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Renishaw PLC

21 October 2021

Renishaw plc

The preliminary announcement of results for the year ended 30 June 2021 released at 7.00 a.m today (RNS no.7373P) contained an incorrect adjusted earnings per share figure for 2021 in the table at the foot of the summary page. This has been corrected in this announcement, with no other changes to the earlier announcement made.

21 October 2021

Preliminary announcement of results for the year ended 30 June 2021

Summary

   --    Revenue was GBP565.6m, 11% higher than 2020 revenue of GBP510.2m. 
   --    A positive year of recovery. 
   --    Strong growth in APAC throughout the year, with improving sales in EMEA and Americas in H2. 
   --    Manufacturing technologies (formerly Metrology) revenue increased by 11% to GBP526.2m, with: 

-- record demand for encoders, driven by booming semiconductor and electronics capital investment;

-- rising sales of flexible gauging and machine tool products, especially in the consumer electronics sector; and

-- lower additive manufacturing sales, in line with expectations following restructuring in 2020.

-- Analytical instruments and medical devices (formerly Healthcare) revenue increased by 12% to GBP39.4m, with:

-- general recovery in spectroscopy investment and increasing adoption of the Virsa(TM) Raman Analyzer; and

-- growth in neurological products, as we support large pharmaceutical customers with clinical trials using our unique drug delivery technology.

   --    Adjusted* profit before tax of GBP119.7m (2020: GBP48.6m), an increase of 146%. 
   --    Statutory profit was GBP139.4m compared with GBP3.2m last year. 
   --    Our Fit for the Future initiative drove productivity improvements. 

-- Adjusted profit before tax for the year increased to 21% of revenue (2020: 10%); for H2 it was 25%.

-- Strong balance sheet, with net cash and bank deposits of GBP215.0m at 30 June 2021, compared with GBP120.4m at 30 June 2020.

-- Our priorities during this pandemic continue to be the health and welfare of our employees, their families and the wider communities in which we operate, and to maintain high service levels to our global customer base.

-- A formal sale process, which commenced in March 2021, was concluded in July with no suitable offers that satisfactorily met the interests of all stakeholders.

"We have recovered well and our employees have shown great resilience in maintaining supply and excellent levels of support to our customers around the world. I am excited about our new products in development and the opportunities presented by global market trends."

Sir David McMurtry, Executive Chairman

 
 
                                   2021     2020                 Change 
 Revenue (GBPm)                   565.6    510.2                   +11% 
 
 Adjusted* profit before tax 
  (GBPm)                          119.7     48.6                  +146% 
 
 Adjusted* earnings per share 
  (pence)                         132.0     51.0                  +159% 
 
 Dividend per share (pence)        66.0      0.0 
 
 Statutory profit before tax 
  (GBPm)                          139.4      3.2 
 
 Statutory earnings per share 
  (pence)                         153.2      0.4 
 

*Note 28, 'Alternative performance measures', defines how adjusted profit before tax, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted operating profit and revenue at constant exchange rates are calculated.

COMMENTARY BY THE CHAIRMAN

Introduction

It has been a positive year of recovery and I am pleased to report that our revenue for the 2021 year was GBP565.6m, 11% higher than the 2020 revenue of GBP510.2m (13% higher at constant exchange rates). This was against a backdrop of improving economic conditions. Adjusted* profit before tax amounted to GBP119.7m (2020: GBP48.6m), an increase of 146%. Statutory profit before tax was GBP139.4m (2020: GBP3.2m). Both revenue and Adjusted profit before tax are consistent with the guidance provided in July.

We achieved good revenue growth in our APAC region, where we continue to see strong demand for our encoder product lines which are benefiting from increased investments in the semiconductor and electronics capital equipment markets. Our EMEA and Americas regions both achieved modest revenue growth, with the first half of the year mirroring the second half of 2020 due to the pandemic, but with strong growth in the second half of 2021. They have continued to be affected by the ongoing uncertainty caused by the pandemic and consequent challenges to key sectors, particularly aerospace.

Our Fit for the Future initiative, which began in 2020, has focused on productivity and has reduced our cost base. This is reflected in the much-improved profitability compared to last year. The initiative resulted in a number of actions including a resizing of the business, a restructure of our Additive Manufacturing (AM) business, and a focus on prioritising significant design projects.

In March, Renishaw announced that John Deer (our Non-executive Deputy Chairman), and I, had indicated to the Board our intention to sell our entire combined shareholdings in the Company; together, we own approximately 53% of the issued share capital of the Company. Having considered various options with our advisers, the Board unanimously agreed that it would be appropriate to investigate the sale of the Company and therefore launch a formal sale process (FSP).

Throughout this process, we considered the interests of all our stakeholders and looked for a buyer who would respect the unique heritage and culture of Renishaw, its commitment to the local communities where we operate, and who would enable the Company to prosper in the long term.

The Board, together with our advisers, carefully reviewed a number of proposals from potential buyers. We unanimously concluded that none would meet the Board's objectives of delivering an outcome that satisfactorily met the interests of all stakeholders. We therefore announced in July 2021 that we had unanimously decided to conclude the FSP and that John and I had indicated to the Board that we remain committed to Renishaw.

Reacting to a new world

The pandemic has resulted in profound changes to our society, the business environment and business practices. Many of these changes will be with us for the long term and we recognise the risks and the opportunities that this brings to our business.

Across the world the pandemic is accelerating trends around digitalisation, automation, near-shoring, remote working and sustainability. For Renishaw this presents significant positive opportunities, as our products are well placed to support our customers as they respond to these new challenges. We recognise that the workplace has changed and that it is possible for many roles to successfully combine remote and site-based working. We have therefore implemented a hybrid working policy in the UK, where non-manufacturing employees will split their week between on-site and home working.

As a business we also recognise the increased need for sustainability and the need to accelerate our own work in this area. We have made significant efforts to reduce our carbon emissions in recent years. However, like many organisations there is much more that we must do to meet the challenges of climate change and we are currently developing a Net Zero strategy.

Corporate governance

We remain committed to high standards of corporate governance and considering key stakeholders when making decisions, in the belief this will protect our business and its long-term sustainable success.

Our culture

The ongoing pandemic has continued to affect our business and employees around the world. Despite this challenging environment we remain resilient, and our people have continued to maintain supply and excellent levels of support to our customers around the world, many of whom are in critical global supply chains.

I would again like to thank our people for demonstrating professionalism and dedication, despite the ever-changing circumstances, and the challenges that many have faced in their own personal lives due to the pandemic.

These challenges have highlighted the importance of our strong working culture at Renishaw and we are pleased to have started the process of communicating how our core business values of inspiration, involvement, innovation and integrity help to support our new purpose and vision. These values embody our culture, where our people are encouraged:

   -      to be innovative and challenge convention; 
   -      to always act with integrity; 
   -      to inspire each other, our customers and our wider communities; and 

- to be fully involved and support each other in contributing to the success of Renishaw and our communities.

We will achieve this by embedding these values within the business through leadership and processes that recognise and reward behaviours that embody our four values.

Values workshops hosted by our global values ambassadors have been held in the UK and across our regions. These communicated our values, demonstrated how they can be applied to everyone's role, how they will support our purpose and vision, and helped us understand what these values mean to our people.

Our value of involvement supports our commitment to equality and diversity initiatives at all levels of the company. Our UK Diversity & Inclusion group led initiatives during the year, including celebrating our first Inclusion Week, where we focused on the meaning of inclusion, gender, cultural awareness and mental health.

Dividend

Given the uncertain trading conditions last year, there were no dividends in respect of 2020.

With improved profits and cash balances this year, we have reinstated the dividend programme, with an interim dividend of 14.0 pence net per share paid on 6 April 2021. The Board is pleased to propose a final dividend of 52.0 pence net per share.

Sir David McMurtry

Executive Chairman

21 October 2021

COMMENTARY BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Introduction

There has been a good recovery for our business, and I am proud of our people who have again risen to the challenges faced. During the second half of the year we started to see a recovery in some of our key markets, and we ended the year dealing with the demands of a record order book and supplying our customers in the face of global supply chain challenges. We have recruited strongly in our manufacturing operations to increase capacity, and our logistics teams have responded admirably to another challenging period.

Our customers have appreciated our support. This has left us in a very strong position to grow with them as they now experience new opportunities arising from the recovery in their markets.

During the year, I spent time with all our global employees communicating our new purpose, vision and strategy, and how every individual can help to deliver on these. Together, we are in a strong position to innovate and transform capabilities in manufacturing, science and healthcare, through unparalleled levels of precision, productivity and practicality, and help our customers create the products, materials and therapies that will define our world in the decades to come.

As Sir David has already mentioned, in March we launched an FSP for the Company. However, having received no proposals that the Board felt satisfactorily met the interests of all our stakeholders, we announced the closure of the process in July. I am delighted that the founders have indicated their continuing commitment to Renishaw, and it continues to be very much business as usual for the Board and our employees as we focus on delivering our strategy for success.

COVID-19 pandemic

Our priorities during this pandemic continue to be the health and welfare of our employees, their families and the wider communities in which we operate, and to maintain high service levels to our global customer base.

We have a wide range of robust COVID-secure working practices in place to protect against the spread of the virus. Within the UK, where we have higher numbers of employees, we have introduced twice-weekly self-testing for all employees who are working on-site. All our manufacturing facilities around the world are operating as normal, and we have maintained supply to customers. Like many other manufacturers our lead times have increased due to global shortages of certain components and materials.

Many of our non-manufacturing employees have worked remotely throughout the pandemic, and while this has generally been a positive experience in terms of productivity, we recognise the benefits of in-person collaboration. We have therefore agreed a hybrid working policy, initially in the UK.

The pandemic has brought forward many digital initiatives, including the expansion of the use of digital collaborative tools for customer support, and the use of marketing automation, virtual exhibitions and webinars to ensure a supply of high-quality sales opportunities.

Performance overview

As already outlined by Sir David, we have seen good growth in revenue and Adjusted operating profit for the Group. There was notably strong growth for our position encoder product line due to demand from the semiconductor and electronics sectors, which were boosted by high pandemic-related demand for products including laptops and games consoles. Most of our other lines also grew due to a strong global recovery in the second half of the year. We achieved good revenue growth in our APAC region, with a particularly strong recovery in China based on general demand across multiple sectors.

Revenue

We achieved revenue for the year ended 30 June 2021 of GBP565.6m, compared with GBP510.2m last year. As previously communicated, we have worked closely with key customers throughout the pandemic to ensure that we were in a position to meet their requirements when economic conditions improved, and we are now benefiting from that approach. While the challenges remain, we are well placed to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the global economic recovery.

The split of our revenue by region is shown in the table below:

 
                                              Constant 
                       2021   2020  Change   fx change 
                       GBPm   GBPm       %           % 
--------------------  -----  -----  ------  ---------- 
APAC                  274.8  227.7     +21         +23 
--------------------  -----  -----  ------  ---------- 
EMEA                  169.1  167.2      +1          +1 
--------------------  -----  -----  ------  ---------- 
Americas              121.7  115.3      +6          +9 
--------------------  -----  -----  ------  ---------- 
Total Group revenue   565.6  510.2     +11         +13 
--------------------  -----  -----  ------  ---------- 
 

Profit and earnings per share

Our Adjusted* profit before tax for the year was GBP119.7m compared with GBP48.6m last year. Adjusted* earnings per share was 132.0p compared with 51.0p last year.

Statutory profit before tax for the year was GBP139.4m compared with GBP3.2m last year. Statutory earnings per share was 153.2p compared with 0.4p last year.

This year's tax charge is GBP28.0m (2020: GBP2.9m) representing a tax rate of 20.1% (2020: 91.0%). For further details on the tax rate see note 8.

Manufacturing technologies

During the year, we used the launch of our purpose, vision and strategy to rename our operating segments to better reflect the business. Our Manufacturing technologies business consists of Industrial Metrology, Position Measurement and Additive Manufacturing (AM) product groups. Revenue from our Manufacturing technologies business for the year (formerly 'Metrology') was GBP526.2m compared with GBP475.2m last year. While the pandemic continues to affect some of our key sectors, primarily aerospace, in the second half of the year we have seen a strong recovery in sales and orders for most of the product lines which make up this segment. The strongest recovery has been in APAC, where we have seen strong growth over the last year but there are positive signs of returning confidence in all our regions.

We have seen growth in demand for most of our Manufacturing technologies products, notably in our machine tool product line, our gauging product line, and our optical, laser and magnetic encoder product lines. The encoder product lines have all experienced record sales due to strong investment in the semiconductor and electronics capital equipment markets. Our co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM) product line experienced reduced demand in the first half of the year due to the challenges in some sectors, particularly aerospace. However, our strong portfolio of measurement products and global customer base means that we are already benefiting from a recovery in sector investments, and the CMM line full-year revenue was only slightly below last year.

Our AM product line revenue was also lower than last year but was in line with our expectations following the restructuring of the business in 2020. Demand for the RenAM 500Q multi-laser system was affected by the challenging market conditions, especially within the aerospace sector. With the benefits of our multi-laser systems for high-quality, productive metal part manufacture now being proven with key customers, and the soon-to-be-available Flex system (for rapidly changing between differing materials during process prove-out), we are well placed to benefit from an improvement in market conditions and the expansion of AM into new applications.

The geographical analysis of Manufacturing technologies revenue is set out below:

 
                                    2021   2020  Change 
                                    GBPm   GBPm       % 
---------------------------------  -----  -----  ------ 
APAC                               262.2  213.6     +23 
---------------------------------  -----  -----  ------ 
EMEA                               150.6  152.5      -1 
---------------------------------  -----  -----  ------ 
Americas                           113.4  109.1      +4 
---------------------------------  -----  -----  ------ 
Total Manufacturing technologies 
 revenue                           526.2  475.2     +11 
---------------------------------  -----  -----  ------ 
 

Adjusted* operating profit for our Manufacturing technologies business was GBP112.6m (2020: GBP50.3m).

We continued to invest in R&D, with total gross engineering costs of GBP70.6m compared with GBP75.9m in 2020.

We launched a number of new products during the year. Our machine tool product line introduced the second-generation NC4+ Blue non-contact tool setting system, with ultra-compact design and measurement repeatability down to +/-0.5 microns. Within our position encoder product line, a significant addition was the FORTiS(TM) enclosed linear absolute encoder for harsh production environments, including machine tools.

Analytical instruments and medical devices

Revenue from this business for the year was GBP39.4m, an increase of 12% on last year. We saw growth in our spectroscopy and neurological product lines, notably the latter, which experienced record sales during the year, boosted by hospitals in key markets restarting elective surgery as COVID-19 patient numbers fell.

While there remain challenges, confidence has returned to all our key markets. Funds for capital expenditure projects which were postponed last year are being released and we are seeing a good recovery in industrial and academic research budgets which will benefit our spectroscopy and neurological lines.

Adjusted* operating profit was GBP5.9m, compared with GBP1.4m last year.

We continued to invest in R&D, with total gross engineering costs in this business segment of GBP6.0m compared with GBP6.5m in 2020.

During the year, our neurological product line agreed to work with a major pharmaceutical company on a programme for a new candidate drug using our drug delivery system. The rapid growth of potential gene therapy treatments for neurological diseases and disorders is also generating significant interest in our delivery device.

The spectroscopy product line introduced a new Particle Analysis software module for our inVia(TM) Raman spectrometer system, which enables multiple spectra captured on filter paper to be automatically analysed and categorised by shape, size and chemistry. This has applications for the detection of microplastics in drinking water.

Strategy and markets

Our overarching strategy to deliver our purpose and vision is based on creating strong market positions with patented and innovative products and processes; cost-effective in-house manufacturing that delivers high-quality products; strong global support to ensure our customers achieve success; support services that ensure an efficient, intelligent and responsible business; and fostering a culture that allows us to attract and retain talented and motivated people who will deliver our strategy. This strategy underpins all our product lines, for which we also have individual commercial and product strategies.

From transport to agriculture, electronics to neurosurgery, our vision is to innovate and transform capabilities in manufacturing and healthcare through unparalleled levels of precision, productivity and practicality. In a world of increasingly scarce resources this is especially important to help our customers to develop products and processes that are sustainable, deliver higher levels of performance through increased efficiency, make intelligent use of data, and are customised to suit individual requirements.

We continue to see external market growth drivers that are creating positive opportunities for our business. These include global skills shortages, digitalisation, near-shoring and reshoring, sustainable manufacturing, population growth and increasing life expectancy.

Focused investment for long-term growth

We strongly believe in our long-term strategy of delivering sustainable growth through:

- investments in R&D that are focused on products that deliver unparalleled levels of precision, productivity and practicality;

- investments in in-house manufacturing that give us control over quality, delivery and costs; and

   -              investments in our global marketing and distribution infrastructure. 

However, with the global economic uncertainties during the year, our short-term focus has been on maximising the benefits of the investments we have made over the past few years and clearly prioritising those 'flagship' projects that either bring faster revenue benefits or are strategically important to the business. The launch of the FORTiS encoder is a good example of this.

We continue to invest to improve productivity through development programmes for our people, our Workday(R) human resources system, and the planned deployment of Microsoft Dynamics 365 enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management application.

Working capital

Inventories increased to GBP113.6m from GBP105.5m at the beginning of the year, as a result of the higher trading levels and our decision to increase safety stock levels of critical components, where possible, to mitigate the risk of supply chain disruption.

Trade receivables increased from GBP105.1m to GBP114.7m in line with increased sales. There was an improvement in debtor days to 61 at the end of the year, compared with 76 at the end of last year, which includes a currency translation gain of GBP7.8m. There have been no significant bad debts during the year.

As a result of our strong trading performance, reduced levels of capital expenditure, and the decision not to propose a final dividend for 2020, we have healthy net cash and bank deposit balances at 30 June 2021 of GBP215.0m (2020: GBP120.4m), and a corresponding improvement in our liquidity position over the year.

Sustainability and community

We reduced our market-based statutory greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 5%, and introduced a new Group policy to only use electricity from certified renewable sources, where possible. Despite the pandemic we still reached more than 5,000 children with new virtual education outreach programmes, including interactive workshops and work experience weeks, and we assisted local organisations through charitable donations and practical support.

Our people

Our workforce at the end of June 2021 was 4,664 (2020: 4,463), an increase of 5%. During the year, 40 apprentices and graduates were taken on as part of our ongoing commitment to train and develop skilled resource for the Group in the future. We also took on 19 industrial placements in the year.

During the year we continued to face challenges. This included the pandemic, tough trading conditions, lower headcount (due to the redundancies and recruitment freeze in 2020) which increased pressures in some areas of the business, and the formal sale process. There were also huge demands placed on our manufacturing operations as we saw a strong recovery in demand accompanied by global shortages of key components.

It is testament to the continuing resilience, skill and dedication of our people that during the year they supplied and supported our customers, introduced innovative new products, progressed key projects that will underpin the future of our business, and supported each other and our local communities. They truly demonstrated our four core values, while continuing to help Renishaw deliver on our purpose and vision, and as a Board we are truly grateful for their contributions during another challenging year.

Brexit

To mitigate against the potential impacts of the UK leaving the EU, we have taken actions in recent years including establishing a warehouse in Ireland, expanding our existing warehouse in Germany, and increasing the inventory of certain finished goods and components at sites within the EU and the UK. Although there have been some delays at the UK borders for shipments into the EU since 1 January 2021, the measures that we have taken have minimised the impact on customer service.

Outlook

The 2022 financial year has started with a strong first quarter and we currently have a record order book. We expect demand from the semiconductor and electronics sectors to remain strong and that there will continue to be a recovery in the machine tool and coordinate measuring machine markets. In our Analytical instruments and medical devices markets, we have seen confidence return and capital expenditure projects released.

The Board continues to be confident in our long-term prospects, due to our strong financial position, the high quality of our people, our innovative product pipeline, extensive global sales and marketing presence and relevance to high-value manufacturing.

Will Lee

Chief Executive

21 October 2021

* Note 28, Alternative performance measures, defines how Adjusted profit before tax, Adjusted earnings per share, Adjusted operating profit and Revenue at constant exchange rates are calculated.

COMMENTARY BY THE GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR

Revenue for the year amounted to GBP565.6m, an increase of 11% compared with GBP510.2m last year. We achieved strong revenue growth in our APAC region, largely driven by increased investments in the semiconductor and electronics capital equipment markets. We also saw growth in the Americas and EMEA regions, with a notable increase in demand in the second half of the year as the economies continued to recover from the pandemic.

In our Manufacturing technologies business (previously Metrology), revenue increased by 11% to GBP526.2m, compared with GBP475.2m last year. We have seen growth in demand for many of these products, notably in our machine tool product line and our encoder product lines, mostly as a result of the continuing recovery in the semiconductor and electronics capital equipment market.

Revenue in our Analytical instruments and medical devices business also increased to GBP39.4m, compared with GBP35.0m last year.

 
                             2021                 2020   Underlying 
                          revenue              revenue    change at 
                        at actual  Change    at actual     constant 
                         exchange    from     exchange     exchange 
                            rates    2020        rates        rates 
                             GBPm       %         GBPm            % 
--------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------- 
APAC                        274.8     +21        227.7          +23 
--------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------- 
EMEA                        169.1      +1        167.2           +1 
--------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------- 
Americas                    121.7      +5        115.3           +9 
--------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------- 
Total Group revenue         565.6     +11        510.2          +13 
--------------------  -----------  ------  -----------  ----------- 
 

Operating costs

Our Fit for the Future initiative implemented last year resulted in actions which improved productivity and reduced our cost base. These included a resizing of the business, a restructure of our AM product line, and a focus on prioritising design projects to accelerate the market launch of significant products.

As a result, underlying labour costs (excluding bonuses and grants) were GBP208.2m this year compared to GBP225.8m last year, with an average headcount of 4,437 (2020: 4,797). This year's total labour cost (see note 3) includes GBP1.0m of global job retention grant income (2020: GBP4.5m), all of which originated overseas this year, a GBP3.5m 'thank you' payment for employees to recognise their exceptional efforts during the pandemic, and performance bonuses totalling GBP13.2m (2020: GBPnil). Given the increase in demand in the second half of the year we have recruited over 300 manufacturing staff to ensure we have sufficient capacity to meet demand.

