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Golden Rock Global PLC
18 April 2019
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For Immediate Release
18 April 2019
Golden Rock Global plc
("Golden Rock" or the "Company")
Final Results
The Board is pleased to present the results of the Company for
the year ended 31 December 2018.
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
It is a pleasure to announce the annual results for the Company
for the year ended 31 December 2018.
The Company's shares were listed on the Standard List of the
Main UK Stock Market approximately 2.5 years ago and in that time
the Board has been looking for suitable acquisition
opportunities.
We continue to review acquisition opportunities and are hopeful
of progressing a transaction, although there is no certainty at
this stage that a transaction will be concluded in the foreseeable
future.
The Annual General Meeting will be held at 11am local time on 07
June 2019 at the InterContinental Prague, Paří ská 30, 110 00 Staré
M sto, Czechia and I look forward to welcoming all
shareholders.
Ross Andrews
Chairman
17 April 2019
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Introduction
There is no applicable regime of corporate governance to which
the directors of a Jersey company must adhere over and above the
general fiduciary duties and duties of care, skill and diligence
imposed on such directors under Jersey law. As a Jersey company and
a company with a Standard Listing, the Company is not required to
comply with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
Nevertheless, the Directors are committed to maintaining high
standards of corporate governance and, so far as is practicable
given the Company's size and nature, have voluntarily adopted and
comply with the Quoted Companies Alliance Code ("QCA Code").
The Board has established two committees: an Audit committee and
a Remuneration and Nominations committee. John Croft chairs the
Audit committee whilst Ross Andrews chairs the Remuneration and
Nominations committee. Both committee members were elected in 2016.
In addition the Company entered into a relationship agreement on 25
October 2016 with shareholders who in aggregate account for 74% of
the issued share capital, to ensure the independence and management
of the Company in relation to the day-to-day management, affairs
and governance of the Company.
Leadership
The terms and conditions of appointment of the non-executive
directors are available for inspection at the Company's registered
office.
Role of the Board
The Board sets the Company's strategy, ensuring that the
necessary resources are in place to achieve the agreed strategic
priorities, and reviews management and financial performance. It is
accountable to shareholders for the creation and delivery of
strong, sustainable financial performance and monitoring the
Company's affairs within a framework of controls which enable risk
to be assessed and managed effectively. The Board also has
responsibility for setting the Company's core values and standards
of business conduct and for ensuring that these, together with the
Company's obligations to its stakeholders, are widely understood
throughout the Company. The Board has a formal schedule of matters
reserved which is detailed later in this report.
Board Meetings
The core activities of the Board are carried out in scheduled
meetings of the Board and its Committees. These meetings are timed
to link to key events in the Company's corporate calendar. Outside
the scheduled meetings of the Board, the Directors maintain
frequent contact with each other to keep them fully briefed on the
Company's operations. In the period under review the Board met on 3
occasions.
Matters reserved specifically for Board
The Board has a formal schedule of matters reserved that can
only be decided by the Board. The key matters reserved are the
consideration and approval of;
-- The Company's overall strategy;
-- Financial statements and dividend policy;
-- Management structure including succession planning,
appointments and remuneration (supported by the Remuneration
Committee);
-- Material acquisitions and disposals, material contracts,
major capital expenditure projects and budgets;
-- Capital structure, debt and equity financing and other
matters;
-- Risk management and internal controls (supported by the Audit
committee);
-- The Company's corporate governance and compliance
arrangements; and
-- Corporate policies.
Summary of the Board's work in the period
During the period under review, the Board considered all
relevant matters within its remit.
The Chairman sets the Board Agenda and ensures adequate time for
discussion.
The Non-executive Directors bring a broad range of business and
commercial experience to the Company and have a particular
responsibility to challenge independently and constructively the
performance of the Executive management (where appointed) and to
monitor the performance of the management team in the delivery of
the agreed objectives and targets. The Board considers Ross Andrews
and John Croft to be independent in character and judgement.
