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stock purchased for customer orders which has not been installed at the end of the
financial period.  Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. 
 
(n) Cash and cash equivalents 
 
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances and short term deposits with an original maturity of three months or
less. 
 
(o) Financial assets and liabilities 
 
The Group's financial assets and liabilities mainly comprise cash, borrowings, trade and other receivables and trade and
other payables. 
 
Trade and other receivables are not interest bearing and are stated at their nominal value as reduced by appropriate
allowances for irrecoverable amounts or additional costs required to effect recovery. 
 
Trade and other payables are not interest bearing and are stated at their nominal amount. 
 
(p) Borrowings 
 
Interest bearing bank loans and overdrafts are initially recorded at the value of the amount received, net of attributable
transaction costs. Interest bearing borrowings are subsequently stated at amortised cost with any difference between cost
and redemption value being recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income over the period of the
borrowing using the effective interest method. 
 
(q) Foreign currency 
 
The presentation currency of the Group is sterling. All Group companies have a functional currency of sterling (other than
Maintel International Limited ("MIL") which has a functional currency of the Euro) consistent with the presentation
currency of the Group's consolidated financial statements. Transactions in currencies other than sterling are recorded at
the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates of the transactions. 
 
On consolidation, the results of MIL are translated into sterling at rates approximating those ruling when the transactions
took place. All assets and liabilities of MIL, including goodwill arising on its acquisition, are translated at the rate
ruling at the reporting date. 
 
(r) Accounting standards issued 
 
There are no IFRSs that are effective for the first time during the financial year that have a material effect on the
consolidated financial statements, nor are there any impending IFRSs that are expected to have a material effect on the
Group's consolidated financial statements. 
 
The Group notes IFRS15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers which takes effect and will be adopted in 2017.  Having
considered the Group's revenue streams and current recognition policies, as disclosed in (c) above, it is the directors'
preliminary assessment that no material impact is expected following the move from recognition of revenue on the transfer
of risks and rewards to the transfer of control given the nature of the goods and services provided by the Group and the
relatively short periods over which they are typically provided. 
 
The Group also notes IFRS16 Leases which takes effect and will be adopted in 2019.  This IFRS will require the Group to
recognise the lease on its premises as both an asset and a rental commitment in its consolidated statement of financial
position, but is not expected to have any material effect on the Group's profitability. 
 
 3  Accounting estimates and judgements  
 
 
In the process of applying the Group's accounting policies, management has made various estimates, assumptions and
judgements, with those likely to contain the greatest degree of uncertainty being summarised below. 
 
Deferred tax asset relating to brought forward losses 
 
At 31 December 2015 the directors have had to assess the validity of the carrying value of tax losses attributable to the
Datapoint companies that might be used against future profits, shown in note 21, which involves estimating the companies'
profitability and future tax rates. 
 
Impairment 
 
The Group assesses at each reporting date whether there is an indication that its intangible assets may be impaired and
where such indicators exist, the Group performs an impairment review. In addition, the Group assesses the carrying value of
goodwill annually for impairment.  In undertaking such an impairment review, estimates are required in determining an
asset's recoverable amount; those used are shown in note 14.  These estimates include the asset's future cash flows and an
appropriate discount to reflect the time value of money. The Group undertakes sensitivity analysis based on reasonably
possible changes in assumptions by increasing the weighted average cost of capital and reducing future growth expectations
in the model. The results of this analysis show no indication of impairment. 
 
 4  Segment information  
 
 
Segment information 
 
For management reporting purposes and operationally, the Group consists of three business segments: (i) telecommunications
managed service and technology sales, (ii) telecommunications network services, and (iii) mobile services.  Each segment
applies its respective resources across inter-related revenue streams which are reviewed by management collectively under
these headings. The businesses of each segment and a further analysis of revenue are described under their respective
headings in the Strategic report. 
 
The chief operating decision maker has been identified as the board, which assesses the performance of the operating
segments based on revenue, gross profit and operating profit. 
 