Certain other operating costs, such as travel and exhibitions, are around GBP6.3m lower this year compared to last year due to restrictions resulting from the pandemic. We expect these costs to increase as restrictions are lifted, although we do not expect travel to return to pre-pandemic levels as the use of online meetings has proven an effective tool for many communications and is aligned with our environmental aims.

Production costs, as a % of sales, reduced by 1% to 35% (see note 4). This is the result of both cost reductions and improved manufacturing efficiencies.

Impairments of GBP4.7m have been recognised in the year, relating to investments, loans and finance leases with an associate company (see note 13 for further detail). No further significant asset impairments have been recognised this year, as a result of improving macroeconomic conditions and upward demand trends across most of our geographic areas and business units. In the previous year, we impaired GBP9.9m of capitalised development costs (aside from restructuring costs).

Research and development

We remain committed to our long-term strategy of delivering growth through the development and introduction of innovative and patented products. During the year we incurred research and development expenditure of GBP58.6m, compared with GBP66.6m last year (see note 4). This reduction is consistent with our expectations given the focus on flagship projects. We also incurred GBP18.0m (2020: GBP15.8m) on other engineering expenditure, to support existing products and technologies.

We have launched new products during the year, notably the FORTiS enclosed optical encoder which provides high-performance measurement in harsh environments, including machine tools and semiconductor wafer dicing.

Profit and tax

Adjusted profit before tax amounted to GBP119.7m compared with GBP48.6m in 2020, an increase of 146%. Statutory profit before tax was GBP139.4m compared with GBP3.2m in the previous year.

Items excluded from Adjusted profit before tax are as follows:

   -              GBP23.8m of restructuring costs in 2020 which have not repeated this year; 

- gains of GBP23.0m from forward contracts deemed ineffective for cash flow hedging (2020: GBP21.6m loss); and

   -              third-party fees relating to the FSP of GBP3.2m (2020: GBPnil). 

Further details of alternative performance measures are provided in note 28.

Adjusted operating profit in our Manufacturing technologies business was GBP112.6m compared with GBP50.3m last year, while in our Analytical instruments and medical devices business, Adjusted operating profit was GBP5.9m compared with GBP1.4m last year. These improvements result from revenue growth and the reduced cost base described earlier.

The overall effective rate of tax was 20.1% (2020: 91.0%). We operate in many countries around the world and the overall effective tax rate is a result of the combination of the varying tax rates applicable throughout these countries. The reduction in the year-on-year rate is primarily due to the derecognition of deferred tax assets in 2020. Note 8 provides further analysis of the effective tax rate.

Cash and liquidity

We have achieved an improvement in our liquidity position during the year, with net cash and bank deposit balances at 30 June 2021 of GBP215.0m (2020: GBP120.4m). This is mostly a result of our strong trading performance and reduced levels of capital expenditure and dividends paid this year.

We disclose details of 'severe but plausible' scenario forecasts used in our going concern assessment in note 1 and conclude that we have a reasonable expectation that we will retain a liquid position and be able to continue in operation for at least the next 12 months.

Consolidated balance sheet

Additions to property, plant and equipment and vehicles totalled GBP10.9m, of which GBP1.0m was spent on property and GBP9.9m on plant and machinery, IT equipment and infrastructure, and vehicles. The lower expenditure this year is in line with our expectations following significant infrastructure investments in recent years.

Within working capital, inventories increased to GBP113.6m from GBP105.5m at the beginning of the year, primarily as a result of the higher trading levels. We continue to focus on inventory management while remaining committed to our policy of holding sufficient finished goods to ensure customer delivery performance, given our short order book. Given recent global shortages, we have also increased safety stock levels of some critical components to mitigate the risk of supply chain disruption.

Trade receivables increased from GBP105.1m to GBP114.7m due to increased revenue and including a currency translation gain of GBP7.8m.

There was an improvement in debtor days to 61 at the end of the year, compared with 76 at the end of last year. We have also seen a reduction in the provision for expected credit losses, from 1.5% of gross trade receivables at 30 June 2020, to 0.3% at 30 June 2021, resulting from the economic recovery we are now experiencing across our regions.

Total equity at the end of the year was GBP703.3m, compared with GBP546.9m at 30 June 2020, primarily as a result of profit for the year of GBP111.5m and cash flow hedging reserve gains of GBP41.8m.

Capital allocation strategy

The Board regularly reviews the capital requirements of the Group, in order to maintain a strong financial position to protect the business and provide flexibility to fund future growth.

We have consistently applied our capital allocation strategy for many years. We are committed to investment in the R&D of new products, manufacturing processes and global support infrastructure in order to generate growth in future returns and to improve productivity while managing expenditure appropriate to trading conditions. This is evidenced in the year by continued investments in capital and R&D.

Actual and forecast returns, along with our strong financial position, support our progressive dividend policy, which aims to increase the dividend per share while maintaining a prudent level of dividend cover. In exceptional circumstances the Board may deem it appropriate to not pay a dividend. This was the case in 2020, where no final dividend was proposed as a result of global uncertainty arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pensions

At the end of the year our defined benefit pension schemes, now closed for future accrual, showed a deficit of GBP23.7m, compared with a deficit of GBP64.9m at 30 June 2020. Defined benefit pension schemes' assets at 30 June 2021 increased to GBP231.4m from GBP188.6m at 30 June 2020, primarily as a result of strong investment performance.

Pension scheme liabilities decreased from GBP253.5m to GBP232.6m, on an IAS 19 basis (excluding the effect of IFRIC 14 and the asset ceiling). This primarily reflects the net effect of:

   -              an increase in the discount rate of the UK scheme; 
   -              an increase in RPI for the UK and Irish schemes; 
   -              an increase in CPI for the UK scheme; and 
   -              a GBP14.3m reduction due to an adjustment discussed further below. 

According to the terms of the current deficit funding plan, the Company is paying GBP8.7m each year into the scheme until 1 October 2023. The agreement will continue until 30 June 2031 and any outstanding deficit will be paid at that time. The agreement will end sooner if the actuarial deficit (calculated on a self-sufficiency basis) is eliminated in the meantime. The present value of the expected payments totalled GBP19.2m at 30 June 2021, relative to the net asset position of GBP3.3m. This has resulted in an additional GBP22.4m liability being recognised according to the asset ceiling and IFRIC 14.

In October 2020, the Trustees of the Renishaw Pension Fund ('the UK defined benefit scheme') notified the Company of a difference between the calculated estimate of liabilities in the scheme for administration purposes and for accounting purposes. Differing legal interpretations of the Trust Deed and Rules were subsequently concluded by legal firms instructed by the Trustees and the Company, mostly relating to the periods over which revaluation and late retirement factors are applied, with significant differences in the financial impact noted. Consequently, in April 2021, the Trustees and the Company jointly instructed Queen's Counsel to opine on a legal interpretation of the Trust Deed and Rules that both parties would accept. This resulted in another interpretation of the Trust Deed and Rules which is now the accepted legal position, with a GBP14.3m reduction in liabilities calculated on this basis. This change in liability estimate in the year relates to benefits for some members payable in future years, and has been accounted for within the 'Remeasurement of defined benefit pension scheme liabilities' in the Consolidated statement of other comprehensive income and expense.

See note 22 for further details on employee benefits.

Treasury policies

Our treasury policies are designed to manage the financial risks that arise from operating in a number of foreign currencies, to maximise interest income on cash deposits, and to ensure that appropriate funding arrangements are available for each of our companies.

We use forward exchange contracts to hedge a proportion of anticipated foreign currency cash inflows and the translation of foreign currency denominated intercompany balances. There are forward contracts in place to hedge against our Euro, US Dollar and Japanese Yen cash inflows and to offset movements on Renishaw plc's Euro, US Dollar and Japanese Yen intercompany balances. We do not speculate with derivative financial instruments.

Most of these forward contracts are subject to hedge accounting under IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments'. The hedged item in these contracts is the revenue forecasts of Renishaw plc and Renishaw UK Sales Limited, and during the year these forecasts were increased due to the improved economic conditions, such that all forward contracts have passed hedge effectiveness testing in the year. Gains and losses which recycle through the Consolidated income statement as a result of contracts previously found to be ineffective are excluded from adjusted profit measures. See note 24 for further details on financial instruments and note 28 on alternative performance measures.

Earnings per share and dividend

Adjusted earnings per share is 132.0p compared with 51.0p last year, while statutory earnings per share is 153.2p compared with 0.4p last year.

We reinstated the dividend programme during the year and paid an interim dividend of 14.0 pence net per share (2020: nil) on 6 April 2021 and are pleased to propose a final dividend of 52.0 pence net per share in respect of the year (2020: nil).

Looking forward

We continue to see external market growth drivers that are creating opportunities for our business.

These include global skills shortages, digitalisation, near-shoring and reshoring, sustainable manufacturing, population growth and increasing life expectancy. These opportunities support a core objective of investing in research and development to deliver patented and innovative products and processes, helping our customers improve efficiency and reduce both waste and cost. With these growth opportunities in mind, we have secured planning permission to increase production capacity at our Miskin site in South Wales, UK.

Thanks to our highly-skilled and committed people we have remained resilient throughout the pandemic and our financial position has strengthened further during the year. This, combined with our future opportunities and strategic objectives, gives us confidence in the long-term prospects of our business.

Allen Roberts

Group Finance Director

21 October 2021

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Our performance is subject to a number of risks - the principal risks, factors impacting on them and mitigations are ranked in the table below, as well as an indication of the movement of the risk in the last year, our appetite towards that risk, and how the risk links to our strategy. The Board has conducted a robust assessment of the principal risks facing the business.

 
 Appetite:                                                  Link to strategy: 
  - Low: Minimal risk exposure is considered the safest      - SM: Sales & 
  approach, which may mean lower returns.                    Marketing 
  - Medium: A balanced approach which carefully considers    - E: Engineering 
  the risks and rewards.                                     - P: Our People 
  - High: Greater risk tolerance, which may involve          - M: Manufacturing 
  maximum risk for maximum return.                           - SS: Support 
                                                             Services 
 
 
 Industry fluctuations 
 Movement: stable   Risk ranking:           Appetite:                Link to strategy:                     Risk owner: Chief 
  risk               1                       High                     SM, M, E                              Executive 
-----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                              What we are doing to 
                                                   year                                           manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 We are exposed       - Increased                 COVID-19 has had                               - Closely monitoring 
 to the cyclical       competition                 a severe impact                                market developments. 
 nature of demand      on prices.                  on many industries,                            - Expanding our range 
 from aerospace,       - Loss of market            but particularly                               in order to meet the 
 automotive and        share.                      the aerospace and                              demands of a number 
 consumer              - Reduced revenue,          automotive industries.                         of different industry 
 electronics           profit and cash             However, the impact                            sectors and markets. 
 industries, which     generation.                 of this risk on                                - Identifying and meeting 
 may be more severe                                the Group has been                             the needs of emerging 
 if the downcycles                                 less significant                               markets, for example 
 of these key                                      than initially                                 in robotic automation. 
 industries                                        predicted.                                     - Maintaining a strong 
 coincide.                                                                                        balance sheet with 
                                                                                                  the ability to flex 
                                                                                                  manufacturing resource 
                                                                                                  levels. 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 People 
 Movement: stable   Risk ranking:           Appetite:                    Link to strategy:           Risk owner: Head 
  risk               2                       Medium                       P                           of Group HR 
-----------------  ----------------------  ---------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                              What we are doing to 
                                                   year                                           manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 Our people drive     - Loss of expertise,        Lockdown and remote                            - Establishing continuity 
 the success of        skills and specialist       working have affected                          plans to enable rapid 
 our business.         talent could                employee availability,                         adaptation to changing 
 Inability to          affect delivery             attendance, and                                circumstances. 
 attract, retain       of objectives.              engagement. This                               - Advancing our direct 
 and develop key       - Poor retention            has had an adverse                             employee engagement 
 talent at all         and engagement              impact in some                                 through multi-media 
 levels of the         could slow the              areas, but we have                             communications, promoting 
 organisation          delivery of                 also seen a positive                           wellbeing, evolving 
 could mean we         our strategic               impact where employees                         feedback mechanisms, 
 fail to               objectives and              have been able                                 and further developing 
 successfully          product delivery.           to engage and interact                         our inclusion strategy 
 deliver on our        - Failure to                in new and different                           enabling equal opportunities 
 strategic goals.      develop future              ways. Our employees                            to grow and develop. 
                       leaders, insufficient       have benefited                                 - Continued investment 
                       talent progression.         from the ability                               in our STEM and Early 
                       - Loss of market            of our systems                                 Career programmes, 
                       share, reduced              and processes to                               as well as talent development 
                       revenue, poor               support home working,                          and succession planning. 
                       customer service            as well as improvements                        - Targeted approach 
                       and reduced                 in recruitment                                 to attract, reward, 
                       profit.                     and retention,                                 and retain our talent 
                                                   and development                                globally. 
                                                   of talent. 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 Supply chain dependencies 
 Movement: decreased    Risk ranking:           Appetite:              Link to strategy:             Risk owner: 
  risk                   3                       Low                    M                            Head of Group 
                                                                                                     Manufacturing 
---------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------  --------------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                              What we are doing to 
                                                   year                                           manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 We are exposed       - Inability                 This risk has increased                        - Continued focus on, 
 to the risk that      to fulfil customer          temporarily due                                and review of, sourcing 
 some components       orders leading              to COVID-19 and                                of key components. 
 we source are         to a reduction              the resulting global                           - Increase in buffer 
 provided by           in revenue and              supply chain uncertainties                     inventory. 
 single-source         profits, and                faced by most manufacturing                    - Cost-effective alternative 
 suppliers and         damage to reputation.       organisations.                                 sources of supply actively 
 we are vulnerable     - Failure to                Manufacture of                                 sought to reduce dependency 
 to an interruption    meet contractual            cables in India                                on single-source suppliers. 
 in supply.            requirements.               was adversely affected                         - Specifications are 
 While we duplicate    - Increased                 by the brief shutdown                          reviewed and updated 
 key processes         costs of alternative        in that market.                                where necessary to 
 at more than          sourcing or                 Once production                                facilitate alternative 
 one manufacturing     redesign.                   resumed, this was                              sourcing. 
 location,             - Loss of market            sustained by the 
 significant           share.                      extraordinary efforts 
 disruption at                                     of local employees. 
 a single site                                     Contingency plans 
 could compromise                                  were implemented 
 our ability to                                    in Ireland and 
 supply products                                   with a third-party 
 to customers.                                     supplier to ensure 
                                                   ongoing supply. 
                                                   We have reviewed 
                                                   and increased inventory 
                                                   where appropriate. 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 Innovation strategy 
 Movement: stable   Risk ranking:           Appetite:                Link to strategy:           Risk owner: Executive 
  risk               4                       High                     E                           Chairman /Director 
                                                                                                  of Group Technology 
-----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                              What we are doing to 
                                                   year                                           manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 Failure to           - Failing to                Remote working                                 - R&D projects are 
 innovate              meet customer               has had a minor                                better prioritised 
 to create new         needs for high-quality      impact on innovation                           and rationalised and 
 cutting-edge,         and complex                 and project delivery.                          regularly reviewed 
 high-quality          products.                   We have seen slight                            against milestones. 
 products, or          - Loss of market            delays in some                                 Flagship projects are 
 failing to protect    share.                      flagship projects.                             receiving greater focus 
 the intellectual      - Reduced revenue,                                                         from management and 
 property that         profit and cash                                                            the Board. 
 underpins these       generation.                                                                - Medium to long-term 
 products, which       - Failing to                                                               R&D strategies are 
 allows us to          recover investment                                                         monitored regularly 
 differentiate         in R&D.                                                                    by the Board and the 
 ourselves from                                                                                   Executive Committee. 
 our competitors.                                                                                 - Market developments 
 As a business                                                                                    are closely monitored 
 driven by                                                                                        and product development 
 innovation, there                                                                                is based on input from 
 is a higher risk                                                                                 customers. 
 with new ventures                                                                                - Patent and intellectual 
 outside our                                                                                      property protection 
 traditional                                                                                      are core to new product 
 field of expertise                                                                               development. 
 where the science 
 and engineering 
 are less proven. 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 Economic and political uncertainty 
 Movement: stable   Risk ranking:           Appetite:                Link to strategy:             Risk owner: Chief 
  risk               5                       High                     All                           Executive 
-----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                                  What we are doing 
                                                   year                                               to manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  -------------------------------------------------  --------------------------- 
 As a global          - Increased                 COVID-19 has had                                   - Monitoring external 
 business,             competition                 a severe impact                                   economic and commercial 
 we may be affected    on prices.                  across the globe                                  environments and 
 by political,         - Loss of financial         from a health and                                 identifying 
 economic or           and physical                economic perspective.                             relevant headwinds. 
 regulatory            assets in a                 Developments relating                             - Maintaining sufficient 
 developments          region.                     to US/China relations,                            headroom in our cash 
 in countries          - Supply issues             and supply chain                                  balances. 
 that we operate       leading to failures         issues following                                  - Increase in buffer 
 in. This could        to meet contractual         Brexit, have also                                 inventory. 
 include a global      obligations.                affected the business                             - Closely monitoring 
 recession, Brexit,    - Reduced revenue,          to varying degrees                                all markets in which 
 and US/China          profit and cash             during the financial                              we operate. 
 trade relations.      generation.                 year. 
                     --------------------------  -------------------------------------------------  --------------------------- 
 Route to market / customer satisfaction model 
 Movement: stable     Risk ranking:         Appetite:                    Link to strategy:               Risk owner: Chief 
  risk                 6                     Medium                       SM                              Executive 
-------------------  --------------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                                  What we are doing 
                                                   year                                               to manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  -------------------------------------------------  --------------------------- 
 Inherent             - Low capital               COVID-19 gave us                                   - Closely monitoring 
 complexity            efficiency -                an opportunity to                                  customer feedback. 
 in the move to        high people                 review and refine                                  - Reviewing our strategy 
 systems               costs and low               our approach to                                    for this area of the 
 integration           productivity.               the sale of capital                                business. 
 and the sale          - Higher engineering        goods. We have now                                 - Collaborating with 
 of capital goods.     and distribution            streamlined our                                    complementary third 
                       costs.                      product portfolio                                  parties. 
                       - Adversely                 and are working                                    - Adopting new approaches 
                       affects customer            with third parties                                 to the sale of capital 
                       satisfaction                to streamline our                                  goods. 
                       levels, revenue             existing sales network. 
                       and profits. 
                     --------------------------  -------------------------------------------------  --------------------------- 
 Capital allocation 
 Movement: decreased    Risk ranking:         Appetite:                      Link to strategy:           Risk owner: 
  risk                   7                     Medium                         E                          Group Finance Director 
---------------------  --------------------  -----------------------------  --------------------------  ----------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                                What we are doing 
                                                   year                                             to manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Failure to           - Investing                 We have continued                                - Defining, prioritising 
 properly              in declining                to successfully                                  and developing strategies 
 allocate budget       or less profitable          ensure that our                                  for all core and emerging 
 between core          areas at the                expenditure is controlled,                       areas of the business. 
 and emerging          expense of more             including the prioritisation                     - Greater scrutiny 
 activities.           profitable and              of flagship projects                             of all expenditure, 
                       strategically               and monitoring labour                            including regular 
                       important areas.            costs versus target                              reporting on labour 
                       - Reduced profits.          for all areas of                                 costs and capital 
                       - Loss of market            the business. In                                 expenditure. 
                       share.                      the first half of                                - Regular reporting 
                                                   the year, we finalised                           of cash balances. 
                                                   the rightsizing                                  - Tracking of performance 
                                                   activities as part                               objectives including 
                                                   of our Fit for the                               regular reporting 
                                                   Future initiative.                               on flagship project 
                                                                                                    progress. 
                     --------------------------  -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Competitive activity 
 Movement: stable   Risk ranking:         Appetite:                Link to strategy:           Risk owner: Chief Executive 
  risk              8                     Low                      All 
-----------------  --------------------  -----------------------  --------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                                What we are doing 
                                                   year                                             to manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Failure to adapt     - Reduced revenue,          COVID-19 has accelerated                         - We are diversified 
  to market and/or     profits and                 business change                                  across a range of 
  technological        cash generation.            in many areas and                                products, industries 
  changes.             - Loss of market            we have seen technology                          and geographies. 
                       share.                      requirements developing                          - Closely monitoring 
                       - Erosion of                more quickly.                                    market developments, 
                       prices.                                                                      particularly across 
                       - Loss of reputation                                                         our core product areas. 
                       as a leader                                                                  - Local sales and 
                       in innovation.                                                               engineering support 
                                                                                                    to quickly identify 
                                                                                                    changing local needs. 
                                                                                                    - Strong historic 
                                                                                                    and ongoing commitment 
                                                                                                    to R&D investment 
                                                                                                    to continue to build 
                                                                                                    our product portfolio. 
                     --------------------------  -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Exchange rate fluctuations 
 Movement: stable   Risk ranking:         Appetite:                    Link to strategy:             Risk owner: 
  risk              9                      Medium                       SM                            Group Finance Director 
-----------------  --------------------  ---------------------------  ----------------------------  --------------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                                What we are doing 
                                                   year                                             to manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Due to the global    - Significant               Sterling has strengthened                        - Rolling forward 
 nature of our         variations in               against our major                               contracts for cash 
 operations, with      profit.                     trading currencies,                             flow hedges in accordance 
 over 90% of the       - Reduced cash              particularly against                            with Board-approved 
 revenue generated     generation.                 the US Dollar and                               policy. 
 outside the UK,       - Increased                 Japanese Yen. Ongoing                           - One-month forward 
 we are exposed        competition                 uncertainty caused                              contracts to manage 
 to volatility         on product prices.          by economic conditions                          risks on intercompany 
 in exchange rates                                 and the impact of                               balances. 
 that could have                                   the pandemic could                              - Currency pricing 
 a significant                                     give rise to further                            reviews with some 
 impact on our                                     volatility.                                     large customers. 
 results.                                                                                          - Tracking of overseas 
 We are exposed                                                                                    net assets value compared 
 to exchange rate                                                                                  to the market 
 risks, including                                                                                  capitalisation. 
 currency cash                                                                                     - Obtaining input 
 flow, currency                                                                                    from external sources 
 translation risk                                                                                  including our banks. 
 and the currency 
 risk on 
 intercompany 
 balances. 
                     --------------------------  -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Loss of manufacturing output 
 Movement: increased    Risk ranking:           Appetite:                  Link to strategy:           Risk owner: 
  risk                   10                      Low                        M                          Head of Group 
                                                                                                       Manufacturing 
---------------------  ----------------------  -------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                              What we are doing to 
                                                   year                                           manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 Manufacturing        - Inability                 Our manufacturing                              - Duplication of 
 output can be         to fulfil customer          division has responded                        high-dependency 
 adversely affected    orders leading              well to the pandemic                          processes such as component 
 by factors            to a reduction              across all markets,                           manufacturing and finishing, 
 including             in revenue and              although the relatively                       electronic printed 
 environmental         profits, and                short notice of                               circuit board assembly, 
 hazards, technical    damage to reputation.       a lockdown in India                           and microelectronics 
 delays or outages,    - Increased                 did have an impact                            assembly across multiple 
 plant or equipment    costs of alternative        on the supply of                              manufacturing locations. 
 failure,              sourcing or                 cables across the                             - Ensuring we have 
 inadequate            redesign.                   Group.                                        flexible manufacturing 
 resourcing levels,    - Impact on                                                               capacity and sufficient 
 or factors            maintenance                                                               resilience across our 
 affecting             of buffer inventory.                                                      manufacturing sites. 
 the workforce         - Loss of market                                                          - Standardised approaches 
 such as a             share.                                                                    to assembly, annual 
 pandemic.                                                                                       risk assessments and 
                                                                                                 business continuity 
                                                                                                 planning. 
                                                                                                 - Reviewing and maintaining 
                                                                                                 business interruption 
                                                                                                 and other insurance 
                                                                                                 cover. 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 IT transformation failure 
 Movement: stable   Risk ranking:           Appetite:                Link to strategy:             Risk owner: 
  risk               11                      Low                      All                           Director of Group 
                                                                                                    Operations 
-----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                              What we are doing to 
                                                   year                                           manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 The upgrade of       - Major disruption          In the short term,                             - Risk assessments 
 our IT systems        to our systems              remote working                                 carried out for all 
 to Microsoft          (including our              has had an impact                              key systems likely 
 Dynamics 365,         financial and               on the ability                                 to be affected by the 
 to remove legacy      HR systems)                 to meet milestones                             upgrade. 
 systems and ensure    causing delay               and carry out appropriate                      - A clear roadmap with 
 our business          to our operations.          testing. However,                              measurable milestones. 
 is better             - Affect our                these delays are                               - Assigning project 
 integrated,           ability to process          expected to be                                 managers who have clear 
 could impact          or issue invoices           made up for in                                 oversight of the project 
 our business          and customer                the longer-term                                and any issues. 
 if there are          orders, or to               timeframe of the                               - Promptly identifying 
 major technical       procure goods               project.                                       and dealing with any 
 issues, or if         and services.                                                              significant issues. 
 it is poorly          - Increased 
 integrated. This      costs, including 
 risk could also       to fix technical 
 result in problems    issues and restore 
 if there are          or upgrade other 
 significant delays    affected systems. 
 to the programme      - Project delay 
 or it runs            would leave 
 significantly         us supporting 
 over budget.          legacy systems 
                       for longer than 
                       desired. 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 Cyber 
 Movement: stable   Risk ranking:           Appetite:                Link to strategy:             Risk owner: 
  risk               12                      Low                      All                           Director of Group 
                                                                                                    Operations 
-----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                              What we are doing to 
                                                   year                                           manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 External and         - Loss of intellectual      With remote working,                           - Substantial resilience 
 internal threat       property and/or             we have had to                                 and back-up built into 
 which could result    commercially                increase vigilance                             our systems which are 
 in a loss of          sensitive data.             and awareness of                               continuously updated 
 data including        - Inability                 potential cyber                                in line with current 
 intellectual          to access, or               risks. We are continuing                       threats and industry 
 property, or          disruption to,              to see attempted                               best practice. 
 our ability to        our systems                 phishing attacks                               - Cyber risks and security 
 operate our           leading to reduced          but are managing                               are regularly discussed 
 systems               service to customers.       these well.                                    at Board meetings. 
 which could           - Financial                                                                - Physical, logical 
 severely              loss and reputational                                                      and control measures 
 affect our            damage.                                                                    are deployed to protect 
 business.             - Impact on                                                                our information and 
                       decision-making                                                            systems, and external 
                       due to lack                                                                penetration testing 
                       of clear and                                                               is conducted as appropriate. 
                       accurate data,                                                             - Regular security 
                       or disruption                                                              awareness training 
                       caused by the                                                              is conducted, including 
                       lack of service.                                                           in relation to the 
                                                                                                  specific risks associated 
                                                                                                  with remote working. 
                     --------------------------  ---------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 Pensions 
 Movement: stable   Risk ranking:           Appetite:                Link to strategy:         Risk owner: Group Finance 
  risk               13                      Low                      P                         Director 
-----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                                What we are doing 
                                                   year                                             to manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Investment returns   - Any deficit               Strong asset growth                              - Recovery plan for 
 and actuarial         may require                 (net of scheme funding                           the UK defined benefit 
 assumptions of        additional funding          and pensions payments)                           scheme implemented 
 our defined           in the form                 of GBP33.8m.                                     in June 2019 with 
 benefit               of supplementary            A change in the                                  the aim of funding 
 schemes are           cash payments               estimate of benefits                             to self-sufficiency 
 subject               to the plans                for some members                                 by 2031. 
 to economic and       or the provision            of the UK defined                                - Active engagement 
 social factors        of additional               benefit pension                                  with the Trustees 
 outside our           security.                   scheme has resulted                              on investment strategy. 
 control.              - Significant               in a reduction in                                - The Trustees operate 
                       management time.            scheme liabilities.                              in line with a statement 
                       - External support                                                           of investment principles. 
                       costs.                                                                       - The Company and 
                                                                                                    Trustees seek appropriate 
                                                                                                    independent professional 
                                                                                                    advice when necessary. 
                     --------------------------  -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Non-compliance with laws and regulations 
 Movement: stable   Risk ranking:           Appetite:                Link to strategy:             Risk owner: General 
  risk               14                      Low                      All                           Counsel & Company 
                                                                                                    Secretary/Director 
                                                                                                    of Renishaw Neuro 
                                                                                                    Solutions 
-----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                                What we are doing 
                                                   year                                             to manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 We operate in        - Damage to                 The forum previously                             - Whistleblowing hotline 
 a large number       reputation and               established to focus                             available for use 
 of territories       loss of future               on high-risk areas                               by all employees. 
 and in some          business.                    including competition                            - Regular compliance 
 highly-regulated     - Potential                  law, anti-bribery,                               training for all employees. 
 sectors. We are      penalties and                and sanctions, has                               - Controls in place 
 subject to a         fines, and cost              continued to meet                                to mitigate some of 
 wide variety         of investigations.           during the year.                                 the risks (including 
 of laws and          - Management                 We have reviewed                                 insurance cover), 
 regulations,         time and attention           our current policies                             and audits conducted 
 including those      in dealing with              and have promoted                                to review some of 
 relating to          reports of                   communication and                                these controls. 
 anti-bribery,        non-compliance.              training for our                                 - Implementation of 
 anti-money           - Inability                  employees.                                       a global GDPR programme 
 laundering,          to attract and                                                                (and its equivalent 
 sanctions,           retain talent.                                                                in non-EU countries). 
 competition 
 law, privacy, 
 health and safety, 
 product safety, 
 and medical 
 devices. 
 There is a risk 
 that somewhere 
 in the Group 
 we may not be 
 fully compliant 
 with these laws 
 and regulations. 
                     --------------------------  -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Product failure 
 Movement: stable   Risk ranking:           Appetite:                Link to strategy:               Risk owner: Director 
  risk               15                      Low                      E, M                           of Corporate 
                                                                                                     Development/Head 
                                                                                                     of QA RA & Clinical 
                                                                                                     Affairs 
-----------------  ----------------------  -----------------------  ------------------------------  --------------------------- 
 Risk description     Potential impact            Developments this                                What we are doing 
                                                   year                                             to manage this risk 
                     --------------------------  -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 The quality of       - Damage to                 The pandemic limited                             - Rigorous internal 
 our products          reputation.                 the ability of our                               product development 
 could be adversely    - Claims, including         engineers to conduct                             and testing procedures 
 affected by           personal injury.            on-site product                                  (during development, 
 internal              - Potential                 assessments for                                  manufacturing and 
 threats, such         penalties and               customers.                                       release) to international 
 as inadequate         fines, and cost             Where the use of                                 standards where applicable, 
 quality management    of investigations.          the neurosurgical                                to ensure high levels 
 procedures or         - Inability                 robot has continued                              of quality assurance. 
 external threats      to fulfil customer          during the pandemic,                             - Extensive interaction 
 such as               orders leading              servicing and surgical                           with customers and 
 substandard           to a reduction              support has continued                            regulators to obtain 
 resourcing from       in sales.                   to be provided.                                  and address feedback. 
 third-party                                       The risk of failure                              - Regular monitoring 
 suppliers.                                        of a new or existing                             of third-party suppliers 
 This risk is                                      product has not                                  to ensure incoming 
 particularly                                      increased this year.                             parts and sub-contract 
 notable in our                                                                                     activity meet requirements. 
 neurological                                                                                       - Liability is limited 
 products, where                                                                                    by our terms and conditions 
 failure could                                                                                      of sale and we have 
 result in                                                                                          liability insurance 
 significant                                                                                        in place. For clinical 
 personal injury                                                                                    studies, we have separate 
 claims.                                                                                            trial insurance in 
                                                                                                    place. 
                     --------------------------  -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 
 

