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REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2011
RECORD DEMAND
Record afternoon demand of 148MW. Year peak of 154MW
just short of all-time record load of 158MW in January 2010.
AFFORDABILITY
Three consecutive winters without RECORD TURNOVERa price increase; standard tariffs
lower than EU average.
Broke £100m revenue for the
first time in our history and
generated the profit and cash
needed to support our
on-going investment.
OUR YEAR
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
ENERGY GROWTH CONTINUES
Won almost 90% of
heating load for new SIGNED NEW developments, helping to
1BILLION SUPPLYpush unit sales for year to CONTRACT650 million.
Delivered new
1billion, 10-year
supply agreement with
EDF, guaranteeing POWER FROM WASTE Jersey access to low BECOMES A REALITY
carbon nuclear and Successful integration of
hydro power to 2023. States of Jersey Energy
from Waste (EfW) plant
into La Collette Power Station services and receipt of
around 8MW of power on continuous basis.
£9M SOUTH HILL PROJECT COMPLETED ON TIME AND BUDGET
State-of-the-art switching station forms strategically critical hub of transmission network and will be connection point for third undersea cable Normandie 3.
RELIABILITY KEEPING
THE LIGHTS ON
Successful restoration following French grid failure; network still twice as secure as
the UK electricity grid.
CLOSE WATCH ON PROGRESS ON TIDAL TURBINE TEST RENEWABLES Monitored installation of the first of EDF's STRATEGY .5MW tidal turbines off the Brittany coast Delivered wind study at Paimpol - a precursor to first open water on the Channel tidal farm in France.
Islands as part of
on-going research
into viability of large
scale renewables
in local waters.
SUSTAINABILITY LESS CARBON, BETTER FUTURE
Carbon intensity of Jersey's electricity A rated; less than half carbon intensity of local fossil fuels and less than a quarter
of UK s electricity supply.
90,000-VOLT TRANSMISSION RING
Integral to South Hill was laying of final stages of cable that completed a 10-year project to lay a 90kV transmission ring around the Island.
FAREWELL TO OLD MIRRLEES
Completed strategic review of on- SMART METERS Island generation, decommissioned GET GO-AHEAD
and dismantled the two remaining Following a
230-tonne 5MW Mirrlees diesel successful pilot, the engines in readiness for installation Board approved
of two, more efficient, used 11MW next stage of major
Sulzer, diesel engines. medium term project
to roll-out Smart
Meters.
AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE ELECTRIC CAR REVOLUTION
Launched next generation of the
Mercedes smart fortwo ed as part
of four-year trial, added all-electric
Peugeot iON and Nissan LEAF to
fleet, helped promote American
Tesla Roadster. FUEL SWITCH SUCCESS
Completed a further 500 fuel switches from gas or oil to electric heating systems in States tenanted homes.
RETAIL OPERATIONS BEAT THE CHILL
Successful defence of Retail trading in difficult economic climate, consolidated brown goods and Beyond showrooms.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND
PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT 2 NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Geoffrey Grime FCA (Chairman)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REVIEW 4 Clive Chaplin BA
Michael Liston OBE FREng, BSc, CEng, FIEE, CIMgt CORE ENERGY 5 John Stares BSc, FCA
MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE Aaron Le Cornu BSc, ACA
ELECTRICITY AND PRICE STABILITY 10
NEW 1 BILLION SUPPLY CONTRACT 12 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
EDF ENERGY 13 Martin Magee CA (FiBnAa, nMcEen)g , CDipAF, CEng, MIMechE, MBA (Chief Executive)
Christopher Ambler
ENSURING SECURITY AND David Padfield BSc, CEng, FIEE, MCMI, CDir, MIOD (Operations)
RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY 14 Richard Plaster FCIPD, CDir, MIOD (Commercial and Human Resources)
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
AND CONSERVING RESOURCES 24 SECRETARY
Peter Routier BSc, FCIS
RENEWABLE ENERGY 26
ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION 28 REGISTERED OFFICE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND STANDARDS 30 Queens Road, St. Helier , Jersey
NON-CORE BUSINESS 32 PLACE OF INCORPORATION HEALTH AND SAFETY 36 Jersey
SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY 38 AUDITORS
OUR PEOPLE 40 Deloitte LLP, 66-68 Esplanade, St. Helier , Jersey OUTLOOK 42 BANKERS
Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited, FINANCIAL REVIEW 45 71 Bath Street, St. Helier , Jersey
GOVERNANCE 48 BROKERS
Collins Stewart (CI) Limited, 38-39 Esplanade, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 60 St. Helier , Jersey
REGISTRAR
Computershare Investor Services (Jersey) Limited, Queensway House, Hilgrove Street, St Helier, Jersey
CHAIRMAN S STATEMENT
CORE ENERGY CHIEF EXECUTIVE S REVIEW
GROU P PURPOSE
Energy is of critical importance to our Island community. Fundamentally, we have an enabling role. Energy sustains modern living, fulfilling the needs of heating, cooling, lighting, entertainment and transportation. Our challenge is to fulfil
these needs better than ever before. Our purpose is to provide energy affordably, securely and sustainably ... to enable life, growth and prosperity .
Sustainability defines how we achieve our aims: We are a long-term, capital intensive business committed to the local community. Our planning horizons stretch to 40 years. Our role is to meet the energy demands of today and the future.
That means delivering the right service now while investing for the future. Making the right trade-offs between the short and long term is key.
We must understand our customers and deliver the service they need in the optimum way. Implicit in this is a need to manage the trade-off between affordability and security, risk and cost.
We take responsibility for our actions and,
within the constraints of being a publicly traded company and intensive competition between fuels, we do this in an open and transparent way. Our listed company status, with the incumbent timely disclosures and standards of governance, helps us demonstrate this.
We look after the environment and take care of the community. We also believe that, although the Island is a small community, it is a relatively wealthy one, and we have a duty to do our bit for the global environment.
Our Vision
In our Energy businesses, our vision remains to be
the leading provider of sustainable energy and
related services . We believe that this is the best
way of achieving the triple goal of:
• Providing affordable and fairly priced energy
• Ensuring security and reliability of supply
• Protecting the environment and conserving
resources
Our non-Energy businesses, indirectly or directly, support our Energy business and in this our vision
is to be the leading player in every market or category in which we choose to participate .
Our Key Imperatives
• Deliver capital projects on time, to budget,
to specification
• Grow energy and related sales
• Manage risk on import costs (FX, power)
• Deliver Smart Metering
• Grow non-Energy business
• Continuously improve across all activities
• Enable' offshore wind and marine renewables
Unlike most UK energy suppliers, we are truly integrated across all activities in the energy delivery chain. Being an island, we face higher labour and service costs. We are also isolated and vulnerable to supply disruptions. Smaller scale, higher investment and higher operating costs mean we need to give extra attention to efficiency, flexibility and customer needs, and these are key areas of increasing focus.
GROUP PURPOSE CHIEF EXECUTIVE S REVIEW
JEBS Electrical Engineer Derek Moon completes another fuel switch.
ENERGY GROWTH
Although unit sales continued to grow, we
have observed a slower growth rate than that experienced historically. This is driven by a combination of weaker economic growth, lower population growth, milder weather and the increasing focus by consumers and businesses on energy conservation.
The total number of customers on supply at year end was 47,990 an increase of around 1%
on last year. This reflects good progress in fuel switching and our success at winning electric heating in almost 90% of new build.
Fuel of choice for developers
Electric heating remains the fuel of choice for developers. It is easy to install, clean, low carbon and relatively safe, with no flue or fuel storage requirements, making electric heating installation relatively low cost. Of significance to the householder, electricity remains very competitively and stably priced in Jersey compared with other jurisdictions and competing fuels.
After a particularly cold snap in November and December 2010, when demand peaked at 154MW, a relatively mild winter and remainder of financial year followed. Unit sales for the year were 650 million around 1% higher than the previous year. We expect continued pressure
on unit sales going forward as we continue
to observe reductions in average electricity consumption per customer.
Fuel of choice
for the States of Jersey
Last year, I reported on our successful campaign
to fuel switch a third of the 1,800 States of Jersey homes to electricity, homes which have this year had a full heating season impact on sales. I am pleased to report continuing progress this year, with a further 500 homes converted from fossil fuel heating to electricity and a further 250 now
in progress. We have also completed several infrastructure reinforcement projects to support this new load.
ENERGY GROWTH CHIEF EXECUTIVE S REVIEW
This programme is already delivering significant savings to households of on average of around 30% as well as reduced maintenance costs to the States of Jersey. The States no longer need to recover heating costs via rent, instead transferring responsibility for consumption to the householder and the credit risk to Jersey Electricity, an activity which we have a track record in managing.
As the price of fossil fuels continues to rise, we are constructing attractive propositions for private householders and businesses, generally built around cost savings coupled with environmental benefits of low carbon electric power. Our discounted tariffs such as Comfort Heat, Economy 7 and Economy 20 continue to be popular. Customers
on these off-peak tariffs increased to 14,372, an 8% rise.
+1% customers
+1% unit sales
+750 switch to electric
+8% discount tariffs
MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE ELEC AND PRICE STABILI
Our research confirms that our customers consider price and price stability more important than any other attribute of their service. Given that more than two thirds of our Energy Division costs are attributable to imported energy from France, cost and risk management around imported supplies consume a significant portion of management attention.
Of utmost importance this year has been a
key strategic project to re-tender for a new supplier and contract for the provision of power from France over the 10-year period to 2023. Such an agreement does not guarantee power prices going forward, but provides the essential mechanism by which power is bought forward indexed to the EEXmarket and the process by which risks are managed. We are therefore delighted to have signed up EDF after a competitive tendering process.
Energy market update
Despite our contract with a French supplier, we are far from immune to the vagaries of the global energy market. This financial year we have seen Brent Crude increase from around $80/ bbl to over $110/ bbl at year end, driven by civil unrest in the Middle East and the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in Japan. In addition, flow of oil has been hampered by continuing aftermath of the BP Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in 2010.
Put these factors together, and we have observed a tightening of power prices in the French market by around 10%. Uncertainty remains on the demand side given the European debt crisis and expectations of a double dip recession but to protect ourselves and our customers we continue to adopt a policy of buying forward a little and often, around one to two years in advance, to secure volume and price certainty.
Higher than normal crude prices relative to electricity prices have meant that optimisation has been used less actively this year as there have been few occasions when it has been cheaper to generate locally instead of importing. Overall, we imported 96% of our annual energy requirement from France.
Foreign exchange market update
Additional risk arises from the procurement of euro to meet our imported power costs. The average sterling-euro rate for the year has been 1.15 with a high of 1.20 and low of 1.10. With the present uncertainties in European economies, we have been strict in our discipline to adopt a tight hedging procedure. We monitor the markets closely and use various hedging tools given the volatility of the euro. Such products are designed to help us to achieve our tariff goals, while protecting against any downside and
also permitting an upside in the event there is a sterling recovery.
Impact on retail prices
Providing affordable electricity means not just competitive pricing but stable pricing. Risk management and hedging continue to be an essential activity and this year we have also refined our tariff setting process to allow for mid- year tariff changes and smoothing. We have held prices frozen over the 2011/12 winter, our third consecutive winter with no increase (excluding 2% GST increase applied by the States of Jersey mid-year).
Given increases in the underlying cost base of imported power, we expect to apply a small price increase in 2012 after the winter period, but this will be much smaller than the recent fossil fuel increases in Jersey and the double-digit rises that UK residents have experienced.
We are delighted that the power prices most of our customers enjoy compare very favourably with other island and EU benchmarks. We continue to meet our target of being within 10% of the European median price.
UK ENERGY PRICE RISES IN THE LAST YEAR
Supplier Electricity Gas
% rise % rise
Scott ishPower 19.8 21.4 Scott ish & Southern 11.0 29.1 British Gas 24.1 26.3 Npower 12.6 21.5 Eon 21.4 21.6 EDF 12.3 22.9 Average 16.9 23.8
The 15 June 2011 was a hugely significant of our existing agreement at the end of 2012, date for Jersey Electricity and our partners in the was one of our highest priorities of the year. Channel Islands Electricity Grid (CIEG), Guernsey Putting this contract in place has enabled Jersey Electricity. After a competitive and European-wide Electricity to start hedging power forward for tendering process, we were able to sign a new delivery from 1 January 2013 in order to mitigate 10-year supply contract with our current suppliers the risk to our future cost base.
EDF.
Worth in the region of 1billion, this second Completion of the final contract represented the long-term supply agreement, which was signed in culmination of over a year s work for several Paris, between EDF and the CIEG, is of immense senior staff and, given the impending expiry importance in helping us achieve our primary
objective of maintaining reliable and affordable
supplies of low carbon electricity for
our customers well into the future.
The agreement is also pivotal to our long-
term commitment to sustainable energy by guaranteeing that we will be able to meet all Jersey s demand for electricity with certified low carbon supplies up to 2023. Crucially, it also enables us to access a mix of nuclear and hydro- electric sources of energy within EDF s fleet of generation plant.
With our ability to forward purchase power secure, we expect to be able to introduce new tariff options to give our customers greater choice without compromising value for money or our green credentials.
The agreement once again demonstrates how Jersey Electricity and Guernsey Electricity have successfully worked together as CIEG partners for the benefit of both islands.
EDF Energy
EDF is the world s leading nuclear energy company and at the forefront of renewable energy and efficiency development with a global turnover of 65billion and a worldwide workforce of 160,000.
The company supplies energy and services to more than 38 million customers around the world, including 5.5 million in the UK and more than
28 million in France where 95% of the electricity output produces no CO2 emissions.
In a typical year, EDF s nuclear stations avoid the emission of more than 30 million tonnes of CO2. The amount emitted during the entire lifecycle of a typical nuclear station is around 5g/kWh. This is comparable to onshore wind turbines and about 180 times less than a typical coal-fired station.
New Nuclear has a key role to play in the future as EDF meets the challenges of providing clean, secure and affordable energy. As the world s most experienced nuclear operator, safely running 58 reactors in France and 15
in the UK, EDF will play a leading role in new nuclear technology and renewables.
EDF Energy has formed a joint venture with EDF Energies Nouvelles called EDF Energy Renewables, for the operation, purchase and development of wind generation assets in the UK.
Jersey Electricity has a long and established relationship with EDF with its first cable supplying up to 55MW of power to the Island being
installed in 1984 and the second carrying up to 90MW commissioned in 2000. Plans to install a third submarine cable, Normandie 3,
are well underway.
SEABED SURVEY HELPS REVEAL JERSEY'S PREHISTORIC PAST:
Finding the best route for Normandie 3 along the seabed to minimise disruption to fishermen and other marine operators involved the drilling of over 50 cores of six metres and more deep into the seabed.
As well as providing us with the geophysical data necessary for our Environmental Impact Assessments, the cores are revealing the secrets of Jersey s pre-historic past. Jersey Electricity was
delighted to hand the cores to historians and scientists of the SociØtØ Jeriaise who
are now studying the microscopic fossils contained in more than 185 metres of
sediment. This is providing fascinating insight on the type of animals and plants in
and around Jersey before the last Ice Age.
ENSURING SECURIT RELIABILITY OF SU
Aprsi mthaer ysuep npelriegry ,oift aisr oeusns ednati athl itrhda toifntfhrae sIt srluacntudr es is Owiuthr nUeKt wEonr gk i nise ed reinsi gg nSetad n bdr aoradds,ly t oin b aec acobrled ato nce securely designed and reliable. Significant Group continue to supply power in a scenario when
resources are directed towards maintaining the largest capacity component is lost (a so electricity supplies over the long term; designing, called N-1 standard). Given our dependence on building and maintaining our generation imported power, Jersey Electricity also seeks to infrastructure and the network and preparing maintain local fast-start generation plant capable for occasions when these fail. We also seek to of meeting at least 75% of peak winter demand provide special priority restoration for customers over a continuous 48-hour period, to cater for a such as the emergency services, hospital and complete loss of French power.
airport, water treatment plant and the finance
sector. Our supply reliability has been good this year
despite the higher risk of fault due to increased
commissioning activity. Average Customer
Minutes Lost, the total length of time supplies
were interrupted during the year for the average
customer, was 45 minutes, around twice as
reliable as the UK network. Excluding the French SECURITY OF SUPPLY P E RFgrOid failures in September, our supply reliability
would have been just 10 minutes, consistent with AVERAGE CUSTOMER MINUTES LOST last year.
