒ toΒ theΒ CompanyΒ inΒ theΒ market.
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FinancialΒ Results
RevenuesΒ forΒ theΒ periodΒ amountedΒ toΒ Β£3.18Β millionΒ andΒ profitΒ andΒ comprehensive incomeΒ amountedΒ toΒ Β£2.67 million.Β TheΒ increaseΒ inΒ NAVΒ perΒ shareΒ sinceΒ theΒ IPOΒ wasΒ 3.1p.Β EarningsΒ perΒ shareΒ (measured onΒ theΒ weighted averageΒ numberΒ ofΒ sharesΒ inΒ theΒ periodΒ to 30SeptemberΒ 2014)Β amountedΒ toΒ 5.6p.
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TheΒ netΒ asset value ("NAV")Β perΒ share at the endΒ ofΒ theΒ periodΒ amountsΒ toΒ 103.1p,Β anΒ increaseΒ of 3.1%Β overΒ the Company's openingΒ NAVΒ ofΒ 100pΒ perΒ shareΒ atΒ IPOΒ onΒ 25Β AprilΒ 2014.Β MoreΒ detailsΒ ofΒ theΒ Company's financial performanceΒ areΒ setΒ outΒ inΒ theΒ financialΒ statements.
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Acquisitions
DuringΒ theΒ period,Β theΒ CompanyΒ announced theΒ acquisition ofΒ sevenΒ individualΒ solarΒ powerΒ plants.Β ThreeΒ ofΒ the sevenΒ acquisitionsΒ wereΒ completed,Β whileΒ theΒ remainingΒ fourΒ transactionsΒ areΒ onΒ trackΒ forΒ completionΒ beforeΒ the Company'sΒ year-endΒ inΒ lineΒ withΒ expectations.
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TheΒ threeΒ solarΒ powerΒ plantsΒ acquired amountΒ toΒ 27.3MWp inΒ capacity.Β EachΒ ofΒ theΒ individual powerΒ plantsΒ is demonstratingΒ operationalΒ performanceΒ inΒ excessΒ ofΒ expectations. TheΒ fourΒ remainingΒ acquisitions will beΒ completedΒ onceΒ theΒ respectiveΒ solarΒ powerΒ projectsΒ areΒ commissioned and/orΒ achieveΒ theirΒ preliminary acceptanceΒ certificates ("PAC").Β NECΒ isΒ activelyΒ involvedΒ inΒ monitoringΒ the constructionΒ ofΒ theseΒ fourΒ plantsΒ andΒ reportsΒ satisfactoryΒ progressΒ atΒ allΒ ofΒ them.
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ValuationΒ Policy
TheΒ Company'sΒ investmentsΒ areΒ measuredΒ atΒ fairΒ valueΒ forΒ reportingΒ purposes.Β OperatingΒ assetsΒ areΒ valuedΒ on the basisΒ ofΒ discounted cashΒ flowsΒ preparedΒ byΒ theΒ Investment ManagerΒ andΒ approvedΒ byΒ theΒ Board.Β Projects underΒ constructionΒ areΒ valuedΒ atΒ theΒ acquisitionΒ priceΒ agreedΒ withΒ theΒ respectiveΒ vendor.
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TheΒ BoardΒ isΒ satisfiedΒ thatΒ theΒ valuationsΒ preparedΒ byΒ theΒ Investment ManagerΒ areΒ basedΒ onΒ marketΒ termsΒ and hasΒ approvedΒ theΒ valuationΒ ofΒ Β£55.9Β millionΒ forΒ theΒ Company'sΒ portfolioΒ ofΒ sevenΒ solarΒ powerΒ plants. Β A breakdownΒ ofΒ theΒ valuationΒ isΒ detailedΒ inΒ theΒ report.
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CapitalΒ Raising
OnΒ OctoberΒ 9th 2014Β theΒ CompanyΒ announcedΒ aΒ proposedΒ placingΒ programmeΒ ("PPP")Β ofΒ upΒ toΒ 250Β millionΒ new shares.Β TheΒ PPPΒ providesΒ theΒ Company withΒ theΒ flexibility toΒ issueΒ ordinaryΒ sharesΒ and/orΒ C-sharesΒ toΒ finance incrementalΒ acquisitionsΒ fromΒ investmentΒ opportunitiesΒ securedΒ byΒ NECΒ onΒ behalfΒ ofΒ theΒ Company.
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InΒ additionΒ to anyΒ capitalΒ raisedΒ fromΒ theΒ PPPΒ (ifΒ approved),Β theΒ CompanyΒ alsoΒ intendsΒ to utiliseΒ its RCFΒ to secure furtherΒ projectsΒ fromΒ theΒ portfolioΒ ofΒ opportunitiesΒ describedΒ above.
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GoingΒ Concern
UnderΒ theΒ UKΒ CorporateΒ GovernanceΒ CodeΒ andΒ applicableΒ regulations, the directorsΒ areΒ requiredΒ toΒ satisfy themselvesΒ thatΒ itΒ isΒ reasonableΒ toΒ assumeΒ thatΒ theΒ CompanyΒ isΒ aΒ goingΒ concern.
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TheΒ directorsΒ haveΒ undertakenΒ aΒ rigorousΒ reviewΒ ofΒ theΒ Company'sΒ abilityΒ toΒ continueΒ asΒ aΒ goingΒ concern includingΒ reviewingΒ theΒ on-goingΒ cashΒ flowsΒ andΒ theΒ levelΒ ofΒ cashΒ balances asΒ ofΒ theΒ reportingΒ dateΒ asΒ wellΒ as takingΒ forecastsΒ ofΒ futureΒ cashΒ flowsΒ into consideration.
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AfterΒ makingΒ enquiriesΒ ofΒ theΒ InvestmentΒ Manager,Β theΒ InvestmentΒ AdviserΒ andΒ theΒ Administrator, theΒ directors haveΒ aΒ reasonableΒ expectationΒ thatΒ theΒ CompanyΒ has adequateΒ resourcesΒ to continueΒ inΒ operationalΒ existenceΒ for the foreseeableΒ future.Β Accordingly, theyΒ continueΒ toΒ adoptΒ aΒ goingΒ concernΒ basisΒ inΒ preparingΒ theseΒ unaudited financialΒ statements.
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Outlook
TheΒ CompanyΒ andΒ itsΒ boardΒ areΒ satisfiedΒ withΒ theΒ resultsΒ achievedΒ toΒ date,Β bothΒ inΒ termsΒ ofΒ investmentΒ record andΒ operatingΒ andΒ financialΒ performance.Β TheΒ BoardΒ isΒ encouragedΒ byΒ theΒ portfolioΒ ofΒ opportunities sourcedΒ by NECΒ whichΒ provideΒ theΒ foundationΒ forΒ theΒ Company'sΒ furtherΒ growthΒ andΒ continuedΒ achievement ofΒ itsΒ strategic andΒ financialΒ objectives.
TheΒ backdropΒ forΒ theΒ continuedΒ deployment ofΒ solarΒ powerΒ plantsΒ inΒ theΒ UKΒ remainsΒ strong,Β andΒ weΒ seeΒ the evolvingΒ regulatoryΒ environmentΒ asΒ continuingΒ toΒ provideΒ theΒ CompanyΒ withΒ the opportunitiesΒ itΒ needsΒ to achieve itsΒ growthΒ ambitions.
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TheΒ BoardΒ willΒ continueΒ toΒ updateΒ youΒ onΒ progressΒ madeΒ byΒ theΒ CompanyΒ throughΒ marketΒ updatesΒ andΒ other statementsΒ asΒ appropriate.
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OnΒ behalfΒ ofΒ theΒ Board,Β IΒ wouldΒ likeΒ toΒ thankΒ youΒ forΒ yourΒ commitmentΒ toΒ theΒ Company.
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KevinΒ Lyon
Chairman
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Investment Manager's Report
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AboutΒ NextEnergyΒ Capital
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NextEnergyΒ CapitalΒ IM LimitedΒ and NextEnergyΒ CapitalΒ Limited,Β bothΒ membersΒ ofΒ theΒ NextEnergyΒ CapitalΒ Group (theΒ "NECΒ Group"),Β actΒ asΒ Investment ManagerΒ toΒ theΒ Company andΒ InvestmentΒ AdviserΒ toΒ theΒ Investment Manager,Β respectively.Β TheΒ NECΒ GroupΒ isΒ aΒ specialistΒ assetΒ managerΒ focusedΒ onΒ theΒ solarΒ energyΒ sector,Β with anΒ 11-strongΒ teamΒ focussedΒ onΒ theΒ UKΒ solarΒ market.Β ThroughΒ itsΒ assetΒ managementΒ division,Β WiseEnergy, the NECΒ GroupΒ managesΒ andΒ monitors overΒ 1,100Β solarΒ powerΒ plantsΒ (comprising anΒ installedΒ capacityΒ of approximately 1,000Β MWpΒ andΒ anΒ estimatedΒ Β£3.0Β billonΒ assetΒ value)Β forΒ aΒ clientΒ baseΒ whichΒ includesΒ leading EuropeanΒ banksΒ andΒ equityΒ investorsΒ (includingΒ privateΒ equityΒ funds,Β publiclyΒ listedΒ fundsΒ andΒ institutional investors).
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InvestmentΒ Objective
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TheΒ CompanyΒ seeksΒ toΒ provideΒ investorsΒ withΒ aΒ sustainable andΒ attractiveΒ dividendΒ thatΒ increasesΒ inΒ lineΒ with RPIoverΒ theΒ longΒ termΒ byΒ investingΒ inΒ aΒ diversified portfolioΒ ofΒ solarΒ PVΒ assetsΒ thatΒ areΒ locatedΒ inΒ theΒ UK.Β In addition,Β theΒ CompanyΒ seeksΒ toΒ provideΒ investorsΒ withΒ anΒ elementΒ ofΒ capitalΒ growthΒ throughΒ theΒ reinvestment ofΒ net cashΒ generatedΒ inΒ excessΒ ofΒ theΒ targetΒ dividendinΒ accordanceΒ withΒ theΒ Company'sΒ investmentΒ policy.
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InvestmentΒ Policy
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TheΒ CompanyΒ intendsΒ toΒ achieveΒ itsΒ investmentΒ objectiveΒ byΒ investingΒ exclusively inΒ solarΒ PVΒ assetsΒ locatedΒ in theΒ UK.
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TheΒ CompanyΒ intendsΒ toΒ continueΒ toΒ acquireΒ assetsΒ that areΒ primarilyΒ ground-basedΒ andΒ utility-scaleΒ andΒ which areΒ onΒ sitesΒ thatΒ mayΒ beΒ agricultural,Β industrialΒ orΒ commercial.TheΒ CompanyΒ mayΒ alsoΒ acquireΒ selected building-integrated installations.Β TheΒ assetsΒ thatΒ willΒ beΒ targetedΒ willΒ beΒ anticipatedΒ toΒ generateΒ stableΒ cash flowsΒ overΒ theirΒ assetΒ lifespan.
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TheΒ Company will,Β primarily, continueΒ toΒ acquireΒ operating assets,Β butΒ mayΒ investΒ inΒ assetsΒ thatΒ areΒ under developmentΒ (thatΒ is,Β atΒ theΒ stageΒ ofΒ origination,Β projectΒ planningΒ orΒ construction)Β when acquired.Β SuchΒ assets will constituteΒ (at theΒ timeΒ ofΒ investment)Β notΒ moreΒ thanΒ 10Β per cent.Β ofΒ the GrossΒ AssetΒ ValueΒ inΒ aggregate.Β As atΒ periodΒ end,Β theΒ CompanyΒ hasΒ notΒ investedΒ directlyΒ inΒ assetsΒ underΒ development.
