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4 March 2025
Alternative Income REIT plc
(the
"Company" or the
"Group")
INTERIM
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER
2024 (the "Period")
NAV
increased 1.3% over the Period
For the
Period: Share price total return of +11.8% and unaudited NAV total
return of +5.2%
On
track to deliver target annual dividend of 6.2 pence per
share B ("pps") for
the financial year ending 30 June 2025
Resilient portfolio, well
placed to continue to provide secure, index-linked income with the
potential for capital growth
The Board of Directors of
Alternative Income REIT plc (ticker: AIRE), the owner of a
diversified portfolio of UK commercial property assets
predominantly let on long leases with index-linked rent reviews, is
pleased to announce its interim report and
financial statements for the half year ended 31 December 2024 (the
Period).
Simon Bennett, Non-Executive Chair of Alternative Income REIT
plc, comments:
"The Company is on track to
deliver on an annual dividend target of 6.2 pence per share
B ("pps") for the year ending 30 June 2025 (year ended
30 June 2024: 5.9 pps), which is expected to be fully covered
subject to the continued collection of rent from the Group's
property portfolio as it falls due.
The Group completed the
acquisition of the Champney's Beauty College, Tring ("Tring") for
£2.72 million (gross of acquisition costs) in December 2024,
representing 2.4% of the portfolio valuation at 31 December 2024.
Contracted annualised rent grew by 1.5% in the Period,
predominantly because of the index-linked rent reviews in Salford,
Brough and Solihull. This growth excludes Tring and the rent-free
period in respect of Pets at Home in Droitwich. 91.5% of the leases
within the portfolio are index-linked, with 35.2% of the contracted
rental income reviewed annually.
At 31 December 2024, the Group
owned 20 properties valued at £106.2 million (30 June 2024: 19
properties: £102.7 million). During the half year the
valuation increased by £3.5 million, which included the acquisition
of Tring and on a like-for-like basis the Company's property values
increased by £1.1 million or 1.0%. Most of this increase being from
the Group's properties in the industrial and retail warehouse
sectors.
At 31 December 2024, the Group's
unaudited Net Asset Value was £66.0 million, or 81.94 pps (30 June
2024: £65.1 million, or 80.90 pps), representing a 1.3% increase
over the Period. When combined with the two interim dividends paid
in the Period of 3.175 pps, this produced an unaudited NAV total
return for the Period of 5.21%.
The Group's track record
demonstrates a secure and increasing income stream. The Group
continues to benefit from low borrowing costs until October 2025,
when the current Canada Life senior loan matures. The Board has
appointed a debt adviser to assist with the refinancing and is
confident that the requisite financing will be achieved prior to
October 2025, albeit at an increased interest rate as compared to
the current rate.
The Board remains confident that
the Company is well-positioned for the future, with a portfolio
that continues to deliver secure, index-linked income and has the
potential for capital growth as the property market
recovers."
Financial Highlights
At 31 December 2024 (the "Period End")
|
31 December
2024
(unaudited)
|
30 June
2024
(audited)
|
Change
|
Net Asset Value ('NAV')
|
£66.0
million
|
£65.1
million
|
+1.3%
|
NAV per share
|
81.94p
|
80.90p
|
+1.3%
|
Share price per share
|
70.60p
|
66.00p
|
+7.0%
|
Share price discount to NAV
A
|
13.8%
|
18.4%
|
-4.6%
|
Investment property fair value
(based on external valuation)
|
£106.2
million D
|
£102.7
million D
|
+3.4%
|
Loan to gross asset value ('GAV')
A C
|
37.4%
|
37.7%
|
|
Loan facility
C
|
£41.0
million
|
£41.0
million
|
|
For the half year ended 31 December
2024
|
2024
(unaudited)
|
2023
(unaudited)
|
Change
|
EPRA earnings
per share ('EPS') A
|
3.28p
|
2.75p
|
+19.3%
|
Adjusted EPS
A
|
3.26p
|
2.96p
|
+10.1%
|
Total dividends per
share
|
3.10p
|
2.85p
|
+8.8%
|
Dividend cover A
|
105.2%
|
103.9%
|
+1.3%
|
Dividend yield
(annualised)
A
|
8.8%
|
8.3%
|
|
Operating profit (including gain on sale of investment property
but excluding fair value changes)
|
£3.3
million
|
£2.9
million
|
+13.8%
|
Profit before tax
|
£3.4
million
|
£0.6
million
|
+466.7%
|
EPS per share
|
4.22p
|
0.80p
|
+427.5%
|
Share price total return
A
|
11.78%
|
15.69%
|
|
NAV total return
A
|
5.21%
|
0.96%
|
|
Annualised gross passing
rent
|
£7.8
million
|
£7.7
million
|
+1.3%
|
Ongoing charges
(annualised) A
|
1.48%
|
1.46%
|
+2
bps
|
Financial Highlights Overview
·
|
The NAV increase of 1.3% to
81.94 pps was primarily due to the £0.6
million increase in the fair value of the investment properties,
which in turn reflected an increase in the wider UK real estate
sector fuelled by interest rate cuts and lower inflation. The
remaining increase of £0.3 million arose from an increase in the
income of Virgin Active, Streatham.
|
·
|
Dividends declared of 3.1 pps, an
increase of 8.8% compared to the prior Period, and reflect the
Board's target annual dividend of at least 6.2 pps B (2023: 5.9
pps) which is expected to be fully covered. Dividends for the
Period were covered 105.2% (2023: 103.9%) by earnings.
|
·
|
The dividend yield A of 8.8% has
increased when compared to the prior Period, reflecting the
increase in the dividend.
|
·
|
The Company's share price of
70.60p increased 7.0% from the year end, reflecting the narrowing
of the Company's share price discount to NAV to 13.8% from
18.4%.
|
·
|
EPS of 3.28 pps for the Period, an
increase of 19.3% from the prior Period. The increase is largely
due to a £0.6 million improvement in the fair value noted above and
a full six months of additional rental income following the 2023
acquisition of Virgin Active, Streatham.
|
·
|
Loan to GAV of 37.4% and interest
cover ratio of 597% gives significant headroom on the lender's loan
to value covenant of 60% and interest cover covenant of 250%, based
on the loan's interest rate of 3.19%. The Group's loan matures on
20 October 2025 and the Board has appointed and is working with a
specialist debt adviser to ensure that suitable and sufficient
refinancing is achieved prior to the loan's maturity date, albeit
at an increased rate compared to the current interest
rate.
|
|
|
A Considered to be an Alternative Performance Measure. Further
details can be found at the end of this section and full
calculations are set out following the financial
statements.
B This is a target only and not a profit forecast. There can be
no assurance that the target will be met and it should not be taken
as an indicator of the Company's expected or actual
results.
C The loan facility at 31 December 2024 of £41 million (30 June
2024: same) is with Canada Life Investments, matures on 20 October
2025 and has a weighted average interest cost of 3.19%.
D On a like-for-like basis, the fair value of the properties
increased by £1.1 million or 1.0% during the Period.
Operational Highlights
At the Group's Period End of 31 December
2024:
·
|
The Group's property portfolio had
a fair value of £106.2 million across 20 properties (30 June 2024:
£102.7 million across 19 properties).
|
·
|
Acquisition of Tring for £2.5
million (net of acquisition costs) in December 2024.
|
·
|
EPRA Net Initial Yield
A ('NIY') maintained at 6.9% (30 June 2024:
6.9%).
|
·
|
91.5% of the Group's contracted
income is index-linked to the Retail Price Index or the Consumer
Price Index; 35.2% is reviewed annually.
|
·
|
The assets were 100% let at the
Period End and throughout the Period.
|
·
|
The weighted average unexpired
lease term ('WAULT') at the Period End was 16.1 years to the
earlier of break and expiry (30 June 2024: 16.5 years) and 17.7
years to expiry (30 June 2024: 18.4 years).
|
Income and expense during the Period
·
|
Rent recognised during the Period
was £3.9 million (half year to 31 December 2023: £3.5 million). The
number of tenants at the half year was 23 (31 December 2023:
22).
|
·
|
All of the rent due during the
Period has been collected.
|
·
|
The portfolio had annualised gross
passing rent of £7.7 million across 20 properties (31 December
2023: £7.7 million across 19 properties).
|
·
|
Ongoing charges (annualised) at
the Period end was 1.48%, a slight increase from the comparable
prior period (31 December 2023: 1.46%). This is as a result of
inflationary cost increases across the portfolio.
|
Post balance sheet highlights
·
|
On 5 February 2025, the Board
declared an interim dividend of 1.55 pps in respect of the quarter
ended 31 December 2024. This will be paid on 28 February 2025 to
shareholders on the register at 14 February 2025 with an
ex-dividend date of 13 February 2025.
|
·
|
In the next six-month
period to 30 June 2025, 22% of the Group's income
will be reviewed (four annual index-linked rent reviews; one
periodic index-linked rent reviews
(3 years since the previous review); and two
lease expiries).
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ENQUIRIES
Alternative Income REIT PLC
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Simon Bennett - Chair
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via H/Advisors Maitland
below
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Martley Capital REIM Ltd
Richard Croft
Jane Blore
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+44 (0)20 4551 1240
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Panmure Liberum Limited
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+44 (0)20 3100 2000
|
Alex Collins
|
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Tom Scrivens
|
|
|
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H/Advisors Maitland (Communications
Advisor)
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07747 113 930 / 020 7379
5151
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James Benjamin
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aire-maitland@h-advisors.global
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Billy Moran
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The Company's LEI is
213800MPBIJS12Q88F71.
Further information on Alternative
Income REIT plc is available at www.alternativeincomereit.com1
NOTES
Alternative Income REIT
PLC aims to generate a secure and predictable income
return, sustainable in real terms, whilst at least maintaining
capital values, in real terms, through investment in a diversified
portfolio of UK properties, predominantly within the alternative
and specialist sectors.
The Company's investment adviser
is Martley Capital Real Estate Investment Management Limited
("Martley Capital"). Martley Capital Group is a full-service real
estate investment management platform whose activities cover real
estate investing, lending, asset management and investment
advisory. It has over 35 employees across five offices in the UK
and Europe. The team manages assets with a value of circa £900
million across 20 mandates (at 31 December 2024).