82
80 76 * UK Source: Ofgem
Jersey Electricity inc luding
45 Sept French Grid failure
5 9 10 10 Jersey Electricity exc ludin 2008 2009 2010 2011 French Grid failure
*2011 figure not available at time of writing
Power cut
Two years ago we revised our business continuity arrangements to complement our emergency operational procedures and this year we used them. In September, while on full importation
and with no warning, the French grid failed, severing supplies to our main importation busbar at La Haye du Puits in France. The result was immediate loss of supply to both Jersey and Guernsey. This was the first Island-wide power cut for five years.
We were delighted with our staff response and restoration procedures which worked well. The last customer was restored after 45 minutes. In the second cut, we maintained supplies for most of the Island, losing around 8,000 customers for 13 minutes. We are constantly looking to learn from such events. We have reviewed our procedures and are examining ways to improve our response and that of our partners at Guernsey Electricity further.
Transmission
Gprereensehnutebd: tchheaSlleonugthe sH, iwll hsiitle e South Hill Normandie 3 pulling the cables from La Collette
to the new switching station
through an old German tunnel
saved the costs of trenching
around Mount Bingham.
Joint venture: A team of experts from Indonesia was brought in to carry out the jointing of the 6km 90kV cable laid in the project.
90kV MAUFANT (future)
90kV
QUEEN S 90kV NORMANDIE 1
ROAD ARCHIRONDEL
NORMANDIE 2
90kV
ST HELI ER WEST (future)
90kV 90kV 90kV WESTERN RUE DES PRES PRIMARY
NORMANDIE 3
The South Hill site was chosen
for this strategically critical
network hub to distance it
from La Collette hazards and
possible sea-front flooding. Development Timeline Key Facts The build work took just five
months to complete.
Nov 2009: Planning permission granted
Jan 2010: Contracts awarded
Feb 2010: Site clearance (spade in ground) Apr 2010: Construction work starts
Sept 2010: External build completed
Oct 2010: Duct installation works starts
Mar 2011: Cable installation and jointing starts June 2011: Internal fit out complete
July 2011: Commissioning begins
Aug 2011: Final commissioning
Apr 2012: External works expected complete
• £9m total cost
• Three major contracts with INEO, Nexans
and Alstom
• 3,800 cubic metres soil and rock removed
from site excavations
• Dimensions: 39m long x 20m wide x 8m high
• 3km of trench excavated between South Hill
and Victoria Avenue
• 6km of 90kV cable installed
• 24 individual 90kV cable joints
• 36km of duct installed, including provision
for future11kV circuits
• 400sq m of dressed granite walling
(80m x 5m high)
• 150 shrubs and trees planted
• Road access widened
• Two new driving instructors' reversing bays
We are delighted to have completed the project on time, on budget and to specification
SOUTH HILL CHIEF EXECUTIVE S REVIEW
Connecting South Hill to the existing network involved trenching, duct installation and the laying of 6km of 90kV cable before the final fit out and commissioning. This was successfully carried out by a dedicated team, including (main picture L to R): Senior Project Engineer Jeremy Willis, Trainee Data Communications Engineer Dominic Warr en-Gash and Senior Maintenance Engineer Mark Wille, without any disruption to customer supplies.
During the year the network delivered 650 million units of power to 48,000 customers.
Distribution
This year our peak load was 154MW in November down from the prior year s 158MW. Unit sales on the peak day were 2.7 million. During the year the network delivered 650 million units of power to 48,000 customers.
Workload in Distribution remained high, driven by new development, fuel switching States
of Jersey housing, reinforcement and asset replacement. Switching activity increased
by around 50%, reflecting the extensive commissioning activity relating to South Hill.
Overall we installed 18.50MVA of new transformer capacity, 33km of new cable, 26
new substations, 11 refurbished substations
and 843 new services. We maintained 179 substations and patrolled 11.4km of line. Substations under Jersey Electricity s control now number 732.
SmartSwitch
Having installed around 4,500 Smart Meters as a pilot, the Board agreed to progress the Smart Metering project, SmartSwitch. Smart Meters, a precursor to a Smart Grid, have the potential to bring about a huge revolution in the power sector.
Accurate and more frequent remote meter reading provides the most immediate benefits, effectively eliminating manual and estimated reads. Smart Metering enables remote configuration of tariffs, connection and disconnection, as well as better control over our load curve, leading to more efficient capital utilisation and price signalling for customers. The technology promises to combine various existing metering systems into one as well as providing enhanced information, services and enhancing our relationship with customers.
We are working with suppliers to develop meters for our twin element, multi-rate tariff and are already advancing the installation of the data collection system. Our engineers have installed data collectors in around 500 of our 732 substations. We have also completed a successful trial with Jersey Water to share a common metering infrastructure to gather readings.
Metering Technician Neil Schofield tests one of the new substation data collectors.
WIRELESS CONNECTION WITH JERSEY
WATER
SENDS 48 READS PER DAY DATA DATA
ELECTRICITY SOURCES ELECTRICITY 2010-2011 SOURCES IN %
656,233MWh +1.7% +3.2% Imported from EDF Year JE EfW Import
17,467MWh 2008-09 6.6% 0.9% 92.5% Generated by EfW plant 2009-10 5.9% 0.6% 93.5%
12,887MWh 2010-11 1.8% 2.6% 95.6% JE locally generated -4.8%
ORIGINS OF IMPORTED ELECTRICITY FROM EDF Nuclear 81%
Hydro 7.9%
Coal 3.4%
Gas 3.0%
Renewables 2.8%
Fuel oil 1.6%
Other 0.3%
Generation
La Collette Power Station is equipped with a diverse range of generation equipment that includes a mix of diesel engines, boilers, steam and gas turbines. It is capable of meeting
the Island s full demand if called upon. Local generation has been lower this year given
high oil prices relative to the cost of European electricity and limited outages on our cable links.
La Collette provides an important insurance policy for the Island, as was demonstrated during the French power cuts in September. Local generation was used during network maintenance, commissioning of South Hill, the French grid outages and for a few occasions in support of the French and Guernsey grid.
Diesel project
Earlier this year, we completed a full strategic review of the role of La Collette and its implications on future generation. To continue to meet our declared security standards most cost efficiently, the Board approved a project to install two used 11MW Sulzer diesels to replace two 5MW
Mirrlees units which were no longer operational. The Sulzers are a similar specification to two existing units; fast start , flexible and relatively
low cost to install and operate.
The team has worked hard to secure the contracts needed for both the supply of the replacement engines as well as the dismantling and removal of the Mirrlees units. This has been difficult and hazardous, requiring close management of contractors and rigorous application of our safety standards. We expect to complete this project in 2012.
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVING RESOURCES
As Jersey s leading energy supplier, our responsibility to reduce our impact on the drivers of climate change is two-fold. We must act to reduce our carbon emissions and those of our customers. And we must act to help reduce the Island s consumption of energy resources.
We are proud of the action we have taken over the last 20 years. We have been instrumental
in reducing the Island s carbon emissions by replacing on-Island, oil-fired electricity generation with cleaner, low carbon, imported electricity from mainly nuclear and hydro sources in France. The result is a reduction in carbon emissions by
a third since 1992 despite a 40% increase in demand during that same period.
Electricity generation now comprises just 4%
of Island carbon emissions and our average emission level last year, the international measure of carbon content of supplied energy, was just 56g CO2/kWh or 98g on a five-year rolling average basis, both less than our self-imposed target of 100g CO2/kWh. Our goal is to reduce this further while continuing to explore other ways of reducing the environmental impact of our internal activities and the services we provide.
We aim to achieve Eco-Active Level 3 Certification and have committed to implementing an Environmental Management System. We have made good progress in establishing an initial baseline of Environmental Key Performance Indicators, including those measuring air and water based emissions, waste and recycling, water use and energy consumption. Next year we plan to conduct a full environmental impact audit and gap analysis.
We continue to lead the Network of Small Island Systems (NESIS), a sub-committee of Eurelectric, the EU electricity authority and have been particularly focused on the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). We have made progress in representations via Eurelectric to European bodies to ensure that any emerging legislation is practical for small island communities.
Jersey has one of the cleanest forms of electricity in any island community and a huge opportunity exists to promote and develop a sustainable
and low carbon economy. To achieve this, the industry needs clarity on the government s Energy Policy and carbon reduction ambitions.
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After four years of effort on the part of States of Many ask why Jersey Electricity does so much
Jersey officers, we were hopeful that the Energy to promote energy efficiency that will result in
Policy would finally be debated by politicians reduced energy sales. The answer is threefold.
this year but further changes to the Policy First, we are passionate about protecting 75 document appear to have frustrated progress. the environment and conserving resources.
Second, we have a duty to ensure that islanders
The Policy needs clear energy and carbon get the best utility from their electricity supply.
reduction goals, and it needs to consider all Finally, more efficient use of our core product 32 aspects of secure supply and investment needs, means customers are likely to use it in other
not just a myopic view on short-term costs. It applications, such as electric transportation and 19
also needs to set out clear and practical action heating.
plans for how these goals are to be achieved. We are delighted with the progress of the States 19
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of Jersey Energy Efficiency Service, a public
provides the necessary incentives to catalyse the vulnerable reduce their energy bills.
market. We believe there is an opportunity to 55 work with our EU neighbours but this requires The Scheme has this year been extended by
close co-operation across all the Channel broadening the measures funded, expansion of
Islands as an essential precursor to progress. the target vulnerable group and application to
community buildings. 32
In addition, through our Building Services 18
team and our independent mechanical and
electrical services consultant Jersey Energy, we 4
are increasingly helping large organisations to
improve their energy efficiency. JERSEY'S CARBON EMISSIONS BY SOURCE:
(THOUSANDS OF TONNES)
DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL TOTAL ROAD TRANSPORT ENERGY FROM WASTE PLANT
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
Source: States of Jersey Statistics Unit, Jersey Energy Trends 2008
RENEWABLE
Our major investment in a new £60m submarine cable to France will help reduce the Island s carbon emissions further from 2015 by enabling Jersey Electricity to source the full Island s winter demand from cleaner, certified nuclear and hydro-electric power. The Island therefore already has access to low carbon power. The Island s major driver for renewables is therefore to enhance security of supply by reducing our long- term dependence on imported energy.
Last year we conducted a strategic review of utility scale renewables, exploring large scale offshore wind and tidal power. We believe we are well placed as an enabler, project partner
or equity participant in the industry and
we are preparing for this future, but we also acknowledge that these technologies are not presently economically viable without subsidy support and, unlike EU countries, Jersey does not offer this.
Our French supply partners EDF are currently trialling two tidal turbines at Paimpol on the nearby Brittany coast as a precursor to building the first tidal turbine farm in France. At 850 tons and with a total height of 22 metres, each turbine has the capacity to generate over .5MW of power. We are closely monitoring the progress of this trial while continuing to study tidal and wind power ourselves, so that when these become economically viable, Jersey Electricity will be ready to take advantage and ensure the people
of Jersey benefit from Jersey s natural resources.
Such projects are often highly risky, of long duration and highly capital intensive. We have progressed several actions during the year, including the completion of a Channel Islands offshore wind study to assess the resource potential and economic viability. We have also strengthened inter and intra-island relationships with the Jersey Renewable Energy Commission and are ready to assist.
RENEWABLE ENERGY CHIEF EXECUTIVE S REVIEW
ELECTRIC
ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION CHIEF EXECUTIVE S REVIEW
Customer Care Advisers Donna Hughes (main picture), Christine Fletcher (top) and Pat Bayley.
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NON-CORE BUSINESS
Development of our non-Energy business enables the Group to reduce its dependence on the self- regulated Energy business, capturing value from competitive markets. Our vision is to selectively participate in markets in which we can truly win and build strong, sustainable businesses. This is
a challenging goal given the economic pressures on and off Island. With revenues of £26m, non-Energy has increased its share of the Group revenues from 25% last year to 26% this year.
Retail and day2dayshop
The Retail business comprises our electrical store,
Beyond Computers and Imagination, our toy and hobby shop, together with our online trading
business day2dayshop.com. At £16.5m revenue,
Retail is almost twice as large as our other non-
Energy businesses combined. With an overall
increase in revenue of 14% and operating profit
of 2% compared with last year, Retail has had
a good year considering the current economic
climate.
Consistent with trends in future home
entertainment, we have consolidated our TV and audio business into Beyond, leveraging
the strength of this brand in the marketplace
and enhancing layout and customer shopping
experience.
Beyond s exceptional performance is a credit
to staff. Beyond is now a clear market leader in Jersey, offering a wide range of products and services, while delivering the highest levels of customer service. This business continues to evolve though we expect margins to thin in this difficult economy.
Day2dayshop, our ecommerce venture retailing home consumables, also had a very good year achieving 126% revenue growth to around £3.6m and breaking into profit for the first time. With the recent UK Treasury decision to remove Low Value Consignment Relief, which allowed goods under £15 to be shipped into the UK
free of VAT, we expect trading next year to be especially difficult. To mitigate the effects of this, the business has started trading into Germany and has plans for diversification into Europe.
Our toy store Imagination has had a more difficult year than Beyond and day2dayshop. However,
it remains profitable and provides a valuable role in the portfolio by attracting footfall which has supported cross-sell.
The Powerhouse Retail Park has become a key destination for Island shoppers, with just over 280,000 customers choosing to shop with us
over 2011. However, retailing in the Island continues to be very difficult, with tough economic conditions and continuing pressure from internet stores and UK retailers entering the market.
Public Lighting Electricians Trevor Laffoley and Daniel Marriott enjoy a bird s eye view of the south coast.
Building Services (JEBS)
Building Services is our commercial contracting business serving mechanical and electrical maintenance clients, small works, air conditioning and public lighting.
With an increase in annual revenue to £4.7m, activity has been strong this year boosted by continuing works installing electric heating systems into States of Jersey homes. Overall small works, air conditioning and public lighting have traded well but revenues and margins have declined in maintenance as a result of the loss of several States of Jersey contracts. Many of these have been lost via competitive tender focused solely on price.
We continue to work with the States of Jersey to improve our performance in this area.
Profit is down 8% on last year but, overall, given the extremely price focused market and a collapse in maintenance work in the commercial sector, the business has held up well.
We expect next year to be more difficult as the economic recession bites harder. We have a broad skills mix and are hopeful that this strength, backed by the Jersey Electricity brand, will offer some resilience.
Property
The property business comprises commercial sites and legacy residential homes originally built to accommodate staff. With profit of £1.7m it is
our largest contributor to non-Energy profit. We continue to invest in our property portfolio in order to optimise yield and value over the long term. We expect development of the Medical Centre to be completed next year and are considering further enhancements at The Powerhouse.
HEALTH & SAFETY CHIEF EXECUTIVE S REVIEW
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The health and safety of everyone involved in or impacted by our operations is a top priority. We understand that our activities potentially give rise to risk if not properly managed and could have severe consequences for employees, contractors and members of the general public. Under our staff contracts, we all have a duty to protect ourselves and others. By being clear about roles and responsibilities, proper processes, risk assessments and training, we can mitigate risks and eradicate injuries.
To further improve performance, last year I
invited the British Safety Council (BSC) to conduct a review of our activities and I was pleased
we achieved a four-star rating out of five. This
year we further analysed the gaps and have progressed work to close these. We will have our next BSC review in 2012.
Third party contractors damaging our services and putting their own safety at risk continues to be a concern. We have had several meetings with the Health and Safety Inspectorate and implemented a major programme of awareness raising. Last year s spring health and safety campaign targeted third party contractors and smaller developers to alert them to the dangers of working near customers electrical installations. Following the success of
that campaign our Health and Safety Team, in consultation with the Health and Safety Inspectorate, this year focused attention on domestic DIY.
The STOP, THINK, CALL campaign carried a very impactful message into the home of every customer, informing them what they should do before they start work on their home or garden. The leaflet campaign was backed by radio broadcasts and special pocket- sized cards distributed at appropriate retail outlets and States of Jersey offices.
RIDDOR is the acronym for Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations and is the UK standard used for the reporting of health and safety statistics.
A Lost Time Accident (LTA) is an accident that results in
the injured person being away from work or unable to do their normal work for more than three days (including any days they would not normally be expected to work such as weekends,
rest days or holidays) and not counting the day of the injury itself.
Despite a generally high standard and strong culture, I am disappointed to report an increase
in the number of Lost Time Accidents and number of days lost from these. However, none of
these accidents was serious and one individual comprised the majority of the days lost. We should also recognise a reduction in the number
of other accidents and road traffic collisions year-on-year. We have been extremely busy
across all areas of the business but despite this,
we want to see improvement. Jersey Electricity has a reputation for high standards and an intrinsic desire to be not just good but world class.