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AΒ significantΒ proportionΒ ofΒ theΒ Group'sΒ incomeΒ isΒ expectedΒ toΒ resultΒ fromΒ theΒ saleΒ ofΒ theΒ entiretyΒ ofΒ the electricity generatedΒ byΒ theΒ assetsΒ withinΒ theΒ termsΒ of Β powerΒ purchaseΒ agreementsΒ ("PPA").Β TheseΒ are expectedΒ toΒ includeΒ theΒ monetisationΒ ofΒ renewableΒ obligationΒ certificatesΒ ("ROC"),Β other regulatedΒ benefitsΒ and theΒ saleΒ ofΒ electricityΒ toΒ energyΒ consumersΒ andΒ energyΒ suppliersΒ ("BrownΒ Power").Β WithinΒ thisΒ context,Β the ManagerΒ expectsΒ toΒ concludeΒ forΒ theΒ CompanyΒ PPAsΒ withΒ creditworthy counterpartiesΒ atΒ theΒ appropriateΒ time. The ManagerΒ willΒ alsoΒ continueΒ to monitorΒ theΒ emergingΒ ElectricityΒ MarketΒ ReformΒ mechanismΒ andΒ willΒ consider theΒ opportunities arisingΒ (includingΒ contractsΒ forΒ difference) therefrom, which mayΒ beΒ applicableΒ toΒ projects completedΒ from 31Β MarchΒ 2015.
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TheΒ Company will continueΒ toΒ diversify itsΒ thirdΒ partyΒ suppliers, serviceΒ providers andΒ otherΒ commercial counterparties, suchΒ asΒ developers,Β EPCΒ contractors,Β technicalΒ componentΒ manufacturers, PPA providersΒ and landlords.
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TheΒ Company intendsΒ toΒ investΒ withΒ aΒ viewΒ toΒ holdingΒ assetsΒ untilΒ theΒ endΒ of theirΒ usefulΒ life.Β However, assets mayΒ beΒ disposedΒ ofΒ orΒ otherwiseΒ realisedΒ whereΒ theΒ InvestmentΒ ManagerΒ determines,Β inΒ itsΒ discretion,Β that suchΒ realisationΒ isΒ inΒ theΒ interestsΒ ofΒ theΒ Company.Β SuchΒ circumstances may includeΒ (withoutΒ limitation) disposalsΒ forΒ theΒ purposesΒ ofΒ realising orΒ preservingΒ value,Β orΒ ofΒ realising cashΒ resourcesΒ forΒ reinvestment or otherwise.Β TheΒ Company expectsΒ toΒ re-investΒ anyΒ cashΒ surplusΒ (arisingΒ inΒ excessΒ ofΒ thatΒ requiredΒ toΒ meetΒ the Company'sΒ dividendΒ targetΒ andΒ ongoingΒ operatingΒ expenses)Β inΒ furtherΒ investments,Β therebyΒ supportingΒ its
long-termΒ netΒ assetΒ valueΒ ("NAV").
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PortfolioΒ HighlightsΒ andΒ Performances
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InΒ theΒ periodΒ toΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014,Β theΒ Company announcedΒ sevenΒ separateΒ acquisitionsΒ forΒ aΒ total investment valueΒ ofΒ upΒ toΒ c.Β Β£80.4Β million,Β representing 94%Β ofΒ itsΒ IPOΒ proceeds. Β TheΒ sevenΒ projectsΒ amount toΒ anΒ installedΒ capacityΒ ofΒ someΒ 67.5MWp.
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ThreeΒ ofΒ theΒ sevenΒ acquisitionsΒ wereΒ successfullyΒ completed,Β whileΒ the remainingΒ fourΒ transactionsΒ areΒ onΒ track for completionΒ beforeΒ theΒ Company'sΒ year-endΒ inΒ lineΒ withΒ expectations.
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TheΒ threeΒ solarΒ powerΒ plantsΒ acquiredΒ amountΒ toΒ 27.3MWpΒ inΒ capacity. Β EachΒ ofΒ theΒ individual powerΒ plantsΒ is demonstrating operationalΒ performanceΒ sinceΒ acquisitionΒ inΒ excessΒ ofΒ expectations withΒ anΒ averageΒ over- performance ofΒ aroundΒ 10%Β aboveΒ theΒ budgetedΒ generationΒ valuesΒ (partiallyΒ explainedΒ byΒ theΒ positiveΒ solar irradiationΒ ofΒ theΒ JuneΒ andΒ JulyΒ monthsΒ andΒ partiallyΒ byΒ theΒ higherΒ operationalΒ performanceΒ ofΒ theΒ assets).
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TheΒ otherΒ fourΒ acquisitionsΒ willΒ beΒ completedΒ onceΒ theΒ respectiveΒ solarΒ powerΒ projectsΒ areΒ commissioned and/orΒ achieveΒ theirΒ preliminary acceptanceΒ certificatesΒ ("PAC"). Β TheΒ InvestmentΒ ManagerΒ isΒ activelyΒ involved inΒ monitoringΒ the constructionΒ ofΒ theseΒ fourΒ plantsΒ andΒ reportsΒ satisfactoryΒ progressΒ atΒ allΒ ofΒ them.
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DuringΒ theΒ periodΒ endingΒ 30Β September 2014,Β theΒ NAVΒ perΒ shareΒ increased toΒ 103.1p,Β anΒ increaseΒ ofΒ 3.12% overΒ theΒ Company'sΒ openingΒ NAVΒ ofΒ 100pΒ perΒ shareΒ atΒ IPOΒ onΒ 25Β AprilΒ 2014.Β TheΒ shareΒ priceΒ inΒ theΒ same periodΒ increasedΒ fromΒ 100pΒ toΒ 105.38pΒ perΒ shareΒ tradingΒ atΒ a 2.2%Β premiumΒ on NAV.
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InvestmentΒ Portfolio
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InΒ theΒ periodΒ toΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014,Β theΒ Company announcedΒ sevenΒ separateΒ acquisitionsΒ forΒ aΒ total investment valueΒ ofΒ upΒ toΒ c.Β Β£80.4Β million,Β representing 94%Β ofΒ itsΒ IPOΒ proceeds. Β TheΒ sevenΒ projectsΒ amount toΒ anΒ installedΒ capacityΒ ofΒ someΒ 67.5MWp.
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Β Β Β Asset Name | Β Β Β Location | Β Β Investment Date | Β Β ROC regime | Β Plant capacity (MWp) | Β Acquisition value (Β£m)* | Β Β % of IPO proceeds |
Higher Hatherleigh | Somerset | 01/05/14 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 7.27 | 8.5% |
Shacks Barn | Northants | 09/05/14 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 8.12 | 9.5% |
Gover Farm | Cornwall | 23/06/14 | 1.4 | 9.4 | 10.68 | 12.5% |
Bilsham | Sussex | 03/07/14 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 15.20 | 17.7% |
Brickyard | Midlands | 14/07/14 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 4.02 | 4.7% |
Ellough | Suffolk | 28/07/14 | 1.6 | 14.9 | 19.58 | 22.9% |
Poulshot | Wiltshire | 09/09/14 | 1.4 | 14.5 | 15.57 | 18.2% |
Total | 67.5 | 80.44 | 94.0% |
*Β Price includesΒ transactionΒ costs
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SummaryΒ of theΒ InvestmentΒ Portfolio:
DetailsΒ ofΒ eachΒ investmentΒ canΒ be foundΒ inΒ theΒ tablesΒ below:
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Higher Hatherleigh | ||
Location | Somerset | Acquired by the Company for Β£7.3 million, Higher Hatherleigh is a 6.1MWp solar plant located near Wincanton in Somerset, in operation since April 2013. During the period from acquisition to 30 September 2014, the plant produced ca. 4.0GWh (+13.0% vs. budget). Β |
Capacity (MWp) | 6.1 | |
ROCs | 1.6 | |
EPC | Moser Baer | |
Panels | JA Solar | |
Inverter | Power One | |
Operational Since | Apr-13 | |
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Shacks Barn | ||
Location | Northants | Acquired by the Company for Β£8.2 million, Shacks Barn is a 6.3MWp Β solar Β plant Β located Β near Β Silverstone Β in Northamptonshire, Β in Β operation Β since Β March Β 2013. During Β the Β period Β from Β acquisition to Β 30 Β September 2014 the plant produced ca. 4.0GWh (+15.4% vs. budget). Β |
Capacity (MWp) | 6.3 | |
ROCs | 2.0 | |
EPC | Moser Baer | |
Panels | JA Solar | |
Inverter | Power One | |
Operational Since | Mar-13 | |
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Gover Farm | ||
Location | Cornwall | The Company entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Β plant, subject to PAC, for Β Β£10.7 million. Gover Farm is a 9.4MWp solar plant located near Truro in Cornwall. As of the 30 of September the plant was under construction and as at 24 October 2014 is in the process of being commissioned. Β |
Capacity (MWp) | 9.4 | |
ROCs | 1.4 | |
EPC | Moser Baer | |
Panels | BYD | |
Inverter | ABB | |
Operational Since | Under Construction | |
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Bilsham | ||
Location | Sussex | The Company entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Β plant, subject to PAC, for Β Β£15.2 million. Bilsham is a 12.5MWp solar plant located near Bognor Regis in Sussex. As of the 30 of September the plant reached mechanical completion and as at 24 Β October 2014 is awaiting to be commissioned. |
Capacity (MWp) | 12.5 | |
ROCs | 1.4 | |
EPC | GDF Suez | |
Panels | Renesola | |
Inverter | ABB | |
Operational Since | Under Construction | |
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Brickyard | ||
Location | Warwick | The Company entered into a binding agreement to acquire Β the Β plant, Β subject Β to Β PAC, Β for Β Β£4.0 Β million. Brickyard is a 3.8MWp solar plant located near Leamington Spa in the Midlands. As of the 30 of September the plant was under construction and as at 24 is in the process of being commissioned. |
Capacity (MWp) | 3.8 | |
ROCs | 1.4 | |
EPC | Moser Baer | |
Panels | BYD | |
Inverter | ABB | |
Operational Since | Under Construction | |
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Ellough | ||
Location | Suffolk | Acquired by the Company for Β£19.6 million, Ellough is a14.9MWp solar plant located on a disused airfield near Ellough in Suffolk and has been in operation since March 2014. Β During Β the Β period Β from Β acquisition Β to Β 30 September Β 2014 Β the Β plant Β produced Β ca. Β 3.2GWh (+0.6% vs. budget) despite significantly lower solar irradiation (-5.1% vs. estimates). Β |
Capacity (MWp) | 14.9 | |
ROCs | 1.6 | |
EPC | Lark Energy | |
Panels | Hanwha | |
Inverter | Free Sun | |
Operational Since | Mar-14 | |
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Poulshot | ||
Location | Wiltshire | The Company entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Β plant, subject to PAC, for Β Β£15.6 million. Poulshot Β is Β a Β 14.5MWp Β solar Β plant Β located Β near Trowbridge in Wiltshire. The EPC contractor has commenced the preliminary works for construction and has a target date for delivery on/in advance of 28 February 2015. Β |
Capacity (MWp) | 14.5 | |
ROCs | 1.4 | |
EPC | Moser Baer | |
Panels | BYD | |
Inverter | ABB | |
Operational Since | Under Construction | |
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ValuationΒ of theΒ Portfolio
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TheΒ InvestmentΒ ManagerΒ isΒ responsibleΒ forΒ carrying outΒ theΒ fairΒ marketΒ valuationΒ ofΒ theΒ Company'sΒ investment portfolio whichΒ isΒ presentedΒ toΒ theΒ DirectorsΒ forΒ theirΒ approvalΒ andΒ adoption.Β TheΒ valuationΒ isΒ carriedΒ outΒ onΒ at leastΒ aΒ sixΒ monthlyΒ basisΒ (atΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ andΒ 31Β MarchΒ inΒ eachΒ year). Β TheΒ valuation principlesΒ usedΒ inΒ such methodologyΒ areΒ basedΒ onΒ aΒ discountedΒ cashΒ flowΒ methodology,Β andΒ adjustedΒ forΒ EVCAΒ (EuropeanΒ Private EquityΒ andΒ VentureΒ CapitalΒ Association)Β guidelines.