                                                                                                 Year ended 31 December 2015  
                                                                                                 Managed  service                                 Central/            
                                                                                                 and                          Network             inter-              
                                                                                                 technology                   services  Mobile    company   Total     
                                                                                                 £000                         £000      £000      £000      £000      
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Revenue                                                                                       39,614                       8,383     2,815     (189)     50,623    
                                                                                                 ________                     ________  ________  ________  ________  
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Operating profit before customer relationship intangibles amortisation and exceptional costs  6,015                        1,146     389       (16)      7,534     
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Customer relationship intangibles amortisation                                                (251)                        -         -         (1,984)   (2,235)   
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Exceptional costs                                                                             (884)                        -         -         -         (884)     
                                                                                                 ________                     ________  ________  ________  ________  
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Operating profit                                                                              4,880                        1,146     389       (2,000)   4,415     
                                                                                                 ________                     ________  ________  ________            
   Interest (net)                                                                                                                                           (264)     
                                                                                                                                                            ________  
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Profit before taxation                                                                                                                                   4,151     
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Taxation                                                                                                                                                 (69)      
                                                                                                                                                            ________  
   Profit and total comprehensive income for the period                                                                                                     4,082     
                                                                                                                                                            ________  
 
 
4,082 
 
________ 
 
Revenue is wholly attributable to the principal activities of the Group and other than sales of £4.3m to EU countries and
£1.0m to the rest of the world (2014: £3.3m to EU countries, and £0.4m to the rest of the world), arises within the United
Kingdom. 
 
Intercompany trading consists of telecommunications services, and recharges of sales, engineering and rent costs, £0.1m
(2014: £0.1m) attributable to the managed services and technology segment, £0.1m (2014: £0.1m) to the network services
segment and immaterial amounts to the mobile segment in each year. 
 
In 2015 the Group had one customer (2014: two) which accounted for more than 10% of its revenue, amounting to £5.4m (2014:
£5.3m and £4.3m). 
 
The board does not regularly review the aggregate assets and liabilities of its segments and accordingly an analysis of
these is not provided. 
 
                        Managed  service                      Central/            
                        and               Network             inter-              
                        technology        services  Mobile    company   Total     
                        £000              £000      £000      £000      £000      
                                                                                  
   Other                                                                          
   Capital expenditure  554               -         -         -         554       
   Depreciation         191               -         -         -         191       
                        ________          ________  ________  ________  ________  
 
 
191 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
                                                                                                 Year ended 31 December 2014  
                                                                                                 Managed  service                                 Central/            
                                                                                                 and                          Network             inter-              
                                                                                                 technology                   services  Mobile    company   Total     
                                                                                                 £000                         £000      £000      £000      £000      
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Revenue                                                                                       31,993                       7,156     2,907     (166)     41,890    
                                                                                                 ________                     ________  ________  ________  ________  
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Operating profit before customer relationship intangibles amortisation and exceptional costs  4,418                        1,027     764       14        6,223     
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Customer relationship intangibles amortisation                                                (252)                        (28)      -         (1,192)   (1,472)   
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Exceptional costs                                                                             (312)                        -         -         (497)     (809)     
                                                                                                 ________                     ________  ________  ________  ________  
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Operating profit                                                                              3,854                        999       764       (1,675)   3,942     
                                                                                                 ________                     ________  ________  ________            
   Interest (net)                                                                                                                                           (133)     
                                                                                                                                                            ________  
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Profit before taxation                                                                                                                                   3,809     
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Taxation                                                                                                                                                 (865)     
                                                                                                                                                            ________  
   Profit and total comprehensive income for the period                                                                                                     2,944     
                                                                                                                                                            ________  
 
 
2,944 
 
________ 
 
                        Managed  service                      Central/            
                        and               Network             inter-              
                        technology        services  Mobile    company   Total     
                        £000              £000      £000      £000      £000      
                                                                                  
   Other                                                                          
   Capital expenditure  87                -         -         -         87        
   Depreciation         183               -         1         -         184       
                        ________          ________  ________  ________  ________  
 