1Neither the content of the Company's website, nor the content
on any website accessible from hyperlinks on its website or any
other website, is incorporated into, or forms part of, this
announcement nor, unless previously published on a Regulatory
Information Service, should any such content be relied upon in
reaching a decision as to whether or not to acquire, continue to
hold, or dispose of, securities in the Company.
Chairman's Statement
Overview
I am pleased to present the
unaudited half-yearly report of Alternative Income REIT plc (the
Company) together with its subsidiaries (the Group) for the half
year ended 31 December 2024.
During the period under review,
the Company's portfolio increased in value with the Group's net
asset value rising by £0.9 million to £66.0 million (30 June 2024:
£65.1 million), an increase on a par with benchmark property
indices and the Company's peer group.
91.5% of the Group's portfolio
benefits from index-linked rent reviews, 35.2% on an annual basis
based on contracted rent. Combining this with a strong balance
sheet, modest overheads and low fixed borrowing costs until October
2025, helps ensure that the Company is well positioned to navigate
successfully through the current macroeconomic backdrop and to
continue to deliver attractive and secure income to our
shareholders. The biggest risk factor for the Group, aside from
renewing of the Group's debt facilities by October 2025, remains
tenant default, although in recent years the Group has an excellent
record of rent collection.
Portfolio Performance
The fair value of the Group's
property portfolio amounted to £106.2 million across 20 properties
(30 June 2024: £102.7 million across 19 properties).
On a like-for-like basis, the Company's property
values increased by £1.1 million or 1.0% for the half year ended 31
December 2024. The portfolio had a net
initial yield of 7.1% at 31 December 2024 (30 June 2024:
7.1%), and a
WAULT to the first break of 16.1 years (30
June 2024: 16.5
years) and a WAULT to expiry of 17.7 years (30 June 2024: 18.4
years).
Property Transactions
On 2 December 2024, the Company
completed the purchase of Tring for a net consideration of £2.5
million. This property represented 2.4% of the Group's portfolio
capital valuation at 31 December 2024. The acquisition represented
a net initial yield of 6.5%. Following this acquisition, the Group
is now fully invested.
Dividends and Earnings
The Company declared increased
interim dividends totalling 3.1 pps in
respect of the half year ended 31 December 2024 (half year ended 31
December 2023: 2.85 pps). Dividends declared for the Period are in
line with the Board's target annual dividend of
at least 6.2 ppsA, which is expected to be fully
covered.
As set out in Note 8 to the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, these dividends were
covered by both the Group's EPRA EarningsB of 3.28 pps
(31 December 2023: 2.75 pps), and by the Group's Adjusted
EPSB (representing cash) of 3.26 pps (31 December 2023:
2.96 pps). All dividends were paid as Property Income
Distributions.
Financing
At 31 December 2024, the Group had
fully utilised its £41 million loan facility with Canada Life
Investments. The weighted average interest cost of the Group's
facility is 3.19% and the loan is repayable on 20 October
2025.
The Board has commenced its debt
refinancing plan. As part of this, the Board has appointed and is
working with a specialist debt adviser to ensure that suitable and
sufficient refinancing is achieved prior to the loan's maturity
date, albeit that this will come with an
increased interest rate compared to that which the Group currently
enjoys.
Discount
The discount of the Company's
share price to NAV at 31 December 2024 reduced from 18.4% (as at 30
June 2024) to 13.8%. The Board monitored the discount level
throughout the Period and has the requisite authority from
shareholders to both issue and buy back shares.
Future Growth and Outlook
The Board remains confident that
the Company is well-positioned for the future, with a resilient
portfolio well-placed to continue to provide secure, index-linked
income with the potential for capital growth.
The Board has set an annual
dividend target of at least 6.2 pps B for the year ending 30 June
2025 (year ended 30 June 2024: 5.9 pps), which is expected to be
fully covered, subject to the continued collection of rent from the
Group's property portfolio as it falls due. During the six months
until the end of the current financial year, approximately 16.3% of
the Group's income will be subject to rent reviews or lease
expiries, 15.5% as annual index-linked rent reviews, and 0.8% lease
expiry of storage land in St Helens.
I would like to thank our
shareholders, my fellow Directors, the Investment Adviser and our
other advisers and service providers who have provided professional
support and services to the Group during the Period.
Simon Bennett
Chairman
3 March 2025
Key Performance Indicators ('KPIs')
KPI
AND DEFINITION
|
RELEVANCE TO STRATEGY
|
PERFORMANCE
|
1. Net Initial Yield ('NIY')
B
Annualised rental income based on
the cash rents passing at the balance sheet date, less
non-recoverable property operating expenses, divided by the market
value of the property, increased with purchasers' costs estimated
by the Group's External Valuers.
|
The NIY is an indicator of the
ability of the Group to meet its target dividend after adjusting
for the impacts of leverage and deducting operating
costs.
|
6.85%
at 31 December 2024
(30 June 2024: 7.06%; 31 December
2023: 6.94%)
|
2. Weighted Average Unexpired Lease Term
('WAULT') to break and expiry
The average lease term remaining to
expiry across the portfolio, weighted by contracted
rent.
|
The WAULT is a key measure of the
quality of the portfolio. Long leases underpin the security of our
future income.
|
16.1 years to break and 17.7
years to expiry
at 31 December 2024
(30 June 2024: 16.5 years to break and 18.4 years to expiry; 31 December 2023: 16.6 years to break and 18.5 years to expiry)
|
3. Net Asset Value ('NAV') per share
1
NAV is the value of an entity's
assets minus the value of its liabilities.
|
Provides stakeholders with the
most relevant information on the fair value of the assets and
liabilities of the Group.
|
£65.96 million/ 81.94 pps
at 31 December 2024
(30 June 2024: £65.12 million,
80.90 pps and 31 December 2023: £65.7
million, 81.62 pps)
|
4. Dividend per share
Dividends declared in relation to
the period are in line with the stated dividend target as set out
in the Prospectus at IPO. The Board's intention is to ensure an
increasing dividend in line with the Company's Investment
Objective. A target dividend for the year ended 30 June 2024 has
been set at 5.9 pence per Ordinary Share.
|
The Group seeks to deliver a
sustainable income stream from its portfolio, which it
distributes as dividends.
|
3.10 pps
for the half year ended 31
December 2024
(year ended 30 June 2024: 5.90
pps; half year ended 31 December 2023:
2.85 pps)
|
5. Adjusted EPS B
Adjusted EPS from core operational
activities, as adjusted for non-cash items. A key measure of a
company's underlying operating results from its property rental
business and an indication of the extent to which current dividend
payments are supported by earnings. See Note 8 to the Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
This reflects the Group's ability
to generate earnings from the portfolio which underpins
dividends.
|
3.26 pps
for the half year ended 31
December 2024
(year ended 30 June 2024: 5.99
pps; half year to 31 December 2023: 2.96 pps)
|
6. Leverage (Loan-to-GAV)
B
The proportion of the Group's
assets that is funded by borrowings.
|
The Group
utilises borrowings to enhance returns over the
medium term. Borrowings will not
exceed 40% of
GAV (measured at
drawdown).
|
37.36%
at 31 December 2024
(30 June 2024: 37.67% and 31 December 2023: 37.49%)
|
B Considered to be an Alternative Performance Measure. Further
details can be found at the end of this section and full
calculations are set out following the financial
statements.
EPRA Performance Measures
Detailed below is a summary table
showing EPRA performance measures (which are all alternative
performance measures) of the Group.
MEASURE AND DEFINITION
|
PURPOSE
|
PERFORMANCE
|
EPRA NIY 1
Annualised rental income based on
the cash rents passing at the balance sheet date, less
non-recoverable property operating expenses, divided by the market
value of the property, increased with (estimated) purchasers'
costs.
|
A comparable measure for portfolio
valuations. This measure should make it easier for investors to
judge themselves, how the valuation of two portfolios
compare.
|
6.85%
at 31 December 2024
(30 June 2024: 6.94% and 31
December 2023: 6.94%)
|
EPRA 'Topped-Up' NIY 1
This measure incorporates an
adjustment to the EPRA NIY in respect of the expiration of
rent-free periods (or other unexpired lease incentives such as
discounted rent periods and step rents).
|
A comparable measure for portfolio
valuations. This measure should make it easier for investors to
judge themselves, how the valuation of two portfolios
compare.
|
7.23%
at 31 December 2024
(30 June 2024: 7.29% and 31
December 2023: 7.31%)
|
EPRA NAV 2
Net asset value adjusted to
include properties and other investment interests at fair value and
to exclude certain items not expected to crystallise in a long-term
investment property business.
|
Makes adjustments to IFRS NAV to
provide stakeholders with the most relevant information on the fair
value of the assets and liabilities within a real estate investment
company with a long-term investment strategy.
|
£65.96 million/ 81.94 pps
at 31 December 2024
(30 June 2024: £65.12 million,
80.90 pps and 31 December 2023: £65.70 million, 81.62
pps)
|
EPRA Net Reinstatement Value 2
The EPRA NRV adds back the
purchasers' costs deducted from the EPRA NAV and deducts the break
cost of bank borrowings.
|
A measure that highlights the value
of net assets on a long-term basis.
|
£72.87 million/ 90.52 pps
EPRA NRV for the half year ended
31 December 2024
(30 June 2024: £71.79 million/
89.18pps and 31 December 2023: £72.42 million/ 89.96pps)
|
EPRA Net Tangible Assets 2
The EPRA NTA deducts the break
cost of bank borrowings from the EPRA NAV.