Non-executive Directors are initially appointed for a term of
two years, which may, subject to satisfactory performance and
re-election by shareholders, be extended by mutual agreement.
Other governance matters
All the Directors are aware that independent professional advice
is available to each Director in order to properly discharge their
duties as a Director.
Appointments
The Board is responsible for reviewing the structure, size and
composition of the Board and making recommendations to the Board
with regards to any required changes.
Commitments
All Directors have disclosed any significant commitments to the
Board and confirmed that they have sufficient time to discharge
their duties.
Induction
All new Directors receive an induction as soon as practical on
joining the Board.
Conflict of interest
A Director has a duty to avoid a situation in which he or she
has, or can have, a direct or indirect interest that conflicts, or
possibly may conflict, with the interests of the Company. The Board
had satisfied itself that there is no compromise to the
independence of those Directors who have appointments on the Boards
of, or relationships with, companies outside the Company. The Board
requires Directors to declare all appointments and other situations
which could result in a possible conflict of interest.
Board performance and evaluation
The Company has a policy of appraising Board performance
annually. The Company has concluded that for a company of its
current scale, an internal process administered by the Board is
most appropriate at this stage.
Accountability
The Board is committed to providing shareholders with a clear
assessment of the Company's position and prospects. This is
achieved through this report and as required other periodic
financial and trading statements.
Going concern - The Company was formed to seek acquisition
opportunities in the Fintech sector.
The Directors, having made due and careful enquiry, are of the
opinion that the Company has adequate working capital to execute
its operations and has the ability to access additional financing,
if required, over the next 12 months. The Directors, therefore,
have made an informed judgement, at the time of approving the
financial statements, that there is a reasonable expectation that
the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational
existence for the foreseeable future. As a result, the Directors
have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in
preparing the annual financial statements.
Internal controls - The Board of Directors reviews the
effectiveness of the Company's system of internal controls in line
with the requirements of the QCA Code. The internal control system
is designed to manage the risk of failure to achieve its business
objectives. This covers internal financial and operational
controls, compliances and risk management. The Company had
necessary procedures in place for the period under review and up to
the date of approval of the Annual Report and Accounts. The
Directors acknowledge their responsibility for the Company's system
of internal controls and
for reviewing its effectiveness. The Board confirms the need for
an ongoing process for identification, evaluation and management of
significant risks faced by the Company. A risk assessment for each
project is carried out by the Directors before making any
commitments.
The Audit Committee has responsibility for monitoring the
Company's financial reporting. Given the size of the Company and
the relative simplicity of the systems, the Board considers that
there is no current requirement for an internal audit function. The
procedures that have been established to provide internal financial
controls are considered appropriate for a company of its size and
include controls over expenditure, regular reconciliations and
management accounts.
Provision of non-audit services is considered by the Audit
Committee. The Audit Committee has considered the use of external
accounting service providers for non-audit services, and all the
current providers have been retained and considered
appropriate.
During the year the auditors received fees set out in Note 9 to
the Financial Statements. Acting as auditors, they received fees of
GBP18,000.
The Remuneration and Nominations Committee has responsibility
for agreeing the remuneration policy for senior executives and for
the review of the composition and balance of the Board.
Model Code
The Directors have voluntarily adopted the Model Code for
directors' dealings contained in the Listing Rules of the UK
Listing Authority. The Board will be responsible for taking all
proper and reasonable steps to ensure compliance with the Model
Code by the Directors.
Compliance with the Model Code is being undertaken on a
voluntary basis and the FCA will not have the authority to (and
will not) monitor the Company's voluntary compliance with the Model
Code, nor to impose sanctions in respect of any failure by the
Company to so comply.
Shareholder relations, communication and dialogue
Open and transparent communication with shareholders is given
high priority and the Directors are available to meet with
shareholders who have specific interests or concerns. The Company
issues its results to shareholders and publishes them on the
Company's website.