 
184 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
 5  Employees                                                                                       
                                                                                2015      2014      
                                                                                Number    Number    
                                                                                                    
    The average number of employees, including directors, during the year was:                      
                                                                                                    
    Corporate and administration                                                40        36        
    Sales and customer service                                                  99        80        
    Technical and engineering                                                   138       125       
                                                                                ________  ________  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                277       241       
                                                                                ________  ________  
                                                                                                    
    Staff costs, including directors, consist of:                               £000      £000      
                                                                                                    
    Wages and salaries                                                          15,323    13,082    
    Social security costs                                                       1,816     1,545     
    Pension costs                                                               285       293       
                                                                                ________  ________  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                17,424    14,920    
                                                                                ________  ________  
 
 
________ 
 
The Group makes contributions to defined contribution personal pension schemes for employees and directors. The assets of
the schemes are separate from those of the Group. Pension contributions totalling £62,000 (2014: £50,000) were payable to
the schemes at the year end and are included in other payables. 
 
 6  Directors' remuneration  
 
 
The remuneration of the Company directors was as follows: 
 
                          2015      2014      
                          £000      £000      
                                              
   Directors' emoluments  826       865       
   Pension contributions  20        16        
                          ________  ________  
                                              
                          846       881       
                          ________  ________  
 
 
Included in the above is the remuneration of the highest paid director as follows: 
 
                          2015      2014      
                          £000      £000      
                                              
   Directors' emoluments  207       196       
   Pension contributions  6         3         
                          ________  ________  
                                              
                          213       199       
                          ________  ________  
 
 
The Group paid contributions into defined contribution personal pension schemes in respect of 7 directors during the year,
3 of whom were auto-enrolled at minimal contribution levels (2014: 6, 2 auto-enrolled). 
 
The aggregate amount of gains made by directors on the exercise of share options in the year was £291,000 (2014: £182,000),
all of which related to the highest paid director. The above table excludes these amounts. 
 
Further details of director remuneration are shown in the remuneration committee report above. 
 
 7  Operating profit                                                                                          
                                                                                          2015      2014      
                                                                                          £000      £000      
    This has been arrived at after charging:                                                                  
                                                                                                              
    Depreciation of property, plant and equipment                                         191       184       
    Amortisation of intangible fixed assets                                               2,235     1,472     
    Operating lease rentals payable:                                                                          
    - property                                                                            885       515       
    - plant and machinery                                                                 78        94        
    Operating lease rentals receivable - property                                         12        -         
    Fees payable to the Company's auditor for the audit of the Company's annual accounts  9         9         
    Fees payable to the Company's auditor for other services:                                                 
    - due diligence and other acquisition costs                                           -         107       
    - audit of the Company's subsidiaries pursuant to legislation                         114       110       
    - audit-related assurance services                                                    25        19        
    - tax compliance services                                                             22        6         
    Foreign exchange gain                                                                 44        50        
                                                                                          ________  ________  
 
 
 8  Financial income and expense                              
                                          2015      2014      
                                          £000      £000      
                                                              
    Interest receivable on bank deposits  1         2         
                                          ________  ________  
                                                              
    Interest payable on bank loans        265       135       
                                          ________  ________  
 
 
 9  Taxation                                                       
                                               2015      2014      
                                               £000      £000      
    UK corporation tax                                             
    Corporation tax on profits of the period   610       977       
    Prior year adjustment                      (133)     -         
                                               ________  ________  
                                                                   
                                               477       977       
                                                                   
    Deferred tax (note 21)                     (408)     (112)     
                                               ________  ________  
                                                                   
    Taxation on profit on ordinary activities  69        865       
                                               ________  ________  
 
 
The standard rate of corporation tax in the UK changed from 21% to 20% with effect from 1 April 2015, and the Group's UK
subsidiaries are therefore taxed at a rate of 20.25% for the year.  Further reductions in rate to 19% with effect from 1
April 2017 and 18% from 1 April 2020 were substantively enacted on 18 November 2015 and the projected effect of these
reductions on the unwinding of deferred tax assets and liabilities has not been adjusted for in these financial statements.
The differences between the total tax shown above and the amount calculated by applying the standard rate of UK corporation
tax to the profit before tax are as follows: 
 