In-house, we focused on Distribution Safety Rules with all Distribution first-line managers completing Refresher Managing Safely. Key training was also completed on Asbestos Awareness, Risk Assessment, Induction and First Aid among many others.
Although disappointed with our results this year, it
is certainly not through lack of effort from the Safety Representatives. Their commitment to site inspections, reporting deficiencies and communicating
awareness among our frontline staff is exceptionally important. I meet these staff members directly twice yearly to discuss issues and improvements, and
I am immensely grateful to them for their central contribution in helping Jersey Electricity create a positive health and safety culture at all levels.
SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY
Jersey Electricity is not just a neighbour to the community, we are part of it. Our customers are our family, friends, acquaintances, members of the general public as well as the many businesses in which they work. We focus on sustainability
in the community and support areas that are
close to our values; typically on-Island charities of an environmental, healthcare and educational nature. We like to see our customers benefit from our support which may be in the form of resources and expertise as well as funding.
We started what we hope will be a fruitful relationship with the National Trust for Jersey in this its 75th anniversary year and in its year-long Green House Project. We were pleased to present the Trust with one of the most eco-friendly 4x4 pickup trucks to help rangers manage the natural environment. We have also supported the Trust with low energy lighting throughout its properties and installed several energy efficient heating systems in some properties at reduced cost.
We have given major support to Jersey Hospice Care and we continue to help Family Nursing and Home Care to buy vital equipment with money we save by not sending Christmas cards. We also donated the use of one of our new electric Smart cars to Macmillan Cancer Trust for six months.
Our continued sponsorship of the Jersey Enterprise Environmental Award and the Jersey Construction Council Sustainability Award recognises and rewards the fantastic progress that organisations of all shapes and sizes have made to help
preserve and conserve our remarkable Island. Both awards attracted inspiring and innovative entries evidencing best practice in sustainable
and environmentally friendly business and helped to reinforce Jersey Electricity s alignment with sustainability and clean energy.
We support schools with environmental and energy efficiency projects and we have introduced a special schools category for the 2011 Environmental Award.
As a significant corporate employer within the community, we support Project Trident, IOD Work Shadow, Undergraduate Work Experience and Advance to Work training as well as running our own apprenticeship scheme.
I am frequently asked by our staff for corporate sponsorship for their own charities which, in many cases, are a central focus in their non-work life. I am always impressed by the meaningful impact that our staff have made in helping external charities and in these cases, Jersey Electricity is delighted to have matched their funding.
As part of our drive to switch to more environmentally acceptable electronic statements and email communication, we have created a
fund in the name of Jersey Trees for Life which has accumulated contributions for each customer who has switched from paper statements and we plan
to present the funds raised to JTL next year.
SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY CHIEF EXECUTIVE S REVIEW
OUR PEOPLE
EMPLOYEE FACTFILE:Although we are a capital intensive business,
people are at the core of our success it is our staff that analyse, plan, do and communicate the work to help the organisation achieve its goals.
At the end of the year, we employed 337 people
across the Group of which 301 were full time
and 36 part time. With pressure on finances, we
tightly control numbers and all new appointments
are approved by the Chief Executive. We focus
on quality and development not just quantity.
We are deploying more rigour in our recruitment
decisions not just covering skills and capabilities
but also behaviours and attitude attributes which In a small power utility located offshore, we are are hard to train . We also focus increasingly highly dependent on the flexible skills, diverse
on how we create the conditions where staff can capabilities and above all, the commitment of our simultaneously be successful in their roles as well staff. Nowhere was this more strongly illustrated as fulfilled in their work. than in the response staff showed to the failure
of the French power grid in September, which I Staff turnover levels remain at 4% and we also experienced first hand for the first time in my role. enjoy a low sickness rate of 3%. Average length Such was this commitment to Jersey Electricity that of service is 15 years and average age is 43. no fewer than 38 off-duty individuals arrived at
As we say farewell to retiring colleagues, we also, work unprompted within minutes of the outage
of course, lose the benefit of much experience. ready for action. Staff were represented by
This presents an opportunity to reshape our staff several areas of the business including Customer skill set for a more technologically-driven world, Care, IT, Generation and Distribution, among
but it presents a threat of thinning experience in others and we were able to present a seamless
our ranks. We must, and do, continue to invest team response that restored power within the
in staff in the form of apprenticeships, trainee hour.
graduate engineers and other professionals as
well as commit to training and development. As a I am immensely proud of the dedication,
business, we have a long planning horizon we commitment, loyalty and professionalism of all must ensure we are fully equipped for the future in our staff. My sincere thanks go to them.
both the breadth and nature of skills.
OUR PEOPLE CHIEF EXECUTIVE S REVIEW
OUTLOOK CHIEF EXECUTIVE S REVIEW
Jersey Electricity is well invested today, and has made continued progress this year in preparing for the future. We are a very long-term business. Of course, we need to deliver value and contain costs today, but it can t be at the expense of
the future.
Our investment horizon is up to 40 years but
it is pleasing that advancing our longer-term strategic projects has not come at the expense of a solid operational performance. This has led to power distributed in Jersey today being very competitively priced, extremely reliable, and significantly cleaner than alternatives.
We are confident that our strategy to focus on energy and related services, while strengthening our position in Building Services, Retail and our other non-Energy markets, is a sound one.
This will give us a low-risk platform for growth and diversification without straying too far from our heritage and our capabilities.
Challenges remain in both our Core Energy business and in our non-Energy businesses.
We are living in a troubled economy with weak growth, high inflation, high unemployment
and ever more intensive competition. We are committed to driving improvements across all our businesses and delivering our programme of essential investment. In addition, we continue to work with the States of Jersey and other external authorities in demonstrating our commitment
to efficiency, flexibility and service that is so important to our Island s future.
We are hopeful that the States of Jersey will finally make progress with its Energy Policy and provide the policy guidance that all the energy market participants seek. In the absence of this, we declare in this report what we think is in the best possible interests of our customers, shareholders, businesses and the community at large and seek to deliver this.
We hold a privileged position in the Jersey energy market which puts us at the forefront
of an exciting future a future that promises
our customers, employees and shareholders that we will do our bit for a sustainable island and that will underpin economic prosperity for many years to come.
Chris Ambler Chief Executive 14 December 2011
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Group Financial Results
Key Financial Information 2011 2010 %
movement
Turnover £100.49m £98.89m 2% Profit before tax £11.07m £14.56m (24)% Profit in Energy business £7.68m £7.74m (1)% Earnings per share 28.05p 40.20p* (30)% Dividend paid per share 10.45p 9.95p* 5% Special dividend paid per share 3.25p* - -
*Earnings and dividends per share have been re-stated to reflect the 20 for 1 share split approved at the 2011 AGM
Group turnover for the year to 30 September 2011 at £100.5m was 2% higher than in the year ended 30 September 2010. Unit sales volumes were 1% higher than last year but revenues in our Energy business remained at the same level
as 2010, at £74.5m, as a result of the 5% decrease in prices
to our customers from January 2010. The turnover in our
Retail business increased by 14% to £16.5m. Lower sales in
our traditional white/brown goods offering were more than compensated by gains in our computer retailing, toy/hobbies and e-retailing internet businesses within the Retail portfolio. Turnover in the Property business, excluding internal revenues, fell from £2.6m to £2.2m as the 2010 figures included back- dated profit from the resolution of an outstanding rent review. Turnover in Building Services rose 10% from levels experienced in 2010 to £4.7m. Turnover in our Other Businesses fell from £3.1m to £2.6m with the difference being attributable to largely non-recurring revenues received in the prior year from our ex-associate Newtel.
Cost of sales rose £0.9m to £70.0m mainly associated
with the rise in revenues in our non-Energy business units. Operating expenses, at £19.6m, were £1.6m higher than in 2010 being a mix of increased maintenance and repair costs, depreciation, salaries, advertising and bad debt provisioning.
Profit before tax for the year to 30 September 2011 fell to £11.1m from £14.6m but £2.5m of the movement from 2010 was attributable to the revaluation of our investment property portfolio and £0.8m from the distribution of proceeds by our ex-associate Newtel from the sale of assets. Profits in our Energy business remained at £7.7m being at the same level as last
year. Tariffs to our customers were reduced by 5% in January 2010 and remained frozen throughout this full financial year. We have publicly indicated that tariffs will remain at current levels until at least April 2012 and have hedged around 90% and 60% of both power and foreign exchange for 2012 and 2013 respectively. We again imported most of our power requirements from France (96% against 93% in the previous year). Profits in our Property division, excluding the impact of investment property revaluation, fell to £1.7m from £1.9m last
year primarily as a result of a back-dated rent review settlement that crystallised in the last financial year. Our investment property portfolio was revalued downwards marginally by £0.1m to £14.9m this year due mainly to movements in stamp duty in Jersey being reflected in the external assessment. Despite the tough trading conditions currently prevailing in markets the Retailing business saw profits remain at £0.5m with turnover up 14% to £16.5m. The Building Services business produced a £0.2m profit, being on a par with last
year, even though pressure on margins continued to exist in a very competitive marketplace. In addition our other business units - Jersey Energy, Jendev and Jersey Deep Freeze all had a profitable year. We also received £0.2m in proceeds from the sale of our remaining shares/loans in our ex-associate Newtel. Foreshore, our data centre joint venture, had a turnover of £4.9m being £0.1m less than in 2010 with profitability moving from a small profit last year to a £0.1m loss in 2011.
Interest received on deposits in 2011 was £0.3m being at the same level as in the previous year.
The taxation charge at £2.4m was higher than in 2010 because although profits last year were higher, much of the year-on-year difference was due to non-taxable items such as upside from revaluation of investment properties.
Group earnings per share fell 30% to 28.05p compared
to 40.20p in 2010 (re-stated to reflect the 20 for 1 share split approved at the 2011 AGM) due to lower profits associated with a sizeable element of the profits in the previous year being due to non-recurring windfall revenues and a material upside from the revaluation of the investment property portfolio.
Ordinary Dividends per share
2011 2010
Dividend paid - final for previous year | 6.20p 5.90p |
- interim for current year | 4.25p 4.05p |
- special dividend | 3.25p - |
Dividend proposed - final for current year | 6.50p 6.20p |
- special dividend | - 3.25p |
*dividends have been re-stated due to the 20 for 1 share split in March 2011
Dividends paid, net of tax, rose by 38%, from 9.95p in 2010 to 13.70p in 2011. However the underlying increase was 5% as a special dividend of 3.25p per share which was proposed last year was paid in the year. Dividends declared last year have been re- stated due to the aforementioned share split. The proposed final dividend for this year is 6.50p, being a 5% rise on the previous year. Dividend cover fell from 4.0 times in 2010 to 2.1 times due primarily to a lower level of profits and the payment of the special dividend noted above.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Cash Flows
Summary cash flow data 2011 2010
Net cash inflow from operating activities | £ 20.8m | £ 17.2m |
Capital expenditure and financial investment | £ (15.0)m | £ (8.7)m |
Repayment of long-term loan | £ 0.3m | £ 0.4m |
Dividends | £ (4.3)m | £ (3.1)m |
Increase in cash and short-term investments during year | £ 1.8m | £ 5.8m |
Net cash inflow from operating activities at £20.8m was £3.6m higher than 2010. Capital expenditure, at £15.0m rose from £8.7m last year with the completion of the £9.3m South Hill switching station capital project, including associated cabling works, to reinforce the electricity network in Jersey being the primary reason. Cash at bank, including short-term investments, at the year end was £24.5m being £1.8m higher than last year.
Treasury Policy
Operating within policies approved by the Board and overseen by the Group Finance Director, the treasury function manages liquidity, funding, investment and risk from volatility in foreign exchange and counterparty credit risk. As a substantial proportion of the cost base is the importation of power from Europe, which is contractually denominated in the Euro, the Company enters into forward currency contracts to eliminate a large percentage of currency exposure as a tool to aid tariff planning.
The average Euro/Sterling rate underpinning our power purchases during the financial year, as a result of the hedging program, was 1.15 /£. The average applicable spot rate during the last financial year was also 1.15 /£.
The Company does not manage interest rate exposure as it has maintained cash in bank in the full period since the last year end. The average rate of interest received in the financial year was 1.4%.
The Group may be exposed to credit-related loss in the event
of non-performance by counterparties in respect of cash and cash equivalents and derivative financial instruments. However such non-performance is not anticipated given the high credit ratings (investment grade and above) of the established financial institutions with which we transact.
Power purchasing policy
The Company imports over 90% of the electricity requirements of Jersey from Europe. It jointly purchases this power, with Guernsey Electricity, from EDF in France based on a market related mechanism linked to the EEX European Futures Exchange. This allows power prices to be fixed in advance of decisions being made on customer tariffs.
A Risk Management Committee exists, consisting of members from Jersey Electricity, Guernsey Electricity and an independent energy market adviser and follows guidelines approved by the Board. The aim of Jersey Electricity is to hedge future purchases for one to two years ahead on a rolling basis to provide our customers with a market based price but with a degree of certainty in a very volatile energy marketplace.
Defined benefit pension scheme arrangements
As at 30 September 2011 the scheme deficit, under IAS 19 Employee Benefits rules, was £3.5m, net of deferred tax compared with a surplus of £1.4m at 30 September 2010.
This movement was due mainly to an actuarial loss of £6.6m associated largely with a decrease in scheme assets. Scheme assets fell 5% from £80.2m to £76.5m since the last year end and liabilities increased 3% from £78.4m to £80.9m. The discount rate, which heavily influences the scheme liabilities rose from 5.0% in 2010 to 5.1% in 2011 to reflect sentiments in financial markets.
Our defined benefits pension scheme is an area of risk that continues to require careful monitoring as it is driven largely by movements in financial markets and materially impacted
by relatively small movements in the underlying actuarial assumptions. If, for example, the discount rate applied to the liabilities had been 4.6% rather than the 5.1% advised by our actuaries under IAS 19 for 2011, the net deficit of £3.5m would rise to a net deficit of £8.7m.
The triennial actuarial valuation was carried out as at 31 December 2009 and resulted in a surplus of £6.5m. The contribution rate by Jersey Electricity was reduced to 14.2%
of pensionable salaries from January 2010 (down from the previous level of 19.2%). Employees continue to contribute an additional 6% to the pension scheme. Unlike the UK, the Jersey Electricity pension scheme is not funded to pay mandatory annual rises in pensions. However an ex-gratia award was
made to pensioners this year in light of the scheme being in surplus in early 2011 at a capital cost of £0.7m which is paid by the pension scheme but generated a £0.7m charge against the income statement of the Company. The next triennial
actuarial valuation of the defined benefit scheme is at
31 December 2012.
Accounting policy confirmation - customer contributions
When Jersey Electricity provide a new electrical connection to customers a charge is made based on a defined methodology. The costs of these new connections are capitalised within the Energy Division asset base and the customer contributions are treated as deferred income. The assets are depreciated over their expected useful life (as an annual cost against profit) and the deferred income is released over the same period. This is consistent with the practice employed by UK electricity utilities.
The International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) review the application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and were concerned that inconsistent practices existed across the EU and that uniformity should be a goal. IFRIC 18 Transfers of Assets from Customers, was endorsed by the EU on 1 December 2009 and is applicable for all customer contributions received post 1 July 2009 but for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 November 2009. At the last year end it was felt that our policy might require to be revised but following advice and monitoring the actions of other UK utilities we are comfortable that our existing policy is retained.
The share price at 30 September 2011, at £3.45, was marginally above the level of £3.38 at the 2010 year end (re-stated to reflect the 20 for 1 share issue). This gives a market capitalisation of £106m as at 30 September 2011. However the illiquidity of our shares, due mainly to having two large shareholders combined with an overall small number
in circulation, limits the management team from having the ability to influence the share price. At the last Annual General Meeting an all-employee share scheme, to more closely align the interests of both employees and shareholders was approved and such shares are likely to be issued in the coming financial year. In addition, a 20 for 1 share split to increase the number of ordinary shares in circulation and reduce the high market value attributable to each listed ordinary share was approved. Such initiatives seek to improve our longer-term liquidity.
Our largest shareholder, the States of Jersey also owns holdings in other utilities in Jersey. It owns 100% of JT Group and Jersey Post, as well as around 75% of Jersey Water. The total direct cash return to the States of Jersey from Jersey Electricity in the last year was £8.1m (2010: £6.8m).
