method                                         (1,360)          (150)           (460) 
 Loss on disposal of/loss in 
  value of assets held for sale                       68            750           1,020 
 Depreciation of property, plant 
  and equipment                                    3,127          2,826           5,769 
 Impairment of assets                                  -              -          12,970 
 Finance income                                    (258)          (245)           (635) 
 Interest expense                                  1,459          6,265          12,098 
 Finance costs - separately disclosed 
  items                                            8,096              -               - 
 Release of grant income                           (131)          (164)           (240) 
 Non-operating transaction costs                       -            416             480 
 Amortisation of intangibles                       1,969            111             221 
 Share option charge                                 250            268             369 
 
 Working capital adjustments: 
 Decrease/(increase) in inventories                (239)            612             529 
 Decrease/(increase) in trade 
  and other receivables                         (20,047)          2,469           3,906 
 (Decrease)/increase in trade 
  and other payables                              15,790        (3,071)         (6,433) 
 
 Cash (used in)/generated from 
  continuing operations                            (590)          6,956           7,787 
                                          --------------  -------------  -------------- 
 
   14        Related parties 

Associates and joint ventures

Since the partial disposal of the transport and distribution division, there have been a number of transactions with the group headed by Greenwhitestar Holding Company 1 Limited, an associate interest. From the date of disposal to the period end, the Group made sales of GBP2,575,000, mainly relating to cost recharges, (see below) and purchases of GBP9,787,000, mainly relating to haulage costs and cost recharges (see below).

The Group and members of the group headed by Greenwhitestar Holding Company 1 Limited are operating under a transitional services agreement for a period following the partial disposal. This agreement details recharges for shared services; significant examples are time apportioned staff costs, truck and trailer hire costs, property leases, office space rental charges, fuel and car costs, IT hardware and software costs and payroll processing costs.

During the period to 31 August 2014 the Group made loans under a revolving credit facility to a 100% subsidiary of Everdeal Holdings Limited, an associate interest, of GBP1,992,000.

During the period to 31 August 2014 the Group made additional loans to its associate interest, Shuban Power Limited, of GBP1,054,000.

Key management personnel

Details of bonuses paid to Executive Directors during the period are included in the Directors' remuneration section of the Half Year Review.

Full details of key management remuneration will be reported in the Annual Report for the year ending 28 February 2015.

INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT TO STOBART GROUP LIMITED

Introduction

We have been engaged by the company to review the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 31 August 2014 which comprises the Condensed Consolidated Income Statement, the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity and the Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and the related explanatory notes. We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly financial report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

This report is made solely to the company in accordance with the terms of our engagement to assist the company in meeting the requirements of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("the DTR") of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority ("the UK FCA"). Our review has been undertaken so that we might state to the company those matters we are required to state to it in this 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 for our review work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have reached.

Directors' responsibilities

The half-yearly financial report is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors. The directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly financial report in accordance with the DTR of the UK FCA.

As disclosed in note 1, the financial statements of the group are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU. The condensed set of financial statements included in this half-yearly financial report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the EU.

Our responsibility

Our responsibility is to express to the company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report based on our review.

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the UK. A review of interim financial information consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 31 August 2014 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34 as adopted by the EU and the DTR of the UK FCA.

Nicola Quayle

for and on behalf of KPMG LLP

Chartered Accountants

St James' Square, Manchester, M2 6DS

23 October 2014

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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