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

for the year ended 30 June 2021

 
 
   from continuing operations                       Notes        2021        2020 
                                                              GBP'000     GBP'000 
 
 Revenue                                                2     565,559     510,215 
 
 Cost of sales                                          4   (269,852)   (271,633) 
 
 Gross profit                                                 295,707     238,582 
 
 Distribution costs                                         (110,087)   (123,276) 
 Administrative expenses                                     (69,257)    (58,584) 
 Restructuring costs                                   29           -    (23,797) 
 Gains/(losses) from the fair value of financial 
  instruments                                          24      21,978    (26,631) 
 
 Operating profit                                             138,341       6,294 
 
 Financial income                                       5       3,406         913 
 Financial expenses                                     5     (3,991)     (4,840) 
 Share of profits of associates and joint 
  ventures                                             13       1,683         841 
 
 Profit before tax                                      6     139,439       3,208 
 
 Income tax expense                                     8    (27,980)     (2,920) 
 
 Profit for the year                                          111,459         288 
-------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 
 Profit attributable to: 
 Equity shareholders of the parent company          111,459   288 
 Non-controlling interest                      25         -     - 
 Profit for the year                                111,459   288 
-------------------------------------------------  --------  ---- 
 
 
                                                      pence   pence 
 Dividend per share arising in respect of the 
  year                                           25    66.0     0.0 
 Dividend per share paid in the year             25    14.0    46.0 
 
 Earnings per share (basic and diluted)           7   153.2     0.4 
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND EXPENSE

for the year ended 30 June 2021

 
 
                                                                   2021       2020 
                                                       notes    GBP'000    GBP'000 
 Profit for the year                                            111,459        288 
----------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 
 Other items recognised directly in equity: 
 
 Items that will not be reclassified to the 
  Consolidated income statement: 
 Current tax on contributions to defined benefit                  1,653          - 
  pension schemes 
 Deferred tax on contributions to defined benefit               (1,653)          - 
  pension schemes 
 Remeasurement of defined benefit pension scheme 
  liabilities                                             22     33,285   (23,978) 
 Deferred tax on remeasurement of defined benefit 
  pension scheme liabilities                                    (6,052)      5,484 
 Total for items that will not be reclassified                   27,233   (18,494) 
----------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 
 Items that may be reclassified to the Consolidated 
  income statement: 
 Exchange differences in translation of overseas 
  operations                                              25   (14,752)      3,369 
 Exchange differences in translation of overseas 
  joint venture                                           25      (728)        186 
 Current tax on translation of net investments 
  in foreign operations                                   25        735          - 
 Deferred tax on translation of net investments 
  in foreign operations                                   25        735      (403) 
 Effective portion of changes in fair value 
  of cash flow hedges, net of recycling                   25     51,590     13,924 
 Deferred tax on effective portion of changes 
  in fair value of cash flow hedges                       25    (9,790)    (1,978) 
 Total for items that may be reclassified                        27,790     15,098 
----------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 
 Total other comprehensive income and expense, 
  net of tax                                                     55,023    (3,396) 
----------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 
 Total comprehensive income and expense for 
  the year                                                      166,482    (3,108) 
----------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 
 Attributable to: 
 Equity shareholders of the parent company                      166,482    (3,108) 
 Non-controlling interest                                 25          -          - 
 Total comprehensive income and expense for 
  the year                                                      166,482    (3,108) 
----------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  --------- 
 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 
 
 at 30 June 2021                                        2021       2020 
                                             notes   GBP'000    GBP'000 
------------------------------------------  ------  --------  --------- 
 Assets 
 Property, plant and equipment                  10   246,242    270,049 
 Right-of-use assets                            11    12,429     12,672 
 Intangible assets                              12    43,795     43,364 
 Investments in associates and joint 
  ventures                                      13    16,634     16,604 
 Long-term loans to associates and joint 
  ventures                                      13         -      2,818 
 Finance lease receivables                      14     6,241      4,801 
 Deferred tax assets                             9    21,292     39,641 
 Derivatives                                    24    12,484      1,242 
 Total non-current assets                            359,117    391,191 
------------------------------------------  ------  --------  --------- 
 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                                    16   113,563    105,497 
 Trade receivables                              24   114,661    105,077 
 Finance lease receivables                      14     1,763      1,982 
 Contract assets                                         332        606 
 Short-term loans to associates and joint 
  ventures                                      13       598        318 
 Current tax                                           1,600      3,878 
 Other receivables                              24    30,021     23,196 
 Derivatives                                    24     9,639      3,758 
 Pension scheme cash escrow account             22    10,578     10,568 
 Bank deposits                                  15   120,000     10,000 
 Cash and cash equivalents                   15,24    95,008    110,386 
 Total current assets                                497,763    375,266 
------------------------------------------  ------  --------  --------- 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade payables                                 24    24,715     16,998 
 Contract liabilities                           18     6,120      5,976 
 Current tax                                           4,680      2,905 
 Provisions                                     17     6,259      5,591 
 Derivatives                                    24     5,594     22,546 
 Lease liabilities                              20     3,904      4,241 
 Borrowings                                     21       992      1,061 
 Other payables                                 19    51,716     34,372 
 Total current liabilities                           103,980     93,690 
------------------------------------------  ------  --------  --------- 
 Net current assets                                  393,783    281,576 
------------------------------------------  ------  --------  --------- 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Lease liabilities                              20     8,658      8,925 
 Borrowings                                     21     6,457     10,482 
 Employee benefits                              22    23,698     64,895 
 Deferred tax liabilities                        9    10,402        499 
 Derivatives                                    24       355     41,102 
 Total non-current liabilities                        49,570    125,903 
------------------------------------------  ------  --------  --------- 
 Total assets less total liabilities                 703,330    546,864 
------------------------------------------  ------  --------  --------- 
 
 Equity 
 Share capital                                  25    14,558     14,558 
 Share premium                                            42         42 
 Own shares held                                25     (404)      (404) 
 Currency translation reserve                   25     3,719     17,729 
 Cash flow hedging reserve                      25    11,345   (30,455) 
 Retained earnings                                   674,603    546,100 
 Other reserve                                  25        44      (129) 
 Equity attributable to the shareholders 
  of the parent company                              703,907    547,441 
------------------------------------------  ------  --------  --------- 
 Non-controlling interest                       25     (577)      (577) 
 Total equity                                        703,330    546,864 
------------------------------------------  ------  --------  --------- 
 

These financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 21 October 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:

   Sir David McMurtry            Allen Roberts 

Directors

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

for the year ended 30 June 2021

 
                                                                    Cash 
                                            Own      Currency       flow                               Non- 
                      Share     Share    Shares   translation    hedging   Retained     Other   controlling 
                    capital   premium      Held       reserve    reserve   earnings   reserve      interest      Total 
 Year ended 30      GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000       GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000   GBP'000       GBP'000    GBP'000 
 June 
 2020 
 
 Balance at 1 
  July 
  2019               14,558        42     (404)        14,577   (42,401)    597,784     (302)         (577)    583,277 
-----------------  --------  --------  --------  ------------  ---------  ---------  --------  ------------  --------- 
 
 Profit for the 
  year                    -         -         -             -          -        288         -             -        288 
 
 Other 
 comprehensive 
 income and 
 expense 
 (net of tax) 
-----------------  --------  --------  --------  ------------  ---------  ---------  --------  ------------  --------- 
 Remeasurement of 
  defined benefit 
  pension 
  scheme 
  liabilities             -         -         -             -          -   (18,494)         -             -   (18,494) 
 
 Foreign exchange 
  translation 
  differences             -         -         -         2,965          -          -         -             -      2,965 
 
 Relating to 
  associates 
  and joint 
  ventures                -         -         -           187          -          -         -             -        187 
 
 Changes in fair 
  value 
  of cash flow 
  hedges                  -         -         -             -     11,946          -         -             -     11,946 
 Total other 
  comprehensive 
  income and 
  expense                 -         -         -         3,152     11,946   (18,494)         -             -    (3,396) 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income and 
  expense                 -         -         -         3,152     11,946   (18,206)         -             -    (3,108) 
 
 Share-based 
  payments 
  charge                  -         -         -             -          -          -       173             -        173 
 Dividends paid           -         -         -             -          -   (33,478)         -             -   (33,478) 
-----------------  --------  --------  --------  ------------  ---------  ---------  --------  ------------  --------- 
 Balance at 30 
  June 
  2020               14,558        42     (404)        17,729   (30,455)    546,100     (129)         (577)    546,864 
 
 Year ended 30 
 June 
 2021 
 Profit for the 
  year                    -         -         -             -          -    111,459         -             -    111,459 
 
 Other 
 comprehensive 
 income and 
 expense 
 (net of tax) 
-----------------  --------  --------  --------  ------------  ---------  ---------  --------  ------------  --------- 
 Remeasurement of 
  defined benefit 
  pension 
  scheme 
  liabilities             -         -         -             -          -     27,233         -             -     27,233 
 
 Foreign exchange 
  translation 
  differences             -         -         -      (13,282)          -          -         -             -   (13,282) 
 
 Relating to 
  associates 
  and joint 
  ventures                -         -         -         (728)          -          -         -             -      (728) 
 
 Changes in fair 
  value 
  of cash flow 
  hedges                  -         -         -             -     41,800          -         -             -     41,800 
 Total other 
  comprehensive 
  income and 
  expenses                -         -         -      (14,010)     41,800     27,233         -             -     55,023 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income and 
  expenses                -         -         -      (14,010)     41,800    138,692         -             -    166,482 
 
 Share-based 
  payments 
  charge                  -         -         -             -          -          -       173             -        173 
 Dividends paid           -         -         -             -          -   (10,189)         -             -   (10,189) 
 Balance at 30 
  June 
  2021               14,558        42     (404)         3,719     11,345    674,603        44         (577)    703,330 
-----------------  --------  --------  --------  ------------  ---------  ---------  --------  ------------  --------- 
 

More details of share capital and reserves are given in note 25.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

for the year ended 30 June 2021

 
 
                                                    Notes        2021       2020 
                                                              GBP'000    GBP'000 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  ----------  --------- 
 Cash flows from operating activities 
 Profit for the year                                          111,459        288 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  ----------  --------- 
 Adjustments for: 
 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 
  and right of use assets                           10,11      28,780     30,578 
 Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment                     31         22 
 Impairment of property, plant and equipment           10           -      2,590 
 Amortisation of development costs                     12       9,019     16,861 
 Impairment of development costs                       12       1,092     15,881 
 Amortisation of other intangibles                     12       1,205      1,566 
 Loss on disposal of other intangibles                              -         53 
 Impairment of other intangibles                       12           -      1,600 
 Impairment of goodwill                                12           -        808 
 Share of profits from associates and joint 
  ventures                                             13     (1,683)      (841) 
 Profit on disposal of investment in associate                      -    (1,053) 
 Fair value gain on revaluation of investment 
  in associate                                                      -    (2,775) 
 Impairment of investment in associate                 13       1,674        257 
 Impairment of long-term loan to associate             13       2,633      1,297 
 Remeasurement of defined benefit pension 
  scheme liabilities from GMP equalisation             22          78          - 
 Financial income                                       5     (3,406)      (913) 
 Financial expenses                                     5       3,991      4,840 
 (Gains)/losses from the fair value of 
  financial instruments                                28    (22,995)     21,609 
 Share-based payment expense                           23         173        173 
 Tax expense                                            8      27,980      2,920 
                                                               48,572     95,473 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  ----------  --------- 
 (Increase)/decrease in inventories                           (8,066)     23,529 
 (Increase)/decrease in trade and other 
  receivables                                                (25,703)     16,342 
 Increase/(decrease) in trade and other 
  payables                                                     27,216   (11,297) 
 Increase in provisions                                17         668      2,745 
                                                              (5,885)     31,319 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  ----------  --------- 
 Defined benefit pension contributions                 22     (8,866)   (11,816) 
 Income taxes paid                                            (9,991)   (10,605) 
 Cash flows from operating activities                         135,289    104,659 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  ----------  --------- 
 
 Investing activities 
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment             10    (10,873)   (38,657) 
 Sale of property, plant and equipment                             33      3,633 
 Development costs capitalised                         12     (9,844)   (17,405) 
 Purchase of other intangibles                         12     (3,000)    (3,338) 
 (Increase)/decrease in bank deposits                  15   (110,000)     42,500 
 Interest received                                      5         625        835 
 Dividend received from associates and 
  joint ventures                                       13           -        512 
 Purchase of additional shareholding in 
  joint venture                                        13       (749)          - 
 Proceeds from sale of shares in associate                          -        986 
 Cash flows from investing activities                       (133,808)   (10,934) 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  ----------  --------- 
 
 Financing activities 
 Increase in borrowings                                21         636      1,894 
 Repayment of borrowings                               21     (3,477)    (1,136) 
 Interest paid                                          5       (386)    (1,315) 
 Repayment of principal of lease liabilities           20     (4,815)    (4,130) 
 Dividends paid                                        25    (10,189)   (33,478) 
 Cash flows from financing activities                        (18,231)   (38,165) 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  ----------  --------- 
 
 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                   (16,750)     55,560 
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 
  of the year                                                 110,386     54,326 
 Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on 
  cash held                                                     1,372        500 
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of the 
  year                                                 15      95,008    110,386 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  ----------  --------- 
 

NOTES (FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS)

1. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

Renishaw plc (the Company) is a company incorporated in England and Wales. The Group financial statements consolidate those of the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the Group) and equity account the Group's interest in associates and joint ventures.

