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Welcome Our vision is to be Creating value the UK’s leading residential by delivering developer for quality creating value and Annual Report and Accounts 2015 delivering quality What’s inside 2 Strategic Report 42 Governance 92 Financial Statements 147 Shareholder Information Delivering quality for all our stakeholders Sustainability Report 2015 Visit us online at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk In This Report 2015 Overview Strategic Report Our integrated approach Operational highlights 4 Where We Operate As part of our continued commitment to good • Completed a total of 13,219 homes, 6 Our Investment Case reporting, this year we have evolved the way we 8 Our Market Review report by integrating aspects of our sustainability, excluding joint ventures, across the UK, 10 Chairman’s Statement operating review and Key Performance Indicators up 7.5% (2014: 12,294 homes) 12 Chief Executive’s Review into our Business Model. Our aim is to balance 16 Our Strategy the long term economic stability and growth of our • 8.0% increase in total average selling 18 Our Business Model Company with our responsibilities to the environment, society and the local economies in which we operate. price to £230k (2014: £213k) 34 Our Approach to Risk Management See our Chief Executive’s • Short term landbank of c.76k plots 36 Principal Risks and Uncertainties Review on page 12 Where can I find key information? 38 Group Financial Review with 60% sourced from the strategic Investors Our Investment Case pages 6 to 7 land pipeline Chief Executive’s Review pages 12 to 17 Our Business Model pages 18 to 33 • Acquired 6,971 high-quality plots in Group Financial Review pages 38 to 41 the short term land market Governance pages 42 to 91 Directors’ Report: Remuneration Report pages 68 to 85 • Worked with communities, planners and Governance Current and prospective employees landowners to convert a further 8,660 plots 44 Board of Directors Where We Operate pages 4 to 5 from the strategic pipeline 46 Corporate Governance Chief Executive’s Review pages 12 to 17 51 General Board Governance Our Business Model pages 18 to 33 • Record year end order book representing 58 Nomination Committee Report Our People pages 30 to 31 63 Audit Committee Report 7,484 homes (31 December 2014: 6,601) 68 Remuneration Report Customers with a total value of £1,779 million 86 Statutory, Regulatory Where We Operate pages 4 to 5 (31 December 2014: £1,397 million), and Other Information See our Chairman’s Our Business Model pages 18 to 33 Statement on page 10 Customer Service pages 20 to 21 excluding joint ventures Financial Statements 94 Independent Auditor’s Report 98 Consolidated Income Statement 99 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 100 Consolidated Balance Sheet 101 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 102 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 103 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 135 Company Balance Sheet See our Group Financial 136 Company Statement of Review on page 38 Changes in Equity 137 Notes to the Company Financial Statements 142 Particulars of Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Ventures 146 Five Year Review Shareholder Information 147 Notice of Annual General Meeting 150 Notes to the Notice of Meeting 156 Shareholder Facilities 157 Principal Operating Addresses www.taylorwimpey.co.uk Financial highlights Strategic Report pages 2-41 Revenue (£m) Operating profit* (£m) Profit before tax and Profit for the year before Adjusted basic exceptional items (£m) exceptional items (£m) earnings per share†† (p) 3,139.8 637.0 603.8 482.3 14.9 3,500 700 700 500 15 14.9 482.3 3,139.8 637.0 Governance pages 42-91 3,000 600 600 603.8 400 2,686.1 11.2 359.7 2,500 500 480.7 500 2,295.5 450.1 10 300 2,000 400 400 312.9 6.7 1,500 300 300 214.7 268.4 200 5 1,000 200 200 100 500 100 100 Financial Statements pages 92-146 0 2013 2014 2015 0 2013 2014 2015 0 2013 2014 2015 0 2013 2014 2015 0 2013 2014 2015 Total maintenance Tangible net asset Return on net operating Year end net cash (£m) dividend per share (p) value per share† (p) assets** (%) (subject to shareholder approval) 1.67 83.5 27.1 223.3 Shareholder Information pages 147-157 Shareholder 2.0 100 30 250 27.1 223.3 1.67 83.5 25 1.56 80 77.9 200 1.5 22.5 69.6 20 60 150 16.8 1.0 15 112.8 40 100 0.69 10 0.5 20 50 5 5.4 0 2013 2014 2015 0 2013 2014 2015 0 2013 2014 2015 0 2013 2014 2015 Note: Definitions can be found in the Group Financial Review on page 40. Highlights for 2 015 1 Strategic Report 4 Where We Operate 6 Our Investment Case 8 Our Market Review 10 Chairman’s Statement 12 Chief Executive’s Review 