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BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC REGISTERED OFFICE CORPORATE OFFICE Annual Report and Accounts 2013 Barratt Developments PLC Barratt Developments PLC Barratt House Kent House Cartwright Way 1st Floor Forest Business Park 14 – 17 Market Place Bardon Hill London Coalville W1W 8AJ Leicestershire LE67 1UF Tel: 020 7299 4898 Annual Report and Accounts 2013 Fax: 020 7299 4851 Tel: 01530 278 278 Fax: 01530 278 279 www.barrattdevelopments.co.uk BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE Printed by Pureprint using their pureprint and alcofree* environmental print technology. Pureprint is a CarbonNeutral® company and is registered to the Environmental Management System, ISO 14001 and the Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). This report is printed on Amadeus 50 silk containing 50% recycled fi bres which is manufactured to ISO 14001 and supported by the Forest Stewardship Council®. The cover is laminated with bio-degradeable lamination. Designed and produced by Addison Group www.addison-group.net WELCOME TO BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC OTHER INFORMATION FIVE YEAR RECORD, FINANCIAL CALENDAR, GROUP ADVISERS AND COMPANY INFORMATION Our aim is to be recognised FIVE YEAR RECORD 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Group revenue (£m) 2,606.2 2,323.4 2,035.4 2,035.2 2,285.2 Profi t/(loss) before tax (£m) 104.8 100.0 (11.5) (162.9) (678.9) as the nation’s leading Share capital and equity (£m) 3,073.2 2,973.8 2,930.1 2,900.2 2,331.6 Per ordinary share: Basic earnings/(loss) per share (pence1) 7.7 7.0 (1.4) (14.5) (8 9.1) Dividend (interim paid and fi nal proposed (pence)) 2.5 –––– housebuilder, creating 1 Earnings per share for the year ended 30 June 2009 was adjusted to refl ect the Rights Issue on 22 September 2009 as required by IAS 33 ‘Earnings per Share’. FINANCIAL CALENDAR communities where people The following dates have been announced or are indicative of future dates: Announcement aspire to live. 2013 Annual General Meeting and Interim Management Statement 13 November 2013 2013/14 Interim/half year results February 2014 Interim Management Statement May 2014 2013/14 Annual Results Announcement September 2014 PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS GROUP ADVISERS Registrars • Total completions, including joint ventures, Capita Registrars up 6.3% to 13,663 (2012: 12,857) for the full year Revenue The Registry 34 Beckenham Road • Private average selling price up by 6.0% Beckenham to £213,900 (2012: £201,800) £2,606.2m Kent (2012: £2,323.4m) BR3 4TU • Revenue up 12.2% to £2,606.2m (2012: £2,323.4m) Operating profi t before operating exceptional items Registered Auditor Deloitte LLP • Operating profi t before operating exceptional London items up 32.2% to £252.7m (2012: £191.1m) £252.7m (2012: £191.1m) Solicitors • Operating margin before operating exceptional Slaughter and May items increased to 10.4% (2012: 9.5%) in the Adjusted earnings per share before exceptional items second half and 9.7% (2012: 8.2%) for the full year 1 Brokers and Investment Bankers Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited • Profi t before tax and exceptional items up 73.7% 14.6p UBS Investment Bank to £192.3m (2012: £110.7m). After exceptional (2012: 8.1p) items of £87.5m (2012: £10.7m), profi t before tax Net debt COMPANY INFORMATION was £104.8m (2012: £100.0m) Registered in England and Wales. Company number 604574 Registered address: Barratt House, Cartwright Way, Forest Business Park, Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 1UF • Signifi cant reduction in net debt to £25.9m £25.9m (2012: £167.7m) (2012: £167.7m) • Good opportunities in the land market with 18,536 plots (2012: 12,085 plots) approved for purchase in the year 1 Basic earnings per share 7.7p (2012: 7.0p). VISIT OUR ONLINE REPORT AT: www.annualreport.barrattdevelopments.co.uk WHAT’S INSIDE CONTENTS Report of the Directors Group Overview At a glance 02 Our business model 04 Chairman’s Statement 06 Group Chief Executive’s Review 08 Our progress 14 Business Review Business Review 18 Group Finance Director’s Review 30 Managing Risk 34 02 ABOUT US 04 THE WAY WE WORK Corporate Governance Board of Directors and 08 GROUP CHIEF Company Secretary 40 EXECUTIVE’S Letter from the Chairman 42 REVIEW Corporate Governance 43 Letter from the Chairman of the Nomination Committee 47 Report of the Nomination Committee 47 Letter from the Chairman of the Audit Committee 51 Report of the Audit Committee 51 Remuneration Committee 56 Going concern 56 Post balance sheet events 56 16 DELIVERING OUR SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES Remuneration Report 57 Other statutory information 79 18 BUSINESS REVIEW Statement of Directors’ responsibilities 83 Accounts Financial Statements Independent auditor’s report to the members of Barratt Developments PLC 84 Consolidated income statement 85 Statements of comprehensive income 86 Statements of changes in Shareholders’ equity 87 22 