The financial information set out in the announcement does not constitute the Group's statutory accounts for the years ended 30 June 2021 or 30 June 2020. The financial information for the year ended 30 June 2020 is derived from the statutory accounts for that year, which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditor reported on those accounts; their report was unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis without qualifying their report and did not contain a statement under s498 (2) or (3) Companies Act 2006. In respect of the year ended 30 June 2021, an unqualified auditor's report was signed on 21 October 2021. The statutory accounts will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies following the Group's annual general meeting. The consolidated financial statements are presented in Sterling, which is the Company's functional currency and the Group's presentational currency, and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand (GBP'000).

The accounting policies set out below have, unless otherwise stated, been applied consistently to all periods presented in these Group financial statements. Judgements made by the Directors, in the application of these accounting policies, that have a significant effect on the financial statements and estimates with a significant risk of material adjustment in the next year are noted below.

Critical accounting judgements and estimation uncertainties

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with adopted IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

The areas of key estimation uncertainty and critical accounting judgement that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the next financial year are summarised below, with further details included within accounting policies as indicated.

 
 
   Item                       Key judgements (J) and estimates (E) 
-------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 Cash flow hedges           E - Estimates of highly probable forecasts 
                             of the hedged item 
 Research and development   J - Whether a project meets the criteria 
  costs                      for capitalisation 
 Goodwill and capitalised   E - Estimates of future cash flows 
  development costs          for impairment testing 
 Inventories                E - Determination of net realisable 
                             value 
 Defined benefit pension    E - Valuation of defined benefit pension 
  schemes                    schemes' liabilities 
 Taxation                   E - Estimates of future profits to 
                             utilise deferred tax assets 
-------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 

New, revised or changes to existing accounting standards

The following accounting standard amendments became effective as at 1 January 2020 and have been adopted in the preparation of these financial statements, with effect from 1 July 2020:

- amendments to IFRS 3 Definition of a Business;

- amendments to IFRS 7, IFRS 9 and IAS 39 Interest Rate Benchmark Reform;

- amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8 Definition of Material;

- amendments to References to the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting; and

- amendments to IFRS 16 COVID-19-Related Rent Concessions.

These have not had a material impact on these financial statements.

Going concern

In preparing these financial statements, the Directors have adopted the going concern basis. The decision to adopt the going concern basis was made after considering:

- the Group's business model and key markets;

- the Group's risk management processes and principal risks;

- the Group's financial resources and strategies; and

- the process undertaken to review the Group's viability, including scenario testing which included considering the potential future impact of COVID-19 on the Group.

In the viability review the Directors assessed the period to 31 October 2024, using the 'highly probable' revenue forecasts used by the Group for hedge accounting, and 'severe but plausible' downside scenarios. In making the going concern assessment, the Directors used the same forecasts but assessed the period to 31 October 2022.

The scenarios were:

Base scenario - pessimistic revenue forecast from the Group's business plan, with overheads, capital expenditure, and other cash outflows following the route of the optimistic revenue forecast from the same business plan. Essentially, this means continuing to plan for the growth in the business plan, including the costs that would need to be incurred in the period to 31 October 2022 to achieve revenue growth in following years, while assuming that revenue growth is at the lowest end of our corporate view. The pessimistic revenue forecasts are used as the 'highly probable' revenue forecasts used in hedge accounting. For context, revenue in the first

year of the base scenario is a small increase over 2021's revenue of GBP565.6m.

The 'severe but plausible' scenarios then took the base scenario ('scenario 1') and considered the further effect of:

2) Supply-chain disruption causing a loss in revenue, due to not being able to fulfil all orders and some permanent loss of customers if this disruption caused them to move to our competitors;

3) Industry fluctuations and/or macroeconomic conditions causing revenue to significantly reduce;

4) Supply-chain disruption occurring at the same time as the industry fluctuations and/or macroeconomic conditions, combining scenarios 2 and 3;

5) Industry fluctuations and/or macroeconomic conditions causing revenue to significantly reduce, and also causing a significant deterioration in debtor days; and

6) Supply-chain disruption and economic uncertainty result in a significant rise in material costs, and therefore a fall in gross margin.

In all six scenarios, the Group had significant positive cash balances throughout the period to 31 October 2022.

For our other principal risks, no further separate scenarios were modelled. For risks such as People, Innovation strategy, and Capital allocation, the Directors felt that if these risks crystallised they would result in the restriction of longer-term growth rather than having a significant financial effect in the short term. For other principal risks, the Directors considered that the existing scenarios sufficiently modelled a range of outcomes, including what would happen if multiple risks crystallised at the same time, and that the outcomes of other risks crystallising would be no worse than the existing scenarios.

Emerging risks of climate change and changing work patterns have also been reviewed by the Directors when considering the impact and likelihood of principal risks crystallising.

We also performed reverse stress testing to identify what would need to happen in the period to 31 October 2022 to result in the Group having negative cash balances. We found that this would occur if revenue fell to GBP12m per month before mitigating actions were taken; this is considerably lower than forecast, and well below the lowest revenue months experienced in the height of the pandemic.

In making their going concern assessment, the Directors also considered the strong demand currently being experienced, and that the pandemic has accelerated trends such as digitisation, near-shoring, and remote working, which the business is well-placed to benefit from. The assessment further considered the strong working capital position, with cash and bank deposit balances of GBP215m at 30 June 2021.

Based on this assessment, incorporating a review of the current position, the scenarios, principal risks and mitigation, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period to 31 October 2022. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.

Basis of consolidation

Subsidiaries - subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. The Group controls an entity when it is exposed to or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. In assessing control, the Group takes into consideration potential voting rights that are exercisable. The acquisition date is the date on which control is transferred to the acquirer. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases. Losses applicable to the non-controlling interests in a subsidiary are allocated to the non-controlling interests even if doing so causes the non-controlling interests to have a deficit balance.

Application of the equity method to associates and joint ventures - associates and joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method (equity accounted investees) and are initially recognised at cost. The Group's investment includes goodwill identified on acquisition, net of any accumulated impairment losses.

The consolidated financial statements include the Group's share of the total comprehensive income and equity movements of equity accounted investees, from the date that significant influence commences until the date that significant influence ceases. When the Group's share of losses exceeds its interest in an equity accounted investee, the Group's carrying amount is reduced to nil and recognition of further losses is discontinued except to the extent that the Group has incurred legal obligations or made payments on behalf of an investee.

Transactions eliminated on consolidation - intragroup balances and transactions, and any unrealised income and expenses arising from intragroup transactions, are eliminated. Unrealised gains arising from transactions with equity accounted investees are eliminated against the investment to the extent of the Group's interest in the investee. Unrealised losses are eliminated in the same way as unrealised gains, but only to the extent that there is no evidence of impairment.

Foreign currencies

Consolidation - overseas subsidiaries' results are translated into Sterling at weighted average exchange rates for the year by translating each overseas subsidiary's monthly results at exchange rates applicable to each of the respective months. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated into Sterling at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at that date. Differences on exchange resulting from the translation of overseas assets and liabilities are recognised in Other comprehensive income and are accumulated in equity.

Transactions and balances - monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are reported at the rates prevailing at the time, with any gain or loss arising from subsequent exchange rate movements being included as an exchange gain or loss in the Consolidated income statement. Foreign currency differences arising from transactions are recognised in the Consolidated income statement.

Separately disclosed items

The directors consider that certain items should be separately disclosed to aid users' understanding of the Group's performance.

Gains and losses from the fair value of financial instruments are therefore separately disclosed in the Consolidated income statement, where these gains and losses relate to certain forward currency contracts that are not effective for hedge accounting. Restructuring costs are also separately disclosed where significant costs have been incurred in rationalising and reorganising our business as part of a Board-approved strategy and relate to matters that do not frequently recur.

These items are also excluded from Adjusted profit before tax, Adjusted operating profit and Adjusted earnings per share measures, as explained in note 28 Alternative Performance Measures.

Alternative performance measures

The financial statements are prepared in accordance with adopted IFRS and applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006. In measuring our performance, the financial measures that we use include those which have been derived from our reported results in order to eliminate factors which distort year-on-year comparisons.

These are considered non-GAAP financial measures. We believe this information, along with comparable GAAP measurements, is useful to stakeholders in providing a basis for measuring our operational performance. The Board use these financial measures, along with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, in evaluating our performance (see note 28).

Revenue

The Group generates revenue from the sale of manufacturing technologies and analytical instruments and medical devices goods, capital equipment and services. These can be sold both on their own and together.

a) Sale of goods, capital equipment and services

The Group's contracts with customers consist both of contracts with one performance obligation and contracts with multiple performance obligations.

For contracts with one performance obligation, revenue is measured at the transaction price, which is typically the contract value except for customers entitled to volume rebates, and recognised at the point in time when control of the product transfers to the customer. This point in time is typically when the products are made available for collection by the customer, collected by the shipping agent, or delivered to the customer, depending upon the shipping terms applied to the specific contract.

Contracts with multiple performance obligations typically exist where, in addition to supplying product, we also supply services such as user training, servicing and maintenance, and installation services. Where the installation service is simple, does not include a significant integration service and could be performed by another party then the installation is accounted for as a separate performance obligation. Where the contracts include multiple performance obligations, the transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation based on the relative stand-alone selling prices, the assessment of which is documented in the Key judgement. The revenue allocated to each performance obligation is then recognised when, or as, that performance obligation is satisfied. For installation, this is typically at the point in time in which installation is complete. For training, this is typically the point in time at which training is delivered. For servicing and maintenance, the revenue is recognised evenly over the course of the servicing agreement except for ad-hoc servicing and maintenance which is recognised at the point in time in which the work is undertaken.

b) Sale of software

The Group provides software licences and software maintenance to customers, sold both on their own and together with associated products. Where the software licence and/or maintenance is provided as part of a contract that provides customers with software licences and other goods and services then the transaction price is allocated on the same basis as described in a) above.

The Group's distinct software licences provide a right of use, and therefore revenue from software licences is recognised at the point in time in which the licence is supplied to the customer. Revenue from software maintenance is recognised evenly over the term of the maintenance agreement.

c) Extended warranties

The Group provides standard warranties to customers that address potential latent defects that existed at point of sale and as required by law (assurance-type warranties). In some contracts, the Group also provides warranties that extend beyond the standard warranty period and may be sold to the customer (service-type warranties).

Assurance-type warranties continue to be accounted for by the Group under IAS 37 'Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets'. Service-type warranties are accounted for as separate performance obligations and therefore a portion of the transaction price is allocated to this element, and then recognised evenly over the period in which the service is provided.

d) Contract balances

Contract assets represent the Group's right to consideration in exchange for goods and services that have been transferred to a customer, and mainly includes accrued revenue in respect of goods and services provided to a customer but not yet fully billed. Contract assets are distinct from receivables, which represent the Group's right to consideration that is unconditional.

Contract liabilities represent the Group's obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the Group has either received consideration or consideration is due from the customer.

e) Disaggregation of revenue

The Group disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers between: goods, capital equipment and installation, and aftermarket services; reporting segment; and geographical location.

Management believe these categories best depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the Group's revenue is affected by economic factors.

Financial instruments and fair value measurements

The Group measures financial instruments such as forward exchange contracts at fair value at each balance sheet date in accordance with IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments'. Fair value, as defined by IFRS 13 'Fair Value Measurement', is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Note 24, Financial instruments, provides detail on the IFRS 13 fair value hierarchy.

Trade and other current receivables are initially recognised at fair value and are subsequently held at amortised cost less any provision for bad and doubtful debts and expected credit losses according to IFRS 9. Loans to associates and joint ventures are initially recognised at fair value and are subsequently held at amortised cost. Trade and other current payables are initially recognised at fair value and are subsequently held at amortised cost.

Financial liabilities in the form of loans are initially recognised at fair value and are subsequently held at amortised cost. Financial liabilities are assessed for embedded derivatives and whether any such derivatives are closely related. If not closely related, such derivatives are accounted for at fair value in the Consolidated income statement.

Foreign currency derivative cash flow hedges

Foreign currency derivatives are used to manage risks arising from changes in foreign currency rates relating to overseas sales and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. The Group does not enter into derivatives for speculative purposes. Foreign currency derivatives are stated at their fair value, being the estimated amount that the Group would pay or receive to terminate them at the balance sheet date, based on prevailing foreign currency rates.

Changes in the fair value of foreign currency derivatives which are designated and effective as hedges of future cash flows are recognised in Other comprehensive income and in the Cash flow hedging reserve, and subsequently transferred to the carrying amount of the hedged item or the Consolidated income statement. Realised gains or losses on cash flow hedges are therefore recognised in the Consolidated income statement within revenue in the same period as the hedged item.

Hedge accounting is discontinued when the hedging instrument expires or no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. At that time, any cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument previously recognised in equity is retained in equity until the hedged transaction occurs. If the hedged transaction is no longer expected to occur, the net cumulative gain or loss recognised in equity is then transferred to the Consolidated income statement.

Changes in fair value of foreign currency derivatives, which are ineffective or do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting in IFRS 9, are recognised in the Consolidated income statement within Gains/losses from the fair value of financial instruments.

In addition to derivatives held for cash flow hedging purposes, the Group uses short-term derivatives not designated as hedging instruments to offset gains and losses from exchange rate movements on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. Gains and losses from currency movements on underlying assets and liabilities, realised gains and losses on these derivatives and fair value gains and losses on outstanding derivatives of this nature are all recognised in Financial income and expenses in the Consolidated income statement. See note 24 for further detail on financial instruments .

Key estimate - Estimates of highly probable forecasts of the hedged item

Derivatives are effective for hedge accounting to the extent that the hedged item is 'highly probable' to occur, with 'highly probable' indicating a much greater likelihood of occurrence than the term 'more likely than not'. Determining a highly probable sales forecast for Renishaw plc and Renishaw UK Sales Limited, being the hedged item, over a multiple year time period, requires judgement of the suitability of external and internal data sources and estimations of future sales. Relevant sensitivity analysis is included in note 24.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances, and deposits with an original maturity of less than three months or with an original maturity date of more than three months where the deposit can be accessed on demand without significant penalty for early withdrawal and where the original deposit amount is recoverable in full.

Pension scheme cash escrow account

The Company holds a pension scheme escrow account as part of the security given for the UK defined benefit pension scheme. This account is shown within current assets in the Consolidated balance sheet as it may be used to settle pension scheme liabilities immediately upon enforcement of the charge over the account.

Goodwill and other intangible assets

Goodwill arising on acquisition represents the difference between the cost of the acquisition and the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired, net of deferred tax. Identifiable intangibles are those which can be sold separately or which arise from legal rights regardless of whether those rights are separable.

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method as at the acquisition date, which is the date on which control is transferred to the Group.

Goodwill is stated at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. It is not amortised but is tested annually for impairment or earlier if there are any indications of impairment. The annual impairment review involves comparing the carrying amount to the estimated recoverable amount and recognising an impairment loss if the recoverable amount is lower. Impairment losses are recognised in the Consolidated income statement.

Intangible assets such as customer lists, patents, trade marks, know-how and intellectual property that are acquired by the Group are stated at cost less amortisation and impairment losses. Amortisation is charged to the Consolidated income statement on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the intangible assets. The estimated useful lives of the intangible assets included in the Consolidated balance sheet reflect the benefit derived by the Group and vary from five to ten years.

Intangible assets - research and development costs

Expenditure on research activities is recognised in the Consolidated income statement as an expense as incurred. Expenditure on development activities is capitalised if the product or process is technically and commercially feasible and the Group intends and has the technical ability and sufficient resources to complete development, future economic benefits are probable and the Group can measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development.

Development activities involve a plan or design for the production of new or substantially improved products or processes. The expenditure capitalised includes the cost of materials, direct labour and an appropriate proportion of overheads. Other development expenditure is recognised in the Consolidated income statement as an expense as incurred.

Capitalised development expenditure is amortised over five years and is stated at cost less accumulated amortisation and less accumulated impairment losses. Capitalised development expenditure is removed from the balance sheet ten years after being fully amortised.

Key judgement - Whether a project meets appropriate criteria for capitalisation

Product development costs are capitalised once a project has reached a certain stage of development and these costs are subsequently amortised over a five-year period. Costs are capitalised from the point the product has passed testing to demonstrate it meets the technical specifications of the project and it satisfies all applicable regulations. Judgements are required to assess whether the new product development has reached the appropriate point for capitalisation of costs to begin. Should a product be subsequently obsoleted, the accumulated capitalised development costs would need to be immediately written off in the Consolidated income statement.

Intangible assets - software licences

Intangible assets, comprising software licences that are acquired by the Group, are stated at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses. Amortisation is charged on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the assets. The useful life of each of these assets is assessed on an individual basis and they range from two to 10 years.

Impairment of non-current assets

All non-current assets are tested for impairment whenever there is an indication that their carrying value may be impaired. An impairment loss is recognised in the Consolidated income statement to the extent that an asset's carrying value exceeds its recoverable amount, which represents the higher of the asset's net realisable value and its value in use. An asset's value in use represents the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from the asset or from the cash-generating unit to which it relates. The present value is calculated using a discount rate that reflects the current market assessment of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset concerned.

Goodwill and capitalised development costs are subject to an annual impairment test.

Key estimate - Estimates of future cash flows used for impairment testing

Determining whether goodwill is impaired requires an estimation of the value-in-use of cash-generating units (CGUs) to which goodwill has been allocated. The value-in-use calculation involves an estimation of the future cash flows of CGUs and also the selection of appropriate discount rates, which involves judgement, to calculate present values (see note 12). Similarly, determining whether capitalised development costs are impaired requires an estimation of their value-in-use which involves significant judgement. Relevant sensitivity analysis is included in note 12.

Property, plant and equipment

Freehold land is not depreciated. Other assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided to write off the cost of assets less their estimated residual value on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful economic lives as follows:

Freehold buildings 50 years, Plant and equipment 3 to 25 years, Vehicles 3 to 4 years.

Inventory and work in progress

Inventory and work in progress is valued at the lower of actual cost on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis and net realisable value. In respect of work in progress and finished goods, cost includes all production overheads and the attributable proportion of indirect overhead expenses that are required to bring inventories to their present location and condition. Overheads are absorbed into inventories on the basis of normal capacity or on actual hours if higher.

Key estimate - Determination of net realisable inventory value

Determining the net realisable value of inventory requires management to estimate future demand, especially in respect of provisioning for slow moving and potentially obsolete inventory. When calculating an inventory provision, management use historic usage levels (capped at 18 months), demand from customer orders and manufacturing build plans as a basis for estimating the future annual demand of individual stock items, except in the following instances:

- For key products and their components, provisions are typically made for quantities held in excess of three years' demand. A demand basis lower than three years is used for those key products and related components where the sales history is more volatile; and

- Where strategic purchases of critical components have been made, an outlook beyond three years is considered where appropriate.

Leases

As a lessee

At the lease commencement date the Group recognises a right-of-use asset for the leased item and a lease liability for any lease payments due.

Right-of-use assets are initially measured at cost, being the present value of the lease liability plus any initial costs incurred in entering the lease and less any lease incentives received. Right of use assets are subsequently depreciated on a straight-line basis from the commencement date to the earlier of i) the end of the useful life of the asset, or ii) the end of the lease term.

Lease liabilities are initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the incremental borrowing rate of the applicable entity. The lease liability is subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method and is remeasured if there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate (such as an inflation-linked increase), of if there is a change in the Group's assessment of whether it will exercise an extension or termination option. When this happens there is also a corresponding adjustment to the right-of-use asset.

Where the Group enters into leases with a lease term of 12 months or less, these are treated as 'short-term' leases and are recognised on a straight-line basis as an expense in the Consolidated income statement. The same treatment applies to low-value assets, which are typically IT equipment and office equipment.

As a lessor

The Group acts as a lessor for Renishaw-manufactured plant and equipment and determines at inception whether the lease is a finance or an operating lease.

Where the Group transfers the risks and rewards of ownership of lease assets to a third party, the Group recognises a receivable in the amount of the net investment in the lease. The lease receivable is subsequently reduced by the principal received, while an interest component is recognised as financial income in the Consolidated income statement.

Where the Group retains the risks and rewards of ownership of lease assets, it continues to recognise the leased asset in Property, plant and equipment. Income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term and recognised as Revenue rather than Other revenue as such income is not material.

Employee benefits

The Group operates contributory pension schemes, largely for UK, Ireland and USA employees, which were of the defined benefit type up to 5 April 2007, 31 December 2007 and 30 June 2012 respectively, at which time they ceased any future accrual for existing members and were closed to new members.

The schemes are administered by trustees who are independent of the Group finances. Investment assets of the defined benefit schemes are measured at fair value using the bid price of the unitised investments, quoted by the investment manager, at the reporting date. Pension scheme liabilities are measured using a projected unit method and discounted at the current rate of return on a high-quality corporate bond of equivalent term and currency to the liability. Remeasurements arising from defined benefit schemes comprise actuarial gains and losses, the return on scheme assets (excluding interest) and the effect of the asset ceiling (if any, excluding interest). The Company recognises them immediately in Other comprehensive income and all other expenses related to defined benefit schemes are included in the Consolidated income statement.

The pension schemes' surpluses, to the extent that they are considered recoverable, or deficits are recognised in full and presented on the face of the Consolidated balance sheet under Employee benefits. Where a guarantee is in place in relation to a pension scheme deficit, liabilities are reported in accordance with IFRIC 14 'The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction'. To the extent that contributions payable will not be available as a refund after they are paid into the plan, a liability is recognised at the point the obligation arises, which is the point at which the minimum funding guarantee is agreed. Overseas-based employees are covered by state, defined benefit and private pension schemes in their countries of residence. Actuarial valuations of overseas pension schemes were not obtained, apart from Ireland and USA, because of the low number of members. For defined contribution schemes, the amount charged to the Consolidated income statement represents the contributions payable to the schemes in respect of the accounting period.

