Northern Ireland: audited accounts of largest 5 RSLs

2014/15

Type

No. of units

Income & Expenditure Account

Balance Sheet

Financial Ratios

Average cost of funds

Total turnover £m

Op. costs £m

Op. surplus/ turnover

Net interest £m

Surplus on sales £m

Net surplus £m

Net surplus/ turnover

Assets total £m

Loans total £m

Per unit £

Gearing ratio

Interest cover ratio

 

Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apex traditional

4,605

34

(26)

22%

(6.2)

0.18

0.9

3%

466

135

29,300

41%

1.59

4.6%

Choice traditional

8,911

34

(27)

22%

(4.4)

0.29

3.4

10%

646

108

12,100

22%*

2.42*

4.5%

Co-Ownership traditional

7,559

9

(3)

64%

(1.6)

(1.72)

(2.1)

-23%

356

44

5,800

14%

3.77

3.7%

Fold traditional

6,073

39

(31)

22%

(3.3)

0.35

5.5

14%

450

71

11,600

16%*

2.41*

5.0%

Helm traditional

5,568

22

(16)

30%

(3.6)

(0.17)

2.9

13%

422

75

13,400

21%

2.44

4.8%

Notes:

Total turnover = income from all activities.

Operating surplus/turnover = operating costs (including depreciation) as a percentage of turnover.

Net surplus/turnover = surplus for the year (including proceeds from asset sales) as a percentage of turnover.

Total assets = housing at gross cost or valuation, less current liabilities.

Gearing and interest cover are shown as marked with (*), or are unmarked.

Ratios marked (*) are as stated by an HA in its accounts, and reflect an organisation's own calculation which will usually be aligned

with lending covenants.

Unstarred ratios have been calculated by Social Housing as follows:

Housing 'at cost': gearing ratio = loans/ (reserves (excluding loans) + SHG) x 100.

Housing 'at valuation': gearing ratio = loans/ (reserves + SHG) x 100.

Gearing ratio marked '–' = not applicable to an organisation, which may have other measures for its lending covenants.

For LSVT HAs, gearing marked '–' is where loans are typically 90 per cent or more than (reserves (excluding loans) + SHG).

HAs with LSVT-type finance will usually have planned high levels of debt relative to assets, may also

include mixed-business groups which have a significant LSVT presence in their structure.

HAs with LSVT-related business plans will typically have high levels of debt relative to assets.

Interest cover ratio = gross interest paid/ (operating surplus + interest received, excluding depreciation and excluding surplus on sales) x 100.

Average cost of funds = as stated in accounts, or calculated as (gross interest paid including capitalised interest)/ loans x 100.

Source of data: audited accounts for year ended March 2015.

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