BARRATT LONDON Balance sheets 89 Cash fl ow statements 90 Accounting policies 91 Impact of standards and interpretations in issue but not yet effective 98 Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty 99 Notes to the fi nancial statements 102 Other information Five year record, fi nancial calendar, Group advisers and Company information IBC 25 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Notice regarding limitations on Director liability Report of the Directors Cautionary statement regarding under English Law Pages 2 to 83 inclusive comprise the Report of the forward-looking statements Under the Companies Act 2006, a safe harbour Directors which has been drawn up and presented The Group’s reports including this document and Links to further information are illustrated limits the liability of Directors in respect of in accordance with and in reliance upon English written information released, or oral statements with the following markers: statements in and omissions from the Report of company law and liabilities of the Directors in made, to the public in future by or on behalf of the the Directors contained on pages 2 to 83. Under connection with that report shall be subject to the Group, may contain forward-looking statements. English Law the Directors would be liable to the limitations and restrictions provided by such law. Although the Group believes that its expectations For further information Company (but not to any third party) if the Report are based on reasonable assumptions, any of the Directors contains errors as a result of statements about future outlook may be influenced recklessness or knowing misstatement or by factors that could cause actual outcomes and For further information see dishonest concealment of a material fact, results to be materially different. www.barrattdevelopments.co.uk but would not otherwise be liable. BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2013 01 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS GROUP OVERVIEW AT A GLANCE OUR HOMES We build a variety of homes ranging from those for fi rst-time buyers, About us to family homes, to high-rise fl ats and affordable housing. We seek to match our products with customer demand and local regulation. Barratt Developments PLC is one of the nation’s largest housebuilders with over 5,000 2012/13 completions by unit type employees and 27 divisions1 throughout Britain. In the year, we sold 13,663 homes (including joint ventures)2. We operate across a broad spectrum of the market from fl ats to family homes and urban regeneration schemes. We also have a focused commercial developments business. 2013 2012 1 and 2 bedroom houses 13% 13% 3 bedroom houses 31% 31% 4 bedroom houses 23% 20% 5 and 6 bedroom houses 4% 4% Flats (London) 10% 9% Flats (non-London) 19% 23% OUR BRANDS Our housebuilding business trades under the Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Ward Homes brands. Commercial developments are delivered by Wilson Bowden Developments. 1 In the year ended 30 June 2013, we operated from 25 divisions. On 1 July 2013, we opened another division in Aberdeen. We are also in the process of opening a central London division, which will be fully operational in November 2013. 2 Total completions, including joint ventures, were 13,663 (2012: 12,857) for the year. Private completions for the year were 10,978 (2012: 9,832). Affordable completions for the year were 2,268 (2012: 2,805) and JV completions in which the Group had an interest were 417 (2012: 220). Unless otherwise stated, all numbers quoted exclude joint ventures. Also see Building new 3 Our South Wales division was included in our West region until 30 June 2013. communities on pages 21-24. From 1 July 2013 our South Wales division became part of our Central region. 02 BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2013 OUR CUSTOMERS OUR GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD Our customers include fi rst-time buyers, families, investors and We are a national housebuilder committed to operating throughout Registered Providers. Customer service and satisfaction are of Great Britain. Our commercial developments business also has paramount importance to us. Our local teams seek to ensure that a national footprint, with a particular focus on the Midlands and our customers are satisfi ed with their new homes. the North of England. 2012/13 completions by deal type 2012/13 completions by region Completion by region 2013 2012 Increase % 1 Northern 2,410 2,326 4% 2 Central3 2,377 2,153 10% 3 East 2,416 2,359 2% 4 Southern 2,052 2,103 (2%) 5 London 1,362 1,233 10% 6 West3 2,629 2,463 7% Total completions 13,246 12,637 5% Joint ventures 417 220 90% 2013 2012 Total completions Equity share 10% 20% (including joint ventures) 13,663 12,857 6% Help to Buy 4% – Part-exchange 16% 15% NewBuy 6% 1% Other private 34% 33% We operate throughout Great Britain under the Barratt Homes Investor 13% 9% and David Wilson Homes brands, and in Kent and the South East Affordable 17% 22% also under the Ward Homes brand.