2011 2010
Ordinary dividend | £ 2.0m | £ 1.9m |
Special dividend | £ 0.6m | - |
Goods and Services Tax (GST) | £ 2.6m | £ 2.6m |
Corporation tax | £ 2.1m | £ 1.6m |
Social Security - employers contribution | £ 0.8m | £ 0.7m |
| £ 8.1m | £ 6.8m |
The total return to States of Jersey rose 19% this year due primarily to an increase in tax paid on profits and the special dividend declared in 2010 but paid in 2011.
Returns to shareholders
62% of the ordinary share capital of the Company is owned by the States of Jersey with the remaining 38% held by around 300 shareholders via a full listing on the London Stock Exchange. Of the holders of listed shares there is one large institution, Utilico Ltd, which owns 16% of the total ordinary share capital.
During the year the ordinary dividend paid was increased
by 38% from 9.95p net of tax to 13.70p. The core dividend increase was 5% but the total included a special dividend of 3.25p declared in the last financial year. The proposed final dividend for 2011 at 6.50p is a 5% increase on last year and consistent with the underlying dividend growth pattern in recent years.
Board of Directors
Geoffrey Grime Chairman (64) R/N
Geoffrey joined the Board in 2003. He retired in
1999 as Chairman of Abacus Financial Services, a leading offshore trust company in which he played an instrumental role as one of its founders. A Chartered Accountant, his career in Jersey commenced in 1969 with Cooper Brothers & Co. and progressed to his appointment as Channel Islands Senior Partner
of Coopers & Lybrand
in 1990. He is currently the Chairman of EFG Offshore Limited and also holds many professional appointments as both director and trustee. In November 2002 he was elected as a Deputy in the States of Jersey and he retired from that position in December 2005.
Chris Ambler Chief Executive (42) N
Chris was appointed
to the Board as Chief Executive on 1st October 2008. He previously
held a number of senior international positions in the global utility, chemicals and industrial sectors
for major corporations including Centrica/
British Gas, The BOC Group and ICI/Zeneca
as well as corporate finance and strategic consulting roles. He is Chairman of Foreshore Limited and Chairman of Channel Islands Electricity Grid Limited. Chris is
a Chartered Engineer
with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and has a First Class Honours Degree from Queens College, Cambridge and a MBA from INSEAD.
Mike Liston Non-Executive Director (60) N/R
Having previously held a number of senior posts
in the United Kingdom s Electricity Supply Industry, Mike joined Jersey Electricity in 1986 as Chief Engineer and was Chief Executive
for 15 years before retiring
in 2008 to focus on his non-executive directorships. He is Chairman of AIM listed, Renewable Energy Generation Limited, and Chairman of the postal utility, Jersey Post. He
also sits on the boards of private equity and venture capital companies in the international solar energy sector. Mike is a Fellow
of the Royal Academy
of Engineering and a
Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology where he has served on
its Council, Audit and Disciplinary Committees.
He is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute and past Chairman of its Jersey Branch. He
was until 2010, Chairman
of the Jersey Appointments Commission, which was established by government
to ensure probity in public sector appointments.
He is Chairman of the Nominations Committee. Mike was awarded an OBE in 2007.
Clive Chaplin Non-Executive Director (60) A/N/R
Clive joined the board
in 2003. He trained as
a solicitor in London qualifying in 1977 and moved to Jersey in 1979. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Royal Court, Jersey, in 1985 and since 1994 has been a partner
of Ogier. He retires as a partner in the firm with effect from 31st January 2012 but he will remain
a consultant to the Ogier Group and Chairman
of its Fiduciary Holding Company. He is a director of a number of other companies operating in
the financial services sector and is also Chairman of the Jersey Law Commission. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
Martin Magee Finance Director (51)
Martin joined the Board as Finance Director in May 2002. He moved from Scott ish Power plc, after nine years in a variety
of senior finance roles.
He previously worked
for nine years with Stakis plc (now part of the Hilton Hotels Group).
He is also Chairman
of Jersey Deep Freeze Limited and a Director
of the Channel Islands Electricity Grid Limited and Foreshore Holdings Limited. Externally, he is a non-executive director of the Newton Offshore Strategy Fund Limited. He is also a member of the Jersey Public Accounts Committee. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland having qualified in 1984.
David Padfield Richard Plaster John Stares Aaron Le Cornu
Operations Director Commercial and Human Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director Directors
(57) Resources Director (50) N (60) A/R (41) A/R All non-executive directors are David joined Jersey Richard joined the HR John joined the Board in Aaron was appointed to viewed as being independent
Electricity in 1987 as function in Jersey Electricity 2009. He is the Managing the Board as Non-Executive with the exception of Mike Senior Planning & in 1987 following a retail Director of Guernsey Director in January 2011 Liston who was formerly the Construction Engineer management career with Enterprise Agency and is currently the Group Company s Chief Executive. after 14 years with South Woolworths and joined the and a non-Executive Finance Director for Ogier, Clive Chaplin is still regarded as Western Electricity Board Board in 2004. He is now Director/Advisor to three a Legal and Fiduciary independent even though
and was appointed as responsible for Human other Channel Island Firm with headquarters he is now in his 9th year Operations Director in Resources, Customer Care, headquartered groups of in Jersey and operations as director.
2004, following several Procurement, Marketing companies. He is a Fellow in 10 countries. Prior to
Key to membership
years as Energy Division and the Retail businesses. of the Institute of Chartered that appointment, Aaron
of committees
Manager. He is responsible He chairs the management Accountants of England and held a number of senior
for the management of board of the Building Wales, and a Member of positions within HSBC, A Audit Committee
the Company s Energy Services business and was the Worshipful Company of latterly as the Deputy CEO N Nominations Committee businesses of electricity appointed as a director of Management Consultants. of HSBC International. R Remuneration Committee transmission, distribution, Jersey Deep Freeze Limited Prior to moving to Guernsey During his 10 years with
generation and supply, in October 2004. Externally, in 2001, John was with HSBC, he held a number of
which also incorporates he is former Chairman of Accenture for 23 years. Board positions for HSBC
corporate health and the Employment Forum During that period, he subsidiaries and was also
safety. He is also a director in Jersey and the current worked as a strategic, involved in acquisitions
of the Channel Islands Chair of the Skills Jersey financial, change and IT (such as the purchase of
Electricity Grid Limited. Board He is a Chartered consultant with major clients Marks & Spencer Money)
He graduated from Bath Fellow of the Chartered in most industry sectors and and setting up Greenfield
University in 1976 with Institute of Personnel and held a variety of leadership retail banking operations in
an Honours Degree in Development, and a roles in Accenture s Central Europe. Aaron is a
Electrical and Electronic Chartered Director. Canadian, European Chartered Accountant. He
Engineering. He is a & Global consulting qualified with and worked
Chartered Engineer, a businesses. for Andersen for eight
Fellow of the Institution years, including two years
of Engineering and in Australia. He also has a
Technology, a Chartered First Class Honours Degree
Director, a Member of the in European Management
Institute of Directors and Science from Swansea
also past Chairman of the University.
Small Islands System group
at Eurelectric in Brussels.
Director s Report
for the year ended 30 September 2011
Principal activities
The Company is the sole supplier of electricity in Jersey. It is involved in the generation and distribution of electricity and jointly operates the Channel Islands Electricity Grid System with Guernsey Electricity Limited importing power for both islands. It also engages in retailing, property management, building services and has other business interests, including internet data hosting.
Dividends
The directors have declared and now recommend the following dividends in respect of the year ended 30 September 2011:
2011 2010 Preference dividends £ £
5% Cumulative Participating Preference Shares at 6.5% 5,200 5,200 3.5% Cumulative Non-Participating Preference Shares at 3.5% 3,773 3,773
Ordinary dividends
Ordinary and A Ordinary Shares
Interim paid at 4.25p net of tax for the year ended 30 September 2011 (2010 - 4.05p net of tax) 1,302,200 1,240,920 Final proposed at 6.50p net of tax for the year ended 30 September 2011 (2010 - 6.20p net of tax) 1,991,600 1,899,680 Special proposed dividend of nil (2010 - 3.25p net of tax) - 995,800
3,302,773 4,145,373
Re-election of directors
In accordance with Article 127 of the memorandum of the Company, Geoffrey Grime and John Stares retire by rotation and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
Directors and officers insurance
During the year the Company maintained liability insurance for its directors and officers.
Policy on payment of creditors
It is Group policy, in respect of all of its suppliers, to settle the terms of payment when agreeing each transaction, to ensure that suppliers are made aware of the terms of payment and to abide by those terms. The number of creditor days in relation to trade creditors outstanding at the year end was 16 days (2010 - 19 days).
Director s Report
for the year ended 30 September 2011
Substantial shareholdings
As at 14 December 2011 the Company has been notified of the following holdings of voting rights of 4% or more in its issued share capital:
Equity
Ordinary Shares
The States of Jersey hold all of the Ordinary shares which represents 86.4% of the total voting rights.
A Ordinary Shares
A Ordinary shares entitle the holder to 1 vote for every 100 shares held whereas the Ordinary shares carry voting rights of 1 vote for each share held.
Utilico Limited hold 5,000,000 A Ordinary shares which represent 4.5% of the total voting rights.
Auditor
A resolution to re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor will be proposed at the next Annual General Meeting.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD P. ROUTIER Secretary
14 December 2011
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance
The directors are committed to maintaining a high standard of Corporate Governance in accordance with The UK Corporate Governance Code the code as incorporated within The Listing Rules issued by the Financial Services Authority. The Board is of the opinion that it has complied with the Provisions of the Code throughout the year except for non-compliance detailed in performance evaluation below.
The Board
The Board currently comprises five non-executive and four executive directors. The Chairman is appointed by the directors from amongst their number. Clive Chaplin is the Senior Independent Director.
During the last year Aaron Le Cornu was appointed as a non-executive director following a recent recruitment process for the appointment of another non-executive director. Although the post was not externally advertised his application was considered alongside candidates in a recent non-executive directors search process.
The executive directors are not subject to retirement by rotation but they are subject to the same periods of notice of termination of employment as are other members of the Company s senior management.
The Board is responsible to the Company s shareholders for the proper management of the Company. It meets regularly, approximately five times a year, setting and monitoring strategy, reviewing trading performance and risk management, examining business plans and capital and revenue budgets, formulating policy on key issues and reporting to shareholders. Board papers are circulated prior to each meeting in order to facilitate informed discussion of the matters at hand.
Members of the Board hold meetings with major shareholders to develop an understanding of the views they have about the Company.
The following table sets out the number of meetings (including Committee meetings) held during the year under review and the number of meetings attended by each director.
Board Audit Remuneration Nominations No of meetings 8 4 4 1
G.J. Grime | 8 | - | 4 | 1 |
A.J. Arnold** | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
C.A. Chaplin | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
A.D. Le Cornu# | 6 | 3 | 2 | - |
M.J. Liston | 8 | - | 4 | 1 |
J.B. Stares | 7 | 4 | 4 | - |
C.J. Ambler | 8 | 1* | 3* | 1 |
M.P. Magee | 8 | 4* | - | - |
D.B. Padfield | 8 | - | - | - |
R.A. Plaster | 8 | - | - | 1 |
* attendees by invitation
** retired 31st December 2010 # appointed 1st January 2011
Performance Evaluation
The effectiveness of the Board is vital to the success of the Company. Due to the stability and size of the Company a self assessment review was not undertaken to assess the performance of the Board and its committees, but it is anticipated that such a review will be performed in the coming year. Included in such a review will be consideration of the training and development of non-executive directors.
Nominations Committee
The Nominations Committee is chaired by Mike Liston, who is not viewed as being an independent director as he previously held a position as an executive director. It has a remit to:
• consider and make recommendations to the Board on all new appointments of directors having regard to the overall balance and
composition of the board;
• consider succession planning; and
• make recommendations to the Board concerning the reappointment of any non-executive director following conclusion of his or her specified term of office.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee s members are John Stares (Chairman), Clive Chaplin and Aaron Le Cornu. The meetings provide a forum for discussions with the external auditor. Meetings are also attended, by invitation, by the Chief Executive, the Finance Director, the Company Secretary, external auditor and internal auditors.
The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing the annual and interim management statements and accompanying reports before their submission to the Board for approval. It meets at least three times a year and is also responsible for monitoring the controls which are in force, (including financial, operational and compliance controls and risk management procedures) to ensure the integrity of the financial information reported to the shareholders. It also considers reports from the internal and external auditor and from management. It reports and makes recommendations to the Board. The Audit Committee also advises the Board on the appointment of an external auditor and on their remuneration, including monitoring any issues that could impact auditor independence. In addition, the Audit Committee regularly reviews the scope and results of the work undertaken by both the internal and external auditors. The Terms of Reference for the Audit Committee are available on request.
Internal Control
The Board is responsible for establishing and maintaining the Company s system of internal control and for the management of risk. Internal control systems are designed to meet the particular needs of the business and the risks to which it is exposed, and by their nature can provide reasonable but not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss. This process has been in place throughout the year ended 30 September 2011 and is in accordance with The UK Corporate Governance Code.
The key procedures which the Board has established to provide effective controls are:
Board Reports
Key strategic decisions are taken at Board Meetings following due debate and with the benefit of Board papers circulated beforehand. The risks associated with such decisions are a primary consideration in the information presented and discussed by the Board. Prior to significant investment decisions being taken, due diligence investigations include the review of business plans by the Board.
Management Structure
Responsibility for operating the systems of internal control is delegated to management. There are also specific matters reserved for decision by the Board; and these have been formally documented and a summary of the key types of decision made by the Board is as follows:
• Strategy and Management including:
Approval of the Company s long-term objectives and commercial strategy.
Approval of the annual operating and capital expenditure budgets and any material changes to them.
• Changes in structure and capital of the Company
• Financial reporting and controls including:
Approval of the annual report and accounts.
Declaration of the interim dividend and recommendation of the final dividend.
• Internal controls
Monitoring the effectiveness of the Company s risk management and control processes.
Corporate Governance
• Contracts approval of Major capital projects. Major contracts.
Major investments.
• Board membership and other appointments
Approval of changes to the structure, size and composition of the Board and key committees, following recommendations from the Nominations Committee.
• Remuneration
Determining the remuneration policy for the directors and other senior management, following recommendations from the Remuneration Committee.
• Corporate governance matters
Undertaking a formal and rigorous review annually of its own performance, that of its committees and individual directors. Review of the Company s overall corporate governance arrangements.
• Approval of key Company policies
Internal Audit/Risk Management
There is a permanent team of internal audit staff involved in a continuous structured review of all the Company s systems and processes both financial and non-financial. Internal Audit manage the process of strategic and operational risk reviews and facilitate risk review workshops with departmental managers. The team routinely reports directly to the Company Secretary and attends Audit Committee meetings, at which its plans are discussed and approved.
Personnel
The Company ensures that personnel are able to execute their duties in a competent and professional manner through its commitment to staff training, regular staff appraisals and organisational structure.
Budgetary Control
Detailed phased budgets are prepared at profit centre level. These budgets are approved by the Board, which receives sufficiently detailed financial data to monitor the performance of the Company with explanations of any material variances.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee reviews the effectiveness of the internal control process as outlined above.
The Board has overall responsibility for reviewing the effectiveness of the established system. Its effectiveness is kept under review on a continual basis throughout the year through the work of the Audit Committee on the Board s behalf. The system of internal control is designed to manage rather than eliminate risk. In pursuing these objectives, internal control can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss.
Statement of Directors Responsibilities
Directors Responsibilities for the Accounts
The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report, Directors Remuneration Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. The directors are required by the IAS Regulation to prepare the group financial statements under IFRS as adopted by the European Union and have also elected to prepare the parent company s financial statements in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union. The financial statements are also required by law to be properly prepared in accordance with the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
International Accounting Standard 1 requires that financial statements present fairly for each financial year the Company s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. This requires the faithful representation of the effects of transactions, other events and conditions in accordance with the definitions and recognition criteria for assets, liabilities, income and expenses set out in the International Accounting Standards Board s Framework for the preparation and presentation of financial statements . In virtually all circumstances, a fair presentation will be achieved by compliance with all applicable IFRS. However, directors are also required to:
• properly select and apply accounting policies;
• present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable
information;
• provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in IFRS are insufficient to enable users to understand the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the entity s financial position and financial performance; and
• make an assessment of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Company s website. Legislation in Jersey and in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Responsibility Statement
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
• the financial statements, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole; and
• the management report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.