Accruals are made for holiday pay, based on a calculation of the number of days holiday earned during the year, but not yet taken, and also for annual performance bonuses, if applicable.

Key estimate - Valuation of defined benefit pension schemes' liabilities

Determining the value of the future defined benefit obligation requires estimation in respect of the assumptions used to determine the present values. These include future mortality, discount rate and inflation. Management makes these estimates in consultation with independent actuaries. Details of the estimates in respect of the current year are given in note 22. Based on a review of the terms of the UK scheme trust deed, management has concluded that there are no likely circumstances which would result in the Company having an unconditional right to a refund in the event of a fund surplus. Relevant sensitivity analysis is included in note 22.

Share-based payments

The Group provides share-based payment arrangements to certain employees in accordance with the Renishaw plc deferred annual equity incentive plan (the Plan) (see the Governance section for further detail). The share awards are subject only to continuing service of the employee and are equity settled. The fair value of the awards at the date of grant, which is estimated to be equal to the market value, is charged to the Consolidated income statement on a straight-line basis over a three-year vesting period, with appropriate adjustments made to reflect expected or actual forfeitures. The corresponding credit is to Other reserve. The Renishaw Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) is responsible for purchasing shares on the open market on behalf of the Company to satisfy the Plan awards. Own shares held are recognised as an element in equity until they are transferred at the end of the vesting period, and such shares are excluded from earnings per share calculations.

Warranty provisions

The Group provides a warranty from the date of purchase, except for those products that are installed by the Group where the warranty starts from the date of completion of the installation. This is typically for a 12-month period, although up to three years is given for a small number of products. A warranty provision is included in the Group financial statements, which is calculated on the basis of historical returns and internal quality reports.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised in the Consolidated income statement as a deduction against expenditure. Where grants are received in advance of the related expenses, they are initially recognised in the Consolidated balance sheet and released to match the related expenditure. Where grants are expected to be received after the related expenditure has occurred, and there is reasonable assurance that the entity will comply with the grant conditions, amounts are recognised to offset the expenditure and an asset recognised.

Taxation

Tax on the profit for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated income statement except to the extent that it relates to items recognised directly in Other comprehensive income, in which case it is recognised in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income and expense. Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date, and any adjustment to tax payable in previous years.

Deferred tax is provided on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. The following temporary differences are not provided for: the initial recognition of goodwill; the initial recognition of assets or liabilities that affect neither accounting nor taxable profit other than in a business combination; and differences relating to investments in subsidiaries, to the extent that they will probably not reverse in the foreseeable future. The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the expected manner of realisation or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

Key estimate - Estimates of future profits to support the recognition of deferred tax assets

Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent it is probable that future taxable profits (including the future release of deferred tax liabilities) will be available, against which the deductible temporary differences can be used, based on management's assumptions relating to the amounts and timing of future taxable profits. Estimates of future profitability on an entity basis are required to ascertain whether it is probable that sufficient taxable profits will arise to support the recognition of deferred tax assets relating to the corresponding entity. Relevant sensitivity analysis is included in note 9.

   2.         SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS 

The Group manages its business in two segments, comprising manufacturing technologies (previously metrology) and analytical instruments and medical devices (previously healthcare). Within the operating segments, there are multiple product offerings with similar economic characteristics, similar production processes and similar customer bases. The results of these segments are regularly reviewed by the Board to allocate resources and to assess their performance.

During the year, we used the launch of our purpose, vision and strategy to rename our operating segments to better reflect the business. Our Manufacturing technologies business consists of industrial metrology, position measurement and additive manufacturing (AM) product lines, while our Analytical instruments and medical devices business consists of spectroscopy, neurological and medical dental product lines.

More details of the Group's products and services are given in the Strategic report.

 
 Year ended 30 June 2021              Manufacturing         Analytical 
                                       technologies        instruments 
                                                           and medical       Total 
                                                               devices 
                                            GBP'000            GBP'000     GBP'000 
----------------------------------  ---------------  -----------------  ---------- 
 
 Revenue                                    526,191             39,368     565,559 
 Depreciation, amortisation and 
  impairment                                 36,916              3,180      40,096 
 
 Operating profit before gains 
  from fair value of financial 
  instruments                               110,498              5,865     116,363 
 Share of profits from associates 
  and joint ventures                          1,683                  -       1,683 
 Net financial expense                            -                  -       (585) 
 Gains from the fair value of 
  financial instruments                           -                  -      21,978 
 Profit before tax                                -                  -     139,439 
----------------------------------  ---------------  -----------------  ---------- 
 
 Year ended 30 June 2020              Manufacturing         Analytical 
                                       technologies        instruments 
                                            GBP'000        and medical       Total 
                                                       devices GBP'000     GBP'000 
----------------------------------  ---------------  -----------------  ---------- 
 Revenue                                    475,203             35,012     510,215 
 Depreciation, amortisation and 
  impairment                                 62,591              2,557      65,148 
 
 Operating profit before losses 
  from fair value of financial 
  instruments                                31,188              1,737      32,925 
 Share of profits from associates 
  and joint ventures                            841                  -         841 
 Net financial expense                            -                  -     (3,927) 
 Losses from the fair value of 
  financial instruments                           -                  -    (26,631) 
 Profit before tax                                -                  -       3,208 
----------------------------------  ---------------  -----------------  ---------- 
 

There is no allocation of assets and liabilities to operating segments. Depreciation is included within certain other overhead expenditure which is allocated to segments on the basis of the level of activity.

The following table shows the disaggregation of group revenue by category:

 
                                                  2021      2020 
                                               GBP'000   GBP'000 
-------------------------------------------   --------  -------- 
 
 Goods, capital equipment and installation     513,675   457,024 
 Aftermarket services                           51,884    53,191 
--------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Total Group revenue                           565,559   510,215 
--------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Aftermarket services include repairs, maintenance and servicing, programming, training, extended warranties, and software licences and maintenance. There is no significant difference between our two operating segments as to their split of revenue by type.

The analysis of revenue by geographical market was:

 
                                 2021      2020 
                              GBP'000   GBP'000 
--------------------------   --------  -------- 
 APAC                         274,765   227,650 
---------------------------  --------  -------- 
 UK (country of domicile)      26,923    27,478 
 EMEA, excluding UK           142,219   139,775 
---------------------------  --------  -------- 
 EMEA                         169,142   167,253 
 Americas                     121,652   115,312 
 Total Group revenue          565,559   510,215 
---------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Revenue in the previous table has been allocated to regions based on the geographical location of the customer. Countries with individually material revenue figures in the context of the Group were:

 
                2021      2020 
             GBP'000   GBP'000 
---------   --------  -------- 
 China       141,690   102,840 
 USA         103,850   101,153 
 Japan        51,523    57,833 
 Germany      51,095    49,397 
----------  --------  -------- 
 

There was no revenue from transactions with a single external customer which amounted to more than 10% of the Group's total revenue.

The following table shows the analysis of non-current assets, excluding deferred tax and derivatives, by geographical region:

 
                                 2021      2020 
                              GBP'000   GBP'000 
--------------------------   --------  -------- 
 UK                           179,039   186,249 
 Overseas                     146,393   159,258 
 Total non-current assets     325,432   345,507 
---------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

No overseas country had non-current assets amounting to 10% or more of the Group's total non-current assets.

   3.         PERSONNEL EXPENSES 

The aggregate payroll costs for the year were:

 
 
                                                 2021      2020 
                                              GBP'000   GBP'000 
 ------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Wages and salaries                           183,235   183,165 
 Compulsory social security contributions      21,766    21,373 
 Contributions to defined contribution 
  pension schemes                              19,759    21,103 
 Government grants - employment support         (989)   (4,532) 
 Share-based payment charge                       173       173 
-------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Total payroll costs                          223,944   221,282 
-------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Wages and salaries and compulsory social security contributions include GBP13,208,000 (2020: GBPnil) relating to performance bonuses and GBP3,500,000 (2020: GBPnil) relating to a one-off 'thank you' payment.

Amounts recognised as 'Government grants - employment support' relate to non-UK schemes in 2021 and mostly related to the UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in 2020. The 2021 net amount of GBP989,000 includes GBP1,900,000 that was received in the year in relation to the UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and repaid in the same period.

The average number of persons employed by the Group during the year was:

 
                                  2021     2020 
                                Number   Number 
-----------------------------  -------  ------- 
 UK                              2,742    3,001 
 Overseas                        1,695    1,796 
 Average number of employees     4,437    4,797 
-----------------------------  -------  ------- 
 

Key management personnel have been assessed to be the Directors of the Company.

The total remuneration of the Directors was:

 
 
                                            2021      2020 
                                         GBP'000   GBP'000 
 -------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Short-term employee benefits              2,697     1,980 
 Post-employment benefits                    111       136 
 Share-based payment charge                  173       173 
 Total remuneration of the directors       2,981     2,289 
--------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Full details of Directors' remuneration are given in the Directors' remuneration report

   4.         COST OF SALES 

Included in cost of sales are the following amounts:

 
                                                                 2021      2020 
                                                              GBP'000   GBP'000 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Production costs                                             197,805   184,326 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Research and development expenditure                          58,618    66,614 
 Other engineering expenditure                                 18,019    15,755 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Gross engineering expenditure                                 76,637    82,369 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Development expenditure capitalised (net of amortisation)      (825)     (544) 
 Development expenditure impaired (see note 12)                 1,092     9,881 
 Research and development tax credit                          (4,857)   (4,399) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Total engineering costs                                       72,047    87,307 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Total cost of sales                                          269,852   271,633 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Research and development expenditure includes the payroll costs, material costs and allocated overheads attributed to projects identified as being related to new products or processes. Other engineering expenditure includes the payroll costs, material costs and allocated overheads attributed to projects identified as being related to existing products or processes.

Development expenditure impaired in 2020 excluded amounts relating to Restructuring costs in that period.

   5.         FINANCIAL INCOME AND EXPENSES 
 
 
                                                     2021      2020 
 Financial income                                 GBP'000   GBP'000 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Fair value gains from one-month forward            2,781         - 
  currency contracts (note 24) 
 Bank interest receivable                             625       913 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Total financial income                             3,406       913 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Financial expenses 
 Net interest on pension schemes' liabilities 
  (note 22)                                           876       861 
 Currency losses                                    2,660     2,433 
 Fair value losses from one-month forward 
  currency contracts (note 24)                          -       154 
 Lease interest                                       335       765 
 Interest payable on borrowings                        69        78 
 Other interest payable                                51       549 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Total financial expenses                           3,991     4,840 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Currency losses relate to revaluations of foreign currency-denominated balances using latest reporting currency exchange rates. The losses recognised in 2021 largely related to an appreciation of Sterling relative to the US dollar affecting US dollar-denominated intragroup balances in the Company.

Certain intragroup balances are classified as 'net investments in foreign operations', such that revaluations from currency movements on designated balances accumulate in the Currency translation reserve in Equity. Rolling one-month forward currency contracts are used to offset currency movements on remaining intragroup balances, with fair value gains and losses being recognised in financial income or expenses. See note 24 for further details

   6.         PROFIT BEFORE TAX 

Included in the profit before tax are the following costs:

 
 
                                                        Notes      2021      2020 
                                                                GBP'000   GBP'000 
 ------------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Depreciation and impairment of property, plant 
  and equipment and right-of-use assets                   (a)    28,780    33,168 
 Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment            (a)        31        22 
 Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets         (a)    11,316    36,716 
 Impairment of investment in associates and joint 
  ventures                                                (b)     1,674       257 
 Impairment of long-term loans to associates 
  and joint ventures                                      (b)     2,633     1,297 
 Auditor: 
   Audit of these financial statements                    (b)       403       293 
   Audit of subsidiary undertakings pursuant to 
    legislation                                           (b)       458       398 
   Other assurance                                        (b)        12        12 
   All other non-audit fees                               (b)         -         3 
--------------------------------------------------  ---------  --------  -------- 
 

These costs can be found under the following headings in the Consolidated income statement: (a) within cost of sales, distribution costs and administrative expenses and (b) within administrative expenses.

   7.         EARNINGS PER SHARE 

Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated on earnings of GBP111,459,000 (2020: GBP288,000) and on 72,778,904 shares (2020: 72,778,904 shares), being the number of shares in issue. The number of shares excludes 9,639 shares held by the EBT, which were purchased on 10 December 2018.

There is no difference between the weighted average earnings per share and the basic and diluted earnings per share.

For the calculation of adjusted earnings per share, per note 28, earnings of GBP111,459,000 (2020: GBP288,000) are adjusted by post-tax amounts for Fair value (gains)/losses on financial instruments not eligible for hedge accounting (reported in Revenue), Fair value (gains)/losses on financial instruments not eligible for hedge accounting (reported in Gains/(losses) from the fair value of financial instruments) and costs relating to the formal sales process, amounting to GBP825,000 gain, GBP17,802,000 gain and GBP3,222,000 loss respectively.

   8.         INCOME TAX EXPENSE 
 
 
                                                          2021      2020 
                                                       GBP'000   GBP'000 
 ---------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Current tax: 
 UK corporation tax on profits for the year              7,535         - 
 UK corporation tax - prior year adjustments           (4,376)       333 
 Overseas tax on profits for the year                   13,237     9,236 
 Overseas tax - prior year adjustments                      27      (89) 
----------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Total current tax                                      16,423     9,480 
----------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Deferred tax: 
----------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Origination and reversal of temporary differences       7,692   (9,349) 
 Prior year adjustments                                  4,438     (185) 
 Derecognition of previously recognised tax 
  losses and excess interest                                 -     2,953 
 Recognition of previously unrecognised tax 
  losses and excess interest                           (3,909)   (1,127) 
 Effect on deferred tax for changes in tax 
  rates                                                  3,336     1,148 
----------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
                                                        11,557   (6,560) 
 Tax charge on profit                                   27,980     2,920 
----------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Prior year adjustments mainly relate to carry back of losses, with a current tax credit offset by a deferred tax charge.

The tax for the year is higher (2020: higher) than the UK standard rate of corporation tax of 19% (2020: 19%).

The differences are explained as follows:

 
 
                                                               2021      2020 
                                                            GBP'000   GBP'000 
---------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Profit before tax                                          139,439     3,208 
---------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Tax at 19% (2020: 19%)                                      26,493       610 
 Effects of: 
 Different tax rates applicable in overseas subsidiaries      (150)     (312) 
 Expenses not deductible for tax purposes                     1,817       576 
 Companies with unrelieved tax losses                           100       189 
 Share of profits of associates and joint ventures            (320)      (85) 
 Items with no tax effect                                     (386)     (596) 
 Prior year adjustments                                          89        58 
 Effect on deferred tax for changes in tax rates              3,336     1,148 
 Recognition of previously unrecognised tax losses 
  and excess interest                                       (3,909)   (1,127) 
 Derecognition of previously recognised tax losses 
  and excess interest                                             -     2,953 
 Use of unrecognised losses                                   (162)     (399) 
 Irrecoverable withholding tax                                1,052         - 
 Other differences                                               20      (95) 
 Tax charge on profit                                        27,980     2,920 
---------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Effective tax rate                                           20.1%     91.0% 
---------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

The Group's future effective tax rate (ETR) will mainly depend on the geographic mix of profits and whether there are any changes to tax legislation in the Group's most significant countries of operations. In the Spring Budget 2021, the UK Government announced that from 1 April 2023 the UK corporation tax rate will increase to 25%, rather than remaining at 19%, which has resulted in a deferred tax charge of GBP3,336,000. This has been more than offset by the recognition of deferred tax assets totalling GBP3,909,000, which has mostly arisen from increased confidence over the recoverability of a portion of previously unrecognised losses and excess interest against future taxable profits in our US business. The increased confidence arises from a recovery in trading conditions and cost reductions following restructuring activities in 2020 (see note 29).

   9.         DEFERRED TAX 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset where there is a legally enforceable right of offset and there is an intention to net settle the balances. After taking these offsets into account, the net position of GBP10,890,000 asset (2020: GBP39,142,000 asset) is presented as a GBP21,292,000 deferred tax asset (2020: GBP39,641,000 asset) and a GBP10,402,000 deferred tax liability (2020: GBP499,000 liability) in the Consolidated balance sheet. Where deferred tax assets are recognised, the Directors are of the opinion, based on recent and forecast trading, that the level of profits in current and future years make it more likely than not that these assets will be recovered.

It is likely that the majority of unremitted earnings of overseas subsidiaries would qualify for the UK dividend exemption. However, GBP43,858,000 of those earnings may still result in a tax liability principally as a result of withholding taxes levied by the overseas jurisdictions in which those subsidiaries operate. The tax liabilities for the earnings for which management intend to repatriate in the foreseeable future are not material and consequently no deferred tax liability has been recognised.

Balances at the end of the year were:

 
                                          2021                               2020 
-------------------------  ---------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
                             Assets   Liabilities        Net    Assets   Liabilities        Net 
                            GBP'000       GBP'000    GBP'000   GBP'000       GBP'000    GBP'000 
-------------------------  --------  ------------  ---------  --------  ------------  --------- 
 Property, plant and 
  equipment                     425      (17,546)   (17,121)       306      (14,234)   (13,928) 
 Intangible assets                -       (2,609)    (2,609)         -       (1,264)    (1,264) 
 Intragroup trading 
  (inventories)              14,539             -     14,539    14,249         (289)     13,960 
 Intragroup trading 
  (fixed assets)              1,252             -      1,252     2,071             -      2,071 
 Defined benefit pension 
  schemes                     4,548         (201)      4,347    11,951          (55)     11,896 
 Derivatives                      -       (2,930)    (2,930)     6,344             -      6,344 
 Tax losses                   8,365             -      8,365    14,077             -     14,077 
 Other                        5,083          (36)      5,047     6,023          (37)      5,986 
 Balance at the end 
  of the year                34,212      (23,322)     10,890    55,021      (15,879)     39,142 
-------------------------  --------  ------------  ---------  --------  ------------  --------- 
 

Other deferred tax assets include timing differences relating to inventory provisions totalling GBP2,001,000 (2020: GBP1,876,000), other provisions (including bad debt provisions) of GBP683,000 (2020: GBP1,628,000), employee benefits relating to Renishaw KK of GBP668,000 (2020: GBP731,000), and uniform capitalisation relating to Renishaw, Inc. of GBP117,000 (2020: GBP729,000), with the remaining balance relating to a number of other temporary differences.

The movements in the deferred tax balance during the year were:

 
                                                           2021      2020 
                                                        GBP'000   GBP'000 
----------------------------------------------  ----  ---------  -------- 
 Balance at the beginning of the year                    39,142    29,316 
 Reallocation from current tax                                -       163 
 Movements in the Consolidated income 
  statement                                            (11,557)     6,560 
----------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------- 
 Movement in relation to the cash flow 
  hedging reserve                                       (9,790)   (1,978) 
 Movement in relation to the currency 
  translation reserve                                       902     (403) 
 Movement in relation to the defined 
  benefit pension schemes                               (7,705)     5,484 
----------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------- 
 Total movement in the Consolidated statement 
  of comprehensive income and expense                  (16,593)     3,103 
 Currency translation                                     (102)         - 
 Balance at the end of the year                          10,890    39,142 
----------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------- 
 
 

The deferred tax movement in the Consolidated income statement is analysed as:

 
                                           2021      2020 
                                        GBP'000   GBP'000 
-----------------------------------   ---------  -------- 
 Property, plant and equipment          (3,193)     (847) 
 Intangible assets                      (1,345)     1,230 
 Intragroup trading (inventories)           579   (2,725) 
 Intragroup trading (fixed assets)        (819)     (238) 
 Defined benefit pension schemes            156   (2,114) 
 Derivatives                            (2,185)     (494) 
 Tax losses                             (5,712)    10,822 
 Other                                      926       926 
------------------------------------  ---------  -------- 
 Total movement for the year           (11,557)     6,560 
------------------------------------  ---------  -------- 
 

The Company has partially used the tax losses incurred in 2020 by way of loss carry back and offset against 2021 profits, reducing the deferred tax asset in respect of losses from GBP11,225,000 at 30 June 2020 to GBP3,299,000 at 30 June 2021. It is considered likely that the Company will generate sufficient future taxable profits to recognise the remaining deferred tax asset in full, as losses made in 2020 included a number of costs such as restructuring costs per note 29, which are unlikely to reoccur in future years, while the Company reported a profit before tax of GBP54,771,000 in 2021 (excluding intragroup dividends received). Further deferred tax assets of GBP5,066,000 in respect of losses are recognised across other Group companies where it is considered likely that the business will generate sufficient future taxable profits.

Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of tax losses carried forward of GBP4,459,000 (2020: GBP20,930,000), due to uncertainty over their offset against future taxable profits and therefore their recoverability. These losses are held by Group companies in Switzerland, Brazil and Australia. Losses in Switzerland (46%) expire by 2023, while there are no time limitations to the remainder.

In determining profit forecasts for each Group company, revenue forecasts have been estimated using consistently applied external and internal data sources, which is the key variable in the profit forecasts. Sensitivity analysis indicates that a reduction of 5% to relevant revenue forecasts would result in an impairment to deferred tax assets recognised in respect of losses and intragroup trading (inventories) of less than GBP300,000, while an increase of 5% would result in additions to deferred tax assets in respect of tax losses not recognised of less than GBP100,000.