As break costs were nil at the
period end, the EPRA NTA is the same as the EPRA NAV.
|
A measure that assumes entities buy
and sell assets, thereby crystallising certain levels of deferred
tax liability. The Group has UK REIT status and as such no deferred
tax is required to be recognised in the accounts.
|
£65.96 million/ 81.94 pps
EPRA NTA for the half year ended
31 December 2024
(30 June 2024: £65.12
million/80.90 pps and 31 December 2023: £65.70 million/81.62
pps)
|
EPRA Net Disposal Value 2
The EPRA NDV deducts the break
cost of bank borrowings from the EPRA NAV.
|
A measure that shows the
shareholder value if assets and liabilities are not held until
maturity.
|
£65.96 million/ 81.94 pps
EPRA NDV for the half year ended
31 December 2024
(30 June 2024: £65.12
million/80.90 pps and 31 December 2023: £65.70 million/81.62
pps)
|
EPRA Earnings/EPS 2
Earnings from operational activities.
|
A key measure of a company's
underlying operating results and an indication of the extent to
which current dividend payments are supported by
earnings.
|
£2.64 million/ 3.28
pps
EPRA earnings for the half year
ended 31 December 2024
(30 June 2024: £4.74
million/ 5.89 pps and 31 December 2023: £2.21
million/2.75 pps)
|
EPRA Vacancy 1
Estimated Rental Value ('ERV') of
vacant space divided by ERV of the whole portfolio.
|
A 'pure' percentage measure of
investment property space that is vacant, based on ERV.
|
0.00%
EPRA vacancy as at 31 December
2024
(30 June 2024: 0.00% and 31
December 2023: 0.00%)
|
EPRA Cost Ratio 1
Administrative and operating costs
(including and excluding costs of direct vacancy) divided by gross
rental income.
|
A key measure to enable meaningful
measurement of the changes in a company's operating
costs.
|
15.04%
EPRA Cost Ratio as at 31 December
2024. The ratio is the same both including and excluding the
vacancy costs.
(30 June 2024: 16.36% and 31
December 2023: 16.35%)
|
1 The reconciliation of this APM is set out in the EPRA
Performance Measures Calculations section following the Notes to
the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
2 The reconciliation of this APM is set out in Note 8 of the
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Investment Adviser's
Report
Market Outlook
UK Economic Outlook
The UK economy exhibited
weaker-than-expected performance in the latter half of 2024. UK
economic growth stalled in the third quarter and the first two
months of the fourth quarter of the year, with zero growth
A. This is worse than the average growth seen in other
G7 countries after the pandemic B. The Bank of England
has subsequently halved its latest GDP growth forecast in February
2025 to just 0.75% for the coming year C.
UK unemployment ticked up to 4.4%
in the three months to November 2024, surpassing the low rates of
the past two years D. While wages continued to climb
annually at 5.6% in November E, fuelling inflationary
pressures, this growth is anticipated to moderate in 2025
F. Businesses worry that the Government's national
insurance policy will hinder hiring and increase prices. The
British Chambers of Commerce increased their 2025 unemployment
forecast to 4.5%, citing rising employment costs and youth
unemployment concerns.
Inflationary pressures continued
to mount in December 2024, with the Consumer Price Index ('CPI')
exceeding the 2% target rate. CPI increased 2.5% year-on-year, up
from 1.7% in September 2024 G. Service sector inflation,
particularly in labour-intensive industries, remains a significant
driver, at 4.4% in December. Looking ahead, concerns persist
regarding inflation levels in 2025. KPMG predicts only a slight
decrease to 2.4%, anticipating that higher operating costs will be
passed through to consumers.
The Bank of England's base rate
remained at 5.25% for a year before the first cut in August 2024 to
5.00%. A second cut to 4.75% in November 2024 significantly
undershot market expectations of multiple rate reductions. In
February 2025, the Monetary Policy Committee lowered the bank base
rate to 4.50%, but while inflation concerns are rising, markets
still anticipate another 50 basis point reduction in 2025
H. Major financial institutions like BlackRock, J.P.
Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley predict more aggressive
cuts, and many expect the rate to bottom out at around 3.5% by 2026
I.
Economic sentiment has weakened
significantly in recent months. A survey by the Office for National
Statistics found that 12% of businesses surveyed in January 2025
now expect a decline in performance over the next year, a
significant increase from 7% in June 2024 J. Consumer
confidence, as measured by the GfK index, has also plummeted,
falling from -14 in June 2024 to -22 in January 2025
K.
The UK economy faces several
challenges, including the risk of stagflation, rising unemployment
and the potential impact of government policies on inflation.
Increased government borrowing costs and the possibility of further
tax increases add to the uncertainty. However, positive signs
include projected GDP growth, driven in part by a strong services
sector, and anticipated outperformance of the EU economy in 2025.
These factors suggest potential for improvement. Careful
policymaking will be essential to consolidate these gains and
stabilise the economy.
Sources:A ONS (2025),
Gross Domestic Product (GDP);B UK Parliament (2025), GDP
international comparisons: Economic indicators;C Bank of
England (2025), Monetary Policy Report - February 2025;D
ONS (2025), Unemployment rate (aged 16 and over, seasonally
adjusted);E ONS (2025), Average weekly earnings in Great
Britain: January 2025;F British Chambers of Commerce,
BCC Economic Forecast;G ONS (2025), CPI Annual
Rate 00: All Items 2015=100; HMorningstar (2025), Bank
of England Makes Third Rate Cut in Six Months;I
Morningstar (2025), How Much Will The Bank of England Cut Interest
Rates in 2025?;J ONS (2025), Business Insights and
Conditions Survey (BICS);K UK Parliament (2025),
Business and consumer confidence: Economic indicators.
UK Real Estate Outlook
In 2024, the UK's commercial
property investment performance was significantly impacted by
rising interest rates, economic uncertainty and high inflation.
Despite the headwinds, UK investment volume saw its strongest
investment figures in Q4 since Q3 2022 with £13.1bn transacted,
bringing the annual total for 2024 to £46.3bn, up 24% on 2023
A. On the occupier side, increased operating costs
affected the ability of businesses to expand or relocate. Economic
uncertainty and rising operating costs led to cautious business
investment decisions, stalling growth and relocation, with many
companies delaying or downsizing expansion plans and prioritising
flexible leases.
Following the two interest rate
cuts in late 2024, investor confidence in the UK property market
improved. This is reflected in a rise of capital values during Q3
2024 across all sectors for the first time in over two years, a
trend which continued in Q4 2024 B. Yields stabilised
across all property types in 2024 with just a 10bps fluctuation in
the All Property transaction yield from the prior year, ending 2024
at 6.28%. Positive sentiment persists across most sectors in 2025
and, with anticipated interest rate cuts, yields should compress
further, attracting greater investor interest. CBRE forecasts a 15%
increase in market activity C, while Colliers predicts
double-digit total returns of 11% as investors explore more
value-add opportunities D.
During 2024, the UK property
market witnessed diverse performance across the sectors. The living
sector, encompassing residential, student, and healthcare, emerged
as the most attractive asset class for investors, with a
substantial £18.26bn invested during 2024. This strong performance
was driven by robust rental demand fuelled by housing shortages, a
growing student population, and an aging demographic.
While the number of deals remained high,
investment volume in the industrial sector decreased compared to
the 2021 boom with few larger value deals taking place. Concerns
around oversupply in some markets have slowed speculative
development. However, opportunities remain for investors who can
identify markets with high demand and limited supply. The
industrial sector continues to demonstrate healthy rental growth,
averaging 3.5%-5.5% per annum.
UK REITs saw widely varying
performances in 2024. Even with increasing student enrolment,
student housing REITs struggled. Unite Group's share price dropped
19.8% and Empiric Student Property's 8.4%, likely impacted by high
starting share prices and negative reports on university finances
E. Bucking the trend, Hammerson, the retail-anchored
REIT, showed a modest 3.9% gain. Overall, the FTSE EPRA Nareit UK
Index, the benchmark for UK REITs, was down 11.7% for the year
F. Rising borrowing costs and Government bond yields
created an unfavourable risk-reward profile for many investors.
Outflows from open-ended property funds persisted throughout 2024,
with nearly £1bn withdrawn from UK-domiciled funds that directly
invest in UK property G. This trend was accompanied by
widening discounts to net asset value. Despite these challenges and
the changing economic landscape, opportunities remain for
investors, including AIRE, who are targeting the best-performing
sectors, given their strong underlying fundamentals. Furthermore,
improved market sentiment and valuations in 2025 could potentially
reverse the negative trends seen in 2024.
The UK commercial property market
is undergoing a significant transformation, requiring resilience
and innovation for future success. Recent challenges have
necessitated a fundamental reassessment of industry practices,
demanding creative investment strategies, bold occupier choices,
and the agility to adapt to rapidly evolving market demands. Moving
forward, interdisciplinary collaboration will be essential to
unlocking value and fostering sustainable growth within the
sector.
Sources:A LSH (2025),
UKIT Q4 2024: Q4 Caps Year of Extremes for UK Investment
Market;B MSCI (2024), UK Data;C CBRE (2024),
UK Real Estate Market Outlook 2025;D Colliers (2024), Forecasts
for 2025;E Citywire (2025), Why
Reits saw 'dramatic decline' to end 2024 - and what next?;
F LSEG (2024), FTSE EPRA Nareit UK Index
Factsheet;G Morningstar (2024), UK Property Investors
Have Another Painful Year.
Portfolio
Activity
The following transactions were
undertaken during the Period:
On 2 December 2024, the Company
completed the purchase of Tring for a net consideration of £2.5
million. This property represented 2.4% of the Group's portfolio
capital valuation at 31 December 2024. The acquisition represented
a net initial yield of 6.5% and is fully let to Champneys Tring
Limited and provides treatment and training rooms for the leisure
sector within the estate of the Champneys Tring Spa Resort. The
lease does not expire until 2039 with 5 yearly index-linked rent
reviews. The property has previously been granted planning consent
for change of use to residential use. This asset provides increased
diversity within the alternative sectors of education and leisure
with the valuation underpinned by the living sector.
The following asset management
initiatives were undertaken during the Period:
· Rent
Reviews: A total of five rent reviews took place during the Period
with a combined uplift of £118,839 with an average increase in
contracted rent of 4.8%. The portfolio showed an increase of 1.5%
on a like-for-like basis.
· A
further rent review for the care home in Bristol was completed at
£490,989 per annum reflecting an increase of 3.6% during the period
between the half year and the date of this report.
· Negotiations are in progress in respect of lease regears and
renewals with many tenants including Meridian Steel, B&M, Dore
Metals and BGEN. The Company is working with its tenants to improve
the environmental sustainability of the portfolio and updated one
EPC this period, resulting in an improvement in the energy
efficiency of the asset at no capital cost to the
Company.
