Financial Statements

Table A

Summary income statement based on proportional consolidation

The following pro forma information is unaudited and does not form part of the consolidated primary statements or the notes thereto. It presents the results of the Group, with funds and joint ventures consolidated on a line by line, i.e. proportional basis. The underlying profit before tax and total profit after tax are the same as presented in the consolidated income statement.

  Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Year ended
31 March
2007
£m
Year ended
31 March
2006†
£m
3 months ended
31 March
2007
£m
31 Dec
2006
£m
30 Sep
2006
£m
30 June
2006
£m
Gross rental income 173 180 177 176 706 751
Net rental income 162 169 166 164 661 701
Fees and other income 7 10 10 24 51 51
Administrative expenses (17) (22) (23) (23) (85) (88)
Net interest costs (89) (93) (96) (92) (370) (436)
Underlying profit before tax 63 64 57 73 257 228
Debt refinancing costs   (77) (228)   (305) (122)
Net valuation gains (includes profits on disposals) 304 310 355 455 1,424 1,748
Amortisation of intangible asset (4) (3) (4) (4) (15) (10)
Songbird dividend (capital) 33       33  
Goodwill impairment* (3) (106)   (2) (111) (240)
REIT conversion costs*   (13)     (13)  
Profit on ordinary activities before tax 393 175 180 522 1,270 1,604
Tax charge relating to underlying profit (4) (1) (12) (14) (31) (43)
REIT conversion charge*   (325)     (325)  
Deferred tax benefit*   1,673     1,673  
Other taxation (3) (33) (5) (93) (134) (377)
Profit for the year after taxation 386 1,489 163 415 2,453 1,184
Underlying earnings per share – diluted basis 11p 12p 9p 11p 43p 36p

† Restated as described in note 1.

The underlying earnings per share is calculated on underlying pre tax profit of £257m (2006: £228m), tax attributable to underlying profits of £31m (2006: £43m) and fully diluted shares numbering 522m (2006: 521m). Gross rental income excludes service charge receivable.

*Effect of REIT conversion £m
Deferred tax benefit  
on investment properties 1,673
on development properties (included in the consolidated statement of recognised income and expense) 84
Goodwill impairment (106)
Elimination of deferred tax, net of goodwill 1,651
REIT conversion charge and costs (338)
Net effect of REIT conversion 1,313

‡ The deferred tax benefit shown is the deferred tax which would have been recorded at 31 December 2006 had the Group not converted to REIT status.

Summary balance sheets based on proportional consolidation

The following pro forma information is unaudited and does not form part of the consolidated primary statements or the notes thereto. It presents the composition of the EPRA net assets of the Group, with share of funds and joint venture assets and liabilities included on a line by line, i.e. proportional basis and assuming full dilution.

  Group
£m
Share
of funds
£m
Share
of joint
ventures
£m
Deferred
tax
£m
Mark-to-
market of
interest
rate swaps
£m
Dilution
effect of
options
£m
Head
lease**
£m

EPRA
Net assets
2007
£m

EPRA
Net assets
2006
£m
Retail properties 7,348 1,352 1,502       (29) 10,173 8,775
Office properties 6,168   4       (7) 6,165 5,200
Other properties 531   34         565 439
Total properties 14,047 1,352 1,540       (36) 16,903 14,414
Investment in funds and joint ventures 1,610 (840) (770)            
Other investments 267             267 250
Intangible assets 50             50 65
Other net liabilities (823) (12) (32) 168   46 36 (617) (243)
Net debt (6,404) (500) (738)   (99)     (7,741) (6,684)
Net assets 8,747     168 (99) 46   8,862 7,802
EPRA NAV per share(note 2)     1682p 1486p

** Head lease liabilities include £30m relating to Group properties and £6m relating to joint venture properties.

Calculation of EPRA NNNAV per share 2007
£m
2006
£m
EPRA NAV 8,862 7,802
Deferred tax arising on revaluation movements, capital allowances and derivatives (168) (1,530)
Mark to market on effective cash flow hedges and related debt adjustments 99 (33)
Mark to market on debt 75 (386)
Tax relief arising thereon   125
EPRA NNNAV 8,868 5,978
EPRA NNNAV per share 1683p 1139p

EPRA NNNAV is the EPRA NAV adjusted to reflect the fair value of debt and derivatives and to include the deferred taxation on revaluations.

Total property valuations including share of funds and joint ventures

  2007
£m
 2006
£m
British Land Group 14,017 11,753
Share of funds and joint ventures    
Investment properties 2,815 2,651
Development properties 77  
Trading and finance lease properties at valuation   18
Head lease liabilities (6) (8)
  2,886 2,661
Total property portfolio valuation 16,903 14,414

Segment information

Primary and secondary segments

Since the UK is the predominant location of the Group's property portfolio, these financial statements and related notes represent the results and financial position of the Group's primary business segment. The secondary reporting format by property use is shown below:

  Offices Retail Offices Retail
  2007
£m
2006
£m
2007
£m
2006
£m
2007
£m
2006
£m
2007
£m
2006
£m
Net rental income                
British Land Group 228 238 306 318 27 33 561 589
Share of funds and joint ventures 2 12 96 98 2 2 100 112
Total 230 250 402 416 29 35 661 701
                 
Segment assets                
British Land Group 6,171 5,105 7,401 6,307 1,198 866 14,770 12,278
Share of funds and joint ventures 51 153 2,877 2,546 185 182 3,113 2,881
Total 6,222 5,258 10,278 8,853 1,383 1,048 17,883 15,159
                 
Capital expenditure                
British Land Group 487 491 1,016 506 147 45 1,650 1,042
Share of funds and joint ventures   210 539 1,071 15 6 554 1,287
Total 487 701 1,555 1,577 162 51 2,204 2,329

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