Annual General Meeting
At every AGM individual shareholders are given the opportunity
to put questions to the Chairman and to other members of the Board
that may be present. Notice of the AGM is sent to shareholders
before the meeting. Details of proxy votes for and against each
resolution, together with the votes withheld are announced to the
London Stock Exchange and are published on the Company's website as
soon as practical after the meeting.
Ross M Andrews,
Chairman,
17 April 2019
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
Wei Chen
Feng Chen
John Croft
Ross Andrews
Bin Shi
Company number 121560
Registered Office 11 Bath Street, St Helier, JE2 4ST, Jersey
Auditors BDO LLP, 150 Aldersgate Street, London. EC1A 4AB
The Company's auditors are BDO LLP, following the appointment in
the prior period of Moore Stephens LLP, which merged with BDO LLP
on 1 February 2019.
DIRECTORS' REPORT
The directors present their report together with the audited
financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018. The
Company is incorporated in Jersey.
Results and dividends
The results for the period are shown on page 10. The directors
do not recommend the payment of a dividend for the period (2017:
Nil).
Principal activity and future developments
The principal activity of the Company is to seek acquisition
opportunities, initially focusing on the financial and technology
sector.
The directors expect to continue with the Company's principal
activity for the coming year.
Directors' Confirmation
Each of the directors who are a director at the time when the
report is approved confirms that:
(a) so far as each director is aware, there is no relevant audit
information of which the Company's auditors are unaware; and
(b) each director has taken all the steps that ought to have
been taken as a director, in order to be aware of any information
needed by the Company's auditors in connection with preparing their
report and to establish that the Company's auditors are aware of
that information.
By Order of the Board
Wei Chen
Director
STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the directors'
report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable
law and regulations.
Jersey Company law requires the directors to prepare financial
statements for each financial period. Under that law the directors
have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the
European Union ("IFRS"). Under company law the directors must not
approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that
they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the
Company and of the profit or loss of the Company for that
period.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors are
required to:
-- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them
consistently;
-- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-- state whether the financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union;
and
-- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis
unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company
will continue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting
records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's
transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the
financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure that
the financial statements comply with the Companies (Jersey) Law
1991. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the
Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention
and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
INDEPENT AUDTIOR'S REPORT
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Golden Rock Global
plc (the "Company") for the year ended 31 December 2018 which
comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of
Financial Position, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of
Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including a
summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting
framework that has been applied in the preparation of the financial
statements is applicable law and International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.
In our opinion, the financial statements:
-- give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's
affairs as at 31 December 2018 and of its loss for the year then
ended;
-- have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union; and
-- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International
Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our
responsibilities under those standards are further described in the
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial
Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company
in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to
our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the
FRC's Ethical Standard as applied to listed entities, and we have
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with
these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in
relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you
where:
-- the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting
in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate;
or
-- the directors have not disclosed in the financial statements
any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant
doubt about the Company's ability to continue to adopt the going
concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months
from the date when the financial statements are authorised for
issue.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional
judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial
statements of the current period and include the most significant
assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not due to
fraud) we identified, including those which had the greatest effect
on: the overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources in the
audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. We have
determined that there are no key audit matters to communicate in
our report.
Our application of materiality
We apply the concept of materiality both in planning and
performing our audit, and in evaluating the effect of
misstatements. For planning, we consider materiality to be the
magnitude by which misstatements, including omissions, could
influence the economic decisions of reasonable users that are taken
on the basis of the financial statements. In order to reduce to an
appropriately low level the probability that any misstatements
exceed materiality, we use a lower materiality, performance
materiality, to determine the extent of testing needed.
Importantly, misstatements below these levels will not necessarily
be evaluated as immaterial as we also take account of the nature of
identified misstatements, and the particular circumstances of their
occurrence, when evaluating their effect on the financial
statements as a whole.