NAV Movements
|
Half year
ended
31 December
2024
|
Half year
ended
31 December
2023
|
Year ended
30 June
2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pence per
share
|
£ million
|
Pence per
share
|
£ million
|
Pence per
share
|
£ million
|
NAV at beginning of period/
year
|
80.90
|
65.12
|
84.16
|
67.75
|
84.16
|
67.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of investment
property
|
0.94
|
0.76
|
(2.70)
|
(2.17)
|
(3.71)
|
(2.98)
|
Income earned for the
period/year
|
5.23
|
4.21
|
4.64
|
3.73
|
9.82
|
7.90
|
Gain on sale of
property
|
-
|
-
|
0.75
|
0.60
|
0.74
|
0.60
|
Finance costs for the
period/year
|
(0.88)
|
(0.71)
|
(0.88)
|
(0.71)
|
(1.75)
|
(1.41)
|
Other expenses for the
period/year
|
(1.07)
|
(0.86)
|
(1.01)
|
(0.81)
|
(2.17)
|
(1.75)
|
Dividends paid during the
period/year
|
(3.18)
|
(2.56)
|
(3.34)
|
(2.69)
|
(6.19)
|
(4.99)
|
NAV at the end of the year
|
81.94
|
65.96
|
81.62
|
65.70
|
80.90
|
65.12
|
Valuation
At 31 December 2024, the Group
owned 20 assets valued at £106.2 million (30 June 2024: 19 assets,
£102.7 million) following the acquisition of Tring for £2.5 million
(net) on 2 December 2024.
Top
Ten Occupiers at 31 December 2024
|
|
|
|
|
Tenant
|
Property
|
Annualised gross passing
rent (£'000)
|
% of
Portfolio Total
Annualised gross passing
rental
|
Mears Group Plc
|
Bramall Court, Salford
|
809
|
10.5%
|
Prime Life Ltd
|
Prime Life Care Home, Brough &
Solihull
|
781
|
10.1%
|
Meridian Steel Ltd
|
Grazebrook Industrial Estate, Dudley
& Sheffield
|
769
|
9.9%
|
Motorpoint Ltd
|
Motorpoint, Birmingham
|
568
|
7.3%
|
Virgin Active Health Clubs
Ltd
|
Virgin Active, London
|
521
|
6.7%
|
Premier Inn Hotels Ltd
|
Premier Inn, Camberley
|
504
|
6.5%
|
Handsale Ltd
|
Silver Trees, Bristol
|
474
|
6.1%
|
Travelodge Hotels Ltd
|
Duke House, Swindon
|
403
|
5.2%
|
B&M Bargains
|
Droitwich Spa Retail Park,
Droitwich
|
364
|
4.7%
|
Biffa Waste Services Ltd
|
Pocket Nook Industrial Estate, St
Helens
|
352
|
4.6%
|
Top
Ten Total
|
|
5,545
|
71.6%
|
Lease Expiry Portfolio at 31 December 2024 - to the earlier
of break or lease expiry
Year
|
Expiring passing rent pa
(£'000)
|
Cumulative
(£'000)
|
2025
|
64
|
64
|
2026
|
-
|
64
|
2027
|
913
|
977
|
2028
|
420
|
1,397
|
2029
|
364
|
1,761
|
2030
|
-
|
1,761
|
2031
|
-
|
1,761
|
2032
|
864
|
2,625
|
2033
|
614
|
3,239
|
2034
|
521
|
3,760
|
2035
|
-
|
3,760
|
2036
|
-
|
3,760
|
2037
|
849
|
4,609
|
2038
|
-
|
4,609
|
2039+
|
3,140
|
7,749
|
Interim Management Report and
Directors'
Responsibility Statement
Interim Management
Report
The important events that have
occurred during the period under review, the key factors
influencing the financial statements and the principal risks and
uncertainties for the remaining half year of the financial year are
set out in the Chairman's Statement and the Investment Adviser's
Report above.
The principal risks and
uncertainties of the Company are set out in the Annual Report and
Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (the '2024
Annual Report') on pages 24 to 29 and in Note 18.
Risks faced by the Company
include, but are not limited to, tenant default,
portfolio concentration, property defects, the rate of inflation,
the property market, property valuation, illiquid
investments, environment,
breach of borrowing covenants, inability to
refinance the current loan facility, failure of service providers,
dependence on the Investment Adviser, ability to meet objectives,
Group REIT status, political and
macroeconomic events, disclosure risk, and
regulatory change (including in relation to
climate change). The Board takes account of emerging risks,
including climate change, as part of its risk management
assessment.
The Board is of the opinion that
these principal risks are equally applicable to the remaining six
months of the Group's financial year, as they were to the six
months being reported on.
Related Party Transactions
There have been no changes to the
related parties shown in Note 20 of the 2023 Annual Report that
could have a material effect on the financial
position or performance of the Company or Group. Amounts payable to
the Investment Adviser in the six months being reported are shown
in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive
Income.
Going Concern
This report has been prepared on a
going concern basis. Note 2 sets out the Board's considerations in
coming to this conclusion.
Directors' Responsibility
Statement
The Directors confirm that to the
best of our knowledge:
· the condensed consolidated set of financial
statements has been prepared in accordance with the UK-adopted IAS
34 'Interim Financial Reporting';
· the interim management report includes a fair review
of the information required by:
a) DTR
4.2.7R of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, being an
indication of important events that have occurred during the first
six months of the financial year and their impact on the condensed
consolidated of financial statements; and a description of the
principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining half of the
year; and
b) DTR 4.2.8R of
the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, being related party
transactions that have taken place in the first six months of the
financial year and that have materially affected the financial
position or performance of the Company during that period; and any
changes in the related party transactions described in the 2023
Annual Report that could do so.
As at the date of this report the
Directors of the Company are Simon Bennett, Stephanie Eastment and
Adam Smith all of whom are non-executive Directors.
For and on behalf of the Board
Simon Bennett
Chairman
3 March 2025
Condensed Consolidated Statement
of Comprehensive Income
|
For the half year ended 31 December
2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
Half year
|
Half year
|
Year
|
|
ended
|
ended
|
ended
|
|
31
December
|
31
December
|
30
June
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
|
(unaudited)
|
(unaudited)
|
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
|
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental and other income
|
|
|
3
|
|
4,210
|
3,735
|
7,900
|
|
Property operating
expense
|
|
|
4
|
|
(354)
|
(302)
|
(680)
|
|
Net rental and other income
|
|
|
|
|
3,856
|
3,433
|
7,220
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other operating
expenses
|
|
|
4
|
|
(512)
|
(510)
|
(1,066)
|
|
Operating profit before fair value change and gain on
sale
|
|
|
|
3,344
|
2,923
|
6,154
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of investment
properties
|
10
|
|
759
|
(2,169)
|
(2,983)
|
|
Gain on disposal of investment
property
|
|
10
|
|
-
|
598
|
598
|
|
Operating profit
|
|
|
|
|
4,103
|
1,352
|
3,769
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance expenses
|
|
|
6
|
|
(705)
|
(709)
|
(1,412)
|
|
Profit before tax
|
|
|
|
|
3,398
|
643
|
2,357
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taxation
|
|
|
7
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Profit and total comprehensive income attributable to
shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
3,398
|
643
|
2,357
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share (basic and diluted)
|
|
8
|
|
4.22p
|
0.80p
|
2.93p
|
|
EPRA EPS (basic and diluted)
|
|
8
|
|
3.28p
|
2.75p
|
5.89p
|
|
Adjusted EPS (basic and diluted)
|
|
8
|
|
3.26p
|
2.96p
|
5.99p
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
All items in the above statement
are derived from continuing operations.