                                                                                      2015      2014      
                                                                                      £000      £000      
                                                                                                          
   Profit before tax                                                                  4,151     3,809     
                                                                                      ________  ________  
                                                                                                          
   Profit at the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 20.25% (2014: 21.50%)  841       819       
                                                                                                          
   Effect of:                                                                                             
   Expenses not deductible for tax purposes, net of reversals                         15        109       
   Capital allowances in excess of depreciation                                       (26)      (36)      
   Effects of change in tax rates                                                     (36)      (17)      
   Effects of overseas tax rates                                                      (32)      (5)       
   Relief on option exercise                                                          (62)      -         
   Prior year adjustment                                                              (133)     -         
   Increase in deferred tax asset relating to Datapoint tax losses (note 21)          (500)     -         
   Other timing differences                                                           2         (5)       
                                                                                      ________  ________  
                                                                                                          
                                                                                      69        865       
                                                                                      ________  ________  
 
 
 10  Dividends paid on ordinary shares                                        
                                                          2015      2014      
                                                          £000      £000      
                                                                              
     Final 2013, paid 24 April 2014 - 9.0p per share      -         961       
     Interim 2014, paid 3 October 2014 - 9.3p per share   -         993       
     Final 2014, paid 1 May 2015 - 11.6p per share        1,243     -         
     Interim 2015, paid 7 October 2015 - 12.8p per share  1,378     -         
                                                          ________  ________  
                                                                              
                                                          2,621     1,954     
                                                          ________  ________  
 
 
A second interim dividend of 16.5p per ordinary share was paid on 5 April 2016 in respect of the year to 31 December 2015
(2014 final dividend: 11.6p).  The cost of that dividend was £1.777m (2014 final dividend: £1.243m). 
 
 11  Earnings per share  
 
 
Earnings per share 
 
Earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit after tax for the period by the weighted average number of shares
in issue for the period, these figures being as follows: 
 
                                                                   2015      2014      
                                                                   £000      £000      
                                                                                       
   Earnings used in basic and diluted EPS, being profit after tax  4,082     2,944     
                                                                                       
   Adjustments:                                                                        
   Intangibles amortisation (note 14)                              2,235     1,472     
   Exceptional costs (note 12)                                     884       809       
   Tax relating to above adjustments                               (666)     (396)     
   Deferred tax charge on utilisation of Datapoint tax losses      451       161       
   Increase in deferred tax asset                                  (500)     -         
                                                                   ________  ________  
                                                                                       
   Adjusted earnings used in adjusted EPS                          6,486     4,990     
                                                                   ________  ________  
 
 
________ 
 
Datapoint has brought forward tax losses, so that it will pay no tax in respect of this year's profits.  On acquisition,
however, a deferred tax asset was recognised in respect of a proportion of its tax losses, and a deferred tax charge of
£451,000 has been recognised in the income statement in respect of the year's profits.  As this does not reflect the
reality and benefit to the Group of the non-taxable profits, the deferred tax charge is adjusted above.  An increase of
£500,000 in the deferred tax asset relating to useable losses is also reflected in the income statement and is similarly
adjusted for above. 
 
                                                                          2015      2014      
                                                                          Number    Number    
                                                                          (000s)    (000s)    
                                                                                              
   Weighted average number of ordinary shares of 1p each                  10,754    10,676    
   Potentially dilutive shares                                            145       165       
                                                                          ________  ________  
                                                                                              
                                                                          10,899    10,841    
                                                                          ________  ________  
                                                                                              
   Earnings per share                                                                         
   Basic                                                                  38.0p     27.6p     
   Basic and diluted                                                      37.5p     27.2p     
   Adjusted - basic but after the adjustments in the table above          60.3p     46.7p     
   Adjusted - basic and diluted after the adjustments in the table above  59.5p     46.0p     
                                                                          ________  ________  
 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
The adjustments above have been made in order to provide a clearer picture of the trading performance of the Group. 
 