   10.        PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 
 
                             Freehold                                Assets 
                                                                     in the 
                             land and       Plant      Motor         course 
                                              and                        of 
                            buildings   equipment   vehicles   construction      Total 
 Year ended 30 June 2021      GBP'000     GBP'000    GBP'000        GBP'000    GBP'000 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------------  --------- 
 Cost 
 At 1 July 2020               225,556     247,986      8,526          6,363    488,431 
 Additions                        194       6,930        143          3,606     10,873 
 Transfers                        345       2,515          -        (2,860)          - 
 Disposals                      (136)     (9,628)      (951)              -   (10,715) 
 Currency adjustment          (9,176)     (5,371)      (297)              -   (14,844) 
 At 30 June 2021              216,783     242,432      7,421          7,109    473,745 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------------  --------- 
 Depreciation 
 At 1 July 2020                35,842     175,864      6,676              -    218,382 
 Charge for the year            4,084      19,407        826              -     24,317 
 Disposals                      (124)     (9,658)      (858)              -   (10,640) 
 Currency adjustment          (1,272)     (3,056)      (228)              -    (4,556) 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------------  --------- 
 At 30 June 2021               38,530     182,557      6,416              -    227,503 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------------  --------- 
 
 Net book value 
 At 30 June 2021              178,253      59,875      1,005          7,109    246,242 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------------  --------- 
 At 30 June 2020              189,714      72,122      1,850          6,363    270,049 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------------  --------- 
 

At 30 June 2021, properties with a net book value of GBP81,679,000 (2020: GBP83,200,000) were subject to a fixed charge to secure the UK defined benefit pension scheme liabilities.

Additions to assets in the course of construction comprise GBP817,000 (2020: GBP12,836,000) for land and buildings and GBP2,789,000 (2020: GBP5,886,000) for plant and equipment.

 
                             Freehold                                Assets 
                                                                     in the 
                             land and       Plant      Motor         course 
                                              and                        of 
                            buildings   equipment   vehicles   construction      Total 
 Year ended 30 June 2020      GBP'000     GBP'000    GBP'000        GBP'000    GBP'000 
 
 Cost 
 At 1 July 2019               197,474     245,027      9,555          8,758    460,814 
 Additions                     11,808       7,818        309         18,722     38,657 
 Transfers                     15,948       5,169          -       (21,117)          - 
 Disposals                      (297)    (10,061)    (1,305)              -   (11,663) 
 Currency adjustment              623          33       (33)              -        623 
 At 30 June 2020              225,556     247,986      8,526          6,363    488,431 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------------  --------- 
 Depreciation 
 At 1 July 2019                31,893     158,567      6,877              -    197,337 
 Charge for the year            3,985      20,796      1,061              -     25,842 
 Impairment                         -       2,590          -              -      2,590 
 Disposals                      (386)     (6,389)    (1,235)              -    (8,010) 
 Currency adjustment              350         300       (27)              -        623 
 At 30 June 2020               35,842     175,864      6,676              -    218,382 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------------  --------- 
 Net book value 
 At 30 June 2020              189,714      72,122      1,850          6,363    270,049 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------------  --------- 
 At 30 June 2019              165,581      86,460      2,678          8,758    263,477 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------  -------------  --------- 
 
   11.        RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 
 
                            Leasehold    Plant and   Motor vehicles     Total 
                             property    equipment 
 Year ended 30 June 2021      GBP'000      GBP'000          GBP'000   GBP'000 
 
   Net book value 
 At 1 July 2020                10,287            -            2,385    12,672 
 Additions                      3,548          232            1,234     5,014 
 Depreciation                 (2,903)        (121)          (1,439)   (4,463) 
 Currency adjustment            (635)          (9)            (150)     (794) 
 At 30 June 2021               10,297          102            2,030    12,429 
-------------------------  ----------  -----------  ---------------  -------- 
 
   12.        INTANGIBLE ASSET 
 
                                                 Internally       Software 
                                        Other     generated       licences 
                                                                       and 
                                   intangible   development   Intellectual 
                        Goodwill       assets         costs       property     Total 
 Year ended 30 June      GBP'000      GBP'000       GBP'000        GBP'000   GBP'000 
  2021 
 
 Cost 
 At 1 July 2020           20,518       15,829       167,447         22,063   225,857 
 Additions                     -            -         9,844          3,000    12,844 
 Currency adjustment       (985)         (46)             -          (102)   (1,132) 
---------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------  -------- 
 At 30 June 2021          19,533       15,783       177,291         24,962   237,569 
---------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------  -------- 
 Amortisation 
 At 1 July 2020            9,028       13,105       141,696         18,664   182,493 
 Charge for the year           -          101         9,019          1,104    10,224 
 Impairment                    -            -         1,092              -     1,092 
 Currency adjustment           -           48             -           (83)      (35) 
 At 30 June 2021           9,028       13,254       151,807         19,685   193,774 
---------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------  -------- 
 Net book value 
 At 30 June 2021          10,505        2,529        25,484          5,277    43,795 
---------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------  -------- 
 At 30 June 2020          11,490        2,724        25,751          3,399    43,364 
---------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------  -------- 
 
 
                                     Other intangible     Internally            Software 
                                               assets      generated            licences 
                          Goodwill                       development    and intellectual 
                                                               costs            property     Total 
 Year ended 30 June        GBP'000            GBP'000        GBP'000             GBP'000   GBP'000 
  2020 
 
 Cost 
 At 1 July 2019             20,227             13,823        150,042              20,827   204,919 
 Additions                       -              1,986         17,405               1,352    20,743 
 Disposals                       -                  -              -               (140)     (140) 
 Currency adjustment           291                 20              -                  24       335 
 At 30 June 2020            20,518             15,829        167,447              22,063   225,857 
---------------------  -----------  -----------------  -------------  ------------------  -------- 
 Amortisation 
 At 1 July 2019              8,220             11,260        108,954              17,429   145,863 
 Charge for the year             -                267         16,861               1,299    18,427 
 Impairments                   808              1,600         15,881                   -    18,289 
 Disposals                       -                  -              -                (87)      (87) 
 Currency adjustment             -               (22)              -                  23         1 
 At 30 June 2020             9,028             13,105        141,696              18,664   182,493 
---------------------  -----------  -----------------  -------------  ------------------  -------- 
 Net book value 
 At 30 June 2020            11,490              2,724         25,751               3,399    43,364 
---------------------  -----------  -----------------  -------------  ------------------  -------- 
 At 30 June 2019            12,007              2,563         41,088               3,398    59,056 
---------------------  -----------  -----------------  -------------  ------------------  -------- 
 

Goodwill

Goodwill has arisen on the acquisition of a number of businesses and has an indeterminable useful life. It is therefore not amortised but is instead tested for impairment annually and at any point during the year when an indicator of impairment exists. Goodwill is allocated to cash generating units (CGUs), which are either the statutory entities acquired or the group-wide product line. This is the lowest level in the Group at which goodwill is monitored for impairment and is at a lower level than the Group's operating segments.

The analysis of acquired goodwill on consolidation is:

 
                                          2021      2020 
                                       GBP'000   GBP'000 
-----------------------------------   --------  -------- 
 itp GmbH                                2,959     3,148 
 Renishaw Mayfield S.A.                  1,873     2,039 
 Renishaw Fixturing Solutions, LLC       5,018     5,585 
 Other smaller acquisitions                655       718 
 Total acquired goodwill                10,505    11,490 
------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

The recoverable amounts of acquired goodwill are based on value-in-use calculations. These calculations use cash flow projections based on either the financial business plans approved by management for the next five financial years, or estimated growth rates over the five years, which are set out below. The cash flows beyond this forecast are extrapolated to perpetuity using a nil growth rate on a prudent basis, to reflect the uncertainties over forecasting beyond five years.

The following discount rates have been used in discounting the projected cash flows:

 
                                                         2021       2020 
 Business acquired     CGU                           Discount   Discount 
                                                         rate       rate 
--------------------  ----------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 itp GmbH              itp GmbH entity ('ITP')          10.6%         8% 
 Renishaw Fixturing    Renishaw fixturing product 
  Solutions, LLC        line ('RFS')                    10.2%         8% 
 Renishaw Mayfield     Renishaw Mayfield S.A. 
  S.A.                  entity ('Mayfield')             21.4%        15% 
--------------------  ----------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 

The Group post-tax weighted average cost of capital, calculated at 30 June 2021, is 8% (2020: 8%). Pre-tax discount rates for Manufacturing technologies CGUs (ITP and RFS) are calculated from this basis, given that they are aligned with the wider Group's industries, markets and processes. The Analytical instruments and medical devices CGU (Mayfield) has a higher risk weighting, reflecting the less mature nature of this segment. This risk weighting is unchanged from 2020.

An increase of 5% in the discount rates would result in an impairment of around GBP2m in the RFS CGU. For there to be an impairment in the ITP or Mayfield CGUs the discount rate would need to increase to at least 42% and 98% respectively. Management deems the likelihood of these increases to be unlikely.

The following bases have been used in determining cash flow projections:

 
                                               2021                 2020 
   CGU                            Basis of forecast    Basis of forecast 
------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
 itp GmbH entity                 five-year business       5% growth rate 
                                               plan 
 Renishaw Fixturing product      five-year business   five-year business 
  line                                         plan                 plan 
 Renishaw Mayfield S.A. entity   five-year business   five-year business 
                                               plan                 plan 
------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
 

These 5-year business plans are considered prudent estimates based on management's view of the future and experience of past performance of the individual CGUs, and are calculated at a disaggregated level. Within these plans, revenue forecasts are calculated with reference to external market data, Renishaw past outperformance, and new product launches, consistent with revenue forecasts across the Group. Production costs, engineering costs, distribution costs and administrative expenses are calculated based on management's best estimates of what is required to support revenue growth and new product development. Estimates of capital expenditure and working capital requirements are also included in the cash flow projections.

The key estimate within these business plans is the forecasting of revenue growth, given that the cost bases of the businesses can be flexed in line with revenue performance. Given the average revenue growth assumptions included in the five-year business plans, management's sensitivity analysis involves modelling a reduction in the forecast cash flows utilised in those business plans and therefore into perpetuity. For there to be an impairment there would need to be a reduction to these forecast cash flows of 80% for ITP, 10% for RFS and 83% for Mayfield. Management deems the likelihood of these reductions to be unlikely.

Internally generated development costs

The key assumption in determining the value-in-use for internally generated development costs is the forecast unit sales over five years, which is determined by management using their knowledge and experience with similar products and the sales history of products already available in the market. Resulting cash flow projections over five years, the period over which product demand forecasts can be reasonably predicted and internally generated development costs are written off, are discounted using pre-tax discount rates, which are calculated from the Group post-tax weighted average cost of capital of 8% (2020: 8%).

Impairments of internally generated development costs in the year totalled GBP1,092,000 (2020: GBP15,881,000), resulting from an increase in the forecast of ongoing support costs of one project. This was accounted for in Cost of sales in the Consolidated income statement and relates to the Manufacturing technologies segment.

For the largest projects, comprising over 95% of the net book value at 30 June 2021, a 10% reduction to forecast unit sales, or an increase in the discount rate by 5%, would result in a further impairment of less than GBP500,000.

   13.        INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES 

The Group's investments in associates and joint ventures (all investments being in the ordinary share capital of the associate and joint ventures), whose accounting years end on 30 June, except where noted otherwise, were:

 
                                               Country of   Ownership   Ownership 
                                        incorporation and 
                              principal place of business 
--------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                 2021        2020 
--------------------------------------  ----------------- 
                                                                    %           % 
--------------------------------------  -----------------  ----------  ---------- 
 RLS Merilna tehnika d.o.o. ('RLS') 
  - joint venture                                Slovenia        50.0        50.0 
 Metrology Software Products Limited 
  ('MSP') - joint venture                 England & Wales        70.0        50.0 
 HiETA Technologies Limited ('HiETA') 
  (31 December) - associate               England & Wales        33.3        33.3 
--------------------------------------  -----------------  ----------  ---------- 
 

On 28 June 2021 Renishaw acquired an additional 20% shareholding in MSP, a pre-existing joint venture company, with cash consideration of GBP749,000. Following the transaction, the Group owns 70% of the ordinary share capital of MSP, and continues to equity account for MSP as a joint venture as the 'control' requirements of IFRS 10 are not satisfied. This is primarily because under the terms of the pre-existing and unchanged shareholders agreement, dated 8 September 2005, for so long as the Group's holding is less than 75% of the total shares of MSP, Renishaw agrees to exercise its voting rights such that it only votes as if it has the same aggregate shareholding as the remaining Management Shareholders.

Movements during the year were:

 
                                                         2021      2020 
                                                      GBP'000   GBP'000 
---------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Balance at the beginning of the year                  16,604    13,095 
 Additions                                                749     4,299 
 Dividends received                                         -     (512) 
 Share of profits of associates and joint ventures      1,683       841 
 Impairment                                           (1,674)   (1,306) 
 Exchange differences                                   (728)       187 
 Balance at the end of the year                        16,634    16,604 
---------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

A revision to HiETA's five-year business plan at 30 June 2021, in light of the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on certain industries, has resulted in an impairment to Renishaw's investment of GBP1,674,000. This has also resulted in additional and full impairment of a long-term loan of GBP2,633,000 and a finance lease impairment of GBP397,000. These have been accounted for in Administrative expenses in the Consolidated income statement. Other Short-term loans to associates and joint ventures of GBP598,000 relate to RLS.

Long-term and short-term loans to associates and joint ventures are tested for impairment using discounted cash flow projections at each reporting period, according to five-year business plans approved by management, or where there are indicators of impairment.

Summarised aggregated financial information for associates and joint ventures:

 
                                                     RLS                 MSP                HiETA 
                                                 2021      2020      2021      2020      2021      2020 
                                              GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000   GBP'000 
-------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Assets                                        31,535    28,896     4,211     3,965     3,459     5,171 
 Liabilities                                  (3,719)   (4,430)   (1,056)     (623)   (7,780)   (7,494) 
-------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Net assets/(liabilities)                      27,816    24,466     3,155     3,342   (4,321)   (2,323) 
-------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Group's share of net assets/(liabilities)     13,908    12,233     2,209     1,671   (1,426)     (767) 
-------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Revenue                                       25,145    21,447     2,239     2,452     1,973     1,926 
 Profit/(loss) for the 
  year                                          4,800     1,974     (182)     1,094   (1,881)   (3,685) 
-------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Group's share of profit/(loss) 
  for the year                                  2,400       987      (91)       547     (626)   (1,088) 
-------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 
   14.        LEASES (as lessor) 

The Group acts as lessor for Renishaw manufactured plant and equipment on both an operating and finance lease basis.

Where the Group retains the risks and rewards of ownership of leased assets, it continues to recognise the leased asset in Property, plant and equipment, while the lease payments made during the term of the operating lease are recognised in Revenue (2021: GBP582,000 and 2020: GBP1,183,000). Operating leases are on one to four year terms. The total of future minimum lease payments receivable under non-cancellable operating leases were:

 
                                                      2021      2020 
                                                   GBP'000   GBP'000 
------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Receivable in less than one year                      361       742 
 Receivable between one and five years                 306       152 
 Total future minimum lease payments receivable        667       894 
------------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Where the Group transfers the risks and rewards of ownership of leased assets to a third party, the Group recognises a receivable in the amount of the net investment in the lease in Finance lease receivables. The lease receivable is subsequently reduced by the principal received, while an interest component is recognised as financial income in the Consolidated income statement. Standard contract terms are up to five years and there is a nominal residual value receivable at the end of the contract.

The total future lease payments are split between the principal and interest amounts below:

 
                                                2021                                        2020 
                              ------------  -----------  ---------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
                                     Gross                Net investment         Gross                Net investment 
                                investment     Interest          GBP'000    investment     Interest          GBP'000 
                                   GBP'000      GBP'000                        GBP'000      GBP'000 
----------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 Receivable in less than 
  one year                           1,919          156            1,763         2,113          131            1,982 
 Receivable between one and 
  two years                          2,641          215            2,426         2,226          138            2,088 
 Receivable between two and 
  three years                        2,129          173            1,956         1,758          109            1,649 
 Receivable between three 
  and four years                     1,365          111            1,254         1,053           65              988 
 Receivable between four 
  and five years                       696           91              605            81            5               76 
----------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 Total future minimum lease 
  payments receivable                8,750          746            8,004         7,231          448            6,783 
----------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 
   15.        CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 

Bank deposits

Bank deposits at the end of the year amounted to GBP120,000,000 (2020: GBP10,000,000), of which GBP20,000,000 matures on 29 July 2021, GBP20,000,000 matures on 15 September 2021, GBP40,000,000 matures on 16 September 2021, and GBP40,000,000 is on a 90-day notice account.

Cash and cash equivalents

An analysis of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year was:

 
                                       2021      2020 
                                    GBP'000   GBP'000 
--------------------------------   --------  -------- 
 Bank balances and cash in hand      93,514   108,609 
 Short-term deposits                  1,494     1,777 
 Balance at the end of the year      95,008   110,386 
---------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Amounts held on bank deposit, where the original term exceeds three months, and the UK defined benefit pension scheme cash escrow account are shown separately within current assets.

   16.        INVENTORIES 

An analysis of inventories at the end of the year was:

 
                                       2021      2020 
                                    GBP'000   GBP'000 
--------------------------------   --------  -------- 
 Raw materials                       38,973    37,717 
 Work in progress                    21,750    18,737 
 Finished goods                      52,840    49,043 
 Balance at the end of the year     113,563   105,497 
---------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

During the year, the amount of inventories recognised as an expense in the Consolidated income statement was GBP177,963,000 (2020: GBP169,769,000) and the amount of write-down of inventories recognised as an expense in the Consolidated income statement was GBP269,000 (2020: GBP7,473,000). At the end of the year, the gross cost of inventories which had provisions held against them totalled GBP17,389,000 (2020: GBP21,133,000).

   17.        PROVISIONS 

Warranty provision movements during the year were:

 
                                            2021      2020 
                                         GBP'000   GBP'000 
--------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Balance at the beginning of the year      5,591     2,846 
 Created during the year                   2,500     5,308 
 Utilised in the year                    (1,832)   (2,563) 
--------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
                                             668     2,745 
 Balance at the end of the year            6,259     5,591 
--------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

The warranty provision has been calculated on the basis of historical return-in-warranty information and other internal reports. It is expected that most of this expenditure will be incurred in the next financial year and all expenditure will be incurred within three years of the balance sheet date. Included within the warranty provision is GBP4,200,000 (2020: GBP3,400,000) where the warranty cost has been reassessed to be the cost of replacing certain AM machines where the business will not have the capability to honour the warranty on these machines going forward as a result of restructuring activities in 2020. As we will not have the ability to repair or maintain these machines, the warranty cost reflects the cost of replacing these machines. It was expected that these warranty costs would be incurred in 2021, however the replacement product is now expected to be available in early 2022.

   18.        CONTRACT LIABILITIES 
 
 Movements during the year were:            2021      2020 
                                         GBP'000   GBP'000 
--------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Balance at the beginning of the year      5,976     5,631 
 Released to revenue                     (3,893)   (3,802) 
 Arising in year                           3,864     4,100 
 Currency translation                        173        47 
--------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Balance at the end of the year            6,120     5,976 
--------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

The aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied at the end of the year is GBP6,120,000 (2020: GBP7,416,000). Of this, GBP1,682,000 (2020: GBP1,489,000) is not expected to be recognised in 2022.

   19.        OTHER PAYABLES 

Balances at the end of the year were:

 
                                          2021      2020 
                                       GBP'000   GBP'000 
-----------------------------------   --------  -------- 
 Payroll taxes and social security       7,924     5,833 
 Performance bonuses                    13,208         - 
 Other creditors and accruals           30,584    28,539 
 Total other payables                   51,716    34,372 
------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Other creditors and accruals includes GBP2,114,000 (2020: GBPnil) relating to outstanding third-party fees relating to the 2021 formal sales process ('FSP'), GBP7,287,000 (2020: GBP3,087,000) of receivables in payable positions where there is no right of offset, GBP7,200,000 (2020: GBP7,003,000) of holiday pay and retirement accruals, and a number of other smaller accruals.

   20.        LEASES (as lessee) 

The Group acts as lessee for land and buildings, plant and equipment, and vehicles and recognises leases as a liability in the Consolidated balance sheet, with a corresponding amount recognised as a right-of-use asset.

Lease liabilities are analysed as below:

 
                         2021 GBP'000 
                                          Leasehold     Plant and        Motor 
                                           property     equipment     vehicles     Total 
-------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------- 
 Due in less than one year                    3,022            42        1,110     4,174 
 Due between one and two years                2,497            15          591     3,103 
 Due between two and three years              1,638             9          249     1,896 
 Due between three and four years               728             5           55       788 
 Due between four and five years                571             4            1       576 
 Due in more than five years                  5,026             -            -     5,026 
-------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------- 
 Total future minimum lease payments 
  payable                                    13,482            75        2,006    15,563 
-------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------- 
 Effect of discounting                      (2,936)           (2)         (63)   (3,001) 
-------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------- 
 Lease liability                             10,546            73        1,943    12,562 
-------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
                         2020 GBP'000 
                                          Leasehold     Plant and        Motor 
                                           property     equipment     vehicles     Total 
-------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------- 
 Due in less than one year                    3,011             -        1,325     4,336 
 Due between one and five years               4,754             -        1,130     5,884 
 Due in more than five years                  7,182             -            -     7,182 
 Total future minimum lease payments 
  payable                                    14,947             -        2,455    17,402 
-------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------- 
 Effect of discounting                      (4,189)             -         (47)   (4,236) 
-------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------- 
 Lease liability                             10,758             -        2,408    13,166 
-------------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
                                              2021      2020 
                                           GBP'000   GBP'000 
---------------------------------------   --------  -------- 
 Depreciation expense of right-of-use 
  assets                                     4,463     4,736 
 Interest expense on lease liabilities         335       766 
 Expenses relating to short-term and 
  low-value leases                             139        80 
 Total recognised in the Consolidated 
  income statement                           4,937     5,582 
----------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Total cash outflows for leases              5,289     4,976 
----------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 
   21.        BORROWINGS 

Third-party borrowings at 30 June 2021 consist of a five year loan entered into on 31 May 2019 by Renishaw KK to purchase a new property, with original principal of JPY 1,447,000,000 (GBP10,486,000). Principal of JPY 12,000,000 is repayable each month, with a fixed interest rate of 0.81% also paid on monthly accretion. The residual principal at 31 May 2024 of JPY 739,000,000 can either be repaid in full at that time, or extended for another five years. Additionally, a Renishaw (Korea) Limited property loan, which had a balance of GBP1,908,000 at 30 June 2020, was increased by GBP636,000 and fully repaid during the year.

Borrowings are held at amortised cost. There is no significant difference between the book value and fair value of borrowings, which is estimated by discounting contractual future cash flows, which represents level 2 of the fair value hierarchy defined in note 24.