By order of the Board
C. AMBLER M. MAGEE Chief Executive Officer Finance Director 14 December 2011 14 December 2011
Remuneration Report
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee (the Committee) is chaired by Clive Chaplin and its membership includes all non-executive directors. The Committee operates within terms of reference agreed by the Board and such terms are regularly reviewed.
Remuneration Policy
The policy of the Committee is to ensure the provision of remuneration packages for the executive directors that fairly reward them for their contribution to the overall performance of the Group. Remuneration packages comprise basic salary and benefits together with a performance related annual bonus. Benefits for executive directors principally comprise a car or car allowance, private health care and housing subsidy.
The salary and benefits of the executive team are reviewed by the Committee annually and any adjustments take effect on 1st April. The Committee make use of a locally focussed benchmarking report as well as assessing the remuneration of the executive team by reference to comparable companies within the United Kingdom. The Committee seeks to ensure that, excluding any share based remuneration (of which there is none), the overall value of the remuneration package of the executive team members including bonus and other benefits matches, in broadest terms, relevant comparative benchmarks for executive director remuneration. The bonus payable to the executive directors is performance related taking account of their individual responsibilities within the Company and is dependent on the results of the Group against expectations but is deliberately not profit related.
The remuneration of individual directors for the year ended 30 September 2011 was as follows:
Basic Benefits Total Total salary/fees Bonuses in kind 2011 2010
£ £ £ £ £
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
- Ambler 187,408 35,360 11,733 234,501 222,424
- Magee 157,148 29,443 10,661 197,252 187,186
- Padfield 156,148 29,443 10,885 196,476 184,523
R. Plaster 148,850 27,943 10,809 187,602 178,048 NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
G. Grime 30,000 - 1,025 31,025 31,000
J. Arnold*1 (retired 31 December 2010) 5,000 - - 5,000 22,400
C. Evans (retired 5 March 2010) - - - - 7,700
M. Liston*2 17,000 - 1,025 18,025 18,000
C. Chaplin*3 19,000 - 1,010 20,010 20,000
J. Stares*4 18,492 - 1,025 19,517 16,650
A. Le Cornu*5 (appointed 1 January 2011) 12,417 - 760 13,177 - Total 751,463 122,189 48,933 922,585 887,931
*1 Includes fees as Chairman of the Audit Committee - £1,250.
*2 Includes fees as Chairman of the Nominations Committee - £2,000.
*3 Includes fees as Member of the Audit Committee - £2,000 and as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee - £2,000. *4 Includes fees as Chairman and Member of the Audit Committee - £3,542.
*5 Includes fees as Member of the Audit Committee - £1,167.
The total fees for C. Chaplin were paid directly to his firm.
Service Contracts
The executive directors service contracts provide for a notice period of six months.
Pension Benefits
Set out below are details of the pension benefits to which each of the directors is entitled. These pensions are restricted to the scheme in which the director has earned benefits during service as a director, but include benefits under the scheme for service both before and after becoming a director, including any service transferred into the scheme from a previous employment.
Increase Accrued Transfer Transfer Directors Increase in in accrued pension at value at value at contributions transfer
pension 30.9.20112 30.9.20113 30.9.20103 plus transfers-in value4 during the year1 during the year
- Ambler £5,911 £13,192 £138,972 £65,926 - £73,046
- Magee5 £4,392 £55,754 £782,677 £639,192 £9,363 £134,122
- Padfield £6,552 £97,168 £1,552,746 £1,303,653 £9,363 £239,730
R. Plaster £4,517 £63,185 £819,635 £669,681 £8,886 £141,068
Notes
- The increase in accrued pension during the year represents the additional accrued pension entitlement at the year end compared with the previous year end.
- The pension entitlement shown is that which would be paid annually on retirement at age 65, based on service at the year end. A director who leaves early with a deferred pension entitlement has the right to receive his pension from age 60. In transfer value calculations it is assumed that the deferred pension commences at age 60.
- The transfer values have been calculated using the basis and method appropriate at each accounting date.
- The increase in transfer value over the year is after deduction of contributions made by the director during the year.
- In common with all other Scheme members, directors have the option to pay Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) to the Scheme to purchase additional final salary benefits. The AVCs paid by the director as indicated and the resulting benefits are included in the
above table.
Share Option Scheme / Long-Term Incentive Plan
There are no share option schemes, other share-based schemes nor a long-term incentive plan operated by the Company.
External Appointments
The Company encourages executive directors to diversify their experience by accepting non-executive or other external appointments to companies or other organisations unconnected with the Group. Such appointments are subject to the approval by the Board, which also determines the extent to which any fees may be retained by the director. At the balance sheet date unconnected appointments held by executive directors were as follows:-
M. Magee
Newton Offshore Strategy Fund Limited : Non-Executive Director Fees £3,708 (£2,967 retained) R. Plaster
Jersey Skills Board : Non-Executive Chairman Fees £15,000 (£12,000 retained)
Remuneration Report
Non-Executive Directors Remuneration
The remuneration of the non-executive directors is determined by the Board with the assistance, if required, of independent advice concerning comparable organisations and appointments. The non-executive directors who Chair the Audit, Nominations and Remuneration Committees, and those directors who are members of the Audit Committee, receive an additional fee due to the additional time involved.
Directors Loans
The Company provides secured loans to a number of executive directors which bear interest at base rate. The balances on such loans were:
Balance at 30.9.2011 Balance at 30.9.2010
£ £
- Ambler 500,000 500,000
- Magee 485,821 527,821
- Padfield 65,000 65,000
During the 2010 financial year the Company also provided a bridging loan to the value of £300,000, bearing interest at base rate, to C. Ambler following his relocation to Jersey from the UK, pending the sale of his UK property. The balance on this loan was as follows:
Balance at 30.9.2011 Balance at 30.9.2010
£ £
C. Ambler 170,112 298,400
Directors Share Interests
The directors beneficial interests in the shares of the Company at 30 September 2011, are shown below:
A Ordinary Shares 5% and 3.5%
Preference Shares
2011 2010* 2011 2010
G. Grime 7,000 7,000 - -
M. Liston 2,000 2,000 - -
M. Magee - - 960 960
- Chaplin 6,000 6,000 - -
- Padfield - - 260 260
R. Plaster - - 700 700
15,000 15,000 1,920 1,920
*re-stated to reflect the 20 for 1 share split approved at the 2011 AGM.
There have been no other changes in the interests set out above between 30 September 2011 and 14 December 2011.
On behalf of the Board
C. CHAPLIN Chairman
14 December 2011
Independent Auditor s Report
to the Shareholders of Jersey Electricity plc
We have audited the Group financial statements (the financial statements ) of Jersey Electricity plc for the year ended 30 September 2011 which comprise the Consolidated Income Statement, the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated and Individual Balance Sheets, the Consolidated and Individual Cash Flow Statements, the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes 1 to 22. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.
This report is made solely to the company s members, as a body, in accordance with Article 113A of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Respective responsibilities of directors and auditors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors Responsibilities, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board s (APB s) Ethical Standards for Auditors.
Scope of the audit of the financial statements
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Group s circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the directors; and the overall presentation of the financial statements. In addition, we read all the financial and non-financial information in the annual report to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements. If we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.
Opinion on financial statements
In our opinion the financial statements:
• givea true and fair view of the state of the Group's and the parent company's affairs as at 30 September 2011 and of the Group's profit for the year then ended;
• have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union; and
• have been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception We have nothing to report in respect of the following:
Under Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
• proper accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or proper returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
• the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
• we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Under the Listing Rules we are required to review the part of the Corporate Governance Statement relating to the company s compliance with the nine provisions of The UK Corporate Governance Code specified for our review.
GREGORY BRANCH, BSc, FCA
for and on behalf of
Deloitte LLP
Chartered Accountants and Recognized Auditor Jersey, Channel Islands
14 December 2011
Consolidated Income Statement
for the year ended 30 September 2011
| Notes | 2011 | 2010 |
|
| £000 | £000 |
|
|
|
|
Revenue | 3 | 100,494 | 98,889 |
Cost of sales |
| (69,989) | (69,071) |
Gross profit |
| 30,505 | 29,818 |
(Loss)/gain on revaluation of investment properties | 11 | (115) | 2,391 |
Operating expenses | 4 | (19,553) | (18,000) |
Group operating profit before joint venture | 6 | 10,837 | 14,209 |
Share of (loss)/profit of joint venture | 12 | (86) | 26 |
Group operating profit | 3 | 10,751 | 14,235 |
Interest receivable |
| 327 | 338 |
Finance costs |
| (11) | (13) |
Profit from operations before taxation |
| 11,067 | 14,560 |
Taxation | 7 | (2,423) | (2,185) |
Profit from operations after taxation |
| 8,644 | 12,375 |
Attributable to: |
|
|
|
Owners of the Company |
| 8,593 | 12,315 |
Non-controlling interests | 18 | 51 | 60 |
|
| 8,644 | 12,375 |
Earnings per share |
|
|
|
- basic and diluted | 9 | 28.05p | 40.20*p |
*Earnings per share have been re-stated to reflect the 20 for 1 share split approved at the 2011 Annual General Meeting
Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the year ended 30 September 2011
|
|
| 2011 | 2010 |
|
|
| £000 | £000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Profit for the year |
|
| 8,644 | 12,375 |
Other comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
Actuarial (loss)/gain on defined benefit scheme |
|
| (6,640) | 5,158 |
Fair value gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges |
|
| 100 | (1,212) |
Tax related components relating to other comprehensive income |
|
| 1,308 | (860) |
Total comprehensive income for the year |
|
| 3,412 | 15,461 |
Attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
Owners of the Company |
|
| 3,361 | 15,401 |
Non-controlling interests |
|
| 51 | 60 |
|
|
| 3,412 | 15,461 |
All results in the year have been derived from continuing operations.
The notes on pages 64 to 84 form an integral part of these accounts. The independent auditors report is on page 59.
Balance Sheets
30 September 2011
Notes Group Company
2011 2010 2011 2010 £000 £000 £000 £000
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 10 60 29 60 29 Property, plant and equipment 11 128,330 120,944 128,327 120,944 Investment properties 11 14,813 14,928 14,813 14,928 Other investments 12 1,557 1,677 2,291 3,115 Long-term loans - - 400 450 Retirement benefit surplus 16 - 1,795 - 1,795 Total non-current assets 144,760 139,373 145,891 141,261
Current assets
Inventories 13 6,451 7,573 6,384 7,507 Trade and other receivables 14 15,361 15,958 15,162 15,763 Derivative financial instruments 21 486 387 486 387 Short-term investments - cash deposits 17,745 17,920 17,745 17,920 Cash and cash equivalents 6,787 4,756 6,701 4,612 Total current assets 46,830 46,594 46,478 46,189 Total assets 191,590 185,967 192,369 187,450
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 15 15,878 14,116 15,811 14,040 Current tax payable 1,820 2,066 1,820 2,066 Total current liabilities 17,698 16,182 17,631 16,106 Net current assets 29,132 30,412 28,847 30,083
Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables 15 17,152 15,907 17,152 15,907 Retirement benefit deficit 16 4,420 - 4,420 - Financial liabilities - preference shares 17 235 235 235 235 Deferred tax liabilities 7 11,226 11,932 11,226 11,932 Total non-current liabilities 33,033 28,074 33,033 28,074 Total liabilities 50,731 44,256 50,664 44,180 Net assets 140,859 141,711 141,705 143,270
Equity
Share capital 17 1,532 1,532 1,532 1,532 Other reserves 836 756 836 756 Retained earnings 138,477 139,396 139,337 140,982 Equity attributable to the owners of the company 140,845 141,684 141,705 143,270 Non-controlling interests 18 14 27 - - Total equity 140,859 141,711 141,705 143,270
Approved by the Board on 14 December 2011
G.J. GRIME M.P. MAGEE Director Director
All results in the year have been derived from continuing operations.
The notes on pages 64 to 84 form an integral part of these accounts. The independent auditors report is on page 59.
Cash Flow Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
Group Company
2011 2010 2011 2010 £000 £000 £000 £000
Cash flows from operating activities
Operating profit 10,837 14,209 10,799 14,127 Adjustment for disposal of shares in associate (59) - (59) - Adjustment for repayment of long-term loan by associate (136) (280) (136) (280) Depreciation and amortisation charges 8,212 7,997 8,212 7,997 Loss/(gain) on revaluation of investment properties 115 (2,391) 115 (2,391) Pension contributions paid less expenses in Income Statement (438) (348) (438) (348) Profit on sale of fixed assets 6 - 6 - Operating cash flows before movement in working capital 18,537 19,187 18,499 19,105 Decrease/(increase) in inventories 1,122 (1,502) 1,123 (1,506) (Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables 617 (1,065) 632 (1,076) Increase in trade and other payables 2,326 1,809 2,334 1,776 Interest received 309 312 309 312 Preference dividends paid (9) (9) (9) (9) Income taxes paid (2,067) (1,572) (2,067) (1,572)
Net cash flows generated from operating activities 20,835 17,160 20,821 17,030 Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (14,940) (8,669) (14,940) (8,669) Investment in intangible assets (31) - (31) - Net proceeds from disposal of fixed assets 17 21 17 21 Repayment of long term loans by joint-venture and associate 186 430 186 430 Disposal of shares in associate 59 - 59 - Short-term investments 175 (9,720) 175 (9,720)
Net cash flows used in investing activities (14,534) (17,938) (14,534) (17,938) Cash flows from financing activities
Equity dividends paid (4,270) (3,102) (4,198) (3,049) Net cash flows used in financing activities (4,270) (3,102) (4,198) (3,049)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 2,031 (3,880) 2,089 (3,957) Cash and cash equivalents at 1 October 2010 4,756 8,636 4,612 8,569
Cash and cash equivalents at 30 September 2011 6,787 4,756 6,701 4,612
The notes on pages 64 to 84 form an integral part of these accounts. The independent auditors report is on page 59.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
for the year ended 30 September 2011
The Group Share Other Retained
capital reserves* earnings Total £000 £000 £000 £000
At 1 October 2010 1,532 756 139,396 141,684 Total recognised income and expenses for the year - - 8,593 8,593 Unrealised gain on hedges (net of tax) - 80 - 80 Actuarial loss on defined benefit scheme (net of tax) - - (5,314) (5,314) Equity dividends - - (4,198) (4,198) At 30 September 2011 1,532 836 138,477 140,845
At 1 October 2009 1,532 1,726 126,074 129,332 Total recognised income and expenses for the year - - 12,315 12,315 Unrealised losses on hedges (net of tax) - (970) - (970) Actuarial gain on defined benefit scheme (net of tax) - - 4,056 4,056 Equity dividends - - (3,049) (3,049) At 30 September 2010 1,532 756 139,396 141,684
The Company Share Other Retained
capital reserves* earnings Total £000 £000 £000 £000
At 1 October 2010 1,532 756 140,982 143,270 Total recognised income and expenses for the year - - 7,867 7,867 Unrealised gain on hedges (net of tax) - 80 - 80 Actuarial loss on defined benefit scheme (net of tax) - - (5,314) (5,314) Equity dividends - - (4,198) (4,198) At 30 September 2011 1,532 836 139,337 141,705
At 1 October 2009 1,532 1,726 127,988 131,246 Total recognised income and expenses for the year - - 11,987 11,987 Unrealised losses on hedges (net of tax) - (970) - (970) Actuarial gain on defined benefit scheme (net of tax) - - 4,056 4,056 Equity dividends - - (3,049) (3,049) At 30 September 2010 1,532 756 140,982 143,270
The profit for the Company for the year ended 30 September 2011 was £8,691,000 (2010: £12,267,000). The revenue for the Company was £99,387,000 (2010: £97,772,000), with finance costs of £10,000 (2010: £13,000) and tax expense of £2,423,000
(2010: £2,185,000).
No separate Company only income statement has been presented as it is not fundamental to the overall consideration of the Group and the key results of the Company have been detailed above.
*The other reserve comprises the foreign currency hedging reserve of £388,000 (2010: £308,000) and the revaluation reserve of £448,000 (2010: £448,000).
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011 1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Group s accounting policies as applied for the year ended 30 September 2011 are based on all International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and which have been adopted by the EU, including International Accounting Standards (IAS) and interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC). The principal accounting policies which have been applied consistently are:
The Group has considerable financial resources and, as a consequence, the directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the current uncertain economic outlook. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.