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TheΒ InvestmentΒ ManagerΒ exercises itsΒ judgement basedΒ onΒ itsΒ expertiseΒ inΒ assessingΒ theΒ expectedΒ futureΒ cash flowsΒ fromΒ eachΒ investment. Β FairΒ valueΒ forΒ eachΒ operatingΒ assetΒ isΒ derivedΒ fromΒ theΒ presentΒ valueΒ ofΒ the investment's expectedΒ futureΒ cashΒ flows,Β usingΒ reasonableΒ assumptionsΒ andΒ forecastsΒ forΒ revenuesΒ and operatingΒ costs,Β andΒ anΒ appropriateΒ discountΒ rateΒ basedΒ onΒ comparableΒ marketΒ transactions.Β AssetsΒ under constructionΒ areΒ conservativelyΒ valuedΒ atΒ theirΒ acquisitionΒ costΒ asΒ anΒ estimateΒ ofΒ fairΒ value.
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CalculationΒ ofΒ NetΒ AssetΒ Value
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TheΒ Company'sΒ NAVΒ isΒ calculatedΒ onΒ aΒ semi-annualΒ basis based onΒ theΒ valuationΒ ofΒ theΒ portfolioΒ determinedΒ by theΒ InvestmentΒ Manager.Β ItΒ isΒ then reviewedΒ andΒ approvedΒ byΒ theΒ Board ofΒ the Company.Β NAVΒ perΒ Share asΒ of 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014Β isΒ 103.1pΒ (correspondingΒ toΒ anΒ overallΒ NAVΒ ofΒ Β£88,272,968).
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TheΒ openingΒ NAVΒ perΒ shareΒ ofΒ 100.0pΒ isΒ substantiallyΒ equalΒ toΒ theΒ IPOΒ proceedsΒ givenΒ theΒ NECΒ GroupΒ paidΒ for alltheΒ costsΒ ofΒ theΒ initialΒ sharesΒ issueΒ (someΒ ofΒ theseΒ costsΒ haveΒ beenΒ initiallyΒ paidΒ byΒ theΒ CompanyΒ and subsequentlyΒ reimbursedΒ byΒ theΒ InvestmentΒ Advisor,Β asΒ perΒ theΒ Related PartyΒ TransactionΒ disclosedΒ inΒ noteΒ 14 ofΒ theΒ FinancialΒ Statements).Β OperatingΒ profitΒ generatedΒ byΒ theΒ solarΒ assetsΒ hasΒ beenΒ retainedΒ byΒ theΒ relevant SPVs.Β TheΒ 2.1pΒ changeΒ inΒ NAVΒ perΒ shareΒ mainlyΒ derivesΒ fromΒ theΒ application ofΒ discountedΒ cashflow methodologyΒ toΒ thoseΒ investmentsΒ inΒ operatingΒ assets.
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DetailedΒ disclosureΒ onΒ theΒ assetΒ valuationΒ methodologiesΒ andΒ sensitivitiesΒ onΒ theΒ Company'sΒ NAVΒ areΒ provided inΒ theΒ notesΒ toΒ theΒ FinancialΒ Statement.
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Financing
Β
OnΒ 17Β September 2014Β aΒ subsidiaryΒ ofΒ theΒ Company,Β NextEnergyΒ SolarΒ HoldingsΒ Limited,Β enteredΒ intoΒ aΒ two- yearΒ revolvingΒ creditΒ facilityΒ ("RCF")Β agreement forΒ upΒ toΒ Β£31.5Β million.Β ThisΒ facilityΒ canΒ beΒ drawnΒ toΒ fundΒ the acquisitionΒ ofΒ furtherΒ UKΒ solarΒ powerΒ plants.Β ItΒ isΒ expectedΒ thatΒ theΒ facilityΒ willΒ beΒ repaidΒ throughΒ oneΒ orΒ more of: excessΒ dividendΒ cover,Β furtherΒ equityΒ issuanceΒ and/orΒ refinancingΒ withΒ aΒ long-termΒ debtΒ facility.
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TheΒ provider ofΒ theΒ facilityΒ isΒ MacquarieΒ BankΒ Limited. TheΒ facility isΒ secured againstΒ theΒ operatingΒ solarΒ assets ofΒ theΒ UKΒ Holdco,Β andΒ asΒ theΒ four assetsΒ underΒ constructionΒ becomeΒ operational,Β itΒ is expectedΒ thatΒ theΒ facility lineΒ canΒ beΒ furtherΒ extendedΒ thusΒ providingΒ additionalΒ fundingΒ flexibilityΒ toΒ acquireΒ furtherΒ assets.
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TheΒ Company,Β onΒ behalfΒ ofΒ theΒ UKΒ Holdco,Β undertook an extensiveΒ selectionΒ processΒ amongΒ debtΒ providers beforeΒ signingΒ theΒ RCFΒ withΒ MacquarieΒ toΒ ensureΒ itsΒ termsΒ areΒ inΒ lineΒ withΒ theΒ prevailingΒ marketΒ conditions.
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Outlook
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TheΒ backdropΒ forΒ theΒ continuedΒ deployment ofΒ solarΒ powerΒ plantsΒ inΒ theΒ UKΒ remainsΒ strong,Β andΒ weΒ seeΒ the evolvingΒ regulatoryΒ environmentΒ asΒ continuingΒ toΒ provide theΒ CompanyΒ withΒ theΒ opportunitiesΒ itΒ needsΒ to achieveΒ itsΒ growthΒ ambitions.
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The NECΒ Group,Β onΒ behalfΒ ofΒ theΒ Company,Β is continuingΒ toΒ seekΒ outΒ newΒ investmentΒ opportunitiesΒ thatΒ are eitherΒ inΒ operation,Β underΒ constructionΒ orΒ toΒ beΒ constructedΒ beforeΒ AprilΒ 2015.Β TheΒ InvestmentΒ ManagerΒ is targetingΒ theΒ sameΒ returnsΒ onΒ theseΒ newΒ opportunitiesΒ asΒ atΒ theΒ timeΒ ofΒ theΒ IPO,Β thatΒ equateΒ toΒ anΒ unlevered IRRΒ betweenΒ 7Β andΒ 9Β perΒ cent.Β afterΒ feesΒ andΒ expenses.
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DescriptionΒ of theΒ PrincipalΒ RisksΒ andΒ UncertaintiesΒ forΒ theΒ RemainingΒ SixΒ MonthsΒ of theΒ Year
Β
TheΒ CompanyΒ hasΒ inΒ placeΒ riskΒ managementΒ proceduresΒ andΒ internalΒ controlstoΒ monitorΒ andΒ mitigateΒ theΒ main risks facedΒ asΒ wellΒ asΒ aΒ process toΒ reviewΒ theΒ effectivenessΒ ofΒ those controls. Β TheΒ InvestmentΒ ManagerΒ assists the CompanyΒ inΒ regularlyΒ identifying,Β assessingΒ andΒ mitigatingΒ thoseΒ riskΒ factorsΒ likelyΒ to impactΒ theΒ financialΒ or strategicΒ positionΒ ofΒ theΒ Company.
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TheΒ risksΒ facedΒ byΒ theΒ CompanyΒ overΒ theΒ remainingΒ six monthsΒ ofΒ theΒ yearΒ spanΒ acrossΒ variousΒ areasΒ including:
Β· Interest rate exposure should the RCF be drawn down
Β· Delay in delivery of commissioned solar assets from vendors
Β· Risk that further planned acquisitions do not take place, affecting the Company's growth potential
Β· Exposure to wholesale energy market for a relevant portion of the revenues generated by the operating assets
Β· Risk of introduction of an unexpected retroactive change in law reducing the level of support to solar projects, affecting the value of the Company's assets
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PostΒ SeptemberΒ Update
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Since 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014,Β theΒ followingΒ relevantΒ eventsΒ occurred:
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Β· On 9 October 2014 the Company announced a proposed placing programme ("PPP") of up to 250 million new shares. The PPP will be voted upon by shareholders in an Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on 4 November 2014, and, if approved, will give the Company the ability to issues new shares over the subsequent 12 months from such date. The PPP provides the Company with the flexibility to issue ordinary shares and / or C-shares to finance incremental acquisitions from among the substantial portfolio of opportunities secured by NEC on behalf of the Company.
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Β· On 29 October 2014 the Company announced the agreement to acquire Condover: a 10.2MWp plant located in Shropshire for a total acquisition price of Β£11.7 million assuming 1.4 ROC accreditation. The purchase will be completed at commissioning.
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NextEnergyΒ CapitalΒ IMΒ Limited
InvestmentΒ Manager
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Investment Portfolio
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Notes | Cost Paid1 GBP | Directors' Valuation GBP | Β | |
Higher Hatherleigh | 7,300,000 | 8,467,711 | Β | |
Shacks Barn | 8,200,000 | 9,389,488 | Β | |
Bilsham | 2 | 11,510,250 | 11,510,250 | Β |
Gover Farm | 2 | 5,629,484 | 5,629,484 | Β |
Ellough | 17,972,810 | 18,790,939 | Β | |
Brickyard | 2 | 2,096,216 | 2,096,216 | Β |
Poulshot | 2 | - | - | |
Total Company | 52,708,760 | 55,884,088 | ||
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NotesΒ toΒ theΒ InvestmentΒ Portfolio
1.Β CostΒ includesΒ transactionΒ costsΒ andΒ workingΒ capitalΒ financing
2.Β Bilsham,Β GoverΒ Farm,Β BrickyardΒ andΒ PoulshotΒ areΒ notΒ yetΒ operationalΒ asΒ atΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014.
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
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ToΒ theΒ bestΒ ofΒ theirΒ knowledge,Β theΒ directorsΒ of NextEnergyΒ SolarΒ FundΒ LimitedΒ confirmΒ that:
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(a)Β TheΒ InterimΒ ReportΒ andΒ UnauditedΒ FinancialΒ StatementsΒ haveΒ beenΒ preparedΒ inΒ accordanceΒ withΒ International FinancialΒ ReportingΒ StandardsΒ (IFRS);Β and
(b) TheΒ InterimΒ Report,Β comprisingΒ theΒ Chairman'sΒ StatementΒ andΒ theΒ InvestmentΒ Manager'sΒ Report,Β meetsΒ the
requirementsΒ ofΒ anΒ interimΒ managementΒ reportΒ andΒ includesΒ a fairΒ reviewΒ ofΒ informationΒ required by:
(i) Β DTRΒ 4.2.7RΒ ofΒ theΒ UKΒ DisclosureΒ andΒ TransparencyΒ Rules,Β beingΒ anΒ indicationΒ ofΒ importantΒ eventsΒ that haveΒ occurredΒ duringΒ theΒ periodΒ fromΒ inceptionΒ toΒ 30Β September 2014Β andΒ theirΒ impactΒ onΒ theΒ unaudited FinancialΒ Statements,Β andΒ aΒ descriptionΒ ofΒ theΒ principalΒ risksΒ andΒ uncertaintiesΒ forΒ theΒ remainingΒ six
monthsΒ ofΒ the year;Β and
(ii)Β DTRΒ 4.2.8RΒ ofΒ the UKΒ DisclosureΒ andΒ TransparencyΒ Rules,Β beingΒ relatedΒ partyΒ transactionsΒ thatΒ haveΒ taken placeΒ inΒ theΒ periodΒ fromΒ inceptionΒ toΒ 30Β September 2014Β andΒ thatΒ haveΒ materially affectedΒ theΒ financial positionΒ orΒ performanceΒ ofΒ theΒ CompanyΒ duringΒ thatΒ period,Β andΒ anyΒ materialΒ changesΒ inΒ theΒ relatedΒ party transactionsΒ disclosedΒ inΒ theΒ lastΒ AnnualΒ Report.