Movements during the year were:

 
                                        2021      2020 
                                     GBP'000   GBP'000 
---------------------------------   --------  -------- 
 Balance at the beginning of the 
  year                                11,543    10,399 
 Additions                               636     1,894 
 Interest                                 69        78 
 Repayments                          (3,477)   (1,136) 
 Currency adjustment                 (1,322)       308 
 Balance at the end of the year        7,449    11,543 
----------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 
   22.        EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 

The Group operates defined benefit pension schemes for several Group companies. As noted in the accounting policies, actuarial valuations of overseas pension schemes have not been obtained, except for the schemes relating to Renishaw Ireland (DAC) and Renishaw, Inc. ('the Irish scheme' and 'the US scheme' respectively).

The largest scheme, which covers qualifying UK-based employees, is also of the defined benefit type. This scheme, together with the Irish scheme and the US scheme, are closed to new members and have ceased any future accrual for existing members. These employees are now covered by defined contribution schemes.

The total pension cost of the Group for the year was GBP19,759,000 (2020: GBP21,103,000), of which GBP111,000 (2020: GBP136,000) related to Directors and GBP5,256,000 (2020: GBP5,253,000) related to overseas schemes.

The latest full actuarial valuation of the UK defined benefit pension scheme was carried out as at 30 September 2018 and updated to 30 June 2021 by a qualified independent actuary. The mortality assumption used for 2021 is the S2PxA base tables and CMI 2020 model, with long-term improvements of 1% per annum. Adjustments have been made to both the core base tables and CMI 2020 model to allow for the scheme's membership profile and best estimate assumptions of future mortality improvements.

Major assumptions used by actuaries for the UK, Ireland and US schemes were:

 
                                            30 June 2021                         30 June 2020 
-------------------------------  ---------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
                                   UK scheme   Ireland   US scheme   UK scheme   Ireland   US scheme 
                                                scheme                            scheme 
-------------------------------  -----------  --------  ----------  ----------  --------  ---------- 
 Rate of increase in 
  pension payments                     3.10%     1.70%           -       2.80%     1.30%           - 
 Lump sum - assumed settlement 
  rate                                     -         -       0.75%           -         -       0.80% 
 Discount rate                         1.85%     1.10%       2.85%       1.50%     1.10%       2.80% 
 Inflation rate (RPI)                  3.20%     1.70%           -       2.80%     1.30%           - 
 Inflation rate (CPI)                  2.20%         -           -       2.20%         -           - 
                                    pre-2030 
                                       3.10% 
                                   post-2030 
-------------------------------  -----------  --------  ----------  ----------  --------  ---------- 
 Retirement age                           64        65          65          64        65          65 
-------------------------------  -----------  --------  ----------  ----------  --------  ---------- 
 
 

The life expectancies implied by the mortality assumption at age 65 and 45 are:

 
                               2021    2020 
                              years   years 
--------------------------   ------  ------ 
 Male currently aged 65        22.0    21.4 
 Female currently aged 65      23.9    23.4 
 Male currently aged 45        22.7    22.4 
 Female currently aged 45      24.9    24.6 
---------------------------  ------  ------ 
 

The weighted average duration of the defined benefit obligation is around 23 years.

The assets and liabilities in the defined benefit schemes at the end of the year were:

 
                                      30 June      % of total      30 June      % of total 
                                    2021 GBP'000       assets    2020 GBP'000       assets 
--------------------------------  --------------  -----------  --------------  ----------- 
 Market value of assets: 
  Equities                               140,717           61         110,027           58 
  Multi-asset funds                       63,017           27          54,822           29 
  Credit and fixed income 
   funds                                  18,833            8          14,339            8 
  Fixed interest gilts                     1,457            1           1,488            1 
  Index linked gilts                       1,843            1           1,929            1 
  Property                                   802            0               -            0 
  Cash and other                           4,686            2           6,014            3 
--------------------------------  --------------  -----------  --------------  ----------- 
                                         231,355          100         188,619          100 
 Actuarial value of liabilities        (255,053)            -       (253,514)            - 
--------------------------------  --------------  -----------  --------------  ----------- 
 Deficit in the schemes                 (23,698)            -        (64,895)            - 
--------------------------------  --------------  -----------  --------------  ----------- 
 Deferred tax thereon                      4,347            -          11,896            - 
--------------------------------  --------------  -----------  --------------  ----------- 
 

Equities are held in externally-managed funds and primarily relate to UK and US equities. Credit and fixed income funds, fixed interest gilts, and index linked gilts relate to UK, US and Eurozone government-linked securities, again held in externally-managed funds. The fair values of these equity and fixed income instruments are determined using the bid price of the unitised investments, quoted by the investment manager, at the reporting date and therefore represent 'Level 2' of the fair value hierarchy defined in note 24.

Multi-asset funds are also held in externally-managed funds, with active asset allocation to diversify growth across asset classes such as equities, bonds and money-market instruments. The fair value of these funds is determined on a comparable basis to the equity and fixed income funds, and therefore are also 'Level 2' assets.

No scheme assets are directly invested in the Group's own equity.

The UK scheme is closed for future accrual and is expected to mature over the coming years, and therefore while the focus of the investment strategy remains on growth the trustees intend to start gradually de-risking the investments where (and when) appropriate.

The overall target investment strategy for the UK scheme for the period to 30 June 2021 was to hold 61% of investment assets in equities, 34% in diversified growth funds and 5% in fixed income. Contributions over the year were predominantly invested in buy and maintain credit, bringing the current actual allocation up to 6% of assets. Remaining contributions have been held in a cash fund, pending investment into a multi-asset credit mandate.

The movements in the schemes' assets and liabilities were:

 
                                              Assets   Liabilities      Total 
 Year ended 30 June 2021                     GBP'000       GBP'000    GBP'000 
------------------------------------------  --------  ------------  --------- 
 Balance at the beginning of the 
  year                                       188,619     (253,514)   (64,895) 
 Contributions paid                            8,866             -      8,866 
 Interest on pension schemes                   2,933       (3,809)      (876) 
 Remeasurement loss from GMP equalisation          -          (78)       (78) 
 Remeasurement gain/(loss) under 
  IAS 19, the asset ceiling and IFRIC 
  14                                          36,824       (3,539)     33,285 
 Benefits paid                               (5,887)         5,887          - 
 Balance at the end of the year              231,355     (255,053)   (23,698) 
------------------------------------------  --------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
                                     Assets   Liabilities      Total 
 Year ended 30 June 2020            GBP'000       GBP'000    GBP'000 
---------------------------------  --------  ------------  --------- 
 Balance at the beginning of the 
  year                              181,588     (233,458)   (51,870) 
 Contributions paid                  11,814             -     11,814 
 Interest on pension schemes          4,371       (5,232)      (861) 
 Remeasurement loss under IAS 19    (2,237)      (21,741)   (23,978) 
 Benefits paid                      (6,917)         6,917          - 
---------------------------------  --------  ------------  --------- 
 Balance at the end of the year     188,619     (253,514)   (64,895) 
---------------------------------  --------  ------------  --------- 
 

In November 2020 the High Court of England and Wales issued a supplementary ruling in the Lloyds Bank GMP equalisation case with respect to members that have transferred out of their scheme prior to the ruling. The result of this means that Trustees are obliged to make transfer payments that reflect equalised benefits and are required to make top up payments where this was not the case in the past, and a defined benefit pension scheme that received a transfer is concurrently obliged to provide equalised benefits in respect of the transfer payments. We determined an estimated cost of the impact of this ruling for the UK fund of GBP78,000, which has been recognised through Administrative expenses in the Consolidated income statement as a past service cost.

The analysis of the amount recognised in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income and expense was:

 
                                                               2021       2020 
                                                            GBP'000    GBP'000 
--------------------------------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 Actuarial gain/(loss) arising from: 
 - Changes in demographic assumptions                       (2,669)      (682) 
 - Changes in financial assumptions                           4,643   (22,402) 
 - Experience adjustment                                      2,631      1,648 
 - Adjustment related to the application of revaluation      14,300          - 
  and late retirement factors 
 Return on plan assets excluding interest income             36,823    (2,542) 
 Adjustment for the asset ceiling                           (3,280)          - 
 Adjustment to liabilities for IFRIC 14                    (19,163)          - 
 Total amount recognised in the Consolidated statement 
  of comprehensive income and expense                        33,285   (23,978) 
--------------------------------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 

The cumulative amount of actuarial gains and losses recognised in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income and expense was a loss of GBP91,497,000 (2020: loss of GBP124,782,000).

The total deficit of the Group's defined benefit pension schemes, on an IAS 19 basis (excluding the asset ceiling and IFRIC 14 adjustments), has decreased from GBP64,895,000 at 30 June 2020 to GBP1,254,000 at 30 June 2021, primarily reflecting the net impact of:

- an increase in the discount rate of the UK scheme;

- an increase in RPI for the UK and Irish schemes;

- an increase in CPI for the UK scheme;

- strong performance of the investment assets of the UK, Irish and US schemes; and

- an adjustment relating to the application of revaluation and late retirement factors, which is discussed further below.

For the UK scheme, the latest actuarial report prepared in September 2018 shows a deficit of GBP70,700,000, which is based on funding to self-sufficiency and uses prudent assumptions. IAS 19 requires best estimate assumptions to be used, resulting in the IAS 19 deficit being lower than the actuarial deficit.

For the UK defined benefit scheme, a guide to the sensitivity of the value of the respective liabilities is as follows:

 
                                                          Approximate 
                                    Variation   effect on liabilities 
----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 UK - discount rate      Increase/decrease by     -GBP21.2m/+GBP24.4m 
                                         0.5% 
 UK - future inflation   Increase/decrease by     +GBP20.3m/-GBP17.1m 
                                         0.5% 
 UK - mortality           Increased/decreased       +GBP9.2m/-GBP8.9m 
                             life by one year 
----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 

In October 2020, the Trustees of the UK defined benefit scheme notified the Company of a difference between the calculated estimate of liabilities in the scheme for administration purposes and for accounting purposes. Differing legal interpretations of the Trust Deed and Rules were subsequently concluded by legal firms instructed by the Trustees and the Company, mostly relating to the period over which revaluation and late retirement factors are applied, with significant differences between the firms in the financial impact noted. Consequently, in April 2021, the Trustees and the Company jointly instructed Queen's Counsel to opine on a legal interpretation of the Trust Deed and Rules that both parties would accept. This resulted in another interpretation of the Trust Deed and Rules which is now the accepted legal position, with a GBP14,300,000 reduction in liabilities calculated on this basis. This change in liability estimate in the year relates to benefits for some members payable in future years, and has

been accounted for within the 'Remeasurement of defined benefit pension scheme liabilities' line item in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income and expense.

A deficit funding plan for the UK defined benefit pension scheme was agreed with The Pensions Regulator in 2018, which superseded all previous arrangements. The Company agreed to pay GBP8,700,000 per annum into the scheme for five years with effect from 1 October 2018.

The present value of the expected payments under the plan at 30 June 2021 totalled GBP19,163,000, which compares to the IAS 19 pension scheme surplus of GBP3,280,000 at 30 June 2021. As such, an adjustment of GBP3,280,000 has been recognised in respect of the asset ceiling restriction, on the basis that the surplus is not deemed to be recoverable, and GBP19,163,000 has been recognised in accordance with IFRIC 14, to present a net liability position of GBP19,163,000. At 30 June 2020, the IAS 19 deficit was higher than the present value of expected payments, such that no adjustment was recognised.

A number of UK properties owned by the Company with a book value of GBP81,679,000 at 30 June 2021 are subject to registered fixed charges and continue to provide security to the scheme under the deficit funding plan. The Company also has an escrow bank account with a balance of GBP10,578,000 at the end of the year (2020: GBP10,568,000) which is subject to a registered floating charge. There is no scheduled release of funds back to the Company under the deficit funding plan.

In the event a subsequent actuarial valuation results in the combined value of the properties and the escrow bank account exceeding 120% of the actuarial deficit, some of the contingent assets will be released back to the Company. Any remaining contingent assets will be released from charge when the deficit no longer exists.

The current agreement will continue until 30 June 2031 and any outstanding deficit paid at that time. The agreement will end sooner if the actuarial deficit (calculated on a self-sufficiency basis) is eliminated in the meantime.

The charges may be enforced by the Trustees if one of the following occurs: (a) the Company does not pay funds into the scheme in line with the agreed plan; (b) an insolvency event occurs in relation to the Company; or (c) the Company does not pay any deficit at 30 June 2031.

Under the Ireland defined benefit pension scheme deficit funding plan, a property owned by Renishaw Ireland (DAC) is subject to a registered fixed charge to secure the Ireland defined benefit pension scheme's deficit.

   23.        SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS 

In accordance with the remuneration policy approved by shareholders at the 2017 AGM, the deferred annual equity incentive plan ('the Plan') was implemented in relation to the financial year ending 30 June 2018. The 20 July 2018 Remuneration Committee meeting recommended plan rules that were adopted by a resolution of the Board on 24 July 2018. The Committee also approved the grant of awards under the Plan to the participating Executive Directors.

The number of shares to be awarded is calculated by dividing the relevant amount of annual bonus under the Plan by the average price of a share during a period determined by the Committee of not more than five dealing days ending with the dealing day before the award date. These shares must be purchased on the open market and cannot be satisfied by issuance of new shares or transfer of existing treasury shares.

An employee benefit trust (EBT) exists to purchase and hold such shares, until transferring to the employee, which will normally be on the third anniversary of the award date, subject to continued employment. Malus and clawback provisions can be operated by the Committee within five years of the award date. During the vesting period, no dividends are payable on the shares. However, upon vesting, employees will be entitled to additional shares or cash, equivalent to the value of dividends paid on the awarded shares during this period.

The total cost recognised in the 2021 Consolidated income statement in respect of the Plan was GBP173,000 (2020: GBP173,000).

In accordance with the Plan, amounts equivalent to GBP734,317 (2020: GBPnil) have been awarded in respect of 2021.

   24.        FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 

The Group has exposure to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk arising from its use of financial instruments. This note presents information about the Group's exposure to these risks, along with the Group's objectives, policies and processes for measuring and managing the risks.

Fair value

There is no significant difference between the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities and their carrying value in the Consolidated balance sheet. All financial assets and liabilities are held at amortised cost, apart from the forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are held at fair value, with changes going through the Consolidated income statement unless subject to hedge accounting.

The fair values of the forward foreign currency exchange contracts have been calculated by a third-party expert, discounting estimated future cash flows on the basis of market expectations of future exchange rates, representing level 2 in the IFRS 13 fair value hierarchy. The IFRS 13 level categorisation relates to the extent the fair value can be determined by reference to comparable market values. The classifications are: level 1 where instruments are quoted on an active market; level 2 where the assumptions used to arrive at fair value have comparable market data; and level 3 where the assumptions used to arrive at fair value do not have comparable market data.

Credit risk

The Group's liquid funds are substantially held with banks with high credit ratings and the credit risk relating to these funds is therefore limited. The Group carries a credit risk relating to non-payment of trade receivables by its customers. The Group's policy is that credit evaluations are carried out on all new customers before credit is given above certain thresholds. There is a spread of risks among a large number of customers with no significant concentration with one customer or in any one geographical area. The Group establishes an allowance for impairment in respect of trade receivables where recoverability is considered doubtful.

An analysis by currency of the Group's financial assets at the year end is as follows:

 
                    Trade & finance lease     Other receivables     Cash & bank deposits 
                         receivables 
                         2021         2020       2021       2020         2021        2020 
 Currency             GBP'000      GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000      GBP'000     GBP'000 
----------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------- 
 Pound Sterling        16,915        9,293     23,752     16,974      174,905      75,052 
 US Dollar             39,603       33,358        815        946        9,511       7,096 
 Euro                  23,476       15,607      1,144      1,663        8,118       6,324 
 Japanese Yen          16,568       20,416        173        337        3,786       4,553 
 Other                 26,103       33,186      4,137      3,276       18,688      27,361 
----------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------- 
                      122,665      111,860     30,021     23,196      215,008     120,386 
----------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------- 
 

The above trade receivables, finance lease receivables, other receivables and cash are predominately held in the functional currency of the relevant entity, with the exception of GBP20,447,000 of US Dollar-denominated trade receivables being held in Renishaw (Hong Kong) Limited and GBP1,761,000 of Euro-denominated trade receivables being held in Renishaw UK Sales Limited, along with some foreign currency cash balances which are of a short-term nature.

Other receivables include mostly prepayments, a proportion of the R&D tax credit receivable, and indirect tax receivables. Prepayment balances are reviewed at each reporting period to confirm that prepaid goods or services are still expected to be received, while tax balances are reviewed for recoverability.

The ageing of trade receivables past due, but not impaired, at the end of the year was:

 
                                       2021      2020 
                                    GBP'000   GBP'000 
--------------------------------   --------  -------- 
 Past due zero to one month          10,537    11,703 
 Past due one to two months           2,704     4,510 
 Past due more than two months        6,283    15,495 
---------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Balance at the end of the year      19,524    31,708 
---------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Movements in the provision for impairment of trade receivables during the year were:

 
                                        2021      2020 
                                     GBP'000   GBP'000 
---------------------------------   --------  -------- 
 Balance at the beginning of the 
  year                                 5,965     3,081 
 Changes in amounts provided         (1,994)     3,254 
 Amounts used                          (145)     (370) 
----------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Balance at the end of the year        3,826     5,965 
----------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

The Group applies the simplified approach when measuring the expected credit loss for trade receivables, with a provision matrix used to determine a lifetime expected credit loss.

For this provision matrix, trade receivables are grouped into credit risk categories, with category 1 being the lowest risk and category 5 the highest. Risk scores are allocated to the customer's country of operation, their type (such as distributor, end-user and OEM), their industry and the proportion of their debt that was past due at the year-end. These scores are then weighted to produce an overall risk score for the customer, with the lowest scores being allocated to category 1 and the highest scores to category 5.

The matrix then applies an expected credit loss rate to each category, with this rate being determined by adjusting the Group's historic credit loss rates to reflect forward-looking information. This includes management's latest assessment of the impact of COVID-19 and the recent improvements in global macroeconomic conditions, which has resulted in a decrease in the expected credit loss rate, and the expected credit loss allowance, compared to the prior year

Where certain customers have been identified as having a significantly elevated credit risk these have been provided for on a specific basis. Both elements of expected credit loss are shown in the matrix below and have been shown separately so as not to distort the expected credit loss rate.

 
                                 Risk        Risk        Risk        Risk        Risk      2021 
                             category    category    category    category    category     Total 
                                    1           2           3           4           5 
 Year ended 30 June           GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000   GBP'000 
  2021 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Gross trade receivables        9,154      38,759      65,870       3,806         898   118,487 
 Expected credit loss 
  rate                          0.28%       0.31%       0.31%       0.36%       0.39%     0.31% 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Expected credit loss 
  allowance                        26         119         205          14           3       367 
 Specific loss allowance            -           -       2,080       1,138         241     3,459 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Total expected credit 
  loss                             26         119       2,285       1,152         244     3,826 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Net trade receivables          9,128      38,640      63,585       2,654         654   114,661 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 
 
                                 Risk        Risk        Risk        Risk        Risk      2020 
                             category    category    category    category    category     Total 
                                    1           2           3           4           5 
 Year ended 30 June           GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000   GBP'000 
  2020 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Gross trade receivables          714      39,931      64,908       5,187         302   111,042 
 Expected credit loss 
  rate                          1.24%       1.35%       1.42%       1.58%       1.69%     1.40% 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Expected credit loss 
  allowance                         9         541         922          82           5     1,559 
 Specific loss allowance            -           -       3,730         676           -     4,406 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Total expected credit 
  loss                              9         541       4,652         758           5     5,965 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Net trade receivables            705      39,390      60,256       4,429         297   105,077 
-------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 

The Group has no material contract assets, and finance lease receivables are subject to the same approach as noted above for trade receivables.

The maximum exposure to credit risk is GBP377,333,000 (2020: GBP259,200,000), comprising the Group's trade, finance and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents and derivative assets.

The maturities of non-current other receivables, being long-term loans to associates and joint ventures and derivatives, at the year end were

 
                                             2021      2020 
                                          GBP'000   GBP'000 
--------------------------------------   --------  -------- 
 Receivable between one and two years      12,484       905 
 Receivable between two and five 
  years                                         -     3,155 
---------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
                                           12,484     4,060 
 --------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Liquidity risk

Our approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that we will always have sufficient liquidity to meet our liabilities when due, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Group's reputation. We use monthly cash flow forecasts on a rolling 12-month basis to monitor cash requirements.

With net cash and bank deposits at 30 June 2021 totalling GBP215,008,000, an increase of GBP94,622,000 from 30 June 2020, the Group's liquidity has improved in the period.

In respect of net cash and bank deposits, the carrying value is materially the same as fair value because of the short maturity of the bank deposits. Bank deposits are affected by interest rates that are either fixed or floating, which can change over time, affecting the Group's interest income. An increase of 1% in interest rates would result in an increase in interest income of approximately GBP1,200,000.

The contractual maturities of financial liabilities at the year end were:

 
                                                                      Contractual cash flows 
                       Carrying       Effect              Gross   Up to 1   1-2 years   2-5 years 
                         amount    of discounting    maturities      year 
 Year ended 30 June     GBP'000           GBP'000       GBP'000   GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000 
  2021 
--------------------  ---------  ----------------  ------------  --------  ----------  ---------- 
 Trade payables          24,715                 -        24,715    24,715           -           - 
 Other payables          51,716                 -        51,716    51,716           -           - 
 Borrowings               7,448               145         7,593       992       6,601           - 
 Forward exchange 
  contracts               5,949                 -         5,949     5,594         355           - 
--------------------  ---------  ----------------  ------------  --------  ----------  ---------- 
                         89,828               145        89,973    83,017       6,956           - 
--------------------  ---------  ----------------  ------------  --------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 
                                       Effect        Gross       Contractual cash flows 
                                           of 
                       Carrying   discounting   maturities   Up to 1   1-2 years   2-5 years 
                         amount                                 year 
 Year ended 30 June     GBP'000       GBP'000      GBP'000   GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000 
  2020 
--------------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  --------  ----------  ---------- 
 Trade payables          16,998             -       16,998    16,998           -           - 
 Other payables          34,372             -       34,372    34,372           -           - 
 Borrowings              11,543           226       11,769     1,149       3,034       7,586 
 Forward exchange 
  contracts              63,648             -       63,648    22,546      29,220      11,882 
--------------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  --------  ----------  ---------- 
                        126,561           226      126,787    75,065      32,254      19,468 
--------------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  --------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

 
                      1 July   Cash flows   Other   Currency   30 June 
                        2020                                      2021 
-------------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------  -------- 
 Lease liabilities    13,166      (4,815)   4,815      (604)    12,562 
 Borrowings           11,543      (2,841)      69    (1,322)     7,449 
-------------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------  -------- 
                      24,709      (7,656)   4,884    (1,926)    20,011 
-------------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------  -------- 
 
 
                      1 July   Cash flows   Other   Currency   30 June 
                        2019                                      2020 
-------------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------  -------- 
 Lease liabilities    14,247      (4,896)   4,000      (185)    13,166 
 Borrowings           10,399          758      78        308    11,543 
-------------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------  -------- 
                      24,646      (4,138)   4,078        123    24,709 
-------------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------  -------- 
 

See notes 20 and 21 for further details on borrowing and leasing activities.