Basis of accounting
The accounts have been prepared under the historic cost convention as modified by the revaluation on investment properties and derivative financial instruments.
Basis of consolidation
The Group s consolidated financial information for the year ended 30 September 2011 comprises the Company and its subsidiaries, associate and joint venture.
Subsidiaries are those entities over which the Group has the power to govern the financial and operating policies, accompanying a shareholding that confers more than half of the voting rights.
Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the Group s equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling interest s share of changes in equity since the date of the combination.
The consolidated financial information includes the Group s share of the post-tax results and net assets under IFRS of the associate and jointly controlled entities using the equity method of accounting since the Company exerts significant influence over its associate and joint venture. Equity accounting is a method of accounting by which an equity investment is initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted to reflect the investor s share of the net profit or loss of the investee. Associates are all entities over which the Group has significant influence, but not control, generally accompanying a shareholding that confers between 20% and 50% of the voting rights. Jointly controlled entities are those entities over which the Group has joint control with one or more other parties and over which there has to be unanimous consent by all parties to the strategic, financial and operating decisions.
Going Concern
The Group s business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out in the Chairman s Statement (see pages 4 to 5). The financial position of the Group, its cash flow and its liquidity position are described in the Financial Review (see pages 45 to 47). In addition, note 21 to the financial statements include the Group s objectives, policies and processes for managing its capital; its financial risk management objectives; details of its financial instruments and hedging activities; and its exposures to credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group has considerable financial resources together with a large number of customers both corporate and individual. As a consequence, the directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the current uncertain economic outlook. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts.
Foreign currencies
The functional and presentation currency of the Group is Sterling. Transactions in currencies other than Sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates of the transactions. At each balance sheet date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates prevailing on the balance sheet date. Gains and losses arising on translation are included in net profit or loss for the year.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
Revenue
Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that economic benefits will flow to the Group and revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured at the fair value of consideration received or receivable and represents amounts for goods and services provided in the normal course of business. Revenues exclude the goods and services tax levied on our customers.
The following specific criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:
Energy supply
Revenue is recognised on the basis of energy supplied during the period. Revenue for energy supply includes an estimated assessment of energy supplied to customers between the date of the last meter reading and the balance sheet date, using historical consumption patterns.
Indefeasible rights of use (IRU) sales
With the connection of the Channel Islands Electricity Grid Ltd (CIEG) telecom network between Jersey, France and Guernsey,
the Group has the ability to sell dark fibre to other telecom network operators seeking to extend their own networks through IRU agreements. Income from IRUs where an IRU agreement does not transfer substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership to the buyer or is deemed not to extend for substantially all of the assets expected useful lives, is recognised on a straight-line basis over the life of the agreement, even when the payments are not received on such a basis. Where agreements extend for substantially all of the assets expected useful lives and transfer substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership to the buyer, the resulting profit/(loss) is recognised in the income statement as a gain/(loss) on disposal of fixed assets.
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of tax currently payable and deferred tax.
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible.
Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on the difference between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the balance sheet and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profits, and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised.
Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset is realised, on a non-discounted basis, and is recorded in the income statement, except where it relates to items recorded to equity via other comprehensive income, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in that statement.
Intangible assets
The costs of acquired computer software are capitalised on the basis of the costs incurred to acquire and bring to use the specific software and are amortised over their useful lives. Costs directly associated with the development of computer software programmes that will generate economic benefits over a period in excess of one year are capitalised and amortised over their estimated useful lives. Costs include employee costs relating to software development and an appropriate proportion of directly attributable overheads. Amortisation is charged on a straight-line basis over its expected useful life which is estimated to be up to 4 years.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment excludes investment property and are stated at cost and are depreciated on the straight-line method to their expected residual values over their estimated useful lives. Property, plant and equipment include capitalised employee, interest and other costs that are directly attributable to construction of these assets.
Depreciation is charged as follows:
Buildings up to 50 years Interlinks up to 25 years Plant, mains cables and services up to 40 years Fixtures and fittings up to 10 years Computer equipment up to 4 years Vehicles up to 10 years
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
The gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of an asset is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognised in the income statement.
Capital grants and customer contributions in respect of additions to plant are treated as deferred income within non-current liabilities and released to the income statement over the estimated operational lives of the related assets.
Impairment of tangible and intangible assets
At each balance sheet date, the Group reviews its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets may have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of any applicable impairment loss. Where the asset does not generate cash flows that are independent from other assets, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Investment properties
Investment property is stated at its fair value at the balance sheet date. Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of investment property are included in the income statement for the period in which they arise. The Group s policy on freehold properties is to classify it as an investment property when it is fully occupied by external tenants.
Other investments
The results and assets and liabilities of the joint venture are incorporated using the equity method. Investment in the joint venture is therefore carried in the Group balance sheet at cost as adjusted by changes in the Group s share of net assets, less any impairment. In the Company balance sheet, the investment in the joint venture is held at cost less any impairment.
Operating leases
Rentals payable under operating leases, where a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessors, are charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the period of the leases.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour and overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their location and condition at year end. Cost is calculated using the weighted average method with the exception of fuel oil which is calculated using the first-in first-out method. Net realisable value represents the estimated selling price less all estimated costs of completion and costs to be incurred in marketing, selling and distribution.
Financial instruments
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and short-term deposits with a maturity of three months or less.
Short-term investments
Short-term investments comprise cash deposits which have a maturity greater than three months at the time of inception.
Trade and other receivables
Trade receivables do not carry any interest and are stated at their amortised cost using the effective interest method as reduced by appropriate allowances for estimated irrecoverable amounts.
Trade payables
Trade payables are not interest bearing and are stated at their fair value. Fair value is considered by the directors to be equivalent to invoiced value.
Derivative financial instruments
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured to their value at each balance sheet date. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments which are designated as hedges of future cash flows are recognised directly in other comprehensive income and any ineffective portion is recognised immediately in the income statement. For hedges that do not result in the recognition of an asset or a liability, amounts deferred in other comprehensive income are recognised in the income statement in the same period in which the hedged item affects net profit or loss.
Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting are recognised in the income statement as they arise.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
Financial instruments continued
Hedge accounting is discontinued when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, or no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. At that time, any cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument recognised in other comprehensive income is kept in equity until the forecasted transaction occurs. If a hedged transaction is no longer expected to occur, the net cumulative gain or loss recognised in other comprehensive income is transferred to the income statement.
Dividends
Dividends are recorded in the Group s accounts in the period in which they are approved by the Company s shareholders. Interim dividends are recorded in the period in which they are paid.
Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, and where it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
Retirement benefits
The Group provides pensions through both a defined contributions scheme and a defined benefit scheme. In the latter the cost of providing benefits is determined using the projected unit credit method, with full actuarial valuations being carried out at a minimum every three years. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised in full, directly in retained earnings in the period in which they occur and are shown in the statement of comprehensive income. The net figure derived from the current service cost element of the pension charge, the expected return on pension scheme assets and interest on pension scheme liabilities is deducted in arriving at operating profit. Retirement benefits recorded in the balance sheet represent the net financial position of the Group s defined pension scheme and the net liability in the Group s other post-retirement benefit arrangements, principally healthcare liabilities.
Accounting developments
In preparing these Accounts, the Group has applied all relevant IFRS, IAS and Interpretations issued by the IFRIC which have been adopted by the EU as of the date of approval of these Accounts. The Group does not expect that the adoption, in the future, by the EU of other IAS, IFRS and interpretations of the IFRIC, issued by the IASB, will have a material effect on the Group s results and financial position.
The following new accounting standards, amendments to existing accounting standards and/or interpretations of existing accounting standards are mandatory for the current period and have been adopted by the Group. All other new standards, amendments to existing standards and new interpretations that are mandatory for the current year have no bearing on the operating activities and disclosure s of the Group and consequently have not been listed. The Company has not adopted any new standards or interpretations that are not mandatory.
IFRIC 18 Transfers of assets from customers was adopted during the period. IFRIC 18 is effective for transfer of assets received on or after 1 July 2009. This standard clarifies the requirements for agreements in which an entity receives cash to construct an item of property, plant or equipment (or receives such assets from a customer) that the entity must then use either to connect the customer to a network or to provide the customer with ongoing access to a supply of goods or services (such as a supply of electricity, gas or water). Jersey Electricity plc has an ongoing obligation to maintain and replace such assets within our network and therefore its current accounting policy to
treat customer contributions for new connections as deferred revenues, which are released to the income statement over the estimated operational lives of the related assets, has been retained. Therefore the adoption of IFRIC 18 has not had an impact on prior year figures or the period covered in these annual financial statements.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following Standards and Interpretations, which have not been applied in these financial statements, were in issue but not yet effective in some cases not adopted by the EU:
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (new Standard), which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013, with earlier application permitted.
IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures (revised Standard), which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2011. Earlier application is permitted, either of the whole Standard or of the partial exemption in paragraphs 25-27 for government-related entities.
Amendments to IAS 1 (June 2011) Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2012
IAS 19 (revised June 2011) Employee Benefits, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013 (with earlier application permitted)
IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013 (with earlier application permitted)
IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013 (with earlier application permitted*)
IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013 (with earlier application permitted*)
IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013 (with earlier application permitted*)
IAS 28 (revised May 2011) Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013 (with earlier application permitted*)
IAS 27 (revised May 2011) Separate Financial Statements, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013 (with earlier application permitted*)
Amendments to IAS 12 (Dec 2010) Deferred Tax: Recovery of Underlying Assets, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013 (with earlier application permitted)
Amendments to IFRIC 14 (Nov. 2009) Prepayments of a Minimum Funding Requirement, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013 (with earlier application permitted)
Improvements to IFRSs issued in May 2010 which includes amendments to a number of Standards and Interpretations. Except for the amendments in connection with IFRS 3 and IAS 27, the effective date of all the amendments is for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2011. The amendments in connection with IFRS 3 and IAS 27 became effective for annual periods beginning on or after
1 July 2010.
*IFRS 12, IFRS 11, IFRS 10, IAS 28 (revised May 2011) and IAS 27 (revised May 2011) if early adopted must be adopted as a package. An exception to this rule is however provided in IFRS 12.C2, which states: An entity is encouraged to provide information required by this IFRS earlier than annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013. Providing some of the disclosures required by this IFRS does not compel the entity to comply with all the requirements of this IFRS or to apply IFRS 10, IFRS 11, IAS 27 (as amended in 2011) and IAS 28 (as amended in 2011) early.
The directors anticipate that the adoption of these Standards and Interpretations in future periods will have no material impact on the financial statements of the Group except for IFRS 13 which will introduce fair value hierarchy disclosure for non-financial assets and liabilities recognised at fair value.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
2 Critical Accounting Judgements
In preparing the financial statements in conformity with IFRS, the directors are required to make estimates and assumptions that impact on the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Certain of the Group s accounting policies have been identified as requiring critical accounting judgements or involving particularly complex or subjective decisions or assessments. These are discussed below and have been determined by the Group s senior management and approved by the Audit Committee and should be read in conjunction with Accounting Policies .
i Revenue
The assessment of energy sales to customers is based on meter readings, which are carried out on a systematic basis throughout the year. At the end of each accounting period, amounts of energy delivered to customers since the last billing date are estimated taking into account energy acquired and estimating system losses and the corresponding unbilled revenue is estimated and recorded as sales. Unbilled revenues included within trade and other receivables in the balance sheets relating to such customers at 30 September 2011 amounted to £5.4m (2010: £5.2m).
ii Impairment of property, plant, equipment and investments
In certain circumstances, accounting standards require property, plant, equipment and investments to be reviewed for impairment. When a review for impairment is conducted, the recoverable amount is assessed by reference to the net present value of the future cash flows of the relevant Cash Generating Unit (CGU), or disposal value if higher. The discount rate applied is based on the Group s weighted average cost of capital with appropriate adjustments for the risks associated with the CGU. Estimates of cash flows involve a significant degree of judgement and are consistent with management s plans and forecasts.
iii Retirement benefit obligations
The Group provides pensions through a defined benefits scheme for its employees which is accounted for in accordance with IAS 19
Employee Benefits . The expense and balance sheet items relating to the Group s accounting for pension schemes under IAS 19 are based on actuarial valuations. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions, including discount rates, earnings increases, mortality rates and inflation. These actuarial assumptions are reviewed annually in line with the requirements of IAS 19 and are based on prior experience, market conditions and the advice of the scheme actuaries. The Group chooses a discount rate which reflects yields on high quality, fixed-income investments. The discount rate used in 2011 was 5.1% and in 2010 was 5.0%. If, for example, the discount rate applied to the liabilities had been 4.6%, rather than the 5.1% advised by our actuaries under IAS 19 for 2011, the IAS 19 net deficit of £3.5m would have been a net deficit of £8.7m.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011 3 Business segments
The contributions of the various activities of the Group to turnover and profit are listed below:
| 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 |
| External | Internal | Total | External | Internal | Total |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 |
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy | 74,486 | 326 | 74,812 | 74,475 | 281 | 74,756 |
Building Services | 4,716 | 232 | 4,948 | 4,283 | 237 | 4,520 |
Retail | 16,499 | 67 | 16,566 | 14,410 | 50 | 14,460 |
Property | 2,216 | 688 | 2,904 | 2,619 | 696 | 3,315 |
Other | 2,577 | 654 | 3,231 | 3,102 | 655 | 3,757 |
| 100,494 | 1,967 | 102,461 | 98,889 | 1,919 | 100,808 |
Intergroup elimination |
|
| (1,967) |
|
| (1,919) |
Revenue |
|
| 100,494 |
|
| 98,889 |
Operating profit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy |
|
| 7,678 |
|
| 7,742 |
Building Services |
|
| 220 |
|
| 240 |
Retail |
|
| 476 |
|
| 465 |
Property |
|
| 1,652 |
|
| 1,858 |
Other |
|
| 840 |
|
| 1,539 |
Operating profit before property revaluation |
|
| 10,866 |
|
| 11,844 |
(Loss)/gain on revaluation of investment properties |
|
| (115) |
|
| 2,391 |
Operating profit |
|
| 10,751 |
|
| 14,235 |
Other gains and losses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest receivable |
|
| 327 |
|
| 338 |
Finance costs |
|
| (11) |
|
| (13) |
Profit from operations before taxation |
|
| 11,067 |
|
| 14,560 |
Taxation |
|
| (2,423) |
|
| (2,185) |
Profit from operations after taxation |
|
| 8,644 |
|
| 12,375 |
Attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Owners of the Company |
|
| 8,593 |
|
| 12,315 |
Non-controlling interests |
|
| 51 |
|
| 60 |
|
|
| 8,644 |
|
| 12,375 |
Materially, all the Group s operations are conducted within the Channel Islands. All transfers between divisions are at arms-length basis.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
Operating assets, liabilities, capital additions and depreciation/amortisation are analysed as follows:
| 2011 | 2011 | 2010 | 2010 | 2011 2011 | 2010 2010 | ||
| Assets | Liabilities | Assets | Liabilities | Net capital Depreciation/ | Net capital Depreciation/ | ||
|
|
|
|
| additions amortisation | additions amortisation | ||
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 £000 | £000 £000 | ||
Energy | 125,742 | (29,434) | 119,274 | (26,179) | 15,354 | 7,441 | 8,186 | 7,102 |
Building Services | 927 | (248) | 959 | (406) | 48 | 44 | 40 | 40 |
Retail | 4,537 | (768) | 4,715 | (435) | 103 | 123 | 91 | 111 |
Property | 32,891 | (431) | 33,555 | (425) | - | 594 | 2,399 | 731 |
Other | 547 | (1,399) | 663 | (1,598) | 18 | 10 | 33 | 13 |
Unallocated | 26,946 | (18,451) | 26,801 | (15,213) | - | - | - | - |
| 191,590 | (50,731) | 185,967 | (44,256) | 15,523 | 8,212 | 10,749 | 7,997 |
Unallocated assets includes cash deposits, investments and the retirement benefit obligation surplus. Unallocated liabilities includes deferred taxation, current taxation and the retirement benefit obligation deficit. Capital additions for the Property segment includes £(115,000) (2010: £2,391,000) for revaluation of investment properties.