We determined the overall materiality for the financial
statements to be GBP11,349. This is based on 5% of the loss before
taxation and deemed appropriate in light of the Company's limited
activity in the year ended 31 December 2018.
Performance materiality was determined as a percentage of
materiality for the financial statements as a whole, in the range
of 45% - 65% depending on our assessment of risk.
We agreed with the Audit Committee that we would report all
audit differences in excess of GBP567, as well as differences below
that threshold that in our view warranted reporting on qualitative
grounds.
An overview of the scope of our audit
We considered the risk of the financial statements being
misstated and/or not being prepared in accordance with the
underlying legislation. We then directed our work towards areas of
the financial statements which could contain material
misstatements. We selected a sample of those transactions or
balances for examination. The level of testing carried out was
based on our assessment of risk.
We also documented and reviewed the Company's accounting
systems, to identify the controls operated to ensure the
completeness and accuracy of the data. This included consideration
of service organisations used by the Company, and their impact on
the Company's accounting systems.
We utilised a substantive approach using sampling techniques and
analytical procedures to the extent necessary to provide us with a
reasonable basis to draw conclusions. These procedures gave us the
evidence required for our opinion on the Company's financial
statements as a whole.
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The
other information comprises the information included in the annual
report, other than the financial statements and our auditor's
report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not
cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise
explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of
assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our
responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so,
consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent
with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the
audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we
identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material
misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a
material misstatement in the financial statements or a material
misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we
have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement
of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the statement of directors'
responsibilities set out on page 6, the directors are responsible
for the preparation of the financial statements and for being
satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such
internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable
the preparation of financial statements that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are
responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a
going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the
directors either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease
operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial
statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements as a whole are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an
auditor's report that includes our opinion.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a
guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will
always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements
can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if,
individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected
to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of
these financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of
the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting
Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This
description forms part of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the Company's members, as a body,
in accordance with Article 113A of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.
Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the
company's members those matters we are required to state to them in
an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to
anyone other than the Company and the Company's members as a body,
for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have
formed.
Mark Ayres
For and on behalf of BDO LLP
Chartered Accountants
London, UK
Date: 17 April 2019
BDO LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England
and Wales (with registered number OC305127).
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the year ended 31 December 2018
Year Ended Year Ended
31/12/2018 31/12/2017
GBP GBP
Note
Revenue - -
Administrative expenses
(123,878) (120,434)
* Professional fees 8 (100,000) (100,000)
32,959 (109,890)
(37,321) (35,635)
* Directorship fees
* Foreign exchange gain/(loss)
* Other expenses
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Operating loss (228,240) (365,959)
Finance income 267 114
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Loss before taxation (227,973) (365,845)
Taxation 10 - -
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Total comprehensive loss
for the year (227,973) (365,845)
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Loss per share - basic
and diluted (pence per
share) 11 1.42 2.29
The notes on pages 14 to 20 form an integral part of these
financial statements.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2018
Note 31/12/2018 31/12/2017
GBP GBP
Assets
Current assets
Prepayments 17,619 24,775
Cash and cash equivalents 12 719,147 960,858
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Total current assets 736,766 985,633
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Total assets 736,766 985,633
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Equity and liabilities
Capital and reserves
Ordinary shares 14 160,000 160,000
Share premium 14 1,439,100 1,439,100
Accumulated losses (934,140) (706,167)
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Total equity 664,960 892,933
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Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accruals 71,806 75,875
Amounts due to shareholders 13 - 16,825
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Total current liabilities 71,806 92,700
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Total equity and liabilities 736,766 985,633
