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Recordperformance

• Wereportedrecordgrowthwitha34% increase in turnover (to £10.1m)anda59% increase in operating profit (of £1.9m) –56.9%abovetheindustryaverageof2.1%for2014.

• Ourimpressivecommercialperformancecomesonthebackofthreeyearsofsustainedgrowth-a 57% increaseinturnoverand110%riseinoperatingprofit,despiteeconomicchallengesandmarketvolatility.

• Thecompletionofthemonumental£1bn East Village Olympic project.

Investment

• Expandedintothe Middle EasthavinglaunchedanewJVcompany.

• Thefirmhasgrownby 42% to 130 staff,we’veacquired30newclients,turned8internshipsintopermanentpositionsandreinvested1.5%ofourturnoverintraining.

Vision

• We’vepioneeredchangeontheissueofskills.Followingthesuccessofourindustryinternshipinitiative‘ThePledge’,praisedbytheEducationMinisterasavanguardofitskindwecontributedtothe London Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Skills to Build’keynotereport.

• AseminalpieceofresearchwithReading Universitywillprovidetheanswerstounderstandhowcareerchoicesaremadeandtobenchmarkattitudes.Wewillsharethefindingstohelpattractdiversetalentandpreventafutureskillscrisis.

Determination

• We’reforecastingthesamelevelsofgrowthin2015withastrongorderbook.

• We’vebeenrecognisedasaBuilding Good Employerfortheseventhyear,nominatedfortheNationalBusinessAwardsandcontributedtotheAgenda15campaign.

Key highlights for us in 2014

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Leading on the legacy: OurbiggestaccoladeisbeingapartofthedeliveryofLondon’snewestcommunity,EastVillage,transformingtheformerOlympicVillageintoanewneighbourhoodof2,818homes.Theprojectwascompletedontime and to budget.

Social housing market leader: We’vestrengthenedourpositionasmarketleader,completingphaseoneofthe£136m Green Man Laneprojectandyearoneofthe £86m Ladderswood regeneration project-500newhomes,sixcommercialunitsandahotel.

Estate Viability Model: UsingourAssetInvestmentModel,designedtogobeyondrepairsandmaintenanceandhelprealisetheopportunitieswithinaclients’housingstock,weidentifiedsavingsof£180kforaclient.

Happiness equals success: The‘happinessadvantage’–anewcultureadoptedduringthedownturnhaspropelledusforwardanddelivered110% rise in profitsinthelastthreeyears.

A growing family: We’ve expanded the team by 42%andcreatednewpositionstosupportdevelopmentinthehousingandcommercialsectors.TheseincludenewheadsofAssetManagementandDilapidations.

Exploited market opportunities: We’veexpandedinternationallyandlaunchedanew JV business in the Middle East.

New product development: Asset360-anewAssetInvestmentModelhasalreadyidentifiedsavingsofupto10% for one client. Anattractivetoolforclientsitreaffirmedourpositionastheaffordablehousingmarketleader.

We’vedelivered£500mofsuccessfulprojectsin8countriesaroundtheworldandsecured£3minnewbusiness:

Regardlessofeconomicclimatethesameissuesremainimportant.Wecontinuetoplan,buildlastingclientrelationships,putpeoplefirstandinvestinmakingtheUKconstructionsectorworldclass.

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Inacompetitivemarketplacecustomersatisfactionisakeyelementofourbusinessstrategy.It’sakeydifferentiatorforus.Wehavealoyalcustomerbaseandenjoy80%repeatbusiness,wellabovetheindustryaverage.In 2014 96% of our clients were ‘satisfied or very satisfied’ (compared to consultant industry average of 72%, and 62% for housing) with 84% of clients scoring us ‘better’ than our competitors.

Ourspecialistsustainabilitydivision‘TheSustainableAlliance’launchedin2013isnowintegratedacrossallourclients’projects.It’shavingasignificantimpactonhowweoperateandourclients’projectsimprovingenvironmentalperformancewhiledrivingdowncostsandprotectingrevenue:

Highlights

• Delivering £60kinoperationalsavings:AttheGrandHarbourhotelweappliedacosteffectivesolutionthatdelivered£60kinannualwatersavings.