The accompanying notes 1 to 18
form an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statement
of Financial Position
|
For the half year ended 31 December
2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
As
at
31 December
2024
(unaudited)
|
As
at
31
December
2023
(unaudited)
|
As
at
30 June
2024
(audited)
|
|
|
|
Notes
|
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment properties
|
|
|
10
|
|
102,566
|
99,896
|
99,083
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receivables and
prepayments
|
|
|
11
|
|
4,277
|
6,603
|
6,464
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
2,913
|
2,877
|
3,292
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
|
|
7,190
|
9,480
|
9,756
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
|
|
|
109,756
|
109,376
|
108,839
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payables and accrued
expenses
|
|
|
12
|
|
(2,913)
|
(2,900)
|
(2,890)
|
Interest bearing loans and
borrowings
|
|
13
|
|
(40,880)
|
-
|
-
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
(43,793)
|
(2,900)
|
(2,890)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest bearing loans and
borrowings
|
|
|
13
|
|
-
|
(40,776)
|
(40,828)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
(43,793)
|
(43,676)
|
(43,718)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
65,963
|
65,700
|
65,121
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share capital
|
|
|
17
|
|
805
|
805
|
805
|
Capital reserve
|
|
|
|
|
67,875
|
75,417
|
70,431
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
|
|
(2,717)
|
(10,522)
|
(6,115)
|
Total capital and reserves attributable to equity holders of
the Company
|
|
|
|
65,963
|
65,700
|
65,121
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Asset Value per share (basic and diluted)
|
|
|
8
|
|
81.94p
|
81.62p
|
80.90p
|
EPRA Net Tangible Asset per share (basic and
diluted)
|
8
|
|
81.94p
|
81.62p
|
80.90p
|
The accompanying notes 1 to 18
form part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
The Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 3
March 2025 and were signed on its behalf
by:
Simon
Bennett
Chairman
Company number:
10727886
|
|
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in
Equity
|
|
For the half year ended 31
December 2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share
capital
|
|
Capital
reserve
|
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
Total
equity
|
|
Notes
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
For the half year ended
31 December 2024 (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 30 June 2024
|
|
|
805
|
|
70,431
|
|
(6,115)
|
|
65,121
|
Total comprehensive income
attributable to shareholders
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
3,398
|
|
3,398
|
Dividends paid
|
9
|
|
-
|
|
(2,556)
|
|
-
|
|
(2,556)
|
Balance at 31 December 2024
|
|
|
805
|
|
67,875
|
|
(2,717)
|
|
65,963
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the half year ended
31
December 2023 (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 30 June 2023
|
|
|
805
|
|
75,417
|
|
(8,472)
|
|
67,750
|
Total comprehensive income
attributable to shareholders
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
643
|
|
643
|
Dividends paid
|
9
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(2,693)
|
|
(2,693)
|
Balance at 31 December 2023
|
|
|
805
|
|
75,417
|
|
(10,522)
|
|
65,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the year ended
30
June 2024 (audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at 30 June 2023
|
|
|
805
|
|
75,417
|
|
(8,472)
|
|
67,750
|
Total comprehensive income
attributable to shareholders
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
2,357
|
|
2,357
|
Dividends paid
|
9
|
|
-
|
|
(4,986)
|
|
-
|
|
(4,986)
|
Balance at 30 June 2024
|
|
|
805
|
|
70,431
|
|
(6,115)
|
|
65,121
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes 1 to 18
form an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash
Flows
|
For the half year ended 31
December 2024
|
|
|
|
Half year
ended
31
December
2024
(unaudited)
|
|
Half
year
ended
31
December
2023
(unaudited)
|
|
Year
ended
30 June
2024
(audited)
|
|
Notes
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit before tax
|
|
|
3,398
|
|
643
|
|
2,357
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance expenses
|
6
|
|
705
|
|
709
|
|
1,412
|
Gain on disposal of investment
property
|
10
|
|
-
|
|
(598)
|
|
(598)
|
Change in fair value of investment
properties
|
10
|
|
(759)
|
|
2,169
|
|
2,983
|
Operating results before working capital
changes
|
|
3,344
|
|
2,923
|
|
6,154
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in working capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease/(increase) in other
receivables and prepayments
|
|
|
2,187
|
|
(2,410)
|
|
(2,271)
|
Increase in other payables and
accrued expenses
|
|
|
23
|
|
149
|
|
139
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash generated from operating activities
|
|
|
5,554
|
|
662
|
|
4,022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of investment
property
|
10
|
|
(2,724)
|
|
(5,304)
|
|
(5,304)
|
Net proceeds from disposal of
investment property
|
10
|
|
-
|
|
7,382
|
|
7,382
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash (used in)/generated from investing
activities
|
|
|
(2,724)
|
|
2,078
|
|
2,078
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance costs paid
|
|
|
(653)
|
|
(654)
|
|
(1,306)
|
Dividends paid
|
9
|
|
(2,556)
|
|
(2,693)
|
|
(4,986)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(3,209)
|
|
(3,347)
|
|
(6,292)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
|
(379)
|
|
(607)
|
|
(192)
|
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period/year
|
|
|
3,292
|
|
3,484
|
|
3,484
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period/
year
|
|
|
2,913
|
|
2,877
|
|
3,292
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes 1 to 18
form an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
Notes to the Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the half year ended 31 December
2024
1. Corporate Information
Alternative Income REIT plc (the
"Company") is a public limited company and a closed ended Real
Estate Investment Trust ('REIT') incorporated on 18 April 2017 and
domiciled in the UK and registered in England and Wales. The
registered office of the Company is located at The Scalpel,
18th Floor, 52 Lime Street, London EC3M 7AF.
|
|
|
|
The Company's Ordinary Shares were
listed on the Official List of the FCA and admitted to trading on
the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange on 6 June
2017.
|
|
|
|
2. Accounting policies
|
|
|
|
|
2.1
|
Basis of preparation
|
|
|
These condensed consolidated
interim financial statements for the half year ended 31 December
2024 have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting
Standard ("IAS") 34 'Interim Financial Reporting'. These do not
include all the information required for annual financial
statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Group's last
annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June
2024 (the "2024 Annual Financial Report").
|
|
|
|
|
|
These condensed consolidated
financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost
convention, except for investment properties that have been
measured at fair value. The condensed consolidated financial
statements are presented in Sterling, which is the Group's
presentational and functional currency, and all values are rounded
to the nearest thousand pounds, except where otherwise
shown.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The financial information in this
report does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of
section 434-436 of the Companies Act 2006, and has not been audited
nor reviewed by the Company's auditor. The financial information
for the year ended 30 June 2024 has been extracted from the
published accounts that have been delivered to the Registrar of
Companies, and the report of the auditor was unqualified and did
not contain a statement under section 498(2) or (3) of the
Companies Act 2006.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basis of consolidation
|
|
|
The condensed consolidated
financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the
Company and its subsidiaries (the 'Group'). Subsidiaries are the
entities controlled by the Company, being Alternative Income
Limited and Alternative Income REIT Holdco Limited. IFRS 10
outlines the requirements for the preparation of consolidated
financial statements, requiring an entity to consolidate the
results of all investees it is considered to control. Control
exists where an entity is exposed to variable returns and has the
ability to affect those returns through its power over the
investee.
|
All intra-group transactions,
balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation.
Accounting policies of the subsidiaries are consistent with the
policies adopted by the Company.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New standards, amendments and
interpretations
Standards effective from 1
July 2024
Certain new accounting standards
and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for
annual periods beginning after 1 July 2024 and early application is
permitted; however, the Group has not early adopted the new or
amended standards in preparing these condensed consolidated
financial statements:
•
Lack of Exchangeability - Amendments
to IAS 21 The Effects of
Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (Effective 1 January 2025)
There are other new standards and
amendments to standards and interpretations which have been issued
that are effective in future accounting periods, and which the
Group has decided not to adopt early. None of these are expected to
have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial
statements of the Group.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.2
|
Significant accounting judgements and
estimates
|
|
|
The condensed consolidated
financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the
accounting policies, significant judgements, estimates and key
assumptions as set out in the notes to the 2024 Annual Financial
Report, and are expected to be applied consistently for the year
ending 30 June 2025.
|
|
|
|
|
|
No changes have been made to the
Group's accounting policies as a result of the amendments and
interpretations which became effective in the period as they do not
have a material impact on the Group. Full details can be found in
the 2024 Annual Financial Report.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.3
|
Segmental information
|
|
|
Each property held by the Group is
reported to the chief operating decision maker. In the case of the
Group, the chief operating decision maker is considered to be the
Board of Directors. The review process for segmental information
includes the monitoring of key performance indicators applicable
across all properties. These key performance indicators include Net
Asset Value, Earnings per Share and valuation of properties. All
asset cost and rental allocations are also reported by property.
The internal financial reports received by the Directors cover the
Group and all its properties and do not differ from amounts
reported in the financial statements. The Directors have considered
that each property has similar economic characteristics and have
therefore aggregated the portfolio into one reportable segment
under the provisions of IFRS 8.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.4
|
Going concern
|
|
|
The condensed consolidated
financial statements have been prepared on a going concern
basis.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The robust financial position of
the Group, its cash flows, liquidity position and borrowing
facilities are described in the financial statements and the
accompanying notes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Investment Adviser on behalf
of the Board has projected the Group's cash flows for the period up
to 31 March 2026, challenging and sensitising inputs and
assumptions to ensure that the cash forecast reflects a realistic
outcome given the uncertainties associated with the current
economic environment. A longer-term projection covering the period
to 30 June 2028 had also been carried out to ascertain the impact
of the refinancing and future leasing assumptions on the Group's
cash flow. The scenarios applied were designed to be severe but
plausible, and to take account of the availability of mitigating
actions that could be taken to avoid or reduce the impact or
probability of the underlying risks.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Group's debt of £41m matures
on 20 October 2025 and the Group has reported full compliance with
its loan covenants to date. Based on cash flow projections, the
Directors expect the Group to continue to remain compliant. The
headroom of the loan to value covenant is significant and any
reduction in property values that would cause a breach would be
significantly more than any reduction currently
envisaged.
The Board has commenced its debt
refinancing plan given that the Group's borrowings are due to be
repaid on 20 October 2025. The Board has appointed a
specialist debt adviser with the expertise, knowledge and
demonstrable potential lender accessibility to secure refinancing
for the Group. Accordingly, the Board has a reasonable expectation
to believe that the Group can refinance its debt by 20 October 2025
at an aggregate finance cost and on terms acceptable to the Board,
taking into account the investment objective of the Company which
has been reflected in the cash forecast.
Based on the above, the Board
believes that the Group has the ability and adequate resources to
continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being
at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial
statements.
|
|
|
|
3.
Rental and other income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Half year
ended
31
December
2024
(unaudited)
|
|
Half year
ended
31
December
2023
(unaudited)
|
|
Year
ended
30 June
2024
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross rental income
|
|
|
|
|
3,869
|
|
3,691
|
|
7,331
|
Spreading of minimum contracted
future rent-indexation
|
|
114
|
|
(138)
|
|
74
|
Spreading of tenant incentives -
rent free periods
|
|
(47)
|
|
(61)
|
|
(49)
|
Other property income
|
|
-
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
Gross rental income (adjusted)
|
|
|
|
|
3,936
|
|
3,494
|
|
7,358
|
Service charges and direct recharges
(see note 4)
|
|
274
|
|
241
|
|
542
|
Total rental and other income
|
|
|
|
4,210
|
|
3,735
|
|
7,900
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All rental, service charges and
direct recharges and other income are derived from the United
Kingdom.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Half
year
ended
31
December
2024
(unaudited)
|
|
Half
year
ended
31
December
2023
(unaudited)
|
|
Year
ended
30 June
2024
(audited)
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property operating
expenses
|
|
80
|
|
61
|
|
138
|
Service charges and direct recharges
(note 3)
|
|
274
|
|
241
|
|
542
|
Provision for impairment of trade
receivables
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Property operating expenses
|
354
|
|
302
|
|
680
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment adviser's fee
|
|
|
|
|
180
|
|
180
|
|
360
|
Auditor's remuneration
|
|
|
|
|
47
|
|
41
|
|
85
|
Operating costs
|
|
|
|
|
226
|
|
233
|
|
508
|
Directors' remuneration (note
5)
|
|
|
|
|
59
|
|
56
|
|
113
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
|
512
|
|
510
|
|
1,066
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
866
|
|
812
|
|
1,746
|
Total operating expenses (excluding service charges and
direct recharges)
|
|
592
|
|
571
|
|
1,204
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Half year
ended
31 December
2024
(unaudited)
|
|
Half year
ended
31 December
2023
(unaudited)
|
|
Year
ended
30 June
2024
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statutory audit of Annual Report and
Accounts
|
|
41
|
|
36
|
|
73
|
Statutory audit of Subsidiary
Accounts
|
|
6
|
|
5
|
|
12
|
Total fees due to auditor
|
47
|
|
41
|
|
85
|
Moore Kingston Smith LLP has not
provided any non-audit services to the Group.