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These financial statements were approval by the Board of Directors
for issue on .................... and signed on behalf by:
WEI CHEN
Executive Director
The notes on pages 14 to 20 form an integral part of these financial
statements.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEARED 31 DECEMBER 2018
Note Share Share premium Accumulated Total
capital losses equity
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Balance at 01 January
2017 160,000 1,439,100 (340,322) 1,258,778
Total comprehensive
loss for the financial
year - - (365,845) (365,845)
Balance at 31 December
2017 160,000 1,439,100 (706,167) 892,933
Total comprehensive
loss for the financial
year - - (227,973) (227,973)
Balance at 31 December
2018 160,000 1,439,100 (934,140) 664,960
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The notes on pages 14 to 20 form an integral part of these
financial statements.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARED 31 DECEMBER 2018
30/12/2018 30/12/2017
GBP GBP
Cash flows from operating activities
Operating loss (228,240) (365,959)
Foreign exchange (gains)/ losses (32,959) 109,890
Decrease/(Increase) in prepayments 7,156 (22,820)
(Decrease)/Increase in payables (4,069) 29,250
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Net cash used in operating
activities (258,112) (249,639)
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Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received 267 114
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Net cash generated from investing
activities 267 114
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Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings - 4,628
Repayment of borrowings (16,825) (138,438)
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Net cash used in financing
activities (16,825) (133,810)
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Net decrease in cash, cash
equivalents (274,670) (383,335)
Cash, cash equivalents at beginning
of the year 960,858 1,454,083
Exchange gains/(losses) 32,959 (109,890)
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Cash, cash equivalents at end
of the year 719,147 960,858
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The notes on pages 14 to 20 form an integral part of these financial
statements.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARED 31 DECEMBER 2018
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
The Company was incorporated and registered in Jersey as a
public company limited by shares on 17 June 2016 under the
Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended, with the name Golden Rock
Global plc, and registered number 121560.
The Company's registered office is located at 11 Bath Street, St
Helier, JE2 4ST, Jersey.
2. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activity of the Company is to seek acquisition
opportunities, initially focusing on the Financial and Technology
sector.
3. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
a) New interpretations and revised standards effective for the
year ended 31 December 2018
The Company has adopted the new interpretations and revised
standards effective for the year ended 31 December 2018, such as
IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments" which was issued on 24 July 2014 and
is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January
2018. The adoption of these interpretations and revised standards
had no material impact on the disclosures and presentation of the
financial statements.
b) Standards and interpretations in issue but not yet
effective
A number of new standards and amendments to existing standards
have been issued, but are not effective for the year ended 31
December 2018. The Directors do not anticipate that the adoption of
these revised standards and interpretations will have a significant
impact on the figures included in the financial statements in the
period of initial application other than the following:
IFRS 16: Leases
The changes for lessors, and for lessees under current finance
leases, will be limited, but the standard will significantly affect
the treatment by lessees of what are currently treated as operating
leases. With some exceptions, lessees under current operating
leases will be required to record a liability for the payments
under the lease, discounted at the rate implicit in the lease (or
if not known, the lessee's incremental borrowing rate), and record
a corresponding right of use asset (amounting to the liability plus
the present value of any restoration costs and any incremental
costs incurred in entering the lease, as well as any lease payments
made prior to commencement of lease, minus any lease incentives
already received).
The standard is effective for periods beginning on or after 1
January 2019. The Company has no leases as at period end but will
assess any impact on the financial statements should there be a
lease in the future.
4. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a) Basis of preparation
The financial information has been prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by
the European Union and prepared on a going concern basis, under the
historic cost convention.
The financial information is presented in Pounds Sterling (GBP),
which is the Company's functional and presentation currency.
b) Foreign currency translation
The financial statements of the Company are presented in the
currency of the primary environment in which the Company operates
(its functional currency).
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional
currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the
transactions. Foreign exchange gains or losses resulting from the
settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year
end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated
in foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss.
c) Financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised in the
Statement of Financial Position when the Company becomes a party to
the contractual provisions of the instruments. Financial assets and
financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value.
Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the
acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities
(other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair
value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the
fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as
appropriate, on initial recognition.
Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of
financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through
profit or loss are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
Impairment of financial assets
Impairment provisions for receivables from related parties and
loans to related parties are recognised based on a forward looking
expected credit loss model. The methodology used to determine the
amount of the provision is based on whether there has been a
significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition of
the financial asset.
Financial liabilities
The Company's financial liabilities include amounts due to
shareholders and other payables and accruals. Financial liabilities
are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual
provision of the instrument. All financial liabilities are
recognised initially at their fair value, net of transaction costs,
and subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective
interest method, unless the effect of discounting would be
insignificant, in which case they are stated at cost.
The Company derecognises financial liabilities when, and only
when, the Company's obligations are discharged, cancelled or they
expire.
4. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT'D)
d) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash in hand, deposits held
on call with banks and other short term (having maturity within 3
months) highly liquid investments that are readily convertible into
known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant
risk of changes in value.
e) Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average
number of shares outstanding during the period.
5. ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS
Preparation of financial information in conformity with IFRS
requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions
that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported
amounts of assets, 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
judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are
not readily apparent from other sources.
It is the Directors' view that there are no significant areas of
estimation, uncertainty and critical judgements in applying
accounting policies that have significant effect on the amount
recognised in the financial information for the period.
6. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
a) Categories of financial instruments
The carrying amounts of the Company's financial assets and
liabilities as at the end of the reporting year are as follows:
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Financial assets
Loans and receivables (including cash and
cash equivalent) 719,147 960,858
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities at amortised cost 71,806 92,700
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Cash at bank earns interest at floating rates based
on daily bank deposit rates.
6. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (CONT'D)
b) Financial risk management objectives and policies.
The Company is exposed to a variety of financial risks: market
risk (including interest rate risk and currency risk), credit risk
and liquidity risk. The risk management policies employed by the
Company to manage these risks are discussed below. The primary
objectives of the financial risk management function are to
establish risk limits, and then ensure that exposure to risk stays
within these limits. The operational and legal risk management
functions are intended to ensure proper functioning of internal
policies and procedures to minimise operational and legal
risks.
i) Interest rate risks
All cash holdings and cash equivalents are held in accounts with
variable rates.
ii) Currency risks
The Company is exposed to exchange rate fluctuations as
transactions are undertaken denominated in foreign currencies.
At 31 December 2018, the Company had GBP667,429 (2017:
GBP797,272) cash and cash equivalents in a Hong Kong Dollar
account. At 31 December 2018, had the exchange rate between the
Pound Sterling and the Hong Kong Dollar increased/decreased by 10%,
the effect on the result in the period would be a gain of GBP74,000
/ loss of GBP60,000 (2017: a gain of GBP88,000 / loss of
GBP72,000).
iii) Credit risk
Credit risk refers to the risk that counterparty will default on
its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the
Company. Credit allowances are made for estimated losses that have
been incurred by the reporting date.
Concentrations of credit risk exist to the extent that the
Company's cash balances were held mainly with China Merchants Bank.
Per Standard & Poor's, the Short Term Foreign / Local Currency
Deposit Rating is A-2.
iv) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter
difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial
liabilities. The Company's approach to managing liquidity is to
ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient
liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and
stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or
risking damage to the Company's reputation.
The Company's financial liabilities, apart from accruals, are
amounts due to shareholders. The amounts are unsecured,
interest-free and repayable on demand.
7. SEGMENT REPORTING
IFRS 8 defines operating segments as those activities of an
entity about which separate financial information is available and
which are evaluated by the Board of Directors to assess performance
and determine the allocation of resources. The Board of Directors
are of the opinion that under IFRS 8 the Company has only one
operating segment. The Board of Directors assess the performance of
the operating segment using financial information which is measured
and presented in a manner consistent with that in the Financial
Statements. Segmental reporting will be reviewed and considered in
light of the development of the Company's business over the next
reporting period.