In calculating diluted earnings per share, the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue is adjusted to assume
conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares.  The Group has one category of potentially dilutive ordinary share,
being those share options granted to employees where the exercise price is less than the average price of the Company's
ordinary shares during the period. 
 
 12  Exceptional costs  
 
 
Most of the exceptional costs incurred in the year related to the termination of property leases and the signing of new
leases, and the penalties and duplicated costs resulting from these. These and the other costs analysed below have been
shown as exceptional costs in the income statement as they are not normal operating expenses: 
 
                                                                         2015      2014      
                                                                         £000      £000      
                                                                                             
   Duplicated occupation costs on London premises                        380       -         
   Rent penalty on Dublin premises                                       90        -         
   Dilapidations net of accrued amounts                                  11        -         
   Property-related legal and professional costs                         110       -         
   Acquisition-related redundancy costs                                  237       312       
   Cost of rebrand                                                       56        -         
   Legal and professional fees relating to the acquisition of Proximity  -         497       
                                                                         ________  ________  
                                                                                             
                                                                         884       809       
                                                                         ________  ________  
 
 
 13  Business combinations  
 
 
On 24 October 2014 the Company acquired the entire share capital of Proximity Communications Limited at the following
aggregate valuations: 
 
                                           £000      
   Purchase consideration                            
   Cash                                    11,994    
                                           ________  
   Assets and liabilities acquired                   
   Tangible fixed assets                   127       
   Inventories                             497       
   Trade and other receivables             4,861     
   Cash                                    3,526     
   Trade and other payables                (6,646)   
                                           ________  
                                                     
                                           2,365     
   Customer relationships                  5,698     
   Deferred tax on customer relationships  (1,197)   
                                           ________  
                                                     
   Net assets and liabilities acquired     6,866     
                                           ________  
                                                     
   Goodwill                                5,128     
                                           ________  
 
 
   Cash flows arising from the acquisition were as follows:            
                                                                       
   Purchase consideration settled in cash                    (11,994)  
   Direct acquisition costs (note 12)                        (497)     
   Cash balances acquired                                    3,526     
                                                             ________  
                                                                       
                                                             (8,965)   
                                                             ________  
 
 
Proximity was acquired to complement and extend the Group's existing offerings of telecommunications and data services and
enable further cross-selling to and from other Group operations. The goodwill is attributable to the workforce of the
acquired business, cross-selling opportunities and cost synergies that have been and continue to be achieved from sharing
the expertise and resource of Maintel with that of Proximity and vice versa. 
 
The customer relationships are estimated to have a useful life of six years based on the directors' experience of
comparable contracts and are therefore amortised over that period and are subject to an annual impairment review.  A
deferred tax liability of £1.197m was recognised above which is being credited to the income statement pro rata to the
amortisation of the customer relationships. The amortisation charge in 2015 is £950,000 (2014: £158,000). 
 
The trade and other receivables were stated at gross valuation, no provisions being made against them. 
 
 14  Intangible assets                                                            
                                                         Customer                 
                                               Goodwill  relationships  Total     
                                               £000      £000           £000      
     Cost                                                                         
     At 1 January 2014                         5,019     9,554          14,573    
     Acquired in the year                      5,128     5,698          10,826    
     Adjustment to Datapoint goodwill          25        -              25        
                                               ________  ________       _______   
                                                                                  
     At 31 December 2014 and 31 December 2015  10,172    15,252         25,424    
                                               ________  ________       _______   
                                                                                  
     Amortisation and impairment                                                  
     At 1 January 2014                         317       3,268          3,585     
     Amortisation in the year                  -         1,472          1,472     
                                               ________  ________       ________  
                                                                                  
     At 31 December 2014                       317       4,740          5,057     
     Amortisation in the year                  -         2,235          2,235     
                                               ________  ________       ________  
                                                                                  
     At 31 December 2015                       317       6,975          7,292     
                                               ________  ________       ________  
                                                                                  
     Net book value                                                               
     At 31 December 2015                       9,855     8,277          18,132    
                                               ________  ________       ________  
                                                                                  
     At 31 December 2014                       9,855     10,512         20,367    
                                               ________  ________       ________  
 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
Amortisation charges for the year have been charged through administrative expenses in the statement of comprehensive
income. 
 