5.
Directors' remuneration
|
|
|
|
|
Half year
ended
31 December
2024
(unaudited)
|
|
Half year
ended
31 December
2023
(unaudited)
|
|
Year
ended
30 June
2024
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors' fees
|
|
53
|
|
51
|
|
102
|
Tax and social security
|
|
6
|
|
5
|
|
11
|
Total directors' remuneration
|
59
|
|
56
|
|
113
|
The Group had no employees during
the period/year.
6. Finance Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
Half year
ended
31 December
2024
(unaudited)
|
|
Half year
ended
31 December
2023
(unaudited)
|
|
Year
ended
30 June
2024
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest payable on loan (note
13)
|
|
653
|
|
653
|
|
1,304
|
Amortisation of finance costs (note
13)
|
|
52
|
|
52
|
|
104
|
Other finance costs
|
|
-
|
|
4
|
|
4
|
Total
|
705
|
|
709
|
|
1,412
|
7. Taxation
|
|
|
|
|
Half year
ended
31 December
2024
(unaudited)
|
|
Half year
ended
31 December
2023
(unaudited)
|
|
Year
ended
30 June
2024
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax
charge comprises:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Analysis of tax charge in the period/ year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit before tax
|
|
3,398
|
|
643
|
|
2,357
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Theoretical tax charge/(refund) at
UK corporation average tax rate of 25% (31 December 2023 and 30
June 2024: 25%)
|
|
849
|
|
161
|
|
589
|
Effects of tax-exempt items under
REIT regime
|
|
(849)
|
|
(161)
|
|
(589)
|
Total
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
The Group maintained its REIT
status and as such, no deferred tax asset or liability has been
recognised in the current period/year.
Factors that may affect future tax charges
Due to the Group's status as a
REIT and the intention to continue meeting the conditions required
to retain approval as a REIT in the foreseeable future, the Group
has not provided deferred tax on any capital gains or losses
arising on the revaluation or disposal of investments.
8. Earnings per share (EPS) and Net Asset Value
(NAV) per share
|
|
Half year
ended
31 December 2024
(unaudited)
|
|
Half year
ended
31 December 2023
(unaudited)
|
|
Year
ended
30 June
2024
(audited)
|
Earnings per share*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income
(£'000)
|
|
3,398
|
|
643
|
|
2,357
|
Weighted average number of shares
(number)
|
|
80,500,000
|
|
80,500,000
|
|
80,500,000
|
Earnings per share (basic and diluted)
|
|
4.22p
|
|
0.80p
|
|
2.93p
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPRA EPS (£'000):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive
income
|
|
3,398
|
|
643
|
|
2,357
|
Adjustment to total comprehensive
income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of investment properties
|
|
(759)
|
|
2,169
|
|
2,983
|
Gain on disposal of investment property
|
|
-
|
|
(598)
|
|
(598)
|
EPRA earnings (basic and diluted)
|
|
2,639
|
|
2,214
|
|
4,742
|
EPRA EPS (basic and diluted)
|
|
3.28p
|
|
2.75p
|
|
5.89p
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EPS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPRA earnings (basic and diluted)
(£'000) - as above
|
|
2,639
|
|
2,214
|
|
4,742
|
Adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental income recognised in
respect of guaranteed fixed rental uplifts (£'000)
|
|
(113)
|
|
52
|
|
(74)
|
Rental income recognised in
respect of rent free periods (£'000) (Note 3)
|
|
47
|
|
61
|
|
49
|
Amortisation of finance costs (£'000) (Note 6)
|
|
52
|
|
52
|
|
104
|
Adjusted earnings (basic and diluted)
(£'000)
|
|
2,625
|
|
2,379
|
|
4,821
|
Adjusted EPS (basic and diluted)**
|
|
3.26p
|
|
2.96p
|
|
5.99p
|
*Adjusted EPS is a measure used by
the Board to assess the level of the Group's dividend payments.
This metric adjusts EPRA earnings for non-cash items in arriving at
an adjusted EPS as supported by cash flows.
**Earnings per share are calculated
by dividing profit for the period/year attributable to ordinary
equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of
Ordinary Shares in issue during the period/year.
|
|
Half year
ended
31 December 2024
(unaudited)
|
|
Half year
ended
31 December 2023
(unaudited)
|
|
Year
ended
30 June
2024
(audited)
|
NAV per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets (£'000)
|
|
65,963
|
|
65,700
|
|
65,121
|
Ordinary Shares
(Number)
|
|
80,500,000
|
|
80,500,000
|
|
80,500,000
|
NAV per share
|
|
81.94p
|
|
81.62p
|
|
80.90p
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPRA Net Reinvestment Value (NRV), EPRA Net Tangible Assets
(NTA) and EPRA Net Disposal Value (NDV)
|
|
|
|
EPRA
NRV
|
|
EPRA NTA and EPRA
NDV
|
At
31 December 2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets value (£'000)
|
|
|
65,963
|
|
65,963
|
Purchasers' cost (£'000)
|
|
|
6,903
|
|
-
|
Break cost on bank borrowings
(£'000)
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
72,866
|
|
65,963
|
Ordinary Shares (Number)
|
|
|
80,500,000
|
|
80,500,000
|
Per
share measure
|
|
|
90.52p
|
|
81.94p
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPRA
NRV
|
|
EPRA NTA and EPRA
NDV
|
At
31 December 2023
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets value (£'000)
|
|
|
65,700
|
|
65,700
|
Purchasers' cost (£'000)
|
|
|
6,716
|
|
-
|
Break cost on bank borrowings
(£'000)
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
72,416
|
|
65,700
|
Ordinary Shares (Number)
|
|
|
80,500,000
|
|
80,500,000
|
Per
share measure
|
|
|
89.96p
|
|
81.62p
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPRA NRV
|
|
EPRA NTA and EPRA
NDV
|
At
30 June 2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets value (£'000)
|
|
|
65,121
|
|
65,121
|
Purchasers' cost (£'000)
|
|
|
6,672
|
|
-
|
Break cost on bank borrowings
(£'000)
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
71,793
|
|
65,121
|
Ordinary Shares (Number)
|
|
|
80,500,000
|
|
80,500,000
|
Per
share measure
|
|
|
89.18p
|
|
80.90p
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
9.
Dividends
|
|
|
|
|
All dividends were paid as Property
Income Distributions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Half year
|
Half year
|
Year
|
|
ended
|
ended
|
ended
|
|
31
December
|
31
December
|
30
June
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
|
(unaudited)
|
(unaudited)
|
(audited)
|
|
|
Quarter
Ended
|
Dividend
Rate
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends in respect of year
ended 30 June 2023
|
|
|
|
|
4th dividend
|
30-Jun-23
|
1.920p
|
-
|
1,545
|
1,545
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends in respect of year
ended 30 June 2024
|
|
|
|
|
1st dividend
|
30-Sep-23
|
1.425p
|
-
|
1,148
|
1,147
|
|
2nd dividend
|
31-Dec-23
|
1.425p
|
-
|
-
|
1,147
|
|
3rd dividend
|
31
Mar-24
|
1.425p
|
-
|
-
|
1,147
|
|
4th dividend
|
30-Jun-24
|
1.625p
|
1,308
|
-
|
-
|
|
Dividends in respect of year
ending 30 June 2025
|
|
|
|
|
1st dividend
|
30-Sep-24
|
1.550p
|
1,248
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total dividends paid
|
|
|
2,556
|
2,693
|
4,986
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4th dividend for quarter
ended
|
30-Jun-23
|
1.920p
|
-
|
(1,545)
|
(1,545)
|
|
2nd dividend for quarter
ended
|
31-Dec-23
|
1.425p
|
-
|
1,146
|
-
|
|
4th dividend for quarter
ended
|
30-Jun-24
|
1.625p
|
(1,308)
|
-
|
1,308
|
|
2nd dividend for quarter
ended
|
31-Dec-24
|
1.550p
|
1,248
|
-
|
-
|
|
Total dividends payable in respect
of the period/year
|
2,496
|
2,294
|
4,749
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total dividends payable in respect
of the period/year
|
3.10p
|
2.85p
|
5.90p
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared after the
period/year end are not included in the Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements as a liability.
|
|
The difference between the amount
disclosed above and dividends paid as shown in the Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for year ended 30 June 2024
relates to withholding tax.
On 5 February 2025, the Board
declared an interim dividend of 1.55 pps in respect of the quarter
ended 31 December 2024. This will be paid on 28 February 2025 to
shareholders on the register at 14 February 2025 with an
ex-dividend date of 13 February 2025.
|
|
10.
Investment properties
|
|
|
Freehold
Investment
Properties
|
|
Leasehold
Investment
Properties
|
|
Half year
|
|
Half
year
|
|
|
|
ended 31
|
ended 31
|
Year ended
|
|
December
|
December
|
30 June
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
|
(unaudited)
|
(unaudited)
|
(audited)
|
|
Total
|
Total
|
Total
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
UK
Investment properties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At the beginning of the
period/year
|
71,050
|
|
31,600
|
|
102,650
|
|
107,025
|
|
107,025
|
|
Acquisitions during the
period/year
|
2,724
|
|
-
|
|
2,724
|
|
5,304
|
|
5,304
|
|
Disposals during the
period/year
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(6,784)
|
|
(6,784)
|
|
Change in fair value of investment
properties
|
426
|
|
400
|
|
826
|
|
(2,220)
|
|
(2,895)
|
|
Valuation provided by Knight Frank
LLP
|
74,200
|
|
32,000
|
|
106,200
|
|
103,325
|
|
102,650
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment to fair value for minimum
rent indexation of lease income (note 11)
|
|
(3,634)
|
|
(3,429)
|
|
(3,567)
|
|
Total investment properties
|
|
|
|
|
102,556
|
|
99,896
|
|
99,083
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of investment
properties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value before
adjustments for lease incentives and lease obligations
|
|
826
|
|
(2,220)
|
|
(2,895)
|
|
Movement in lease
obligations
|
|
-
|
|
(62)
|
|
(63)
|
|
Adjustment to spreading of
contracted future rent indexation and tenant incentives
|
|
(67)
|
|
113
|
|
(25)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
759
|
|
(2,169)
|
|
(2,983)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Disposal and acquisition of investment
property
On 2 December 2024, the Group
completed the acquisition of Tring for a total cost of £2.7
million, including acquisition costs.