8. STAFF COSTS AND KEY MANAGEMENT EMOLUMENTS
Year ended Year ended
31/12/2018 31/12/2017
GBP GBP
Key management emoluments
Remuneration 100,000 100,000
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The annual remuneration of the key management was as follows,
with no other cash or non-cash benefits.
GBP GBP
Executive Directors
Wei Chen 15,000 15,000
Non-executive Directors
Ross Andrews 30,000 30,000
John Croft 25,000 25,000
Feng Chen 15,000 15,000
Bin Shi 15,000 15,000
100,000 100,000
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Included within accruals is GBP37,500 (2017: GBP54,375), which
relates to unpaid directors remuneration.
9. AUDITORS' REMUNERATION The following remuneration was received
by the Company's auditors:
Year ended Year ended
31/12/2018 31/12/2017
GBP GBP
Remuneration receivable for auditing
the financial statements 18,000 17,000
Remuneration received for reviewing
interim financial statements - 2,500
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10. TAXATION
The Company is incorporated in Jersey, and its activities are
subject to taxation at a rate of 0%.
11. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Company presents basic earnings per share information for
its ordinary shares. Basic earnings per share are calculated by
dividing the profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders
of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in
issue during the reporting period. No share options were in issue
at the year end.
Year ended Year ended31 December
31 December 2017
2018
Loss attributable GBP227,973 GBP365,845
to ordinary shareholders
Weighted average
number of shares 16,000,000 16,000,000
Earnings per
share (expressed
as pence per
share) 1.42 2.29
12. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Cash at bank equivalents 719,147 960,858
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Cash at bank earns interest at floating rates based
on daily bank deposit rates.
13. AMOUNTS DUE TO SHAREHOLDERS
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Shareholders' loan - 16,825
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14. SHARE CAPITAL
Number Nominal
of shares value
GBP
Authorised
Ordinary shares of GBP 0.01 each 48,000,000 480,000
Issued and fully paid
On incorporation 100 100
Subdivided share capital 9,900 -
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10,000 100
Issue of shares upon placing 15,990,000 159,900
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At 31 December 2017 and 31 December 2018 16,000,000 160,000
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The Company was incorporated and registered in Jersey as a
public company limited by shares on 17 June 2016 and was authorised
to issue 10,000 shares of GBP1 each. The total issued shares on
incorporation were 100 shares of GBP1 each.
On 19 October 2016, it was resolved to subdivide the Company's
share capital by a ratio of 1:100, so that the shares had a nominal
value of GBP0.01 per share. It was also resolved to increase the
authorised share capital from 1,000,000 share of GBP0.01 each to
48,000,000 shares of GBP0.01 each.
On 20 October 2016, a total of 15,990,000 ordinary shares of
GBP0.01 each were issued by way of placing with institutional and
other investors at a placing price of GBP0.10 per placing share for
cash consideration of GBP1,599,000 on the Main market of the London
Stock Exchange. The excess of the placing price over the par value
of the shares issued was credited to the share premium account.
The issued shares have nominal value of each share of GBP0.01
and are fully paid. There are no restrictions on the distribution
of dividends and the repayment of capital.
15. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The Company manages its capital to ensure that it will be able
to continue as a going concern while maximising the return to
shareholders through the optimisation of the balance between debt
and equity.
The capital structure of the Company as at 31 December 2018
consisted of shareholders' loans of GBPNil (2017: GBP16,825) and
equity attributable to the equity holders of the Company, totalling
GBP664,960 (2017: GBP892,933).
The Company reviews the capital structure on an on-going basis.
As part of this review, the directors consider the cost of capital
and the risks associated with each class of capital. The Company
will balance its overall capital structure through the payment of
dividends, new share issues and the issue of new debt or the
repayment of existing debt.
16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
There is no ultimate controlling party in the Company.
The remuneration of the Directors, the key management personnel
of the Company, is set out in note 8.
As at 31 December 2018, there is a balance due to the
shareholders of GBPNil (2017: GBP16,825).
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