4 Operating expenses
| 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Distribution costs | 10,522 | 10,059 |
Administration expenses | 9,031 | 7,941 |
| 19,553 | 18,000 |
5 Directors and employees
Detailed information in respect of directors shareholdings and emoluments, pensions and benefits is given in the Remuneration Report on pages 56 to 58. The number of persons employed by the Group (including non-executive directors) at 30 September was as follows:
| 2011 Number | 2010 Number |
Energy | 191 | 192 |
Other businesses | 136 | 136 |
Trainees | 10 | 5 |
| 337 | 333 |
The aggregate payroll costs of these persons were as follows:
| 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Wages and salaries | 14,167 | 13,748 |
Social security costs | 759 | 722 |
Pension | 1,000 | 1,100 |
| 15,926 | 15,570 |
Capitalised manpower costs | (1,856) | (1,486) |
| 14,070 | 14,084 |
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
6 Group operating profit before joint ventures
Operating profit is after charging:
| 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Fees payable to Group auditors |
|
|
Auditors remuneration for audit services | 70 | 67 |
Auditors remuneration for non-audit services | 6 | 10 |
Operating lease charges | 56 | 106 |
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 8,198 | 7,966 |
Amortisation of intangible assets | 14 | 31 |
7 Tax on profit from operations
| 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Current tax |
|
|
Jersey Income Tax operations for the year | 1,821 | 2,066 |
adjustments in respect of prior periods | - | (126) |
Total current tax | 1,821 | 1,940 |
Deferred tax |
|
|
Adjustments in respect of prior periods | - | (243) |
Current year | 602 | 488 |
|
|
|
Total tax on profit on ordinary activities | 2,423 | 2,185 |
The differences between the total tax charge shown above and the amount calculated by applying the standard rate of Jersey Income Tax to the profit before tax is as follows:
| 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Profit from operations before tax | 11,067 | 14,560 |
Tax on profit from operations at standard income tax rate of 20% (2010: 20%) | 2,213 | 2,912 |
Effects of: |
|
|
Adjustments in respect of prior periods | - | (369) |
Expenses not deductible | 53 | 23 |
Income not taxable | (123) | (612) |
Non-qualifying depreciation | 268 | 236 |
Losses of Group undertakings not available for tax relief | 12 | (5) |
Group total tax charge for year | 2,423 | 2,185 |
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
Deferred Tax
The following is the major deferred tax assets/liabilities recognised by the Group and Company.
| 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Group and Company |
|
|
Accelerated capital allowances | 12,013 | 11,496 |
Derivative financial instruments | 97 | 77 |
Pensions | (884) | 359 |
Provisions for deferred tax | 11,226 | 11,932 |
Deferred tax movements in the year
| 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Group and Company |
|
|
At 1 October 2010 | 11,932 | 10,827 |
Charged to income statement | 602 | 245 |
Charged to statement of comprehensive income | (1,308) | 860 |
At 30 September 2011 | 11,226 | 11,932 |
8 Dividends paid and proposed
Equity:
Per Share In Total
2011 2010 2011 2010 pence pence £000 £000
Ordinary and A Ordinary:
Dividend paid final for previous year 6.20 5.90 1,899 1,808 interim for current year 4.25 4.05 1,303 1,241
10.45 9.95 3,202 3,049
special 3.25 - 996 -
13.70 9.95 4,198 3,049
Dividend proposed final for current year 6.50 6.20 1,992 1,899 special - 3.25 - 996
The proposed final dividend is subject to approval at the forthcoming AGM and has not been included as a liability in these financial statements. These dividends are shown net of 20% tax.
Earnings and dividends per share have been restated to reflect the 20 for 1 share split approved at the 2011 AGM.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011 9 Earnings per Ordinary share
Earnings per Ordinary and A Ordinary share (basic and diluted) of 28.05p (2010 - 40.20*p) are calculated on the Group profit, after taxation, attributable to owners of the Company of £8,593,000 (2010 - £12,315,000), and on the 30,640,000 (2010 - 30,640,000) Ordinary and A Ordinary shares in issue during the financial year. There are no share options in issue and therefore there is no difference between basic and diluted earnings per share.
*Earnings per share have been re-stated to reflect the 20 for 1 share split approved at the 2011 Annual General Meeting
10 Intangible assets (Group and Company)
| Computer Software |
| £000 |
Cost as at 1 October 2010 | 372 |
Additions | 45 |
Disposals | (124) |
At 30 September 2011 | 293 |
Amortisation |
|
At 1 October 2010 | 343 |
Charge for year | 14 |
Disposals | (124) |
At 30 September 2011 | 233 |
Net book value |
|
At 30 September 2011 | 60 |
Cost as at 1 October 2009 | 401 |
Reclassification | - |
Additions | (29) |
At 30 September 2010 | 372 |
Amortisation |
|
At 1 October 2009 | 341 |
Reclassification | 31 |
Charge for year | (29) |
At 30 September 2010 | 343 |
Net book value |
|
At 30 September 2010 | 29 |
The above charges are included within operating expenses.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
11 Property, plant, equipment and investment properties
The Group & Company Freehold land Leasehold Main cables Fixtures fittings Investment and buildings buildings Plant and services vehicles etc Interlinks Total properties*
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000
Cost or valuation
At 1 October 2010 26,514 12,737 109,587 61,963 14,225 41,552 266,578 14,928 Expenditure 334 4,874 1,419 7,144 1,628 194 15,593 - Reclassification 140 - 582 (722) - - - - Revaluation - - - - - - - (115) Disposals - - (1,119) (473) (915) - (2,523) - At 30 September 2011 26,988 17,611 110,469 67,912 14,938 41,746 279,664 14,813
Depreciation
At 1 October 2010 5,830 4,298 82,517 19,014 9,916 24,059 145,634 - Charge for the year 591 246 3,161 1,858 1,347 995 8,198 - Reclassification 47 - 569 (616) - - - - Disposals - - (1,119) (472) (907) - (2,498) - At 30 September 2011 6,468 4,544 85,128 19,784 10,356 25,054 151,334 -
Net book value at
30 September 2011 20,520 13,067 25,341 48,128 4,582 16,692 128,330 14,813
The Group & Company Freehold land Leasehold Main cables Fixtures fittings Investment
and buildings buildings Plant and services vehicles etc Interlinks Total properties* £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000
Cost or valuation
At 1 October 2009 26,428 8,980 110,469 58,097 13,924 41,395 259,293 12,529 Expenditure 87 1,079 1,919 4,071 1,037 157 8,350 8 Reclassification - 2,679 (2,679) - - - - - Revaluation - - - - - - - 2,391 Disposals - - (124) (205) (736) - (1,065) - At 30 September 2010 26,514 12,737 109,587 61,963 14,225 41,552 266,578 14,928
Depreciation
At 1 October 2009 5,233 4,009 79,417 17,464 9,647 22,942 138,712 - Charge for the year 597 193 3,318 1,755 986 1,117 7,966 - Reclassifications - 96 (96) - - - - - Disposals - - (122) (205) (717) - (1,044) - At 30 September 2010 5,830 4,298 82,517 19,014 9,916 24,059 145,634 -
Net book value at
30 September 2010 20,685 8,440 27,068 42,949 4,309 17,493 120,944 14,928
a No depreciation is charged on freehold land.
b Investment properties, which are all freehold, were valued on an open market existing use basis at 30 September 2011 by qualified independent valuers Sarre and Company
FRICS. Such properties are not depreciated. The rental income arising from the properties during the year was £1,056,000, (2010: £1,556,000).
c The Group and Company figures are tabled together with fixtures, fittings and vehicles for our subsidiary of £51k (2010: £31k) at cost and a depreciated value of £3k (2010: nil). d The gross carrying amount of assets at net book value of zero at 30 September 2011 was £30.1m (2010: £30.1m).
*Investment Properties
The B&Q lease is a fully-repairing lease with a 48-year term and a tenant-only break option on the 23rd anniversary.
The medical centre lease is an internal repairing lease with a 30-year term and break options at 15, 20 and 25 year anniversaries.
The residential properties comprise 5 houses and two bedsits which are let out on licences or leases with terms no greater than one year. The minimum lease payments are detailed on note 20.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011 12 Other investments
Group Company
2011 2010 2011 2010 £000 £000 £000 £000
Subsidiary undertaking (a) - - 477 477 Joint venture (b) 1,552 1,672 1,809 2,633 Other investments (c) 5 5 5 5
1,557 1,677 2,291 3,115
Principal group investments
The Company has investments in the following subsidiary undertaking, joint venture and other investments which principally affected the profits or net assets of the Group.
Country of
incorporation or
principal business Principal % Financial address activity Shareholdings Holding year end
Subsidiary undertaking:
Jersey Deep Freeze Limited Jersey Sale and 60 Ordinary 60 31 January maintenance
of refrigeration
equipment
Joint venture:
Foreshore Holdings Limited Jersey Data internet 100 Ordinary 50 31 December
hosting
Other investments:
Channel Islands Electricity Grid Limited Jersey Association with 5,000 Ordinary 50 30 November
Guernsey Electricity
Limited
Jersey Deep Freeze Limited
The Company owns 60% of the issued ordinary share capital of Jersey Deep Freeze Limited, a Jersey company whose principal business is the sale and maintenance of refrigeration equipment to commercial businesses. The results are consolidated into these Group financial statements.
Newtel Holdings Limited
During the year all remaining shareholdings of 34% and loans in Newtel Holdings Limited were disposed of for £195,000.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
Foreshore Holdings Limited
The partners in the Joint Venture are the Company (50%), Raymora Limited (37.5%) and Omicron (Computer Systems) Limited (12.5%). Foreshore Holdings Limited operates managed computer hosting facilities in the Powerhouse building on the Queens Road site occupied by Jersey Electricity plc. To date, the Company has invested £4,613,000 in the project, in the form of unsecured loans, and the trading results accounted for under joint venture accounting are £86,000 loss (2010: £26,000 profit). The investment was impaired at a Company level by £824,000 (2010: £280,000) due to the revision of future business plans which are examined annually and used as the basis by management for the impairment review of the value of investments. Decreasing the assumed growth in cash flows in the period following management s five year forecast would result in an additional impairment of £65,000. If the discount rate used of 10% in the discounted cash flow analysis was increased by 1.5% then an additional impairment of £485,000 would be required. The Company has acted as guarantor for Foreshore Holdings Limited for an overdraft to the value of £175,000.
Channel Islands Electricity Grid Limited (CIEG)
The joint arrangement between the Company and Guernsey Electricity Limited for the installation of a second interconnector system between France, Jersey and Guernsey required a control point through which the interconnector project manager could communicate
and also, to be the customer which lectricitØ de France would invoice for their energy sales. CIEG, a company jointly owned and managed on a 50/50 basis by the Company and Guernsey Electricity Limited, was established in July 1998 to deal with these aspects and also to manage the way in which the second interconnector would be operated. The Company s interest in CIEG is accounted for as a joint venture under International Accounting Standard 31 Interests in Joint Ventures .
a Subsidiary undertaking
Cost £000 At 1 October 2010 and 30 September 2011 477
b Joint venture
Company Joint Venture £000
Cost less impairment at 1 October 2010 2,633 Amounts provided (824) Cost less impairment at 30 September 2011 1,809
The following information is given in respect of the Group s share of its joint venture.
Joint Venture
2011 2010 £000 £000
Turnover 2,440 2,511 Fixed assets 231 256 Current assets 376 388 Liabilities due within one year 818 770 Liabilities due after one year or more 3,245 3,244 (Loss)/profit in the year (86) 26
c Other investments Group and Company
Other investments
Cost £000 At 1 October 2010 and 30 September 2011 5
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
13 Inventories
The amounts attributed to the different categories are as follows:
Group Company
2011 2010 2011 2010 £000 £000 £000 £000
Fuel oil 3,137 4,303 3,137 4,303 Commercial stocks and work in progress 2,499 2,550 2,432 2,484 Generation, distribution spares and sundry 815 720 815 720 6,451 7,573 6,384 7,507
14 Trade and other receivables
Group Company
2011 2010 2011 2010 £000 £000 £000 £000
Amounts receivable within one year
Trade receivables 7,807 8,771 7,608 8,576 Prepayments and accrued income 1,791 1,608 1,791 1,608 Other receivables 4,469 4,092 4,469 4,092
14,067 14,471 13,868 14,276
Secured loan accounts 1,294 1,487 1,294 1,487 Total trade and other receivables 15,361 15,958 15,162 15,763
Included within secured loan accounts are loans to employees and directors which are received on a repayable basis of less than and more than one year. See the Remuneration Report in the Report of the Directors for disclosure of the Directors loans.
Trade receivables is shown net of bad debt provisions of £279k (2010: £123k).
Included in trade receivables within one year is £54,000 (2010: £67,000) due from Foreshore Limited and £241,000 (2010: £446,000) outside the Jersey Electricity 30 day terms but are not impaired. The fair value of trade receivables is considered by the directors to be equivalent to their carrying value.
15 Trade and other payables
Group Company
2011 2010 2011 2010 £000 £000 £000 £000
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade payables 1,462 1,489 1,462 1,489 Other payables including taxation and social security 5,672 4,296 5,605 4,220 Accruals and deferred income 8,744 8,331 8,744 8,331 15,878 14,116 15,811 14,040
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Accruals 362 429 362 429 Deferred income - includes capital contributions from customers 16,790 15,478 16,790 15,478 17,152 15,907 17,152 15,907
The fair value of trade payable is considered by the directors to be equivalent to invoiced value.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
16 Pensions
The Company operates a defined benefit pension scheme known as the Jersey Electricity Pension Scheme, which provides benefits based on final pensionable pay. The assets of the Scheme are held separately from those of the Company, in an independently administered trust fund. The latest actuarial valuation of the scheme was carried out as at 31 December 2009. The results of this actuarial valuation showed that the market value of the scheme s assets was £73.3m and there was a surplus relative to the funding target of £6.5m. This corresponds to a funding target ratio of 110%. The long-term contribution rates of the Company and the employees are 14.2% and 6% of pensionable salaries respectively. The contribution rate is determined by a qualified actuary on the basis of triennial valuations using the projected unit method.
The disclosures below have been prepared in relation to benefits payable from the Jersey Electricity Pension Scheme.
Regular employer contributions to the Scheme in 2011 were £1,438,000 (2010: £1,448,000). Additional employer contributions may be required if there are any augmentations during the year but none were applicable in this financial year.
The valuation used for IAS 19 disclosures has been based on a full assessment of the liabilities of the Scheme as at 31 December 2009 updated by an independent qualified actuary to assess the liabilities of the scheme as at 30 September 2011. The present values of the defined benefit obligation, the related current service cost and any past service costs were measured using the projected unit credit method.
Actuarial gains and losses have been recognised in the period in which they occur, but outside the income statement, through the statement of comprehensive income.
The principal assumptions used by the independent qualified actuaries to calculate the liabilities under IAS19 are set out below:
Key financial assumptions: | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
| % pa | % pa | % pa |
Discount rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
Rate of increase in salaries | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Price inflation | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Pension increases | - | - | - |
The mortality assumptions are based on standard mortality tables which allow for expected future mortality improvements. The assumptions are that a member currently aged 60 will live on average for a further 28.0 years if they are male and for a further 30.0 years if they are female. The corresponding figures used for disclosures at 30 September 2010 were 27.8 years if they are male and 29.9 years if they are female.
For a member who retires in 2031 at age 60 the assumptions are that they will live on average for a further 30.6 years after retirement if they are male and for a further 32.5 years after retirement if they are female. The corresponding figures used for disclosures at
30 September 2010 were 30.5 years for current active males and 32.4 years for current active females.
Expected rates of retu | rn |
|
|
|
|
|
on assets: | Long-term rate of |
| Long-term rate of |
| Long-term rate of |
|
| return expected at | Value at | return expected at | Value at | return expected at | Value at |
| 30 September 2011 | 30 September 2011 | 30 September 2010 | 30 September 2010 | 30 September 2009 | 30 September 2009 |
| pa* | £000 | pa* | £000 | pa* | £000 |
Equities | 7.3% | 47,504 | 7.8% | 54,754 | 7.9% | 50,300 |
Fixed interest gilts | 3.3% | 16,249 | 3.8% | 12,053 | 4.0% | 8,078 |
Corporate bonds | 4.6% | 25,820 | 4.2% | 19,311 | 5.3% | 15,169 |
Property | 6.8% | 2,822 | 7.3% | 2,090 | 6.9% | 1,795 |
Other | 1.6% | (15,898)*** | 1.4% | (8,002) *** | 0.5% | (6,232) |
Combined | 6.7% ** | 76,497 | 7.0%** | 80,206 | 7.5%** | 69,110 |
*The expected return on assets by asset category is not a required IAS 19 disclosure item (only the total rate needs to be disclosed).