On 18 December 2023, the Group
completed the acquisition of the Virgin Active in Ockley Road,
Streatham for total cost of £5.3 million (net of top up rent of
£0.19 million).
The property known as Mercure
Hotel was sold in August 2023 for £7.5 million as shown in the
reconciliation below of the gain recognised on disposal through the
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income; the gain
on disposal includes changes in fair value of the investment
property and minimum rent indexation spreading recognised in
previous periods.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Half
year
|
|
Half
year
|
|
Year
|
|
ended
|
ended
|
ended
|
|
31
December
|
31
December
|
30 June
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
|
(unaudited)
|
(unaudited)
|
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
Gross proceeds on
disposal
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
7,500
|
|
7,500
|
|
Selling costs
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(118)
|
|
(118)
|
|
Net proceeds on disposal
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
7,382
|
|
7,382
|
|
Carrying value
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
(6,784)
|
|
(6,784)
|
|
Gain on disposal of investment property
|
|
-
|
|
598
|
|
598
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation of investment properties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation of investment property
is performed by Knight Frank LLP, an accredited external valuer
with recognised and relevant professional qualifications and recent
experience of the location and category of the investment property
being valued. The valuation of the Group's investment property at
fair value is determined by the external valuer on the basis of
market value in accordance with the internationally accepted RICS
Valuation - Professional Standards (incorporating the International
Valuation Standards).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The determination of the fair
value of investment property requires the use of estimates such as
future cash flows from assets (such as lettings, tenants' profiles,
future revenue streams, capital values of fixtures and fittings,
plant and machinery, any environmental matters and the overall
repair and condition of the property) and yield applicable to those
cash flows.
Fair value measurement hierarchy
IFRS13 'Fair Value Measurement'
specifies the fair value hierarchy and as explained in Note 2.6 of
the Company's 2024 Audited Financial Statements, the Directors have
classified the Company's property portfolio as Level 3. This
reflects the fact that inputs to the valuation are not based on
observable market data.
|
|
11.
Receivables and prepayments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31
December
|
|
31
December
|
|
30
June
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
|
(unaudited)
|
(unaudited)
|
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
Receivables
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade debtors
|
|
|
|
316
|
|
254
|
|
252
|
|
Less: Provision for impairment of
trade receivables
|
(2)
|
|
(2)
|
|
(2)
|
|
Other debtors*
|
|
|
|
192
|
|
2,621
|
|
2,428
|
|
|
|
|
|
506
|
|
2,873
|
|
2,678
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spreading of minimum contracted
future rent indexation
|
3,319
|
|
3,080
|
|
3,205
|
|
Spreading of tenant incentives -
rent free periods
|
315
|
|
349
|
|
362
|
|
|
3,634
|
|
3,429
|
|
3,567
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tenant deposit asset (note
12)
|
118
|
|
118
|
|
118
|
|
Other prepayments
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
183
|
|
101
|
|
|
|
|
|
137
|
|
301
|
|
219
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total receivables and prepayments
|
|
|
|
4,277
|
|
6,603
|
|
6,464
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Other debtors as at 31 December
2023 mainly represent net proceeds from the sale of Mercure Hotel
of £2,155,000 (30 June 2024: £2,155,000) being held by the external
lender, Canada Life Investments. These proceeds were used to
acquire Tring in December 2024.
|
|
|
|
The aged debtor analysis of
receivables which are past due but not impaired is as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
31
December
|
|
31
December
|
|
30
June
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
|
(unaudited)
|
(unaudited)
|
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
Less than three months
due
|
|
488
|
|
2,885
|
|
2,672
|
|
Between three and six months
due
|
|
19
|
|
(12)
|
|
6
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
507
|
|
2,873
|
|
2,678
|
|
|
|
12.
Payables and accrued expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 December 2024
(unaudited)
|
|
31 December 2023
(unaudited)
|
|
30
June
2024
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
Deferred income
|
|
|
|
1,673
|
|
1,556
|
|
1,665
|
|
Other creditors
|
|
|
|
420
|
|
548
|
|
429
|
|
Accruals
|
|
|
|
390
|
|
353
|
|
401
|
|
Loan interest payable (note
13)
|
|
256
|
|
258
|
|
256
|
|
Tenant deposit liability (note
11)
|
|
118
|
|
118
|
|
118
|
|
Trade creditors
|
|
56
|
|
67
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,913
|
|
2,900
|
|
2,890
|
|
|
|
13.
Interest bearing loans and borrowings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 December 2024
(unaudited)
|
|
31 December 2023
(unaudited)
|
|
30 June 2024
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facility drawn at the beginning of the period/
year
|
41,000
|
|
41,000
|
|
41,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unamortised finance costs brought
forward
|
|
(172)
|
|
(276)
|
|
(276)
|
|
Amortisation of finance costs in the
period/year
|
|
52
|
|
52
|
|
104
|
|
At
end of period/ year
|
|
|
|
|
40,880
|
|
40,776
|
|
40,828
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayable within 1 year
|
|
41,000
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
Repayable between 1 and 2
years
|
|
-
|
|
41,000
|
|
41,000
|
|
Repayable between 2 and 5
years
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
Total at end of the period/ year
|
|
|
|
|
41,000
|
|
41,000
|
|
41,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at 31 December 2024, the Group
had utilised all of its £41 million fixed interest loan facility
with Canada Life Investments and was geared at a loan to Gross
Asset Value ('GAV') of 37.4% (31 December 2023: 37.5%, 30 June
2024: 37.7%). The weighted average interest cost of the Group's
facility is 3.19% and the facility is repayable on 20 October 2025.
Interest expense incurred during the period amounted to £0.65m (30
June 2024: £1.31m, 31 December 2023: £0.65m), £0.26m of which is
outstanding (30 June 2024: £0.26m, 31 December 2023:
£0.26m).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 December 2024
(unaudited)
|
|
31 December
2023
(unaudited)
|
|
30 June 2024
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
Reconciliation to cash flows from financing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At
beginning of the period/ year
|
|
40,828
|
|
40,724
|
|
40,724
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash changes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortisation of finance
costs
|
|
52
|
|
52
|
|
104
|
|
Total at end of the period/ year
|
|
40,880
|
|
40,776
|
|
40,828
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
14.
Lease obligations
|
There were no legal obligations at
31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: nil and 30 June 2024:
nil).
|
15.
Commitments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.1. Operating lease commitments - as
lessor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Group has 20 commercial
properties with 34 units in its investment property portfolio as
set out above. These non-cancellable leases have a remaining term
of between 3 months and 110 years, excluding ground
leases.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future minimum rentals receivable
under non-cancellable operating leases as at 31 December 2024 are
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31
December
2024
(unaudited)
|
|
31
December
2023
(unaudited)
|
|
30
June
2024
(audited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
Within one year
|
|
7,432
|
|
7,449
|
|
6,839
|
|
After one year, but not more than
two years
|
|
|
|
6,355
|
|
7,470
|
|
6,528
|
|
After two years, but not more than
three years
|
|
|
5,989
|
|
7,454
|
|
6,331
|
|
After three years, but not more than
four years
|
|
5,795
|
|
6,889
|
|
5,746
|
|
After four years, but not more than
five years
|
|
|
5,848
|
|
6,456
|
|
5,826
|
|
After five years, but not more than
ten years
|
|
|
|
26,597
|
|
29,947
|
|
27,129
|
|
After ten years, but not more than
fifteen years
|
|
20,010
|
|
21,845
|
|
20,398
|
|
More than fifteen years
|
|
|
|
|
46,008
|
|
51,668
|
|
47,712
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
124,034
|
|
139,178
|
|
126,509
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There were no material contingent
rents recognised as income for all period presented.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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15.2. Capital commitments
There were no capital commitments at
31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: none and 30 June 2024:
none).
15.3. Financial commitments
There were no commitments at 31
December 2024 (31 December 2023: nil and 30 June 2024:
nil).
16.
Investments in subsidiaries
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|
|
|
|
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|
The Company has two wholly owned
subsidiaries as disclosed below:
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|
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|
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|
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Name and company number
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|
Country of registration and incorporation
|
|
Date of incorporation
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|
Principal activity
|
|
Ordinary
Shares
of £1 held
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
Alternative Income REIT Holdco
Limited (Company number 11052186)
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England and
Wales
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|
7 November 2017
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|
Real Estate Company
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73,158,502
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Alternative Income
Limited
(Company number 10754641)
|
|
England and
Wales
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|
4 May 2017
|
|
Real Estate Company
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|
73,158,501
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alternative Income REIT plc at 31
December 2024 owns 100% controlling stake of Alternative Income
REIT Holdco Limited.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Alternative Income REIT Holdco
Limited holds 100% of Alternative Income Limited.
Both Alternative Income REIT Holdco
Limited and Alternative Income Limited are registered at 1 King
William Street, London, United Kingdom, EC4N 7AF.
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|
|
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17.
Issued share capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Ordinary Shares issued and fully
paid of 80,500,000 shares at a nominal value of £0.01 per share.
This remains unchanged for all period presented.
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|
|
|
|
|
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18.
Transactions with related parties
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|
|
|
|
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|
Parties are considered to be related
if one party has the ability to control the other party or exercise
significant influence over the other party in making financial or
operational decisions.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors of the Group are
considered to be related parties. Directors' remuneration is
disclosed in note 5.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Investment Adviser
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Martley Capital Real Estate
Investment Management Ltd
As reported in the Company's 2024
Annual Report, the Group's investment adviser was changed on 15
March 2024 from M7 Real Estate Limited ('M7') to Martley Capital
Real Estate Investment Management Ltd ('Martley Capital'). The
appointment of Martley Capital was by way of a deed of novation of
the Group's Interim Investment Advisory
agreement dated 14 March 2020 (as amended with Deed of Variation
dated 21 February 2021) with minor changes thereto
but leaving the parties on substantially the same terms and at an
unchanged fee.