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Β
By order ofΒ theΒ Board
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ForΒ NextEnergy SolarΒ FundΒ Limited
Β
PatrickΒ Firth
Director
3 NovemberΒ 2014
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Independent Review Report to NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited
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Introduction
WeΒ haveΒ beenΒ engaged byΒ NextEnergyΒ SolarΒ FundΒ LimitedΒ ("theΒ Company") to reviewΒ theΒ financialΒ statementsΒ in the interimΒ financialΒ reportΒ forΒ theΒ periodΒ toΒ 30Β September 2014,Β whichΒ comprisesΒ theΒ statementΒ of comprehensiveΒ income,Β the statementΒ of financialΒ position as atΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014,Β theΒ statementΒ of changesΒ in equity,Β theΒ statementΒ ofΒ cashΒ flowsΒ andΒ theΒ relatedΒ notes.Β WeΒ haveΒ readΒ theΒ otherΒ information containedΒ inΒ the interim Β financial Β report Β and Β considered Β whether Β it Β contains Β any Β apparent Β misstatements Β or Β material inconsistenciesΒ withΒ theΒ informationΒ inΒ theΒ financialΒ statements.
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Directors'Β Responsibilities
TheΒ interimΒ financialΒ reportΒ isΒ theΒ responsibility of,Β andΒ hasΒ beenΒ approvedΒ by,Β theΒ directors.Β TheΒ directorsΒ are responsibleΒ forΒ preparingΒ the interimΒ financialΒ reportΒ in accordanceΒ withΒ theΒ DisclosureΒ andΒ TransparencyΒ RulesΒ of the UnitedΒ Kingdom'sΒ FinancialΒ ConductΒ Authority.
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AsΒ disclosedΒ inΒ noteΒ 1,Β theΒ annualΒ financialΒ statementsΒ ofΒ theΒ company areΒ preparedΒ inΒ accordance with International FinancialΒ ReportingΒ Standards.Β TheΒ financialΒ statementsΒ includedΒ inΒ thisΒ interimΒ financialΒ reportΒ has beenΒ preparedΒ inΒ accordanceΒ withΒ InternationalΒ AccountingΒ StandardΒ 34,Β "InterimΒ FinancialΒ Reporting".
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OurΒ Responsibility
OurΒ responsibility isΒ toΒ expressΒ toΒ theΒ companyΒ aΒ conclusionΒ onΒ theΒ financialΒ statementsΒ inΒ theΒ interimΒ financial reportΒ basedΒ onΒ ourΒ review.Β ThisΒ report,Β includingΒ theΒ conclusion,Β hasΒ beenΒ preparedΒ forΒ andΒ onlyΒ forΒ the companyΒ forΒ theΒ purposeΒ ofΒ theΒ DisclosureΒ andΒ TransparencyΒ RulesΒ ofΒ theΒ FinancialΒ ConductΒ AuthorityΒ andΒ forΒ no other purpose.Β WeΒ doΒ not,Β inΒ producingΒ thisΒ report,Β acceptΒ orΒ assumeΒ responsibility for anyΒ otherΒ purposeΒ orΒ to anyΒ otherΒ personΒ toΒ whomΒ thisΒ reportΒ isΒ shownΒ orΒ intoΒ whoseΒ handsΒ itΒ mayΒ comeΒ save whereΒ expresslyΒ agreedΒ by ourΒ priorΒ consentΒ inΒ writing.
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ScopeΒ ofΒ Review
WeΒ conductedΒ ourΒ reviewΒ inΒ accordanceΒ withΒ International StandardΒ onΒ ReviewΒ Engagements 2410,Β 'ReviewΒ of InterimΒ FinancialΒ Information PerformedΒ byΒ theΒ Independent AuditorΒ ofΒ theΒ Entity'Β issuedΒ byΒ theΒ International Auditing andΒ AssuranceΒ StandardsΒ BoardΒ forΒ useΒ inΒ theΒ UnitedΒ Kingdom.Β AΒ reviewΒ ofΒ interimΒ financialΒ information consistsΒ ofΒ makingΒ enquiries,Β primarilyΒ ofΒ personsΒ responsible forΒ financialΒ andΒ accounting matters,Β andΒ applying analyticalΒ andΒ otherΒ reviewΒ procedures.Β AΒ reviewΒ isΒ substantially less inΒ scopeΒ thanΒ anΒ auditΒ conductedΒ in accordanceΒ withΒ InternationalΒ StandardsΒ onΒ AuditingΒ andΒ consequently doesΒ notΒ enableΒ usΒ toΒ obtainΒ assurance thatΒ weΒ wouldΒ becomeΒ awareΒ ofΒ allΒ significantΒ mattersΒ thatΒ mightΒ beΒ identifiedΒ inΒ anΒ audit.Β Accordingly,Β weΒ do not expressΒ anΒ auditΒ opinion.
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Conclusion
BasedΒ on our review,Β nothingΒ hasΒ comeΒ toΒ ourΒ attentionΒ that causes us toΒ believeΒ thatΒ the financialΒ statementsΒ in theΒ interimΒ financialΒ reportΒ forΒ theΒ periodΒ fromΒ inception toΒ 30Β September 2014Β isΒ notΒ prepared,Β inΒ allΒ material respects,Β inΒ accordanceΒ withΒ InternationalΒ AccountingΒ Standard 34Β andΒ theΒ DisclosureΒ andΒ TransparencyΒ Rules of theΒ UnitedΒ Kingdom'sΒ FinancialΒ ConductΒ Authority.
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PricewaterhouseCoopersΒ CIΒ LLP CharteredΒ Accountants
Β
Guernsey,Β ChannelΒ Islands
3Β NovemberΒ 2014
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PublicationΒ ofΒ InterimΒ FinancialΒ Report
The maintenanceΒ and integrityΒ ofΒ theΒ NextEnergyΒ Solar Fund LimitedΒ websiteΒ isΒ the responsibilityΒ ofΒ theΒ directors; the workΒ carriedΒ outΒ byΒ theΒ auditorsΒ doesΒ notΒ involveΒ considerationΒ ofΒ theseΒ mattersΒ and,Β accordingly,Β the auditorsΒ acceptΒ noΒ responsibilityΒ forΒ anyΒ changesΒ thatΒ mayΒ haveΒ occurredΒ toΒ theΒ interimΒ financialΒ reportΒ and unauditedΒ condensedΒ consolidatedΒ financialΒ statementsΒ sinceΒ theyΒ wereΒ initiallyΒ presentedΒ onΒ theΒ website.
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LegislationΒ inΒ GuernseyΒ governingΒ theΒ preparationΒ andΒ disseminationΒ ofΒ financialΒ statementsΒ mayΒ differΒ from legislationΒ inΒ other jurisdictions.
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Statement of Comprehensive Income
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Β
For the period ended 30 September 2014
Β
Β Β Income | Β Β Β Notes | 20 December 2013 to 30 September 2014 GBP |
Net changes in fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 5 | 3,175,328 |
Total net income | 3,175,328 | |
Β Β Expenditure Management fees | Β Β Β 13 | Β Β Β 369,759 |
Directors' fees | 16 | 85,075 |
Administration fees | 52,500 | |
Sundry expenses | 37,709 | |
Audit fees | 12 | 18,750 |
Insurance | 14,134 | |
Regulatory fees | 5,741 | |
Legal and professional fees | 2,448 | |
Total expenses | 586,116 | |
Operating profit | 2,589,212 | |
Β Finance income | Β 83,755 | |
Β Profit and comprehensive income for the period | Β Β 2,672,967 | |
Earnings per share - Basic - (pence) | 8 | 5.6p |
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ThereΒ wereΒ noΒ potentiallyΒ dilutiveΒ instrumentsΒ inΒ issueΒ atΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014.
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AllΒ activitiesΒ areΒ derivedΒ fromΒ ongoingΒ operations.
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ThereΒ isΒ noΒ otherΒ comprehensiveΒ incomeΒ orΒ expenseΒ apartΒ fromΒ thoseΒ disclosedΒ aboveΒ andΒ consequentlyΒ aΒ StatementΒ ofΒ Other ComprehensiveΒ IncomeΒ hasΒ notΒ beenΒ prepared.Β
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Β
Statement of Financial Position
Β
As at 30 September 2014
Β
Non-current assets | ||
Investments | 5 | 55,884,088 |
Β Total non-current assets | Β 55,884,088 | |
Β Current assets | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | 32,552,859 | |
Trade and other receivables | 1,368 | |
Β Total current assets | Β 32,554,227 | |
Β Total assets | Β 88,438,315 | |
Β Current liabilities Trade and other payables | Β Β 165,347 | |
Β Total current liabilities | Β 165,347 | |
Β Net assets | Β 88,272,968 | |
Β Equity Share Capital Reserves | Β Β 85,600,001 2,672,967 | |
Total equity attributable to shareholders | 88,272,968 | |
Net assets per share | 9 | 103.1p |
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TheΒ accompanyingΒ NotesΒ areΒ anΒ integralΒ partΒ ofΒ theseΒ financialΒ statements.
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TheΒ financial statementsΒ wereΒ approved and authorisedΒ forΒ issue by theΒ BoardΒ ofΒ DirectorsΒ on 3 NovemberΒ 2014, and signedΒ on its behalfΒ by:
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Β
PatrickΒ Firth
Director
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Β
Statement of Changes in Equity
Β
For the period ended 30 September 2014
Β
Β Β Notes | Β Share Capital GBP | Retained Earnings GBP | Β Total Equity GBP | |
Shareholders' equity at 20 December 2013 | ||||
Profit for the period | - | 2,672,967 | 2,672,967 | |
Share capital issued | 7 | 85,600,001 | - | 85,600,001 |
Shareholders' equity at 30 September 2014 | 85,600,001 | 2,672,967 | 88,272,968 |
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Β
Cash Flow Statement
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Β
For the period ended 30 September 2014
Β
Β Β Cash flow from operating activities | Β Β Notes | 20 December 2013 to 30 September 2014 GBP |
Profit and comprehensive income for the period | 2,672,967 | |
Adjustments for: Change in fair value on investments Finance income | Β 5 Β | Β (3,175,328) (83,755) |
Β Operating cashflows before movements in working capital | Β (586,116) | |
Β Changes in working capital | ||
Increase in trade receivables Increase in trade payables | (1,368) 165,347 | |
Β Net cash used in operating activities | Β (422,137) | |
Β Cash flows from investing activities | ||
Purchase of investments Finance income | 5 Β | (52,708,760) 83,755 |
Β Net cash used in investing activities | Β (52,625,005) | |
Β Cash flows from financing activities | ||
Proceeds from issue of shares | 7 | 85,600,001 |
Β Net cash generated from investing activities | 85,600,001 | |
Β Net increase in cash and cash equivalents during period | Β Β | Β 32,552,859 |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | - | |
Β Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | Β 32,552,859 |
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Β
Statement of Changes in Equity
Β
Β
For the period ended 30 September 2014
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1.Β GeneralΒ Information
Β
Β
NextEnergyΒ SolarΒ FundΒ LimitedΒ ("theΒ Company")Β wasΒ incorporated withΒ limitedΒ liabilityΒ inΒ GuernseyΒ underΒ the Companies (Guernsey) Law,Β 2008,Β asΒ amended,Β onΒ 20Β December 2013Β withΒ registeredΒ numberΒ 57739,Β andΒ has beenΒ authorisedΒ byΒ theΒ GFSCΒ asΒ anΒ authorised closed-endedΒ investmentΒ company.Β TheΒ registeredΒ officeΒ and principalΒ placeΒ ofΒ businessΒ ofΒ theΒ CompanyΒ isΒ 1,Β RoyalΒ Plaza,Β RoyalΒ Avenue,Β StΒ PeterΒ Port,Β Guernsey, Channel Islands,Β GY1Β 2HL.
