The stench at Inland Homes (INL) just ratcheted up to top gear with the shock resignation of all three of its non exec chairman Simon Bennett, Carol Duncumb and Brian Johnson as a stack of undeclared related party deals have emerged. That may well be one of the reasons why, yesterday, Inland warned that there would be a delay in the publication of its annual results.
A “Board changes, strategic review & trading update” announcement from “housebuilder, partnership housing developer and regeneration specialist focused on the South and South East of England” Inland Homes (INL) includes that “CEO, Stephen Wicks is to retire” but also that it is “confident… will make good progress in the coming year”. So what of a current below 19p share price, down more than 30%?!
Folks often carp that Primary Bid offers are at the scuzzier end of the AIM casino. That charge cannot be levelled today. Inland Homes (INL) is a proper company and this is a serious, largely institutional, fund raise.
In the case of Inland Homes we have we have been treated to an extended rally since the summer of last year with the recovery of the 200 day moving average then at 45p.
Brownfield land developer and housebuilder Inland Homes (INL) is hoping to sign a new joint venture development deal with Southampton City Council and is also looking at two possible acquisitions after nearly quadrupling pre-tax profits to £34 million in the year to June on turnover doubled to £114.2 million, with stated net assets up 48% to 43.9p a share. Based in Amersham and quoted on AIM, the company, which buys brownfield sites in South East England to build homes with an average sale value of between £250,000 and £300,000, has included a £14.5 million revaluation surplus in its pre-tax figure. It says it is going to adopt the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) accounting system to show an asset figure reflecting current market prices rather than significantly lower historic costs.