16 Our Strategy 18 Our Business Model 34 Our Approach to Risk Management 36 Principal Risks and Uncertainties 38 Group Financial Review 2 3 Taylor Wimpey plc Annual Report and Accounts 2015 www.taylorwimpey.co.uk Where We Operate We are a national developer operating at a local Strategic Report pages 2-41 level from 24 regional businesses across the UK, and we also have operations in Spain North Division Our North Division covers • We have seen a steady market throughout Completions excluding JVs Average selling price (£k) UK map key Governance pages 42-91 the year in this division Head Office Scotland and North East our East and West Scotland, 210 Regional Offices • Average selling price on completions Yorkshire and North West 206 North East, North Yorkshire, 29% North Division increased by 7.1% to £196k (2014: £183k) 32% West Midlands Yorkshire, North West, 200 Central and South West • Private sales rate increased by 12.1% to 196 Division Manchester, North Midlands, 0.65 homes per outlet per week (2014: 0.58) 192 London and South East 190 191 Division Midlands and West Midlands 39% London Market regional businesses. 180 Scotland Yorkshire West Average and North and North Midlands selling East West price Financial Statements pages 92-146 Central and South West Division Our Central and South • We have seen a steady market throughout Completions excluding JVs Average selling price (£k) the year across most geographies in West Division covers our this division Eastern 240 South West and Wales East Midlands, South • Average selling price on completions 230 increased by 8.5% to £218k (2014: £201k) 220 218 Midlands, East Anglia, 47% 53% Oxfordshire, South Wales, • Private sales rate increased by 15.4% to 205 Bristol, Southern Counties 0.75 homes per outlet per week (2014: 0.65) 200 and Exeter regional 180 Eastern South Average West selling Information pages 147-157 Shareholder businesses. and price Wales London and South East Division including Central London Our London and South East • We have seen the strongest market growth Completions excluding JVs Average selling price (£k) outside central London. In central London, Division includes Central South East 390 the market was stable during the year (excluding London Market) 381 London and covers our London Market • Average selling price on completions 34% East London, North Thames, increased by 11.0% to £313k (2014: £282k) 340 South East, South Thames • Private sales rate increased by 14.1% to 313 0.89 homes per outlet per week (2014: 0.78) 66% 290 and West London regional 277 businesses. 240 South London Average Note: The London Market East Market selling includes the area inside the M25 (excluding price London Market) Spain We build high-quality homes • We have seen a meaningful improvement • The Spanish business delivered an improved Average selling price (€k) in the Spanish market in 2015 operating profit* for 2015 of £10.0 million in the popular locations of 400 • We completed 251 homes in 2015 (2014: £4.2 million) and an operating profit* margin of 17.2% (2014: 12.5%) Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol (2014: 164) at an average selling price 300 315 and the island of Mallorca. of €315k (2014: €250k) 250 200 • The total order book as at 31 December 2015 stood at 270 homes (31 December 100 2014: 233 homes) 0 2014 2015 4 5 Taylor Wimpey plc Annual Report and Accounts 2015 www.taylorwimpey.co.uk Our Investment Case Strategic Report pages 2-41 Why invest in Taylor Wimpey Creating value by delivering With an experienced Management Team and in-depth local expertise, our strategy is differentiated by a long term focus on value and on achieving both our financial and quality quality through the housing cycle objectives sustainably in a cyclical environment. This has enabled us to deliver a record operating profit* margin in 2015 and return over £308 million to shareholders. In 2015 total for all our stakeholders shareholder return increased by over 55%. Opportunity led land investment Governance pages 42-91 How we are different The UK housing cycle The strength and quality of our landbank is a key differentiator for Taylor Wimpey. We have invested in new land at the right time and in the right locations, growing the scale, quality and future profitability. This has been supported by record We operate in a cyclical market. This can be very easy to forget when the market is positive. conversions from our strategic pipeline. This approach has enabled us to consistently grow our margins and returns to We take a much more proactive approach to managing the cycle than has historically been shareholders, and set new records in both, whilst continuing to invest in the future of the business.