Β
OnΒ 16Β AprilΒ 2014,Β theΒ CompanyΒ announcedΒ theΒ resultsΒ ofΒ itsΒ initialΒ publicΒ offering, whichΒ raisedΒ netΒ proceeds of
Β£85.6Β million.Β TheΒ Company's ordinaryΒ sharesΒ wereΒ admittedΒ toΒ theΒ premiumΒ segmentΒ ofΒ theΒ UKΒ Listing Authority's OfficialΒ ListΒ andΒ toΒ tradingΒ onΒ theΒ MainΒ MarketΒ ofΒ theΒ London StockΒ Exchange asΒ partΒ ofΒ itsΒ initial public offeringΒ whichΒ completedΒ onΒ 25Β AprilΒ 2014.
Β
TheΒ Company seeksΒ toΒ provideΒ investors withΒ aΒ sustainable andΒ attractiveΒ dividendΒ thatΒ increasesΒ inΒ lineΒ with retailΒ priceΒ indexΒ overΒ theΒ longΒ termΒ byΒ investingΒ inΒ aΒ diversifiedΒ portfolioΒ ofΒ solarΒ photo-voltaicΒ assetsΒ thatΒ are locatedΒ inΒ theΒ UK.Β InΒ addition,Β theΒ CompanyΒ seeksΒ toΒ provide investorsΒ withΒ anΒ elementΒ ofΒ capitalΒ growth throughΒ theΒ reinvestment ofΒ netΒ cashΒ generatedΒ inΒ excessΒ ofΒ theΒ targetΒ dividend inΒ accordanceΒ withΒ the Company'sΒ investmentΒ policy.
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TheΒ CompanyΒ currentlyΒ anticipatesΒ thatΒ itΒ willΒ makeΒ itsΒ investments throughΒ holdingΒ companiesΒ andΒ special- purpose-vehicles,Β whichΒ areΒ wholly-owned byΒ theΒ Company.Β TheΒ CompanyΒ controlsΒ theΒ investmentΒ policyΒ of eachΒ ofΒ theΒ holdingΒ companiesΒ andΒ itsΒ wholly-owned special-purpose-vehiclesΒ inΒ orderΒ toΒ ensureΒ thatΒ eachΒ will actΒ inΒ aΒ mannerΒ consistentΒ withΒ theΒ investmentΒ policyΒ ofΒ theΒ Company.
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TheΒ CompanyΒ hasΒ appointedΒ NextEnergy CapitalΒ IMΒ LimitedΒ asΒ itsΒ investmentΒ managerΒ ("theΒ Investment Manager")pursuantΒ toΒ theΒ ManagementΒ AgreementΒ datedΒ 18Β MarchΒ 2014.Β TheΒ Investment ManagerΒ isΒ a Guernsey registeredΒ company,Β incorporatedΒ underΒ theΒ Companies LawΒ withΒ registeredΒ numberΒ 57740Β andΒ is licensedΒ andΒ regulatedΒ byΒ theΒ GFSCΒ andΒ isΒ aΒ memberΒ ofΒ theΒ NECΒ Group.Β TheΒ InvestmentΒ ManagerΒ isΒ licensed andΒ regulatedΒ byΒ theΒ GFSCΒ andΒ willΒ actΒ asΒ theΒ AlternativeΒ InvestmentΒ FundΒ ManagerΒ ofΒ theΒ Company.
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TheΒ InvestmentΒ Manager hasΒ appointed NextEnergyΒ CapitalΒ LimitedΒ asΒ itsΒ InvestmentΒ AdviserΒ ("theInvestment Adviser") Β pursuant toΒ theΒ Investment AdvisoryΒ Agreement. The Investment AdviserΒ isΒ aΒ company incorporated inΒ EnglandΒ withΒ registeredΒ numberΒ 05975223Β andΒ isΒ authorisedΒ andΒ regulatedΒ byΒ theΒ FinancialΒ Conduct Authority.
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TheΒ financialΒ statementsΒ areΒ presentedΒ inΒ poundsΒ sterlingΒ becauseΒ thatΒ isΒ theΒ currencyΒ ofΒ theΒ primaryΒ economic environmentΒ inΒ whichΒ theΒ CompanyΒ operates.
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2.Β SignificantΒ AccountingΒ Policies
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a)Β BasisΒ ofΒ Accounting
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TheΒ interimΒ financialΒ statements,Β whichΒ giveΒ aΒ true andΒ fairΒ view,Β haveΒ beenΒ preparedΒ onΒ aΒ goingΒ concernΒ basis inΒ accordanceΒ withΒ IASΒ 34Β InterimΒ FinancialΒ ReportingΒ .Β AΒ completeΒ ratherΒ thanΒ aΒ condensedΒ setΒ ofΒ financial statementsΒ hasΒ beenΒ preparedΒ asΒ allowedΒ under IASΒ 34Β InterimΒ Financial ReportingΒ .
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TheΒ financialΒ statementsΒ haveΒ beenΒ prepared onΒ theΒ historicalΒ costΒ basis,Β exceptΒ forΒ theΒ revaluation ofΒ certain investments andΒ financialΒ instruments. HistoricalΒ costΒ isΒ generallyΒ basedΒ onΒ theΒ fairΒ valueΒ ofΒ theΒ consideration givenΒ inΒ exchange for theΒ assets.Β TheΒ principal accountingΒ policies adoptedΒ areΒ setΒ outΒ below.Β TheseΒ policies haveΒ beenΒ consistentlyΒ applied.
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FairΒ valueΒ isΒ theΒ priceΒ thatΒ wouldΒ beΒ received to sellΒ anΒ assetΒ orΒ paidΒ toΒ transferΒ aΒ liability inΒ anΒ orderly transaction betweenΒ marketΒ participants atΒ theΒ measurementΒ date,Β regardlessΒ ofΒ whetherΒ thatΒ priceΒ isΒ directly observableΒ orΒ estimatedΒ usingΒ anotherΒ valuation technique. InΒ estimatingΒ theΒ fairΒ valueΒ ofΒ anΒ assetΒ orΒ liability, theΒ CompanyΒ takesΒ intoΒ accountΒ theΒ characteristics ofΒ theΒ assetΒ orΒ liabilityΒ ifΒ marketΒ participants wouldΒ take thoseΒ characteristics intoΒ accountΒ whenΒ pricingΒ theΒ assetΒ orΒ liabilityΒ atΒ theΒ measurementΒ date.Β FairΒ valueΒ for measurementΒ and/orΒ disclosureΒ purposesΒ inΒ theseΒ financialΒ statementsΒ isΒ determinedΒ onΒ suchΒ aΒ basis.
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InΒ addition,Β for financialΒ reportingΒ purposes,Β fair valueΒ measurementsΒ areΒ categorisedΒ intoΒ LevelΒ 1,Β 2 orΒ 3 based onΒ theΒ degreeΒ toΒ whichΒ inputs toΒ theΒ fairΒ valueΒ measurementsΒ areΒ observableΒ andΒ theΒ significanceΒ ofΒ theΒ inputs to theΒ fairΒ value measurementΒ inΒ itsΒ entiretyΒ whichΒ areΒ describedΒ asΒ follows:
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LevelΒ 1Β inputsΒ areΒ quotedΒ pricesΒ inΒ activeΒ marketsΒ forΒ identical assetsΒ orΒ liabilitiesΒ thatΒ theΒ Company can access at theΒ measurementΒ date;
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LevelΒ 2Β inputsΒ areΒ inputs,Β otherΒ thanΒ quotedΒ pricesΒ included withinΒ LevelΒ 1,Β thatΒ areΒ observableΒ forΒ theΒ assetΒ or liability,Β eitherΒ directlyΒ orΒ indirectly;Β and
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LevelΒ 3Β inputsΒ areΒ unobservableΒ inputsΒ forΒ theΒ assetΒ orΒ liability.
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b)Β GoingΒ Concern
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TheΒ DirectorsΒ haveΒ reviewedΒ theΒ currentΒ andΒ projectedΒ financialΒ positionΒ ofΒ theΒ CompanyΒ makingΒ reasonable assumptionsΒ aboutΒ futureΒ performance.Β TheΒ keyΒ areasΒ reviewedΒ were:
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Β· TimingΒ ofΒ futureΒ investment transactions
Β· ExpenditureΒ commitments
Β· ForecastΒ incomeΒ andΒ cashflows
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TheΒ Company hasΒ cashΒ andΒ short-term deposits asΒ wellΒ asΒ projected positiveΒ incomeΒ streams andΒ asΒ a consequenceΒ theΒ DirectorsΒ have,Β atΒ theΒ timeΒ ofΒ approvingΒ theΒ financialΒ statements,Β aΒ reasonableΒ expectation thatΒ theΒ CompanyΒ hasΒ adequateΒ resourcesΒ toΒ continueΒ inΒ operational existenceΒ forΒ theΒ foreseeableΒ future. AccordinglyΒ theyΒ haveΒ adoptedΒ theΒ going concernΒ basisΒ ofΒ accountingΒ inΒ preparingΒ theΒ financialΒ statements.
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c)Β BasisΒ ofΒ Non-Consolidation
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TheΒ CompanyΒ holdsΒ itsΒ investmentsΒ throughΒ holdingΒ companies.Β TheΒ Company meetsΒ theΒ definitionΒ ofΒ an investment entityΒ asΒ describedΒ byΒ IFRSΒ 10.Β UnderΒ IFRSΒ 10Β investmentΒ entitiesΒ areΒ requiredΒ toΒ holdΒ subsidiaries atfairΒ valueΒ throughΒ theΒ StatementΒ ofΒ ComprehensiveΒ IncomeΒ ratherΒ thanΒ consolidateΒ them.
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CharacteristicsΒ ofΒ anΒ investmentΒ entity
Under theΒ definitionΒ ofΒ anΒ investmentΒ entity,Β asΒ setΒ outΒ inΒ theΒ standard,Β theΒ entity shouldΒ satisfyΒ allΒ threeΒ of the followingΒ tests:
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I.Β ObtainsΒ fundsΒ fromΒ oneΒ orΒ moreΒ investorsΒ forΒ theΒ purposeofΒ providingΒ thoseΒ investorsΒ withΒ investment managementΒ services;Β and
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II.Β CommitsΒ toΒ itsΒ investorsΒ thatΒ itsΒ businessΒ purpose isΒ toΒ investΒ fundsΒ solelyΒ forΒ returnsΒ fromΒ capital appreciation,Β investmentΒ income,Β orΒ bothΒ (includingΒ havingΒ anΒ exitΒ strategyΒ forΒ investments);Β and
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III.Β MeasureΒ andΒ evaluateΒ theΒ performanceΒ ofΒ substantiallyΒ allΒ ofΒ itsΒ investmentsΒ onΒ a fairΒ valueΒ basis.