Goodwill 
 
The carrying value of goodwill is allocated to the cash generating units as follows: 
 
                                            2015      2014      
                                            £000      £000      
                                                                
   Network services division                443       443       
   Managed service and technology division  8,861     8,861     
   Mobile division                          551       551       
                                            ________  ________  
                                                                
                                            9,855     9,855     
                                            ________  ________  
 
 
For the purposes of the impairment review of goodwill, the net present value of the projected future cash flows of the
relevant cash generating unit are compared with the carrying value; where the recoverable amount of the cash generating
unit is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognised.  Projected operating margins for this purpose for
all except the Mobile cash generating unit are based on a five year horizon and 3% rate of growth, and a discount rate of
10% is applied to the resultant projected cash flows. The Mobile cash generating unit operating margins are based on a five
year horizon, 2%-8% rates of growth and a discount rate of 16%. 
 
The discount rate is based on conventional capital asset pricing model inputs and varies to reflect the relative risk
profiles of the relevant cash generating units. Sensitivity analysis using reasonable variations in the assumptions shows
no indication of impairment. 
 
Fully amortised intangibles with a combined cost of £1.413m relating to the District Holdings Limited and Callmaster
Limited acquisitions are included within intangibles and are still used within the business. 
 
 15  Subsidiaries  
 
 
The Group consists of Maintel Holdings Plc and its subsidiary undertakings, including several which did not trade during
the year.  The following were the principal subsidiary undertakings at the end of the year and each has been included in
the consolidated financial statements: 
 
Maintel Europe Limited 
 
Maintel Voice and Data Limited 
 
Maintel Mobile Limited 
 
Datapoint Customer Solutions Limited 
 
Datapoint Global Services Limited 
 
Maintel International Limited (previously Datapoint Communications Limited) 
 
Proximity Communications Limited (see note 29) 
 
Achilles Professional Services Limited (see note 29) 
 
All the above subsidiaries other than Maintel Voice and Data Limited and Maintel Mobile Limited provide goods and services
as described under the managed services and technology division in the Strategic report.  Maintel Voice and Data Limited
and Proximity Communications Limited provide network services and Maintel Mobile Limited provides mobile services, also
described in the Strategic report. 
 
The following subsidiaries of the Company were dormant throughout the year and previous year: 
 
 Maintel Finance Limited                Maintel London Limited             
 Maintel Network Solutions Limited      District Holdings Limited          
 District Communications Limited        District Maintenance Limited       
 District Network Services Limited      Hi-Tech Network Solutions Limited  
 Datapoint Limited                      Unified Group Limited              
 Unified Communications Limited         Unified Networks Services Limited  
 Unified Professional Services Limited                                     
 
 
Each company is wholly owned and, other than Maintel International Limited which is incorporated in the Republic of
Ireland, is incorporated in England and Wales. 
 
 16  Property, plant and equipment                                                
                                                  Office and                      
                                    Leasehold     computer    Motor               
                                    improvements  equipment   vehicles  Total     
                                    £000          £000        £000      £000      
                                                                                  
     Cost or valuation                                                            
     At 1 January 2014              492           1,925       64        2,481     
     Additions                      1             86          -         87        
     On acquisition of Proximity    78            490         -         568       
     Disposals                      -             (26)        (17)      (43)      
                                    ________      ________    ________  ________  
                                                                                  
     At 31 December 2014            571           2,475       47        3,093     
                                                                                  
     Additions                      336           218         -         554       
     Disposals                      (489)         (1,221)     -         (1,710)   
     Exchange differences           (4)           (3)         -         (7)       
                                    ________      ________    ________  ________  
                                                                                  