The annual management fee is
calculated at a rate equivalent of 0.50% per annum of NAV (subject
to a minimum fee of £90,000 per quarter), payable quarterly in
advance. During the six months ended 31 December 2024, the Group
incurred £180,000 (year ended 30 June 2024: £360,000 of which
£253,000 was paid to M7 and £107,000 was paid to Martley Capital;
and 6 months to 31 December 2023: £180,000 was paid to M7) in
respect of investment adviser's fees. No amounts were outstanding
at 31 December 2024, 30 June 2024 and 31 December 2023.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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EPRA Performance Measures (unaudited)
EPRA Yield calculations
|
|
At 31
December
|
At 31
December
|
At 30
June
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
|
Investment properties wholly
owned:
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
by Company
|
|
1,875
|
1,875
|
1,875
|
|
-
by Alternative Income Limited
|
|
104,325
|
101,450
|
100,775
|
|
Total - note 10
|
|
106,200
|
103,325
|
102,650
|
|
Allowance for estimated purchasers'
costs
|
|
6,903
|
6,716
|
6,672
|
|
Gross completed property portfolio
valuation
|
B
|
113,103
|
10,041
|
109,322
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annualised gross passing
rent
|
|
7,749
|
7,645
|
7,596
|
|
Annualised property
outgoings
|
|
(5)
|
(5)
|
(5)
|
|
Annualised net rents
|
A
|
7,744
|
7,640
|
7,591
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add: notional rent expiration of
rent-free periods or other lease incentives
|
|
431
|
408
|
379
|
|
Topped-up net annualised rent
|
C
|
8,175
|
8,048
|
7,970
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPRA NIY*
|
A/B
|
6.85%
|
6.94%
|
6.94%
|
|
EPRA "topped-up" NIY
|
C/B
|
7.23%
|
7.31%
|
7.29%
|
|
*The NIY calculation is the same
calculation as that for EPRA NIY
|
|
EPRA Cost Ratios
|
|
Half year
ended
|
Half year
ended
|
Year
ended
|
|
31
December
|
31
December
|
30 June
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
|
Include:
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPRA Costs (including direct vacancy
costs)
- note 4
|
A
|
592
|
571
|
1,204
|
|
Direct vacancy costs
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
EPRA Costs (excluding direct vacancy
costs)
|
B
|
592
|
571
|
1,204
|
|
Gross rental income - note
3
|
C
|
3,936
|
3,494
|
7,358
|
|
EPRA Cost Ratio**
(including direct vacancy costs)
|
A/C
|
15.04%
|
16.34%
|
16.36%
|
|
EPRA Cost Ratio
(excluding direct vacancy costs)
|
B/C
|
15.04%
|
16.34%
|
16.36%
|
|
**Due to the timing of the Mercure
Hotel disposal, and the subsequent Streatham acquisition, the
rental income has decreased in the half year ended 31 December
2023. This has resulted in the above increase to the EPRA cost
ratio.
|
|
EPRA Vacancy rate
|
|
Half year ended 31 December
2024
£'000
|
Half year
ended
31
December
2023
£'000
|
Year ended
30 June
2024
£'000
|
|
Annualised potential rental value of
vacant premises
|
A
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Annualised potential rental value
for the completed property portfolio
|
B
|
7,295
|
6,841
|
6,948
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPRA Vacancy rate
|
A/B
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alternative Performance Measures (APMs)
|
APMs are numerical measures of the
Group's current, historical or future performance, financial
position or cash flows, other than financial measures defined or
specified in the applicable financial framework. The Group's
applicable financial framework is IFRS. The Directors assess the
Group's performance against a range of criteria which are reviewed
as particularly relevant for a closed-end REIT.
|
|
Discount
The discount is the amount by
which the share price is lower than the net asset value per share,
expressed as a percentage of the net asset value per
share.
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 December
2024
|
|
31
December
2023
|
|
30 June
2024
|
NAV per Ordinary share (note
8)
|
A
|
|
81.94
|
|
81.62
|
|
80.90p
|
Share price
|
B
|
|
70.60
|
|
71.50
|
|
66.00p
|
Discount
|
|
(A-B)/A
|
|
13.84%
|
|
12.40%
|
|
18.42%
|
|
Dividend Cover
The ratio of Group's Adjusted EPS
divided by the Group's dividends
payable for the relevant period/
year.
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 December
2024
|
|
31
December
2023
|
|
30 June
2024
|
Adjusted EPS (note 8)
|
A
|
|
3.26p
|
|
2.96p
|
|
5.99p
|
Dividend per share (note
9)
|
B
|
|
3.10p
|
|
2.85p
|
|
5.90p
|
Dividend cover
|
|
A/B
|
|
105.16%
|
|
103.86%
|
|
101.53%
|
|
Dividend Yield
The percentage ratio of the
Company's declared dividends for the financial year (or historic
declared dividends if dividends are yet to be declared for a year)
per share divided by the Company's share price at the period/year
end.
|
|
|
|
|
|
31
December
2024
|
|
31
December
2023
|
|
30 June
2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual dividend
target*/payable
|
A
|
|
6.20p
|
|
5.90p
|
|
5.90p
|
Share price
|
B
|
|
70.60p
|
|
71.50p
|
|
66.00p
|
Dividend yield
|
|
A/B
|
|
8.78%
|
|
8.25%
|
|
8.94%
|
* The Board had set a target
dividend for the year ended 30 Jun 2024 of 5.90p. As explained in
the 2024 Annual Report's Chairman's Statement on page 6, a higher
dividend was paid for the year in order to pay sufficient dividends
as a PID in order to meet tax requirements, and to distribute to
shareholders the extra income received in that year.
Loan to GAV
Loan to GAV measures the value of
loans and borrowings utilised (excluding amounts held as restricted
cash and before adjustments for issue costs) expressed as a
percentage of the Group's property portfolio (as provided by the
valuer) and the fair value of other assets.
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 December
2024
|
|
31
December
2023
|
|
30 June
2024
|
Borrowings (£'000)
|
A
|
|
41,000
|
|
41,000
|
|
41,000
|
Total assets (£'000)
|
B
|
|
109,756
|
|
109,376
|
|
108,839
|
Loan to GAV
|
|
(A/B)
|
|
37.36%
|
|
37.49%
|
|
37.67%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ongoing Charges
The ongoing charges ratio is the
total for all operating costs expected to be regularly incurred
expressed as a percentage of the average quarterly NAVs of the
Group for the financial period/year. Note that the ratio for
31 December is based on actual ongoing charges to 31 December and
forecast ongoing charges to the following June (shown as annualised
in the below calculation).
|
|
|
|
31 December
2024
|
|
31
December
2023
|
|
30 June
2024
|
Other operating expenses for the
half year / year (£'000)
|
A
|
|
512
|
|
509
|
|
1,066
|
Ongoing charges- annualised where
required (£'000)
|
B
|
|
970
|
|
975†
|
|
968†
|
Average net assets
(£'000)
|
C
|
|
65,542
|
|
66,725
|
|
66,436
|
Ongoing charges ratio
|
B/C
|
|
1.48%
|
|
1.46%
|
|
1.46%
|
† Non-recurring legal and
professional costs have been excluded in the annualised amount for
the period/year presented.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Share Price and Net Asset Value (NAV) Total
Return
Share price and NAV total returns
show how the NAV and share price has performed over a period of
time in percentage terms, taking into account both capital returns
and dividends paid to shareholders. Share price and NAV total
returns are monitored against FTSE EPRA Nareit UK and FTSE Small
Cap, respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
Share
price
|
|
NAV
|
Opening at 30 June 2024
|
A
|
|
66.00p
|
|
80.90p
|
Closing at 31 December
2024
|
B
|
|
70.60p
|
|
81.94p
|
Return
|
C=(B/A)-1
|
|
6.97%
|
|
1.29%
|
Dividend reinvestment *
|
D
|
|
4.81%
|
|
3.92%
|
Total shareholder return
|
C+D
|
|
11.78%
|
|
5.21%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opening at 30 June 2023
|
A
|
|
64.70p
|
|
84.16p
|
Closing at 31 December
2023
|
B
|
|
71.50p
|
|
81.62p
|
Return
|
C=(B/A)-1
|
|
10.51%
|
|
(3.02%)
|
Dividend reinvestment *
|
D
|
|
5.18%
|
|
3.98%
|
Total shareholder return
|
C+D
|
|
15.69%
|
|
0.96%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opening at 30 June 2023
|
A
|
|
64.70p
|
|
84.16p
|
Closing at 30 June 2024
|
B
|
|
66.00p
|
|
80.90p
|
Return
|
C=(B/A)-1
|
|
2.01%
|
|
(3.87%)
|
Dividend reinvestment*
|
D
|
|
9.58%
|
|
7.36%
|
Total shareholder return
|
C+D
|
|
11.59%
|
|
3.49%
|
|
* Share price total return
involves reinvesting the net dividend in the share price of the
Company on the date on which that dividend goes ex-dividend. NAV
total return involves investing the net dividend in the NAV of the
Company with debt at fair value on the date on which that dividend
goes ex-dividend.
|
Company
Information
Share Register
Enquiries
The register for the Ordinary
Shares is maintained by Computershare Investor Services PLC. In the
event of queries regarding your holding, please contact the
Registrar on 0370 707 1874 or email:
web.queries@computershare.co.uk.
Changes of name and/or address
must be notified in writing to the Registrar, at the address shown
below. You can check your shareholding and find practical help on
transferring shares or updating your details at
www.investorcentre.co.uk. Shareholders eligible to receive dividend
payments gross of tax may also download declaration forms from that
website.
Share
Information
Ordinary £0.01 shares
80,500,000
SEDOL Number
BDVK708
ISIN Number
GB00BDVK7088
Ticker/TIDM
AIRE
Share
Prices
The Company's Ordinary Shares are
traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
Frequency of NAV
publication
The Group's NAV is released to the
London Stock Exchange on a quarterly basis and is published on the
Company's website www.alternativeincomereit.com.
Annual and Interim
Reports
Copies of the Annual and
Half-Yearly Reports are available from the Group's
website.
Financial
Calendar
30 June
Year end
September
Announcement of annual results
November
Annual General Meeting
31 December
Half-yearly period end
Quarterly dividends are paid in
November, February, May and August for each financial
year.