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In assessingΒ whetherΒ the CompanyΒ meetsΒ theΒ definitionΒ ofΒ an investmentΒ entityΒ setΒ out inΒ IFRSΒ 10Β the Directors noteΒ that:
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I.Β theΒ CompanyΒ hasΒ multipleΒ investorsΒ andΒ obtainsΒ fundsΒ fromΒ aΒ diverse groupΒ ofΒ shareholdersΒ whoΒ would otherwiseΒ notΒ haveΒ accessΒ individually toΒ investingΒ inΒ solarΒ energyΒ infrastructure due toΒ highΒ barriersΒ toΒ entry andΒ capitalΒ requirements;
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II.Β theΒ Company'sΒ purposeΒ isΒ toΒ investΒ fundsΒ forΒ bothΒ investmentΒ incomeΒ andΒ capitalΒ appreciation. The Company's investments haveΒ indefiniteΒ livesΒ howeverΒ theΒ underlying assetsΒ doΒ notΒ haveΒ anΒ unlimitedΒ lifeΒ and thereforeΒ minimalΒ residualΒ valueΒ andΒ thereforeΒ willΒ notΒ beΒ heldΒ indefinitely;Β and
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III.Β theΒ CompanyΒ measuresΒ andΒ evaluatesΒ theΒ performance ofΒ allΒ ofΒ itsΒ investments onΒ aΒ fairΒ valueΒ basisΒ which isΒ theΒ mostΒ relevantΒ forΒ investorsΒ inΒ theΒ Company.Β ManagementΒ useΒ fairΒ valueΒ information asΒ aΒ primary measurementΒ toΒ evaluateΒ theΒ performanceΒ ofΒ allΒ ofΒ theΒ investmentsΒ andΒ inΒ decisionΒ making.
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The DirectorsΒ areΒ ofΒ theΒ opinionΒ thatΒ the CompanyΒ hasΒ allΒ the typical characteristicsΒ ofΒ an investmentΒ entityΒ and thereforeΒ meetΒ theΒ definitionΒ setΒ outΒ inΒ IFRSΒ 10.
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TheΒ DirectorsΒ believeΒ theΒ treatmentΒ outlinedΒ aboveΒ providesΒ theΒ mostΒ relevantΒ informationΒ toΒ investors.
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d)Β Taxation
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UnderΒ theΒ currentΒ systemΒ ofΒ taxationΒ inΒ Guernsey, theΒ CompanyΒ isΒ exemptΒ fromΒ payingΒ taxesΒ onΒ income, profit orΒ capitalΒ gains.Β Therefore,Β incomeΒ fromΒ investmentsΒ isΒ notΒ subjectΒ toΒ anyΒ furtherΒ taxΒ inΒ Guernsey, although theseΒ investmentsΒ willΒ bearΒ taxΒ inΒ theΒ individualΒ jurisdictionsΒ inΒ whichΒ theyΒ operate.
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e) Segmental Reporting
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TheΒ ChiefΒ OperatingΒ Decision Maker,Β whichΒ isΒ theΒ Board,Β isΒ ofΒ theΒ opinion thatΒ theΒ CompanyΒ isΒ engagedΒ inΒ a singleΒ segmentΒ ofΒ business,Β beingΒ investmentΒ inΒ solarΒ power,Β inΒ aΒ singleΒ economicΒ environment,Β beingΒ the UnitedΒ Kingdom.Β The financialΒ informationΒ usedΒ byΒ the ChiefΒ OperatingΒ Decision Maker to manage the Company presentsΒ theΒ businessΒ asΒ aΒ singleΒ segment.
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f)Β Dividends
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DividendsΒ toΒ theΒ Company'sΒ shareholdersΒ areΒ recognisedΒ whenΒ theyΒ becomeΒ legallyΒ payable.Β InΒ theΒ caseΒ of interimΒ dividends,Β thisΒ isΒ whenΒ paid.Β InΒ theΒ caseΒ ofΒ finalΒ dividends,Β thisΒ isΒ whenΒ approved atΒ theΒ Annual General Meeting.
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g)Β Income
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DividendΒ incomeΒ fromΒ financialΒ assetsΒ atΒ fairΒ valueΒ throughΒ profitΒ orΒ lossΒ isΒ recognisedΒ inΒ theΒ StatementΒ of
ComprehensiveΒ IncomeΒ withinΒ dividend incomeΒ whenΒ theΒ Company'sΒ rightΒ toΒ receiveΒ paymentsΒ isΒ established.
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h)Β Expenses
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AllΒ expensesΒ areΒ accountedΒ forΒ onΒ anΒ accrualsΒ basis.
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i)Β CashΒ andΒ CashΒ Equivalents
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CashΒ andΒ cashΒ equivalents includesΒ depositsΒ heldΒ atΒ callΒ withΒ banksΒ andΒ otherΒ short-termΒ depositsΒ withΒ original maturitiesΒ ofΒ threeΒ monthsΒ orΒ less.
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j)Β TradeΒ andΒ OtherΒ Payables
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TradeΒ andΒ otherΒ payablesΒ areΒ initiallyΒ recognised atΒ fairΒ value,Β andΒ subsequently whereΒ necessaryΒ re-measured atΒ amortisedΒ costΒ usingΒ theΒ effectiveΒ interestΒ method.
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k)Β ReimbursedΒ Expenses
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The InvestmentΒ AdvisorΒ agreedΒ to meetΒ allΒ ofΒ the expensesΒ ofΒ theΒ initialΒ shareΒ issue.Β TheseΒ expensesΒ haveΒ been notΒ beenΒ recognisedΒ inΒ theΒ StatementΒ ofΒ ComprehensiveΒ Income andΒ haveΒ beenΒ reimbursedΒ byΒ theΒ Investment Advisor. SeeΒ noteΒ 14Β forΒ furtherΒ details.
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l)Β FinanceΒ Income
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FinanceΒ incomeΒ comprisesΒ interestΒ earnedΒ onΒ cashΒ heldΒ on deposit.Β FinanceΒ incomeΒ isΒ recognisedΒ on an accruals basis.
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m)Β FinancialΒ Instruments
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FinancialΒ assetsΒ andΒ liabilitiesΒ areΒ recognised inΒ theΒ Company'sΒ StatementΒ ofΒ FinancialΒ Position whenΒ the CompanyΒ becomesΒ aΒ partyΒ toΒ theΒ contractualΒ provisions ofΒ theΒ instrument.Β FinancialΒ assetsΒ areΒ derecognised whenΒ theΒ contractual rightsΒ toΒ theΒ cashΒ flowsΒ fromΒ theΒ instrument expireΒ orΒ theΒ assetΒ isΒ transferred andΒ the transfer Β qualifies Β for Β derecognition in Β accordance Β with Β IAS Β 39 Β FinancialΒ instruments:Β RecognitionΒ and measurement.
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Investments
TheΒ costsΒ ofΒ investments areΒ recognised whenΒ theyΒ becomeΒ contractuallyΒ payable.Β InvestmentsΒ areΒ designated upon initialΒ recognitionΒ toΒ beΒ accountedΒ forΒ atΒ fairΒ valueΒ throughΒ profit or lossΒ in accordanceΒ withΒ IFRS 13.Β After initialΒ recognition,Β investmentsΒ atΒ fairΒ valueΒ throughΒ profitΒ orΒ lossΒ areΒ measuredΒ atΒ fairΒ valueΒ withΒ changes recognisedΒ inΒ theΒ StatementΒ ofΒ ComprehensiveΒ Income.
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3.Β NewΒ andΒ RevisedΒ Standards
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TheΒ CompanyΒ hasΒ earlyΒ adoptedΒ InvestmentΒ EntitiesΒ (AmendmentsΒ toΒ IFRSΒ 10,Β IFRSΒ 12Β andΒ IASΒ 27)Β withΒ a date ofΒ initialΒ applicationΒ ofΒ 20Β December 2013.Β ManagementΒ concludedΒ thatΒ theΒ CompanyΒ meetsΒ theΒ definition ofΒ anΒ investmentΒ entityΒ (seeΒ noteΒ 2c).
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The Β followingΒ accountingΒ StandardsΒ and Β InterpretationsΒ whichΒ have Β not Β been Β appliedΒ in Β these Β financial statementsΒ wereΒ inΒ issueΒ butΒ notΒ yetΒ effective:
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IFRSΒ 9Β (amendments) FinancialΒ Instruments
IFRSΒ 11Β (amendments) JointΒ arrangements
IFRSΒ 14 RegulatoryΒ DeferralΒ Accounts
IFRSΒ 15 RevenueΒ fromΒ ContractsΒ withΒ Customers
IASΒ 36Β (amendments) RecoverableΒ amountΒ disclosuresΒ forΒ non-financialΒ assets
IASΒ 39Β (amendments) NovationΒ ofΒ derivativesΒ andΒ continuationΒ ofΒ hedgeΒ accounting
IFRICΒ InterpretationΒ 21 Levies
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TheΒ directorsΒ doΒ notΒ expectΒ thatΒ theΒ adoptionΒ ofΒ theΒ accountingΒ Standards,Β amendmentsΒ and interpretations listedΒ aboveΒ willΒ haveΒ aΒ materialΒ impactΒ onΒ theΒ financialΒ statementsΒ ofΒ theΒ CompanyΒ inΒ futureΒ periods.
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4.Β CriticalΒ AccountingΒ JudgmentsΒ andΒ KeyΒ SourcesΒ ofΒ EstimationΒ Uncertainty
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The CompanyΒ makesΒ estimatesΒ and assumptionsΒ thatΒ affectΒ the reportedΒ amountsΒ ofΒ assetsΒ and liabilitiesΒ within theΒ nextΒ financialΒ year.Β EstimatesΒ andΒ judgments are continually evaluatedΒ andΒ basedΒ onΒ historic experience andΒ otherΒ factorsΒ believedΒ toΒ beΒ reasonableΒ underΒ theΒ circumstances.
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InvestmentsΒ atΒ FairΒ ValueΒ ThroughΒ ProfitΒ orΒ Loss
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TheΒ Company'sΒ investments areΒ measured atΒ fairΒ valueΒ forΒ financialΒ reportingΒ purposes.TheΒ boardΒ ofΒ directors hasΒ appointedΒ theΒ InvestmentΒ ManagerΒ toΒ produceΒ investment valuationsΒ basedΒ uponΒ projected future cashflows.Β TheseΒ valuationsΒ areΒ reviewedΒ and approvedΒ byΒ theΒ board.Β TheΒ investmentsΒ areΒ heldΒ throughΒ Special PurposeΒ Vehicles,Β aΒ listΒ ofΒ subsidiariesΒ isΒ includedΒ inΒ noteΒ 6.
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IFRSΒ 13Β establishesΒ aΒ singleΒ sourceΒ ofΒ guidanceΒ forΒ fairΒ valueΒ measurements andΒ disclosures aboutΒ fairΒ value measurements. FairΒ valueΒ isΒ definedΒ asΒ theΒ priceΒ thatΒ wouldΒ beΒ receivedΒ toΒ sellΒ anΒ assetΒ orΒ paidΒ toΒ transferΒ a liabilityΒ inΒ anΒ orderlyΒ transactionΒ betweenΒ marketΒ participantsΒ atΒ theΒ measurementΒ date.Β TheΒ boardΒ basesΒ the fairΒ valueΒ ofΒ theΒ investmentsΒ onΒ theΒ informationΒ receivedΒ fromΒ theΒ InvestmentΒ Manager.
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TheΒ investments atΒ fairΒ valueΒ throughΒ profitΒ orΒ loss,Β whoseΒ fairΒ valuesΒ includeΒ theΒ useΒ ofΒ levelΒ 3Β inputs,Β are valuedΒ byΒ discountingΒ futureΒ cashΒ flowsΒ fromΒ investmentsΒ toΒ theΒ CompanyΒ atΒ aΒ discountΒ rateΒ whenΒ theΒ assets are operational.Β The discountΒ rate appliedΒ in the 30 SeptemberΒ 2014Β valuationΒ was 7.8%.Β The discountΒ rate isΒ a significant levelΒ 3Β inputΒ andΒ aΒ changeΒ inΒ theΒ discount appliedΒ couldΒ haveΒ aΒ materialΒ effectΒ onΒ theΒ valueΒ ofΒ the investments.Β InvestmentsΒ which are notΒ yetΒ operationalΒ areΒ heldΒ atΒ fair value, whereΒ theΒ costΒ ofΒ the investment is usedΒ asΒ anΒ appropriateΒ approximationΒ ofΒ fairΒ value.