     At 31 December 2015            414           1,469       47        1,930     
                                    ________      ________    ________  ________  
                                                                                  
     Depreciation                                                                 
     At 1 January 2014              457           1,702       33        2,192     
     Provided in year               35            135         14        184       
     On acquisition of Proximity    61            380         -         441       
     Disposals                      -             (25)        (13)      (38)      
                                    ________      ________    ________  ________  
                                                                                  
     At 31 December 2014            553           2,192       34        2,779     
                                                                                  
     Provided in year               11            168         12        191       
     Disposals                      (488)         (1,218)     -         (1,706)   
     Exchange differences           (5)           (2)         -         (7)       
                                    ________      ________    ________  ________  
                                                                                  
     At 31 December 2015            71            1,140       46        1,257     
                                    ________      ________    ________  ________  
                                                                                  
     Net book value                                                               
     At 31 December 2015            343           329         1         673       
                                    ________      ________    ________  ________  
                                                                                  
     At 31 December 2014            18            283         13        314       
                                    ________      ________    ________  ________  
 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
The significant level of disposals in the year, mostly fully depreciated assets, primarily relates to (a) the cessation of
use of the ERP system acquired with Datapoint, and (b) leasehold improvements, furniture and IT equipment disposed of on
the vacation of three properties during the year, as described in the Strategic report; the additions in the year relate to
the occupation of replacement premises and the establishment of a datacentre-based Group network. 
 
 17  Inventories                                                       
                                                   2015      2014      
                                                   £000      £000      
                                                                       
     Maintenance stock                             1,008     1,076     
     Stock held for resale                         290       360       
                                                   ________  ________  
                                                                       
                                                   1,298     1,436     
                                                   ________  ________  
                                                                       
     Cost of inventories recognised as an expense  8,579     6,118     
                                                   ________  ________  
 
 
Provisions of £79,000 were made against the maintenance stock in 2015 (2014: £26,000), with no reversal of provisions
having been made in either year. 
 
 18  Trade and other receivables                         
                                     2015      2014      
                                     £000      £000      
                                                         
     Trade receivables               7,147     7,898     
     Other receivables               9         28        
     Prepayments and accrued income  3,884     4,493     
                                     ________  ________  
                                                         
                                     11,040    12,419    
                                     ________  ________  
 
 
All amounts shown above fall due for payment within one year. 
 
 19  Trade and other payables                             
                                      2015      2014      
                                      £000      £000      
                                                          
     Trade payables                   5,148     4,896     
     Other tax and social security    1,650     1,849     
     Accruals                         3,158     2,772     
     Other payables                   601       399       
     Deferred managed service income  9,003     10,447    
     Other deferred income            716       446       
                                      ________  ________  
                                                          
                                      20,276    20,809    
                                      ________  ________  
 
 
Deferred managed service income relates to the unearned element of managed service revenue that has been invoiced but not
yet recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.  Other deferred income relates to other amounts
invoiced but not yet recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. 
 
 20  Borrowings                                           
                                      2015      2014      
                                      £000      £000      
                                                          
     Non-current bank loan - secured  4,000     7,500     
     Current bank loan - secured      2,000     2,500     
                                      ________  ________  
                                                          
                                      6,000     10,000    
                                      ________  ________  
 
 
On 24 October 2014 the Group entered into a £13.0m facility agreement with Lloyds Bank plc to support the acquisition of
Proximity, replacing its previous facilities with Lloyds. This was split between a £6.0m term loan and a £7.0m revolving
credit facility, the latter incorporating a £1.0m overdraft facility. 
 
The term loan is repayable in quarterly instalments over a 3 year period, and had reduced to £3.5m by 31 December 2015. The
revolving facility is due for renewal on 24 October 2017 and the overdraft facility, which was not drawn at 31 December
2015 or 31 December 2014 has been renewed and is due for further renewal on 1 November 2016. 
 