Market risk

As noted in the Strategic report under Principal risks and uncertainties, the Group operates in a number of foreign currencies with the majority of sales being made in these currencies, but with most manufacturing being undertaken in the UK, Ireland and India.

The Group enters into US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign currency risk, including:

i. forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge a significant proportion of the Group's forecasted US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen revenues over the next 24 months;

ii. foreign currency option contracts, entered into alongside the forward contracts above until May 2018 as part of the Group hedging strategy, are ineffective for cash flow hedging purposes. Note 28, 'Alternative performance measures', gives an adjusted measure of profit before tax to reflect the original intention that these derivatives were entered into for hedging purposes. The final option contract will mature in November 2021; and

iii. one-month forward foreign currency exchange contracts to offset the gains/losses from exchange rate movements arising from foreign currency-denominated intragroup balances of the Company.

The following table details the fair value of these forward foreign currency derivatives according to the categorisations of instruments noted above:

 
                                             2021                  2020 
                                            Nominal       Fair    Nominal       Fair 
                                              value      value      value      value 
                                            GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000 
----------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 Forward currency contracts in 
  a designated cash flow hedge 
  (i) 
 Non-current derivative assets              172,165      9,865     78,527      1,133 
 Current derivative assets                  127,548      7,512     19,467        283 
 Current derivative liabilities              74,652    (3,063)    154,045   (11,415) 
 Non-current derivative liabilities          34,245      (322)    290,499   (24,925) 
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                                            408,610     13,992    542,538   (34,924) 
 
 Amounts recognised in the Consolidated 
  statement of comprehensive income 
  and expense                                     -     51,590          -     13,924 
 
 Forward currency contracts ineffective 
  as a cash flow hedge (i) 
 Non-current derivative assets               56,357      2,619          -          - 
 Current derivative assets                   31,011        428          -          - 
 Current derivative liabilities              59,529    (1,653)     93,962   (10,030) 
 Non-current derivative liabilities           6,687       (33)    153,585   (16,021) 
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                                            153,585      1,361    247,547   (26,051) 
 
 Amounts recognised in Gains/(losses) 
  from the fair value of financial 
  instruments in the Consolidated 
  income statement                                -     22,824          -   (24,361) 
 
 Foreign currency options ineffective 
  as a cash flow hedge (ii) 
 Non-current derivative assets                    -          -          -        108 
 Current derivative assets                        -      1,699          -      3,394 
 Current derivative liabilities                   -      (216)          -      (122) 
 Non-current derivative liabilities               -          -          -      (155) 
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                                                  -      1,483          -      3,225 
 
 Amounts recognised in Gains/(losses) 
  from the fair value of financial 
  instruments in the Consolidated 
  income statement                                -      (846)          -      2,021 
 
 Forward currency contracts not 
  in a designated cash flow hedge 
  (iii) 
 Current derivative assets                        -          -      5,127         80 
 Current derivative liabilities              51,929      (662)     62,549      (979) 
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                                             51,929      (662)     67,676      (899) 
 
 Amounts recognised in Financial 
  income/(expense) in the Consolidated 
  income statement                                -      2,781          -      (154) 
 
 Total forward contracts and options 
 Non-current derivative assets              228,522     12,484     78,527      1,242 
 Current derivative assets                  158,559      9,639     24,594      3,758 
 Current derivative liabilities             186,110    (5,594)    310,556   (22,546) 
 Non-current derivative liabilities          40,932      (355)    444,085   (41,102) 
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                                            614,123     16,174    857,762   (58,648) 
----------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 
 

The amounts of foreign currencies relating to these forward contracts and options are, in Sterling terms:

 
                            2021                     2020 
                 Nominal value   Fair value    Nominal       Fair 
                       GBP'000      GBP'000      value      value 
                                               GBP'000    GBP'000 
--------------  --------------  -----------  ---------  --------- 
 US Dollar             399,065        4,192    596,032   (56,562) 
 Euro                  146,120        6,040    159,221        409 
 Japanese Yen           68,938        5,942    102,509    (2,495) 
--------------  --------------  -----------  ---------  --------- 
                       614,123       16,174    857,762   (58,648) 
--------------  --------------  -----------  ---------  --------- 
 

The following are the exchange rates which have been applicable during the financial year.

 
                                2021                                  2020 
                    Average    Year end     Average     Average            Year     Average 
   Currency         forward    exchange    exchange     forward    end exchange    exchange 
                   contract        rate        rate    contract            rate        rate 
                      rates                               rates 
--------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  --------------  ---------- 
 US Dollar             1.37        1.38        1.36        1.37            1.24        1.26 
 Euro                  1.09        1.17        1.14        1.09            1.10        1.14 
 Japanese Yen           136         154         145         136             134         136 
---------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  --------------  ---------- 
 
 

For the Group's foreign currency forward contracts and options at the balance sheet date, if Sterling appreciated by 5% against the US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen, this would increase pre-tax equity by GBP31,300,000 and increase profit before tax by GBP9,200,000, while a depreciation of 5% would decrease pre-tax equity by GBP4,100,000 and decrease profit before tax by GBP1,100,000.

Hedging

In relation to the forward currency contracts in a designated cash flow hedge, the hedged item is a layer component of forecast sales transactions. Forecast transactions are deemed highly probable to occur and Group policy is to hedge around 75% of net foreign currency exposure for USD, EUR and JPY. The hedged item creates an exposure to receive USD, EUR or JPY, while the forward contract is to sell USD, EUR or JPY and buy GBP. Therefore, there is a strong economic relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item. The hedge ratio is 100%, such that, by way of example, GBP10m nominal value of forward currency contracts are used to hedge GBP10m of forecast sales. Fair value gains or losses on the forward currency contracts are offset by foreign currency gain or losses on the translation of USD, EUR and JPY based sales revenue, relative to the forward rate at the date the forward contracts were arranged. Foreign currency exposures in HKD and USD are aggregated and only USD forward currency contracts are used to hedge these currency exposures. Sources of hedge ineffectiveness according to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments include: changes in timing of the hedged item; reduction in the amount of the hedged sales considered to be highly probable; a change in the credit risk of Renishaw or the bank counterparty to the forward contract; and differences in assumptions used in calculating fair value.

During 2020, global macroeconomic uncertainty resulted in a reduction to the 'highly probable' revenue forecasts of Renishaw plc and Renishaw UK Sales Limited, being the hedged item, which resulted in proportions of forward contracts failing hedge effectiveness testing, with nominal value amounting to GBP247,547,000. Following maturities during 2021, the remaining nominal value of ineffective forward contracts at 30 June 2021 totalled GBP153,585,000, with fair value gains of GBP22,824,000 recognised in the Consolidated income statement relating to movements in the mark-to-market valuations of these outstanding contracts.

During 2021, an improvement in global macroeconomic conditions and business performance has resulted in an increase to the 'highly probable' revenue forecasts of the hedged item, such that no additional contracts have become ineffective. A decrease of 10% in the highly probable forecasts would result in an additional GBP7,430,000 notional value of forward contracts becoming ineffective, with GBP818,000 gain immediately recycled to the Consolidated income statement based on 30 June 2021 mark-to-market valuations.

   25.        SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES 

Capital management

The Group defines capital as being the equity attributable to the owners of the Company, which is captioned on the Consolidated balance sheet. The Board's policy is to maintain a strong capital base and to maintain a balance between significant returns to shareholders, with a progressive dividend policy, while ensuring the security of the Group is supported by a sound capital position. The Group may adjust dividend payments due to changes in economic and market conditions which affect, or are anticipated to affect, Group results.

Share capital

 
                                                     2021      2020 
                                                  GBP'000   GBP'000 
 Allotted, called-up and fully paid 72,788,543 
  ordinary shares of 20p each                      14,558    14,558 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

The ordinary shares are the only class of share in the Company. Holders of ordinary shares are entitled to vote at general meetings of the Company and receive dividends as declared. The Articles of Association of the Company do not contain any restrictions on the transfer of shares nor on voting rights.

Dividends paid

Dividends paid comprised:

 
                                           2021      2020 
                                        GBP'000   GBP'000 
------------------------------------   --------  -------- 
 2020 final dividend paid of nil 
  per share (2019: 46.0p)                     -    33,483 
 Interim dividend paid of 14.0p per      10,189         - 
  share (2020: nil) 
 Total dividends paid                    10,189    33,478 
-------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

As a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and according to the Board's priority of conserving cash and managing the Group in a prudent manner during a period of uncertainty, no final dividend was declared in respect of 2020. Following an improvement in global macroeconomic conditions and the financial position of the Group during 2021, the Board have reinstated the dividend, with an interim dividend of 14.0p per share paid in April 2021. A final dividend of 52.0p per share is proposed in respect of 2021, which will be payable on 29 November 2021 to shareholders on the register on 29 October 2021.

Currency translation reserve

The currency translation reserve comprises all foreign exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of the foreign operations and currency movements on intragroup loan balances classified as net investments in foreign operations (see note 5).

 
 Movements during the year were:                             2021      2020 
                                                          GBP'000   GBP'000 
------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------- 
 Balance at the beginning of the year                      17,729    14,577 
------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------- 
 (Loss)/gain on net assets of foreign currency 
  operations                                              (7,009)       996 
 (Loss)/gain on intragroup loans classified as 
  net investments in foreign operations                   (7,743)     2,373 
 Tax on translation of net investments in foreign 
  operations                                                1,470     (403) 
------------------------------------------------------  ---------  -------- 
 (Loss)/gain in the year relating to subsidiaries        (13,282)     2,966 
 Currency exchange differences relating to associates 
  and joint ventures                                        (728)       186 
Balance at the end of the year                              3,719    17,729 
 

Cash flow hedging reserve

The cash flow hedging reserve, for both the Group and the Company, comprises all foreign exchange differences arising from the valuation of forward exchange contracts which are effective hedges and mature after the year end. These are valued on a mark-to-market basis, are accounted for in Other comprehensive income and expense and accumulated in Equity, and are recycled through the Consolidated income statement and Company income statement when the hedged item affects the income statement, or when the hedging relationship ceases to be effective. See note 24 for further detail.

 
 
Movements during the year were:                               2021      2020 
                                                           GBP'000   GBP'000 
Balance at the beginning of the year                      (30,455)  (42,401) 
Losses on contract maturity recognised in revenue 
 during the year                                             (608)    16,216 
Losses transferred to the Consolidated income statement 
 during the year                                                 -    24,361 
Deferred tax transferred to the consolidated income 
 statement                                                       -   (4,629) 
Revaluations during the year                                52,198  (26,653) 
Deferred tax movement                                      (9,970)     2,651 
Balance at the end of the year                              11,345  (30,455) 
 

Own shares held

The EBT is responsible for purchasing shares on the open market on behalf of the Company to satisfy the Plan awards, see note 23 for further detail. Own shares held are recognised as an element in equity until they are transferred at the end of the vesting period.

Movements during the year were:

 
                                            2021      2020 
                                         GBP'000   GBP'000 
                                        --------  -------- 
Balance at the beginning of the year       (404)     (404) 
Acquisition of own shares                      -         - 
Balance at the end of the year             (404)     (404) 
                                        --------  -------- 
 

On 10 December 2018, 9,639 shares were purchased on the open market by the EBT at a price of GBP41.66, costing a total of GBP404,348.

Other reserve

The other reserve relates to additional investments in subsidiary undertakings and share-based payments charges according to IFRS 2 in relation to the Plan.

Movements during the year were:

 
                                            2021      2020 
                                         GBP'000   GBP'000 
                                        --------  -------- 
Balance at the beginning of the year       (129)     (302) 
Share-based payments charge                  173       173 
Balance at the end of the year                44     (129) 
 

Non-controlling interest

Movements during the year were:

 
                                            2021      2020 
                                         GBP'000   GBP'000 
                                        --------  -------- 
Balance at the beginning of the year       (577)     (577) 
Share of profit for the year                   -         - 
Balance at the end of the year             (577)     (577) 
                                        --------  -------- 
 

The non-controlling interest represents the minority shareholdings in Renishaw Diagnostics Limited - 7.6%.

   26.        CAPITAL COMMITMENTS 

Authorised and committed capital expenditure at the end of the year, for which no provision has been made in the Financial statements, were:

 
                                            2021      2020 
                                         GBP'000   GBP'000 
-------------------------------------   --------  -------- 
Freehold land and buildings                  412       640 
 Plant and equipment                       3,255     1,621 
 Motor vehicles                               79         - 
 Software licences and intellectual 
  property                                    68     3,854 
--------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Total committed capital expenditure       3,814     6,115 
--------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 
   27.        RELATED PARTIES 

Associates, joint ventures and other related parties had the following transactions and balances with the Group:

 
                                         Joint ventures      Associate 
                                           2021     2020     2021     2020 
                                        GBP'000  GBP'000  GBP'000  GBP'000 
Purchased goods and services from the 
 Group during the year                      711      837      642      526 
Sold goods and services to the Group 
 during the year                         22,175   17,160        -        - 
Paid dividends to the Group during 
 the year                                     -      512        -        - 
Amounts owed to the Group at the year 
 end                                        146       87    2,747    3,227 
Amounts owed by the Group at the year 
 end                                      2,556    3,103        -        - 
Loans owed to the Group at the year 
 end                                        598      955        -    2,500 
 

Loans and finance leases owed to the Group by an associate totalling GBP3,030,000 were impaired in 2021. There were no bad debts relating to related parties written off during 2020.

By virtue of their long-standing voting agreement, Sir David McMurtry (Executive Chairman 36.23% shareholder) and John Deer (Non-executive Deputy Chairman, together with his wife, 16.59%), are the ultimate controlling party of the Group. The only significant transactions between the Group and these parties are in relation to their respective remuneration.

28. ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES

In accordance with Renishaw's Alternative Performance Measures (APMs) policy and ESMA Guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures (2015), APMs are defined as - Revenue at constant exchange rates, Adjusted profit before tax, Adjusted earnings per share and Adjusted operating profit.

Revenue at constant exchange rates is defined as revenue recalculated using the same rates as were applicable to the previous year and excluding forward contract gains and losses.

 
                                                       2021      2020 
 
Revenue at constant exchange rates                  GBP'000   GBP'000 
                                                   --------  -------- 
 Statutory revenue as reported                      565,559   510,215 
 Adjustment for forward contract (gains)/losses     (1,427)    12,053 
Adjustment to restate current year at previous       26,206         - 
 year exchange rates 
                                                   --------  -------- 
Revenue at constant exchange rates                  590,338   522,268 
                                                   --------  -------- 
Year-on-year revenue growth at constant exchange     +13.0%         - 
 rates 
                                                   --------  -------- 
 

Year-on-year revenue growth at constant exchange rates for 2020 was -13.2%.

Adjusted profit before tax, Adjusted earnings per share and Adjusted operating profit are defined as the profit before tax, earnings per share and operating profit after excluding costs relating to business restructuring, third-party costs relating to the formal sales process ('FSP'), and gains and losses in fair value from forward currency contracts which did not qualify for hedge accounting and which have yet to mature.

Restructuring costs reported separately in the Consolidated income statement (see note 29), and third-party legal and advisory costs relating to the 2021 FSP reported in Administrative expenses, have been excluded from adjusted measures on the basis that they relate to matters that do not frequently recur.

From 2017, the gains and losses from the fair value of financial instruments not effective for cash flow hedging have been excluded from statutory profit before tax, statutory earnings per share and statutory operating profit in arriving at Adjusted profit before tax, Adjusted earnings per share and Adjusted operating profit to reflect the Board's intent that the instruments would provide effective hedges. This is classified as 'Fair value (gains)/losses on financial instruments not eligible for hedge accounting (i)' in the following reconciliations. The amounts shown as reported in revenue represent the amount by which revenue would change had all the derivatives qualified as eligible for hedge accounting.

Gains and losses which recycle through the Consolidated income statement as a result of contracts deemed ineffective during 2020, as described in note 24, are also excluded from adjusted profit measures, on the basis that all forward contracts are still expected to be effective hedges for Group revenue, while the potentially high volatility in fair value gains and losses relating to these contracts will otherwise cause confusion for users of the financial statements wishing to understand the underlying trading performance of the Group. This is classified as 'Fair value (gains)/losses on financial instruments not eligible for hedge accounting (ii)' in the following reconciliations.

The Board considers these alternative performance measures to be more relevant and reliable in evaluating the Group's performance.

 
                                                             2021     2020 
Adjusted profit before tax:                               GBP'000  GBP'000 
Statutory profit before tax                               139,439    3,208 
Restructuring costs                                             -   23,797 
Third-party FSP costs                                       3,222        - 
Fair value (gains)/losses on financial instruments 
 not eligible for hedge accounting (i): 
 - reported in revenue                                      1,882    (731) 
 - reported in gains from the fair value in financial 
  instruments                                                 846  (2,021) 
Fair value (gains)/losses on financial instruments 
 not eligible for hedge accounting (ii): 
- reported in revenue                                     (2,899)        - 
- reported in gains from the fair value of financial 
 instruments                                             (22,824)   24,361 
Adjusted profit before tax                                119,666   48,614 
 
 
                                                          2021   2020 
Adjusted earnings per share:                             Pence  Pence 
Statutory earnings per share                             153.2    0.4 
Restructuring costs                                          -   26.5 
Third-party FSP costs                                      4.4      - 
Fair value (gains)/losses on financial instruments 
 not eligible for hedge accounting (i): 
 - reported in revenue                                     2.1  (0.8) 
 - reported in gains in fair value in financial 
  instruments                                              0.9  (2.2) 
Fair value (gains)/losses on financial instruments 
 not eligible for hedge accounting (ii): 
- reported in revenue                                    (3.2)      - 
- reported in gains from the fair value of financial 
 instruments                                            (25.4)   27.1 
Adjusted earnings per share                              132.0   51.0 
 
 
                                                              2021      2020 
 Adjusted operating profit:                                  pence     pence 
------------------------------------------------------   ---------  -------- 
 Statutory operating profit                                138,341     6,294 
 Restructuring costs                                             -    23,797 
 Third-party FSP costs                                       3,222         - 
 Fair value (gains)/losses on financial instruments 
  not eligible for hedge accounting (i): 
  - reported in revenue                                      1,882     (731) 
  - reported in gains in fair value in financial 
   instruments                                                 846   (2,021) 
 Fair value (gains)/losses on financial instruments 
  not eligible for hedge accounting (ii): 
 - reported in revenue                                     (2,899)         - 
 - reported in gains from the fair value of financial 
  instruments                                             (22,824)    24,361 
Adjusted operating profit                                  118,568    51,700 
 

Adjustments to the segmental operating profit:

 
                                                      2021     2020 
Manufacturing technologies                         GBP'000  GBP'000 
Operating profit before loss from fair value of 
 financial instruments                             110,498   31,188 
Restructuring costs                                      -   23,797 
Third-party FSP costs                                3,061        - 
Fair value gains on financial instruments not 
 eligible for hedge accounting (i): 
 - reported in revenue                               1,797    (688) 
Fair value gains on financial instruments not 
 eligible for hedge accounting (ii): 
- reported in revenue                              (2,734)  (4,036) 
Adjusted manufacturing technologies operating 
 profit                                            112,622   50,261 
 
 
                                                          2021      2020 
Analytical instruments and medical devices             GBP'000   GBP'000 
                                                                -------- 
Operating profit before loss from fair value of 
 financial instruments                                   5,865     1,737 
Third-party FSP costs                                      161         - 
Fair value gains on financial instruments not 
 eligible for hedge accounting (i): 
 - reported in revenue                                      86      (43) 
Fair value gains on financial instruments not 
 eligible for hedge accounting (ii): 
- reported in revenue                                    (166)     (255) 
Adjusted analytical instruments and medical devices 
 operating profit                                        5,946     1,439 
 
   29.        RESTRUCTURING COSTS 

During 2020 the Board implemented its 'Fit for the Future' initiative, which incorporated the rationalisation and reorganisation of certain operating activities, particularly relating to the additive manufacturing (AM) business, and cost control measures which included a UK compulsory redundancy programme.

The Board considered that the costs relating to these restructuring activities should be reported separately in the Consolidated income statement in order to aid users' understanding. No expenses relating to this initiative have been incurred in 2021. The table below shows the analysis of these costs:

 
                                                         2020 
                                                      GBP'000 
                                                     -------- 
Redundancy costs (a)                                    6,281 
Impairment of capitalised research and development 
 costs (b)                                              5,999 
Impairment of goodwill (c)                                405 
Impairment of property, plant and equipment (a)         2,590 
Increase in inventory provisions (b)                    4,910 
Increase in warranty provisions (b)                     3,400 
Other expenses (c)                                        212 
                                                     -------- 
Total Restructuring expenses                           23,797 
                                                     -------- 
 

These costs would be found under the following headings in the Consolidated income statement if they had not been separately identified in Restructuring costs: (a) within cost of sales, distribution costs and administrative expenses; (b) within cost of sales; and (c) within administrative expenses.

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Registered number:   01106260 
LEI number:          21380048ADXM6Z67CT18 
 
 
Telephone:   +44 1453 524524 
Email:       uk@renishaw.com 
Website:     www.renishaw.com 
 

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