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Level 3Β investmentsΒ amountΒ toΒ Β£55,884,088Β andΒ consistΒ ofΒ sevenΒ investments.Β TheΒ CompanyΒ utilisesΒ discounted cashΒ flow forecastsΒ in arrivingΒ atΒ the valuationΒ ofΒ the investments.Β LevelΒ 3 valuationsΒ are reviewedΒ on a monthly basisΒ byΒ theΒ ManagerΒ whoΒ reportsΒ toΒ theΒ BoardΒ ofΒ DirectorsΒ onΒ aΒ periodicΒ basis.Β TheΒ InvestmentΒ Manager considersΒ theΒ appropriatenessΒ ofΒ theΒ valuationΒ modelΒ andΒ inputs,Β asΒ wellΒ asΒ theΒ valuationΒ result.
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TheΒ tableΒ belowΒ setsΒ outΒ informationΒ aboutΒ significantΒ unobservableΒ inputsΒ usedΒ atΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014Β in measuringΒ financialΒ instrumentsΒ categorisedΒ asΒ LevelΒ 3Β inΒ theΒ fairΒ valuehierarchy.
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Fair value at | ||||
30 | Sensitivity to change | |||
September Valuation | Unobservable | in significant | ||
Description | 2014 GBP technique | input | Input value | unobservable inputs |
Unlisted investments Β | 36,648,138 Discounted cash flows | Discount rate | 7.80% | The estimated fair value would increase if the discount rate was lower and vice versa. |
Unlisted investments | 19,235,950 Price per recent transaction | Share purchase agreement Β | N/A | N/A |
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5.Β InvestmentsΒ atΒ FairΒ ValueΒ ThroughΒ ProfitΒ orΒ Loss
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Β Β Level 3 investments | Period ended 30 September 2014 GBP |
Purchases during the period | 52,708,760 |
Closing cost | 52,708,760 |
Β Unrealised gains during the period | Β 3,175,328 |
Closing valuation | 55,884,088 |
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6.Β Subsidiaries
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TheΒ Company holdsΒ investmentsΒ through subsidiaryΒ companiesΒ whichΒ haveΒ notΒ beenΒ consolidatedΒ asΒ aΒ resultΒ of the earlyΒ adoptionΒ ofΒ IFRSΒ 10:Β InvestmentΒ entitiesΒ exemptionΒ toΒ consolidation. The followingΒ subsidiaries have notΒ beenΒ consolidated.
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Name NextEnergy Solar Holding Limited | Country UK | Ownership 100% |
Hive Solar Charlie Ltd | UK | 100% |
Luminance Energy Ltd | UK | 100% |
Ellough Solar LLP | UK | 100% |
NESF - Ellough LTD | UK | 100% |
B L Solar 2 Limited | UK | 100% |
Blaze Energy Limited | UK | 100% |
Sunglow Power Limited | UK | 100% |
Glorious Energy Limited | UK | 100% |
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7.Β ShareΒ Capital
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The authorisedΒ shareΒ capitalΒ isΒ unlimitedΒ and there are 85,600,001Β sharesΒ inΒ issue.Β TheΒ table belowΒ outlinesΒ the movementΒ ofΒ sharesΒ inΒ theΒ year.
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Issued on 20 December 2013 | 1 |
Issued on 25 April 2014 | 85,600,000 |
Total issued at 30 September 2014 | 85,600,001 |
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TheΒ CompanyΒ currentlyΒ hasΒ oneΒ classΒ ofΒ ordinaryΒ sharesΒ inΒ issue.
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8.Β EarningsΒ perΒ Share
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Period ended 30 September 2014 | |
Net profit - GBP | 2,672,967 |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares | 47,755,790 |
Earnings per ordinary share - pence | 5.6p |
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9.Β NetΒ AssetsΒ perΒ OrdinaryΒ Share
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As at 30 September 2014 | |
Shareholders' equity at 30 September - GBP | 88,272,968 |
Number of shares at 30 September | 85,600,001 |
Net assets per ordinary share at 30 September - pence | 103.1p |
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10. Financial Risk Management
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CapitalΒ Management
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The CompanyΒ managesΒ its capitalΒ to ensureΒ thatΒ itΒ willΒ be ableΒ to continueΒ as aΒ goingΒ concernΒ whileΒ maximising the returnΒ to shareholders.Β In accordanceΒ withΒ the Company'sΒ investmentΒ policy,Β the Company'sΒ principalΒ useΒ of cashΒ (includingΒ theΒ proceedsΒ ofΒ theΒ IPO)Β hasΒ beenΒ toΒ fundΒ investmentsΒ asΒ wellΒ asΒ ongoing operationalΒ expenses.
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TheΒ BoardΒ withΒ theΒ assistanceΒ ofΒ theΒ InvestmentΒ ManagerΒ monitorsΒ andΒ reviewsΒ theΒ broadΒ structureΒ ofΒ the Company's capitalΒ onΒ anΒ ongoingΒ basis.Β TheΒ capitalΒ structureΒ ofΒ theΒ CompanyΒ consistsΒ entirelyΒ ofΒ equity (comprisingΒ issuedΒ capital,Β reservesΒ andΒ retainedΒ earnings).
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TheΒ CompanyΒ is notΒ subjectΒ toΒ anyΒ externallyΒ imposedΒ capitalΒ requirements.
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Financial Risk Management Objectives
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The Board with the assistance of the Investment Manager monitors and manages the financial risks relating to the operations of the Company through internal risk reports which analyse exposures by degree and magnitude of risk. These risks include market risk (including price risk, interest rate risk and currency risk), credit risk and liquidity risk.
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Market Risk
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The value of the investments held by the Company is affected by the discount rate of their expected future cash flows and as such will vary with movements in interest rates, market prices and competition for these assets.
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Interest Rate Risk
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TheΒ CompanyΒ isΒ exposed toΒ interestΒ rateΒ riskΒ asΒ itΒ holds significant cash inΒ shortΒ termΒ deposits.Β IfΒ interestΒ rates decreaseΒ theΒ finance income ofΒ theΒ CompanyΒ would decrease.Β TheΒ CompanyΒ isΒ notΒ exposedΒ toΒ interestΒ rate risk onΒ investmentsΒ asΒ allΒ investmentsΒ areΒ madeΒ viaΒ equityΒ ratherΒ than loans.Β TheΒ Company hasΒ noΒ loan borrowings drawnΒ atΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014.Β SeeΒ noteΒ 17Β forΒ detailsΒ ofΒ theΒ RevolvingΒ creditfacility.
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Currency Risk
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TheΒ CompanyΒ operatesΒ inΒ theΒ UKΒ andΒ investsΒ solelyΒ inΒ theΒ UKΒ andΒ thereforeΒ isΒ notΒ exposedΒ toΒ currencyΒ riskΒ as allΒ assetsΒ andΒ liabilitiesΒ areΒ inΒ PoundsΒ Sterling,Β theΒ Company'sΒ functionalΒ andΒ presentationalΒ currency.
CreditΒ Risk
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CreditΒ riskΒ refersΒ toΒ theΒ riskΒ thatΒ aΒ counterpartyΒ willΒ defaultΒ onΒ itsΒ contractualΒ obligationsΒ resulting inΒ aΒ financial lossΒ toΒ theΒ Company.
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TheΒ Company doesΒ notΒ haveΒ anyΒ significant creditΒ riskΒ exposure toΒ anyΒ singleΒ counterparty inΒ relationΒ toΒ trade and Β other Β receivables. On-going Β credit Β evaluation Β is Β performed Β on Β the Β financial Β condition Β of Β accounts receivable.Β AsΒ atΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014Β thereΒ wereΒ noΒ receivablesΒ consideredΒ impaired.
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AtΒ investmentΒ level,Β theΒ creditΒ riskΒ relatingΒ toΒ significantΒ counterpartiesΒ isΒ reviewedΒ onΒ aΒ regularΒ basisΒ and adjustmentsΒ toΒ theΒ discountΒ rateΒ areΒ appliedΒ toΒ recogniseΒ changesΒ toΒ theseΒ risksΒ whereΒ applicable.
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TheΒ CompanyΒ maintainsΒ itsΒ cashΒ andΒ cashΒ equivalents acrossΒ twoΒ separateΒ banksΒ toΒ diversify creditΒ risk.Β These areΒ subjectΒ toΒ theΒ Company's creditΒ monitoringΒ policiesΒ includingΒ theΒ monitoring ofΒ theΒ creditΒ ratingsΒ issuedΒ by recognisedΒ credit ratingΒ agencies.
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Cash GBP | Short term fixed deposits GBP | Β Total as at 30 September 2014 | |
Barclays Bank PLC | 4,014,708 | - | 4,014,708 |
Lloyds Bank PLC | 31,318 | 28,506,833 | 28,538,151 |
Total | 4,046,026 | 28,506,833 | 32,552,859 |
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Liquidity Risk
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LiquidityΒ riskΒ isΒ theΒ riskΒ thatΒ theΒ Company willΒ notΒ beΒ ableΒ toΒ meetΒ itsΒ financialΒ obligationsΒ asΒ theyΒ fallΒ due.Β The boardΒ ofΒ directorsΒ hasΒ established anΒ appropriate liquidityΒ riskΒ management frameworkΒ forΒ theΒ management of theΒ Company'sΒ short,Β mediumΒ andΒ long-termΒ fundingandΒ liquidityΒ managementΒ requirements. TheΒ Company managesΒ liquidity riskΒ byΒ maintaining adequateΒ reservesΒ byΒ monitoring forecastΒ andΒ actualΒ cashΒ flowsΒ andΒ by matchingΒ theΒ maturityΒ profiles ofΒ assetsΒ andΒ liabilities.
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TheΒ tableΒ belowΒ showsΒ theΒ maturityΒ ofΒ theΒ Company'sΒ non-derivativeΒ financialΒ assetsΒ andΒ liabilities.Β The amounts disclosedΒ areΒ contractual,Β undiscountedΒ cashΒ flowsΒ andΒ mayΒ differΒ fromΒ theΒ actualΒ cashΒ flowsΒ received orΒ paidΒ inΒ theΒ futureΒ asΒ aΒ resultΒ ofΒ earlyΒ repayments.
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Β Up to 3 months GBP | Between 3 and 12 months GBP | Between 1 and 5 years GBP | Β Total GBP | |
Assets | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 32,552,859 | - | - | 32,552,859 |
Trade and other receivables | 1,368 | - | - | 1,368 |
Β Liabilities | ||||
Trade and other payables | (165,347) | - | - | (165,347) |
32,388,880 | - | - | 32,388,880 |
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LevelΒ 3Β FinancialΒ Instruments
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Valuation Methodology
TheΒ DirectorsΒ haveΒ satisfiedΒ themselvesΒ asΒ toΒ theΒ methodology used,Β theΒ discountΒ ratesΒ andΒ keyΒ assumptions applied,Β andΒ theΒ valuation.Β AllΒ operational investments are atΒ fairΒ valueΒ throughΒ profitΒ orΒ lossΒ andΒ areΒ valued usingΒ aΒ discountedΒ cashΒ flowΒ methodology. InvestmentsΒ whichΒ areΒ notΒ yetΒ operationalΒ areΒ heldΒ atΒ fairΒ value, whereΒ theΒ costΒ ofΒ theΒ investmentΒ is usedΒ asΒ anΒ appropriateΒ approximationΒ ofΒ fairΒ value.
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DiscountΒ Rates
TheΒ discountΒ ratesΒ usedΒ forΒ valuingΒ eachΒ renewableΒ infrastructure investmentΒ areΒ basedΒ onΒ bothΒ theΒ industry discountΒ rateΒ andΒ onΒ theΒ specificΒ circumstancesΒ ofΒ eachΒ project.Β TheΒ riskΒ premiumΒ takesΒ intoΒ accountΒ risksΒ and opportunitiesΒ associatedΒ withΒ theΒ investmentΒ earnings.