• Green matters: Weareinconstantpursuitof‘abetterway’.In2014wefurtherreducedourcarbonemissionsby8%byestablishinganewcompanycarpolicywhereallcarsarenowunder115g/km.From2009to2014CO2emissionshavereducedby25%peremployee.

• JRP Green Week: Employeesandclientsattendedthisyear’sGreenWeekandtookawayvaluableintelligenceonfundingmethods,bestpracticeadviceandthelatesttechnologies.

The impact of our approach is reflected through our commercial performance:

• Operatingprofitperemployee+85%

• Totalincome+85%

We measure client satisfaction in a number of ways which focus the team on fulfilling customer expectations:

• 360degreeprojectreviews

• Annualclientsatisfactionsurvey

• Regularfacetofaceclientengagement

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Partneringandcollaborativeworkingisreflectedineverythingwedo.Wehaveaframeworkofpreferredpartnersandprideourselvesonpricingworkresponsibly.

We’veformedthreepartnershipstosupportourclientswiththeissuesthattheyhavetoldusaremostimportanttothem:

• CDM Roadshow –InresponsetotheproposedchangestoCDMregulationsandtheremovalofCDMCoordinatorswehostedaseriesofclientworkshops,makingusthoughtleaderswithourclientswhosaytheyareinformed,empoweredandequippedtorespondthankstoourforesightandexpertise.

• Pioneering change to safeguard the sector –Preventingafuturesectorskillsshortageremainsatoppriority.We’veformedapartnershipwiththeCYTtopromotethesectorandcreatenewopportunities.We’realsoworkingwithReadingUniversityonaseminalresearchprojecttoidentifyhowcareerchoicesaremadeandusethefindingstoencouragediversetalentintoconstruction.

• The Hospitality Real Estate Group:FormedwithexpertswithinthehospitalitysectorandlaunchedatMIPIMUK.

• Building Forensics Partnership: LaunchedlastyearourpartnershipwithlawfirmWinckworthSherwoodhasenabledoneclienttoidentifyandrecover£2minlatentdefects.

• Sustainable Alliance: OurstrategicalliancewithRickabyThompsonenablesustoofferacomprehensivesustainabilityserviceofferingtotheindustry.

A leading voice on skills: WecontributedtotheLondonChamberofCommerce‘SkillstoBuild’report.Itfollowsonthesuccessofourindustryinternshipsinitiative‘ThePledge’whichhassecuredusthebesttalentcomingintotheindustry.

“Whydosofewwomenundertakeconstructionrelateddegrees?Andforthosethatdo,whydosofewgoontojoinourindustry?”

Stephen Gee,JohnRowanandPartners.SourceBuildingMagazine30thJuly2014.

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Weprideourselvesonbeingagoodemployerandapeoplebusiness.We’reproudtoregularlyfeatureasaTimesTop100Employer,aBuildingBestEmployerforsevenyearsandhavebeenInvestorsinPeoplefornineyears

“John Rowan and partners spendsupto2%ofturnoverdevelopingemployees,payingforwork-relatedqualificationsandexternalcoaching. Staff say their training is of great personal benefit (79%,atop25score),andpeoplesenseunlimitedopportunitiestolearnand grow (76%).”

People are at the heart of our business. In 2014 we:

• Reinvested1.25%ofturnoverintraininganddevelopment(industryaverageforconsultants0.7%)

•Providedapprox.5days/40hrsofnewskillsdevelopment(industryaverage1.2days)

•Invested£100kinresearchand£65kinnewproductdevelopment

Employeesfeelrewardedandmotivated(theimpact:90%satisfaction)andourclientstellusthattheyenjoyworkingwithus(theimpact:80%repeatbusiness).

Highlights:

• Asset Management Research:castalightonhowhousingportfoliosarebeingmanagedandprovidedvitalfinancialandsocialperformanceintelligence.

• JRP’s Got Talent:Lastyear’swinningideatocreateacentralbidteamandimprovetheeffectivenessofthetenderprocesshasseenuswina20%increaseincontracts.

• Mentoring scheme: 31employeesqualifiedin2014and38%ofemployeesnowhavecharteredstatus.