The facilities are secured by a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. Interest is
payable on amounts drawn on the term loan and revolving credit facility at a variable rate of 2.25% per annum over LIBOR,
with a reduced rate payable on undrawn facility. Interest is payable on amounts drawn under the overdraft facility at a
rate of 2.25% over base rate. 
 
Covenants based on adjusted EBITDA to net finance charges and net debt to EBITDA ratios are tested on a quarterly basis;
these tests have been passed to date. 
 
The directors consider that there is no material difference between the book value and fair value of the loan. 
 
 21  Deferred taxation  
 
 
                                                                                                                 Property,                                            
                                                                                                                 plant and  Intangible  Tax                           
                                                                                                                 equipment  assets      losses    Other     Total     
                                                                                                                 £000       £000        £000      £000      £000      
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Net liability at 1 January 2014                                                                               3          1,221       (1,065)   (10)      149       
   Liability established against intangible assets acquired during the year                                      -          1,197       -         -         1,197     
   Liability acquired with Proximity                                                                             8          -           -         -         8         
   Charge/(credit) to consolidated statement of comprehensive income                                             (1)        (274)       161       2         (112)     
                                                                                                                 ________   ________    ________  ________  ________  
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Net liability at 31 December 2014                                                                             10         2,144       (904)     (8)       1,242     
   Charge/(credit) to consolidated statement of comprehensive income                                             79         (440)       451       2         92        
   Credit to consolidated statement of comprehensive income in respect of anticipated further use of tax losses  -          -           (500)     -         (500)     
                                                                                                                 ________   ________    ________  ________  ________  
   Net liability at 31 December 2015                                                                             89         1,704       (953)     (6)       834       
                                                                                                                 ________   ________    ________  ________  ________  
 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
________ 
 
The deferred tax liability represents (a) a liability established under IFRS on the recognition of an intangible asset in
relation to the Maintel Mobile, Datapoint and Proximity acquisitions, and (b) the amount of depreciation provided in the
accounts in excess of the tax value of capital allowances claimed, and is calculated using the tax rates at which the
liabilities are expected to reverse. 
 
The deferred tax asset predominantly relates to the anticipated use in the future of tax losses within the Datapoint
companies which were acquired in 2013, based on estimates of those companies' future profitability and relevant tax rates. 
The tax losses used to date are in excess of those envisaged at the time of acquisition, and the directors have therefore
increased the deferred tax asset by £0.5m in the year to reflect their expectation that more will be used in the future. A
change in tax rates in the future would increase or decrease the value of this asset. 
 
The asset relating to the use of tax losses is based on the directors' judgement of a range of factors influencing their
anticipated use. A further undiscounted deferred tax asset of £1.8m (2014: £2.3m) relating to tax losses has not been
recognised on the grounds that there is insufficient evidence that the asset will be recoverable; use of these unrecognised
losses would be increased by the Datapoint companies making more than the anticipated future profits and/or an increase in
corporate tax rates. 
 
Changes in tax rates and factors affecting the future tax charge 
 
As described in note 9, the corporation tax rate will reduce from 20% to 19% with effect from 1 April 2017 and to 18% from
1 April 2020. The deferred tax balances at 31 December 2015 have been calculated on the basis that they will unwind at a
rate of 21% to 24%. Based on their projected rate of unwinding and applying the reduced future rates would result in a
decreased deferred tax charge in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year, which has not been
adjusted for. 
 
 22  Financial instruments  
 
 
The Group's financial assets and liabilities mainly comprise cash, borrowings, trade and other receivables and trade and
other payables. 
 
                              Loans and receivables  
                              2015                   2014      
                              £000                   £000      
   Current financial assets                                    
   Trade receivables          7,147                  7,898     
   Cash and cash equivalents  2,784                  3,347     
   Other receivables          9                      28        
                              ________               ________  
                                                               
                              9,940                  11,273    
                              ________               ________  
 
 
                                      Financial liabilitiesmeasured at amortised cost  
                                      2015                                             2014      
                                      £000                                             £000      
   Non-current 

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