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TheΒ discountΒ ratesΒ usedΒ forΒ valuingΒ theΒ investmentsΒ inΒ theΒ PortfolioΒ areΒ asΒ follows:
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Period ending | Weighted Average |
30 September 2014 | 7.80% |
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AΒ changeΒ toΒ theΒ weightedΒ averageΒ rateΒ ofΒ 7.8%Β byΒ plusΒ orΒ minusΒ 0.5%Β hasΒ theΒ followingΒ effectΒ onΒ the valuation.
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Β Discount rate | Β +0.5% change | Total Portfolio Value | Β -0.5% change |
Director's valuation | (Β£1.42m) | Β£55.9m | Β£1.51m |
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PowerΒ Price
ManagementΒ continuouslyΒ reviewsΒ multipleΒ inputsΒ fromΒ marketΒ contributorsΒ andΒ leadingΒ consultantsΒ andΒ adjust theΒ inputsΒ toΒ theΒ powerΒ price forecastΒ whenΒ aΒ conservativeΒ approachΒ isΒ deemedΒ mostΒ appropriate.Β Current estimatesΒ implyΒ anΒ averageΒ rateΒ ofΒ growthΒ ofΒ electricity pricesΒ ofΒ approximately 2% inΒ realΒ termsΒ andΒ aΒ long term inflationΒ rateΒ ofΒ 2.5%.
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AΒ changeΒ inΒ theΒ forecastΒ electricity priceΒ assumptionsΒ byΒ plusΒ orΒ minusΒ 10%Β hasΒ theΒ followingΒ effectΒ onΒ the valuation.
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Β Power Price | Β -10% change | Total Portfolio Value | Β +10% change |
Director's valuation | (Β£1.90m) | Β£55.9m | Β£1.90m |
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EnergyΒ Yield
TheΒ Portfolio'sΒ aggregateΒ production outcomeΒ forΒ aΒ 10Β yearΒ periodΒ wouldΒ beΒ expectedΒ toΒ fallΒ somewhere betweenΒ aΒ P90Β 10Β yearΒ underperformanceΒ (downsideΒ case)Β andΒ a P1010Β yearΒ outperformanceΒ (upside case).
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TheΒ effectΒ ofΒ aΒ P90Β 10Β yearΒ underperformanceΒ andΒ ofΒ aΒ P10Β 10Β yearΒ outperformance wouldΒ haveΒ theΒ following effectΒ onΒ theΒ valuation.
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Β Energy Yield | P90 10 year underperformance | Total Portfolio Value | P10 10 year outperformance |
Director's valuation | (Β£2.01m) | Β£55.9m | Β£2.00m |
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Inflation Rates
TheΒ PortfolioΒ valuation assumesΒ long-termΒ inflationΒ ofΒ 2.50%Β perΒ annumΒ forΒ investments (basedΒ onΒ UKΒ RPI).Β A
changeΒ inΒ theΒ inflationΒ rateΒ byΒ plusΒ orΒ minusΒ 0.5%Β hasΒ theΒ followingΒ effectΒ onΒ theΒ valuation.
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Β Inflation Rate | Β -0.5% change | Total Portfolio Value | Β +5% change |
Director's valuation | (Β£1.29m) | Β£55.9m | Β£1.37m |
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OperatingΒ Costs
TheΒ tableΒ belowΒ showsΒ theΒ sensitivityΒ ofΒ theΒ PortfolioΒ toΒ changesΒ inΒ operatingΒ costsΒ byΒ plusΒ orΒ minusΒ 10%Β at projectΒ companyΒ level.
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Β Operating Costs | Β +10% change | Total Portfolio Value | Β -10% change |
Director's valuation | (Β£0.52m) | Β£55.9m | Β£0.52m |
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TaxΒ Rates
ItΒ hasΒ beenΒ notedΒ thatΒ theΒ UKΒ GovernmentΒ hasΒ announcedΒ aΒ reductionΒ inΒ theΒ rateΒ ofΒ corporationΒ taxΒ toΒ 21%
fromΒ 1Β AprilΒ 2014Β andΒ 20%Β fromΒ 1Β AprilΒ 2015.
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TheΒ UKΒ corporationΒ taxΒ assumptionΒ forΒ theΒ PortfolioΒ valuationΒ wasΒ 21%,Β whichΒ wasΒ consistentΒ withΒ the approachΒ inΒ theΒ IPO.
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11.Β FinancialΒ AssetsΒ andΒ LiabilitiesΒ NotΒ MeasuredΒ atΒ FairΒ Value
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CashΒ and cashΒ equivalentsΒ are levelΒ 1 itemsΒ onΒ the fairΒ value hierarchy.Β CurrentΒ assets and currentΒ liabilitiesΒ are level Β 2 Β items Β on Β the Β fair Β value Β hierarchy. The Β carrying Β value Β of Β current Β assets Β and Β current Β liabilities approximatesΒ fairΒ valueΒ asΒ theseΒ areΒ shortΒ termΒ items.
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12.Β Auditor'sΒ Remuneration
The analysis of the auditor's remuneration is as follows:
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Period ended 30 September 2014 GBP | |
Fees payable to the Company's auditor for the audit of the Company's financial statements | Β 18,750 |
Total audit fees | 18,750 |
Other services | - |
Total non audit fees | - |
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13.Β ManagementΒ Fee
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The InvestmentΒ ManagerΒ is entitledΒ to receiveΒ an annualΒ fee,Β accruingΒ dailyΒ and calculatedΒ on aΒ slidingΒ scale,Β as followsΒ below:
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Β· for the tranche of NAV up to and including Β£200 million, 1 per cent of the Net Asset Value ("NAV") of the Company.
Β· for the tranche of NAV above Β£200 million and up to and including Β£300 million, 0.9 per cent of NAV.
Β· for the tranche of NAV above Β£300 million, 0.8 per cent of NAV.
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ForΒ theΒ periodΒ endingΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014Β the CompanyΒ hasΒ incurredΒ Β£369,759Β inΒ managementΒ feesΒ ofΒ whichΒ nil was outstandingΒ atΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014.
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14.Β RelatedΒ Parties
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TheΒ InvestmentΒ Manager,Β NextEnergy CapitalΒ IMΒ Limited,Β isΒ aΒ relatedΒ partyΒ dueΒ toΒ havingΒ commonΒ key management Β personnel Β with Β the Β subsidiaries Β of Β the Β Company. Management Β fee Β transactions Β with Β the InvestmentΒ ManagerΒ areΒ disclosedΒ inΒ noteΒ 13.
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The Β Investment Β Adviser, Β NextEnergy Capital Β Limited, Β is Β a Β related Β party Β due Β to Β sharing Β common Β key management personnel withΒ theΒ subsidiariesΒ ofΒ theΒ Company.Β ThereΒ areΒ noΒ advisoryΒ feeΒ transactions between theΒ Company andΒ theΒ Investment Adviser.Β TheΒ Investment Adviser agreedΒ toΒ meetΒ allΒ ofΒ theΒ expensesΒ ofΒ the initialΒ shareΒ issue.Β CostsΒ inΒ relation toΒ theΒ shareΒ issueΒ ofΒ Β£1,081,749Β haveΒ beenΒ incurredΒ byΒ theΒ CompanyΒ inΒ the periodΒ toΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014Β ofΒ whichΒ Β£1,081,749Β hasΒ beenΒ reimbursedΒ andΒ Β£nilΒ wasΒ outstandingΒ atΒ 30
SeptemberΒ 2014.
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15.Β ControllingΒ Party
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InΒ theΒ opinion ofΒ theΒ directors,Β onΒ theΒ basisΒ ofΒ shareholdings advisedΒ toΒ them,Β theΒ CompanyΒ hasΒ noΒ immediate nor ultimateΒ controllingΒ party.
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16.Β RemunerationΒ ofΒ KeyΒ ManagementΒ Personnel
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TheΒ remunerationΒ ofΒ theΒ directors,Β whoΒ areΒ theΒ keyΒ managementΒ personnelΒ ofΒ theΒ Company,Β wasΒ Β£85,075Β for theΒ periodΒ whichΒ consistedΒ solelyΒ ofΒ short-termΒ employmentΒ benefits.
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17.Β RevolvingΒ CreditΒ Facility
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OnΒ 17Β SeptemberΒ 2014Β NextEnergyΒ SolarΒ HoldingΒ Limited,Β a subsidiaryΒ ofΒ theΒ Company,Β enteredΒ intoΒ a revolving credit facilityΒ withΒ MacquarieΒ BankΒ LimitedΒ for up to Β£31.5m.Β As at30Β SeptemberΒ 2014Β thisΒ facilityΒ hadΒ not been drawnΒ upon.
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18.Β InvestmentΒ Commitments
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TheΒ CompanyΒ hasΒ theΒ followingΒ commitmentsΒ toΒ itsΒ investmentsΒ asΒ atΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014.
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Β Β Investment | As at 30 September 2014 GBP |
Bilsham | 3,483,500 |
Gover Farm | 4,893,396 |
Ellough | 1,929,244 |
Brickyard | 1,809,030 |
Poulshot | 15,239,500 |
Total Commitments | 27,354,670 |
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TheΒ aboveΒ contingentΒ commitments becomeΒ payableΒ whenΒ theirΒ respectiveΒ contractualΒ termsΒ areΒ met,Β usually whenΒ the assetΒ becomesΒ fully operationalΒ andΒ accredited.Β AtΒ periodΒ end,Β thoseΒ termsΒ had notΒ yet been met and asΒ a resultΒ an agreementΒ to buyΒ sharesΒ inΒ the futureΒ isΒ deemedΒ to beΒ a derivativeΒ contractΒ underΒ IAS39.Β These forwardΒ shareΒ commitmentsΒ areΒ accountedΒ forΒ atΒ fairΒ value,Β withΒ grossΒ assetsΒ andΒ liabilitiesΒ notΒ recognised underΒ forwardΒ agreements.Β ThisΒ hasΒ resultedΒ inΒ theΒ forwardΒ shareΒ commitmentsΒ beingΒ fairΒ valuedΒ atΒ nilΒ at periodΒ endΒ asΒ costΒ hasΒ beenΒ usedΒ asΒ anΒ approximationΒ ofΒ fairΒ valueΒ asΒ disclosed inΒ NoteΒ 4.
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19.Β ContingentΒ Liabilities
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AsΒ atΒ 30Β SeptemberΒ 2014,Β theΒ Company expectedΒ thatΒ theΒ proposed placingΒ programme ("PPP")Β wouldΒ have been approvedΒ andΒ thatΒ certain fees andΒ costsΒ becomeΒ payable inΒ relationΒ toΒ theΒ PPP.Β HoweverΒ approval ofΒ the programmeΒ andΒ actualΒ proceedsΒ ofΒ theΒ placingΒ programmeΒ wereΒ notΒ yetΒ certainΒ atΒ periodΒ endΒ andΒ asΒ such thoseΒ feesΒ haveΒ notΒ beenΒ recognised.
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20.Β EventsΒ AfterΒ theΒ ReportingΒ Period
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OnΒ 9Β OctoberΒ 2014Β theΒ CompanyΒ announcedΒ a proposedΒ PlacingΒ ProgrammeΒ inΒ respectΒ ofΒ 250mΒ newΒ shares.
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OnΒ 29Β October 2014Β theΒ CompanyΒ announced theΒ agreement toΒ acquireΒ Condover:Β aΒ 10.2MWp plantΒ locatedΒ in ShropshireΒ forΒ aΒ totalΒ acquisitionΒ priceΒ ofΒ Β£11.7Β million assumingΒ 1.4Β ROCΒ accreditation. The purchaseΒ willΒ be completedΒ atΒ commissioning.
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ThereΒ wereΒ noΒ otherΒ materialΒ eventsΒ afterΒ theΒ reportingΒ period.
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