**The overall expected rate of return on scheme assets is a weighted average of the individual expected rates of return on each asset class.
***Included in the above data are the nominal amounts of £27m (2010: £17m) derivative contracts entered into the scheme as at 30 September which have been reflected as a liability within the Other asset category with the related assets within the Equities, Fixed interest gilts and Corporate Bonds categories. The 1.6% long-term rate of return expected is derived on the other assets netted off within this amount.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
Jersey Electricity plc employs a building block approach in determining the long-term rate of return on Scheme assets. Historical markets are studied and assets with higher volatility are assumed to generate higher returns consistent with widely accepted capital market principles. The assumed long-term rate of return on each asset class is set out within this note. The overall expected rate of return on assets is then derived by aggregating the expected return for each asset class over the actual asset allocation for the Scheme as at 30 September 2011.
Reconciliation of funded status to balance sheet: | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 |
Fair value of Scheme assets | 76,497 | 80,206 | 69,110 | 63,828 | 73,776 |
Present value of Scheme liabilities | (80,917) | (78,411) | (72,818) | (57,126) | (62,092) |
(Deficit)/surplus in Scheme | (4,420) | 1,795 | (3,708) | 6,702 | 11,684 |
Related deferred tax liability | 884 | (359) | 742 | (1,340) | (2,337) |
Net pension asset/(liability) | (3,536) | 1,436 | (2,966) | 5,362 | 9,347 |
The analysis of the income statement charge for 2011: | 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Current service cost | 1,650 | 1,390 |
Past service cost | 843 | 709 |
Interest cost | 3,915 | 3,995 |
Expected return on Scheme assets | (5,408) | (4,994) |
Expense recognised in the income statement | 1,000 | 1,100 |
The movement in changes to the present value of the Scheme liabilities during the year were: | 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Opening defined benefit obligation | 78,411 | 72,818 |
Current service cost | 1,650 | 1,390 |
Interest cost | 3,915 | 3,995 |
Contributions by Scheme participants | 563 | 584 |
Actuarial (gains)/losses on Scheme liabilities * | (1,431) | 1,751 |
Net benefits paid out | (3,034) | (2,836) |
Past service cost | 843 | 709 |
Closing defined benefit obligation | 80,917 | 78,411 |
*Includes changes to the actuarial assumptions.
History of asset values, defined benefits obligations, surplus/deficit in Scheme |
| 2011 | 2010 2009 2008 2007 |
an d experience gains and losses |
| £000 | £000 £000 £000 £000 |
Fair value of Scheme assets |
| 76,497 | 80,206 69,110 63,828 73,776 |
Defined benefits obligation |
| (80,917) | (78,411) (72,818) (57,126) (62,092) |
(Deficit)/surplus in Scheme |
| (4,420) | 1,795 (3,708) 6,702 11,684 |
History of experience gains and losses | 2011 £000 | 2010 2009 2008 2007 £000 £000 £000 £000 |
Experience (losses)/gains on Scheme assets | (8,072) | 6,906 1,952 (14,973) 3,371 |
Experience gains/(losses) on Scheme liabilities | 214 | 4,386 (244) (596) (3,616) |
This item consists of gains/(losses) in respect of liability experience only - and excludes any change in liabilities in respect of changes to the actuarial assumptions used.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
Changes to the fair value of Scheme assets during the year | 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Opening fair value of Scheme assets | 80,206 | 69,110 |
Expected return on Scheme assets | 5,408 | 4,994 |
Actuarial (losses)/gains on Scheme assets | (8,072) | 6,906 |
Contributions by the employer | 1,426 | 1,448 |
Contributions by Scheme participants | 563 | 584 |
Net benefits paid out | (3,034) | (2,836) |
Closing fair value of Scheme assets | 76,497 | 80,206 |
Actual return on Scheme assets | 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Expected return on Scheme assets | 5,408 | 4,994 |
Actuarial (losses)/gains on Scheme assets | (8,072) | 6,906 |
Actual return on Scheme assets | (2,664) | 11,900 |
Analysis of amounts recognised in other comprehensive income (SoCI) | 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Total actuarial (losses)/gains in other comprehensive income | (6,640) | 5,158 |
Cumulative amount of (losses)/gains recognised in other comprehensive income | (6,345) | 295 |
17 Called up share capital
| Authorised Issued and fully | paid Authorised Iss | ued and full | |
| 2011 2011 | 2010 | 2010 | |
| £000 £000 | £000 | £000 | |
A Ordinary shares 5p each (2010: £1 each)* | 1,250 | 582 | 1,250 | 582 |
Ordinary shares 5p each (2010: £1 each)* | 1,500 | 950 | 1,500 | 950 |
| 2,750 | 1,532 | 2,750 | 1,532 |
5% Cumulative participating preference shares £1 each | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
3.5% Cumulative non-participating preference shares £1 each | 150 | 135 | 150 | 135 |
| 250 | 235 | 250 | 235 |
y paid
Equity shares
A Ordinary shares entitle the holder to 1 vote for every 100 shares held whereas the Ordinary shares carry voting rights of 1 vote for each share held.
Preference shares
Preference shares are classified as financial liabilities under IFRS. Dividends paid to preference shareholders in the year were £9,000 (2010: £9,000) and is recorded in finance costs in the income statement.
*Earnings per share have been re-stated to reflect the 20 for 1 share split approved at the 2011 Annual General Meeting.
18 Non-controlling interests
Equity | 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
At 1 October 2010 | 27 | 15 |
Share of profit on ordinary activities after taxation | 51 | 60 |
Dividends paid | (64) | (48) |
At 30 September 2011 | 14 | 27 |
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011 19 Financial commitments
| 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
a Capital expenditure: |
|
|
Approved by the directors but not yet contracted for | 23,384 | 14,854 |
b Current rental commitments under operating leases are as follows: |
|
|
Payable within one year | 29 | 76 |
After one year but within five years | 28 | 19 |
After five years | 29 | - |
| 86 | 95 |
20 Leasing
The Group leases out all its investment properties and certain other freehold properties under operating leases. The future aggregate minimum rentals receivable under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
| 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Less than one year | 125 | 122 |
Greater than one year and less than five years | 18 | 24 |
More than five years | 1,022 | 1,178 |
| 1,165 | 1,324 |
21 Derivatives and financial instruments and their risk management
Group and Company:
The primary financial risk faced by the Group is foreign exchange exposure as the largest single cost in the Income Statement is the importation of electricity from Europe that is denominated in Euros.
Foreign exchange risk
The Group utilises currency derivatives to hedge its future purchases of power from France which currently extend to the next two calendar years.
At the balance sheet date, total notional amount of outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts that the Group has committed are as below:
Forward foreign exchange and foreign exchange option contracts | 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Less than one year | 37,866 | 37,581 |
Greater than one year and less than five years | 18,933 | 25,054 |
| 56,799 | 62,635 |
A three level hierarchy is used to classify financial instruments based on the following.
Level 1: Comprised of financial instruments whose values are determined by quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: Comprised of financial instruments whose values are determined by inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (as prices) or indirectly (derived from prices) including inputs from markets that are not considered to be active; and
Level 3: Comprised of financial instruments whose values are determined by inputs that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
The derivative contracts entered into by the Group are classified as Level 2 financial instruments on the basis that fair value measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
At 30 September 2011, the fair value of the Group s currency derivatives is estimated to be approximately £0.5m (2010: £0.4m). These amounts are based on market values of equivalent instruments at the balance sheet date. The fair value of currency derivatives that are designated and effective as cash flow hedges amount to £0.5m (2010: £0.4m) has been deferred in equity. In the current period amounts of £nil (2010: £0.4m) were credited to equity and £0.2m (2010: £0.4m) recycled to the income statement. Gains and losses on the derivatives are recycled through the hedged income statement at the time the purchase of power is recognised in the income statement.
The Group s currency exposure at 30 September 2011, taking into account the effect of forward contracts placed to manage such exposures, was £2.7m (2010: £2.7m) being the translated Euro liability due for imports made in September but payable in October.
Given the limited exposure to foreign exchange rate risk at the year end no sensitivity analysis has been presented.
Credit risk
The Group s principal financial assets are cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, trade and other receivables. The Group s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade and other receivables. The amounts presented in the balance sheet are net of allowances for doubtful receivables. Allowances are made where there is an identified loss event which, based on previous experience, is evidence of a reduction in the recoverability of cash flows. The trade debtors at 30 September 2011 outside the 30 day credit terms were £241,000 (2010: £446,000).
The credit risk on liquid funds and derivative financial instruments is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies. In addition limits are set as to maximum levels that are allowed to be placed with individual institutions.
The Group has no other significant concentration of credit risk, with exposure spread over a large number of counterparties and customers.
Liquidity risk
The Group maintains a strong liquidity position and manages the liquidity profile of its assets, liabilities and commitments so that cashflows are appropriately balanced and all financial obligations are met when due.
Maturity of financial liabilities at 30 September | 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Less than one year | 17,698 | 16,182 |
More than one year and less than five years | 33,033 | 28,074 |
More than five years | - | - |
| 50,731 | 44,256 |
Interest rate risk
The Group has held cash balances throughout the financial year. The goal is to achieve a return that is as close to the prevailing base rate level as possible.This is achieved by checking rates with two banks whilst taking into account the guidelines agreed by the Board where the total amount is between £12m and £20m, the maximum limit will be £5m, with a maximum term of up to one year. The combined cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments total at 30 September 2011 was £24.5m (2010: £22.7m). The weighted average rate of interest was 1.4% (2010: 1.8%). No sensitivity analysis on sterling risk is contained in the accounts as a large percentage is held on short- term deposit, 3 months to 12 months, on competitive rates.
Maturity of financial assets
The financial assets of the Group comprise deposits placed on the money market with banks which all expire in less than one year. The maturity profile of the Group s financial assets and liabilities at 30 September was as follows:
| 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Less than 3 months: cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments | 6,787 | 4,756 |
Greater than 3 months: short-term investments | 17,745 | 17,920 |
Borrowing facilities
The Group had undrawn borrowing facilities at 30 September 2011 of £2.0m (2010: £2.0m) in respect of which all conditions precedent had been met and the facility expires within one year.
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2011
Commodity risk
The Group has power purchase agreements with EDF, in France. As at 30 September 2011, the import prices, but not volumes, have been substantially fixed for 2012. The Group has entered into a 10 year framework agreement with EDF commencing 1 January 2013 which has a commitment to procure around 30% of volume requirements at known prices. The remainder of the requirement will be decided by a market pricing mechanism, but with no volume commitment, to deliver a degree of stability in tariff pricing to our customers.
The Company has the ability to generate power as an alternative to importation if this was viewed to be commercially and environmentally acceptable.
22 Related party transactions
a Trading transactions and balances arising in the normal course of business
The Company currently leases the La Collette Power Station site from its largest shareholder, the States of Jersey, for a peppercorn rent of £1,000 per annum. This lease was subject to a rent review as at June 2006 which is being negotiated but it is anticipated to move the rental onto commercial rates. The Company is in dispute with its landlord, The States of Jersey, concerning an overdue rent review. The information usually required by IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent liabilities provisions and contingent assets , is not disclosed on the grounds that it can be expected to prejudice seriously the outcome of the dispute.
Counterparty Value of electricity Value of goods & Value of goods &
services supplied services supplied services purchased Amounts due to Amounts due by by Jersey Electricity by Jersey Electricity by Jersey Electricity Jersey Electricity Jersey Electricity
The States of Jersey | 2011 £000 7,474 | 2010 £000 7,021 | 2011 £000 3,045 | 2010 £000 2,478 | 2011 £000 958 | 2010 £000 299 | 2011 £000 839 | 2010 £000 1,439 | 2011 £000 777 | 2010 £000 - |
JT Group Limited | 1,917 | 1,553 | 631 | 450 | 151 | 126 | 139 | 133 | - | 16 |
Jersey Post International Limited | 107 | 115 | - | - | 51 | 79 | 8 | - | - | 6 |
Jersey New Waterworks Limited | 679 | 780 | 101 | 64 | 83 | 90 | 5 | - | - | - |
Foreshore Limited | 579 | 575 | 743 | 671 | 11 | 13 | 204 | 207 | 3 | - |
The States of Jersey is the Company s majority and controlling shareholder. Jersey New Waterworks is majority owned and controlled by the States of Jersey. JT Group Limited and Jersey Post International Limited are both wholly owned by the States of Jersey. All transactions are undertaken on an arm s length basis.
At the 30 September 2011 Foreshore Limited had rental arrears, classified as long-term loans, to the value of £400,000 (2010: £450,000) due to Jersey Electricity plc.
b New Energy from Waste Plant
A new Energy from Waste plant was commissioned in Jersey during 2011. Jersey Electricity signed a 25 year agreement in 2008 to take electricity produced at the plant by the States of Jersey and to share existing facilities with the Energy from Waste plant. The value of electricity imported from the facility during the financial year was £0.8M and the value of services provided to the plant was £0.7M.
c Remuneration of key management personnel
The remuneration of key management personnel of the Group (which is defined as the executive directors) is set out below. Further information about the remuneration of individual directors is provided in the Remuneration Report on pages 56 to 58.
| 2011 £000 | 2010 £000 |
Short-term employee benefits | 816 | 772 |
Post-employment benefits | 179 | 128 |
| 995 | 900 |
Five Year Group Summary
Financial Statements 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 (restated) (restated)
Income Statement (£m)
Turnover 100.5 98.9 93.6 82.2 75.9 Profit before tax 11.1 14.6 9.3 10.3 8.7 Profit after tax 8.6 12.4 7.2 10.1 7.6 Dividends 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.4 1.8 Special dividend 1.0 - - - -
Balance Sheets (£m)
Property, plant and equipment 128.3 120.9 120.6 116.0 109.8 Net current assets/(liabilities) 29.1 30.4 23.8 24.3 22.3 Non-current liabilities (33.0) (28.1) (29.4) (26.7) (27.5) Net assets 140.9 141.7 129.3 135.0 130.4
Financial Ratios and Statistics
Earnings per ordinary share (pence)* 28.05 40.20 23.50 32.90 24.70 Gross dividend paid per ordinary share (pence)* 13.06 12.44 11.81 9.25 7.31 Net dividend paid per ordinary share (pence)* 10.45 9.95 9.45 7.40 5.85 Dividend cover (times) 2.1 4.0 2.5 4.4 4.2 Cash at bank/(net debt) (£m) 24.5 22.7 16.8 16.1 16.4 Capital expenditure (£m) 15.6 8.4 12.8 13.6 8.9
Electricity Statistics
Units sold (m) 651 645 642 639 608
% movement 0.9% 0.4% 0.5% 5.1% (2.6%)
% of units imported 95.6% 93.5% 92.3% 96.3% 88.7%
% of units generated locally 4.4% 6.5% 7.6% 3.7% 11.3% Maximum demand (megawatts) 154 158 153 156 142 Number of customers 47,990 47,494 47,072 46,587 46,357 Customer minutes lost 45 10 9 5 59 Average price per kilowatt hour sold 11.4p 11.5p 11.2p 9.6p 9.1p
Manpower Statistics
Energy 191 192 187 192 185 Other 136 136 124 132 128 Trainees 10 5 7 4 4 Total 337 333 318 328 317
Units sold per energy employee (000 s) 3,408 3,359 3,436 3,328 3,286 Number of customers per energy employee 251 247 252 243 251
* The figures for 2007 to 2010 have been restated to reflect the 20 for 1 sub-division of its listed A Ordinary Share capital passed by special resolution at the Annual General Meeting on 3 March 2011.
Financial Calendar
3 January 2012 Preference share dividend
End January 2012 Interim Management Statement quarter to 31 December 2011 24 February 2012 Record date for final dividend
6 March 2012 Annual General Meeting
30 March 2012 Final dividend for year ended 30 September 2011
17 May 2012 Interim Management Statement six months to 31 March 2012 8 June 2012 Record date for Interim Ordinary dividend
29 June 2012 Interim dividend for year ending 30 September 2012
2 July 2012 Preference share dividend
End July 2012 Interim Management Statement nine months to 30 June 2012 21 December 2012 Preliminary announcement of full year results
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will be held at the Powerhouse, Queens Road, St. Helier , Jersey on Tuesday 6 March 2012 at 2:30pm. Details of the resolutions to be proposed are contained in the Notice convening the Meeting.
Press releases and up-to-date information on the Company can be found on the Company s website (www.jec.co.uk).
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